Behold: the 750bhp, 2JZ Supra-engined Jaguar E-Type

A Japanese manufacturer of motor oil and transmission fluids called ENEOS has revealed a Jaguar E-Type which, if we’re honest, stopped being a Jaguar E-Type a long time ago.

At which point it stopped being a straightforward E-Type remains up for discussion. It could be the moment it received a heart transplant, gaining a Toyota Supra’s 2JZ-GTE 3.0-litre turbo in place of its original 4.2-litre sixer.

Or when said 2JZ was itself removed from a normal Supra sixer via a new factory head casting, better fuel injectors, a performance fuel system, reinforced pistons and rods and an uprated Borg Warner turbo and performance intercooler.

Maybe it was the revelation that this so-called ‘E-Type’ is expected to punch out 750bhp, a far cry from the original six-pot’s Sixties power output.

Was it the moment the E-Type’s not-an-E-Type engine was matched to an E36 BMW M3’s five-speed manual gearbox? Or when its “slender hips” were armour plated with widened 3D-printed carbon fibre arches housing 17in custom-built alloys? Or when it received an E60 BMW 5 Series’s rear subframe, suspension setup and diff?

Perhaps it was the addition of front brakes from a 2003 Corvette and rear brakes from a 2010 535i. Or when it was fitted with an OMP steering wheel, racing harnesses and special seats.

“This Jaguar conversion certainly fits the Frankenstein theme of previous years and takes it up a notch with increased use of modern technology to update the classic British sports car,” said ENEOS.