Working in the car business for most people is as much a passion as it is a career. And that鈥檚 certainly true of Nick Rogers, executive director, product engineering at Jaguar Land Rover. He鈥檚 been with the company since the British Leyland days of 1984, starting as an apprentice in body engineering and rising through the ranks to now sit on the main board of one of Britain鈥檚 most successful companies. The cars Rogers is responsible for go from the Range Rover to the Jaguar F-Type - cars that are clearly in his blood. First up is Marilyn - Rogers鈥?XK120 (his daughter names all his cars). It鈥檚 a beautiful car to look at and drive, but it鈥檚 the story of the people behind it that he talks about first. 鈥淭he spirit of the guys developing this car in 1946 was incredible,鈥?Rogers explains. 鈥淭hey challenged themselves to build a car capable of 120mph, and to build it out of aluminium.
But it was also their sense of patriotism - they wanted to build a car mainly for export that would bring wealth into the country post-war. They wanted to help build the country up. Like Fern, his Series One Land Rover. Rogers鈥?first drive was aged 10, behind the wheel of a Series Two Land Rover on his parents鈥?farm in Oxfordshire. He had to sit on a hay bale to see over the wheel, and used both feet to operate the heavy clutch. But it鈥檚 where his love affair with engineering and the Land Rover brand started. Fern has recently been spending time with the Land Rover design team, providing food for thought and inspiration for 鈥渟omething we might see in the near future鈥? Rogers hints. These cars play a vital role, as Rogers explains: 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 revel in the past, but you can respect and learn from it. I鈥檝e challenged some of the younger team members to spend time in the car and find one element to the design that doesn鈥檛 have a purpose.
That鈥檚 evident in the new Jaguar E-Pace that Rogers shows us around with its cleverly designed, minimalist interior. Rogers has two Series Ones in his collection, plus a 1959 Series Two, an ex-Post Office vehicle from Scotland currently undergoing faithful restoration, and a 1973 Series Three. Alongside the Jaguar XK120 is a 1988 XJS - an ex-Jaguar company car that he鈥檚 traced the history of and has been restoring using original parts. It鈥檚 not just cars, either. 鈥檚 using to build a much-needed new garage at home - once an engineer, always an engineer. 鈥淎ll my cars have got their own special story,鈥?Rogers tells us. 鈥淎nd we know that the cars we make will be making memories for their owners. 鈥淲hat we鈥檙e making will have a huge influence on people鈥檚 lives. But it鈥檚 not only customers鈥?lives that Rogers is thinking about; it鈥檚 his team - numbering 12,000 in engineering alone out of Jaguar Land Rover鈥檚 45,000 global employees. 鈥淥ur people鈥檚 livelihoods depend on producing products that can change people鈥檚 lives,鈥?he explains. As much as Rogers demonstrates a clear love of the product, it鈥檚 the people who take centre stage - those who buy the products and those who make them. This is a reminder that the car business is as much about the people as the product - something that Rogers instills in his team and that reflects in the award-winning Jaguar Land Rover cars for which they鈥檙e responsible. Which of Rogers' collection would you have as your daily driver? Let us know in the comments below.
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