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MAGAZINE

Latest Jaguar Driver Issue

September 2024

THE FUTURE’S ELECTRIC Could this be the new face of Jaguar?

MAIN ARTICLES
WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR
We join Nick Scarff in Tasmania
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FACTORY FLOOR
News at last from JLR!
4
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
We preview this month’s concours final at Gaydon
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TRACKSIDE
Craig Mitchell looks back on Jaguar TCS’ most successful season in Formula E
22
JDC NATIONAL DAY 2024
Roundup of another successful annual event and all the trophies and awards
26
CLASSIC NOSTALGIA
Photographer Mark Sylvester captures the action at Shelsley Walsh
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FUEL EFFICIENCY PART 2
John Watkinson explains how small improvements can make a big difference to your MPG
34
SHADOW FACTORY
François Prins looks back at Castle Bromwich’s wartime past… and forward to its future with Jaguar
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YOUR CARS: XK140
How far do you go with the restoration of an XK? Roger King decides
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OUT & ABOUT - JDC NORTHUMBERLAND TOUR
We join Roger Kemp on the JDC trip to Northumberland.
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OUT & ABOUT - CESANA SESTRIERE 2024
We join Nick Evans in Italy
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OUT & ABOUT - JAGUARS IN TASMANIA
We join Nick Scarff in Tasmania
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Jaguar Driver Issue 770

From the Editor...

Welcome to another bumper issue of Jaguar Driver. Some of us are happy just to hose the mud off our cars and slap a bit of polish on for good measure when the fancy takes us but, for others, Autoglym runs in their veins and just the sight of a chamois gets them quite excited. As many of you will know, my veins are full of something quite different, but that’s not to say that I don’t admire those of you who devote long hours to perfecting your cars.


Continue reading the welcome from the Jaguar Driver Editor here or in the magazine on page 3.

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Latest Jaguar factory news
Motorsport updates with Trackside
Club News from the JDC and Jaguar Heritage
Road tests and new model launches
Features, tour and event reports
John Watkinson on automotive science and technology
François Prins on the history of Jaguars and Daimlers
Ask Andrew – Q&A with technical expert Andrew Spiteri
Register and Area news
Calendar of events
Classified advertising

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