Constructed for a brand new collection known as the Intercontinental Problem, the XJR-15 was a restricted manufacturing supercar constructed by Jaguar Sport, a partnership between Jaguar and TWR. The design was loosely based mostly on the XJR Group-C vehicles that TWR produced for Jaguar. Thus, it retained the XJR-8’s 6-liter engine and primary chassis structure. A brand new bodywork was devised by Peter Stevens which he believed was extra distinctively Jaguar.
For patrons who wished to make use of the automobile on the street, Jaguar Sport fitted bumpers, indicators and elevated the general area. This enormously affected general efficiency as aerodynamics and suspension beneath the tray had been optimized for a really low experience peak.
Primarily based mechanically on the Le Mans-winning Jaguar XJR-9, the automobile featured an aerodynamic physique designed by Tony Southgate and styled by Peter Stevens, who later went on to type the McLaren F1. The XJR-15 was the world’s first all-carbon street automobile. Solely 53 had been made.
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