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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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Hello, and welcome to Top Gear.
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Two things I'm looking forward
to in tonight's show.
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First, we are testing a
real smorgasbord of cars.
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We've got supercars,
grand tourers and hot hatches.
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Second, I got to say smorgasbord.
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Smorgasbord.
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I love saying smorgasbord.
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OK, now, as anyone who
has a couple of kids knows,
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the worst thing you can do
is buy them one toy
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and tell them to share it.
Never ends well.
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So the producers thought
it'd be funny to see
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if the same is true for presenters.
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So they told Chris and I
to both go and review
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the latest 200mph British
grand tourer in sunny Spain.
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This is Spain?
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I thought Spain was
supposed to be warm.
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This is the Sierra Nevada, Matthew.
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The highest road in Europe,
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therefore it gets a bit
nippy up here.
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Ooh, look.
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That is...
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..stunning. Look at that.
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Welcome to the new
Bentley Continental GT.
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£150,000 of tailored British luxury,
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which Bentley claims is the finest
grand tourer ever produced.
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- It's beautiful. - Yeah.
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You know, if there was one of those
at the top of every mountain,
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- I would definitely climb more
mountains. - Yeah, absolutely.
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So I guess all we have to do now
is decide who's driving first.
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So we should probably just...
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No, no, no, off you go.
There you go, there you go.
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- You missed. - Such a bellend.
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- He always gets his own way.
- Oh, that's nice.
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Oh! Ow!
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What are you doing?
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- It's quite slippery,
you might have noticed. - Get in.
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Don't feel bad.
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Look, you're just smaller
and weaker.
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- I very nearly had you there,
you know that. - Oh, please.
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I was checking my phone
with the other hand.
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Whatever. Just be really,
really careful.
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I'm a terrible passenger.
This just looks dangerous to me.
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Stop being so panicky.
We've got four-wheel drive.
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Four-wheel drive when
you're going slowly.
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The faster you go, this thing
becomes two-wheel drive,
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- rear-wheel drive. - Really? - Yes.
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So the faster you go,
the more dangerous it gets?
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Oh!
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This feels very safe.
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Stop cocking about.
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Oh-ho-ho!
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Stop right here.
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Well, I think I speak
for myself when I say
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- that I'm glad that's over.
- THEY LAUGH
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OK, first impressions?
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Bentley's new grand tourer
is definitely cut out for winter.
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But now, on proper tarmac,
the real road test could begin.
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- Hey, can you move your seat
back a little bit? - Yeah, sure.
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Bit more.
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- A bit more. Yeah, tilt it
right back. - Why?
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Well, I've just got a little
business to take care of.
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So, the Bentley Continental GT
first arrived back in 2003.
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This is now the third generation
of the car.
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What are you doing?
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- I'm reviewing the car. - What?
- They told us to review the car.
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They told US to review the car,
not you to review the car.
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Well, we can't both review the car.
It's not a duet.
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Just stay back there.
No-one will even know you're here.
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- This is just demeaning.
- It's not demeaning.
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Hey, you got anything
you could pop on your head?
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We're getting a little bit
of a glare off your dome.
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Are you for real?
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The Bentley Continental GT
first arrived back in 2003.
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This is the third generation
of the car.
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This is a car for people who want
to drive very far, very fast...
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You said "car" twice
in that sentence.
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And I think the audience
knows it's a car.
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It's got four wheels,
it's sort of car-shaped.
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Are you done?
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This...
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I can touch your nose, look.
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This was going to be a long trip.
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Now, as I was saying,
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this is the Bentley Continental GT,
which first arrived back in 2003.
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But this is the third generation
of the car,
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and it is by far the best one yet,
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because it's lighter, faster and
more comfortable than ever before.
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It's got 626 horsepower.
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It'll do 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds...
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..and it won't top out
until 207mph.
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This...
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Oh, so close! It was so close.
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- I knew you were going to interrupt
me. - It was so close.
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- I knew you were going
to interrupt me. - Oh!
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Really, there is no more
soothing way
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to rack up a massive speeding fine.
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- Don't forget the armrests. - Why?
- The armrests.
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- Why? - I'll show you.
Just pull over and stop.
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- But I only just got started.
- Just stop!
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- Where you going?
- I'll be back in a minute.
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Where is he going?
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MATT SIGHS
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He's a funny little fella, isn't he?
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OK, so...
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- What is that? - It's a cup of coffee.
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Where did you get that?
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- So, you've just bought your new
Bentley Continental GT. - Uh-huh.
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- Over 150 grand of your hard-earned.
- Yeah.
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You get into it to go to work,
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- you want to have a coffee
in the morning. - Yeah.
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So you put your coffee in there,
and you think,
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"I'll just adjust the armrest
so it's nice and comfy."
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Move that forwards now.
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- What, the armrest? - Yeah.
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Well... Oh, I see.
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Yeah. Well, you can't.
The coffee's in the way.
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Yeah, I know.
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That's a really, really poor piece
of ergonomic design.
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OK, that is the first-est
of first-world problems.
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I'm looking out for
the normal consumer,
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- who can afford to buy...
- OK, OK, OK.
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I will give you that. OK.
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I will give you that,
that that is a design flaw.
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- However... - Mm-hm. - ..how can you
not love a cabin that does this?
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Are you ready?
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- Oh... - OK. - Come on.
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- OK. - Come on. That is great.
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That is the future that we were
promised back in the '70s. Huh?
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- That is beautiful. - That is awesome!
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Yep, irritating cup-holder aside,
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wafting through southern Spain
in style and comfort,
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the Continental was quickly
proving the ideal tool
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for eating up the miles.
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In fact, the only thing
it was missing
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was an off switch for my companion.
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Ooh, press pack.
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Get this.
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"Diamond knurling aids
a luxurious touch
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"using a three-dimensional
faceted surface."
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I love a bit of knurling.
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- You love knurling as well,
don't you? - Uh-huh.
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Frankly, knurling was
the last thing on my mind.
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My back teeth were floating.
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HE EXHALES
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- What's wrong? - I just, er...
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I really have to use the gents.
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Well, just pull over here
and use the gents.
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I also really don't
want you to drive,
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- so I'm very conflicted. - OK.
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Well...
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- Funny. - Drinky?
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No, thanks.
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HE GARGLES
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If you pull over,
I can guarantee one thing.
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- What? - I will definitely steal
your driving seat.
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Oh, you're like a horrible rash,
do you know that?
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Mm. That's been said before.
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Luckily, I'm a horrible rash
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who happens to be equipped with the
bladder of a camel.
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You're not going to win this.
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It's by a band called Running Water.
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RECORDING OF RUNNING WATER
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A slash, a winkle...
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..a wazzle, a wee.
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A widdle, a pee.
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I can't take it any more.
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I can't, I can't. I've got to go.
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- That bush has got your name
written all over it. - Oh...
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Let him step away.
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- I'm just going to check
the rear tyres. - No!
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- Just going to check the rear tyres.
- No!
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Just check this one.
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Yeah, they're pretty good,
those rear tyres.
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Oh, look at this.
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This is more like it.
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Right.
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Right, my turn to review.
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Now with a proper driver
at the wheel,
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it was time to get stuck into
what this new Bentley
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is really all about.
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OK, let's talk about the engine.
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Like the old Continental,
this car has a W12.
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This time round,
it has dual injection,
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so it means it has regular
port injection
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and it also has direct injection.
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Jewel? Jewel with a J?
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- Jewel? - It has two forms
of injection.
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- Oh, DUAL. - OK. - Dual. I got you.
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Go ahead.
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Now, unlike a Ferrari V12,
which is all revvy and racy,
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the W12 is more relaxed.
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It provides effortless performance,
which is perfect for a Bentley.
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You didn't mention
the cylinder shutdown.
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I was about to mention
the cylinder shutdown.
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I would've put it first,
but that's just me.
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Featuring cylinder shutdown.
