I was checking out a an old car site and i came upon the 1994 Jaguar XJ220. It was the fastest car in the world at the time. I remember seeing one in Ireland last year and could not believe how large and loud it was. But it was impressive even by todays standards and it achieved such high performance that in a Top Gear episode it beat a Pagani Zonda S in a drag race. There is something to be said about a V6/3.5 liter twin turbo engine, it actually is "less" of a car than the 2006 Porsche Carrera GT. So far the weight seems to be the only benefit, its 700lbs less, which does make a big difference. Still, it made me smile to see one and I would rather own one of these than a Carrera GT any day.

Performance (changes slightly depending on who does the report):

engineTwin Turbo V6displacement3498 cc / 213.5 cu inpower507.1 kw / 680.0 bhp @ 7200 rpmhp per litre194.4 bhp per litrebhp/weighttorque714 nm / 526.6 ft lbs @ 5000 rpmdrive wheelsMid Engine / RWDweight1050 kg / 2315 lbstransmission5-Speed Manualtop speed368 kph / 228.7 mph0 - 60 mph3.8 seconds

Ive known about this car for a long time, probably alot of people have. But, I have never seen one before in person. It would probably be cool to see one in person.

mmm not too sure about the 368kmh top speed, I thought it only hit 347 or something? Anyway, I believe it was the las cool car Jag ever made - sure the XK/R is alright, but it lacks the magic of this car. The XF had it's chance, but probably won't redeem itself (Why can't I have the interior from the concept car?!?!?!).

It seems Jag cannot make a suitable follow-up car, after the E-Type and the XJ220...mind you, I wouldn't want to be in charge of designing a replacement for the E-Type....

i saw it once here in Puerto Rico and have never seen it again. It was amazing. close to 10 years ago that was...

Yup, i've seen two next to eachother before when i was in Bellvue, WA. in the showroom of the extremely expensive "Park Place LTD." dealership, basically all your dream cars are parked in there, you can look it up, but they mostly sell Porsche and Lotus.

Anywho, the one on the left was a Navy Blue and the right one was a bright silver.

probably the single most beautiful car to me in the entire world, I wouldn't care what anyone says, they're drop-dead gorgeous. i'm just not a total fan of the tailight-in-rear-grille design element, makes it look dated and it could have easily been improved, but other than that.

Supremely beautiful machines those 220's are.

mmm not too sure about the 368kmh top speed, I thought it only hit 347 or something? Anyway, I believe it was the las cool car Jag ever made - sure the XK/R is alright, but it lacks the magic of this car. The XF had it's chance, but probably won't redeem itself (Why can't I have the interior from the concept car?!?!?!).

It seems Jag cannot make a suitable follow-up car, after the E-Type and the XJ220...mind you, I wouldn't want to be in charge of designing a replacement for the E-Type....

top speed is 218 far as i know but its a shame it didnt have that v12 awd first planned

i have not seen one in person but have noticed something in the remake of gone in 60 seconds to do with this car.

it shows them saying that they have it and it gets crossed off the board, then later on in the movie you see angelina jolie hop out of it, meaning that they did not actually have it earlier

haha you're right i always sorta wondered, then i decided to blame the editor for it, but yeah that was kinda funny to see

-D

and yeah the top speed on the XJ was always listed as 217 or 218mph to my knowledge.

i think that's the "official" guiness speed it set, anything faster was unofficial but possible in a onetime fluke attempt.

Barret jackson show room...
Green outside with white leather interior....IT was sold the next week but they replaced with with a pair of Cuda's (one vert one hard top) and a continental GT

seen one in Dubai if i recall correcty ..

Seen two:

At the Motorshow in Essen
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/6706/pc040077jt4.jpg

At the Gumball checkpoint in Amsterdam
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/6356/dscf0119ra9.jpg

The thing that stayed with me the most was how freakin' low it is, and how awesome it sounds.

honestly they are not that rare, i've seen about 15 or 20 different cars (1 of them was in Florida too).

They are quite something, but I don't think i'd buy one, although i'd have one for a weekend, just to see what they are really like!

Ehm, 281 made in total is not that rare? In my book it is. ;)

I got to drive one (I impounded it... perk of the job was driving the cars). Quite an interesting car.

You've got the specs of the Le Mans version there. The road car had 540bhp, did 218mph and hit 60 in 3.6 seconds.

And yes, I have seen one in real life. Sat in one, in fact! :)

At my Dad's workplace... No-one could drive it, though, it's worth too much; although they could start it up. Sounds nice...

If I had seen one before I read this thread, I'd have been like "Hey, it's that one Jag...the XJ something...yeah." and then forgotten about it.

I forgot how rare they were.

I aint seen one but a house near mine can crush that.

