Jaguar World (June 2023)

The June 2023 edition of Jaguar World includes the following feature stories:

◊ Final 50 E-Types: Revisiting the commemorative edition produced to mark the end of E-Type production.

◊ F-Type 75: We dash across Spain in the limited-edition V8 which will mark the end of Jaguar sports car production.

◊ Le Mans ‘53: We mark the 70 years since Jaguar’s win put the brand on the motorsport map.

◊ Tech: Delving into the workings of Jaguar’s adaptive Computer Active Technology Suspension (CATS).

◊ Living With The X300: What’s involved in owning and running the ‘90s XJ which became a modern classic while you weren’t looking.

◊ Modified X-Type: A selection of carefully installed OEMstyle upgrades turn this X-Type into the car it could have been from the start.

◊ XJ Survivor: They find a XJ (series 2 ) which has survived the ravages of the British climate by emigrating to Scandinavia.

◊ Workshop Q & A: Headlight adjustments on modern XKs and XJ40 suspension issues.

◊ Workshop - XK Oil Pump: Dropping the subframe and removing the sump on a Mark 1 Jaguar.

◊ Workshop - XF Air-condtioning Fix: Stripping down the front end and replacing the condenser.

◊ Archives: Snapshot from 100 years of Jaguar (see below). .

From the Archives: We roll back the clock to July 1975 this month with this shot of the Jaguar XJ12 based fire tender taking up position before the start of that year’s British Grand Prix. Despite the hailstorm during the last three laps which caused Scheckter, Hunt and Donohue to aquaplane out of contention the modified XJ 12 wasn’t called on for its intended duty, but had it been needed it was well up to the task. The rear seats were replaced by a 200-litre tank with twin 20-metre hoses coiled up in the footwells and the boot full of cutting kit and fire extinguishers. Oh, and the polished Wolfrace slot mags and twin air horns on the offside front wing. This year was the first GP to include the new hairpin at Woodcote, which had been demanded by the sport in the interests of safety, yet which was still obviously considered a crash site as it’s here that the XJ12 was stationed. Jaguar-based fire tenders have been a constant presence at Silverstone ever since, with the circuit later using the XJ40, X300 XJR and then S-Type R and XE.