MR short test 1961 - Jaguar Type "E" Coupé (Series 1, 1961)
Summary
In July 1961, Motor Rundschau conducted a short test of the Jaguar E-Type Coupé and found that the Jaguar was appealing as a car because it was easy to handle despite its high performance, its technical details were based on tried-and-tested components and because it was spacious despite its low body line.
This article contains the following chapters
- Short and sweet
- Body/dimensions
Estimated reading time: 3min
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Key values: For English motorists, the Jaguar brand is synonymous with a car that combines maximum performance with a low price. In England, this also applies to the Jaguar Type "E" (*), a high-performance sports car which, however, differs from other cars in this class in that it handles like a small passenger car in the heaviest city traffic and has the driving characteristics of a racing car on the open road. The amazingly elastic 3.8-liter 6-cylinder engine with two overhead camshafts, which produces 265 hp at 5500 rpm and has a maximum torque of 35.95 mkg at 4000 rpm, was developed from the engine that Jaguar has been using for the passenger car program for 12 years. This proven engine is used today in a 2.4-liter, 3.4-liter and 3.8-liter displacement, but with correspondingly lower engine output in the Jaguar sedans.
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