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11 років томуClarkson, Hammond and May take to the roads of London in three stripped out track cars, to find out how practical these roof-and-windscreen-free cars are in the real world. Clarkson drives a KTM X-Bow, May drives a Caterham R500 and Hammond drives a Morgan Three Wheeler. Clip from series 18 episode 6.
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@Daedalus-BC308 2 роки тому
One thing about this challenge which I love is that May's request for Caterham to add a heater and a windscreen was heard and added as an optional extra for all Caterham models.
@mosthatedandroidtunernolim9800 Рік тому
Not meant to have
@cueball6969 Рік тому
For real, was it really? Nice to see like Rimac, they have a sence of humour
@chrisoddy8744 11 місяців тому
The irony of this being that when May used a Caterham with a windscreen in Madagascar, he complained that it was useless 😂
@kayagorzan 11 місяців тому
@@chrisoddy8744 Well he should’ve asked for a roof
@beau_croom 11 місяців тому
AAAAHHH 😂😂😂 ALL THESE YEARS I DIDN’T KNOW ⚙️
@TheWatchmanontheWall783 9 років тому
And now I've started appreciating the presence of my roof, and windshields.
@frostyvr9805 4 роки тому
And heater/simple start process
@Cygnus0lor 4 роки тому
@Double Darrel and windscreen
@trent1993 4 роки тому
7:33 the most british reaction ever to be recorded.
@vaz1677 2 роки тому
Tea
@voidastralbirth Рік тому
“D’oh, bloody ‘ell-foyer.”
@decaffeinatedafrican5997 Рік тому
bloody hellfire?
@moogle68 Рік тому
@@decaffeinatedafrican5997 yes... was it actually difficult for you to decipher? It's just about the most quintessentially British phrase there ever was, or will be. The only word that is more universally associated with the UK and it's people is "British".
@ddeanb784 Рік тому
Brit ish= brit man in jewish I would rafer found a new Name. Better britman or just Man from Britain ;)
@LPaaron707 10 років тому
I died at: "sorry for your loss." brumm brum brum brum XD
@josiahpeters7943 3 роки тому
😂😂😂
@JetFalcon710 Рік тому
2:04
@lukamoon6094 8 місяців тому
Agreed
@alexconrad2904 9 років тому
"and here we are at work, frankly I wish it was the gallows". One of the greatest lines in Top Gear.
@waterkidje 6 років тому
Alex Conrad indeed that line floord me
@user-jf1id3bd4t 5 років тому
😬😇😕😕
@kevinprior3549 2 роки тому
They couldn't have picked a more worse weather for that challenge could they?
@r.g.o3879 Рік тому
@@waterkidje
@CuriousPug12 Рік тому
@@kevinprior3549 that's the point of the challenge. A road legal car without a roof is stupid
@namenamename390 5 років тому
"None of these things are good for my genetalia" A legendary quote. TV history.
@kingwacky184 2 роки тому
I know this is a bit late but it is alright they ran away remember
@joshuabruce9599 Рік тому
You forgot the best bit. "Which have run away". The blunt simplicity of that line is hilarious to me.
@TheRealConcertKing 6 років тому
"It's perfectly straightforward: Ignition on Key in Press stop til there's a clonk Press mode once it says 'Ready to race' Then put your foot on the clutch Then the brake *fully down* THEN press Start Then it begins" I lose it every time.
@ThePiquedPigeon 5 років тому
"The STOP being the button to START it is, with the best word in the world, a bit misleading!"
@atilaszlo8288 5 років тому
😂😂😂
@LucaFujiwara 5 років тому
I can't imagine stalling it in traffic!
@srinathvenkataraman7373 5 років тому
I’ll give you this CRISP 10 pound note
@adamsm41 4 роки тому
YAAAAAAA
@Sledgeh101 5 років тому
"Can I just say that KTM is the stupidest company in the world." "Well said." How British.
