A heated screen is quite common on endurance race cars. Its easy for them to mist up while racing - especially in the rain - and a heated screen helps without needing a massive heater system.
Probably same technology as ford since Jaguar belonged to them and ford refused to sell the patent to other companies until they reached the 25 year deadline.
@@edwin69jam I have had this in all my Ford cars, even in my current Fiesta ST. during winter it is amazing. No scratching off ice involved. Just heat it up wait for about 2-3 minutes then use the wiper blades to push it away.
I don't doubt that this is a carryover from the LeMans car as the lack of a defogger for the windshield would be a huge safety issue and using a heated wire makes more sense than carrying the weight of a defroster motor, heater core, blower, and ducting.
I remember as a kid playing Need for Speed and always trying to unlock this car. The moment I saw it I was just enamored with it, and I especially loved it in the yellow color the game had. To see Doug reviewing a real-life example of a car that had always captured my interest as a child is a fever dream I don't want to wake up from.
@@TDB-rm4qt According to EA, CLK-GTR did 0-60 mph in 4,0s and 3,8s for Jag but CLK-GTR had higher top speed, better brakes and the same handling. I like both and I love Merc!
@@VectorOfKnowledge You sound like you used to be a high school bully. Grow up and stop judging people who are passionate. You are just jealous that ppl like Doug care about something deeply, while you're a pathetic and boring with no interests
@@VectorOfKnowledge it's awesome, I love that about him. lots of people are weirdos but hide it, Doug doesn't care, he probably looks at his GT every time he reads a negative comment lol
Driving a special car like this that's directly reflecting it's recent LeMans DNA so nakedly, from one of the last eras of truly lethal danger in high-stakes racing...yeah, I'd be lighting up every second of driving one, too! This was one of the rawest road-legal cars since the original AC Cobra. Don't let the 'only 450hp' on pump-gas fool you; only the F40 came on nearly as raw - and that one with some turbos 'in the way' and not the same level of LeMans cred.
To the owner of this car: thank you for sharing it! I was a huge xjr-9 fan as a kid and had two model cars and a poster of it. It was the only car I could decently draw because that's all I did draw. But I never even knew they made a road going version later.
0-60 under 4 , 191 top speed. Doug, I like you...but are we really gonna say "was impressive" for 1991? As if It's not impressive NOW? Is that where we are now? 🙄
@@ber-js5we it's still very impressive compared to most cars, but considering the price range and the fact it's supposed to be a somewhat radical supercar / borderline hypercar, it became quite slow. Mind that an S Plaid is doing it in 2 seconds, you can buy almost 20 of them for the same price, and it's basically a rolling saloon instead of a striped down version. Or 2.7 with a Nissan GTR if you want to stay away from electric, for something that's still very usable as a daily driver. Hell, even an Audi RS3 is doing 3.1 and it's one of the most bland, unimpressive "sport car" you can buy nowadays. The power delivery is also something else, you'd have to be a very talented driver in these days to get these machines near the limits without killing yourself, the new supercars are way easier and faster (some will consider these are drawbacks though, but I remember a Tog Gear episode in which they tested the xj220 and they were already terrified from it, super fast in straight lines but tricky in corners). This is still a gorgeous car and most likely pretty fast in capable hands, but we came a long way in 30 years in terms of performance.
The chassis and the interior is exactly based off of the LeMans wining 1988 XJR9. I've always been a huge fan of this car and The Group C/IMSA GTP era was absolutely amazing.
My mind was blown at the R390 factoid. I've always loved both cars, and somehow never realized how similar in shape they are, and that's for a good reason!
@@AzathothsAlarmClockand the underpinnings of this car? The xjr14? The race version That went on to race modified by porsche and fitted with a flat 6 and win at lemans twice , beating the mclaren f1 was designed by some fella called Ross Brawn. Versions of this chassis were the only direct competition to the mclaren f1s at lemans. Even the 787B was designed along the same lines as this.
I feel like Doug is getting even better at reviewing and giving us a firsthand experience of these cars many of us will likely never even see in person. This review was so enjoyable to watch. I never even knew about this car…Ill admit it, but Doug did such a good job of introducing it to many of us.
I would honestly watch his supercar reviews over his boring normal car videos. Doug’s viewers are really toxic IMO. I’m really surprised people actually watch his supercar videos. I thought you people hated those…
These are the reviews truly special to me. A car I never knew existed, but am so glad I do now. And to be able to see and hear it driving where I would not ever be able to see one unless at some exclusive event. Remarkable. Thanks Doug.
@@plaid_cloud You'll dig it... The Sikh fella that owns it is pretty cool too. He's got a whole collection of $1m plus Jags. He's been on a few times with his rides.
I remember when I played NFS Hot Pursuit 3 and had this car in the selection. Fond memories kicked in just by seeing this real life counter-part after so many years
Oh man! I always loved the XJR-15 since my childhood first experiencing it in NFS 3 and Gran Turismo 2. So puristic and racecar-like. Such a beautiful shape and the MX-6 rear lights look so great on it. N/A V12, lightweight and manual transmission, thats why I love cars of this kind and from the 90s in general. One thing I recognized when you showed the gauges that it has no fuel gauge! So I think one of the warning lights must light up when the fuel tank is empty.
The Cultivated Collector has got to be the douchiest name you could come up with as a car person. Cant help but think of it every time i see the back of the car.
Love when Doug gets this kind of intense energy during the drive test. It takes an impressive vehicle to bring out that the energy, so it doesn’t happen very often. But when it does, it’s such a treat!
I'm sure that's from the rarity and price tag. Really it sounds like some VW bug engines duking it out, and the driving experience doesn't look like much either. He has to have driven many other better rides, but this car is for sale and Doug knows who butters his bread, so he's not gonna dog on this car.
17:15 I really love those 4 switches 😍 I'd love to have this in more (sports) cars. Or to quote James May: "To start you have to go through a starting procedure.... And I LIKE procedures!" 😁 Around 22:45 How would you know, how much fuel is in the car? So many gauges but none for that? 😆
This is my absolute favorite Doug video to date, the most exciting test drive, most interesting piece of history and I’ve never heard of this car before. Really really good.
