Jaguar Mark IV

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Jaguar Mark IV (1948)
Jaguar Mark IV (1948)
Mark IV
Sales designation: 1.5 liter / 2.5 liter / 3.5 liter
Production period: 1935-1949
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Limousine , cabriolet
Engines:
Petrol engines : 1.6-3.5 liters
(48-92 kW)
Length: 4390-4720 mm
Width: 1660-1680 mm
Height: 1520 mm
Wheelbase : 2860-3050 mm
Empty weight : 1524-1625 kg
Previous model SS1 / SS2
successor Jaguar Mark V

The first Jaguar sedan, known in retrospect as Mark IV , appeared in autumn 1935 as the SS Jaguar 1½ liter and the SS Jaguar 2½ liter. The manufacturer was SS Cars Ltd in Coventry, which has only been operating under the Jaguar name since 1945 .

Both vehicles were four-door sedans, the successors to the SS 2 and SS 1 .

The 1½ liter had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 1608 cm³ displacement and 40 bhp, in model year 1937 52 bhp, which was supplied by the Standard Motor Company together with the completely assembled chassis and was also used in the standard 14 HP . The 2½ liter had a six-cylinder in-line engine with a capacity of 2663 cm³ and 102 bhp (75 kW), which the Standard Motor Company also supplied, including the chassis. The rear wheels were driven via a four-speed gearbox with center shift. The top speed was 120 and 140 km / h.

In the autumn of 1937, the body construction was converted to all-steel, so that the ash wood frame under the body was omitted. From then on, all engine variants were also available in two-door convertibles.

Jaguar SS 3.5 Liter (1939)
Jaguar 3.5 liter (1948)

For the London Motor Show, the SS Jaguar 1 ½ liter got an engine enlarged to 1776 cm³ with overhead valves, which made 65 bhp. There was also the 3½ liter saloon and convertible, which was slightly larger in bore and stroke, but otherwise identical to the other six-cylinder . The car had a six-cylinder in-line engine with 3485 cc and 125 bhp, also from the standard . The top speed was 150 km / h.

In 1940 production was stopped due to the war.

Up to the war, 7,335 units of the 1½ liter had been built. The successor with the same body and the same engine produced 5761 units in three years after 1946. This model was the last Jaguar with a four-cylinder engine until the introduction of the Jaguar X-Type with a diesel engine in 2002.

Before the war, 5407 copies of the 2½ liter and 1308 copies of the 3½ liter were made. These types were also continued to be built from 1946. After taking over the production facilities from Standard , Jaguar built the six-cylinder engines itself. In addition to the six-cylinder sedans, the two-door convertible was again in the range in 1948. 1749 and 3860 copies of the six-cylinder sedans and 101 and 498 drophead coupés were made. In 1948 all models were taken out of production. Successor was the Jaguar Mark V .

swell

  • Schrader, Halwart: Jaguar type compass - passenger cars since 1931, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart (2001), ISBN 3-613-02106-4
  • Stertkamp, ​​Heiner: Jaguar - the complete chronicle from 1922 to today, 2nd edition, Heel-Verlag, (2006) ISBN 3-89880-337-6