Jaguar is at present solely producing one mannequin, the F-Tempo SUV, after killing off the remainder of its lineup in anticipation of upcoming electrical automobiles which might be 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 stated new E-Sorts.
These two roadsters are a unique animal from the 2017 E-Kind Reborn and the 2021 E-Kind 60 Assortment, which had been all restorations constructed on present automobiles. Jaguar’s Traditional 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-Kind Commemorative, these Sequence I automobiles are impressed by the Sequence III Commemorative Editions of which 50 had been inbuilt 1974 as a part of the automobile’s last manufacturing run.
Each are powered by Jag’s famend 3.8-liter inline-6 engine, however with digital gas injection added and a five-speed guide transmission instead of the unique four-speed. Different trendy touches embody Jaguar Traditional’s Bluetooth-equipped radio and a heated windshield. Jaguar hasn’t stated whether or not any modifications had been made to the brakes, suspension or different parts; it looks like powertrain modifications apart, the brand new automobiles are similar 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 Traditional had by no means carried out earlier than. Etched into the anodized aluminum middle console is a Sequence I blueprint taken from the archives, which has been displayed on the New York Museum of Trendy Artwork alongside the E-Kind 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 parts created from 18-carat gold, mom of pearl and stable silver. The bar within the grille is created from silver with guilloche mom of pearl, with the Growler brand 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 “offers decadent tactility.” The dashboard switches switches are knurled silver with a hallmarked silver bezel, too.
Jaguar Traditional hasn’t stated how a lot the E-Kind Commemoratives value 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-Sorts of your personal, too dangerous. Jaguar says these two would be the solely ones that its Traditional division will ever construct.
