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Whoo!
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Hello, and welcome to Top Gear,
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where we've got some very sad news,
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because it's the last show
of the series.
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Aw!
Ohh!
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But also, we've got some good news,
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because we're going out
with a big birthday bash. Yes!
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Yay!
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Yes, as the BBC is very keen
to keep reminding us,
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this is the centenary year -
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100 years of informing,
educating and entertaining.
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Well, some more than others.
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But here's a question -
what would Top Gear have looked like
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back in those early days
of the Beeb?
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Well, we've had a trawl through
the archives to find out.
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Hello and welcome
to The Top Gear,
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a programme dedicated
to the mechanical road carriage.
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Today, one will be running
one's monocle over this fine filly,
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the Invicta.
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Tally-ho!
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This is the Invicta Type A,
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and while it's priced
at a princely £1,500,
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that does afford you the very latest
in modern conveniences...
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...including a seat,
a steering wheel and brakes!
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Ah, this is the life!
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And I can probably lose
the Jeeves and Wooster accent now.
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So most of you have probably
never heard of the Invicta,
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but, back in the '20s and '30s,
this car was on the same par
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as something like
a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley -
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real premium badge stuff.
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And even now,
it's worth £200,000, this car,
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and maybe a little bit more.
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Now, you may wonder why
I'm dashing around the countryside.
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Well, I've got a plan.
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Sadly, it involves those two clowns.
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Oh, my word. Look at this lad!
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Gentlemen!
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Firstly...
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..did you not get the memo?
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What's the memo, Pad?
"Come as Jacob Rees-Mogg"?
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Have you seen Downton Abbey?
Not many puffer coats.
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No, I'd be downstairs and all,
wouldn't you? Absolutely.
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Dressed like that, though,
you might be round the table.
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I've got to say, lads, I quite like
it. I think you look very dashing.
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Well, I've got to tell you,
these buttons are working very hard.
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Very hard!
Why are you wearing white socks?
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Yeah... Oh, you're not? You're not!
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Oh, no!
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Now, obviously, we're here.
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Lovely surroundings.
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It's 100 years of the BBC,
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and I've got something
very special lined up for us.
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Jump in, my good men. We're going
to do a bit of trialling.
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Yes, we'd be having a crack
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at one of the oldest motorsports
in Britain.
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I'm glad the weather's nice.
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Whoa! Hey-hey!
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Trialling was originally devised
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as a way for carmakers
to prove the ability
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and reliability
of their latest models.
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And today, in sleepy, sunny corners
of the Great British countryside,
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you can still find devoted bands
of merry motorists
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battling their vintage cars
to the top of steep, muddy hills.
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This is a competition where
it's not about how fast you go,
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it's about how far you get.
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And with five stages to attack
before the day was out,
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our first job was to get...
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..to the start.
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I must admit, I'd have liked
a seat belt in the back.
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So, go on, Pad, talk us through it,
changing gear - what do you do?
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Well, going up, it's...
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You've got to put your foot
on the clutch,
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give it a nanosecond in neutral,
then change into your gear,
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but then coming back down -
that's where it gets really tricky.
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You've got to do double clutch
and rev it and all that,
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but I don't know how
it's going to go on at the trials
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because it's driving all right
on the roads,
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but I just can't see it
going up a steep gradient.
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It doesn't feel like it should
be doing that, does it? No.
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I'm still not sure
what these trials are.
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Just as well, then,
that we were about to find out...
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Morning! Morning!
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..because Lord McGuinness
had managed to coax the Invicta
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to our first hill...
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..where, as the other challengers
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were already making look
alarmingly easy,
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the aim was to get past
as many markers as possible
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on the way to the top.
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Each hill has 25 points available
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to those that can coax and rev
and bounce their way to reach them.
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And with the teams with the
most points by the end of the day
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taking home the silverware,
as we lined up for our first go...
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Whoa. We're off.
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..it didn't feel like
we'd be troubling the podium.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Get out there, get out there.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait. Shut up. Shut up.
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Go, go! Go, go!
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Whoa, whoa! No... No more...
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I've seen it.
No more, no more revs.
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I've seen it, I've seen it.
No more revs!
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Gone past 15, lads.
We don't have to go fast.
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Watch the tree, Chris.
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We're good, we're good. Yeah?
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A bit of right hand down now.
That's good.
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Mind that tree!
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That's good. We're good.
Great work, Pad.
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Right, get bumping.
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Yes! Go, Pad.
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Ohh! Bounce, Fred.
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I'm bouncing.
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It's going beautifully.
Round there. No more revs.
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Well done. Well done. Well done.
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Stop! Stop! Frickin' stop.
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Whoa!
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Lovely bit of driving.
Who parked that there?
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Jeepers creepers. That was close.
Got past it, though, didn't I?
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Hey-hey!
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Fair play to Paddy.
On our first-ever trials run,
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we'd just bagged ourselves
a full 25 points.
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That was great work, McGuinness.
What was it like driving?
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Oh, tricky. It works, though,
the bouncing, doesn't it?
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Does it? I didn't know if...
Yeah, you feel it.
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Time to take the victorious Invicta
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back down to the road
and onto the next hill.
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We might be in this, you know.
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When have we ever started this well
at anything?
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Never! Never.
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And now that the pre-match nerves
had settled,
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we could start to see
what this trials game
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is actually all about.
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You all right, boys?
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Hello! All right?
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I like the format. So you basically
just wobble about on some lanes...
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Lovely. ..you get to
show off your new suit,
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then we go up through
some forest-y bits.
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Thank you. Thanks very much.
Hello, there. Hello.
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And everyone's very friendly.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Yes, arriving at a nearby farm
for the start of the next climb,
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it was quickly becoming clear
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that trials is as much a highlight
of the social calendar
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as it is a motorsport.
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No robotic racing drivers
and poker-faced pit crews here,
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just lots of jolly people
having a jolly old time.
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This is a lovely thing to do.
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See this thing? Yeah.
Two-stroke, single chain.
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Where's it from?
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Is it?
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That's it?!
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Will it go anywhere?
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What is it?
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It's a Trojan, yeah.
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There you go. Good luck.
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Good luck!
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Look at this boy here. WG Grace.
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Ooh, no messing.
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Ooh, he's not messed about.
He's on it there.
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Did you see the concentration
on his face?
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He's had the back end out
and all sorts then.
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Better than F1. Oh, wonderful.
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Can't get this close
to bloody Verstappen, can you? No.
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I could touch his beard.
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It's like Fast & Furious
meets Brideshead Revisited. Yes.
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Meets Shameless.
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For all the fun and games, though,
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it turned out our second hill
wouldn't be a stroll in the orchard,
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because we'd be facing
our first re-start...
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Here we go.
Let's see what happens here.
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..coming to a complete stop
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before setting off to tackle
the steepest part of the course.
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I bet it's tough to get up there.
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Oh, Fred, look. Fred, take notice.
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Oh, easy. No messing.
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Wow. No messing.
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Now, you get one go at this,
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and any rolling backwards
puts you straight out of the climb.
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So, once Fred had distilled
what we'd seen of the pros
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into a cunning strategy...
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Put your foot down, I'll bounce.
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..heading for the start line
in the Invicta,
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McGuinness had decided it was time
that Flintoff and I joined him
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in dressing like them, too.
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Oh, now we're talking!
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Idiot!
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Ooh, I tell you what, boys,
now we look like a team!
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But while we now had all the gear...
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Gas, gad, gas, gas. Go, Pad.
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..as we made our way up
to the dreaded re-start,
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it soon became clear we still had...
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No, no, you're going the wrong way.
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You're going the wrong way,
you helmet.
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..no idea.
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Don't worry about it, lads.
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Right, bounce...
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..for your lives, lads!
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Bounce it, lads!
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Go on!
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No! No chance.
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Embarrassing, that.
I think there's a bit of valve
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coming out the engine
exhaust pipe there, Pad. Ah, well.
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Think we got ahead of ourselves
on the last one, didn't we? We have.
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But that looked nothing, did it?
You didn't respect the course.
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But you didn't bounce, Fred,
at the first...
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Bounced till I done my knees in!
No, you did it after!
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Why is it our fault?
Why is it our fault? We're a team.
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You'll have to change
the suspension,
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I was bouncing that much.
We're a team, lads, we're a team.
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We were a team -
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a team in need of a new driver.
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Got it all to do in the next round.
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We might have to readjust
our assessment of Paddy's driving
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after that one.
Feel free, lads. Feel free.
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And so, with just 11 points
from the last hill,
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heading for the next one,
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it was our resident racing driver's
time to shine.
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Oh, am I in gear?
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Oh, no, he's not even in...
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We're being beeped out, Chris.
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We're being beeped out, son!
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You've got Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang honking you!
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Ohh!
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Ohh! Wey-ey!
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It's like a roller-coaster.
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So, we're two hills down,
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25 on the first,
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11 on the second.
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We need a big one here.
We need...
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We need some high numbers
on this next one, Chris.
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Get us back in the game, pal.
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We've got the pro in now, though,
haven't we? Be right as rain now.
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Oh, oh, oh. Oh, whoa!
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How are you finding the old Invicta,
Christopher?
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Absolutely joyous.
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Are you? I've got a bit to learn.
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I thought Paddy was driving very
well... Changed his tune, hasn't he?
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No. But I think the old girl
wasn't suited to wet grass.
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Yeah. Definitely.
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I think if we can get more roads
like the first one,
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it'll go up 'em,
it'll go up 'em, definitely.
