Fifth Gear - Mercedes CLS 55 AMG vs Jaguar XJR

Fifth Gear tests the Mercedes CLS versus the British Jaguar XJR

[@EddieLolz3r]

that jag is old And that mercedes is one of the best looking mercedes ever made

[@abdelhameedalotaibi3657]

This made me grab my keys and go for a fast run in my CLS ❤️

[@aussiegamerstyle3639]

You are so lucky to have one. It's my dream car, it makes me want to go for a spin in it as well, if I had one!

[@abdelhameedalotaibi3657]

AussieGamer Style hope u get urs soon bro 👍🏻

[@crazydidge]

I have one 😬

[@WatchoutNSG]

Owning one made my life 2x better the car is unreal

[@williamwilliams7838]

I've driven both, and the cls55 is so much more of an event to be in and around and drive. And way way faster on the road, without even trying. The cls63 feels faster still, but for me the 55 has a little more soul. And how doess a 2004 design still look current in 2021?!

[@fmw944]

I Bought a CLS 350 AMG design and it makes me happy.

[@markwalker4297]

Merc Cls's are unbelievably good.

[@nathanlopez5667]

How reliable are they this model especially

[@markwalker4297]

@@nathanlopez5667 i have owned mine for 3 years now and it now has over 100,000 miles on it and nothing has gone wrong, and i mean NOTHING. Everything works as it should. Only thing to watch for is the18 inch wheels are weak and are prone to crack on the inside of the rim ( causes slow punctures and M.O.T failure ) and the headlights are only adequate (try and find one with xenon headlights if you can ). It is by far the best car ive ever owned.

[@fermentednug]

my old man bought one of those XJR's in 2000, it's 2009 now, has never had any issue.

[@jaky5531]

Cls55 amg… one of the best car Mercedes ever made.. beauty with a beast under the hood.

[@Marc99GT]

Most owners don't know but that is the only year they made the CLS55 AMG - 2006. I have a customer with one and I told him to hold on to it. Unfortunately with 39K miles, it has valve cover leaks that is causing smoke on the passenger side.

[@JaySmitty33]

That CLS handle a lot better and was quieter on the track, that's what you cal a real luxury sport car.

[@wtficantgetausername]

Come on! CLS is the best car ever made really

[@carguy8297]

Have both of these cars, unfortunately somebody hit and totaled my jag. If anyone is ever looking to get one they are really reliable never had engine problems when taken care of, that car also has automatic braking cruse control very cool for 2004 Jaguar xjr. The Mercedes is just a beast, very nice driving car with a great 5.5 mag engine that is pretty much one of the best v8 amg engine. No problems with 70 thousand miles and gets romped hard whenever she is taken out.only problem I’ve had was transmission, that was going out when I bought it.

[@tucfinland]

CL 63 AMG didn't exist when they filmed that back in 2008. Also, CL is a 2 door coupe and the XJR is a rival of M-B S-class. Not fair to compare coupes against saloons IMHO. They have driven the CL 63 against Panamera Turbo, link: =fOTGKNFASsQ

[@thanasisgr1988]

Jaguar is a unique car.The feeling of driving a jag any jag is insane cant compare it with driving a merc even the emg version.

[@iantownsend5480]

I love both these cars, I've always had a soft spot for jags XJR I would love to own one maybe one day, the Cls well what can I say looks & sounds to die for, it's a brute in a smart suit

[@jokerara]

That is why they have the Stig

[@crowe1999]

Dang Tiff can sure drive! Jeremy just talks..

[@baconhairfabfur6548]

The 2006 CLS55 AMG and 2007-2008 CLS63 AMG grills almost look like if that was the grill of the 2008-2014 C-Class Sport Sedan.

[@AmvC]

how is it to own? i quite like it, despite the handling ... well, issues. I saw a xj sovereing today, really cool looking thing.

[@sukhdevr3489]

The Jag looks like a 1980s car and the Merc still looks stylish now.

[@U.N.D.E.F.E.A.T.E.D.]

