Jaguar XKR

The Jaguar XKR and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and we see which is best.

[@CX06]

I've just bought an XKR in black, with all round air suspension, a full Larini exhaust, and 647hp. Amazing machine.

[@davidreid2301]

I have a Portfolio 07 model and it is very special, especially given it's 12 years old... It's still like a new car. Such luxury with that performance is rare. I absolutely love it!

[@coolkid123456100]

hi mate, was looking at getting one, id be interested if you have any pointers on what I should budget for servicing and maintenance.

[@davidreid2301]

@@coolkid123456100 Hi, I haven’t had to service mine yet at is was tip-top and up-to-date when I got it a year ago. I know as far as high-end cars go, though, that Jaguar are much less expensive to service than Aston Martin, Maserati, etc. I looked at DB9’s and Grandtourismo’s before the Jag and I couldn’t be happier! I’ve got a Portfolio. There’s one for sale at a really good price in the UK just now. On Autotrader...

[@trippmundo]

I'm getting old i remember getting off work in Bury St Edmunds rushing home to this episode.

[@captainbimble]

Just bought one. 2007 4.2 blower. Metallic Midnight Black with Ivory interior. Beautiful machine. Always fancied one. Hope it turns out to be as reliable as people say.

[@OleMissKicker]

I have a 2009 XKR Convertible and i absolutely love it. I get tons of looks and compliments in it, and it is an awesome car to drive.

[@benladiajr]

Same here 09 xkr conv. 114.000 miles on it had if 9 yrs. Like you said head Turner and lots of compliments

[@sexshit1107]

Bought one of these and love it to this day.Amazing car with alot of passion behind it.Love the acceleration from 70 to 120 mph.

[@glenngardin3561]

Saw this years ago, and then couldn't find it again! Thanks for posting!

[@cos66]

Clarkson sold me, just got one 2008 4.2 Supercharged. quite simply the best car i have ever got stunning to look at and heart rate blows up on acceleration official figures are tame to what it really does, ever wonder why they are never seen on Autotrader or on the road maybe on a Sunday at the track.

[@Prototheria]

They really are hidden gems. I think their low production numbers is the main reason you don't see them. When I got my '10 XKR five years ago, I remember thinking somewhere around mile three of the 750ish mile drive home that it was the car I always wanted but never knew it. Since then, I've done upper and lower pulleys, heat exchanger, IC pump, x pipe mid, tune, Porterfield R4S pads and cross drilled rotors all around, and have added a small coolant temp gauge and it only made the car better. You'd think more power would make it harder to drive, but if you can somehow restrain yourself enough to set pace with all the CUV's dicking about on the road, it's still about as threatening as a Camry. But the brutality that awaits at the touch of a few buttons and a twist of a knob (throw of a lever in your case)... the words to accurately describe it haven't been made up yet. You know what I mean, though. You're now part of a very small group of people that understand just how damn good these cars really are. Welcome, friend. Glad to have you here. Enjoy the ride. :)

[@JM-kx7dh]

@@Prototheria You've got to do an overview video showing it off on the road

[@tedgeldberg6498]

Phototherapy, I've had my 2010 XKR for about 9 years and have done mostly the same modifications as you plus the speed pack body parts and a customized rear bumper/diffuser. I will pass 200,000 miles on her this month, I've tracked it many times, and it is the same extremely reliable daily driver as it has always been. Just the best automobile I've ever owned of among about 30 in 53 years of driving. Anyone who's owned one will sing the same praises.

[@h7pubg]

@@tedgeldberg6498 we got an 08 xk, convinced dad to get it with me, it has about 104k miles, dad seems stressed about the reliability potentially being bad, but as far as i’ve seen they aren’t very bad. what kind of issues have you had going up to 200k?

[@life_of_riley88]

@@h7pubg You'll be fine. My 07 XKR Coupe has 71k on it. The things to watch are suspension bushings, they don't wear out, but on our older models, the rubber just ages out and cracks. Ball joint boots as well. The only other major thing to watch/replace at some point is the coolant hose that runs under the supercharger. Also change the supercharger oil, very easy to do on the 4.2 cars.

[@F1Kamel_1992]

This particular Jaguar, the XKR is probably my #1 favourite high performance sports coupé and I LOVE IT!

[@sailor0405]

Mine too. That´s why I had to buy one. A 5.0 SC

[@greathey1234]

@@sailor0405 Aston is classier. Just keep 5000 around for the clutch

[@prodbyEP01]

My father drives a xkr special edition 2012 and i LOVE IT

[@BrianSmith-bk4dq]

You just can’t beat a Clarkson review even if he is a driving nutter, well done Jess’s.

[@alextrott2037]

I have a Heritage 5.0 XK, the finest car I've owned comparing to my previous 911s BMWs Mercs etc, and will never sell it - sublime!

[@ptjww9455]

That red is lovely...Clarkson is out of his mind.

[@600zxr]

He was being sarcastic. Making fun of Merc and BMW for making everything in silver and black.

[@stephenthompson5716]

Best car I've ever owned. Indigo blue with ivory leather upholstery. The look and sound are unparralled. I still regret selling it.

[@RyneLanders]

I have that exact Jag in that exact color. Fucking love it.

[@wildbillharding]

Mine's black and I'd be happy to have it in red.

[@danielroberts6637]

Black one. Fucking love it.

