Brand New Jaguar XJR-15

There are at least 2 or 3 of these rare Jaguars on the market in Japan.

Unlike the XJ220 it's easy to forget that the XJR 15 ever existed, so scarce is it (only 50 made) and hardly ever discussed in the press.

Powered by a race derived 450hp v12 engine it goes without saying that the Jag was a very fast buggy and very noisy which i can attest to. Some time ago while viewing another of these cars for sale in Nagoya the dealer kindly fired her up and in the enclosed confines of the maintenance garage the V12 reverberated off everything and everyone and left yours truly with a distinct feeling that i was under some sort of attack. A great noise in terms of decibels but not i might add a beautiful tune, more like an aggressive, malignant and dark force. Still, no need to drill a hole in the exhaust at least.

Xjr 15's also have a reputation for being very difficult to drive safely and perhaps that's why
AG Motoyama Garage of mountainous Gifu Prefecture are in possession of a repainted 1991 green car that hasn't turned a wheel.

Yes that's right, its brand new, never used and is available for 30 million JPY.

Now apparently these cars don't collect huge premiums at auction because mostly collectors don't feel confident driving them but it's easy to imagine that if you keep hold of one for a few more years that appreciation might follow such an epic automobile even if it is dynamically a bit disappointing

I have no idea how many of the original 50 still survive uncrashed today but if you buy this one, store it and wait for a bit until all the other XJR 15's have been totalled on track days etc you might get a good return when your car is the only one left.

Click here for details on the car in question.
http://www.days.ne.jp/ag-motoyama/others/xjr15_080501_3/

Some time ago I remember viewing an old Pubes for hair Jeremy Clarkson piece on this car on you tube but I can't for the life of me find it now. Help?

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