The Jaguar S-Type History

The S-Type was built between 1999 and 2007 (some say 2008). Was it successful? I don’t really know if it was, but I think production figures were modest. I liked the look of it, somewhat retro but classy. The only part I didn’t really like was the rear end treatment. In 2002, a supercharged R version was released, which gave it some needed power as it was quite a heavy car by all accounts. To find out how many were made:


1999 53,000
2000 53,500
2001 38,300
2002 36,100
2003 31,900
2004 26,100
2005 23,800
2006 16,800
2007 11,000

Total 290,500


S-Type production slipped with the release of the X-Type in 2001, although between the two of them they did take Jaguar to record sales figures.

Jaguar has and still is making great cars. However, the S-Type won’t be remembered in history as a great Jaguar. Good but not great. Of course most cars will at best be good, so in that sense it was a success. It was replaced by the XF.

PS. Some sales by markets. The UK figures are reasonable estimates:

Yr	USA	UK	Germ	Italy	Jap	Fra	Can	Spa	Aus	Ned
99	15550	?	500	1300	?	700	675	?	650	625
00	24500	?	4100	3000	?	1500	1250	?	725	975
01	19550	7200	2725	1700	?	1075	1125	?	525	525
02	15950	7300	2500	1700	?	950	750	?	575	450
03	14875	6600	1425	1075	1125	725	600	750	325	350
04	10975	7500	1425	1400	1075	975	425	975	?	325
05	8900	6800	1475	1250	925	800	275	1025	225	275
06	5875	6025	1475	925	600	625	200	800	200	200
07	3525	4450	1350	500	425	675	125	650	125	125
Tot	119700	33300	16975	12850	4150	5825	5425	4200	3025	3850