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  • Vorsprung durch Technik
    S2Forum Freak
    • Jun 2007
    • 4754
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    You don't see this everyday!

    Just merged onto the M25 a few days ago from my Junction and was greeted by this spectacular sight.

    96 URS6 plus speck saloon
    96 URS6 plus speck estate
    94 2.6 80 Avant
    99 2.8 final edition Cabriolet
  • SE_30
    S2Forum Extremist
    • Apr 2010
    • 1114
    • Home: England Current: Israel

    #2
    Few quids worth there.. Most other drivers in that shot probably wouldn't know what they are.
    Stuart
    B2 90 quattro with boost

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    • Cottis
      S2Forum Extremist
      • Feb 2011
      • 1448
      • Country: England

      #3
      Nice, not seen an xj220 for many a year. They used to build them in the village i used to live in, Bloxham. That was more years ago than i care to remember.

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      • Vorsprung durch Technik
        S2Forum Freak
        • Jun 2007
        • 4754
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        A little bird told me the XJ 220 has a Metro 6R4 engine in it.
        I thought it would at least have had a quad cam V12 under the hood.

        96 URS6 plus speck saloon
        96 URS6 plus speck estate
        94 2.6 80 Avant
        99 2.8 final edition Cabriolet

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        • OrlandO
          S2Forum Fanatic
          • May 2013
          • 75
          • Country: Latvia

          #5
          Some interesting history on the Jag. It was intended to be awd V12

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          • Colesy
            S2Forum Fiend
            • Feb 2009
            • 2980
            • Country: England

            #6
            Nice spot!

            Originally posted by Cottis
            Nice, not seen an xj220 for many a year. They used to build them in the village i used to live in, Bloxham. That was more years ago than i care to remember.
            When we were kids we biked over there one weekend to go and look at them through the fence. Got in lots of trouble but it was worth it!

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            • Greg_S
              Administrator
              • Jul 2003
              • 12430
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #7
              Great to see one on the road. Remember my dad did some work on one a few years ago for a customer
              Greg

              S2Forum.com Administrator & Webmaster

              '93 Coupe with a few tweeks

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              • Cottis
                S2Forum Extremist
                • Feb 2011
                • 1448
                • Country: England

                #8
                Originally posted by Colesy
                Nice spot!



                When we were kids we biked over there one weekend to go and look at them through the fence. Got in lots of trouble but it was worth it!

                Fair haha. Some big pike in the weirpool a bit further upstream. We used to get in trouble for that as well.

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                • bluequattro
                  S2Forum Fiend
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 2960
                  • Country: United Kingdom

                  #9
                  We have a local guru of these cars. You may have seen his transit on top gear or his son driving up the drive at Goodwood.
                  He takes them to same MOT garage I use too!
                  So we see them around from time to time

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                  • Bowie69
                    S2Forum Fiend
                    • Nov 2013
                    • 2675
                    • Country: England

                    #10
                    Yep, turbocharged 6R4 engine in it.... supposed to have a V12, but budget killed it -though IIRC someone has built a V12 version, as the engine bay was left big enough for it....

                    A slightly odd looking car, but by heck did it shift, even by modern standards.

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                    • mcandmar
                      S2Forum Zealot
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 5118
                      • Country: Ireland

                      #11
                      Still looks great 25 years later. Diablo still looks ****
                      91CQ20v - Gone to a new home
                      93UR-S4 - The Magic Carpet
                      94S2Bus - The Emerald Express

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                      • quattrostyle
                        S2Forum Zealot
                        • Oct 2006
                        • 6229
                        • Country: Netherlands

                        #12
                        A very rare sight indeed, nice!

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