Jaguar's New EV Will At Least Still Have Cats On It
The leaping cat is still on the new Jaguar. It’s right there, mounted on what looks like a rocker panel with a camera hidden under it.
It’s tough to say what the camera will be for, but logic says the hidden item will be used by the car for parking, given its lower placement on the car. It could be used as a mirror, seeing as the other teaser image Jaguar has released, featuring the rear of the car, is free of mirrors.
While the use of cameras as mirrors doesn’t quite fly in parts of North America just yet, the EU has no problem with it. However, photos of prototype cars have shown mirrors as well. Regardless, Jaguar calls this camera component with the cat logo on it a “brass ingot,” or at least it does if we’re all going to believe the image file name.
The roofline is low and coupe-like, and much like the Polestar 3, there’s no rear window, leaving the work of seeing up to a camera. However, it’s worth noting the seam around where the back window *could* be. Perhaps this will be some form of active aerodynamics piece or even something so simple as a trunk.
There’s not much else to go off here, aside from the wide, square fenders and latticework at the rear of the car, which is reflected in the design of the camera. It wouldn’t be surprising if the leaping cat is again featured on the rear of the car in the same fashion.
The new Jaguar will debut on December 2 at a special event during Miami Art Week.
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Chase is an automotive journalist with years of experience in the industry. He writes for outlets like Edmunds and AutoGuide, among many others. When not writing, Chase is in front of the camera over at The Overrun, his YouTube channel run alongside his friend and co-host Jobe Teehan. If he's not writing reviews of the latest in cars or producing industry coverage, Chase is at home in the driver's seat of his own (usually German) sports cars.
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