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Basically, it shuts down half
the cylinders
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when it doesn't need them.
Doesn't matter.
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What does matter is how much better
this new Continental is to drive.
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- What are you doing?
- Time for a little detour.
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No-one who drives this car
will ever do this.
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Well, I'm driving this car
and I'm doing this.
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CHRIS CHUCKLES
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Now, how different is it
to the old Continental?
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The old Continental
had a fixed torque split,
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40% to the front, 60% to the rear.
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This has a kind of constantly
variable torque split,
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- because it has this new
electronic brain. - Torque split.
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That is some sexy road-test speak
right there.
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Hey, if we're lucky,
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we might get a little bit
of "through the wrists".
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What else have we got?
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Air suspension -
even on this rocky surface,
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the ride is so level,
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that means you can genuinely feel
this car through the wrists.
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That's it! That is the stuff.
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Oh, this is like a Chris Harris
Greatest Hits album. This is great!
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Sideways on gravel in a Bentley.
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This is fantastic.
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- Can you feel that body control?
- Body control!
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Woohoo!
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What I'm doing, Matthew,
even though you laugh,
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is I'm telling people what they
want to hear about the car.
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I'm educating them.
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What you're doing is you're telling
one guy from Ipswich
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what he wants to hear about the car.
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Now, come on, pull over.
It's my turn to drive.
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Over my dead body.
You've had your turn, OK?
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I am driving for the rest
of this trip, and you know it.
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Sorry to have to do that,
but you left me no choice.
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See, this is what people who buy
this car are going to do.
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Cover miles on the open road.
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This new air suspension,
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you put it in comfort and you could
almost forget you're driving it.
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How's the back seat?
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What's the point in boasting
about having a W12 engine
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that's 24% shorter than a V12,
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if a small man can't sit
in the back of it?
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Sub-eight-year-olds
will be fine back here.
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- And, critically, I can
administer a wet willy. - Oh!
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So this is literally like having
a child test the rear seat.
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PHH-RRR-RRT!
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Oh!
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You're a filthy,
disgusting eight-year-old.
246
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You smell horrible.
247
00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,240
I mean, absolutely horrible.
248
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Where are we going?
249
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We were going to the
Continental's spiritual home...
250
00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:48,480
..because people who drive Bentleys
love to eat out.
251
00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,240
It does look way better
than before, doesn't it?
252
00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,920
- It does, but I've got
a problem with this. - What?
253
00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,320
- The people who drive them. - Hold on.
254
00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,000
You can't blame the car
for the people who drive it.
255
00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,800
You know, that's like saying, er,
256
00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,600
those kids that wear their pants
below their ass?
257
00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,280
It's not the pants' fault.
258
00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,560
They're long enough,
they're just being worn wrong.
259
00:14:13,560 --> 00:14:14,880
You know what I think?
260
00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,760
I think this is the best
Bentley they've ever made.
261
00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,240
That's a bold statement.
They've made some good Bentleys.
262
00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:21,680
OK, the Bentayga?
263
00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,600
- Uglier, not as fun to drive.
- That's true.
264
00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,200
The Mulsanne is slower.
So this is it.
265
00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,720
If you want to do big miles,
you want to do them really fast,
266
00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,240
this is the best Bentley ever made.
267
00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,720
You do give some great summary,
I'll give you that.
268
00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,080
- Thank you. - Lovely work.
- Thank you. - I'm driving.
269
00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,800
- But I haven't finished eating.
- Yeah, well, I've had an idea.
270
00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,520
Come on. Come on!
271
00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,520
Because if this Bentley
really is the best car
272
00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,880
they've ever made for
doing big miles fast,
273
00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:56,400
there was one more place
we needed to test it.
274
00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,080
Ascari - the longest
racetrack in Spain,
275
00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,400
and the perfect place to stretch
the Bentley's legs.
276
00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,960
OK, let me guess.
277
00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,240
You want me to sit here in the
passenger seat like a lemon
278
00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,440
- while you slide this thing
around the track. - You're driving.
279
00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,760
- Really? - Yeah.
280
00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,240
- What's the catch? - Nothing.
281
00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,720
- And what are you going to do?
- I'll find something to do.
282
00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,720
Don't worry about that.
Genuinely. All yours. Enjoy.
283
00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:36,760
You know, that's the thing
about Harris.
284
00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,440
He can spend ages being
a total pain in the ass,
285
00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:45,920
but when it comes right down to it,
he's really a good guy.
286
00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:50,120
And the Continental GT
really is a blast.
287
00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,400
Now, you don't think
of Bentleys as track cars,
288
00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,480
and in sport mode, ah,
it really hides its weight.
289
00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:01,920
Surprisingly nimble.
290
00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:04,800
Quick, too.
291
00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,560
But then let's not forget
292
00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,360
the whole history of Bentley
is intertwined with racing.
293
00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:16,080
Back in the 1920s,
Bentley dominated Le Mans.
294
00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,440
The racetrack is in its blood.
295
00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,720
Yes. Yes, it is.
296
00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,640
Whoa! What the hell is that?!
297
00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,920
You know how you said
that was the best Bentley
298
00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,280
for covering distance fast?
299
00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,040
Matt, you're wrong,
300
00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,120
because this is the best
Bentley for going fast,
301
00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,800
the Speed 8.
302
00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,960
In 2003, Bentley won
the Le Mans 24 hours...
303
00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,600
..covering over
3,000 miles in one day.
304
00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:02,320
So for covering big distances fast,
this,
305
00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,120
this is the ultimate Bentley.
306
00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,120
OK, hotshot. How about a race,
then? Huh?
307
00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,600
One lap of the track.
308
00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,080
Me in this, against you in that.
309
00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,160
I'm sorry, you in your road car,
310
00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,600
you want to take on this
pedigree racing machine?
311
00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,080
Only one rule.
312
00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:29,800
That's a Le Mans car, right?
313
00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,200
So we do a Le Mans start.
314
00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,600
Bring it on!
315
00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,160
- Three... - Yeah. - ..two, one. Go!
316
00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,440
You move really well
for an older guy.
317
00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,120
Easy. Jump in, click, go.
318
00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,320
Oh-ho-ho! OK.
319
00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,560
He's probably still getting
his fat butt in the thing.
320
00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:03,560
Come on!
321
00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,000
Apex here. Come on,
get in there, baby.
322
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,480
Bite, bite, bite.
323
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,840
The GT was building a lead.
324
00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:14,880
ENGINE STARTS
325
00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:16,840
But all too soon...
326
00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,960
..the Speed 8 was in the chase.
327
00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,440
Come on, Le Mans.
328
00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,320
We're going to catch him!
329
00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,400
Chris was only 18 seconds behind.
330
00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,720
Come on, baby. Go, go, go.
331
00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:32,920
I do love a racing car.
332
00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:37,080
It goes 97mph in first gear.
333
00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,680
600 horsepower.
334
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,560
I can handle a bit of this.
335
00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:43,480
Where is he? Where is he?
Where is he?
336
00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:47,960
Come on, Le Mans-winning Bentley.
337
00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,440
Over halfway through the lap,
the GT was flying.
338
00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,040
But the Speed 8 was reeling us in.
339
00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,360
Oh, shoot, there he is.
Go, go, go, go, go.
340
00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:01,840
Where is he? There he is!
341
00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,280
Come on, LeBlanc. You can do this.
You can do it!
342
00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,160
But with Chris pushing harder
and harder to catch us...
343
00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:12,680
Right there. Jeez.
344
00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:17,240
..the damp track was giving
the Speed 8 trouble.
345
00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:21,720
These tyres are so cold,
I've got no traction at all.
346
00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:22,960
Bloody terrifying!
347
00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,640
All right, come on, come on.
348
00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,200
Whoa!
349
00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,960
No way I'm going to catch him.
350
00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,160
We got this.
351
00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,240
Woohoo!
