“Best-riding car ever” – 150mph first ride in 1000bhp Jaguar GT

Our first experience of Jaguar’s new era shows it’s on the right track

Jaguar’s reinvention as an electric luxury brand will kick off next year with the arrival of the production version of its radical new GT – and Autocar has had a first taste of this era-defining EV’s incredible potential.
The new coupé is based on the bold Type 00 Concept revealed last year and is nearing the end of an extensive testing process. We were given a high-speed ride in the prototype for our first experience of the new tri-motor set-up that offers in excess of 1000bhp. 
The extraordinary invitation arrived without warning. A few days previously, the car world’s concentration had been on the departure of JLR design chief Gerry McGovern. A week before that, the company’s new CEO, PB Balaji, had begun his role, tasked with “sorting things out”.
Now came a chance to ride on JLR’s Gaydon test track in a new GT prototype, disguised inside and out but very close in dynamic performance to the production cars du