Besides his viewers. His viewers are straight up toxic. Read the comments on videos where Doug does normal car videos. I’ve had enough of his viewers. They are repetitive af. If I was doug I’d ban them from my channel because I can’t handle this shit. I would rather watch supercar reviews over some boring normal car videos. One comment alone ruins the experience.
That really is the secret to his success. His insane love and passion for cars is always on full display and let’s those of us who share that love without the funds to experience our dreams experience the next best thing with watching him. He never seems any less wowed to be driving something so special even tho he’s been behind the wheel of almost everything
Doug, the XJ220 was not a supercharged V6. It was a twin turbo V6 and also briefly held the title of the world’s fastest car, until the McLaren F1 came out
A turbocharger is a turbocharger, driven by exhaust gases. A supercharger is belt driven directly by the engine’s crankshaft. The XJ220 used a twin-turbocharger setup, NOT a supercharger as he clearly states. Please don’t overcomplicate what he said or try to justify with a lame explanation. He messed up, and there’s nothing wrong if I pointed it out. What the hell is a turbo-supercharger lol
@@Amy-dq2lg Not correct. turbochargers and superchargers are different forms of forced induction (exhaust driven vs. belt driven). Not interchangeable. Doug makes mistakes - its ok.
Lol a turbo super charger is just the long name for a turbo. They shortened the name to stop confusion between the two different methods of forced induction. Super charger run off belt connected to crank and turbo of exhaust pressure
Doug, I didn't think you'd find one of these. Such a rare car. I remember my buddies used to think the XJ220 was the ultimate Jaguar of that era. But this was the V12 supercar that car should have been. I would have liked if you had taken it on the freeway or highway but that didn't happen. We at least got to hear it and that was wonderful. I hope you get to try more of these ultra rare true race cars. Like the Nissan cousin that you hinted at. That would be even more epic! (: Glad you experienced it and shared it with us.
What a neat car, never have seen one or even heard of one for that matter. Glad that you had the opportunity to review something so unique. Great video as always Mr. Doug!
You know, stupid people who watches normal car videos that Doug does, they always say that “omg I love watching normal car videos over those boring supercars” like wtf man why do people get mad about Doug posting what videos he wants to do? They always steal and copies comments like this. These comments about how much they hate supercars on a normal car videos are super super repetitive and I’ve had enough. Surprised to see that people actually watch his supercar videos hmm
I remember how this thing had a reputation for being a widowmaker in its heyday when it was new. One review (I don't remember by whom and in what magazine) about the XJR-15's road manners: "It's awful. Step on the brake, and the back snaps out. Turn the wheel, and the back snaps out. Fart, and the back snaps out." Now that I'm thinking about it, it might have been Clarkson who wrote that in a test.
Was in Clarksons, Most outrageous video back in 1998 when he produced his yearly Christmas ones. He nearly took out a cameraman it handled so bad round corners
The Jaguar XJR-15 is a unicorn in the true sense of the word. Its rarity is also mirrored in the videogames it has officially appeared so far, which is only three: Gran Turismo 2, Need For Speed III Hot Pursuit and Forza Horizon 5. Any other game in which has appeared is either a bonus DLC or a mod based on different cars. It's really a shame that this iconic car doesn't get the love it truly deserves from the videogame industry.
Just a minor correction, the XJ220 was also co-developed with TWR, but with more overseeing from Jaguar and more of a road friendly design. The XJR-15 was more of TWR's idea of what a Jaguar supercar should be. The cars were built around the same time, but with two very different philosophies.
The heated windshield actually makes a lot of sense. With the limited internal controls, it would be very easy to fog up the windshield while driving. They probably should have called it windshield defogger.
I was surprised Doug didn't put that together. Lemans is a long race and it rains often (humidity/pressure changes). He may have been trying to connect with your average person's knowledge of current supercars.
Yeah! it's for defogging the windscreen. In 2018 in the Pike's Peak hill climb a Mitsubishi Evo retired from the race right in front of me due to a foggy windscreen!
I know that the stats show these aren’t the videos that get the most views, but they’re the only ones I actually watch so I’m grateful he still produces them anyway.
10:53 and onwards those are not vents to "help cool the engine", they're to help remove condensation from the rear window panel. A big hot engine directly below the panel with cool outside ambient temperature is prone to create lots of condensation. If the engine heat itself had to be cooled/disipated easily they would just have made large louvres in the window panel itself (like F40)
@@khancrow8212 Professional car designer who has worked with multiple major car brands and an official collaborative project with Jaguar themselves (just to relate to this video in particular) with their special vehicles division (their internal branch naming isn't exactly the same as their public marketing brandname SVO). Call it search engine help if you want, I don't care much (hence why I didn't make any statements beforehand). Now you know, whether you choose to believe or not is entirely up to you. What reason would I have to make things up? Online credit points?..
I love your videos, Doug - the in-depth interesting quirks that no one else really does and then the totally honest reaction to the driving experience. None of the predictable for the camera stuff that has become almost a cliche on so many channels. And, boy, was it obvious you were emotionally charged behind the wheel of the XJR-15!
I remember watching this in an old Jeremy Clarkson VHS called 'The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In The World...Ever!'. He put together all of the 200mph 'hypercars' of the time, including the EB110, F50, F40, Diablo, GT40, XJ220 and the XJR15. It holds a great memory in me of hearing the noise for the first time, it sounded so raw and mechanical.
Darryl! I had that vhs too! I had a Clarkson VHS box set that included that and other specials where he shot at a corvette with a machine gun from a helicopter, and launched a car with a trebuchet. It was fantastic.
This video is a little over a day old when I write this. 300k views is still a lot, but for Doug I feel like this deserves more. Great review of a car I didn't know existed. The enthusiasm Doug portrays towards the vision and purpose of this car is incredible.
As a huge Need for Speed 3 Hot Pursuit fan, any time there's a video like this on the XJR-15 (or any supercar from that era), I'm instantly hooked in, because of the showcase videos in that game, and the mystic surrounding these cars. And you can feel that energy from Doug when he's driving! Also, the XJR-15 was also in Need for Speed 4 High Stakes as a DLC.
@@TDB-rm4qt in reality, do you think a XJR-15 would stand a chance against the F1 GTR or CLK GTR? It was in the same class because they do indeed have similarities. But performance wise, the XJR is not as fast as those two.
