This has to be the most impressive car Bud and Co have tested IMO. Handling, braking, acceleration almost modern compared to the more prosaic engineered cars of his time.
Would be really interesting to see what one would do with little more than modern rubber and suspension tuning. This video makes me wish I could afford one!!!
@@racer98 The Datsun 240Z took the Jag's lovely, blood-curdling shapely bodywork to 1970s modern standards and made it even more affordable for the public to buy. A smaller 2.4-liter engine that again was an overhead-cam in-lone 6-cylinder. It was slower despite being lighter (150 bhp hauling 500 fewer pounds of weight.) But it was much better built thus superior quality compared with the XKE and way more reliable. After being upgraded to a V12 after 1971 the Jaguar was now as heavy as a USA-market mid-size sedan and very badly deteriorated in fuel economy. So with the oil crisis of 1973-74 (dropped from the British market after 1974), after a handful sold by British Leyland early in 1975, by spring of that year, the XKE was gone and replaced by the XJS coupe.
Why was that? Seems like a lot of trouble swapping out those beautiful six cylinder mills... It's sad but at least with the 350, he car finally started and ran, even in wet weather... LOL!
My high school buddy had a real solid and sweet '67 E-Type. He did a lot of performance mods to the original stock 4.2 L. And after being bored with new pistons, Iskandarian valves, springs, and cams, dynamic balanced and blueprinted stroker crank brought it up to over 5 liters and 445 HP. I was with him one day when we pegged the 160 mph speedo and using the remaining tach climb we figured she hit 186 mph before he shut it down, that, and we ran out of straight, flat road, had about 400 rpm left to the 7000 red line.
My uncle had some real nice Chevys like his 69 Z28 302 stage 2 4 spd. It was awesome!! His 69 stingray 350 375 BHP 4 spd T-Tops. His buddy was a Jag guy and I loved that V12 525 BHP stick car convertible. It hammered on the highway!
George Lynch They weren’t “overbuilt”’like the American stuff, it’s not the engine really, it’s the rest of it. You’re gonna kill transmissions and differentials. Most of the European stuff hooked up a lot better than the American stuff, better suspension design... shit, most anything’s better than what was used on Conestoga wagons 100yrs earlier.
Hogwash. The XK engined Jags won LeMans 3 times in the 50s and stayed in production for 40 years. It wasn't the engine, it was the ham-fisted idiots that didn't know how to work on them that gave them a bad name. Mine is now 55 years old and runs perfectly on the original block and head.
@@MrTheHillfolk You have zero idea of the strength, I mean zero! I built an aluminum head 410 cu.in. Chevrolet, machined an adapter to connect to the jag transmission and rear end. Raised the gear ratio to 2.88 and only used 2 gears, 2 and 4th even racing. Rev it to 3000 RPM release the clutch and immediately shift to 4th. Waste of time using 3rd. Never, ever broke any drivetrain parts!!!!!
Is it just me or does anyone else think that the engine sound in the video does not sound like a straight six? It sounds like a v8 to me, but I’m an old dude so my hearing may be going south…great vids, brings me back to my youth!
When I was 7, My friend who's Dad was a Heart Surgeon at Loma Linda bought one in Yellow with a Black convertible top. Being from a Muscle Car family I thought Jags were for Sissies......one ride and I knew that was wrong!
I am shocked at how light it is 2600 with driver , 265 hp must be a lot of fun in that light car . I always liked the look of these but did not know they were strong runners . I wish he would have told the quarter mile time , but I would guess mid to low 14's depending on rear gearing . If I win the lotto big , I am getting one for sure . I know they are huge money these days
those are a good handling car . you see how far the engine is set back in the chassis , even farther than a datsun Z car or corvette . and the seats are real far back , close to the rear axle . it does'nt exibit much body roll and it goes through the corners a lot cleaner than all the other cars i have seen in his videos . their driver did'nt have to induce power oversteer to try and point the front end where he wanted it to go , because it didnt plow much it obviously has pretty much neutral handling . the equal length double wishbone suspension is supposed to be the best for handling , that's why they use it on all-out race cars , like formula one and indy cars
Fully balanced twin overhead cam engine?! No wonder they were such performers. Along with the IRS, as there was nothing American made with that kind of suspension and associated handling, as most were straight line muscle cars. Those Jag rear suspension units are highly prized by any hotrodder that knows about them. Great platform w/ inboard mounted disc brakes and a nearly bullet proof diff., all caged in a steel member that could be fitted easily into just about any chassis you had.
Corvette would like a word. It had fuel injection, alternators. aluminium radiators, alloy wheels, decent electics, optional A/C, vented 4 pot discs before the Jag. The E type did com with 4 wheel discs well before the 'vette ever did.
