The Jaguar XJ-S 4.0 Coupé is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 238 bhp (241 PS/177 kW) of power at 4700 rpm, and maximum torque of 382 N·m (282 lb·ft/39 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1705 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 237 km/h (147 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2588 mm | 101.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1489 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Length | 4820 mm | 189.8 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1241 mm | 48.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1705 kg | 3759 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3980 cc (242.875 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 102 mm
3.58 × 4.02 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
241 PS (238 bhp) (177 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
382 Nm (282 ft·lb) (39 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.6 kW/litre 60.6 ps/litre 59.8 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.98 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1206.1 kPa (174.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 663.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 237 km/h (147 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 141.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.61 kg/kW 16.05 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 13.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 83611 | ||
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| RAC rating | 30.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Jaguar XJ-S 4.0 Coupé Automatic added 2001-07-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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