Our inventory of used Jaguar autos:
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Jaguar XJ6 |
Jaguar XJ8 |
Jaguar XJR |
| Jaguar XKR |
Jaguar XK8 |
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About Jaguar:
Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer,
originally based at Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry.
It was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, changing to SS Cars Ltd
in 1934, and becoming Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945. The company has been owned by
Ford since 1989 and currently forms a part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group
with Volvo and Land Rover. Ford is currently considering divesting all three
Premier units. The name is pronounced "jag u ar" in the United
Kingdom and in the United States; the colloquial "Jag" is
used in both.
Founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, by two
motorcycle enthusiasts, William Lyons and William Walmsley, the SS Jaguar name
first appeared on a 2.5 litre saloon in 1935. The Jaguar name was given to the
entire company in 1945.
The distinctive Jaguar mascot Jaguar made its name in the 1950s with a series of
elegantly-styled sports cars and luxury saloons. The company bought the Daimler
car company (not to be confused with Daimler-Benz), in 1960 from Birmingham
Small Arms Company (BSA). From the late 1960s, Daimler was used as a brand name
for Jaguar's most luxurious saloons.
Jaguar merged with the British Motor Corporation (BMC), the Austin-Morris
combine, to form British Motor Holdings (BMH) in 1966. After merging with
Leyland and Rover, the resultant company then became British Leyland Motor
Corporation (BLMC) in 1968. Financial difficulties and the publication of the
Ryder Report led to effective nationalization in 1975 and the company became BL
Ltd (BL).
In 1984, Jaguar was floated off as a separate company on the stock market - one
of the Thatcher government's many privatizations. The Ford Motor Company made an
offer to purchase the company in September 1989 which was accepted at an
Extraordinary General Meeting in January 1990 and Jaguar was removed from the
London Stock Exchange listings on 28 February 1990. In 1999 it became part of
Ford's new Premier Automotive Group along with Aston Martin, Volvo Cars and,
from 2000, Land Rover; Aston Martin was subsequently sold off in 2007. Since
Ford purchased Jaguar in 1989 it has yet to earn a profit for the Dearborn-based
auto manufacturer.
Jaguar cars gained a reputation for unreliability during the 1970s and 1980s,
but under Ford the reliability and build quality improved dramatically, with the
company coming 7th (out of 30) in the J. D. Power Customer Satisfaction Survey
(the '242-million mile road test'), and the S-Type coming 9th out of 105 cars in
the same survey. In the 2003 Top Gear Survey, the XJ8 (X308) model came first.
Also, in 2007, another survey by J.D. Power & Associates showed Jaguar to be the
number one car company in customer satisfaction; scoring the highest ratings ever
recorded.
The company was originally located in Blackpool but moved to Coventry in 1928
when demand for the Austin Swallow became too great for the factory's
capacity.[3] Today, Jaguars are assembled at Castle Bromwich in Birmingham and
Halewood in Liverpool. The historic Browns Lane plant closed in 2005, leaving
the XJ, XK and S-Type production at Castle Bromwich and the X-Type at Halewood,
alongside the new Land Rover Freelander 2, from 2007.
Since Land Rover's 2002 purchase by Ford, it has been closely associated with
Jaguar. In many countries they share a common sales and distribution network
(including shared dealerships), and some models now share common components,
although the only shared production facility is Halewood, for the X-Type and the
Freelander 2.
On 11 June 2007, Ford announced that it planned to sell Jaguar, along with Land
Rover. The buyer was initially expected to be announced by September 2007,
possibly a private equity group, but the sale was delayed, and an announcement
will not be made until the end of 2007. India's Tata Motors and Mahindra and
Mahindra have expressed an interest in purchasing Jaguar and Land Rover from the
Ford Motor Company.[4][5] Ford has also announced that Volvo will be sold before
the winter of 2007, finally dissolving the Ford PAG group.[6]
Jaguar Cars holds Royal Warrants from both HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince
Charles.
