Jaguar XJ-S (1st Series) Coupe Auto (1975-81) Engine 5343cc V12 OC
Production 71000 (approx)
Registration Number RAC 32 W (Coventry)
JAGUAR ALBUM
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The first XJ-S appeared in 1975 as a 1976 model, initial design work was the done by Malcolm Sayer, but after his death in 1970 it was completed by the in-house Jaguar design team, headed by Doug Thorpe.
Power came from the Jaguar V12 petrol engine with a choice of a manual or automatic transmission, but the manual was soon dropped The first series of XJ-S cars had a Borg-Warner Model 12 transmission with a cast-iron case and a bolt-on bell-housing. In 1977 GM Turbo-Hydramatic 400 transmissions were fitted.
The TH400 transmission was an all-aluminium alloy case with an integrated non-detachable bell-housing. When leaving the factory the XJ-S originally fitted Dunlop SP Super E205/70VR tyres on 15 × 6K alloy wheels, though British police forces would upgrade from this factory standard and fit a higher performing Michelin tyre.
The car was launched in the wake of the fuel crisis, restricting the market for a 5.3-litre V12 grand tourer, and at first the styling was not received well. German authorities refused to give the model type approval, citing the rear buttress as a restriction to vision.
Jaguar did seize promotional opportunities with the television series The New Avengers and Return of the Saint. The New Avengers and Corgi models produced a model of The Saints car.
The 1st Series XJS was replaced from July 1981 with a Series II version
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