@@longtailgt I just said that XJR is underperforming for a AAA class vehicle, that's all. It should be in AA class, and it doesn't matter if it has some similarities with those two cars
Doug you're the best! Everyone else on RUclips is giving boring reviews of the same vehicles, at the same time. These unusual cars from around the world are great.
Great to see the XJR-15 tested, at last. Did not know they made that many off them - I thought there were like 5-10 made... And I can't remember if I ever heard or read about it's close relationship to the Le Mans-winning car - but It was a long time since this was featured in car magazines, by now. Also - the Cultivated Collector seems to own one of the absolutely most bonkers cars ever made: the Renault 5 Turbo... you know what to do, don't you?
I'm a car guy and have been my whole life (about the same age as Doug DeMuro), I can't believe this is the 1st time time I'm seeing this car. It's beautiful and timeless, wow. Jaguar has made some beautiful cars, and had it's share of flops (while owned by Ford) this car is gorgeous and holds up to super cars to this day in looks. Amazing. edit: mind is blown that this is 1991! wow... The XJ 220 was the Jag I knew of, was cool, like the Diablo (way cooler) I never knew this other Jag existed, and back then I probably would have thought it looked ridiculous lol.. Seeing it now, it fits right in with 2022 super cars, that is CRAZY for a 30 year old car. Old school Jaguar is bad ass, worthy of Bond movies and OG super car status.
THANK YOU! Been dying you to review this car for awhile now since you are one of the few RUclipsrs that can actually have access to one. Would love to see you tackle the other road going versions of the LeMans racers like the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, Porsche 911 GT1 and Lotus Elise GT1 (to name a few) if the opportunity ever presents itself.
McLaren F1 LM is the king of these... Actually you could at a pinch throw all F1s in here, but the LMs are the only F1 road cars derived from the Le Mans winners and not the other way around.
Doug's attention and description of all details is the best you can get. Every car he reviews it's like he's known them forever. He really does his homework and his ability to convey it all clearly is amazing. Then when he drives the cars he makes you feel the experience.
I beg to differ. He said the XJ220 was supercharged when it was twin turbocharged. I'm a fan of his reviews but he makes a lot of simple mistakes like this. So his homework is the one thing that needs improvement. Also he doesn't understand that no AC fogs up the windscreen, hence the heated windscreen. Not a luxury, a necessity.
take a shot how many times he said "race car" while driving it, i think he was losing a bit 😅 also someone should give Doug chance to review XJ220 S TWR, which is basically combination of XJR-15 and Xj220. Faster sporty version of regular XJ220, that car is nuts.
Thx Doug for this car. Jay Leno's garage featured one a few years ago. At least Jaguar kept the V12 in this one. Too bad it's priced way out of my league. Interesting car and review.
I’m truly amazed you got to experience it in the flesh. Back from when manufacturers were vying for dominance in GT/GT2 and the big show Le Mans . Albeit that car development really pushed boundaries from mid 60’s into the 70’s but the 80’s and 90’s had a real boon in that front. Carbon fiber made drastic and massive impact in what was possible. Glad to see this and hopefully you’d get a chance of some more rare exotic’s of yesteryear .
One of the best driving reviews I've seen from Dough, and one of the most excited he seems to be. Definitely makes you feel you could be the one driving.
They did not make 53 XJR-15. They produced 50 total examples, and 2 prototypes. This was confirmed by Peter Stevens. A common misconception, but as far as im aware, the '53' number is inaccurate
Big Jag fan and never really registered this vs XJ220 etc. Really interesting car, another one for my lottery win Jag list! Thanks for the in depth review and really appreciate the converted weight/torque details for us UK lot!
Gotta love TWR. He transformed Jaguar back in the days to include the XJR-15 and the very rare XJR-15 LM (only 5 produced with a LeMans 7.4ltr NA V12 producing 750hp).
I've always loved the XJR 15! It really doesn't get the praise it deserves. I can't believe you got your hands on this one Doug! I haven't watched the entire vid yet, but I do know TWR also made a limited run of 6 XJR LMs which had more powerful engines that were only build for a few thousand miles or something, even more rare! 9:50 Another thing is that TWR also made tuning parts and body kits for Mazda vehicles, another brand he was actually pretty close to.
I can't believe you failed to mention that there was an XJR-15 racing series in 1991 as as support event for Formula 1 at the Monaco, Silverstone and Spa races. One of the drivers was Tiff Needell, and other famous drivers too like Derek Warwick and David Brabham.
@@einautofan6685 Except unlike the BMW M1 Procar, with XJR-15 the cars weren't factory-provided but private individuals actually bought those really expensive cars and then hired drivers. I was at one of the races, at Spa. They were all chasing that $1 million prize money and it was the last, deciding race, so they went absolutely balls-out to try to get the win!
The only thing I wish Doug had done during the test drive was taken the V12 up to redline. Let that beast clear its throat and scream! As time goes on, there will be less and less opportunities to grace the world with such beautiful sounds, sadly.
Great to see a feature on this one! I only have one remark - the styling wasn´t at all out of place or weird in 1991, it was rather exactly on par with the trends. I was 18 back then and I been a car nerd since birth. All cars I drew myself in 1991 looked like this! Also - swoopy aero-designs like this had been shown on concept cars all through the 80ies, with an increase after 1985 and a climax during the early 90ies - cars like GM´s Buick Wildcat, Corvette Indy and Pontiac Banshee, the Peugeot Proxima, loads of Japanese ones, like the Subaru SOL 21C, the Mitsubishi HSR, the Nissan ARC-X, the Toyota AXV II, etc - even the old Italian design houses Bertone, Pininfarina, Fioravanti, Italdesign and Zagato produced a lot of soft aerodynamic shapes during this time.
Not sure if you are from the US or not, but over here we had a variant of the Mitsubishi 3000 GT called the Dodge Stealth. It had been around since 1990. At first glace of this Jag, it definitely invokes images of that Stealth in its RT/TT trim.
@@spazzman90 I´m from Sweden, where only the 3000GT was sold (in very low numbers), but of course I knew about the Dodge Stealth as well, even back then - and yes, there are some resemblance.
