The Jaguar XK 120 FHC is a coupé designed by William Lyons with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.4 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 5000 rpm and 264 Nm (195 lbft/26.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Jaguar XK 120 FHC weighs a claimed 1372 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h, which is 124 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | William Lyons | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 4394 mm | 173 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1372 kg | 3025 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| 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 | 162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 264 Nm (195 ft·lb) (26.9 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 34.7 kW/litre 47.1 ps/litre 46.5 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
76.7 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 963.8 kPa (139.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.5 kg/kW 19.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 58542 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1948 Jaguar XK 120 FHC added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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