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Latest Jaguar Driver Issue

December 2025

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY… …for one lucky member!

MAIN ARTICLES
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FACTORY FLOOR
Jaguar’s Rachael Payne talks about ≠OURJAGUAR
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TRACKSIDE
Craig Mitchell previews an exciting new Formula E season for Jaguar TCS Racing
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JUST FOR STARTERS
John Watkinson explains one of the most fundamental functions on a Jaguar… starting it!
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UNDER THE HAMMER
Paul Guinness reviews the latest auction results and prices
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DAIMLER’S GRAND TOURER
François Prins reveals a one-off XJ-S few probably know of…
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ROB’S WORKSHOP
Rob Hawkins tackles a filter service on a Sportbrake and answers your Q&As
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OUT & ABOUT
We head across the Pennines in an F-Type and rub shoulders with motoring royalty at Hampton Court
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4-HILLS CHAMPIONSHIP
The 4-Hills Championship closes at Anglesey’s Trac Môn
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Jaguar Driver Issue 785

From the Editor...

Happy Christmas everyone! It’s been a busy year for the Club and not always an easy one – we’ve lost several prominent and well-loved members and, of course, we still don’t know when we are likely to see our former Chairman, Roger Kemp, back amongst us. Soon we hope! However, on the plus side, we have a new man in the Chair in Tony Merrygold and he has, quite literally, hit the ground running, with new ideas and initiatives coming thick and fast.


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

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Club News from the JDC and Jaguar Heritage
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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
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