Here's Why the Jaguar XJ220 Is the Craziest 1990s Supercar

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The Jaguar XJ220 is the craziest 1990s supercar. Today I'm reviewing the Jaguar XJ220 to show you why it's so special and unique -- and why it was so crazy. I'm going to show you all around the XJ220, and then I'm going to take it out on the road and drive the Jaguar XJ220 supercar.
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[@peteng13]

Just think about it, this car had to compete against the F40, the 959, the eb110 and the McLaren F1. Those were the years.

[@superprogrammer5226]

pathetic(

[@seashackf1]

Great point! It was going up against cars that will go down as some of the all time greatest. IMO it held it’s own in some respects and has always been under rated.

[@peteng13]

Yes, you are.

[@Mikebumpful]

Around a real life race track, the F40 would beat those cars handily. But they were all interesting in their own way!

[@jacobcunningham2390]

@@Mikebumpful yea no it wouldn't the McLaren f1 was literally made for the track it even won lm in 1995 and had a top speed of 240 while the f40 had a top speed of 201 mph

[@ihabsuhaib7002]

This, CLK GTR and the EB110 don’t deserve to be forgotten

[@papa_pt]

*looks at collector values*

[@soflo_spotz3374]

Ehab Sohaib Mercedes mclaren 🤔

[@ihabsuhaib7002]

Austin Apt I’m talking about the media not collectors but I understand what are you talking about

[@atlas_the_great]

Amen my brother

[@ihabsuhaib7002]

It has a Mercedes engine gearbox and chassis unlike the SLR

[@Kurvan]

This was the car that got me interested in cars in first place. Growing up in a smaller rural town, I never saw anything sportier or more exotic than a Celica. I saw this pictured in a magazine like Road & Track or Motor Trend and it blew my mind. The rear end on it is still one of my favorites of any car.

[@millenialfalcon8243]

Growing up in the 90s, this was my dream car! Had the scale metal collectibles and would sketch this car repeatedly. Can't believe there was a time you could pick one up used for under $100k!

[@itsjamilagain]

What!?

[@pajerofan22]

I don't think these were ever that cheap

[@millenialfalcon8243]

@@pajerofan22 According to Jay Leno's Garage episode on KZbin featuring a Blue 1993, in the late 90s/early 00s they were under $100k.

[@amoney315]

These cars were super undervalued until people born inlate 1970s-1980s got old enough and made money then everyone who had it on wall or Marchbox could finally afford them and now we are where we are..people like me born in 1983..my father never liked stuff like this he loved muscle cars and hot rods because when he was younger his favorite cars we like Buick gsx and he had an 442 cutlass

[@clashmaster1002]

​@@amoney315 so true i also search for this car.

[@YonOtto]

217mph from 540bhp? From a turbo'd V6 is ridiculously impressive for 1992.

[@DeiHarper9361]

Even today.

[@KhyoteJinkens]

I feel the same.

[@gabrielpokrajac5941]

It has insanely long gearing, earlier diablos were also like that. You could probably go 70 80 mph in first gear

[@raymondnewbill5294]

Same with the Mclaren F1. 240mph with only 600HP and a 5spd. From a naturally aspirated v12. No EVERY super cat has 600hp and turbos but still wont do 240mph.

[@raymondnewbill5294]

Add in WAY better gearing and 7 and 8spd trannies plus alot more knowledge of aero and you would think every super car would do nearly 250.

[@danielwayy]

21:17 When you wake up in the middle of the night and remember an important thing you forgot to do.

[@goneghosted]

Lol

[@Michael-tm6vs]

Me when I forget to wash the dishes and mom comes home:

[@ilham7345]

oh sht

[@r0gue71]

that's actually terrifying :V

[@lookinaturmom]

That cringe thing you did in highschool.

[@bohottie]

This is probably my favorite car of all time. It’s just so gorgeous.

[@Mikebumpful]

Best looking car ever designed IMO! And that says something coming from a guy who is primarily a fan of 1960's British and Italian sports cars!

[@nigeldepledge3790]

It was quite common in the 1960s and early '70s for people to siphon petrol from parked cars at night. By the mid-80s, practically every car had a locking fuel cap (or a locking door covering the fuel cap). Cars sold in Britain (and, I expect, the rest of Europe) today all have a locking mechanism to prevent unauthorised access to the fuel.

[@nonenowherebye]

I figured that the point was to keep people from stealing the Jaguar fuel cap.

[@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381]

Yes, there are literally three types, the simpliest are these lockable fuel caps like here or on other (cheap) cars without or with optional central locking, these have also fuel doors without a lock but a recess for your finger so you can simply flip it open. And the other two types have normal fuel caps but the door is unlocked from the inside (on the Golf/Jetta Mk IV it's in the center console next to the parking brake/handbrake, on the Octavia I it was in the center dashboard next to the other buttons for things like heated rear window, ESP/ESC or Diff lock on 4WD) or on most recent cars you just push it in and it flips open (and when you lock the vehicle, the bolt with the spring will rotate and lock).