Their driver just couldn't stand to bend the car into a turn, he had to pitch it in, get the rear end sliding, then nail the gas to make spectacular counter-steering moves.
@@richsackett3423 it looks like he was letting it slide to test those conditions, was not a total racing line out,in,out,. Looks vary predictable and fun to drive.
At 2:12 "...those bucket seats are real HONEST INJUN leather..." Can't say that anymore, just ask the Washington Red Skins, the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves.
White leftists don’t want you saying it , the majority of indigenous population think it’s honourable to have a team named after them ....... white guilt is ridiculous.
It's not a brake test if you always peg the brake pedal into a 4 wheel lockup in every video. It's more of a "tire skidding test". Threshold braking was very well known in the 1960s but they almost never used in in these corny videos. I do like this video series, though.
I think, or at least hope, that they lock up the brakes in the footage for dramatic effect and actually brake properly for the actual testing, since they always talk about heat buildup and fade, and when you lock up the brakes they don't heat up as there is no sliding friction on the brakes, just the tires. On the plus side, fully locking the brakes like that can show if the cars have a tendency to go sideways from locking the rears but not the fronts.
ExplosiveBarrels You know that is an interesting point you make about the braking and braking tests. I never thought about that. Perhaps they are showing us "Panic Braking" ? As opposed to proper braking techniques? Hmmm...certainly something to consider.
Yeah, I think that's pretty much it, get the feeling for the heat build up and stopping distance using proper technique, and show how it does under lock up since it can happen easily in a panic, especially to someone who doesn't race.
This is not a '68 model E-type. Triple SUs. covered lamps, toggle switches on the dash, winged knock-off hub nuts, NOT a series II, not even a 1 1/2. Strictly series 1 prior to the changes.
Nope. The body changes affected ALL production cars with open headlamps rolling off the line around the middle of '67. ALL 1968 cars were open headlamps no matter where they were shipped.
@@slugworth63 I've owned several and worked on more and can say the series 1 1/2 changes were running changes, as were virtually every change through out the cars lifetime. You can only say generally the change was made on car number such and such, but there were cars with mixed upgrades depending what they had that day. They used up all the older parts before moving on.
Awesome car. Jaguar's E-Type was the world's first production car to top 150mph in 1960, I've heard. That driver clearly was not trying to set good lap times.
yea I caught the V8 soundtrack too...hilarious. I can't believe those wire wheels could stand up very well to all those burnouts...probably pretty wobbly when they returned the car to the Jag press pool. But jeez...what a gorg car...def on my bucket list...
Not to mention the way they measured 0-60. They used OEM tires on a dirty paved surface. If they had used drag slicks on a prepped drag strip it would show what the cars were all capable of.
"Jaguar precision and perfection?" Jaguar is known for beautiful, powerful, and athletic cars, but I didn't think precision was ever one of their hallmarks. Granted, this video was before my time so maybe they were once.
Some English cars had great build quility, such as the Rover P5. Truly a tank of a car. But most of them had some flaws and aren't exactly impressive when it comes to quility, fit and finish, and engineering perfection. A 1968 Jag XJ was absolutely no match for a Mercedes-Benz W108/W109. Even the 1968 BMW E3 was a better car overall.
Frank Burns You can find that precision and perfection in many Jags but not in all. In a 68 Jag Mark 2 or in a 68 Jag S 3,8, in the MK7, the XKE you'll find it for sure. Wooden dashboards, Chrome spokerims, top breaking performance, car balance while fast cornering, smooth gearbox and a suspension that made this cars easy to handle even if you'll push the pedals to the ground. I love US Muscle Cars and owned a second generation Camaro, a 70 Eldorado.... but if you face the facts you see in these Lindemann road tests that a stock Jaguar XKE beats the greatest us muscle car shelby Mustang 500 in every way, 7 days a week. What happens if you compare Steves legandary Jag XKSS to the legandary Shelby GT 500? I think we all know... But who whants to compare Betty Boo with Marilyn Monroe ? Take both ;-)
Frank Burns A Jaguar's build quality depends on the year it was built -- specifically, who owned the company at the time. From its beginning in 1922 to its amalgamation with British Motor Corporation in 1966, Jaguar's founder Sir William Lyons insisted on leading-edge engineering, world-class styling, and very good build quality for the time. The trouble started when the company amalgamated with BMC, and later, British Leyland. The socialist workers' union was in a running battle with inept management, and cars were just thrown together. In addition, the parts suppliers provided the factory with shabby components -- Lucas electrics being a prime example. Things didn't get better with Jaguar until the company went public in 1984. They were bought in 1990 by Ford, who pumped billions into new models with top-notch engineering and build quality. But Ford couldn't sell a significant number of Jaguar cars because the brand had been so badly devalued. Ironically, by the late '90s Jaguar rivaled Lexus in owner satisfaction. Ford gave up and sold the company to India's Tata Motors. As it was under Ford, engineering and manufacturing remained 100 percent British. Design chief Ian Callum penned the F-Type, rightfully hailed as the E-Type's worthy successor. His full-sized XJ sedan was a match for the Germans in engineering and, as in past decades, a couple of generations ahead in sex appeal. I'm on my fourth Jaguar, a 2001 XJR, the sporty version of their big sedan. With an aftermarket supercharger pulley it gives around 400 hp at the crank. The car is approaching 150k miles and remains tight, fast, and reliable. I have it serviced at a non-dealer Jag specialist who is both honest and exceptionally skilled. (Continental Imports, Oakland, CA). The 1970 E-Type roadster I owned many years ago was a dog because it was built under British Leyland ownership. But the three XJs I've owned since then have given me outstanding value. I always use the same strategy when shopping for a Jaguar: Research the model I want thoroughly, get my service shop's advice about what to look for, find a one-owner car for sale by its owner (using Craigslist or eBay), make sure all service records are included, have the car inspected by my shop, and verify the car's history on Carfax. My 2001 XJR was $83k new. I bought it with 80k miles on the clock in 2008 for $12.5k. You can find one like mine from a private owner today for around $4k. One word of caution: Don't buy a Euro luxury car unless you know of a non-dealer shop to service it. Find one through your city's branch of the national car club.