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In the right hands.
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We'd soon see, because we'd
reached the foot of hill three.
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Go on, Chrissy. Hello!
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Easy, Chris. Whoa!
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Lovely. Keep it going.
Nice and steady as she goes.
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And as Baron Harris set to work,
247
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the Invicta was looking
much more at home.
248
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Whoa! Whoa!
249
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Hey, we're back in the race here.
250
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I tell you what, she does well
on the dry, doesn't she?
251
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Oh, all the excuses!
252
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Ohh! Whoa!
253
00:13:55,550 --> 00:13:57,070
Oh, my God.
254
00:13:57,070 --> 00:13:59,350
I don't like that tree stump,
though, Pad.
255
00:13:59,350 --> 00:14:01,110
Oh, oh, no, no, no, no.
256
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Bloomin' heck.
257
00:14:02,710 --> 00:14:04,070
Come on, let's get to 25.
258
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Let's finish this one.
259
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I'm on it, I'm on it, I'm on it.
260
00:14:11,590 --> 00:14:14,030
23. 23, Chris. Two more.
261
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I can live with this.
262
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Yes, madam.
263
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A maximum-points run from Harris
had put us back on track
264
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and earned him another stint
behind the wheel.
265
00:14:32,510 --> 00:14:34,950
Chrissy, back in the game.
25 more points.
266
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Yes!
267
00:14:36,350 --> 00:14:38,430
Back in there.
I tell you what... Back in there.
268
00:14:38,430 --> 00:14:40,230
..I'm loving these old cars.
269
00:14:42,150 --> 00:14:45,310
And swaggering up
to the penultimate hill
270
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with confidence riding high,
271
00:14:47,550 --> 00:14:51,470
it was time to show what
a pro trials team really looks like.
272
00:14:52,910 --> 00:14:55,270
Come on, Chris, we need
a big 'un here. Go on, Chris.
273
00:14:55,270 --> 00:14:56,750
Oh, he's at it here. Ohh!
274
00:14:56,750 --> 00:14:59,310
Whoa, he's going quick.
Is this a time trial?
275
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Your door's opened, Chris.
Shut the door, Pad.
276
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Shut the door!
277
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Ohh.
278
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Yes, Harris had found
his full pouty concentration face,
279
00:15:09,630 --> 00:15:14,270
and the Invicta was starting
to look invincible.
280
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This is going to fly up to 25,
this, Chris.
281
00:15:19,830 --> 00:15:21,470
Or at least it did...
282
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Ooh, ooh, this is steep!
283
00:15:23,990 --> 00:15:27,750
..until we ran into our old friend,
the re-start.
284
00:15:29,150 --> 00:15:30,990
Go on, Chris.
Come on, you got it.
285
00:15:33,470 --> 00:15:36,630
Come on, Pad, jump.
286
00:15:36,630 --> 00:15:39,550
Get up! Get up!
287
00:15:39,550 --> 00:15:42,070
Yes! We've done it!
We've done it, Pad!
288
00:15:42,070 --> 00:15:44,030
Come on, lads.
We've done it, Chris.
289
00:15:44,030 --> 00:15:45,590
Go on!
290
00:15:45,590 --> 00:15:47,150
Go on, Chris!
291
00:15:47,150 --> 00:15:50,190
I can't flipping bounce any more.
292
00:15:50,190 --> 00:15:51,910
Go, Chris. Oh, dear.
293
00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:58,510
The standing start
had bested us again.
294
00:15:58,510 --> 00:16:01,670
And with a paltry seven points
for our efforts,
295
00:16:01,670 --> 00:16:04,110
heading off to
the last run of the day,
296
00:16:04,110 --> 00:16:07,150
it only seemed fair
to hand Viscount Flintoff
297
00:16:07,150 --> 00:16:08,790
his first go behind the wheel.
298
00:16:10,590 --> 00:16:13,950
Oh. Oh! Oh, he's missed a gear.
299
00:16:15,270 --> 00:16:18,750
Oh, no! Oh, no!
300
00:16:18,750 --> 00:16:19,950
No...
301
00:16:19,950 --> 00:16:22,830
I'm panicking. I'm on a B road.
302
00:16:25,350 --> 00:16:27,270
Go on, you can get third now.
303
00:16:27,270 --> 00:16:29,910
No, I don't want to.
What's your strategy for the hill?
304
00:16:29,910 --> 00:16:31,350
Stay in first.
305
00:16:33,390 --> 00:16:36,950
And after a Flintoff
double-declutching masterclass...
306
00:16:38,270 --> 00:16:41,030
What are you doing?! No, no!
307
00:16:41,030 --> 00:16:43,110
Double-clutch it. I am!
308
00:16:43,110 --> 00:16:45,150
..we eventually ground our way
309
00:16:45,150 --> 00:16:48,110
up to the final stage of
our trials roller-coaster...
310
00:16:49,390 --> 00:16:52,470
..in no way prepared
to reach the finish.
311
00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:56,350
Here we go, son.
Right, no messing about.
312
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Man and machine in perfect harmony!
313
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Go on, son.
314
00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:05,670
Here we go, lads.
315
00:17:05,670 --> 00:17:07,910
Be very careful.
Do you want to do some bouncing?
316
00:17:07,910 --> 00:17:09,470
Whoa, whoa. Easy, easy, Fred.
317
00:17:09,470 --> 00:17:11,590
Gas, gas, gas! Easy.
318
00:17:11,590 --> 00:17:13,390
That's it. We're up, we're up.
319
00:17:16,630 --> 00:17:18,910
Keep going. Right-hander, Fred!
Right-hander!
320
00:17:18,910 --> 00:17:20,710
Ooh, ooh, I don't like this.
321
00:17:27,990 --> 00:17:29,830
Bounce, bounce! No more revs!
322
00:17:29,830 --> 00:17:31,270
Ohh!
323
00:17:31,270 --> 00:17:33,270
Yes, that was amazing!
Yes, come on, 19.
324
00:17:35,830 --> 00:17:37,750
Come on, Fred. Keep going, Fred.
325
00:17:37,750 --> 00:17:39,790
Bounce, bounce, bounce!
326
00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:40,990
Bounce.
327
00:17:42,430 --> 00:17:43,550
Bounce!
328
00:17:43,550 --> 00:17:46,070
I'm bouncing.
I can't bounce any more.
329
00:17:47,910 --> 00:17:50,950
Keep going, keep going!
We're up to 25, Fred!
330
00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:54,390
What a result!
What's all the fuss about?
331
00:17:54,390 --> 00:17:56,230
Keep going!
What's all the fuss about?
332
00:17:58,070 --> 00:17:59,910
Thank you. Ohh...
333
00:17:59,910 --> 00:18:03,510
Why have I not done it all day?
Ohh! That was fantastic.
334
00:18:03,510 --> 00:18:06,590
Oh, you abs... I tell you what,
you better get running!
335
00:18:06,590 --> 00:18:09,030
When this car stops,
I'm going to knock you out.
336
00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:12,270
A top-marks finish for Flintoff...
337
00:18:12,270 --> 00:18:13,510
Ow!
338
00:18:13,510 --> 00:18:16,750
..and our first taste of trials
had finished on a high.
339
00:18:18,470 --> 00:18:20,430
Had we won?
340
00:18:20,430 --> 00:18:22,670
Course we hadn't.
341
00:18:22,670 --> 00:18:25,150
Worth another go, though?
342
00:18:25,150 --> 00:18:26,710
You betcha.
343
00:18:41,470 --> 00:18:43,470
We like old cars, don't we?
344
00:18:43,470 --> 00:18:45,990
I've got to say,
all things considered,
345
00:18:45,990 --> 00:18:47,510
I think that went pretty well.
346
00:18:47,510 --> 00:18:49,470
It was a nice day out
in the country. Yeah.
347
00:18:49,470 --> 00:18:52,310
And I love that,
all over the UK, every weekend,
348
00:18:52,310 --> 00:18:55,950
people are doing daft things in
cars. I don't just mean trialling.
349
00:18:55,950 --> 00:18:58,990
Banger racing,
sidecars, hill-climbing.
350
00:18:58,990 --> 00:19:01,270
It makes me proud to be British.
It certainly does.
351
00:19:01,270 --> 00:19:03,630
Proper eccentric motorsport.
352
00:19:03,630 --> 00:19:05,030
And if you're part of -
353
00:19:05,030 --> 00:19:07,350
and I mean this
with the greatest of respect -
354
00:19:07,350 --> 00:19:09,830
an even weirder race series
than that one,
355
00:19:09,830 --> 00:19:11,910
let us know,
and we'll be right there.
356
00:19:11,910 --> 00:19:13,230
And now we must move on,
357
00:19:13,230 --> 00:19:15,870
because every now and again
we get a polite email saying,
358
00:19:15,870 --> 00:19:17,590
"Forget about all those supercars.
359
00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:21,550
"How about reviewing a car that
normal people might actually buy?"
360
00:19:21,550 --> 00:19:24,190
We do get a lot of those,
and they're not always polite.
361
00:19:24,190 --> 00:19:25,710
But they've got a point.
362
00:19:25,710 --> 00:19:28,470
Well, it's about time
we tackled some affordable stuff,
363
00:19:28,470 --> 00:19:31,310
so we sent Chris off
to do a proper, sensible,
364
00:19:31,310 --> 00:19:34,910
real-world car review, in
the world's most sensible country,
365
00:19:34,910 --> 00:19:36,390
Norway.