[@cdncitizen4700]

... or prevent nefarious denizens from placing nasty materials INTO the gas tank?

[@hornjan8258]

For a while, it was unfortunate that young people or social envy dumped sugar into the tank to ruin the engine.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

6 cylinder, 550bhp, early 1990's. Still impressive today.

[@ryanseely8402]

2021 m4 entered the chat

[@MrGOTAMA420]

my 84 v6 get almost 600 hp (mazerati)

[@saunle]

le mans

[@Egitaniense2]

1985 Lancia Delta S4 had only 4 cylinders and 1.8 cc, outputting 500hp... So not so impressive.

[@serenity0n0]

@@Egitaniense2 Certified troll 🎣

[@FuelEconomyTest]

Customer: "How tall is the Jaguar XJ220?" Salesperson: "It's half a Doug."

[@olakunleolafisoye8433]

😁😁

[@Peter1Europe]

Salesman Peter Griffin : Testicles.

[@julianevans9548]

JAYEMM ON CARS did the XJ220 a couple of weeks ago.

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Doug is a type of a guy who inflates tyres with his mouth

[@repent4christ541]

greatest doug comment

[@craigcampbell1843]

An automatic pop up antenna was a status symbol back then. In ‘92 that meant you had a fancy car. I had to pull mine up manually and then it just stayed up until I pushed it back down again. Or until I went through a car wash and it got snapped off because I forgot to put it down first.

[@smattgoss]

Car built in Coventry at abbey panels . Which I worked on myself when I was a apprentice sheet metal worker .

[@GodKing804]

500hp from a 6 cylinder in the 90s is pretty remarkable.

[@Juanknes]

Number of cylinders doesn't matter. There are very small V8 and very big inline 4. The F40 was also making 500 HP +, with a slightly smaller engine. Very good power for sub 4 liters engines.

[@alf2633]

But 1/2JZs and RB26s were doing north of 500 in the 90s weren't they?

[@mikethelegend1101]

@@alf2633 umm no?

[@Juanknes]

@@alf2633 Japanese cars were "limited" to 280 HP. In some cases they have more power, but these are the official numbers.

[@idontneedameme3665]

Well they did fit a pretty big turbo on to it.

[@rthomp03]

Undoubtedly, the drag from those side turn signals is what prevented it from reaching 220 mph.

[@pepepupu6252]

rthomp03 no they might have left something in front compartment

[@imachavel]

Holy crap this is a famous car. I never thought I would see Doug Demuro review this. The Jaguar Xj220 is obviously nearly as famous now as it was in the early 90s when it came out. Damn it was famous then though. A production car that reached 210 mph? In the early 90s a car with a v8 engine that was not an f1 car that could reach that speed was insane. Yes of course the car did not sell well but they only made a few hundred anyway. Now this thing probably isn't such a big deal by todays standards but as he says in the video it was a world record at the time.

[@imachavel]

@A real bisexual petrol-head remember it is a 30 year old car. Differential technology, engine output, aerodynamics and even things like dual clutch were in an infancy by comparison of todays standards. Still, what a cool car for the year it came out. Its a beast. Beautiful. Yeah but infotainment and shit back then was not big. If I am not mistaken cars only started upgrading from carburetors to fuel injectors like 10 years before this car came out. It is an element of genius for the time it was released the way a horse and carriage were like the Ferrari's of the 1500s. Lol

[@cusdu6349]

@A real bisexual petrol-head He was just making humor.

[@Orcawhale1]

Nope, it was the two catalytic converters that took power down by 50bhp. Not to mention, the rev limiter. With both of these removed the car would hit 217 on the Nardo test track. Also, what most of you don't realize is that despite it saying Jaguar, it's really not. All of the work was outsourced to the TWR.

[@loveoneanother8760]

This video makes me so happy. Old time memories playing need 4 speed on my parents pc and i loved the JXJ22. This is one of my all time favourite cars/super cars ever! It's aesthetic is just gorgeous. Thank you Doug!

[@davidparnell5743]

When I was a child, I built a model version of this car. It was my dream sport car when it was new. I even have a book from back in 1992 with a complete breakdown of the car. Way to go!! I would own one if I could!

[@czook812]

All I want is a shirt with 'THIS' in big bold letters and outstretched arms on either side.

[@kingjlinza]

C Zook I would so love to have one of those

[@forc3ofxf3ar51]

Sorry, great idea but not happening. Would you like a picture of me and a car tho?

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

I have underwear with this design.

[@ammarokla7217]

I would also love to have 2 shirts taped into 1

[@ryanfowlow8034]

Yes!

[@BrandonNielsen87]

Man, this car is art. It's not perfect, but it's so unique.

[@bonteski2997]

This isn't a car, this is a dream , a poster on my wall 20 years ago

[@nathanbartizal4743]

I couldn't say it better myself.

