Jaguar reveals I-Type 08 GEN4 Formula E car

Jaguar TCS Racing unveiled the Jaguar I-Type 08 in London on 10 November, giving Formula E’s reigning teams’ champions a new car for their 2026/27 title defence. António Félix da Costa and Stoffel Vandoorne will drive Jaguar’s first GEN4 challenger when the field assembles for Formula E pre-season testing at Jarama from 16 to 20 November.

The I-Type 08 brings a new look to the grid. Its French Ultramarine Blue livery borrows a colour from the Jaguar Type 01 road car, and the brand’s leaping-cat emblem sits over a graphic drawn from the same design.

What GEN4 changes for Jaguar

Permanent all-wheel drive is one of the biggest changes. Jaguar’s rear motor can deliver up to 350 kW and its front motor up to 250 kW, giving the I-Type 08 600 kW in Attack Mode. Jaguar also rates the car for up to 700 kW of regenerative braking, the rate at which the motors can recover energy under braking and feed it back to the battery.

The new rules give Jaguar responsibility for more of the hardware and software that determine how the car behaves. That includes the active rear differential and the brake-by-wire systems, which help manage how braking is split between energy recovery and the friction brakes.

Vandoorne joins da Costa for the title defence

Jaguar confirmed Vandoorne on 9 November, a day before the launch. The 2021/22 Formula E champion spent last season as the team’s test and reserve driver, helping develop the I-Type 08 before stepping into the race seat. He joins 2019/20 champion da Costa, who led Jaguar’s one-two at the Madrid E-Prix in March.

Jarama gives the pair their first opportunity to run the I-Type 08 alongside rival GEN4 cars in an official test. Formula E will use the same chicane on Jarama’s main straight that da Costa raced through on his way to victory in March.