Jaguar XJ220 Coupé, 1993

Jaguar XJ220

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Chassis No.: SAJJEAEX8AX220680

€405,000 EUR | Sold

Two owners from new
Only 1,800 kilometres recorded from new
Highly original (paintwork believed original throughout)

Planning for Jaguar's proposed 200mph supercar had begun in the mid-1980s - design proceeding mainly in the project team's spare time! - and finally bore fruit when the prototype was exhibited at the UK Motor Show in October 1988, only four months after Jaguar had claimed its sixth victory at the Le Mans 24-Hour Race. Clothed in aluminium bodywork, the beautiful XJ220 was styled by Keith Helfet and featured an upswept tail, deeply scalloped side air intakes, and flush headlight covers that dropped down into the nose to reveal the fixed lenses behind. So favourable was the reception that the order book was soon oversubscribed, Jaguar having taken around 1,500 deposits of £50,000 each.

Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), Jaguar's collaborator in its endurance racing programme, was entrusted with the XJ220's development and construction. The XJ220 survived Jaguar's take-over by Ford the following year, but when it eventually entered production in 1992 was a very different beast. Gone was the prototype's 6.2-litre V12 engine, replaced by a more powerful Cosworth-designed, 3.5-litre, twin-turbo V6 as used in the XJR-11 sports-racer, while other casualties of the need to simplify the design for production included the prototype's four-wheel drive and adaptive suspension.

Producing no less than 542bhp, this stupendous engine enabled the XJ220 to meet its 200mph-plus design target With the rev limit raised and catalytic converters removed, the XJ220 held the record for the world's fastest production car between 1992 and 1998, with a run of 217.1mph at the Nardò Ring in Italy. With the emissions equipment fitted, 212mph was recorded with F1 driver Martin Brundle behind the wheel. The 0-100mph time was staggering 7.9 seconds! This car is believed to be number '283' of only 285 XJ220s built, including prototypes.

Inside, there are Connolly leather-trimmed sport seats; a Nardi steering wheel; air conditioning; electric windows; and electrically operated and heated door mirrors. Famously, the XJ220's dashboard curves around into the driver's door where there are four smaller dials: clock, ammeter, boost gauge, and gearbox oil temperature. A fixed glass roof floods the cabin with light. An Alpine stereo is fitted, along with an Alpine CD autochanger. The wheels are Speedline Corse alloys: 17" front, 18" rear. The car has had two owners in total, the last being a collector in Germany.

Accompanying the car is a complete and original book pack, including, service book, German registration documents and full original booklet from factory also including the original toolbox pack; the centre-lock wheel nut removal tool; spare bulb kit; original first aid kit; and a warning triangle. There is no known bodywork damage; indeed, the Le Mans Blue paintwork is believed to be original throughout and it remains in generally superb order, though with some minor stone chips to the front splitter. The Sand Beige coloured seats believed to be original. No electrical faults have been detected, and all switches and buttons work as they should.

This stunning 1990s supercar remains highly original and boasts very low mileage from new. It comes with a box containing all the parts required for the next major service.