352
00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:43,600
Now, I think - I think -
they call that a win.
353
00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:46,240
Fair play.
354
00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,320
He and that new car were too quick.
355
00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,320
The Continental GT,
356
00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:55,000
the best Bentley...
357
00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,440
..ever.
358
00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:03,840
CHEERING
359
00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,200
Huh? Come on.
360
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:06,640
Good car.
361
00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,920
Yeah, that was a great trip.
362
00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,680
This new Bentley,
this is seriously one fast car.
363
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,320
I mean, faster than
the Le Mans-winning Bentley.
364
00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,400
- Well, not exactly. - Really? - Yeah.
365
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,040
I definitely remember seeing you
in the rear-view mirror,
366
00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,160
- not out the front.
- We've been through this, OK?
367
00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,800
Slick tyres, wet track,
the track temperature
368
00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,880
- was just above freezing - impossible
to get any heat into them. - Uh-huh.
369
00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,120
Oh, and secondly, the Le Mans start.
370
00:20:33,120 --> 00:20:35,800
Cost me 18 seconds
doing the harness up,
371
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:39,160
and even then, a couple more
corners, I'd have had you.
372
00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,440
Yeah. yeah, I have to say,
you were wringing that thing's neck,
373
00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,600
- seriously, great driving.
- Oh, thank you.
374
00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,200
Yeah, if only we could teach you
to do up your seat belt,
375
00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,760
you would be the total package.
376
00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,400
Rory?
377
00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,840
OK, let's talk hot hatches,
378
00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,440
because things are
kicking off right now.
379
00:20:55,440 --> 00:21:00,040
Mercedes A45, Ford Focus RS,
Honda Civic Type R -
380
00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,680
serious machines.
381
00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,840
And now it's the turn of Renault
382
00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,600
to unleash their
new big-dog hot hatch.
383
00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,320
And that is a big deal,
384
00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,520
because Renault,
well, they've got form.
385
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,800
Oh, yes. Renault's hot hatchback
catalogue...
386
00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,080
..is tidy.
387
00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:27,840
For starters, there's this -
the Renault 5 Turbo.
388
00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,440
Genuine legend, this thing.
389
00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:33,200
Based on a Group B rally car,
engine in the middle,
390
00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:34,480
properly lairy.
391
00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,560
This is an old-school turbo. Ha-ha!
392
00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,040
You never know when it's going
to come on song and spit you out.
393
00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,440
Then they did the Clio Williams.
394
00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,040
Yep, as in Williams, the F1 team.
395
00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:53,320
Gold wheels, gold-star hot hatch.
396
00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,600
And this is the Clio V6...
397
00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,960
..another mid-engine monster.
398
00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:03,480
Lethal in the wet.
399
00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,880
There are more of these in hedges
than there are on driveways.
400
00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,040
Love it!
401
00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:15,800
And of course there is
the legendary Megane R26.R.
402
00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,400
Bendy windows, race harnesses,
403
00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,840
lapped the Nurburgring faster than
404
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,600
any front-wheel-drive road car
before it.
405
00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,880
That is quite a bloodline.
406
00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,600
When it comes to properly exciting
hot hatches,
407
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:31,960
Renault wrote the book,
408
00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:36,320
so their latest chapter
is going to be pretty special.
409
00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:37,760
Isn't it?
410
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,760
Um, well...
411
00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:46,680
Not really, because it's all a
bit sort of nothingy, isn't it?
412
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,880
I mean, where are the wings?
413
00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,760
Where are the pointy bits?
414
00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,720
This is supposed to be
Renault's hottest hatch ever,
415
00:22:55,720 --> 00:23:00,080
and yet it kind of looks like
it was designed by a grown-up.
416
00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,880
And that's a worry,
because to do battle
417
00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,960
with all the crazy performance
hot hatches flying around today,
418
00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,440
Renault needs a comic book superhero
of a car.
419
00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,320
And then you get going.
420
00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,360
And while its 1.8-litre
four-cylinder turbo
421
00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:26,760
is Renault's most
powerful engine yet,
422
00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,040
it only makes 277 horsepower.
423
00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:35,360
That's 40 less than
a Honda Civic Type R.
424
00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:38,560
The Mercedes A45 makes 100 more.
425
00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,000
100!
426
00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:46,960
Don't get me wrong,
I'm not saying that it's slow -
427
00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,120
it'll do 0 to 60
in under six seconds.
428
00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,360
But the fastest hot hatches
out there nowadays,
429
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:55,400
they'll do it in under five.
430
00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:57,880
Same story in here, really.
431
00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,560
The steering wheel, that's nice,
leather, Alcantara,
432
00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,440
little red line, decent.
But where's my drift mode?
433
00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,240
Where's my fancy four-wheel-drive
system?
434
00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:10,280
Renault knows how to make
a mind-blowing hot hatch,
435
00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:14,560
so how have they fallen
so far behind with the new Megane?
436
00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,720
Well, they didn't.
437
00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:21,080
ENGINE ROARS
438
00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,720
Because the thing with this car is,
439
00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,600
the old Renault DNA is still there,
440
00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,680
it's just below the surface,
because it's...
441
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,480
It's DNA.
442
00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:39,320
And the first win for the Renault
gene pool is the steering.
443
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,080
Normally that's a job
for the front wheels,
444
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,720
but here, the rear wheels
do it too.
445
00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,960
Not by much, but they do steer.
446
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:53,800
At low speeds, they can angle 2.7
degrees in the opposite direction
447
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,520
to the front wheels,
to make you turn sharper.
448
00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,440
And when you go in a bit quicker,
they can angle by one degree
449
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,520
in the same direction as the fronts,
to help stability.
450
00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,480
One degree.
451
00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:13,120
Yes, that may be a small amount,
but it makes...a big difference.
452
00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,720
It's so agile,
it's so quick on the turning.
453
00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:22,680
Oh!
454
00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,000
It might look placid, this car,
but you know what?
455
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:28,280
It's got bite.
456
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:29,920
Like a badger.
457
00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,120
What doesn't bite is the
suspension...
458
00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,640
..which uses hydraulic bump stops,
459
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,000
borrowed from the world of rallying.
460
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,520
In technical terms,
it's kind of a damper
461
00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,000
inside a damper.
462
00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,720
In nontechnical terms, well,
463
00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,720
it means you can wang along
a bumpy road like this...
464
00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,400
Ha-ha!
465
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,400
..without the front suspension
smashing through the bodywork.
466
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:06,560
How smooth was that?
467
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,920
Honestly, if I was in a Ford Focus
RS, I would have no teeth by now.
468
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:17,920
What we have here is a serious,
clever little hot hatch.
469
00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:23,160
And the deeper you delve into it,
the more cleverness you will find.
470
00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,000
Take that rear diffuser.
471
00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,880
The reason the car doesn't have
massive wings on the outside
472
00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:34,560
is because it generates
enough downforce on its own,
473
00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:39,480
while the engine takes expertise
from Renault's Formula 1 squad.
474
00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,240
Cylinder linings are polished
to a mirror finish
475
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,600
and then sprayed...
476
00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:45,600
..with plasma.
477
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,480
I don't know why,
or what that achieves,
478
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,960
but, you know, plasma!
479
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,600
And get this - sensors
all around the car
480
00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,960
can tell you about steering angle
and G-force and stuff.
481
00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,240
But the coolest bit
is that you'll be able
482
00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,960
to hook your phone up,
record your driving,
483
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,080
and the car will add
all that data as graphics,
484
00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,600
so it looks like you're in
some sort of live video game.
485
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,240
Social media are going to love that.
486
00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:21,280
As will the accident
investigating officer.
487
00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,960
So the Megane RS is a car
for the driver
488
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,360
who really cares about driving.
489
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,880
And who really cares
about value for money.
490
00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,400
It costs 28 grand,
which is actually pretty reasonable
491
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,080
by hot hatch standards.