366
00:19:39,830 --> 00:19:44,110
Yes, with snow on the ground
for six months of the year,
367
00:19:44,110 --> 00:19:46,150
and a reputation for handing out
368
00:19:46,150 --> 00:19:48,990
the strictest driving fines
in Europe,
369
00:19:48,990 --> 00:19:51,870
Norway is a country
that demands a sensible,
370
00:19:51,870 --> 00:19:54,270
no-nonsense approach to motoring.
371
00:19:55,310 --> 00:19:58,070
And that makes it the ideal spot
372
00:19:58,070 --> 00:20:03,190
to bring you a sensible,
no-nonsense compact crossover.
373
00:20:08,470 --> 00:20:10,710
This is the new Ford Puma.
374
00:20:10,710 --> 00:20:14,110
It starts at around 23 grand
and, right now,
375
00:20:14,110 --> 00:20:18,030
it's one of the most popular cars
on sale in the UK.
376
00:20:19,230 --> 00:20:22,070
And straight away,
it's easy to see why.
377
00:20:23,510 --> 00:20:25,350
For starters, it looks quite good.
378
00:20:25,350 --> 00:20:27,270
It's a bit froggy up front,
with the eyes
379
00:20:27,270 --> 00:20:28,990
but, other than that, I like it.
380
00:20:28,990 --> 00:20:31,310
And inside here,
you don't feel deprived.
381
00:20:31,310 --> 00:20:34,070
I've got all the functions
of a very expensive car.
382
00:20:34,070 --> 00:20:35,910
I've even got
a heated steering wheel,
383
00:20:35,910 --> 00:20:38,470
which, given we're in Norway,
is a lovely thing.
384
00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:42,230
And because it's a Ford,
it goes down the road beautifully.
385
00:20:42,230 --> 00:20:44,310
I can't complain.
386
00:20:44,310 --> 00:20:48,270
Not least because,
for an extra £6,000,
387
00:20:48,270 --> 00:20:51,550
you can have your Puma
with a slightly bigger bite.
388
00:20:54,190 --> 00:20:57,230
This is the ST model
with the 200-horsepower,
389
00:20:57,230 --> 00:20:59,870
1.5-litre turbo-charged
petrol engine.
390
00:20:59,870 --> 00:21:02,070
0 to 60 - six-and-a-half seconds.
391
00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:04,550
137mph flat out.
392
00:21:04,550 --> 00:21:07,470
And, best of all,
in these fuel-troubled times,
393
00:21:07,470 --> 00:21:09,630
it'll do over 40 miles
to the gallon.
394
00:21:11,710 --> 00:21:15,350
The Puma ST isn't just fast
and frugal, though.
395
00:21:15,350 --> 00:21:16,990
You'll also be pleased to hear
396
00:21:16,990 --> 00:21:20,230
that it has everyday usability
built in, too.
397
00:21:23,030 --> 00:21:26,310
There's more boot space here
than you get in a Ford Focus -
398
00:21:26,310 --> 00:21:28,510
456 litres.
399
00:21:28,510 --> 00:21:31,790
You wanted real-world reviews,
I'm giving you a real-world review.
400
00:21:31,790 --> 00:21:35,830
And down here is something
Ford calls the MegaBox.
401
00:21:35,830 --> 00:21:39,270
It's a waterproof hose-out tub
for anything
402
00:21:39,270 --> 00:21:43,110
that you might need to store
in a waterproof hose-out tub.
403
00:21:43,110 --> 00:21:44,790
It's even got a drainage plug
404
00:21:44,790 --> 00:21:47,430
just in case anything
you put in there suffers any...
405
00:21:47,430 --> 00:21:48,790
..seepage.
406
00:21:56,350 --> 00:22:00,590
So there you go -
it really is the complete package.
407
00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:08,710
Well done, Ford, for making
the Puma affordable to run,
408
00:22:08,710 --> 00:22:11,990
and if you get the ST version,
pretty decent to drive, too.
409
00:22:13,070 --> 00:22:16,830
But if you're thinking the ST
still doesn't quite have the zip
410
00:22:16,830 --> 00:22:20,510
you're looking for
from your next compact crossover,
411
00:22:20,510 --> 00:22:24,590
there is also a slightly faster one.
412
00:22:26,710 --> 00:22:28,630
Yes, it's a rally car!
413
00:22:30,470 --> 00:22:32,710
The Ford Puma Rally1.
414
00:22:32,710 --> 00:22:35,350
Wah-hoo!
415
00:22:35,350 --> 00:22:37,510
I've never driven anything like it.
416
00:22:37,510 --> 00:22:39,030
It is a monster!
417
00:22:45,350 --> 00:22:48,030
This Puma has been built to compete
418
00:22:48,030 --> 00:22:52,470
in the World Rally Championship's
new era of hybrid racing.
419
00:22:54,630 --> 00:22:57,270
And that means that M-Sport,
420
00:22:57,270 --> 00:23:00,150
the legendary British rally
engineers that built it...
421
00:23:01,590 --> 00:23:04,790
..have boosted its four-cylinder
turbo petrol engine...
422
00:23:06,830 --> 00:23:08,910
..with a battery-powered
electric motor.
423
00:23:10,270 --> 00:23:12,110
All working together,
424
00:23:12,110 --> 00:23:15,750
this Puma produces
over 500 horsepower.
425
00:23:20,670 --> 00:23:22,270
Whoa-ho!
426
00:23:26,110 --> 00:23:28,790
The performance is outrageous.
427
00:23:31,270 --> 00:23:33,430
This thing will do 0 to 60
428
00:23:33,430 --> 00:23:36,750
in about three seconds
on pretty much any surface.
429
00:23:40,950 --> 00:23:44,590
I can't begin to describe
the way it stops, as well.
430
00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:46,710
I've got regenerative braking,
431
00:23:46,710 --> 00:23:50,790
so the harder I brake,
the more I charge the hybrid system.
432
00:23:50,790 --> 00:23:53,550
It makes for a wild ride,
it really does.
433
00:23:56,230 --> 00:23:57,990
There she goes.
434
00:23:57,990 --> 00:24:00,870
Now let's feel the hybrid.
Push the pedal down.
435
00:24:00,870 --> 00:24:02,910
Oh, my Lord!
436
00:24:04,470 --> 00:24:06,430
How does it do that on ice?!
437
00:24:11,470 --> 00:24:15,470
Part of the reason, of course,
is that, unlike the Puma ST,
438
00:24:15,470 --> 00:24:19,150
the Rally1 comes equipped
with four-wheel drive.
439
00:24:19,150 --> 00:24:22,190
Plus, there's a super-strong
steel space frame
440
00:24:22,190 --> 00:24:24,390
clad in lightweight body panels
441
00:24:24,390 --> 00:24:28,230
that makes the Rally1
a full 100kg lighter.
442
00:24:30,710 --> 00:24:32,950
However, the extra performance
443
00:24:32,950 --> 00:24:36,590
that all this and that modern
hybrid power brings
444
00:24:36,590 --> 00:24:39,430
does come at a price.
445
00:24:39,430 --> 00:24:42,910
It costs about
three-quarters of a million quid,
446
00:24:42,910 --> 00:24:45,350
which I know is quite steep,
but right now,
447
00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:47,790
I can't think of anything
I'd rather spend
448
00:24:47,790 --> 00:24:50,430
the same amount of money on
more than this.
449
00:24:50,430 --> 00:24:51,750
Whoa-ho!
450
00:24:53,990 --> 00:24:56,470
You'll notice
I'm using a gear lever.
451
00:24:56,470 --> 00:24:59,910
I've not seen that in about 25 years
in World Rallying.
452
00:24:59,910 --> 00:25:04,390
The regulations want a more
mechanical, analogue car this year -
453
00:25:04,390 --> 00:25:06,470
they've certainly got one.
454
00:25:06,470 --> 00:25:08,910
Woohoo!
455
00:25:13,990 --> 00:25:16,070
It's a fascinating car to drive
456
00:25:16,070 --> 00:25:18,870
because, in some respects,
it's exactly what I expected.
457
00:25:18,870 --> 00:25:21,190
In others, it requires
a lot more management,
458
00:25:21,190 --> 00:25:24,750
and I've got so much respect
for the drivers now.
459
00:25:24,750 --> 00:25:28,230
They really aren't just
arcade game machines.
460
00:25:28,230 --> 00:25:31,670
They require concentration
and more skill than I've got.
461
00:25:36,670 --> 00:25:39,390
Oh, yes. Listen to that.
462
00:25:40,790 --> 00:25:43,030
Or, in fact, don't...
463
00:25:46,510 --> 00:25:48,630
..because another advantage
of the Rally1
464
00:25:48,630 --> 00:25:50,910
over its more affordable cousin
465
00:25:50,910 --> 00:25:54,510
is that on the regular commute
between your rally stages,
466
00:25:54,510 --> 00:25:59,030
you can drive
in clean, green silence.
467
00:26:01,190 --> 00:26:03,390
Nothing to see here.
468
00:26:03,390 --> 00:26:06,790
Just driving along
in my electric World Rally car.
469
00:26:08,030 --> 00:26:11,270
It's a genuine hybrid.
470
00:26:11,270 --> 00:26:14,110
Ooh! I wonder if M-Sport
kept the MegaBox.
471
00:26:14,110 --> 00:26:16,950
We can maybe stop for provisions.
