 Autocar reviewer Andrew Frankel was the first journalist to road @-@ test the car and reported : " Savage acceleration really is a given here . What 's really incredible about the XJ220 is its ability to provide such performance in a way that never , ever intimidates . " He was particularly impressed with the throttle response , the driver 's ability to control the performance of the car very precisely , and the way in which the engine delivers its power progressively rather than in one short burst . 
