Jaguar Tried Making An F-Type In The 80s. What Happened?

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The Jaguar XJ41 could've been the F-Type of the 1980s. It was envisioned as a focused, nimble replacement for the outgoing XJ-S. The XJ41 would've been more in line with the legendary E-Type. Due to delays, feature creep, and ownership changes, the car never reached production. In this video, we'll discuss the development, impact, and unlikely fate of the Jaguar XJ41, the F-Type of the 80s.
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@Barchetta Жыл бұрын

NOTE: I refered to the 1978 Jaguar XJ Spider as the XJS Spider in this video. This is not correct and I apologize.

@spamnjunk-qg9dk 3 ай бұрын

Great production and content but the AI type voices ruin it, sorry.

@davidpeters6536 Жыл бұрын

It's a tricky story to tell but well done. Every sports style car Jag was rumored to be designing was named the "F-Type" by the press from years before the XJS ended production. The DB7 was a good car that saved AM from Ford's accountants.

@louisjones2653 Жыл бұрын

Wow I'm a huge Jag enthusiast and have owned many XJ-S's and I have never heard this story. Amazing

@Motley-Croo Жыл бұрын

How hasn’t your content blown up yet? Great material bro you’re killing it (Q45 video is one of my favorites)

@ericanderson7059 Жыл бұрын

This video makes me miss my 2001 XKR Siverstone what a beauty .

@maz500 Жыл бұрын

Great video! The XK8 was also going to be called the F-Type as well but they had to change the name because MG, another brand based in the Midlands launched their own sportscar called the MG F

@Barchetta Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty interesting. Thank you.

@seanm8030 Жыл бұрын

Changing the XK8 name due to confusion with the MGF was something Jaguar did not "have" to do.

@maz500 Жыл бұрын

They didn't have to but that was the reason they gave. There's a KZfaq page called Men & Motors who have posted videos of old footage including the unveil of the then new XK8 and that's what they saud when asked about the name change

@omostim2385 Жыл бұрын

I see a lot of DB7 in this concept

@C.I... Жыл бұрын

That because this design became the DB7, except based on the chassis of the XJS instead of XJ40.

@matto5048 Жыл бұрын

It even looks like it has db7 headlights with stickers in body color to look like they are popups

@goose4150 Жыл бұрын

Really great video. Such a shame XJ41s and all the others were sent to be scrapped. They were so beautiful

@Barchetta Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I agree.

@clintonflynn815 Жыл бұрын

Interesting piece of Jaguar history I was unaware of. Very nice presentation. Thank you.

@DoctorRazzArea4 Жыл бұрын

Always look forward to you videos thanks!

@Barchetta Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@read_the_tds1768 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Keep them coming!

@Barchetta Жыл бұрын

I will. Thanks for watching!

@gersonc.2737 10 ай бұрын

I read about this car in a magazine and i always thought why it never went in production. Now i know thank you.

@bluetec258 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you!

@MikeArott Жыл бұрын

Great video, but I feel it's missing a footnote about the XK8. If the XJ41 project eventually became the Aston Martin DB7, how did the very similar looking XK8 come along? Or are you saving the story of that development for a future video?

@xZeiZeix Жыл бұрын

Jaguar made only 72515 E-Types vs. 115413 of XJS, I think that tells something of sussex of XJS. And longer production time too.

@shroomyesc Жыл бұрын

Jaguar would unfortunately develop an incredible concept again and then not use it with the CX75. Most it got to do was feature in a James bond film, even though it was funcrional. And yet again by almost fully developing the next generation XJ and cancelling it at the last moment in 2022.

@matthewnicholas6365 Жыл бұрын

That XJ41 looks like a lovechild of an XK8 and a C4 Corvette

@amphilbey Жыл бұрын

Love this story and what a shame, would have made a great XJ-S replacement in the mid-80s and much more sporting. In absence of the F-Type Jaguar should have made a XJ-S with the stance of the race car. Great production line footage, especially the guy on the production line wearing a shirt and tie under his overalls!

