1 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,350 'Tonight, I get dangerous...' 2 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,870 Not really dangerous but, you know, dangerous enough. 3 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,720 '.. Sabine tastes the local brew...' 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,710 '. and Matt gets a bit too into...' 5 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,550 - Oh! - '.. his latest review.' 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,480 Oh, that's nice! 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:28,990 I'm good. 8 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,950 Hi, welcome to Top Gear. So... 9 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,630 Do you remember what happened when Honda asked Ayrton Senna 10 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,190 to help them develop a sports car? 11 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,270 They came up with this -- the iconic NSX, 12 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,870 the underdog that went head-to-head against the big dogs from Italy. 13 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,830 Indeed it did, so having pulled that off once, they thought, 14 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,200 "What the heck? Let's have another go." 15 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,400 Honda was always a pioneering car company. 16 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:14,710 It took risks, pushed boundaries. 17 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,590 In the 1960s it became the first Japanese team 18 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,270 to enter, and win, in Formula 1. 19 00:01:21,320 --> 00:01:25,790 By the late '80s, their engines dominated the sport. 20 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,120 Then there was the revolutionary all-aluminium NSX. 21 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,710 Developed by Ayrton Senna himself, 22 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,760 it took the fight to the likes of Ferrari. 23 00:01:38,320 --> 00:01:40,150 Speed became practical. 24 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:41,670 Reliable. 25 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,990 If you wanted it fast and brilliantly engineered, 26 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,240 you went to Honda. 27 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,750 But then, after the turn of the millennium, 28 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,630 it all started to go a bit wobbly. 29 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,550 Honda's faster, more stimulating cars 30 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,870 were replaced by a beige parade 31 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,630 of stuff your gran would drive. 32 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,480 Like this one. 33 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:12,080 Truth is, we've not seen a proper Honda sports car in a decade. 34 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,950 Now, though, Honda has a new revolution... 35 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,070 with a familiar name. 36 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,760 The new NSX is here. 37 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,230 Here, but not especially Japanese. 38 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,630 In fact, this new NSX was designed and built in America. 39 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,230 Which is why I've come stateside 40 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,360 to test the first one. 41 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,160 And why it's wearing this funny badge. 42 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,950 In America, posh Hondas are called Acuras. 43 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,030 When this comes to the UK, it will be called a Honda -- do not worry. 44 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:09,520 So now that's cleared up, what exactly are we looking at? 45 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,350 Behind my head there's a 3.5-litre V6 turbo petrol engine, 46 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,070 driving the rear wheels through a nine-speed gearbox. 47 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,190 And that's not all. 48 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,470 There's a battery under here that provides electricity 49 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,310 to one motor at the back and two more at the front. 50 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,680 So it's a four-wheel-drive hybrid powered by... four motors. 51 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,350 If that isn't complicated enough, 52 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,950 the brakes aren't actually connected to anything. 53 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,230 Much like the youth of today, they only communicate virtually. 54 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,550 Basically, the NSX brakes by Snapchatting 55 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,990 and it does its steering via Instagram -- or something. 56 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,240 Doesn't sound promising. 57 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:57,440 So... 58 00:03:57,490 --> 00:04:00,470 .. have they gone and made a mess of it? 59 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:02,710 60 -- under three seconds! 60 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,230 100 -- three seconds later. 61 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,350 120, 130, 140. 62 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:09,800 150! 63 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,030 Combined, that V6 and those electric motors 64 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,870 provide 573 horsepower. 65 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,470 That's not sports-car power, 66 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,590 that's supercar power. 67 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,030 Top speed is supercar speed as well -- 68 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,440 191mph! 69 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,230 Wow. 70 00:04:34,280 --> 00:04:39,110 The technology may be complicated but the effect is brutally simple. 71 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,720 That is fast. Really fast. 72 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,030 But the best part of this hybrid set-up? 73 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,270 It doesn't feel disjointed and digital. 74 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:53,230 The brakes me be e-brakes and the steering may be e-steering, 75 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:56,880 but it gives you a real sense of what's going on. 76 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:00,790 Obviously you can't skid it about like a Ferrari 488, 77 00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:03,710 cos those electric motors are always trying to drag it straight. 78 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,320 But you can skid it about. 79 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,550 Oh, yes, you can! 80 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,470 Wow, it's way more fun than I thought possible 81 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,510 for something that was so complicated. 82 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,230 Look at that! 83 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:40,110 So, Honda's new NSX really does have genuine supercar credentials. 84 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,750 But before you go and trade in the Lambo, 85 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,990 there are one or two things to point out... 86 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,550 like the interior. 87 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,230 OK, they've made a great effort, but it's still recognisably Honda. 88 00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:52,710 If I'm being a real nit-picker, 89 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,710 I don't like the way these paddles move. They feel a bit cheap. 90 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,430 It should feel like turning the bezel on an expensive watch -- 91 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,310 and it doesn't, it just feels like you're pulling a plastic paddle 92 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,440 on a 40-quid gaming steering wheel. 93 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,630 And as for the styling -- 94 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:12,350 well, it does look a bit like an R8 and a Maclaren have face-swapped. 95 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,670 But I think it's stunning. 96 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,790 Here's the thing, though -- the NSX feels like it's been engineered, 97 00:06:25,840 --> 00:06:29,400 been calibrated by people who care about driving. 98 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,710 And that's what Honda was always about. 99 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,670 Some people, they're going to make the mistake 100 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,030 of saying it's characterless -- 101 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:39,630 but, do you know what, they're wrong. 102 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,430 I think it's dripping with character. 103 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,220 There's nothing else quite like it. 104 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,710 It's awesome. Really special. 105 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,800 Special, however, does mean expensive. 106 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:56,270 The new NSX is £130,000. 107 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,990 But don't think of it as an expensive Honda, 108 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,710 think of it as a cut-price Porsche 918 Hypercar -- 109 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,030 because that's what it is. 110 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,310 OK, so it isn't as brain-poachingly fast as the Porsche. 111 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,310 It is, however, the same technology, 112 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,750 and the same trick of using that technology 113 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,600 to warp your sense of what's possible in a fast car. 114 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,800 It's a machine that's greater than the sum of its parts. 115 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,560 The NSX is a pioneering supercar... 116 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,080 .. its creators once again pushing boundaries. 117 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,870 If you want it fast and brilliantly engineered... 118 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,760 at last, you can go back to Honda. 