Jaguar To Re-Enter Le-Mans

Ratan Tata, billionaire owner of Tata Motors has revealed that Jaguar are considering a sensational return to Le Mans Racing, more than 15 years after pulling out of the last race.

Previous owners Ford had pulled Jaguar out of the 24 hr race for a variety of reasons, notably cost, but then went on to enter Jaguar into the vastly more expensive world of Formula 1, resulting in a dismal failure to produce results, and the team being sold.

Speaking at the companies annual general meeting, Chairman Ratan Tata said "We want to hit the Le Mans race, for which we are already re-examining whether we can bring back the Jaguar marque to its earlier state,"

Jaguar last won Le Mans in 1990 with the Jaguar XJR12LM - powered by Jaguar's own production-based V12 engine prepared by TWR. Although no such engine exists now, and diesel variants from Peugeot and Audi are sweeping the field, Jaguar enthusiasts see the Le Mans 24hr as a perfect reintroduction to racing for Jaguar, and a more fitting one, as links between Formula 1 and Jaguars road cars were tenuous at best.

Mr Tata added "Jaguar has lost its sheen over the years and the marque has suffered. Despite this, it has a very loyal customer and dealer base spread across various countries. Both Jaguar and Land Rover have tremendous engineering capabilities, and now it is upon us to keep it together."

This new direction fits well with the desire of Jaguar management to push the brand more as a sports car company in line with Porsche.

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