Jaguar XK6 engine

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Jaguar XK6 Manufacturer: Jaguar Cars Production: 1949–1994 Successor: Jaguar AJ6 Class: DOHC I6 Engine: 3.4 L (3449 cc/210 in³) 3.8 L (232 in³) 4.2 L (256 in³) 2.4 L (147 in³)

Jaguar XK6 engine in a 1955 Jaguar XKD

XK6 engine in an XK150

The famed Jaguar XK6 engine was introduced in 1949 and produced until 1994. It was a DOHC inline-6 engine.

Contents 1 3.4 2 3.8 3 4.2 4 2.4 5 See also

[edit] 3.4

The first use was in the 1949 Jaguar XK120, where it was billed as the 3 1/2 liter. This was a 3.4 L (3449cc) version with an 83mm bore and 96mm stroke and produced 210 hp at its best. It had an iron block and aluminum head. A 4-cylinder XK4 variant was never produced.

This engine was used in the following cars:

• Jaguar XK120
• Jaguar XK140
• Jaguar XK150
• Jaguar Mark VII
• Jaguar Mark VIII
• Jaguar Mark 1
• Jaguar Mark 2
• Jaguar 340
• Jaguar S-Type (original)
• Jaguar C-Type
• Jaguar XJ6

[edit] 3.8

The larger 3.8 L version was released in 1958. It was a bored (to 87mm) version and produced up to 245 hp.

This engine was used in the following cars:

• Jaguar XK150
• Jaguar Mark 2
• Jaguar Mark IX
• Jaguar Mark X
• Jaguar E-Type
• Jaguar S-Type (original)
• Jaguar XKSS
• Jaguar D-Type
• Panther J72

[edit] 4.2

The 4.2 liter version was officially released in 1965, though racers had been boring the 3.8 out all the way to 4.2 liters for years. The official bore was 93mm, and the engine produced from 170hp(DIN) in the Series 2 XJ6, to 265hp(Claimed) in the E-Type.

This engine was used in the following cars:

• Jaguar 420
• Jaguar 420G
• Jaguar E-Type
• Jaguar XJ6
• Daimler Sovereign
• Daimler DS420 Limousine
• Panther J72
• Panther De Ville

The 1987 Jaguar XJ6 was the last Jaguar car fitted with the XK6 engine. In 1992 the last Daimler DS420 Limousine was produced. Like all other DS420 limousines, it was equipped with a 4.2L XK6 engine.

What other car engine can boast having been fitted in standard production cars for 6 consecutive decades?

[edit] 2.4

The 2.4 was a de-stroked (to 76.5mm) version of the 3.4, and produced 133 hp. It featured Solex downdraft caruretors in the original Mark I and Mark II saloons.

This engine was used in the following cars:

• Jaguar Mark 1
• Jaguar Mark 2
• Jaguar 240

[edit] See also

• Jaguar AJ-V6 engine
• Jaguar V12 engine
• XK Performance

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Type	1940s					1950s										1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s
	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Sports				XK120							XK140			XK150			E-type S1							E S2			E-type S3				XJ-S						XJ-S HE										XJS					XK8, XKR										XK,XKR
Saloon											Mark 1					Mark 2, 240, 340																																										X-Type
																				S-Type											XJ-C																									S-Type, S-Type R								XF
																						420		XJ6 Ser I						XJ6 Ser II						XJ6 Ser III								XJ6 (XJ40)							XJ6			XJ8, XJR					XJ8, XJR
	Mk IV				Mk V			Mk VII				Mk VIII			Mk IX			Mk X				420G						XJ12		XJ12 S II						XJ12 Ser III													XJ12		XJ12
Supercar														XKSS																																		15	XJ220
Racing							C-Type			D-Type								E-Type				XJ13										XJ-C								XJRs									C							R1/2/3/4/5
Corporate Ownership	Independent																					BMH		British Leyland															Independent					Ford