Saw a Rare beast on my way home last night!!!!!!!!
20 May 2006, 08:39 AM
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Saw a Rare beast on my way home last night!!!!!!!!
A Jaguar XJ220, by christ did it sound good when it went by me, stunning Motor have always loved them but never seen one on the road.
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Colin
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20 May 2006, 02:24 PM
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They don't make 'em like that anymore .... it was funny that when new, they tried to conceal the fact it had what is basically a turbo'd Metro 6R4 motor (which in turn is a Rover 3.9 V8 with #7 and 8 cylinders chopped off) 
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
was the "220" bit the speed it could reach, or the distance in metres needed to stop from 70? 
21 May 2006, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben v7
It is supposed to be able to reach 220mph... however when attempting to do this the bonnet pins are bent out of shape etc - not ideal.
21 May 2006, 01:35 AM
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and the turning circle radius is really bad. Try driving down a normal street with one..... impossible.
21 May 2006, 04:58 PM
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theres one near where i live only seen it on the road a couple of times sounds awesome, apparently the fella has a f40 but havent seen that....
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