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Latest Jaguar Driver Issue

February 2026

F-PACE FAREWELL - The end of an era for Jaguar

MAIN ARTICLES
WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome back! So far, 2026 has got off to a flying start for the Club, even if the weather isn’t exactly playing ball.
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FACTORY FLOOR
A JLR insider reveals his passion for the brand
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BROOKLANDS JDC 70TH
Book now and keep up to date with the latest news
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TRACKSIDE
Craig Mitchell reports on trouble down Mexico way for Jaguar
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CARS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
John Watkinson evaluates the future of bio-fuel
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BARGAINS UNDER 5000
Paul Guinness looks at affordable Jaguars for the first-time buyer
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CKD: KEEPING IT LOCAL
François Prins explains the thinking behind Completely Knocked Down cars
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ROB’S WORKSHOP / Q&A
Rob Hawkins on how to remove your X100 bumpers plus answers to some of your questions
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YOUR CARS
Geoff Cross pays tribute to his late twin brother and the Mk 2 he never quite finished
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OUT & ABOUT
Stephen Wharfe fulfils a lifelong dream when he flies in a Spitfire
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From the Editor...

Storm Grotty (or whatever it was the French called it) obviously didn’t rate Herefordshire as a worthwhile target because having battened down the hatches and awaited the worst… nothing happened! Not so much as a puff of wind, let alone 100mph gusts. I feel sorry for our members in the West Country and the Channel Islands, not to mention those further north, all of whom bore the full force of Grotty, because here on the Welsh borders it was a light dusting of short lived snow and then it was back to business as usual.


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