- 2 days ago
In this high-speed episode, the presenters stage an epic race featuring double-decker buses. Jeremy reviews the BMW M135i, and James tests the new Range Rover Sport’s luxury vs off-road ability. Benedict Cumberbatch returns as guest driver.
Follow our channel for more car crazed mayhem. Alot more episodes to come that you don't want to miss. Like our videos and share with other car lovers!!
Thank you for supporting our channel
Follow our channel for more car crazed mayhem. Alot more episodes to come that you don't want to miss. Like our videos and share with other car lovers!!
Thank you for supporting our channel
Category
🚗
MotorTranscript
00:00:00Tonight, Richard drives a new Lamborghini.
00:00:14James and I go on a caravan holiday.
00:00:17And a rock god is in our reasonably priced car.
00:00:30Hello and welcome. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thanks.
00:00:36I think, now...
00:00:401963 saw the birth of two things I'm not very interested in.
00:00:46The Porsche 911 and James May.
00:00:51Apparently, however, there is now a new 911, which won't be new in any way at all.
00:00:56And James has been driving it.
00:01:00Here it is. And I agree.
00:01:11In terms of appearance, it's changed rather less over the past 50 years than I have.
00:01:17The interior may be more ordered.
00:01:22And Porsche nerds will spot that it's a couple of inches longer.
00:01:26But to normal people, it looks just like another 911.
00:01:38In truth, though, this is all new.
00:01:41The body, for example, is now made from aluminium, which means it's much lighter.
00:01:46And lighter is good.
00:01:50The 3.8-litre flat-six engine has been upgraded.
00:01:54There's a new 7-speed manual gearbox, which is fantastic.
00:02:04And all-new suspension, which does its job impeccably.
00:02:08For 50 years, Porsche have bloody-mindedly stuck with this daft idea of building a car with the engine at the back.
00:02:20But...
00:02:21Half a century of consistent fiddling around, and they've made it work brilliantly.
00:02:29It's so good that it brought on a temporary attack of yobbishness.
00:02:34Turn in, give it a little squeeze of power.
00:02:41Feel it all tighten up.
00:02:45How could you not like a 911?
00:02:48And that question brings me on to an important point.
00:02:55Strange to say it, but this car has a big problem.
00:03:01And that problem is classic 911 enthusiasts.
00:03:05To them, this car is the work of Satan, and simply because it isn't an old 911.
00:03:12I'll give you a good example.
00:03:14This car has electric power steering.
00:03:17And to be honest, I'm perfectly happy with it.
00:03:20So would you be, I'm sure.
00:03:21And if you put electric power steering on a Lamborghini or a Maserati, nobody would bat an eyelid.
00:03:27But on a 911, this simple technical development has turned the faithful into an angry, roaring mob,
00:03:34storming up from the village with pitchforks and blazing ethyges, shouting,
00:03:39Witchcraft!
00:03:42What they actually want in a new 911 is a 911 that's new and yet not new.
00:03:49What they want is this.
00:03:56The work of a small Californian company called Singer.
00:04:02This looks like an old 911, and some of its parts are indeed cherry-picked from past 911s.
00:04:10But the whole car is custom-built.
00:04:16And, where necessary, it's peppered with modern touches.
00:04:20The engine is another classic 911 3.8-litre flat-six.
00:04:37But this one has been fettled by Cosworth in California and develops 360 horsepower.
00:04:45And a lovely buzz.
00:04:53Gets you in there.
00:04:54And although the body may look like it's come from a 1960s Porsche,
00:04:58almost all of it has been remodelled in carbon fibre.
00:05:02And the result of that is that this 911 weighs 200 kilograms less than a new one.
00:05:12And that's like taking a Harley Davidson out of the luggage compartment.
00:05:18So, yes, it is a tribute van, but it can rock like the original.
00:05:22No, better, actually.
00:05:30The precision on the steering.
00:05:31You didn't feel that, obviously, because you're not in here.
00:05:34But it's utterly intuitive.
00:05:37Look, it's an old 911.
00:05:38It feels old.
00:05:39And then I get to the hammerhead.
00:05:41And the brakes are tremendous.
00:05:470-60 takes 4.5 seconds.
00:05:50And the top speed is 175 miles an hour.
00:05:53But, actually, in this car, those figures are irrelevant.
00:05:58The interesting thing is, they could have overdone this.
00:06:04I mean, it would be possible to put the turbo engine in this car.
00:06:08They could have made it ludicrously powerful, but they haven't.
00:06:11They've concentrated on the sensation of performance,
00:06:15the noise, the vibration, the feel of the steering.
00:06:18That's what actually matters.
00:06:19Before we go any further, you're probably wondering what all this excellence costs.
00:06:27Well, the bottom line is, it's a lot.
00:06:31Around £280,000, in fact.
00:06:37Now, that is a lot of money for a car, I know.
00:06:40But then again, £50,000 is a lot of money for one of those Dior couture dresses.
00:06:44Until I learned that over 2,000 hours of immaculate handiwork goes into making it.
00:06:52It's the same with the car.
00:06:54The monks of this monastery of the 911 have prostrated themselves before their icon
00:07:00and anointed it with exquisite gifts.
00:07:10Each of these cars takes 4,000 man-hours to make.
00:07:13And each one features unique touches, like the rev counter in this one,
00:07:18that goes up to 11 as a tribute to Spinal Tap.
00:07:23What this is, in truth, is more than just the perfect bauble for the devoted 911 enthusiast.
00:07:32What this is, well, it's a bit like the Eagle E-type that Jeremy drove a few series back.
00:07:38It's a love letter to a car.
00:07:42Can I just say, hold on a minute, that steering, what do you mean you're perfectly happy with the electric steering on the new 911?
00:08:03I don't think it matters.
00:08:04But the steering was a defining characteristic of any of the generations of 911.
00:08:09It's about how it feels. You said how the steering feels.
00:08:12No, I know you're right. You're talking about the little patter thing and so on.
00:08:14Yes.
00:08:15I know what you mean, but it's better.
00:08:16No, but that means they've changed it.
00:08:17No, but it doesn't...
00:08:18Shut up.
00:08:20All 911s are exactly the same.
00:08:23That's like saying all babies are the same.
00:08:24They are.
00:08:25They are identical.
00:08:26And all the same.