It was a different time, cars have came a long way since then, cars didn't last as ling and weren't as reliable as now, but yeah all that precision carp made me smile, I bet folk who owned them when they were a couple of years old and over heating in the hot summers in the US, and having to deal with the crappy Lucas electrics on a daily basis, weren't thinking of precision, lol.
diecast jam My dad was into British bikes back in the 60s, he said Lucas quality was spotty. He said for the most part he didn’t have many problems. You’d have a condenser for a set of points last forever, or check dead out of the box. Lucas: the prince of darkness
It's funny watching that thing do the cone slalom after seeing a 4000lb Charger do the same thing with a whole lot less body roll and swinging about and a whole lot more power! American cars handle better than they're given credit for.
Matt Arnold Even better is the land yachts like the impalas. In one of the impala vids the front tire is almost folded off the rim in a corner, the handling is hilarious! It is actually surprising it did as good as it did.
Matt if you listened to the guy in the video you would hear that they SHORTENED the space between the cones for this test to 45ft and still ran the test at 55 mph.
I was a kid and now own 3 of these...... How funny It sounds like a 289 mustang gt350 shelby.... The braking sounds like the Flintstones and they HAD to throw clorox on the track to make thos tires smoke I guess they were paid to dub it. Funny stuff!
Never saw a Jaguar that could smoke the tires. Someone threw a special gearset in that one for the press knowing there would be no top speed testing. The XKE's would barely chirp the tires lightly before falling flat on their face due to lack of torque and highway gearing. Also had a nasty wheel hop once the suspension released. They were always slooooow off the line.
sorry Bud..... it is an E Type Jaguar....... sorry mine is only the two carb USA models.....( soon to be fixed ) LOL but same year, Canadian and Euro models have triple carbs..... driven by me merely for about 60 miles last weekend.....
damn the brakes of this car were good!all the american cars tested needed around 211 ft to stop from 70mph , this one only needed 169ft. A 2015 mustang gt with massive pirelli p0 needs 157 ft according to car and driver, that s a 3 meter difference.....doesn t seem to be realistic...
Looks like a 1967 model not a 68. Still has glass covered headlights and spinner hubs on the wheels. Both items were deleted on the 68 models due to new U S safety regulations that took effect for the 1968 model year.
Ronnie Farnsworth They ran about 14.7 in the quarter mile. That may seem slow by today’s standards, but most were geared 3.31 or 3.07, giving a top speed of 130-150 mph.
@@garthlundquist8316 Thanks for the info !! Thanks great keep'm stock !! I'm a long time Classic Muscle car fan and I grew up in the era. I just don't know Classic imports well. Thanks again : )
Man that 6 wasn’t lazy though. Notice they stop from different non comparable distances as other tests and no 0-60 only just 0-70 and 45 or whatever lol
Carbon copy of my old XKE. Same color everything, can't believe I ever sold it. At 73 might have a tough time fitting in it but I still have the 1965 Mark 10 with the same exact engine filled with burl wood and black leather!
This guy has the best metaphors: "This car came off the line like Mr. Clean looking for dirt"
different for every car, he loves variety
"honest injun" wouldn't fly today.
Since he used the word "like" to compare it to something else, that's a simile, not a metaphor. But, yes, he's hilarious.
greatest thing since Bromo discovered seltzer.
