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'Tonight, I get dangerous...'
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Not really dangerous but,
you know, dangerous enough.
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'.. Sabine tastes the local brew...'
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'. and Matt gets a bit too into...'
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- Oh!
- '.. his latest review.'
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Oh, that's nice!
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I'm good.
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Hi, welcome to Top Gear. So...
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Do you remember what happened
when Honda asked Ayrton Senna
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to help them develop a sports car?
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They came up with this -- the iconic NSX,
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the underdog that went head-to-head
against the big dogs from Italy.
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Indeed it did, so having pulled
that off once, they thought,
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"What the heck? Let's have another go."
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Honda was always a pioneering car company.
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It took risks, pushed boundaries.
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In the 1960s it became
the first Japanese team
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to enter, and win, in Formula 1.
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By the late '80s, their
engines dominated the sport.
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Then there was the revolutionary
all-aluminium NSX.
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Developed by Ayrton Senna himself,
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it took the fight to the likes of Ferrari.
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Speed became practical.
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Reliable.
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If you wanted it fast and
brilliantly engineered,
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you went to Honda.
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But then, after the
turn of the millennium,
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it all started to go a bit wobbly.
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Honda's faster, more stimulating cars
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were replaced by a beige parade
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of stuff your gran would drive.
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Like this one.
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Truth is, we've not seen a proper
Honda sports car in a decade.
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Now, though, Honda has a new revolution...
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with a familiar name.
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The new NSX is here.
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Here, but not especially Japanese.
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In fact, this new NSX was
designed and built in America.
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Which is why I've come stateside
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to test the first one.
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And why it's wearing this funny badge.
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In America, posh Hondas are called Acuras.
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When this comes to the UK, it will
be called a Honda -- do not worry.
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So now that's cleared up,
what exactly are we looking at?
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Behind my head there's a
3.5-litre V6 turbo petrol engine,
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driving the rear wheels
through a nine-speed gearbox.
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And that's not all.
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There's a battery under here
that provides electricity
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to one motor at the back
and two more at the front.
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So it's a four-wheel-drive
hybrid powered by... four motors.
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If that isn't complicated enough,
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the brakes aren't actually
connected to anything.
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Much like the youth of today,
they only communicate virtually.
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Basically, the NSX brakes by Snapchatting
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and it does its steering via
Instagram -- or something.
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Doesn't sound promising.
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So...
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.. have they gone and made a mess of it?
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60 -- under three seconds!
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100 -- three seconds later.
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120, 130, 140.
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150!
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Combined, that V6 and
those electric motors
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provide 573 horsepower.
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That's not sports-car power,
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that's supercar power.
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Top speed is supercar speed as well --
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191mph!
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Wow.
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The technology may be complicated
but the effect is brutally simple.
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That is fast. Really fast.
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But the best part of this hybrid set-up?
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It doesn't feel disjointed and digital.
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The brakes me be e-brakes and
the steering may be e-steering,
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but it gives you a real
sense of what's going on.
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Obviously you can't skid
it about like a Ferrari 488,
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cos those electric motors are
always trying to drag it straight.
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But you can skid it about.
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Oh, yes, you can!
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Wow, it's way more fun
than I thought possible
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for something that was so complicated.
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Look at that!
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So, Honda's new NSX really does
have genuine supercar credentials.
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But before you go and trade in the Lambo,
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there are one or two
things to point out...
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like the interior.
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OK, they've made a great effort,
but it's still recognisably Honda.
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If I'm being a real nit-picker,
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I don't like the way these paddles
move. They feel a bit cheap.
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It should feel like turning the
bezel on an expensive watch --
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and it doesn't, it just feels like
you're pulling a plastic paddle
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on a 40-quid gaming steering wheel.
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And as for the styling --
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well, it does look a bit like an
R8 and a Maclaren have face-swapped.
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But I think it's stunning.
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Here's the thing, though -- the NSX
feels like it's been engineered,
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been calibrated by people
who care about driving.
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And that's what Honda was always about.
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Some people, they're
going to make the mistake
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of saying it's characterless --
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but, do you know what, they're wrong.
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I think it's dripping with character.
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There's nothing else quite like it.
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It's awesome. Really special.
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Special, however, does mean expensive.
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The new NSX is £130,000.
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But don't think of it
as an expensive Honda,
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think of it as a cut-price
Porsche 918 Hypercar --
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because that's what it is.
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OK, so it isn't as brain-poachingly
fast as the Porsche.
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It is, however, the same technology,
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and the same trick of
using that technology
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to warp your sense of what's
possible in a fast car.
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It's a machine that's greater
than the sum of its parts.
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The NSX is a pioneering supercar...
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.. its creators once
again pushing boundaries.
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If you want it fast and
brilliantly engineered...
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at last, you can go back to Honda.
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And here it is, the brand-new Honda NSX,
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reimagined -- how very dare they?
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Have they pulled it off?
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Absolutely. It's been a long,
long wait, but totally worth it.
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So, in your opinion is it
better than the old NSX?
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It's sacrilege to say it,
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but I wasn't a fan of the
way the original NSX drove.
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I ought to duck before people
throw rotten fruit at me.
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So, yeah, in my opinion, that's
a better, more interesting car.
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Yeah, but this is a super-technological,
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super-complicated car
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with all kinds of systems on it.
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Does that take away from the
actual driving experience?
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No, that's the genius of this
car, it takes the technology
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and it fashions it into something great --
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so you've got front electric motors,
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you've got torque vectoring -- all
that technology, more efficiency,
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but it's better fun to drive and,
crucially, it's faster still.
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All right, to find out how fast,
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we need to hand it over
to our tame racing driver.
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Some say his earwax is
British racing green.
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And that he has a pierced Brosnan.
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- All we know is he's called...
- The Stig!
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The NSX and The Stig.
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Complicated supercar,
simple racing driver.
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No wheel spin at the start there.
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Not a lot of noise, apart from the
tyre squeal, and plenty of lean.
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The NSX tilting like a
sailboat in a storm.
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Secretive, brooding -- brooding,
secretive. That's The Stig.
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You can run the NSX in electric-only mode,
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but Stig, of course, has
petrol and battery power
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set to maximum attack.
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No dramas through Hammerhead.
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Time to rev that V6 out now to 7,500rpm.
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And... Stig. Brooding, secretive
-- secretive, brooding.
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Wow, look at that -- big
wobble before the tyre wall.
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You don't often see cars
get out of shape then.
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Into the second last.
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The NSX harvesting battery
power now from the brakes,
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just like an F1 car -- clever.
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Pushing hard round the final
corner and across the line!
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All right, the Honda NSX. What a lap!
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Load of fun there, and The
Stig almost out of shape,
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especially on the last corner
-- but not quite, of course.
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So how's he done? We know that Honda
targeted this rebirth of a legend
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somewhere towards the Ferrari 458.
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That's now been supplanted by the 488,
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so it would have to be
quicker than 1.19.1. Is it?
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Yes, it is. The Honda NSX --
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1.17.6! There you go.
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Very good job. Very beautiful car.
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OK, let's talk great American inventions.
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I don't want to boast, but US
innovations have changed the world --
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the swivel chair, spandex, dental floss,
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the spork.
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And, most importantly, there's
this -- the muscle car,
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the symbol of '60s optimism,
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cruising the highways,
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the freedom of the open road.
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But how does Uncle Sam's
finest fare away from Route 66
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and on the A835 just north
of Ullapool, Scotland?
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This...
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This is as good as it gets, right here.
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Open roads, blue skies.
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Oh, and one of history's
most iconic muscle cars --
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the original Ford Mustang.
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Of course, if you want
to live the American dream
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you've got to be prepared for some pain.
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This thing corners with all the
precision of a greased hippopotamus.
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And the brakes... Well, I wouldn't
go so far as calling them brakes,
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they're more like novelty
items -- they are that bad.
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But that's what Mustangs are about
-- getting the blood flowing,
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the adrenaline pumping.
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But the big problem with old Mustangs...
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is this -- the steering
wheel which, as you can see,
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is in the traditional
muscle-car position...
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the wrong side.
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Which makes overtaking
a complete nightmare.
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I'm too young to die,
I'm too young to die.
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Oh, ho-ho-ho!
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But now maybe there's a way to
have your main course of muscle car
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without the side order of terror.
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Because for the first time in five decades
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Ford has given us a
Mustang fit for Britain.
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The brand-new Mustang GT.
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As you can see, the steering
wheel is in the right place --
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on the right.
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This is big. The Mustang,
the American patriot,
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it's a British citizen now.
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Under this big bonnet is
a proper Mustang engine,
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a five-litre, 412-horsepower V8.
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And to deal with that whole
"can't go around corners" issue
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this car boasts another Mustang first --
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independent rear suspension.
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In technical terms, that
means the back wheels
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are no longer holding hands.
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Each one can do exactly what it wants.
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In non-technical terms,
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you now have a Mustang that can do this.
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Look -- you can go around corners...
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without all that inconvenient dying stuff.
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And, I'm glad to report...
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Sheep!
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.. the brakes are good, too.