492
00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,960
And let's be honest,
it's not really 28 grand, is it?
493
00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:47,520
Because if you buy it on finance,
which nearly everyone will,
494
00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,440
then it's going to be
more like £300 a month,
495
00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,160
which sounds a whole lot better.
496
00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,440
Point is, the Megane
is a smart choice.
497
00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,320
Sure, it might look a little plain
498
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:10,080
alongside Renault's bag-of-frogs
back catalogue,
499
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,000
but this is a different sort of
hot hatch.
500
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:22,080
This is a hot hatch for the guy
who loved lairy hot hatches
501
00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,880
in the '90s, but who's grown up,
had kids
502
00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,760
and needs something
a bit more practical.
503
00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:30,640
This is a hot hatch for...
504
00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:33,440
..me.
505
00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,400
Which means I should love this car.
506
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,560
But I just don't quite.
507
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,040
This is a good car,
a really good car.
508
00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,360
But for a hot hatch,
it's just a bit...grown-up.
509
00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,360
Thankfully, I have the answer.
510
00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,120
MUSIC: Jump Around by House of Pain
511
00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:10,080
Check it out - Reid's patented
adaptable body kit.
512
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:14,240
Environmentally friendly,
fits almost any car.
513
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,520
Now it's a proper hot hatch.
514
00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,120
- Oh... - BLEEP.
515
00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,560
CHEERING
516
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,480
- Slow clap. - Slow clap, no...
517
00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,760
The old cardboard spoiler, mate,
not one of your best ideas.
518
00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,640
I don't know!
I think it looked fantastic.
519
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,080
You know, while it stayed on.
520
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,640
- You agree? - No.
521
00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,720
But the Megane, OK,
what you're saying is,
522
00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,760
you don't like it because it's too
well-suited to your lifestyle?!
523
00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:43,960
Well, exactly.
524
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,080
I can think of loads of things
that are a good idea,
525
00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,480
like, I don't know, a pension
or going to the dentist
526
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,400
or kale smoothies.
527
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,520
OK? Good ideas
aren't always fun.
528
00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,840
What's not fun about
a competently engineered hot hatch?
529
00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,200
When you buy a hot hatch,
530
00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,400
you buy it because you want to
show off a bit.
531
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,320
These guys will back
me up on this, OK?
532
00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:10,160
And who wants to go to the pub
to discuss hydraulic bump stops?
533
00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,480
Me.
534
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,360
And that is why
535
00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,400
we don't invite you to the pub.
536
00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,160
Look, what I'm saying is,
537
00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,640
I don't want a car that reminds me
that I'm not 21 any more.
538
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,400
You're not even 31, Rory,
you're nearly 40.
539
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:25,520
HE LAUGHS
540
00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,560
And is there anything
about my outfit
541
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,200
that suggests I've embraced that?
542
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,000
That's a good point, Zippy.
543
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,440
Matt.
544
00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:36,280
OK, now it's time to put a star
in our reasonably fast car.
545
00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,040
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome to the sofa
546
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,440
the multi-Grammy-winning
Gregory Porter!
547
00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,120
CHEERING
548
00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,800
How are you doing?
How are you, buddy?
549
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,920
- Good to see you. - Hello.
550
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,640
- All right, take a seat.
- All right.
551
00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,320
All right, well...
Welcome to Britain,
552
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,120
though you're pretty much
an honorary Brit, right?
553
00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:06,480
Yeah, I'm here all the time.
554
00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,160
Yeah, you played for
the Prime Minister, the Queen.
555
00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,440
Yeah, both of those
very fine ladies, yes.
556
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,600
Yeah, OK, so tell me,
who was a better audience?
557
00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,000
Um, the Queen is pretty...
That's pretty dope.
558
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,480
I mean, that's pretty amazing,
you know? Yeah, you know...
559
00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,240
- How often's the... - She did the...
560
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,760
How often's the Queen referred to
as dope?
561
00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:30,280
You spend a lot of time over here.
Do you do much driving over here?
562
00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:35,000
I did drive for about an hour
in central London and I got about...
563
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,560
I got about three blocks
564
00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,800
before I said, you know,
"I'm through with this."
565
00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,080
But didn't you... You lived
in New York for a long time.
566
00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,160
I lived in New York
for 13 years, but...
567
00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,320
Isn't that worse than driving here?
568
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,800
It is, especially in Brooklyn.
569
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,800
Because there are...
There's traffic rules
570
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,440
and then there's Brooklyn rules.
OK.
571
00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,040
You know, Brooklyn rules is like,
572
00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,520
you have to take off
BEFORE it turns green,
573
00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:00,920
and if you don't, you will get
yelled and cussed at.
574
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,760
And cars have the right of way,
you know, they...
575
00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,360
Yeah, yeah, that's true.
576
00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,640
If you're walking across the street,
you're fair game.
577
00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:09,960
That's true, yeah.
578
00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,600
So be careful in Brooklyn.
579
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,320
So we had Professor Green on
not too long ago,
580
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,760
and he said he writes
a lot of his songs
581
00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,520
while he's in the car.
Do you do that, too?
582
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:23,040
I've written many of my songs
while I'm driving.
583
00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,880
And it's something about the motion,
584
00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,840
something about seeing people
pass me by,
585
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,960
and I don't know their story,
but I'll give them a story.
586
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:35,320
Like, I pass by a couple,
a man and a woman,
587
00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,200
they may be in an argument,
and I was like,
588
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,680
"This is our last moment together,
and this..." You know...
589
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,040
- That's beautiful. - It is.
590
00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,640
I mean, they were probably fighting
about he left the seat up.
591
00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,920
And then he says,
"That's our last moment together."
592
00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,920
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so the song is...
593
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,560
# Move along now, people
594
00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,200
# There is nothing here to see
595
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,320
# It's just me and my lady
596
00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:59,160
♪ Having our last memory... ♪
597
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,960
You know, that's the way
the song goes, but... Don't stop.
598
00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,200
But that's not till...
That's not until the next record.
599
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,160
Now, your new record is inspired by
600
00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,440
the legend Nat King Cole,
is that true?
601
00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,120
Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
602
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:15,120
I came to Nat's music
when I was a young man,
603
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:16,640
six or seven.
604
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:21,480
And just his style, his image,
um, and his voice
605
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:25,440
was something I needed at the time.
In the absence of my father
606
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,640
hearing these words -
pick yourself up, dust yourself off,
607
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,360
start all over again,
smile though your heart is aching,
608
00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,080
the greatest thing
you will ever learn
609
00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:35,800
is just to love
and be loved in return -
610
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:39,440
- this is fatherly advice, in a way.
- Yeah. - So Nat has been, like,
611
00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,120
a great inspiration for me
just over the years.
612
00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,880
I think of a song that I wrote
for my son, Don't Lose Your Steam -
613
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:50,760
that's probably my own alliteration
614
00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,960
of pick yourself up,
dust yourself off,
615
00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:55,920
start all over again, you know...
OK.
616
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,800
Don't quit, don't give up,
keep going.
617
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:03,720
Nat King Cole fact.
1950s, he owned the concession
618
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:07,360
to sell the Messerschmitt mini car
in California.
619
00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,080
Did you know that?
Bet you never knew that.
620
00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:13,440
This is something I didn't know,
and I, like, I pride myself on,
621
00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,480
like, really knowing a lot
about Nat.
622
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,400
This, I didn't know. Now I've got to
get me a Messerschmitt, you know.
623
00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:22,280
- Chris is amazing, he knows
all kinds of stupid - BLEEP.
624
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,200
All right, let's take a look at
your tribute to Nat King Cole.
625
00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:35,280
# Light up your face with gladness
626
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:40,640
# Hide every trace of sadness
627
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,880
# Although a tear
628
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:51,400
# May be ever so near
629
00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:58,200
# That's the time
you must keep on trying
630
00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:03,920
# Smile, what's the use of crying?
631
00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:11,560
# You'll find that life
is still worthwhile
632
00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:28,360
♪ If you just smile... ♪
633
00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,000
CHEERING
634
00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:33,960
Thank you.