I saw THIS car at Hayfield's in North Salem on a random Tuesday morning, about 1 year ago. Initially I thought it was an F1 McLaren. As it turns out, Peter Stevens designed this first, and the F1 McLaren a few years later. LOL.... You know you've seen a rare car when - The one at Hayfield's is... The same one at the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance... The same one in the Wikipedia article - The same one Doug Reviewed
A heated screen is quite common on endurance race cars. Its easy for them to mist up while racing - especially in the rain - and a heated screen helps without needing a massive heater system.
Thank you! I was searching for this explanation
Do you know by any chance how it's heated? Like ford does it in it's Euro models, with heat lines in the screen?
Probably same technology as ford since Jaguar belonged to them and ford refused to sell the patent to other companies until they reached the 25 year deadline.
@@edwin69jam I have had this in all my Ford cars, even in my current Fiesta ST. during winter it is amazing. No scratching off ice involved.
Just heat it up wait for about 2-3 minutes then use the wiper blades to push it away.
I don't doubt that this is a carryover from the LeMans car as the lack of a defogger for the windshield would be a huge safety issue and using a heated wire makes more sense than carrying the weight of a defroster motor, heater core, blower, and ducting.
I remember as a kid playing Need for Speed and always trying to unlock this car. The moment I saw it I was just enamored with it, and I especially loved it in the yellow color the game had. To see Doug reviewing a real-life example of a car that had always captured my interest as a child is a fever dream I don't want to wake up from.
Yeah, Need for Speed III. That was the best car in that game.
@@TwiztedJugallo Nah, CLK-GTR was better but, still, this Jag was a thing to unlock!
@@pasjonatautobusow jag had a bit better acceleration i believe
@@TDB-rm4qt According to EA, CLK-GTR did 0-60 mph in 4,0s and 3,8s for Jag but CLK-GTR had higher top speed, better brakes and the same handling. I like both and I love Merc!
I believe in Need For Speed you needed to beat the knockout tournament to unlock it.
Doug is way more animated than I’ve ever seen him before when he’s driving this Jaguar. The dudes in love, you can tell his adrenaline is 110%
@@VectorOfKnowledge You sound like you used to be a high school bully. Grow up and stop judging people who are passionate. You are just jealous that ppl like Doug care about something deeply, while you're a pathetic and boring with no interests
@@VectorOfKnowledge it's awesome, I love that about him. lots of people are weirdos but hide it, Doug doesn't care, he probably looks at his GT every time he reads a negative comment lol
@@Weimerica8841 It's okay that I find some weirdos annoying.
Driving a special car like this that's directly reflecting it's recent LeMans DNA so nakedly, from one of the last eras of truly lethal danger in high-stakes racing...yeah, I'd be lighting up every second of driving one, too!
This was one of the rawest road-legal cars since the original AC Cobra. Don't let the 'only 450hp' on pump-gas fool you; only the F40 came on nearly as raw - and that one with some turbos 'in the way' and not the same level of LeMans cred.
@@VectorOfKnowledge why do you keep watching and commenting on his videos? You are the weirdo it seems…..
Anyone else notice that Doug has been color coordinating his clothes with the cars he reviews? Now THIS is dedication!
Yes I think he should continue that…thats such a small yet cool quirk
except with the aston martin cygnet video
doug is the type of guy who wears same colored clothes as his car
@@jai598 haha le funni joke
Then explain the recent Aston video and the Land Rover video. Coincidence I think NOT!
To the owner of this car: thank you for sharing it!
I was a huge xjr-9 fan as a kid and had two model cars and a poster of it. It was the only car I could decently draw because that's all I did draw. But I never even knew they made a road going version later.
I agree! A big thanks to the owner...! :D So cool to let Doug share this amazing car experince to the rest of us :)
0-60 under 4 , 191 top speed. Doug, I like you...but are we really gonna say "was impressive" for 1991? As if It's not impressive NOW? Is that where we are now? 🙄
@@ber-js5we Yes, that's where we are now. Are you not following the new hypercars?
@@ber-js5we it's still very impressive compared to most cars, but considering the price range and the fact it's supposed to be a somewhat radical supercar / borderline hypercar, it became quite slow. Mind that an S Plaid is doing it in 2 seconds, you can buy almost 20 of them for the same price, and it's basically a rolling saloon instead of a striped down version. Or 2.7 with a Nissan GTR if you want to stay away from electric, for something that's still very usable as a daily driver.
Hell, even an Audi RS3 is doing 3.1 and it's one of the most bland, unimpressive "sport car" you can buy nowadays.
The power delivery is also something else, you'd have to be a very talented driver in these days to get these machines near the limits without killing yourself, the new supercars are way easier and faster (some will consider these are drawbacks though, but I remember a Tog Gear episode in which they tested the xj220 and they were already terrified from it, super fast in straight lines but tricky in corners).
This is still a gorgeous car and most likely pretty fast in capable hands, but we came a long way in 30 years in terms of performance.
The chassis and the interior is exactly based off of the LeMans wining 1988 XJR9. I've always been a huge fan of this car and The Group C/IMSA GTP era was absolutely amazing.
My mind was blown at the R390 factoid. I've always loved both cars, and somehow never realized how similar in shape they are, and that's for a good reason!
@@AzathothsAlarmClockand the underpinnings of this car?
The xjr14?
The race version
That went on to race modified by porsche and fitted with a flat 6 and win at lemans twice , beating the mclaren f1 was designed by some fella called Ross Brawn.
Versions of this chassis were the only direct competition to the mclaren f1s at lemans.
Even the 787B was designed along the same lines as this.
I feel like Doug is getting even better at reviewing and giving us a firsthand experience of these cars many of us will likely never even see in person. This review was so enjoyable to watch. I never even knew about this car…Ill admit it, but Doug did such a good job of introducing it to many of us.
He puts more emotions in this review. I liked his previous style more.
I would honestly watch his supercar reviews over his boring normal car videos. Doug’s viewers are really toxic IMO.
I’m really surprised people actually watch his supercar videos. I thought you people hated those…
Pronunciation of Jaguar aside, good review.
@@drippgxd Ironic.
Paint it black and you got THE WRAITH!
When you have been watching Doug's content for SO LONG, that you can actually tell how excited Doug about todays car is by the sound of his "THIS..."
this!
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...THISSSSS!!
