Jaguar XJ220: appearance and specifications

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Jaguar Cars was founded in 1922. Since then, the company has produced unique cars that are not like all other brands in design and internal filling. Although the company produces its entire range in series, their cars can safely be called exclusive. This article will discuss one of the best products of the company. This is definitely a Jaguar XJ220.

Precursor

The history of the described model is quite rich. The XJ220 was based on the rare XK120 sports car. It was produced by the company from 1948 to 1954. Now it's hard to believe in this, comparing both cars. At one time, the XK120 was a real breakthrough in the field of sports car construction for public roads. The maximum speed of the car was 200 km / h. A 6-cylinder engine was installed under the hood. He accelerated the XK120 to 100 km / h in just 10 seconds. The model was produced in three body styles: coupe, roadster and convertible. The car received the titlefastest production car.

Model history

Jaguar XJ220 has become the successor to such a legendary and iconic vehicle. In 1991, the company decided to restore the line of sports exclusive coupes. The model became the first official supercar of the British company. The idea of creating such a car came to the company's management after the release of the Porsche 959. The German supercar boasted all-wheel drive and very outstanding performance, which soon led the car to numerous victories. In 1984, Jaguar engineers thought about creating their own analogue of the 959.

The first version of the supercar was introduced after 4 years. At that time, the entire automotive community called the XJ the car of the future. But in the production version, everything was not so rosy - the development budget did not allow the futuristic design to be fully produced. Therefore, the final version turned out to be somewhat more modest in terms of appearance. But in terms of technical indicators, the company turned out everything as planned.

The Jaguar XJ220 was originally built for Le Mans. And only in the second place it was intended for mass production. This explains the rarity of the car. It is almost impossible to meet him even on the roads of large foreign cities. The supercar went only to collectors and museums. Priced at over £400,000, the Jaguar XJ220 is still the company's most expensive production car.

Appearance

XJ220even today it looks very stylish and modern. There is nothing superfluous in its design. It may seem that it is completely faired, since, apart from the rear-view mirrors, not a single element of the body stands out from the overall picture of smoothness. Similar in design can be called Lamborghini Diablo. Only the Italian stallion is sharper and "angry". In the XJ220, all the lines, on the contrary, are clearly calibrated and brought to their logical conclusion. Many critics and automotive designers still consider the supercar to be the style benchmark. It is the appearance that in many ways the car owes its exorbitant price.

Specifications

The most interesting thing about this coupe is inside - under the hood, more precisely, in the rear part of the body. At the time of the release of the supercar in the series, it was equipped with the most powerful engine. 3.5 liters and 540 horsepower accelerated the “capsule” to 100 km / h in 3.9 seconds. Even today, few sports coupes can boast such results. The maximum speed of the car reaches 352 km / h. And fuel consumption at the same time stopped at around 28 liters per 100 kilometers.

It is impossible to give accurate predictions whether a new Jaguar will appear (the XJ220 may become its successor) or not. After all, the company is quite unpredictable. About 40 years passed between the release of the XK120 and the XJ220. It is quite possible that the situation will repeat itself. Although at the moment Jaguar has plunged headlong into the production of mass-produced city cars.