Ford GT40 CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Part 1 of 2: Jeremy falls in love with the Ford GT, despite the fact he can barely fit in it. It's an improvement on the GT40 though, which he couldn't get in at all! The extra three inches makes all the difference.
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Some say he doesn't know what headphones are
Some say he is deaf
All we know is, he's called the Sound Editor
Way to true
Whaaaat??
the actual full episodes are fine, it's these BBC clips that suck
Some say you should be thankful its even here, and if you don't like it then move on
All i know is you should get over it
robben896 excuse me you dumb bloke. This video is uploaded by the actual BBC. Why the hell would they ruin their own video in order for you to buy the dvd?
Hearing Jeremy saying good things about an American car warms my heart.
Was honestly shocking, I was expecting them to say inconjuction with McLaren, or Ferrari or something or some sort of European connection that would make the car "worthy."
That's because it's really a British car. The GT40 was developed by small British team that Ford hired at the time.
@@azizalharthi9631 Not even close. The original gt40, sure, but the one that won le Mans (GT40 Mk II) was largely redesigned by Ford, Shelby & co.
I honestly couldn't hear him thanks to the retarded sound editor
@@azizalharthi9631 Lola provided a beautiful but incompetent mule from which the GT40 evolved at the hands of Shelby, et al.
Clarkson: This car is too small for me.
Hammond: So does that mean I'll be driving the car?
Clarkson: No, we'll bring in the bigger version so I can drive.
Ha!
LucklessCope
Classic Clarkson!
Hammond had the last laugh though cos Jeremy bought one and we know how THAT turned out.
@@EfftupSmith i read more about it, he supposedly had those issues but loved the car, he may have sold it and bought it back or something
Very progressive of BBC to hire a sound editor that's deaf.
+Eggly Bagelface that's what happens when you convert 5.1 (7.1) surround to stereo badly, you only get the center or front-l/r instead of a proper mixdown
some say he is deaf,and he was born withouth ears, all we know is, he is the top gear sound editor
+Eggly Bagelface The best comment ever.
Lel
Eggly Bagelface I'm a progressive, and I am offended by your accusation
i hope the sound editor was as tall as jeremy and tried to get in the gt40 with door slamming enthusiasm.
LOL
**slice**
Maybe he did just that and ruptured his eardrums.
Probably why he lost his hearing.
UA-cam problems, not the sound editor, god damn. Get a grip and at least pretend you typed some words into google to ask why it sounds like that.
5:06 “I barely have to raise my voice”.
-ehem.... tell that to your Sound Editor...
UA-cam problems, not the sound editor, god damn. Get a grip and at least pretend you typed some words into google to ask why it sounds like that.
@@abramo7700 Bruh, you literally posted the same reply on another comment.
@TheNoobGamer jon madden
@@madflynn4856 yes he did
Aparently he didn't like Jeremey very munch...😅🤣🤣🤣🤣
Some say he's deaf, some say he just doesn't care. All we know is, he's called the sound editor!
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Very original comment. Doosh
Joshua Nelson stolen comment but nice try. the original one is legitimately one comment below yours
UA-cam problems, not the sound editor, god damn. Get a grip and at least pretend you typed some words into google to ask why it sounds like that.
Love it. This is a car that never goes out of style. It looked ahead of its time in the 60s and now, the exact same design still looks brand new and innovative.
It is a masterclass in timeless design.
So this wouldn't be called a GT-40 but a GT-43.
+Gahlok12 Where did you hear him call it GT40? its just called GT
***** I don't know I thought that but I have idea.
+Gahlok12 Ford Actually wanted to name this car the GT40 for the sake of nostalgia. But another company owns the trademark GT40 now, and they wanted ford to pay 40 Million dollars for the right to use it. GT43 would probably also infringe on this copyright.
You can see why the named it GT now.
Doctor Narfy Yeah I can see why
Technically it would make sense even other than the height. Becuase there was the gt70 and gt90 which could be considered gt41 and 42 respectively
Crucial to also appreciate Jezza's journalism skills. What a legend.
Ford V Ferrari 2019 movie trailer got me here.
Nobody cares.
