Jaguar Mark IX

Jaguar Mark IX
3.8 litre
first registered April 1960
Overview
ManufacturerJaguar Cars
Production1958–1961
10,009 produced[1]
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size luxury car (F)
Powertrain
Engine3781 cc, 220 hp (164 kW) I-6
Dimensions
Wheelbase120 in (3,048 mm) [2]
Length196.5 in (4,991 mm)[3]
Width75 in (1,905 mm)[3]
Height63 in (1,600 mm)[3]
Kerb weight4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
Chronology
PredecessorJaguar Mark VIII
SuccessorJaguar Mark X
Rear
Interior
Jaguar MK-IX

The Jaguar Mark IX is a four-door luxury saloon car announced 8 October 1958[4] and produced by Jaguar Cars between 1958 and 1961. It was generally similar to the Mark VIII it replaced, but had a larger, more powerful 3.8 litre engine, 4-wheel disc brakes, and power assisted recirculating ball steering among its mechanical improvements.

Visually the early versions were identical in exterior appearance to the Mark VIII except for the addition of a chrome "Mk IX" badge to the boot lid. Later versions had a larger tail-lamp assembly with an amber section for traffic indication, visually similar to the tail-lights of the smaller Jaguar Mark 2.

It was replaced by the lower and more contemporary-styled Mark X in 1961.

Exterior changes, later version
  1. ^ Oldtimer Katalog. Vol. 23. Königswinter: HEEL Verlag GmbH. 2009. pp. Seite 187. ISBN 978-3-86852-067-5.
  2. ^ Culshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-16689-2.
  3. ^ a b c "The jaguar Mark IX". The Motor. 8 October 1958.
  4. ^ Greater Power of the Jaguar IX. The Times, Wednesday, October 8, 1958, Issue 54276, p.4