Have a look at this unbelievable example of the 1993 Jaguar XJ220 finished in the eye-catching shade of ‘Monza Red’, and decked out with some great-looking BBS wheels. The XJ220 as we have mentioned is the result of a collaborative effort between the Tom Walkinshaw Racing team and Jaguar themselves. The XJ220 was produced under a subsidiary known as ‘JaguarSport’, and ever since the cars debut at the Birmingham Auto Show in 1988, it still remains to be one of the most intriguing cars to this day. The XJ220 was originally planned to used a V12 engine developed by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), however, once production began, the cars were equipped with a twin-turbocharged V6 instead. Ultimately, due to the change in the powertrain from concept to production, amongst a few other factors, only around 280 or so examples of the XJ220 were built and sold in the entire world. Only a handful of these cars were ever painted in this rare shade of ‘Monza Red’. We’ve covered the XJ220 model in great detail on @rarecarsonly, going over almost all of the variants which include articles on the 1995 Jaguar XJ220 by Pininfarina, the 1993 Jaguar XJ220-C, the 1993 Jaguar XJ220-N, the standard 1994 Jaguar XJ220, the 1989 Jaguar XJ220 LM, and the mighty 1994 Jaguar XJ220 S. While Jaguar Director of Engineering at the time, Jim Randle, was the one who laid the groundwork for the XJ220 project, it was the talented South African designer by the name of Keith Helfet who is responsible for the cars styling under the direction of Randle.
How many made? Approximately 297 chassis were manufactured (291 known completed cars)
Engine: 3.5 L (3,498 cc) twin-turbocharged Jaguar JRV-6 V6 - 542hp
Debut: Birmingham Auto Show in 1988
Top Speed: the Guinness Book of World Records noted the XJ220’s 217.1 mph top speed run as the fastest speed ever by any production car from 1993-1998.
0-60mph: around 3.6 seconds
Photo Credit: @am_media_ny, @barryf4343
Research: @rarecarsonly