@itsallaboutme9779 3 роки тому
Ktm bike quite famous in India
@JarthenGreenmeadow 3 роки тому
@@itsallaboutme9779 KTM is the best bike in the world period. They win the Dakar every year and Jarvis on his Husqvarna wins the Erzberg Rodeo in Austria. (Huskys are basically KTMs since 2013)
@bobthebuilder2922 3 роки тому
@@JarthenGreenmeadow it's not the brand... it's the driver... or rider
@faizanhejazi8080 3 роки тому
@The uggster the indian part
@gun_dalf 3 роки тому
@@JarthenGreenmeadow Fastest?? Sure. Safest?? NOO!!
@spinal_capped 6 років тому
*Some say that Clarkson was so cold, his pneumonia remained in hibernation until early August of 2017.*
@bigcazza5260 2 роки тому
ahahahaha drunk on pneumonia
@SvenTviking 10 років тому
A mate who used to work for 'em said that KTM had lost it. The starting procedure says yes
@MrWolfSnack 5 років тому
"Perfectly straightforward. Ignition on. Key in. Press 'STOP' 'til there's a clonk. Press 'MODE' once it says 'READY TO RACE?' then, put your foot on the clutch, then the brake - fully down - then press 'START' then it'll begin."
@TraustiGeir 2 роки тому
@@MrWolfSnack Imagine trying to race this thing in classic Le Mans fashion.
@jonathanjoestar__ 3 роки тому
'if you wre going to a factory to lay off ALL YOUR STAFF, my car would not be the car to make that journey in' gets me every time
@michaelramsey82 5 років тому
2:15 Best anti-theft device in the history of the automobile.
@XpoZedBeatz 8 років тому
"Obviously I know everybody in Hammersmith."
@leicestercityfan7595 5 років тому
LOL
@dc-iy3qe 4 роки тому
1000th like, just took three years!
@omarsaletovicprins9632 3 роки тому
yes you are quoting a line that has been said. gj
@blinkingguy9821 3 роки тому
Shut up Omar
@abramo7700 3 роки тому
Shut up Omar
@LordSandwichII 9 років тому
"I'm very sory for your loss... Broombroombroombroombroom..." XD
@salz_ 8 років тому
I was expecting one of them to get an Ariel Atom, not the fighter plane.
@konakg8174 7 років тому
would've been faster ;)
@mattyb120 7 років тому
Salz I think the whole point of this was to get track day cars that weren't the aerial atom...
@mattyb120 7 років тому
Roberto Arkenburg because there fun.
@rep100Luxio 6 років тому
The Mrogan could have fitted with thicc wheels and a engine from a Honda or Suzuki , not some lumpy Harley V Twin
@sebp3249 6 років тому
The challenge was to get a cheaper track day car than the Ariel Atom..
@mkkk8971 8 років тому
"My right hand is completly frozen. It's just a claw" xD
@ProXPro106 9 років тому
If you're watching caterham, HEATER! And WINDSCREEN!
@jackbauer9694 9 років тому
***** Yeah you can dude
@woahm8571 7 років тому
+kalvaza maybe now but not then
@skrue68 6 років тому
But it would not be funny....😎
@slipangle3027 5 років тому
Yeah. You can even get a roof and doors for when it rains.
@luiscolin7775 5 років тому
what was that? did you say a lego set?
@bjw4859 2 роки тому
That 3 wheeled thing Richard is driving has to be the coolest thing I have seen in a while, it should come with free bomber jacket & flying goggles.
@cymond 10 місяців тому
Sadly, they've been discontinued for a year or two now.
@z-trip5457 9 місяців тому
@@cymondHow come? Not reliable?
@cymond 9 місяців тому
@@z-trip5457 Morgan was bought by a foreign investment company, and a bunch charges at the company. It's been reintroduced as the "Super 3" but the old world charm is gone. It now has an internal 4 cylinder engine, and a bunch of modern features. youtube.com/@morganmotorcompany
@cymond 9 місяців тому
@@z-trip5457 But in all fairness, it's a British car. Reliability is relevant.
