Jaguar XJ12 Series 3

Jeremy Clarkson delivers the epitaph on the 5.3 litre V12 Jaguar XJ12
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[@utuber116]

Still the best looking jaguar ever made.

[@jeffroberts3535]

Absolutely, check out Arden xj12 on KZbin

[@Sovereign1987]

yes...it is....forever . I have the same colour in Prague. We must save them for next generation

[@TheHorsebox2]

@@Sovereign1987 Agreed, mine is Crimson, 1988. Will be with me till my dying day.

[@Jazzmaster-pb2yt]

I still prefer E-type

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

@@Jazzmaster-pb2yt Well most do so that's why they cost 10 times more!

[@simonread732]

Most fantastic saloon ever made when Britain really was great.

[@liamhollin8265]

I shed a tear 30 years ago when I first saw this on top gear( I was 17). It still brings a lump to my throat. It was a sad day when they stopped production

[@HJ-vs7lf]

There was a new model XJ back then which looked much alike, and has been until 2008. That was a sad day, when a Jaguar didn't look like a Jag anymore.

[@AnythingGasoline]

I own a 1990 Daimler Double Six, in the same colour the one Clarkson is driving. An absolute pleasure to own and drive.

[@TheLeedsAppreciationSociety]

And the effortless acceleration all the way up to 145mph is like nothing else on earth.

[@juliusilori]

You lucky man 😉👍

[@robertfish4052]

Legend has is that chas n dave named that car.

[@TheHorsebox2]

Same here, an '88 example. Absolutely adore it.

[@liamhollin8265]

I must confess, I have an unheathy obsession with this car. I'm so in love with them. Takes me back to a good time. The broadspeed is gorgeous.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

You and me both!

[@martinclapton2724]

When Top Gear was a good programme, and this such an emotional report on the sad ending on a truly beautiful motor car , arguably, many say , THE BEST CAR IN THE WORLD . Makes me sad every time I watch it.

[@margaretdillon6332]

After I first saw this on Top Gear, I went out and bought one. Since then I have bought a number of them, including an exact copy of Jeremy's Daimler. I am very fortunate, that I can still look in their eyes every day. In my opinion simply the most beautiful car ever made. Thank you Jeremy, at your very best.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Thanks for sharing!

[@liamhollin8265]

As i previously announced i love these old dutches's. I saw one the other day on the road. It was like a religious experience. I'm lucky enough to be the custodian of two of these. Work is in progress to get them back to health. Soon i'l be able to take them down the fosse way

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Good luck with the restorations

[@johntechwriter]

Jeremy when he was at his best.

[@ladyhock1954]

Stunningly beautiful. I have an almost thirty year old XJS V12, two door coupe. I am in Love with it still.

[@robertfish4052]

With all that has happened to the motor industry, I've not lusted over a car like that in a while. Old cars are the new individuality.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Well said

[@infin8mas]

I daily drove a Gold 1984 XJ12 series 3 for ten years . I did all the maintenance myself. One of the best driving cars I've ever had , acceleration up tp 245 kph on the freeway was effortless and at that speed you could hear mostly just air going over the body. And just beautiful! My daily driver now X100, silver/black 2001 xkr convertible , another beautiful jaguar.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Two of the most beautiful Jaguars ever built

[@paulelverstone8677]

When Clarkson was good and Jags were great...

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Well said

[@captpicard6894]

I think the 2dr XJC V12 might just possibly be the most perfect Jaaaaaaag ever made. But the XJ V12 was for me, probably the best 4dr Jag they ever made.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

I tend to agree

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

Worst on fuel though!

[@riccardoscalmani4373]

i come back from time to time, and this video still remains a piece of art. my young, Southern European mind was struck by the effortlessness of "The End" (both of them)

[@riccardoscalmani4373]

you can really feel the emotional bond that creates with a car, something that seems much more likely to happen with a British car

[@LouGuthryMotors]

@@riccardoscalmani4373 Agree its a fantastic film

[@petermyers5793]

It was videos like this that made Clarkson the giant of his industry that he is

[@jefferywylie4456]

Still have my 86 XJ6. Love it. I’ve done my own repairs so it’s affordable.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Fantastic cars!

