A Jaguar XJ 220

XJ 220 (1992-1994)

The Jaguar XJ 220 is a two-seater supercar produced by British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar from 1992 until 1994, in collaboration with the specialist automotive and race engineering company Tom Walkinshaw Racing. The Jaguar X J220 recorded a top speed of 217.1 mph (349.4 km/h) during testing by Jaguar, and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest production car from 1994 to 1998. The Jaguar also held the Nürburgring production car lap record between 1992 and 2000 with a time of 7:46.36.

The XJ 220 was developed from a V12-engined 4-wheel drive concept car designed by an informal group of Jaguar employees working in their spare time. The group wished to create a modern version of the successful Jaguar 24 Hours of Le Mans racing cars of the 1950s and '60s that could be entered into FIA Group B competitions. The XJ 220 made use of engineering work undertaken for Jaguar's then current racing car family.

The initial XJ 220 concept car was unveiled to the public at the 1988 British International Motor Show, held in Birmingham, England. Its positive reception prompted Jaguar to put the car into production; some 1500 deposits of £50,000 each were taken, and deliveries were planned for 1992.