SS 90

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name = SS 90
manufacturer = SS Cars Ltd
production = 1935
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successor = Jaguar SS100
class = Sports car
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layout = FR layout
body_style = Tourer, 4 seat Coupé
engine = Straight 6
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designer = The SS90 was a British sports car first built by SS Cars Ltd in Coventry, England in 1935. In 1945 the company changed its name to Jaguar Cars Ltd.

The car used a six cylinder side valve Standard engine of 2663 cc with an output of convert|68|bhp|abbr=on. The engine differed from the one used in the ordinary cars by having Dural connecting rods, an aluminium cylinder head with 7:1 compression ratio and twin RAG carburettors. The 8 feet 8 inch (2640 mm) chassis was a shortened version of the one used on the SS 1 and was also supplied by Standard. Suspension was by half elliptical springs all round with underslung back axle. The braking system was Bendix.

The cars rapidly gained attention for their elegant sporting styling but were not well regarded by the sporting fraternity as their performance was not up to their appearance. True sports car performance had to wait for the SS 100 with similar styling and suspension but with the engine fitted with an overhead valve cylinder head.

The SS 90 does not seem to have been tested independently by any magazines so contemporary performance figures are not known, but was widely believed to be capable of reaching convert|90|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on. In 1932 the basic tourer cost £395. Twenty three were made.

The car was convert|12|ft|6|in|m long and convert|5|ft|3|in|m wide and weighed typically convert|2519.9|lb|kg|1.Cite web|url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2115/Jaguar-SS-90-Roadster.html|title=Jaguar SS 90 Roadster|accessdate=2007-12-30|work=ultimatecarpage.com]

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