Wow, I've owned this car for 5 years, having only recently sold it (more like given it away) and now I find out that on a daily basis I placed my butt cheeks in the same depression as made by Mr. Clarkson's lardy @rse! I expect to see this motor appear on ebay very soon (and at an inflated price) now that the new owner has been made aware of it's 'celebrity' status.
wtf... this isnt even a good snow in canada, we only take a snow day if theres more than a foot of snow in one night, not 5 centimetres... people drive porsche 911's in a foot of snow here in the winter.
the war of 1812, wasn't an official win for britain, but i will admit they technically did a lot better than america(a burgeoning nation). Whats more america didnt even have a navy at the time so the fact britain couldnt demolish us is a little embarrassing.
@Veyronp87 The war of 1812 wasn't top priority due to some guy called Napoleon. He was quite the little troublemaker that one. We would've brushed aside America with ease if our best units weren't tied up in Europe
@DougieB1990 its youtube that advitise not bbc and they do believe in advertisiing its just our licence fee covers or funds the bbc... thats what i was told at the bbc center in london, my dad just brought this car home we had no idea he was going too lol :)
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@mustafa142004 i just bought this car, its very reliable. i have the 2002 model, no touch screen. very nice car.But i cant seem to find the place where to insert cd's :(
For once i agree with Jezza the X type 4WD is superb in the white stuff. No fancy diffs or electronic aids just the classic split 40% of the power to the front and 60% to the rear and you still get traction on a gradiant. Only trouble you keep going and every thing else grinds to a standstill.
I'd rather spend my money on a Volvo G990 with the new 11 speed auto gear box.
Yes, the new Volvo G990 comes with new seating, new CD player, Seat and steering wheel heater as well as better ergonomics and better all-around view.
Wisconsin gets much worse snow and the big boys with their chunky tires on their enormous Fords and Chevrolets ALWAYS spin out before the Jags, Saabs, Merceces, and Audis.
Great Britain has the same weather as Vancouver, BC. Because of the proximity to the ocean there are very mild winters and it rains quite a bit. When it does snow everything turns to chaos; mainly because most cars aren't equipped with proper winter tires. It's not really a matter of front or rear wheel drive, its a not having any traction because of improper rubber.
Drove mine up St Peter in Switzerland, one of only 3 cars made it to the top loaded with the family and ski kit! . Nice motor, Sad to sell it soon they dont make any more, wo will have to be usual Audi/Passat/BMW but plug styled car next I guess.
lol @ the interwebs fight.Of course Clarkson says the english beat everyone else,even the weather,he is british after all and it's safe to say that they think they are the best at everything in the world
Bloody hell, I have never been stalled in that little bit of snow. How the heck do the Swedes go round in their Volvo 240s all these years? Wll, the right tyres. OK, snow just at freezing is worse than in colder temps but I don't really struggle. have a fat old Bentley now, they does very well, if I bother and drive it. When it gets to needing wheel drive, it will be a Landy or Land cruiser.
Germans twice? lol looooooool what saved Britain and France was the US that shifted the balance of power towards the end of the WWI and it was by FAR Soviet Union who did the GREATEST part of the job in beating the Nazis in the WWII...this guy is going too far sometimes...
The Soviets were allies with the Germans dumbass. The only part they help with is by switching side at the very end (when they knew they were gonna loose)
@tph420 look man, MolotovRibbentrop Pact was terminated in 1941 by Hitler's implementation of Operation Barbarossa. However, Barbarossa would fail and 93% of German troops would perish at the Eastern Front. Eastern Front=Soviet Union; Western Front=USA, Britain, France,etc by the way the second phase of WFront was opened in 1944: when Hitler was already getting owned big time by the Soviets who took Berlin in 1945. so if you dont read books at least read wikipedia before posting something
No wonder the AA advice you to stay at home if they are stuck in the snow. Aren't they supposed to help YOU if you get stuck? In the "budget supercars challenge" May uses the AA due to car problems. Who will you call if the AA are stuck in the snow ;-)
I guess this guy forgets the battle of Lexington and those pesky "Americans," a bunch of unwashed peasants who thought that they could rule themselves without the help of the nobility and an all-powerful monarch...
Sorry to inject national history and politics, but I've noticed that this guy relentlessly engages in anti-American sentiment that takes root in a snobby superiority-complex from Europeans against those unruly and crude Americans.
I wish this show was on more in the US, only seen it a couple times
Brits seem to have a lot of fun and I love *their* terms/items/actions, most Americans would be very easily confused and lost in an average convo. between a couple Brits
FYI- the US won freedom from the British then majorly helped during WI & WWII, we were fighting the Japs too But my life would be boring w/out my English Bulldog though I will keep my V-8 engines pick up truck/SUV's & *extra* freedoms & rights & firearms
In russia we just go outside and have snowfights, iceskate, ski/snowboard, and try to be idiots and swim in the water. But health and saftey just don't give a fuck
@EdiownedU well its a boot time somebody said that aloud eh, ive been wanting to say that fo years if you would like to know what im talking a boot...now if you would please excuse me, im gonna play some hitty pucky, you wanna play mate?