@z-trip5457 9 місяців тому
@@cymond What a shame, that V-2 just adds to the classic charm. Thanks for you thorough answer, friend.
@SturmWurm 8 років тому
5:03 the legendary face of ariel destruction
@robertsmith5535 8 років тому
h
@joeever1905 6 років тому
Mr.Shakedown I
@anamerican2305 4 роки тому
It looks angry or slightly annoyed
@SpaceMissile 27 днів тому
a classic for sure
@arigato7788 2 роки тому
Not sure about the WWII RAF Fighter livery, but that Morgan 3-wheeler is quite a stunning piece of machinery.
@2KXMKR 6 років тому
I think the Morgan would look amazing with a dome Spitfire-like cockpit window. It'd be like driving a greenhouse, but still, it'd look awesome imo.
@Shakes-Off-Fear Рік тому
Exactly. That’s why Jetsons style glass canopies haven’t caught on. As it turns out glass, or even clear plastic, is terrible at keeping out the cold and the heat.
@sdfilmproductions4193 4 місяці тому
I don't know why but this comment makes me happy.😃👍
@samedman1 8 років тому
''no, there's another button in there tha... YAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!''
@mattsandow3048 8 років тому
I wondered if he got the 10
@bruchpiloten5676 8 років тому
what are you expecting driving a roofless car in england? rain? .... nooooooo :DD
@LancerloverLL 5 років тому
I usually don't like comments but when this one said 99 the temptation was just too big.
@netweed09 5 років тому
for the stpuidity effect and ££s (basically a comedy show)
@jameswhite153 5 років тому
thank god it didn't hail
@EmperorXaozx 4 роки тому
Imagine the people that bought a Cobra (Ace) in the 60's.
@CMOT101 4 роки тому
It doesn't always rain here.
@dcftvd 8 років тому
I can see now why Clarkson punched a producer...
@souptime9511 7 років тому
is that why he got fired?
@dcftvd 7 років тому
+jacob piekarski he was fired for punching a producer, but they said it was because he wanted hot food and he only brought cold food tho
@razbaybee8336 7 років тому
Producer or the food caterer guy?
@shasterdhari 6 років тому
Emenike Yes.
@superlameusername362 6 років тому
I sincerely wish that the producer is reading this comment.
@tonymeademusic 7 років тому
"I am going to have treble pneumonia." Haha! Every time.
@Minx5892 5 років тому
Tony Meade Then he did.
@freestyle0077sean 5 років тому
AOR xMinxG words manifest reality
@Lakhshamana 4 роки тому
@@Minx5892 in Mallorca. Which is as hot & tropical as it gets in Europe.
@TonboIV 4 роки тому
"I've got every single 1920s disease"
@rep100Luxio 3 роки тому
@@TonboIV i dont think 1920s had many disease, its the 19th century thats worst
@klanny22 9 років тому
All of these things are bad for my genitalia, which have ran away
@3dgar7eandro 4 роки тому
Best commentary ever 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👌👌👌
@XBullitt16X 3 роки тому
My favourite line in this video xD
@richardgalle9868 3 роки тому
7:33 the most british reaction ever to be recorded.
@bigman489 3 роки тому
@@richardgalle9868 DOH BLUDDY ELL *grunt*
@sparky4878 3 роки тому
I wonder if they ever returned.
@douglasascencio9140 3 роки тому
It's a real shame we didn't get this and many other videos in HD, the content has aged beautifully though.
@diablopretense6693 3 роки тому
4:56 British words are so much fun 😂
@chinmayarugi1534 3 роки тому
5:33 “i am going to have treble pneumonia” little did he know...
@rume8776 4 роки тому
4:29 I can imagine the man in the S2000 driving pass smugly, with his roof on
@banjopete 3 роки тому
While wishing he had the Morgan.
