1951 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupé

In 1951 Jaguar extended the XK120 to include a closed coupe. It was much more luxurious than the Open Two Seater with a full wood dashboard and roll-up windows.

BODYWORK
BODY TYPE2 seater fixed-head coupé
NUMBER OF DOORS2
DESIGNERWilliam Lyons
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS
WHEELBASE2591 mm102 inches
TRACK/TREAD (FRONT)1295 mm51 inches
TRACK/TREAD (REAR)1270 mm50 inches
LENGTH4394 mm173 inches
WIDTH1575 mm62 inches
HEIGHT1359 mm53.5 inches
GROUND CLEARANCE
LENGTH:WHEELBASE RATIO1.7
KERB WEIGHT1372 kg3025 lb
WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
FUEL TANK CAPACITY
AERODYNAMICS
DRAG COEFFICIENT
FRONTAL AREA
CDA
POWERTRAIN
ENGINE TYPEnaturally aspirated petrol
ENGINE MANUFACTURERJaguar
ENGINE CODE
CYLINDERSStraight 6
CAPACITY3.4 litre
3442 cc
(210.044 cu in)
BORE × STROKE83 × 106 mm
3.27 × 4.17 in
BORE/STROKE RATIO0.78
VALVE GEARdouble overhead camshaft(DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder
12 valves in total
MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW)
at 5000 rpm
MAXIMUM TORQUE264 Nm (195 ft·lb) (26.9 kgm)
at 2500 rpm
SPECIFIC OUTPUT34.7 kW/litre
47.1 ps/litre
46.5 bhp/litre
0.76 bhp/cu in
SPECIFIC TORQUE76.7 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3
ENGINE CONSTRUCTION
SUMP
COMPRESSION RATIO8:1
FUEL SYSTEM2 SU carbs
BMEP (BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE)963.8 kPa (139.8 psi)
MAXIMUM RPM
CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS
ENGINE COOLANTWater
UNITARY CAPACITY573.67 cc
ASPIRATIONNormal
COMPRESSORN/A
INTERCOOLERNone
CATALYTIC CONVERTERN
PERFORMANCE
ACCELERATION 0-80KM/H (50MPH)7.3 s
ACCELERATION 0-60MPH10 s
ACCELERATION 0-100KM/H
ACCELERATION 0-160KM/H (100MPH)
STANDING QUARTER-MILE17 s
STANDING KILOMETRE
MAXIMUM SPEED200 km/h (124 mph)
POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIOHigher is better
118.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg)
0.12 PS/kg
86.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg)
0.09 kW/kg
116.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg)
0.12 bhp/kg
0.05 bhp/lb
WEIGHT-TO-POWER RATIOLower is better
11.5 kg/kW
19.21 lb/bhp
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 POSITIONfront
ENGINE LAYOUTlongitudinal
DRIVE WHEELSrear wheel drive  
TORQUE SPLITN/A
STEERING
TURNS LOCK-TO-LOCK
TURNING CIRCLE
FRONT SUSPENSIONI.CS.
REAR SUSPENSIONLA.SE.
WHEEL SIZE FRONT
WHEEL SIZE REAR
TYRES FRONT
TYRES REAR
BRAKES F/R
FRONT BRAKE DIAMETER
REAR BRAKE DIAMETER
BRAKED AREA
GEARBOX4 speed manual
TOP GEAR RATIO1
FINAL DRIVE RATIO3.64