Never saw anybody beat the hell out of one of these before very impressive
They started as '50's race cars before Jaguar did production version.
This has to be the most impressive car Bud and Co have tested IMO. Handling, braking, acceleration almost modern compared to the more prosaic engineered cars of his time.
Datsun 240Z was right there to snap up the buyers on the lower end.
Are you writing this from 1978?
Fraser Elliott hahah, come on man! Okay, but it’s still impressive and beautiful.
Would be really interesting to see what one would do with little more than modern rubber and suspension tuning. This video makes me wish I could afford one!!!
@@racer98 The Datsun 240Z took the Jag's lovely, blood-curdling shapely bodywork to 1970s modern standards and made it even more affordable for the public to buy. A smaller 2.4-liter engine that again was an overhead-cam in-lone 6-cylinder. It was slower despite being lighter (150 bhp hauling 500 fewer pounds of weight.) But it was much better built thus superior quality compared with the XKE and way more reliable. After being upgraded to a V12 after 1971 the Jaguar was now as heavy as a USA-market mid-size sedan and very badly deteriorated in fuel economy. So with the oil crisis of 1973-74 (dropped from the British market after 1974), after a handful sold by British Leyland early in 1975, by spring of that year, the XKE was gone and replaced by the XJS coupe.
I never realized how quick these things were off the line. Just awesome for the time.
0-60 in 6.2 seconds is impressive for an inline 6 especially considering the crazy amount of wheel spin.
It is awsome watching the driver driving like he was in a rental car.
It looks spectacular, but is slow. In three laps, he would have the tires so hot, my grandma on her tricycle could pass him.
169 feet stopping distance from 70 mph is phenomenal . most cars need like 220 feet
American cars could have done as well if they weren't cheapening their cars with drum brakes.
@@richsackett3423 Not a chance. Too much curb weight to stop.
I never realized that in this show all the car sounds are dubbed in. No E-Type ever sounded like this.
John Richards
I’d imagine an ls swapped one would.
Yeah it's like every car from the 60's has the same V8 as Steve McQueen's mustang.
@@luckyduckydrivingschool3615 And his Mustang sound was a Ford GT 40 the same sound was used in the Challenger in Vanishing Point.
@@cindysue5474 Yes, I forgot about that part. At least they used a Ford V8 sound for the Mustang, haha.
Yeah it’s a real shame as that straight 6 sings “like whipped cream!” lol
One of the most beautiful cars ever built, PERIOD.........if not THE most beautiful car ever built!!!!
Nope
Enzo said so himself amigo.
Sure was, I knew someone who had one, he was maybe 5 years older than me, top speed was close to 150, AMAZING THEN!!!!!!
What about the e-type !!!
The drop top is absolutely one of the prettiest cars to ever roll down a road.
In Australia, most of those beautiful six cylinder mills have been replaced with Chev 350s... *_retch!_*
but you got the Ford Barra...
That's like putting Ikea furniture in Buckingham Palace.
Why was that? Seems like a lot of trouble swapping out those beautiful six cylinder mills... It's sad but at least with the 350, he car finally started and ran, even in wet weather... LOL!
Perfect just perfect. That color.
I just love those corny old analogies almost as much as I love old Jags and that's alot!
This is a Sports Car, plain and simple.
Mmm that's the reason it is allover the place with those bicicle tires? 🤣
Come for the cars, stay for the music.
Love the period music !!
If you dig this music, try this... th-cam.com/video/yCF8JU30gXI/w-d-xo.html
@@SolamenteVees Lol, Thanks !!
My high school buddy had a real solid and sweet '67 E-Type. He did a lot of performance mods to the original stock 4.2 L. And after being bored with new pistons, Iskandarian valves, springs, and cams, dynamic balanced and blueprinted stroker crank brought it up to over 5 liters and 445 HP. I was with him one day when we pegged the 160 mph speedo and using the remaining tach climb we figured she hit 186 mph before he shut it down, that, and we ran out of straight, flat road, had about 400 rpm left to the 7000 red line.
Being a '67, that speed, 186 mph, would be Lamborghini Miura SV territory 4 years ahead of its time.
My favorite Jag. What a beautiful automobile.
It influenced everyone with its intoxicating shape, right down to as far as Enzo Ferrari!
Amazing how they made that I-6 sound like a V-8.
Bud was way ahead of his time.
"Those bucket seats made of honest injun leather". LOL
They sure knew style then, look what we're stuck with now! 4 wheel look alikes!
In my view the most beautiful cars ever produced were the E Type the Miura and the Ferrari GTO
Affordable beauty would be Opel GT.
While I like all you named, I would take the GTO over the others any day of the week. Even Saturday...
'62-"64 Ferrari Berlinetta Lusso. To me it's the equal of the E-Type in appearance.