@@jari56ify then why reply
@@jari56ify clearly you care
My taste in vehicles brought me here
@@littlecasino5331 to tell the nigga to can it
I love how low the original GT40 sits.
The new GTs sit pretty low too.
I've only seen one in person though, sadly. :(
Me too I was in awe
BillyBob Keith Me too. I saw one a few months ago the 2005 version white with blue stripes.
+BillyBob Keith
I've only seen 1 in person too but i saw one and it was cool. . .all cause the damn dog got out . . .thanks dog XD
That is still an achievement
Go to goodwood festival of speed, it's absolutely beautiful
The only things the GT and the Lightning engines have in common are the 5.4L displacement, bore spacing and they both use a supercharger. GT has a completely different and extremely stronger aluminum block instead of iron. GT has much higher flowing 4 valve heads instead of garbage 2 valve heads. The GT has a much better supercharger design. The best things to compare the engine in that GT to were the 2000 Cobra R with the 5.4L 4V engine, the 2003-04 Terminator Cobra with a supercharged 4.6L 4V or maybe the 5.4L 4V Navigator or Australian Ford engines.
"GT has a completely different and extremely stronger aluminum block instead of iron."
Aluminum blocks aren't stronger than iron blocks at all, let alone "extremely stronger." Aluminum is often used for high-performance engine blocks because it's much lighter than iron for a given volume and it's a better thermal conductor, not because it's stronger (engine block grade cast iron is _way_ stronger than any grade of aluminum alloy). Fortunately, engine blocks don't have to be made of a particularly strong material, because they are a non-moving, relatively unstressed part, though they do have to line the cylinder bores with iron sleeves.
The body of this car is one of the greates ideas of all time, I mean when you see his shape you can only think in a fast car, a sports car, even if you are 4 years old or 90.
If I were to ever be able to afford a super car, this would probably be my first choice.
That will be some Mortal Kombat shit
Such a beautiful work of art.
it is literally one the most beautiful vehicles ever made
I'm glad Clarkson is no longer working for the BBC, where there are no good sound editors.
Lol
bbc sucks
The original tv showings weren’t like this, the sound is problem in the UA-cam videos only.
@@Favled So do you.
@@jari56ify oof
There will never be a trio like these guys again
I love how he casually talks at 150 mph. If I got anything close to that speed in a car, I would just clench my teeth and focus on keeping the wheel steady!
Imagine your head sticking out like that 2:04 and someone slams the door hard.
You'd look like Frankenstein
you couldn't imagine it if it happened xD
cerealkiller
cerealkiller
Let's just say Ford wouldn't be happy
It would look like " celebrity brain crash ", except it would be FUNNY ....
This is still easily one of the most amazing looking automobiles ever made. Easily in my top 5
As a 13 year old whose dad ran a Gulf station back in the 66, I thought the GT 40 was THE most beautiful and tough looking car ever built and I still do.
Some say he was dragged by his ears for miles, and that he is confused by sound mixers... all we know is... he's called the top gear sound guy
Top gear will never be the same again
That's one of the most amazing cars ever to me among McLaren F1 and P1, Lanicia Stratos, few Ferraris and Lambos but possibly the best in performance/value ratio.
Amazing remake - one of not many good remakes ever.
***** thank you sir, one of the few and the brave. You see the potential.
+Artur Bagiński A Nissan GTR R-35 with 545 HP AWD will destroy this thing, it will also destroy it in Fuel economy, and it destroys it in price, with the nissan being $100,000 in which you can use the money to bring the HP to 550 but why would anyone want to mess with the perfect 47/50 power to weight ratio of the nissan, that's like asking justin bieber to stop singing, it simply won't do it, and you know what else this car won't do (Ford GT40)? take corners like a proper supercar, which the nissan can do just dandy, so when you take these things into account, no it's not the most amazing car, it is the most wasteful, boring powerful car money can buy
+Artur Bagiński oh yes i forgot to mention the nissan has a V6 which makes it really good when it comes to humiliating V8's like these, it laughs when it hears a V8, and it can almost rival the 700 horsepower Lamborghinni aventador
+Artur Bagiński oh and i forgot to mention a nissan gtr r35 broke jeremy's neck, while he was testing it, and also he said it was the fastest road cornering car he's been in
+Ernesto Chang Nobody cares
Now we wait for the 2017 Ford GT .
