This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1778 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 161 km/h, which is 100 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 | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 4991 mm | 196.5 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1778 kg | 3920 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 77.3 litres | 17 [20.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3442 cc (210.044 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 106 mm
3.27 × 4.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
41.2 kW/litre 56 ps/litre 55.2 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
82.8 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium heads | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1040.5 kPa (150.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 573.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 14.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.55 kg/kW 20.96 lb/bhp |
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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 | 4.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.70 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 136059 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Jaguar Mark VII M Automatic added 2005-12-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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