[@warishussain82]

One of the most sexy looking car's ever built. I currently own a 2006 4.2 v8 sovereign, the closest I can afford to the Jaguar that look like 'Jaguar' hopefully one day I'll own a series 3!!!!!!

[@jaymiller9254]

Used to carry grey pupon in my glove box

[@TheLeedsAppreciationSociety]

Excellent car. The one thing I didn't like about that model was the digital computer display in the middle of the centre console. It showed range, average speed, miles per gallon and the time. I wish they'd just left well alone and kept the analogue clock which featured in series 2s and early series 3s. In a car like that, the last thing you want to be reminded of is the fact you're getting 16 mpg on a level road when driving moderately, and about 9 mpg when driving up hill.

[@georgeedwards1994]

I just bought an Xj12 series 3 to be my new daily and honestly I find it such a fun stupid looking design but very period

[@TheLeedsAppreciationSociety]

@@georgeedwards1994 I'm just restoring a series 2, which I quite like because it's not full of electronics like the later versions. Even the clock is analogue and it actually ticks like a real clock. I reckon the most annoying thing about the XJ6 is the fact that some of the repair panels are hard to source nowadays and when you can find them, they're dead expensive compared to a few years ago.

[@georgeedwards1994]

TheLeedsAppreciation yeah I’ve had a series 2 before very nice car but for my analog fix I bought a 420G

[@petermyers5793]

@@georgeedwards1994 Stupid looking? Are you a complete idiot? You’re commenting on a Clarkson video in which he calls it “the most elegant 4 door saloon ever made” may I remind you?

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

Those mpg readouts make your teeth itch my colleague had a 2.5 v6 vectra that on the hill back home at 70mph did....6mpg!

[@jonathanpardoe8722]

I first saw this on TV and again 4 years ago and after yet another breakdown with my 7 series BMW , I bought a series 3 Daimler Double six , NOS delivery mileage only from Japan exactly the same as this one and absolutely agree , there is nothing to touch this car not then not now not ever . There are many more in Japan being repatriated so you can still buy a brand new Series 3 Jag .

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Wow, that must be a magnificent example!

[@jonathanpardoe8722]

There is a beautiful v12 on ebay now , and its just come back from Japan , brand new in green just delivery mileage and it was the Saudi Royal family car but never used They want £40k for it @@LouGuthryMotors

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Worth every penny

[@loudmouthaussie]

I didnt know Robert Smith from The Cure was a motoring journo aswell. Hes sold me. Might just pull the trigger on a local 86 xj12 :)

[@garypatterson643]

I had an '86 in Grey . I've owned near 30 cars over the years and along with an Opel Rekord Sprint that was the one I should've kept.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

I know, all the cars I think I should have kept...

[@liamhollin8265]

These were also the preferred weapon of choice for Athur Daily

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Arthur understood the finer things in life

[@petermyers5793]

His were sixes

[@ecpnothnagel9121]

As a kid in the eighties I thought this was something truly wonderful ( later in my life I actually had an old series two which I drove every day even though I had a brand new Audi ), we didn't know things were at it's peak. We had Reagan, Thatcher, the Concorde, 747s, QE2s and we just assumed things would continue to become better. Had I known that everything would end in plastic lookalikes, Chinese cars being actually desirable and Boeings flying themselves into the ground I would have cherished that era so much more. We were cheated out of flying cars and actual space exploration, not to mention respectable politicians.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

We are living in different times

[@TheSimonze]

i'm touched

[@leodannyportal]

From my experience, all XJ cars up to 2003 are as described by Jeremey Clarkson, "the most comfortable car you can buy...."

[@LouGuthryMotors]

That’s is Jaguars DNA. The best driving cars in the world. Sure they have their foibles but nothing drives like a Jaaaag

[@geoffclarke8934]

A lovely looking car with a wonderful V12 and for many years class leading ride/handling. A shame about the crap 3 speed auto box though.

