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Jaguar XJR 12

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Manufacturer
  
Jaguar Cars

Body style
  
Coupé

Predecessor
  
Jaguar XJR-11

Class
  
Race car

Layout
  
RMR layout

Successor
  
Jaguar XJR-14

Jaguar XJR-12

The Jaguar XJR-12 is a sports-prototype race car built by Jaguar for both Group C and IMSA Camel GTP. The car is famous for winning the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Weighing 900 kg, and powered by a 7 L 60 degree SOHC V12 developing 730 hp / 545 kW @ 7000 rpm, and 579 ft lbf / 785 N·m @ 5500 rpm, the XJR-12 could hit 368 km/h / 229 mph.

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

In 2008, the car won the Le Mans Legend.

References

Jaguar XJR-12 Wikipedia