Jaguar

Jaguar Cars Ltd. - British automobile company that specializes in the manufacture of vehicles of class "luxury". Since 2008, belongs to the Indian company Tata Motors. The headquarters - in the city of Coventry.

The existence of the company started with 20 years of XX century. At this time it was the company Swallow Sidecar, and producing wheelchairs for motorcycles. It did not bring much income, then the company changed its specialization in the production of components for the Austin 7.

After performing in the 1927 income of a large order allowed the company to expand its production and manufacture parts models Fiat 509A, Morris Cowley, Wolseley Hornet, and then she began to design and develop new models of cars.

Most popular models were Jaguar SS90 and Jaguar SS100, named for the founder of William Lyons.

In the middle of the XX century, the company changed its name to Jaguar, as the initials SS associated companies after the war with the Nazi regime.

At the same time there was a Jaguar Mk VII, which was increased engine output to 190 horsepower.

In 1950, Jaguar began working with the firm Daimler Motor Company (not to be confused with Daimler-Benz), which produced cars in the class of close to Jaguar. Since 1960, Daimler became part of Jaguar. The company itself, which has begun difficulties with sales in 1966, began to cooperate and became part of British Motor. Since that time, Jaguar models were used more and more popular.

By the 1960s, concern Jaguar won the American market models, Jaguar XK150 and XK150 Roadster with an engine capacity to 3.4 liters.

From 1960 to 1980 were issued a series of sports cars and sedans, which are sold at high price, but different high quality.

At the end of 1960 was issued with an upgraded model of the Jaguar 6-cylinder engine. After a while, in the early 1970s, began production of Jaguar XJ12, a 12-cylinder engine capacity of 311 horsepower. From 1968 to 1983 were released the following models: Jaguar XJ8 - Sedan, XJR 4.0 Supercharged, Jaguar XJ-C - Coupe, Jaguar XJ-S - it was the first time an engine AJ6. In 1988 he released a new model, which again became widely known - Jaguar XJ220, but later it was changed and displayed at Tokyo Auto Show.

In late 1980 the company opened a branch Jaguar Sport, which produced sports car models. At the same branch of the firm Jaguar is Ford.

In the late 1990s in Switzerland at the exhibition was shown a model sports car in the back "coupe", and convertible.

In 2000-2004. car brands Jaguar back participated in Formula-1 racing as a team, "Jaguar", using the engines Cosworth. Especially for this model car was released F-Type Concept and Silverstone.