AMX 3...but only 5 cars were made.
@@markanthony3275 7 were made out of the planned total of 30.
My uncle had some real nice Chevys like his 69 Z28 302 stage 2 4 spd. It was awesome!!
His 69 stingray 350 375 BHP 4 spd T-Tops.
His buddy was a Jag guy and I loved that V12 525 BHP stick car convertible. It hammered on the highway!
What is a stage 2 Camaro engine?
I didn't know those cars could burn rubber like that. Pretty good.
lol 2 funnee
George Lynch
They weren’t “overbuilt”’like the American stuff, it’s not the engine really, it’s the rest of it.
You’re gonna kill transmissions and differentials.
Most of the European stuff hooked up a lot better than the American stuff, better suspension design...
shit, most anything’s better than what was used on Conestoga wagons 100yrs earlier.
Hogwash. The XK engined Jags won LeMans 3 times in the 50s and stayed in production for 40 years. It wasn't the engine, it was the ham-fisted idiots that didn't know how to work on them that gave them a bad name. Mine is now 55 years old and runs perfectly on the original block and head.
@George Lynch Dixon They were good motors even used in military vehiles in the UK
@@MrTheHillfolk You have zero idea of the strength, I mean zero! I built an aluminum head 410 cu.in. Chevrolet, machined an adapter to connect to the jag transmission and rear end. Raised the gear ratio to 2.88 and only used 2 gears, 2 and 4th even racing. Rev it to 3000 RPM release the clutch and immediately shift to 4th. Waste of time using 3rd. Never, ever broke any drivetrain parts!!!!!
V8 sound track sounds so wrong lol. Great to see these old road tests. Found these by accident. Brilliant :)
great loved it. what a time warp! thanks.
Definitely a dream car for me. I did own a Triumph Spitfire in High School which is the closest I ever got with British Cars.
Is it just me or does anyone else think that the engine sound in the video does not sound like a straight six? It sounds like a v8 to me, but I’m an old dude so my hearing may be going south…great vids, brings me back to my youth!
Too bad the sounds are so over dubbed, I keep hearing V8 sounds coming from an I-6
If memory serves an E-type has a very muscular sounding inline 6.
Jonathan, I thought so too! Not a 6 cyl sound at all.
The V8 was never intended on the XKE until 1996 when it returned to the market as the XK8.
what a beauty.
When I was 7, My friend who's Dad was a Heart Surgeon at Loma Linda bought one in Yellow with a Black convertible top. Being from a Muscle Car family I thought Jags were for Sissies......one ride and I knew that was wrong!
These cars accelerated, handled and stopped! When they ran properly. Thay definitely had way better dynamics than most cars back in the day.
I am shocked at how light it is 2600 with driver , 265 hp must be a lot of fun in that light car . I always liked the look of these but did not know they were strong runners . I wish he would have told the quarter mile time , but I would guess mid to low 14's depending on rear gearing . If I win the lotto big , I am getting one for sure . I know they are huge money these days
I'm a born FORD man, but gotta admit these Jags were gorgeous....
I guess you were happy when Ford owned them
Shelbys from that era are piece arts beautifully designed..
those are a good handling car . you see how far the engine is set back in the chassis , even farther than a datsun Z car or corvette . and the seats are real far back , close to the rear axle . it does'nt exibit much body roll and it goes through the corners a lot cleaner than all the other cars i have seen in his videos . their driver did'nt have to induce power oversteer to try and point the front end where he wanted it to go , because it didnt plow much it obviously has pretty much neutral handling . the equal length double wishbone suspension is supposed to be the best for handling , that's why they use it on all-out race cars , like formula one and indy cars
My God that is a beautiful car!
This car has crazy performance for it's year.
In the low end, this Jag would have out-pulled a lot of muscle cars back then in stoplight races.
@@scdevon The Shelby GT500 to name one pitted against this Jag.
Very impressive considering those skinny tires and how much those spoke wheels flex and twist.
Fully balanced twin overhead cam engine?! No wonder they were such performers. Along with the IRS, as there was nothing American made with that kind of suspension and associated handling, as most were straight line muscle cars. Those Jag rear suspension units are highly prized by any hotrodder that knows about them. Great platform w/ inboard mounted disc brakes and a nearly bullet proof diff., all caged in a steel member that could be fitted easily into just about any chassis you had.
Corvette would like a word. It had fuel injection, alternators. aluminium radiators, alloy wheels, decent electics, optional A/C, vented 4 pot discs before the Jag. The E type did com with 4 wheel discs well before the 'vette ever did.
@@harrisionstan3773The C2 Corvettes also had independent rear suspension.
The sound overlay on these old videos is over exaggerated at times.
well, the sound is of an engine with 2 more cylinders...
