Jaguar to give competition to Tesla with its XJ reborn

Jaguar XJ

Jaguar is updating its flagship saloon XJ model and the reborn XJ will be an electric vehicle

The move makes sense because Jaguar is one of the most admired local automakers in the UK. There is only one automaker who can give tough time to Tesla. Jaguar has a distinction to take on the American automaker Tesla and it is starting this year. If this gossip is true then there is no problem for the British automaker to convert the XJ into a battery power car because the automaker has recently introduced its I-pace crossover. The I-pace crossover is an electric vehicle and established as a luxury brand to give a strong competition to the Tesla model x. Visit Ideal Engines to read more about Jaguar.

According to a UK automotive magazine, an electric vehicle is under consideration and it is the XJ model of the automaker. The new is not confirmed yet but it is confirmed that Jaguar is looking to introduce more than one electric vehicles in the UK. It is also confirmed that the automaker will use the same powertrain which was used in the I-pace model.

Jaguar XJ Exterior

JLR as luxury automaker

It is clear that the automaker is such a small company if compare with the other giant automakers in the Europe e.g. Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen but they have a part of the pie when it comes to the sales. JLR has sold more than 621,000 vehicles across the globe in 2017 while the giant automakers have global sales in millions, even Audi makes 1 million sales.

The royal family vehicle fleet also has JLR vehicles and her majesty the queen uses the Range Rover vehicles. An electric XJ if developed, will help the automaker to repay the overall costs of the powertrain in the I-pace. It is expected that the more electric batteries and motors JLR will buy, they will get even more advantages by going into the economies of scale and the production costs will also reduce.

Jaguar XJ Interior

The XJ also looks like a reality because of its body, it is made of an aluminum shell to keep the weight down.

We offer reasonable and premium quality Jaguar Engines for sale all over the UK. Search idealengines.co.uk and get free online engine quotes.

What JLR says about XJ electric vehicle?

Upon asking the sources inside the company, they confirmed that JLR is working on another electric car but when the same question asked to the communication Boss at the automaker and asked the prospects for a new electric model, he wouldn’t comment on the XJ model but he also confirmed that JLR is very active to introduce more than one electric vehicles and they are expecting more electric models by 2020.

What new be XJ like?

Jaguar XJ Rear View

The automotive magazine report says that the new XJ will get somebody tweaks along with the battery and electrification systems. It will be more like the Tesla Model S and it will be a beefy vehicle and will be sold under the Land Rover nameplate.

The powertrain will be sourced from the i-pace as it has fewer moving parts than any other powertrains in other vehicles. The powertrain is being built in Austria.