And this year’s radical conversion of the prowling, low-heeled, thoroughly seductive 1993 Jaguar XJS is typical of the bold thinking and tough execution by which Jaguar hopes to bury its past.

The XJS’s sleek, smooth shape has been treated ... with flics on each side that are reminiscent of the Le Mans-winning Jaguar XJR-9’s rear bodywork. From behind, the arches bend inwards ...

Could it be everything fans of the XJS wish Jaguar had once built for itself ... save perhaps for a Group 44 racer or a ‘Le Mans’ Lister. It features bespoke, widened (by 182mm) carbonfibre ...

Limited to 88 units in celebration of Tom Walkinshaw Racing's 1988 Jaguar XJR-9 Le Mans-winning campaign ... would bring the design of the Jaguar XJS into the modern era. That creation has ...