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The
year was 1962. The car was one of the coolest sports cars on the
planet. Naturally I'm talking about the XKE. I mean the thing exudes
cool! In fact as a young man who didn't know a great deal about
racing cars or sports models, one name I was familiar with
was the XKE. Who wasn't? First of all, the fact that there was an
X in the name evoked images of secret military projects. Instead
of a sports car, it sounded more like some experimental new aircraft
the army was developing like the rocket packs that people of the
future would be commuting to work in.
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This was the
early sixties and the X-Factor was big. But generation X wasn't
conceived in that era. In 1948 the XK 120 materialized to mystify
automotive enthusiasts the world over. In fact, throughout its illustrious
history Jaguar has revealed quite an affinity for its X-rated automobiles.
And even though we never quite achieved the rocket pack commute
promised us in the '60s the X Factor is still very much alive and
well in Jaguar today. Witness the release of two very special limited
edition supercharged models making their debut this spring. The
XKR 100 and the XJR 100 will be released in very limited editions
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--- only 500
of each vehicle will be produced in commemoration of the one hundredth
birthday of Jaguar's founder, Sir William Lyons. A true X-Man if
ever there was one. And of course let us not forget the latest addition
to this X-traordinary tradition, the all wheel drive X-Type. The
X-Type. It says it all. An elegant descendant of all the X's that
have come before.
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