E-Type Lightweight (United Kingdom, 2014)

JaguarJaguarUnited Kingdom, 1922 > present53 models
2174 photos
16 videos
introduced the E-Type LightweightJaguar E-Type LightweightUnited Kingdom, 2014 > present in 2014, a replica of the original Jaguar E-Type Lightweight. 

Each of these vehicles is built respecting the exact specifications of the last E-Type Lightweight produced in 1964 and are produced by hand in the same place where the Jaguar E-Type was first constructed: the Browns Lane factory in Coventry, England. The new E-Type Lightweight vehicles are sold as historical competition cars, all of them with possibility of being homologated by FIA ​​for competition.

The new vehicles are the remaining six units of the Special GT E-Type project. Started in February 1963, the project aimed to build 18 units but only 12 were eventually built The six numbers remaining chassis remained dormant until now, since the six new vehicles with aluminum body incorporate the numbers original historical frame of E-Type from the 60s.

Each of the new E-Type Lightweight are hand made at Browns Lane and is as attractive as one of the originals. The central component of the E-Type Lightweight is its aluminum body. This material is switched from steel production E-Type to reduce its weight, achieving a reduction of approximately 114 kg compared to the production model.

Despite the 50 year age difference, the aluminum construction of the six new E-Type provides them an immediate affinity with the F-TYPEJaguar F-Type (modern) Gen.1United Kingdom, 2012 > present33 versions
104 photos
3 videos
and XJJaguar XJUnited Kingdom, 1968 > present4 series
116 versions
141 photos
2 videos
in Jaguar's current model range, which are built with aluminum bodies.

The E-Type Lightweight was equipped with an advanced version of the six-cylinder in-line engine of the Jaguar XK, which, thanks to two trees overhead cam with chain drive and its aluminum head with hemispherical combustion chambers continued to be considered advanced in 1963, despite having been used in the 1948 XK 120Jaguar XK 120United Kingdom, 1948 > 19546 versions
41 photos
.

This engine was responsible for the 5 victories of the C-TypeJaguar C-TypeUnited Kingdom, 1951 > present1 photo
and the D-TypeJaguar D-TypeUnited Kingdom, 1954 > 19543 versions
18 photos
at Le Mans during the fifties and the unit developed for the E-Type Lightweight is based on the 3868cc engine with which the D-Type won at Le Mans in 1957. Either with carburators or fuel injection power is substantially higher than 300hp and with a torque of about 380Nm at 4,500 rpm, the engine provides the Lightweight high elasticity, a traditional characteristic of the racing engines from Jaguar.

Power is transferred through a lightweight steering wheel with reduced inertia, a single disc clutch and a manual gearbox with four short synchronized gears, just like the E-Type Lightweight at the time.

The Advanced Design Studio of Jaguar participated in the project from the start and had a mission to achieve the appropriate level of coating for the new vehicle, in addition to selecting the materials used and the type and color of finish.