Jaguar has taken its upcoming Type 01 electric grand tourer onto the streets of Monaco ahead of this weekend’s Formula E race, giving the public an early look at prototypes of the brand’s new four-door GT.

The camouflaged cars completed demonstration laps around the famous street circuit, passing landmarks including Sainte-Dévote, Casino Square and La Rascasse. The prototypes wore a specially designed wrap featuring geometric graphics and bright colours, incorporating Jaguar’s new “strikethrough” design motif.

The appearance marks another step in Jaguar’s transition toward an all-electric future. The Type 01 will be the first production Jaguar developed under the company’s new direction, with the full reveal scheduled for later this year.

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Jaguar says technology developed through its Formula E programme has influenced the engineering of the new car. The company’s Jaguar TCS Racing team won the Formula E teams’ championship in 2024, and lessons from the all-electric series have fed into the road car’s development.

According to Jaguar, software used to manage all-wheel-drive systems in Formula E has helped shape the Type 01’s driving dynamics, while silicon carbide-based inverter technology contributes to power delivery and efficiency. Regenerative braking and charging systems have also benefited from the racing programme.

Managing director Rawdon Glover said Jaguar’s engineering teams adopted a competition-focused approach during development.

“To achieve our vision for Type 01, we not only harnessed our Formula E know-how but also embedded the competition mindset of Jaguar TCS Racing in our engineering teams,” Glover said.

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The Type 01 name continues Jaguar’s long-running “Type” naming tradition, which dates back to the C-type race car of the early 1950s and later road cars such as the E-type and F-TYPE.

Jaguar says the “0” in the name refers to electric propulsion and zero tailpipe emissions, while the “1” signifies the beginning of a new generation of models for the British marque.

Designed, engineered and built in the UK, the Type 01 is expected to introduce new styling, technology and performance features that will influence future Jaguar vehicles.