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Тази година се навършват 50 години на един от най-известните и желателно автомобили в автомобилната история – Jaguar E-Type.

Jaguar Cars will be celebrating this special anniversary year with the компанията passionate followers at high-profile автомобилизъм events throughout 2011.

The company will mark this anniversary at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and then the 2011 New York International Auto Show, where the first E-type respectively made its world and US debuts. This global celebration will continue with activities at the Goodwood Revival, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Pebble Beach Concours dElegance, the Nürburgring Old Таймер Grand Prix, the Monterey Historics, and at customer, club, dealer and lifestyle events worldwide.

When launched in 1961 г., the appeal of E-Type transcended the automotive world. So highly regarded were its inherent rightness of proportion, stance, and purity of line, it was installed as an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It remains in their permanent collection to this day.

The iconic E-Type set new standards in automotive design and performance when it was introduced in 1961. Its influence is still apparent in Jaguars modern range: cars that offer a peerless blend of performance, comfort, cutting-edge technology and award-winning design.

Half a century of progress has not diminished the significance of the E-Type, said Майк ODriscoll, Managing Director на Jaguar Cars and Chairman Jaguar Heritage. It was a sensation when it was launched, and remains Jaguars most enduring and iconic symbol. The E-Type is simply one of the most вълнуващи cars някога created and a legacy to the genius of Jaguars founder, Sir William Lyons.

E-Type собственици са включени личности като Стив Маккуин, Бриджит Бардо и Тони Къртис. Този спортен автомобил става синоним на Swinging шейсетте като Бийтълс и мини пола.

It is impossible to overstate the impact the E-Type had when it was unveiled in 1961, said Иън Callum, Jaguar Design Director. Here is a car that капсулирани the spirit of the revolutionary era it came to symbolize. The E-Type is a design that even today continues to inform the work we do in стайлинг the Jaguars of the future.

Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961, Jaguars E-Type caused a sensation. Capable of achieving 150mph измерване, but costing a fraction of the price of rivals with similar performance, it was the affordable supercar and became an instant icon – remaining on for sale 14 years.

E-Type факти за редакторите:

  • [ ][ ]The E-Type was first presented to the worlds press at the restaurant du Parc des Eaux Vives in Geneva on 15th March 1961. Such was the media excitement and clamor for demonstration runs up a nearby hillclimb that Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons instructed chief test driver Norman Dewis to drive through the night from Coventry to bring the model to Switzerland.
  • [] [] E-Type е известен също като на XK-E в Съединените щати.
  • [] [] Северна Америка дебют се състоя в Ню Йорк Auto Show през април 1961 г.
    • [] [] Обезпечение материали с тази версия:
      • [] [] Jaguar автомобили Ню Йорк Прес съобщение от 1961 г.
        [] Снимка от 1961 г. Ню Йорк авто шоу ягуар дисплей
        [] 1961 Реклама, която се появява в Ню Йоркър ™
  • [] [] Общо 72,520 E-типове са били произведени, от които 83 % са били изнесени от Великобритания. 43,765 са били доставени в САЩ и продава като XK-д.
  • [ ][ ]Even Enzo Ferrari admitted it was the most beautiful car in the world.
  • [ ][ ]The E-types straight-six engine had powered Jaguar to five Le Mans victories in the 1950s and by 1961 in 3. 8-litre form produced 265bhp and 260lb ft of torque, making the car a genuine 150mph измерване на proposition and, like its XK120 predecessor, the fastest production car in the world.
  • [ ][ ]At launch the E-Type cost $5595 for the Roadster or OTS (Open two-seater) and $5895 for the Coupe or FHC (Fixed head coupe) this standard included wire колела. Adjusted for inflation dollars in 2011, the E-type would cost about $41,000 for the roadster and $43,000 for the coupe.
  • [ ][ ]The E-Types perfectly proportioned bodywork was the work of Малкълм Sayer, an aeronautical engineer training by who also applied his aerodynamic expertise in shaping the earlier Le Mans-winning C and D-Type racers.
  • [ ][ ]The E-type remained in production for 14 years, selling more than 70,000 units, making it Europes first mass-produced sports car.