The Jaguar Mark V is a vintage saloon car built by the Jaguar Cars Ltd in the year 1948 in the London Motor Show. In that time, the outsold rate of this model was 5000 cars every year. This car was launched at the same time of XK120. The features of this car were:
1936 drive line, which includes the straight overhead-valve push rod-3-1/2L and 62-1/2L units. The claimed power output in this vintage car was 78 kW or 104 bhp for 2664 cc Jaguar Mark V, and 94 kW or 126 bhp for 3486 cc Mark V. Besides, this car model had an independent front suppression by torsion bar and double wishbones. The car also had an all pressed metallic steel body and hydraulic brakes.
The styling of Jaguar Mark 5 included: prewar SS Jaguar lines with leaping Jaguar radiator cap mascot and upright chrome grille.
The wheels of this car were of 410 mm or of 16 inches and it looked like steel discs. But the wheel sizes were comparatively smaller than the MK IV, whose wheel size was 460 mm or 18 inch.
In 1949, the 3.5l Mark V was first test driven by The Motor Magazine. The car had a top speed of 146 km/hr and the accelerate power was 97km/hr. The fuel consumption of this car was 15.5litre/100 km. The cost was £1263 including taxes.