Do you approach people in real life in the same way as you approach people on the internet? I only ask because calling people morons would probably leave you with very few friends. Still, when you grow up you might mature a bit. I am aware that SOME of the V6 petrols are 4 wheel drive (the 2.0 V6 isn't) - maybe I should have made my point more clearly - the X-type chassis isn't very good. FWD vs FWD it loses out to the older mondeo. I expect 4WD vs 4WD it would lose out as well. Clearer?
Growing up is exactly what I called it. Read my previous post for clarification. Well I can only comment on what I know and what I know is that my experience of the X-type is that it's pathetic in the snow. Yours differs - fine, I wont argue with your experience, but it doesn't change my oppinion. Nothing I've read excuses your attitude though. I doubt very much that you would call someone a moron face to face, but the anonymity of the internet empowers you to do so.
if you listened to the video, you would have known that the diesel is smaller, less expensive, and Front Wheel Drive! aka, its going to suck no matter what. you are an idiot.
It isn't less expensive than a MK2 mondeo and yet it is worse. That's the point I'm making. If you read what I've written you'd know that. Also, someone who uses the acronym "aka" in that context shouldn't be calling other people idiots. The one you're searching for is i.e.
After totaling my Junky 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer (thank god) I went to my buddy who's the GM at a dealership. He begged me to test this X-type sport sedan. Reluctantly I test drove it and immediately I wanted it and bought it. Love this car!... Volvo's wow now those are cars that are built. My friends 960 had over 350,000 miles when her parents bought her a new car becuase the volvo need the sunroof track repaired and a AC recharge. Its still inuse at a local shop as a loaner car. Over 400K
i cant think of the episode im looking for, im pretty sure it has the XKR porsche 911, and another car, cant remmebr, but they are on a beach, a really long beach and they just play aorund in the sand and watter...
Damn good car in heavy snow. I know, I have one. And while the big SUV's are stuck on the side of the interstate because they don't know how to drive.... I go wizzing by at 60 MPH straight and true for 4 years going. To damn bad they stopped making the car.
wow i can take three times that snow in my old ford aspire.. and thats practically a geo metro just a litle bigger..its not that hard to drive in snow i handled that litle aspire going same speed as the big 4 wheel drive trucks.. funnest iv had in the snow was my aspire racing a geo metro drifting everywhere passin each other.. good times..
thats my moms car!!!. my 2nd time driving it (its clutch and it was my 2nd time driving clutch) we had the worst imaginable winter road conditions and the road is quite technical. and it was my first year driving. i drifted all the corners and that car has amazing traction control cuz i never came close to coming off the road into the ditch. and my speed was 40mph with hills tight hairpins and HORRIBLE DIRT ICY SLUSHY ROADS!!. it was amazing. one of my fav cars ever
Geeksquad- You shouldnt be driving at 40 mph in bad icy conditions. In what ever car your in. I drove 20 mph round a roundabout and nearly smashed into the barriers.
i went that on the straight away. i am far too smart to go around corners on conditions like that at 40. and like i said it was one of my first times driving manual so i would sometimes accelerate too much.
From what ive read it sounds like you drive like a twat. Why are you driving at 40 mph in bad icy conditions???? You drive like a cunt and kill ya self ive no problem with that just dont kill other people through your own stupidity
Here in Canada, our highways stil do +90km/hr regardless almost regardless of the weather... but most of us use real winter tires, keep good distance and drive properly maintained vehicles.
I've had a great time watching this video, about a Jag driving in the snow and then looking through the comments!?! What's all this crap about challenger tanks and how late the yanks were into the last two world wars, etc?? Where's the connection? It's a lighthearted look at a car driving in some snow, not a comparison of 'my country's better than yours'. No wonder there's wars all over the place! Anyway, the UK's roads are too congested, which makes them chaotic in any bad weather.
Even a US southern state like Kentucky gets more snow than England ever imagined (I lived in Cambridge for three years; stockpile the coal), thanks to the Gulf Stream which originates between Florida and Texas, then flows up through the Atlantic to that lump o' rock called Britain, keeping it in perpetual 40-degree wet misery despite its latitude.
All Brits need to counter snow is front wheel drive, which they invented. Forget the continental Eurotrash cars.