472
00:26:18,390 --> 00:26:21,630
The Rally1 can do
12 miles in EV mode,
473
00:26:21,630 --> 00:26:23,870
so long as you drive it gently.
474
00:26:23,870 --> 00:26:25,750
Hello.
475
00:26:28,950 --> 00:26:31,110
But it has to be said,
476
00:26:31,110 --> 00:26:35,030
if you ever do find yourself
behind the wheel of one,
477
00:26:35,030 --> 00:26:38,790
driving it gently is
the last thing you'll want to do.
478
00:26:39,910 --> 00:26:42,790
Oh, my Lord, it's fast. It's fast.
479
00:26:47,230 --> 00:26:50,270
To be honest with you, and you
might have already guessed this,
480
00:26:50,270 --> 00:26:52,950
this thing's got about
as much to do with a Puma
481
00:26:52,950 --> 00:26:54,750
as I have a fighter jet...
482
00:26:56,990 --> 00:27:01,310
..but on these roads,
in these conditions? Unbeatable.
483
00:27:01,310 --> 00:27:03,070
Fastest car on the planet.
484
00:27:04,750 --> 00:27:06,710
Sensational!
485
00:27:18,110 --> 00:27:20,070
That is a monster.
486
00:27:20,070 --> 00:27:22,630
It's a monster. It really is.
487
00:27:22,630 --> 00:27:25,590
So let me get this right,
you went off to review
488
00:27:25,590 --> 00:27:29,230
a sensible car
that people could afford. Yeah.
489
00:27:29,230 --> 00:27:32,710
And you ended up driving
a £750,000 rally car?
490
00:27:32,710 --> 00:27:34,550
Yeah, apologies. But in my defence,
491
00:27:34,550 --> 00:27:37,510
there was some take-home
consumer advice there. Wasn't there?
492
00:27:37,510 --> 00:27:40,230
If you want a small crossover,
day-to-day stuff,
493
00:27:40,230 --> 00:27:42,270
perfect - Puma ST.
494
00:27:42,270 --> 00:27:44,270
If you want to enter
the World Rally Championship,
495
00:27:44,270 --> 00:27:45,710
take the rally car.
496
00:27:45,710 --> 00:27:47,750
Helpful as ever, Chris.
There you go.
497
00:27:47,750 --> 00:27:50,190
And now we move on to a question.
498
00:27:50,190 --> 00:27:52,990
What's the best letter in motoring?
499
00:27:52,990 --> 00:27:55,270
Do you know, you two?
The one on the old boot lid.
500
00:27:55,270 --> 00:27:57,310
Ooh, this is
my kind of question, this is.
501
00:27:57,310 --> 00:27:59,750
I'd say R -
could be race or rally.
502
00:27:59,750 --> 00:28:02,190
If you see R, you know it's
going to be something special.
503
00:28:02,190 --> 00:28:04,590
I'm going T. Turbo. Touring.
504
00:28:04,590 --> 00:28:06,510
You like tourers. Love a tourer.
505
00:28:06,510 --> 00:28:08,550
All right, strong guesses.
Both wrong.
506
00:28:08,550 --> 00:28:11,430
Because the best letter
in motoring is this one...
507
00:28:17,790 --> 00:28:21,670
M, as in BMW's legendary...
508
00:28:22,830 --> 00:28:24,830
..M Division,
509
00:28:24,830 --> 00:28:28,750
the German engineering geniuses
who've been churning out
510
00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:33,870
some of the world's finest fast cars
for five decades.
511
00:28:36,510 --> 00:28:39,270
This year, 2022,
512
00:28:39,270 --> 00:28:42,590
marks 50 years of the M Division.
513
00:28:42,590 --> 00:28:44,230
So, to celebrate,
514
00:28:44,230 --> 00:28:48,030
I thought I'd invite along
some VIP guests.
515
00:28:48,030 --> 00:28:51,950
And what a guest list this is.
Oh, yes!
516
00:28:51,950 --> 00:28:56,630
Over the years, the M Division
has given us some proper legends.
517
00:28:56,630 --> 00:28:59,950
But just think,
none of these would be here today
518
00:28:59,950 --> 00:29:03,150
if Ford hadn't been
so annoyingly good.
519
00:29:05,950 --> 00:29:09,470
You see, back in the late '60s
and early '70s,
520
00:29:09,470 --> 00:29:13,190
Ford was dominating
world motor sport.
521
00:29:13,190 --> 00:29:17,550
Its GT40 was a four-time
Le Mans winner,
522
00:29:17,550 --> 00:29:20,630
and in the European
Touring Car Championship,
523
00:29:20,630 --> 00:29:25,150
its gorgeous Capri
was busy trashing rivals...
524
00:29:25,150 --> 00:29:26,270
..like BMW.
525
00:29:27,590 --> 00:29:29,590
Hellbent on getting
their own back,
526
00:29:29,590 --> 00:29:36,550
in 1972, BMW poached Ford's
motor sport boss, Jochen Neerpasch.
527
00:29:36,550 --> 00:29:39,630
His brief was to build
world-beating cars
528
00:29:39,630 --> 00:29:41,910
for the racetrack and road.
529
00:29:41,910 --> 00:29:46,270
His department would become
the M Division.
530
00:29:52,670 --> 00:29:55,950
And here's what
they cooked up first.
531
00:29:55,950 --> 00:30:01,950
This is the precursor to all
those wonderful M cars to come.
532
00:30:01,950 --> 00:30:05,910
This, my friends,
is a three-litre CSL,
533
00:30:05,910 --> 00:30:09,310
also known as the Batmobile.
534
00:30:09,310 --> 00:30:11,750
# Nobody gonna take my car
535
00:30:11,750 --> 00:30:15,950
# Gonna race it to the ground... #
536
00:30:15,950 --> 00:30:20,470
Lightweight, tuned-up,
with proper working downforce,
537
00:30:20,470 --> 00:30:24,110
it was nothing short
of a race car for the road,
538
00:30:24,110 --> 00:30:27,590
that wasn't technically road legal.
539
00:30:27,590 --> 00:30:30,270
The idea was,
you took it on a track,
540
00:30:30,270 --> 00:30:34,070
you whizzed round all day,
humming the theme to Batman,
541
00:30:34,070 --> 00:30:36,150
and then,
before you got back on the road,
542
00:30:36,150 --> 00:30:39,310
you whipped off the rear wing,
put it in the boot and off you went.
543
00:30:39,310 --> 00:30:41,510
Obviously, it was the '70s
544
00:30:41,510 --> 00:30:44,750
and, obviously, no-one did that.
545
00:30:44,750 --> 00:30:46,110
Happier times!
546
00:30:48,790 --> 00:30:51,990
The Batmobile was an instant icon.
547
00:30:53,870 --> 00:30:57,270
And what better way
for the M Division to follow it
548
00:30:57,270 --> 00:30:59,510
than with a supercar.
549
00:31:02,790 --> 00:31:06,630
The M1 arrived in 1978,
550
00:31:06,630 --> 00:31:09,830
proof to the world
that it wasn't just Italy
551
00:31:09,830 --> 00:31:14,150
who could do the whole slinky,
mid-engine performance thing.
552
00:31:14,150 --> 00:31:18,350
But, pretty as it was -
and reliable to boot -
553
00:31:18,350 --> 00:31:21,830
the M1 was really
a bit of a sideshow...
554
00:31:25,630 --> 00:31:29,470
..because the car that would
come to truly define the M badge
555
00:31:29,470 --> 00:31:32,070
would arrive a few years later,
556
00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:34,310
in 1986.
557
00:31:34,310 --> 00:31:37,670
The birth of a legend.
558
00:31:37,670 --> 00:31:40,710
Blue Monday
by New Order
559
00:31:40,710 --> 00:31:44,630
The original BMW M3.
560
00:31:49,350 --> 00:31:55,550
It might be nearly 40 years old,
but this is peak M car right here.
561
00:31:59,630 --> 00:32:01,190
Pure,
562
00:32:01,190 --> 00:32:02,870
raw,
563
00:32:02,870 --> 00:32:04,310
joyous...
564
00:32:10,590 --> 00:32:12,630
Just like the old Batmobile,
565
00:32:12,630 --> 00:32:16,670
the M3 was shot through
with motorsport DNA.
566
00:32:17,910 --> 00:32:21,510
Suspension, brakes, gearbox -
567
00:32:21,510 --> 00:32:25,310
all of it came
from the racing world.
568
00:32:25,310 --> 00:32:27,910
It might have had
just 200 horsepower,
569
00:32:27,910 --> 00:32:30,910
but trust me,
that was all it needed.
570
00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:34,510
It's light, it's sparkly.
571
00:32:34,510 --> 00:32:36,590
It feels alive, this thing!
572
00:32:38,230 --> 00:32:42,270
It's like a Border collie
itching to get out for a walk.
573
00:32:42,270 --> 00:32:44,470
"Get down, Shep, get down!"
574
00:32:49,190 --> 00:32:51,910
Relax
by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
575
00:32:51,910 --> 00:32:55,870
In fact, the only downside
to the original M3
576
00:32:55,870 --> 00:32:59,750
was that it did attract
a certain crowd.
577
00:32:59,750 --> 00:33:03,630
Hello? What's that?
No, I'm in an M3!
578
00:33:03,630 --> 00:33:06,070
# Relax, don't do it... #
579
00:33:06,070 --> 00:33:10,310
Yes, the '80s saw
the arrival of the yuppie.
