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Jaguar XK140 OTS  

1954-1957, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
54-57: i6/12V 8.0:1 3442cc.(210ci)

190-bhp

@5500rpm

55.2 hp/l 2x1bbl 210lb-ft. (285Nm)

@2500rpm

54-57: i6/12V 8.0:1 3442cc.(210ci)

210-bhp

@5750rpm

61.0 hp/l 2x1bbl 213lb-ft. (289Nm)

@4000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
3.4l190hp: 195kph/121mph ?s 10.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg
3.4l210hp: 208kph/129mph ?s 9.0s 26.5s ?s

16.6s@82mph/132kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.00-16
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD, 3-speed automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4470 x 1638 x 1397 mm (176.0 x 64.5 x 55.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2591 mm - 1295/1270 mm (102.0 in - 51.0/50.0 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.32 m² (78.8 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.89 m² (~20.3 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 10.23 m³ (361.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1448 kg (3192 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 6.9 - 7.6 kg/hp (15.2 - 16.8 lb/hp) 131 - 145 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 1,598 £ (1954) 
production: 3,291

   

The XK140 is the successor of the XK120. The design was carried over with nearly no change. The engine was the same with minor
improvements. The number in "XK140" stands for the topspeed in mph (in fact, the XK140 wasn't really faster than the XK120).

Pictures taken at the "Classic Days at Schloss Dyck 2009" in Jüchen (near Mönchengladbach), Germany
 
  Jaguar XK140 OTS 1954-1957   Jaguar XK140 OTS 1954-1957   Jaguar XK140 OTS 1954-1957  
             
  Jaguar XK140 OTS 1954-1957   Jaguar XK140 OTS 1954-1957      
             

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