The Jaguar XJ-6 2.8 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 6000 rpm and 247 N·m (182 lb·ft/25.2 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1537 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 193 km/h, which is 120 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 | 2765 mm | 108.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4816 mm | 189.6 inches | |
| Width | 1772 mm | 69.8 inches | |
| Height | 1343 mm | 52.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1537 kg | 3389 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 104 litres | 22.9 [27.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 86 mm
3.27 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 247 Nm (182 ft·lb) (25.2 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.1 kW/litre 65.4 ps/litre 64.5 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.47 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1111.7 kPa (161.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 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 | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.45 kg/kW 19.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.TrLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58080 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Jaguar XJ-6 2.8 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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