Jaguar Type 01 revealed: 757kW electric GT priced around $300,000 for Australia with 2027 order books

The wait ends in New York

Jaguar has revealed the production Type 01 at an event in New York, the finished version of the Type 00 concept that previewed the brand's electric reinvention. WIRED, which attended the launch, reports the car keeps the low roofline, short front overhang, long bonnet and huge 23-inch wheels of the prototype, with softened front-end styling and hidden-until-lit full-width rear lights. The reveal ends a chaotic period that began in November 2024 with a heavily criticised rebrand campaign featuring no cars, followed by the Type 00 concept at Miami Art Week and a long stretch with no new Jaguar models on sale. ³⁴

The Independent notes the Type 01 turns the two-door Type 00 design study into a four-door production car, with the long bonnet, huge wheels and missing rear window all surviving the journey, along with the Jaguar leaper now carried on the side finishers. The car has been designed, engineered and built in the UK, and will be produced at Solihull in the West Midlands alongside the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. ⁴

Australian outlets have confirmed the car is bound for this market. Chasing Cars reports Australian order books for the 5.2-metre flagship are due to open in 2027, while CarExpert states details on local orders and delivery timing will be communicated in due course. Both publications credit the Type 01 as the first model from a brand being repositioned as more upmarket, exclusive and electric-only. ¹⁶

Name, platform and performance

The Type 01 name was confirmed by Jaguar in May 2026, when the manufacturer explained that 'Type' references its legendary predecessors from the Le Mans-winning C-type of 1951 onwards, '0' stands for zero tailpipe emissions and '1' marks the first model of a new generation. Managing director Rawdon Glover said at the time that the zero also signified a complete brand reset. Jaguar's release confirmed tri-motor technology delivering more than 1000PS and over 1300Nm. ²

The launch version uses the new Jaguar Electric Architecture, combining a 260kW permanent-magnet front motor with twin 310kW rear motors for combined outputs of 757kW and 1365Nm. Chasing Cars reports 0-100km/h takes a claimed 3.2 seconds, with Jaguar engineers pointing to rolling acceleration of 100-180km/h in 4.0 seconds as the more telling figure. Architecture chief engineer Jon Darlington told Chasing Cars the default drive mode sends 70 per cent of torque rearward, rising to 87 per cent in Dynamic mode, and that the rear motors can fully deactivate at steady highway speeds to extend efficiency. ¹

CarExpert lists the same 757kW/1365Nm tri-motor setup with rear-biased all-wheel drive, all-wheel steering and 50:50 weight distribution, on double-wishbone front and integral-link rear suspension with switchable volume air springs and twin-valve adaptive dampers, riding on standard Pirelli P Zero tyres. The rear wheels steer by up to six degrees, giving the large GT an 11.5-metre wall-to-turning circle. GoAuto, which viewed a near-production car at Jaguar's Gaydon base, also quotes a claimed torsional rigidity of 51.7kN/degree for the body-and-battery structure and a kerb weight of about 2700kg. ⁶⁷¹

Battery, range and charging

An 118kWh usable nickel manganese cobalt battery sits within the 3200mm wheelbase, physically split to allow a low seating position and rear foot space. Chasing Cars reports the 850-volt system allows peak DC charging of 350kW, recovering 10 to 80 per cent in about 22 minutes, while the split-pack design also accepts up to 250kW from common 400-volt chargers. Dual AC charging ports on each front flank support up to 22kW. ¹

Range figures differ by test standard: Jaguar expects up to 720km on the WLTP cycle, while Times of India reports an EPA figure of up to 643km and a sustained highway-speed rating of up to 514km. The manufacturer claims up to 321km of range can be added in 13 minutes at a 350kW charger. Chasing Cars quotes 520km at a constant 120km/h, and GoAuto lists the same figure as 515km. ⁸¹⁷

