The last Jaguar to use an internal combustion engine rolled off the production line in Solihull, England, last Friday as the company rebuilds itself as an electric vehicle-only brand.
The final vehicle was a black F-Pace SVR – powered by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine – which the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club said was given to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust in Gaydon.
No official announcement was made by Jaguar after the final build, which brings an end to all petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles from the company, although Jaguar says it has enough F-Pace stock to carry it into 2026.
It follows the final builds of the XE, XF, E-Pace and electric I-Pace, as well as the F-Type sports car, since June 2024, with order books for its new GT model scheduled to open in mid-2026 ahead of customer deliveries in 2027.
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Part of the broader Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) group owned by Tata, Jaguar announced its bold plan to become an electric vehicle-only brand back in 2021.
Many rivals making similar announcements or planning to sell predominantly electric vehicles (EVs) at the time, such as Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, have since wound back previous goals following slower-than-expected EV uptake.
This has also seen a recent softening of the European Union’s plans to effectively ban the sale of new vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2035, opening the door to continued ICE and hybrid sales.
Committed to its switch to EVs, Jaguar presented its first taste of its electric rebirth with the 2024 Type 00 Concept and accompanying logo and marketing changes, which attracted heavy criticism online.
Heavily camouflaged versions of the 5.4-metre-long GT – yet to be officially named – were rolled out to motoring media earlier this month, featuring three electric motors for a claimed output of more than 1000hp (745kW).
Since the concept’s reveal, Jaguar boss Adrian Mardell has stepped down – replaced by P.B. Balaji – while the company was also impacted by a cyberattack that forced the temporary closure of several JLR factories globally, including Solihull, where the final ICE Jaguar was built.
Further controversy followed when designer Gerry McGovern, who worked on Land Rover models for two decades, was reportedly terminated from the company in December 2025.
The company has since publicly denied Mr McGovern was fired but has not confirmed whether he remains employed.
Jaguar Australia sold just 14 cars locally last month, with a year-to-date total of 493 sales to November 30 as stocks dry up ahead of the introduction of its new generation of vehicles.
