Aston Martin Vantage | Car Review | Top Gear
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Jeremy Clarkson test drives the Aston Martin Vantage, with a V12 engine. In his own words, 'Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful'. Great review from series 13 of BBC's Top Gear.
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2:16 "I just have this horrible, dreadful feeling that what I'm driving here, is an ending"
And you have Brian Eno's "An Ending" playing in the background. That's so clever, fitting and beautiful...
I don't get what he meant though ...
+matt hansen
cheers pal,you have saved me from searching the web for title of this tune.I was thinking about it last night and remembered it was on this episode of Top Gear.And Boom!,there it is ..Top comment(1st)..
Nice one..
+matt hansen he mean's that cars like the V12 vantage are the last like that naturally aspirated, pure driving machines
For all this reasons is why Top Gear will never be the same again. Perfect footage, editing, music, the lot.
+Vylkeer If you listen, he says due to Environmental concerns, the economy, and wars in the Middle East, these cars will soon possibly be gone. Making the quote and the music go hand and hand.
This isn't a car review.... It's a work of art no other way to put it
I think it my favorite review segments that they've ever done. Review doesn't do it justice but still.
Seattle Airsoft Team I take this video now as Jezzas farewell and the end of Top Gear, I shed a tear just typing that :'(
TheAventadorSV When this video came out a lot of fans were freaking out thinking that Jeremy was talking about the end of the show... Now it's actually applicable.
And on that bombshell, it's time to end. Goodnight! ;(
Seattle Airsoft Team I know, I was pretty worried too at the time and now here I am now and its actually happened :( and Ian Browne In the full length version of this video, He drove off and just said with a rather sad face Goodnight and the credits came up. No Top Gear theme music at the end just the continuation of the instrumental played during the video
I remember watching this aged 7, and it made me really emotional - And it gives me the same effect today at 17, and I have no idea why
You know what's ironic, I bought the top gear disc and watched this exact same review when I was 7
DRTarran 678 That’s no ironic mate, just a coincidence.
My mates dad has this car i can show you
@Anonymous Black Belt I couldnt have said it better myself
Oh its you, hello!
This film is one of the best I have ever seen from Top Gear. It might actually be the best small film I have ever seen. The film is not a film: it is just 3 minutes of art. The music, the imagery, the scenery: everything is perfect. I can see why they won a BAFTA for this series: this film alone is worthy of one.
Ben Ward and not only that Jeremy clarksons voice over it is absolutely perfect his speech is amazing simple but perfect
It was about a decade ahead of its time. Starting to feel very relevant today
@@billwindows3301 angenda2030?
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@Bill windows the war isn't on speed it's on cars generally.The narrative is being pushed by the zealots of the WEF and that dwarf Thunberg.
Absolute and utter BS mate ...and we all know it.
Agreed
The way they showed the pictures of the GT40, the Gallardo, the DB5 and the Veyrons really tells us how brilliant these massive engines were for the last 60 years or so.
*The DB5 was* powered by an inline-six displacing less than four litres.
Scratch the massive bit I guess, but emphasize on the brilliant bit
Vaff angool true but the co2 output of that straight 6 was quite huge..definitely comparable to modern v8s and possibly the aston v12.
1966 Ford GT - 427 (7 liter) V8
2016 Ford GT - 3.5 'ecoboost' V6 (which is actually less fuel effecient than most V8s so the only reason for the V6 is to ruin the driving pleasure)
The GT 40 was a benchmark car and to win 1,2,3 in 66 at Le Mans was probably the greatest accomplishment for the ford motor company at the time
2019. Still believe this is the single greatest piece of automotive media of the 21st century.
True.
He was right, 2018 the last version of that V12 vantage. Probably the last car to ever have that natural Aston V12 in it. All the new Astons are coming out with twin turbo AMG v12s.
@@matthewcammish4474 You spoke too soon.
Welcome to the Aston Martin Victor.
And the Ian Callum 25.
@@sasazapadnik9335 not really. The 25 is not a new car, it's a refurbishment of an origional 2001 car which is used as a doner. And the other is a one off not a production car.
