The Jaguar Super V8 is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The power is produced by a supercharged engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 390 bhp (395 PS/291 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 541 N·m (399 lb·ft/55.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1689 kg.
The Jaguar Super V8 is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 18.6/9.0/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 299.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3159 mm | 124.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1546 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 5215 mm | 205.3 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1689 kg | 3724 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
| Engine code | AJ-V8 AJ34 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4196 cc (256.056 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 90.3 mm
3.39 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
395 PS (390 bhp) (291 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
541 Nm (399 ft·lb) (55.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
69.3 kW/litre 94.2 ps/litre 92.9 bhp/litre 1.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
128.93 Nm/litre
1.56 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1620.2 kPa (235 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 524.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 234.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 172.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 230.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.81 kg/kW 9.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.6/9.0/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.6/9.0/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.4/11.1/8.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.2/31.4/23.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.6/26.1/19.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 299.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.5 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.5 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119449 | ||
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| RAC rating | 36.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Jaguar Super V8 added 2002-12-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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