New Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Comes to GT7

Could the hyper-sexy Vision Gran Turismo concepts provide a look at Jaguar’s all-electric future?

Back in December of 2020, Jaguar released the Vision Gran Turismo SV concept. As far as anyone outside Jaguar knows, it was never rendered in physical form, and was just a styling exercise for the wildly popular Gran Turismo series. Well this week, we got a peak at the new roadster version of the Vision Gran Turismo, and it’s as heartbreakingly beautiful as you’d expect. Without the roof, the family resemblance to legendary race cars like the C-Type and D-Type is more visible, and I’m looking forward to playing it after I pick up my copy of Gran Turismo 7: The Productivity Destructor.

OK, I made up the “Productivity Destructor” part of the title. But if the latest instalment of Gran Turismo is anything like the previous ones? It’ll prove an accurate description. That said, the most exciting thing about these virtual concepts is that they’re fully electric beasts. Power comes from a hat trick of motors, with two mounted at the rear axle and another unit up front. Output is said to be 1,005 horsepower and 885 lb-ft of torque, which in the confines of the game, is enough to make the sprint to 60 mph in just 2.0 seconds flat. Pretty cool, for sure.

But what’s even cooler is the possibility that Jaguar is giving us a sneak peak at its next-gen vehicles. Because we know that after 2025, all Jaguars will be electric, and we also know the company will be focused on low-volume, more-exclusive vehicles. So to me, using a popular video game to test market potential designs makes sense. And given the life-or-death stakes of the brand’s reinvention, making a splash with something as bold and exotic as the Vision Gran Turismo concept seems like an awesome move.

The question of course, is whether you Jaguar could charge enough to make a real-world video game car worth the investment. It wouldn’t be enough for the VGT concept just to garner positive press, like the Bugatti Veyron did for the Volkswagen Group. This car would have to earn its keep, and not result in a multimillion-dollar loss, like each and every record-setting Bugatti does. Personally, I think it could be done, particularly if the car was based on a common underpinning which would allow for more practical vehicles. But what do you think? Hit me up and let me know! 

Photos: Gran Turismo 7

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