*THIIIS*
Doug is a real genuine car guy. You can see his enjoyment when he drives these cars
These are the reviews truly special to me. A car I never knew existed, but am so glad I do now. And to be able to see and hear it driving where I would not ever be able to see one unless at some exclusive event. Remarkable. Thanks Doug.
The Jay Leno's Garage video with the ridiculously rare XJR was pretty awesome. Check it out
@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 Thanks I will
@@plaid_cloud You'll dig it... The Sikh fella that owns it is pretty cool too. He's got a whole collection of $1m plus Jags. He's been on a few times with his rides.
@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 That's awesome. Now that I see it in blue, maybe I do remember seeing this. Or maybe I am thinking of the Nissan R390.
Never played need for speed 3?
This is by far your best test drive. Your excitement and enthusiasm was so genuine. Haven't seen you that focused in a while
watch the miura video!
I’d say the 718 Cayman GT4 RS was his most enthusiastic but this is up there. Cheers.
Tends to happen when your driving a car that your insurance probably only covers half of
The driving segment of this video was amazing. Love seeing Doug so fired up behind the wheel.
I remember when I played NFS Hot Pursuit 3 and had this car in the selection. Fond memories kicked in just by seeing this real life counter-part after so many years
i came to this video JUST to look for this comment jajajajaja awesome
@@felipepalmaurrutia5032 Me too! I was almost writing it myself.
Me too
Driving this in Atlantica at night
I never played Hot Pursuit 3, so I'm just learning about this car for the first time.
Oh man! I always loved the XJR-15 since my childhood first experiencing it in NFS 3 and Gran Turismo 2. So puristic and racecar-like. Such a beautiful shape and the MX-6 rear lights look so great on it. N/A V12, lightweight and manual transmission, thats why I love cars of this kind and from the 90s in general.
One thing I recognized when you showed the gauges that it has no fuel gauge! So I think one of the warning lights must light up when the fuel tank is empty.
Mazda 626 coupé tail lights in europe
Same here. Those games brought these cars to life for me
Junk
The Cultivated Collector has got to be the douchiest name you could come up with as a car person. Cant help but think of it every time i see the back of the car.
I took a drink every time Doug said “race car.” I have no idea when I’ll be out of rehab.
Lucky you didn't drink every time he said "but anyway"... :D
@@hbkislife0 Came here to say this. He always uses that crutch, but anyway, he really wears it out on this one.
@@WoodMotorsports love how you added it in you comment. Classic stuff.
Love when Doug gets this kind of intense energy during the drive test. It takes an impressive vehicle to bring out that the energy, so it doesn’t happen very often. But when it does, it’s such a treat!
Absolutely! He's so pumped up! Who needs drugs...
@@NathanWoollaston well you need those drugs to afford one lol
@@NathanWoollaston people who cant afford a jaguar xjr-15
@@NathanWoollaston say no to drugs, yes to weed & XJR-15's ✌🏼♥️
I'm sure that's from the rarity and price tag. Really it sounds like some VW bug engines duking it out, and the driving experience doesn't look like much either. He has to have driven many other better rides, but this car is for sale and Doug knows who butters his bread, so he's not gonna dog on this car.
17:15
I really love those 4 switches 😍 I'd love to have this in more (sports) cars. Or to quote James May:
"To start you have to go through a starting procedure.... And I LIKE procedures!" 😁
Around 22:45
How would you know, how much fuel is in the car?
So many gauges but none for that? 😆
This is my absolute favorite Doug video to date, the most exciting test drive, most interesting piece of history and I’ve never heard of this car before. Really really good.
Yeah I agree. Would rather watch these supercar reviews over some boring normal cars I don’t care about
This is such a fantastic example of how amazing Doug is. You can't help but feel what he's feeling because he's so genuine.
Besides his viewers. His viewers are straight up toxic. Read the comments on videos where Doug does normal car videos. I’ve had enough of his viewers. They are repetitive af. If I was doug I’d ban them from my channel because I can’t handle this shit.
I would rather watch supercar reviews over some boring normal car videos. One comment alone ruins the experience.
@@drippgxd Exhibit A :
@@poppachoppa8956 🤣👍🏻
That really is the secret to his success. His insane love and passion for cars is always on full display and let’s those of us who share that love without the funds to experience our dreams experience the next best thing with watching him. He never seems any less wowed to be driving something so special even tho he’s been behind the wheel of almost everything
@@VectorOfKnowledge that just means you don’t really share the same passion.
I usually hate these exotics videos but the sounds from this car during the driving experience are exceptional.
My life is falling apart and there's Doug reviewing my most wanted car I've missed from his catalouge. Thank you Doug!
@@channelsurfer3710 Thank you man! Appreciate that.
Me too man. I don’t know you but know that I’m rooting for you
Boo hoo 1st world white 20 something problems wahhhhhh
Hope you're doing okay!
all the best for you! ♥️ hope things get better.
Doug, the XJ220 was not a supercharged V6. It was a twin turbo V6 and also briefly held the title of the world’s fastest car, until the McLaren F1 came out
Turbocharger is actually short for turbo-supercharger, so Doug is technically correct.
A turbocharger is a turbocharger, driven by exhaust gases. A supercharger is belt driven directly by the engine’s crankshaft. The XJ220 used a twin-turbocharger setup, NOT a supercharger as he clearly states. Please don’t overcomplicate what he said or try to justify with a lame explanation. He messed up, and there’s nothing wrong if I pointed it out. What the hell is a turbo-supercharger lol
@@Amy-dq2lg Not correct. turbochargers and superchargers are different forms of forced induction (exhaust driven vs. belt driven). Not interchangeable. Doug makes mistakes - its ok.
Amy please uninstall the internet and delete your computer.
Lol a turbo super charger is just the long name for a turbo. They shortened the name to stop confusion between the two different methods of forced induction. Super charger run off belt connected to crank and turbo of exhaust pressure
Doug, I didn't think you'd find one of these. Such a rare car. I remember my buddies used to think the XJ220 was the ultimate Jaguar of that era. But this was the V12 supercar that car should have been. I would have liked if you had taken it on the freeway or highway but that didn't happen. We at least got to hear it and that was wonderful. I hope you get to try more of these ultra rare true race cars. Like the Nissan cousin that you hinted at. That would be even more epic! (:
Glad you experienced it and shared it with us.
