An iconic 1990s Jaguar, wrecked in Russia, was sold at an auction in the UAE

At the RM Sotheby’s auction, a rare Jaguar XJ220 changed its owner. This is the same car that spent ten years in Russia in the collection of one of the Samara businessmen. In the 2010s, the coupe was dropped during loading and unloading operations, and the front right side did not require cosmetic repairs. The auctioneers kept silent about the unenviable past.

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An unknown buyer paid a respectable $466,250 for a Jaguar XJ220 at auction in the United Arab Emirates. Other “two hundred and twentieth” have been sold at similar prices in the last two years: cars managed to fetch from 400 to 550 thousand dollars, and special versions went for about 700 thousand in American currency. Auctioneers confirm that the coupe was produced in 1993, it was first registered in the UK in 1997, and in October 2008 the car was sold at auction for the first time.

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The Jaguar XJ220 arrived in Russia in the early 2010s, and our numbers were current from May 2013 to March 2023. It’s interesting that the supercar also appeared in Samara, but was mainly in Moscow, although it practically didn’t go on the roads. The odometer shows only 5,679 kilometers in thirty years, and tuning comes down to a sports exhaust and upgraded brakes. The accessories were installed by the first owner in the 1990s. The two-door car was brought to the Emirates last year.

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Limited to 281 copies, the Jaguar XJ220 was the fastest production car in the world when it debuted, with a top speed of 349 km/h. Under the hood is a 3.5-liter twin-supercharged V6 that develops 550 horsepower and sends power to the rear axle through a 5-speed manual transmission. There are no more than seven such supercars left in Russia.

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