Dozens of Jaguar XJ220s to come together in world record parade

Dozens of Jaguar’s XJ220 supercars will gather at the Silverstone Classic later this year in a world record parade.

The dramatically styled, two-seater supercar was introduced a quarter of a century ago, with only 271 units made in the two years of production.

Its mid-mounted, 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 made 542bhp, and could propel the XJ220 to a top speed of 212.3mph. This not only made it Jaguar’s fastest-ever production car but it was briefly the fastest production car in the world.

Given its rarity, fewer than two dozen of the models have ever been seen together before. Now organisers of the annual Classic, working with renowned XJ220 specialist Don Law Racing, are inviting owners to attend Silverstone on the last weekend of July in an effort to bring as many of the 1990s hypercars together as possible.

“This will be a really special celebration of an often-overlooked supercar,” said Law.

“We will be bringing along some special models including the Martini car and the MIRA crash test car, and we are also hoping to have one of the factory Le Mans cars here.”

The XJ220-C was the model’s factory racing sibling, introduced in 1993. One such car, driven by David Brabham, David Coulthard and John Nielsen, won the GT category at Le Mans in that year. Controversially, the trio were later excluded by the race’s French organisers.

The XJ220 celebration will take place on Saturday, July 29, featuring guests who have close associations with the car’s design, development and on-track success.

While the number of XJ220s to attend is not confirmed, Law added: “The largest public gathering of XJ220s in the UK to date is 20 – our aim for this summer’s Classic is to at least double that.”