The £1,000,000 Lightweight Jaguar E-type - technical insight and drive

Subscribe to the channel now: In 1963, Jaguar unveiled a lightened, racing version of its E-type sports car. Powered by an aluminium-block straight six engine, the sports cars were at the cutting edge of racing technology. Of the planned 18 units, just 12 were ever built, leaving six original chassis numbers set aside. In 2014, Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Operations Division took up the project again, creating six ’new’ Lightweight E-types to the exact specifications