Junk
What a neat car, never have seen one or even heard of one for that matter. Glad that you had the opportunity to review something so unique. Great video as always Mr. Doug!
You know, stupid people who watches normal car videos that Doug does, they always say that “omg I love watching normal car videos over those boring supercars” like wtf man why do people get mad about Doug posting what videos he wants to do? They always steal and copies comments like this. These comments about how much they hate supercars on a normal car videos are super super repetitive and I’ve had enough.
Surprised to see that people actually watch his supercar videos hmm
I remember how this thing had a reputation for being a widowmaker in its heyday when it was new. One review (I don't remember by whom and in what magazine) about the XJR-15's road manners: "It's awful. Step on the brake, and the back snaps out. Turn the wheel, and the back snaps out. Fart, and the back snaps out."
Now that I'm thinking about it, it might have been Clarkson who wrote that in a test.
Def sounds like Clarkson lol
Was in Clarksons, Most outrageous video back in 1998 when he produced his yearly Christmas ones. He nearly took out a cameraman it handled so bad round corners
That's supposedly a myth.
Think about it and the back snaps out
Well, Clarkson is funny but also absolutely full of shit.
The Jaguar XJR-15 is a unicorn in the true sense of the word. Its rarity is also mirrored in the videogames it has officially appeared so far, which is only three: Gran Turismo 2, Need For Speed III Hot Pursuit and Forza Horizon 5. Any other game in which has appeared is either a bonus DLC or a mod based on different cars. It's really a shame that this iconic car doesn't get the love it truly deserves from the videogame industry.
Just a minor correction, the XJ220 was also co-developed with TWR, but with more overseeing from Jaguar and more of a road friendly design. The XJR-15 was more of TWR's idea of what a Jaguar supercar should be. The cars were built around the same time, but with two very different philosophies.
Another minor correction I can't believe people haven't crucified him for is the XJ220 was a twin turbo V6, not supercharged.
The heated windshield actually makes a lot of sense. With the limited internal controls, it would be very easy to fog up the windshield while driving. They probably should have called it windshield defogger.
I was surprised Doug didn't put that together. Lemans is a long race and it rains often (humidity/pressure changes). He may have been trying to connect with your average person's knowledge of current supercars.
Yeah! it's for defogging the windscreen. In 2018 in the Pike's Peak hill climb a Mitsubishi Evo retired from the race right in front of me due to a foggy windscreen!
The headsets are pretty awesome. I haven't seen that on a Streetcar before.
I know that the stats show these aren’t the videos that get the most views, but they’re the only ones I actually watch so I’m grateful he still produces them anyway.
What videos are getting the numbers then?
Who doesn't want to know about the quirks and features of little known supercars?
I looked at his video list sorted by views, and nearly all of his top videos are weird or hypercars ( I looked through the first 30 or so)
Fun fact: Doug used the term “RACE CAR”
39 times in this video.
Doug would be proud that someone caught that quirk 😊👍
That’s all? Lol
I was wondering whether the car drives like a race car ;p
@@hadevos yeah, he never really made that clear😂
This is the info in the comments I was looking for. I knew someone must have done the math! Thanks!
Tom Walkinshaw really was a huge part of australian racing, also founded Walkinshaw performance, some of the most awesome holdens came from these guys
One of my favorite super cars ever. The ingenuity over at jaguar is insane.
It’s a shame some of their projects never see the light
yup especially CX75
@@KannX literally the car I was thinking of.. that thing would’ve a been a star in todays hybrid landscape
@@RickySlickk even with regular Jag's V8 it would be a blast!
@@KannX ooo without a doubt!
10:53 and onwards those are not vents to "help cool the engine", they're to help remove condensation from the rear window panel. A big hot engine directly below the panel with cool outside ambient temperature is prone to create lots of condensation. If the engine heat itself had to be cooled/disipated easily they would just have made large louvres in the window panel itself (like F40)
Something tell me Doug knows more then you do....
@@khancrow8212 I know for a fact he doesn't :) Won't bother you with my credentials unless you want to hear the specifics.
@@Real_MisterSir Sure. Lets hear your made up list with the help of an search engine?
@@khancrow8212 Professional car designer who has worked with multiple major car brands and an official collaborative project with Jaguar themselves (just to relate to this video in particular) with their special vehicles division (their internal branch naming isn't exactly the same as their public marketing brandname SVO).
Call it search engine help if you want, I don't care much (hence why I didn't make any statements beforehand). Now you know, whether you choose to believe or not is entirely up to you. What reason would I have to make things up? Online credit points?..
@@Real_MisterSir Yeah Dougs knowledge about vehicles and certainly this jag exceeds anything you know...are you a child?
I love your videos, Doug - the in-depth interesting quirks that no one else really does and then the totally honest reaction to the driving experience. None of the predictable for the camera stuff that has become almost a cliche on so many channels. And, boy, was it obvious you were emotionally charged behind the wheel of the XJR-15!
I remember watching this in an old Jeremy Clarkson VHS called 'The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In The World...Ever!'. He put together all of the 200mph 'hypercars' of the time, including the EB110, F50, F40, Diablo, GT40, XJ220 and the XJR15. It holds a great memory in me of hearing the noise for the first time, it sounded so raw and mechanical.
Darryl! I had that vhs too! I had a Clarkson VHS box set that included that and other specials where he shot at a corvette with a machine gun from a helicopter, and launched a car with a trebuchet. It was fantastic.
@@memitchell1 - I had that box set too! Great entertainment.
I had that too and seem to remember Clarkson complaining that it was too loud and would spin it’s wheels under acceleration.
What about the McLaren F1? Fastest car here by far.
@@sukhdevr3489 - I must have missed that bit. At what point was the F1 featured in the video?
This video is a little over a day old when I write this. 300k views is still a lot, but for Doug I feel like this deserves more. Great review of a car I didn't know existed. The enthusiasm Doug portrays towards the vision and purpose of this car is incredible.
Unknown: known by millions who played Gran Turismo.
Brings back memories of Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit! You had CLK GTR or even El Nino, but for me, this was the pinnacle.
Unbelievable that someone made the reference!! This Jag in blue and of to a Hot Pursuit we go😎😎
This guy dropping nostalgia bombs over here. Right there with ya.
Yeah, and the horrible engine note they put into the game for that car.
