Jaguar XJR-12

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Jaguar XJR-12
Automotive industryJaguar (car)
PredecessorJaguar XJR-11
SuccessorJaguar XJR-14
Car classificationRace car
Car body styleCoupé
Automobile layoutRMR layout

The Jaguar XJR-12 is a Sports-prototype Race car built by Jaguar (car) for both Group C and International Motor Sports Association IMSA GT Championship. The car is famous for winning the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Weighing 900 Kilogram, and powered by a 7 Litre 60 Degree (angle) Single overhead cam V12 engine developing 730 Horsepower / 545 Kilowatt @ 7000 Revolutions per minute, and 579 Foot-pound force / 785 Newton-metre @ 5500 rpm, the XJR-12 could hit 368 Kilometers per hour / 229 Miles per hour.

During the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans, the XJR-12 covered 4882.4 km at an of average speed of 204.036 km/h / 126.782 mph with a maximum trap speed of 353 km/h / 219 mph.

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