580
00:33:11,950 --> 00:33:14,790
Those wannabe Wolves of Wall Street
581
00:33:14,790 --> 00:33:17,630
all needed something
cutting-edge and continental
582
00:33:17,630 --> 00:33:21,670
to match their monster Motorolas
and flash Rolexes.
583
00:33:22,910 --> 00:33:27,150
The M Division's finest
was the perfect choice.
584
00:33:28,590 --> 00:33:34,070
Which meant the M3 did gain
a little bit of a bad reputation.
585
00:33:34,070 --> 00:33:37,550
You know all those typical
BMW driver stereotypes?
586
00:33:37,550 --> 00:33:40,790
Well, this is the car
that started it all.
587
00:33:40,790 --> 00:33:44,630
# Relax, don't do it... #
588
00:33:44,630 --> 00:33:47,510
But I can forgive all that
589
00:33:47,510 --> 00:33:52,230
because this thing
is absolute perfection.
590
00:33:52,230 --> 00:33:53,710
Oh...
591
00:33:58,070 --> 00:34:01,110
And now that the M Division
had found their formula,
592
00:34:01,110 --> 00:34:04,390
they set about refining it.
593
00:34:04,390 --> 00:34:08,790
Understated on the outside,
race-bred underneath,
594
00:34:08,790 --> 00:34:12,070
the next couple of decades
brought bigger engines,
595
00:34:12,070 --> 00:34:14,710
more power, more speed.
596
00:34:16,830 --> 00:34:19,590
And it all reached
a bit of a head...
597
00:34:19,590 --> 00:34:21,070
..with this.
598
00:34:21,070 --> 00:34:26,110
The 2004 BMW M5.
599
00:34:26,110 --> 00:34:28,870
You see, in the early noughties,
600
00:34:28,870 --> 00:34:34,070
BMW's F1 car was powered
by a big, revvy V10 engine.
601
00:34:34,070 --> 00:34:36,430
So the good people
at the M Division thought,
602
00:34:36,430 --> 00:34:40,470
"Hey, why can't we put one of those
in a family saloon?"
603
00:34:41,510 --> 00:34:43,470
Well, it turned out...
604
00:34:43,470 --> 00:34:45,510
..they could.
605
00:34:45,510 --> 00:34:47,430
And it sounds like...
606
00:34:49,670 --> 00:34:51,270
..the end of days.
607
00:34:53,870 --> 00:34:55,910
Ha-ha! This is fast!
608
00:34:57,150 --> 00:34:58,790
Whoa!
609
00:34:59,830 --> 00:35:02,430
500 brake horsepower.
610
00:35:05,870 --> 00:35:09,550
It'll still spin past 8,000 RPM.
611
00:35:09,550 --> 00:35:11,590
If you take the limiter
off this thing...
612
00:35:12,790 --> 00:35:14,230
Oh-ho-ho-ho!
613
00:35:14,230 --> 00:35:17,270
..they reckon it'll go up to 200mph.
614
00:35:18,590 --> 00:35:21,190
It's absolutely bananas!
615
00:35:25,270 --> 00:35:28,630
This was the M Division
declaring to the world
616
00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:32,270
that, when it comes
to supercar-quick saloons,
617
00:35:32,270 --> 00:35:35,230
nobody else comes close.
618
00:35:38,510 --> 00:35:41,790
These are what the M Division
are all about.
619
00:35:41,790 --> 00:35:45,110
And, yes, over the years,
they've dabbled with quick SUVs
620
00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:48,270
and other odds and ends,
but these?
621
00:35:48,270 --> 00:35:50,190
These are the heartland.
622
00:35:50,190 --> 00:35:54,430
In fact, you can trace a line
right from the original M3,
623
00:35:54,430 --> 00:35:57,950
through all of these,
all the way up to this...
624
00:36:00,350 --> 00:36:03,390
..the new M3.
625
00:36:03,390 --> 00:36:08,670
A car that's channelling 50 years
of M Division know-how.
626
00:36:15,390 --> 00:36:17,390
Get round there!
627
00:36:20,830 --> 00:36:23,350
Man alive!
628
00:36:23,350 --> 00:36:26,470
It's packing 500 horsepower
629
00:36:26,470 --> 00:36:29,190
from a twin-turbo
six-cylinder engine.
630
00:36:30,990 --> 00:36:32,830
And that's just the start.
631
00:36:34,790 --> 00:36:37,950
It's got an eight-speed
automatic gearbox.
632
00:36:39,350 --> 00:36:41,990
A clever four-wheel-drive option.
633
00:36:44,430 --> 00:36:47,070
You can configure
the steering, dampers...
634
00:36:47,070 --> 00:36:48,910
You can even do the brake pedal!
635
00:36:53,670 --> 00:36:56,270
It is big, and it is clever.
636
00:36:57,830 --> 00:36:59,710
Oh, and did I mention?
637
00:36:59,710 --> 00:37:02,510
Very, very fast.
638
00:37:08,550 --> 00:37:12,270
Yes! You little German beauty!
639
00:37:13,750 --> 00:37:17,310
But on the subject of beauty...
640
00:37:18,310 --> 00:37:20,150
..it's hard to ignore
641
00:37:20,150 --> 00:37:24,430
that massive-nostrilled
elephant in the room.
642
00:37:24,430 --> 00:37:26,670
There's no getting
around it, is there?
643
00:37:26,670 --> 00:37:28,070
Who signed that off?
644
00:37:28,070 --> 00:37:30,310
I know they say beauty's
in the eye of the beholder,
645
00:37:30,310 --> 00:37:31,550
but come on!
646
00:37:31,550 --> 00:37:33,390
Whoever designed that
647
00:37:33,390 --> 00:37:37,030
needs to have a long, hard look
at theirself in the mirror.
648
00:37:37,030 --> 00:37:41,910
And talking downsides,
for a car wearing that badge,
649
00:37:41,910 --> 00:37:44,070
there is a bigger one.
650
00:37:45,150 --> 00:37:46,830
It's overcomplicated.
651
00:37:46,830 --> 00:37:49,830
Yes, it's fast
and it's fun to drive,
652
00:37:49,830 --> 00:37:51,710
but you feel disconnected from it.
653
00:37:51,710 --> 00:37:54,830
The computer takes over
and does everything.
654
00:37:54,830 --> 00:37:59,390
So if you look at it on paper,
it's the ultimate machine.
655
00:37:59,390 --> 00:38:01,870
But is it the ultimate
driving machine?
656
00:38:03,310 --> 00:38:04,630
I'm not so sure.
657
00:38:08,230 --> 00:38:10,590
The trouble is, over the years,
658
00:38:10,590 --> 00:38:16,030
all cars have become bigger,
heavier and more complicated.
659
00:38:16,030 --> 00:38:19,830
And that's where
M cars have gone, too.
660
00:38:19,830 --> 00:38:22,110
But then, every now and again,
661
00:38:22,110 --> 00:38:24,550
they go and build a car
that lets you know
662
00:38:24,550 --> 00:38:27,830
they haven't completely forgotten
where they came from.
663
00:38:29,910 --> 00:38:31,470
The 1M.
664
00:38:31,470 --> 00:38:36,350
A purified, pocket-sized,
back-to-basics coupe
665
00:38:36,350 --> 00:38:38,990
that turned up back in 2011
666
00:38:38,990 --> 00:38:44,430
as a true spiritual successor
to the original M3.
667
00:38:45,670 --> 00:38:47,910
It is good to be back.
668
00:38:47,910 --> 00:38:49,950
I used to own one of these.
669
00:38:49,950 --> 00:38:54,070
And, yes, I absolutely loved it.
670
00:38:54,070 --> 00:38:57,870
Let's see if it's as good
as I remember.
671
00:38:59,470 --> 00:39:01,990
Block Rockin' Beats
by The Chemical Brothers
672
00:39:04,630 --> 00:39:07,830
Oh-ho! Here we go.
673
00:39:15,270 --> 00:39:18,430
This is what it's all about.
674
00:39:19,710 --> 00:39:23,470
No fancy dampers,
no multi-mode brake pedal.
675
00:39:24,870 --> 00:39:27,390
Just a dinky car...
676
00:39:27,390 --> 00:39:28,550
Whoa!
677
00:39:28,550 --> 00:39:31,590
..with a punchy engine,
rear-wheel drive,
678
00:39:31,590 --> 00:39:35,190
and someone clinging onto
the steering wheel for dear life.
679
00:39:37,510 --> 00:39:39,110
Yes! Come on!
680
00:39:41,550 --> 00:39:44,630
What made the 1M so special
was that,
681
00:39:44,630 --> 00:39:51,510
with just 335 horsepower,
it was never about raw performance.
682
00:39:51,510 --> 00:39:55,430
Its M-car genius
was all in the feel.
683
00:39:57,790 --> 00:39:59,030
Woohoo!
684
00:40:02,470 --> 00:40:04,990
Oh, man, I love
the little short gear changes.
685
00:40:04,990 --> 00:40:07,750
I love the steering wheel.
I love everything about this car.
686
00:40:07,750 --> 00:40:09,390
You're totally connected to it.
687
00:40:10,790 --> 00:40:12,110
Do you know what?
688
00:40:12,110 --> 00:40:15,470
When they get it right,
they get it right.
689
00:40:15,470 --> 00:40:20,350
This thing is absolute driving joy.
690
00:40:23,190 --> 00:40:25,430
Why did I get rid of it?!