We're not used to heavy snow in England, the town I live in got less than half an inch of snow between December and March. That's why we panic at a heavy snowfall, we just don't know how to cope in those conditions. Thanks America for keeping our lump 'o rock nice and mild through winter :)
I have the 4 door version of this car with 4WD and electronic stability control. When I lived in Germany there was a sudden snowstorm, 7-8 inches in 70 minutes. The only way to get home was a mile long, very steep hill. My X-type made it down that hill, slowly passing Mercedes, BMWs and even a 4WD Dodge truck. Once I got to the bottom and a red light, there was a bus sliding back down the hill toward me. The last 6 miles home were a cakewalk. 125MPH on the autobahn is gravy. Love it.
Only because they make cars like no other eh ? Then why have all of their original auto manufacturers failed and had to have been bought out ? Even Britains famed TVR is now owned by a Russian.
Also why has no one explained why he put an R at the end of Alaska ? Because he's english and speaking english was the answer I got, but that should mean he should be able to pronounce words properly in english right ?
I am American and I am siding with the Brit. Only because one they can make cars like no other. Two they don't act as if they own the world. Three they make damn good tea.
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Alasker ? I forgot it was pronounced that way, fucking stupid brit. When something ends in an A like Alaska you don't put an R on it, unless you're semi retarded.
Also the only thing you need on those baretly snow dusted roads is some driving skill and some sandbags if you have RWD.
Americans and British....try Canada....try your cars on our roads...the only thing you have between the two of you that`ll handle our winters is american muscle cars, and if they have a block heater installed. The frontwheel drive bs don`t work up here.
Rubbish! What about Norway, Sweden and Finland? We don't have muscle cars (which are useless because they have too much power and not enough grip). Hell, I drive a STANDARD Citroen Picasso with Snow grip tyres (no spikes) in -40C+ temps with no problems. Yes, I have an engine block and interior heater system but that's law here.
I guess the difference is, our councils are more EFFICIENT at keeping the roads drivable, even in the worst and most remote locations.
He should have tested it in Norway. 2WD is the most common, but we use winter tires with spikes though. I would have liked to see him drive a Ford with backwheeldrive on a norweigian mountain road (wich is a common thing to do)
LOL agreed....and the roads in Minnesota can get pretty crazy too, especially in the hills and it's illegal for us to have spikes or studs on our tires because they say it ruins the roads -- so they use salt on the roads in which ruins our CARS! Makes no sense IMO....But yes, those roads were baby roads I would drive a Corvette with factory tires on those roads with no problems lol
agree...in a test that I read 2 years ago, a fwd car equipped with four winter tires outperformed a fwd montero with all season rubber on it in absolutely every discipline....
Yes, oh yes, OH YEES, yes
DjlilEmusic 2 weeks ago
whitch episode is this and from witch season????
robinskate123 1 month ago
Wow, I've owned this car for 5 years, having only recently sold it (more like given it away) and now I find out that on a daily basis I placed my butt cheeks in the same depression as made by Mr. Clarkson's lardy @rse! I expect to see this motor appear on ebay very soon (and at an inflated price) now that the new owner has been made aware of it's 'celebrity' status.
oynedy 1 month ago
in canada we get those days in october
huntingdonproduction 1 month ago
wtf... this isnt even a good snow in canada, we only take a snow day if theres more than a foot of snow in one night, not 5 centimetres... people drive porsche 911's in a foot of snow here in the winter.
allarile260 5 months ago
What about BMW 3 series Xdirve or the Merc 4Matich or the Audi Quattro?
They all would do great on those roads.
AlexKBK 6 months ago
@AlexKBK The BMW and Merc awd are only available in lhd.
EnigmaNZ1 5 months ago
I hate this LOL.
When i was in kindergarten we weren't allowed to go outside when there was -35'C!
My friend who lives in Lubeck, Germany if there was 10cm of snow or -10'C you didn't have to go to the school.
14EMC88 6 months ago
@14EMC88
"My friend who lives in Lubeck, Germany if there was 10cm of snow or -10'C you didn't have to go to the school."
Selten so einen Blödsinn gelesen !
Franky1b19 6 months ago
I would buy a subaru legacy
Prostreetcrazy 7 months ago
ha i live in chipping norton its such a shithole
timrobbins93 8 months ago
IT has AWD not 4wd Jerry!
TheLastMag 9 months ago
which episode?
G4Y4SS 9 months ago
haha come to northern america
integrastyln 10 months ago
You can put snow tires on FWD/RWD car and it will work fine...
I live in Canada with a RWD BMW, I would know.
atami210 10 months ago
germany? twice? youre welcome.
grathouse54 11 months ago
you haven't beaten americans ;)
Veyronp87 1 year ago 3
@Veyronp87 actually...see war of 1812
lexdiamonds1990 8 months ago
@lexdiamonds1990
the war of 1812, wasn't an official win for britain, but i will admit they technically did a lot better than america(a burgeoning nation). Whats more america didnt even have a navy at the time so the fact britain couldnt demolish us is a little embarrassing.
