The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car that was produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd. between 1954 and 1957. Designed specifically to win the Le Mans 24-hour race, it shared the straight-6 XK engine and many mechanical components with its C-Type predecessor.

Designed specifically to win the Le Mans 24-hour race, the D-Type was produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd. between 1954 and 1957. Sharing the straight-6 XK engine and many mechanical components with its C-Type predecessor its structure however was radically different.

2017年9月10日 · Packed with innovation, this sports car was designed to take on Ferrari and win the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race. Here is everything you need to know. The Jaguar D-type might share components...

1 天前 · The D-type’s record at Le Mans — three wins in the four years from 1954 to ’57, albeit only one of those by a works car — is eloquent justification of Sayer’s excellent chassis and aerodynamic design in particular, but also of Jaguar’s racing programme in general.

The Jaguar D-Type was a purebred racing machine, a direct evolution of the successful C-Type. With its slippery, wind-cheating body shaped by advanced aviation-inspired aerodynamics, it was built for one thing: outright victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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One of the most authentic Jaguar D-Type Jaguars to have survived from period competition use. Restored by leading British Jaguar specialist John Pearson. Fitted with a correct spec. D-Type six-cylinder racing engine fully prepared and tuned by Sigma Engineering.

The Jaguar D-Type was designed specifically to win the Le Mans 24-hour race, it shared the straight-6 XK engine and many mechanical components with its C-Type. Its structure, however, was radically different, with innovative monocoque construction and slippery aerodynamics that integrated aviation technology,...

2020年11月15日 · Jaguar’s 1954 competition programme for the D-type comprised three events: the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Reims 12 Hours and the Dundrod Tourist Trophy. Le Mans and the TT were rounds four and five of the 1954 World Sportscar Championship.

2020年5月28日 · Jaguar D-Type: XKD605 / 393RW. This car is on show at the British Motor Museum, flanked by the XJ220 concept and the Le Mans winning XJR9. The D-type is in remarkably good condition and features practical little additions and modifications that tell you the car is still in occasional use.