The Jaguar XJ220 '92 is a supercar once 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 appears in every main Gran Turismo game since Gran Turismo 2 (where it appeared as the Jaguar XJ220 GT Race Car), with the exception of Gran Turismo Sport. It also has a race car variant: the Jaguar XJ220 LM Race Car.
Colors
The player can choose sixteen colors upon buying this car:
- Titanium Metallic
- Mistral Metallic
- Meteorite Metallic
- Seafrost Metallic
- Spindrift
- Topaz Metallic
- Alpine Metallic
- Emerald Metallic
- British Racing Green
- Carnival Metallic
- Madeira Metallic
- Amaranth Metallic
- Antigua Metallic
- Sapphire Metallic
- Westminster Blue
- Anthracite Metallic
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.
Acquisition
GT6
This car can be purchased for 749,140 Credits. It is a simplified car.
GT5
As a Standard car, the Jaguar XJ220 '92 can be purchased from the Used Car Dealership for 539,432 Credits. It is a Level 14 car.
GTPSP
This car can be purchased for 749,140 Credits.
GT4
This car can be bought at the Jaguar Legendary Cars Dealership for 749,140 Credits. It is the second most expensive road car in the game, falling behind the Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car (costing 1,000,000 Credits).
GT3
This car can be bought at the Jaguar dealership for 780,000 Credits. Alternatively, it can be acquired by winning the Mistral 78 Laps. It has a 1/4 chance (25% probability) to come as a prize car.
GT2
This car can be bought at the Jaguar Special Cars dealership for 1,000,000 Credits. In this game, this car is called Jaguar XJ220 GT Race Car.
Trivia
- The Jaguar XJ220 and its racing variant in the game make the same power figures at 542 HP @ 474.91 ft-lbs. This would suggest that the engine is unmodified in the race car despite the built-in custom transmission.
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