Jaguar Mk2

Jaguars will always be head turners no matter where you drive it. Don’t believe me? Then you just got to buy one and realise it... haha... Be it an old classic SS or the latest XJs. Well, here is another head turner, the Jaguar Mark2 or simply known as the Mk2. Prior to this I had done a write up about another classic Jaguar, the Jaguar Mk10. Well, the Mk2 is somewhat a smaller version of the Mk10. Probably one of the most common of all classic Jaguars around the world, the Mk2 was the successor to the short-lived Mk1 of which it also inherited it’s looks from.

Over the period of production between the years of 1959-1967 there were about 80,000 units built. The powerhouse for these models were the famous XK engines which came in 3 inline 6 engine variations  which included the 2.4 litre, the 3.4 litre and the biggest of all, the 3.8 litre. In Malaysia, owning a 3.4 litre or a 3.8 litre Mk2 is something to be amazed by as there are not many of these cars on the road as the most common models available are the 2.4 litre models. Automatic transmission cars are very very rare even around the world.

On a personal note, I like the Mk2 but I have to say compared to the Mk10, I’d go for the Mk10 anytime. The white car below is a Mk2 2.4 here in Malaysia and of course the last pic below shows my Jaguar XJ6 Series 3 as well... :) Notice the significant difference in both designs from two different eras about 20 years apart.