Weismann Roadster vs. TVR Tuscan | Top Gear - Part 1

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
  • Part one of two. The traditional British sports car is back as Jeremy Clarkson takes the TVR Tuscan 2 and the Weismann Roadster out on to the track. Sadly, having been built by the Russians and the Germans, they aren't really British but they are rather fast though!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 764

  • @TheSoundOfTwang
    @TheSoundOfTwang 4 роки тому +492

    "Rear wheel drive at the back"
    Good.. That's where it belongs

    • @testy462
      @testy462 4 роки тому +51

      well you certainly dont want rear wheel drive at the front

    • @Bruno-xb2mt
      @Bruno-xb2mt 27 днів тому

      My honda has rear wheel drive at the front

  • @iant720
    @iant720 7 років тому +93

    And that's why I want a TVR it's the U.K. viper ;)

    • @maybeharold
      @maybeharold 3 роки тому +11

      Yeah
      Surprised dad didnt die after owning one for 13ish years

    • @curtisstroud3
      @curtisstroud3 2 роки тому

      Please don't compare the sophistication of tvr to the hammer fisted approach from dodge. It's total blasphemy! 😱

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 2 роки тому +7

      @@curtisstroud3 How is the TVR sophisticated?

    • @r32fan92
      @r32fan92 2 роки тому +1

      @@sukhdevr3489 it isn't

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 2 роки тому +1

      @@r32fan92 That's what I was thinking lol.

  • @13Razgriz37
    @13Razgriz37 13 років тому +47

    I would have to say this is one of the funniest bits of Top Gear out there.
    "I'M A HORSE OF A MAN!"
    "Go past the same drain cover for 20 years, then one day: BLUAH!!!"
    I'm nearly crying.

  • @Area-5l
    @Area-5l 5 років тому +157

    Jeremy: I’ve been in beds with more equipment than this. It’s even got roll up windows.
    Weismann: than that means there less things to go wrong with it. 💯
    If only car manufacturers these days had that mentality

  • @LysergicCasserole95
    @LysergicCasserole95 6 років тому +24

    These kind of reviews are what made top gear.
    The grand tour needs this

  • @breaktoby
    @breaktoby 10 років тому +658

    That's really bad...it's called a Wiesmann, not a Weismann!

    • @theoriginalt-paine3776
      @theoriginalt-paine3776 6 років тому +10

      So it a "howman" rather than a "whiteman" (Yes, I know the word white is spelled with the eszett character, and the word for how has no s on the end. the point still stands."

    • @MrOhcock
      @MrOhcock 6 років тому +17

      You must be German...

    • @Deckzwabber
      @Deckzwabber 6 років тому +22

      You're close, but the name Wiesmann is from 'Wiese' meaning field or meadow

    • @aspookyknucklehead1309
      @aspookyknucklehead1309 6 років тому +6

      breaktoby they also misspelled Miura on the Miura episode

    • @kloppskalli
      @kloppskalli 5 років тому +13

      @LG Work Fairari, Lumborkini, Renno, Pöjoe, Veesmun.. olrite?

  • @foxhounduk2k8
    @foxhounduk2k8 9 років тому +299

    "I'M A HORSE OF A MAN!"

  • @YesIAmThatCoolBitch
    @YesIAmThatCoolBitch 10 років тому +277

    Wiesmann is spelt wrong in the title...

    • @Nords_e87_130i
      @Nords_e87_130i 7 років тому +3

      TalkingToTheHand Unfortunally also by Clarkson.

    • @The-Cat
      @The-Cat 4 роки тому +3

      10 years later... it's clear BBC doesnt give a fuck about accuracy

    • @ultranobody5549
      @ultranobody5549 4 роки тому

      @JSavic Hes right, and i know that because i come from the city where Wiesmann built their cars

    • @Xfade81
      @Xfade81 3 роки тому

      @trident3b That depends on the region i guess. a good kilometer from my house they sure say mann as mann and not mun.

  • @EnterpriseXI
    @EnterpriseXI 5 років тому +35

    Corners like a Cylon interceptor. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA YYEAH

  • @flaagan
    @flaagan 8 років тому +95

    The classic British sports car never left, Top Gear just constantly turned a blind eye to Morgan.

    • @bicyclist2
      @bicyclist2 7 років тому +9

      I love Morgan!

    • @algernonilfracombe
      @algernonilfracombe 6 років тому +21

      Marcos? Chinese-owned MG? Lotus? They never left... only the customers did.

