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Jaguar XJ12 L Series 2  

1973-1979, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
73-75: V12/24V 9.0:1 5343cc.(326ci)

254DIN-hp

@6000rpm

47.5 hp/l 4x1bbl 301lb-ft. (408Nm)

@3500rpm

75-79: V12/24V 8.0:1 5343cc.(326ci)

287DIN-hp

@5750rpm

53.7 hp/l FI 294lb-ft. (399Nm)

@rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
5.3l254hp: 225kph/140mph ?s 7.4s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

22.0-24.0 l/100km9.8-10.7 mpg
5.3l287hp: 230kph/143mph ?s 7.8s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

21.0-23.0 l/100km10.2-11.2 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 205/70 HR15
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD, 3-speed automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4945 x 1770 x 1375 mm (194.7 x 69.7 x 54.1 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2865 mm - 1473/1488 mm (112.8 in - 58.0/58.6 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.75 m² (94.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.01 m² (~21.6 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 12.03 m³ (424.9 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.44 - drag area: 0.883 m² / 9.51 sq.ft.
weight: 1900 kg (4189 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 6.6 - 7.5 kg/hp (14.6 - 16.5 lb/hp) 134 - 151 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 4,000 £ (1973) 
production: 77,501 (all XJ6/X12 Series 2)

   

The Jaguar XJ6/XJ12 Series 2 was a facelifted version of the XJ6/XJ12 Series 1.
New safety regulations in the USA for bumpers made it nessecary to raise the position of the front bumpers.
The grille was revised, too. The Series 2 was replaced by the Series 3 in 1979.

Pictures taken at the "2010 Bockhorner Oldtimermarkt" in Bockhorn, Germany
 
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Pictures in 2009 in Hanover, Germany
 
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