00:08:27And that one that Singer has modified, that is completely different.
00:08:28That's like a sort of...
00:08:29Oh, I'm still going on about it.
00:08:30No, it's like a sort of 9-11 greatest hit.
00:08:31That's like a shawaddy-waddy greatest hit.
00:08:32It's not a horse.
00:08:33It is.
00:08:34Can we please stop talking about the 911?
00:08:35Please, let's do the news.
00:08:36Okay, do the news.
00:08:37Do the news.
00:08:38Okay, and now it's time for the news.
00:08:41Portia has announced a new 9-11 GT ban.
00:08:42I'm sorry.
00:08:43I'm going.
00:08:44Oh, this is going to be good.
00:08:45Oh, this is going to be good.
00:08:46Reps to 9,000 RPM.
00:08:47Shut up about your glorified beetle.
00:08:48It's not a beetle.
00:08:49That's a magnificent thing.
00:08:50That is going to be...
00:08:51About £100,000.
00:08:52End of this year, it will be here.
00:08:53It will be here.
00:08:54I'll be here.
00:08:55What?
00:08:56It's going to be.
00:08:57Okay.
00:08:58I will be here.
00:08:59Can we please stop talking about the 911?
00:09:00Please, do the news.
00:09:01Okay, and now it's time for the news.
00:09:02And now it's time for the news.
00:09:03Porsche has announced a new 911 GT1.
00:09:05Oh, right, I'm going.
00:09:06It's a magnificent thing. That is going to be about £100,000, end of this year it'll be here. It's going to be wonderful.
00:09:11All right, all right, we'll move it on. Now, there is a new Porsche 911. This is the...
00:09:16Here it is. This is actually the Turbo and the Turbo S. Clues to identification begin with that interesting slot in the back.
00:09:23Wait a minute, wait a minute. Didn't Porsche say a while back they were never going to make another 911 Turbo?
00:09:29Actually, they did in the 90s. They did say that.
00:09:32Exactly. So not only are they crap engineers, they're liars.
00:09:35Oh, hang on. You cannot level crap engineers at Porsche.
00:09:38Yes, I can. Yes, I can. They haven't evolved. They had one idea and then they just produced it for year after year after year.
00:09:45I mean, you've got to move on. Look at this show.
00:09:56Maybe we can edit that out.
00:09:57Maybe.
00:09:58Yeah, we'll edit that out.
00:09:59Yeah.
00:09:59So that's interesting. And I, I, yes. So what you're saying is Porsche had an idea and stuck with it.
00:10:05Yes, exactly.
00:10:06And I respect them for that.
00:10:07Yeah, yeah.
00:10:09Yeah.
00:10:10Yeah.
00:10:13Right, let's move on to proper news.
00:10:14Yeah, do something else.
00:10:15Yeah.
00:10:16Oh, now, yes. Bad news. Mr. Cameron has decided there should be a ban on internet pornography.
00:10:23What are you going to do?
00:10:25That means we will no longer be able to look at pictures like this.
00:10:29Oh, wait a minute. Is this wise?
00:10:31He hasn't banned it yet. Have a look at this.
00:10:34Oh, that's what you mean?
00:10:35Yeah.
00:10:36Oh, yeah.
00:10:37That is strong pornography.
00:10:38It is.
00:10:39And it's going to get banned. It's actually a one-off Lamborghini based on Agado. It's called the Selfish.
00:10:44It's not called the Selfish.
00:10:45It is. It's called the Egoista. It's Italian for selfish.
00:10:48Is it?
00:10:48Anyway, you won't be able to see that. And nor will you be able to see this.
00:10:52Well, in what way is that pornography?
00:10:55Well, it's orange.
00:10:56Well, the thing is, this is a true story, okay? A friend of mine has a website, okay? It has an orange backdrop.
00:11:03Now, in various offices and workplaces that have this porn filter on the internet, okay, orange is picked up as a skin tone.
00:11:11Which, of course, it is in Cheshire, yeah?
00:11:13It's picked up an M.
00:11:15So, it will just see that as a naked lady with a sort of vajazzle in the shape of a Renault badge.
00:11:21And then it won't let anyone see it.
00:11:23So, Mr. Cameron's porn filter is just going to stop us looking at things that are orange?
00:11:27Yeah, David Dickinson's had it.
00:11:29He's gone.
00:11:31I think it's a bit more sophisticated than that. I think it looks for words and things as well, you know, on search engines.
00:11:36So, certain words?
00:11:37Yeah, obviously.
00:11:38Volvo.
00:11:39Eh?
00:11:40Well, it's a bit close to...
00:11:42Oh, I see, it's close to...
00:11:44So, if it's not accurate.
00:11:46What about Fuchs alloys?
00:11:48No, you're never going to get...
00:11:49Are we going to be able to see Fuchs alloy?
00:11:51Bell helmets!
00:11:52No!
00:11:53Can't look at them.
00:11:55Can't look at them.
00:11:56You know, we were doing the Africa Special last year and I got my BMW stuck on that termite mound thing.
00:12:02And I said, right, James, you reverse onto me and Hammond tug me off from behind.
00:12:07That won't be showing up on iPlayer.
00:12:14No, Mr. Cameron, don't ban it.
00:12:17Now, Ford has obviously decided that the problem with modern cars is they don't have enough radiator grills.
00:12:23So, this is their new one, this is the EcoSport.
00:12:25Wow!
00:12:26And it has one, two, three, four, five radiator cars.
00:12:29Now, so they've got a one litre engine, it's going to be under there, it's going to need a blanket, because it'll be drafty.
00:12:33It's shivering in a corner.
00:12:34Oh, cool!
00:12:35No, that massive car hasn't got a one litre.
00:12:38No, it's not massive.
00:12:39It looks it, but it's basically a Fiesta on stilts.
00:12:42It's actually a small car.
00:12:43No, can I just say, the thing that baffles me most about this car, and I'm going to quote for you here, okay?
00:12:50It says, as a first in Europe, the Ford Sync App Link system will offer drivers voice control of mobile apps on the move, including the music streaming service Spotify.
00:13:01Now, does anyone here have the first idea what any of that means?
00:13:05Does anyone really?
00:13:07What is it?
00:13:08Spotify.
00:13:09What is Spotify?
