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Jaguar E-Type V12 - twelve-cylinder luxury sports car at a budget price

Name: Jaguar E 1971
Brand: Jaguar

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Created on July 17, 2011

Text:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - Acceleration race against jet fighter Jaguar

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Jaguar E V12 (1971) - the V-12 coupé with its namesake, the B.A.C. Breguet Jaguar supersonic airplane

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - Photo from the 1972 sales brochure

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - Convertible version

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - on the banked curve

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Jaguar E Series 3 (1971) - US specification

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Jaguar E Series 3 (1974) - the open version

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Jaguar E Series 3 (1971) - Convertible of the Series 3

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - Convertible in idyllic surroundings

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - early Series 3 V12 Jaguar

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - drives into the night

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Jaguar E V12 (1974) - Advertising image from 1974

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Jaguar E Series 3 (1971) - Interior of the Coupé

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - the V12 engine in the E-Type

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Jaguar E V12 (1971) - a closer look at the V-12 engine

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Jaguar E (1971) - Production of the V-12 engine

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Jaguar E V12 (1972) - Harry Mundy and Walter Hassan with their V12

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Jaguar E (1971) - heavily machine-assisted production of the V-12 engine

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Jaguar E (1971) - cylinder head, cam groove, gasket etc. of the twelve-cylinder engine

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Jaguar E (1971) - Engine block and crankshaft

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Jaguar E (1971) - crankshaft, pistons, connecting rods etc. of the twelve-cylinder engine

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Jaguar E V12 (1971) - dynamic drawing by Gordon Horner to announce the new V12 E-Type

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Summary

Although it had already been on the market for ten years, a new twelve-cylinder engine gave the Jaguar E-Type another lasting upgrade in 1971. Hardly any competitor offered comparable performance, and even sports cars from Italy that were twice as expensive could hardly outperform the E-Type. The V12 E-Type was convincing almost across the board, but its comparatively high fuel consumption brought it to an end after just four years of production due to the oil crisis and rising fuel prices.

This article contains the following chapters

Descendant with a heavy legacy
Stricter environmental regulations
Newly designed twelve-cylinder engine
No exotic background noise
Committed to luxury
Inexpensive at the time
At the wrong time
Sought-after classic cars
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Although it had already been on the market for ten years, a new twelve-cylinder engine gave the Jaguar E-Type another lasting upgrade in 1971. Hardly any competitor offered comparable performance, and even sports cars from Italy that were twice as expensive could hardly outperform the E-Type. The Jaguar E-Type - known as the XKE in America - was the sensation of the 1961 Geneva Motor Show. The ravishingly shaped sports car turned the heads of car enthusiasts and made it easy to reach for the wallet, because the E-Type offered the best driving performance at a discount price, at least compared to other comparable sports cars.

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