The Jaguar S-Type, introduced at the 1998 Birmingham Motor Show, is a mid-size luxury/executive car, the car went on sale 1999.

The name was a revival of a previous Jaguar model, the S-Type introduced in 1963, while the bodywork appeared to have been inspired by the Jaguar Mark 2 of the same period.

Model history (1998-2008)
The S-Type was produced at Jaguar's Castle Bromwich facility in Birmingham, England. The car was styled by the late Geoff Lawson, and is based on the Jaguar DEW platform/Ford DEW platform which it shared with the now out of production Lincoln LS, but with substantial modifications.

The supercharged S-Type R joined the lineup in 2003 and the hope was that it would compete with the likes of BMW's m5 and the Mercedes e55.

It included 18 in (457 mm) alloy wheels, wire-mesh grille and dramatic monochromatic paint. The "R" also has a sportier rear apron, side-skirts, and front apron with built-in fog-lamps, a rear spoiler, a brace located near the rear subframe, and "R" badging on the boot lid and both front wings. It was the most expensive S-Type, with a base price of £50,040 in the UK [1] (US$58,995 in the United States).

A minor facelift in 2004 refined the S-Type's overall appearance, with the addition of redesigned standard front and rear aprons, slightly modified grille to include the Jaguar badge, remodeled rear light clusters, an aluminium bonnet, and a new 2.7 L V6 diesel engine. The windscreen washer jets were incorporated into the windscreen wiper arms. Internally, the center console was redesigned to incorporate the revised switch-gear and radio (or optional satellite navigation equipment). Also added was an electronic parking-brake paddle-switch which replaced the conventional manually-operated lever for the rear brakes.

Powertrain
From model years 2000 to 2002, the S-Type was equipped with either a 5-speed manual or 5-speed J-Gate Ford 5R55N transmission. From 2003, the S-Type was produced with either a 5-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed J-Gate transmission that allows automatic gear selection or clutchless manual gear selection. The 2004 diesel Sport saw the introduction of a 6-speed manual transmission.

The vehicle was powered by a variety of petrol and diesel engines. The 2.5 L V6 engine was not available for vehicles exported to the United States and Canada.

2.5 L V6 201 hp (150 kW/204 PS) 2003-2005
3.0 L V6 240 hp (180 kW/240 PS)
4.0 L V8 282 hp (210 kW/286 PS) 1999-2002
4.2 L V8 300 hp (220 kW/300 PS) 2003-2008
4.2 L V8 supercharged 400 hp (300 kW/410 PS) 2003-2008
2.7 L V6 Twin Turbo diesel 207 bhp (154 kW/210 PS) 2004-2008

The S-Type was discontinued in spring 2008; replaced by the new Jaguar XF.