Veyronp87 8 months ago
@Veyronp87 I'll agree its arguable but once someone's burned your capital and forced your president to flee his house, it's hard to say it was a tie.
lexdiamonds1990 8 months ago
@lexdiamonds1990
and its arguable that not being able to defeat a colony twice is humiliating.
Veyronp87 8 months ago
@Veyronp87 The war of 1812 wasn't top priority due to some guy called Napoleon. He was quite the little troublemaker that one. We would've brushed aside America with ease if our best units weren't tied up in Europe
aspiringdrummer17 1 month ago
@aspiringdrummer17
i actually kind of agree with you, but its still quite embarrasing considering brits lost twice.
Veyronp87 1 month ago
@DougieB1990 its youtube that advitise not bbc and they do believe in advertisiing its just our licence fee covers or funds the bbc... thats what i was told at the bbc center in london, my dad just brought this car home we had no idea he was going too lol :)
matty1658 1 year ago
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snowleopardism 1 year ago
HERES THE TOP QUESTION.. IS THAT CAR RELIABLE??????
mustafa142004 1 year ago
@mustafa142004 i just bought this car, its very reliable. i have the 2002 model, no touch screen. very nice car.But i cant seem to find the place where to insert cd's :(
1337eesti 1 year ago
Is $8000 for 2002 with 47k miles good deal? 3.0 excellent shape!
UATimka 1 year ago
Why has this got an advert if the BBC don't believe in advertising?
DougieB1990 1 year ago
@DougieB1990 This is BBC Worldwide. Outside the UK they are not funded by the license fee, and use advertising
573W1E6R1FF1N 9 months ago
soo funny!
crapediem999 1 year ago
For once i agree with Jezza the X type 4WD is superb in the white stuff. No fancy diffs or electronic aids just the classic split 40% of the power to the front and 60% to the rear and you still get traction on a gradiant. Only trouble you keep going and every thing else grinds to a standstill.
bigcat178 1 year ago
I'd rather spend my money on a Volvo G990 with the new 11 speed auto gear box.
Yes, the new Volvo G990 comes with new seating, new CD player, Seat and steering wheel heater as well as better ergonomics and better all-around view.
And it's MUCH better in the snow and ice !!
ihaveairlockers 1 year ago
it feels very jaguarish LOL
ericketick 1 year ago
Audi A4 has quattro too lol.
Desmonddd2002 1 year ago
its snowing and those girls are in skirts....wtf....lmao
00m3r 1 year ago
not the volvo estate
macuser575 1 year ago
Wisconsin gets much worse snow and the big boys with their chunky tires on their enormous Fords and Chevrolets ALWAYS spin out before the Jags, Saabs, Merceces, and Audis.
modtbod 1 year ago
Great Britain has the same weather as Vancouver, BC. Because of the proximity to the ocean there are very mild winters and it rains quite a bit. When it does snow everything turns to chaos; mainly because most cars aren't equipped with proper winter tires. It's not really a matter of front or rear wheel drive, its a not having any traction because of improper rubber.
dss8345 1 year ago
I'm thinkin' of getting 1 ...probably will pick 2.5 V6, but saloon version! I wonder if they are heavy on petro,l because of 4WD ?
MacDacpl 1 year ago
@MacDacpl no way
i own a 3L
it ain heavy on petrol at all!
mofunzonecom 1 year ago
snow???
never seen snow...
its a miracle if it snows here...
reil143 1 year ago
Drove mine up St Peter in Switzerland, one of only 3 cars made it to the top loaded with the family and ski kit! . Nice motor, Sad to sell it soon they dont make any more, wo will have to be usual Audi/Passat/BMW but plug styled car next I guess.
malcstag 1 year ago
in Russia it snows all the time
Larick16 1 year ago
FUCK YOU NOBODY LIKES THE DAMN PEPSI COMMERCIAL
hobbsshouldpvp 1 year ago
I'd love to see some British drivers canada when we get just a few inches of snow
oamarsh 1 year ago
nice car
JFB31194 1 year ago
Why the fuck are you utter nobheads talking about the war? The German's LOST that's how it STAYS.
LukeXgamer 1 year ago
Jaguarish:D
1VolvoRacing1 1 year ago
the 'jaaag'
americanu197 1 year ago
lol @ the interwebs fight.Of course Clarkson says the english beat everyone else,even the weather,he is british after all and it's safe to say that they think they are the best at everything in the world
AquadelicChiller 1 year ago
Obviously you've never met a british person.
