Jaguar Type 01

British car brand Jaguar has unveiled it electric Type 01, which has thin headlights, a long bonnet and rear-leaning stance designed to set it apart from "homogenous" EVs as the first car in a "complete reset" for the brand.

The highly distinctive car has a four-door aluminium body with a long bonnet and two sets of thin headlights on its grille. It lacks a rear window and has strong body lines that extend from the so-called Impossible Panel on its rear quarter.

The Type 01 makes this distinct with the Jaguar Electric Architecture (JEA), a shorthand for the combined systems and form of the new look.

Its main distinction from other EVs is its low height. The Type 01 is only 1.4 metres high, placing it firmly in GT territory.

It is also relatively long, especially in its bonnet, with a total length of 5.2 metres and has a rear-leaning stance that evokes heritage Jaguar models.

The Type 01 uses 73% aluminum in its underpinnings, delivering torsional rigidity of approximately 38,100 lb-ft per degree. Its 118kWh battery is connected directly to the chassis, alongside a vertically stacked electric motor and gearbox.

Jaguar describes the car as having the “strongest underpinnings of any Jaguar ever made.” The architecture is designed to improve rigidity, handling, ride comfort and cabin refinement, essentially aiming for a very fast EV feel like a very expensive Jaguar, rather than a battery pack with wheels.