[@thaghost909]

I've always wanted one of these ever since I had a Hot Wheels toy of it back when I was like 8.. I'm 31 and still think of that hot wheels..

[@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783]

@@thaghost909 my son and I still play with my old hot wheels. The ones i buy him him these days feel so light and cheap. The ones we had were heavy and unbreakable.

[@bamgbose3309]

@@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783 hot wheels from back then had real metal parts not only plastic like nowadays and the fun part is that they're more expensive now

[@ph11p3540]

I never cared for Jaguar cars but this XJ220 is the most beautiful car Jaguar ever made. It's actually one of the all time most beautiful sports cars in my books even 25 years later.

[@TestingPyros]

I remember when this car came out. The engine is actually a race car engine. But there are NO shared components. Even the engine block had to have extra mounting bolts added so that the water pump could be bolted to it!

[@AtticussAtticuss]

Style score of 7? Dang. I think the exterior holds up better than more 80s and 90s supercars.

[@SonnyGTA]

I think the car would literally have to be a spaceship from another galaxy for Doug to be impressed.

[@wvusmc]

An issue with his ratings of older cars is they're based in comparison to today's market and not the market of its time.

[@WynnofThule]

@A real bisexual petrol-head good point I now must ignore it and attack you personally

[@AtticussAtticuss]

@A real bisexual petrol-head Did you see the part of my comment where I said "I think..."? That is my opinion. This is the comment section. People put their comments in the comment section. Doug is happy that people leave comments because it drives traffic to the video. If people agree with my comment they give it a thumbs up. Now do you understand how the internet works?

[@WynnofThule]

@ryan It looks like a fish, but I find it cool.

[@chickenmuffin]

Doug: This is the most amazing looking car ever I've been dreaming about it since a child! Also Doug: 7/10

[@skyhawk470]

That's like him eating a super model.. lights a cigarette.. refers.. sooo hot.... ehh 6/10

[@arelygomez7545]

He’s being completely impartial, he loves that car I love it too is an amazing car but that doesn’t make it the best supercar ever.

[@RafitoOoO]

It's weird because he compares older cars to newer ones so ofc the newer ones will have an edge. He should've two different scores and judge the cars based on the time they were built.

[@bakedstreetyt]

@@RafitoOoO the doug score is always complete bullshit lol he just makes it up as he goes, its not to be taken seriously

[@leer5858]

@@bakedstreetyt 0-60 6.3 seconds - 2/10 WTF?

[@rogerpritchard]

Probably the most graceful supercar ever made. Stunning design with beautiful lines. Unbeatable.

[@vdromuzaraki]

As a kid i loved this car so much that i got like 10 different versions in hotwheels, still with me after 25 years.

[@sk337sk337]

Doug: "Autosport Designs has the best inventory of any dealerships i've ever been to" *CNC Motors has left the chat*

[@l8rn3rds]

Lol damn I thought the same thing.

[@CheeQuYT]

one of the best*

[@Zigazagoon]

He said "One of the best" though

[@e90baby]

shak Doug cheated on Cnc

[@Notorious40z]

This brings back memories of NFS 2 and hitting over 200MPH. What a car even to this day.

[@newtonnandy9977]

NOTO RIOUS I remember having the Ferrari F50 and this car as two of my favorites in NFS2!

[@txcforever]

And then you realized that there was absolutely no reason to pick any other car other than the McLaren F1.

[@100ksubscribersandipostvid5]

@@txcforever haha u said it son

[@fastindy]

pioneer

[@denizozguluk4341]

txcforever the lotus elise gt1 would beat the mclaren on the twisty winter roads track (i forget what the track was called)

[@blacktapes3475]

I saw it in person at the British Motor Show launch and it's been one of my favourite cars ever since, it still looks so cool.

[@MarkoVukovic0]

I really enjoy how Doug is already chuckling when the video starts. Get the popcorn, this is gonna be good!

[@OhDee_3]

My brain: stop filling me with useless knowledge Me: what are the quirks and features of the XJ220?

[@itsyaboi4101]

Onil Diaz this is important info for the people😤

[@Life_42]

If we ever do see one in person we can pretend like we owned one LOL

[@gerritjakobi]

Im loling thx me 2

[@toxictophat4194]

@@Life_42 definitely lmao than complain how you ex wife took off with it lmao jk but I would

[@Life_42]

@@toxictophat4194 Lol good one!

[@aravioli4203]

This is one of the first cars I’ve seen that actually looked like it’s concept car

[@vsm1456]

agree

[@phantomechelon3628]

Looks amazing...but made only the way Jaguar could - a company known for making great-looking, fast cars, but also making some very strange design decisions and cutting corners to save money. This video makes me a little sad, thinking about how amazing it could have been, with more time, money & attention to detail.

[@schadenfreudebigwoke1481]

Yeah in looks only. The fact they didn't follow through with the initial "concept" is immensely disappointing. A rear steering😱 AWD mid-engine V12 😵 would have been the JIREN of supercars.

