19/12/2025
Everything we know about the new Jaguar GT (we've seen it and had a prototype ride) 🐈 🐈🔥
The courageous new dawn for Jaguar grows nearer as its groundbreaking four-door GT will finally be revealed to the world in the summer of 2026, Auto Express can confirm, but before then our exclusive image offers a sneak peek at what the era-defining EV will look like.
The car may not have been revealed in 2025, as was originally intended, but Jaguar’s new beginning continues to rapidly gather pace. The brand is now moving to what managing director Rawdon Glover described as “the end of the beginning, the end of the first phase”.
Speaking before giving Auto Express a ride in the Jaguar GT prototype and a very early look at the production version of the four-door GT car, Glover reiterated his belief in the approach of moving Jaguar away from its mainstream position, despite the controversy the Type 00 concept car created around the world when it was unveiled late in 2024. Our meeting with Glover came days after the Type 00 concept car’s designer, Gerry McGovern, unceremoniously left the firm.
“The irony of the whole furore [around the concept car] is that this car is taking us back into the territory where it has that wow factor like nothing else on the road, rather than very competent saloons and SUVs,” Glover told Auto Express. “We’ve got a history of breaking the mould and starting again, and this is an answer to the question of ‘What should a 21st century Jaguar look like?’.
“It should look like nothing else on the road, lower slung, dramatic proportions, sense of drama; it is a statement and a car that will not go unnoticed,” Glover continued. “It’s what a Jaguar should look like and this is where Jaguar is at its best: the E-Type, XJ220, XJS, XJC – at the time a Jaguar wasn’t anything that looked like that, and this is why we’re doing the four-door GT first.”
How much will the Jaguar GT cost?
According to the Jaguar chief, the brand is moving to a “centre of gravity” of around £140,000 for its new car, which is yet to be named, although it will come with an entry price of around £120,000. Glover insisted that Jaguar has got the ability to work at the higher price, but said it is “conditional”. He continued: “It needs to be executed well, we need to offer an incredible level of service – which is a given – and it’s got to be great. If we execute well, this will work.”
Glover insisted that Jaguar has got the ability to work at the higher price, but said it is “conditional”. He continued: “It needs to be executed well, we need to offer an incredible level of service – which is a given – and it’s got to be great. If we execute well, this will work.”
Electric power only, a 400-mile range and 1,000bhp
Jaguar maintains that the car will only ever be electric-only, with the company having no desire or ability to slot in an internal combustion powertrain, and its managing director is adamant that this is still the correct decision. “The most important thing is that it won’t be bought just because it is an electric car,” he said. “People buy these cars because they want to picture themselves getting out of it, want it to look stunning, want it to be a relaxing place to be inside. The powertrain is a long way down the list.”
Though engineering specs are light on detail, the four-door GT will feature a tri-motor layout with total power of around 1,000bhp and a real-world range of around 400 miles. Charging capability should see 200 miles of range added in around 15 minutes, and rear-wheel steering will mean a turning circle to match a Honda Civic.
Orders for the Jaguar GT will open in the second half of 2026, with first cars delivered to customers in just over a year from now.
