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The ''Jaguar D-type'', like its predecessor, is a factory-built Race Car . It was essentially an up-rated C-type with a more powerful engine plus an improved Chassis and more Aerodynamic body. The standard D-type was a "one-seater", but in the last year of production, the company offered the Jaguar XKSS which was a "street version" of the racer with two seats, two doors, a full Windshield and primitive folding top as concessions to practicality. Elements of the body shape were used in the iconic E-type which, despite the name, was not technically a descendant of this car. Production is thought to have included 53 original D-types, 18 team-race cars and 16 XKSS versions. The American actor Steve McQueen owned one of them. The Jaguar D-Type was the first vehicle with Disk Brakes ; the Citroen DS , introduced a year later, was the first production car. |
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