00:13:10Spotify is a music streaming service, so you can listen to music over the internet.
00:13:14What, any music?
00:13:15Any music.
00:13:16If you were just driving along, and I said, Roxanne, it would play Roxanne.
00:13:21Maybe.
00:13:22No, no.
00:13:23Well, hang on, that's not going to work, because we know that voice recognition in cars is rubbish.
00:13:27It never works, does it?
00:13:28So if you just say, the police, it'll probably actually ring the police.
00:13:32That's all that.
00:13:33That's bad.
00:13:34No, it will.
00:13:35It will, it will, it will, because this car's got a feature on it, that if you have an accident, or get into problems, it calls the emergency services for you.
00:13:42Well, that's just a recipe for disaster.
00:13:44You'd be sitting there going, right, get the fire brigade, and it would play the move.
00:13:48Get the fire brigade, get the fire brigade.
00:13:51No, I'm in trouble.
00:13:52Help!
00:13:53I need somebody.
00:13:54Help!
00:13:55What's a terrible way to die?
00:13:57Trapped in your car, listening to all the embarrassing rubbish on your iPod.
00:14:01Anyway, so that won't work.
00:14:03Yes, let's move on.
00:14:04Move it on, then.
00:14:05Let's move it on.
00:14:06Good news, ladies and gentlemen.
00:14:08Dacia has announced a special limited edition black version of the Duster.
00:14:15What, what, what?
00:14:16No, hang on a minute.
00:14:17Black like it?
00:14:18I mean, I normally go, great, and then move on, but that's black like a Mercedes 6.2 V8.
00:14:23No.
00:14:24It's literally black.
00:14:26That's it.
00:14:28I was going to say, they've painted it black.
00:14:30Actually, they haven't painted it, they've done a wrap in a, you know, like a bin line.
00:14:32So there's a blue edition and a yellow edition.
00:14:34And a white one, yeah.
00:14:35It's just a black car.
00:14:36It's just a black, that's a bit daft.
00:14:37Yeah.
00:14:38Oh, now, can I just say something?
00:14:40As we know, the heat wave ended spectacularly in Britain on Tuesday.
00:14:44Many storms, got some pictures of the aftermath here.
00:14:47I'm not gloating, but call me Noah.
00:14:51I mean, this guy with his BMW, very proud of it, but at that moment he's thinking,
00:14:55I wish I had that hover van.
00:14:56Yeah.
00:14:57We told you.
00:15:00Now, a couple of weeks ago, we drove across Spain in three budget supercars.
00:15:05Lamborghini then got in touch and said they'd built one too.
00:15:08Better still, they invited me over to Italy to drive it.
00:15:16So, here we are.
00:15:29Budget car, Lamborghini style.
00:15:32The Aventador Roadster.
00:15:35As you'd expect from Lamborghini, it's basically a ruthless wedge of ginormous numbers.
00:15:46700 horsepower.
00:15:48217 miles an hour.
00:15:506.5 litre V12.
00:15:52289,000 pounds.
00:15:55The only small number?
00:15:560 to 60.
00:15:573 seconds.
00:15:58You get where I'm going.
00:16:00It also handles beautifully, easily as sharp as the hardtop Aventador.
00:16:09But I'm not going to spend my time today doing a big technical assessment of this car's driving
00:16:14dynamics and such because what I'm interested in is why this car perfectly sums up what's
00:16:20so special about Lamborghini.
00:16:33You see, most sports car companies, a lot of their appeal comes down to their heritage.
00:16:39Cars named after famous racetracks, famous races, millimillion, Le Mans and the like.
00:16:45But Lamborghini has never bothered with any of that.
00:16:49Their mission has always been to make the best bedroom wall poster subjects in the world.
00:16:55Always looking forward, never back.
00:16:59I mean, look at this thing.
00:17:01It's just pure theatre.
00:17:03Everything's dialed up to 11.
00:17:05Brings out a nine-year-old inside every 14-year-old.
00:17:0943, 38, middle-aged, young, early middle-aged man.
00:17:17What's really astonishing is that they've been pulling off this trick for 50 years now.
00:17:24That's five decades of unleashing unique, flamboyant machines, each more outrageous than the last.
00:17:36The thing is, that's kind of a high-risk strategy, because how do you keep doing extreme year after year after year for 50 years?
00:17:45What do you come up with next?
00:17:47Well, let's find out what, shall we?
00:17:50Because, in truth, this isn't the car Lamborghini rang us about.
00:17:54The car they rang us about makes this look dull.
00:18:20It's called the Sesto Elemento, Italian for sixth element.
00:18:26And in the periodic table, that sixth element is carbon.
00:18:31Which is no coincidence, because this thing is made from little else.
00:18:35The prop shaft, the suspension, even the wheel rims are all forged from carbon.
00:18:41And the body is made from a revolutionary blend of plastic and carbon, jointly developed by Lamborghini and Boeing.
00:18:53Such an extreme car deserves an extreme location, which is why we've returned to the fearsome Imola racetrack.
00:19:02Right. Last time I was here, I was in a Noble M600, which, as we know, is no slouch.
00:19:15Let's give it a shot. Three. Let's just do it.
00:19:22Whoa! It's different! That's what it is!
00:19:45It's superbike fast!
00:19:48Got it nearly! Wheel it!
00:19:51The reason it's so fast is not only because it's powered by a 570 horsepower V10,
00:19:59but also because despite that massive engine and a full four-wheel drive system,
00:20:04it weighs less than a Ford Fiesta.
00:20:07That means 0-60 in two and a half seconds!
00:20:13The same as a Bayron!
00:20:16Holy moly!
00:20:20Now, there are other supercars that are fast because they're light.
00:20:26But no car is as extreme as this in the pursuit of shedding weight.
00:20:33The Sesto Elemento doesn't even have paint.
00:20:39Instead, its colour comes from flecks of crystal embedded in the bodywork.
00:20:43And there's more.
00:20:46These seats, they're not actually seats.
00:20:49They've just made these pads in a seat shape and stuck them directly onto the chassis.
00:20:54And the dashboard?
00:20:55Well, there isn't one.
00:20:56Instead, you just get all this exposed carbon-plastic composite.
00:21:00But what I love is the way they've done all this brutal simplicity and weight-saving in an Italian way.
