XKR is a cool car and heck of a value right now, but "the best ever"?

You do know they made E-type and XK140 too, right?

 

Best ever , on what merits, reliability, performance,appearance, ride etc

 

Thought that was vw

 

Best Jaguar Ever Made: XJ13
Coolest Jaguar Ever Made: XKSS (Hands down, by a mile...)
Prettiest Jaguar Ever Made: E-Type OTS
Most Amazing Jaguar Never to Go Into Full Production: CX-75
Flashiest/Most Supercar-like Jaguar Ever Made: Tie: XJR-15 and XJ220
Classiest Jaguar Ever Made: SS Jaguar 100
Cutest Jaguar Ever Made: Austin Swallow
Most Chic Jaguar Ever Made: XK120
Sexiest Jaguar Ever Made: C-Type
Best Jaguar for a Villain: Tie: Mark X and SS1 Four Seater Sports Saloon
Best Old Money Jaguar: XJ6-C or XJ12C
Best Nouveau Riche Jaguar: Any modern Jaguar with an aftermarket leaper on the bonnet.
My Personal Favorite Jaguar: MY X150 XK!

Feel free to suggest other categories!
Cheers,
Peter

 

Can I propose the

1985 XJ-R V12 Le Mans Prototype in British Racing Green. What a car!
1985 XJ-9 V12 that led to Jaguar again beating Porsche at LE Man

 

Photo please!

 

I just got over the fuel injector nightmare (hopefully) on my XJ. I'll take 4.2 over 5.0.

 

Please expand - which Toyota?
My obsession was the mk3 Supra - i spent years obtaining and restoring one only to see an X150 parked up, and the love affair was over.

I was told by a very experienced ex JLR employee heavily involved in the technical development of both X150s - "even if you are given a 5.0L, just leave it".

For me the X150 is not the best Jaguar but it is the coolest abd best looking road car they ever made...so much so that I had to have one.

The 4.2 will be the most sought after X150 simply because it will easily win the reliability contest in my opinion.

Great thread for starting a war though, nice one!

 

I think you came as close to nailing it as anyone on the forum could!

 

Sexiest has to be the XKSS. Still the coolest also.
You forgot Best Jag for the Money. THAT would include your X150 XK.

 

Aside from scale and trim details the MKIV and X150 have a lot in common.

 

I will get all giddy with you.

Since this is the only Jaguar I have ever owned it is very easy for me to agree!

 

Interesting, I never noticed any similarities before but yes I can see where you are coming from. Funny the mk4 was to me one of the most unattractive GTs ever produced, the X150 the most attractive ever produced. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess - odd how we interpret what we see so differently

 

The thing about Supras that made them what they are is that the bottom end of the stock engine can take 1000+horsepower, and that can be achieved super-easy with widely available bolt-on mods.
I'm not a fan of Supras by any means, but that little tidbit is quite impressive.
The newer Mustangs are also capable of that 1000 hp on stock, but they already have 400+ to start with.

 

Having seen the Supra in person many times I find no commonality other than 2 doors and 4 wheels and a sports car design. Yes the Supra has the kids in a frenzy and is a cult favorite, might as well throw the Scion FRS in the mix if that is the case, same general look but in person not really.

X150 is superior in every way that I care about! What do the say, Grace Space and Pace. In the spirit of the thread that the X150 is the best Jag ever I am offended by injection of a Toyota (just kidding, it is all good, just having a bit of fun!!!).

A tricked out Supra can take Pace, but whatever there are many cars that have extreme Pace nowadays. I have seen a couple of real nice examples on occasion and the Supra is respectable in it's own category for sure.

 

MkII

 

Tampa, I'm not sure I've seen a Supra here in the south east since I got my driver's liscence.
For a lot of younger people, it is a mythical being.
If all one has is artwork, video, and photos, the two can be quite similar.

I wasn't in the USA the last time I saw a supra, and a 4.2 XKR also came down the same street about a two minutes before it.
Their size is quite different, and the difference in angle space for where they terminate creates more differences in person.
By shooting each car with a different lens that lines then up, you can get a much closer resemblence.

For some one that has never seen a MKIV in person to know the scale difference; it'd be easy to think a X150 was a MKIV with a body kit.
Especially if the trim on the X150 was no longer chrome. The last time my X150 was mistaken for a MKIV the trim was wrapped.

 

Friend of mine had Supra, I rode in it quite a bit... in person it doesn't have that much in common with XKR. On other hand, all riced cars look about the same to me.