Trivia Challenge

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

William Lyons became SIR William Lyons in what year, for his services to British exports?

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.....

When did SS Cars change it's name to Jaguar Cars?

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 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?

The Jaguar Vision GT SV is an all electric virtual Jaguar racing car - with the knowledge of Jaguars SVO engineers behind every aspect. What is its 0-60mph time?

Jaguar is not known for producing short cars.. but of the models listed below, which one is the longest from nose to tail?

What is the current and official name of the Jaguar company?

What was the 0 - 60mph time for the SS1, on sale in 1932?

Jaguar is very much a global car company, but in which country does it have it's headquarters?

The Jaguar XK120 Roadster is a gorgeous curvy, two door saloon with a 3.4 litre straight six engine, a top speed of 120mph, and 0 - 60 mph in just teen seconds. It was produced from 1948 through to 1954. How much was it to purchase at that time?

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

What was the top speed of the XK120?

When the X350 generation of the Jaguar XJ came out it had a new feature that made it very different to it's predecessors - what was that feature?

In what year did Jaguar drop the 240/340, S-Type, 420 & 420G models for just one new model - the XJ6?

In 1996 the Jaguar XK8 was up against the Aston Martin DB7. The Jaguar was fractionally slower than the DB7, and maybe not quite as exclusive but it more than made up for this by being significantly cheaper.. but how much cheaper?

The Jaguar Mark II 3.8litre was produced between 1959 and 1967. It was a four door, five seater saloon with a top speed of 125mph. What was it's 0-60mph time?

When was William Lyons born?

The Jaguar I-Pace is not powered by diesel or petrol - it is an all electric vehicle. Do you know what it's maximum range is with a full charge?