Jaguar XK 8
Model Year 1996 (Jaguar alias), S - Segment (Sports car)

drivers'

3.0

rating

coupe
coupe
x 2
x 2
Rear
Rear
4.0 V8 32v
Nat. Asp.
Nat. Asp.
Petrol
Petrol

Basic info on Jaguar XK 8

The British car was first shown in year 1996 and powered by a 8 - cylinder nat. asp. petrol unit, produced by Jaguar. The engine offers a displacement of 4.0 litre matched to a rear wheel drive system and a automatic gearbox with 5 gears. Vehicle in question is a sports car with the top speed of 250km/h, reaching the 100km/h (62mph) mark in 6.7s and consuming around 11.7 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers.

Data

Engine info ( issues & breakdowns )
Jaguar / Ford

4.0 AJ27

displacement:
3996
cc
configuration:
8 - V config
 
valves:
32, 4 p/ cylinder
 
aspiration:
Nat. Asp.
 
fuel type:
Petrol
 
power:
290
hp
torque:
393
Nm
Vehicle information - Jaguar XK
not tested
produced:
1996. - 2002.
 
body style:
coupe
2 door
length:
4760
mm
width:
1829
mm
height:
1296
mm
boot:
327
l
fuel tank:
75
l

Marketing

Performance

Automatic gearbox performance

emission

G

category

automatic

5 gears

average

11.7

l/100km

weight:
1615
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
6.7
s
top speed:
250
km/h
cons. (urban):
17.2
l/100km
cons. (highway):
8.6
l/100km
cons. (average):
11.7
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
281
g/km

Pros & Cons compared to direct rivals

safety
performance
economy
boot space

Safety results for Jaguar XK

EuroNCAP: not tested

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