[@AnythingGasoline]

it could do with an extra gear but the 3 speed does just fine for comfort!

[@petermyers5793]

I once owned a 5 speed S3 V12 TWR; I now own a totally standard XJ12 with the so called slush box. The original is the far better car. It was never designed to be a sports car. The car’s intended character was meticulously planned and installed.

[@nij330]

Only jim could do it justice

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Absolutely!

[@michaeloverton4972]

Great car had 2 over the years but my favorite one is the series 1 double 6 i am restoring now a 1970 one not for profit but keeps

[@LouGuthryMotors]

We had a keeper S1 DD6, magnificent car. It had to go when we acquired a factory manual V12 pre he XJS

[@peterdixon7975]

For looks the S2 had it. But as an all round package the S3 XJ12 was perfect.

[@edwardmcginley]

Great car from the past. I have an old car mag from 1991 when the new s class 600 sel came out and a 4 car luxury car comparison test was carried out including an xj12, 600sel bmw 735i and Lexus ls400,in the noise meter readings at steady 31 mph the xj12 was even quieter than the rest even the Lexus! But at higher speeds it had wind noise due it it being an old design which marked it down,but even so to beat the ls400 at low speed silence says something

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Wow thats amazing, that says a lot!

[@jeroenorriens2590]

I'd like to think quite a few people ran to the dealer in those last two weeks to get one of last ones back then😢

[@LouGuthryMotors]

They are very rare here in Australia

[@robertfish4052]

A tad ostentatious. Perfect. I always watch Lou's videos. Jag and v12s... like fish and chips.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Glad you like them!

[@robertfish4052]

@@LouGuthryMotors mate. I so want to see more classy and classic cars on the road. I get calls day and night to resolve car issues. Mainly on 6 to 10 year old modern vehicles, trouble is, the warranty expires and the car self destructs. Sadly they just don't make cars like they used to. Emissions... what a load of crap. Oh yeah, please señor guthrie. No more love hearts mate, people will talk. Uluru.

[@compu85]

Looks like the car in this film met its end sometime around 2008.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

That’s a shame

[@bdulrahmanarzani27]

I wish I had the xjs.

[@ladyhock1954]

They are out there yet and reasonable if you shop around.

[@SirDigbyMinge-or8md]

I wonder if anyone can tell me the filming locations please. It looks like mid Wales.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Yes I would like to know too

[@gabrielebenini5815]

The panther deville was based on this car

[@jamesgarci]

If tacher choose it, its good

[@Only.gmail_]

You need the proper Music with this. The James bond theme.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

I do like The Doors however

[@petermyers5793]

The last REAL Jag, the greatest REAL Jag, the most beautiful REAL Jag of all time.

[@matthewking5612]

Why does he start this review in Welsh?

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Is it Welsh? I’m not sure, we are from Australia

[@viggogrendahl1]

Actually, it's a Daimler...

[@gabrielmoreira722]

They call It a daimler but Its a jag

[@christopherhampson265]

Double six 😊

[@kyivwithgeofftanya5546]

😂😂😂 Jaguar xj12 series 3 or a Daimler double six

[@LouGuthryMotors]

The example in the video is a DD6

[@jaymiller9254]

The only car this nice today is the masserati quatroporte.

[@petermyers5793]

The Masser gets nowhere near close to the S3 XJ12, nothing has as much soul, at any price. The fact that the best examples only fetch fifteen grand is somewhat amusing.

[@juliusilori]

Beautifull, Beautiful car..😉💖👏👏👏👏👌👍.....for once a review with no gimmicks etc...high praise indeed for the Beautifull Jaguar XJ12 😆

[@thatsbod1041]

Can't stand Clarkson's fake accent in these - much better when he went normal Yorkshire

[@LouGuthryMotors]

It all sounds British to us in Australia hahaha.

[@sexshit1107]

i just think equaliser (edward woodward) when i see this.

[@LouGuthryMotors]

Very similar example with the Kent alloy wheels