Jaguar XJ220
Manufacturer	jaguarSport
Production	1992-1994
Predecessor	Jaguar XJR-15
Class	Supercar
Body style	2-door coupe
Engine	3.5 L V6

The Jaguar XJ220 was a supercar produced by Ford's Jaguar luxury marque in collaboration with Tom Walkinshaw Racing as Jaguar Sport between 1992 and 1994. It held the record for the highest top speed of a production car (350 km/h, 217 mph) until the arrival of the McLaren F1 in 1994. Image File history File links JagXJ220. ... Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ... The Jaguar XJR-15 is a rare supercar produced by Jaguar. ... It has been suggested that Vehicle size class be merged into this article or section. ... The Bugatti Veyron 16. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... The Bugatti Veyron 16. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a subsidiary of the British McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ...

Origins

In the early days of the company, certain Jaguar employees had created an informal group they called "The Saturday Club" (so-named because they would meet after-hours and on weekends to work on unofficial pet-projects). In the 1980s, Jaguar's chief-engineer Jim Randle, as part of that group, began work on what he saw as competition for cars like the Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959. He envisioned what was essentially an updated XJR13 - a lightweight two-seater with a powerful mid-mounted V12 engine. Randle expanded on the idea by settling on all wheel drive for increased traction and better handling and an integral safety-cage so the car could be safely raced at extremely high speeds. From the outset, the intention was to create a vehicle capable of exceeding 320 km/h (200 mph). F40 also another designation of the EMD F40PH locomotive. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Porsche 959 The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche AG from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a road going vehicle designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requring that a minimum number of street... Colombo Type 125 Testa Rossa engine in a 1961 Ferrari 250TR Spyder V-12 engine simplified cross-section V12 redirects here. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ...

Concept car

Jaguar executives who saw the concept were sufficiently impressed to formally commit company resources to producing a car for the 1988 British Motor Show. Tom Walkinshaw Racing was tapped to produce a 6.2 L version of Jaguar's legendary V12 engine with four valves per cylinder, quad camshafts and a target output of 500 hp (373 kW). The all wheel drive system was produced by FF Developments who had experience with such systems going back to the 1960s and the Jensen FF. The styling of the car was done by Keith Helfet and included scissor-style doors similar to those in use by Lamborghini in several of their cars. The name XJ220 was assigned as a reference to the targeted top-speed of 220 mph (354 km/h). The British Motor Show is an automobile show held bi-annually in the United Kingdom. ... Tom Walkinshaw (born November 17, 1950 Mauldslie Farm, near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) is a Scottish racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing. ... Colombo Type 125 Testa Rossa engine in a 1961 Ferrari 250TR Spyder V-12 engine simplified cross-section V12 redirects here. ... FF Developments Limited (FFD) was a British company founded by Major A.P.R. (Tony) Rolt to exploit 4WD technology, Rolt had worked as Technical Director at Harry Ferguson Research for many years[1]. According to Wards Auto World[2] the influence that FFD had on all wheel drive... The Jensen FF was an all wheel drive GT car produced by the British manufacturer Jensen between 1966 and 1971. ... The official Automobili Lamborghini logo Automobili-Lamborghini S.p. ...

The prototype car was significantly heavier at 1560 kg (3440 lb) than other Jaguar racers like the XJR-9. But as it was intended to be, first and foremost, a roadcar, it would be more appropriate to compare it with something like the XJS; in spite of being 30 in (762 mm) longer and 10 in (254 mm) wider and even with the added weight of the all wheel drive system, the XJ220 was still 170 kg (375 lb) lighter than the XJS. Image File history File links Jaguar_4_dans. ... Image File history File links Jaguar_4_dans. ... The Jaguar XJR-9 was a line of V12 race cars produced throughout 1988 and 1989. ... 1988 Jaguar XJ-S The Jaguar XJ-S (later the XJS) is a luxury grand tourer produced by the British automaker Jaguar Cars. ...