    • @Favled
      @Favled 6 років тому +1

      flaagan Morgan is German

    • @algernonilfracombe
      @algernonilfracombe 6 років тому +9

      Not for the last 107 years it's not.

    • @markmark5269
      @markmark5269 6 років тому +6

      Marcos are not made any more, other than the piece of rubbish 220 prototype getting around, They need to do a modern 'continuation' Mantula or LM model, big front engined in tradition. They test Lotus occasionally. MG don't have a sports car any more.

  • @jamesmaysflyingwashingmach7459
    @jamesmaysflyingwashingmach7459 7 років тому +27

    That Weismann is one of the prettiest cars I've ever seen.

  • @aleksandaraleksic4067
    @aleksandaraleksic4067 8 років тому +34

    This scenes are epic, for first car the scenery was astonishing and then the music and true waltz with TVR. Well done Jeremy, and shame on you BBC !!!

  • @sdry
    @sdry 7 років тому +93

    Amazing thing. Too bad they went out of business.

    • @arnoldrivas4590
      @arnoldrivas4590 6 років тому +12

      They said they'll come back soon. Fingers crossed.

    • @AlternativeDesign100
      @AlternativeDesign100 5 років тому +23

      @@arnoldrivas4590 they're back. Two Indians bought them out. Indians bought Jag Rover, and now Wiesemann are in Indian hands... the people the UK used to kick around. How times change.

    • @horstgunther9521
      @horstgunther9521 5 років тому

      sdry just way too expensive these cars :D

    • @SeahawkSTRIKE
      @SeahawkSTRIKE 4 роки тому +3

      @@AlternativeDesign100 reverse colonialism *sips tea*

    • @ponyempiresunite9702
      @ponyempiresunite9702 4 роки тому +3

      TVR is alive and Weismann is ready to debut their new car. Yay!

  • @BugattiONE666
    @BugattiONE666 3 роки тому +3

    The Weismann MF3 had the M3 engine, the MF5 had the M5s, lovely german sense of thought there...
    Yes, the V-TEN Engine

  • @wonderland.6
    @wonderland.6 2 роки тому +1

    “hello! we’re going around in circles!”😂😂

  • @MstadSimon
    @MstadSimon 10 років тому +18

    4.29 "Im a horse of a man!" Hahahahaha

  • @amadeusiom
    @amadeusiom 8 років тому +243

    It says Wiesmann on the car so how the hell can anyone call it Weismann? You'd think someone like clarkson would get that right.

    • @Smittel
      @Smittel 6 років тому +8

      amadeusiom english pronunciation. Listen to a brit saying Volkswagen or Mercedes

    • @HardcoreMotors
      @HardcoreMotors 6 років тому +22

      Exactly. They cant pronounce anything correctly.

    • @cristiangamboa2037
      @cristiangamboa2037 6 років тому +5

      amadeusiom it is English spelling and pronunciation have nothing to do with each other.

    • @HardcoreMotors
      @HardcoreMotors 6 років тому +7

      Cristian Gamboa, are you even serious or just stupid? The name of the company is Wiesmann. It is pronounced and spelled Wiesmann. English speaking people are just incapable of speaking or spelling other languages correctly.

    • @neeravreddy9360
      @neeravreddy9360 6 років тому +4

      It’s German. They pronounce their w as a v

  • @Xx_Stogi_xX
    @Xx_Stogi_xX 4 роки тому +8

    They used an OST from 2004’s Van Helsing when showing the TVR ... ( 3:56 )

  • @MarkOrkenyi
    @MarkOrkenyi 11 років тому +11

    "It corners like a cylon interceptor". Nice:D

  • @dino130395
    @dino130395 9 років тому +15

    2:54 Yeah I've got 2 powered windows and two wind windows in my mk5 Golf, and guess which ones broke? Yup... The winders.

  • @FamilyCTSV
    @FamilyCTSV 13 років тому +7

    love the Wiesmann. the rims looks really nice too. a lil too big for the car thou.

  • @webcrawler9782
    @webcrawler9782 8 років тому +216

    it's Wiesmann not Weismann

    • @Heinz1g
      @Heinz1g 8 років тому +2

      +coawler oz they are english not german

    • @cornflux1935
      @cornflux1935 8 років тому

      wait so is it v-eye-smin or is it v-ee-smin

    • @WernerKlorand
      @WernerKlorand 8 років тому +5

      +REV Hub It's actually Vees-munn .... the "u" being pronounced as in "sun".

    • @Friddow
      @Friddow 8 років тому +1

      +WernerKlorand Yup. Source: am german.