00:21:08It's beautiful.
00:21:09This central spa looks like it belongs in a modern art gallery.
00:21:13Yet despite its many unique qualities, the Sesto Elemento does share one thing with other high-end sports cars.
00:21:28Its ability to empty your bank account.
00:21:30I think Lamborghini has learned from Porsche the art of charging more for less.
00:21:37So this thing, with its missing dashboard and seats, is, wait for it, 1.95 million pounds.
00:21:50However, there's no time to be shocked by that.
00:21:52Because right now, I'm in a 2 million pound hypercar.
00:21:56And I've got Imola all to myself.
00:22:02Whoa!
00:22:05That boat, when it turns in, it changes direction.
00:22:07It turns like a swallow.
00:22:11Because it's light, you can brake so late.
00:22:13And because it's light, it can turn so hard without trying to tear its own tyres off.
00:22:18And because it's light, when you get out of the turn...
00:22:22570 brake horsepower V10 just catapults it.
00:22:38People talk about being at one with the car.
00:22:42I've grown a car out of my hands and feet.
00:22:46Operating the steering is just...
00:22:49...a joyous experience.
00:22:53It's...
00:22:54It's the most alive thing I've ever driven.
00:22:56It's beautiful.
00:23:03Absolutely dazzling.
00:23:08And when you've finished, you can get out and remind yourself that you've been driving something that looks like this.
00:23:15I've said for some time that Pagani have been stealing Lamborghini's crown when it comes to making the best bedroom wall poster car.
00:23:27But I think the new boys have just been slapped down.
00:23:30It's amazing.
00:23:31You know...
00:23:32When you say it's light...
00:23:33Yeah.
00:23:34Have you seen the reason?
00:23:35Look.
00:23:36That is how light this thing is.
00:23:37That's not even glass.
00:23:38It is.
00:23:39It was electrifying to drive because if you think most supercars are broadly the same.
00:23:48This though just felt different.
00:23:49It feels like the future.
00:23:50Do you know I took it for a spin this morning, as you know.
00:23:51Yeah.
00:23:52And what I loved about it is because it's just a garden underneath, it's not intimidating.
00:23:54No.
00:23:55It's just fantastically fast without being terrified.
00:23:56It's nimble and sharp.
00:23:57It's absolutely.
00:23:58I loved it.
00:23:59It's nimble and sharp.
00:24:00It's absolutely beautiful.
00:24:01No, I loved it.
00:24:02Anyway, we must now find out how fast it goes around our track.
00:24:05And that, of course, means handing it over to our Tame Racing driver.
00:24:10underneath it's not intimidating no it's just fantastically fast without being
00:24:15terrified it's nimble and sharp it's absolutely no I love it anyway we must
00:24:19now find out how fast it goes around our track and that of course means handing
00:24:23it over to our tame racing driver some say he's married to one of Princess
00:24:28Anne's hats and that he spent all week standing outside a hospital in London
00:24:34pretending to be Nicholas Wichel all we know is he's called the Stig
00:24:42and away he goes no wait so it takes off like a housefly coming up to the first
00:24:49corner he's shunting power backwards here to drive it through maintaining grip that is controlled
00:24:56no stereo so no TV theme tunes mercifully little wiggle through Chicago listen to that noise it is
00:25:07spectacular now will it understeer or oversteer no it won't do either of them oh bit of a bounce
00:25:14Stig is really on it today
00:25:17right follow through all 570 horsepower unleashed here bit of a drift steady on stick oh wait he's
00:25:29gone he's gone he's lost it and he's on the grass oh my giddy aunt oh now that is a surprise I think
00:25:39that's only the second time he's ever spun off here but he did eventually complete a lap and I have the
00:25:46time here now this is where the normal guy already got okay but because this is a little bit lighter
00:25:52mmm faster than it fast is it faster than a big as you very wrong yes it is no way
00:26:04that is where it goes on our board and now it goes on the floor yep no no it must sorry because you
00:26:29can't drive that on the road the board is for road cars only those are the rules absolutely and now
00:26:34anyway we must move on to the film Armageddon
00:26:37ever since I saw that I've wanted to get the actress Liv Tyler to appear in the reasonably priced car
00:26:44I have nagged and nagged and finally last week she agreed to send her dad
00:26:50apparently he's the singer in a band called Aerosmith so ladies and gentlemen please welcome Liv Tyler's dad
00:26:58I would have preferred your daughter but you'll do have a seat you'll do I love you too we're happy
00:27:23now yesterday we were trying to get hold of you and we were told by your people that you were walking
00:27:31round Stonehenge with the son of God or as we sometimes call him David Ike
00:27:36the son of God no David Ike is quite the character and I just wanted to find out what it was all about
00:27:42so I called him up and I said will you take me around Stonehenge a bit and show me around so I can
00:27:47uh so I can feel the energy of the place and you should have called me out of taking me around Silverstone
00:27:51it would have been more fun I would have to check into rehab again with you yeah you would
00:27:55because are you ever in the UK often not as much as I wish I was not as much the band plays here and
00:28:02then we're on tour and we take off and go other places so because in the early days you were you
00:28:06actually went around pretending to be Mick Jagger as I understand oh geez that was 1967 no actually I
00:28:13pretended to be his brother because somebody said are you Mick Jagger and I said no I'm his brother
00:28:18and talk like this and and they believed me so they chased me down the beach and I got my first
00:28:25hit if you will of of what it must be like to be a rock star and I loved it I loved it now um from
00:28:31what I understand unusually you're not here because you're promoting something or a new album you actually
00:28:37came over because you wanted to drive our Vauxhall Astra I did I'm talking I did my Hennessy Venom was
00:28:44very uh jealous you have a Hennessy Venom now does anyone here know what that is you there's nodding
00:28:51going on it's in essence it's a Lotus Exige isn't it it is stretched out and it's the fastest road car
00:28:57there is right now so is it well I thought it hadn't quite beaten the Bugatti Veyron for the
