You Can Now Buy A Jaguar C-X75 Stunt Car Used By A Bond Villain
The C-X75 was the right idea for the wrong time. Had Jaguar come up with it a little later, it might have gone into production. Instead, the concept came out in the midst of the global financial crisis, so this fascinating take on the supercar question - originally powered by electric motors and gas turbines - never happened. Production was mooted for a while before the plug was finally pulled late in 2012.
A handful of prototypes were made, with the turbines replaced by a twin-charged 1.6-litre engine. The total power output was knocking on the door of 900bhp, although the C-X75 that interests us the most is considerably less powerful. We’re talking about the stunt cars built for James Bond film Spectre, one of which has just come up for sale.
The shouty film props were mechanically unrelated to the prototypes, although they were made by the same company - Williams Advanced Engineering. It was built around a tubular spaceframe chassis with composite panels attached, and the suspension came from a 911 GT3 rally car. The reason? Because for filming it needed lots of suspension travel for clattering around Vatican city.
A 542bhp, 5.0-litre supercharged V8 was stuffed in the middle, with the torque limited depending on the gear you were in to avoid the car being snappy on the limit Evo reported after driving one a few years ago. Oh, and it also stopped the car eating driveshafts.
The stunt cars were built to be as easy to drift as possible, with a hydraulic handbrake added for good measure. You - understandably - won’t be able to drive this one on the road, though.
Regardless, that doesn’t mean this example - one of four built for the film - is going to be cheap. It’s up for sale at a dealer Kaaimans International with the price listed as ‘POA’. Anyone want to take a guess at the figure?
Source: Kaaimans via Auto Classics
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I’m guessing its more than I can afford …
A CX-75 for sale?! I will give all of my moneys, organs and relatives!
Not mechanically related to the original in any way
Not road legal
…I will give all of my moneys, organs and relatives!
Didn’t that twincharged motor have a 10,000rpm rev limit?
Yeah. It was epic
imagine pulling up to a autocross or a drift event in this
the look on peoples faces when it goes sideways……..
Priceless 😎
Going sideways…like a sir
Rallying…like a sir
Scandinavian flicking… like a sir
Getting covered in mud…like a sir
Going crazy…like a sir.
When the car starts up a Latin motto should appear on the dashboard alongside Sir’s family crest. There should be a “Would Sir like to go sideways” button which would transfer the car over to its drift settings while simultaneously offering Sir a top hat crash helmet and a bottle of Rosé with a pair of leather gloves encrusted in the Queen’s Crown Jewels…….Everything about this car is excruciatingly British!!!
Not to long for chrismas
Comes with authentic fire damage
Why would you need the 900hp turbines? You’ve got 550hp, a chassis that weighs nothing, and you have a hydro e-brake. In a supercar. Mind you, a JAGUAR supercar. This is perfect for someone to get, be able to drive on a somewhat regular basis, and party when they want to. Sign me the f up.
hahaha I thought of it the same way. I want it too.
I dunno, 900 hp, seems paltry. Can’t dodge in and out of gridlock at an average 30mph with less than 800 hp, so a Jaguar supercar better have at least 900.
Damn I really want it
Dunno why
What do you mean you don’t know why. Look at it! it glorious! hahah
Except wasn’t the car in the movie orange?
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