+111danish111 You can see it now. Detroit Auto Show. Looks good; expect nothing at Le Mans for a year or two.
+111danish111 It doesn't look as half good as the original GT 40!
+Marin Angushev I saw it at Chicago Auto show . it was the best looking car there in my opinion.
111danish111 At the show - maybe... But put it next to a original GT 40,it's gonna fade \../,
off topic true that
I really wish Ford would make another super car. Something new and exciting.
FORD GTR1
A Einstein That's not ford, its just a modified GT
gtaclevelandcity oh, my bad. i thought ford made that
***** it will be cheap too, compared to the others
They are working on all-new Ford GT now. I hope it helps.
The sound mixing guy for this video has done a terrible job.
AltoScroll muuumuji
AltoScroll
Just horrible.
Whaaaaat?
UA-cam problems, not the sound editor, god damn. Get a grip and at least pretend you typed some words into google to ask why it sounds like that.
a lot of british movies and tv shows are mixed to have the music too loud. i don't get it? sounds horrible
I can't hear Jeremy's voice for half of this video, that music is awesome, but too damn loud.
You're not too familiar with the dreaded Top Gear sound guy, are you? Lol. He's very notorious. Watch the Koenigsegg video too.
In my headphones I can hear it's in mono instead of stereo. Uploader mistake. All the audio is jammed right down the middle. : p
dropkickproductiontx I don't know if you can see it, but I disliked your comment.
***** And why is that? heh
GT40 is timelessly cool !
this is my all-time favorite super car! the design is simply timeless
It's funny I seen top gear and instantly clicked it but then had instant fear it was the new top gear to be relieved by Clarkson's voice
Unpopular opinion, both the GT40 and GT (2005) still look better than the GT (2017)
The frame and chassis design is so perfect for balance.
John Zelcs You get it my friend!
Yep, the superchared SLR is amazing, it probably destroyed those American "muscle". NASCAR also using McLarens engine control unit.
John Zelcs The best American "Muscle" car is using European technology, even the American iconic race car NASCAR is using european technology. shame shame shame!
John Zelcs lol However, they're still miles behind. PDK vs manual......... Is like rocketship vs scooter.
ROCKETGUN BOOMBS What exactly is wrong with collaborating with other car companies? Most if not all big car companies have done collaborations with each other over the years that they have existed.
How can there be no comments on a Top Gear video uploaded 5 years ago? Nearly 3.7 million views with 8600 thumbs up/down and no comments? Is this an alternative universe? Perhaps I have entered a timeline which differs in only one probability factor from the rest of the world?
this was peak top gear era. Will be missed so much!
Perfect orchestral music fits it so well
I drove the Lightning once... and holy hell it was bonkers. I think i was in 1st gear on the freeway going 80. Ford better start making more GTs! The people demand it.
I love the sound of it. I could only imagine what it sounds like in the cockpit.
Can't wait for the new one
and if you bought one, you were very smart, because they are now going for 3x the original price! Best looking car of all time I think, even the interior
When people ask, "What's your dream car?"... I say GT40! Fu#k yeah! Coolest thing I've seen all day!
Ford Vs Ferrari is a very good movie. I end up watching it every time it comes on TV.
I'm here after watching the film "Le Mans '66" in cinema. What a film! What a car!
This sadly does not do them justice.
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. The GT is one of the two most beautiful things to wear the Blue Oval. The other was the '69 Mustang.
When did they start putting sex on 4 wheels?
When Aston Martin made the DB9...
When they built the 1968 Charger huehuehue
in 1964, at the Nurburgring. The GT40's first race
When the 1950s tucker car was born.
When Aston made the DB7.
Blue collar? The things like $150,000 in the U.S.
ked4 Lol, and a lot more than that in other countries. The tech might be blue collar but not the price.
I think he called Ford blue collar.
Because the engine was taken from a Ford pickup truck. Pickup trucks are considered real work trucks here in the US. They are used by contractors from construction workers, to plumbers, to painters, to cleaners, to electricians.... and alot of other "blue collar" jobs that carry stuff needed to accomplish such jobs. So you can say that the heart of a blue collar workers truck is part of this car. A pride for blue collar folks like saying... "hey, that car has an engine that can be found in my truck!"
