Jaguar's V12 was one of the premiere powerplants of the 1970s and 1980s. It was a V12 piston engine, originally designed for a Le Mans car, the ill-fated Jaguar XJ13. The V12 was only Jaguar's second engine design in the history of the company. It had a SOHC 2-valve head with flat combustion chambers. It has been suggested that List of cars be merged into this article or section. ... Jaguar Cars is a British automobile manufacturer. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jaguar AJ-V8 engine in a 2001 Jaguar S-Type The Jaguar AJ-V8 is a compact V8 piston engine used in many Jaguar vehicles. ... Car classification is a somewhat subjective subject, as many vehicles fall between classes or even outside all of them. ... Single overhead cam (also SOHC) refers to the internal combustion engine design where one camshaft is located above the valves. ... A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car brand which is now owned by the Ford Motor Company. ... A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. ... Components of a typical, four stroke cycle, DOHC piston engine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Single overhead cam (also SOHC) refers to the internal combustion engine design where one camshaft is located above the valves. ...

5.3

The original 5.3 L (5343 cc) version had an oversquare 90 mm bore and 70 mm stroke. It produced 210 kW (285 hp) and 400Nm (295 ft·lbf) in fuel-injected form. A piston engine is oversquare or shortstroke if its cylinders have a greater bore (width, diameter) than stroke (length of piston travel). ...

This version was used in the following cars:

• Jaguar E-Type
• 1975-1981 Jaguar XJS
• 1972-1981 Jaguar XJ12 (Series 1 and 2)
• 1973-1981 Daimler Double Six (Series 1 and 2)
• Panther J72
• Panther De Ville

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5.3 HE

A High-Efficiency 5.3 HE debuted in 1982. Although power was down somewhat, fuel economy was up by nearly 50%.

The 5.3 HE was used in these cars:

• 1982 Jaguar XJ12 (Series 3)
• 1982-1992 Jaguar XJS
• 1982-1989 Daimler Double Six (Series 3)

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6.0 HE

The engine was stroked to 78.5 mm in 1989 for a displacement of 6.0 L (5994 cc) to bring back some of the power lost to emissions requirements.

The 6.0 HE was used in the following cars:

• 1994-1995 Jaguar XJS
• 1994-1995 Jaguar XJSC
• Jaguar XJ12 (XJ40)
• 1994-1996 Jaguar XJ12 (X300)
• 1990-96 Daimler Double Six (XJ40 and X300)

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TWR/Lister

In 1985, Tom Walkinshaw Racing became Jaguar's official team in World Endurance Championship, taking over the project from American team Group 44. Their first car, XJR6, used the 6.0 L engine, but in the following year the engine was upgraded to 6.9 L and in 1988 the XJR9 used the engine's most famous displacement of 7.0 L. By 1991, the V12 was good for 7.4 L inside the XJR12, developing an impressive 750 bhp. Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. ... The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ...

Lister Cars, a well-known Jaguar tuner with a long history of technical collaboration with the British automaker, was the first to use the TWR-tuned engine in a road car. In 1991, they fitted the 7.0 L (6996 cc/427 in³) version of the engine, with a 94 mm (3.7 in) bore and 84 mm (3.3 in) stroke, into a modified Jaguar XJS, which was rebadged Lister Le Mans. This engine officially produced 407.2 kW (546 hp) and 786.37 N·m (580 ft·lbf). From 1993, Lister owner Laurence Pearce produced the company's first design the Lister Storm, which, naturally, continued using the V12 engine, both on the road and on the track, with the car becoming a mainstay of the FIA GT Championship and several national championships for the following decade. Lister Cars was a manufacturer of sports cars in the United Kingdom. ... 1988 Jaguar XJ-S The Jaguar XJ-S (later the XJS) was a luxury GT coupe from Jaguar. ... The Lister Storm was a homologated racing car built by Lister Cars of the United Kingdom beginning in 1993. ... The FIA GT Championship is a sports car motorsport series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisations (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA). ...

See also

• Jaguar XK6 engine
• Jaguar AJ6 engine
• V12 Performance

Jaguar XK6 engine in a 1955 Jaguar XKD Jaguar XK6 engine in an E-Type. ... The AJ6 (and similar AJ16) was an inline-6 piston engine used by Jaguar in the 1980s and 1990s. ...