635
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,960
- I want to watch the whole thing -
that was great. - Thank you, man.
636
00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:40,120
That was great. Yeah.
You know it's funny,
637
00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:43,600
you said something a second ago
about, you know,
638
00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:47,560
being inspired by Nat King Cole and
that you wrote that for your son,
639
00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:48,880
and it's kind of like,
640
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,320
is that how you discipline
your kids, through music?
641
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,680
Do you sing to them?
642
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,560
Because you're
a big, scary-looking guy.
643
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,000
Do you find they take it better
if you sing it to them?
644
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,760
You know it's funny,
last night, um, you know,
645
00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:05,840
I'm talking to my son on Skype,
and he didn't want to go to bed.
646
00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:10,920
And you know, the way my wife
puts, you know,
647
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,000
a little fear into my son
648
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,360
is to turn on one of my records
sometimes, and you know...
649
00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:17,800
Right, you know, so if it's...
650
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,560
♪ Sitting on the top
of the roof... ♪
651
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,840
You know, he hears that and he's
like, you know, "Is Daddy home?"
652
00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:25,920
Like, "No..."
653
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,040
"Get into bed, boy," you know?
Yeah.
654
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:32,440
OK, let's take a look at your
training lap with Chris out there.
655
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:33,680
How did it go with him?
656
00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:35,520
We had a great time out there.
657
00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,840
I mean, there is more than
driving going on,
658
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,560
I mean, you're conquering
your fears,
659
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,760
and your desires for safety
you're throwing out the window.
660
00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,720
And you know, all of this
is happening and...
661
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:51,400
So we had a great time,
it was a party, really.
662
00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,200
Well, let's take a look.
663
00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,640
Gregory, it's an honour
to have you here down at the track
664
00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,360
- and you brought sunshine with you.
- Yes, we have a lovely day here.
665
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,880
Daisies, buttercups,
the odd dandelion as well.
666
00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:04,480
- You like a dandelion? - I love
a dandelion. Dandelion greens.
667
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,720
Now, we are in the automatic
version of Toyota's GT86,
668
00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:08,880
which I think is a very pragmatic
decision from you.
669
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,000
Rather than waste time
trying to learn the stick
670
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,760
and the right-hand-drive thing,
let's just get on and go fast.
671
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:16,920
You know, I am a bit of
a smooth operator,
672
00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,400
you know, and I like to
keep it smooth, so yeah.
673
00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:21,360
Let's stick it in D.
674
00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:23,480
Has anyone ever said that to you?
675
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:26,800
I'm not touching that.
676
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:31,600
You tell me you're a leisure driver,
but I hate to break it to you -
677
00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:34,280
my job is to extract performance
from you, Gregory.
678
00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,200
Yeah, well, listen to that engine,
baby,
679
00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,080
this is no leisure
going on right now.
680
00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:40,800
Come on, come on, come on!
681
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,720
- At the 150, we're going to brake.
- OK, we are braking a little bit.
682
00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:45,440
Going to go out towards
the 50 board.
683
00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:48,440
- Follow it to the arrow, and remember
what I said to you? - Yeah, hit it.
684
00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,320
Go quick around this left, let's
feel a bit more, feel a bit more.
685
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:54,080
- That's good!
- It's so deceptive over here.
686
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:55,600
That...that...that's...
687
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:58,600
- It's very difficult to see
the horizon point, isn't it? - It is.
688
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:01,520
OK, round to the left, Chicago,
right-hand side.
689
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,560
- Uh, uh. - Go on, give it some gas,
give it some gas, give it some gas.
690
00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:07,200
- Let's do it, unh! Here we go,
here we go. - Give it some...
691
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:09,680
- What was that noise? - Here we go!
- What was that noise?
692
00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,080
Yes!
693
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,680
Can you make some of
those soulful noises?
694
00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:17,520
- Uh! Unh! Ha-ha! Hey-hey!
- That's it, that's good.
695
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,160
This is mine, this is mine,
mine, Hammerhead.
696
00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:23,440
Ah...
697
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:26,640
- You are owning Hammerhead.
- Here we go, here we go!
698
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:29,520
- Now through between the tyres...
- Yeah. - ..and the grass.
699
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:32,000
This is the tyre wall.
700
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:33,960
Woo! Yes, to the left.
701
00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:37,360
Brake at the 50, brake at the 50,
brake, brake, brake.
702
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,920
Harder brake, harder brake,
harder brake.
703
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,920
Brake, brake, left now, left now.
704
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:43,360
Oh, we could be off.
705
00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,120
THUMP, GREGORY LAUGHS
706
00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:47,320
You said you wanted some grass!
707
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:49,160
I give you grass.
708
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,720
Over the line.
709
00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:52,360
- Woo! - And let's stop there.
710
00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:53,840
That was good!
711
00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:55,520
Enjoy?
712
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:58,560
You are...you are...
You are a dark horse,
713
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,400
because you've come along,
Mr Soulful,
714
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,000
"I'm just going to palm it round."
715
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,280
But you know the lap,
and you're driving well.
716
00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,400
Yeah, yeah, feels good, feels good.
717
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,480
I could do this... I could do this
for a career, actually.
718
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,280
- I think you could.
- You know, this music thing is,
719
00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:15,680
you know - when it starts to
wind down, watch out.
720
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:18,400
CHEERING
721
00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,840
Before we go any further,
come on, the crash helmet.
722
00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:29,160
The guys in production
did you a special crash helmet...
723
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,920
- Yeah! - ..with the signature look.
724
00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,520
I'm not sure it passes
any of the FIA standards,
725
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:35,600
but it's a lovely touch.
It looks great.
726
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:37,240
Yeah, yeah, that was a lot of fun.
727
00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:39,600
And you guys are about
having fun here,
728
00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:41,520
as well as, you know...
729
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:44,280
And I probably won't
drive the same any more.
730
00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:45,640
I'll be like, you know...
731
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,320
You'll be the quick guy
in the neighbourhood now.
732
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,680
All right, let's talk car history.
733
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,440
What was your first car?
734
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:56,480
My first car was a '67 Galaxie 500.
735
00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:58,280
Had a nice 390 in it...
736
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:00,520
You know, the first car
you learn how to drive in...
737
00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:03,000
You know, I was going to school
at San Diego State,
738
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:06,240
and I was driving back and forth,
you know, four-hour drive,
739
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:09,880
going to see my mom
almost every other weekend.
740
00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:13,200
And, you know,
that was my horse, you know?
741
00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:14,680
And you have a relationship
742
00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:17,040
with the horse that takes you home,
you know?
743
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,520
There's a big car theme
going on here, isn't there?
744
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:21,440
Yeah, there is.
745
00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:25,800
One of my favourite cars that I had
was the '68 Lincoln Continental.
746
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,400
- Oh, you had one of those?
- Which is one of the longest cars.
747
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,800
- Look at that.
- And the back doors were suicide.
748
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:32,360
- Suicide doors. - Yeah.
749
00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,000
And I would park near the ocean.
750
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:37,080
When I was in college,
I would park near the ocean
751
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,960
and open the doors and roll
the front seats all the way up
752
00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:44,480
and, basically, the back seat
was essentially just a couch.
753
00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,880
And I would just dream,
754
00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:50,120
dream about stuff like this,
stuff like today.
755
00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:53,080
And, you know,
so now it's a dream come true.
756
00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:54,920
But, yeah, I loved that car.
757
00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:56,440
That's a big car, you like big cars.
758
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,680
And speaking of big cars,
we've got a photo here
759
00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:01,400
with a couple of big cars in them.
What's going on here?
