Land Rover was among the first automakers to forge a path in the highly profitable market for luxury sport utility vehicles, simplifying the technology for affluent but inexperienced off-road drivers. But the foreign-made rivals in the British company’s rearview mirror have grown closer than they might appear. On Thursday, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc asked…
Today was one of those special ones because we had a memorable three hour lunch with the great Ron Gaudion and his Scottish-born wife May. For those who don’t know, Aussie-born Ron was the first person employed by Jaguar to build D-Types (all were works 1955 Long Nose or production cars for the factory and…
We don’t blame them, but many sceptics have wondered about which is the first ever XK120 and the 1948 London Motor Show exhibit we have exclusively revealed, with the first hand help of Richard Hassan, in our latest edition of Jaguar Magazine – and still exists against all odds. Here are photographs of the car…
Introducing New E-PACE: Enhanced interior and exterior with advanced connectivity, new vehicle architecture and an efficient Mild-hybrid electric vehicle powertrain (P300) Enhanced exterior: Aerodynamically optimised bumper, revised lower apertures and state-of-the-art LED headlights combine with new grille design for an assertive presence Crafted interior: Upgraded interior features intuitive new Pivi Pro infotainment, exquisite details and contemporary design to…
Our most important magazine ever is now published. For decades there have been rumours the first XK120 ever, the 1948 London Show car, exists, but like all other devotees we know, we have insisted it was used over and over by Jaguar and eventually cut up in 1958. That is not correct – it does…
We have been keeping quite while we worked on our incredible revelation that the very first precious XK120 built, has been found by us thanks to the assistance of Richard Hassan whose father developed its engine. We can also reveal it was the Show car, Jabekke record breaker – and Silverstone winner. It survives very…
In our next magazine, against all the odds, and remarkably, the Jaguar-impossible is explained – THE London Motor Show first built XK120 has been found by our editor and Richard Hassan!!!!! Richard’s father co-created the XK engine and engineered the new XK120. Richard was in the Jaguar pits at Silverstone for the car’s first race,…
We are not stating that headline lightly! In our current edition we found what happened to XK120 #660001 – the first RHD XK120 ever made. BUT … As a result of that important story we continued our research, and with the help of the best earliest XK120 authority in the world, we uncovered the most…
Triple Eight boss Roland Dane will line up in the North Queensland Supersprinters support category the next two Supercars weekends in Townsville. Dane and 2014 Bathurst winner Paul Morris will rotate between the former’s 1985 Group A Jaguar XJS and 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, with five 20-minute sessions in store for this weekend’s NTI Townsville SuperSprint.…
Jaguar is slashing the price of its flagship I-Pace EV400 electric SUV by introducing an entry-level EV320 variant with special edition features in a bid to capture a piece of the busy European electric car market. The new model will have the same 90kWh battery and 470km driving range (WLTP) as its more upscale 2021…
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