@brmstn69 6 років тому
I saw a 3 wheel Morgan once driving along a twisty southern Indiana country road in the rain. It's owner had fitted it with a DuVall windscreen and the top and side curtains from an Auburn Speedster. Pretty sharp looking decked out like that...
@bhsmiler0871 3 роки тому
4:08 I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone speak with more despair and anguish in their voice than Jezza here 😂😂
@gobstopper2002 6 років тому
Jeremy couldn’t have know how right he was when he was talking about getting pneumonia.
@Lakhshamana 2 роки тому
Better still, he had the pneumonia in Majorca. In summer.
@kleinbottled79 10 років тому
It's videos like this that make Top Gear the best show (pause)... In the World.
@douglasfree1389 5 років тому
'Douglas Bader Meinhof' is the most highbrow joke Clarkson has ever made.
@kkon5ti 3 роки тому
Let the bombing begin But only on rainy days
@Hazztech 2 роки тому
I don't get it
@MontyCantsin5 2 роки тому
@@Hazztech: lol
@ongogablogian71 2 роки тому
@@Hazztech Douglas Bader was a famous English pilot during WWII and baader-meinhof was the other name for Red Army Faction , a far left terrorist group that was active mainly in the 70s in West Germany. Pilot goggles= Douglas Bader + coming out all covered looking like a terrorist= Baader-Meinhof Group.
@atilaszlo8288 2 роки тому
@@ongogablogian71 thanks! Never knew that!
@Scalloops 7 років тому
I love the way James is like 'Oh this is idiotic'. Makes me laugh every time
@jasonbentley9968 6 років тому
4:24 Is just hilarious! It's just his reaction to the rain hitting him that gets me laughing
@daveprobert2168 9 років тому
I'm sure if May and Hammond were allowed, being motorcyclists, they would have have their wet weather gear and full face helmets handy for the trip.
@SynchronizorVideos Рік тому
But that wouldn’t have been as funny.
@palefaced1 3 роки тому
The chemistry between these 3 is magic.
@silversky5554 6 років тому
5:35 he's predicting his own future right there
@nutshot_brawler8466 4 роки тому
1:00 “obviously i know everyone in Hammersmith”😂
@archangel9191 4 роки тому
"And with that, back to the studio!" Good close to a great classic Clarkson and Top Gear moment.
@lew5468 4 роки тому
3:05 There's another button in there which is ve- YAAAAAAAAAA
@CrazyChemistPL 10 років тому
Only Caterham, but with optional windscreen, roof, doors and heater (all of which you can actually get, not all for the R500 though).
@barrybend7189 4 роки тому
As of now they do for the r500.
@rockclimbingskills 4 роки тому
I miss these 3 so much. I could watch them all day.
@Vashtanerada477 4 роки тому
“Douglas Bader-Meinhoff” has gotta be the funniest joke Clarkson has ever made hands down. I’m shocked it didn’t even get a chuckle out of Hammond or May (although I guess May might not have heard it).
@Daehawk 9 років тому
Cant really stand the other two cars but the Hamster's car rocks. I LOVE that military style little 3 wheeler.
@cameronbuchanan1996 4 роки тому
Are you kidding thats the ugliest worst car there, It cant even go around a corner properly..
@SvenTviking 4 роки тому
those honda kids But it’s also the most fun.
@mushufitzburg2741 2 роки тому
4:37 Robert Kubica moment 💀
@m4xwellmurd3r 11 років тому
"None of these things are good use for my genitalia, which has run away" lmfao I couldn't stop cracking up at that
@avisuavikhizho8513 4 роки тому
I really Love them... So fun to watch....not only that they enjoy every of the new and old cars.
@simonwu7250 2 роки тому
A drive of these go carts gives us so much fun watching The trio is really something else
@imblack011 2 роки тому
5:33 Jeremy absolutely jinxed it right there
@RobertSnapFodor 5 років тому
Morgan 3 wheeler is one of my dream cars. Work of art .
