Jaguar

E-Type Series 3

A total of 15,387 JAGUAR E-Type Series 3 have been produced on earth in United Kingdom between 1971 and 1975. The Jaguar E-Type Series 3 is the last and the most powerful of the E-Types, and the only one with twelve cylinders. Introduced in March 1971 for model years 1971 to 1975, the Jaguar E-Type Series 3 was built around Jaguar's new 5,343 cc V12 — an all-alloy, single-overhead-cam engine originally developed for the stillborn XJ13 Le Mans prototype — producing 272 hp and, crucially, the effortless torque American buyers wanted. To package the V12 and its cooling, Jaguar used the long 2+2 floorpan for both body styles, so every Series 3 sits on a 105-inch wheelbase; the roadster gained a genuinely usable cockpit and the coupé became a true four-seater. Visually the Jaguar E-Type Series 3 announced itself with a slatted cross-hatch grille, flared wheel arches over wider tracks, four exhaust pipes and, for the first time on an E-Type, standard power steering, uprated brakes and optional air conditioning and automatic transmission. Some 15,387 Series 3 cars were built before production ended in 1975, closing with the fifty commemorative black V12 roadsters that bore a brass plaque signed by Sir William Lyons. For years the Jaguar E-Type Series 3 was the poor relation of the Series 1 — heavier, softer, chrome-bumpered — but the market has been re-rating it hard: the V12 roadster is now the most usable classic E-Type on the road, and the best examples have moved into six figures while a Series 1 3.8 sits far higher still. Upgrades & evolutions during the Jaguar E-Type Series 3 production: JAGUAR - E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster (OTS) : 1971 - 1975 JAGUAR - E-Type Series 3 V12 2+2 Coupé (FHC) : 1971 - 1973 JAGUAR - E-Type Series 3 Commemorative (final 50 black roadsters) : 1974 - 1975 Average quotation for the Jaguar E-Type Series 3: cheapest US$4,603, average US$64,007, most expensive US$350,000 (listings and auction results, 2021-2026). CLASSIC.COM average US$64,007; lowest recorded sale US$4,603 for a 1973 2+2 (13 Oct 2025) and highest US$350,000 for a 1974 Series III Roadster (09 Jun 2025).