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Jaguar XK120 Roadster, 1948 (left) and Fixed
Head Coupe, 1948 (right) and Jaguar XK8, 1997 (centre)
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Jaguar XK120 Roadster, 1948 (left) and
Fixed Head Coupe, 1948 (right) |
| Engine |
3.8 lt. 6
cylinder DOHC |
| Displacement |
3442 cc |
| Installation |
Front RWD |
| Transmission |
4-speed manual |
| Power |
160 bhp @ 5000
rpm |
| Performance -
Rated |
"120 mph -
no less!" |
| Performance
- Actual (in August 1949) |
With hood and
sidescreens up - 126.448 mph |
| With aeroscreen
& spoiler - 132.597 mph |
| With perspex
bubble canopy - 172.412 mph |
| Mean Maximum
Speed |
124.6 mph |
| Brakes F / R |
Drums |
| Endurance
Testing - France - August 1952 (FHC) |
Average 107 mph
for 24 hours by Leslie Johnson |
| Average 100 mph
for 7 days by Leslie Johnson |
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Average 100 mph for 7
days covering 16851 miles in 168 hours by Leslie Johnson, Stirling Moss,
Fairman and Hadley |
| Highlights |
Winner - Coupe
des Alpes, 1952 |
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Jaguar XK8, 1997 (centre) |
| Engine |
All aluminium AJ-V8 DOHC
32V |
| Transmission |
Automatic |
| Power |
290 hp |
| Performance |
0 - 100 kph in 8 s |
| Top Speed |
248 kph |
| Brakes F / R |
Discs all round |
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