00:29:02ultimate top speed was 265 miles an hour did the Venom reach I think it beat all the records in two
00:29:10miles oh we've in two miles we've actually got some footage here of this car doing this record
00:29:15you really need to see this here we go that's me on Sunset Strip to be brutally honest from that which
00:29:30is very impressive we don't get much of an idea of what the car looks like so we've got a still
00:29:33of it here so we could have a look whoa are they sandals they are aren't they with socks with socks
00:29:42now there's one thing as a motorcycle you've got called a Confederate Hellcat I mean
00:29:50phenomenal looking thing oh yeah have you ridden it yeah oh yeah you have yeah yeah you gotta hold on
00:29:55the handlebars this for dear life anything worth doing is worth overdoing yeah the spinal tap mentality
00:30:03and you have a Lotus 7 as well don't you I have a super 7 yeah that's one of the first things I got
00:30:07that I get in every spring with my son and crank Brian right here uh has the top speed does he oh
00:30:13Brian Johnson DC yeah yeah Brian every spring when it's just right I get in the car with my son
00:30:18um so if you're driving I don't know if they see all things man in life with AC DC blaring I don't
00:30:28people go I'm sure that was a guy from Aerosmith playing it's like me driving along watching fifth
00:30:34gear I was looking back and zoom you can't remember what you were driving in the 80s
00:30:41uh yeah of course you think yes no no I know were you able to drive it ever hell yeah I just held one
00:30:50eye because you did a lot of spells in rehab uh yeah you know you know when you um when you're in a
00:30:58band that's still working you know it's kind of like living on the tail of a comet and when you're
00:31:02used to um the curtain falling at Madison Square Garden there's a certain energy there that you don't
00:31:09get uh playing ping pong after the show you want to go back with the you know the twins and uh
00:31:15and you know drink yourself under the table we're not at the watershed yet and then with with some
00:31:21twins and play table tennis with them yeah and is Aerosmith going to be coming back are we going
00:31:26to be seeing Aerosmith oh we're on tour right now we just did Singapore for the first time and we're
00:31:31off to do Japan China and uh South America so we're we're out really yeah yeah yeah you think I
00:31:38got the what with all to drive that thing around the track well this is it we're coming on to your
00:31:41lap now all right how was it you know what my mom used to say um don't ever be afraid she said uh you
00:31:49know amateurs built the ark and pros built the Titanic right you know I got in this car and and I was
00:31:57scared to death because I I've never been on a racetrack before ever really ever ever and I didn't know
00:32:04where I was going thing is though I was actually had one ear on the track and I heard a noise that
00:32:11sounded biblical it sounded like you changed first second third fourth first
00:32:17that's what it was and then there was a noise of tremendous strain and breakage yeah
00:32:24yeah was it very badly damaged uh we had to change cars you did presumably it's because you used to
00:32:33driving on the wrong side of the road the wrong side first of all I'm listening to the Stig talk
00:32:37with me like this and the Stig I went right on and I got I got ears in as if I can hear anyway with a rock
00:32:48and roll all these ears and I'm on that side of the car and I'm shifting with this and so I had to
00:32:54pull pull all that together who would like to see Steven's lap in the spare car let's have a look
00:33:01Steven Tyler from Aerosmith in the Vauxhall tech line come on Steve McQueen come into me baby
00:33:11come on you're looking good there oh but not fast
00:33:17first corner no accidents there
00:33:24you don't want to miss a thing but you miss third
00:33:31and you miss the apex but here we go tragic
00:33:36what a show is fun
00:33:40here we go hammerhead we're gonna be understeer oversteer any speed at all
00:33:48you were between the lines that was very tidy and you've used nearly all the road apart from
00:33:55these three meters come on baby come on baby come on baby come on oh yeah
00:34:01did you keep your foot hard down through there you did good now and through there yeah yeah Stig did
00:34:12that earlier and crashed but he didn't mention that right another apex not quite here and what about
00:34:18Gambon oh yes it's wide but there we are ladies and gentlemen across the line
00:34:24I mean well done damage report damage report damage reports well in fact with bookend look by Mike Rutherford out of Genesis
00:34:43151 151 5 at the bottom and then Brian at the top and then other people in the middle
00:34:48well I've got the time here let's have a look
00:34:51it was a one
00:34:57then I'm afraid it was a five
00:35:03then there was another one
00:35:08well happily for you it was a naught so you're not actually the slowest we've ever had
00:35:15I wonder the Stig kept saying would you like to go around one more time
00:35:28I'm looking for something I can give you that's a crumb of comfort
00:35:34you're not the fastest American because that would be Ron Howard
00:35:38not the fastest well you're 65 now aren't you
00:35:43god blimey
00:35:44god blimey
00:35:45so you're not the fastest pensioner because that's Brian Johnson you're not the fastest
00:35:49you're just not very good at driving a Vauxhall Astra that's
00:35:53that's all
00:35:53you should have sent Liv
00:35:54I should have sent my son Taj
00:35:58is he good
00:35:59oh he's great
00:35:59no you still should have sent Liv
00:36:01ladies and gentlemen it's been a huge pleasure
00:36:05Stephen Tyler
00:36:06now
00:36:18on this show we like to test cars for everybody rock stars billionaires Arab oil shakes
00:36:27yeah we like to think that we're more inclusive than the BBC regional news program
00:36:32but there is one group of motorists that we always ignore caravanists
00:36:37yes and because there are half a million caravans in Britain in fact we buy more caravans than any other European nation
00:36:45the producers said that Jeremy and I should address this issue
00:36:49yes they've told us to do a proper comparison test like they do in which magazine
00:36:55and they told us not to muck about
00:36:57these are the cars caravanists like
