This all bodes well for when we drive the final production Type 00. But of course there’s a lot that can go wrong between now and then. And considering the company’s form of late, you can’t bet against fate dealing Jaguar another bad hand.

Glover made it clear that all of this was necessary, however, to ensure the survival of the brand. “Jaguar has to change. Jaguar is not commercial,” he said. “We think there is a space at the upper end of the premium, but under the uber luxury of the Rolls Royce, the Lamborghinis, the Bentleys. There is a big gap between 140,000 euros and 300,000. There is not much happening there in terms of volume. Jaguar has been successful in our previous area.”

Glover added that this four-door GT “may not be the best-selling number of Jaguars to come—but the role of this car is to position us at this price point.” Additionally, Glover confirmed that Jaguar is on track to develop an EV that will come after this GT, which will come in the same price bracket.

“The next car is locked,” he said. “We know what it looks like – inside and out. And it will follow soon.” Jaguar has already developed the first battery prototype of the next car, and, unlike the GT, Glover said that this “vehicle 2” will be the volume seller, the EV to restore the financial fortunes of the brand.

However, considering the seismic changes that took place this week in the automotive world, could Jaguar use this last opportunity to hedge its bets, take a leaf from Ford’s book and rethink the production of combustion versions of this relaunch of electric vehicles?

Glover was extremely skeptical: “Anything is possible, but it’s not in our plan.”