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Jaguar E-Type

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The Jaguar E-Type is a British sports car produced from 1961 to 1975, offered as a coupe and a convertible and built around a long, low bonnet enclosing a straight six or later V12 engine. Enzo Ferrari is widely reported to have called it the most beautiful car ever made on its 1961 launch, and it is regarded as one of the defining automotive designs of the 1960s.

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Year
1961 1
Significance
Its sleek styling, technical innovation and competitive pricing made the E-Type an instant icon, and its advanced construction pushed the wider industry toward similar designs. 1
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The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974.
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  • opening paragraph, sentence 1 (production dates clause)
    The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974.
  • opening paragraph, sentence 1 (manufacturer clause)
    The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974.
  • opening paragraph, sentence 2 (icon status clause)
    Its sleek appearance, advanced technologies, high performance, and competitive pricing established it as an icon.
  • Of Make: Jaguar Cars, Infobox: manufacturer
    Jaguar Cars
  • Generations: Jaguar E-Type Series 1, Lead
    is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974
  • has versions: Jaguar E-Type Series 1, Lead
    is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974
  • Generations: Jaguar E-Type Series 2, Lead
    is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974
  • has versions: Jaguar E-Type Series 2, Lead
    is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974
  • Generations: Jaguar E-Type Series 3, Lead
    is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974
  • has versions: Jaguar E-Type Series 3, Lead
    is a British front-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974
  • has versions: Jaguar Lightweight E-Type, Lead
    Twelve lightweight cars plus two spare bodies were made by Jaguar.
  • has versions: Jaguar E1A, Lead
    Jaguar's racing department was given the brief to use D-Type style construction to build a road-going sports car to replace the XK150.
  • has versions: Jaguar E2A, Lead
    Jaguar's second E-Type concept was E2A which, unlike the E1A, was constructed from a steel chassis with an aluminium body.
  • has versions: Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero, Lead
    Jaguar unveiled a modern revival of the 1968 E-Type series 1.5 roadster with an all-electric, zero-emission powertrain in September 2017.
  • has versions: Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe, Lead
    One car was built to test the concept designed as a coupé.
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