Jaguar Mark 2

Jaguar Mark 2, 240 and 340
Jaguar Mark 2 3.4 litre first registered 1963
Overview
Manufacturer	Jaguar Cars
Also called	Jaguar 240 & Jaguar 340 (from September 1967) Jaguar 3.8 Sedan (US market) [1]
Production	1959–1967 (Mark 2; 83,976 built) 1967–1969 (240 & 340; 7,234 built)
Assembly	Coventry, England
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury / Executive car (E) Sports saloon
Body style	4-door saloon
Layout	FR layout
Related	Daimler 2.5-V8 / V8-250 Jaguar S-Type Jaguar 420 Jaguar XJ6
Powertrain
Engine	Jaguar XK engine 2,483 cc (2.5 L) I6 3,442 cc (3.4 L) I6 3,781 cc (3.8 L) I6
Dimensions
Wheelbase	107 in (2,718 mm)
Length	180 in (4,572 mm)[2]
Width	67 in (1,702 mm)
Height	58 in (1,473 mm)
Kerb weight	3,174 lb (1,440 kg) 2.4 manual without overdrive
Chronology
Predecessor	Jaguar Mark 1 Daimler 250
Successor	not replaced, Jaguar S-Type

The Jaguar Mark 2 is a mid-sized luxury sports saloon built from late 1959^[3] to 1967 by Jaguar in Coventry, England. The previous Jaguar 2.4 Litre and 3.4 Litre models made between 1955 and 1959 are identified as Mark 1 Jaguars.^[4]

The Mark 2 was a fast and capable saloon in line with Sir William Lyons' 1950s advertising slogan: Grace . . . Space . . . Pace, available with all three versions of the advanced Jaguar XK engine: the 2.4, 3.4, and 3.8 litre.

Production of the 3.8 ended in the (northern) autumn of 1967, with discounted sale of the 3.4 continuing on as the 340 until September 1968, and the 2.4 as the 240 until April 1969.

There was no direct successor to the Mark 2 series. The 3.8 litre Jaguar S-type, an upscaled and refined version of the Mark 2, had already appeared in 1963, well before the first of the Mark 2 models was discontinued. The Jaguar 420, a more powerful and refined version of the S-Type, appeared in 1966. Both of those models remained in production until late 1968, when the Jaguar XJ6 appeared, ostensibly replacing and placed rather midway between them and the larger, more expensive Jaguar Mark X produced since 1961.