00:37:05jacked up diesel hatchbacks with part-time four-wheel drive
00:37:09so they can deal with muddy campsites
00:37:12they're all terrible
00:37:17I know they're all terrible
00:37:18but they're very popular
00:37:20the Nissan Kumquat is the sixth best-selling car in Britain
00:37:23we have to decide which one of these is best
00:37:26you mean the least worst
00:37:27all right the least worst
00:37:29right you pick a key and we'll start with that
00:37:32right here we go
00:37:33I think this is how most caravanners end up with their cars
00:37:38they just get the keys from a bowl
00:37:39that's a party
00:37:40Toyota RAV4
00:37:42here it is
00:37:50it has a 2.2 litre engine
00:37:52prices start at around 22,000 pounds
00:37:55however
00:37:55it does sit in a rather high insurance group
00:37:58and for that reason
00:37:59because we have to be ruthless
00:38:00we must eliminate it straight away
00:38:03good work James
00:38:04crisp delivery full of facts
00:38:06however this is a Mitsubishi Outland
00:38:08is it
00:38:10it's not a RAV4
00:38:11they all look exactly the same
00:38:13to try and find some differences
00:38:18we took them all for a spin
00:38:19and very soon
00:38:20we came to a startling conclusion
00:38:23they're all exactly the same to drive as well
00:38:27they're all
00:38:28very dreary
00:38:29let me explain my problem with cars of this type
00:38:35this is a Honda Civic
00:38:36this is a Honda CR-V
00:38:38they have exactly the same engine
00:38:39they seat exactly the same number of people
00:38:42and they have the same level of crash protection and safety
00:38:46but caravanners choose the CR-V
00:38:49which is more expensive to buy
00:38:50more expensive to run
00:38:52and nowhere near as nice to drive
00:38:54because it suits their annual holiday requirements
00:38:57and that's like clumping around in ski boots all year
00:39:01because every February you go to the Alps
00:39:03I mean I like snorkelling
00:39:05but I don't go shopping every day in a face mask
00:39:07because it saves me to bother
00:39:08as Jeremy ranted on
00:39:10I drew up a big chart
00:39:14showing all the facts that caravanists care about
00:39:17insurance
00:39:18CO2 emissions
00:39:20maximum towing weights
00:39:22and so on
00:39:23and with this
00:39:24we can start to see what's what
00:39:27this is the chart our researchers have drawn up
00:39:32and straight away we can see there's a problem
00:39:34with the Peugeot 3008
00:39:37which is the blue one
00:39:40the brown one
00:39:41well whatever
00:39:42because look here
00:39:43okay
00:39:44the maximum towing weight
00:39:45on average is two tons
00:39:47the Chevrolet two tons
00:39:49Ford is 2.1
00:39:50two tons
00:39:51two tons
00:39:51two tons
00:39:52but the Peugeot
00:39:53because it's a hybrid
00:39:54it can only pull half a ton
00:39:57yes
00:39:57it's a good
00:39:58it couldn't even pull me
00:39:59no it's a good point you bring up actually
00:40:01it's very significant
00:40:01and the Nissan Cumquat
00:40:03it may be the sixth best-selling car in Britain
00:40:05but look 1.4 tons
00:40:07against generally two tons
00:40:09that's not really good enough
00:40:09we'll eliminate both those two
00:40:11this is very professional
00:40:12it is yeah
00:40:13work we're doing here
00:40:13and I think we must turn now to price
00:40:15because I'm just looking here at the Chevrolet Captiva
00:40:18it's over 28,000 pounds
00:40:20and look at its insurance group
00:40:22yes
00:40:22and the road tax
00:40:23because it's not that good on emissions
00:40:25so you'd eliminate the Captiva
00:40:27for being too expensive
00:40:28yes
00:40:29and I would like to draw your attention to this
00:40:31the Ssangyong Corando
00:40:32under 19,000 pounds
00:40:34can you see anything wrong with that?
00:40:36yes I'd rather have warts
00:40:37we spent several hours
00:40:40going through all the numbers
00:40:42in a professional
00:40:43caravan club type way
00:40:45until we were left
00:40:47with just two cars
00:40:49the Mazda CX-5
00:40:52and the top-selling Volkswagen Tiguan
00:40:55on paper
00:40:57both are well-priced
00:40:59and both have low emissions
00:41:00and frugal diesel engines
00:41:02but which is the least worst?
00:41:06to find out
00:41:06we've devised a series
00:41:08of caravan relevant tests
00:41:10starting with
00:41:11which one can do the best J-turn
00:41:13the Mazda went first
00:41:16ok, here we go
00:41:20ready?
00:41:21brake and spin it round
00:41:23into first
00:41:24and away
00:41:25not bad
00:41:26not bad at all
00:41:28but before I tried the VW
00:41:30there was a problem
00:41:32what does he want?
00:41:34J!
00:41:35what does he want?
00:41:37he says it's not very relevant to caravanning
00:41:40what isn't?
00:41:41J-turns
00:41:42don't caravaners do J-turns?
00:41:44don't caravaners do J-turns?
00:41:47he says no
00:41:48well there we are
00:41:49so that's not a relevant test
00:41:51as it turns out
00:41:53to get a better idea
00:41:54of what tests
00:41:55we should be doing
00:41:56we were told
00:41:57to spend a day
00:41:58with our cars
00:41:59living like caravanists
00:42:01er, right
00:42:02James is in the wrong car
00:42:05cock
00:42:06first of all we decided to go to something called the tip
00:42:13which we'd been told is something caravanists do a lot
00:42:18there's one there that you can throw your bra in
00:42:22why would you throw your bras away?
00:42:24or your clothes
00:42:26or your mobile phone
00:42:27why would you throw your mobile phone away?
00:42:29look
00:42:30washing machines
00:42:31what should we throw away today darling?
00:42:32I know
00:42:33the spin drive
00:42:34should we throw that away?
00:42:35what's for supper tonight?
00:42:36I'll throw the cooker away
00:42:37because that's what they've done look
00:42:38they've just come and thrown their cookers away
00:42:39it's brand new
00:42:43that man
00:42:46that man
00:42:47just pulled up in his Mercedes
00:42:49and threw this away
00:42:50it's dirty
00:42:52but
00:42:53it even looked
00:42:55barcode
00:42:56he's just bought this from a shop
00:42:58come down here
00:42:59and thrown it away
00:43:01she's got something else
00:43:03is it massive?
00:43:04what's this man got?
00:43:05yeah it's the wardrobe door
00:43:06she's just taken the door off the wardrobe
00:43:07and thrown it away
00:43:08before leaving this strange place
00:43:11we did something else caravaners enjoy
00:43:14we washed our cars
00:43:20and then we went to caravanist heaven
00:43:26is this any good?