@SteamKing2160 7 років тому
5:07 James May: If you're watching Caterham, Heater! and Windscreen!!
@alanraylocklear1117 7 років тому
SteamKing2160 Plus a roof!
@SteamKing2160 7 років тому
yes indeed
@jamesoren7238 6 років тому
Lol to be fair as long as I've seen caterhams they've had windscreens and tents on top when it rains. I notice though on their website that that's not an option on the track versions? seems daft
@XxMrMarquesxX 10 років тому
4:30 I can see clearly the trolling face out of that S2K
@yourstrulybae 9 років тому
Bring back the original top gear cast and you can keep 5 million viewers
@lewis72 5 років тому
This, by a long, long way, is NOT the original cast of TopGear !!! ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iXGHZGqga2Nyx5s.html
@hoilst 8 років тому
"It's Douglas Bader...Meinhof."
@glowbugVT 7 років тому
This is an underrated joke.
@chrisdooley6468 7 років тому
hoilst lol not sure many got that one
@simong2166 6 років тому
Chris Dooley What is the joke? I don't get it
@Sledgeh101 6 років тому
Simon Groome Google Douglas Bader, then Bader Meinhoff. It's a joke that probably not even many Brits would have gotten.
@GranTruismo4head 6 років тому
12 more miles and then I can pretend I’ve never heard of the words: “KTM” “CROSS” OR “BOW”
@KlunkerRider 7 років тому
I love the Morgan but I want a full windscreen, and a reasonable attempt at a top, and a spare tire...all things the most classic Morgans all had previously.
@ThirteenMatt 7 років тому
Well, the three wheeler IS the most classic thing Morgan does. That's where the company started from, and those never had any kind of convincing weather proofing device.
@KlunkerRider 7 років тому
Every classic Morgan 3-wheeler I have come across had no worse a bonnet/top than any MG TC/D/F ever had, something is better than the big nothing they come with today. Particularly with their proposed e-trike, talk about a useless toy without a top.
@1061shrink1061 7 років тому
and all things the R500 could have come with if they'd asked for it.
@magnusrydinger3993 6 років тому
I have a morgan plus 4 fourseater! and is the best car ever! and i am from sweden!
@Hugofreddie 5 років тому
Morgan three wheeler roofs were never in my experience very reliable. Whatever happens rain goes down your neck .
@shugo541 4 роки тому
I met them when they were filming this. In a petrol station just outside Guildford, they pulled in for fuel.
@tichardlenehan943 4 роки тому
WoW 😮
@mikeokeefe2014 3 роки тому
The British wit...and humor at it's finest.....love these guy's .
@Folopolis 6 років тому
1:19 Smashing.
@charlotteleates9375 4 роки тому
“I’ve never had to stop and by another outfit on the way, I’ve never been so miserable” “here we are, at work. Frankly I wish it was the gallows” 😂 always makes me laugh!
@baoboumusic 4 роки тому
7:44 "You know when you find a potato in the bottom of the fridge that's been there for a while?"
@alanbugler4404 3 роки тому
who keeps potatoes in the fridge?
@konchy Рік тому
Gosh. I miss these years. This and Mythbusters were highlights of my week and I would always look forward to catching it on TV
@JG-jb1wl 9 років тому
love hammonds car
@vickiebonnici1915 8 років тому
Me to
@JG-jb1wl 8 років тому
would drive it as a everyday
@indicadierof45 8 років тому
+peter morales I saw one like that colored silver in a supermarket couple of months back, in Spain
@indicadierof45 8 років тому
+peter morales I saw one like that colored silver in a supermarket couple of months back, in Spain
@iSkully99 8 років тому
+peter morales You clearly haven't learned from this video.
@GradyPBrown 7 років тому
"Here we are at work. Frankly I wish it was the gallows." LOL Gets me every time.
