Photo: Jeroen Hamers
The Jaguar MK2, built between 1959 and 1967 is a true time machine. It dates back from a time when cars, especially British ones, were made with pride and passion, and it did show in the final product. It was built in Coventry, by Jaguar which, at the time, was not owned by Indian investors.
The MK2 was a very sleek and great to look at saloon, which packed quite a punch, for the period in which it was built. Power came from a 2.4-liter engine with 120 hp, a 3.4-liter unit with 210 hp or a 3.8-liter engine with 220 hp. The pick of the bunch is the 3.4-liter unit which offers a lot of power, and not as much weight over the front axle as the 3.8, thus not compromising the reportedly excellent handling.
Performance-wise, a 3.4-liter car, fitted with an automatic gearbox was clocked at 119.9 mph (193 km/h), back in 1961, and it managed to complete the sprint from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 11.9 seconds, figures which could easily match modern traffic, and with the broad spread of torque, in-gear performance is excellent. The 3.8-liter car with a manual was much quicker to 100 km/h, taking just 8.5 seconds to reach it.
Styling-wise, it was an improvement of the of the MK1’s aerodynamic shape, featuring the same typically-British tapered rear and excellent proportions, courtesy of Sir William Lions’ genius, and his philosophy of ‘grace, pace and space’. The interior lots of wood and leather, arranged in an equally-British fashion, which has sadly been lost over the course of the years, and the numerous owner swaps Jaguar has gone through. It is also one of those cars which make you see everything in grainy black and white, with distorted sound.
Performance-wise, a 3.4-liter car, fitted with an automatic gearbox was clocked at 119.9 mph (193 km/h), back in 1961, and it managed to complete the sprint from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 11.9 seconds, figures which could easily match modern traffic, and with the broad spread of torque, in-gear performance is excellent. The 3.8-liter car with a manual was much quicker to 100 km/h, taking just 8.5 seconds to reach it.
Styling-wise, it was an improvement of the of the MK1’s aerodynamic shape, featuring the same typically-British tapered rear and excellent proportions, courtesy of Sir William Lions’ genius, and his philosophy of ‘grace, pace and space’. The interior lots of wood and leather, arranged in an equally-British fashion, which has sadly been lost over the course of the years, and the numerous owner swaps Jaguar has gone through. It is also one of those cars which make you see everything in grainy black and white, with distorted sound.
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