▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁used ▁al umin um ▁pan els , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁C ‑ Type ▁and ▁D ‑ Type ▁race ▁cars ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁E - Type ▁which ▁used ▁al umin um ▁ch ass is ▁and ▁body ▁design . ▁ ▁Ford ▁retained ▁the ▁bond ing ▁and ▁riv eting ▁pat ents ▁of ▁the ▁X J ' s ▁al umin um ▁mon oco que ▁body , ▁when ▁it ▁sold ▁J agu ar ▁to ▁Indian ▁autom obile ▁manufact urer ▁T ata ▁Mot ors ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁engineering ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁X 3 5 0 ▁employed ▁a ▁multi - link ▁layout ▁with ▁four - w heel ▁self - lev elling ▁adapt ive ▁air ▁susp ension ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁generation ' s ▁double ▁wish bone ▁I RS . ▁Sus p ension ▁was ▁controlled ▁electron ically , ▁requiring ▁no ▁inter vention ▁from ▁the ▁driver , ▁to ▁adjust ▁dam per ▁settings ▁( in ▁mill iseconds ) ▁and ▁adjust ▁ride ▁and ▁handling ▁under ▁varying ▁conditions ▁— ▁its ▁electronic ▁control ▁system ▁market ed ▁as ▁Computer ▁Active ▁Technology ▁Sus p ension ▁( CAT S ). ▁The ▁air ▁susp ension ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁activ ate ▁every ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁to ▁level ▁the ▁vehicle ▁when ▁park ed ▁and ▁not ▁in ▁use . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁previous ▁generation , ▁the ▁overall ▁body ▁was ▁wider , ▁longer ▁and ▁higher ▁— ▁with ▁increased ▁head , ▁leg , ▁shoulder ▁and ▁cargo ▁room ▁— ▁and ▁carried