Discover nine iconic jaguars of all time.
William Lyons and William Walmsley (both pictured) co-founded the Swallow Sidevehicle Company in Blackpool, England, in 1922. It began as a manufacturer of motorcycle side vehicles until its owners spotted a hole in the burgeoning vehicle industry: the production of motorcycle bodies. two seats. This is the first in a series of tweaks that will see the logo of one of the UK’s most prestigious vehicle manufacturers.
After the war, the company (now Jaguar Cars Ltd) changed its strategy once back and entered motorsport, introducing its two-seater sports car, the XK120, for the first time in 1948. He would win the first of five 24 Hours of Le Mans to win trophies for the logo in the 1950s, with the revolutionary Type C and D, while his FHC styling (pictured) broke distance records by covering 16,851 miles in just seven days.
With its glass headlights, bulging bonnet and chiseled nose, the iconic 1961 E-Type saw Jaguar change direction once again, becoming an elite sports car. Its monocoque (integrated chassis) structure and design were revolutionary, but, for many, the freedom of its convertible design (pictured) came to define the Swinging Sixties. The E-Type even prompted Enzo Ferrari to call it “the most beautiful vehicle ever built. “
It was the 1968 XJ6 car (pictured) that arguably secured Jaguar’s future, as the logo began to fit sports car engines into increasingly modern sedans. Its hugely popular 4. 2-litre 1 Series engine set the tone at the time, with huge top speeds (240 km/h in the V12), attractive design and sleek ride that have become a signature logo.
The XK8 was a sports coupe that, in terms of design, harked back to the glory days of the E-Type; even its grill is the same. Over the years (1996-2015) it has had many models, however, the unapologetic and flamboyant (pictured) 1998 XKR supercharged V8 marked the pinnacle of the Jaguar – a lovely car that contains only power.
Auto Express’ ‘Car of the Decade’ is stylish, rugged and marked a breakthrough for the brand, which took on the dominant German car brands to create a powerful executive vehicle that still looked like a Jaguar. For the 2016 design year, the second generation XF (pictured) was introduced with an all-new lightweight aluminum architecture, delivering 70. 6 mpg (4. 0 l/100 km) and CO2 emissions of 104 g per/km, the lowest of all non-motorized vehicles. -Hybrid styles of its kind. class.
In another first for the company, Jaguar launched an entry-level car in the compact executive sedan segment. The XE has impressive fuel output (up to 75mpg/3. 8l/100km) with CO2 emissions as low as 99g/km, an advanced infotainment formula. and has been named the safest car in its elegance by Euro NCAP. Light, sumptuous and dynamic, XE redefines the sports sedan.
Nowhere is Jaguar’s philosophy of replacement more evident than in that of its new F-PACE functional SUV (pictured). For the first time in the brand, the car features an infotainment formula and aluminum design with the XE and XF, as well as some design DNA with the F-TYPE (from the hood bulge to the rear hips). However, almost all of its parts are new.
2016 is a year of firsts as Jaguar enters the FIA Formula E Championship with its first aluminum-framed electric single-seat racing car (pictured). Will this mean a big change for the company? Of course, without Jaguar’s expertise in motorsport, we would never have seen the E-Type or its countless successors. Who knows?
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