Jaguar Registers Trademark For New Electric Sports Car Name

Jaguar has registered to trademark the name Jaguar EV-Type. Electric sports car

This has further fueled speculation that the brand’s next sports car will be electric.

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The trademark, which is still pending according to the WIPO global brand database, was first applied for in mid-February.

The name is not necessarily going to be used for a production model. However, it is said that Jaguar is actively considering an electric sports car.

While trademarks are often registered by companies for a variety of reasons. However, they don’t always preview the name of a forthcoming model. It is understood that the British brand is actively considering an electric sports car.

The name EV-Type appears to be a reference to the iconic Jaguar E-Type sports car of the 1960s and 1970s. This, along with the fact that the only Jaguar model still using the ‘Type’ suffix is the F-Type, adds considerable weight to the assumption.

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Last year, Jaguar unveiled the Vision Gran Turismo Coupé concept as a digital model designed exclusively for the Gran Turismo videogame franchise. The company gave no indication that it would create a production version of the 1006bhp electric supercar, but its characterising features – a high beltline, long bonnet and swooping rear deck – are inspired by the C-X75 and F-Type, and could preview the design of future Jaguar EVs.

Jaguar’s former chief designer, Ian Callum, said last year he had designed initial sketches of a future sports car from the brand with a mid-engine layout.

Jaguars is the luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover. The company is a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry, England.