About Jaguar:
Jaguar Cars, Ltd. is an automobile manufacturer of luxury and executive cars operating under the Jaguar marque. The company's headquarters are in Coventry, England, where it was founded by Sir William Lyons in 1922. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian company Tata Motors, Ltd. since 2008, where it is operated as part of Jaguar Land Rover group
Jaguar History:
he Swallow Sidecar Company was set up by two motorcycle enthusiasts in Blackpool on 4th September in 1922 by William Lyons & William Walmsley which made sidecars until 1939.
The company then changed its name to the Swallow Sidecar and
Coachbuilding Co. and then again changed in 1933 to SS Cars Ltd.
In 1934 one of the industry's top engine experts, Harry Weslake was introduced to the company. In 1935 the name changed again to Jaguar and William Heynes was introduced as chief engineer.
By this time the company was producing limousines, sports cars and convertibles with 3 engine sizes: 1.5L, 2.5L and 3.5L. The fastest being the 3.5 SS 100 capable of speeds of 100mph and a 0-60 time of about 10.5 seconds. The SS 100 had plenty of success with wins at the Marne Grand Prix at Reims, the Alpine rally, the Villa Real International Event and the RAC rally.
In 1939 with the start of World War II, production was altered to help the war effort but in 1945 things returned to normal and the company changed its name again to Jaguar Cars Ltd.
The Jaguar XK120
1946 saw the introduction of the XK120, developed by William Lyons, inspired by the BMW328. The XK 120 was fitted with a 3442CC Straight Six DOHC engine.
By 1948 the XK120 Roadster was capable of 120mph and yet combined road holding with a comfortable ride. The XK120 Fixed Head Coupe was introduced in 1951 and was better trimmed with a veneer dashboard and
wind-up windows. The XK120 Drophead Coupe followed in 1953. It had a convertible hood which was fully trimmed. The Drophead turned out to be a great competitive race car.
These models where followed in 1954 by the XK140 and in 1957 with the XK150. The XK range continued until 1961, halted by its aging design.
In the mid Fifties the company decided to increase its share of the market. Precarious because of only selling sports and luxury models Jaguar decided to aim at the home market and the MKI was first shown at the 1955 Motor Show. It was a the first Jaguar to have a monocoque chassis.
The MK 1 Jaguar
Instant success was the achieved with the introduction of the MKII an evolution of the earlier Jaguar 2.4 and 3.4 models. It had a better vision with more glass, better dashboard and leather seats as standard until 1967 when leather became an optional extra.
The MK 2 Jaguar
The Mk II featured the same engine sizes, plus the addition of the 3.8 from the XK150. It also spawned a host of variants during the 1960's such as the 1963 S-Type and the 1966 420. Each model went upmarket, filling perceived gaps between the compact Jaguars and the MKX (later renamed as the 420G).
In 1960 Daimler was bought by Jaguar.
Sir William Lyons stepped down in 1966 as Managing Director of the Jaguar
Group, but he remained Chairman and Chief Executive. Joint management was taken up by Grice and England and later the company merged with The British Motor Corporation.
They then merged with Leyland in 1968 to form the largest British production company.
Sir William Lyons retired in 1972, 50 years after starting the company. This threw the company into disarray resulting in the loss and closure of various departments. By 1975 it was declared by the Ryder Report that Jaguar would not continue as an entity. Leyland Cars was then formed which produced the Jaguar XJ-S. Percy Plant became the chairman of Jaguar in 1979 and rumours of closure lowered the workers morale. The workers went on strike in 1980 over grading and pay. Morale was at an all time low when a new full-time chairman, John Egan was appointed in April 1980. With him came new blood, optimism which was well rewarded with better production figures and a new stability realised by 1985. That same year Sir Williams Lyons died
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Jaguar Customer Reviews:
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2.The 2004 Jaguar X-type 3.0L AWD is a great entry level luxury car but a little bit pricey. This car is comparable to the BMW 330xi and the Mercedes C-class, but cost a little bit less. The Jaguar that I purchased back in 2004 was fully loaded for a ...
3.Purchased my 2004 Jaguar in January 2005 with 900 miles. After it hit 3,000 there was rust on the trunk lid where the trim was rubbing the paint....dealer repainted. Whining noise.....dealer replaced drive shaft.....still whining noise....dealer now says I need 4 new tires with only 9800 miles on the car!! Rust returns to trunk also AGAIN...dealer repaints trunk for 2nd time and does very POOR paint job. Okay by this time disappointment would be putting it lightly. I contacted Jaguar Customer Service and got absolutely NO help EXCEPT the would give me 250.00 toward new tires. So now that I am finally just FED up. What kind of problems would I have at 40,000 miles?? I traded the car after owning it for only 16 months. Don't waste your money on this one....you will be disappointed.
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