Jaguar Mark 1

Jaguar Mark 1
Jaguar 2.4 Litre special equipment early 1957
Overview
Manufacturer	Jaguar Cars
Production	1955–1959 37,397 produced (19,992 2.4 Litre) (17,405 3.4 Litre)
Designer	William Lyons[1]
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury / Executive car (E)
Body style	4-door saloon
Powertrain
Engine	2,483 cc XK I6 3,442 cc XK I6
Transmission	4-speed manual 4-speed manual + overdrive 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	107.5 in (2,730 mm)[2]
Length	181 in (4,597 mm)[2]
Width	66.75 in (1,695 mm)[2]
Height	57.25 in (1,454 mm)[2]
Chronology
Predecessor	Jaguar 2½ Litre saloon
Successor	Jaguar Mark 2

The Jaguar Mark 1 is a British saloon car produced by Jaguar between 1955 and 1959. It was referred to in contemporary company documentation as the Jaguar 2.4 Litre and Jaguar 3.4 Litre.^[3] Its designation as Mark 1 was retroactive, following its October 1959 replacement by Jaguar's 2.4-litre Mark 2.^[4] The 2.4 Litre was the company's first small saloon since the end of its 1½ and 2½ Litre cars in 1949, and was an immediate success, easily outselling the larger, much more expensive Jaguar saloons.

The 2.4 Litre saloon was announced on 28 September 1955.^[5] The 3.4 Litre saloon announced 17 months later in the U.S. on 26 February 1957^[6] was designed for the American market and was not at first freely available on the domestic market.