The Jaguar XJ220 may not be a household name for many as the common Jaguars at that time were the XJs. The XJ220 is not to be mistaken for other Jaguar XJs. The XJ220 was a marvel created by Jaguar in the early nineties and those of you sports car enthusiasts born before the nineties will surely remember this beauty. The sleek, aerodynamic and out of this world lines are certainly one would never forget. Unfortunately, many of us would have never seen one in real as there were only close to 300 units ever built around the world during it’s short production period from 1992-1994 (only know of one owned by the Sultan of Johor).
The XJ220 was once the fastest production car in it’s time
hitting a top speed exceeding 340 km/h. A quick check online on a UK based auto
website put the current price to be in the range of a £150,000 – £200,000
(that’s almost RM 1,000,000). Being a rare car due to it’s limited numbers, the
Jaguar XJ220 has become a forgotten legend. But for true Jaguar enthusiasts,
I’m sure it still holds a special place in them despite being built after
Jaguar was sold to the Ford Motor Company.
(Jaguar is currently owned by Tata Motors of India)
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