+Buster Dallas But a Ford lighting is not likely to be used for work. ..
+Fast Er for sure. not a whole lot blue collar with that price tag. and how the hell ford lightning and gt40 make it into the same sentence is comical. I haven't exactly done my homework on this one but I'm pretty confident that just because the same cookie cutter was used it doesn't mean the same cookies were made.
"It's a very quiet car."
Me: "WHAT?!"
one of the only American cars I have seen Jeremy talk good about.
I guess you haven't seen him talk about the Corvette then
aviator1228 Because it isn't British. To quote Luco Munro, the wheels are German. And the brakes are Italian. And the gearbox is British, and the body is British, and the steering wrack is from an Aston Martin Vanquish.. and the chassis was set up by a couple of guys from Lotus. The GT is the best American car because it's as American, as the American national anthem, which is originally composed by a Brit.
You could hear him talk?
Imagine if someone too tall for the GT40 would just slam the door shut...
a scalp or a head chop clean off depends on height
hahaha!!
+ thatabu it's me hahahahahahaha I'm 6 feet, three inches tall.
@@weapoolx182 well I'm 5 feet 3 inches
@@girl-xk2db Well, I'm sorry for your short height. :D
However many years later, and these Ford GT's are still undisputed speed kings that have repeatedly broken their own standing mile records, the last of which was just over 300 miles per hour - from a standstill to one mile.
Oh yeah, screw the sound editor too. 👍
The Ford GT has always been the first car I'd if I came into serious money. Incredible looks and great history.
love the power and muscle style
A muscle car that can turn
why isn't there enough appreciation even when Ford has designed something this much exceptional
chalk one up for the u.s.a.
Ford is re-vamping it yet again in a new Ford GT
I have a 5.4l modular Boss V8 in my Aussie-built Ford Falcon. It's a thing of beauty. Trying to imagine that same engine with a big-ass supercharger on top, powering a car half the size + weight. Holy F*cksticks 😮
still one of the Most beautiful cars Ever :))
"A blue collar, working class hero taking a sledgehammer to the blue-blooded automotive aristocracy".
Clarkson describing the car at it's best :)
Jerry shares the GT has the same engine as a Ford F 150 PU.... It is true it is the same Block design except the GT block is aluminum. Also most all the internal parts are upgraded and a twin supercharger on top.... around 550 hp and 500 feet pounds of torque.
I love the GT40 from the 60s, it looks so good, better than the ford GT
silverbird58 they are also worth 600K+
They are small
***** well Ford was king in the 60s race circuit.
the C7 race team is the one winning the most races these days.
I can't for Top Gear to review the new Ford GT!
America made this , Best supercar ever made in the history of the galaxy, our kids dream of owning a car like this but we don’t have it, we don’t steel
We drive cars just like you do, you already have flying cars it’s called bridges
A flying car is not a flying car it’s called an air plain
I mean you have it too , bridges , stop making stupid shit that surves no purpose , just makes you dumber and dumber like the movie…
This car with the 2013 Shelby gt500 5.8 liter motor would be amazing. Same motor but without the steel piston sleeves. They use a plasma coating instead. Also 662 hp!
And give the GT launch control also!
Some say, he hears the sound from a mini speaker from 5 miles away.
And that he wears headphones and doesn't hear anything
All we know is he's not the stig but, it is the sound editor.
Yes I copied other people's idea but my words are actually said like, some say blank and that blank. Other people are like some say. Some say. It's just so weird.
Whoever says money can't buy happiness, has never driven the Ford GT. Most beautiful, fastest, production automobile ever made. We're unlikely to EVER see another like it.
Fun fact jeremy clarkson owns one of this and its one of his favorite cars in which he constantly updates it.
ourworlds atwar yeah I was shocked too. but it just shows how unbiased they are. come on lets be real, an american car does drive good, but in terms of owning it. its a nightmare. we had 2 ford ranger and both had electrical problems right off the bat. they should focus more in making their cars reliable. they got the efficient part now, the driving, the power, a so-so styling. make the damn thing reliable and it will out sell a toyota for sure.