The car was officially announced in 1989 with a price of £361,000 ($580,000 USD) and prospective buyers were expected to put up a deposit of £50,000 ($80,000 USD) to be put on the waiting list for delivery. Because Jaguar promised to limit initial production to 220 units and that total production would not exceed 350, many of those who put deposits on the cars were speculators who intended to sell the car at an immediate profit. Speculation involves the buying, holding, and selling of stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, collectibles, real estate, derivatives or any valuable financial instrument to profit from fluctuations in its price as opposed to buying it for use or for income via methods such as dividends or interest. ...

Production version

The production version of the car was first shown to the public in October 1991 after undergoing significant changes. The most obvious of which was a completely different drivetrain and the elimination of the scissor doors. TWR was charged with producing the car and had several goals/rules in producing the car: the car would be rear wheel drive instead of all wheel drive; turbocharged V6 instead of the big V12; and performance goals of over 200 mph, 0 to 60 mph under 4 s, and the lightest weight possible. Drivetrain is the twelfth studio album by southern rock band . ... Rear wheel drive was a common form of engine/transmission layout used in automobiles throughout the 20th century. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine V6 and V-6 redirect here. ... Colombo Type 125 Testa Rossa engine in a 1961 Ferrari 250TR Spyder V-12 engine simplified cross-section V12 redirects here. ...

The XJ220's controversial V6 engine is visible through the rear window

The 6.2 L V12 had been judged too difficult to get past increasingly strict emission regulations and there were also reportedly some design problems caused by the size of the power plant. It was replaced with a Tom Walkinshaw-developed 3.5 L V6 based on the engine used in the Rover Metro 6R4 rally car and fitted with twin-turbochargers, generating 549 bhp of maximum power at 7000 RPM and 473 ft·lb of torque at 4500 RPM. This engine was not only the first V6 in Jaguar's history, but also the first to use forced induction. In spite of the smaller displacement and half the number of cylinders, the engine produced more power than the V12 would have. However, potential customers judged the exhaust note to be harsh and the lag from the turbos to be an annoyance. Also missing from the production version of the car was the Ferguson all wheel drive - the production car had only rear driven wheels, through a conventional transaxle. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 978 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Jaguar XJ220 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 978 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Jaguar XJ220 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Tom Walkinshaw (born November 17, 1950 Mauldslie Farm, near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) is a Scottish racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing. ... For the automobile brand, see Rover (car) For the parent company, see the more general and indepth article at MG Rover Group For the British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles brand, see Land Rover For the Japanese lawnmower, see Rover (lawnmower) For extraterrestrial vehicles, see Lunar Rover, Mars Rover For... The Rover Metro is a supermini car that was produced by the Leyland Cars division of British Leyland and its successors. ... A Subaru Impreza WRX competing in a rally special stage on gravel. ... Turbocharger Cut-away A turbocharger is a device used in internal-combustion engines to increase the power output of the engine by increasing the mass of oxygen and fuel entering the engine. ... Forced induction is a term used to describe internal combustion engines that are not naturally aspirated. ... Turbo lag is the delay between when you press the throttle and the turbocharger starts producing boost pressure. ... Ferguson Research Ltd. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... A transaxle, in the automotive field, is a component that combines the functionality of the transmission, the differential and the drive axle into one integrated assembly. ...

The car entered production in 1992 in a purpose built factory at Bloxham near Oxford, and the first cars were delivered to customers in July. Original customers included Elton John and the Sultan of Brunei. St. ... Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE[1][2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... The Sultan of Brunei is the head of state of Brunei. ...

Many of the initial customers were dissatisfied not only with the modifications to the original specification but the significant increase in delivery price from the original £361,000 to £403,000 ($650,000 USD). Further complicating the issue was Tom Walkinshaw's offer of the faster (by acceleration, not top speed), more expensive and more exclusive XJR-15 which was based on the Le Mans champion XJR-9. Some customers reportedly either sued Jaguar or threatened to sue—in any case, Jaguar gave the customers the option to buy themselves out of the delivery contract. The Jaguar XJR-15 is a rare supercar produced by Jaguar. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ...

