Jaguar E-TypeCoordinates 37.7484365,-122.4149488
Picture dated April 2011
The Jaguar E-Type (or the Jaguar XK-E) for the North American market is a British sports car, which was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd between 1961 and 1975.
The Jaguar E-Type was first revealed on 15 March 1961 in Geneva to huge excitement from the world's press. Sir William Lyons, the founder of Jaguar, realised that he had something very special on his hands and had a second car driven overnight from Coventry to Switzerland in order to accommodate more test runs at the show.
Its combination of beauty, high performance, and competitive pricing established the marque as an icon of 1960s motoring. At a time when most cars had drum brakes, live rear axles, and mediocre performance, the E-Type sprang on the scene with 150 mph and a sub-7 second 0-60 time, monocoque construction, disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, independent front and rear suspension, and unrivaled looks. The E-Type was based on Jaguar's own famed racer, the Type D, and as such it was the first production vehicle not to use a separate body bolted onto a chassis, instead employing the racing design of a body tub attached to a tubular framework, with the engine bolted directly to the framework.
In March 2008, the Jaguar E-Type ranked first in a The Daily Telegraph online list of the world's "100 most beautiful cars" of all time.
Total production about 61,000 unit
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