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Now, since we've stopped,
I might as well demonstrate
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one of the Mustang's
more childish features.
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It's called line lock.
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While I'm here, it gives me an opportunity
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to maybe talk about the interior.
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It's kind of reminiscent
of the old '67 Mustang,
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but a lot more futuristic.
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Some of the materials are a
little bit on the plastic side,
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but on the whole... I like this.
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Oh, and if you're
wondering whether line lock
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has any purpose whatsoever?
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No.
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So it's playful, sounds
like a Mustang should,
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and comes with a steering
wheel on the correct side.
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It's affordable, too.
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This car, massive V8 and all,
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is under £35,000.
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That's less than half the
price of a V8 Jaguar F-Type.
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So, is this, at last, the
muscle car to conquer Europe?
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Well, there are a couple of things.
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It just doesn't actually feel that fast.
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And currently averaging
13 miles to the gallon,
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it's not exactly economical, either.
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This car makes Volkswagen look green.
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Ford, though, know this is a problem,
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so they've come up with a solution.
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Ladies and gentlemen, introducing
the low-fat, dairy-free,
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gluten-free, no-added-sugar
Ford Mustang EcoBoost.
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Yes, they've gelded the Mustang
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and binned the V8.
253
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This Envirostang is powered by
-- are you ready for this? --
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a 2.3-litre turbo-charged
four-cylinder engine.
255
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But hold on, Billy Bob,
it's not as bad as you think.
256
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It has the same engine
as the Ford Focus RS,
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over 300 horsepower,
258
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which also means 0-60 in
five-and-a-bit seconds.
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Because it's modern and clever,
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it will also do 30 miles to the gallon.
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And it's four grand cheaper than the V8.
262
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So you get pretty much all the
fastness, all the Mustang-ness,
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but with a clear conscience.
264
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This is it, then -- the
perfect Mustang for Britain.
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Well, maybe not.
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The engine, it kind of grumbles,
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it tries its best to give
you an aggressive sound,
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but it doesn't quite work.
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And, at the end of the day,
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can you really see yourself walking
into a dealership and saying,
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"Hm, yeah, I'll have
the EcoBoost, please"?
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When your friends get
in for the first time,
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they're going to look at you
like, "You bought the wrong car."
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And that's the problem.
275
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Maybe the new Mustang -- either of them --
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is just too nice.
277
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Yeah, it's fit for Britain,
it's easy to live with,
278
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but if you want a Mustang
that's easy to live with,
279
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do you want a Mustang at all?
280
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Ford's changed the recipe.
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They've taken an American institution
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and added British flavour,
283
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like pouring gravy on apple pie.
284
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So, which one would I have?
285
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Easy.
286
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It's the one that's a complete nightmare,
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yet still somehow the stuff of dreams.
288
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OK, you went for the old
car, and that's great,
289
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but time for some consumer advice.
290
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Which of these would you
have, the V8 or the EcoBoost?
291
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V8 all day long, man.
292
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The EcoBoost, it's just a
cheap marketing exercise.
293
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I agree, V8 for sure.
294
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But over 400 horsepower for under £35,000?
295
00:19:00,740 --> 00:19:05,570
Yeah. Sounds good on paper, but
it's just not a great Mustang.
296
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It's too simple, too accessible, too easy.
297
00:19:08,260 --> 00:19:10,930
Part of the joy of owning
a Mustang in Britain
298
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was having the pain of owning a Mustang.
299
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You had to make sacrifices,
be part of a club.
300
00:19:16,140 --> 00:19:19,650
Nowadays it's becoming more
like a BMW or an Audi, man.
301
00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:21,890
Look, I don't want to live in a world
302
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where my mum would consider
buying a Mustang --
303
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and that is that Mustang.
304
00:19:26,660 --> 00:19:30,130
Yeah, but on the plus side, there's
your next Mother's Day gift sorted.
305
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Let's give it up for Mrs Reid's new car.
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It's time now for tonight's
Stars In A Rallycross Car.
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Please welcome Greg Davies
and Patrick Dempsey!
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- Nice, right?
- Very nice.
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So you're both actors,
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and one of you is a racing driver.
311
00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:14,530
What?!
312
00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:17,890
- I'm sorry -- he's genuinely
a racing driver? - Yeah, he is.
313
00:20:17,940 --> 00:20:20,810
- You kept that quiet backstage.
- Well, we just met.
314
00:20:20,860 --> 00:20:23,170
He's driven at Le Mans. Came second.
315
00:20:23,220 --> 00:20:24,730
Great(!)
316
00:20:24,780 --> 00:20:28,450
I mean, essentially I've been asked
on this show to be humiliated.
317
00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:32,330
What car we driving? "A
Mini. Good luck, tall boy."
318
00:20:32,380 --> 00:20:33,970
Did you see me sitting in the car?
319
00:20:34,020 --> 00:20:36,410
They had to get me in
with a giant shoehorn.
320
00:20:36,460 --> 00:20:40,180
My face hasn't been that close
to my genitals since I was 13.
321
00:20:41,300 --> 00:20:43,570
OK, so, do me a favour, Greg,
322
00:20:43,620 --> 00:20:46,610
tell us why Patrick's here, please.
323
00:20:46,660 --> 00:20:49,330
Patrick Dempsey stars
in the latest instalment
324
00:20:49,380 --> 00:20:50,770
of the Bridget Jones saga,
325
00:20:50,820 --> 00:20:52,960
Bridget Jones's Baby...
326
00:20:55,860 --> 00:20:58,490
- They love him, they
love Bridget Jones. - Oh.
327
00:20:58,540 --> 00:21:01,840
Just seemed a strange
place for the applause.
328
00:21:04,940 --> 00:21:08,730
Here he is in a worldwide exclusive
being irritatingly handsome.
329
00:21:08,780 --> 00:21:10,650
Let's take a look.
330
00:21:12,860 --> 00:21:14,410
Ooh!
331
00:21:14,460 --> 00:21:16,610
OK, I'm here.
332
00:21:16,660 --> 00:21:19,410
OK, I can... I can take it from here.
333
00:21:19,460 --> 00:21:20,770
I'm here.
334
00:21:20,820 --> 00:21:24,330
- I got this. - Thank you! - I got this.
335
00:21:24,380 --> 00:21:26,850
- Ooh! - OK. - Oh!
336
00:21:26,900 --> 00:21:30,970
- Jesus! - Oh! - Jesus! - Ooh!
337
00:21:31,020 --> 00:21:34,010
Jesus, this is a two-man job.
338
00:21:34,060 --> 00:21:37,180
- OK. - Take her, take
her! - OK, got her.
339
00:21:41,060 --> 00:21:43,570
- So she has the baby?
- She has the baby.
340
00:21:43,620 --> 00:21:46,650
And it's either yours
or Colin Firth's, yeah?
341
00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:49,410
Yes. There's, I think, two
or three different endings.
342
00:21:49,460 --> 00:21:50,850
And you don't know yet either.
343
00:21:50,900 --> 00:21:53,290
I didn't know when I was
making it, who the baby was.
344
00:21:53,340 --> 00:21:55,610
But we get told this all the
time from actors that come in
345
00:21:55,660 --> 00:21:58,530
and there's a cliffhanger, and they
say they filmed a million endings
346
00:21:58,580 --> 00:21:59,730
and we honestly don't know.
347
00:21:59,780 --> 00:22:02,330
- Do you honestly not know?
- No, I honestly don't.
348
00:22:02,380 --> 00:22:03,370
What do you think?
349
00:22:03,420 --> 00:22:06,530
- I don't want to spoil it, but...
- But you know. - I'm the father.
350
00:22:13,260 --> 00:22:15,930
Well, thanks for the interjection.
351
00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:19,890
It's out in September. We're
all so excited about this.
352
00:22:19,940 --> 00:22:23,050
I had a good time making it, it was
fun to be in England shooting it.
353
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:24,730
Were you a fan of Bridget Jones?
354
00:22:24,780 --> 00:22:27,120
Uh... yes, of course I was.
355
00:22:28,860 --> 00:22:30,730
Do you want to try that again?
356
00:22:30,780 --> 00:22:32,850
For your sake, let's do it again.
357
00:22:32,900 --> 00:22:35,890
- Were you a fan of Bridget Jones?
- I was a HUGE fan!
358
00:22:35,940 --> 00:22:40,170
- I could tell that. - I watched it
12 times before starting production.
359
00:22:40,220 --> 00:22:43,170
Excellent. OK, why is
our friend Greg here?
360
00:22:43,220 --> 00:22:47,690
Greg Davies is here because he's
written and stars in Man Down --
361
00:22:47,740 --> 00:22:49,930
- third season, I believe.
- That's right.
362
00:22:49,980 --> 00:22:52,730
And there's a nice clip here
where you wreak havoc on a bus.
363
00:22:52,780 --> 00:22:55,610
Do you mind?
364
00:22:55,660 --> 00:22:56,930
Sorry?
365
00:22:58,820 --> 00:23:01,250
Oh. No, this is my chair.
366
00:23:01,300 --> 00:23:04,170
- You have to give up your seat for pensioners.