119 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,430 And here it is, the brand-new Honda NSX, 120 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,270 reimagined -- how very dare they? 121 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:05,710 Have they pulled it off? 122 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,070 Absolutely. It's been a long, long wait, but totally worth it. 123 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,510 So, in your opinion is it better than the old NSX? 124 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:12,790 It's sacrilege to say it, 125 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,350 but I wasn't a fan of the way the original NSX drove. 126 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,910 I ought to duck before people throw rotten fruit at me. 127 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,910 So, yeah, in my opinion, that's a better, more interesting car. 128 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,470 Yeah, but this is a super-technological, 129 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:24,870 super-complicated car 130 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:26,750 with all kinds of systems on it. 131 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,430 Does that take away from the actual driving experience? 132 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,990 No, that's the genius of this car, it takes the technology 133 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,950 and it fashions it into something great -- 134 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,030 so you've got front electric motors, 135 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,790 you've got torque vectoring -- all that technology, more efficiency, 136 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,230 but it's better fun to drive and, crucially, it's faster still. 137 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,350 All right, to find out how fast, 138 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:50,950 we need to hand it over to our tame racing driver. 139 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:55,830 Some say his earwax is British racing green. 140 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,990 And that he has a pierced Brosnan. 141 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:06,510 - All we know is he's called... - The Stig! 142 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:08,710 The NSX and The Stig. 143 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,630 Complicated supercar, simple racing driver. 144 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:14,280 No wheel spin at the start there. 145 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,870 Not a lot of noise, apart from the tyre squeal, and plenty of lean. 146 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:23,070 The NSX tilting like a sailboat in a storm. 147 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,030 Secretive, brooding -- brooding, secretive. That's The Stig. 148 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,630 You can run the NSX in electric-only mode, 149 00:09:28,680 --> 00:09:32,470 but Stig, of course, has petrol and battery power 150 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,590 set to maximum attack. 151 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,710 No dramas through Hammerhead. 152 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:44,190 Time to rev that V6 out now to 7,500rpm. 153 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,400 And... Stig. Brooding, secretive -- secretive, brooding. 154 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,750 Wow, look at that -- big wobble before the tyre wall. 155 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,470 You don't often see cars get out of shape then. 156 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:56,790 Into the second last. 157 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,030 The NSX harvesting battery power now from the brakes, 158 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,190 just like an F1 car -- clever. 159 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,950 Pushing hard round the final corner and across the line! 160 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,230 All right, the Honda NSX. What a lap! 161 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,110 Load of fun there, and The Stig almost out of shape, 162 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,550 especially on the last corner -- but not quite, of course. 163 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,230 So how's he done? We know that Honda targeted this rebirth of a legend 164 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,750 somewhere towards the Ferrari 458. 165 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,270 That's now been supplanted by the 488, 166 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:35,630 so it would have to be quicker than 1.19.1. Is it? 167 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:37,470 Yes, it is. The Honda NSX -- 168 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,670 1.17.6! There you go. 169 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,160 Very good job. Very beautiful car. 170 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,390 OK, let's talk great American inventions. 171 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,470 I don't want to boast, but US innovations have changed the world -- 172 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,510 the swivel chair, spandex, dental floss, 173 00:10:57,560 --> 00:10:59,990 the spork. 174 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,310 And, most importantly, there's this -- the muscle car, 175 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,390 the symbol of '60s optimism, 176 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:06,870 cruising the highways, 177 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:08,830 the freedom of the open road. 178 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,750 But how does Uncle Sam's finest fare away from Route 66 179 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,360 and on the A835 just north of Ullapool, Scotland? 180 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,510 This... 181 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:39,030 This is as good as it gets, right here. 182 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,910 Open roads, blue skies. 183 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,790 Oh, and one of history's most iconic muscle cars -- 184 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,680 the original Ford Mustang. 185 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,710 Of course, if you want to live the American dream 186 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,760 you've got to be prepared for some pain. 187 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:06,670 This thing corners with all the precision of a greased hippopotamus. 188 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,350 And the brakes... Well, I wouldn't go so far as calling them brakes, 189 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:14,510 they're more like novelty items -- they are that bad. 190 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:17,870 But that's what Mustangs are about -- getting the blood flowing, 191 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,550 the adrenaline pumping. 192 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,550 But the big problem with old Mustangs... 193 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,470 is this -- the steering wheel which, as you can see, 194 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,150 is in the traditional muscle-car position... 195 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,070 the wrong side. 196 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,990 Which makes overtaking a complete nightmare. 197 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,240 I'm too young to die, I'm too young to die. 198 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,070 Oh, ho-ho-ho! 199 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:46,150 But now maybe there's a way to have your main course of muscle car 200 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,200 without the side order of terror. 201 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,590 Because for the first time in five decades 202 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,160 Ford has given us a Mustang fit for Britain. 203 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,280 The brand-new Mustang GT. 204 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,550 As you can see, the steering wheel is in the right place -- 205 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,270 on the right. 206 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,750 This is big. The Mustang, the American patriot, 207 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,140 it's a British citizen now. 208 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,150 Under this big bonnet is a proper Mustang engine, 209 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:45,280 a five-litre, 412-horsepower V8. 210 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,470 And to deal with that whole "can't go around corners" issue 211 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,270 this car boasts another Mustang first -- 212 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:59,230 independent rear suspension. 213 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,270 In technical terms, that means the back wheels 214 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,150 are no longer holding hands. 215 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,990 Each one can do exactly what it wants. 216 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,070 In non-technical terms, 217 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,360 you now have a Mustang that can do this. 218 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:20,110 Look -- you can go around corners... 219 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,360 without all that inconvenient dying stuff. 220 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,230 And, I'm glad to report... 221 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:27,600 Sheep! 222 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,040 .. the brakes are good, too. 223 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,470 Now, since we've stopped, I might as well demonstrate 224 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,790 one of the Mustang's more childish features. 225 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,040 It's called line lock. 226 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,230 While I'm here, it gives me an opportunity 227 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,880 to maybe talk about the interior. 228 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:58,310 It's kind of reminiscent of the old '67 Mustang, 229 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,630 but a lot more futuristic. 230 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,310 Some of the materials are a little bit on the plastic side, 231 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,960 but on the whole... I like this. 232 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,630 Oh, and if you're wondering whether line lock 233 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,270 has any purpose whatsoever? 