A #Jaguar for #Caturday.
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A #Jaguar for #Caturday. Over the last two weeks I’ve described how Jaguar, a marque to an extent defined by its use of inline sixes, dealt with the question of whether to adopt ‘V’ engines. In 1994, the company introduced X300, a heavily restyled XJ40. Under the bonnet, the AJ16 inline six, a development of the AJ6. This 1997 X300, seen at the British Motor Museum in 2023, was the last car off the line fitted with a Jag straight six. Change was afoot. (1/2)
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A #Jaguar for #Caturday. Over the last two weeks I’ve described how Jaguar, a marque to an extent defined by its use of inline sixes, dealt with the question of whether to adopt ‘V’ engines. In 1994, the company introduced X300, a heavily restyled XJ40. Under the bonnet, the AJ16 inline six, a development of the AJ6. This 1997 X300, seen at the British Motor Museum in 2023, was the last car off the line fitted with a Jag straight six. Change was afoot. (1/2)
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In 1997, the X300 was replaced by the visually almost identical X308. But under the skin, there were structural changes and a new V8 engine, AJ-V8, which for a while became the only engine fitted across the Jaguar range. The AJ-V8 was built at the Bridgend engine factory operated by Jaguar’s parent, Ford. (2/2)
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