691
00:40:25,430 --> 00:40:26,750
Well, I know why -
692
00:40:26,750 --> 00:40:28,630
me wife told me to.
693
00:40:30,470 --> 00:40:32,710
Happy birthday, M Division.
694
00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:35,990
And here's to
50 more glorious years.
695
00:40:35,990 --> 00:40:40,070
Get out there!
696
00:40:52,630 --> 00:40:54,070
Double teapot.
697
00:40:54,070 --> 00:40:57,270
I'm not happy either.
Not happy.
698
00:40:57,270 --> 00:41:00,350
McGuinness, how could you
go and do that without me?
699
00:41:00,350 --> 00:41:05,230
BMW M cars is my specialist subject.
I can talk about them for hours.
700
00:41:05,230 --> 00:41:06,830
That's exactly
why we didn't send you.
701
00:41:08,430 --> 00:41:11,110
Looking down the line, they're not
getting any prettier, are they?
702
00:41:11,110 --> 00:41:14,150
Well, I mean, what's going on
with these grilles, Christopher?
703
00:41:14,150 --> 00:41:17,150
I don't know. The car looks
better if I stand here. Yeah.
704
00:41:17,150 --> 00:41:19,950
Why, though?
What was the reasoning behind it?
705
00:41:19,950 --> 00:41:22,310
Well, they apparently designed it
after Fred Flintoff -
706
00:41:22,310 --> 00:41:24,710
two massive teeth
down the front end. Oh! Oh!
707
00:41:24,710 --> 00:41:27,790
Why? Oh... Why? I've got feelings.
708
00:41:27,790 --> 00:41:31,510
And now, we must move on
to talk about the future.
709
00:41:31,510 --> 00:41:34,670
Cos we all know the petrol era
is coming to an end,
710
00:41:34,670 --> 00:41:36,710
which, for your
traditional petrolhead,
711
00:41:36,710 --> 00:41:38,350
might sound like bad news.
712
00:41:38,350 --> 00:41:41,430
But don't worry, because we're here
to tell you that the future of fuel
713
00:41:41,430 --> 00:41:44,030
is starting to look
very interesting.
714
00:41:47,670 --> 00:41:48,910
Let's begin...
715
00:41:50,510 --> 00:41:51,950
..with battery power.
716
00:41:53,390 --> 00:41:58,310
Because for a long time now,
if you wanted to go green,
717
00:41:58,310 --> 00:42:01,910
batteries have been pretty much
your only option.
718
00:42:01,910 --> 00:42:05,750
But, let's be honest,
it's only just lately
719
00:42:05,750 --> 00:42:08,350
that they've really
started turning heads.
720
00:42:09,510 --> 00:42:13,110
Take the sensational
Back To The Future styling
721
00:42:13,110 --> 00:42:15,910
of Hyundai's IONIQ 5.
722
00:42:15,910 --> 00:42:17,950
The Mustang Mach-E -
723
00:42:17,950 --> 00:42:22,870
a family crossover that packs
nearly 500 horsepower.
724
00:42:24,590 --> 00:42:28,990
Or how about a car
that looks to be heading
725
00:42:28,990 --> 00:42:32,390
where no EV has gone before?
726
00:42:41,950 --> 00:42:43,910
The CUPRA Born.
727
00:42:43,910 --> 00:42:46,390
Strange name, interesting car.
728
00:42:49,390 --> 00:42:54,310
This could be the first-ever
all-electric hot hatch.
729
00:42:56,350 --> 00:42:57,790
Wahey!
730
00:42:58,990 --> 00:43:03,390
Now, it's based
on VW's not-very-hot ID.3.
731
00:43:05,070 --> 00:43:07,710
But over in the Spanish sunshine,
732
00:43:07,710 --> 00:43:13,670
CUPRA, the new sporty wing of SEAT,
has been busy heating things up.
733
00:43:13,670 --> 00:43:18,510
Compared to the ID.3, this is lower,
the suspension's sharper,
734
00:43:18,510 --> 00:43:22,270
and this particular one
is around 200 horsepower.
735
00:43:22,270 --> 00:43:25,190
All very hot-hatchy. Whoa-ho!
736
00:43:27,830 --> 00:43:30,470
What's a bit less hot-hatchy,
though,
737
00:43:30,470 --> 00:43:36,150
is that old eco problem of
lugging around a big, heavy battery.
738
00:43:37,790 --> 00:43:40,230
The weight's all low down,
739
00:43:40,230 --> 00:43:42,670
which means it's pretty flat
into the corners,
740
00:43:42,670 --> 00:43:44,790
but it's just missing
a little bit of zip,
741
00:43:44,790 --> 00:43:46,110
a little bit of zing.
742
00:43:48,950 --> 00:43:49,950
Nah.
743
00:43:51,590 --> 00:43:54,430
It's more of a lukewarm hatch.
744
00:43:55,870 --> 00:43:57,830
Tepid. Cool to the touch.
745
00:43:57,830 --> 00:43:59,550
Cool-to-the-touch hatch.
746
00:44:02,350 --> 00:44:05,590
So, no, at just over 30 grand,
747
00:44:05,590 --> 00:44:10,710
the Born isn't going to
tempt you away from your Golf GTI.
748
00:44:10,710 --> 00:44:14,350
But it does show
that more affordable EVs
749
00:44:14,350 --> 00:44:17,990
are just starting to have some fun.
750
00:44:19,830 --> 00:44:23,110
The Born is injecting
a little bit of Latin flair
751
00:44:23,110 --> 00:44:27,190
into the beige world
of electric hatchbacks.
752
00:44:31,350 --> 00:44:33,310
Which is all well and good.
753
00:44:33,310 --> 00:44:35,190
But up at the top of the range,
754
00:44:35,190 --> 00:44:39,590
EVs have been putting on a very
convincing show for a while now.
755
00:44:41,510 --> 00:44:43,950
Mostly thanks to this.
756
00:44:48,110 --> 00:44:50,430
The Porsche Taycan.
757
00:44:50,430 --> 00:44:54,150
The unbelievably quick,
incredibly capable four-door saloon
758
00:44:54,150 --> 00:44:57,390
that has been embarrassing
petrol performance cars
759
00:44:57,390 --> 00:45:00,710
since it launched
a couple of years ago.
760
00:45:00,710 --> 00:45:04,190
And now, to keep the great
battery charge advancing...
761
00:45:05,510 --> 00:45:08,750
..the Germans have sent in
some backup.
762
00:45:12,390 --> 00:45:14,670
The Audi e-tron GT.
763
00:45:14,670 --> 00:45:17,270
This might just be
the first electric car
764
00:45:17,270 --> 00:45:18,910
you could buy on looks alone.
765
00:45:18,910 --> 00:45:20,990
It's an absolute knockout!
766
00:45:22,070 --> 00:45:24,870
And it's beautiful inside too.
767
00:45:24,870 --> 00:45:27,870
They've not gone
Tesla minimalist here.
768
00:45:27,870 --> 00:45:32,550
It feels like a posh Audi -
an even posher Audi than normal!
769
00:45:32,550 --> 00:45:35,790
Underneath the fantastic
fit and finish,
770
00:45:35,790 --> 00:45:40,070
the GT actually shares
the same chassis, gearbox,
771
00:45:40,070 --> 00:45:43,110
and a lot of the same technology
as the Taycan.
772
00:45:46,150 --> 00:45:47,590
And do you know what?
773
00:45:47,590 --> 00:45:51,270
It might actually be better
to drive than the Porsche.
774
00:45:51,270 --> 00:45:54,030
It's a bit more comfortable.
775
00:45:54,030 --> 00:45:57,790
The whole chassis feels
just a bit more intuitive.
776
00:45:57,790 --> 00:46:00,590
This is an Audi
that's better to drive
777
00:46:00,590 --> 00:46:02,230
than the equivalent Porsche.
778
00:46:02,230 --> 00:46:04,070
I mean, the world's
been turned upside down.
779
00:46:04,070 --> 00:46:05,430
There are no rules any more.
780
00:46:06,670 --> 00:46:07,870
What there is instead...
781
00:46:09,710 --> 00:46:11,150
..is power.
782
00:46:17,150 --> 00:46:20,310
Now, this version
has over 500 horsepower,
783
00:46:20,310 --> 00:46:23,190
and this isn't even
the fastest one.
784
00:46:23,190 --> 00:46:26,390
But this is still absurdly quick,
it really is.
785
00:46:26,390 --> 00:46:28,990
You don't need a car
faster than this.
786
00:46:30,630 --> 00:46:32,070
And here's the best bit.
787
00:46:32,070 --> 00:46:34,510
Crusty old journalists like me
have complained for years
788
00:46:34,510 --> 00:46:36,510
that Audis don't oversteer.
Watch this.
789
00:46:40,030 --> 00:46:43,830
Straight away, massive, massive
rear-wheel-drive skids.
790
00:46:49,430 --> 00:46:54,030
So new electric cars -
no longer boring.
791
00:46:54,030 --> 00:46:57,070
And it doesn't stop there.
792
00:46:58,670 --> 00:47:01,910
Because whether
it's a charged-up Cobra,
793
00:47:01,910 --> 00:47:04,550
a battery-powered Beetle,
794
00:47:04,550 --> 00:47:08,350
or a Defender
that's swapped diesel for DC,
795
00:47:08,350 --> 00:47:11,030
there are now loads
of companies out there
796
00:47:11,030 --> 00:47:14,390
giving timeless classics
a new lease of life
797
00:47:14,390 --> 00:47:19,790
by swapping their fumey old engines
for batteries and motors.