234 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:14,480 No. 235 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,870 So it's playful, sounds like a Mustang should, 236 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,150 and comes with a steering wheel on the correct side. 237 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,670 It's affordable, too. 238 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,990 This car, massive V8 and all, 239 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:31,230 is under £35,000. 240 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:35,120 That's less than half the price of a V8 Jaguar F-Type. 241 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:42,160 So, is this, at last, the muscle car to conquer Europe? 242 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,350 Well, there are a couple of things. 243 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,400 It just doesn't actually feel that fast. 244 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,830 And currently averaging 13 miles to the gallon, 245 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,390 it's not exactly economical, either. 246 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,240 This car makes Volkswagen look green. 247 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,710 Ford, though, know this is a problem, 248 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,500 so they've come up with a solution. 249 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:11,110 Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the low-fat, dairy-free, 250 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:16,320 gluten-free, no-added-sugar Ford Mustang EcoBoost. 251 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,670 Yes, they've gelded the Mustang 252 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,270 and binned the V8. 253 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,950 This Envirostang is powered by -- are you ready for this? -- 254 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:32,280 a 2.3-litre turbo-charged four-cylinder engine. 255 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,630 But hold on, Billy Bob, it's not as bad as you think. 256 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:44,510 It has the same engine as the Ford Focus RS, 257 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,110 over 300 horsepower, 258 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:51,480 which also means 0-60 in five-and-a-bit seconds. 259 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,750 Because it's modern and clever, 260 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,590 it will also do 30 miles to the gallon. 261 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,640 And it's four grand cheaper than the V8. 262 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,070 So you get pretty much all the fastness, all the Mustang-ness, 263 00:17:06,120 --> 00:17:08,070 but with a clear conscience. 264 00:17:08,120 --> 00:17:11,320 This is it, then -- the perfect Mustang for Britain. 265 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,270 Well, maybe not. 266 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,310 The engine, it kind of grumbles, 267 00:17:16,360 --> 00:17:19,390 it tries its best to give you an aggressive sound, 268 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,070 but it doesn't quite work. 269 00:17:21,120 --> 00:17:24,030 And, at the end of the day, 270 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:28,110 can you really see yourself walking into a dealership and saying, 271 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,910 "Hm, yeah, I'll have the EcoBoost, please"? 272 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,350 When your friends get in for the first time, 273 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,840 they're going to look at you like, "You bought the wrong car." 274 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,310 And that's the problem. 275 00:17:43,360 --> 00:17:46,230 Maybe the new Mustang -- either of them -- 276 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:47,550 is just too nice. 277 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,510 Yeah, it's fit for Britain, it's easy to live with, 278 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,750 but if you want a Mustang that's easy to live with, 279 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:55,870 do you want a Mustang at all? 280 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:57,950 Ford's changed the recipe. 281 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,230 They've taken an American institution 282 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,030 and added British flavour, 283 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,680 like pouring gravy on apple pie. 284 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,660 So, which one would I have? 285 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:10,990 Easy. 286 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,310 It's the one that's a complete nightmare, 287 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:16,480 yet still somehow the stuff of dreams. 288 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,830 OK, you went for the old car, and that's great, 289 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:47,950 but time for some consumer advice. 290 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,750 Which of these would you have, the V8 or the EcoBoost? 291 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,510 V8 all day long, man. 292 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,910 The EcoBoost, it's just a cheap marketing exercise. 293 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,790 I agree, V8 for sure. 294 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,790 But over 400 horsepower for under £35,000? 295 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:06,670 Yeah. Sounds good on paper, but it's just not a great Mustang. 296 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,310 It's too simple, too accessible, too easy. 297 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:12,030 Part of the joy of owning a Mustang in Britain 298 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,470 was having the pain of owning a Mustang. 299 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,190 You had to make sacrifices, be part of a club. 300 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,750 Nowadays it's becoming more like a BMW or an Audi, man. 301 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,990 Look, I don't want to live in a world 302 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,990 where my mum would consider buying a Mustang -- 303 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,710 and that is that Mustang. 304 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,230 Yeah, but on the plus side, there's your next Mother's Day gift sorted. 305 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,160 Let's give it up for Mrs Reid's new car. 306 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:45,430 It's time now for tonight's Stars In A Rallycross Car. 307 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:49,230 Please welcome Greg Davies and Patrick Dempsey! 308 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,560 - Nice, right? - Very nice. 309 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,470 So you're both actors, 310 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,550 and one of you is a racing driver. 311 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:15,630 What?! 312 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,990 - I'm sorry -- he's genuinely a racing driver? - Yeah, he is. 313 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,910 - You kept that quiet backstage. - Well, we just met. 314 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,270 He's driven at Le Mans. Came second. 315 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:25,830 Great(!) 316 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:29,550 I mean, essentially I've been asked on this show to be humiliated. 317 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:33,430 What car we driving? "A Mini. Good luck, tall boy." 318 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,070 Did you see me sitting in the car? 319 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:37,510 They had to get me in with a giant shoehorn. 320 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,280 My face hasn't been that close to my genitals since I was 13. 321 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,670 OK, so, do me a favour, Greg, 322 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,710 tell us why Patrick's here, please. 323 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,430 Patrick Dempsey stars in the latest instalment 324 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:51,870 of the Bridget Jones saga, 325 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,060 Bridget Jones's Baby... 326 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,590 - They love him, they love Bridget Jones. - Oh. 327 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,940 Just seemed a strange place for the applause. 328 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,830 Here he is in a worldwide exclusive being irritatingly handsome. 329 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:11,750 Let's take a look. 330 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:15,510 Ooh! 331 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,710 OK, I'm here. 332 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,510 OK, I can... I can take it from here. 333 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:21,870 I'm here. 334 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,430 - I got this. - Thank you! - I got this. 335 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,950 - Ooh! - OK. - Oh! 336 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:32,070 - Jesus! - Oh! - Jesus! - Ooh! 337 00:21:32,120 --> 00:21:35,110 Jesus, this is a two-man job. 338 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,280 - OK. - Take her, take her! - OK, got her. 339 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,670 - So she has the baby? - She has the baby. 340 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,750 And it's either yours or Colin Firth's, yeah? 341 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,510 Yes. There's, I think, two or three different endings. 342 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:51,950 And you don't know yet either. 343 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,390 I didn't know when I was making it, who the baby was. 344 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,710 But we get told this all the time from actors that come in 345 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,630 and there's a cliffhanger, and they say they filmed a million endings 346 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:00,830 and we honestly don't know. 347 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,430 - Do you honestly not know? - No, I honestly don't. 348 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:04,470 What do you think? 349 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,630 - I don't want to spoil it, but... - But you know. - I'm the father. 350 00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:17,030 Well, thanks for the interjection. 351 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,990 It's out in September. We're all so excited about this. 352 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,150 I had a good time making it, it was fun to be in England shooting it. 353 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:25,830 Were you a fan of Bridget Jones? 