{"id":1084,"date":"2018-07-18T11:55:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T11:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.afthemes.com\/covernews-pro\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:37:03","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jaguar-mkii-saloon-1968.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1171\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jaguar Mk2 was introduced in 1959 by Jaguar Cars as a substantial evolution of the earlier 2.4 and 3.4 litre saloons. Visually similar to its predecessor, the Mk2 featured a larger glass area, a revised rear axle track, and significant improvements in braking\u2014most notably the adoption of four-wheel disc brakes as standard, a relatively advanced specification for a production saloon at the time. Powered by versions of Jaguar\u2019s XK inline-six engine (2.4L, 3.4L, and the celebrated 3.8L), the Mk2 combined refined wood-and-leather luxury with genuine high performance. The 3.8-litre variant in particular earned a formidable reputation, capable of around 125 mph, placing it among the fastest four-door production cars of its era. Its blend of speed, handling, and understated styling made it popular not only with professionals and executives, but also in motorsport, where it achieved notable success in touring car racing during the early 1960s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daimlerv8.co.uk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/554110860_1365811268887628_8295404942547111891_n.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/554110860_1365811268887628_8295404942547111891_n.png 720w, https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/554110860_1365811268887628_8295404942547111891_n-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/554110860_1365811268887628_8295404942547111891_n-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jaguar Mk2 was introduced in 1959 by Jaguar Cars as a substantial evolution of the earlier 2.4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1084","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1084"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1176,"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1084\/revisions\/1176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutantcat.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}