Jaguar XK140
E1038042
The Jaguar XK140 is a mid-1950s British sports car renowned for refining the performance, comfort, and handling of the earlier XK120 while preserving its classic styling.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaguar XK series | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jaguar car model
ⓘ
sports car ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door drophead coupé
ⓘ
2-door fixed-head coupé ⓘ 2-door roadster ⓘ |
| brakes | drum brakes ⓘ |
| category |
1950s automobiles
ⓘ
convertibles ⓘ coupés ⓘ rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Jaguar design team under William Lyons ⓘ |
| designFeature |
badge bar on front bumper
ⓘ
bumpers with overriders ⓘ full-width radiator grille ⓘ turn indicators above front bumper ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-6 ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 3.4 L ⓘ |
| engineFamily | Jaguar XK engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePosition | front ⓘ |
| frontSuspension | independent, torsion bar ⓘ |
| introducedAt | 1954 London Motor Show ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Jaguar Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | luxury sports car ⓘ |
| notableImprovementOverPredecessor |
better braking
ⓘ
improved steering ⓘ increased interior space ⓘ revised suspension ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
XK140 MC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XK140 SE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optionalPowerOutput | 210 bhp ⓘ |
| optionalTransmission | overdrive ⓘ |
| predecessor | Jaguar XK120 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1957 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1954 ⓘ |
| rearSuspension | live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs ⓘ |
| retainedFeatureFromPredecessor | classic XK styling ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| standardPowerOutput | 190 bhp ⓘ |
| steering | rack and pinion ⓘ |
| successor | Jaguar XK150 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 120 mph ⓘ |
| transmission | 4-speed manual ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 102 in ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jaguar XK series