The Jaguar XJR-15 specs are nothing short of supercar-worthy, with a 450-horsepower 6-liter V12 engine capable of pushing it to a top speed just shy of 200 mph, and 0-60 mph in under four seconds ...

Jaguar Sport announced the XJR-15 in November of 1990. The car would use a lot of the technology developed for the XJR-9 and XJR-12 race cars, but wrap it in a much more user-friendly package.

Production for the XJR-15 lasted until 1992, and it's reported that Jaguar built only 53 examples. Of those, 27 were road-specified, while the rest were destined for the track.

Really though, Jaguar needn’t have worried about the XJR‑15 being a competitor. For a start, it was built in tiny numbers – there were over five times the number of XJ220s produced.

January 28, 2022 A Rare Jaguar ‘Big Cat’ XJR-15 Road Car Is Expected to Fetch $1.95 Million at Auction The street-legal speed machine was inspired by two race cars that won the 24 Hours of Le ...

The company also developed the XJR-15 supercar (pictured above), featuring carbon fiber for the body panels and monocoque. Power for it came from a 6.0-liter V12.

Listed for sale by classic car dealer Jeremy Cottingham, this is a 1991 Jaguar XJR-15, and the asking price is £400,000. If we convert these pounds sterlings to U.S. dollars, make that $500,000.

Dhillon’s XJR-15 is chassis number 50 out of 53 cars built, only 27 were built for road use. Check out Petrolicious ‘s 1991 Jaguar XJR-15: Britain’s Fervent Feline video below.

With the XJR-15 tipping the scales at 1,050kg (2,315lbs), 0-60mph came in 3.9 seconds while top speed was limited due to gearing to 191mph (307km/h).

Epic Jaguar XJR-15 for sale With only 27 road-legal cars ever made, the V12-powered XJR-15 is very nearly a myth... By Matt Bird / Tuesday 26 July 2022 / Loading comments ...

Well, the XJR-15 was that car, but 30-odd years ago the interest wasn’t quite there. And V12s weren’t on their way out. The Jag itself was technologically advanced as well as historically ...