The Jaguar 3.8 Mark 2 is a rear wheel drive road car, with its powerplant located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Jaguar 3.8 Mark 2's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
With a stated kerb weight of 1448 kg, the Jaguar 3.8 Mark 2 manages to cover the 0-60 mph dash in 8.5 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 16.3 seconds.
Maximum quoted speed is 201 km/h (125 mph).
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 | 2730 mm | 107.5 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 | 1448 kg | 3192 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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3781 cc (230.731 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 106 mm
3.43 × 4.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
43.4 kW/litre 59 ps/litre 58.2 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
85.96 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1080.2 kPa (156.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 630.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.83 kg/kW 14.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | CA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58883 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Jaguar 3.8 Mark 2 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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