Jaguar Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1922

Britain's storied luxury and sports-car marque — from the Le Mans-winning C-/D-Type and the immortal E-Type to the XJ saloon — now reinventing itself as an all-electric brand.

Models

E-Type

The 1961–1975 E-Type — a 150-mph beauty Enzo Ferrari reportedly called the most beautiful car ever made.

Sports car · 1961–1975
XK120

Jaguar's 1948 sensation — the world's fastest production car of its day and the debut of the legendary XK twin-cam six.

Sports car · 1948–1954
XK140

The 1954–1957 evolution of the XK120 — more power, more cabin room, and rack-and-pinion steering.

Sports car · 1954–1957
XK150

The final XK sports car (1957–1961) — the first Jaguar with four-wheel disc brakes, replaced by the E-Type.

Sports car · 1957–1961
C-Type

The XK120-C competition car — won Le Mans in 1951 and 1953, the second time at the first-ever 100-mph average.

Racing sports car · 1951–1953
D-Type

Jaguar's monocoque Le Mans legend — winner of the 24 Hours in 1955, 1956 and 1957.

Racing sports car · 1954–1957
XKSS

A road-legal D-Type — one of the rarest Jaguars, most of an intended run lost in the 1957 Browns Lane fire.

Sports car · 1957–1957
Mark 2

The definitive 1960s sports saloon — fast, elegant, and equally famous as a bank-robbers' getaway car and a police pursuit car.

Sports saloon · 1959–1967
Mark VII

Jaguar's big XK-engined luxury saloon of the early 1950s — a Monte Carlo Rally winner and a major US export success.

Full-size luxury saloon · 1950–1956
Mark X

Jaguar's vast, unitary-construction flagship saloon (1961–1970) — renamed 420G in 1966.

Full-size luxury saloon · 1961–1970
S-Type (1963)

The original 1963–1968 S-Type — a Mark 2 derivative with independent rear suspension and a longer tail.

Sports saloon · 1963–1968
XJ

Jaguar's flagship saloon for half a century (1968–2019) — the car that defined the marque, from the Series 1 to the all-aluminium X351.

Full-size luxury car · 1968–2019
XJS

Jaguar's long-lived V12 grand tourer (1975–1996) — the E-Type's controversial, buttress-flanked successor.

Grand tourer · 1975–1996
XK

The modern XK8/XKR grand tourer (1996–2014) — Jaguar's return to a sporting two-door and its first V8 since the 1960s.

Grand tourer · 1996–2014
F-Type

Jaguar's spiritual heir to the E-Type — a 2013–2024 sports car and the marque's last petrol-powered model.

Sports car · 2013–2024
S-Type (1999)

The retro-styled 1999–2008 mid-size saloon — a Ford-era Jaguar that revived a 1960s nameplate, including the supercharged S-Type R.

Executive car · 1999–2008
X-Type

Jaguar's smallest saloon (2001–2009) — a Ford-Mondeo-based compact executive offered with all-wheel drive and, later, an estate.

Compact executive car · 2001–2009
XF

The car that modernised Jaguar's design (2007–2024) — a sleek mid-size saloon and estate, with supercharged XFR/XFR-S performance models.

Executive car · 2007–2024
XE

Jaguar's modern compact executive saloon (2015–2024) — a rear-drive 3-Series rival, including the supercharged XE SV Project 8.

Compact executive car · 2015–2024
F-Pace

Jaguar's first SUV (2016–2025) — a best-selling mid-size crossover, topped by the supercharged-V8 F-Pace SVR, and the last combustion Jaguar ever built.

Mid-size luxury SUV · 2016–2025
E-Pace

Jaguar's compact crossover (2017–2024) — a smaller, more affordable SUV built below the F-Pace.

Compact luxury SUV · 2017–2024
I-Pace

Jaguar's first all-electric car (2018–2024) — a bold, award-winning EV crossover that beat the Tesla Model X rivals to market.

Electric SUV · 2018–2024

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