760
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:06,200
Yeah, I was like a Rolls-Royce
ambassador for a few months
761
00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:12,080
and we actually did a performance
at the factory here in the UK
762
00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,360
and it was really amazing
to walk the assembly line.
763
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,720
I mean, things that you don't think
that you will ever do,
764
00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:20,360
this was kind of one of them.
765
00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:22,480
When you look at the sticker price
of a Rolls-Royce,
766
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,920
you think they're expensive,
then you see them being built
767
00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:27,600
- and they suddenly look like good
value, don't they? - Right, right.
768
00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:32,320
There's a sweet old lady stitching
the leather on the steering wheels.
769
00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:34,160
It was really, really extraordinary.
770
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,480
So what is your dream car?
771
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:38,000
Um...
772
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:41,160
You know, the Bentley...
773
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:43,120
Er...
LAUGHTER
774
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:47,160
The Bentley Mulsanne, is, um...
Yeah, it's a beautiful car,
775
00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:50,000
and I've had some opportunities
to ride in one.
776
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:51,120
- Yeah, it's great. - Cool.
777
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:54,160
- Well, I'm sure Rolls-Royce will be
happy to hear all about that. - Yeah.
778
00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:56,840
LAUGHTER
779
00:41:56,840 --> 00:42:00,600
OK, I think it's time
we take a look at your timed lap.
780
00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:01,880
You're funny, man.
781
00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,800
After you finished with Chris,
you went out there on your own
782
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,760
- and...what happened? - Um...
783
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,720
Well, I had an exciting time.
784
00:42:09,720 --> 00:42:11,960
It ain't no fun unless
you experience the spin, baby.
785
00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:13,520
You've got to know
where the limit is.
786
00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:16,800
- Right, you have got to know where
the limit is. - Look at this. - Push.
787
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:19,680
Whoo!
788
00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:22,080
TYRES SCREECH
789
00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:26,920
SCREECHING CONTINUES
790
00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:36,960
- It made the best noise. - Yeah.
791
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,840
We all heard it, we heard it
and it started and it didn't end.
792
00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:42,200
- We were all going, "What was...?"
- HE IMITATES SCREECHING
793
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:43,360
That's what I kept saying.
794
00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:46,720
I was like, "When is this bad boy
going to stop?" And it didn't.
795
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:49,040
And how did it go when you
actually got a timed lap in?
796
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:52,240
- How do you think it went?
- I think it went pretty good.
797
00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:55,760
I felt like I was pushing it,
I felt like I was, you know...
798
00:42:55,760 --> 00:43:00,440
..owning Chicago
and owning, you know, Hammerhead.
799
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:03,400
I felt like...
I felt pretty good for a second.
800
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,680
- Well, let's take a look.
- Yeah, we'll see.
801
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,920
All right, pedal to the metal.
802
00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:13,160
Uh-huh.
803
00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:16,080
Nice and smooth off the line -
automatic, so you should be, really.
804
00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:20,280
About to come down hard
on these brakes right...
805
00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:22,240
..now.
806
00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:23,760
The line looks good,
807
00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:26,120
- the speed looks good. - Yeah.
808
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:27,800
Using most of the circuit as well.
809
00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,360
This is tricky, you've got to get
the car turned into Chicago
810
00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:31,480
and brake hard.
811
00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:33,320
Keeping it real this time.
812
00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:34,600
OK, here we go.
813
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,720
But, again, letting the car
run wide, using all the circuit.
814
00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:41,720
Listen to that little 2-litre
four-cylinder motor sing.
815
00:43:41,720 --> 00:43:45,920
Loving this straightaway. The
straightaways are nice and easy.
816
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,640
Why do you say "straightaway"?
It's a straight!
817
00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:49,880
GREGORY LAUGHS
818
00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:51,480
Braking hard into Hammerhead.
819
00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:54,200
Flick left right -
that challenges the car massively.
820
00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:57,960
I think that looks
like another good line.
821
00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:00,120
Yeah, baby!
822
00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:01,200
Give me what I want!
823
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:03,840
LAUGHTER
824
00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:06,400
It's out of control
but it's in control, you know?
825
00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:09,320
This is where we had to push you
harder through this right-hander,
826
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:12,600
- through the Follow-Through.
Again, that looks fast. - Yeah.
827
00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,640
Through the tyre wall,
the scene of your spin.
828
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:16,480
A little bit of brake light.
829
00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:20,080
Slightly mad but stay controlled,
there you go.
830
00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:22,800
Second to last, now this is very
difficult to spot, isn't it?
831
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,400
- That's good over the inside. - Ah!
832
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:26,920
Through Gambon, towards the line.
833
00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:28,800
What are we going to see here,
some theatrics?
834
00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:31,720
I reckon that's neat and tidy.
That looked like a fast lap.
835
00:44:31,720 --> 00:44:33,800
CHEERING
836
00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:37,720
Did pretty... That looked tight.
837
00:44:37,720 --> 00:44:39,080
I'm not mad about it.
838
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,280
That looked pretty tight.
839
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:42,840
I don't know, I don't know.
840
00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:45,400
I think I did all right.
I don't know.
841
00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,040
All right, there's the leader board.
Where would you like to be?
842
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:52,400
You know, as long as I am above
Tinie Tempah, I think I'll be OK.
843
00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:55,680
Cos, you know, I'm a jazz cat,
sometimes they think
844
00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:58,440
the jazz cats
are a little too cool, but...
845
00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:01,800
He had a wet time, so he's
down there cos it was raining.
846
00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:04,000
- Oh, it was a rain time.
- Don't give him excuses.
847
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:06,080
Excuses, excuses. Yeah.
848
00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:07,480
All right.
849
00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:12,840
Gregory Porter, you went
around our humble little track
850
00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:14,240
in one minute...
851
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:16,240
..40...
852
00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:20,120
..three... AUDIENCE: Ooh!
853
00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:21,640
Wow.
854
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:23,800
- ..point 4. - OK!
855
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:26,520
Fantastic result, mate.
856
00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:28,680
Well done. Look at that.
857
00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:33,200
That's all right.
858
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:35,280
- That's good. - A great effort.
859
00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:36,560
I feel good about that.
860
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,560
Ladies and gentlemen,
Gregory Porter!
861
00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:40,680
- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
- Thank you, guys. Thank you.
862
00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:43,600
Thanks for coming. Thanks so much.
863
00:45:51,240 --> 00:45:53,680
- I like that guy. - Yeah.
- What a good guy.
864
00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:58,920
All right. Now, there are fast cars
and there are FAST cars,
865
00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:03,480
but every now and then one comes
along that is so damn fast
866
00:46:03,480 --> 00:46:08,280
that even grisly, seen-it-all-before
veterans like Chris Harris
867
00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:10,760
get all giggly and excited.
868
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:13,720
So, have a look at this.
869
00:46:17,160 --> 00:46:18,640
It's this.
870
00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:25,840
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS.
871
00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:30,680
A £230,000 riot...
872
00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:36,760
..of wings, vents, holes
and stripes.
873
00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:42,440
But before you dismiss it
as just a 911
874
00:46:42,440 --> 00:46:46,040
that's been driven through Halfords
with a magnet strapped to it...
875
00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:52,480
..trust me, this is one of the most
exciting cars of the decade.
876
00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:55,320
Woo-hoo-hoo!
877
00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:57,480
ENGINE ROARS
878
00:46:57,480 --> 00:47:00,080
700 horsepower
from those twin turbos.
879
00:47:01,720 --> 00:47:04,720
0 to 60? 2.7 seconds.
880
00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:07,440
And a top speed of 211.
881
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:11,480
150, 160, 170...
882
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:13,000
That's insane.
883
00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:18,720
Just sucks up the world
and punches you out the other side!
884
00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:20,080
Wow!
885
00:47:20,080 --> 00:47:22,400
Looks like a 911,
886
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:24,240
goes like a hyper car.
887
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:30,600
And you know the really crazy thing
about this car?
