Grand Tourer Showdown: Can the Jaguar XJ-S or the R107 Mercedes SL outclass Bentley’s Continental GT
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In episode 3, Les Dennis and Martin Buckley enjoy open top opulence in the Mercedes R107 and Jaguar XJS, and experience how rag top luxury has evolved over the decades in a Bentley Continental GT!
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Les Dennis for being such a thoroughbred gentleman!
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Steve Mitchell for his superb V12 Convertible XJS
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Les was brilliant in Extras. Nice to see him again.
He really was. His self-deprecating humour was heart warming. He's a decent fellow.
Nice to see 'non-Car Guy' Les not being wowed by the modern Bentley, in favour of the old Jaaaag.
Best episode so far! Les Dennis came to realise he actually was interested in cars. Both the XJS and SL came across as the preferred cars, as nice as the Bentley was I did not see the smiles on faces as it was being driven.
Another excellent episode, thank you for making these for us!
I commuted to Kemble in Jaguar XJS’s for twelve years, 89 3.6, 95 4.0 Celebration, 94 4.0. AJ16. This really took me back and brought back many happy memories, thank you.
TonyS
Great selection! Jaguar XJS, Mercedes 107 SL, Bentley Continental GT... I like NewVsOld for this...
I like your videos. You sound as honest in your take on these legendary cars as W123.
Wonderful content and excellent exposition of dream 🚗.
Great comparison of the classic, and modern, grand tourer. All still hold their elegance and function.
Pierre from the Mercedes channel recommended this channel, I just subscribed
As coincidence has it, I too own an XJS V12 Coupe, XJS 4.0 Convertible, XJ40 V12 Sedan of course, and 380 SL. I have to admit that even after owning and driving these same cars, my heart still skips a beat when viewing this episode. They are all absolutely lovely cars and still head turners today. I truly appreciate how well presented this viewing was put together. 🥂 Cheers
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found your series this morning.(subscribed)..where has the time gone! watched 3 now!
Reading this makes all the effort worthwhile
Another great episode - best of luck with the series! :D
Love those old Jaguars. I just bought a Jaguar X Type in September, 2020. Its a 2005, but well taken care of. Like new, inside and out. I just love how well it handles. Its all wheel drive, too. Its my first British car in 30 years. Had me a couple of Triumphs. Love the channel, by the way. I always look forward to a new episode.
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Wowww I totally remember and love Hart to Hart tv series, with exact same colour (yellow) you have but certainly I first fell in love with it when seeing Bobby Ewing drives it in Dallas, people always refer it as Bobby's Merc..and they just know what model it is
It's not yellow. It's Apricot Orange, paint code 482.
Actually Richard Gere brought considerably more attention to the SL in American Gigolo than Patrick Duffy and Robert Wagner combined in Dallas and Hart to Hart.
Absolutely brilliant, loved watching this !
Instant sub. Just the type of commentary I was looking for! Congrats!
Thanks for the kind words!
Lovely video! Love the light tone in this show. Just some guys having fun with old cars.
Just drove a R107 myself two weeks ago, which is for sale here in Copenhagen. Such a nice car.
Couldn't believe how well a sorted one drives - Martin
I want a 280sl or a 300 sl v6 .And that man broken down in his rolls royce my sister said that jimmy saville , or Barrymore i dont know him .And steed has the best jag ive seen what was that green jag steed had the avengers .
My perfect combination classic cars and my favourite celebrity the always entertaining Les Dennis...
Very pleased you liked it!
The Jag... I just loveeee watching it in Simon Templer's The Saint tv series in 80s
Absolutely superb again! Really enjoyable. Difficult to choose between them driven many XJS's in my 20's but only one 500SL, probably a late XJR-S 6.0 as they were really special and nothing covers 100's of miles in a day like an XJS
I have owned a R107 350 SL from 1971 which was an excellent car and I have owned a 450 SL from 1973, which was less good. But since 2003 I also own a XJ-S from 1989 which is even better as the R107. That is why I was interested in this video. Refreshing that not the new Bentley made the race, but the XJ-S.
Wow! That’s some ownership history! Glad you liked it!
@Alexander Van Heugten it was in a better generell condition. Less repairs and a better ride. It had a nicer interior as well. The 450 sl was blue inside as outside, the 350 sl was also blue, but with a tan interior.
Les Dennis is a great guy.
Credit to Dennis, ploughing Holden whilst fresh and unsullied
There’s a Welsh flag on the Jag!
