The Jaguar XJ220 is the craziest 1990s supercar. Today I’m reviewing the Jaguar XJ220 to show you why it’s so special and unique — and why it was so crazy. I’m going to show you all around the XJ220, and then I’m going to take it out on the road and drive the Jaguar XJ220 supercar.
source/image(PrtSc): Doug DeMuro
The Jaguar XJ220 is a two-seat sports car produced by British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar from 1992 until 1994, in collaboration with the specialist automotive and race engineering company Tom Walkinshaw Racing. Watch the video from Doug DeMuro for more info:
Jaguar’s engine designer Walter Hassan had previously developed a 48-valve variant of their V12 engine specifically for motorsport use. It featured a double overhead camshaft layout with four valves per cylinder, compared with the single overhead camshaft and two valves per cylinder of the production engine, which was used in the XJ and XJS models at the time.
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The design brief for the exterior restricted the use of aerodynamic aids and aimed for a simple yet clean and functional body similar to classic Jaguar sports cars, such as the D-Type and E-Type.The concept car had a Connolly Leather-trimmed interior trimmed by Callow & Maddox and was fitted with front and rear heated windscreens, electric windows, air conditioning, heated electrically adjustable seats and an Alpine CD player. The dashboard was supplied by Veglia./Doug DeMuro