888
00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:33,920
It's limited to 211
but, if it was left unlimited,
889
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,920
it would do 223mph.
890
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:39,200
And the only reason it
doesn't is that Porsche
891
00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:42,360
would have to develop an entirely
new tyre to handle the speed.
892
00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:46,080
Even as it is, though, don't worry -
893
00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:50,840
the GT2 RS still gives its tyres
plenty to think about.
894
00:47:50,840 --> 00:47:54,080
TYRES SCREECH
895
00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:04,320
Not many cars can do this.
Watch this. Into Hammerhead,
896
00:48:04,320 --> 00:48:06,920
a bit of a tweak one way,
a bit of a tweak the other.
897
00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:10,440
Get it going in second,
grab third... Wait for it.
898
00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:14,000
..grab fourth
and it's still sliding!
899
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:15,240
TYRES SCREECH
900
00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:18,440
Whoa-ho-ho!
901
00:48:19,880 --> 00:48:22,440
I've never driven a car
that can do that before.
902
00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:28,720
This is the feral, deranged
banshee of a car.
903
00:48:30,080 --> 00:48:33,840
This is a new level of hooliganry.
904
00:48:33,840 --> 00:48:35,680
ENGINE ROARS
905
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:42,920
Now, Porsche has made GT2s before,
906
00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:45,280
but they're always a bit
of an afterthought.
907
00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:48,480
Take a 911 turbo,
remove the front driveshafts,
908
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,240
add some silly wings,
hope for the best.
909
00:48:52,840 --> 00:48:57,040
But this one?
No, this is properly engineered.
910
00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:58,600
Allow me to explain.
911
00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:06,760
To save weight, the front wings,
bonnet, roof and rear spoiler
912
00:49:06,760 --> 00:49:09,320
are all made of carbon fibre.
913
00:49:09,320 --> 00:49:13,960
The wheels are magnesium,
the brakes carbon ceramic,
914
00:49:13,960 --> 00:49:17,360
while, underneath the bodywork,
the engine features new pistons,
915
00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:19,680
intercoolers, a new intake and...
916
00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:21,800
ENGINE PURRS
917
00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:24,440
..a titanium exhaust.
918
00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,680
And the result
of this forensic overhaul
919
00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:30,200
is the fastest production car
ever to lap the Nurburgring.
920
00:49:32,440 --> 00:49:34,840
Oh, yes!
921
00:49:34,840 --> 00:49:36,400
Porsche, yes!
922
00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:41,720
I'd like to say
it's a racing car for the road.
923
00:49:41,720 --> 00:49:43,880
But I don't think
I've ever driven a racing car
924
00:49:43,880 --> 00:49:45,400
that accelerates like this.
925
00:49:47,880 --> 00:49:51,720
ENGINE REVS
926
00:49:51,720 --> 00:49:54,160
Listen to those gear changes.
927
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:57,200
This is the best paddle-shift
gearbox I've ever driven,
928
00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:59,160
and I'm using the lever
in the middle.
929
00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:01,880
Makes me feel
like a '90s touring car racer.
930
00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:03,120
Rargh!
931
00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:07,800
And spare a thought
for the traction control,
932
00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:11,040
because in a road car
this track-focused,
933
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:14,440
make no mistake,
it is a life-saver.
934
00:50:14,440 --> 00:50:17,320
I mean, these buttons,
when you turn everything off,
935
00:50:17,320 --> 00:50:20,160
you've got to be
really, really careful.
936
00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:25,400
They called the old GT2 RS
"The Widow Maker",
937
00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:29,480
but this new one
is faster and scarier.
938
00:50:29,480 --> 00:50:31,000
So what does that make it?
939
00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:35,400
The Grim Reaper?
940
00:50:35,400 --> 00:50:38,480
Typically, the producers
wanted to find out
941
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:41,520
and told me to report
back for a little test...
942
00:50:41,520 --> 00:50:42,560
THUNDER ROLLS
943
00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:45,200
RAIN PATTERS
944
00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:47,760
..in conditions like this.
945
00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:51,040
And the producers have ordered me
946
00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:53,680
to demonstrate
just how scary the GT2 RS is
947
00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:56,160
by using their latest invention,
948
00:50:56,160 --> 00:50:59,800
the Fear-O-Meter 3000.
949
00:50:59,800 --> 00:51:04,400
Which says here
is "quantifying pant-based panic
950
00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:08,800
"by measuring
the emissions of the driver".
951
00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:10,440
Just demeaning.
952
00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:11,640
Ridiculous.
953
00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:13,680
I was the road test editor
of Autocar.
954
00:51:13,680 --> 00:51:17,040
So standard 911 going first
to give us a base reading
955
00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:19,400
because this is science. Allegedly.
956
00:51:19,400 --> 00:51:24,440
You just don't want those cables
and the crocodile clip...
957
00:51:24,440 --> 00:51:28,360
Traction control off,
lairy as possible round Hammerhead.
958
00:51:28,360 --> 00:51:29,400
RAIN PATTERS
959
00:51:29,400 --> 00:51:31,440
ENGINE ROARS
960
00:51:31,440 --> 00:51:34,920
400 horsepower, rear-wheel drive,
let's see what it's like.
961
00:51:37,840 --> 00:51:41,320
SMOOTH JAZZ PLAYS
962
00:51:41,320 --> 00:51:43,760
I mean, it's just
so easy and smooth.
963
00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:48,760
Loads of torque,
barely moving the steering wheel.
964
00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:52,000
It feels lovely.
965
00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:55,840
Not much to be scared of there.
What have we got here?
966
00:51:55,840 --> 00:51:57,080
87.
967
00:51:57,080 --> 00:51:58,760
Ooh, I don't know what that means.
968
00:51:58,760 --> 00:51:59,920
87...
969
00:51:59,920 --> 00:52:01,320
"Mild puckering".
970
00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:03,880
Seems about right.
971
00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:09,160
Now the GT2 RS.
972
00:52:09,160 --> 00:52:10,800
BUTTON BEEPS
973
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:12,520
ENGINE GROWLS
974
00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:15,040
I won't lie,
I'm fairly nervous about this.
975
00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:19,920
Good Lord!
976
00:52:21,240 --> 00:52:22,840
Oh...
977
00:52:22,840 --> 00:52:24,560
Oh!
978
00:52:24,560 --> 00:52:26,200
Second gear, second gear.
979
00:52:26,200 --> 00:52:27,640
TYRES SCREECH
980
00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:30,200
That's way too lairy,
let's try third.
981
00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:31,680
Third's just as bad.
982
00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:33,000
What about fourth?
983
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:34,440
God...
984
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,800
It's like a wasp with toothache.
985
00:52:37,800 --> 00:52:39,120
Oh!
986
00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:41,080
Whoa!
987
00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:42,640
And stop, and please stop.
988
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:51,400
793?!
989
00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:53,120
793...
990
00:52:54,520 --> 00:52:57,960
"Extreme seepage"?
991
00:52:57,960 --> 00:53:01,040
And that, supposedly, is science.
992
00:53:02,280 --> 00:53:05,640
I think a boil wash
for the Fear-O-Meter.
993
00:53:05,640 --> 00:53:07,360
A boil wash.
994
00:53:07,360 --> 00:53:09,360
Grim Reaper it is, then.
995
00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:12,280
But here's the thing
about the GT2 RS.
996
00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:15,200
Right, now, don't be silly,
turn everything back on.
997
00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:18,600
Let it help you
and, in these conditions,
998
00:53:18,600 --> 00:53:20,040
it is breathtaking.
999
00:53:22,120 --> 00:53:24,080
ENGINE ROARS
1000
00:53:24,080 --> 00:53:25,320
Woohoo!
1001
00:53:27,400 --> 00:53:28,720
Look at that.
1002
00:53:29,880 --> 00:53:33,520
This is now the un-spinnable
700 horsepower 911.
