When jaguar missed the apex

The XJR-9 did the impossible in the 1980s, delivering Jaguar its first Le Mans win since the D-type of the 1950s. We re-live the memories – and get to see what it’s actually like to drive on the track

TWR Jaguar’s WEC debut, Mosport, August 1985

Thanks to the glorious wail of a non-hybridised Cosworth V12, the pair of Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH racers sounded utterly glorious as they powered through the French countryside. So while the Bri

As two -door, four-seat V8 -engined coupes that both arrived in 1998, the Jaguar XKR and Maserati 3200GT have much in common . So which do we prefer ; British grunt or Italian style ?

Jowett entered a Jupiter into the gruelling 24 Hours of Le Mans 75 years ago and managed to win its class. Two Jowetts headed back to La Sarthe last weekend to re-attempt the feat at this year’s Classic

The obvious question is whether it would have been easier to soup-up a stock Europa rather than streetify a 47. It’s a fair one, too, especially if you are unfamiliar with quite how different a Type 4