Jaguar XJ12 sound V12 first gear pull - tunnel run - Series 3

[@geoffreystearns1690]

The best Jaguar tunnel run I've ever done is in Santa Monica, CA where the I10 branches off to Coastal highway 1, where the tunnel passes under a local park . I did it in a Jag XK-120 with split manifold and glass packs. Had to change my underwear afterwards!!!!!

[@rconboard2709]

I think I can’t even imagine how good that must have sounded...

[@geoffreystearns1690]

@@rconboard2709 I'll take that sound to my grave......

[@Schlipperschlopper]

These engines did never work they dropped valve seats any 20.000 miles

[@marco7563]

@@Schlipperschlopper nah you were dropped

[@willyrakete]

Epic sound, congrats for this amzing ride

[@rconboard2709]

Thanks! I’m really happy with her 😋

[@rconboard2709]

amazing*

[@willyrakete]

@@rconboard2709Oh achso dankeschön!

[@iso0678]

Nice Sound 👍🏼

[@rconboard2709]

Affirmative

[@mlgexe]

amazing vehicle 👍🏻 greetings from germany

[@rconboard2709]

Glad you like it!

[@paulwagener4866]

I remember a car magazine comparo with an 87 XJS-HE V12, an 87 Corvette, an 87 Porsche 944 turbo, an 87 Nissan 300ZX turbo, and two or three others, ALL AUTOMATICS. Strangely, the Jag used a Turbo Hydra-matic from GM. From a stop, at WOT, it would upshift to second at a crazy 72 MPH. However, once in second gear, it would neither kick down to first at WOT, nor accept a manual downshift above 25 MPH. The poor Jag got left behind out of turn after turn after turn after....

[@rconboard2709]

Yes, the transmission is set up really weird. It never ever kicks down to first and it doesn’t let you do it manually above 40 kph… When going higher Autobahn speeds, it’s really fun, shifting manually into second at 90ish mph and then just leave everybody in the dust. However, when going fast around corners, I watch out that she never shifts up to second because I need that power on corner exit. So all in all it’s not a great track car, even though the handling around tight bends really impresses me over and over again. Thanks for commenting!

[@paulwagener4866]

"it’s really fun, shifting manually into second at 90ish mph@@rconboard2709" I have to assume that you meant manually DOWNSHIFTING FROM THIRD into second, or alternatively meant upshifting to second at 90ish KILOMETERS per hour. Your valves would be floating before ninety MPH in first, and you would cough a connecting rod or two.😱

[@rconboard2709]

@@paulwagener4866 Yes I meant shifting down to second 😅

[@Felix73able]

@@rconboard2709I have a 1982 Xjs and if you stamp on the pedal it will shift to first below 40kmh, I think there is a solenoid switch. Worth having a look into that

[@verdict1163]

Gentleman's express

[@biroldjoshan3745]

Sounds good and really smooth , are the back exhaust boxes deleted?

[@rconboard2709]

Thanks! No; the exhaust is stock with all 4 silencers. Maybe one day, i’ll modify it. But for now, I’m very happy with it. Because the quiet sound suits the character of the car really well.

[@biroldjoshan3745]

@@rconboard2709 well it sounds really good thanks for showing us your fine car , enjoy 👍

[@htimsid]

Good decision!@@rconboard2709

[@junisw]

Is this a V12 Motor Engine?

[@rconboard2709]

No it’s a 1.0 three cylinder ecoBoost

[@deus1655]

na bro its a twin plug, 2 valve, 4 cylinder with quad turbos

[@htimsid]

It's a Napier Deltic.

[@TheAslakVind]

A shame with the slushmatic.

[@rconboard2709]

Yeah, it’s made for cruising though so it’s fine.

[@michelangelodeassis1618]

Tápes RS show salve salve Brasil

[@stevemino142]

That's really slow for a jaguar...even though it has 12 cylinders its displacement is very small at about 5.3 litres or 325 cubic inches and 262 hp that alot of moving parts for only a modest power output

[@mumblety96]

yeh mon.

[@jeremylarson6267]

listen to that misfire, lol

[@gnrtx-36969]

Sounds like a camry

[@rconboard2709]

Hell nah

[@gnrtx-36969]

@@rconboard2709 😊yes it does install some headers I have seen some videos about that it's sounds really good

[@markwood8061]

Poor power output from such a big v12 engine and the fuel consumption was even worse.

[@rconboard2709]

I get your point but please don’t forget it has a 3 speed auto box from the 60s. It shifts up to second gear at around 110 kph.

[@mauromazzoncini5711]

2.9 seconds 30 mph to 50 mph ...2.9 seconds 50 mph to 70 mph .I can guarantee you the power is huge .remember it doesn't weigh 3.4 tonnes like today's cars

[@PaweCzarnecki]

its not for a poor guys

[@jean-paulmorin913]

It's too much sugar

[@luisz2853]

14 segundos de video y ya he visto al tacómetro fallar

[@rconboard2709]

que?

[@luisz2853]

@@rconboard2709 nada, la aguja como se mueve al cambiar de marcha de arriba a abajo, una broma, como dicen que son poco fiables, yo mañana voy a por uno que me he comprado, de verdad, no es broma XD

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in EU :-( In Germany the Green party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one state operated station per city. :-(

[@Jim-lm8qg]

No way, that's only 4 years from now. Do you have a link to this?

[@mrdainase]

@@Jim-lm8qg He's talking bollocks. For some reason he likes to repeat this crap around a load of channels.

[@mumblety96]

only if people remain spineless on their sofas, watching Kim Kardashian.

[@PaweCzarnecki]

in Poland you can drive old cars in green zones if your car is registered as a monument of technology.

[@gnrtx-36969]

Source: trust me bro