Speed Record
In 1992 at the Nardò Ring, Martin Brundle drove an XJ220 to 212.3 mph (341.7 km/h). The car's catalytic converters drain the engine of an estimated 60 bhp (45 kW), the catalysts were later disconnected and the rev limiter was increased from 7200 rpm to 7900 rpm in a quest to enable the XJ220 to reach a higher top speed. On a later run with the modifications, Brundle took the XJ220 to 217.1 mph (349.4 km/h) (the equivalent to approximately 223 mph (359 km/h) on a straight road).
XJ220 also held the Nurburgring production car lap record, between 1992 and 2000, at 7:46:37, driven by John Nielsen. This was 30 seconds faster than the previous production car lap record and was held for eight years.
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