Series 1.5

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Series 1.5 is an interim, late-1960s version of the Jaguar E-Type that bridged the early Series 1 and later Series 2 models with a mix of design and mechanical updates.

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Series 1.5 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jaguar E-Type variant ⓘ
sports car ⓘ
assemblyLocation Coventry, England ⓘ
linked to: Coventry
bodyStyle 2+2 coupé ⓘ
Fixed Head Coupé ⓘ
Open Two-Seater ⓘ
brakeSystem upgraded braking components compared with early Series 1 ⓘ
category classic car ⓘ
collector car ⓘ
chassis monocoque with front subframe ⓘ
collectability considered relatively rare compared with main Series 1 and Series 2 runs ⓘ
coolingSystem revised cooling system compared with early Series 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designChange collapsible steering column on many markets ⓘ
different cam covers compared with early Series 1 ⓘ
larger front indicators compared with early Series 1 ⓘ
open headlights without glass covers ⓘ
revised headlamp placement closer to front of bonnet opening ⓘ
revised rear lights on some cars, but not full Series 2 units ⓘ
revised rocker switches on dashboard replacing many toggle switches ⓘ
revised seats with more support ⓘ
doorCount 2 ⓘ
emissionsChange introduced emissions-related detuning for U.S. market ⓘ
engineDisplacement 4.2-litre ⓘ
engineType inline-six engine ⓘ
era late 1960s ⓘ
fuelSystem triple SU carburettors (on many non-U.S. cars) ⓘ
twin Zenith-Stromberg carburettors (on many U.S. cars) ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Jaguar Cars ⓘ
linked to: Jaguar Land Rover
market North American market ⓘ
export markets ⓘ
notableFeature combination of Series 1 styling cues with early Series 2 mechanical and safety updates ⓘ
optionalTransmission automatic gearbox on 2+2 models ⓘ
parentModel Jaguar E-Type ⓘ
predecessor Jaguar E-Type Series 1 ⓘ
linked to: Jaguar E-Type
productionEnd 1968 ⓘ
productionStart 1967 ⓘ
regulatoryContext introduced to meet evolving U.S. emissions regulations ⓘ
introduced to meet evolving U.S. safety regulations ⓘ
role interim model between Series 1 and Series 2 ⓘ
safetyFeature improved interior safety equipment for U.S. regulations ⓘ
seatingCapacity 2 ⓘ
2+2 (on 2+2 variant) ⓘ
successor Jaguar E-Type Series 2 ⓘ
linked to: Jaguar E-Type
suspension independent rear suspension ⓘ
transmission 4-speed manual gearbox ⓘ

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Jaguar E-Type → generation → Series 1.5 ⓘ