But, brother, the jag is much beautiful than the Mercedes, and it is also faster counting that it has 80 less horsepower but only 1 second late. Idk in the 2022 say that the merc is beautiful, beacuse is simple a lie!

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@U.N.D.E.F.E.A.T.E.D. I think the Mercedes looks a lot better tbh.

[@U.N.D.E.F.E.A.T.E.D.]

@@sukhdevr3489 good for u sir

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@U.N.D.E.F.E.A.T.E.D. Are you Italian?

[@U.N.D.E.F.E.A.T.E.D.]

@@sukhdevr3489 Yes.. Why?

[@Ginger6Ninja9]

i wish i had that guys job. getting paid to test drive some of the nicest and fastest cars in the world... sooo awesome.

[@AndrewSergeev]

fully agree with you!!!

[@newdefsys]

Was there ever any doubt as to the outcome of this little excursion ?

[@7477238]

Mint driving.

[@peterdepeer]

I love Vicki Butler-Henderson :)

[@ashermadan]

he will once the warranty expires. trust me on this one. a friend of mines family got it and it like 6 years old now and it has a ton of problems. mainly electrical, nothing wrong with the engine.

[@ChrisTian-lf2oh]

....and still Top Gear is soo much better.

[@TheKamikazeNici]

Is there a possibility to switch gears in the xjr, you know, like switchtronic or something (2003, facelift-modell)?

[@skullofserpent5727]

TheKamikazeNici yes

[@maikeru01]

i'd like to see them race the 2012 models.

[@AmvC]

well, they both aim at the same customers. But you're right ... the chassis of the XJ makes it look like a boat. The last minute of the Vid says it all.

[@kilito1991]

WHATS THE SONG AT THE END CALLED

[@realtywithseankemp9704]

M113k engine one if the best ever made. And to everyones surprised cheap and easy to fix and actually built like tank!!!look it up! Only problem after 60k miles....s/c bearing replace thats $100

[@4dshow]

I know he's an ex F1 driver but he makes VBH look like a blind amputee in the driving department,keep her off track testing thank you vey much!

[@Konig1985]

taking looks aside, is the cls really worth the premium over E class? I know its a 4 seat configuration that improves its weight distribution, but I really doubt its even 20% better than the E class

[@ahemgee9542]

Being a 4 seater doesn't improve its weight distribution whatsoever. it's slightly heavier than a same spec E55 saloon. But it has a slightly lower centre of gravity due to lower roof .

[@Rejekt176]

Thing is, just because many of them may have a issue here or there, doesn't mean that EVERY single car off the line will.

[@obsedatr6]

i think this is filmedf in 05-06,the cl 63 amg was avaible in 2008,even 2007

[@barendbrouwer1]

@LukeNAESA10 right that's why: the SLS,M5,Veyron,911 turbo,911 gt2,M3,C63 amg,S-class and the maybach are all British. NO wait they are German. and the british don;t build any cars anymore.

[@EffDinero8]

Tiff>Stig!!!!

[@bssq2]

real driver

[@P_L_N_S]

I would never drive a jag like that. Thats madness.

[@AmvC]

I think if you just lowered the suspension by 2cm/an inch or so, it'd really be a good handling car. Mine is just 15mm lowered and it's such a huge difference in grip and boat-likeness. But you'd pretty much ruin the floating-feeling, which i wouldn't compromise. It's a jag, not a MB AMG.

[@StormAutoMotorcycleAdventures]

My father bought his black CLS63 AMG in 07' & he's gotten at least 100+ compliments from people he didn't know. Video's don't do this car justice, this is the most amazing car I've ever seen or been in. When I park my 07' Corvette next to my fathers car at a car show his car always has a crowd around it saying wow! that car is amazing looking! My Vette just sits there, people check it out but, nothing like his car. Your the first negative comment I've seen about this car. To each his own.

[@giovanni9402]

Thats a really cool story. How is the cls holding up now? You still have it? In my opinion looks better than most of new cars, not to mention the sound 😅

[@TheJoeMB]

Looking at this Jag compared to the latest XJ..... No comparison!

