Jaguar XJ220

[93097004xx]

I’ve only ever actually seen one of these in person once.. It was the early 90s on the showroom of a jaguar dealership as a promotion.

Anyhow I wrongly thought these to be half concocted le mans wanna be road cars for the past 30 years.


As time has passed the XJ220 as got better and better these cars from behind are simply the best looking cars of all time. They look like something from 2050 not mid 1990s!

Not to mention it was BY FAR the fastest car of its day. Performance of a XJ220 is said to be on paper and real life simply astounding.

Often wondered how the 959 and xj220 would compare on track.

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a proper review of a XJ220 but this link below catches a lot of what is special about the XJ220 and the program at jaguar motor cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8voAi1z3bQ&app=desktop

[HardDrive]

Meh. I think the styling is dated, and had a bit of an unfinished look from day one. Not my cup of tea.

[Tervuren]

It was futuristic when they released the concept car, but not to 2050, rather to the 1990's.

[Hugh R]

Everything that falls off of a British car is of the highest quality.

[masraum]

I thought the XJ220 was a bit of a flop. Originally developed and advertised as a V-12 car, then at the last minute, swapped with the TT V-6 so they didn't sell.

Yeah, they look dated to me. They aren't ugly, they just aren't at the top of my list.

I don't think I've ever seen one in person.

[Tervuren]

From a looking back from the future perspective, I would rather a XJR-15.

The XJ-220 isn't as comfortable as modern super cars, and modern supercars are faster.

But the XJR-15 is something raw and special.

However, a test drive in both might change my mind, there is some value to comfort.

[93097004xx]

They only made 281. I’m pretty sure it would be the absolute star of any car event it showed up to.

That said these are a STEAL at $600,000 or less. These will surely hit 7 figures in hurry.

I think you guys are down playing the performance of these.

Nearly 600 HP and 3200 lbs. Rocket ship. What’s best is the turbos HIT HARD. Proper supercar. I’ve always thought there should be a very real risk of death if a supercar is to be taken seriously. It’s here with the XJ 220. From 100 MPH to 150 MPH the XJ 220 is going to walk away from all but a few hypercars.

Held Guinness Book world record for top speed at 217 mph.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by 93097004xx

They only made 281. I’m pretty sure it would be the absolute star of any car event it showed up to.

That said these are a STEAL at $600,000 or less. These will surely hit 7 figures in hurry.

I think you guys are down playing the performance of these.

Nearly 600 HP and 3200 lbs. Rocket ship. What’s best is the turbos HIT HARD. Proper supercar. I’ve always thought there should be a very real risk of death if a supercar is to be taken seriously. It’s here with the XJ 220. From 100 MPH to 150 MPH the XJ 220 is going to walk away from all but a few hypercars.

Held Guinness Book world record for top speed at 217 mph.

A supercharged C5 Corvette will have more power across the band, similar weight, decent aero, more HP.

The XJ 220 is just a bit clumsy in styling compared to what came after. The McLaren F1, Diablo, Pagani. The XJ 220 isn't really that much better looking than what came before, XJR-15, F40, Countach.

That isn't to say it is a bad car, but it also doesn't sit in with "the best" cars. For some one wanting a quirky bit of super car history it isn't a bad choice.

Its primary claim as a reason to own it is rarity, rather than anything inherent to the car itself. Unless you really like the Jaguar brand.

[Tervuren]

[KNS]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

Everything that falls off of a British car is of the highest quality.

I remember Richard Hammond making a comment about Lotus reliability, something along the lines of: “Lotus put the car around a test tack for 24 hours and for 23 of those hours the car ran flawlessly”.

[Tervuren]

October I will have made three years with an out of warranty Jaguar.

I wonder how the XJ220 would stack in with these two cars.

[MattKellett]

I believe the car lost customers through shear bad luck!

The V12 was just going to be too hard to meet emissions and was just going to be too heavy. The weight the car was going to carry with the V12 and 4 wheel drive would tip the scales too high for a tire to survive 220mph.

By dropping the V12 for the turbo V6 meant emissions could be met and with the weight savings of also removing the 4wd, tires could meet requirements. It should be noted that the V6 was a motorsports engine, first used in the Metro 6r4 group B rally car and subsequently in the Le Mans TWR sports race car, producing way more horsepower than the V12 could hope for.

These two main reasons gave most of the 1500 deposit customers the reason for backing out. As when the car started production the economic collapse at the end of the 80’s had occurred.

Speculators retreated with several deciding to sue Jaguar. I believe it took around 6 years for them to sell the 250 cars they built.

I think they’re stunning, but just so huge! I think they’ve dated fairly well in my opinion.

[Tervuren]

Here is a fun video with a XJ220 I ran into tonight.

[sc_rufctr]

I've always loved this car. At the time of its release I was surprised that Jaguar could find the resources to build such a car.
As a company they always seemed to be going from one crisis to another. Now with Indian ownership they seem to be doing a lot better.

"Grace, space, pace"

[sc_rufctr]

From Jay's video. "Fantastic car"

[rattlsnak]

There are two of them here locally that routinely show up at the monthly cars and coffee events. They still do draw a crowd..

[petrolhead611]

I went to the small TWR factory when they were building the engines and storing them outside.

[David]

I was driving by a dealer and saw one in the showroom. I had to make a u-turn to go see it. All these people were standing around looking at it, meanwhile I laid on the floor behind it and in front of it to see the ground effects tunnels since it's the first time I'd seen them on a street car. I don't think anyone there knew what I was looking at. Then I opened the door and slid in. Very cool car but the engine bay looked very large for such a small engine.

[Tobra]

That is because there was enough room for two V-6 motors end to end.

Always liked the XJ 220, bad timing all around.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Tervuren

A supercharged C5 Corvette will have more power across the band, similar weight, decent aero, more HP.

The XJ 220 is just a bit clumsy in styling compared to what came after. The McLaren F1, Diablo, Pagani. The XJ 220 isn't really that much better looking than what came before, XJR-15, F40, Countach.

That isn't to say it is a bad car, but it also doesn't sit in with "the best" cars. For some one wanting a quirky bit of super car history it isn't a bad choice.

Its primary claim as a reason to own it is rarity, rather than anything inherent to the car itself. Unless you really like the Jaguar brand.

Give it a break.
The car is over 25 year old! The C5 only 20... others even newer.

When it was built, it was amazing and NOTHING else could touch it. Fastest production car in the world, AT THE TIME.