Jaguar’s controversial Type 01 EV looks like a ’40s gangster car built for the modern electric era

October 7, 2026 · 12:00 am 3 sources

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• Jaguar targets young Americans with Type 01 EV – but it’s too long for UK parking spaces
  The Guardian · October 7, 2026 00:00
  Latest model is launching in New York to target rich US buyers – and is more than 5.2 metres long and 2 metres wide It has no rear window, will not fit into a UK parking space and – starting at £130,000 – ($172,000) is aimed squarely at rich tech industry buyers driving the wide open roads of…

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• Jaguar’s first EV looks just like its divisive concept car
  The Verge · October 7, 2026 10:03
  The Type 01, Jaguar's most important and divisive car in years, has arrived. The production follow-up to the polarising Type 00 concept, Jaguar says the electric, four-door grand tourer is its most powerful road car ever. Even though the Type 00's design chief was reportedly fired earlier this…
• Jaguar's controversial Type 01 EV looks like a '40s gangster car built for the modern electric era
  Engadget · October 7, 2026 10:27
  Jaguar's Type 01 EV is designed to attract affluent young buyers with its deliberately polarizing design.