354 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,220 Uh... yes, of course I was. 355 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,830 Do you want to try that again? 356 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,950 For your sake, let's do it again. 357 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,990 - Were you a fan of Bridget Jones? - I was a HUGE fan! 358 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:41,270 - I could tell that. - I watched it 12 times before starting production. 359 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,270 Excellent. OK, why is our friend Greg here? 360 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,790 Greg Davies is here because he's written and stars in Man Down -- 361 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,030 - third season, I believe. - That's right. 362 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,830 And there's a nice clip here where you wreak havoc on a bus. 363 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,710 Do you mind? 364 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,030 Sorry? 365 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:02,350 Oh. No, this is my chair. 366 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,270 - You have to give up your seat for pensioners. - You're not listening, 367 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,710 the chair belongs to me -- it's my chair. 368 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,670 Give the lady the seat. 369 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:13,430 You don't understand, it's not a bus seat, it's my little chair. 370 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,550 Show a bit of respect. 371 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,430 What's wrong with his eyebrows? 372 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,990 - I hate him! - He's got a rash! 373 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:23,670 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! 374 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,470 To be clear, if it's a bus seat I have to give it up. 375 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,910 But it's not! It's my little chair. In fact, it's all I own. 376 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:32,710 So, with the greatest of respect, 377 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,110 I'll be fucked if I'm going to give up my legacy 378 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,870 so some old lady can have a lazy cruise to the bingo! 379 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,720 I'll give you a bloody legacy, mate! 380 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,430 Ow! 381 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:53,270 Are you still persisting with the fact that Dan isn't based on you? 382 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:54,710 Yeah! 383 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:55,790 Come on! 384 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:59,510 He was based on the 20-, 30-something me, for sure. 385 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,630 So what kind of fates befall him in this series? 386 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:05,230 It's more what he does to other people in this series. 387 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,390 He accidentally ruins the career of a gay vicar, 388 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,950 he sets fire to an American flag 389 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,390 in front of an American embassy. 390 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,350 - No offence, Patrick. - No, no, none taken. 391 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,910 He accidentally watches a middle-aged lady have a poo. 392 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,070 - OK. - It's good family fun, Chris. 393 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:25,790 Not based on your life whatsoever. 394 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,710 Actually, that bit is! 395 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,510 Shall I say that? I should say that. 396 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,270 I was up in my parents' loft when I was a kid 397 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:35,750 and they were having a party 398 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,910 and I realised there was a hole through into the toilet, 399 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:39,950 and I thought... 400 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,310 I thought hijinks. 401 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:45,510 I'll have a look, and a lady came in and had a poo. 402 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,960 To this day she doesn't know. 403 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,620 - Now she does. - Really sorry, Karen. 404 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:55,590 Now... 405 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,180 .. Jenkins. 406 00:25:06,120 --> 00:25:08,390 All right. Cars, boys. Cars. 407 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,070 Oh, yeah. 408 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:11,390 First cars. 409 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,750 OK, Greg, I've got to warn you, Patrick's very much into his cars. 410 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,790 Patrick, your first car, please. 411 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,910 It was a 1963 356 Porsche Convertible. 412 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,950 Look at this! 413 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:29,670 If that is your first car, 414 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,630 don't tell me your first pet was a unicorn 415 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,950 - and your first girlfriend was a supermodel. - No. 416 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,350 I did a movie called Can't Buy Me Love, 417 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,950 and my entire pay cheque went to purchase that car. 418 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,470 - It was the dream car to have. - That was your first pay cheque? 419 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,790 - My first pay cheque, and that was it. - My first job was stacking peat. 420 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:46,390 I got £5 an hour. 421 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,840 So that's how I bought my first car. Sorry, carry on. 422 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:52,470 I still have the car today. 423 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,670 Well, that's the thing. He still has the car today! 424 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,630 Look at that. That's one of the coolest photographs I've ever seen. 425 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,430 I don't have a gay bone in my body, but... 426 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,390 I'm just saying. What do you think? 427 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:04,980 Oh, I'm in. 428 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,030 And I'm sure Patrick... 429 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:13,030 - Patrick will be delighted(!) - Yes! 430 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,510 But, seriously, the coolest first car ever. 431 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,550 - The fact you've still got it is brilliant. - Yeah, I love the car. 432 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:20,950 It's fun to drive and just incredibly reliable. 433 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,550 So, Greg. 434 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,030 It's awful! 435 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,310 Greg, your first car, please. 436 00:26:30,360 --> 00:26:32,470 It was, um... lovely. 437 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:35,190 I'd been working digging peat. 438 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,990 I'd earned £15 and I thought I'll treat myself to a lovely Renault 18. 439 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,510 Perfect! Let's have a look. 440 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,880 Look at that. 441 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,790 A Renault 18, baby. 442 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,070 I can't remember how much I paid for it, 443 00:26:54,120 --> 00:26:56,790 but I know that I bought it, I drove it to a garage 444 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,470 cos I think it needed a tyre change or something. 445 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:03,190 And I left it with him and, when I went back, the guy went... 446 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,670 He put his hand on me and went, 447 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,070 "Don't drive this back to London. 448 00:27:08,120 --> 00:27:10,520 "You can't! It's dangerous!" 449 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,070 That was the first day I owned it. 450 00:27:14,120 --> 00:27:16,590 OK, so... best first car. 451 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,870 Let's hear it for -- please -- Greg Davies' Renault 181. 452 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,640 Come on! 453 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:31,030 Or Patrick Dempsey's 1963 Porsche 356 -- 454 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,080 which he still owns! 455 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,110 Sorry. 456 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,710 100% fair fight. 457 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:48,470 But I fear it's only going to get worse. So, Patrick, best car ever? 458 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,790 - I think the RSR is probably the best one. - OK. 459 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,710 So the Porsche 911 RSR. Here we go. 460 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,150 Greg! 461 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,350 This is the car that you race, the competition car. 462 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,710 This is the car that we won in Japan in the WEC, 463 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,630 which is the World Endurance Championship, 464 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,030 and were on the podium at Le Mans last year. 465 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,590 That's worth a round of applause. 466 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,280 Second on the podium at Le Mans. 467 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,550 OK. Greg. 468 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,230 Congratulations(!) 469 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:27,830 So... best car ever against the 911 RSR? 470 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:32,070 My best ever car -- and I'm so sorry about this, Patrick -- 471 00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:35,110 was a 1972 VW Camper van. 472 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,790 So, come on -- where, why, when, how? 473 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:52,230 I think it was sort of in the early '90s I had it, 474 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,550 and it's by far the most fun I've ever had in a vehicle. 