At Grattan Raceway (Michigan), a very fun racetrack, in either direction.
I think it was the best British made car ever built with regards to performance and reliability.
you will never see one driven like this again :)
Their driver just couldn't stand to bend the car into a turn, he had to pitch it in, get the rear end sliding, then nail the gas to make spectacular counter-steering moves.
@@andyharman3022 Doesn't sound like you've driven the tires of that period hard. Damned basketballs.
Doesn't matter if I've driven tires of the period or not. A sliding tire has lower coefficient of friction than a rolling tire.
@@andyharman3022 Yes and? You're suggesting he corner the car 15 mph slower to keep the tires quiet?
@@richsackett3423 it looks like he was letting it slide to test those conditions, was not a total racing line out,in,out,. Looks vary predictable and fun to drive.
Love the hokey background music...snazzy.
At 2:12 "...those bucket seats are real HONEST INJUN leather..." Can't say that anymore, just ask the Washington Red Skins, the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves.
White leftists don’t want you saying it , the majority of indigenous population think it’s honourable to have a team named after them ....... white guilt is ridiculous.
Sure you can. The Indians don't care. The radical left say otherwise but they will be put in their place after November.
Have to admit those braking tests were amazing given there was no ABS involved.
It's not a brake test if you always peg the brake pedal into a 4 wheel lockup in every video. It's more of a "tire skidding test".
Threshold braking was very well known in the 1960s but they almost never used in in these corny videos. I do like this video series, though.
Real injun leather!
What a beautiful car !!!
XKE looked like pure class just sitting there, like an Olympic athlete compared to a 300 pound BB
Even after 50 years after this road test it still lools like Evelyn Ashford sitting still on the bleachers.
@@angelperez7891 Yeah the XKE is a timeless design and should always be remembered and respected as a top end machine of its time
Such a beauty.
Pure raw power and chasis
Love those burnout launches
Wow still love it in convertible form!
In England, the E-Type fastback was sold as the Jaguar E-Type GT Coupe.
JUST WOW! Car of my dreams...
sound samples are clearly from another car w/ V8
RivieraByBuick I noticed that too.
Why did they do that? That straight 6 has a wonderful snarl!
best car tested
BEST Brake test I've ever seen on this program...usually its a thorough shit show.
I think, or at least hope, that they lock up the brakes in the footage for dramatic effect and actually brake properly for the actual testing, since they always talk about heat buildup and fade, and when you lock up the brakes they don't heat up as there is no sliding friction on the brakes, just the tires. On the plus side, fully locking the brakes like that can show if the cars have a tendency to go sideways from locking the rears but not the fronts.
ExplosiveBarrels
You know that is an interesting point you make about the braking and braking tests. I never thought about that. Perhaps they are showing us "Panic Braking" ? As opposed to proper braking techniques? Hmmm...certainly something to consider.
Yeah, I think that's pretty much it, get the feeling for the heat build up and stopping distance using proper technique, and show how it does under lock up since it can happen easily in a panic, especially to someone who doesn't race.
Are you comparing this skinny little car to the other behemots?? It would be a disgrace if this tiny car wouldn't stop lol
dream on
This is not a '68 model E-type. Triple SUs. covered lamps, toggle switches on the dash, winged knock-off hub nuts, NOT a series II, not even a 1 1/2. Strictly series 1 prior to the changes.
Jaguar made different models for the American market. They softened the suspension for the American market too.
It was easier to import grey market cars until the 80s
Nope. The body changes affected ALL production cars with open headlamps rolling off the line around the middle of '67. ALL 1968 cars were open headlamps no matter where they were shipped.
It is a 67 but back then if it was still on the lot it was registered as the year it was sold in.
@@slugworth63 I've owned several and worked on more and can say the series 1 1/2 changes were running changes, as were virtually every change through out the cars lifetime. You can only say generally the change was made on car number such and such, but there were cars with mixed upgrades depending what they had that day. They used up all the older parts before moving on.
I love how it sounds like a V8 at the beginning, lol.
they used the sound of a cherry red charger 500 hemi
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It sounds like a V8 throughout the whole audio is made up? Wow ha. These were rare cats at the time.
the aj6 did have a nice exhaust note
Impressive!
had that Jag had a power adder...holy shit!
It was under promoted in the USA? Was this before Sterling Cooper Draper Price got the advertising account?
Awesome car. Jaguar's E-Type was the world's first production car to top 150mph in 1960, I've heard. That driver clearly was not trying to set good lap times.
And it was the first that could get you that fast with European technogy at an affordable price.
The 1958 Chrysler 300 topped 156 mph in tests.
So nice to see that car driven like it was stolen LOL. Put some real tires on it and I'll bet you'd get whiplash through the tight turns.