+MidnightFUn12 - Volkswagen is quite possibly the best European car today. I've been through 2 Jags and both were plagued with electrical problems. My sister bought a new BMW and around 6 months later, the battery cables overheated causing the battery itself to rupture and pretty much explode in its compartment in the trunk. I don't think poorly of all European cars, but they have their fair share of mechanical problems as well.
+Kevin Hodge Even with the emissions scandal?
i do agree, american and european cars have some very poor quality cars, i live in the philippines where it is hot and humid. all I'm saying is american cars have it going for them and they should step up their game even further in order to dominate the market. here in my country and probablu the whole world, japanese brand dominates the market in which we can all agree they do make good and reliable cars, but downsidde and the thing about japanese cars is that they make boring design and handling cars, only good cars with good handling and designs are the gt-r the honda's and mitsubishi evo in whcih it has now been discountinued. from all of the cars in japan only 3 or 5 cars are known as a good track cars. lexus lf is overpriced in my opinion and an ugly looking sports car.
+MidnightFUn12 he sold it years ago because he realised how unpractical the car actually is
Ford gt : the killer of ferraris🇮🇹
Some say he’s never heard of continuity, and some say he can’t hear at all. All we know is he’s called the audio editor.
Being from America this is my favorite car of all time
why not the saleen or venom?
Reggie Coursey Being from an unknown country (Malaysia), my personal favourite American car is the new Ford Focus RS.
well, that´s more german than american
Thanks for Shelby and ken...RIP
My grandpa hand ground the camshafts for these cars at Ford
Would have been nice to actually hear Jerememy
I'm glad it's All-American
Which it isnt.
Don't ruin this for me ;_;
odorukaru too late *evil face*
You're very fast
odorukaru I happened to be online when I got your reply. And I've got a wonderfull phone that let's me reply anywhere, anytime. Except on the job or while driving, I'll get in trouble for that.
As a massive Ford fan and a Ford owner, this has to be one of my favourite super-cars; a truly beautiful piece of automotive design, and a British classic.
It’s not British, you idiot. It’s American.
@@simplesimon8255 Nope. It was a British developed car that just happened to have a Ford badge on it.
@@ericgeorge5483 that was the gt40 from the 60s. This one is 100% American.
@@ericgeorge5483 the engine was American
@@simplesimon8255 I was referring to the original 60's car and without that the newer one wouldn't even exist.
its perfect except mpg...but if you can afford a gt you propably can buy gas :3
lol no shit, i bet most people spend more on insurance then gas tho.
It's quite funny to read this comment knowing that the insurance rate on a GT is cheaper then most new much cheaper sports cars.
:')
GT, GT90, GT40 MK4, GT40 MK2, GT40 MK1
I love how its a GT40 video and everyone's talking about a GTR. Just gasp in the absolute beauty of that car. Prettiest super car ever built.
Really nice video, but the quality of the sound it's awful with most of the Top Gear official vids.
ThE bLoOdY dOoR wOnT cLoSe 2:13
howema gonni fitin ma lambor ??
i miss the days when top gear actually did car reviews like these. Now the show is a bunch of antics - can't remember the last time they actually reviewed a car..
If they were an american show they would have been off the air by now - like what happened when the US top gear show aired and started doing the same stuff. Maybe 1 out of every 10 shows they might do an actual car review - maybe they forgot how.
***** ikr
is the ford gt a muscle or exotic? (just asking)
exotic muscle
really?
jasonchen69 Yes, really. It's classic, and modern at the same time. An Exotical Beast.
Exotic.... It is not mass produced
Brandon Jones
No way is the GT is an exotic. An exotic has to be excitingly unusual, such as a Lamborghini. The GT would fit in the sports or muscle class.
"EXACTLY THE SAME ENGINE FOUND IN THE FORD LIGHTNING" .........except it's an all aluminum block with dual overhead camshafts 5.4L vs a lightning cast iron block with single overhead cams 5.4L. Oh yeah, they also have different superchargers. But hey, they must be exactly the same because they share displacement size...
