Jaguar is ending the manufacturing run of its XJ luxurious sedan this summer time, and it now seems as if the automobile might be changed by an electrical mannequin subsequent 12 months.
The final automobile from the Jaguar XJ’s X351 collection will roll off the road in July, however the mannequin continues to be being tabbed for an “electrical reinvention” for its ninth technology, in accordance with Autocar.
A 2018 report from the identical publication additionally claimed Jaguar could possibly be changing the XJ with an electrical model as quickly as this 12 months, although the timeline has clearly modified.
Although the electrical mannequin has but to be confirmed, a spokesman informed Autocar that Jaguar plans to proceed the XJ nameplate.
XJ has change into the least fashionable Jaguar in recent times, with gross sales lagging far behind its different fashions. The carmaker solely bought 1,579 XJs within the US final 12 months, and solely 502 to this point this 12 months, in accordance with GoodCarBadCar.
The goal continues to be to make the electrical XJ a mannequin that may compete with upscale automobiles just like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, or so far as EVs go, the upcoming Porsche Taycan.
Electrek’s Take
Autocar was saying principally the identical factor final 12 months, however now that there seems to be a concrete finish to the run of the present ICE XJ, these alleged electrical plans could possibly be a bit nearer.
Jaguar additionally has an EV in the marketplace now, and it didn’t the final time these plans had been believed to be within the works. Maybe the carmaker is emboldened by the widely heat reception for the I-Tempo — see our assessment right here.
We don’t doubt there’s some form of plan forming right here, however we’ll watch for official phrase earlier than getting too excited.