- You're not listening,
367
00:23:04,220 --> 00:23:06,610
the chair belongs to me -- it's my chair.
368
00:23:06,660 --> 00:23:08,570
Give the lady the seat.
369
00:23:08,620 --> 00:23:12,330
You don't understand, it's not a
bus seat, it's my little chair.
370
00:23:12,380 --> 00:23:14,450
Show a bit of respect.
371
00:23:16,580 --> 00:23:18,330
What's wrong with his eyebrows?
372
00:23:18,380 --> 00:23:20,890
- I hate him!
- He's got a rash!
373
00:23:20,940 --> 00:23:22,570
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
374
00:23:22,620 --> 00:23:26,370
To be clear, if it's a bus
seat I have to give it up.
375
00:23:26,420 --> 00:23:29,810
But it's not! It's my little
chair. In fact, it's all I own.
376
00:23:29,860 --> 00:23:31,610
So, with the greatest of respect,
377
00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:34,010
I'll be fucked if I'm
going to give up my legacy
378
00:23:34,060 --> 00:23:36,770
so some old lady can have
a lazy cruise to the bingo!
379
00:23:36,820 --> 00:23:39,620
I'll give you a bloody legacy, mate!
380
00:23:40,020 --> 00:23:41,330
Ow!
381
00:23:48,900 --> 00:23:52,170
Are you still persisting with the
fact that Dan isn't based on you?
382
00:23:52,220 --> 00:23:53,610
Yeah!
383
00:23:53,660 --> 00:23:54,690
Come on!
384
00:23:54,740 --> 00:23:58,410
He was based on the 20-,
30-something me, for sure.
385
00:23:58,460 --> 00:24:01,530
So what kind of fates
befall him in this series?
386
00:24:01,580 --> 00:24:04,130
It's more what he does to
other people in this series.
387
00:24:04,180 --> 00:24:07,290
He accidentally ruins the
career of a gay vicar,
388
00:24:07,340 --> 00:24:09,850
he sets fire to an American flag
389
00:24:09,900 --> 00:24:11,290
in front of an American embassy.
390
00:24:11,340 --> 00:24:14,250
- No offence, Patrick.
- No, no, none taken.
391
00:24:14,300 --> 00:24:17,810
He accidentally watches a
middle-aged lady have a poo.
392
00:24:19,860 --> 00:24:21,970
- OK.
- It's good family fun, Chris.
393
00:24:22,020 --> 00:24:24,690
Not based on your life whatsoever.
394
00:24:24,740 --> 00:24:27,610
Actually, that bit is!
395
00:24:27,660 --> 00:24:30,410
Shall I say that? I should say that.
396
00:24:30,460 --> 00:24:33,170
I was up in my parents'
loft when I was a kid
397
00:24:33,220 --> 00:24:34,650
and they were having a party
398
00:24:34,700 --> 00:24:37,810
and I realised there was a
hole through into the toilet,
399
00:24:37,860 --> 00:24:38,850
and I thought...
400
00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:41,210
I thought hijinks.
401
00:24:41,260 --> 00:24:44,410
I'll have a look, and a
lady came in and had a poo.
402
00:24:44,460 --> 00:24:46,860
To this day she doesn't know.
403
00:24:48,580 --> 00:24:51,520
- Now she does.
- Really sorry, Karen.
404
00:24:52,940 --> 00:24:54,490
Now...
405
00:24:54,540 --> 00:24:56,080
.. Jenkins.
406
00:25:05,020 --> 00:25:07,290
All right. Cars, boys. Cars.
407
00:25:07,340 --> 00:25:08,970
Oh, yeah.
408
00:25:09,020 --> 00:25:10,290
First cars.
409
00:25:10,340 --> 00:25:14,650
OK, Greg, I've got to warn you,
Patrick's very much into his cars.
410
00:25:14,700 --> 00:25:16,690
Patrick, your first car, please.
411
00:25:16,740 --> 00:25:19,810
It was a 1963 356 Porsche Convertible.
412
00:25:19,860 --> 00:25:21,850
Look at this!
413
00:25:27,420 --> 00:25:28,570
If that is your first car,
414
00:25:28,620 --> 00:25:30,530
don't tell me your first pet was a unicorn
415
00:25:30,580 --> 00:25:32,850
- and your first girlfriend
was a supermodel. - No.
416
00:25:32,900 --> 00:25:35,250
I did a movie called Can't Buy Me Love,
417
00:25:35,300 --> 00:25:37,850
and my entire pay cheque
went to purchase that car.
418
00:25:37,900 --> 00:25:40,370
- It was the dream car to have.
- That was your first pay cheque?
419
00:25:40,420 --> 00:25:43,690
- My first pay cheque, and that was it.
- My first job was stacking peat.
420
00:25:43,740 --> 00:25:45,290
I got £5 an hour.
421
00:25:45,340 --> 00:25:48,740
So that's how I bought my
first car. Sorry, carry on.
422
00:25:50,220 --> 00:25:51,370
I still have the car today.
423
00:25:51,420 --> 00:25:54,570
Well, that's the thing. He
still has the car today!
424
00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:57,530
Look at that. That's one of the
coolest photographs I've ever seen.
425
00:25:57,580 --> 00:26:00,330
I don't have a gay bone in my body, but...
426
00:26:00,380 --> 00:26:02,290
I'm just saying. What do you think?
427
00:26:02,340 --> 00:26:03,880
Oh, I'm in.
428
00:26:06,220 --> 00:26:08,930
And I'm sure Patrick...
429
00:26:08,980 --> 00:26:11,930
- Patrick will be delighted(!)
- Yes!
430
00:26:11,980 --> 00:26:14,410
But, seriously, the
coolest first car ever.
431
00:26:14,460 --> 00:26:17,450
- The fact you've still got it is brilliant.
- Yeah, I love the car.
432
00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:19,850
It's fun to drive and
just incredibly reliable.
433
00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:21,450
So, Greg.
434
00:26:25,060 --> 00:26:26,930
It's awful!
435
00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:29,210
Greg, your first car, please.
436
00:26:29,260 --> 00:26:31,370
It was, um... lovely.
437
00:26:31,420 --> 00:26:34,090
I'd been working digging peat.
438
00:26:34,140 --> 00:26:38,890
I'd earned £15 and I thought I'll
treat myself to a lovely Renault 18.
439
00:26:38,940 --> 00:26:41,410
Perfect! Let's have a look.
440
00:26:41,460 --> 00:26:44,780
Look at that.
441
00:26:48,820 --> 00:26:50,690
A Renault 18, baby.
442
00:26:50,740 --> 00:26:52,970
I can't remember how much I paid for it,
443
00:26:53,020 --> 00:26:55,690
but I know that I bought
it, I drove it to a garage
444
00:26:55,740 --> 00:26:58,370
cos I think it needed a
tyre change or something.
445
00:26:58,420 --> 00:27:02,090
And I left it with him and,
when I went back, the guy went...
446
00:27:02,140 --> 00:27:04,570
He put his hand on me and went,
447
00:27:04,620 --> 00:27:06,970
"Don't drive this back to London.
448
00:27:07,020 --> 00:27:09,420
"You can't! It's dangerous!"
449
00:27:11,060 --> 00:27:12,970
That was the first day I owned it.
450
00:27:13,020 --> 00:27:15,490
OK, so... best first car.
451
00:27:15,540 --> 00:27:18,770
Let's hear it for -- please
-- Greg Davies' Renault 181.
452
00:27:18,820 --> 00:27:21,540
Come on!
453
00:27:25,620 --> 00:27:29,930
Or Patrick Dempsey's 1963 Porsche 356 --
454
00:27:29,980 --> 00:27:31,980
which he still owns!
455
00:27:37,340 --> 00:27:39,010
Sorry.
456
00:27:39,060 --> 00:27:41,610
100% fair fight.
457
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:47,370
But I fear it's only going to get
worse. So, Patrick, best car ever?
458
00:27:47,420 --> 00:27:50,690
- I think the RSR is
probably the best one. - OK.
459
00:27:50,740 --> 00:27:53,610
So the Porsche 911 RSR. Here we go.
460
00:27:53,660 --> 00:27:55,050
Greg!
461
00:27:56,820 --> 00:27:59,250
This is the car that you
race, the competition car.
462
00:27:59,300 --> 00:28:01,610
This is the car that we
won in Japan in the WEC,
463
00:28:01,660 --> 00:28:03,530
which is the World Endurance Championship,
464
00:28:03,580 --> 00:28:06,930
and were on the podium
at Le Mans last year.
465
00:28:06,980 --> 00:28:09,490
That's worth a round of applause.
466
00:28:09,540 --> 00:28:12,180
Second on the podium at Le Mans.
467
00:28:18,060 --> 00:28:19,450
OK. Greg.
468
00:28:19,500 --> 00:28:22,130
Congratulations(!)
469
00:28:22,180 --> 00:28:26,730
So... best car ever against the 911 RSR?
470
00:28:26,780 --> 00:28:30,970
My best ever car -- and I'm so
sorry about this, Patrick --
471
00:28:31,020 --> 00:28:34,010
was a 1972 VW Camper van.
