Jaguar is presently solely producing one mannequin, the F-Tempo SUV, after killing off the remainder of its lineup in anticipation of upcoming electrical automobiles which are nonetheless over a yr away. Seems that’s not precisely true, although — Jag simply introduced that it constructed two new E-Sorts for a buyer in Southeast Asia. That’s proper, I mentioned new E-Sorts.
These two roadsters are a special animal from the 2017 E-Sort Reborn and the 2021 E-Sort 60 Assortment, which had been all restorations constructed on current automobiles. Jaguar’s Basic division constructed the 2 new E-Sorts from scratch utilizing unique blueprints, with over 2,000 hours of labor going into each. Known as the E-Sort Commemorative, these Collection I automobiles are impressed by the Collection III Commemorative Editions of which 50 had been inbuilt 1974 as a part of the automobile’s remaining manufacturing run.
Each are powered by Jag’s famend 3.8-liter inline-6 engine, however with digital gasoline injection added and a five-speed guide transmission instead of the unique four-speed. Different fashionable touches embrace Jaguar Basic’s Bluetooth-equipped radio and a heated windshield. Jaguar hasn’t mentioned whether or not any modifications had been made to the brakes, suspension or different elements; it looks as if powertrain adjustments apart, the brand new automobiles are identical to the originals.
One of many E-Sorts is painted Opal Black whereas the opposite is Signet Inexperienced, each colours utilized by that 1974 particular version. The interiors have tan Bridge of Weir leather-based with hand-woven seat facilities, one thing Jaguar Basic had by no means achieved earlier than. Etched into the anodized aluminum heart console is a Collection I blueprint taken from the archives, which has been displayed on the New York Museum of Fashionable Artwork alongside the E-Sort that’s a part of the museum’s everlasting assortment.
To actually make these E-Sorts particular, Jaguar collaborated with Deakin & Francis, England’s oldest manufacturing jeweller that has been working since 1786, to create elements constituted of 18-carat gold, mom of pearl and stable silver. The bar within the grille is constituted of silver with guilloche mom of pearl, with the Growler emblem being product of gold, and the rear badges are enamelled sterling silver. The steering wheel horn button is silver with a gold Growler and mom of pearl inlay, and the shift knob is sterling silver, once more with mom of pearl and a gold Growler that Jaguar says “supplies decadent tactility.” The dashboard switches switches are knurled silver with a hallmarked silver bezel, too.
Jaguar Basic hasn’t mentioned how a lot the E-Sort Commemoratives price to fee and produce, however absolutely it was an astronomical quantity. No particulars concerning the purchaser got both, solely that they’re “a loyal, discerning consumer.” In the event you’re a mega-rich individual studying this and wish new E-Kinds of your personal, too unhealthy. Jaguar says these two would be the solely ones that its Basic division will ever construct.