798
00:47:20,990 --> 00:47:22,630
Although, it must be said,
799
00:47:22,630 --> 00:47:25,670
for your traditional petrolhead,
this is...
800
00:47:26,790 --> 00:47:28,310
..a tricky area.
801
00:47:28,310 --> 00:47:30,990
Hey, now, this is a bit of you
at the end, innit?
802
00:47:30,990 --> 00:47:35,430
What do you reckon about
having an electric motor in one?
803
00:47:35,430 --> 00:47:39,310
I just don't know. I'm so confused.
Mm. I love my 911,
804
00:47:39,310 --> 00:47:42,550
and I love it because of the sound
of the flat-six. Absolutely.
805
00:47:42,550 --> 00:47:44,990
I mean, this is what I lie awake
at night thinking about.
806
00:47:44,990 --> 00:47:46,430
So, I...
807
00:47:46,430 --> 00:47:49,030
I were going to say,
we're going to drive one apiece.
808
00:47:49,030 --> 00:47:51,190
I think I know which one
you're going to go for.
809
00:47:51,190 --> 00:47:54,310
I've got to have a go in it. Yeah.
Do you know what I'm going to do?
810
00:47:54,310 --> 00:47:57,390
The old e-Defender.
I'm going to give it a whirl.
811
00:47:58,590 --> 00:48:01,870
Why's it got exhaust pipes?
Has yours got exhaust pipes?
812
00:48:01,870 --> 00:48:03,070
What?
813
00:48:04,310 --> 00:48:08,550
Sacrilegious as it may seem, though,
what cannot be denied
814
00:48:08,550 --> 00:48:12,990
is the performance
this kind of transplant yields,
815
00:48:12,990 --> 00:48:15,870
as we shall now demonstrate
with a drag race.
816
00:48:15,870 --> 00:48:20,350
Electric classics versus their old
fossil-fuelled equivalents.
817
00:48:21,550 --> 00:48:24,430
Three, two, one, go!
818
00:48:25,750 --> 00:48:29,070
Whooooa! Oh, my God!
819
00:48:30,310 --> 00:48:32,830
I've just been done by a Defender.
820
00:48:34,270 --> 00:48:38,630
I'm in a Defender! Wow!
821
00:48:38,630 --> 00:48:39,910
Wow, look at him go!
822
00:48:45,510 --> 00:48:46,750
But now I'm going.
823
00:48:49,590 --> 00:48:52,430
There's the Porsche. Yes!
824
00:48:55,470 --> 00:48:57,750
And now we're going away.
825
00:48:57,750 --> 00:49:00,390
Over the line at 120. That's quick.
826
00:49:02,070 --> 00:49:04,190
Wha-hey-hey!
827
00:49:04,190 --> 00:49:06,470
Whoa! Oh!
828
00:49:07,870 --> 00:49:09,710
Oh, my...
829
00:49:09,710 --> 00:49:12,710
That Defender off the line,
good Lord!
830
00:49:12,710 --> 00:49:15,390
Oh, here's the other little Porsche.
831
00:49:15,390 --> 00:49:17,150
Here he is.
832
00:49:17,150 --> 00:49:19,750
Too late now. Already got it.
833
00:49:23,150 --> 00:49:25,870
OK, electric...
834
00:49:25,870 --> 00:49:28,590
..demolishes petrol
in a straight line.
835
00:49:29,590 --> 00:49:34,270
I have just literally left
a Porsche for dead
836
00:49:34,270 --> 00:49:36,350
in a Land Rover Defender.
837
00:49:38,510 --> 00:49:40,790
What a time to be alive!
838
00:49:42,190 --> 00:49:43,630
I want one of these.
839
00:49:44,990 --> 00:49:46,990
Can you imagine
just someone pulling up
840
00:49:46,990 --> 00:49:49,910
at the side of you at the lights
thinking, "Oh, I'll burn this off"?
841
00:49:49,910 --> 00:49:51,350
And you're like, "Will ya?"
842
00:49:54,990 --> 00:49:57,230
And the best part is...
843
00:49:57,230 --> 00:49:59,230
Whaaaaaaaaa!
844
00:49:59,230 --> 00:50:01,950
..when it comes
to the future of fuel,
845
00:50:01,950 --> 00:50:05,550
batteries aren't even
the most exciting tech going.
846
00:50:08,310 --> 00:50:12,110
Time for our next fuel
of the future,
847
00:50:12,110 --> 00:50:13,510
with Professor Harris.
848
00:50:15,030 --> 00:50:17,430
Hydrogen.
849
00:50:17,430 --> 00:50:20,750
The most abundant element
in our universe.
850
00:50:20,750 --> 00:50:22,270
And if you can get it on its own,
851
00:50:22,270 --> 00:50:24,430
it's something
you can power your car with.
852
00:50:24,430 --> 00:50:27,270
Now, the science behind it
is pretty straightforward.
853
00:50:27,270 --> 00:50:29,470
In one end comes some hydrogen,
854
00:50:29,470 --> 00:50:32,110
and it mixes with oxygen
from the atmosphere.
855
00:50:32,110 --> 00:50:33,590
There they go - mix, mix.
856
00:50:33,590 --> 00:50:35,830
And through a complicated
exchange of protons
857
00:50:35,830 --> 00:50:40,270
and electrons and other things,
you get - this is the clever bit -
858
00:50:40,270 --> 00:50:41,310
electricity.
859
00:50:41,310 --> 00:50:44,150
That and that equals that.
Isn't it brilliant?
860
00:50:44,150 --> 00:50:45,510
And the only by-product,
861
00:50:45,510 --> 00:50:47,670
the thing that comes
out of your exhaust,
862
00:50:47,670 --> 00:50:50,430
is this - good old H2O.
863
00:50:50,430 --> 00:50:51,630
Water.
864
00:50:51,630 --> 00:50:54,710
Now, if you've extracted your
hydrogen using green electricity,
865
00:50:54,710 --> 00:50:57,950
the whole process
is carbon-neutral.
866
00:50:57,950 --> 00:50:59,830
And the even cleverer thing is...
867
00:50:59,830 --> 00:51:02,150
..hydrogen packs a punch.
868
00:51:03,470 --> 00:51:07,310
Now, in rocket A,
we have two grams of petrol.
869
00:51:07,310 --> 00:51:11,150
And in rocket B,
we have two grams of hydrogen.
870
00:51:11,150 --> 00:51:14,710
And we're going to find out
which produces the biggest bang.
871
00:51:14,710 --> 00:51:15,910
Serious science, this.
872
00:51:15,910 --> 00:51:18,470
So, first up - petrol.
873
00:51:18,470 --> 00:51:21,550
Lovely, explode-y petrol.
874
00:51:25,230 --> 00:51:26,590
OK.
875
00:51:26,590 --> 00:51:29,670
And now - hydrogen.
876
00:51:38,190 --> 00:51:40,350
That's a clear win for hydrogen.
877
00:51:41,630 --> 00:51:43,190
The only problem is...
878
00:51:45,270 --> 00:51:46,590
..while a few companies
879
00:51:46,590 --> 00:51:50,110
are developing this exciting,
elegant technology,
880
00:51:50,110 --> 00:51:53,110
up to now,
the most exciting, elegant car
881
00:51:53,110 --> 00:51:55,070
that anyone's found to put it in...
882
00:51:56,070 --> 00:51:57,470
..is this.
883
00:52:01,310 --> 00:52:03,470
The Toyota Mirai. Yes.
884
00:52:03,470 --> 00:52:06,070
It essentially just drives
like an electric car.
885
00:52:06,070 --> 00:52:07,750
Well, that's what a hydrogen car is.
886
00:52:07,750 --> 00:52:09,830
It's just storing its energy
in different ways.
887
00:52:09,830 --> 00:52:13,110
A normal electric car conventionally
has a battery. This stores hydrogen,
888
00:52:13,110 --> 00:52:15,750
and then uses a fuel cell
to convert it.
889
00:52:15,750 --> 00:52:17,550
You have a tank out the back,
890
00:52:17,550 --> 00:52:20,510
and you can fill this thing up
like you would a petrol car.
891
00:52:20,510 --> 00:52:22,870
It's a liquid. So, fill it up,
away you go.
892
00:52:22,870 --> 00:52:25,070
A couple of minutes,
400 miles of range.
893
00:52:25,070 --> 00:52:28,310
Try that in an electric car.
Now, I must say,
894
00:52:28,310 --> 00:52:30,590
that is quite a good thing
compared to electric cars.
895
00:52:30,590 --> 00:52:32,510
That's what drives me mad
with electric cars.
896
00:52:32,510 --> 00:52:34,790
Exactly. Is the amount of time
you've got to put...
897
00:52:34,790 --> 00:52:36,670
So where do you fill up
an hydrogen car?
898
00:52:36,670 --> 00:52:38,710
There are fuel stations
all over the country.
899
00:52:38,710 --> 00:52:40,350
How many? 12.
900
00:52:40,350 --> 00:52:42,550
12? 12.
901
00:52:42,550 --> 00:52:44,310
Last year... Yeah?
902
00:52:44,310 --> 00:52:47,670
..there were 15 people born
in this country... Yeah?
903
00:52:47,670 --> 00:52:49,470
..given the name Lucifer.
904
00:52:49,470 --> 00:52:51,390
No, there weren't!
