{"id":461101,"date":"2007-04-01T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2007-04-01T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=65258"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:45:39","slug":"jaguar-xj13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/jaguar-xj13\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar XJ13 &#8211; My Favorite Race Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am synonymous with the Jaguar marque. It would, therefore, be strange for me to consider a car other than a Jaguar as my greatest racecar. What many people do not understand is that in order to test and prove a particular Jaguar, cars from other marques had to be driven. In relation to the Jaguar XJ13\u2014the car that I put forward as my greatest racecar\u2014I had to drive and evaluate a Ferrari 250 GTO, and a Ford GT40. These were \u201cofficial\u201d Jaguar comparison tests. The Ferrari was a very nice car to drive, as was the GT40\u2014we are talking 1960-61\u2014but for top speed and handling performance, the Jaguar was superior and would have \u201cseen off\u201d both. That was confirmed when I got the top speed at a British racetrack, that was at the MIRA proving ground, where I did 160.4 mph. The car\u2019s front-end was lower than the Formula One cars of today. It did not need fancy spoilers or wings to create downforce; it was the perfect shape\u2014the lowest coefficient of drag produced for its day and, still today, it would fair well. If one looks at the Group C Jaguars, you\u2019ll see that some of the concepts and designs from the XJ13 were carried forward. Technologically speaking, it was a car ahead of its time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also put an awful amount of work into the testing and development of the 1955 D-type Jaguar, another great car. With the full wraparound screen and the tail fin, it had probably the lowest coefficient of drag for a car of its era. This was the \u201clong-nose\u201d car. By saying long nose, it was about 7 inches longer that the \u201cshort nose.\u201d The extra 7 inches allowed for the front of the car to be lower and gave more stability, as it moved the weight farther forward. When I drove at Le Mans, I saw 192 mph down the Mulsanne Straight, which was phenonemal for that time. It allowed the driver to sit back and relax for a time, that sounds crazy, but it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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