Lot 806

California 2013

1994 Jaguar XJ 220

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$225,000 - $275,000 USD | Not Sold

United States | Burbank, California

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Identification No.
SAJJEAEX8AX220800
  • 3,498-cc, 549-hp 24-valve, twin-turbocharged, mid-mounted V-6 engine
  • Five-speed manual gearbox in rear transaxle
  • One of only 281 examples built between 1992 and 1994
  • Has approximately 1,100 original miles
  • Shows as D.O.T. and California compliant

To celebrate its new era of motorsports excellence during the late 1980s, Jaguar’s spectacular XJ 220 was unveiled in 1988 at the Birmingham Motor Show. Developed by Jaguar in conjunction with Tom Walkinshaw Racing, the XJ 220 was an impressive statement of Jaguar’s considerable technical expertise and celebrated the marque’s legendary racing pedigree, past and present, which now included 24 Hours of LeMans victories under Walkinshaw’s guidance in 1988 and 1990.

The result of their labor was a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine with 542 brake horsepower and a five-speed transaxle built into a chassis made of aluminum-honeycomb with aluminum and composite bodywork. The XJ 220 was, however, remarkably large. It weighed in at some 3,500 pounds and was over eight feet wide and 16-feet long. Yet, with the twin-turbocharged V-6 engine of the production version, performance was breathtaking, with zero to 60-mph achieved in just over four seconds. Formula 1 star Martin Brundle tested a lightly-modified XJ 220 and achieved in excess of 217-mph, a record that stood until the McLaren F1 of 1994. Initial XJ 220 buyers included Sir Elton John and the Sultan of Brunei.

Jaguar and TWR also endeavored to take the XJ 220 racing, hoping to prove its quality on the racetrack as well as on the road. Impressively, in 1993, they won the Le Mans GT class their first time out, but the title was revoked for the car’s lack of catalytic converters. Stateside, it caused quite a stir as well with the highly-publicized ESPN telecast of the “Fast Masters” series, wherein retired racing drivers, all driving XJ 220s, competed and often exchanged paint on the much-too-small Indianapolis Raceway Park.

The XJ 220 presented here is finished in classic silver with a gray leather interior and currently shows approximately 1,670 original kilometers on its odometer. The Jaguar is reported to be both D.O.T. and California smog-compliant.

The XJ 220 is unquestionably one stunning supercar.