Watching this, I suddenly realised j am not young any more. Lol
Great vid. I'll take an early XJS too.
Nice hosting job Martin - this is a refreshing departure from car review norms. I always enjoy your writing in C&SC and wish you all success with this channel. How about New vs Old Aston DB5 and new Vantage?
On our top 3 list Andy (timed to release with the next Bond flick). We're trying to raise awareness/ funds to finance more episodes via the links in the description above, as we are not sponsored/ funded in any way.
Excellent, keep up the good work.
Thought I recognised Cotswold Airport confirmed by Cirencester golf club. No doubt for all the brilliance of modern cars they just don’t seem as special.
I have a V12 XJ-S too. The 3 speed GM gearbox is not good for performance and if you want to drag race it as-is, it accelerates a lot faster if you put the selector in first gear hold rather than drive, since it tries to do everything in 2nd gear.
R 107 MB
This is incredible!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again! Our subscribers have donated via the Gofundme/ Patreon links above, so we're nearly at the point where we can film a few more episodes for you :)
@@NewVsOld Wooohooooooo! Thanks for doing this. Easily best car channel from what i've seen!
Looking at the cars another way, the rolls royces cost a fortune when new, and now they go for low prices.
How much is that SL today?
They was known as "Tarts Cars" in the seventies.
When Les is asked for his verdict he replies “ well I don’t really know “
'Rita' 😃
I'm biased, l have one, but l feel the 380SL body style wears much better than the jag....
Calling these "sports cars" is too much of a stretch - their appeal lies elsewhere. The older MB and Jaguars are all lovely cars, each one a wonderful testament to an era of automobiles now long gone. My only comment regarding the Bentley would be to each their own. I subscribed previously and am hoping to see more of these videos in the future.
Roadsters? Open top GT cars?
When I was a young teenager in late 70s...always liked the XJS. Now as guy on wrong side of 50...its the Merc 107. It's a quality item, but maybe boring middle aged choice 🙄
Often I see XJS's here in New England, with FOR SALE signs, rusting away, pleading for someone to take them away. No takers.
Mercedes 380 and 560 SL are, on the other hand still on the roads, lovingly maintained.
A genuine shame as they are excellent cars!
Please keep the channel going. Love the no tattoos, no bandanas approach! A suggestion- older American cars in the UK.
If we get a few more contributions, we will do another episode and a muscle car episode is in our top 3!
It's strange but over here you can find really bad examples of mercedes, there's a rusty old 450 slc up the road and my friend has just part exchanged a Mercedes s class and the dealer phoned him up and asked him for £500 extra because it was so rusted underneath.
Strange to see this,. yesterday I dropped off my Lancia at a guys shop for full resto, He had a hardtop on the floor outside, I asked SL? It was from a 450 he had under a cover in his garage. For me I would take the XJS, a 3.6 with the full convertible roof.
Nice lads 👌🏽
Are they twins? I can't make a difference between them...
The Mercedes was classy and stylish the Bentley is quite naff
You two look like twins
Has covid put a spanner in your video production work? Haven't seen new video's since last month.
We’re solely funded by viewer contributions via the links above. When/ if we raise enough for another episode, we’ll be sure to produce it!
@@NewVsOld the cruel reality of life, money.
Indeed. But we haven't given up hope just yet. Still trying to raise funds to film a few more. Stay tuned!
More videos soon please, I guess Covid has not helped
Sadly it hasn't. We're struggling to raise funds for the next batch of episodes but we'll keep trying!
Martin how about where it really all began for BMW with its company saving 4 door family sportier saloon the neue Klasse 2000 with its 100 horses, manual gearbox and 4 cylinder M10 engine that cant be broken v the new 5 series? Let me know if you want to borrow the former. Im sure you know someone at BMW UK that can help with the latter. Something British and 4 door from the time would make sense too like the Rover coupe. That might be the right balance.
A great start and you are definitely onto something here with the format. But avoid it being too blokey and invite Vicki Butler Henderson. That way the channel immediately opens up a whole new audience and you increase your chances of bagging a streaming provider.
Of course they are not scouse cars, the wheels are still on them! :)
... and when they met, it was murder.
Binky!!
The very same!
Isnt this a perfect yet unexpected example of the nanny state? The experience described about modern Audi A4 is that the car does everything for you and can only do that by monitoring everything that you do. This Stinks of feminine energy and the ridiculous obsession with safety. Whats the quote? Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither..