1994 Jaguar XJ-220 Road Test Passenger POV

--Spa Silver with Smoke Grey leather Interior, Grey carpeting, 3.5 liter V-6 Twin Turbo engine, 5-Speed manual transmission, 5,700 original Kilometers/3,500 Miles from new, Long-term collector ownership, one of 277 production cars…

[@xVwraithVx]

One of the best xj220 videos on the internet. Thank you

[@AutosportDesigns]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

[@YUSKHAN]

I grew up in the 90's someone had one in Leicester

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

A very rare beast indeed.

[@Contractnik]

If the thing were badged with a Prancing Horse, it'd be north of 2 million, for what it is - absolutely. Lol. Oh, and they'd be calling it the "first real hypercar - or a precursor to the hypercar..." because it is. On my fantasy garage, for sure, as a keeper for that price.

[@AJpro88]

I'm pretty sure it was 217 not 213 mph, those extra 4 mph are extremely important. edit: and a top speed of 212 mph (217 mph with unrestricted catalytic converters) -MotorTrend Article

[@Roddy_Zeh]

Did they also raise the rev limiter for the test?

[@Nuvolari0001]

217.1 MPH

[@Nuvolari0001]

Nardo's a banked & circular circuit, so the two-speed runs of 212mph & 217mph should translate to about 217 & 223 respectively, on a flat straight. The XJ '220' lived up to its name.

[@Nuvolari0001]

"In the process of fighting a turn as needed when going faster than the neutral speed quite a bit of potential top speed is lost and hence a fast car will go faster in a straight line than what is possible on the Nardò Ring. Even at the neutral speed, in a banked turn a car runs a bit heavier than it would in a straight line, since the downforce created by the banking increases the rolling resistance on the tires."

[@martinluke9470]

@@Nuvolari0001 Yes, it would have lost about 5mph in "tyre scrub".