Jaguar XJ220: which version to buy and why
If you are choosing a Jaguar XJ220 from this catalogue, the arithmetic is simple: there is one generation and one named version. The only specification you can buy on these numbers is 3.5 MT. There is no second engine, no second gearbox, no restyle, and no later generation that changes power, weight, or drive.
If you are choosing a Jaguar XJ220 from this catalogue, the arithmetic is simple: there is one generation and one named version. The only specification you can buy on these numbers is 3.5 MT. There is no second engine, no second gearbox, no restyle, and no later generation that changes power, weight, or drive. The rest of this page is how those numbers sit together — power per litre, kilograms per horsepower, what is measured and what is not measured — so a purchase decision is made on the catalogue, not on a missing sibling.
Which Jaguar XJ220 version to buy
Buy 3.5 MT. It is the only row.
That is not a slogan. In the data, generation 1 generation (key 2557) lists `modifikaciy: 1`. The version name to keep as the link anchor is exactly 3.5 MT (also stored as `mod_name` 3.5 MT). Dates on that version are 1992-06-01 to 1994-04-30, the same window as the generation. Body is Coupe. Drive is RWD. Gearbox is Manual with 5 gears. Fuel type is Gasoline. Boost is Turbo. Cylinders are 6, layout V-shaped, 4 valves per cylinder. Peak figures attached to 3.5 MT are 550 hp / 405 kW at 7200 rpm, 642 Nm at 4500 rpm, 3498 cm³ displacement, 3.7 s to 100 km/h, 350 km/h top speed, kerb weight 1470 kg, ground clearance 110 mm, tank 90 L.
There is no second 3.5 MT with a different horsepower figure. You do not need the Land Cruiser-style split (same name, two outputs). One name, one output.
What “extra money” would buy on this page: nothing in the table, because there is no second column. If a seller prices two XJ220 cars differently, the catalogue does not explain the gap with a second engine or a later generation. The gap is not in these numbers.
Generations compared (only one to compare)
1 generation ran 1992-06-01–1994-04-30, body Coupe, 1 version.
There is no generation 2 to subtract from generation 1. No restyling block sits inside this generation either: the version start and stop match the generation start and stop. So you cannot ask “which generation changed what” as a delta of horsepower or weight. The change between generations is not measured because a second generation is not in the data.
Production span on the calendar: from 1992-06-01 to 1994-04-30 is 22 full months plus the last day of April 1994. That is the entire window in which 3.5 MT exists here. You are not choosing an early-facelift versus late-facelift power figure; you are choosing whether this single spec is the car you want.
Engine and specs: the only row, with ratios
Jaguar XJ220 engine specs — 3.5 MT
| Version | hp | kW | rpm (power) | Nm | rpm (torque) | Displacement (cm³) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Valves/cyl | Boost | Injection | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 MT | 550 | 405 | 7200 | 642 | 4500 | 3498 | Gasoline | 6 | V-shaped | 4 | Turbo | Distributed injection (multi-point) | Manual | 5 | RWD |
Fuel grade in the data for 3.5 MT is 95. Compression ratio is not measured. Bore × stroke is not measured. Engine location is not measured.
Specific output, from the given numbers only:
- 550 hp ÷ 3.498 L = 157.2 hp per litre (550 ÷ 3498 × 1000).
- 405 kW ÷ 3.498 L = 115.8 kW per litre.
- 642 Nm ÷ 3.498 L = 183.5 Nm per litre.
Power and torque peaks are 2700 rpm apart (7200 − 4500). That gap is arithmetic on the two rpm fields; it is not a third measured curve. There is no second version whose peaks sit closer or farther, so you cannot pick a “torquier” XJ220 from this catalogue.
Cylinders and layout are taken as written: 6, V-shaped, Turbo, Gasoline. Do not read a different cylinder count or a naturally aspirated row into the table; they are not here.
Performance, mpg, and what is not measured
For 3.5 MT:
- 0–100 km/h: 3.7 s
- Top speed: 350 km/h
- City consumption: not measured
- Highway consumption: not measured
- Combined consumption: not measured
- CO2: not measured
- Eco class: not measured
MPG as a catalogue figure is not measured. You cannot rank 3.5 MT against another XJ220 on fuel use, and you cannot invent a combined number from the empty fields. If economy is the buying criterion, this dataset does not support a ranking; it only supports stating that consumption is not measured.
Speed versus acceleration on the one row that exists: 350 km/h with 3.7 s to 100 km/h. There is no slower, cheaper gearbox to trade against that pair. Manual 5 and RWD are not optional in the table; they are the drivetrain of 3.5 MT.
Dimensions, weight, and kg per horsepower
| Version | Kerb weight (kg) | Gross weight | Ground clearance (mm) | Tank (L) | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 MT | 1470 | not measured | 110 | 90 | not measured |
Gross mass is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured. Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear suspension: Independent, spring. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes: Disc ventilated (label as in the data).
Weight-to-power on 3.5 MT:
- 1470 kg ÷ 550 hp = 2.67 kg per hp.
- 1470 kg ÷ 405 kW = 3.63 kg per kW.
There is no heavier or lighter sister version. You cannot buy a “plus” XJ220 that adds mass for equipment, because mass is one number: 1470 kg kerb.
Tank versus an unmeasured consumption: 90 L is measured; range is not measured because L/100 km is not measured. Ground clearance 110 mm is the only ride-height figure; no second generation raises or lowers it.
Problems and reliability
Problems and reliability as catalogue fields are not measured for Jaguar XJ220 3.5 MT. This page does not list failure rates, service intervals, or known faults. A buying choice on durability cannot be scored from these numbers. What you can score is the mechanical identity of the only version: Gasoline, Turbo, 6 cylinders V-shaped, Manual 5, RWD, Coupe, 550 hp, 1470 kg.
What the extra money cannot buy (because there is no second spec)
On multi-version catalogues, “which version” is a spread: more hp, more gears, AWD versus RWD, a later generation’s weight. Here the spread is zero.
Differences you might expect and the data’s answer:
- Second engine displacement: none. Only 3498 cm³.
- Automatic versus Manual: none. Only Manual, 5 gears.
- AWD versus RWD: none. Only RWD.
- A body other than Coupe: none.
- A second generation with more or less 550 hp: none.
- A second 3.5 MT at another horsepower: none.
- Measured mpg to justify a “efficient” pick: not measured.
- Gross weight to judge payload: not measured.
- Wheel size to match tyres on paper: not measured.
If two cars both badge as Jaguar XJ220 3.5 MT in this catalogue’s sense, they share 550 hp, 642 Nm, 3.7 s, 350 km/h, 1470 kg, 110 mm, 90 L. Price differences between individual cars are not in this dataset and are not a version choice.
Decision in one line
Choose 3.5 MT because it is the only Jaguar XJ220 version in 1 generation (1992-06-01–1994-04-30): Coupe, Gasoline Turbo 6 V-shaped, 3498 cm³, 550 hp (405 kW) at 7200 rpm, 642 Nm at 4500 rpm, Manual 5, RWD, 3.7 s to 100 km/h, 350 km/h, 1470 kg kerb (2.67 kg/hp), 110 mm clearance, 90 L tank; consumption, CO2, eco class, gross weight, wheels, compression, bore × stroke, engine location, problems, and reliability are not measured.