The Jaguar XJ220 '92 is a road car produced by Jaguar. The car is one of the company's fastest vehicles to date, claimed to be capable of a top speed of 220 mph (which during the early '90s was a nearly unheard-of speed in road cars), hence the "220" in the name. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games except Gran Turismo Sport. In Gran Turismo 7 the car was included as part of Update 1.32. It also has a race car variant in appearances prior to GT7: the Jaguar XJ220 LM Race Car.
Colors[]
GT2-GT6[]
Sixteen colors are available for this car:
- Titanium Metallic
- Mistral Metallic
- Meteorite Metallic
- Seafrost Metallic
- Spindrift Solid
- Topaz Metallic
- Alpine Metallic
- Emerald Metallic
- British Racing Green
- Carnival Metallic
- Madeira Metallic
- Amaranth Metallic
- Antigua Metallic
- Sapphire Metallic
- Westminster Blue
- Anthracite Metallic
GT7 onwards[]
Five colors are available for this car:
- Spa Silver
- Daytona Black
- Monza Red
- LeMans Blue
- Silverstone Green
In-game description[]
"Jaguar's road-going Group C car, which held the highest top-speed record for a production car in its day."
In 1988, Jaguar showed a prototype of a new exotic sports car at the Birmingham Motor Show. It was called the XJ220, and the car would see production a few years later, becoming one of the fastest machines on the planet. The "220" in its name was a reference to the car's claimed top speed of 220 mph (354 km/h).
The production of the XJ220 was the result of a joint venture with Jaguar Sports and TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing). TWR developed the Jaguar Group C race car, and was in charge of its racing team at the time.
Under the sleek hood of the prototype car was a naturally-aspirated V12, but the production model came powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 that produced 542 BHP at 7000 rpm, making it more powerful than the twelve-cylinder. And because it was lighter, the car's handling saw dramatic improvements. The chassis was composed of an aluminum honeycomb and carbon Kevlar composite, which made the entire car very lightweight.
In 1993, Jaguar entered a race-prepped XJ220 in the GT-class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The driving duties were shared by David Coulthard, David Brabham, and John Nielsen. They took 1st in class. But a month later, the XJ220 was disqualified from that race due to an exhaust gas violation, and its victory was nullified.
Legend Cars (GT7)[]
The Jaguar XJ220 is one of the most unusual performance cars in Jaguar history. From the 1980s through to the '90s, the world's car manufacturers... Produced numerous legendary supercars that are still talked about today. Classic British luxury car maker and racing legend Jaguar made their mark on supercar history with the XJ220. The limited production Jaguar XJ220 was released in 1992, but had been in development since the early 80s. It started as an unofficial project by a group of employees which included Jim Randle, then Jaguar's chief engineer. It was later approved as an official road car project and development of the XJ220 began in earnest. The car's styling takes cues from the legendary Jaguar XJ13 race car prototype of the 1960s... Merging the elegant form of the classic mid-engine prototype with a style befitting a modern road car of the '90s. The construction of the engine and chassis, meanwhile, were based on Jaguar's already successful Group C cars. It features a 534.5 BHP V6 twin turbo engine mounted centrally in an aluminium monocoque shell. One of the most famous stories about the XJ220... Is that it was so named because the designers set a goal of a 220mp/h (354 km/h) top speed.
Café (GT7)[]
Chris[]
The Jaguar XJ220 is celebrated the world over as one of the most unique supercars of the '90s. It began as a pet project for several Jaguar engineers and designers who came together to work off the clock. It is for this reason that the team behind the XJ220 came to be known as 'The Saturday Club.' You might say that this car represents the free expression of certain ideals held by Jaguar employees. Once a prototype was unveiled, it attracted worldwide buzz, leading to official development and production. Combining the beauty of Jaguar's legendary '60s racers... The performance of its '90s racers... And the expertise of England's storied luxury car builder, it is a jewel that is like no other.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo 2 | Jaguar Special Showroom | 1,000,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | Jaguar Dealership | 780,000 | Win the Mistral 78 Laps (1/4 chance) |
| Gran Turismo 4 | Jaguar Legendary Car Dealership | 749,140 | --- |
| Gran Turismo PSP | Jaguar Dealership | 749,140 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 5 | Used Car Dealership (Lv. 14+) | 539,432 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 6 | Jaguar Dealership | 749,140 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 7 (  v1.32+) |
Legend Cars | 615,000[1] | --- |
Customization[]
Engine Swaps (GT7)[]
| Engine | Price | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| V12-XJR-9 | 1,600,000[2] | v1.42 | Racing engine swap; increases fuel economy. |
Trivia[]
- The livery of this car's GT2 racing modification, based on Don Law Racing's #22 XJ220 that made limited participation in British GT races, featured Silverstone Insurance Services logo on the rear quarter of the car in demo versions of GT2, before being replaced with Jaguar wordmarks in the final game.
- This car also appears in Gran Turismo Concept as an unplayable CPU car.
- A work-in-progress interior model of the car was shown during a presentation regarding how Polyphony Digital captures data for a car's inclusion to the game in December 2022.[3]
- In GT7's GT Auto, rear wings used by the LM Race Car and XJ220S/XJ220C are available. Unusually, both dirt and snow tyres can also be applied to this car.
- Also in GT7, the XJ220 has functional, drop down headlights.
Pictures[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Price as of April 2023.
- ↑ Price as of October 2023.
- ↑ Jaguar XJ220 Appears in Gran Turismo Presentation by Kazunori Yamauchi - GTPlanet