In spite of the drama surrounding its creation, a total of 281 cars were made and it remains a sought-after collectible supercar. The Bugatti Veyron 16. ...

Racing version

A racing version called the XJ220C was also made. The XJ220C, driven by Win Percy won its first race, a round of the BRDC National Sports GT Challenge at Silverstone. Three works XJ220C's were entered in the 1993 Le Mans 24 Hour race, entered in the newly created Grand Touring Class. Two of the cars retired but one XJ220, driven by John Nielsen, David Brabham and David Coulthard took the checkered flag to take a class win, which was revoked two weeks later, when the XJ220C was disqualified for a technical infringement. Winston Win Percy (b. ... The British Racing Drivers Club (or BRDC) was founded in April 1928. ... Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. ... The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe département. ... A grand tourer (Italian: Gran Turismo), (initialised GT), is a high-performance automobile designed for long-distance driving. ... John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956 in Varde, Denmark) won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990. ... David Brabham (born 5 September 1965 in Wimbledon, London, England) is an Australian Formula One driver who raced for the Brabham and Simtek teams. ... David Marshall Coulthard (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway), is a Scottish Formula One racing driver for Red Bull Racing. ...

Pininfarina-designed version

During the mid-nineties, the Sultan of Brunei and his brother Prince Jefri secretly bought hundreds of supercars and had them custom appointed by the best in the business. One of these is this custom Jaguar XJ220 that has been completely redone by Pininfarina.[1] [2]

XJ220 appearances in Video Games

The Jaguar XJ220 had its own self-titled computer game, released for the Amiga in 1992. Since then it has appeared in a number of other games: Jaguar XJ220 is a pseudo-3D racing game released by Core Design for the Amiga in 1992. ... The original Amiga 1000 (1985) with various peripherals The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced home entertainment and productivity machine. ...

• Need For Speed II features the XJ220.
• Forza Motorsport features the XJ220 as an unlockable.
• Gran Turismo 2 features both the XJ220 and the XJR-15.
• Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec features the XJ220 in both the car dealers and in the license test.
• Gran Turismo 4 makes the returning XJ220 as one of the Classic Cars. It is also in one of the license tests and the XJ220-LM is available as a championship prize.
• Gran Turismo HD is set to make the returning Jaguar XJ220 as well as the LM version of the XJ220, with improved and even better engine sounds.
• Project Gotham Racing 2 and Project Gotham Racing 3 features the XJ220 as one of the drivable cars, plus with improved engine sounds.
• Test Drive Unlimited offers the XJ220
• Jaguar XJ220 for the Sega Mega CD, its own personal game.

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Top gear

In an episode of Top Gear intended to support the idea that newer isn't always better, the XJ220 beat the Pagani Zonda S in a drag race. Presenter Jeremy Clarkson mocked the car before the drag race, calling it "as advanced as a telegraph pole", compared to the Zonda. The XJ220 was featured alongside two other supercars more than 10 years old at the time (episode 2, series 5, made in late 2004), the McLaren F1 and the Ferrari F40. The current format of Top Gear is an Emmy Award and BAFTA winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, particularly cars. ... The Pagani Zonda is a supercar produced by Italian car manufacturer Pagani. ... Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a subsidiary of the British McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ... F40 also another designation of the EMD F40PH locomotive. ...

Speed record

In 1992 at the Nardò Ring, Martin Brundle pushed a XJ220 to 217.1 mph. However to achieve this speed, the catalytic converters were disconnected and the rev limiter was increased from 7200 rpm to 7900 rpm. Nardò is a small town and comune in the southern Italian region of Apulia, in the province of Lecce. ... Martin Brundle (born June 1, 1959) is an English motor racing and former Formula One driver known chiefly as the man who ran Ayrton Senna close in British Formula Three and as ITV Sport F1 commentator. ... Catalytic converter on a Saab 9-5. ... A Rev limiter is a device fitted to a petrol internal combustion engine to restrict its maximum rotational speed. ...

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