I've said it before, the only thing wrong with the shape of this car is that they should have raked the windscreen at a slightly less steep angle.
yea I caught the V8 soundtrack too...hilarious. I can't believe those wire wheels could stand up very well to all those burnouts...probably pretty wobbly when they returned the car to the Jag press pool. But jeez...what a gorg car...def on my bucket list...
also '68 E-types did not have covered headlamps...this must be a '67...or maybe a pre-production '68 before the headlamps lenses were lost
WHAT engine sound are they playing for us...cause that aint the Straight Six singing.
BEST SLALOM I HAVE EVER SEEN! WHAT ENGINE SOUND ARE THEY PLAYING?
Prob a Ford V8.
One of my favorite cars but doesn't it look kind of narrow?
It beat the Hemi Charger 0-60 by .7 seconds. Not bad for a little six.
Power to weight ratio, 3000lbs vs 4000lbs, weight eat horses....
Not to mention if you had a turn after you reached it, you wouldn't be getting towed out of a ditch :S
pushrod v8 is a boat engine
Not to mention the way they measured 0-60. They used OEM tires on a dirty paved surface. If they had used drag slicks on a prepped drag strip it would show what the cars were all capable of.
@@sma8502 That's how they have always road tested road cars. As supplied by the manufacturer in road ready condition.
"Jaguar precision and perfection?" Jaguar is known for beautiful, powerful, and athletic cars, but I didn't think precision was ever one of their hallmarks. Granted, this video was before my time so maybe they were once.
Some English cars had great build quility, such as the Rover P5. Truly a tank of a car. But most of them had some flaws and aren't exactly impressive when it comes to quility, fit and finish, and engineering perfection.
A 1968 Jag XJ was absolutely no match for a Mercedes-Benz W108/W109. Even the 1968 BMW E3 was a better car overall.
Frank Burns You can find that precision and perfection in many Jags but not in all. In a 68 Jag Mark 2 or in a 68 Jag S 3,8, in the MK7, the XKE you'll find it for sure. Wooden dashboards, Chrome spokerims, top breaking performance, car balance while fast cornering, smooth gearbox and a suspension that made this cars easy to handle even if you'll push the pedals to the ground.
I love US Muscle Cars and owned a second generation Camaro, a 70 Eldorado.... but if you face the facts you see in these Lindemann road tests that a stock Jaguar XKE beats the greatest us muscle car shelby Mustang 500 in every way, 7 days a week. What happens if you compare Steves legandary Jag XKSS to the legandary Shelby GT 500? I think we all know...
But who whants to compare Betty Boo with Marilyn Monroe ? Take both ;-)
Frank Burns A Jaguar's build quality depends on the year it was built -- specifically, who owned the company at the time. From its beginning in 1922 to its amalgamation with British Motor Corporation in 1966, Jaguar's founder Sir William Lyons insisted on leading-edge engineering, world-class styling, and very good build quality for the time. The trouble started when the company amalgamated with BMC, and later, British Leyland. The socialist workers' union was in a running battle with inept management, and cars were just thrown together. In addition, the parts suppliers provided the factory with shabby components -- Lucas electrics being a prime example.
Things didn't get better with Jaguar until the company went public in 1984. They were bought in 1990 by Ford, who pumped billions into new models with top-notch engineering and build quality. But Ford couldn't sell a significant number of Jaguar cars because the brand had been so badly devalued. Ironically, by the late '90s Jaguar rivaled Lexus in owner satisfaction.
Ford gave up and sold the company to India's Tata Motors. As it was under Ford, engineering and manufacturing remained 100 percent British. Design chief Ian Callum penned the F-Type, rightfully hailed as the E-Type's worthy successor. His full-sized XJ sedan was a match for the Germans in engineering and, as in past decades, a couple of generations ahead in sex appeal.
I'm on my fourth Jaguar, a 2001 XJR, the sporty version of their big sedan. With an aftermarket supercharger pulley it gives around 400 hp at the crank. The car is approaching 150k miles and remains tight, fast, and reliable. I have it serviced at a non-dealer Jag specialist who is both honest and exceptionally skilled. (Continental Imports, Oakland, CA).
The 1970 E-Type roadster I owned many years ago was a dog because it was built under British Leyland ownership. But the three XJs I've owned since then have given me outstanding value. I always use the same strategy when shopping for a Jaguar: Research the model I want thoroughly, get my service shop's advice about what to look for, find a one-owner car for sale by its owner (using Craigslist or eBay), make sure all service records are included, have the car inspected by my shop, and verify the car's history on Carfax. My 2001 XJR was $83k new. I bought it with 80k miles on the clock in 2008 for $12.5k. You can find one like mine from a private owner today for around $4k. One word of caution: Don't buy a Euro luxury car unless you know of a non-dealer shop to service it. Find one through your city's branch of the national car club.