[@galaxycomm]

@LilScony08 Where are you coming from? From 19th century? I own a CLS55 and it has sport mode. In 1991 I had a BMW 7 series and it also had sport mode. Welcome to 20th century! BTW we are in 21st century now buddy lool

[@tom80cruse]

that jaguar is just an American Ford Taurus in disguise ..

[@husseinakeel6455]

Fast cars should be heavey inorder to be stable at high speed , especially when facing fast winds

[@eminzide]

But CLS is Merc's version of Jaguar's original XJ6..... :)

[@ft4825]

it should be compared with an S55

[@kukurishk]

agreed-)

[@ozzypresident]

at least the JAG has cup holders.

[@batbilo6342]

Merc got them too!

[@TheG352004]

Benz for life

[@Can-Am1989]

Race track? that's a go kart track

[@Seanbbn]

yeah thought id interject im stuck with a civic hem hem lol

[@gregnmac]

the board doesn't make sense; I think top gear test track that was design by lotus is the best for testing car's performance

[@thewhofan99]

you probably mean the govenor

[@TheTenderhooligan]

@astromatrix This guy used to be a racing driver, Clarkson is a writer. Although I agree, Top Gear is waaay better than this show...

[@7477238]

@astromatrix The Jag is all over the place because of it's softer suspension. And no Tiff is a better driver than JC. That being said Top Gear is waaaaay better than this show. Watch the old Top Gear when Jeremy and Tiff used to do reviews.

[@AmvC]

me? old c-class. And you a w123?

[@debel101]

benz all day all tho i like the jag

[@valal5479]

Who is 2019 like

[@vincentpeeters1157]

2 seconds flat was the difference in the video

[@JimmyTheLy]

That Jag is hideous. LOL

[@kasssev]

viva mercedes

[@bondejens]

when you buy one of these cars you aint going to use it on the track, its all about comfort... And the jag is a way more comfortable car to drive. so if you are going to use youre car for racing, buy a ferrari...

[@wrathof]

idk much abt da mechanics of da cars but 1 thing is certain. Dat Mercedes look way better then dat Jag hands down.

[@eminzide]

Jags are jags, mercs are mercs, i like 'em both... :)

[@realtywithseankemp9704]

Biggest issue with cls, cl, s, etc of this era was trhat ABS suspension but we all know how to fix that forever dont we! Well...atleast us real amg heads know how. Everyone else just fixes them and again and again and eventually runs out of money, sells to a REAL AMG guy for afucking DEAL!!! And boom we fix for good on thr cheap

[@m1ro1000]

yea the merc is better !

[@FearISaWMD]

Jag drives more insanely

[@LilScony08]

Haha I bet the Mercedes doesn't have sport mode like most new jags the meredes is a waste of money for lack of space and mpg

[@drc911]

the jag looks like a car from the 80´s. The new ones are much nicer.

[@Vlax321]

benz = no cornering.

[@nainabla]

what he says at 3:35 and the brakes are......

[@omarmontana1969]

fading

[@nainabla]

@@omarmontana1969 Lol. u just answered my 11 year old question

[@omarmontana1969]

@@nainabla Hahahaaha, And I though you died :)

[@Seanbbn]

and they have better reliability than ever! strange...

[@OldtimerMercedesBenz]

You cant say for a car that its ugly. Mercs and jags were beautiful in the past! The only problem is in the past century car makers had to do good nad nice looking cars,to sell them. Today, you buy a car,and after 10 years you can only put it to junkyard. 30 years ago,you bought a car,had it for 20 years,and after that you sold it to someone and even that guy had it for 20 or more years. Today car brands look only for money,not a good car.

[@RokisFL]

Don't hate, you know you like them both

[@BMWM3LOVER]

The jag is ordinary, the merc is extraordinary. Every single time, except when buying a car for somebodys grandma, I'll have the CLS.