[@SLAAMIT]

the porsche taycan was built from a concept proto that was pretty spot on i think, dougs got a video on it

[@ssvinya]

Exactly!

[@GabrielKish]

The 217 mph run was at the Nardo oval. 217 mph calculated to something like 224 mph if tested in a straight line when the tire scrub from the corners was removed.

[@martinluke9470]

Correct. 217.1mph achieved.

[@gojewla]

I had a poster of the xj220 on my wall. It was quite well-known and revered when it came out. I just think it didn’t have the staying power of other cars from the time, but there was no internet back then. Until recently, nobody talked about the cizetta maurauder or the vector w2/w8 either, but they were quite well-known.

[@TexMex421]

Trunk will hold 2 large pizzas. 2 liter of soda and breadsticks in that cubby hole. Perfect car for dominoes delivery.

[@Biker_Gremling]

It will also keep the food warm!

[@9HighFlyer9]

I'll let samcrac know

[@kangarojack3814]

And they’ll never be late

[@allothernamesbutthis]

im wondering if a set of golf clubs will fit but without the bag?

[@DechenHall0104]

Those fuckers now have no excuse, they better be at my house in 30 minutes or less.

[@ekm3484]

Doug: "Autosports designs has one of the best inventories of any dealership I've ever been to" CNC motors: "Am I a joke to you??"

[@steliosp2836]

e km I was gonna comment that 😂

[@LuckyDT]

+1 for originality...

[@abuahmedabdurrahmanalamree6122]

It really is so awesome how you review all of my childhood all time favorite cars this is something I never knew. Kudos to you!!!

[@elfergos]

Loved this car, only ever saw one in the museum at Buleigh, there was also an amazing (for the time) video game on the Amiga! All round great time for super cars: XJ220, Bugatti EB110, Ferrari F50, McLaren F1 great days!

[@pee20pee]

I wish you would consider recording the start up of the engines of the vehicles you test. 🥴👍🏽

[@JordanBlue1]

pee20pee he does almost every video

[@xenonram]

@@JordanBlue1 Yeah, he almost always does. And who cares anyways? "I wish you would let us hear the _eXhAusT NotE."_ Who cares about hearing the exhaust through their phone/computer? That's so weird to me.

[@mikethelegend1101]

@@xenonram want a cookie

[@radityaindera3442]

@@xenonram Who cares. We still watch it anyway. Why bother the extra effort.

[@drake6143]

He does for nice sounding cars, this one doesn't sound like much though.

[@Bost2301]

A lockable fuel door is protection against somebody putting something into your tank, more so than stealing fuel ... I guess.

[@DJTrickiMusic]

No shit.

[@seamuslewin4325]

also preventing the cap itself from being stolen..

[@rubbers3]

Nah, stealing petrol was rather common back in the day, much more so than somebody putting something in.

[@annoythedonkey]

Bost2301 I had to buy a lockable gas cap because I had a former co worker they was the type of guy who when he gets fired he would put sugar in the others tank

[@jellyjordy1154]

Yeah

[@kyleking284]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this car I had a 1:18 scale model of it, and it was my favorite car in Gran Turismo 3! BEAUTIFUL!!❤⭐

[@PLANETWATERMELON]

One of my all time favorites cars. Honestly thought it was just a concept car. Always loved how long it is. Reminds me of a Le Monds car. Interior is better than I thought.

[@janpruijser8649]

This car has aged incredibly well. I loved it in Need For Speed 2 when I was a kid and it still looks freaking awesome.

[@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS]

my horse killing device

[@rslanoo7]

NFS 2 yeah those were the days

[@sherlockholmes8822]

I remember it from GT4

[@RobertHurleyJr]

I remember it from Test Drive 5

[@Warrison_]

Remebered this from Rivals, Need for speed rivals

[@Tripp426]

For the longest time I wondered how the headlights work. Now I finally know. Thanks, Doug.

[@UlissC]

Tripp426 it looks hideous with the covers down, I had never seen it that way and it’s a major turn off

[@joostroks]

@@UlissC word

[@AlexisRubik]

Me too, and I just realized that it looks awkward and scary with the lights on.

[@michaelb.42112]

You have the best job, ever. It's amazing how this looks nothing like a Jaguar, yet it kind of looks like a Jaguar. What a car it is ! I've never heard of it.

[@Tomdabomb86]

Loved the video, my older brother had a poster of this car on the wall when we were young, totally forgot about it till I seen this video. Great work

[@djlorean]

Doug, you forgot to mention the tails lights are from a Rover 200 !!

[@amc_sounds]

And the door latches from a Ford Fiesta/Escort/Sierra/Granada

[@Luke-wh9pw]

Haha crap

[@kaldarleifar]

And the side mirrors are from a Citroen CX, but then the Mclaren F1 had mirrors from a vw and the tail lights from a bus so it was the norm back in the day.

[@Matt-go7ss]

And the interior vents are from the ford Sierra/Granada of the day....