@Government-Psyop Жыл бұрын

I saw the xj41 in question at the british motor museum

@countspankulots4024 Жыл бұрын

This car still looks good. And would have fitted in the Hag family at the time perfectly with the gorgeous X100 XKR coupe

@jens2782 Жыл бұрын

what an amazing video

@Barchetta Жыл бұрын

Thank You

@stringer-ik1pc Жыл бұрын

The xjs was one of jaguars most successful models, despite the rhetoric of most commentators.

@Comakino Жыл бұрын

It looks beautiful, like an XJ220 you can daily drive or a Brit Corvette. Brit car industry was in bits at that time though, so it likely would have broken down a lot if ever made.

@Vartazian360 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love my 2018 ftype v6 (video on my channel) Never knew about this car though. It looks beautiful

@lionyleftwich4418 Жыл бұрын

They should've made that car🤯That thing is BEAUTIFUL!❤️Looks good or possibly better looking than a Ferrari Testarossa

@kanob6440 Жыл бұрын

I love my ftype, but I miss my 02 xkr alot

@equalevolution5563 Жыл бұрын

The original f-type was supposed to be called xk180. It was built by SVR believe it or not, a slightly shortened XKR. 4l supercharged v8 with manual push button gears. But like a lot of brilliant JAG designs wasn’t allowed to build it.

@mrdainase Жыл бұрын

The elephant in the room is how overrated the Pininfarina's Spyder concept is. People only swooned over it because of where it came from, and in fact the XJ41 makes it look flabby and poorly proportioned with some terrible detail work such as the pop-up lights.

@epsilonalphaargo1948 17 күн бұрын

TBF to Pininifarina the pop-up headlamps were most likely the result of an utterly stupid US car safety regulation that banned aerodynamic headlight covers for being "unsafe" (This is why the Jaguar E-Type lost its headlight covers). For the record I *hate* pop-up headlights, they just irritate me.

@countspankulots4024 Жыл бұрын

Remember the F-Type concept of early 2000s that was in Autocar? Got cancelled for X-Type diesel and wagon?

@Barchetta Жыл бұрын

YIKES...

@countspankulots4024 Жыл бұрын

@@Barchetta oh and there is the time they created and built functional concepts of the beautiful and super advanced CX-75 that was using jet turbines and other crazy tech cos they felt it was irresponsible to sell a car for £800,000 because of the financial situation back in 2012. Which was around the time of the Veyron, P1, 918 and LaFerrari, each of which sold for 1 million, and are now worth significantly more.

@TheNumbnail Жыл бұрын

The xj8. I worked on and xk8 didn’t think they were made very well made ,not very reliable.

@h7pubg Жыл бұрын

vehicles like the xkr x100 and x150 really were not far from spiritual successors to the e-type, especially the x100 sharing similar proportions, beauty, 400hp, but with modern comfort and features. I would not say that the f-type was the only true successor

@aaronvector4750 Жыл бұрын

0:35 isn't that just a ripoff C4 vette?

@countspankulots4024 Жыл бұрын

Jaguar is like that guy that exchanged (I think) 100 Bitcoin for a few pizza. That is aoparently $2.5 BILLION.

@REPOMAN24722 Жыл бұрын

The car would have saved Jaguar, yanks, always destroying companies. No wonder I love the db7 so much its a beauty.

@roberthayes6488 Жыл бұрын

BMW should buy Jaguar , Anyways bless the colours 1. Turkquise Sport Trimps 2. Dark Green Paintings 3. Cream & Brown interiors

@davidpeters6536 Жыл бұрын

Never. Jag is in a different class. Mercedes is the only German company that could do it justice.

@roberthayes6488 Жыл бұрын

@@davidpeters6536 🐆 is more like a BMW than a Merc in my opinion 1. BMW & 🐆 kinda have a same look front emblem 2. They kinda Have the same shape of car 3. They both have side of Sporty Bit of Luxery and They r ev makers So it suits alot better if BMW buys the 🐆

@charaznable2950 Жыл бұрын

Got it, we all hate Ford

@equalevolution5563 Жыл бұрын

@davidpeters6536 Жыл бұрын

The XK-180 was another press "F-Type" but was the best looking design Jag had come up with for years. The XK was built on a modified XJ chassis like the XJS was.

@equalevolution5563 Жыл бұрын

The steal chassis that were used for the DB7, XK8 and some other models were actually the XJS chassis.. the XK180 was suppossed to be a production car but ended up a test bed