Jaguar Type 00
{{Short description|Concept car}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
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| name = Jaguar Type 00
| image = Jaguar Type 00 Front.jpg
| caption = A front view of the Jaguar Type 00 concept car.
| manufacturer = Jaguar Land Rover
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| production = 2024 (concept car)
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| designer = Gerry McGovern (design chief)
Tom Holden (interior design chief){{Cite magazine |last=Cropley |first=Steve |date=3 December 2024 |title=Official: Jaguar enters new age with radical Type 00 Concept |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/official-jaguar-enters-new-age-radical-type-00-concept |access-date=3 December 2024 |magazine=Autocar}}
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| body_style = 2-door coupé
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| platform = Jaguar Electric Architecture (JEA){{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Christopher |date=2 December 2024 |title=Jaguar Type 00 Concept: This Is It |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/742966/jaguar-type-00-concept-debut/ |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=Motor1}}
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| transmission = 1 Speed Automatic
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| sp = uk
| doors = 2
| model_years = 2024-2025
| powerout = 956 HP
| range = 456 miles
| type = Coupé Concept
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The Jaguar Type 00 is a Jaguar Land Rover concept car officially revealed at Miami Art Week in December 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.carscoops.com/2024/12/radical-jaguar-type-00-concept-previews-make-or-break-my26-electric-sedan/|title=Radical Jaguar Type 00 Concept Previews Make-Or-Break MY26 Electric Sedan | Carscoops}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/jaguar/365101/new-jaguar-gt-concept-leaked-online-ahead-official-reveal |title=New Jaguar GT concept leaked online ahead of official reveal |website=Auto Express |author1=Alastair Crooks |author2=Steve Walker |date=2 December 2024 |access-date=2024-12-02}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/jaguar-concept-leaked-full-ahead-reveal-tonight |title=Jaguar concept leaked in full ahead of reveal tonight |website=Autocar |author1=Felix Page |author2=Charlie Martin |date=2 December 2024 |access-date=2024-12-02}}
Design
The vehicle's design was influenced by Renaissance-era architecture. It has been compared to that of the Jaguar E-Type and Rolls Royce Spectre.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Caleb |date=2 December 2024 |title=Jaguar Type 00 Concept Previews a Striking New Design Language |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63071885/jaguar-type-00-concept-revealed/ |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=Car and Driver}}{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Ben |date=2 December 2024 |title=Jaguar Finally Reveals Its All-Electric Type 00 After a Contentious Rebrand |url=https://www.wired.com/story/jaguar-finally-reveals-its-all-electric-type-00/ |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=Wired}} The car was made in two colours: Miami Pink, which was inspired by Miami's artwork and renowned 80s neon aesthetic, and London Blue, which reflects the UK.
The car is a two-door coupe with a long bonnet and a fastback roof. It has butterfly doors. There is a grille-like "strikethrough" design on the front and rear. The seats have stone supports and are separated by a brass spine.
The design was not intended for production and instead meant to promote an upcoming line of electric cars.{{Cite web |last=Wayland |first=Michael |date=2 December 2024 |title=Jaguar reveals ‘Type 00’ concept car, first under controversial new brand identity |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/02/jaguar-concept-car-type-00-car-new-brand.html |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=CNBC}}
Launch and controversy
In 2024, Jaguar relaunched its brand with a new logo, motto and concept car. The revealed "Jaguar Type 00" at the Miami Art Show was controversial on both online reactions and wider media coverage.{{Cite web |title=Jaguar's concept car divides opinion |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czen5y97yjzo |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}} The Jaguar Type 00 name (spoken as "zero-zero") draws inspiration from the iconic Jaguar Type series of the past, particularly the renowned E-Type, as well as other luxury cars such as those from Polestar and Rolls Royce. The first "zero" represents the car's zero-emissions electric powertrain, while the second "zero" is supposedly in reference to the beginning of an "whole new lineage of Jaguars".{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=Jaguar Type 00 concept electric car: Latest pictures, news and all you need to know |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/cars/electric-vehicles/new-jaguar-electric-car-type-00-concept-b2659239.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Independent |language=en}} While only a concept car, it is the first Jaguar car to display the new logo and badge, and the company has stated that it is a representation the direction the company will go with its future design style.{{Cite web |title=JAGUAR UNVEILS TYPE 00. UNMISTAKABLE. UNEXPECTED. DRAMATIC. {{!}} Jaguar 2024 Media Newsroom |url=https://media.jaguar.com/news/2024/12/jaguar-unveils-type-00-unmistakable-unexpected-dramatic |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=media.jaguar.com}}
Gallery
File:Jaguar Type 00 Side.jpg|A side view of the Jaguar Type 00 concept car.