472
00:28:45,460 --> 00:28:47,690
So, come on -- where, why, when, how?
473
00:28:47,740 --> 00:28:51,130
I think it was sort of in
the early '90s I had it,
474
00:28:51,180 --> 00:28:54,450
and it's by far the most fun
I've ever had in a vehicle.
475
00:28:58,860 --> 00:29:01,210
I mean, we're all better than that, mate.
476
00:29:01,260 --> 00:29:03,930
No, no, we're not.
477
00:29:03,980 --> 00:29:07,050
There's a lot of people smiling
here -- you've got them glowing.
478
00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:09,570
- This is great.
- I stand by it.
479
00:29:09,620 --> 00:29:11,930
OK, so let's hear it. Best car ever.
480
00:29:11,980 --> 00:29:14,290
Let's hear it, first of all,
481
00:29:14,340 --> 00:29:16,970
for Patrick Dempsey's 911 RSR.
482
00:29:21,780 --> 00:29:23,410
I think you might have this...
483
00:29:23,460 --> 00:29:27,250
Let's hear it for Greg
Davies' 1972 VW Camper!
484
00:29:34,780 --> 00:29:37,810
So let's talk about driving, shall we?
485
00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:41,810
I see no reason why I
won't win this lap(!)
486
00:29:41,860 --> 00:29:44,770
- It was tough, though.
- Patrick, how was it out there?
487
00:29:44,820 --> 00:29:48,730
It was wet and muddy and a lot
of fun. It was great to be here.
488
00:29:48,780 --> 00:29:52,090
- OK, how was it for you, Greg?
- I mean, it was horrific.
489
00:29:52,140 --> 00:29:54,770
I was a fat giraffe forced into a tiny car
490
00:29:54,820 --> 00:29:56,490
and I drove as fast as I could,
491
00:29:56,540 --> 00:29:58,890
but I suspect that was incredibly slow.
492
00:29:58,940 --> 00:30:02,610
- Would you like to see the laps? - Yes!
493
00:30:02,660 --> 00:30:05,330
Greg's first, I think. Here we go.
494
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:07,450
On the line.
495
00:30:07,500 --> 00:30:12,090
Greg Davies, a big man in our
not-so-very-big Rallycross car.
496
00:30:12,140 --> 00:30:14,340
I mean, I'm extra weight.
497
00:30:15,020 --> 00:30:17,170
The others should be given a handicap.
498
00:30:17,220 --> 00:30:20,770
Stop whingeing. Doesn't work
like that, Greg, I'm afraid.
499
00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:23,090
At least the tarmac's dry.
500
00:30:23,940 --> 00:30:26,090
But we're going off-road
for the first time and...
501
00:30:26,140 --> 00:30:28,340
The mud is the best bit.
502
00:30:30,780 --> 00:30:32,330
OK, this should be a water splash
503
00:30:32,380 --> 00:30:35,250
but it's just a river today, isn't it?
504
00:30:37,980 --> 00:30:41,780
Get your foot off the
accelerator, you fat [BLEEP!]
505
00:30:43,780 --> 00:30:46,970
Taking it wide around
Hammerhead. Was that a tactic?
506
00:30:47,020 --> 00:30:49,090
I don't know what I'm doing.
507
00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:51,050
I will not stop!
508
00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:52,730
You will not beat me!
509
00:30:52,780 --> 00:30:54,930
OK, let's have a look at the hairpin.
510
00:30:54,980 --> 00:30:57,580
Nice bit of opposite lock there.
511
00:30:58,260 --> 00:30:59,690
Very wide.
512
00:30:59,740 --> 00:31:01,540
Clean the tyres.
513
00:31:02,620 --> 00:31:04,620
Will he get any air?
514
00:31:05,420 --> 00:31:08,060
No air whatsoever! Zero air.
515
00:31:09,340 --> 00:31:12,410
- Back onto terra firma.
- I saw Jesse Eisenberg and thought,
516
00:31:12,460 --> 00:31:15,010
"Yeah, I could do that.
I could beat that."
517
00:31:15,060 --> 00:31:16,970
Tyre wall.
518
00:31:17,020 --> 00:31:18,860
Apparently not.
519
00:31:23,300 --> 00:31:25,650
Through Gambon. Final corner, here we go.
520
00:31:25,700 --> 00:31:28,010
Windscreen wipers going
faster than the car.
521
00:31:28,060 --> 00:31:31,490
And... across the line!
522
00:31:35,580 --> 00:31:36,970
What do you think?
523
00:31:37,020 --> 00:31:39,690
I thought I was flying round that track,
524
00:31:39,740 --> 00:31:41,570
and then you just see a man,
525
00:31:41,620 --> 00:31:44,290
a fat man's tits wobbling,
526
00:31:44,340 --> 00:31:48,610
as he drives through
mud moderately quickly.
527
00:31:48,660 --> 00:31:51,210
Well, it was touch and go, could be close.
528
00:31:51,260 --> 00:31:55,450
- Would you like to see
Patrick's lap? - Yes!
529
00:31:55,500 --> 00:31:56,970
Patrick on the line now.
530
00:31:57,020 --> 00:32:00,890
The conditions are officially
abysmal for both these laps.
531
00:32:00,940 --> 00:32:04,210
Patrick off the line there.
Hollywood heart-throb.
532
00:32:04,260 --> 00:32:07,610
Here we go. Rain's picking up a
little bit, which is always nice.
533
00:32:07,660 --> 00:32:11,210
Facing the worst conditions in the
history of our Rallycross course.
534
00:32:11,260 --> 00:32:13,450
Honestly.
535
00:32:13,500 --> 00:32:15,250
Look how wet it is there.
536
00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:18,850
It's like driving in the
swamps of Florida here.
537
00:32:18,900 --> 00:32:20,210
Once again through the river
538
00:32:20,260 --> 00:32:22,450
that should be just one
solitary water splash.
539
00:32:22,500 --> 00:32:23,690
That is the splash there.
540
00:32:23,740 --> 00:32:27,010
I can smell something funny.
I don't know what that is.
541
00:32:27,060 --> 00:32:30,560
I might have just crapped
myself, I'm not sure.
542
00:32:32,140 --> 00:32:33,610
Nice and tight round Hammerhead.
543
00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:36,570
Come on, that is cool. Look at
that line, that's very good.
544
00:32:36,620 --> 00:32:39,090
This is much easier over here.
545
00:32:40,900 --> 00:32:44,930
Don't speak too soon, Patrick,
because we have the hairpin and...
546
00:32:44,980 --> 00:32:48,170
Oh, very nice. Very, very nice!
547
00:32:48,220 --> 00:32:51,090
Far too good. And almost some air!
548
00:32:51,140 --> 00:32:54,930
No lift, no lift, no lift,
no lift, no lift, no lift.
549
00:32:54,980 --> 00:32:59,010
- Gone. Through the tyre wall.
- Here we go. First time.
550
00:32:59,060 --> 00:33:02,130
Tight to the apex, very nice,
very neat, very tidy and...
551
00:33:02,180 --> 00:33:04,770
let's have a look at Gambon.
552
00:33:04,820 --> 00:33:06,570
Sliding into the grass!
553
00:33:06,620 --> 00:33:08,490
And over the line!
554
00:33:13,940 --> 00:33:15,730
So, how was that, watching that back?
555
00:33:15,780 --> 00:33:18,890
It was tough. Front-wheel-drive
cars are a lot...
556
00:33:18,940 --> 00:33:22,130
I'm used to rear-wheel drive, it's
a completely different sensation.
557
00:33:22,180 --> 00:33:25,490
But it was tough. As soon as you hit
the water everything slowed down.
558
00:33:25,540 --> 00:33:27,250
I think you did really well.
559
00:33:27,300 --> 00:33:29,810
Once again, honestly, the
worst conditions, officially.
560
00:33:29,860 --> 00:33:32,010
Not just saying this to
make you feel better, Greg.
561
00:33:32,060 --> 00:33:35,050
Yeah, which doesn't bode
well for the time, does it?
562
00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:38,330
Paul Hollywood, last
week, very wet, 2.16.4.
563
00:33:38,380 --> 00:33:40,690
Jennifer Saunders, appalling, 2.21.6.
564
00:33:40,740 --> 00:33:42,930
Honestly, your conditions were worse.
565
00:33:42,980 --> 00:33:45,210
We thought they couldn't
get any worse, but they did.
566
00:33:45,260 --> 00:33:49,010
OK, so under three minutes -- I
would be happy with that, Greg.
567
00:33:49,060 --> 00:33:53,250
I would be happy with that! However...
568
00:33:53,300 --> 00:33:54,970
No, don't...
569
00:33:55,020 --> 00:33:57,810
Greg Davies, abysmal conditions...
570
00:33:57,860 --> 00:34:00,010
2.27.1!
571
00:34:05,860 --> 00:34:10,250
OK, so, Patrick, in monsoon conditions...
572
00:34:10,300 --> 00:34:11,730
This is incredible.
