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75th celebration While the return to Le Mans didn’t pan out to be the addition to Jaguar’s 75th anniversary year the marque had hoped it would be, there is, of course, still much to celebrate – and in this issue we’re doing just that. As well as a detailed look at the origins of the fi rst Jaguars, a review of the current range and a fascinating insight into the life of company founder, Sir William Lyons, we’ve also brought together eight Jaguars – one from each decade that those 75 years have spanned – and driven them back-toback on one day. The ride starts on page 24, but here I wanted to share with you just one interesting part of the day, which happened when we arrived with all eight cars in convoy at Gaydon, Jaguar Land Rover’s headquarters. Parked up temporarily on the site’s main thoroughfare while waiting clearance to head out to the test area, none other than Carl-Peter Forster and Dr Ralf Speth, newly appointed CEOs for Tata Motors and JLR respectively, headed out to take a look. Both were wide-eyed with enthusiasm, which was heartening to see, and indeed it is Dr Speth who apparently asked Jaguar’s engineers to create the exclusive and rapid XKR 75 that you can read about on page 8. I don’t know about you, but the fact that such senior fi gures within Tata and JLR are clearly car enthusiasts too makes me feel all the more positive about Jaguar’s future. Here’s to the next 75 years.