[@M4T1J4P0]

@@amc_sounds so is the door lock and the keys :D I had an old Escort with the same type of key

[@aaditya20g]

24:34 that was so cool seeing the gasoline evaporation reflected in the paint

[@typicaltwitch5740]

Interesting observation 🤔

[@ronydica]

the little CAP

[@Assassin026]

I was wondering what that was!

[@robertwoodliff2536]

Now there is high definition for you.

[@matthewstearns975]

Had an XJ220 poster in my room as a kid. Loved this car. Thank you for this.

[@joeneri150]

I wish Doug could branch out and travel to countries to review interesting cars we never get here because I would like to cars like the Morgan Aerosport, Tvr Sagaris, Noble N600, and others getting reviewed.

[@danielwright6620]

India..The Hindustan Ambassador!

[@AccentBwoy]

Agree

[@clifford_2zero7]

Oh man i forgot about TVR! I remember in gran turismo the.. cebera? I think one of them was called. Was def in my collection many times over fully modified as with everything else hahah

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Wow, never thought this is gonna happen so quickly. Thank you Doug!

[@DovenBruh]

How’d you comment this 25 minutes ago when he just uploaded this video?

[@Rock7132]

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.

[@Ben_Mayall]

Devin AutoTrader.com/oversteer

[@ultraguy8771]

Yeah, I'm happy he finally reviewed it.

[@IndianaDipper194]

Haxors

[@AaronLin]

I bet that square turn signal was the reason why it couldn't reach 220 MPH

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

I'm sure the reason is because the name existed when it still had a V12

[@JirkaPetera]

that turn signal is actually Ford part, it can be seen on european Ford Sierra, Ford Fiesta, Ford escort mk3/mk4 I find it hillarious, also some interior parts - the mirror controller, climate vents...

[@Anglesey]

@@JirkaPetera The key is the same as the Ford Mondeo and the controls for opening the windows on the central console are from the Ford Sierra.

[@Anglesey]

And if I'm not mistaken the air vents are also from the Sierra

[@Anglesey]

The indoor latches are from the Sierra, the power mirror controls from a Mondeo and the dials seem from a Sierra. (different numbers of course). I've had a few of both and I was very satisfied with them. - BUT, I would feel cheated buying a supercar with stuff from my everyday family cars.

[@aveatdj]

men i love this old car you review, noone else do this and we grew up wishing this kind of super cars with posters of them in our bedroom, i just can say Thank you Bro!

[@Robert.a._]

21:17 when you walk into class and you just realized you forgot to study for that one hard test

[@AllAboutLoox]

good one lol

[@surtmcgert5087]

HEY, WE DO GET HOT SUNNY DAYS IN THE UK. I remember we had one 3 years ago

[@lunanoche4128]

same

[@andyb1653]

Bizarrely, it was in March.

[@tommyegan1643]

3 years ago lmao how about 40 degrees every day here in the summer in Dallas Texas no thanks to this car

[@northhastingsautoservice9391]

Bet you weren't driving around in your XJ220 at the time. ;)

[@3rddegreeburns494]

LOL!

[@MrAnnabella18]

The mirrors are borrowed from a Citroen CX and the rear lights from a Rover 200.

[@seanbyrne8767]

Rob Spaans-Vlam lol i was about to comment that, Jayemm in cars was to thank for that info. I was waiting for Doug to tell us but he missed out on that info

[@chestnut01111]

@@seanbyrne8767 JayEmm on Cars reviewed a RHD one in August. Never noticed the drivers mirror is mounted on the wing, sorry Fender! while the passengers is on the door, LHD and RHD doors and fenders are different.

[@NoiteraD]

Had a rover cabriolet with those in grey/red, always thought theyd look mean in a XJ

[@gryfandjane]

When I ordered a new boot light for my ‘78 MG Midget, it came in a Jaguar box.

[@meiaperna]

And the key and the gadgets from Ford. Still an impressive machine, though!

[@davidburns392]

A few years ago I took my Jaguar in to my local import service garage. I was used to seeing various British, German and Italian vehicles around the garage and enjoyed browsing the lot while my car was there. I was walking toward the office when I saw the unmistakable nose of a XJ220 peering out at the corner of the building. I had not seen one before in person and it was a very impressive site indeed.

[@mikebartram8424]

I did get to see the tail lights of one in Germany in 93. Bad doesn’t cover it. We were coming around a bend changing highways on the autobahn and I lost sight of it for just a few seconds. When I saw it again, it was up at the next exit getting off onto another road. FAST! I’ll never forget it.

[@beastlymclaren4631]

Doug you forgot to mention it’s in just about every racing game!

[@woodywoodverchecker]

It actually had its own racing game on the Amiga.

[@iansteelmatheson]

it is now, because people who were young when it came out are now old enough to have jobs and put it in the racing games they're making. it's not in very many from before 2010 other than Gran Turismo (which really likes getting all the random cars from famous brands) and NFS 2 (which focused on very rare and very fast cars... the slowest car in the game was the Lotus Esprit!)

