Come the early 1990s, two much-loved but aging British icons experienced heavy updates to keep them current - the MGB was revived courtesy of British Motor Heritage bodyshells and anointed with a 3.9-litre Rover V8 to create the RV8, whereas Jaguar’s stalwart XJ-S lost the hyphen and gained a £50 million investment from new owners Ford to modernise the 70s icon. With the best XJS convertible and RV8 worth around the same money today, which is best? Former Jaguar World Editor Phil and former MG Car Club employee Jeff decided to gather the pair together to find out, both straying out of their respective marque comfort zones to find out what life is like on the other side...
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:49 MG RV8
5:10 Jaguar XJS
8:45 Conclusion