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Queen Elizabeth’s 2001 Jaguar Daimler V8 Super LWB is for sale

Her Highness Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom. She passed away in 2022 at the age of 96. Everything related to her and the royal family is considered collectible. She has owned several cars and one of them, a 2001 Jaguar Daimler V8 Super LWB is for sale.

At the end of 2023, a 2004 Range Rover from the collection of Queen Elizabeth II was sold at auction, and now the Jaguar Daimler V8 Super LWB is looking for a new owner. The car was used as the Queen’s personal transport between 2001 and 2006. It is finished in British Racing Green and is in excellent condition, which is no surprise since it was kept in a temperature-controlled garage as part of their impressive private collection. It should be noted that there is part of the red pinstriping missing and that there is a small dent on the front passenger door and rear wing.

The luxurious interior is decorated with catkin beige leather with the green stitching combined with green carpet, wooden fold down picnic tables on the backs of the front seats, lambs wool mats, and a Jaguar/Motorola car phone in the arm rest. In the place where the ashtray would have been, there are now a James Bondesque bank of control buttons for the flashing blue strobe lights, alternating flashing headlights and special blue identification lights below the rear view mirror. British Racing Green leather also covers the dashboard, and there is a silver plaque stating that the car was specially built for HH Queen Elizabeth II.

This Jaguar Daimler V8 Super LWB is powered by a 4.0-L V8 engine with 280 bhp, paired with a 5-speed automatic gearbox. It accelerates from 0-60 mph in around 7 seconds with a top speed of 149 mph (240 km/h). The odometer shows 26,000 kilometers.

The auction ends on April 29 and the highest bid at the time of writing was £40,250 GBP.

Source: Bonhams

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Queen Elizabeth's 2001 Jaguar Daimler V8 Super LWB is for sale
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Nissan and JLR Group will use Formula E technology

The use of racing car technology in road legal cars is nothing new, but many manufacturers are choosing this way to increase the performance of their new electric models. One of them is Nissan and the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Group, which, using the experience from their Formula E teams, are trying to keep up with the growing competition in the electric vehicle segment.

Formula E is ideal for the development of electric mobility, and it should be noted that Formula E cars start each race with only 60% battery capacity, and the rest must be generated by braking. This forces manufacturers to develop more efficient systems and better software to improve performance and autonomy.

The Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Group is investing £15 billion in the production of electric vehicles, and will use silicon carbide inverter technology. This solution was primarily developed for their Formula E cars, but will also be used to improve efficiency in future premium electric models. JLR has already used the knowledge gained from managing battery temperatures to improve the range of the Jaguar I-Pace by 20 kilometers.

Nissan also plans to produce 19 all-electric models over the next two years, and Nissan Formula E team boss Tommaso Volpe said their race car’s software was originally based on that of the Nissan Leaf.

Source: Reuters

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Jaguar F-Type ZP Edition

Jaguar will soon end the production of sports cars powered by an internal combustion engine, and to end a long story, the British manufacturer has presented a limited edition of the F-Type sports model, the Jaguar F-Type ZP Edition.

The car will be offered with two special body colors (blue and gray) with which Jaguar once again pays tribute to the legendary E-Type, which is still considered one of the most beautiful cars of all time. A total of 150 examples of the F-Type ZP Edition will be produced in both Coupé and Cabriolet body styles.

Jaguar F-Type ZP Edition will be powered by a 5.0L V8 engine with 575 hp (423 kW) and 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power to push the car to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds with a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). Power is sent to all wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission. It is mounted on specially made 20-inch aluminum wheels.

Each car will have plates (One of 150) placed on the lower part of the fenders, door sills and in the cabin, which is lined with premium materials.

When it comes to price, it is currently unknown how much this limited edition will cost.

Source: Jaguar

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Jaguar F-Type ZP Edition