By ROB HULL
Updated: 02:09 AEDT, 3 December 2024
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Jaguar's new concept car signalling the design direction for its controversial electric-only rebrand has been leaked hours before it is due to be officially unveiled.
And we can confirm that it is very pink.
With the images doing the rounds on social media, people have already likened the car's colour and extended body to Lady Penelope's FAB1 from Thunderbirds.
Pictures of the futuristic GT car, dubbed the 'Design Vision Concept' ahead of its full reveal at Miami Art Week at 1am UK time, have been shared on online forums - and featured by major UK motoring publications Autocar and Auto Express.
Having teased snapshot images belonging to a striking blue vehicle of large proportions just over a week ago, the leaked pictures of the new Jaguar show the same car but finished in pink.
These display its dramatic proportions in full, which include an enormous bonnet, expansive front grille and - as we previously reported - no rear window.
Given Jaguar's contentious rebranding launched just over a week ago, in which it ditched its legendary roaring 'Growler' badge, introduced a new 'jaGUar' typeface and released an advertisement video featuring no vehicles, the concept will undoubtedly generate plenty of debate about the future of the British brand.
Jaguar's electric concept car leaked: Online forums have been sharing pictures of the British brand's daring new EV design hours before it is due to be officially unveiled
Having teased images of a blue vehicle, Jaguar will also showcase the same concept model later today in this daring pink colour scheme
Images of the concept surfaced on vehicle spy shot website Coches Pias earlier today and reveal the bold exterior from various angles.
And leaked pictures of the cabin also provide a glimpse of Jaguar's vision for minimalist interiors for its new EVs.
The vehicle is purely a design vision concept. As reiterated by the manufacturer previously, it will not be one of the three all-electric cars it has promised to put into production starting from 2026.
Instead, the concept offers a preview of the 'design language' of these models when they hit the market, starting with a sleek four-door GT model that could be showcased in around 12 months' time.
Images showing a disguised versions of that four-door car on the road have been seen but the car itself hasn't been properly revealed.
Bosses said last month that the brand's daring new electrified direction will be spearheaded by the words of its founder, William Lyons, who famously said a Jaguar should be 'a copy of nothing'.
And what we see before us is certainly like no Jag that's come before.
The concept previews the design language for a four-door electric GT due in 2026. It was first seen - heavily camouflaged - at the beginning of its rigorous testing regime last month
Leaked images of the concept car suggest Jaguar will be ditching the rear window in favour of a camera and digital mirror setup
The iconic growler logo has been axed from the grille and replaced by the new 'jaGUar' typeface
The pictures showcase its dramatic proportions in full, which include an enormous bonnet
With the images doing the rounds on social media, people have already likened the car's colour and extended body to Lady Penelope's FAB1 from Thunderbirds, which is based on a Rolls-Royce
A number of posts online reacting to the leaked images have compared the car to FAB1 from Thunderbirds - the converted Rolls-Royce owned by International Rescue agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and driven by her butler, Aloysius Parker
The concept car's full unveiling in the early hours (1am UK time) will likely drive further debate about the vehicle and Jaguar's rebrand for its ambitious EV-only future
Speaking at a briefing at JLR's design centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire, he said he wanted to create the same stir that the E-Type created in the 1960s: 'The brief I set was to be jaw-dropping.'
He went on: 'This has been years in the making. It's not just about reshaping a car. It's about redefining and reimagining a brand. It's about reimagining Jaguar. This is big,' before jokingly promising: 'We have not been sniffing the white stuff.'
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell has described Jaguar’s rebirth as 'something spectacular'.
Jaguar last month gave an early preview of the four-door electric GT beginning the early stages of its rigorous testing regime.
Jaguar's next-generation electric four-door 'Grand Tourer' is expected to produce more than 575bhp and have a battery range to cover in excess of 430 miles.
Prices will start above £100,000 - almost double the average cost of a new petrol or diesel Jaguar in 2024 - and see Jaguar go head-to-head with heavyweights including the Audi e-tron GT, Mercedes EQS, Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S.
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