Thegamerwalkthroughs 1 year ago
clarkson's a cunt but you gotta love him
oscarlevinsky 1 year ago
Bloody hell, I have never been stalled in that little bit of snow. How the heck do the Swedes go round in their Volvo 240s all these years? Wll, the right tyres. OK, snow just at freezing is worse than in colder temps but I don't really struggle. have a fat old Bentley now, they does very well, if I bother and drive it. When it gets to needing wheel drive, it will be a Landy or Land cruiser.
CMOSjockey 1 year ago
240000st
oivd 1 year ago
Germans twice? lol looooooool what saved Britain and France was the US that shifted the balance of power towards the end of the WWI and it was by FAR Soviet Union who did the GREATEST part of the job in beating the Nazis in the WWII...this guy is going too far sometimes...
dimajoon 1 year ago
The Soviets were allies with the Germans dumbass. The only part they help with is by switching side at the very end (when they knew they were gonna loose)
tph420 1 year ago
@tph420 look man, MolotovRibbentrop Pact was terminated in 1941 by Hitler's implementation of Operation Barbarossa. However, Barbarossa would fail and 93% of German troops would perish at the Eastern Front. Eastern Front=Soviet Union; Western Front=USA, Britain, France,etc by the way the second phase of WFront was opened in 1944: when Hitler was already getting owned big time by the Soviets who took Berlin in 1945. so if you dont read books at least read wikipedia before posting something
dimajoon 1 year ago
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British cars are the best. And German cars are absolutely SHITE.
LukeXgamer 1 year ago
My German car is quite nice even in the snow and it can even chirp the tires in second all with 159 hp.
sigurd1979 1 year ago
audi quattro kicks asses.
swunt10 1 year ago
No wonder the AA advice you to stay at home if they are stuck in the snow. Aren't they supposed to help YOU if you get stuck? In the "budget supercars challenge" May uses the AA due to car problems. Who will you call if the AA are stuck in the snow ;-)
TMovieKlip 1 year ago
Again: anybody know name of the music @ 4:22 ?
xndrx 1 year ago
I guess this guy forgets the battle of Lexington and those pesky "Americans," a bunch of unwashed peasants who thought that they could rule themselves without the help of the nobility and an all-powerful monarch...
Sorry to inject national history and politics, but I've noticed that this guy relentlessly engages in anti-American sentiment that takes root in a snobby superiority-complex from Europeans against those unruly and crude Americans.
Anyways, besides that, great show, I'm a fan.
USA4July1776 1 year ago
Thank God for the XF!
USA4July1776 1 year ago
when it snows. i poop
monkey0900 1 year ago
wth... who cares ? :))
paladinic 1 year ago
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sorry but jaguar has completley fuked this car up
TheDomthefreak 2 years ago
what does AA stand for? weather advisers of some sort, I am guessing, but I just can't figure out what AA stands for
fallbrookchris 2 years ago
Automobile Association
Coppertunes 2 years ago
I wish this show was on more in the US, only seen it a couple times
Brits seem to have a lot of fun and I love *their* terms/items/actions, most Americans would be very easily confused and lost in an average convo. between a couple Brits
FYI- the US won freedom from the British then majorly helped during WI & WWII, we were fighting the Japs too But my life would be boring w/out my English Bulldog though I will keep my V-8 engines pick up truck/SUV's & *extra* freedoms & rights & firearms
fallbrookchris 2 years ago
In Canada we just put beer, skates and hockey equipment in the trunk when it snows.
slickmovedud 2 years ago 87
In russia we just go outside and have snowfights, iceskate, ski/snowboard, and try to be idiots and swim in the water. But health and saftey just don't give a fuck
Angelwithdirtysword 2 years ago
@slickmovedud
Relax pal, he is just being funny. Its Clarkson for crying out loud. Some of you guys are taking this a little too serious.
Kiadaw77 1 year ago 16
@Kiadaw77 I don't think he was serious and he seems quite relaxed.
Konformation07 1 year ago
@slickmovedud Agreed. I'm Canadian and the first time I ever drove a car was at night in the snow with the all the items you mentioned in the trunk.
Guy9998 1 year ago
@slickmovedud dont forget our maple syrup!
mofunzonecom 1 year ago
@slickmovedud dam right
krank100 1 year ago
@slickmovedud amen bro!
truffleshuffleguy 1 year ago
@slickmovedud That car is actually for civilized nd maybe old guys...Not for hunks!
vickk220 1 year ago
@slickmovedud AND BACON!! Don't forget the BACON!
npage009 1 year ago
@slickmovedud in england we play a proper mens sport and we go and play rugby in underwear
pianistatrc 1 year ago
@slickmovedud in the USA we lough at canadians
EdiownedU 7 months ago
@EdiownedU well its a boot time somebody said that aloud eh, ive been wanting to say that fo years if you would like to know what im talking a boot...now if you would please excuse me, im gonna play some hitty pucky, you wanna play mate?
geterhero 6 months ago
Can someone please tell me what the orchestral music that starts at 4:22 is please? I've been dying to know for aaages now =/
iainmcke 2 years ago
5:30 = Gold.
