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EVERYWEEK JesseCrosse EV batteriestoliveoninthe afterlife 19 Matt Prior Pleaseconsiderlow cars instead of SUVs 21 JimHolder Is Elon Musk’s house of cards settofall? 23 Steve Cropley 304mph drive; overtaken by walkers 25 Damien Smith BritishGPpreview; EV touringcars 26 Your Views Customer care; rare TVR; JagXK; CO2 56 On this day 1965:wild BMW grille,value-led Skoda 59 Subscribe Save moneyand getexclusive benefits 60 Slideshow Sevencarsthatsavedtheirmakers 82
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COMMENT
COUNTDOWNTOJAG’S NEWERA CANNOW BEGIN
AT LAST!THE wall of silencearoundthe newera at Jaguar hasbeenbroken and thefirstdetails of its2025 reinventionhaveemerged(p6). The firmwill showaconcept cartowards theend of 2024 to previewwhatwe canexpect, before the2025arrival of thefirstofthree production cars, whichcould costas much as £200,000. We’vebeenvocal in ourfrustration aboutthe silenceatJaguar, andthe nervousness anduneaseithas created. Thebrand essentiallymadeall its existing models redundantearly last year when it announcedits far-off plan to effectively ripthe companyupand startagain in four years’ time. Theannouncementcreatedahuge vacuum forthe brand andits customers anddealers,withnopublicreassurance sincefor what it will become, or what it will leavebehind. Now, Jaguar is starting to talk. Whilethe bulk of ourstory comes from well-informedsources, and thereismuchworkstill to be done anddecided, Jaguar hasput someone up from thecompany to speaktous forthe first time on this newera. Ourwelcome chat with executive programmedirectorNickCollins,the manresponsible formakingthe new Jaguarsareality on theroad, fires the starting gunonrealising this bold new Jaguar.Rollonthatconcept car. Mark Tisshaw Editor mark.tisshaw@haymarket.com
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