@@matthewcammish4474 For future reference mate the Twin Turbo V12 is still an Aston engine thankfully. The V8 is the AMG derived one
This one of my favourite car reviews ever. Nothing will ever top this.
check out alpha romeo disco volante review episode . i think you would love it.
ajit rane I've seen it about a million times! It's an amazing review, but I think this is the best.
I 100% agree with you
what is the song at the beginning??
Yes . I always come back here !
Thank you Top Gear, for everything.
Harrison101 Wipes away tear :'(
you will forever be missed
smgs921 did he die ?
birdhovno No.
Thank you Top Gear
I bought one of these last summer. It's an absolute piece of art. 18,000 miles on the clock. I've watched this clip many times. Feel so blessed to own such an iconic car. Same colour.
The E60 M5 video made me buy one. Best. Decision. Ever.
Congratulations. God bless.
Congrats man! Enjoy it!
Prove it. Upload a video
@@nodafy What? Why would I lie about that? And why would I feel the need to prove it to some random on the internet?
whoever directed this film needs a medal
-Beastlington the Bard- I think it was Nigel Simpkiss. Check out his Lexus commercial- the hybrid rx350 I think it was called.
@@travisolson9190 which was filmed in New Zealand driving on the wrong side of the road, always makes me laugh when I drive the same roads. Nigel also did the Top Gear piece on the Disco Volante I believe (another TG classic).
samspargo I think Nigel was behind a large number of the more famous features that TopGear have done, including ones like the McLaren P1, Porsche 918, and possibly even the La Ferrari.
He’s got one
more than a medal
You are a car person if this made you cry.. That what happened when I first saw it.. And I NEVER cry..
Had that effect on me too.
repeatman Couldn't agree more.
Patrick Wainwright No?
Omg I thought it was just me!
+KA1 you are dead inside.. I feel sorry for you.. You are truly missing out on life.
As an American, I can't believe that the BBC would have ever replaced him.
He got it and so did we across the pond.
We followed him to Amazon and cried with him when he announced the format between host and audience was cancelled
We all would have watched Jeremy, Richard and James until they were on life support
I'm sure the BBC didn't want to replace him either but after he had the incident, they couldn't not do anything either.
Besides, the later seasons weren't as good as the earlier ones. The producer said so himself that the trio were playing more into their cartoon characters. A shame because they were terrific when professional with a side of banter.
@M. Asif Z. i think this would have been the perfect last ever episode of Top Gear. Apart from the Disco Volante piece, it was never quite the same after this series.
@@andrewtadd4373 No argument there. Should've landed with grace. I think that if they maintained the balance between professionalism vs amusement as that of the earlier seasons, I believe it would've still had a strong dedicated following for a long time (barring JC's punching of staff). They became more like tiktok content fodder. Look at Chris Harris, when he speaks seriously, people seriously listen.
He would have talked about covid
That last sentence about life support is not true because the ratings and viewership on the latest grand tour is unfortunately very low
This one... This one was always different... It always got me...
+Bavarian Banshee I think that's the point. Pull your heartstrings a bit . . .
+Bavarian Banshee if I were to show person who isn't interested in cars a video to get them interested, this would be it
speedometer111 You think so??
+Indy BUCHAN-HEPBURN yup
+speedometer111 i would show a Alfa romeo Disco Volante one, just truly amazing, this one, is too, one of the best
Jeremy may not be everyone's cup of tea but this right here is why Top Gear will fail without him. You can't fake this kind of automotive journalism.
Everyone thanks Jeremy for his outrageous years of the top Gear originals
This is not only a car but maximum realization of man work, from the first flight of the flyer of Wright brother s to today, just only 115 years. No more words could be sayed. But only listen the music of car engine. Thanks to Top Gear for all dreams and tears you give Us.
6 years after your comment and they just continue to keep To Gear on life support with a revolving carousel of presenters.
Clarkson is THE greatest car journalist of all time.
I am still awed by this beautiful production and cinematography. Jeremy is a lucky man to have had the opportunity to grace these roads in such a fine example of engineering, he doesn't even need to review or explain the car. The sound and visuals tell the story.
