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Jaguar unveils 130000 pound electric car in dramatic brand reboot
- •Jaguar presented the Type 01, a 130000 pound fully electric grand tourer, marking the first model of its new luxury EV lineup.
- •Orders for the new grand tourer will open in early 2027, following a hiatus where Jaguar stopped selling new cars in the UK to overhaul the brand.
- •The Type 01 boasts a range of up to 400 miles on a single charge and can accelerate from zero to 62 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds.
- •The vehicle will be manufactured at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant, with batteries and electric drive units produced in Wolverhampton.
- •The reboot comes as JLR grapples with broader challenges, including cutting around 4000 jobs, US tariffs, and intense global competition.
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Priced at £130,000 ($172,000), the Type 01 grand tourer can travel up to 400 miles on a single charge and add 200 miles of range in 13 minutes using rapid charging. It features a tri-motor setup delivering over 1,000PS of power and can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds.
Orders for the Type 01 will open in early 2027, with international deliveries beginning in mid-2027. The electric vehicle is manufactured at Jaguar's Solihull plant in the UK, with its battery packs and electric drive units produced in nearby Wolverhampton.
Jaguar stopped selling new cars in the UK and halted production on most models in 2024 to radically overhaul the marque into a luxury EV-only brand. This strategic reboot aimed to shift focus toward younger buyers and revive the fading nameplate under parent company Tata Motors.
