Ian Callum’s design consultancy is poised to reveal its take on the legendary supercar
Veteran car designer Ian Callum‘s eponymous consultancy has reinvented the Jaguar XJ220.
The new take on the XJ220 has yet to be revealed in full, but a side-profile image published by Callum Design showcases a dramatically different styling direction compared with the original.
It is notably sharper around its haunches, while there is a greater slope at its rear end.
Several cues remain intact, however, including the egg-shaped side windows and air ducts along its flanks.
Callum Design described the reimagined XJ220 as a “concept” and a “design study”, emphasising that there are no concrete plans to build a road-going car. Yet it added that the project “shows what’s possible” in working with the company, suggesting that a client with enough cash to spend could commission their own car.
The XJ220 is expected to be revealed in full in the coming months. October marks the 35th anniversary of the production XJ220’s unveiling at the Tokyo motor show, and that could provide Callum Design a neat opportunity to celebrate the supercar.
Ian Callum has in recent years put his own spin on several historic cars, including the Wood and Pickett Mini and the Aston Martin Vanquish – the latter of which was originally designed by Callum. His consultancy was also responsible for building a road-legal version of the Jaguar C-X75, the ill-fated successor to the XJ220.