In my head this is how Top Gear ended. I don't care that reality contradicts me - this was the majestically classy and introspective end to Top Gear.
Funnily enough this is where I stopped watching topgear before revisiting the trio years later. To me this could be where “classic” “new” topgear ended. What followed was part 2, and part 3 was the grand tour
They actually weren't sure if Top Gear was going to continue after this episode (S13E7, last episode of that season) due to economic reasons, so they purposely made this review (which is also the very last item shown in the episode) like this, so that if it would indeed end up getting cancelled this clip would double as an ending to Top Gear as a whole.
@@ryanknol3876 Weren't they making enough money? Surprising
Best ever ending to a series! Brian Eno’s song matches so much.
EKDrifter458 hello
Best ever car review period!
@@xorbitman Same here
@@xorbitman as well as f12
Eno is a legend!
That “Goodnight” at the end from Clarkson always gets me
Who would have thought that Top Gear could make you shed a tear...
Today, tears are being shed again.
And a year later, tears are still being shed again
arvin kumar and always will be..
Even today, tears are still being shed.
same
I can't think of a more fitting soundtrack for the roads of Wales than the distant bellowing of an Aston Martin V12.
.....and I am still driving my Aston on those roads today - thankfully.
We all remember watching this, this review is a national treasure.
It made me want this car more than anything. I’d love to know how the modern Aston Martin cars compare.
I really miss this Top Gear.
I miss this Top Gear too, and you're right, I remember watching this review. I even looked up the music they used (by Brian Eno), and saved it. I watched these wonderful Top Gear episodes for years and years, week after week. And I don't even drive. I could never afford the lessons, and still can't.
I still miss the old show. Good things don't last forever, I suppose, but at least it didn't end because of tedium.
Modern Aston’s drive excellent & perfect - especially with V12 turbocharged engines.. 😉 But at the end I love to drive my AM V12 Vantage S more than any other car.. Happy to live my dream.. 🖖🏻😎
I don't want a modern Aston, so today, I bought a V12 Vantage just like this one...
Rest in Peace, Top Gear.
Shashank Laur R.I.P. Gaming
R.I.P. Music
R.I.P. UA-cam
Rip
😔💔
rest in peace petrol… we had good times.
Rip IQs
13 years later and what Clarkson said is exactly true that not just cars but the world is changing so quickly and it’s terrifying
What episode is this from?
some changes sucks
@@dvs9019Episode 7, Season 13
This is what I miss most about the revised trip only Grand Tour. These “soul of driving” pieces. Not the power tests, or the speed laps, or even the silly goofball pieces, but the pieces about the raw expression of driving a car.
I agree completely, missing...
Goodbye, Jeremy...thank you for making reviews like this that can shed tears.
You can hear, and every car lover can feel the pain in his voice when he says goodnight at the end of the video.
This is one of my all time favourite clips, ever! Simple elegant, timeless, emotive, sublime. Just like the car. A true master-stroke. They did it to emphasise the perfection of it. The haunting soundtrack, the scenery, the car, the exhaust note. It speaks from the heart with no need for words. The car itself tells the story. It's purely magnificent, and the production itself too. I'd buy this baby just off this clip alone. It's breath taking
Lovely comment.
V8Ziggy ikr i wish more reviews are like this, let the car speak for itself and less words
@@speedometer111 to do it like this too much would make it tacky.
I would have liked to think that this was how they were going to finish the show, when the production run was finally over and the trio said "enough's enough". However, it isn't to be. Instead of dying a graceful death, it was chopped up into a huge mess. Either way, this film would have been the perfect eulogy to one of the all time greatest shows ever to grace TV. RIP Top Gear. You will be painfully, painfully missed.
yeah, totally agree. If you look back on the series they've done after this season 13 ending, they were gradually getting worse. If they'd stopped right after s13, with this clip truly being the end of Top Gear, the show would have gone down in history as 'perfect'.
Raffini I've been thinking about this comment of yours. At first I didn't want to agree but looking back, from this point on, I did start drifting away from the show. Because what more was there to say, or show, or do?
