The Jaguar E-Type is Back! "Zero" in Production from Summer 2020

[Ad_Schneider]

Mixing old and new is trending between interior designers, fashionistas and alike.

 

[Snailer]

The most beautiful car ever made and it's better than ever. What a stellar move by Jaguar. I only wish they didn't go digital in the cockpit, doesn't really suit the classic theme.

 

[wombat999]

Jaguar is owned by an Indian Company, who took them on after Ford bastardised the brand.
Many years ago I was 'owned' by a 4.2 Mk.2 E Type, the absolute pick of the litter. Lovely car with everything a freshly minted Duntroon graduate needed, but it really cost a lot to own!
This abomination is not a 'Jaguar'..............

 

[Durge Driven]

Put speakers under hood and in fake exhaust with recordings synced to the car speed

 

[LeSunTzu]

Good move, this is way better than all their current cars. The real sacrilege is SUVs and mundane saloons with a Jaguar branding.

 

[Isaac Chavira]

No, just no. What a slap in the face to the E-Type.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

I think it's quite clever. If you're going to go electric you could buy a Nissan Leaf because it is electric, or a Jaguar E-Type despite it being electric.

To the people who say the original E-Type looks beautiful because of the way it sounds (?!), no one is forcing you to buy this one

 

[Butch]

I think the idea is to have something to look, during the hours of battery charging.

 

[Andrew Harper]

I'm not defending Jaguar but this all came about because of the Royal Wedding.

A one off car was made by the SVO division at Jaguar and they had no plans to make any more.

When it was featured on the TV though they had so many interested buyers that Jaguar have decided to make them, mind you it's a very limited run I believe. So in fairness they are only catering to what their customers want.

Yes I have mixed feelings about it but I suppose I would rather it be a new car rather than converted existing ones.

As @Fat-Alfie mentions, would I prefer one of these or some other super expensive electric car? Well I'd like one of these frankly, ok it wouldn't have the soundtrack but the view down that bonnet would still be epic I can listen to Jaguar engine soundtracks over the sound system, lol

 

[Richard Dastardly]

I think the idea is to have something to look, during the hours of battery charging.

Haha! well at least it is still lovely - and I am still suspecting they're rebuilding existing cars, oy. Stop that. It does look like the powerpack is a drop-in replacement for the existing powertrain, so I suppose you could probably convert it back again.

270km range though? at what sort of pace? I suspect half that if you actually drive it like a sportscar, and that won't really get you anywhere :S an E-type is not really a town car...

You know though, why are they not offering this for XJ-6s? *that* seems a more sensible electric conversion.

 

[Turk]

I'm not defending Jaguar but this all came about because of the Royal Wedding.

Yes, this is clearly the Duke of Sussex fault.

I have no issue with them building new cars that are electric. Don't think too many would ruin their classic Jag and devalue it putting an electric motor in.

Electrifying old cars seems like a good idea to me, usually a car is for the scrap heap once it's combustion engine is gone, it's a good way to give an old car a new lease of life. It's better than a car being left to rot or crushed.

 

[Andrew Harper]

Yes, this is clearly the Duke of Sussex fault.

lol, actually now I think of it, it might be his Father. I think he originally came up with the idea

You see what I mean though, the car was seen by millions of people and that generated a huge amount of interest in it.

I think I read they were thinking of ripping the engine out of the Aston he has but I really hope that one isn't true!

 

[Richard Dastardly]

Electrifying old cars seems like a good idea to me, usually a car is for the scrap heap once it's combustion engine is gone, it's a good way to give an old car a new lease of life. It's better than a car being left to rot or crushed.

You can buy a complete straight 6 brand new from Jaguar still - admittedly for an XJ-6 but I don't think there's going to be a problem rebuilding an E-type engine somehow. Electric classic XJs & Daimiler saloons ( even, and it does hurt to think a little, Mk IIs ) seem a good idea though, they're more likely to be used on short trips.

 

[Fonsecker]

you cannot deny it, this is the future. In 50 years we will all driving with such cars. Only the hardcore enthusiastics can buy at the pharmacie petrol, in 1l cans for 500$ just to start up the engines and listen to it for few minutes...

 

[Turk]

lol, actually now I think of it, it might be his Father. I think he originally came up with the idea

He had the good grace not to be seen in public with it though.

You can buy a complete straight 6 brand new from Jaguar still - admittedly for an XJ-6 but I don't think there's going to be a problem rebuilding an E-type engine somehow. Electric classic XJs & Daimiler saloons ( even, and it does hurt to think a little, Mk IIs ) seem a good idea though, they're more likely to be used on short trips.

There is an issue of cost too (although I guess the kind of people that own these cars don't have to worry too much about money), an electric motor will be much easier to deal with than a classic jaguar combustion engine. Combustion engines require a lot of care and attention to make sure they run properly. It could be seen as a method of conservation too, take the combustion engine out and keep it safe, it 20 years the engine could be worth a lot of money and there will probably be people looking to buy one to put back in the electric jag they just bought.

 

[Richard Dastardly]

you cannot deny it, this is the future. In 50 years we will all driving with such cars. Only the hardcore enthusiastics can buy at the pharmacie petrol, in 1l cans for 500$ just to start up the engines and listen to it for few minutes...

Or any of the myriad of things you can throw in a combustion engine, many of them far better environmentally than petrol. All covered in other threads about electric cars though. If everyone's daily drivers are electric then alternate combustion fuels start to look a bit more practical for specialist stuff like classic cars or racing cars.

There is an issue of cost too (although I guess the kind of people that own these cars don't have to worry too much about money), an electric motor will be much easier to deal with than a classic jaguar combustion engine. Combustion engines require a lot of care and attention to make sure they run properly. It could be seen as a method of conservation too, take the combustion engine out and keep it safe, it 20 years the engine could be worth a lot of money and there will probably be people looking to buy one to put back in the electric jag they just bought.

The costly part of these old things is the body rotting, usually. That's an interesting idea about engine conservation, that might make sense for cars with more difficult & rare powertrains.

 

[david1975]

menudo coche feo, el enzo ferrari no tenia ni puta idea de coches chulos.

 

[Andrew Harper]

Slight change of subject but is there some loophole all of a sudden with these cars?

Cars that look like this would never pass safety regulations now (bumpers, crash tests, etc.). Maybe there is some sort of classic certification that bypasses it. Maybe limited production run?

Jaguar recently built some XKSS's for wealthy collectors, Aston Martin recently said they will build the Bond DB5 again. Interesting that in the last year or so these "premium" collector cars have been made. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/aston-martin-will-build-25-goldfinger-db5s-ps33m

The argument is that of course as they are not original they have no provenance and hence no value. Which I understand of course but if I had the money (only a lottery win away) I can see why they would be very attractive to a buyer.

 

[Turk]

Slight change of subject but is there some loophole all of a sudden with these cars?

I think there are concessions for some types of cars. It all depends on local laws, that car may be legal in the UK but illegal in Ireland for example. But I know you can get special exemptions for display purposes.

 

[Nick Gregory]

Are they going to be existing cars without the original drivetrain, or are they freshly built? If it's the latter, I don't see any problem with this.