[@orlandomuniz876]

Remember that horn sound in Test Drive and need for speed

[@itsjosee1468]

Gran Turismo 2

[@donaldj.trumpfromthetrench8849]

It’s in gta

[@ze6972]

Doug please show the car start up in the video please. I'm sure a lot of people would enjoy that.

[@mewhen6928]

@A real bisexual petrol-head he meant the sound

[@bookshelffury]

He didn't ask show how. Ya bisexual petrol head!

[@krounds3947]

@A real bisexual petrol-headApparently has never heard of a cold start.

[@thomasdoherty5104]

@A real bisexual petrol-head you need to relax bud.

[@gojoeyr]

STOP MOVING YOUR HANDS FOR EVERRRYY SYLLABLE !!!!! YOU LOOK LIKE BETO O'ROURKE FOR CHRISTS SAKE!!! ANNOYING AND VERY TARD LIKE. IS IT A TICK?

[@Scorpionwouter]

Very nice car. I loved it back in the days and i still do. Missed the engine starting.

[@ashwinprakash5806]

This is the first time i am watching your reviews Mr. Doug. And i fell in love with your style of presentation. It is just so clear, to the point and humorous. And you are so passionate about it. Wonderful Mr. Doug, hats off to you. I want to watch more of your reviews now.

[@brunen1000]

Good God!

[@IamAnimesh]

So happy that Doug creates his videos without any unnecessary background music, and ridiculous camera shots. No bullshit, straight to the point! :)

[@HeyItsDoodler]

Until the headlights reveal

[@f1greenflags86]

Once upon a time, in the parking lot of a LA Fitness…

[@ludoviclemaignen9432]

He is enthusiastic enough, but I couldn't go pass the 94 th time he said "jaguar xj two twenty"

[@tmhtoo6563]

Facts! It's all about the car.

[@randomazn420]

You need to do a video on the Bugatti EB110 or the Maserati MC12

[@Demonaxis]

If he can get his mits on an MC12 I'll lose it. Those things are spectacular XD

[@chrisSVT]

EB110! Please!!!

[@chrisSVT]

I saw a MC12 in person this year at the Philadelphia Auto Show...beautiful car!

[@Peter-pv8xx]

@@Demonaxis Doug can get any car he wants, maybe daddy Jay Leno has one he can borrow.

[@borisvbrknex]

@@Peter-pv8xx THANK you

[@jspera4187]

When I was in my late teens I painstakingly assembled a model of this car complete with detailed paintwork finishing it in as close as I could find to the picture I'd seen, light metallic blue.... God I loved that model, wish I still had it.

[@Andy_Ross1962]

Don't forget a Jaguar XJ220 won at Le Mans in the new GT class at the 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans; finished 15th overall, prior to being disqualified on a minor technicality involving the catalytic converters.

[@Leviajohnson]

doug's voice sounds like he's always holding back a laugh.

[@EdoZephuros]

Levi Johnson Underrated comment

[@MrCozin-kd9mb]

Lol

[@carguy1013]

😂😂😂😂👌

[@khumomatlakane2009]

@Michael Michaelsen Lmao😂 good one

[@nihlhinz488]

I always think fragle rock or a kermit the frog's brother. He, he

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

25 years later and this thing still looks like it’s from the future.

[@lulurose8311]

SuperSaiyan3985 right!! Just needs updated rims

[@ZhoRZh37]

@@lulurose8311 so NO!

[@davel7037]

It looks beautiful

[@abracadabra5541]

Ahhh. One of the flagships of the Need for Speed franchise. No doubt a favorite.

[@bandsalat8995]

I actually happened to see one, parked in front of the British Motor Museum in Gaydon. I can confirm it really is one of the most beautiful cars ever built.

[@GreenHellTube]

The most beautiful car ever made. My childhood crush since NFS 2 days.

[@vikingraiders4138]

I remember this car in development back in 1987

[@ultraguy8771]

@A real bisexual petrol-head Why are you acting like a dick everytime I see one of your comments?

[@djkaka020772]

@A real bisexual petrol-head lighten up geez!!!! SMDH!!!

[@whatevernevermind5960]

Ultraguy87 ikr

[@willmorrell488]

More like a real bisexual dickhead if you ask me.

[@paulesthete4648]

Thanks for this Doug Next up, Maserati MC12 ?

[@LorenzoClara97]

Yes please

[@ultraguy8771]

I'd love to see him review a Pagani Zonda.

[@l.k5244]

Next up Corvette c fucking 8 PLEASE

[@michakorzewski5227]

He reviewed Pagani earlier, but it was Huayra. Still, it would be nice to see review of Zonda on his channel. But it's gonna be hard to find one, because only slightly more than 100 units were made and it wasnt't officially offered in US.

[@dudedank5219]

My dream car a mc12 in carbon blue

[@OneWayToMachines]

7:20 The windows go up that far might be an aerodynamic thing. Or maybe because of the way the window goes up on a slant, they did this to give more surface area to the glass. Anyone else thoughts?

