Trivia Challenge

In what year did the Browns fire destroy all but 16 XKSS cars that were in production?

When Jaguar realised that their competitors had diesel powered cars available in the luxury sector they rushed to get a diesel powered Jaguar out there, much to the consternation of Jaguar enthusiasts. Do you know which model of Jaguar was the first to come with the option of a Diesel engine?

Which Jaguar model was the first to be fitted with a diesel engine?

In 2005 the XJ was available with a number of trim options. Which of the ones listed below was NOT a trim option in this year?

The SS100 had a 3.5 litre straight six engine, and had a 0 - 60mph time of 10.5 seconds, but what was it's top speed?

How did Jaguar F-Pace get the company into the Guinness Book of Records?

Lyons and Walmsley launched their first car, the Austin Seven Swallow, priced at just £175 in what year?

The same engine as was used in the MG Metro 6R4 Rally Car found it's way into one model of Jaguar, with Jaguar refinements of course - it was a 3.5l twin turbo V6. Which Jaguar model did it appear in?

When the Swallow Sidecar Company changed name to Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company and moved from Cocker Street, Blackpool to a new premises at Holbrook Lane, Coventry they managed to increase production from 12 coachbuilt cars to how many per day?

Jaguar produced a generation of Jaguar models named '-Type' and each model had a different letter in front of the '-Type'. For example one model was the 'X-Type'.

Please select all the '-Type' models that were manufactured by Jaguar from the list below - noting that you get one point for each one correctly selected, and lose one point for each incorrect selection.....

Upon seeing which model of Jaguar did Enzo Ferrari say  "This is the most beautiful car ever made"?

In the first 18 months of production, how many XK8's were built?

Jaguars are known for the hood ornament - the Jaguar leaper.
In what year was it removed as a standard feature, meaning you had to purchase it as an extra if you still wanted it?

In 1991 Jaguar entered the Le Mans 24 hour race with its XJR-14's. What placings did they manage to achieve? Noting that they were up again 19 Porsches on the day?

The Jaguar XKR produced too much torque for the ZF automatic transmission to handle so Jaguar linked up with an outside provider for a replacement transmission module. Who did they go to, with the new transmission modules being supplied from Autumn 1997?

When was the Jaguar XKR launched?

Every car manufacturer registers patents to protect everything that they design or create, or even plan to in the future. Jaguar cars Ltd registered how many patents in just 2009?

Jaguar underwent a reboot in 2022 with a planned switch to a brand new premium range of electric cars. What year is the planned launch of the new range?

In the James Bond movie 'Die Another Day' the villain drove a Jaguar - What model of Jaguar was it?

What did the UK government do between 1984 and 1990 regarding Jaguar Cars Ltd?