13 Fascinating Facts about the Jaguar Brand

The Jaguar brand makes luxury cars that many of us wished we owned. When we see a Jaguar car driving down the road, we automatically stop and stare at its beautifully designed exterior and wish we were seated in the interior. However, there is much we do not know about this fascinating brand that was founded by Sir William Lyons and William Walmsley, in which we are about to discover.

Get the Facts:

1. Jaguar was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922.

2. The company originally made motorcycle sidecars before developing passenger cars.

3. In 1935, the SS Jaguar name first appeared on a 2.5-litre saloon and sports models of which were the SS 90 and SS 100.

(Photo shown: 1935 SS90)

5. The name changed from Swallow Sidecar Company to Jaguar Cars Ltd, in 1945.

6. In 1948, The XK120 was a breakthrough both for Jaguar and post-WWII sports cars.

7. In the late 1950s, Mark 2 became one of the most recognizable Jaguar models ever produced.

8. Jaguar was acquired by Ford in 1990.

9. Jaguar’s sales slogan for years was “Grace, Space, Pace”.

10. The Jaguar XK dual overhead camshaft (DOHC) inline 6-cylinder engine was introduced in 1949 and was manufactured until 1992.

11. The XJ220 was the world’s fastest production car in 1992.

12. On June 2nd 2008, Ford Sold Jaguar to Tata Motors of India.

13. Jaguar models have sported the famous chrome plated Leaping Jaguar, traditionally forming part of the radiator cap, also known as “The Leaper”. It has now been dropped from all the latest Jaguar models.

This amazing car brand has certainly been around for a long time and has provided many outstanding cars over the years. Hopefully, these 13 fascinating facts about Jaguar have captured your attention just as much as the magnificent cars this brand creates.