475 00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:02,310 I mean, we're all better than that, mate. 476 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,030 No, no, we're not. 477 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,150 There's a lot of people smiling here -- you've got them glowing. 478 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,670 - This is great. - I stand by it. 479 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,030 OK, so let's hear it. Best car ever. 480 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,390 Let's hear it, first of all, 481 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,070 for Patrick Dempsey's 911 RSR. 482 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:24,510 I think you might have this... 483 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,350 Let's hear it for Greg Davies' 1972 VW Camper! 484 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,910 So let's talk about driving, shall we? 485 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,910 I see no reason why I won't win this lap(!) 486 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,870 - It was tough, though. - Patrick, how was it out there? 487 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:49,830 It was wet and muddy and a lot of fun. It was great to be here. 488 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,190 - OK, how was it for you, Greg? - I mean, it was horrific. 489 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,870 I was a fat giraffe forced into a tiny car 490 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:57,590 and I drove as fast as I could, 491 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,990 but I suspect that was incredibly slow. 492 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,710 - Would you like to see the laps? - Yes! 493 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,430 Greg's first, I think. Here we go. 494 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,550 On the line. 495 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:13,190 Greg Davies, a big man in our not-so-very-big Rallycross car. 496 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,440 I mean, I'm extra weight. 497 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,270 The others should be given a handicap. 498 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,870 Stop whingeing. Doesn't work like that, Greg, I'm afraid. 499 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:24,190 At least the tarmac's dry. 500 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,190 But we're going off-road for the first time and... 501 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,440 The mud is the best bit. 502 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:33,430 OK, this should be a water splash 503 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,350 but it's just a river today, isn't it? 504 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,880 Get your foot off the accelerator, you fat [BLEEP!] 505 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:48,070 Taking it wide around Hammerhead. Was that a tactic? 506 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,190 I don't know what I'm doing. 507 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,150 I will not stop! 508 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:53,830 You will not beat me! 509 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,030 OK, let's have a look at the hairpin. 510 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,680 Nice bit of opposite lock there. 511 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:00,790 Very wide. 512 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,640 Clean the tyres. 513 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,720 Will he get any air? 514 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:09,160 No air whatsoever! Zero air. 515 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,510 - Back onto terra firma. - I saw Jesse Eisenberg and thought, 516 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,110 "Yeah, I could do that. I could beat that." 517 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,070 Tyre wall. 518 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,960 Apparently not. 519 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,750 Through Gambon. Final corner, here we go. 520 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,110 Windscreen wipers going faster than the car. 521 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,590 And... across the line! 522 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,070 What do you think? 523 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,790 I thought I was flying round that track, 524 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:42,670 and then you just see a man, 525 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,390 a fat man's tits wobbling, 526 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:49,710 as he drives through mud moderately quickly. 527 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,310 Well, it was touch and go, could be close. 528 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:56,550 - Would you like to see Patrick's lap? - Yes! 529 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,070 Patrick on the line now. 530 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,990 The conditions are officially abysmal for both these laps. 531 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,310 Patrick off the line there. Hollywood heart-throb. 532 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,710 Here we go. Rain's picking up a little bit, which is always nice. 533 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,310 Facing the worst conditions in the history of our Rallycross course. 534 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:14,550 Honestly. 535 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,350 Look how wet it is there. 536 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,950 It's like driving in the swamps of Florida here. 537 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,310 Once again through the river 538 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,550 that should be just one solitary water splash. 539 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:24,790 That is the splash there. 540 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:28,110 I can smell something funny. I don't know what that is. 541 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:31,660 I might have just crapped myself, I'm not sure. 542 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:34,710 Nice and tight round Hammerhead. 543 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,670 Come on, that is cool. Look at that line, that's very good. 544 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,190 This is much easier over here. 545 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,030 Don't speak too soon, Patrick, because we have the hairpin and... 546 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:49,270 Oh, very nice. Very, very nice! 547 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:52,190 Far too good. And almost some air! 548 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:56,030 No lift, no lift, no lift, no lift, no lift, no lift. 549 00:32:56,080 --> 00:33:00,110 - Gone. Through the tyre wall. - Here we go. First time. 550 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,230 Tight to the apex, very nice, very neat, very tidy and... 551 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,870 let's have a look at Gambon. 552 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:07,670 Sliding into the grass! 553 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,590 And over the line! 554 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:16,830 So, how was that, watching that back? 555 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,990 It was tough. Front-wheel-drive cars are a lot... 556 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:23,230 I'm used to rear-wheel drive, it's a completely different sensation. 557 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:26,590 But it was tough. As soon as you hit the water everything slowed down. 558 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,350 I think you did really well. 559 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:30,910 Once again, honestly, the worst conditions, officially. 560 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,110 Not just saying this to make you feel better, Greg. 561 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,150 Yeah, which doesn't bode well for the time, does it? 562 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:39,430 Paul Hollywood, last week, very wet, 2.16.4. 563 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,790 Jennifer Saunders, appalling, 2.21.6. 564 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,030 Honestly, your conditions were worse. 565 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,310 We thought they couldn't get any worse, but they did. 566 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:50,110 OK, so under three minutes -- I would be happy with that, Greg. 567 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:54,350 I would be happy with that! However... 568 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,070 No, don't... 569 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:58,910 Greg Davies, abysmal conditions... 570 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,110 2.27.1! 571 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:11,350 OK, so, Patrick, in monsoon conditions... 572 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:12,830 This is incredible. 573 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,710 2... 574 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,190 12, dead. Unbelievable! 575 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:23,030 You're still there, but you're more up there than down there. 576 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:24,990 Happy? 577 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,680 Yeah, I want to come back again! 578 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:33,820 Let's hear it for Patrick Dempsey and Greg Davies! 579 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:43,910 OK, so, I'm six weeks into my Top Gear job 580 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:45,830 and I've done some memorable stuff. 581 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:49,150 I got hypothermia on a Gold Wing over the Alps, 582 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:52,310 I got frostbite in a Rialto on the way to Blackpool, 583 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,590 and I got sandblasted in Morocco. 584 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:56,310 Good times(!) 585 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:58,510 But the one thing I haven't got 586 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:01,030 is time on that test track out there in something fast. 587 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:04,030 So I sent a polite note pointing this out to the producers 588 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:05,790 and they sent me one back saying, 589 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:07,750 "Shut your face, LeBlanc." 590 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,790 So I sent a slightly less polite note to the producers, 591 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:12,390 and this happened. 