For the most part of the 20th century, Jaguar had been a dominant force on the race tracks around the world, winning the 1951 and 1953 Le Mans with the C-Type and 1955-1957 renditions of the race with the D-Type. But ever since the jinxed XJ13, the company was reluctant to put all its efforts into creating a spectacular road car. And then, the early 1990s saw the Jaguar XJ220, a futuristic teardrop-shaped two-seater and a not so subtle reminder that Jaguar has still got it.
This epiphanic moment gave birth to the most spectacular Jaguar in a long time and one of the company’s most iconic creations. On the other hand, the story of the XJ220’s genesis is also tumultuous and full of unexpected turns.
