Lister Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1954

Cambridge-born British sports car maker — creator of the legendary Knobbly racer of the 1950s and, in its modern life, the 7.0-litre V12 Storm supercar and Jaguar-based performance specials.

Models

Lister Knobbly

The definitive 1950s Lister — a Jaguar-powered sports-racer with rippled aluminium bodywork so nicknamed for its curved 'knobbly' panels; Britain's most successful sports-racing car of the era.

Sports racing car · 1957–1959
Lister-Bristol

Lister's first serious competition car — a lightweight tubular-chassis sports-racer powered by a tuned Bristol two-litre engine, predecessor to the famous Knobbly.

Sports racing car · 1954–1957
Le Mans

A heavily reworked Jaguar XJS transformed by Laurence Pearce into a 200 mph grand tourer — one of the fastest four-seat cars in the world when new.

Grand tourer · 1989–1993
Storm

A bespoke 7.0-litre V12 supercar — the fastest four-seat GT of the 1990s, claimed at 208 mph, and a race-proven FIA GT Championship winner in 2000.

Grand tourer · 1993–2003
LFT-666

A heavily reengineered Jaguar F-Type R producing 666 bhp — limited to 99 examples at £141,000 and claimed to be the fastest production Jaguar-based car ever built.

Sports car · 2018–present
Stealth

A 666 bhp Jaguar F-Pace-based performance SUV — billed at launch as Britain's fastest SUV with 0–60 mph in 3.6 seconds.

Mid-size SUV · 2020–present

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