Pretoria, South Africa – 16 April 2026: Jaguar TCS Racing has pulled the cover off its GEN4 development machine, the Jaguar GEN4 proto_TYPE, in a striking test livery that feels less like camouflage and more like a coded love letter to speed itself.
Before it even turns a wheel in public, the car already tells a story. Its livery is built from simulated speed traces drawn from the legendary Monaco street circuit, mapping the performance journey of Jaguar’s GEN1, GEN2, GEN3, and now GEN4 Formula E machines. It is a visual timeline of acceleration, etched across carbon fibre like a living graph of ambition.
That ambition will soon be tested in full view of the paddock at Formula E’s GEN4 Unleashed event at Circuit de Paul Ricard on 21 and 22 April, where the prototype makes its first public appearance as development continues ahead of Season 13.
The numbers behind the design read like a quiet revolution unfolding at full throttle. In simulation, Jaguar’s GEN4 machine, running in its high-downforce 600kW configuration, is expected to surge out of Monaco’s tunnel and reach 277km/h before the hard stop into the Nouvelle chicane. That is more than 30km/h quicker than the current GEN3 Evo benchmark at 245km/h, and a dramatic leap from the 199km/h peak recorded in the GEN1 era.
Even the opening moments of a Monaco lap tell the same accelerating story. The GEN4 car is projected to begin at 254km/h, compared to 222km/h in GEN3 Evo and 179km/h in GEN1, underscoring how rapidly Formula E’s performance ceiling has been rising since Jaguar entered the championship in 2016.
Underneath the visual theatre sits a profound technical shift. The GEN4 era introduces a major step change in Formula E performance, with race power increasing to 450kW and up to 600kW available in qualifying and ATTACK MODE. Active all-wheel drive becomes a permanent feature across qualifying and races, while regenerative braking capability climbs to 700kW, reshaping how energy is both deployed and recovered.
It is also the first open-wheel racing platform to integrate full active AWD across all phases of competition, combining increased front-axle contribution with advanced control systems and next-generation tyre development from Bridgestone. The result is a car engineered not only for outright speed, but for a fundamentally different way of racing.
For Jaguar TCS Racing, this evolution is not just about chasing lap times. It is about expanding the boundaries of what electric performance can transfer to the road. The GEN4 manufacturer perimeter now includes deeper integration across motors, inverters, gearbox systems, cooling architecture, software controls, brake-by-wire systems, and DC/DC converter development. Each element becomes a testing ground for future Jaguar all-electric road cars.
Team Principal Ian James describes the unveiling as a reflection of both history and momentum, highlighting how the team’s journey through every Formula E generation has been defined by continuous technical evolution and competitive success. With 25 wins, 33 podiums, and dual championship titles secured in 2024, Jaguar TCS Racing enters the GEN4 era not as an observer, but as one of its defining architects.
Head of Technical Integration Jack Lambert reinforces the same philosophy, framing GEN4 as a rare opportunity to push innovation directly through competition. In this environment, racing is not separate from engineering progress. It is the engine of it.
As the GEN4 proto_TYPE prepares for its first public laps at Paul Ricard, it carries more than new hardware and higher speeds. It carries a decade-long trajectory of electric racing evolution, now entering its most powerful chapter yet. The traces painted across its body are not just data points from Monaco. They are footprints of progress, each one a reminder that Formula E’s future is arriving faster than ever before.