+Martin Obregon
they stopped making blocks entirely out of cast iron like 30 years ago, all aluminum or with steel sleeves or whatever. I'm no car expert but i can tell you that much
Exactly, it's like comparing the 4.6L V8 you'd find in a Mustang GT to the aluminum block 32 Valve 4.6L V8 found in the Mustang Cobra. Just because they have the same displacement doesn't mean they're even remotely similar.
+Chayton Ruijsenaars all ford trucks with a v8 had iron blocks until the coyote 5.0l. (2011) unless you count a Lincoln aviator or some explorers. Mopar 5.7 hemi blocks are iron and about half of GM's current ls series of v8 blocks are iron. when I say iron I mean iron. a single casting that bolts screw into and the pistons ride on. no sleeves, no helicoils, one piece iron casting like they've been doing in Detroit since 1929. the 5.4l in the lightning and gt share crankshafts, a ton of ancillary hardware, primary camshaft drive (the dohc has secondary chains to drive the intake cams) the blocks are not interchangeable without some very slight modifications to either. you could take the dohc heads and bolt them to the iron block in the truck, there is enough factory hardware to get the swap to work. they are not identical, they are really similar. or like he said "pretty much exactly the same".
+Tim Bayliss "similar" and "exactly the same" are two totally different things. He said the block comes from the Ford Lightning, which it does not. They are different not only in build material but in design. The only reason parts interchange is because ford decided to do it that way to make it easier to retool their factory and produce multiple engine configurations. All modular engines have interchangeable components but that doesn't make them the same engine. Let me give you an example. The triton V10 modular components will also interchange with a 4.6L v8 2v modular. Does that mean the work truck V10 is the exact same engine as a mustang v8. Or "pretty much the exact same engine." as you put it. No....
+Chayton Ruijsenaars That is 100% incorrect!
Just so you know ford is an American car company. Just because they make care over seas does not mean they are not an American company. The bad cars I am referring to were basically British Leyland cars.
What's the song at 4:55 ? It's beautiful
Hamish Fraser www.extrememusic.com/search?q=%22angels%20of%20mercy%22
Song - Music at 1:25 ?
Seven Wonders Of The Industrial World - Angels of Mercy
@@radabadakada You're AWESOME, Thank you!!
I really like how the GT 40 is one of the few American cars he won’t bash on. It’s a beast of a car
pause at 03:00
When the
Thanks
gahhh i hope jeremy does a review on the new ford gt!!!!
Every GT40 reincarnation is amazing.
Both the video and sound editing were terrible. Mid 2000s trends, I guess...
+CWINDOWSsystem32
I remember watching the full episode years ago and it didn't have this problem. Whoever condensed it to 6 minutes probably screwed it up.
It's UA-cam, you fuckstick. It's only a problem on UA-cam...goddamn bunch of idiots.
Ford vs Ferrari, everyone?
Just saw the movie, it takes some liberties with the facts, but Damon and Bale turned in great performances. I didn't want the movie to end because I knew it would be with Ken Miles passing....
Just to put things in perspective , the Gulf livery car is a Mk1 302 , still an animal with 550 hp available , the mk 2 GT 40 had periscope air intakes for cooling and breathing , typically clarkson got it wrong , most replicas are Mk1 with lights section lifted from a mk3 to have srteet legal light height .
Turn the music down!!!
This video proves that America can field an excellent super car, if we want to.
Now this, this is truly one heck of a car.
I'd sell my wife & kids for one...
gdnctr I have 3 kids and no money. Why can't a have no kids and 3 money?
Who came here after watching ford v ferrari movie?
I love how this car still holds the landspeed world record in a standing mile of 283 mph. The "BAD" ford gt hit the Guinness books and still holds that record over the bugatti, venom, koenigsegg.
Too bad Ford used the worst electrical equipment ever.
the GT is a super unreliable car.
***** it's true.
they built everything else wonderfully.
the electrical systems is just super bad.
from random alarms and break in; faults or randomly shutting off.
+Sr. Wilhelm Strife your comparing to different cars bro. the vette is a sports/supercar the Mustang is a muscle car.
johnny dotson mustang is a pony car.
Decent acceleration with decent handling= pony car