The Jaguar XJ-S 3.6 is a 2 door coupé style road car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.6 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) at 5300 rpm and 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The claimed kerb weight is 1660 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 229 km/h (142 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4764 mm | 187.6 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1261 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1660 kg | 3660 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.4 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
| Engine code | AJ6 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3590 cc (219.075 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 92 mm
3.58 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.7 kW/litre 63.5 ps/litre 62.7 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.53 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1137.6 kPa (165 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 598.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 229 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 137.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.89 kg/kW 16.53 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 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 7656 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Jaguar XJ-S 3.6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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