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Jaguar XJ220 - Production 1992–1994 (281 produced) While most cars are carefully planned for production and have the full backing of the manufacturer, the Jaguar XJ220 was first built in the spare time of Jaguar engineers without Jaguar's knowledge. Jim Randle, Jaguar's chief engineer at the time, wanted to create the ultimate supercar and convinced several of the other engineers at Jaguar to help him make his dream reality. Working on Saturday nights, the small group of engineers slowly began creating the "ultimate supercar". Eventually, Jaguar found out about the car and ended up helping the engineers build the first prototype.
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The body of the prototype XJ220 was built of aluminum and the production version retained the use of this material. The bonded-aluminum honeycomb body panels formed one of the most beautiful bodies
to cover a chassis. The curb weight stayed at a low 3025 lbs because of the aluminum body and lighter engine. Also because of the V6 engine, the length of the car was reduced by an astounding ten inches from the prototype, but
the car remained extremely wide at 6 feet, 6 inches. |
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