British carmaker Jaguar, one of the world’s most iconic car brands, has debuted its much-hyped Type 01 electric luxury four-door GT, which will launch in Australia next year, priced from around $300,000.

The Type 01 has been the focus of intense speculation as it is the production version of the polarising Type 00 which Jaguar unveiled at the end of 2024. Jaguar described the Type 00 as “unmistakable, unexpected, and dramatic” and a supposedly “fearless statement”, with concept artwork that seemed directly inspired by the art deco Batmobile from the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series cartoon.

As is to be expected when a car transitions from two-dimensional pastel concept art to a three-dimensional physical vehicle, the Jaguar Type 01 has lost some of its stylised art deco lines, but only slightly.

Jaguar’s new electric grand tourer is billed as the company’s most technical advanced car ever engineered, boasting more than 360 patent applications. It is also the most aerodynamic Jaguar ever made, with a three-stage deployable spoiler and airflow optimisation which combine to deliver a drag co-efficient of 0.23.

The Type 01 also claims to be the most powerful Jaguar road car, with up to 757 kilowatts (kW) of power and 1,365 Nm of torque from a trio of engines, capable of reaching a 100-kilometre sprint in 3.2 seconds.

A 118-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery lithium-ion battery offers up to 643 kilometres (km) of range (EPA), while its 850-volt architecture and DC fast charging of up to 350 kW means the car can charge from 10 to 80 per cent in around 22 minutes, or add 321 km of range in 13 minutes.

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