1003
00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:40,200
The real hero here
is the chassis systems,
1004
00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:42,240
the traction control, the stability,
1005
00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:46,240
the endless hours that Porsche spent
driving round racetracks going,
1006
00:53:46,240 --> 00:53:49,480
"Oh, add a bit as assistance there,
take that away."
1007
00:53:49,480 --> 00:53:51,560
Those are the real heroes
of this car
1008
00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:54,520
because, without them,
I don't think it would be drivable.
1009
00:53:57,120 --> 00:53:58,720
What a machine.
1010
00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:02,480
This is a flipping triumph,
this thing is. It's so clever.
1011
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:09,040
Big turbo-charged super cars
were always quite flabby and loose,
1012
00:54:09,040 --> 00:54:10,400
they were imprecise.
1013
00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:12,440
You needed lots of space around you
1014
00:54:12,440 --> 00:54:15,000
to give them room
for what they might do.
1015
00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:17,400
But not the GT2 RS.
1016
00:54:17,400 --> 00:54:20,800
OK, it's intimidating
and it's bloody fast
1017
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:23,320
and it will spit you off
if you turn all the systems off,
1018
00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:25,600
but leave them on...
1019
00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:28,280
Well, this thing is so capable.
1020
00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:33,280
In fact, it's much more than that.
1021
00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:37,760
The GT2 RS is a savage,
ferocious machine,
1022
00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:42,320
its enormous power tamed
by some of the finest engineering
1023
00:54:42,320 --> 00:54:44,320
I've ever experienced in a road car.
1024
00:54:45,440 --> 00:54:49,080
I think, most of all, it just
feels like it's been developed
1025
00:54:49,080 --> 00:54:52,240
by a bunch of people
who really love driving
1026
00:54:52,240 --> 00:54:54,800
and also really know how to drive.
1027
00:54:56,800 --> 00:55:00,880
Quite simply, it is nothing
short of a masterpiece.
1028
00:55:02,360 --> 00:55:05,720
Porsche has always made
some of the best sports cars,
1029
00:55:05,720 --> 00:55:11,720
but this might just be
the greatest fast 911 ever built.
1030
00:55:11,720 --> 00:55:12,800
There, I said it.
1031
00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:22,800
- CHEERING
- Come on.
1032
00:55:23,840 --> 00:55:25,360
Unreal.
1033
00:55:28,360 --> 00:55:30,640
It is not very often
that I'll say this,
1034
00:55:30,640 --> 00:55:32,240
but I am jealous of you.
1035
00:55:32,240 --> 00:55:34,880
That looked absolutely berserk.
1036
00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:37,600
I love this car. 700 horsepower?
1037
00:55:37,600 --> 00:55:39,160
You know the craziest thing?
1038
00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:41,720
All you need
is a normal driver's licence.
1039
00:55:41,720 --> 00:55:44,240
Yeah, if you're allowed
to drive a Smart car,
1040
00:55:44,240 --> 00:55:45,960
you're allowed drive this.
1041
00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:49,240
That's like... That's like taking
a basic first-aid course
1042
00:55:49,240 --> 00:55:51,080
and being allowed
to do open heart surgery.
1043
00:55:51,080 --> 00:55:52,440
LAUGHTER
1044
00:55:52,440 --> 00:55:55,200
Honestly, it's one of
the fastest cars I've ever driven.
1045
00:55:55,200 --> 00:55:58,120
In fact, it must be one
of the fastest cars ever made.
1046
00:55:58,120 --> 00:56:00,600
Surely it's right at the top
of our leader board.
1047
00:56:00,600 --> 00:56:04,000
Oh, it's got to be right
near the top, if not at the top.
1048
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:05,360
So what do we do?
1049
00:56:05,360 --> 00:56:07,920
We send it around our track...
1050
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:10,120
..with the Stig.
1051
00:56:10,120 --> 00:56:12,720
700 horsepower, two-wheel-drive 911.
1052
00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:17,680
Stiggy looking very calm,
using all the track.
1053
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:20,360
Look how flat the thing is.
1054
00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:22,360
Over 550 foot-pounds of torque.
1055
00:56:22,360 --> 00:56:25,560
Not that heavy, about 1,450 kg.
1056
00:56:25,560 --> 00:56:27,520
This has got the Weissach pack,
1057
00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:29,760
which has got a titanium
rear cage in it.
1058
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:31,320
Look how stable the thing looks -
1059
00:56:31,320 --> 00:56:34,000
the 991's got a longer wheelbase
and a wider front tractor,
1060
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:36,160
so it has less understeer
than older 911s.
1061
00:56:36,160 --> 00:56:38,920
It means it can carry speed.
That Michelin Cup 2 tyre -
1062
00:56:38,920 --> 00:56:42,600
super sticky, about three compounds
across it, giving massive grip.
1063
00:56:42,600 --> 00:56:46,000
Look at the traction out of here -
it'll rocket out of Hammerhead.
1064
00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:47,600
Just winding up through the gears.
1065
00:56:47,600 --> 00:56:49,440
He's a very happy man
in his white suit.
1066
00:56:49,440 --> 00:56:51,640
Again, using all the track.
1067
00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:55,280
Very calmly tipping it
in through Follow-Through.
1068
00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:58,400
A lot of aero on this car as well -
that wing is not just cosmetic.
1069
00:56:58,400 --> 00:57:00,360
Oh, my God, oversteer on the exit.
1070
00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:02,680
- I mean, that was a Code Brown.
- LAUGHTER
1071
00:57:02,680 --> 00:57:04,240
Braking hard on the second to last.
1072
00:57:04,240 --> 00:57:07,160
Look at the way that it just keys
into the tarmac. Oh!
1073
00:57:07,160 --> 00:57:09,200
Using all of the track,
a little bit of a slide.
1074
00:57:09,200 --> 00:57:12,200
Through Gambon. I mean, it looks
speeded up. It looks speeded up!
1075
00:57:12,200 --> 00:57:13,240
Wow!
1076
00:57:13,240 --> 00:57:15,280
CHEERING
1077
00:57:16,920 --> 00:57:19,040
I'm excited, come on.
1078
00:57:19,040 --> 00:57:20,960
OK.
1079
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:23,640
The lap board. Now, we're not
looking anywhere down here -
1080
00:57:23,640 --> 00:57:25,320
we're looking way up here
at the top.
1081
00:57:25,320 --> 00:57:28,720
The McLaren 675 LT,
the fastest car ever,
1082
00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:31,480
around our track at 1.13.7.
1083
00:57:31,480 --> 00:57:33,600
- That's pretty quick.
- That's stupid quick.
1084
00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:36,080
Can a 911 really beat that?
1085
00:57:36,080 --> 00:57:37,360
I don't know, let's find out.
1086
00:57:37,360 --> 00:57:39,800
Huh? Shall we find out? Yeah.
AUDIENCE: Yeah!
1087
00:57:40,920 --> 00:57:42,160
OK.
1088
00:57:42,160 --> 00:57:47,760
The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS
went round in one minute...
1089
00:57:48,920 --> 00:57:50,040
..13...
1090
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:51,800
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
1091
00:57:51,800 --> 00:57:53,280
..point 4!
1092
00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:55,480
CHEERING
1093
00:57:56,480 --> 00:57:58,040
There it is.
1094
00:57:58,040 --> 00:57:59,400
We have a new champion.
1095
00:57:59,400 --> 00:58:02,400
- That's incredible. - Fantastic.
That is incredible, yeah.
1096
00:58:02,400 --> 00:58:05,640
That is incredible. I-I'm not sure
that's going to be beaten.
1097
00:58:05,640 --> 00:58:08,320
Yeah, it'll be a while
before something beats that.
1098
00:58:08,320 --> 00:58:11,200
And on that record-breaking note,
we must end the show.
1099
00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:14,120
We'll see you next week.
Goodnight.
1100
00:58:14,120 --> 00:58:17,160
CHEERING
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