Jaguar XK-E Negotiator
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures
Jaguar E-Type '61(Standard)
Technical Specifications
Displacement: 3781cc (~3.8 liters)
Power: 440hp/6400RPM
Torque: 371ft-lbs/4900RPM
Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive
Weight: 1038kg
Performance Points: 516
Power Curve: Poor
Torque Curve: Good
Tuned on a wheel
Chassis
Reinforcement installed: Yes
Transmission
First Gear: 3.920
Second Gear: 2.665
Third Gear: 1.965
Fourth Gear: 1.544
Fifth Gear: 1.268
Final Ratio: 2.120
Drivetrain
LSD:
15/30/59
Suspension
RH: -25/-25
SR: 9.0/5.0
Dampers: 6/5
3/4
ARB: 6/1
Wheel Alignment
Camber: 1.3/0.0
Toe: 0.01/0.00
Brakes
8/4
Driving Aides
TCS:
off (Trust me, it helps)
ABS: 1
Notes: Ah, yes. The famed Jaguar XK-E, more commonly known as the E-Type. For quite some time this car has been sitting in my garage gathering dust, but one day I looked at it and instead of seeing it's ugly lines and poorly modeled headlights, I saw it's 3.8 liter straight six engine and a chassis that wants to roll. Another car that caught my eye was the 120 miles/gallon Audi A2 hatchback, and as most of you already know I put up a poll to see which one people wanted more. It was a tie (one vote each), and thus the XK-E is here, and will be followed shortly by the Audi.
When I first took this car out to the track, I was impressed only by it's slowness. However, bringing it up to 440 horsepower and down to less than 1050 kg whilst also installing a rollcage brought out the inner beast of the XK-E: oversteer. But not oversteer in the sense of the Pagani or Ruf, this is a different (E-)type of oversteer unique to front engined cars. A combination of a long wheelbase and basically no braking stability meant that the car simply wanted to turn, often more than you told it to. No amount of suspension tuning could tell a car like that how to go about it's business, so I turned to the often overlooked side of tuning, the one that is more unique to each car than any other part of my job. I am referring to the differential, of course.
The Jaguar E-Type was the basis for the unraced Jaguar XJ13, but this car is by no means a race car. Slow turns are it's speciality, and I had ot reteach this car how to
car, if that makes any sense. I wasn't planning on putting in the rollcage (I rarely do when tuning), but this British robot needed it. I realize only now how much I have been rambling about how bad the car is, so let me fade into the actual process of tuning.
The first thing I did (as always) was lower it and overhaul the transmission. If you use the method I use for tuning the transmission, it becomes very hard for the poor little S6 to get out of first gear, so you will notice a shorter first gear in this tune as opposed to my other tunes. My leaderboard for lap times around my track is dominated by high-powered supercars such as the Aventador, Veyron and Viper (God, how long ago was that tune?). At the bottom is the good ol' Vauxhall Skyfire, and for some reason this car couldn't break the Vauxhall's lap time. Extensive tuning was necessary.
I'm rambling too much, try the tune for yourself and see how you like it. It has been a LONG time since I said I would tune it (almost a week), and I know my two-strong fanbase is holding their breath for it.
And one final note before I give you the times and head off: use the throttle sparingly. Second gear is your best friend with this car.
Test Times: 0-60: 4.643
0-100: 8.529
1/4 Mile: 12.379
1 Mile: 29.225
Max G's: 0.72
Top Speed (With listed gearing): 196.8