Jaguar XJ220: appearance and specifications

Jaguar Cars was founded in 1922. Since then, the company has produced unique cars that do not look like all other brands in design and interior stuffing. Although the company produces all of its lineup serially, their cars can be safely called exclusive. This article will discuss one of the best products of the company. This is definitely the Jaguar XJ220.

Predecessor

The history of this model is quite rich. XJ220 was built on the basis of a rarity sports car XK120. It was issued by the company in the period from 1948 to 1954. Now it's hard to believe in this, comparing both cars. In due time XK120 was the present break in the field of sports motor industry for roads of the general using. The maximum speed of the machine was 200 km / h. Under the hood was installed a 6-cylinder engine. He accelerated the XK120 to 100 km / h in just 10 seconds. The model was produced in three body versions: a coupe, a roadster and a cabriolet. The car has received a rank of the fastest serial car.

History of the model

Jaguar XJ220 became the successor of such a legendary and iconic vehicle. In 1991, the company decided to restore the line of sports exclusive coupes. The model became the first official supercar of a British firm. The idea of creating such a car appeared in the company's leadership after the release of the Porsche 959. The German supercar boasted a full drive and very outstanding performance, which soon led the car to numerous victories. In 1984, Jaguar engineers began to think about creating their own counterpart 959-mu.

The first version of the supercar was introduced in 4 years. At that time, the entire automobile community called XJ the car of the future. But in the production version everything was not so rosy - the development budget did not allow to produce a futuristic design in full. Therefore, the final version was a little more modest, in terms of appearance. But according to the technical indicators, the company got it the way it was intended.

The Jaguar XJ220 was originally built to take part in the Le Mans racing. And only in the second turn it was intended for serial production. This explains the rarity of the car. It is almost impossible to meet him even on the roads of major foreign cities. Supercar went to collectors and museums only. Jaguar XJ220, whose price reached more than 400 thousand pounds sterling, is still the most expensive production car of the company.

Appearance

The XJ220 even today looks very stylish and modern. In its design, there is nothing superfluous. It may seem that it is completely streamlined, because, in addition to rear-view mirrors, no body element is distinguished from the general picture of flatness. Similar in design can be called Lamborghini Diablo. Only the Italian stallion is more acute and "evil". At XJ220 all lines, on the contrary, are precisely verified and brought to their logical conclusion. Many critics and car designers still consider supercar the standard of style. It is the appearance of the car in many respects due to its sky-high price.

Specifications

The most interesting thing for this compartment inside is under the hood, more precisely, in the rear part of the body. At the time of the supercar's entry into the series, it was equipped with the most powerful engine. 3.5 liters and 540 horsepower dispersed the "capsule" to 100 km / h in 3.9 seconds. Even today, not many sports coupes can boast of such results. The maximum speed of the car reaches 352 km / h. And fuel consumption at the same time stopped at around 28 liters per 100 kilometers.

You can not give accurate predictions, there will be a new "Jaguar" (XJ220, possibly becoming its successor) or not. After all, the company is quite unpredictable. Between the release of XK120 and XJ220 passed about 40 years. It is possible that the situation will repeat. Although at the moment the company Jaguar plunged into the production of serial city cars.