[@lib556]

At 1 min mark, reference made to the Who's 1973 rock opera, "Quadrophenia". "Dr. Jimmy and Mr. Jim. When I'm pilled you don't notice him. He only comes out when I drink my gin."

[@KUROSHURA]

“My Rearview mirror is still full of JAG!!!!!” I wonder if that’s true today with the current V8 Vantage and F-Type R ?

[@TheVagolfer]

Just bought an "09 Portfolio coupe. Best combination of power and style of any car ever. I got the last of the Jag's before they went to the pop up shifter, which I hated.

[@RyanRoadReaper]

And you got the 4.2L V8, the most reliable Jag engine ever made. By '09 they had fixed all the issues they had early on, and it's literally bulletproof.

[@lionyleftwich4418]

Jag a goddamn MONSTER!

[@josephlewis9237]

I think the Jag looks good in red. I think the colour suits it. The Jag makes a very good noise and it goes very well, but, the noise of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage was just spine-tingling. I love that harsh and aggressive snarling sound.

[@willdecker4630]

I now have a 5lt XKR, Love it & can do 27mpg on a long run!

[@Prototheria]

How fast are you going getting that mileage? I generally see 22-24ish on the highway at 80 MPH. Not that I bought it for the mileage, but I'm curious what you're doing differently.

[@willdecker4630]

@@Prototheria Thats sticking to 70 ish & in normal mode.

[@life_of_riley88]

@@Prototheria My 07 XKR 4.2 does around 23-24@ 75-80mph. If I cruise at 70 I can do 25-26. Not bad at all.

[@applejuice5272]

Filmed on the same day as Hammond running up Elvington airfield in the Vampire jet car. As filming of the XK and V8 Vantage was concluding, news was trickling through to the crew at Dunsfold as to Hammond's crash at Elvington. *Source: The Man in the White Suit (Ben Collins, 2011)*

[@donaldpfau4284]

I have an XKR 09 PORTFOLIO and love it.

[@TheVagolfer]

Just bought an "09 Portfolio also. best car for the money of the 100+ cars I've ever owned!

[@anthonyweight328]

XKR's were sold to the public without a limited slip diff, but as far as I can see for Clarkson to be able to do powerslides like that, ie spinning both back wheels, there's no way that car hasn't got one.

[@CX06]

They came with an electric differential.

[@anthonyweight328]

@@CX06 The 5l xkr's from about 2009 onwards had an electric diff but not the earlier 4.2l ones - as Clarkson is reviewing here.

[@rckrckrckrck]

The Aston exterior AND interior have aged much, much better.

[@davidroberts3914]

I have an 09 XKR and i love it, and believe me its far quicker than Jaguar say it is, awsome car for very little money, but prices are only going one way with these and thats up.

[@jayson7171]

this Jaguar looks like the same car and similar colour from the mission from GTA 5 "I fought the Law", the Ocelot F620 with Franklin driving it. Maybe this is where R* Games got this ideal looking car from.🤔 sorry. I almost forgot that the F620 originated from 2009 with GTA TBOGT. So I might be wrong.

[@lorddarlo6194]

Rapid GT is the V8 Vantage the F620 is a Jag from the Front and Brand but Masserati from the back

[@billyblackmon4796]

car and driver review 2001 Jaguar XKR this is why it wins: Forget, for a moment, the 370-horsepower, 4.0-liter supercharged V-8 under its hood. Put aside thoughts of its Computer Active Technology Suspension or how quiet it is at cruise or whether the warranty stretches beyond the term of the second mortgage it'll take to buy it. Instead, just look at Jaguar's XKR. It's sex on wheels! A lot sexier than the naturally aspirated XK8 upon which it's based and not sexy in a vulgar, lecherous, strip-club-near-the-airport sort of way, either. But Elizabeth Hurley-wearing- Versace-at-the-Oscars sexy: provocative, confident, not at all trashy, with an upper-class British accent.

[@Jdjfbficjenenwk3736]

Watching this part of anyone else’s daily routine? No?…Just me?

[@peace.1130]

Мой самый любимый автомобиль в мире!

[@CraigieAfra-z1d]

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[@DonnaBrown-n3k]

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[@WandaGarcia-f7z]

Jared Burgs

[@Julian-yy3sj]

I had one 10 years ago , that was the nicest car ever , i miss it a lot , i don not understand why they stopped building it and the Ftype is not a all a successor , but i will not buy one again as time is over in generally for those cars . Government in EU makes it more and more unattraktiv to buy such a car . Green Party everywhere is convinced they will save the planet and punish the people with CO2 tax . Avoid CO2 is the biggest marketing strategy ever . With this strategy they can control the peoples around the world. But not with me , then i drive with my bicycle . Then government get neither CO2 tax nor general car tax from me . That is my revenge !!!

[@sachamo100]

Looking at an 08 Portfolio. Any recommendations on what to watch for?

[@stevepitts7998]

Mobile speed cameras ;-)

[@countspankulots4024]

Is this the 4.2 or the 5.0 V8?

[@stevepitts7998]

It's a '56 plate and has the J-Gate (at 1:15) so would be a 4.2 V8

[@KhanTena-t8z]

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[@AanShovon]

1:48 background music?

[@Nick_fb]

mogwai auto rock

[@OsvaldoJohnson-w7f]

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[@user-rl9cu8rf4o]

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