Clarkson, you keep on doing what you're doing.
gbird593 2 years ago 3
The estate version does not have the mondeo underpinings.
turdbandit 2 years ago
@turdbandit Oh yes it does, the floorpans are identical, apart from an extra couple of inches on the rear.
tannaton 1 year ago
Think you'll find the 2.5 & 3.0 are 4x4 thats why chap. Not the 2.0 or 2.2 diesel or 2.0V6.
turdbandit 2 years ago
This is a load of rubbish. My dad has an 08 X-type diesel and it's terrible in the snow. My 99 mondeo V6 runs rings around it on the white stuff.
rudeboymick 2 years ago
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lozisbest 2 years ago
Do you approach people in real life in the same way as you approach people on the internet? I only ask because calling people morons would probably leave you with very few friends. Still, when you grow up you might mature a bit. I am aware that SOME of the V6 petrols are 4 wheel drive (the 2.0 V6 isn't) - maybe I should have made my point more clearly - the X-type chassis isn't very good. FWD vs FWD it loses out to the older mondeo. I expect 4WD vs 4WD it would lose out as well. Clearer?
rudeboymick 2 years ago
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lozisbest 2 years ago
Growing up is exactly what I called it. Read my previous post for clarification. Well I can only comment on what I know and what I know is that my experience of the X-type is that it's pathetic in the snow. Yours differs - fine, I wont argue with your experience, but it doesn't change my oppinion. Nothing I've read excuses your attitude though. I doubt very much that you would call someone a moron face to face, but the anonymity of the internet empowers you to do so.
rudeboymick 2 years ago
@rudeboymick
if you listened to the video, you would have known that the diesel is smaller, less expensive, and Front Wheel Drive! aka, its going to suck no matter what. you are an idiot.
barbershop123 2 years ago
It isn't less expensive than a MK2 mondeo and yet it is worse. That's the point I'm making. If you read what I've written you'd know that. Also, someone who uses the acronym "aka" in that context shouldn't be calling other people idiots. The one you're searching for is i.e.
mrrossdude 2 years ago
And I appear to be signed in on my brother's account. Oh well.
mrrossdude 2 years ago
After totaling my Junky 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer (thank god) I went to my buddy who's the GM at a dealership. He begged me to test this X-type sport sedan. Reluctantly I test drove it and immediately I wanted it and bought it. Love this car!... Volvo's wow now those are cars that are built. My friends 960 had over 350,000 miles when her parents bought her a new car becuase the volvo need the sunroof track repaired and a AC recharge. Its still inuse at a local shop as a loaner car. Over 400K
stcbenz83 2 years ago
i cant think of the episode im looking for, im pretty sure it has the XKR porsche 911, and another car, cant remmebr, but they are on a beach, a really long beach and they just play aorund in the sand and watter...
darkeyce02 2 years ago
with the monaro on the beach and they cant decide with is better?
jasperbaba 2 years ago
i cant remember what it was really about,
darkeyce02 2 years ago
Try Season 4 Episode 5.
Jaguar XKR, Porsche 911 Carrera 2, and a BMW 645i.
Gives you some idea how memorable the BMW is!
JamesFord2006 2 years ago
what's the song that starts at 4:22..???
bluerings20 2 years ago
haha he pretty much made an rv out of a jog.
mcight1 2 years ago
JAAAAAG.......
"i need a bit more gravity" lol
ivanlai0225 2 years ago
Love JAGUAR!!!
voron94 2 years ago
Cheers Bkzbeatboxxx
cool tune.
RinnDubhan 2 years ago
in 3 sereis it is just called x-drive... :S
polisloco 2 years ago
Damn good car in heavy snow. I know, I have one. And while the big SUV's are stuck on the side of the interstate because they don't know how to drive.... I go wizzing by at 60 MPH straight and true for 4 years going. To damn bad they stopped making the car.
Chas152 2 years ago 2
Can anybody tell me the name of the track at 3:40
RinnDubhan 2 years ago
As Serious as Your Life (Instrumental) by J Dilla
Bkzbeatboxxx 2 years ago
two words
snow tires
Bed4rdC 2 years ago 2
@Bed4rdC on a couple of inches of snow? that's a great way to damage your car
Themightybull 1 year ago
don't say that at 4:36 mini-van driver has pedal to the metal.
