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The XJ220 is one of my favourite cars, so this news excites me.
Similar story for me, my dad got me a bluish purple 1:18 XJ220 and my twin brother a green Mclaren F1 maybe 25 or so years ago. Being young I thought the two cars looked the same, so I always had a soft spot for the car my whole life. Saw a real XJ220 this year in the same color as that model I had as a kid, was a good moment.My dad gave me a 1:18 scale model of the XJ220 as a Christmas present like 30 years ago. I still remember unwrapping the gift and thinking it looked weirder than good. I must have been 5 years old and the Ferrari F40 was everything back then. It took me around 20 years to start appreciating the XJ220 design despite glancing at the scale model every so often. I wouldn’t mind seeing it in GT7 soon.
Memories! I started my racing career on a game called revs on the BBC micro.They didn't; Gremlin made Lotus, Core made Jaguar. They looked very similar (and there were GT/Forza-level debates on whether Jaguar XJ220 or Lotus - by then Lotus 3 - was best) but since Core was made up of ex-Gremlin employees that's probably not an accident...
I think I have an original box for one of the Lotus games around here somewhere (which is a rarity given how many people's Amiga collections were on blue discs with handwritten pen labels)...
By Geoff Crammond,I had this on my Commodore C64.Pretty good at its time 👍Memories! I started my racing career on a game called revs on the BBC micro.
Most of my ps1 games looked like this, huh. EB World had a generous return policy, and as a college student I had a computer that could do the work. I think the program was called “golden hawk” and it worked hard.They didn't; Gremlin made Lotus, Core made Jaguar. They looked very similar (and there were GT/Forza-level debates on whether Jaguar XJ220 or Lotus - by then Lotus 3 - was best) but since Core was made up of ex-Gremlin employees that's probably not an accident...
I think I have an original box for one of the Lotus games around here somewhere (which is a rarity given how many people's Amiga collections were on blue discs with handwritten pen labels)...
Not good enough. Where is (insert iconic GT car here), or (insert any sports car/supercar released in the last 5 years), or even (insert niche meme car that will get shelved after a minute of driving)? COME ON POLYPHONY!Be happier if it was on ________ (insert any track not currently available)
Let's be honest, it's not a looker and will probably handle like a whale - but still want it.
Let's be honest, it's not a looker and will probably handle like a whale - but still want it.
To you truly just say the escort cosworth is good looking but the XJ220 isn't? Im holding in laughter. Literally one of the ugliest sports cars ever, and you think it looks good and even better than the XJ220?My PSN username may give a clue as to my age - next year is a big one and it starts with a 4
I had car posters on my wall when that was released but it didn't make the cut against the F1, EB110, NSX, Cozza, frickin Viper.
Against those contempories, it's truly hideous.
I’m not white knighting, but it’s everyone’s opinion though. Maybe some people don’t like certain eras of super car or certain designs. The X220 have large overhangs, by design of course. Maybe that’s a feature some people feel look out of proportion.To you truly just say the escort cosworth is good looking but the XJ220 isn't? Im holding in laughter. Literally one of the ugliest sports cars ever, and you think it looks good and even better than the XJ220?
Unless I'm mistaking what you mean by cozza.
Also, the viper was my favorite car as a kid, but better looking than the xj220? No, not even close.
As I said, it was 9 year old me who had a Cosworth poster (mainly because there was one in the village and it was so much cooler than all the other cars). I do still like it.To you truly just say the escort cosworth is good looking but the XJ220 isn't? Im holding in laughter. Literally one of the ugliest sports cars ever, and you think it looks good and even better than the XJ220?
Unless I'm mistaking what you mean by cozza.
Also, the viper was my favorite car as a kid, but better looking than the xj220? No, not even close.
I don't think this at all.XJ220 is too long on too short of a wheelbase.
By what metric ? With few exceptions they all drove like pigs / were death traps.80s to 2000s was a golden age for supercars
Okay?I don't think this at all.
Agreed. Overall, the 80's were dark times for cars.By what metric ? With few exceptions they all drove like pigs / were death traps.
I really don’t see much of a difference between the concept and the production version. Can you give some specs like the length difference? Would be interested, thought the only real difference was the engineXJ220 is too long on too short of a wheelbase. The concept car didn't have that problem, but when they ditched the V12 they (for whatever reason) decided to shorten the wheelbase primarily by moving the front wheels back and in the process disrupting the flowing line from the front end through the windscreen.
It's a nostalgia glasses thing, you wouldn't understand otherwise.By what metric ? With few exceptions they all drove like pigs / were death traps.
The Ferrari F40 didn't drive like a pig.By what metric ? With few exceptions they all drove like pigs / were death traps.
Supercars were made to kill you that was their charm.By what metric ? With few exceptions they all drove like pigs / were death traps.
And the F50 either, or the McLaren F1, or the Jaguar XJR-15The Ferrari F40 didn't drive like a pig.