592 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,840 I love those guys! 593 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:19,670 Ask me to picture my ultimate road car... 594 00:35:19,720 --> 00:35:22,590 and it might look something like this. 595 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,000 The Porsche 911 R. 596 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:31,320 It's a greatest-hits album of the greatest 911s ever made. 597 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,910 It has a 500-horsepower naturally aspirated engine 598 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,560 developed by Porsche Motorsport. 599 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:41,190 It has a proper manual gearbox 600 00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:44,160 and it has rear-wheel drive. 601 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,680 Ooh, yeah! 602 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:51,790 Hello! 603 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:53,480 Oh, yeah! 604 00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:59,230 But, you see, I don't think I can drive this. 605 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,950 Because in my head this... 606 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:03,470 is perfection. 607 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:05,470 However great this car is, 608 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,470 it's got to be a disappointment, right? 609 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,110 I mean, it's got to be. 610 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,120 Yeah, I think I'll just... leave it. 611 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:18,240 Yeah, I'll just leave it. 612 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,710 I'm sorry! I'm sorry! 613 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:37,280 I'm so... I'm not sorry at all! 614 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,150 I have no willpower whatsoever. 615 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:42,470 None. 616 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:46,430 This thing is great. 617 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,590 The whole car is just sparkling with energy. 618 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:53,160 It's so mechanical, so oily, so good. 619 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:56,190 Whoo! 620 00:36:56,240 --> 00:36:58,750 With no turbos to dull its progress, 621 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,990 the 911 R's four-litre flat-six 622 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:05,310 spins up to a mighty 8,800rpm. 623 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:10,080 This is a full-fat, 500-horsepower sports car. 624 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:16,840 Deploy it on public roads with extreme caution. 625 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:22,790 Second gear will take you past UK motorway speeds. 626 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,340 Drive this thing hard and you are going to jail. 627 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:29,230 Which is bad news, 628 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:33,670 because the soundtrack that comes with burying your right foot -- 629 00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:35,790 well, it's addictive. 630 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:38,140 Oh! 631 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:41,600 Just listen to that. 632 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,240 Oh, that's nice! 633 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:49,400 Really has that character of the older Porsches. 634 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:55,670 It has that raw, visceral feel to it. 635 00:37:55,720 --> 00:37:59,230 You couldn't be more involved or engaged with this car 636 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:02,080 if you were strapped under the motor. 637 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:07,590 Some people will tell you that, 638 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:10,190 because the engine in this car is way out back, 639 00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:11,470 like it is in all 911s, 640 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,590 that it's inherently unbalanced and butt-heavy. 641 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,380 I'm here to tell you they're wrong. 642 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:23,950 Sure, you have to adapt to the unique way 911s go around corners, 643 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,990 but that makes them all the more absorbing to drive. 644 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:30,430 And by "absorbing" I mean engaging, 645 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:35,110 inviting, exciting, awesome... ing. 646 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:36,960 Yeah! Whoa! 647 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,920 When you get it right it's so rewarding. 648 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:48,200 Whoo! 649 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:53,420 My hand's shaking a little bit. 650 00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:58,070 I'm good. 651 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:02,400 So, you've probably guessed by now -- I like this car. 652 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:07,750 But it does have a few problems. 653 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:10,030 Firstly, and ridiculously, 654 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:13,030 Porsche hasn't developed an infinite gas tank yet. 655 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:15,910 Come on, Porsche, let's sort this out. 656 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,310 And while we're here, 657 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:20,310 there's another little problem with this 911 R. 658 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:24,670 It costs £137,000. That's... 659 00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:26,860 That's a lot of pounds. 660 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,030 OK, have a look at this. 661 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:37,390 All that cash doesn't buy you a radio or air conditioning. 662 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:42,000 It does, however, get you a place to keep your sandwich. 663 00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:44,660 Mm! 664 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,910 Now, to be fair, 665 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,230 Porsche will fit the air con and the radio 666 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:52,950 at no extra charge if you want, 667 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:56,110 but I'd skip the radio and definitely go for the air con 668 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:59,350 cos it's hot enough to roast a chicken in here. 669 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:02,270 It's done. 670 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:06,480 But there is another, more pressing, problem facing the 911 R. 671 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:11,030 And it comes from Porsche. 672 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:16,550 That is the 911 GT3 RS. 673 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:19,030 This car's evil twin. 674 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:21,550 It has exactly the same engine as this car 675 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:25,710 but it also has a giant wing, super-fast double-clutch gearbox, 676 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,430 fatter tyres and a sharper suspension. 677 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:32,430 And how much more do you pay for all that extra track-bred performance? 678 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:34,470 Well, that's the thing -- 679 00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:38,990 the GT3 RS is about six grand CHEAPER than this car. 680 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:41,980 I know, it doesn't make sense, does it? 681 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:47,520 So, what happens when you put them head-to-head in a drag race? 682 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,470 Don't be stupid, I'm not racing him. 683 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:10,710 That car does 0-60 in 3.3 seconds, 684 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:13,760 a full half-second quicker than this car. 685 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:20,230 It's faster round any racetrack you care to mention. 686 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:21,550 This car IS slower. 687 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:23,740 That's the whole point. 688 00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:32,670 Manufacturers are so preoccupied with lap times these days 689 00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:36,550 they've forgotten about the most important thing -- us. 690 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:38,870 The ones behind the wheel. 691 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:45,470 Cars like the GT3 RS have become so fast, so capable, 692 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:49,720 that you'd have to be a Stig to access the performance of the car. 693 00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:52,860 Aw, look at him go. 694 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,670 They're too clever. 695 00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:01,470 The driver has been dealt out of the equation, 696 00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:04,520 less of a cog and more of a weakest link. 697 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:11,720 He's not going to stop till he runs out of tyres. 698 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:24,390 He's run out of tyres. 699 00:42:26,160 --> 00:42:30,150 Wonder how he's getting home. I wonder if he has a home. 700 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:43,390 The 911 R is all about giving driving back to the driver. 701 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,350 This car relies on me to make the downshift, 702 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,910 it relies on me to quickly up-shift so the revs don't drop too far, 703 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:53,320 it relies on me to keep the butt in line. 704 00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:59,840 You and the car work together as a team. 705 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:04,310 Missed the shift there, but that's OK. 706 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:08,070 The car needs me to be a good driver. 707 00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:09,870 There's nowhere to hide. 708 00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:12,600 It says, "OK, what you got?" 709 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:15,400 I like that. 710 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:24,680 They say you shouldn't meet your heroes. 711 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,630 But they're wrong, you should totally meet your heroes. 