Expected to sell for up to $1,400,000 USD at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction next month, this exceptionally preserved 1991 Jaguar XJR-15 represents one of the rarest and most historically significant supercars of the early 1990s. Never titled or registered and showing just 191 original miles, the car remains remarkably close to factory delivery condition.
Limited to only 50 production examples, the XJR-15 is among the most exclusive Jaguars ever built. Just 27 were completed in road-legal specification, making this example—chassis 029—a particularly desirable collector’s piece. Conceived by JaguarSport as the street-going evolution of the Le Mans-winning XJR-9, the model translated Jaguar’s endurance racing success into a road car unlike anything else of its era.
Power comes from a race-derived 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 producing approximately 450 horsepower. Combined with a lightweight curb weight of around 2,300 pounds, the XJR-15 delivered performance that rivaled or surpassed many contemporary supercars. Its engineering pedigree extended beyond the engine, featuring a carbon-fiber monocoque inspired by Jaguar’s championship-winning prototypes, race-derived suspension, AP Racing brakes, and bodywork penned by Peter Stevens, who would later design the legendary McLaren F1.
The XJR-15 also broke new technological ground as the world’s first production road car to feature a body and chassis constructed entirely from a carbon fiber and Kevlar composite, cementing its place in automotive history.
Completed on August 8, 1991, chassis 029 was originally delivered to a private collector in Singapore, where it remained in climate-controlled storage and accumulated minimal mileage. After passing through Australia, it joined its current U.S.-based collection in 2017. Throughout its life, the car has remained unregistered and has been meticulously preserved.
The cabin reflects its uncompromising motorsport roots with exposed carbon fiber, leather racing seats, a Nardi steering wheel, integrated communication headsets, and a distinctive door-sill-mounted shifter. Accompanying the sale are its original delivery materials, period documentation, enthusiast literature, fire extinguishers, a spare wheel nut, and JaguarSport-branded hearing protection.
With its extraordinary originality, groundbreaking engineering, and direct connection to Jaguar’s Le Mans triumphs, this ultra-low-mileage XJR-15 presents a rare opportunity to acquire one of the defining analog supercars of the 1990s.
Source: RM Sotheby’s
