Magnificent losers - The Jaguar XJ220 and the Bugatti EB110 - PART 2
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2025
- PART2!
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Straight from the Petersen Automotive Museum's Vault our Shervin is bringing you a tale of failure and good intentions gone wrong. But whatever happened 32 years ago is vindicated by two of the best legacies in the automotive world.
Today we bring you part 2 of comparison we had fun making between the 1993 Bugatti EB110 and the 1993 Jaguar XJ220.
In 1989, Italian industrialist Romano Artioli acquired the Bugatti name and constructed a facility in Italy to produce a mid-engine supercar that would evoke the mystique of the original. The car debuted in 1991 and was called the EB110 after the founder of the mark, Ettore Bugatti, who would have been 110 years old that year. Unfortunately, production of the EB110 coincided with a dramatic decline in the supercar market during the 1990s, and just 126 were produced. The Bugatti factory was later closed, and the name was sold to Volkswagen.
The XJ220 held so much promise that company executives elected to put it into production. The fastest of any production vehicle produced by Jaguar at the time, the XJ220’s twin-turbocharged V-6 engine produced outstanding performance, despite a large number of potential buyers who cancelled their orders because it was not equipped with a V-12 as originally prototyped. Amid engine disputes, and a declining demand for supercars during the 1990s, Jaguar ended up producing less than the already low 350 originally intended.
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Pretty funny presenter.. I had a few good laughs!!
Agreed, takes knowledge and love to be funny about a subject. He’s a good pick to present these.
Thanks, guys!
This dude has gasoline in his veins
Both are legendary nameplates in automotive history, but for me, out of the two, Jaguar XJ220 is the one to have, its just too underrated for what it is.
Great video! I would love to visit your museum sometime in the future since I'm here from Europe. :)
If a Brit were listing three random cities, I’m not sure Hatfield would be anywhere near the top of the list! Impressive geography knowledge!
The reason I know Hatfield is because I lived there! I studied abroad for a semester at the University of Hertfordshire. 🇬🇧
Legends of their time
These are my two favorite cars of all time, maybe because I was early teens when they dropped. I had 1/18th scale versions of both, the jag in that same blue, the 110 in the lighter blue. So beautiful and misunderstood.
The EB110 was beautifully done and decades ahead of its time
The Bugatti looks good in real life
Scrap that. LA. Cool. Will visit 1 day!
9:24 do jaguars swim... YES and really enjoy water.
Fyi... They hunt alligators (no joke)
The egg for the radiator is new to me, I always thought they were a horse collar
What a cool video! Just discovered your channel. Really cool and refreshing. Where is your museum based?
Cheers!
just saw them at the san Diego auto museum
3:35 With egg prices and availability as of February 2025, the egg shaped grille signals luxury and exclusively. 🙃
Why would you repaint such a car in such a beautiful original color? Also seems way too risky
The Bugatti is about as ugly as a supercar can get. Think it's manly in the way the headlights are situated. The Jag? That's a beautiful piece of automotive design. Sad to see the direction that company is taking. I've always loved the brand and wished for it to turn a profit. Whoever is driving it now looks to be driving it right off a cliff.
The Jaaaaaaaaag is too looooooooong.
The Bug has not one styling element that appeals to me; most especially disappointing is the miniature afterthought "horseshoe " grille. Veyron gets that right.
I'm done giving a crap about toys for billionaires.
You can get the car for half price used or less when the rich guy sells it . Only way I could get my hands on one
@@ronaldrey8474 Why? To look like some rich douche?
You be you, I guess.