The Jaguar Type 01 will be fully revealed in New York on October 6, 2026 — tomorrow — as the first car of Jaguar's electric-only reboot, priced from around £120,000 (~$125,000–$130,000) with over 1,000 horsepower from a tri-motor all-wheel-drive setup. After the brand stopped selling new cars in 2025 and bet everything on its "Copy Nothing" reinvention, managing director Rawdon Glover has called the launch "one of the most significant moments in Jaguar's 90-plus year history."
Jaguar Type 01 Price and Release Date
Jaguar's all-electric super-GT serves as the spiritual successor to the iconic XJ sedan and positions the brand to compete directly with elite marques like Porsche, Aston Martin, and Bentley. Pricing starts from around £120,000 (reports vary up to £130,000), with Jaguar targeting a weighted average price of about £140,000 thanks to highly customisable options and bespoke low-volume editions. Customer deliveries are slated to begin in summer 2027 in the UK and US, with production commencing at Jaguar's Solihull facility in early 2027, followed by an India launch anticipated in late 2027 or 2028.
1,000HP Tri-Motor Powertrain and Range
The Type 01 runs a high-performance triple-motor configuration — one motor on the front axle, two on the rear — delivering over 1,000bhp and roughly 1,300 Nm of torque, making it the most powerful production Jaguar ever built. It launches from 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in under 3.5 seconds, tuned for progressive, responsive power rather than jarring rocket-like launches. The car rides on the all-new Jaguar Electric Architecture (JEA) 850V platform, with twin-chamber air suspension, adaptive dampers, rear-wheel steering, and dynamic torque vectoring.
Battery, Range, and Charging
A 120kWh battery pack feeds the three motors, with the cells split across the floor to allow lower seating and generous rear legroom. Jaguar claims a real-world range of about 430–435 miles (over 700 km), with figures up to 478 miles on the WLTP cycle quoted in UK reports. Ultra-rapid 350kW DC fast charging adds around 200 miles of range in less than 15 minutes — the electric architecture can also add 200 miles in about 15 minutes per JEA technical briefings.
Design: "Copy Nothing" and a Glassless Tailgate
The Type 01 embraces Jaguar's polarizing "Copy Nothing" philosophy with a dramatic grand-tourer silhouette: an upright front nose with a new signature grille motif, a prolonged classic GT bonnet ratio, a fastback sloping roofline, and massive 23-inch wheels. Its most distinctive feature is a glassless tailgate — no rear windscreen at all, relying entirely on a roof-mounted camera feeding a digital rearview display. Inside, a strictly four-seat cabin is split by a brass-finished central spine into four personal environments, with travertine-stone and artisan-textile inspirations, a two-spoke steering wheel, and hidden on-demand technology including a palm-sized touch interface.
Why the Type 01 Matters
This is a high-stakes, multi-million-pound gamble to reinvent a 90-plus-year-old motoring icon. By abandoning the mainstream premium segment to challenge ultra-luxury titans — the Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron GT, Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, and Ferrari's upcoming electric grand tourer — Jaguar is trading volume for exclusivity. The Type 00 concept that previewed this car sparked controversy in December 2024 with its bright colors and blank-faced models, drawing fire from Donald Trump ("absolute turmoil"), Nigel Farage, and Elon Musk. Glover has hinted some of the progressive elements were toned down, but the car that "drivers will be scared of when it comes up behind them on the motorway" still carries 360 new patents.
Takeaway
Tomorrow's New York unveiling decides whether Jaguar's electric reinvention is the greatest comeback in car history or, as critics have predicted, the most expensive mistake a carmaker has ever made. With 1,000hp, a genuine 400-mile-plus range, and pricing that undercuts a loaded Bentley by a mile, the Type 01 has the hardware to back up the hype — now it needs the production car to look like it.
Sources: Sunday Guardian Live — Jaguar Type 01 expected price, specs, range, AM Online — Type 01 interior revealed, 478-mile WLTP range, The Times — Jaguar unveils EV 'that will scare you on the motorway'