***** I don't know, I thought some episodes from the last season were very entertaining.
sure, they've had their moments, but if you compare let's say the two amphibious car episodes to the ambulance episode from this season you'll see what i mean. Both consist a lot of nonsense, but the amphibious episodes are less scripted and feel more genuine. The ambulance episode felt like they had to come up with something, istead of really wanting to do something. I guess it's also about taste, but to me that's the worst episode they've ever made.
That's a good point.
It really was an ending, Jeremy.
#RIPTopGear
It really was
Not at that point
It ended on this
Kind of sums up Clarkson ability to be poetic, he really is the benchmark in this space, such a well shot piece, cinematic !!
if you say Ronnie Pickering 3 times in the car mirror a Citroen Picasso appears behind you ?
I can't see Matt Leblanc topping this
+Thermometer10 Why couldn't he? This was completely out of character for JC as well.
JC is a great presenter and they struck gold with the chemistry between him, Hammond and May, but I do think individually they get put on a pedestal too much. Solo, I much prefer May but even he's not flawless.
Have you seen any work by JC outside of top gear? like at all? Say en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Victoria_Cross:_For_Valour or any other of his works?
Thermometer10 The dude abides
Roy Weatherby Agree for 100 percent!
Top gear based on Clarkson charisma. Top gear without him like Ferrari with engine from Dacia sandero
Thermometer10 Matt might not top this but he can certainly do a better then god awful Chris Evans, thank god he's gone
The analogue to Clarkson's situation is quite interesting. The Vantage being Clarkson and the Environmental restrictions being the BBC's tightening policy on workplace equality. This is truly the end of an era.
Agreed, but hopefully the three presenters will find themselves with contracts from Sky or ITV to make another car show. Call it "Top Hammers"
I hope the BBC comes to there senses and brings Clarkson back.
Ohh yeah shame on BBC for standing up to racism!
MonroeSim Dare instigator, please remove your comment from this thread. I have no interest in starting a barbaric fire-storm over an issue which neither I, nor anyone else before you mentioned specifically. Thank you.
MonroeSim ...what in the bloody hell are you on about.
Whenever Clarkson does a car review, you know it's a good car when he has an endless vocabulary of words and expressions to describe it.
But when he just simply lets the cinematography, the music, the images, the car do most of the talking, you just simply know it's a seriously wonderful car beyond his words.
That's proper car journaling that can never be replicated, in my most honest opinion. It truly is an era that's gone.
The upcoming Aston Martin DB11 will have a V12. There may be a day were these cars are consigned to the history books but it is not today.
+Taras Shevchenko For Frodo!
+Taras Shevchenko, with 2 horrible turbos... So yes it is today...
This video is the requiem of normally aspirated engines.
+JC Carré but why would you care if its turbocharged? it still sounds as good and the response is probably as good as a NA engine. i dont know why everyone is complaining about these kinda things
It's less a matter of performance than a matter of purity. V12 NA engines have been the pinacle of a generation. They will be replaced with a new generation of petrol engines, mostly turbocharged to allow downsizing, but then again there will soon be nostalgics of these when electric motors are going to be the new standard. I'm not saying it's bad, just saying that a page is turning.
Taras Shevchenko it has had the worst done though, it now has turbos which ruin a great engine for me and it has been downsized, only by a bit but it's still had the trick done to it, downsize and add turbos.
Man, the editing of this review is ON POINT! It's just a delight watching this and I remember when I first saw it, just being in awe of effects like the changing background along with the rotating camera that films Jeremy inside the car. And also the black-and-white pictures of legendary cars of the past along with memories from the show really gave this review a much more serious tone than all of the rest - which in turn makes it stand out as, in my opinion, one of if not THE best Top Gear review.
I am 19 years old, saved as long as I could remember to own one a manual Vantage. Bought a V8 Vantage last year. She was just totalled today, and then this showed up in my recommended. I'm not sad though, I'm honored to have had the opportunity to learn and grow and experience the last generations of the manual, naturally aspirated sports car. Not the fastest cars of history, but definitely some that provide an experience that no automatic with a turbo can ever recreate. The feeling of shifting, the feeling of the power build as your RPMs climb, the sound of the engine. It's an amazing experience.
