Originally, the idea was for the XJ41/42 to use the AJ6 engine (which would appear in the XJ-S in 1983), thus fitting into a range which was planned to look like this: XJ40 – XJ41/42 – XJ-S. The designs were obviously inspired by the E-type, but were very much a …

Jul 12, 2023 · The Jaguar XJ41 /42 project was intended to be the replacement for the E-Type. The production car would be named F-Type and would be a more focused sports car than the comfy “grand tourer” XJS. Taking cues from the 1978 Pininfarina XJSpider concept car, Keith Helfet would design the F-Type.

Sep 6, 2018 · Jaguar XJ41 is the car that was supposed to replace the XJ-S in the Eighties. What they don’t realise it that this red car is one of the few remaining prototypes of the XJ41 project, in which Jaguar invested millions during the Eighties, and what was tipped to …

The XJ41/42 represents a wonderful opportunity lost for Jaguar, and although it was still a beautiful car to look at. In its overweight form at the end of the development phase, it deserved to die because it was a project that lost focus and direction, it still amounts as a lost opportunity.

Paul Skilleter tells the official story of this beautiful 1980s 170mph Jaguar sports car, the so called 'F' Type. It never made it to production but helped teach Jaguar the lessons it needed to produce the highly successful XK8.

Project XJ 41 original styling clay Designer Keith Helfert led the team on the XJ41-42 project, but his early work attracted some criticism for not being ‘brave enough’. The convertible version, especially so.

We review the history of the Jaguar XJ41 and XJ42, Jaguar's luxury coupes that, with the arrival of Ford, ended up giving life to the Aston Martin DB7.

In the early 1980s Jaguar started looking at a replacement for the XJS. The new cars were coded XJ41 (targa top coupé version) and XJ42 (convertible version).

Before the Jaguar XK8 came the original ‘F-type’: the XJ41 concept and the XJ42 coupé sister. The project was first mooted in 1980, a time when the XJ-S was considered a failure relative to the E-type, and was to be spun off the all-new XJ40 platform.

Jul 5, 2013 · The XJ41/42 represents a wonderful opportunity lost for Jaguar, and although it was still a beautiful car to look at. Yes, in its overweight form at the end of the development phase, it deserved to die because it was a project that lost focus …