1988 Jaguar XJR-S
After winning the 1984 European Touring Car Championship at the wheel of an XJ-S, Tom Walkinshaw of TWR was commissioned to give the road-going XJR a performance makeover. In 1988 the factory made an official model incorporating Walkinshaw’s enhancements. His company JaguarSport (or TWR), was already producing body and suspension kits for the XJ-S which were available for separate order.
Each car left the TWR factory as individually built cars. Options such as the body kit, quick-shift gearbox, ventilated discs and four-pot brake calipers along with stiffer suspension, lowered ride height, re-calibrated power steering and a momo steering wheel were available.
Both a 5.3 liter and 6.0 liter engine were available in the car. Since the engines look almost identical, its hard to differentiate between the two. In either case a genuine TWR car is hard to come by, as in three years of production a little over 600 cars were manufactured. 50 of these were convertibles that were all exported to the USA.
Specification listed is for the most common 6.0 liter 318 bhp version. This figure went up 20bhp to 338bhp in 1992.
In Detail
| price $ | $80 000 USD |
| engine | Aluminum Alloy, 60 Degree V12 |
| position | Front Longitudinal |
| valvetrain | SOHC |
| fuel feed | Zytek Sequential Fuel Injection |
| displacement | 5993 cc / 365.7 in³ |
| bore | 90 mm / 3.54 in |
| stroke | 78.5 mm / 3.09 in |
| compression | 11.2:1 |
| power | 237.1 kw / 318 bhp @ 5250 rpm |
| specific output | 53.06 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 176.57 bhp per tonne |
| torque | 490.81 nm / 362 ft lbs @ 3750 rpm |
| body / frame | Unit Steel w/TWR Body Kit |
| driven wheels | Front Engine / RWD |
| wheel type | Sports Alloy |
| front tires | 225/55ZR-16 |
| rear tires | 245/55ZR-16 |
| front brakes | Vented Discs w/Vacuum Assist & ABS |
| f brake size | mm / in |
| rear brakes | Vented Discs w/Vacuum Assist & ABS |
| r brake size | mm / in |
| front wheels | F 40.6 x 20.3 cm / 16 x 8 in |
| rear wheels | R 40.6 x 20.3 cm / 16 x 8 in |
| steering | Rack & Pinion w/Power Assist |
| f suspension | Wishbones w/Coil Springs, Telscopic Dampers, Anti-Roll Bar |
| r suspension | Lower Wishbones w/Radius Arms, Twin Coil Springs, Telescopic Dampers |
| curb weight | 1800 kg / 3968 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2591 mm / 102 in |
| front track | 1514 mm / 59.6 in |
| rear track | 1491 mm / 58.7 in |
| length | 4765 mm / 186.7 in |
| width | 1882 mm / 74.1 in |
| height | 1250 mm / 49.2 in |
| transmission | GM400 3-Speed Auto |
| gear ratios | :1 |
| top speed | ~254.3 kph / 158 mph |
| 0 – 60 mph | ~6.5 seconds |
Auction Sales History
1993 Jaguar XJR-S – sold for $19,800 This 1993 Jaguar is #19 of 25 black XJR-S sedans built. Powered by a 6.0 Liter V12 with an automatic. Other features include special alloy wheels, leather interior and disc brakes that are unique to the XJR-S. From the Jimmy Richardson Collection. Auction Source: 2012 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