905
00:52:51,390 --> 00:52:56,150
So you've got more chance
of running into a baby Lucifer
906
00:52:56,150 --> 00:52:59,750
than you have of finding
a hydrogen fuel station.
907
00:52:59,750 --> 00:53:01,390
Well, it's got its downsides, OK?
908
00:53:01,390 --> 00:53:03,030
But these are the upsides,
all right?
909
00:53:03,030 --> 00:53:05,550
First of all, we're not carting
around a great big battery,
910
00:53:05,550 --> 00:53:06,990
which is really, really heavy.
911
00:53:06,990 --> 00:53:09,190
Second of all, you read
all these stories about
912
00:53:09,190 --> 00:53:11,270
digging up nasty metals
from the ground
913
00:53:11,270 --> 00:53:12,870
and all the stuff
that goes on with that.
914
00:53:12,870 --> 00:53:14,870
Cobalt. There's none of that, OK?
915
00:53:14,870 --> 00:53:18,030
And thirdly, you can use
the existing petrol network.
916
00:53:18,030 --> 00:53:20,030
So, if you go to BP,
917
00:53:20,030 --> 00:53:22,190
where there's LPG,
there could by hydrogen.
918
00:53:22,190 --> 00:53:23,630
Come on, get on board, Pad.
919
00:53:23,630 --> 00:53:26,830
I am on board, believe it or not.
And this goes quite well. Come on.
920
00:53:26,830 --> 00:53:30,750
Yeah, the science stacks up,
no denying that.
921
00:53:30,750 --> 00:53:34,790
So why have they put it all
in something so vanilla?
922
00:53:34,790 --> 00:53:37,390
We need a hydrogen supercar.
923
00:53:37,390 --> 00:53:39,550
I agree. Er, can we now do
something more exciting?
924
00:53:39,550 --> 00:53:42,030
Cos I am getting quite sleepy here.
Yes.
925
00:53:43,030 --> 00:53:44,750
Indeed we could.
926
00:53:46,150 --> 00:53:49,830
Because what if
there was a way to go green
927
00:53:49,830 --> 00:53:53,070
without giving up
on the combustion engine?
928
00:53:54,070 --> 00:53:57,110
A way to go green
without giving up all that noise.
929
00:53:59,350 --> 00:54:01,870
That drama.
930
00:54:01,870 --> 00:54:03,030
That soul.
931
00:54:05,830 --> 00:54:09,830
Introducing synthetic fuel.
932
00:54:15,990 --> 00:54:18,470
Look at the go on that Lamborghini!
933
00:54:24,550 --> 00:54:25,750
Man alive!
934
00:54:27,830 --> 00:54:29,990
Whoa-ho-ho!
935
00:54:32,270 --> 00:54:33,790
What a machine.
936
00:54:33,790 --> 00:54:35,030
These synthetic fuels,
937
00:54:35,030 --> 00:54:36,910
they're pretty big news
at the moment.
938
00:54:36,910 --> 00:54:38,750
The fuel that's in this car
939
00:54:38,750 --> 00:54:43,390
was the brainchild of genius
Formula 1 engineer Paddy Lowe.
940
00:54:43,390 --> 00:54:47,070
So I am literally Paddy-powered,
but in the right way.
941
00:54:48,950 --> 00:54:52,990
What very clever engineers
like Mr Lowe have managed to do
942
00:54:52,990 --> 00:54:56,430
is create a petrol made not from oil
943
00:54:56,430 --> 00:54:59,670
but from carbon dioxide
captured from the air
944
00:54:59,670 --> 00:55:02,630
and hydrogen extracted from water.
945
00:55:03,750 --> 00:55:05,990
The result is a fuel
that, when burned,
946
00:55:05,990 --> 00:55:09,230
emits only the CO2
that was extracted
947
00:55:09,230 --> 00:55:10,830
to make it in the first place.
948
00:55:12,270 --> 00:55:16,550
So, as long as you're using green
electricity to power production,
949
00:55:16,550 --> 00:55:19,990
it is completely carbon-neutral.
950
00:55:22,350 --> 00:55:25,030
And the really good thing
about this is,
951
00:55:25,030 --> 00:55:28,750
it'll work in any petrol car,
no matter how old or how new.
952
00:55:28,750 --> 00:55:31,870
You can even mix it
with your regular fuel.
953
00:55:31,870 --> 00:55:34,510
It's absolute genius!
954
00:55:36,430 --> 00:55:40,870
And it might just save
some of these old dinosaurs
955
00:55:40,870 --> 00:55:42,550
from extinction.
956
00:55:45,430 --> 00:55:46,990
Ah!
957
00:55:46,990 --> 00:55:50,390
They say the Aventador
will be the last Lamborghini
958
00:55:50,390 --> 00:55:53,110
without electrical assistance.
959
00:55:54,510 --> 00:55:58,270
The last free-breathing, pure V12.
960
00:55:58,270 --> 00:56:00,830
And just listen to that noise!
961
00:56:01,990 --> 00:56:05,070
759 horsepower.
962
00:56:08,350 --> 00:56:11,790
This new GT3
just ticks all the boxes.
963
00:56:11,790 --> 00:56:15,230
Flat-six, normally aspirated,
revs at 9,000 RPM.
964
00:56:17,870 --> 00:56:20,110
Whoo!
965
00:56:20,110 --> 00:56:23,150
Before you go thinking
this is the answer
966
00:56:23,150 --> 00:56:25,590
to all our petrolhead prayers,
though...
967
00:56:25,590 --> 00:56:27,230
Ah!
968
00:56:27,230 --> 00:56:30,870
..we should point out
a couple of drawbacks.
969
00:56:33,110 --> 00:56:37,390
The main issue being you can't just
pop into your local petrol station
970
00:56:37,390 --> 00:56:39,830
to fill up with synthetic fuel.
971
00:56:39,830 --> 00:56:44,910
This stuff is experimental.
It's extremely rare.
972
00:56:44,910 --> 00:56:46,750
Which means it's expensive.
973
00:56:46,750 --> 00:56:48,230
And if you want a number -
974
00:56:48,230 --> 00:56:50,590
at the moment,
about ten quid a litre.
975
00:56:52,510 --> 00:56:55,070
But, while we wait to see
whether synthetic fuels
976
00:56:55,070 --> 00:57:00,070
will one day become affordable
enough for the masses,
977
00:57:00,070 --> 00:57:02,150
what we do at least now know...
978
00:57:04,190 --> 00:57:07,070
..is that with the sun setting
on fossil fuels...
979
00:57:09,070 --> 00:57:15,030
..the new dawn is starting
to look very bright indeed.
980
00:57:29,790 --> 00:57:32,030
Oh, just stupidly fast.
981
00:57:32,030 --> 00:57:33,470
Huh?
982
00:57:33,470 --> 00:57:36,510
I thought it was going to do
a wheelie. They're crazy.
983
00:57:36,510 --> 00:57:38,630
Oh, man. That was
very informative, boys.
984
00:57:38,630 --> 00:57:41,350
But what I want to talk about
is these electric classics,
985
00:57:41,350 --> 00:57:43,390
cos if I was going to get
an electric car,
986
00:57:43,390 --> 00:57:47,070
apart from that Rivian,
that's how I'd do it.
987
00:57:47,070 --> 00:57:49,710
All the fun, all the looks,
none of the maintenance.
988
00:57:49,710 --> 00:57:51,510
And I've got to say,
989
00:57:51,510 --> 00:57:54,790
the first five seconds
of being in this car,
990
00:57:54,790 --> 00:57:56,830
that acceleration,
991
00:57:56,830 --> 00:57:59,470
compared to everything
I've driven on Top Gear,
992
00:57:59,470 --> 00:58:02,310
that's the most fun I've had, ever.
Anything?
993
00:58:02,310 --> 00:58:06,350
Aston Martin Victors,
Ferrari Romas, DB5s...
994
00:58:06,350 --> 00:58:11,230
This, for that first five seconds,
was bonkers.
995
00:58:11,230 --> 00:58:13,470
You know how he squeaks?
That was peak squeak.
996
00:58:13,470 --> 00:58:15,390
That was. Oh, it was.
Right up there.
997
00:58:15,390 --> 00:58:17,350
It was amazing.
It was full squeaking.
998
00:58:17,350 --> 00:58:20,990
And also, synthetic fuel,
hey, hey? I'm all over this.
999
00:58:20,990 --> 00:58:24,230
He's been on the internet again.
Here we go. Oh, no.
1000
00:58:24,230 --> 00:58:26,870
It's all the fun of a petrol engine,
completely green.
1001
00:58:26,870 --> 00:58:30,110
That's the magic bullet right there.
It could be, but it just depends
1002
00:58:30,110 --> 00:58:31,950
if they can make it
cheap enough, doesn't it?
1003
00:58:31,950 --> 00:58:34,790
If they can, then we might be
having a lot more fun
1004
00:58:34,790 --> 00:58:37,430
in silly petrol-engine cars
for some time to come.
1005
00:58:37,430 --> 00:58:38,790
Fingers crossed.
1006
00:58:38,790 --> 00:58:42,070
And on that unusually
optimistic note,
1007
00:58:42,070 --> 00:58:45,590
we must end the show,
and the series. What?!
1008
00:58:48,190 --> 00:58:50,670
It was like being in panto, that.
1009
00:58:50,670 --> 00:58:52,550
We'll be back later in the year.
1010
00:58:52,550 --> 00:58:55,070
Thank you so much for watching.
Goodnight.
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