    • @worldhello1234
      @worldhello1234 8 років тому +3

      +coawler oz Roadster made by white man. It is okay in my book. :D

  • @nixbronowski5822
    @nixbronowski5822 5 років тому +25

    I own a Z3..there is something about BMW M Suspension that is just Perfect!

    • @nixbronowski5822
      @nixbronowski5822 4 роки тому +10

      @MODIFIED MAYHEM Great. I said z3 not m3

    • @hondafknciviv3818
      @hondafknciviv3818 4 роки тому +1

      @@nixbronowski5822 are the springs like that in a Z3? They look pretty interesting

    • @nixbronowski5822
      @nixbronowski5822 4 роки тому

      @@hondafknciviv3818 Personally couldn't care less. But really Great that u like springs! ;)

    • @hondafknciviv3818
      @hondafknciviv3818 4 роки тому +1

      @@nixbronowski5822 I'm currently training to be a mechanic so I'd have to take interest in these things and hope it's not too complicated lmao

    • @nixbronowski5822
      @nixbronowski5822 4 роки тому +1

      @@hondafknciviv3818 Haha my apologies :)
      I'm an Artist..so all I know is she looks good..and she drives really well.

  • @mrout5886
    @mrout5886 3 роки тому +1

    I saw a Weismann Roadster once, 9 years ago, without knowing what it was.
    Instanteously remembered it with that salamender logo though.

  • @CockatooDude
    @CockatooDude 11 років тому +12

    I don't know about you guys but that TVR looks so cool. I really like it, despite all the drawbacks.

  • @nez9751
    @nez9751 Рік тому +1

    My relative had one (TVR) it was very fast and very loud, but nothing worked on it. We went out in the rain and the wipers stopped working, the doors regularly wouldnt lock or unlock , the electrics were crap etc etc, but it did look and sound great.

  • @jackkkhammer
    @jackkkhammer 13 років тому +5

    4:28!!! almost as good as "IM A DRIVING GOD!"

  • @TheCarArchives96
    @TheCarArchives96 13 років тому +1

    the 1999-2006 TVR Tuscan was assembled in
    Blackpool, England

  • @Mastertim2006
    @Mastertim2006 11 років тому +4

    Last week ive met the wiesmann on the streets. Its truly a magnificent and a so pretty looking car

  • @Maurice_Moss
    @Maurice_Moss 8 років тому +37

    they say less to go wrong, yet it has the sequential gearbox from the m3 which are renowned for breaking

    • @zynhumara7006
      @zynhumara7006 6 років тому +2

      Moss That is the only thing you have to buy lol.

    • @no1DdC
      @no1DdC 6 років тому +4

      It breaks after lots of miles, which you won't drive in a weekend roadster for the summer.

  • @jacklarsen4
    @jacklarsen4 2 роки тому +1

    “Im a horse of a man!” Glad i grew up watching these.

  • @FeintMotion
    @FeintMotion 12 років тому +1

    @thdmtr
    TVR in any form hasn't made a car since 2006. This piece was from Top Gear Series 6 from 2005. The Tuscan 2 was a revised version of the old Tuscan reimagined under the new ownership. The last model they made was the Sagaris, which was designed and tested completely under the new management and ownership.

  • @francescozennaro7197
    @francescozennaro7197 3 роки тому +2

    Wiesmann is one of the most beautiful cars ever. Very classy

  • @doktorzappergeck492
    @doktorzappergeck492 5 років тому +9

    Clarkson can say what he wants, I still want that Tuscan!

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 7 років тому +1

    They may have misspelled the name but I'm just glad to see some Top Gear in full screen.

  • @bentleyv8t
    @bentleyv8t 12 років тому +6

    This is what TG should be today. Funny and factual. One of my favourite TG clips. The film and the music are just great.

  • @vianegativa85
    @vianegativa85 12 років тому +1

    And somehow the original soundtrack survives! A rare occurrence if I ever saw and heard one.

  • @martinlagrange8821
    @martinlagrange8821 6 років тому

    I like the fact that this segment beings with the 'Solaris' OST, specifically with the track called 'Fasten your seatbelt' - cool and very appropriate.

  • @brucecharlie8613
    @brucecharlie8613 5 років тому +8

    The glass breaking moment when you find out all the drifts shots where done by pro stunt guys not Jeremy Clarkson :( ... Childhood ruined

    • @theeternalnow6506
      @theeternalnow6506 3 роки тому

      I did not know this. That's a shame indeed. I read somewhere that the bridge in Birma was a steel bridge fabricated by a professional company. I didn't want to know that either.