712 00:43:28,680 --> 00:43:30,750 I highly recommend it. 713 00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:39,910 For years, fast cars have been getting faster and faster. 714 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:43,840 But they haven't necessarily been getting more exciting to drive. 715 00:43:47,720 --> 00:43:50,710 The 911 R takes things back to basics, 716 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:54,230 reminds us that sports cars aren't all about the stopwatch, 717 00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:58,310 but the sensation, the experience, the moment. 718 00:43:58,360 --> 00:44:02,950 They're about making us feel connected, making us feel alive. 719 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:05,070 And maybe, just maybe, 720 00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:08,040 the 911 R is perfection. 721 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:15,580 You better not eat my sandwich! 722 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:25,430 - Happy? Yeah? How happy? - I am very happy. 723 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:27,870 - I'm in my happy place. - You're in your happy place? 724 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:31,030 I can tell! Right, good for him. So Matt's had his Porsche fix, 725 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:33,350 time now for my classic Brit fix -- 726 00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:36,390 cars that have always looked gorgeous 727 00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:40,070 but never been so gorgeous to actually drive. 728 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:41,760 Until now. 729 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:50,270 In the past, cars were designed with the free-flowing hand 730 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:53,110 of an actual human being. 731 00:44:53,160 --> 00:44:55,150 Curves were king, 732 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:58,990 creations brimming with fantasy and escapism, 733 00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:01,040 genius and artistry. 734 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:06,910 The only problem was they broke down -- a lot. 735 00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:10,430 They leaked a lot -- all over your drive. 736 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:12,950 They were noisy, they were cold 737 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:15,480 and they were uncomfortable. 738 00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:20,190 Nowadays, though, more and more companies 739 00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:25,000 are specialising in remaking old stuff better than when it was new. 740 00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:37,440 Cars like this DB5 from Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell. 741 00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:44,550 This exquisite being has enjoyed a full nut-and-bolt rebuild 742 00:45:44,600 --> 00:45:47,000 to bring it bang up to date. 743 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:52,750 Now, the engine in this spectacular specimen 744 00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:54,990 has been what they call "blueprinted" -- 745 00:45:55,040 --> 00:45:57,430 rebuilt from the bare bones of the original 746 00:45:57,480 --> 00:46:00,550 with loads and loads of clever tweaks and twists and tricks 747 00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:03,200 to massively improve performance. 748 00:46:05,920 --> 00:46:08,590 But, most importantly -- in a classic car -- 749 00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:10,230 reliability. 750 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:14,070 You can even spec your 1960s Aston with power steering, 751 00:46:14,120 --> 00:46:16,920 air conditioning and satnav. 752 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:25,390 Unfortunately, all this heritage restoration business 753 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:27,380 doesn't come cheap. 754 00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:31,070 The cost on the road... 755 00:46:31,120 --> 00:46:32,660 £1 million. 756 00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:40,470 So how a about a less expensive alternative from Eagle, 757 00:46:40,520 --> 00:46:43,910 who provide a similar bespoke service for fans of the Jag? 758 00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:47,190 This E-Type was in intensive care for over a year 759 00:46:47,240 --> 00:46:50,680 for what they call a zero-mile restoration. 760 00:46:52,200 --> 00:46:57,480 The result -- a car now superior to when it first left the factory. 761 00:46:59,080 --> 00:47:00,990 But, again, 762 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:05,280 the cost is £435,000. 763 00:47:10,560 --> 00:47:13,910 And, yes, I know we've featured Eagle before on Top Gear 764 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:16,630 but, frankly, I just wanted a go in one, 765 00:47:16,680 --> 00:47:19,270 because these cars are just awesome. 766 00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:21,360 Whoo-hoo! 767 00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:28,310 There's no doubt that these are extraordinary cars, 768 00:47:28,360 --> 00:47:30,990 with equally extraordinary price tags. 769 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:35,480 However, you can get into this world for quite a lot less. 770 00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:39,830 This is an MGB Roadster, 771 00:47:39,880 --> 00:47:41,150 a true style icon, 772 00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:45,670 reimagined and re-engineered by a company called Frontline, 773 00:47:45,720 --> 00:47:49,510 who are based in MG's original birth place. 774 00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:50,950 Hence the name -- 775 00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:53,520 the MG Abingdon Edition. 776 00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:59,510 But craftsmanship comes at a cost. 777 00:48:00,200 --> 00:48:04,470 This MG is £100,000. 778 00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:09,430 But for a quarter of the price of the Eagle, you get the same recipe -- 779 00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:12,800 classic face, modern pace. 780 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:18,110 This super roadster's brand-new 2.5-litre engine 781 00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:22,240 produces 304 brake horsepower. 782 00:48:23,840 --> 00:48:26,790 That means it's packing three times more power 783 00:48:26,840 --> 00:48:30,750 than the original 1.8-litre MGB, 784 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:34,200 which means it's quicker -- much, much quicker. 785 00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:43,190 Where originally it would have done 0-60 in 11 seconds, now... 786 00:48:43,240 --> 00:48:44,830 3.8. 787 00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:48,630 And a top speed of -- wait for this! -- 788 00:48:48,680 --> 00:48:52,880 168mph! 789 00:48:54,200 --> 00:48:59,800 Which means it also needs massively upgraded modern brakes. 790 00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:07,910 But to really experience this car properly 791 00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:11,520 we have to return to its natural habitat. 792 00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:19,750 And so you join us, the Abingdon and I, 793 00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:23,030 in the quintessential English countryside. 794 00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:27,910 And straightaway I can sense the difference, the improvement, 795 00:49:27,960 --> 00:49:31,670 that all the mods Frontline have added make to this car. 796 00:49:31,720 --> 00:49:37,600 The handling, for a start, is so unrecognisable as an MGB. 797 00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:47,510 The modern dampers and springs and aluminium uprights 798 00:49:47,560 --> 00:49:50,550 have replaced all the tractor bits from the '60s 799 00:49:50,600 --> 00:49:52,510 that were originally on this car. 800 00:49:52,560 --> 00:49:54,230 Tractor bits! 801 00:49:57,600 --> 00:50:00,070 The glorious result is an MGB 802 00:50:00,120 --> 00:50:05,200 that finally delivers the drive the looks always promised. 803 00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:12,710 I think what I like about it most is that it feels old 804 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:15,110 even though it's basically brand-new, 805 00:50:15,160 --> 00:50:17,910 and that's such a hard trick to pull off. 806 00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:23,070 You know, no recreation or replica ever feels like that. 807 00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:25,230 It's almost impossible, it's almost not allowed -- 808 00:50:25,280 --> 00:50:28,630 that's the one thing you're not allowed to achieve. 809 00:50:28,680 --> 00:50:30,870 But this does achieve it. 810 00:50:30,920 --> 00:50:32,590 It feels so authentic and dangerous. 811 00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:36,470 Not really dangerous, but dangerous enough. You know? 812 00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:41,150 You can definitely confirm that the live axle is still very much live, 813 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:44,470 especially if you boot it a bit too much around a... 814 00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:51,550 Erm... a tight corner like that. 815 00:50:55,240 --> 00:50:59,630 Sure, the MGB isn't as refined as the E-Type or the Aston, 816 00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:01,150 but nor should it be. 817 00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:03,630 MGs were never about refinement. 818 00:51:03,680 --> 00:51:06,590 This car remains true to its roots, 819 00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:09,350 a straightforward drop-top two-seater, 820 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:12,720 built simply to put a smile on your face. 821 00:51:15,160 --> 00:51:20,720 Four decades later, this is now the car MG wanted you to have. 822 00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:26,070 I'm trying to find something that's wrong with this car, but... 823 00:51:26,120 --> 00:51:27,870 it's pretty much perfect. 824 00:51:27,920 --> 00:51:31,630 I mean, there's a speck of dirt on the windscreen and... 825 00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:35,110 the wing mirrors are a bit too round and... 826 00:51:35,160 --> 00:51:38,350 I think the clock might be a minute slow. 827 00:51:38,400 --> 00:51:40,830 Even the heater works! 828 00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:43,420 The heaters never work in MGBs! 829 00:51:43,840 --> 00:51:45,390 Bet the demister doesn't, though. 830 00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:48,640 That's impossible. That would be a miracle. 831 00:51:49,600 --> 00:51:51,830 Windy-road bit coming up. 832 00:51:51,880 --> 00:51:55,750 Oh, yes, this is what it's all about, isn't it? 833 00:51:55,800 --> 00:52:00,190 This is the pure magic of wheels and pistons and petrol 834 00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:05,870 encapsulated in one gorgeous new-old MGB. 835 00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:09,790 And I wish you were in this car with me now. 836 00:52:09,840 --> 00:52:11,580 This is superb! 