I agree with you all. This is a real tear jerker, the ending of the best show and a brilliant presenter. We Top Gear fans will miss Clarkson, Hammond and May brightening up our Sunday evenings. But also miss their banter and hilarious moments and timing and of course the challenges. Goodbye Top Gear RIP, I'm gutted
I was driving home and I saw one of these on the freeway next to me. Although it made me and my car seem really small, the beauty is truly unmistakable and that sound the engine made.....
I never drove an Aston Martin before and I'm not sure if I ever will, but I understand why Jeremy felt the way he did. Never again will we see a car like that. It's soul will never die.
Brings back a memory of driving down a country road one day and a gentleman in a V12 Vantage came up behind me and went to pass. I cupped my hand to my ear to hear that note and I guess he saw me do so... so he did the honourable thing, dropped it a cog and gunned it hard past :D... that exhaust....
It's 2019 and I still come back to this. I've been a car enthusiast my entire life and when I first saw this scene it was almost life changing I suddenly understood that the way cars are being built and their purpose are changing very fast. As Jeremy said the economy and government have a very drastic effect on the evolution of cars but so has the general population. Most people treat them as a tool or a convenience so the easy route is to buy cross overs and SUV's BUT to a very few selection of people in this world it's so much more. This video helped me understand years ago that one of my duties as an enthusiast is to spread the love of cars to help the community grow and show people that it's more than a 3000lb chunk of metal and plastic...it's a way of life. When this video came out I was fresh out of high school I'm now married to my beautiful wife who I met through automotive technology classes and through an overall love for cars I am incredibly thankful for her and I feel I will never be able to fully repay this community for the life I have but I try every day to make sure it stays alive for us and for our kids some day. I believe that the growth of the car community helps not only make new friends and family but also helps preserve the history of some of the greatest driver's cars the greatest classics and the overall appreciation for cars that show their spirit when driven. I love this community with all of my heart and soul. I have helped and continue to help this community grow so hopefully the next generation can appreciate and enjoy the wonderful eccentric (sometimes loud) beautiful world of cars ♥️
I said to myself I wouldn't miss Top Gear, but god I do, I really really do.
I love how so many of the comments here (including one of mine), are written in the style of this review. It indicates how captivating this brilliant film really is.
+appelpower1 yeah :(
I don't know why this video touched me so much but I have always been among those people who will miss our beloved big engines so much :( Goodbye V12...
Hooray fo NATURALLY ASPIRED V 12s !
I know what touched you. The beautiful Welsh scenery combined with Brian Eno's The Ending (Ascent) soundtrack.
Dyflinn
And the dramatical way in that Jeremy talked... it was all set to make us sad :P
The music is sad, yet so beautiful
alec zavala but what is the name of the song?
Ending by Brian Eno
Ascent (An Ending) - Brian Eno
I always thought it was Carbon Based Lifeforms.
My fave Jeremy Clarkson Top Gear moment of all time-This is why he will be missed.
why do i keep coming back to this..
*chills* everytime..
This film proves just how utterly brilliant, superb, intelligent, and thought-provoking TG and Jeremy Clarkson could really be. Wonderful scenery, utterly beautiful AM Vantage, TG's best ever film in my view, just superb in every way.
Captpicard The Disco Volante review is as good.
And this time, it is truly an ending. This hits me right in the feels.
when this came out, Aston Martin dealerships floors didn't need sales personnel, just a cashier, a delivery guy and this video playing on a loop in a widescreen.
Watching this today, he is 100% right. Naturally aspirated V12 petrol engines are almost gone. It's now electric, hybrid or turbo petrol engines. They may be more emission friendly but they never have that character.
comparing a normal car to a electric one is like comparing a person to a robot
@@aidaaliten8817 Electric cars have no soul, that is why I will never drive one. I'd rather drive a bicycle than EV.
I’ve nothing against hybrid cars because they still have an engine note, but electric cars are garbage
one of the best cinematography made for a car... just wonderful, wonderful , wonderful
It's hard to believe that this video is almost 5 years old (this aired on 2/8/2009)
I remember watching this when it aired and had chills the whole time from the music and the sound of that beautiful Aston V12 and to finish it with just goodbye and have it still roll into the credits made it almost feel like the very last episode of top gear
After 10 years this is the best short film I've ever seen، it's art no other way to say that.