The Independent adds that the range expectation has fallen from the 478 miles originally targeted alongside the Type 00 to up to 450 miles WLTP, while the charging claim improved from 15 minutes to 13 for a 200-mile top-up. It also reports US cars will have NACS compatibility for Tesla Superchargers, and that Jaguar's analysis of journeys by 920,000 JLR vehicles found 99.7 per cent covered no more than 303 miles. ⁴

Design, interior and equipment

At 5235mm long but just 1403mm tall, the Type 01 is Jaguar's most aerodynamic production car with a claimed drag coefficient of 0.23Cd, achieved through active front vanes, a deployable spoiler and more than 7000 wind-tunnel tests, according to The Independent. CarExpert notes it is just 20mm shorter than the long-wheelbase final XJ yet 57mm lower, and that the 898mm dash-to-axle 'luxury gap' matches the E-Type's proportion at 17 per cent of overall length. ⁴⁶

The interior features a central spine dividing the cabin into four individual spaces with brass-effect trim, a 24-inch OLED driver display and 7-inch smartphone-style touchscreens front and rear. With no rear window, a ClearSight camera display is embedded at the base of the windscreen within a Meridian soundbar holding 13 of the system's 38 speakers. CarExpert lists standard 12-way heated, cooled and massaging front seats, wireless smartphone mirroring, a virtually dimmable panoramic glass roof and a fragrance diffuser; The Independent reports The Independent's own ride in a prototype showed the big GT feeling nimble yet comfortable. ⁴⁶

The Independent details the engineering behind the 'Impossible Panel', the sharply folded rear bodywork that required more than 1500 hours of development and six stages of pressing on a machine four storeys high at Halewood. GoAuto adds that a full Bespoke personalisation program is being developed, with Jaguar chief materiality designer Mary Crisp describing eventual one-to-one personalisation of materials, etching and inlays. ⁴⁷

Price and Australian positioning

UK pricing is not yet confirmed. The Independent reports prices expected to centre around £125,000, with Glover describing that figure as 'double where we were' and seeing an opening between premium cars costing up to £120,000 and the luxury market at £300,000 and above. Times of India reports prices will start at £130,000, and WIRED cites around £130,000 or roughly US$170,000 as an unconfirmed starting point. ⁴⁸³

For Australia, Chasing Cars reports expectations have settled on around $300,000 before on-road costs, well short of earlier guesses of half a million dollars, with the local car set to be more highly specified than the UK version. Glover told Chasing Cars the British version would transact at between £125,000 and £130,000. Initial Australian delivery timing is yet to be locked in, though Jaguar has indicated first global customer cars will reach a scaled-down dealer network by mid-2027. ¹

GoAuto places the expected Australian entry point at about $300,000 plus on-road costs, roughly a 40 per cent increase on the final XJ, whose high-performance versions commanded up to $309,745 plus on-road costs before it left the local market in 2019. GoAuto reports the Type 01 will sit near the BMW i7 xDrive60 from $306,900 plus on-road costs, the Audi RS e-tar GT from $309,083 and the Porsche Taycan Turbo from $321,000, with local positioning set above the projected UK transaction average of around $240,000. ⁷

Orders, deliveries and what comes next

The Independent reports orders are expected to open in early 2027, with first customers receiving cars in the second half of the year, while Times of India confirms the same early-2027 order opening and second-half 2027 delivery window, with battery packs and electric drive units produced in Wolverhampton and pressed body panels at Halewood. The Daily Mail, which was granted early access to the car and drove a prototype, quotes Glover saying customers could place orders from the day of the reveal, with first deliveries expected around the middle of next year. ⁴⁸⁵

Chasing Cars reports the Type 01 will not remain a single-trim proposition: Darlington told the publication at least two further versions with different power outputs are planned, likely revealed early in 2027. Glover also confirmed every future Jaguar will use the JEA architecture rather than shared JLR platforms, though Jaguar does not intend to build a classical SUV to rival the Range Rover. GoAuto adds that Jaguar has told it the 'value over volume' strategy means a smaller, more focused retail network locally, with exact retailer changes yet to be disclosed. ¹⁷