The 2.4 Mark 2 is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front located engine, produced by Jaguar.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 195 N·m (144 lb·ft/19.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a stated 1440 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2727 mm | 107.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Length | 4591 mm | 180.7 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1440 kg | 3175 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2483 cc (151.522 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 76.5 mm
3.27 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
195 Nm (144 ft·lb) (19.9 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
36 kW/litre 49 ps/litre 48.3 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
78.53 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 986.9 kPa (143.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 413.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.09 kg/kW 26.88 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | Cant.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 3194 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58839 | ||
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| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Jaguar 2.4 Mark 2 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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