Jaguar Type 02 name officially filed; likely to be the much-needed SUV
Jaguar has filed a trademark application for Type 02 — the probable name for the brand's second new model. It may be an electric SUV, but confirmation is not yet available.
JLR has filed a trademark application for Type 02. This name may be given to Jaguar's next new model, which will continue the numbering after the Type 01 sedan; its prototype was called Type 00.
The brand's second vehicle is likely to be an SUV. Jaguar representatives have not directly confirmed this, but the company's managing director, Rawdon Glover, stated that the brand's design was created with different body types in mind. According to him, the team wanted to ensure it was suitable for more than just one model.
Type 02 will most likely be fully electric. Jaguar remains committed to electric vehicles and its new electric platform, so the model may use the same architecture as the Type 01. Two other JLR platforms could also be suitable for it: one is designed for Range Rover, and the other for the recently unveiled GT.
Filing a trademark application does not mean this name will necessarily appear on a production vehicle: companies often protect intellectual property in this way. Jaguar still has to launch the Type 01 in showrooms, so official confirmation of the next model should not be expected soon.