It's so strange seeing this after knowing Jeremy Clarkson will never be doing anything like this again. :( What a legend.
Officially the greatest review ever done
Barely any words were said, yet he described it perfectly
DarthRavage in the WORLD.
I was quite young when I first saw this and didn’t understand how much meaning was contained in a video that isn’t even 4 minutes long. Now however I am shedding tears after seen this. Everything just worked. The music, the interviewer, the car all of it fit like a glove and all I can do is say thank you Jeremy. Thank you for making my childhood
Everything happening in the automotive world today feels pivotal to this prediction of a film.
What a masterpiece of a review, and what an absolute jewel of a car.
The last of the breed
This is my dream car, everyone now a days wants ferraris and lambos but nothing beats a british peace of art
You mean a british piece of plastic.
Hollyweed So says a guy who doesn't have one, nor seen one, eh ?
It is stunning to drive, yes, it really is.
I know and that v12 noise gives me the chills
My dream is a DB9, about half the cost of a Vantage, still a really fine automobile.
this is how top gear should have ended when they has their very last episode
It's a shame top gear don't do more videos like this now. This was as far back as series 13 and I can hardly believe it. Now, every film they do is a bit of a laugh. Its funny, granted, but top gear hasn't been serious in a while and I think its important to balance it out so the show doesn't become boring.
Disco Volante
Henry Benson yes, I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw the episode last night, that I spoke to soon on my comment, I had to watch that bit again in the morning
Henry Benson I left my home in Georgi-AUGGGGHHHH
I agree, Alfred Munkenbeck
This is what made the review of the Aston so interesting and beautiful.
I actually don't mind it because I laugh so much :)
This blew me away when it was on TV back in 2009 and it does even more so now. It's even more relevant today than it was then, beautiful and tragic in equal measures.
It's the most heartbreaking movie, for every single petrolhead in my opinion. Everything is coming to the end. Hope that in my second live i'll be living in a world full of racetracks and amazing cars, not in a world which hates everything that a lot of people is living for.
Gives me chills every time I watch it.
The people who disliked this are the ones who think that Chris Evans could replace the giant Jezza's utterly deep, charismatic and the natural relationship with cars. Literally speechless, started the video with a smile, once I saw the Aston, paused the video and turned off the lights and I don't real know how to put it, was awestruck.
I remember watching this so many years ago when I had a strong infatuation with cars. Still do somewhat. But this left such an emotional imprint. Currently working on my astrophysics degree. But this will always be the thing that kept me sane. Love Top Gear forever and always.
Right in the feels. When I saw this live the first time it gave me the exact feeling Jeremy describes. The music, synced with beautiful spot on cinematography. Moments like this are what I'll remember this show by - in addition to its humour and Jeremy, May, Hammond... and Stig.
Watching this in 2023, he was 100% right.
That's why I collected mine today.
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this over the years , but it’s just incredibly beautiful every single time I watch it , and Jeremy Clarkson with his voice and his reporting on this, is absolutely perfect
This breaks my heart. Thank you Jeremy for 13 wonderful years.
After seeing the announcement that Jeremy, James and Richard have ended their motoring partnership after 22 years, I knew that I had to come back here to this car review. Back to the earlier years of original Top Gear and to think of where I was in the world at the time. Jeremy's words perfectly encapsulate how we all feel about their long-running grandiose adventures together.
Thank you guys.
You really were
Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful.
This is true now more than ever, as Aston Martin is making the vantage fully electric as of the next refresh. It's truly the end of an era, and a very sad ending at that.
Beautifully filmed, beautiful choice of music and the scenery is stunning. And to top it all of with clarkson inside an aston martin. Superb
yes!
One of the best yet saddest pieces of tv ever...depicting the fall of the supercar with Brian Eno's An Ending as the music while the glory of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Engine accompanies the soundtrack.
Jeremy Clarkson is actually emotional while doing this which just adds to it even more.
