Jaguar was relatively early to the EV party when launched the I Pace in 2018but despite some minor updates done to the car in later years, it seemed to be as far as Jaguar’s electric ambitions went. Now, things are changing and the company has confirmed it working on three brand new electric vehiclesincluding a four-door GT due in 2024.
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How reported by the British press AutoExpressall three new cars have been developed by three design teams at Jaguar Land Rover’s design studio in Gaydon, UK. The first of the three models to be launched will be a four-door GT that the company will build at its factory in Solihull, UK.
Details of the new car are thin on the ground, but Jaguar said it will have “more power output than any previous Jaguar” as well as an all-electric range of up to 430 miles. Jaguar expects to introduce the new EV before the end of the year, with the ambition to put it on sale in 2024 and start deliveries in 2025.
When it goes on sale, it says the “indicative price” for the all-electric GT will be £100,000, which is around $125,000. More details of the new car will be revealed in the coming months.
To whet our appetites until the new EV is revealed, Jaguar has shared a teaser image that could hold hints about its future design direction. The image, shared above, appears to show an angular rear quarter of a car. But officials have been quick to suggest that it “doesn’t necessarily show the as-yet-unnamed GT,” he reports. AutoExpress.
The GT electric model will be the first of three new electric vehicles to be launched from Jaguar over the next five years. To create the new fleet of electric vehicles, Jaguar has created an all-new architecture that will underpin all three. How AutoExpress reports:
“All new creations will sit on a bespoke EV platform called Jaguar Electrified Architecture (JEA). Nick Collins, executive director of vehicle programs at JLR, said: “JEA is being developed specifically for the exuberant Jaguar brand. There isn’t a single vehicle architecture anywhere in the world that can create something as exuberant as what Gerry and the team have created.”
The three new models are part of an $18 billion investment in the electrification of JLR, which will begin with an all-electric Range Rover to be launched after this year. The investment will help the carmaker prepare its UK factories to start building electric vehicles and will also fund marketing efforts to reposition its Jaguar, Range Rover, Defender and Discovery brands.
