The Series III Jaguar E-Type was not the easiest version to love. Until now...
. You see, to 'unleash' is to abandon control, but, in the case of the Unleashed E-Type, it's quite the opposite. It's more controlled, thanks to a whole host of mechanical upgrades to the E-Type's near sixty-year-old design. This one isn't quite that old, mind. It isn't an early Series I 3.8 with an XK six-cylinder lurking under that famously long bonnet. No, it's technically the least loved of all the E-Types: a Series III, which was phased in from 1971.
Pricey, then, but no doubt prettier. To rectify some of the Series III's ungainliness, E-Type UK makes subtle but welcome changes, starting with that front grille. By removing the outer chrome ring it harks back to the original design. It also removes the bumper overriders front and rear, which means fitting new, bespoke pieces that gift the Series III a softer look.
Then we come to the mechanicals. There's chassis strengthening along the inner sills, making it more ridged and the steering rack is all new. It is assisted by a motor that's powered with electricity. Now that's different. As is the suspension, which is poly-bushed, with uprated front torsion bars and new rear springs from Avo. The adjustable dampers come from Avo, too.
It's been an awfully long time since I've sat behind the wheel of an E-Type. The first was a Series I 3.8 and the last was, if memory serves, a Series III in Azure Blue, which I'd rebuilt the engine of. This car feels much more spacious and better to sit in than the earliest flat-floors models, and thanks to the changes to the seat and runners, it's better than I remember a Series III being, too. I could fit in it, and basically comfortably.
The gearbox is even better once you're moving, slotting between the five ratios like a greased-up rifle bolt. Not that you need all five, mind. The V12 has so much low-down twist that second gear seems almost the more natural place to start than first. And if you're in third, heading up a hill with little more than a 1,000rpm on the tacho, it just pulls and pulls and pulls when you ask it to.
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