It has:
"06" Reg Porsche 911 carrera coupe
Ford Mustang GT (Previous version)
Chevrolet Corvette C5 Cabrio
Ferrari F40
Ferrari F360

Also i have seen but not seen for a while:
Porsche Boxster (Previous version)
Hummer H2
Cadillac Escalade EXT on 26" Chrome Wheels
GMC Suburban
Ford F-250 on raised suspension
Porsche 911 (Oldish)
55" Reg Ford Mustang GT with 3d Carbon Bodykit (Gray/Black Stripes)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Subaru Impreza (Full rally graphics)
Mini Cooper (Modified)
Subaru Impreza Estate (pre bug eye model)

I have seen more but cannot remember. Also in my local toen centre i have seen a new porsche 911 turbo, 2 or 3 bmw 3 series e92 coupes, mercedes-benz cl63 amg (NEW ONE), Alpina 8 series.

But seeing a jaguar xj220 is nice.

where i first knew about this car was from Test Drive 4.. anyone ever played it before?.. it was the fastest car in that game.. with a low accel but NICE top speed.. never seen it.. but still a nice car.. i wish i would've seen one.. or will see one...
CD cover of test drive 4..
http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/games/drg100/g130/g130995lffz.jpg

I aint seen one but a house near mine can crush that.

It has:
"06" Reg Porsche 911 carrera coupe
Ford Mustang GT (Previous version)
Chevrolet Corvette C5 Cabrio
Ferrari F40
Ferrari F360

Also i have seen but not seen for a while:
Porsche Boxster (Previous version)
Hummer H2
Cadillac Escalade EXT on 26" Chrome Wheels
GMC Suburban
Ford F-250 on raised suspension
Porsche 911 (Oldish)
55" Reg Ford Mustang GT with 3d Carbon Bodykit (Gray/Black Stripes)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Subaru Impreza (Full rally graphics)
Mini Cooper (Modified)
Subaru Impreza Estate (pre bug eye model)

I have seen more but cannot remember. Also in my local toen centre i have seen a new porsche 911 turbo, 2 or 3 bmw 3 series e92 coupes, mercedes-benz cl63 amg (NEW ONE), Alpina 8 series.

But seeing a jaguar xj220 is nice.What's your point?

yeah really none of those are rare at all.. well maybe the ones that you say your neighbor has but still. a JX220 is more rare then any of those cars listed except maybe the f40 (I can't remember how many were made) but I find it hard to believe that your neighbor has an f40. but the ones you talk about seeing I see on a regular bases...

^^^there were 1356 road going F40s, and a further 14 GTO/Evolution race cars.

There are around 600 road going ones left, and 10 of the race varsions.

there were only 281 XJ220's and i think less then 10 got EPA and DOT approval

I saw one at a Sydney motorshow when I used to go to them, can't remember which year but I have picture memory of standing there drooling over it, was yellow with black interior.
They are sweet Jags, thats for sure.

I was checking out a an old car site and i came upon the 1994 Jaguar XJ220. It was the fastest car in the world at the time. I remember seeing one in Ireland last year and could not believe how large and loud it was. But it was impressive even by todays standards and it achieved such high performance that in a Top Gear episode it beat a Pagani Zonda S in a drag race. There is something to be said about a V6/3.5 liter twin turbo engine, it actually is "less" of a car than the 2006 Porsche Carrera GT. So far the weight seems to be the only benefit, its 700lbs less, which does make a big difference. Still, it made me smile to see one and I would rather own one of these than a Carrera GT any day.

Performance (changes slightly depending on who does the report):

engineTwin Turbo V6displacement3498 cc / 213.5 cu inpower507.1 kw / 680.0 bhp @ 7200 rpmhp per litre194.4 bhp per litrebhp/weighttorque714 nm / 526.6 ft lbs @ 5000 rpmdrive wheelsMid Engine / RWDweight1050 kg / 2315 lbstransmission5-Speed Manualtop speed368 kph / 228.7 mph0 - 60 mph3.8 seconds
The specs seem wrong to me. The most common top speed I've heard is 213mph and the power is no where near 680bhp. Unless you're talking about some race/supersport version, that is....

Ive seen one. The most sexiest Jaguar I've ever seen. It was a silver color. I started to drool all over myself when I saw it. I didn't get to hear the wxhaust though.

540 some HP and 217+ some mph

Yeah, sorry I got the specs confused with the race version...

I saw one at a Sydney motorshow when I used to go to them, can't remember which year but I have picture memory of standing there drooling over it, was yellow with black interior.
They are sweet Jags, thats for sure.

Dude , I was at that same motorshow!!!

That was like 10yrs ago lol. Actually more like 13 or 14.

It still looks sexy as hell to this day. I'll have 2 thankyouverymuch.

@ Anthony1990 - Is there a XJ220 there? No?...then...what's your point?

My friend was driving down a neighborhood and saw a dude washing it in his garage, he looked at it and he shut the door!