New Jaguar GT spotted: does upcoming EV point to the future of Jag?

• New electric four-door GT car
• First new Jaguar as part of ‘Reimagine’ campaign
• Design Vision Concept set for December 2nd reveal

There’s an all-new electric Jaguar in the works, and these fresh prototype pictures have given us our first proper look at it. Well, sort of – there’s definitely more zebra going on here than jaguar, but the camouflaged test mule does reveal a few clues about the upcoming electric car, even if we can’t make out its final form.

First things first, the new Jaguar appears to be a four-door coupe, which would be a first for the brand. Jaguar built its reputation with the likes of the XK, E-Type and XJS, so coupes are very much in its DNA, but the addition of an extra set of doors could provide the practicality needed to rival the Porsche Taycan.

From the pictures – provided by Jaguar themselves, by the way – we can make out the classic ‘grand tourer’ proportions of the new EV. There’s a giant bonnet stretching out ahead of the driver, while the roofline swoops backwards to meet the rear decklid in a smooth arc. Don’t be fooled by that big square front grille – that’s just there to disguise the fact that this is an EV. We expect the new GT to introduce a fresh design direction for Jaguar, which will be previewed in concept car form at Miami Art Week on December 2nd 2024.

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We don’t know much about what lies under the skin of the new Jaguar yet. It’s been confirmed to use an entirely new platform dedicated for EVs, but that’s about it. Jaguar’s first and only EV to date, the I-Pace, shared parts with the brand’s other combustion models, so the new GT represents a different approach. But that’s to be expected, given that Jaguar has announced plans to transition to a fully-electric luxury brand over the next few years.

The new GT will spearhead this revolution, arriving in 2025 with a price tag in the region of £130,000. It will be built in the UK at its Solihull plant, along with future electric models from Jaguar and Land Rover.

What’s next for Jaguar?

Things have been a bit quiet for Jaguar in recent years. Its last all-new model to hit the market was the I-Pace back in 2018, which is ancient history in today’s fast-moving world of hybrid and electric cars. As of late 2024, you can’t even place an order for a new Jag’ – dealers are shifting the last of their remaining stock, and then that’ll be curtains for the XE, XF, F-Pace, E-Pace, I-Pace and F-Type.

So what’s next? Well, this new electric GT car looks to be the first step in a new direction for Jaguar – a fully-electric direction. Jaguar Land Rover, JLR for short, revealed its ‘Reimagine’ strategy last year, focusing on a transition to electric power and a return to the luxury market. The GT car will lead the charge for a whole new era of electric Jags, arriving with a price tag to elevate it above brands like BMW, Mercedes and Audi. 

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