573
00:34:11,780 --> 00:34:13,610
2...
574
00:34:13,660 --> 00:34:16,090
12, dead. Unbelievable!
575
00:34:18,700 --> 00:34:21,930
You're still there, but you're
more up there than down there.
576
00:34:21,980 --> 00:34:23,890
Happy?
577
00:34:23,940 --> 00:34:27,580
Yeah, I want to come back again!
578
00:34:29,020 --> 00:34:32,720
Let's hear it for Patrick
Dempsey and Greg Davies!
579
00:34:39,580 --> 00:34:42,810
OK, so, I'm six weeks into my Top Gear job
580
00:34:42,860 --> 00:34:44,730
and I've done some memorable stuff.
581
00:34:44,780 --> 00:34:48,050
I got hypothermia on a
Gold Wing over the Alps,
582
00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:51,210
I got frostbite in a Rialto
on the way to Blackpool,
583
00:34:51,260 --> 00:34:53,490
and I got sandblasted in Morocco.
584
00:34:53,540 --> 00:34:55,210
Good times(!)
585
00:34:56,060 --> 00:34:57,410
But the one thing I haven't got
586
00:34:57,460 --> 00:34:59,930
is time on that test track
out there in something fast.
587
00:34:59,980 --> 00:35:02,930
So I sent a polite note pointing
this out to the producers
588
00:35:02,980 --> 00:35:04,690
and they sent me one back saying,
589
00:35:04,740 --> 00:35:06,650
"Shut your face, LeBlanc."
590
00:35:06,700 --> 00:35:09,690
So I sent a slightly less
polite note to the producers,
591
00:35:09,740 --> 00:35:11,290
and this happened.
592
00:35:11,340 --> 00:35:13,740
I love those guys!
593
00:35:15,260 --> 00:35:18,570
Ask me to picture my ultimate road car...
594
00:35:18,620 --> 00:35:21,490
and it might look something like this.
595
00:35:22,700 --> 00:35:24,900
The Porsche 911 R.
596
00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:30,220
It's a greatest-hits album of
the greatest 911s ever made.
597
00:35:31,340 --> 00:35:34,810
It has a 500-horsepower
naturally aspirated engine
598
00:35:34,860 --> 00:35:37,460
developed by Porsche Motorsport.
599
00:35:37,740 --> 00:35:40,090
It has a proper manual gearbox
600
00:35:40,140 --> 00:35:43,060
and it has rear-wheel drive.
601
00:35:45,060 --> 00:35:47,580
Ooh, yeah!
602
00:35:48,860 --> 00:35:50,690
Hello!
603
00:35:50,740 --> 00:35:52,380
Oh, yeah!
604
00:35:55,620 --> 00:35:58,130
But, you see, I don't
think I can drive this.
605
00:35:58,180 --> 00:36:00,850
Because in my head this...
606
00:36:00,900 --> 00:36:02,370
is perfection.
607
00:36:02,420 --> 00:36:04,370
However great this car is,
608
00:36:04,420 --> 00:36:07,370
it's got to be a disappointment, right?
609
00:36:07,420 --> 00:36:10,010
I mean, it's got to be.
610
00:36:10,060 --> 00:36:13,020
Yeah, I think I'll just... leave it.
611
00:36:14,940 --> 00:36:17,140
Yeah, I'll just leave it.
612
00:36:29,860 --> 00:36:32,610
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
613
00:36:32,660 --> 00:36:36,180
I'm so... I'm not sorry at all!
614
00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:40,050
I have no willpower whatsoever.
615
00:36:40,100 --> 00:36:41,370
None.
616
00:36:43,740 --> 00:36:45,330
This thing is great.
617
00:36:45,380 --> 00:36:48,490
The whole car is just
sparkling with energy.
618
00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:52,060
It's so mechanical, so oily, so good.
619
00:36:53,420 --> 00:36:55,090
Whoo!
620
00:36:55,140 --> 00:36:57,650
With no turbos to dull its progress,
621
00:36:57,700 --> 00:36:59,890
the 911 R's four-litre flat-six
622
00:36:59,940 --> 00:37:04,210
spins up to a mighty 8,800rpm.
623
00:37:04,260 --> 00:37:08,980
This is a full-fat,
500-horsepower sports car.
624
00:37:11,900 --> 00:37:15,740
Deploy it on public roads
with extreme caution.
625
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:21,690
Second gear will take you
past UK motorway speeds.
626
00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:25,240
Drive this thing hard and
you are going to jail.
627
00:37:26,940 --> 00:37:28,130
Which is bad news,
628
00:37:28,180 --> 00:37:32,570
because the soundtrack that comes
with burying your right foot --
629
00:37:32,620 --> 00:37:34,690
well, it's addictive.
630
00:37:35,900 --> 00:37:37,040
Oh!
631
00:37:38,500 --> 00:37:40,500
Just listen to that.
632
00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:43,140
Oh, that's nice!
633
00:37:44,940 --> 00:37:48,300
Really has that character
of the older Porsches.
634
00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:54,570
It has that raw, visceral feel to it.
635
00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:58,130
You couldn't be more involved
or engaged with this car
636
00:37:58,180 --> 00:38:00,980
if you were strapped under the motor.
637
00:38:04,740 --> 00:38:06,490
Some people will tell you that,
638
00:38:06,540 --> 00:38:09,090
because the engine in
this car is way out back,
639
00:38:09,140 --> 00:38:10,370
like it is in all 911s,
640
00:38:10,420 --> 00:38:13,490
that it's inherently
unbalanced and butt-heavy.
641
00:38:13,540 --> 00:38:16,280
I'm here to tell you they're wrong.
642
00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:22,850
Sure, you have to adapt to the
unique way 911s go around corners,
643
00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:25,890
but that makes them all the
more absorbing to drive.
644
00:38:25,940 --> 00:38:29,330
And by "absorbing" I mean engaging,
645
00:38:29,380 --> 00:38:34,010
inviting, exciting, awesome... ing.
646
00:38:34,060 --> 00:38:35,860
Yeah! Whoa!
647
00:38:40,820 --> 00:38:43,820
When you get it right it's so rewarding.
648
00:38:45,740 --> 00:38:47,100
Whoo!
649
00:38:49,780 --> 00:38:52,320
My hand's shaking a little bit.
650
00:38:54,660 --> 00:38:56,970
I'm good.
651
00:38:57,020 --> 00:39:01,300
So, you've probably guessed
by now -- I like this car.
652
00:39:03,660 --> 00:39:06,650
But it does have a few problems.
653
00:39:06,700 --> 00:39:08,930
Firstly, and ridiculously,
654
00:39:08,980 --> 00:39:11,930
Porsche hasn't developed
an infinite gas tank yet.
655
00:39:11,980 --> 00:39:14,810
Come on, Porsche, let's sort this out.
656
00:39:14,860 --> 00:39:16,210
And while we're here,
657
00:39:16,260 --> 00:39:19,210
there's another little
problem with this 911 R.
658
00:39:19,260 --> 00:39:23,570
It costs £137,000. That's...
659
00:39:23,620 --> 00:39:25,760
That's a lot of pounds.
660
00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:31,930
OK, have a look at this.
661
00:39:31,980 --> 00:39:36,290
All that cash doesn't buy you
a radio or air conditioning.
662
00:39:36,340 --> 00:39:40,900
It does, however, get you a
place to keep your sandwich.
663
00:39:42,420 --> 00:39:43,560
Mm!
664
00:39:44,860 --> 00:39:47,810
Now, to be fair,
665
00:39:47,860 --> 00:39:50,130
Porsche will fit the air con and the radio
666
00:39:50,180 --> 00:39:51,850
at no extra charge if you want,
667
00:39:51,900 --> 00:39:55,010
but I'd skip the radio and
definitely go for the air con
668
00:39:55,060 --> 00:39:58,250
cos it's hot enough to
roast a chicken in here.
669
00:39:59,540 --> 00:40:01,170
It's done.
670
00:40:01,220 --> 00:40:05,380
But there is another, more
pressing, problem facing the 911 R.
671
00:40:06,580 --> 00:40:09,930
And it comes from Porsche.
672
00:40:12,060 --> 00:40:15,450
That is the 911 GT3 RS.
673
00:40:15,500 --> 00:40:17,930
This car's evil twin.
674
00:40:17,980 --> 00:40:20,450
It has exactly the same engine as this car
675
00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:24,610
but it also has a giant wing,
super-fast double-clutch gearbox,
676
00:40:24,660 --> 00:40:27,330
fatter tyres and a sharper suspension.
677
00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:31,330
And how much more do you pay for all
that extra track-bred performance?
678
00:40:31,380 --> 00:40:33,370
Well, that's the thing --
679
00:40:33,420 --> 00:40:37,890
the GT3 RS is about six
grand CHEAPER than this car.
680
00:40:37,940 --> 00:40:40,880
I know, it doesn't make sense, does it?
681
00:40:41,740 --> 00:40:46,420
So, what happens when you put
them head-to-head in a drag race?
682
00:41:04,100 --> 00:41:06,370
Don't be stupid, I'm not racing him.
