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With an estimate over $3 million, this 1988 XJR-9 (with XJR-12 specification!) will be among 80 cars for sale. Some of the other cars may have fender skirts, but none will have won Daytona.
Take the Jaguar XJR-9, for example. Built as a successor to the XJR-8, the prototype featured a screaming 7.0-liter V12 engine from the British marque.
Based on the Jaguar XJR-9 race car that won Le Mans in 1988, and intended as a celebration of that car, the supercar was actually designed by Jaguar Sport, a subsidiary of Tom Walkinshaw Racing ...
The Jaguar XJR-9's Iconic Wheel Covers Added a Ton of Downforce Tony Southgate, the man behind this amazing car, breaks it down on video. By Chris Perkins Published: Jan 21, 2020 4:03 PM EST Save ...
The 1988 win also featured one of the coolest sports prototypes of all time, the mighty XJR-9. A car so mighty, huge gearbox trouble in the last half-hour of the race couldn't phase it.
In 1988, race car driver Andy Wallace took the top spot at Le Mans. He did so in the Silkcut-liveried Jaguar XJR-9 LM. Since then, that car has become an iconic machine and is instantly ...
The XJR-9 didn't just serve as an inspiration – Jaguar set out to create a literal "race car for the road," with the XJR-15 using the same design philosophy and the same technology as its parent.
This unique Jaguar XJR-15 will go under the hammer with less than 1,000 miles (1600 km) on the clock via RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey Auction, set to take place between August 18-20.
Between 1990 and 1992, they built an incredible street-legal extension of the team's Le Mans-winning XJR-9 prototypes. It's got a detuned 6-liter V12, the same 6-speed non-synchro gearbox, and a ...
The history of the car is fascinating. Developed using technology from the XJR-9 and XJR-12 race cars, the XJR-15 is powered by a 6.0-liter V12 making 450 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque.
The Jaguar XJR-15 specs are nothing short of supercar-worthy, with a 450-horsepower 6-liter V12 engine capable of pushing it to a top speed just shy of 200 mph, and 0-60 mph in under four seconds ...
First, a limited-edition version of an existing car inspired by the XJR-9 could be around the corner. The 2022 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts on June 11, so we could see it there.
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