---
title: "Jaguar Type 01 Is the Official Name of the Upcoming Ultra-Luxe Jag: TDS"
date: "2026-05-13"
modified: "2026-05-13"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew P. Collins"
    job_title: "Executive Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-p-collins"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/jaguar-type-01-is-the-official-name-of-the-upcoming-ultra-luxe-jag-tds"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "The Downshift"
---

# Jaguar Type 01 Is the Official Name of the Upcoming Ultra-Luxe Jag: TDS

![Jaguar Type 00 concept with new name, "Type 01."](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Jaguar-Type-01.jpg>)
*\<em\>Jaguar, edited by the author\</em\>*

Good morning and welcome to *[The Downshift](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/the-downshift>)*, or *TDS* for short.

*TDS* is your daily download of car-scene stories worth knowing about from around the internet. Let’s get into it.

📇 Jaguar finally has a name for the upcoming ultra-luxe EV it's been teasing for about two years: "Type 01." The brand explains, "'Type' references legendary predecessors, '0' is for zero tailpipe emissions, '1' for the first of a new generation." *\[[Jaguar](<https://media.jaguar.com/news/2026/05/jaguar-type-01-name-new-era>)\]*

☀️ Baja Designs has a cool new off-road aux light called Squadron 2.0 with a high-lumen output, a bunch of selectable colors, and a bunch of vehicle-specific plug-and-play mount kits. *\[[Baja Designs](<https://www.bajadesigns.com/squadron-2-0-led-auxiliary-light-pods/>)\]*

🚦 Speaking of lights, a company called LED Truck Media wants to start deploying mobile illuminated billboard trucks with that crazy forced-perspective 3D effect you might have seen in major city displays. Yeah, that doesn't seem distracting or dangerous at all... *\[[Invidis](<https://invidis.com/news/2026/05/doh-led-truck-media-launches-3d-mobile-billboard-truck/>)\]*

🎮 There's a uniquely modded Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT in the new *Resident Evil Requiem* video game—which has now been recreated in real life with 3D-printed exterior parts. Neat. *\[[TCT Magazine](<https://www.tctmagazine.com/the-3d-printing-behind-leon-kennedys-porsche-cayenne-turbo-gt/>)\]*

🎓 Toyota has a new ultra-cheap, gas-engine, six-speed-manual Corolla model in Japan, specifically and exclusively made for driving schools. List price is ¥2,142,800; about $13,500. *\[[Toyota](<https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/toyota/44349678.html>)\]*

🐉 Chinese automaker BYD is teeing up its next phase of expansion by, potentially, taking over "underused" European car factories operated by Stellantis and others. *\[[Automotive News](<https://www.autonews.com/byd/ane-byd-stellantis-others-europe-plant-takeovers-0513/>)\]*

🏭 Meanwhile, in Germany, auto industry experts are bracing for big job losses—to the tune of "up to 225,000 jobs could be lost by 2035, around 35,000 more than earlier forecasts." *\[[Deutsche Welle](<https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-carmakers-paint-bleak-picture-on-jobs/live-77142074#:~:text=VDA%20President%20Hildegard%20M%C3%BCller%20told,to%2050%2C000%20jobs%20in%20Germany.>)\]*

## Author
As Executive Editor, Andrew touches everything on the site from daily news coverage to feature stories, sponsored content, product reviews, road testing vehicles, ecommerce, and more. He's held pretty much every role there is to have at an automotive news site and has been with The Drive's publisher Recurrent since 2020. Andrew's a lifetime gearhead and longtime writer with a particularly strong penchant for road trips, off-road adventures, and archaic vehicles. His passions outside of the automotive world include skiing, obsolete video games, and his dog Bramble who occationally helps review cars.

### Author social links  
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[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetercollins/>)