[@AdrianC12345]

@LanntiChelsea Mercedes the "king" of cars.Ha! I doubt a king would want to ride in a car that uncomfortable to ride in, anyways that was an old jag the new xfr would make mince meat of that mercedes, you heard how he said that the breaks were already fading. plus jags are way better looking and more reliable, look it up.

[@TheTomo06]

if the 55 AMG is much faster then XJR what would do a 63 AMG with XJR? pff

[@muirhouseterrace]

I think my use of 'we' is correct. After all I did write that 'I think'. I was not stating as a fact that everyone who owns one of these cars will only drive it on the road. If in fact you are the owner of that Mercedes and you drive it on the track for most of the time that is good and well but it does not authorize you to 'dis' my posting. If you wished you could nominate someone with bigger adenoids or a more stupid name. That would be more appropriate and more entertaining.

[@RTX4080Gaming]

Even the BMW X5 4.8 iS is faster than the jaguar...

[@originaldeftom]

Whoever signed off that Jag should be sacked, lol.

[@Birmingham_racing]

Thomas Farmer why is that

[@Dynomyte21]

14th rank

[@xYStevenYx]

shit on jackuahhr german power

[@muirhouseterrace]

I'm afraid that Tiff's grammar is somewhat lacking: his use of the comparitive is particularly incorrect. He crosses his arms too much when he is steering and he has a stupid name. He probably has the biggest adenoids in the world. What is the point in booting these cars around a track. Even if we could afford the car I think we would drive it on the road for at least most of the time.

[@jtstreet555]

It goes to show the 5th Gear Track is not a good testing medium, and the host _really_ can't drive. Not because the Jag-you-are wasn't faster, but that the AMG should have been MUCH higher on that list. I hate 5th Gear. Top Gear for life. *puts on flame suit*

[@FroopieLoopies]

Waste of time--Jag never had a chance against the Merc!!

[@Jepajepu]

mercedes looks so much better!

[@Seanbbn]

lol was he drunk?

[@jimcree6869]

Now in 2022 the jags worth nothing but the CLS is still £5k upwards

[@U.N.D.E.F.E.A.T.E.D.]

*Update*, Here in Europe, the Jags cost 5k much than cls...

[@ahemgee9542]

There's no CLS55 for £5 grand. Minimum 12 grand for the very cheapest , up to high teens / 20 for the best.

[@Benjy9845]

@@ahemgee9542 Some on Ebay for around £10k. So tempting.

[@barbabart]

Sell a kidney to get the 8.500 pound to pay the difference Rather one kidney and a CLS AMG than two kidneys and some decadent "wannabe upper class car"

[@ashermadan]

why did someone give lama101 a -1, he's right you know. the new mercs, at least after 2007 and all, are back up to the standards they used to be during the good old days of the 1990s. and, the jag is damn ugly. fugly even. and damn unreliable. its said that if you want to get a jag, get two, cause one's going to be at the repair shop 24/7.

[@Nateb123]

Clearly the R in XJR means "comfy but flies down a highway" rather than "handles like a BMW"

[@myrule12]

CLS>>>>>>>>>>>>>jag

[@transadwens]

@sshheerrwwiinn Mercedes is imballanced

[@myrule12]

the jag is ugly and less comfortabl but the cls is the opposit of the jag and much better because it's a mercedes-benz

[@sshheerrwwiinn]

What's the point of this? Everyone knows that Mercedes will always win.

[@henzo7087]

CLS is best. Mercedes- Benz the best or nothing

[@onassis73]

Ford has killed the beauty , mystique and killer good looks of Jaguar.

[@exiled68]

Mercedes is superior, Mercedes-Benz was the first automobile ever made in this world its an insult that a piece of shit like jaguar could even be compared to a Mercedes-Benz!

[@arielatom03]

how they can make each program worse than the last one? fifth gear sucks

[@esteemedenergy]

I laugh my ass off every time a Brit tries to pronounce aluminum.

[@ClintWestmetal88]

That's not what he's pronouncing though, he's pronouncing aluminium.

[@gjna5143]

ClintWestmetal88 It's made simple for simpleton Americans