Jaguar
Jaguar was founded in 1922 by William Lyons and William Walmsley as the Swallow Sidecar Company, officially adopting the Jaguar name in 1945. Headquartered near Coventry, England, the manufacturer established its reputation through post-war sports cars and luxury saloons, reinforced by five Le Mans victories in the 1950s and the launch of the E-Type in 1961.
Acquired by Ford in 1989 and subsequently sold to India's Tata Motors in 2008, Jaguar merged operations with Land Rover to form JLR. In recent decades, its primary lineup spanned performance sedans like the XE and XF, the F-Type sports car, and crossovers such as the F-Pace and electric I-Pace.
The company is currently undergoing a complete strategic pivot. Jaguar has retired its legacy internal combustion models as part of a brand reset aimed at transitioning the automaker exclusively into an ultra-luxury electric brand.
Models over time
Jaguar D-Type
Jaguar XKSS
Jaguar E-Type
Jaguar XJR-15
Jaguar XJ220
Jaguar F-Type
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Facts
In 1971, the E-type gained a V12 engine, beginning the model's final major phase of development.
The E-type used disc brakes on all four wheels from the outset, building on Jaguar's racing experience.
The E-type used an independent rear suspension developed under Bob Knight, a layout that became important to Jaguar for many years.
The E-type evolved ideas from the racing D-type, combining a monocoque cabin with a front subframe supporting the engine and suspension.
The racing D-type developed roughly 270 bhp from an evolved Jaguar XK inline-six engine.
The D-type used an advanced monocoque rear body structure combined with a front subframe carrying the engine and suspension.
Jaguar states that the XJ220 reached 213 mph and was the world's fastest production car when it entered production.
In May 1954, the D-type prototype improved the Le Mans test-session lap record by about five seconds.
Jaguar Classic built nine continuation cars to complete the run interrupted by the fire, with deliveries scheduled for 2017.
Before the 1957 Browns Lane factory fire, Jaguar completed only 16 original XKSS cars.
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