It was a different time, cars have came a long way since then, cars didn't last as ling and weren't as reliable as now, but yeah all that precision carp made me smile, I bet folk who owned them when they were a couple of years old and over heating in the hot summers in the US, and having to deal with the crappy Lucas electrics on a daily basis, weren't thinking of precision, lol.
diecast jam
My dad was into British bikes back in the 60s, he said Lucas quality was spotty.
He said for the most part he didn’t have many problems.
You’d have a condenser for a set of points last forever, or check dead out of the box.
Lucas: the prince of darkness
It's funny watching that thing do the cone slalom after seeing a 4000lb Charger do the same thing with a whole lot less body roll and swinging about and a whole lot more power! American cars handle better than they're given credit for.
Matt Arnold
Even better is the land yachts like the impalas.
In one of the impala vids the front tire is almost folded off the rim in a corner, the handling is hilarious!
It is actually surprising it did as good as it did.
Matt if you listened to the guy in the video you would hear that they SHORTENED the space between the cones for this test to 45ft and still ran the test at 55 mph.
I guess they dubbed in the sound effects. The engine sounds more like a V8 than an inline 6.
Go speed racer, go!
If aesthetics equaled aerodynamics, the E-Type Jag would be the fastest car in the world
The perfect car.
I was a kid and now own 3 of these......
How funny
It sounds like a 289 mustang gt350 shelby....
The braking sounds like the Flintstones and they HAD to throw clorox on the track to make thos tires smoke
I guess they were paid to dub it.
Funny stuff!
"side roll, hardly perceptible" What a wonderfully insane statement.
I didnt see much body roll, go check his american muscle car reviews for comparison lol
Some what shocked as no reported breakdown by the Jag
Never saw a Jaguar that could smoke the tires. Someone threw a special gearset in that one for the press knowing there would be no top speed testing. The XKE's would barely chirp the tires lightly before falling flat on their face due to lack of torque and highway gearing. Also had a nasty wheel hop once the suspension released. They were always slooooow off the line.
You couldn"t be more wrong! In stock form It did everything that car did easily. I used to drive one.
sorry Bud..... it is an E Type Jaguar....... sorry mine is only the two carb USA models.....( soon to be fixed ) LOL but same year, Canadian and Euro models have triple carbs..... driven by me merely for about 60 miles last weekend.....
SNG Barratt has a conversion kit to swap out the twin Strombergs with 3 new SU reproductions made in the UK. Not cheap, but worth it.
I was wondering about that myself......
damn the brakes of this car were good!all the american cars tested needed around 211 ft to stop from 70mph , this one only needed 169ft. A 2015 mustang gt with massive pirelli p0 needs 157 ft according to car and driver, that s a 3 meter difference.....doesn t seem to be realistic...
Well this car is like 1000 pounds lighter no womder..
US car manufacturers are still no good :D
quicker than the hemi charger!
Jag-wire...love the sixties Midwest. Don't understand why they over dubbed the sound with V8.
Back when cars had character
I wish Bud Lindemann would do a road test on my 17 Super Sport Camaro.
matrox he is up in Heaven rip bud lidemman 1925-1983.
high-top tennis shoe.......
Triple carbs, covered headlamps, 265 hp...looks more like a 67 to me. Exhaust note is psychedelic.
@@a1c3c3u No, but I owned one back in 68-69. I'll look to you for expertise.
Looks like a 1967 model not a 68. Still has glass covered headlights and spinner hubs on the wheels. Both items were deleted on the 68 models due to new U S safety regulations that took effect for the 1968 model year.
"A 4.2 litre coup with the wallop of a Missouri mule and snob appeal that far exceeds it's price tag."
the cam covers are already leaking!
Why no 1/4 mile time ??
Ronnie Farnsworth They ran about 14.7 in the quarter mile. That may seem slow by today’s standards, but most were geared 3.31 or 3.07, giving a top speed of 130-150 mph.
@@garthlundquist8316 Thanks for the info !! Thanks great keep'm stock !! I'm a long time Classic Muscle car fan and I grew up in the era. I just don't know Classic imports well. Thanks again : )
Using V8 engine sounds
XKE? We called it e-type here.
Man that 6 wasn’t lazy though. Notice they stop from different non comparable distances as other tests and no 0-60 only just 0-70 and 45 or whatever lol
Carbon copy of my old XKE. Same color everything, can't believe I ever sold it. At 73 might have a tough time fitting in it but I still have the 1965 Mark 10 with the same exact engine filled with burl wood and black leather!
just 2600 lbs WOW
The background music is SO Corney
What does corney mean?
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looks like a bar of soap , lol
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Sound has been altered, made to sound like an American V8, have not seen XKE ( E type ) burn rubber.