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Jaguar XJR-8

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The Jaguar XJR-8 was a Group C race car built by Jaguar for the World Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, used in the 1987 season. Racing expert Tom Walkinshaw and designer Tony Southgate made 64 changes to the XJR-6 to create it, and six cars were produced, three new and three converted from XJR-6s. The engine was the Jaguar V12 with displacement raised to 7 litres and power to 720 horsepower, and a top speed of over 220 mph was recorded on the Mulsanne Straight. It won at Silverstone, the Nurburgring and Spa-Francorchamps and Jaguar took both the drivers' title and the championship, while the best Le Mans result was fifth. It won Autosport Racing Car of the Year, raced for just that one year and led to the XJR-9.

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Year
1987 1
Engine Class
Piston 1
Status
Out of production 1
Units Built
6 1
Comparison
Body Style
Racing car 1
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Jaguar Cars, Networks and Operators
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Jaguar Cars

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The XJR-8 was a race car built by Jaguar for campaigning in the World Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Group C.

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is a British sports car and luxury vehicle brand owned by Tata Motors
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1. Jaguar XJR-8 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    It was used during the 1987 season.
  • Performance
    The XJR-8 raced for one year, that being 1987.
  • Lead, body style
    The XJR-8 was a race car built by Jaguar for campaigning in the World Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Group C.
  • Performance, engine class
    Though it was what people believed to be a standard Jaguar V12 the displacement was increased to 7 litres and the power was cranked up to 720 horsepower (540 kW).
  • History
    Six cars were produced (three plus three converted XJR-6s).
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is a British sports car and luxury vehicle brand owned by Tata Motors
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