Daimler Sovereign
| Daimler Sovereign (1966-83) |
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Saloon 1967
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Jaguar Cars |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size luxury car (F) |
| Body style | 4-door notchback saloon 2-door notchback coupé |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related |
Jaguar 420 Jaguar XJ6 |
| Powertrain | |
| Transmission | overdrive or automatic options available |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 107 in (2,718 mm) |
| Length | 188 in (4,775 mm) |
| Width | 67 in (1,702 mm) |
| Height | 55 in (1,397 mm) |
| Kerb weight | 3,455 lb (1,567 kg) (manual without overdrive) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler Majestic |
| Successor |
Jaguar Sovereign Daimler Double Six |
Daimler Sovereign was a name applied by British manufacturer Jaguar Cars to a sequence of luxury automobiles built by it but carrying the Daimler badge between 1966 and 1983.
The Daimler Sovereigns were based on contemporary Jaguar bodyshells, chassis and engines in an example of badge engineering. Jaguar Cars took over The Daimler Company in 1960 and the 1966 Sovereign was the second Daimler to be based on a Jaguar model. The first was the 2½ litre V8 with an engine designed by Edward Turner. Unlike the Daimler 2½ litre, the Sovereign had a Jaguar engine, marking the end for the Turner designed engines.
The first Daimler Sovereign was based on the 1966 Jaguar 420 and is sometimes referred to as the "Sovereign 420". Subsequent Sovereigns were derived from the Series I, II and III Jaguar XJ6. In 1983 the model name "Sovereign" was switched to the high specification version of the Series III Jaguar XJ6, the 6-cylinder Daimler based on it simply continuing without a model name.
The V12 versions of the Daimler, available from 1972 to 1997, were named Daimler Double-Six after the original Daimler V12s.
The first Sovereign was a badge-engineered version of the Jaguar 420 saloon, which was itself based on the Jaguar S-Type.
The 420 and Sovereign differed from the S-Type in having a revised four-headlight nose reminiscent of the Jaguar Mark X, and being powered by a 4.2-litre version of the straight-six XK engine. The main external difference between the 420 and Sovereign was the traditional fluted radiator grille on the Daimler. More detail of the development of the 420/Sovereign and the ways in which the Sovereign differed from its Jaguar stablemate can be found in the article on the Jaguar 420 and Daimler Sovereign.
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