Is the Jaguar E-Type the world's most iconic car? 60 years on, 007's favourite motor has been reinvented for Gen Z – complete with infotainment and a zero-emission electric model

Jaguar’s most iconic car is instantly recognisable, not least because Daniel Craig drove one in Casino Royale and it remains one of the few cars to go on display at New York’s MoMA
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For many petrolheads across the globe, the Jaguar E-Type presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961 represents the most beautiful car ever made. The public reaction to the lone coupé available for test drives was so strong that Jaguar rushed a second E-type, a roadster, from Coventry to Geneva overnight. Sixty years later, Jaguar Classic has unveiled its first matched pair of E-Type 60 Collection cars and revealed full specification details for the 12 expertly restored and sympathetically uprated 3.8-litre E-Types.

Is the Jaguar E-Type the world's most iconic car? 60 years on, 007's favourite motor has been reinvented for Gen Z – complete with infotainment and a zero-emission electric model

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Is the Jaguar E-Type the world's most iconic car? 60 years on, 007's favourite motor has been reinvented for Gen Z – complete with infotainment and a zero-emission electric model

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Is the Jaguar E-Type the world's most iconic car? 60 years on, 007's favourite motor has been reinvented for Gen Z – complete with infotainment and a zero-emission electric model

Is the Jaguar E-Type the world's most iconic car? 60 years on, 007's favourite motor has been reinvented for Gen Z – complete with infotainment and a zero-emission electric model

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