New Jaguar Type-01 vs Ferrari Luce! Plus £40k fast SUV challenge | The Gassing Station
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Both production versions are now out, and the public reaction could not be more different. Which ultra-controversial luxury EV did it best?
You’d think if anyone could pull off an EV, it’d be Ferrari. A company that has been knocking out hit after hit for decades, and enlisted the help of Sir Jony Ive, designer of the iPhone and many other earth-shattering Apple products, to pen the looks. But after a seismic rebrand that garnered the world’s attention and split enthusiasts right down the middle, Jaguar’s new Type-01 electric car looks to have actually won over some of the naysayers, while the Ferrari Luce remains just as controversial now as it did during its unveiling back in May. We’ve seen both in the metal here at PistonHeads, and we have some opinions…
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 5:38 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door SUV 11:14 Jaguar Type-01 vs Ferrari Luce 36:30 £40k fast SUV challenge 51:13 Has PH been won over by the Type-01 and Luce?
TOPICS: Jaguar Type-01: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/production-jaguar-type-01-is-officially-here/51759 Ferrari Luce: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/blog/seeing-things-in-a-different-luce--ph-footnote/51748 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door SUV: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electric-vehicles/new-1169hp-mercedes-amg-gt-gunning-for-cayenne/51799 £40k fast SUV challenge: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2151036
CARS: Cam’s Mercedes-AMG GLE 63: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/21185503 Cam’s Alfa Romeo Stelvio: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20936327 Cam’s Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20830443
Sam’s: Audi RS Q3: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20899282 Sam’s Porsche Macan GTS: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/20997318 Sam’s Bentley W12: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/21064426
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