837 00:52:14,280 --> 00:52:17,270 Ace is what this car is. 838 00:52:17,320 --> 00:52:19,240 Totally ace. 839 00:52:20,440 --> 00:52:22,240 What a motorcar. 840 00:52:31,160 --> 00:52:34,510 - That was good. Is it fun? - I had a lot of fun. 841 00:52:34,560 --> 00:52:36,990 - Yeah? - Yeah. - You love it? 842 00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:40,510 I love this car. This car is not only my favourite car of the show 843 00:52:40,560 --> 00:52:43,590 but of the series, ladies and gentlemen, I have to say that, 844 00:52:43,640 --> 00:52:45,190 because it's true. 845 00:52:45,240 --> 00:52:47,030 However, bizarrely, also -- 846 00:52:47,080 --> 00:52:49,870 relatively, in a way -- the most expensive. 847 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,710 Because, this car, this DB5, this gorgeous DB5, 848 00:52:52,760 --> 00:52:55,190 unrestored -- half a million quid. 849 00:52:55,240 --> 00:52:56,870 Restored -- £1 million. 850 00:52:56,920 --> 00:53:00,390 That's double. The gorgeous Eagle E-Type, which you love... 851 00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:03,030 - Yeah, I do. - Unrestored -- 100 grand. 852 00:53:03,080 --> 00:53:04,990 Restored -- half a million quid. 853 00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:06,910 That's five times. 854 00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:08,870 This gorgeous MG, 855 00:53:08,920 --> 00:53:13,710 168mph, 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. 856 00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:15,670 Unrestored -- five grand. 857 00:53:15,720 --> 00:53:19,190 - Restored -- 100 grand. That's 20 times! - Oh, OK. 858 00:53:19,240 --> 00:53:22,150 All right, so let me ask you, which one would you choose? 859 00:53:22,200 --> 00:53:24,670 To look at, this car. 860 00:53:24,720 --> 00:53:27,670 OK? To drive, this car. 861 00:53:27,720 --> 00:53:30,870 - OK. - To look at and to drive, if I can only have one, 862 00:53:30,920 --> 00:53:33,910 - the E-Type. - That sounds like a good plan. - Talking of plans, 863 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:36,950 do we have a plan for the end-of-series season finale? 864 00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:39,510 - As a matter of fact we do. - Perfect. 865 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:42,430 OK, it's time for some end-of-term fun. 866 00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:45,630 All series we've watched our stars in this Rallycross car 867 00:53:45,680 --> 00:53:47,470 take on our big jump, 868 00:53:47,520 --> 00:53:50,910 but it got us wondering -- which of us presenters could go the longest? 869 00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:54,510 - Love a presenters' contest! - Yes, it's long-jump time. 870 00:53:54,560 --> 00:53:56,710 Winner gets, Eddie? 871 00:53:56,760 --> 00:54:01,510 The keys to the Mini for one last drive through the water splash. 872 00:54:01,560 --> 00:54:04,870 While the other five get a pac-a-mac... 873 00:54:04,920 --> 00:54:07,390 and a big old soaking. 874 00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:09,550 The rules? There are no rules. 875 00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:11,550 That way Eddie can't cheat. 876 00:54:11,600 --> 00:54:14,630 Me? Cheat? Never! 877 00:54:18,360 --> 00:54:21,070 This is the Top Gear End Of Term 878 00:54:21,120 --> 00:54:25,270 Rallycross Sports Day Long Jump Challenge. 879 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:29,030 Six will jump. Just one will triumph. 880 00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:32,350 Now, your Coxes, your Joshuas, your Ramsays -- 881 00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:36,390 yep, your average celebrity -- gets pretty good air off this thing, 882 00:54:36,440 --> 00:54:38,670 so the competition will be fierce. 883 00:54:38,720 --> 00:54:41,910 Harris said your Vmax is going to be higher here than over there. 884 00:54:41,960 --> 00:54:44,110 - What's Vmax? - I don't know. 885 00:54:44,160 --> 00:54:46,670 Did you know he was here all day yesterday practising? 886 00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:49,790 - No. - It's in his contract. - It's written in. - No... 887 00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:52,040 I was here TWO days ago. 888 00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:55,780 Luckily, to keep us all in check... 889 00:54:59,600 --> 00:55:03,310 Presenters, ready? 890 00:55:03,360 --> 00:55:05,710 Hey, look who's back. 891 00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:07,800 First up, Rory. 892 00:55:09,480 --> 00:55:11,750 - Driver, ready? - Ready... 893 00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:13,840 man from Gladiators. 894 00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:18,070 Three, two, one! 895 00:55:19,840 --> 00:55:22,950 - Wow! - OK, enthusiastic start. 896 00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:25,350 - Great determination from Reid. - Cut the corner. 897 00:55:25,400 --> 00:55:27,150 Way to go. This should be big. 898 00:55:27,200 --> 00:55:28,870 Come on, baby! 899 00:55:28,920 --> 00:55:30,150 Yeah! 900 00:55:30,200 --> 00:55:31,430 Oh. 901 00:55:31,480 --> 00:55:33,110 Come on! 902 00:55:33,160 --> 00:55:34,900 That felt good. 903 00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:37,350 Well, he liked it. 904 00:55:37,400 --> 00:55:39,310 What was the distance? 905 00:55:39,360 --> 00:55:40,510 ♪ Flash! ♪ 906 00:55:40,560 --> 00:55:42,950 D'oh! Oh, he's not going to like that. 907 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:44,830 That doesn't register as a jump. 908 00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:46,430 Was it that bad? 909 00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:48,420 Well, it's a start. 910 00:55:49,320 --> 00:55:51,060 Sabine up next. 911 00:55:52,120 --> 00:55:54,550 And it looks like she has a strategy. 912 00:55:54,600 --> 00:55:57,670 Little Mini, time to go on a diet. 913 00:55:57,720 --> 00:56:00,230 Ah, yes -- less fuel, less weight. 914 00:56:00,280 --> 00:56:02,280 Did she drink some?! 915 00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:05,790 No, she's good. 916 00:56:09,320 --> 00:56:11,430 Now, as a professional racing driver, 917 00:56:11,480 --> 00:56:14,390 this should be something really special. 918 00:56:14,440 --> 00:56:16,110 - Whoo! - Oh. 919 00:56:19,400 --> 00:56:21,800 Oh, even shorter than yours? 920 00:56:23,080 --> 00:56:25,150 Oh, not even two metres? 921 00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:27,950 It wasn't a great jump. I don't think it was a jump. 922 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:29,710 Oh, [BLEEP!] 923 00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:31,950 Apparently this is harder than it looks. 924 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:34,350 So I employed a two-stage plan. 925 00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:37,230 Stage one -- even less weight. 926 00:56:37,280 --> 00:56:39,190 OK, I think what you've got to do 927 00:56:39,240 --> 00:56:44,870 is you've just go to take the hairpin out of the equation. 928 00:56:44,920 --> 00:56:47,110 He's actually stopped. He's stopped. 929 00:56:47,160 --> 00:56:49,150 Since there are no rules... 930 00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:50,790 What is he doing? 931 00:56:50,840 --> 00:56:53,670 .. stage two -- a massive run up. 932 00:56:53,720 --> 00:56:55,880 He's got more speed. 933 00:56:57,760 --> 00:57:00,310 Yeah-he-he-he! 934 00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:02,120 It's huge! 935 00:57:05,600 --> 00:57:07,310 That's Rory taken care of. 936 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:09,790 Chris Evans is a dirty great big cheat. 937 00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:11,950 Come join me up here, LeBlanc. 938 00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:13,430 No problem. 939 00:57:13,480 --> 00:57:17,110 Matt, you will go on my first whistle! 940 00:57:17,160 --> 00:57:20,870 Three, two, one! 941 00:57:23,600 --> 00:57:24,990 I've given this some thought, 942 00:57:25,040 --> 00:57:27,030 and you know what this competition needs? 943 00:57:27,080 --> 00:57:28,950 A bit of science. 944 00:57:29,760 --> 00:57:32,300 I'm waiting on a nice tailwind. 945 00:57:36,080 --> 00:57:37,750 Almost there. 946 00:57:39,120 --> 00:57:40,830 Yeah, now we're talking. 947 00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:42,820 Conditions optimal. 948 00:57:43,600 --> 00:57:45,140 Here we go. 949 00:57:55,040 --> 00:57:56,910 Oh, look at that! 950 00:57:58,280 --> 00:57:59,880 8.9 to beat. 951 00:58:01,920 --> 00:58:03,390 That's not far. 952 00:58:03,440 --> 00:58:05,590 Yeah, Chris beat him. 953 00:58:05,640 --> 00:58:09,840 - Rory, do you think he went further than you? - Shut up! 954 00:58:10,240 --> 00:58:14,390 - Less than you? - I think a little bit less. - Not bad for a fat American. 955 00:58:19,640 --> 00:58:21,470 Well, so much for science. 956 00:58:21,520 --> 00:58:24,310 Evans' lead is looking pretty unassailable. 957 00:58:24,360 --> 00:58:27,270 Come on, Harris, what you got in the locker? 958 00:58:27,320 --> 00:58:30,230 You've seen your racing on the telly and it's all about aerodynamics, 959 00:58:30,280 --> 00:58:32,430 so I'm going to make some modifications to the Mini 960 00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:34,270 by getting rid of some of these panel gaps. 961 00:58:34,320 --> 00:58:37,670 It could prove crucial between 20mph and 50mph. 962 00:58:37,720 --> 00:58:41,390 Look at that. Oh, and one other flourish -- wing mirrors in. 963 00:58:41,440 --> 00:58:43,510 Sure, that'll help(!) 964 00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:50,640 Oh, now that is a big run up. 965 00:58:53,040 --> 00:58:55,350 And it's looking fast. 966 00:58:55,400 --> 00:58:57,150 Whoa! 967 00:58:57,200 --> 00:58:58,830 Oh, yes! 968 00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:00,950 Let's see that again. 969 00:59:04,440 --> 00:59:06,190 14 metres! 970 00:59:06,240 --> 00:59:07,910 There goes my win. 971 00:59:07,960 --> 00:59:11,400 Frankly, beating that's going to take a cunning plan... 972 00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:20,710 .. the plan of a man whose entire career was built around strategy. 973 00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:24,750 A plan honed in the cut-throat world of Formula 1. 974 00:59:24,800 --> 00:59:27,190 Come on, Jordan, what is that plan? 975 00:59:27,240 --> 00:59:28,910 It's simple. 976 00:59:28,960 --> 00:59:30,500 Start last. 977 00:59:31,640 --> 00:59:34,990 Right. Well, at least the driving should be good. 978 00:59:35,040 --> 00:59:37,150 Three, two... 979 00:59:40,200 --> 00:59:41,710 OK. 980 00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:43,500 The jump, then? 981 00:59:45,240 --> 00:59:47,960 Come on, Eddie, let's go! 982 00:59:51,080 --> 00:59:52,790 Wow! 983 00:59:52,840 --> 00:59:54,640 Look at him fly! 984 00:59:57,720 --> 01:00:01,920 But in the end, the nine-metre jump from Eddie hands him second place... 985 01:00:04,160 --> 01:00:07,560 .. making our long-jump champion Chris Harris! 986 01:00:09,360 --> 01:00:11,030 Sorry, Eddie. 987 01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:16,470 I went too far into the grass. 988 01:00:16,520 --> 01:00:19,550 - Give me a hug. - Come on. 989 01:00:24,600 --> 01:00:30,110 OK, so the undisputed king of the Top Gear Long Jump -- Chris Harris! 990 01:00:38,240 --> 01:00:40,950 OK, come on, everyone outside -- I want to get you wet, 991 01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:44,150 - and I'm not going to enjoy this too much. - OK. - Come on. - All right. 992 01:00:44,200 --> 01:00:46,470 - Have a great summer. - Bye. Thank you, everyone.