This in green was the dream until I got the CLK-GTR
It was also in Need for Speed 4 High Stakes.
You mentioned the ‘XJ220 was ‘all Jaguar’ however it was actually JaguarSport that helped develop that car as well.
TWR/Jaguar joint venture JaguarSport developed the XJ220, not Jaguar themselves!
"Listen to that! Listen to THAT!" 🤣😂 I'm so jealous yet so happy for you, Doug! That gave a great laugh! Keep up the badass reviews!
I love the zip ties holding in the padding on the roll cage
I love how it’s so simple and bare for a race car instead of leather straps
As a huge Need for Speed 3 Hot Pursuit fan, any time there's a video like this on the XJR-15 (or any supercar from that era), I'm instantly hooked in, because of the showcase videos in that game, and the mystic surrounding these cars. And you can feel that energy from Doug when he's driving!
Also, the XJR-15 was also in Need for Speed 4 High Stakes as a DLC.
it was a bit underwelming in High Stakes honestly, too slow for AAA class
@@TDB-rm4qt what else do you get for comparing against the F1 and CLK lol. It wasn't even close.
@@longtailgt the XJR-15 was in AAA class, just like the F1 and CLK, why can't we compare Jag to those cars lol
@@TDB-rm4qt in reality, do you think a XJR-15 would stand a chance against the F1 GTR or CLK GTR? It was in the same class because they do indeed have similarities. But performance wise, the XJR is not as fast as those two.
@@longtailgt I just said that XJR is underperforming for a AAA class vehicle, that's all. It should be in AA class, and it doesn't matter if it has some similarities with those two cars
Doug you're the best! Everyone else on RUclips is giving boring reviews of the same vehicles, at the same time. These unusual cars from around the world are great.
Priceless to see doug almost lose his mind driving this beast.
i'm glad you mentioned this is a different car in the intro because i was looking at it like "i swear we already did this one"
I know all about this beauty, it was my go to on NFS3 hot pursuit back in the PS1 days
Great to see the XJR-15 tested, at last. Did not know they made that many off them - I thought there were like 5-10 made... And I can't remember if I ever heard or read about it's close relationship to the Le Mans-winning car - but It was a long time since this was featured in car magazines, by now. Also - the Cultivated Collector seems to own one of the absolutely most bonkers cars ever made: the Renault 5 Turbo... you know what to do, don't you?
As much as I drool over the XJR15, if he doesn't do a video on the R5 I'm going to be mega butthurt.
One of my favourite supercars. Thank you very much for doing a video on it, Doug.
@@aidaaliten8817
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One of the most beautiful Jags, both to the eyes and the ears, ever made...if not the absolute #1. And I'm saying this as an XK owner. ;-)
I'm a car guy and have been my whole life (about the same age as Doug DeMuro), I can't believe this is the 1st time time I'm seeing this car. It's beautiful and timeless, wow. Jaguar has made some beautiful cars, and had it's share of flops (while owned by Ford) this car is gorgeous and holds up to super cars to this day in looks. Amazing.
edit: mind is blown that this is 1991! wow... The XJ 220 was the Jag I knew of, was cool, like the Diablo (way cooler) I never knew this other Jag existed, and back then I probably would have thought it looked ridiculous lol.. Seeing it now, it fits right in with 2022 super cars, that is CRAZY for a 30 year old car. Old school Jaguar is bad ass, worthy of Bond movies and OG super car status.
THANK YOU! Been dying you to review this car for awhile now since you are one of the few RUclipsrs that can actually have access to one. Would love to see you tackle the other road going versions of the LeMans racers like the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, Porsche 911 GT1 and Lotus Elise GT1 (to name a few) if the opportunity ever presents itself.
McLaren F1 LM is the king of these... Actually you could at a pinch throw all F1s in here, but the LMs are the only F1 road cars derived from the Le Mans winners and not the other way around.
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR would be amazing.
Doug's attention and description of all details is the best you can get. Every car he reviews it's like he's known them forever. He really does his homework and his ability to convey it all clearly is amazing. Then when he drives the cars he makes you feel the experience.
I beg to differ. He said the XJ220 was supercharged when it was twin turbocharged. I'm a fan of his reviews but he makes a lot of simple mistakes like this. So his homework is the one thing that needs improvement.
Also he doesn't understand that no AC fogs up the windscreen, hence the heated windscreen. Not a luxury, a necessity.
Man I remember reading about this machine in Road & Track and Sports Car International as a kid. Love this era of supercars.
One of my favorite supercars EVER! Thanks Doug! This was awesome :)
I am proud of you Doug. Your channel has grown so much. For the better. Congratulations man.
It’s my computer background actually, checkmate Doug!!
I drive it regulary in Forza
take a shot how many times he said "race car" while driving it, i think he was losing a bit 😅
also someone should give Doug chance to review XJ220 S TWR, which is basically combination of XJR-15 and Xj220. Faster sporty version of regular XJ220, that car is nuts.
Or every time he mispronounces “JAGUAR”
LMAO
Take a shot every time he says "But anyway"
Thanks for sharing this one, Doug.
A true 'wtf' exotic from my teenage years, and a real hardcore racer made road-legal. So special!
Thx Doug for this car. Jay Leno's garage featured one a few years ago. At least Jaguar kept the V12 in this one. Too bad it's priced way out of my league. Interesting car and review.
Drives way out of most drivers league too.
I’m truly amazed you got to experience it in the flesh. Back from when manufacturers were vying for dominance in GT/GT2 and the big show Le Mans . Albeit that car development really pushed boundaries from mid 60’s into the 70’s but the 80’s and 90’s had a real boon in that front. Carbon fiber made drastic and massive impact in what was possible. Glad to see this and hopefully you’d get a chance of some more rare exotic’s of yesteryear .
One of the best driving reviews I've seen from Dough, and one of the most excited he seems to be. Definitely makes you feel you could be the one driving.
90's super cars were the best. So different from each other is style, design and performance. Today all supercars looks and feel same.
How many you drove to state that?
@@xiukn8 all of them
@@silvereloking6149so you dream very nice dreams. Its one at the time? Or few every night?
@@xiukn8 that's what's your mom ask me also
Doug:😍
FH5 players:💀
Thanks❤️
I love you Doug😊❤️
I never thought I would see doug review my dream car i loved so much from NFS hot pursuit 1998.
