The Eagle E-Type Low Drag GT , on display at London Classic Car Show 2016,
The Eagle E-Type Low Drag is the third evolution of the Jaguar E-Type, after the Eagle E-Type and the Eagle Speedster. Eagle calls its latest creation “a testament to the beauty of the original Jaguar E-type Low Drag Coupé”, but in keeping with the company’s ethos of adding practical improvements that don’t damage the spirit of the classic, the Eagle GT boasts such conveniences as a more spacious cockpit, recirculating air-con and a long-range fuel tank. The driver can luxuriate in the full leather trim, secure in the knowledge that the car hasn’t just had a thorough inspection, it has been comprehensively stripped to its barest bones, and rebuilt with either perfect original components, or (where considered appropriate) better-than-new replacements. There’s even the comfort of a well-concealed GPS navigation system: just don’t admit it to anyone and they’ll never know it's there. It would be a joy to compare the driving experience of this carefully modernised Low Drag GT with the original Coupé – and if we’re ever given that opportunity, you will be the first to know about it. For now, however, we admit to feeling a certain attraction towards the ‘improved’ icons created by the likes of Eagle and Singer; and from this writer’s experience of driving ‘hybrid’ cars (as in a combination of old and new – we’re not suggesting they need an electric motor… ugh), there’s a real delight to the driving experience; it’s just a very different delight from that of a genuine classic, warts and all. And it goes without saying that the ‘modernisation’ only works when it’s carried out by the topmost experts in the field, as Eagle most certainly is. Built for touring, from the very first sketch we designed it to have the 'long legs' and comfort of a European GT. Performance from the Eagle all-aluminium litre XK engine with our sequential fuel injection system would offer high torque, long distance cruising ability and of course, an exceptionally thrilling drive.
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Location: ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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