The Inside Line - Designing the Jaguar XJR-15 with Peter Stevens

Scan back through Peter Stevens’ impressive résumé and your eyes will no doubt be drawn first to the McLaren F1. But did you know the acclaimed automotive designer styled another British supercar constructed entirely from carbon-fibre which pre-dates Woking’s legendary three-seater?
Built by JaguarSport, a subsidiary of Jaguar and Tom Walkinshaw’s illustrious motorsport outfit, the XJR-15 was a pedigree-filled Group C prototype racer for the road. And unlike its angular and aesthetically fussy Italian contemporaries, this Big Cat was soft, minimal and, to these eyes, absolutely gorgeous.
In the last two years, more light has been cast on these lesser-understood 1990s supercars and they’re finally getting the recognition from collectors they deserve. In the first episode of our new video series ‘The Inside Line’, Peter Stevens uses the fabulous example we’re currently offering for sale to explain how he came to design the XJR-15, dispel the myth about Jaguar’s ill-feeling towards the car and hint at how this all-carbon cat influenced the mighty McLaren F1.
Video: Tom May / Salterns Media
Discover more about this 1991 Jaguar XJR-15 here: girardo.com/car/1991-jaguar-x...
Follow us on Instagram: girardoandco
Follow us on Facebook: girardoandco
Browse our current inventory of stock: girardo.com/available

[@grahamrobson9292]

British design classic inspired and thoroughly engineered

[@RIB0S0ME]

Such a remarkable video about the legendary Jaguar XJR-15

[@henryhol8538]

This reminds me of a video I have seen of an English Doctor living in America sharing his car with his kids (complete with headphones) please, please lets have more of this!

[@VarioFelce]

I love this Jag, really underrated supercar

[@keithdownie8006]

Great design. Lovely informative video. Great work Peter.

[@alanzyoutube]

Very interesting video, will there be more videos like this?

[@GoBrosb]

Excellent video, extremely interesting and insightful. Cheers

[@gustavoflorio5383]

Insanely pretty car!

[@empresserissovereigngoddes7110]

PERFECT. 💋❤💛💙