What was the significance of the Jaguar XJ40?
Designs for the XJ40 pioneered significant improvements to how Jaguar cars were designed, built, and assembled.
Which is the second longest running Jaguar XJ?
The XJ40 and its later derivatives, is to date, the second longest running Jaguar XJ platform with a total production run of 17 years. Throughout the 1970s Jaguar had been developing “Project XJ40”, which was an all-new model intended to replace the original XJ6. Scale models were being built as early as 1972.
What’s the difference between Jaguar XJ and XJR?
The XJR differed cosmetically from other XJ40 models with its body coloured bodykit, consisting of new front and rear valances and side skirts, all from fiberglass, a black grill with a JaguarSport badge in it and unique Speedline alloy wheels with wider tyres.
What kind of gearbox does a Jaguar XJ have?
On the 4.0 L, the four-speed ZF 4HP24 was used. A stronger automatic gearbox was required for the V12-equipped cars, and the four-speed GM 4L80-E was selected. The manual gearbox fitted to early cars was the five-speed Getrag 265, while later cars received the Getrag 290.
Designs for the XJ40 pioneered significant improvements to how Jaguar cars were designed, built, and assembled.
The XJ40 and its later derivatives, is to date, the second longest running Jaguar XJ platform with a total production run of 17 years. Throughout the 1970s Jaguar had been developing “Project XJ40”, which was an all-new model intended to replace the original XJ6. Scale models were being built as early as 1972.
On the 4.0 L, the four-speed ZF 4HP24 was used. A stronger automatic gearbox was required for the V12-equipped cars, and the four-speed GM 4L80-E was selected. The manual gearbox fitted to early cars was the five-speed Getrag 265, while later cars received the Getrag 290.
The XJR differed cosmetically from other XJ40 models with its body coloured bodykit, consisting of new front and rear valances and side skirts, all from fiberglass, a black grill with a JaguarSport badge in it and unique Speedline alloy wheels with wider tyres.