@theultimatedouche001 9 місяців тому
This have got to be peak television in human history
@MegaDrainProductions 5 років тому
The X-Bow is actually a very common car to see in most parts of the US. From what i've seen, there's quite a few in northern Illinois and parts of Wisconsin. Even saw one while driving through Tennessee.
@laurenceh6827 6 років тому
'Here we are. At work. And frankly I wish it was the gallows' this is possibly one of the funniest things Jeremy has ever said 😁
@atsonaga5520 4 роки тому
Hammond car is boss! 6:00 is the best part of the video 😂
@stuarthays9864 8 років тому
This is my absolute favorite episode!
@f.gpluss7503 9 років тому
at 4:24 you know the driver in that hard top is laughing.
@zephyrod7307 5 років тому
The KTM X-Bow is actually one of my favourite cars
@Sazuza2 8 років тому
4:28 Honda S2000 with hardtop, a proper car for the job
@ranjankoma 8 років тому
Tht s2k driver might have laughed after seeing those guys
@rep100Luxio 6 років тому
I seen that S2000 almost every week
@Jesse-B 3 роки тому
Discovered the joys of motorcycling along the way.
@ltu42 10 років тому
I can relate to that. I've finished building a sevenesque roadster with no windscreen this year, got into a rain storm or three.
@fataaality 4 роки тому
love the Trish Stratus theme song
@buttheyreinvestmentsdear3132 3 роки тому
Watching this put my plans to get a Morgan or Westfield off forever! An old MX5 does the job nicely and has a hood, heater and air on if it’s Japanese.
@lancethewisp1097 2 роки тому
Honestly the rain makes me wanna live there
@peterboczan2116 2 роки тому
6:20 "12 more miles of abject misery" is now our abject misery of watching Padeh and Fredeh completely destroy Top Gear.
@Commanderziff 3 роки тому
It's an anti-theft feature. Even with the key in hand it's almost impossible to steal that car.
@warchild4974 3 роки тому
2:19 Hahaha who here remembers crisp ten pound notes!?
@nebiyoudaniel8957 3 роки тому
One of the best episodes ever made
@markb8467 Рік тому
There’s no trio more enjoyable to watch having a grand old time or being stuck in the rain 😂😂
@milos-7712 3 роки тому
5:08 Well apparently they were watching. So now you get both a heater and winscreen(and a..."roof"). Though I can't seem to find the part where they say the car should cost double as much as it does 😄
@gabrijelbrobosnjak5028 4 роки тому
1:06 That guy looks like that non car guy from car throttle.
@BRN781-A 5 років тому
That weather is awesome.
@benediktwindisch2778 Рік тому
Everytime the rain surprises me, on the bicycle or at foot, I think about that hilarious challenge and don't feel that bad immediately
@muhammadraihansaputra2380 4 роки тому
6:56 Those all cars were remain me to le mans, when carrol shelby was used cars like them
@ThePointlessBox_ 3 роки тому
“Im having suspicions that people are making character judgements about me because of the scantily clad ladies on my car” *laughs in full itasha*
@mattp7955 11 років тому
this is one of favourite challenges
@kurtlagon2023 3 роки тому
"Ow!, ow! ow! ow! ow! and mega-ow!!" Jeremy is painfuly in the rain at high speeds...
@barnanimal30 2 роки тому
3 of the greatest entertainers EVER!!
@TheBeavadelic 11 років тому
4:54 to 5:00 probably the funniest thing I've ever heard Hammond say!!!!!
@camillo1234 Рік тому
the morgan three wheeler is a masterpiece
@Greenro2 3 роки тому
7:50 "my job from now on is to drive cars with rooves, AND WITH THAT, BACK TO THE STUDIO."
@isuk 4 роки тому
4:29 S2K
@dumyjobby 10 років тому
the morgan is the coolest
@darrensurrey 3 роки тому
Amazing. They drove south past Tolworth Tower before B&Q New Malden! Top Gear - redesigning SW London since 2013.
@FrancineRA1970 11 років тому
These guys are so funny, I can't get enough!
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