Road Test
Jaguar XK Series
Test date 25 September 2006
Price as tested £69,505
For Image, effortless pace, muscular engine, body control
Against Interior details, unsupportive seats, small fuel tank
How much ?
- Price as tested £69,505
- Price as tested £67,495
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.2 sec
- 0-60mph 5.2 sec
- 0-100mph 11.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
4.3 sec
- 0-400m
13.7 / 107.4 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
24.4 / 136.5 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
2.9 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
19.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
23.9 / 9.2
Government figures
- Combined/urban
22.9 / 14.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
294 g/km
How big?
- Length
4791 mm
- Width
1892 mm
- Height
1329 mm
- Wheelbase
2752 mm
- Weight
1665 kg
- Fuel tank
71.1 litres
Engine
- Layout V8 cyls Vee , 4196 cc
- Max power 410 bhp at 6250 rpm
- Max torque 413 ft at 4000 rpm
- Specific output 100.1bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 246bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 86.0x90.3 mm
- Compression ratio 9.1:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4 per cyl,
- Ignition and fuel unleaded , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 4.171 / 5.8
- 2nd 2.34 / 10.3
- 3rd 1.521 / 15.8
- 4th 1.143 / 21
- 5th 0.867 / 27.7
- 6th 0.691 / 34.8
- Final drive 3.31
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar.
- Rear Five link, coil springs, anti roll bar.
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock 2.80
Brakes
- Front 355mm ventilated discs
- Rear 326mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5J x 19 in
- Size rear 9.5J x 19 in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 255/35 R20
- Tyres rear 285/30 ZR20
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