The Ligier JS2 is a 2-door coupé from Ligier, built from 1971 to 1975, as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry. Under the bonnet: 2675 . Pietro Frua drew it. The total made was 225.
Where it came from
The Ligier JS2 is a mid-engined sports coupé that was built by Ligier in the French commune of Abrest near Vichy in the department of Allier between 1971 and 1975. Road-going and competition versions were built.
Under the skin
Power comes from 2675 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 980 kg. It shifts through a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2350 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Ligier JS1; assembly was at Abrest, Allier, France. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Chevrolet Impala, the American Motors Corporation AMC Gremlin, the Renault 5 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Ligier catalogue sit the Easymile EZ10 and the Ligier JS2 R.
What it costs now
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Ligier JS2 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.