[@n16161]

Yeah I think aerodynamic. Look at 21:00, see the smooth continuous surface from front to back. They built the car for top speed so I think that was the intent.

[@michaelwilkinson5097]

I think it made a roof gutter to stop the water spoiling your visibility sending fore and aft

[@NotSrijan]

So happy you got to review a car you're clearly passionate about!

[@der4815162342]

most hilarious thing about the fastmasters clip: the safety car has a v12

[@GarrettWorcester]

"It's gets so damn hot because of the... thing... " One of the first signs of heatstroke, Doug.

[@grandechannel]

I remember this car in Exotic Cars Quarterly. That was a car magazine back in the day. It’s really just such a treat to see this car.

[@scottynield837]

I would just like to correct Doug on one point. We DO have hot sunny days in the UK! The last one was in 2014........everyone complained about it so we've not bothered to have one since.🇬🇧

[@ARlELATOM]

You can tell when Doug really like a car because his voice goes all funny 😂👌

[@realkushman]

His voice is always funny

[@briansmith8361]

I've noticed that, too.

[@rviciouz]

Well lets call him DOUG FUNNY

[@azreal4633]

😂👌 GOOD ONE DUDE 😂😆👊🔥😂😆😂😂😂😂IM DEAD 🔥🔥🔥😱😔

[@BerkSonmez69]

This car shares its rear lights with rover 200s. No joke.

[@xander1052]

its a good design ngl

[@MrTchou]

berk sönmez and it’s mirrors with a citroen CX

[@sentientspaghetti1898]

Did you watch vehicle virals lmaoo😂😂

[@Lgs260495]

Diablos and S7s have tail lights out of a bus.

[@SuvidhThapar]

@@sentientspaghetti1898 well, yes

[@crazyvideos4104]

I test drove one back in the day… HORRIBLE HARD Steering totally KILLED it.

[@MrOnlymoin1]

my dream car. would buy it in a heart beat if i could, that styling is 10/10!!

[@elcanbu5610]

3:00 ...”prices have stayed low... About half million dollar” -Doug Algorythm

[@americanAlienBoy]

The F1 is in a league of its own. The lowest number I've seen for any lately was $8,000,000. One just sold at Pebble Beach for $19,800,000

[@quentinfreeman7516]

Relatively speaking lol

[@devlintaylor9520]

@@americanAlienBoy arnt f40s worth way more then a f1

[@e90baby]

Devlin Taylor not even, you could buy 8 F40s with the money you would need for an F1, and a bad lesser desirable model of the F1 too

[@mubblemann]

@@devlintaylor9520 Nope. F1 is 10 to 20 times more expensive.

[@drmayday0015]

40 years from now when Doug gets dementia: "Here's why the 1997 pontiac sunfire is the world's craziest supercar!"

[@vicenzor9699]

First HS girlfriend I banged drove a brand new 1997 Pontiac Sunfire. Her dad was rich and would give her $200 to go out for a weekend in 1997. Good times.

[@drmayday0015]

@@vicenzor9699 My dad used to have a black '96 sunfire. As a kid I thought it was a sportscar lol. Despite knowing they are basically just chevy Cavaliers I still have a soft spot for them.

[@brentreeve7554]

Her dad was rich and gave her a crazy allowance, yet only bought her a POS Sunfire? I’m guessing you weren’t dating her for her brains-I would've put 3/4 of that $800/mo toward a better vehicle!

[@drmayday0015]

@@brentreeve7554 I mean a new car, is a new car, I wouldn't have complained.

[@sannibosannibo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnwayneasgenghiskhan4699]

I had a collectable cars insert collection back in 1996 that featured this car. Until this day it is among my favorites ever made and what got me into cars.

[@leadsolo2751]

It's still beautiful, even today ... in 2022

[@eddiesantos1540]

*car's brakes lock up and loses control" "one of the many QuirKs"

[@ImperialDiecast]

you shoud see the top gear intro for the reliant robin XD

[@xBlaCkDeViL]

Fun fact: the taillights of the XJ220 are actually a 1992 Rover 200`s taillights

[@samuelbutterworth]

Absolutely. It's so unsurprising that buyers sued Jag. Look at the interior door handles amongst other things (Jag parts bin) and all the obvious design afterthoughts (typical 'old' Jag mentality) everything was scrimped. The electric window, mirror, door design is atrocious. It's like they couldn't work it out. The team would have been sacked in Germany. And yet, it looks amazing even today. See one in the flesh and you stop and stare.

[@Biker_Gremling]

@@samuelbutterworth They put everything together, saw that it would do and they went to the PUB.

[@theskig]

@@samuelbutterworth OK but that was common on any low-production exotic from that time.

[@samuelbutterworth]

@@theskig I'll go along with that but only so far as design inconsistencies. What made the XJ220's case so egregious is that Jaguar took the same door handle from the terrible Rover Metro and put it in their supercar! That's not lazy it's almost crazy. "That'll do lads...right - off to the pub!"

