Fifth Gear - Mercedes CLS 55 AMG vs Jaguar XJR

[@EddieLolz3r]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@alinmuresan8374]

Me to,with my skoda

[@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.

[@jaky5531]

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

[@fermentednug]

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

[@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.

[@wtficantgetausername]

Come on! CLS is the best car ever made really

[@JaySmitty33]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@jokerara]

That is why they have the Stig

[@ChrisTian-lf2oh]

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

[@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 .

[@crowe1999]

Dang Tiff can sure drive! Jeremy just talks..

[@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

[@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.

[@StormAutoAdventures]

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 😅

[@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.

[@obsedatr6]

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

[@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.

[@newdefsys]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@MugatuJag]

The Jaguar is going to be more reliable than the Mercedes, even though that 55 AMG is one of the most reliable AMGs ever made. But the thing is is that no one's going to really drive it like that, the Jaguar is going to be more comfortable on the day-to-day, the Mercedes still looks beautiful to this day.

[@TheJoeMB]

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

[@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 :)

[@EffDinero8]

Tiff>Stig!!!!

[@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.

[@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

[@eminzide]

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

[@MugatuJag]

Both cars are badass, I had an XJR and a few other jaguars, and they were decently reliable. However if I were to take mime at the time 10-year-old XJR to the track and drive it like that it would leaving on a flatbed, probably the Mercedes as well. I remember having a particularly bad day one time and I took it out on my Jaguar in dynamic sport mode with the paddle shifters (XF 5.0) and sure enough smoke billowing from the hood, well it was coolant as I popped a cooling pipe. Engine was fine after replaced😮😅😅

[@maikeru01]

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

[@ft4825]

it should be compared with an S55

[@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

[@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.

[@peterdepeer]

I love Vicki Butler-Henderson :)

[@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...

[@TheKamikazeNici]

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

[@skullofserpent5727]

TheKamikazeNici yes

[@kilito1991]

WHATS THE SONG AT THE END CALLED

[@ozzypresident]

at least the JAG has cup holders.

[@_Upside_down_]

Merc got them too!

[@IKhanNot]

@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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...

[@TheG352004]

Benz for life

[@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

[@AmvC]

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

[@P_L_N_S]

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

[@RokisFL]

Don't hate, you know you like them both

[@vincentpeeters1157]

2 seconds flat was the difference in the video

[@wrathof]

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

[@JimmyTheLy]

That Jag is hideous. LOL

[@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

[@drc911]

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

[@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.

[@thewhofan99]

you probably mean the govenor

[@Can-Am1989]

Race track? that's a go kart track

[@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*

[@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.

[@Vlax321]

benz = no cornering.

[@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

[@Seanbbn]

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

[@TheTomo06]

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

[@cle_miata]

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

[@kasssev]

viva mercedes

[@fermentednug]

the warranty expired 7 years ago, absolutely no issues, nothing electrical, nothing mechanical, nothing. Jaguars when they were built by British Leyland Motors were horribly built, when Ford took over their build quality improved. Try knowing something before commenting, helps alot :)

[@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"

[@IKhanNot]

Mint driving.

[@ComeJesusChrist]

This was the pinnacle or just after the pinnacle of car manufacturing. Everything from this point was detrimental, with unnecessary complexity and decreased durability, reliability and utility.

[@FearISaWMD]

Jag drives more insanely

[@m1ro1000]

yea the merc is better !

[@originaldeftom]

Whoever signed off that Jag should be sacked, lol.

[@Birmingham_racing]

Thomas Farmer why is that

[@RTX4080Gaming]

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

[@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.

[@Seanbbn]

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

[@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.

[@AndrewSergeev]

fully agree with you!!!

[@debel101]

benz all day all tho i like the jag

[@FroopieLoopies]

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

[@Jepajepu]

mercedes looks so much better!

[@bssq2]

real driver

[@sshheerrwwiinn]

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

[@myrule12]

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

[@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.

[@valal5479]

Who is 2019 like

[@Nateb123]

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

[@onassis73]

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

[@xYStevenYx]

shit on jackuahhr german power

[@Seanbbn]

lol was he drunk?

[@zamsoniteb8306]

I cant believe the brits allways have to compare their own (usually not so good cars) to the best cars available.. (Usually german cars). This Jag looks like its going to tip of when taking a corner. It looks old and ugly because it is old and ugly even compared to the CLS wich isnt mercedes most successful designs. Who the hell buys a ugly looking old british car? I have seen Ford mondeo beeing compared to mercedes in TopGear and All the same looking Aston Martins db9, dbs and db10 and upgrades of these (they still all look the same).. next to Paganis, lambos and even Ferrari f12. Come on brits .. Stop your hallucinating and wake up! You can not do cars like germans or italians..

[@angusmacaleese9342]

+Zamsonite B Tell that to Jaguar X-C75, destroys a lot of cars. Aston Martin Vulcan is pretty insane too compared to the SLS and AMG GTS.

[@zamsoniteb8306]

Jag X-C75? is a CONCEPT-car ! and the Aston Martin Vulcan has maybe the worst looking cockpit and interior I have ever seen in a car. Once the english designers finally gets a design for the exterior, they mess up the interior or both. Thats why english people should not do supercars. They only understand what other english people want, If even that! Not what the rest of the world wants. Bentley and Rolls royce are the kind of cars that english people do best, luxury comfort sedans. Not supersport cars.

[@angusmacaleese9342]

***** I don't know man... The Mclaren F1 is certainly a hell of a beast...

[@zamsoniteb8306]

Ofcourse If all british effort is put in to only one car...It ends up with Mclaren f1... wich by the way has a BMW engine:) ...You see my point?

[@angusmacaleese9342]

***** Yea I guess.

[@kukurishk]

agreed-)

[@henzo7087]

CLS is best. Mercedes- Benz the best or nothing

[@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