Spotted this rare beast today and had to take a photo
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06 February 2008, 11:58 PM
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If its the guy from DFS and he is in Brighton let me know. I will load my excuse of a Sofa into the transit and put it on his ******* roof.
07 February 2008, 10:11 AM
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07 February 2008, 10:21 AM
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BTW, much as they are gorgeous supercars, I think they suffer from 80s problem in that they are HUUUGE. It would be like taxiing an aircraft up and down country lanes 
07 February 2008, 11:29 AM
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that is my favorite car ever. i have loved it since i was young (only 19 now but still) never ever seen one on the road. i saw one at the MPH show recently. couldn't believe it. i will buy one when im rich one day 
and as for the previous comment, yes the brakes are sh*t but if you can buy one of these cars then you can afford to upgrade the brakes 
and as for the previous comment, yes the brakes are sh*t but if you can buy one of these cars then you can afford to upgrade the brakes
07 February 2008, 11:58 AM
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Very cool.
I remember when they were first released, awesome! I even had the XJ220computer game on my old Amiga!
I also remember Clarkson nailing it on a track and the acceleration caused the old "pull-out" style head unit to fly out of the dash!
I remember when they were first released, awesome! I even had the XJ220computer game on my old Amiga!
I also remember Clarkson nailing it on a track and the acceleration caused the old "pull-out" style head unit to fly out of the dash!
07 February 2008, 12:05 PM
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They didn't sell well though did they? My local Jag garage in Brentwood had a silver one in for over a year. It was interesting to watch the price drop. IIRC it started off at £425k list and ended up at £175k. Bargain!
07 February 2008, 12:10 PM
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Here is a video clip of Top gear having a drag race with a Zonda in an XJ220.
I wonder which one won?
YouTube - Jeremy Clarkson drives a Zonda & a Jag XJ220
I wonder which one won?
YouTube - Jeremy Clarkson drives a Zonda & a Jag XJ220
07 February 2008, 02:10 PM
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It may not have had the V12 in it (like the prototype at the NEC show recently) or the 4wd system that was promised when launched. But it is still a worthy icon and very fast even by today's standards. I also read somewhere that if Ferrari had designed the Metro 6R4 unit that went into this car, it would be hailed as one of their greatest engines ever. Not bad for a chopped Rover V8, designed pretty much as a pet project. British engineers don't always get the credit they deserve.
07 February 2008, 04:08 PM
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The Jag XJ220 doesn't use the same V64V engine as the 6R4. It may have been a development, of a development, of the Metro engine, but the finished article was actually quite different.