00:43:28oh there's some chain
00:43:30here
00:43:36plastic sheeting
00:43:38suitable for domestic use
00:43:40no we need a bit more heavy duty
00:43:41wait a minute
00:43:42soon
00:43:43our trolley was full of many things
00:43:45we thought caravaners might buy
00:43:47quicklime shovels
00:43:49zinc tub
00:43:50axes
00:43:51duct tape
00:43:52saws
00:43:53rope
00:43:54we then took all our new stuff to the tip
00:43:58and threw it away
00:44:00and threw it away
00:44:01and threw it away
00:44:05having washed our cars again
00:44:11we set off for the garden centre
00:44:14and on the way
00:44:15I tried to solve a knotty problem
00:44:19last year in Britain
00:44:20ten and a half thousand people
00:44:22bought a Volkswagen Tiguan
00:44:24three thousand bought a Mazda CX-5
00:44:27even though the Mazda is less expensive to buy
00:44:30uses less fuel
00:44:31it's cheaper to insure
00:44:33it's kinder to Johnny Polar Bear
00:44:35so the road tax is cheaper
00:44:37so why?
00:44:38what's wrong with it?
00:44:39what is it that puts a caravaner off this car?
00:44:42at the garden centre
00:44:44I thought I'd found the answer
00:44:46what was that?
00:44:50what was that?
00:44:54well I just hit
00:44:57it's got automatic brakes
00:45:01it stopped
00:45:02without me asking it to
00:45:04because it thought I was going to hit the hedge
00:45:06get in
00:45:07right
00:45:08try and run me down
00:45:11oh alright
00:45:15now if this doesn't work
00:45:17you all heard him say
00:45:18try to run me down
00:45:24in order to be even more thorough
00:45:26I decided to test it on James' car
00:45:30here we go
00:45:31ready?
00:45:40a bit baffled
00:45:41we went back to the job
00:45:42of getting into a caravanning state of mind
00:45:45they're pansies
00:45:50there we go
00:45:51those petunias
00:46:10look at that
00:46:11a duck
00:46:12that is a duck
00:46:13put it in the book
00:46:20things were going well
00:46:22but as night fell
00:46:23I realised the earlier crash
00:46:25had broken my Mazdas into cooler
00:46:28engine inspection required
00:46:29there's an engine warning light
00:46:30there's just every warning light there is
00:46:32right this is not going much further
00:46:34so I'm going to shove it in that car park over there
00:46:36and we'll just wait for a tow truck
00:46:37and we'll just wait for a tow truck
00:46:41weirdly this remote woodland car park
00:46:44was full of other cars
00:46:46just like mine
00:46:50look at this
00:46:51this is really clever
00:46:54you can have one interior light on
00:46:56or two
00:46:57or
00:46:58or four
00:46:59dim
00:47:00bright
00:47:01dim
00:47:02bright
00:47:03dim
00:47:04bright
00:47:07this is so dirty
00:47:14that's got it
00:47:19there you go
00:47:20is that stone polymore over there
00:47:24flash of lights
00:47:26again
00:47:28no
00:47:29no
00:47:30no it's Phil Mitchell
00:47:32we were waiting in the car park for quite some time
00:47:39and the following morning the memories were still with us
00:47:45but having spent the day as caravanners we did at least know how we should be testing our cars
00:47:55so we put the Stig into the VW
00:47:57so we put the Stig into the VW
00:47:58so we put the Stig into the VW
00:47:59so we put the Stig into the VW
00:48:00hitched it up to a caravan and asked him to set a lap time
00:48:023
00:48:042
00:48:051
00:48:06go
00:48:07what just fell over in there? Scrabble
00:48:10what just fell over in there? Scrabble
00:48:15now we should explain the Volkswagen has a part-time four-wheel drive system which will cut in
00:48:21should sensors detect is about to lose control
00:48:25and it probably is there
00:48:27there we go
00:48:28now it will be feeding power to the back end as well
00:48:30he's through
00:48:31he's through
00:48:32he's looking good there
00:48:33looking good
00:48:34coming up to Chicago
00:48:35he's wobbly
00:48:38he's very wobbly there
00:48:39oh look at that
00:48:40he's completely sideways
00:48:41he's gathered it up with an armful of oppo
00:48:43which is what you should do if that happens
00:48:46that's a five-wheel drift
00:48:53top speed of the Tiguan with the caravan attached is just 70 miles an hour
00:48:58whoa
00:49:00look at that
00:49:01this I think is an object lesson for caravanners
00:49:04there's no need to dawdle
00:49:06you really can get your foot down
00:49:08the wheel
00:49:09no
00:49:10it's come off
00:49:11he's still going
00:49:15there he is
00:49:16move back
00:49:17he's coming in a shower of sparks towards the line
00:49:25and across the line
00:49:272 minutes
00:49:2915.82
00:49:31so there we are
00:49:32next it was the turn of the Mazda
00:49:353
00:49:372
00:49:381
00:49:39right now we should bear in mind the Mazda has 10 more horsepower than the Volkswagen
00:49:51it has I think 30 or 40 more torques
00:49:53in theory then it should be faster
00:49:59however
00:50:00smoke coming off the brakes
00:50:02smoke pouring off the brakes
00:50:03whoa
00:50:04whoa
00:50:05having declared the Tiguan the victor by default we took the Stig to the tip and threw him away
00:50:19then as we were leaving the producers ambushed us with a challenge
00:50:25you are stupid idiots
00:50:30er
00:50:31hello
00:50:32jay turns and high speed laps with the Stig are not relevant
00:50:36in order to determine which of your cars is actually best you will now do some caravanning
00:50:42really
00:50:43really
00:50:44I knew it would come to this
00:50:45yes go on
00:50:46we have booked one luxury space at an exclusive caravan site in the prestigious new forest
00:50:52the one who arrives last sleeps the night
00:50:54the start point was several miles away from the site so while James applied some comedy stickers
00:51:05to his hurricane XL and my hurricane GTX I studied the map
00:51:11so there's the caravan site now and I could drive to it on the roads but that would be anti-social
00:51:19I would hold people up people who are going about their lawful business
00:51:23er
00:51:24so why don't I just drive cross country I mean it's
00:51:29it's not exactly the Himalayas is it
00:51:33with our vans loaded
00:51:35we were ready to go
00:51:45hey
00:51:46لام
00:51:59hahaha
00:52:01yes is the mighty
00:52:02no no no
00:52:03that's it
00:52:06annoyingly James had not only taken the lead but he'd also have the same idea as me about going off road
00:52:10that's tracking straight and true
00:52:13I'm looking for an overtake. Not happening.
00:52:21Come on, mate.
00:52:24Soon we had different ideas about which way to go.