683
00:41:06,420 --> 00:41:09,610
That car does 0-60 in 3.3 seconds,
684
00:41:09,660 --> 00:41:12,660
a full half-second quicker than this car.
685
00:41:15,740 --> 00:41:19,130
It's faster round any
racetrack you care to mention.
686
00:41:19,180 --> 00:41:20,450
This car IS slower.
687
00:41:20,500 --> 00:41:22,640
That's the whole point.
688
00:41:27,820 --> 00:41:31,570
Manufacturers are so preoccupied
with lap times these days
689
00:41:31,620 --> 00:41:35,450
they've forgotten about the
most important thing -- us.
690
00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:37,770
The ones behind the wheel.
691
00:41:38,820 --> 00:41:44,370
Cars like the GT3 RS have
become so fast, so capable,
692
00:41:44,420 --> 00:41:48,620
that you'd have to be a Stig to
access the performance of the car.
693
00:41:49,820 --> 00:41:51,760
Aw, look at him go.
694
00:41:55,700 --> 00:41:57,570
They're too clever.
695
00:41:57,620 --> 00:42:00,370
The driver has been dealt
out of the equation,
696
00:42:00,420 --> 00:42:03,420
less of a cog and more of a weakest link.
697
00:42:07,020 --> 00:42:10,620
He's not going to stop
till he runs out of tyres.
698
00:42:21,220 --> 00:42:23,290
He's run out of tyres.
699
00:42:25,060 --> 00:42:29,050
Wonder how he's getting home.
I wonder if he has a home.
700
00:42:37,980 --> 00:42:42,290
The 911 R is all about giving
driving back to the driver.
701
00:42:42,340 --> 00:42:45,250
This car relies on me
to make the downshift,
702
00:42:45,300 --> 00:42:48,810
it relies on me to quickly up-shift
so the revs don't drop too far,
703
00:42:48,860 --> 00:42:52,220
it relies on me to keep the butt in line.
704
00:42:55,140 --> 00:42:58,740
You and the car work together as a team.
705
00:43:00,180 --> 00:43:03,210
Missed the shift there, but that's OK.
706
00:43:03,260 --> 00:43:06,970
The car needs me to be a good driver.
707
00:43:07,020 --> 00:43:08,770
There's nowhere to hide.
708
00:43:08,820 --> 00:43:11,500
It says, "OK, what you got?"
709
00:43:12,700 --> 00:43:14,300
I like that.
710
00:43:20,580 --> 00:43:23,580
They say you shouldn't meet your heroes.
711
00:43:24,580 --> 00:43:27,530
But they're wrong, you should
totally meet your heroes.
712
00:43:27,580 --> 00:43:29,650
I highly recommend it.
713
00:43:33,420 --> 00:43:38,810
For years, fast cars have
been getting faster and faster.
714
00:43:38,860 --> 00:43:42,740
But they haven't necessarily been
getting more exciting to drive.
715
00:43:46,620 --> 00:43:49,610
The 911 R takes things back to basics,
716
00:43:49,660 --> 00:43:53,130
reminds us that sports cars
aren't all about the stopwatch,
717
00:43:53,180 --> 00:43:57,210
but the sensation, the
experience, the moment.
718
00:43:57,260 --> 00:44:01,850
They're about making us feel
connected, making us feel alive.
719
00:44:01,900 --> 00:44:03,970
And maybe, just maybe,
720
00:44:04,020 --> 00:44:06,940
the 911 R is perfection.
721
00:44:11,940 --> 00:44:14,480
You better not eat my sandwich!
722
00:44:21,300 --> 00:44:24,330
- Happy? Yeah? How happy?
- I am very happy.
723
00:44:24,380 --> 00:44:26,770
- I'm in my happy place.
- You're in your happy place?
724
00:44:26,820 --> 00:44:29,930
I can tell! Right, good for him.
So Matt's had his Porsche fix,
725
00:44:29,980 --> 00:44:32,250
time now for my classic Brit fix --
726
00:44:32,300 --> 00:44:35,290
cars that have always looked gorgeous
727
00:44:35,340 --> 00:44:38,970
but never been so
gorgeous to actually drive.
728
00:44:39,020 --> 00:44:40,660
Until now.
729
00:44:45,700 --> 00:44:49,170
In the past, cars were designed
with the free-flowing hand
730
00:44:49,220 --> 00:44:52,010
of an actual human being.
731
00:44:52,060 --> 00:44:54,050
Curves were king,
732
00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:57,890
creations brimming with
fantasy and escapism,
733
00:44:57,940 --> 00:44:59,940
genius and artistry.
734
00:45:02,500 --> 00:45:05,810
The only problem was
they broke down -- a lot.
735
00:45:05,860 --> 00:45:09,330
They leaked a lot -- all over your drive.
736
00:45:09,380 --> 00:45:11,850
They were noisy, they were cold
737
00:45:11,900 --> 00:45:14,380
and they were uncomfortable.
738
00:45:16,100 --> 00:45:19,090
Nowadays, though, more and more companies
739
00:45:19,140 --> 00:45:23,900
are specialising in remaking old
stuff better than when it was new.
740
00:45:30,820 --> 00:45:36,340
Cars like this DB5 from Aston
Martin Works in Newport Pagnell.
741
00:45:37,980 --> 00:45:43,450
This exquisite being has enjoyed
a full nut-and-bolt rebuild
742
00:45:43,500 --> 00:45:45,900
to bring it bang up to date.
743
00:45:49,180 --> 00:45:51,650
Now, the engine in this
spectacular specimen
744
00:45:51,700 --> 00:45:53,890
has been what they call "blueprinted" --
745
00:45:53,940 --> 00:45:56,330
rebuilt from the bare
bones of the original
746
00:45:56,380 --> 00:45:59,450
with loads and loads of clever
tweaks and twists and tricks
747
00:45:59,500 --> 00:46:02,100
to massively improve performance.
748
00:46:04,820 --> 00:46:07,490
But, most importantly
-- in a classic car --
749
00:46:07,540 --> 00:46:09,130
reliability.
750
00:46:09,180 --> 00:46:12,970
You can even spec your 1960s
Aston with power steering,
751
00:46:13,020 --> 00:46:15,820
air conditioning and satnav.
752
00:46:19,500 --> 00:46:24,290
Unfortunately, all this
heritage restoration business
753
00:46:24,340 --> 00:46:26,280
doesn't come cheap.
754
00:46:27,460 --> 00:46:29,970
The cost on the road...
755
00:46:30,020 --> 00:46:31,560
£1 million.
756
00:46:36,060 --> 00:46:39,370
So how a about a less expensive
alternative from Eagle,
757
00:46:39,420 --> 00:46:42,810
who provide a similar bespoke
service for fans of the Jag?
758
00:46:42,860 --> 00:46:46,090
This E-Type was in intensive
care for over a year
759
00:46:46,140 --> 00:46:49,580
for what they call a
zero-mile restoration.
760
00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:56,380
The result -- a car now superior
to when it first left the factory.
761
00:46:57,980 --> 00:46:59,890
But, again,
762
00:46:59,940 --> 00:47:04,180
the cost is £435,000.
763
00:47:09,460 --> 00:47:12,810
And, yes, I know we've featured
Eagle before on Top Gear
764
00:47:12,860 --> 00:47:15,530
but, frankly, I just wanted a go in one,
765
00:47:15,580 --> 00:47:18,170
because these cars are just awesome.
766
00:47:18,220 --> 00:47:20,260
Whoo-hoo!
767
00:47:24,060 --> 00:47:27,210
There's no doubt that these
are extraordinary cars,
768
00:47:27,260 --> 00:47:29,890
with equally extraordinary price tags.
769
00:47:29,940 --> 00:47:34,380
However, you can get into this
world for quite a lot less.
770
00:47:36,700 --> 00:47:38,730
This is an MGB Roadster,
771
00:47:38,780 --> 00:47:40,050
a true style icon,
772
00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:44,570
reimagined and re-engineered
by a company called Frontline,
773
00:47:44,620 --> 00:47:48,410
who are based in MG's
original birth place.
774
00:47:48,460 --> 00:47:49,850
Hence the name --
775
00:47:49,900 --> 00:47:52,420
the MG Abingdon Edition.
776
00:47:55,740 --> 00:47:58,410
But craftsmanship comes at a cost.
777
00:47:59,100 --> 00:48:03,370
This MG is £100,000.
778
00:48:03,420 --> 00:48:08,330
But for a quarter of the price of the
Eagle, you get the same recipe --
779
00:48:08,380 --> 00:48:11,700
classic face, modern pace.
780
00:48:13,180 --> 00:48:17,010
This super roadster's
brand-new 2.5-litre engine
781
00:48:17,060 --> 00:48:21,140
produces 304 brake horsepower.
782
00:48:22,740 --> 00:48:25,690
That means it's packing
three times more power
783
00:48:25,740 --> 00:48:29,650
than the original 1.8-litre MGB,
784
00:48:29,700 --> 00:48:33,100
which means it's quicker
-- much, much quicker.