[@peteb3091]

Sam Butterworth may other super cars use parts from other main stream production cars, it does the job, so what's the problem?

[@pixelcutterofficial]

Love watching Doug videos and recognising my hotwheels

[@mazariamonti]

This remains my favorite supercar ever made - were in a position to write a blank check for something like this (and even then you might still never find a seller these days), this would be at the top of my list.

[@johndorcic4488]

That sunroof must be brutal. Doug is sweating like a car salesman in church.

[@sirexo3168]

Doug is the type of guy to just forget about cnc motors and call every new dealership “ the best dealership he ever been into “.

[@mikesmachines8859]

"With the best inventory of any dealership"

[@rickjohnson831]

a great review. pure and simple.

[@Warrison_]

A beauty of a Jaguar, the design to the speed and everything.

[@tanishqmittal7471]

I can still remember the purple photo of this legendary car on NFS 2

[@Hammerhead547]

You missed the most interesting quirk of the XJ220: it was built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing on behalf of Jaguar. Walkinshaw was famous for running the Group C Jaguar factory team which dominated the WSC in the late 80's and early 90's.

[@thomas316]

Didn't it use a version of the 6R4 rally car engine developed by Williams? 🤔

[@dylansmit3883]

@@thomas316 It did and it didn't. The twin turbo version was adapted from the Metro's engine by Walkinshaw for the XJR-10 and XJR-11 Le Mans racers. That 800+ hp engine was then tamed for road use after turbos were banned in Group C racing.

[@fishflake1209]

It goes further than that. Jaguar’s racing division wanted to pull out of IMSA in the early 1990s, but was obligated to continue motorsport operations in North America in 1993. So, TWR provided a fleet of XJ220s and full technical support to the FastMasters series, an invitation tournament between over-50 racers held that summer at Indianapolis Raceway Park. So you had 40-plus senior citizens, some of whom had not driven a lap in anger in decades, racing against each other in one of the most finicky super cars ever built, around a 5/8-mile short track. It was insane. Of course, if you waited to finish the entire video, Doug could tell you all about it.

[@Hammerhead547]

@@fishflake1209 And not long after the xj220 Tom Walkinshaw bought into Ligier before buying up Arrows running it into the ground with some rather spectacularly bad business deals which bankrupted walkinshaw and his company.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Watching the sweat roll down your sideburns on the test drive was the death stroke for this rolling rotisserie.

[@samthecat8829]

Another very thorough video, maybe a little too much so at times but entertaining nonetheless. Beautiful car, with astonishing power numbers from that V6. Would like to have known a bit more about the engine. Also would like to hear what the exhaust sounds like from outside the car. Surprised the car got such a low overall score, but I would still buy one. This would still beat many current sports cars, and looks like a genuine supercar. Also the fact that it can do over 200 mph stock, with only 6 cylinders, is quite an accomplishment.

[@allanbadrick8819]

The engine started life as a rallye engine! It was a N/A 3.0 V6 producing 440 bhp and was used in the metro 6r4 rally car! Jag later bought the rights to the engine and started developing it, it was bored out to 3.5 litres and all internals replaced the two garret t66 turbos were fitted! It found its way into jags xjr10/11 race cars where it was producing just under 1000bhp and when jag decided to ditch the V12 they were developing for the 3.5 v6 they had to detune it to 542bhp to meet emmisions regs and increase reliability.

[@pleappleappleap]

You totally **TOTALLY** should've pulled up to a Jag dealer for an oil change.

[@PlumBoss84]

How many Jaguar dealerships would there be in the states? Would’ve been sick though.

[@pleappleappleap]

@@PlumBoss84 There are a lot of Jag dealers here. Probably more here than in the UK.

[@frankiefourfingers6717]

My dream car as a kid

[@jshlst]

PlumBoss84 you’d be surprised mang. Not as weird as you think, there are McLaren dealers in smaller Canadian cities like it’s no big deal or something. Not the same make obviously but wherever enough people will buy a jaguar/Land Rover/Suzuki/whatever, you’ll find its respective dealership there

[@laurentdion9070]

@@jshlst McLaren dealers in smaller canadian cities lol? There are only 3 in To MTL and VAN...

[@Cryster99]

The rear end is the coolest part of the car. The big “JAGUAR” and the long vent look so nice

[@spleencare1987]

Just so everybody can imagination, I was EXTREMELY lucky when I traveled to London because I went to the British motor museum and the very kind workers there let me go underground into their parking warehouse and guess what was sitting there? The ORIGINAL XJ220 concept with a gorgeous v12 sitting behind the seats. The late 80s concept. It was finished in silver. What a beautiful piece of art it was. I count myself to be one lucky man

[@iwanttocomplain]

The design of this car made it clear to the world that the Jaguar company was ready for pasture and buying by Germany as a sub brand as the last UK car company to turn a profit.