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30324 view(s)  The 1950s at LeMans could be described as the 'Jaguar-Years' with the marque winning five times using the C-Type and D-Type. Jaguar wanted to relive their successes at the most grueling endurance in the 1980s. They teamed up with TWR, run by Tom Walkinshaw who raced with Jaguars since the 1970s.
Their first jointly developed Group C racer was the XJR 6 introduced late in 1985. It was powered by an enlarged and extensively modified version of Jaguar's road going V12 engine. This engine itself was a direct development of the engine used in Jaguar's last prototype racer of the 1960s, the XJ13. The XJR 6 proved fast but lacked the reliability to really threaten the German Porsches
For the 1987 season TWR/Jaguar revised the XJR 6 and renamed it XJR 8. The biggest change was found in the engine bay, it now housed a 7 litre long stroke V12 engine. The XJR 8 also incorporated revised front and rear suspension.
Jaguar XJR 8 dimensions:
Lenght: 4830mm, Width: 2000mm, Height: N/A, Wheelbase: 2710 mm
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Models for Jaguar XJR 8
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| Manufacturer |
Model |
Scale |
Dimensions (LxWxH) |
Wheelbase |
Front spur |
Rear spur |
| Hasegawa |
XJR-8 LM |
1/24 |
99.9x82.3x40.0 |
99.9 |
80.3 |
81.7 |
| Hasegawa |
XJR-8 Sprint |
1/24 |
99.9x82.3x40.0 |
99.9 |
80.3 |
81.7 |
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 Hasegawa CC-3:
1/24 Modelkit featuring the XJR-8 in sprint configuration with closed rear wheels, in Silk Cut colors (Group-C)
Model build by: Joshua Kolk |
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