00:52:31Bit choppy, but I think it's shorter.
00:52:34And with Mr. Slowly out of the way, I could unleash the more powerful Mazda.
00:52:41Come on!
00:52:43Come on.
00:52:45Yes!
00:52:52Ah!
00:52:55Up we go.
00:53:00It's amazing the ease with which the CX-5 is pulling the Hurricane GTX.
00:53:08This is what this car was designed to do.
00:53:13We'll get you the best plot on the campsite.
00:53:17Oh, no, no!
00:53:21Meanwhile, my shortcut had got a bit boggy.
00:53:24So nearly out.
00:53:25Let me just get it to climb up onto that other rutty bit.
00:53:35That's coming.
00:53:36That's coming.
00:53:37Here we go.
00:53:38That's coming.
00:53:39Here we go.
00:53:40Yes!
00:53:41Ha-ha!
00:53:42If you've got one of these, you can do that.
00:53:46I, meanwhile, had found a track where I could go even faster.
00:53:52Yeah, that is very quick now.
00:53:53Yeah, that is very quick now.
00:53:54It's good.
00:53:55Looking good.
00:53:56Oh, look at this.
00:53:57The sheer torque of the 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engine has ripped the front from the Hurricane.
00:54:13And I couldn't back off because, suddenly, James was right behind me.
00:54:22Woo-hoo!
00:54:23He's coming up on me.
00:54:26He's gaining!
00:54:27And then...
00:54:28Oh, dear.
00:54:29Oh, dear.
00:54:30Oh, dear.
00:54:31Oh, no.
00:54:32No, this is disastrous.
00:54:33I'm actually driving through Jeremy's caravan.
00:54:34These are things as bad back there, as I suspect they are.
00:54:35Well, let me put it this way.
00:54:36I've run over your left-hand wall.
00:54:37Oh, and your portable lavatory.
00:54:38Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
00:54:57Then, things got even worse.
00:55:00Now, we're on somebody's lawn!
00:55:04Come on!
00:55:05Come on!
00:55:06Mighty 2.2-litre diesel!
00:55:11Oh, no!
00:55:15A very big catastrophe has befallen me.
00:55:21I could actually overtake that, but this is too amusing.
00:55:23I've got a...
00:55:24A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
00:55:32Sadly, I was laughing so much I crashed...
00:55:35...into myself.
00:55:37I've spun!
00:55:38This, combined with Jeremy's drastic weight loss, meant he could scamper away.
00:55:5260 miles an hour. This is caravanning at its best.
00:55:58And by my reckoning, the site was now just a couple of miles away.
00:56:02Victory now is mine. I will not be sleeping in what remains of the van.
00:56:13Whoa! It's a biggie!
00:56:18Worried that I might be sleeping in my van, I kept my foot hard down.
00:56:28I reckon XL holding up well.
00:56:32What the hell?
00:56:37Bloody hell!
00:56:39Ha-ha! The XL refuses to die!
00:56:47I, meanwhile, had arrived at the site and was looking for the prestigious Plot 200.
00:56:54Where's Plot 200? Plot 200.
00:56:56Yes, in here, by this staggered pond.
00:57:05202, 201, Plot 200 is vacant, which means I don't have to stay in it.
00:57:20Yes!
00:57:26So, there we are. After the most exhaustive caravan test in all of history, we have established that 10,500 people are just plain wrong.
00:57:34The Volkswagen Tiguan is not the best tow car.
00:57:39Oh, is that James?
00:57:41Oh, is that James?
00:57:53No way!
00:57:55Plot 200, James, it's all yours!
00:57:57Where's the...?
00:57:58I claim a moral victory!
00:57:59Why a moral victory?
00:58:00I've still got a caravan!
00:58:01Well, not really!
00:58:02You haven't got a wheel...
00:58:03Where's the wheel gone?
00:58:04Well, what's that?
00:58:05Anybody like a cup of tea?
00:58:06Yes?
00:58:07It's only good.
00:58:08Excellent!
00:58:09Really thorough!
00:58:10Proper grown-up test!
00:58:11Guys, I must say, it was great to see you two actually being sensible for me.
00:58:16It's okay!
00:58:17It's okay!
00:58:18It's okay!
00:58:19I'm sorry!
00:58:20I'm sorry!
00:58:21I'm sorry!
00:58:22It's okay!
00:58:23I'm sorry!
00:58:24I'm sorry!
00:58:25I'm sorry!
00:58:26I'm sorry!
00:58:27I'm sorry!
00:58:28I'm sorry!
00:58:29I'm sorry!
00:58:30I'm sorry!
00:58:31I'm sorry!
00:58:32I'm sorry!
00:58:33I'm sorry!
00:58:34I see you two actually being sensible for once.
00:58:37But, if I might have a word, your conclusion.
00:58:39You said the Mazda was best.
00:58:41But, let's be honest, a three mile an hour impact destroyed its intercooler.
00:58:45That is true!
00:58:46That did happen!
00:58:47Yes!
00:58:48Yeah, and in fairness, it was so powerful, it actually tore a caravan to pieces.
00:58:52It did!
00:58:53It did!
00:58:54And so, on that basis, I would have the VW Tig one.
00:58:57Well, no, you see, the thing is, I wouldn't.
00:58:59Because, a Volkswagen Golf is £4,000 less expensive than a Tig one.
00:59:04So, I'd buy one of those.
00:59:05And then, I'd take the £4,000 that I'd save to the tip and throw it away.
00:59:11No, wait!
00:59:12No, what I'd do, actually, is I'd spend the £4,000 on a fortnight's holiday in the south of France, in a hotel.
00:59:18Have we just done some actual consumer advice there?
00:59:22Yes, I think we have.
00:59:23Yeah, yeah, we have.
00:59:24We have also managed to go through a whole show without mentioning the Royal Baby.
00:59:29Yes, we have.
00:59:39So, on those two bombshells, it is time to end.
00:59:43Thank you very much for coming.
00:59:46Good night!
00:59:50Over 2,000 skeletons have been discovered beneath the Vatican,
00:59:54unveiling the mystery of Rome's ex-tombs next.
00:59:57And you can catch up on all your favourite science programmes through your TV.
01:00:01Go online to thefutureisconnected.co.uk to find out more.
01:00:13Thank you very much for watching.
Be the first to comment