This makes more sense now than even back then… in an era of EVs, hybrid cars and such, these sports cars with V12, V10 and V8 engines will be dearly missed by us enthusiasts. They are still around but I’m getting more worried every day when a manufacturer says they’ll no longer build V12 and V8 engines, but going to batteries and lifeless cars. I personally will keep driving ICE cars until no longer possible, they can’t just die and I don’t care what anyone says, EVs will never give me the same great feeling an ICE can. This review made me cry when it first aired, it is the only time a car has made me cry and it was beautiful!
That V12 groan sends chills down my spine every single time. What a sound.
Aston Martin released their last V12 Vantage today. All it did was remind me of this review. Sad to see her go.
yeah,i came to this video as soon as i saw that
Came here after Mercedes' announcement that the next gen C63 is going to be a 4 cylinder hybrid...the shame.
I remember finding this program, completely on accident. I was watching a movie on BBC one night with my mother and looked at the guide to see if anything good was on next. I scanned over a program named "Top Gear" and read the description of the world's best motoring show thinking nothing of it. After the movie I left to get a drink or something, when I came back, to my amazement, the top gear theme was playing. Cars sliding, speeding, and being awesome. I've been hooked ever since.
As for this car review. This has been forever been imprinted in my mind as one of the best bits of TV I've ever seen. So emotional. I heard the song used in this film recently on the TV, and instantly thought of this. You can't walk away from a program like this, it will always have a place in history.
I saw 28 Days later the other day and this song was in it and used in almost the same way: the protagonists are in a car while the camera pans to the beautiful scenery of nature and this song is playing. The only difference is that they were driving a taxi and not an Aston.
I collect my v12 on Friday and it's an absolute dream come true, I can't wait!
Shit man! BIG congrats (:
Thanks :)
Take good care of it.. We wont get much more of these cars :/
My uncle just bought one and he lets me Rev the engine but won't let me drive it. Take good care of it and enjoy it while you can
I fear the year of 2030
I'm glad I was able to live while cars were cars and not some oversized RCs
Long live the combustion engine
Damn I miss old top gear ...
And that v12 vantage...like seriously look at that thing, absolutely stunning.
A beautiful bit of film. Simple, beautiful perfect. This for Clarkson is so understated that it's just perfect. A truly fitting piece for such a stunning car. No stunts, no gimmicks, just shots of the car on a lovely piece of road and a brilliant soundtrack playing behind
2008 / 09 was blessed with the greatest cars ever made! This V12 Vantage, the 5.0 L322, the Continental GT Speed, the Maserati Quattroporte facelift and the LFA
Some say this is the best 4 minutes of television..in the world.
What really winds me up about cars like this is seeing them up for sale five years later with 2K miles on the clock. Not bought to be appreciated, just for show.
that's fat cats for you
Exactly. People just buy these beautiful machines as furniture for their garage. They put no commitment into them whatsoever. Just buy, sell, buy, sell. Amazing cars like these deserve better than that.
One of the reasons why cars seem to becoming more boring than ever... They don't actually drive them
No words!! Teared up eyes. Beautiful. I keep coming back to watch this video again and again when i feel low. We only come to know the value after when it ends.
Beautiful car and wonderful video.
I normally hate it when people complain about the quality (360p at best) on these UA-cam clips, but I agree here. A video as astonishingly, breathtakingly beautiful as this, deserves to be shown at the highest quality available, even if that goes against all the commercial interests of the BBC. This is why Top Gear can't work without Jezza, even if Chris Evans turns out to be a good presenter. The cinematography is beautiful, the background music provides an atmosphere that matches the gorgeous views, car and V12 soundtrack and Jeremy talks it all together with a short, but striking and touching commentary. To this day, this is one of my favourite Top Gear clips. It's completely different from the humorous 'ambitious but rubbish' films they normally do, but it pulls it off well. In that regard, only the Alfa 8C Disco Volante film (also presented by Clarkson) comes close. He is different from other motoring journalists in that he would never judge a car by its boot size, its fuel economy, or the build quality, ergonomical properties and soft materials of a dash. He judges a car by how it looks, and sounds, and makes you feel. In that, he and his co-presenters are unique, I genuinely, dearly hope they can continue that properly on their new show on Amazon Prime. Although I am confident they will.