Historical Models
1939 SS 3-1/2 Litre Saloon
1950 Jaguar XK120 from the Ralph Lauren collection
1958 Jaguar XK 150 Roadster
A 1963 E-Type Roadster on display in Indianapolis
Jaguar Mark II 3,4-Litre Saloon 1966
A 1968 Jaguar 340 small saloon
1985 Jaguar XJ-S with V-12 engine
The Jaguar company started production with the
pre-war 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 liter models which used engines designed by the
Standard Motor Company. The 1.5 liter four-cylinder engine was still supplied by
Standard but the two larger six-cylinder ones were made in house. These cars
have become known unofficially as Mark IVs.
The first post war model was the 1948 Mark V available with either 2.5 or 3.5
litre engines and had a more streamlined appearance than pre-war models, but
more important was the change to independent front suspension and hydraulic
brakes.
The big breakthrough was the launch in 1948 of the XK120 sports car, with the
new XK twin overhead camshaft (DOHC) 3.5 liter hemi-head[8] six-cylinder engine
designed by William Heynes, Walter Hassan and Claude Baily. This engine had been
designed during the long nights during the war when they would be on fire watch
in the factory. After several attempts a final design was arrived at. That is
until owner William Lyons said "make it quieter". The car had originally been
intended as a short production model of about 200 vehicles as a test bed for the
new engine until its intended home, the new Mark VII saloon, was ready. The
XK120's reception was such that production continued until 1954; it was followed
by the XK140, the XK150, and the E-Type, keeping Jaguar in the sports car
market.
Introducing the large Mark VII saloon in 1951, a car especially conceived for
the American market, Jaguar soon found itself overwhelmed with orders. The Mark
VII and its successors gathered rave reviews from magazines such as Road & Track
and The Motor. In 1956 a Mark VII won the prestigious Monte Carlo Rally.
The 1955 Mark 1 small saloon was the first monocoque (unibody) car from Jaguar
and used a 2.4 liter short stroke version of the XK engine. In 1959, the car was
improved with a larger engine and wider windows and became the Mark 2, one of
the most recognizable Jaguar models ever produced. It would be popular with
British police forces for its small size, light weight, and powerful engine.[9]
The Mark VIII of 1956 and Mark IX of 1958 were essentially updates of the Mark
VII but the Mark X of 1961 was a completely new design of large saloon with all
round independent suspension and unibody construction.
The independent rear suspension from the Mark X was incorporated in the 1963
S-Type which closely resembled the Mark 2, and in 1967 the Mark 2 name was
dropped when the small saloon became the 240/340 range. The 420 of 1966, also
sold as the Daimler Sovereign, put a new front onto the S-type, although both
cars continued in parallel until the S-Type was dropped in 1968. The Mark X
became the 420G in 1966.
Of the more recent saloons, the most significant is the XJ (1968-present), still
the definitive Jaguar saloon car for many. Since 1968 the Series I XJ has seen
major changes in 1973 (to Series II), 1979 (Series III), 1986 Europe / 1987
United States (XJ40), 1995 (X300), 1997 (to the V-8 powered X308), 2003 (the
present model, X350). The most luxurious XJ models carry either the Vanden Plas
(US) or Daimler (rest of world) nameplates.
About Jaguar cars: Sports cars:
XK120 (1948–54)
XK140 (1954–57)
XK150 (1957–60)
Jaguar E-type (1961–75)
XJ-S/XJS (1975–96)
XJ220 (1988–93)
XK8 (1997–2006)
XK (X150) (2007)
Large Saloons
2.5 Litre (1935–48)
3.5 Litre (1937–48)
Mark IV (1945–48)
Mark V (1949–51)
Mark VII(M) (1950–57)
Mark VIII (1957–59)
Mark IX (1958–61)
Mark X/420G (1961–70)
XJ6 (1968–97)
XJ12 (1972–97)
XJ8 (1998 to present)
The current Jaguar line-up includes the following models:
2007 Jaguar Model Line-up
Model US Type Price Range Notes
XJ full-size luxury sedan $64,250 – $116,000
S-Type luxury sport sedan $46,500 – $66,500 To be replaced by the Jaguar XF
X-Type luxury mid-size sedan and wagon $33,500 – $37,500
XK sports car/Coupé/Convertible $75,500 – $93,000
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