The Jaguar Type 00 Concept car (below) sparked one of Jaguar’s most controversial chapters when it was revealed in 2024.

Now Jaguar has announced how its all-electric new generation line-up will connect the brand’s historic past with its bold future.

The first production car to be based on the Type 00 will move away from the concept’s two-door form and morph into a four-door grand tourer, with a design that closely follows the styling themes established by its concept forebear.

And the name, similarly, won’t stray too far either.

Jaguar has announced that its first all-new product will be called the Type 01, with the ‘Type’ designation designed to link the new ultra-luxurious four-door to iconic cars from the brand’s past.

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The first ‘type’ car was the C-Type racer produced from 1951 to 1953, a competition version of the XK120 sports car. From there, Jaguar followed up with the D-Type racer as its successor, and the highly recognisable E-Type coupe and convertible (below).

While Jaguar’s aim is to evoke its illustrious sports car history, the ‘Type’ designation has also adorned the S-Type sedan from 1963 to 1968 and was revived again from 1999 to 2008 on a modern S-Type four-door.

The smaller X-Type also wore the designation previously, but suffered by association to its Ford Mondeo-related platform and compact size. Most recently, the F-Type coupe and convertible saw the designation return to its sports car past.

For its use on the Type 01, Jaguar says the ‘Type’ designation “unites the brand’s history of innovation in design, technology and performance”. The ‘0’ denotes its zero-emission electric powertrain, while the ‘1’ refers to the car’s chronological appearance as the first of its kind in Jaguar’s latest line of products.

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The move to a name based on order of introduction mirrors that of Polestar, which gives each car in its range a numerical designation based on its order of release. This is in contrast to a growing number of brands that use a higher numerical suffix to indicate status within a line-up.

The move could be a risky one in markets like China, where a lower number could be seen as the equivalent of an entry-level product, rather than the high-end positioning alongside Bentley and Rolls-Royce that Jaguar is aiming for.

The full reveal for the production version of the Jaguar Type 01 is set to take place later in 2026, with Jaguar set to preview the car in camouflage in Monaco for round 10 of the Formula E championship on May 16th and 17th.