I have not cried in a long time and I could not care less about people laughing about this comment.
This video just wet my eyes.
This was the greatest show on TV, ever.
made me cry the moment he said "ending" such a good sequence its clips like that that show why the new top gear will never be the same
I cannot belive that top gear is gone. The magical group of three legendary people is now gone. I never wanted this to happen. But today the nightmare happend. Goodbye Top Gear
Thank you Top Gear for being apart of my life and many others to , this show from start to end was never a let down Top Gear over the years grew and grew to come stronger , Mr Clarkson Mr Hammond and Mr May Thank you for Top Gear
One of the most beautiful car designs of all time..... Timeless, evocative, soulfull, stirring. I doubt Aston or any producer of cars will ever beat this
The cinematography in Top Gear was always amazing~
I cry everytime... Grand Tour is pretty good, but nothing will ever replace Top Gear with Jeremy, James and Richard... Thanks for everything, Guys.
Clarkson is so good at giving emotion to an inanimate object. This video and his review of the E type Eagle speedster were genuinely moving. His 1996 review of the Nissan Sunny had me crying again but this time in laughter. He writes his own words and he chooses the music. Think what you will of the man. He's very talented.
11 Years later i still love this
Goosebumps, 3:50 minutes long.
same here.. what a video..
I don’t think it is the car that is causing the goosebumps or a mix of music and car sound. Instead it is all down to just the music from how it is composed along with the frequencies in a few key parts of the music.
What about the last 6 seconds?
This is Still & always will be the most emotional and the best ever part in top gear & all automotive shows in the world,
STILL puts a lump in my throat watching this utter masterpiece
Everyone who's saying he was wrong forgets that he was only off by one generation of V12 Vantage
He wasnt off at all, he didnt mean this specific aston or that exact year, but fact that ita already a swan song and in near future of just 10-15 years later it will be gone forever.
And thats beside the point that it was only a holdover of same exact engine as one in that V12 Vantage.
Or the fact that all cars grew increasinly more sterile and lifeless even if they are fast on paper. Ridden of connectivity, feel and emotion, under barrage of safety, nvh and comfort. While designers and engineers that came in to replace the older generations have no sloghtest idea how to make a true drovers car and equate it to being obnoxiously loud and harsh with sport settings, never knowing what matters or how to achieve it. Unless its some supercar or butique small production scale sportscar its pretty much barren market full of mediocre cars and compromizes save for very few exceptions left in the rough.
I mean we went from basic cars being exciting in late 90s and early-mid 2000s like run of the mill 2.0L Mk1 Ford Focus(let alone spicy versions of said cars) to soulless feeling and horrible sounding hothatches of today. Which substitute lack of driving pleasure with superficial fake sounds and obnoxious exhaust popping.
Its horrible and sad...
I always find myself coming back to this video. I remember being 8 or 9 watching this at my Grandmas house on a DVD i’d been given. I was watching by myself and I couldn’t help but start tearing up. I think I realised that I had missed the golden era of cars. In a time where it’s harder and harder to be a petrolhead I still get the same dreaded feeling as I did back then, that I completely missed the best era to be a petrolhead. I’m happy that I was wrong, and that there are still some incredible cars being made, but I really don’t think there’s long left now. This video has and always will be relevant.
We still alive and kickin' bruh. Check out your local Audi/VW community or any other car community that attracts gear heads.
I couldn't think of a better time to be a petrolhead. I've got twin turbo V8 with two car seats that can hit a 1/4 mile in 10.8 seconds at 127 mph trap. I can also pick up the groceries and take my kids to school, and roast just about anything in my city.
This has always been a beautiful, melancholic, and emotional sequence, as well as an amazing tribute to the great large engines. It is one of the best automobile-related media. It is only becoming more emotional recently, because his words are coming true, sadly. Already, many automotive greats and large engines have ended production, even Lamborghini will make its last, fully powered, real, V12 car, the Aventador, very soon, and the last Aston Martin V12 Vantage will be made in 2023. Indeed, we are living in sad times.