MPSESRA 2 years ago
i wanna see him in a minnesota winter with a chevy S10 RWD
that would be amusing
mrfish1991 2 years ago
same truck i have, havent been in snow yet, except on a big hill
darkeyce02 2 years ago
good luck with it, lots of sand bags in the back helps a bit
mrfish1991 2 years ago
yea, i got the push button 4wd, but i thought about taking my no good spare and filling it with rocks or water...
darkeyce02 2 years ago
Hahah I agree Ive seen this happen but it was a tacoma lol
COD4dude28 2 years ago
man whats with the intence music its like 3 cm of snow lol
damans12 2 years ago 18
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Epyon6666 2 years ago
Could of just brought Ray Mears, no need for all that load then.
Greatherlorre 2 years ago
I hate the snow while driving, i'd rather get a bus or train to work when the snow and ice is on the road.
rudeydudey05 2 years ago
there's no problem driving fast in the snow the problems come when you try to stop
MrBladespanker 2 years ago
Andy Mcnab lol
bonbon103 2 years ago
wow i can take three times that snow in my old ford aspire.. and thats practically a geo metro just a litle bigger..its not that hard to drive in snow i handled that litle aspire going same speed as the big 4 wheel drive trucks.. funnest iv had in the snow was my aspire racing a geo metro drifting everywhere passin each other.. good times..
firesage423 2 years ago
lawl the Cossie 4x4 has no problems at all driving in snow ;)
HoracePL 2 years ago
thats my moms car!!!. my 2nd time driving it (its clutch and it was my 2nd time driving clutch) we had the worst imaginable winter road conditions and the road is quite technical. and it was my first year driving. i drifted all the corners and that car has amazing traction control cuz i never came close to coming off the road into the ditch. and my speed was 40mph with hills tight hairpins and HORRIBLE DIRT ICY SLUSHY ROADS!!. it was amazing. one of my fav cars ever
geeksquad2 2 years ago
what do u mean driving clutch? u mean a manual transmission?
jrpc2007 2 years ago
yeah dude
geeksquad2 2 years ago
two words: yea right
Computenator 2 years ago
whats yeah right?
geeksquad2 2 years ago
Geeksquad- You shouldnt be driving at 40 mph in bad icy conditions. In what ever car your in. I drove 20 mph round a roundabout and nearly smashed into the barriers.
2709aaron 2 years ago
i went that on the straight away. i am far too smart to go around corners on conditions like that at 40. and like i said it was one of my first times driving manual so i would sometimes accelerate too much.
geeksquad2 2 years ago
From what ive read it sounds like you drive like a twat. Why are you driving at 40 mph in bad icy conditions???? You drive like a cunt and kill ya self ive no problem with that just dont kill other people through your own stupidity
2709aaron 2 years ago 2
Here in Canada, our highways stil do +90km/hr regardless almost regardless of the weather... but most of us use real winter tires, keep good distance and drive properly maintained vehicles.
jaymemaurice 2 years ago 3
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Fucking Canuck
ID0NotCare 2 years ago
lmao dont exaggerate :P
GDI109 2 years ago
yeah man reppin O town
damans12 2 years ago
no i drive my shitty old landcruiser, i dont give a fuck if i hit anyone
Zaknefain69 2 years ago 3
heeh hell yeah thats the way
kristianmaagaard 2 years ago
please,you listen music of TUPAC
Luckario1 2 years ago
I've had a great time watching this video, about a Jag driving in the snow and then looking through the comments!?! What's all this crap about challenger tanks and how late the yanks were into the last two world wars, etc?? Where's the connection? It's a lighthearted look at a car driving in some snow, not a comparison of 'my country's better than yours'. No wonder there's wars all over the place! Anyway, the UK's roads are too congested, which makes them chaotic in any bad weather.
eddiebruv 2 years ago
wicked car
krw900 2 years ago 2
wow pussies haha
come to canada and see some real snow
sarzamineiran 2 years ago
ya dude im not in canada but im in minnesota and thats close enough.. our snows fun, iv drove thru canada during winter
firesage423 2 years ago
Even a US southern state like Kentucky gets more snow than England ever imagined (I lived in Cambridge for three years; stockpile the coal), thanks to the Gulf Stream which originates between Florida and Texas, then flows up through the Atlantic to that lump o' rock called Britain, keeping it in perpetual 40-degree wet misery despite its latitude.
All Brits need to counter snow is front wheel drive, which they invented. Forget the continental Eurotrash cars.
dtabbutt 2 years ago
We're not used to heavy snow in England, the town I live in got less than half an inch of snow between December and March. That's why we panic at a heavy snowfall, we just don't know how to cope in those conditions. Thanks America for keeping our lump 'o rock nice and mild through winter :)
fozzyisgod 2 years ago
i want a X type sedan 3.0 with the XKR BBS Detroit
:D
R3V0carlos 2 years ago 2
american cars are trash
lajoya77 2 years ago
NOT THE US! hahahahaha.
MBroncs07 2 years ago
especially usa
lajoya77 2 years ago
"Eat your heart out Vlad De Sierre. And welcome to Vlad De Chipping Norton."