They did not make 53 XJR-15. They produced 50 total examples, and 2 prototypes. This was confirmed by Peter Stevens. A common misconception, but as far as im aware, the '53' number is inaccurate
Doug please review the Venturi from that same place... please
Well, now that you've covered it, it's no longer unknown!
Big Jag fan and never really registered this vs XJ220 etc. Really interesting car, another one for my lottery win Jag list! Thanks for the in depth review and really appreciate the converted weight/torque details for us UK lot!
Seeing how excited Doug is in response to the driving impression is exactly why I love watching his reviews.
Wow!! This Jaguar supercar is awesome.
Great review and POV test driving Doug.
@@aidaaliten8817 why are you commenting numbers for every single comment
@@jz9266probably cause he just finished nursery school
Gotta love TWR. He transformed Jaguar back in the days to include the XJR-15 and the very rare XJR-15 LM (only 5 produced with a LeMans 7.4ltr NA V12 producing 750hp).
What a special machine... Absolutely love it! Thanks to you and Cultivated Collector for sharing it with the world!
I've always loved the XJR 15! It really doesn't get the praise it deserves. I can't believe you got your hands on this one Doug! I haven't watched the entire vid yet, but I do know TWR also made a limited run of 6 XJR LMs which had more powerful engines that were only build for a few thousand miles or something, even more rare! 9:50 Another thing is that TWR also made tuning parts and body kits for Mazda vehicles, another brand he was actually pretty close to.
I, I, I, I, I,nobody came here to find out what you think, this isn't the Maxxed channel
They also made a special version of the xj220
@@slowery43 What did I ever do to you? 😂 You need to chill out, and if no one came to see my opinion, why are you searching? 🤣 dude this guy…
I can't believe you failed to mention that there was an XJR-15 racing series in 1991 as as support event for Formula 1 at the Monaco, Silverstone and Spa races. One of the drivers was Tiff Needell, and other famous drivers too like Derek Warwick and David Brabham.
I dont think i heard him mention that, or the fact that this was the world's first road car constructed entirely out of carbon fiber.
Why can't you believe that oversight? Doug famously knows f*ck all about racing / racing history.
It was kind of a XJR-15 Cup for rich driver's! Similar to the BMW M1 races in the early 80's before...😉
@@einautofan6685 Except unlike the BMW M1 Procar, with XJR-15 the cars weren't factory-provided but private individuals actually bought those really expensive cars and then hired drivers. I was at one of the races, at Spa. They were all chasing that $1 million prize money and it was the last, deciding race, so they went absolutely balls-out to try to get the win!
Doug is a car reviewer not a racing historian
I'd love to see this take on an XJ220 and M F1 in a course and drag race.
No matter what, the one thing that ABSOLUTELY makes this a proper jaaaaag is the rust on the shift lever lmao
Also the misaligned headlight lol
4:55 The XJ220 was turbocharged not supercharged Doug ;)
The only thing I wish Doug had done during the test drive was taken the V12 up to redline. Let that beast clear its throat and scream! As time goes on, there will be less and less opportunities to grace the world with such beautiful sounds, sadly.
I was expecting a video on the new Civic Type R.
I've never seen doug this happy while driving a car lol
I don’t normally watch a full review but when Doog wears yellow, u kno it’s gonna be a bit different 😁
Holy hell Doug, you've reviewed some truly special and rare machines recently. Keep it comin' !
Great to see a feature on this one! I only have one remark - the styling wasn´t at all out of place or weird in 1991, it was rather exactly on par with the trends. I was 18 back then and I been a car nerd since birth. All cars I drew myself in 1991 looked like this! Also - swoopy aero-designs like this had been shown on concept cars all through the 80ies, with an increase after 1985 and a climax during the early 90ies - cars like GM´s Buick Wildcat, Corvette Indy and Pontiac Banshee, the Peugeot Proxima, loads of Japanese ones, like the Subaru SOL 21C, the Mitsubishi HSR, the Nissan ARC-X, the Toyota AXV II, etc - even the old Italian design houses Bertone, Pininfarina, Fioravanti, Italdesign and Zagato produced a lot of soft aerodynamic shapes during this time.
Not sure if you are from the US or not, but over here we had a variant of the Mitsubishi 3000 GT called the Dodge Stealth. It had been around since 1990. At first glace of this Jag, it definitely invokes images of that Stealth in its RT/TT trim.
@@spazzman90 I´m from Sweden, where only the 3000GT was sold (in very low numbers), but of course I knew about the Dodge Stealth as well, even back then - and yes, there are some resemblance.
I saw THIS car at Hayfield's in North Salem on a random Tuesday morning, about 1 year ago. Initially I thought it was an F1 McLaren. As it turns out, Peter Stevens designed this first, and the F1 McLaren a few years later.
LOL.... You know you've seen a rare car when
- The one at Hayfield's is... The same one at the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance... The same one in the Wikipedia article
- The same one Doug Reviewed
Doug looking fly with the color-matched shirt and fresh haircut.
Oh is that why he looks different, I was trying to figure it out lol
2:00 That’s when the review actually starts.
I had a poster of this as a teenager,how did people not know it exists.
Yes the most underrated car of all time finally reviewed by Doug!
I’ll never forget when I saw one of these in a random warehouse in Scotland.
the xjr15 has always been my favorite jag since i discovered it, glad you finally had the chance to review one
Rarer, V12 vs. V6, and way, WAY better looking than the XJ220.
The rear wheels look sick!
It's amazing that such an obscure car has had this much influence in the car world.
Amazing that it got less Dough, I mean Doug points than a Kia
One of my favorite Jaguars along with the XJ220. Have great memories and nostalgia seeing and racing this car in Gran Turismo 2.
Granturismo fueled the passion and introduced us to many great cars! Now I hope that someday Doug reviews a Ford GT90.
I still have the NFS3 XJR-15 engine sound ingrained in my brain. 10 year old me loved this car just because of that game :)
"Wait, let me just open the front trunk."
"Why you wanna put your bag there?"
*No, I wanna see my carbon fiber chassis*
I never knew this car existed. Thanks to Doug for bringing it in front of us.
@freepieanchipsgarage don't know how but I didn't hear about it. I know xj220 from childhood though.