785
00:48:36,340 --> 00:48:42,090
Where originally it would have
done 0-60 in 11 seconds, now...
786
00:48:42,140 --> 00:48:43,730
3.8.
787
00:48:43,780 --> 00:48:47,530
And a top speed of -- wait for this! --
788
00:48:47,580 --> 00:48:51,780
168mph!
789
00:48:53,100 --> 00:48:58,700
Which means it also needs
massively upgraded modern brakes.
790
00:49:03,340 --> 00:49:06,810
But to really experience this car properly
791
00:49:06,860 --> 00:49:10,420
we have to return to its natural habitat.
792
00:49:15,660 --> 00:49:18,650
And so you join us, the Abingdon and I,
793
00:49:18,700 --> 00:49:21,930
in the quintessential English countryside.
794
00:49:21,980 --> 00:49:26,810
And straightaway I can sense
the difference, the improvement,
795
00:49:26,860 --> 00:49:30,570
that all the mods Frontline
have added make to this car.
796
00:49:30,620 --> 00:49:36,500
The handling, for a start, is
so unrecognisable as an MGB.
797
00:49:42,700 --> 00:49:46,410
The modern dampers and
springs and aluminium uprights
798
00:49:46,460 --> 00:49:49,450
have replaced all the
tractor bits from the '60s
799
00:49:49,500 --> 00:49:51,410
that were originally on this car.
800
00:49:51,460 --> 00:49:53,130
Tractor bits!
801
00:49:56,500 --> 00:49:58,970
The glorious result is an MGB
802
00:49:59,020 --> 00:50:04,100
that finally delivers the drive
the looks always promised.
803
00:50:08,380 --> 00:50:11,610
I think what I like about
it most is that it feels old
804
00:50:11,660 --> 00:50:14,010
even though it's basically brand-new,
805
00:50:14,060 --> 00:50:16,810
and that's such a hard trick to pull off.
806
00:50:16,860 --> 00:50:21,970
You know, no recreation or
replica ever feels like that.
807
00:50:22,020 --> 00:50:24,130
It's almost impossible,
it's almost not allowed --
808
00:50:24,180 --> 00:50:27,530
that's the one thing you're
not allowed to achieve.
809
00:50:27,580 --> 00:50:29,770
But this does achieve it.
810
00:50:29,820 --> 00:50:31,490
It feels so authentic and dangerous.
811
00:50:31,540 --> 00:50:35,370
Not really dangerous, but
dangerous enough. You know?
812
00:50:35,420 --> 00:50:40,050
You can definitely confirm that the
live axle is still very much live,
813
00:50:40,100 --> 00:50:43,370
especially if you boot it
a bit too much around a...
814
00:50:47,820 --> 00:50:50,450
Erm... a tight corner like that.
815
00:50:54,140 --> 00:50:58,530
Sure, the MGB isn't as refined
as the E-Type or the Aston,
816
00:50:58,580 --> 00:51:00,050
but nor should it be.
817
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:02,530
MGs were never about refinement.
818
00:51:02,580 --> 00:51:05,490
This car remains true to its roots,
819
00:51:05,540 --> 00:51:08,250
a straightforward drop-top two-seater,
820
00:51:08,300 --> 00:51:11,620
built simply to put a smile on your face.
821
00:51:14,060 --> 00:51:19,620
Four decades later, this is now
the car MG wanted you to have.
822
00:51:20,860 --> 00:51:24,970
I'm trying to find something
that's wrong with this car, but...
823
00:51:25,020 --> 00:51:26,770
it's pretty much perfect.
824
00:51:26,820 --> 00:51:30,530
I mean, there's a speck of
dirt on the windscreen and...
825
00:51:30,580 --> 00:51:34,010
the wing mirrors are a
bit too round and...
826
00:51:34,060 --> 00:51:37,250
I think the clock might be a minute slow.
827
00:51:37,300 --> 00:51:39,730
Even the heater works!
828
00:51:39,780 --> 00:51:42,320
The heaters never work in MGBs!
829
00:51:42,740 --> 00:51:44,290
Bet the demister doesn't, though.
830
00:51:44,340 --> 00:51:47,540
That's impossible. That
would be a miracle.
831
00:51:48,500 --> 00:51:50,730
Windy-road bit coming up.
832
00:51:50,780 --> 00:51:54,650
Oh, yes, this is what
it's all about, isn't it?
833
00:51:54,700 --> 00:51:59,090
This is the pure magic of
wheels and pistons and petrol
834
00:51:59,140 --> 00:52:04,770
encapsulated in one gorgeous new-old MGB.
835
00:52:04,820 --> 00:52:08,690
And I wish you were in
this car with me now.
836
00:52:08,740 --> 00:52:10,480
This is superb!
837
00:52:13,180 --> 00:52:16,170
Ace is what this car is.
838
00:52:16,220 --> 00:52:18,140
Totally ace.
839
00:52:19,340 --> 00:52:21,140
What a motorcar.
840
00:52:30,060 --> 00:52:33,410
- That was good. Is it fun?
- I had a lot of fun.
841
00:52:33,460 --> 00:52:35,890
- Yeah? - Yeah. - You love it?
842
00:52:35,940 --> 00:52:39,410
I love this car. This car is not
only my favourite car of the show
843
00:52:39,460 --> 00:52:42,490
but of the series, ladies and
gentlemen, I have to say that,
844
00:52:42,540 --> 00:52:44,090
because it's true.
845
00:52:44,140 --> 00:52:45,930
However, bizarrely, also --
846
00:52:45,980 --> 00:52:48,770
relatively, in a way
-- the most expensive.
847
00:52:48,820 --> 00:52:51,610
Because, this car, this
DB5, this gorgeous DB5,
848
00:52:51,660 --> 00:52:54,090
unrestored -- half a million quid.
849
00:52:54,140 --> 00:52:55,770
Restored -- £1 million.
850
00:52:55,820 --> 00:52:59,290
That's double. The gorgeous
Eagle E-Type, which you love...
851
00:52:59,340 --> 00:53:01,930
- Yeah, I do.
- Unrestored -- 100 grand.
852
00:53:01,980 --> 00:53:03,890
Restored -- half a million quid.
853
00:53:03,940 --> 00:53:05,810
That's five times.
854
00:53:05,860 --> 00:53:07,770
This gorgeous MG,
855
00:53:07,820 --> 00:53:12,610
168mph, 0-60 in 3.8 seconds.
856
00:53:12,660 --> 00:53:14,570
Unrestored -- five grand.
857
00:53:14,620 --> 00:53:18,090
- Restored -- 100 grand.
That's 20 times! - Oh, OK.
858
00:53:18,140 --> 00:53:21,050
All right, so let me ask you,
which one would you choose?
859
00:53:21,100 --> 00:53:23,570
To look at, this car.
860
00:53:23,620 --> 00:53:26,570
OK? To drive, this car.
861
00:53:26,620 --> 00:53:29,770
- OK. - To look at and to
drive, if I can only have one,
862
00:53:29,820 --> 00:53:32,810
- the E-Type. - That sounds like
a good plan. - Talking of plans,
863
00:53:32,860 --> 00:53:35,850
do we have a plan for the
end-of-series season finale?
864
00:53:35,900 --> 00:53:38,410
- As a matter of fact we do.
- Perfect.
865
00:53:38,460 --> 00:53:41,330
OK, it's time for some end-of-term fun.
866
00:53:41,380 --> 00:53:44,530
All series we've watched our
stars in this Rallycross car
867
00:53:44,580 --> 00:53:46,370
take on our big jump,
868
00:53:46,420 --> 00:53:49,810
but it got us wondering -- which of
us presenters could go the longest?
869
00:53:49,860 --> 00:53:53,410
- Love a presenters' contest!
- Yes, it's long-jump time.
870
00:53:53,460 --> 00:53:55,610
Winner gets, Eddie?
871
00:53:55,660 --> 00:54:00,410
The keys to the Mini for one last
drive through the water splash.
872
00:54:00,460 --> 00:54:03,770
While the other five get a pac-a-mac...
873
00:54:03,820 --> 00:54:06,290
and a big old soaking.
874
00:54:06,340 --> 00:54:08,450
The rules? There are no rules.
875
00:54:08,500 --> 00:54:10,450
That way Eddie can't cheat.
876
00:54:10,500 --> 00:54:13,530
Me? Cheat? Never!
877
00:54:17,260 --> 00:54:19,970
This is the Top Gear End Of Term
878
00:54:20,020 --> 00:54:24,170
Rallycross Sports Day Long Jump Challenge.
879
00:54:24,220 --> 00:54:27,930
Six will jump. Just one will triumph.
880
00:54:27,980 --> 00:54:31,250
Now, your Coxes, your
Joshuas, your Ramsays --
881
00:54:31,300 --> 00:54:35,290
yep, your average celebrity -- gets
pretty good air off this thing,
882
00:54:35,340 --> 00:54:37,570
so the competition will be fierce.
883
00:54:37,620 --> 00:54:40,810
Harris said your Vmax is going
to be higher here than over there.
884
00:54:40,860 --> 00:54:43,010
- What's Vmax?
