The Jaguar XK8 Coupé is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
It is part of Jaguar's X100 model series.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 290 bhp (294 PS/216 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1653 kg.
The Jaguar XK8 Coupé is claimed to achieve a top speed of 251 km/h (156 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 | 2588 mm | 101.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4760 mm | 187.4 inches | |
| Width | 1829 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1653 kg | 3644 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.4 litres | 16.6 [19.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
| Engine code | AJ-V8 AJ28 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3996 cc (243.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
294 PS (290 bhp) (216 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
54.1 kW/litre 73.6 ps/litre 72.6 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
98.35 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1235.9 kPa (179.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 251 km/h (156 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 177.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.64 kg/kW 12.77 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 3290 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30074 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | X100 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Jaguar XK8 Coupé added 1996-11-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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