The Jaguar
MKII is the most characteristic Jaguar "Sport-sedan" in
history. Almost everybody knows and recognises the car as a Jaguar.
The MKII was
a car with two faces: on the one hand, it was a very fast sport-sedan,
which made the car favourite of British crooks as well as the police (a
fact which was made full use of in many films and television series;
think of Get Carter –1970-, featuring Michael Caine, and more recently,
Inspector Morse). On the other hand, it was a very comfortable
acceptable business car in which the ‘upper class’ would happily
present themselves.
The MKII
derived its power and speed from the famous Jaguar XK engine with which
Jaguar had been able to win in Le Mans in 1951 and in 1953 (3.4-litre
version). The XK engine in the MKII was available in three different
cylinder capacities, namely 2483 cc/120 horsepower, 3442 cc/190
horsepower and 3781cc/220 horsepower respectively. The 3.8 version had a
top speed of no less than 120.5 miles per hour (about 201 km/h). The
Jaguar MKII was built until 1967.
Nowadays, the
Jaguar MKII is a very popular classic. The MKII is very suitable for
daily (business) use and will give the lucky owner much driving pleasure
as well as a distinct image concerning the choice of car...
Technical
data
Six-cylinder
engine
cylinder capacity: 3781 cc.
capacity: 213 bhp.
top speed: 120 mph. - 195 km/h.
gearbox: 3 speed, automatic
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