I like to actually go there in the winter.
kyosuke2575 2 years ago 2
val d'isere??????
pGInstinct 2 years ago
I have the 4 door version of this car with 4WD and electronic stability control. When I lived in Germany there was a sudden snowstorm, 7-8 inches in 70 minutes. The only way to get home was a mile long, very steep hill. My X-type made it down that hill, slowly passing Mercedes, BMWs and even a 4WD Dodge truck. Once I got to the bottom and a red light, there was a bus sliding back down the hill toward me. The last 6 miles home were a cakewalk. 125MPH on the autobahn is gravy. Love it.
flowergardens4me 2 years ago
i do like this jag id have it in race green tho. cant see why people buy bmw x5's or merc ml's but hey its there money so il just shut up lol
redeyeguy1976 2 years ago
i live in canada right in the snow belt region.. which is why i have always had an impreza
Niteguy705 2 years ago
If anyone wants to watch all Top Gear episodes from seasons 1-13 online for free just message me I'll send you the link
Thanks!
YouSoldMe 2 years ago
Only because they make cars like no other eh ? Then why have all of their original auto manufacturers failed and had to have been bought out ? Even Britains famed TVR is now owned by a Russian.
Also why has no one explained why he put an R at the end of Alaska ? Because he's english and speaking english was the answer I got, but that should mean he should be able to pronounce words properly in english right ?
srcej6 2 years ago
I am American and I am siding with the Brit. Only because one they can make cars like no other. Two they don't act as if they own the world. Three they make damn good tea.
npaauwe 2 years ago
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Alasker ? I forgot it was pronounced that way, fucking stupid brit. When something ends in an A like Alaska you don't put an R on it, unless you're semi retarded.
Also the only thing you need on those baretly snow dusted roads is some driving skill and some sandbags if you have RWD.
srcej6 2 years ago
STUPID FUCKING YANK I BET! Hell yeah, Wanker. Or should that be wanka? You tell me.
gavallens 2 years ago
Well he his an English Man speaking English, we did give the world this.
Learn please.
dogsstar 2 years ago
lol. i hate how they pronounce words with an "a" at the end. "alasker"
makattak88 2 years ago
subaru imprezer
NosBlaster 2 years ago
LOL, at the very end.
"I need a bit more gravity"
Exellent!
JGeschwindt 2 years ago 10
Americans and British....try Canada....try your cars on our roads...the only thing you have between the two of you that`ll handle our winters is american muscle cars, and if they have a block heater installed. The frontwheel drive bs don`t work up here.
Steelix123 2 years ago
And try Alaska! My 4WD Toyota is absolutely necessary for all around safe driving from November through early April.
Also, Canadians . . don't forget the U.S. plains and Great Lake states. . .
BillyRockfish 2 years ago
Rubbish! What about Norway, Sweden and Finland? We don't have muscle cars (which are useless because they have too much power and not enough grip). Hell, I drive a STANDARD Citroen Picasso with Snow grip tyres (no spikes) in -40C+ temps with no problems. Yes, I have an engine block and interior heater system but that's law here.
I guess the difference is, our councils are more EFFICIENT at keeping the roads drivable, even in the worst and most remote locations.
TheFinglish 2 years ago 2
yeah, we're used to snow here in Norway, in England they have one day each year :P
Winnowill01 2 years ago
our 1 snow day is nothing to what you have (",)
redeyeguy1976 2 years ago
shuda done te volvo v50 with awd
Quader150 2 years ago
Its smaller, less powerful, less comfortable ect. Trust me i love my old 940 estate but cmon still rather have the jag
mcarterinc1 2 years ago
LOL @ those roads.
He should have tested it in Norway. 2WD is the most common, but we use winter tires with spikes though. I would have liked to see him drive a Ford with backwheeldrive on a norweigian mountain road (wich is a common thing to do)
evmaker101 2 years ago
LOL agreed....and the roads in Minnesota can get pretty crazy too, especially in the hills and it's illegal for us to have spikes or studs on our tires because they say it ruins the roads -- so they use salt on the roads in which ruins our CARS! Makes no sense IMO....But yes, those roads were baby roads I would drive a Corvette with factory tires on those roads with no problems lol
jgizzy 2 years ago
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us americans powned you brits twice
stroudel1 2 years ago
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tyoukimoiman 2 years ago
tyoukimoiman, i tooootally agree with u man!
jakerb679 2 years ago 9
Pfft.. Do some winter tyre testing instead. That's what really matters in 'the arctic'.
haardkaar 2 years ago 2
agree...in a test that I read 2 years ago, a fwd car equipped with four winter tires outperformed a fwd montero with all season rubber on it in absolutely every discipline....
maximapitko 2 years ago