- I don't know.
885
00:54:43,060 --> 00:54:45,570
Did you know he was here all
day yesterday practising?
886
00:54:45,620 --> 00:54:48,690
- No. - It's in his contract.
- It's written in. - No...
887
00:54:48,740 --> 00:54:50,940
I was here TWO days ago.
888
00:54:51,940 --> 00:54:54,680
Luckily, to keep us all in check...
889
00:54:58,500 --> 00:55:02,210
Presenters, ready?
890
00:55:02,260 --> 00:55:04,610
Hey, look who's back.
891
00:55:04,660 --> 00:55:06,700
First up, Rory.
892
00:55:08,380 --> 00:55:10,650
- Driver, ready?
- Ready...
893
00:55:10,700 --> 00:55:12,740
man from Gladiators.
894
00:55:13,780 --> 00:55:16,970
Three, two, one!
895
00:55:18,740 --> 00:55:21,850
- Wow!
- OK, enthusiastic start.
896
00:55:21,900 --> 00:55:24,250
- Great determination from Reid.
- Cut the corner.
897
00:55:24,300 --> 00:55:26,050
Way to go. This should be big.
898
00:55:26,100 --> 00:55:27,770
Come on, baby!
899
00:55:27,820 --> 00:55:29,050
Yeah!
900
00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:30,330
Oh.
901
00:55:30,380 --> 00:55:32,010
Come on!
902
00:55:32,060 --> 00:55:33,800
That felt good.
903
00:55:34,660 --> 00:55:36,250
Well, he liked it.
904
00:55:36,300 --> 00:55:38,210
What was the distance?
905
00:55:38,260 --> 00:55:39,410
♪ Flash! ♪
906
00:55:39,460 --> 00:55:41,850
D'oh! Oh, he's not going to like that.
907
00:55:41,900 --> 00:55:43,730
That doesn't register as a jump.
908
00:55:43,780 --> 00:55:45,330
Was it that bad?
909
00:55:45,380 --> 00:55:47,320
Well, it's a start.
910
00:55:48,220 --> 00:55:49,960
Sabine up next.
911
00:55:51,020 --> 00:55:53,450
And it looks like she has a strategy.
912
00:55:53,500 --> 00:55:56,570
Little Mini, time to go on a diet.
913
00:55:56,620 --> 00:55:59,130
Ah, yes -- less fuel, less weight.
914
00:55:59,180 --> 00:56:01,180
Did she drink some?!
915
00:56:02,460 --> 00:56:04,690
No, she's good.
916
00:56:08,220 --> 00:56:10,330
Now, as a professional racing driver,
917
00:56:10,380 --> 00:56:13,290
this should be something really special.
918
00:56:13,340 --> 00:56:15,010
- Whoo!
- Oh.
919
00:56:18,300 --> 00:56:20,700
Oh, even shorter than yours?
920
00:56:21,980 --> 00:56:24,050
Oh, not even two metres?
921
00:56:24,100 --> 00:56:26,850
It wasn't a great jump. I
don't think it was a jump.
922
00:56:26,900 --> 00:56:28,610
Oh, [BLEEP!]
923
00:56:28,660 --> 00:56:30,850
Apparently this is harder than it looks.
924
00:56:30,900 --> 00:56:33,250
So I employed a two-stage plan.
925
00:56:33,300 --> 00:56:36,130
Stage one -- even less weight.
926
00:56:36,180 --> 00:56:38,090
OK, I think what you've got to do
927
00:56:38,140 --> 00:56:43,770
is you've just go to take the
hairpin out of the equation.
928
00:56:43,820 --> 00:56:46,010
He's actually stopped. He's stopped.
929
00:56:46,060 --> 00:56:48,050
Since there are no rules...
930
00:56:48,100 --> 00:56:49,690
What is he doing?
931
00:56:49,740 --> 00:56:52,570
.. stage two -- a massive run up.
932
00:56:52,620 --> 00:56:54,780
He's got more speed.
933
00:56:56,660 --> 00:56:59,210
Yeah-he-he-he!
934
00:56:59,260 --> 00:57:01,020
It's huge!
935
00:57:04,500 --> 00:57:06,210
That's Rory taken care of.
936
00:57:06,260 --> 00:57:08,690
Chris Evans is a dirty great big cheat.
937
00:57:08,740 --> 00:57:10,850
Come join me up here, LeBlanc.
938
00:57:10,900 --> 00:57:12,330
No problem.
939
00:57:12,380 --> 00:57:16,010
Matt, you will go on my first whistle!
940
00:57:16,060 --> 00:57:19,770
Three, two, one!
941
00:57:22,500 --> 00:57:23,890
I've given this some thought,
942
00:57:23,940 --> 00:57:25,930
and you know what this competition needs?
943
00:57:25,980 --> 00:57:27,850
A bit of science.
944
00:57:28,660 --> 00:57:31,200
I'm waiting on a nice tailwind.
945
00:57:34,980 --> 00:57:36,650
Almost there.
946
00:57:38,020 --> 00:57:39,730
Yeah, now we're talking.
947
00:57:39,780 --> 00:57:41,720
Conditions optimal.
948
00:57:42,500 --> 00:57:44,040
Here we go.
949
00:57:53,940 --> 00:57:55,810
Oh, look at that!
950
00:57:57,180 --> 00:57:58,780
8.9 to beat.
951
00:58:00,820 --> 00:58:02,290
That's not far.
952
00:58:02,340 --> 00:58:04,490
Yeah, Chris beat him.
953
00:58:04,540 --> 00:58:08,740
- Rory, do you think he went
further than you? - Shut up!
954
00:58:09,140 --> 00:58:13,290
- Less than you? - I think a little bit
less. - Not bad for a fat American.
955
00:58:18,540 --> 00:58:20,370
Well, so much for science.
956
00:58:20,420 --> 00:58:23,210
Evans' lead is looking
pretty unassailable.
957
00:58:23,260 --> 00:58:26,170
Come on, Harris, what
you got in the locker?
958
00:58:26,220 --> 00:58:29,130
You've seen your racing on the telly
and it's all about aerodynamics,
959
00:58:29,180 --> 00:58:31,330
so I'm going to make some
modifications to the Mini
960
00:58:31,380 --> 00:58:33,170
by getting rid of some
of these panel gaps.
961
00:58:33,220 --> 00:58:36,570
It could prove crucial
between 20mph and 50mph.
962
00:58:36,620 --> 00:58:40,290
Look at that. Oh, and one other
flourish -- wing mirrors in.
963
00:58:40,340 --> 00:58:42,410
Sure, that'll help(!)
964
00:58:47,140 --> 00:58:49,540
Oh, now that is a big run up.
965
00:58:51,940 --> 00:58:54,250
And it's looking fast.
966
00:58:54,300 --> 00:58:56,050
Whoa!
967
00:58:56,100 --> 00:58:57,730
Oh, yes!
968
00:58:57,780 --> 00:58:59,850
Let's see that again.
969
00:59:03,340 --> 00:59:05,090
14 metres!
970
00:59:05,140 --> 00:59:06,810
There goes my win.
971
00:59:06,860 --> 00:59:10,300
Frankly, beating that's going
to take a cunning plan...
972
00:59:14,820 --> 00:59:19,610
.. the plan of a man whose entire
career was built around strategy.
973
00:59:19,660 --> 00:59:23,650
A plan honed in the
cut-throat world of Formula 1.
974
00:59:23,700 --> 00:59:26,090
Come on, Jordan, what is that plan?
975
00:59:26,140 --> 00:59:27,810
It's simple.
976
00:59:27,860 --> 00:59:29,400
Start last.
977
00:59:30,540 --> 00:59:33,890
Right. Well, at least the
driving should be good.
978
00:59:33,940 --> 00:59:36,050
Three, two...
979
00:59:39,100 --> 00:59:40,610
OK.
980
00:59:40,660 --> 00:59:42,400
The jump, then?
981
00:59:44,140 --> 00:59:46,860
Come on, Eddie, let's go!
982
00:59:49,980 --> 00:59:51,690
Wow!
983
00:59:51,740 --> 00:59:53,540
Look at him fly!
984
00:59:56,620 --> 01:00:00,820
But in the end, the nine-metre jump
from Eddie hands him second place...
985
01:00:03,060 --> 01:00:06,460
.. making our long-jump
champion Chris Harris!
986
01:00:08,260 --> 01:00:09,930
Sorry, Eddie.
987
01:00:12,660 --> 01:00:15,370
I went too far into the grass.
988
01:00:15,420 --> 01:00:18,450
- Give me a hug.
- Come on.
989
01:00:23,500 --> 01:00:29,010
OK, so the undisputed king of the
Top Gear Long Jump -- Chris Harris!
990
01:00:37,140 --> 01:00:39,850
OK, come on, everyone outside
-- I want to get you wet,
991
01:00:39,900 --> 01:00:43,050
- and I'm not going to enjoy this too
much. - OK. - Come on. - All right.
992
01:00:43,100 --> 01:00:45,370
- Have a great summer.
- Bye. Thank you, everyone.
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