---
title: "Watch and Learn the Background on the Jaguar XJR-15"
description: "Petrolicious sat down with owner Jasbir Dhillon to talk about what his Jaguar XJR-15 means to him and car culture."
date: "2018-01-23"
modified: "2018-01-23"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/17909/watch-and-learn-the-background-on-the-jaguar-xjr-15"
categories:
  - "Jaguar News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Jaguar"
  - "Jaguar XJR"
  - "Petrolicious"
---

# Watch and Learn the Background on the Jaguar XJR-15

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2018/01/xjr15jag.jpg>)
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*Petrolicious* produces some pretty great [video content](<https://petrolicious.com/>) showcasing cars which have an impact on car enthusiasts. Its [YouTube channel](<https://www.youtube.com/user/PetroliciousCo/featured>) is stocked with cars such as Paul Newman's Datsun 280ZX, Le Man's winning Corvettes, and the Ferrari F40. For this week's episode of its series *Made to Drive* it features a Jaguar XJR-15.

The car is a 1991 Jaguar XJR-15 owned by Jasbir Dhillon. The XJR-15 was conceived by Tom Walkinshaw as a way to bring the idea of the Le Man winning Jaguar XJR-9 to the road. The XJR-15 was created under the [Jaguar Sport brand](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/17499/jaguar-land-rover-announces-record-u-s-sales-in-2017>). The car was designed by Peter Stevens who designed the McLaren F1 and it takes many design elements from the F1. It was one of the first cars to be made entirely out of carbon fiber.

![giphy.gif](<https://media.giphy.com/media/26CaMf13zZcm94UwM/giphy.gif>)
**Petrolicious | YouTube**

In the video, Dhillon describes what the car is like to own and drive. "It sort of gives you that anticipation that this effort is going to be worth it - stay tuned", said Dhillon. The Jaguar XJR-15 comes with race-inspired headphones to save your ears and allow you the ability to speak to passengers. Dhillon says that without headphones you can't hear your own voice let alone a passenger's. That is due to the XJR-15's 6.0-liter V12 engine mounted directly behind the driver with no sound insulation.

Dhillon goes on to describe the theater of the car. A battery master switch, sequence of switches, and a starter switch to get it going unleash the sounds and vibrations of the engine behind you. Dhillon's XJR-15 is chassis number 50 out of [53 cars built](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17310/this-jaguar-xjr-15-is-just-one-of-53-ever-made>), only 27 were built for road use.

Check out *Petrolicious*'s 1991 Jaguar XJR-15: Britain’s Fervent Feline video below.

https://youtube.com/embed/FKbVQEBuemQ

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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