As the point when Jaguar stopped being a manufacturer of grand tourers and started making sports cars, the XKR-S is an important car. To mark the 15th anniversary of its debut, we’re looking at the car’s history

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Year of manufacture 1995 Recorded mileage 158,000 Asking price £19,950 Vendor The School Garage, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire; 01663 733209; classiccarshop.co.uk WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £45,450 Max power 3

Despite a traditional image, Jaguar hasn’t always looked to its past. In the shadow of what might be its most dramatic shift yet, we look back at the last time Jaguar got brave.

IN the preceding few pages, you’ll have seen my colleagues sending love letters to some of our most beloved cars that won’t live on beyond this year. But there was one more that called it quits in the