Jaguar is making ready to launch its first all-electric car, the Jaguar I-Tempo, later this yr.
Now the British automaker is reportedly already planning to launch its second all-electric car as quickly as subsequent yr.
The I-Tempo is an SUV, however the second car could be a sedan taking the type of an all-electric Jaguar XJ, in accordance with a report from Autocar.
They reported:
“Autocar has discovered that the choice has been taken to exchange it, regardless of the harder marketplace for luxurious saloons within the face of the rising recognition of luxurious SUVs. Nonetheless, it’s being changed not with a like-for-like mannequin however with one which reinvents the very concept of a luxurious saloon as an electrical automotive and may act as a high-tech flagship for Jaguar.”
The car would launch by the tip of the yr and attain the market in 2019, in accordance with the publication.
Electrek’s Take
Jaguar seemed to be fairly severe about electrical autos since they introduced that they’ll add electrical powertrains to all new vehicles by 2020.
However with these sorts of bulletins from automakers, it could possibly typically imply a concentrate on hybrids, which is why it’s encouraging to see this report, if true, that they’re already planning a second all-electric automotive proper after the I-Tempo.
At first, we thought the I-Tempo could possibly be coming on the $50,000 vary, however current leaks confirmed that it’s possible going to be nearer to $75,000 earlier than incentives. It might make the car compete with the Tesla Mannequin X, albeit being smaller.
Now it seems like additionally they purpose to compete with Tesla’s Mannequin S via an all-electric model of the Jaguar XJ. Except for Tesla’s personal car within the phase, the Jaguar XJ competes with different massive luxurious sedans just like the BMW 7 Sequence and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, however it could possibly be the primary to go all-electric.