The Jaguar F-Type V8 S is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 5 litre supercharged 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 488 bhp (495 PS/364 kW) at 6500 rpm and 625 N·m (461 lb·ft/63.7 kgm) at 2500-5500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via an 8 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a claimed 1665 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 300 km/h (186 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 15.9/8.3/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 259.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2622 mm | 103.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 4470 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1923 mm | 75.7 inches | |
| Height | 1307 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1665 kg | 3671 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5000 cc (305.119 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.5 × 93 mm
3.64 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 495 PS (488 bhp) (364 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 625 Nm (461 ft·lb) (63.7 kgm) at 2500-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 72.8 kW/litre 99 ps/litre 97.6 bhp/litre 1.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
125 Nm/litre
1.51 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1570.8 kPa (227.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 625 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | Roots-type twin vortex supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 297.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 218.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 293.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.58 kg/kW 7.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.9/8.3/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.9/8.3/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/12.0/9.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.8/34.0/25.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.8/28.3/21.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 259.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10½J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/35 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/30 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 376 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 284306 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Jaguar F-Type V8 S added 2012-09-26. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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