Jaguar XK6 engine

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Jaguar XK Manufacturer Jaguar Cars Production 1949–1994 Successor Jaguar AJ6 Class DOHC I6 Engine 3.4 L (3442 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 XK engine was introduced in 1949 and produced until 1994. It was a DOHC inline-6 engine. The 4.2 variant was also used in some military vehicles with very few modifications.

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 (3442cc) version with an 83mm bore and 96mm stroke. It had an iron block and an aluminum cylinder head which delivered 160 bhp at a compression ratio of 8:1, rising to 210 bhp with the C-Type head as raced at Le Mans. A 4-cylinder XK 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

It was also used in the following military vehicles:

• FV101 Scorpion, a British CVR(T)
• FV107 Scimitar, a British Armoured car.

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.

The amount of time the 4.2 XK engine has remained in production means it has the rare accolade of having been in service in cars spanning 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 carburettors 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

Jaguar Cars, a subsidiary of Ford since 1989, road and race car timeline, 1940s-1980s  v • d • e
Type	1940s					1950s										1960s										1970s										1980s
	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
Saloon											Mark 1					Mark 2, 240, 340
																				S-Type											XJ-C
																						420		XJ6 Ser I						XJ6 Ser II						XJ6 Ser III								XJ6 (XJ40)
	Mk IV				Mk V			Mk VII				Mk VIII			Mk IX			Mk X				420G						XJ12		XJ12 S II						XJ12 Ser III
Supercar														XKSS
Racing							C-Type			D-Type								E-Type				XJ13										XJ-C		Jaguar XJ41& XJ42						XJRs
Corporate ownership	Independent																					BMH		British Leyland															Independent					Ford