Tata Motors-backed Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) previewed the all-electric Range Rover GT on Wednesday, a lower-slung grand tourer that becomes the fifth model in the brand’s lineup.
Built on JLR‘s new Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA), the fully electric GT is the first model to use the company’s new 800-volt electric platform.
The GT will join the lineup after the Range Rover Electric SUV, which is due later this year as the brand’s first fully electric production model.
While the SUV introduces battery-electric power to the Range Rover brand, the GT marks the debut of JLR‘s new EMA platform.
The company stated that prototype vehicles are completing final on-road testing ahead of a full reveal later this year, with deliveries expected in 2027.
JLR has not disclosed powertrain specifications, battery capacity, range or pricing.
Production will take place at the Halewood plant in Merseyside, where JLR invested £500 million ($668.3 million) to build a facility capable of producing 500 vehicle bodies a day — with lines that manufacture both electric and combustion-engine models simultaneously.
The launch comes as the British automaker, owned by Mumbai-headquartered Tata Motors since 2008, works to recover from a leadership upheaval and repeated delays to its electrification programs across the two brands.
Inside the Cabin
JLR released the first interior images alongside the announcement.
A single-screen infotainment unit replaces the dual-screen layout found in the current Range Rover, paired with a driver display that eliminates the traditional instrument cluster.
A concealed air vent runs the full width of the dashboard, maintaining the horizontal graphic line that has defined the brand’s interior language across generations.
A woven textile wraps the dashboard in a single surface, hiding speakers within its form.
Martin Limpert, Range Rover’s Managing Director, called the GT “the most car-like, yet unmistakably capable, Range Rover ever created.”
A hybrid version of the model is planned for later in the model’s lifecycle, though no timeline has been set by the brand yet.
Five Launches in 18 Months
The GT slots into an aggressive product pipeline outlined by JLR‘s CEO PB Balaji at the company’s Investor Day last month.
Balaji confirmed five launches within the next 18 months: the Range Rover Electric and Range Rover Sport Electric on the existing Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA), two EMA-based vehicles — the GT and a new Defender model — and the Jaguar Type 01 electric grand tourer, which has been scheduled since 2024.
EMA differs materially from MLA.
The older architecture was adapted to support battery electric alongside combustion and plug-in hybrid powertrain, while EMA was built natively for electrification.
JLR has stated that EMA delivers 92% drivetrain efficiency compared to 85% on MLA.
The 800-volt electrical system supports DC fast charging at up to 350 kW, enabling a 10-to-80% charge in approximately 20 minutes at a compatible ultra-rapid charger.
JLR‘s in-house electric drive units are rated as the most torque-dense in their class, with an estimated energy efficiency of 4.0 to 4.5 miles per kWh.
Balaji also announced a strategic pivot at the same event.
Range Rover and Defender models will offer mild hybrid, full hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric options, rather than committing exclusively to BEVs across every model line.
Jaguar, by contrast, will remain an electric-only brand, after its rebranding two years ago.
JLR reconfirmed its £18 billion ($24.0 billion) investment commitment through FY29 in future technologies, vehicle platforms and business transformation.
A Difficult Road to Electrification
JLR‘s electrification timeline has shifted repeatedly since the company first announced its Reimagine strategy in February 2021 under then-CEO Thierry Bolloré.
Bolloré pledged that Jaguar would offer an entirely electric lineup by 2025, with six all-electric Land Rovers across the Range Rover, Discovery and Defender families by 2030 and the first arriving in 2024.
None of those original targets were met.
The first electric Range Rover, initially due in late 2025, was pushed to 2026.
A cyberattack in September 2025 halted global production for approximately five weeks, costing an estimated £260 million ($347.5 million) in lost sales and expenses and an estimated £1.9 billion ($2.5 billion) in wider damage across JLR‘s supply chain of some 5,000 businesses.
The UK government underwrote a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) loan to help restart operations.
Leadership changes compounded the disruption.
Bolloré departed and was succeeded by Adrian Mardell, who retired after three years. PB Balaji, formerly parent company Tata Motors‘ Chief Financial Officer, took over as CEO in November 2025.
Within two weeks of his arrival, Chief Creative Officer Gerry McGovern — the architect of the modern Range Rover design language and the driving force behind Jaguar’s controversial rebrand — was reportedly dismissed and escorted from the premises, according to Autocar India.
JLR did not confirm the circumstances of his departure.
Tata’s $100 Billion Bet
JLR‘s electrification push is central to the broader ambitions of parent company Tata Group.
Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran told shareholders at the Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles annual general meeting earlier this month that the conglomerate is targeting approximately $100 billion in annual automotive revenue by the fiscal year ending March 2031.
JLR is expected to contribute $45 billion to $50 billion of that total, making it the single largest revenue source across Tata’s automotive operations.
The commercial vehicle business is targeted at roughly $40 billion, with the remaining revenue coming from passenger vehicles and auto components.
JLR is set to spend approximately £20 billion over the next five years on new products, electrification, manufacturing capacity and technology, Chandrasekaran said.
The group’s battery unit, Agratas, is scheduled to begin production in calendar year 2027, supplying both JLR and Tata Motors as part of a strategy to localize battery manufacturing.
The UK government confirmed a £380 million ($507.9 million) grant in April to support construction of an Agratas gigafactory in Somerset.