    • @kidcharlemagne3044
      @kidcharlemagne3044 2 роки тому

      That’s Hammond, Clarkson did his own drifting

  • @Dknightxs
    @Dknightxs 12 років тому +5

    the tuscan is CRAZY!! just like nearly all the TVRs.
    *Remembers the Orignal TVR speed 12*

  • @Gaur1983
    @Gaur1983 11 років тому +2

    The Weisman is a strange ,beautiful looking vehicle.It looks like a combination of the Jaguar C-type and the Allard K3 Roadster.

  • @William-Morey-Baker
    @William-Morey-Baker 6 років тому +3

    OMG, they're playing Shpongle! lol total trip.

  • @dirm71
    @dirm71 2 роки тому +2

    The Weissmann is so good looking

  • @stefantsarev4442
    @stefantsarev4442 5 років тому

    If anyone heard the song at 2:40, it is Nitrogen, Part 1 by Juno Reactor

  • @Pete762
    @Pete762 10 років тому +1

    I love this episode's weather!

  • @KrillLiberator
    @KrillLiberator 14 років тому +1

    Some pretty harsh comments about the TVR here!
    I always liked the TVR look, from the Griffith onwards.
    And this Tuscan's as curvy as a '40s bombshell with lights that look as if it's packing two .303s and a brace of 20mm Hispanos, love it ha ha ha!!!

  • @LabRat4680
    @LabRat4680 14 років тому +6

    "It corners like a cylon interceptor"

  • @MrHistorian123
    @MrHistorian123 11 років тому +2

    Good - I'm pleased for you. But just remember this: in a 1 Km drag race you'd need binoculars to see the back of my Chimaera, I'd be so far ahead.
    The MR2 is a good mid performance car. But the TVR is simply in another dinension as far as performance is concerned.

  • @ImInLoveWithBulla
    @ImInLoveWithBulla 5 років тому +1

    TVR has made a career off of making cars that make similar power to a Corvette, weigh 1,000 pounds less than a Corvette, and run lap times 15 seconds slower than a Corvette, as well as needing expensive repairs every 2 miles, due to their superior British engineering and handling. Wait a second...

  • @arvindmoirangthem8829
    @arvindmoirangthem8829 4 роки тому +1

    God i miss this legendary trio

  • @daverunner3397
    @daverunner3397 4 роки тому

    03 Z4 here. 3.0 ZHP. Love that little beast.

  • @limeddasch382
    @limeddasch382 6 років тому +1

    That TVR. I‘m dying. 🤣

  • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
    @Frosty_tha_Snowman 2 роки тому

    I love it. They didn't add any more of the future than they needed to.

  • @NoThBand
    @NoThBand 14 років тому

    I am german and...Ok, it is not spoken [wisemen] but [weesmaan]. I had the honor to drive it and it's.... fantastic!

  • @timhollmann184
    @timhollmann184 11 років тому +1

    Don't worry I checked multiple sources (including their website) and the only thing mentioning anything about bankruptcy was Top Speed
    I guess they will continue as usual.

  • @ericbrammer2245
    @ericbrammer2245 2 роки тому

    Funny about those Wipers on the TVR; My '68 Saab model 96-v-4 had 'downforce wings' on the wiper ams!! Hmm[?]...

  • @hiyoutube520
    @hiyoutube520 3 роки тому +2

    No one
    The Weismann's front: 😯

  • @ImInLoveWithBulla
    @ImInLoveWithBulla 7 років тому +48

    "This car has an engine and a seat. They clearly ripped off the British."

  • @franktherabbit42
    @franktherabbit42 5 років тому +19

    “There’s less to go wrong..
    *Also uses a BMW engine and gearing*
    Riiiiiiiight :D

    • @Random-nf7qb
      @Random-nf7qb 5 років тому

      BMW makes excellent engines and ZF makes really good gearboxes, what are you talking about?

  • @JOKBO1
    @JOKBO1 12 років тому

    The Roadster in now officially my 5th dream car.

  • @SmithComposition
    @SmithComposition 14 років тому

    I love the opening soundtrack from Solaris (composer Cliff Martinez). Great choice!

  • @MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS
    @MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS 8 років тому +1

    Rear-wheel drive is ALWAYS at the back Mr. Clarkson R.I.P.

  • @jessieramirez6391
    @jessieramirez6391 10 років тому +10

    DREAM CAR. One day Weismann you are going to be parked in my garage. :-)

  • @josephlewis9237
    @josephlewis9237 Місяць тому

    I'd have the Weismann. It reminds me of the Jaguar XK120. I actually think, on the Cool wall, they'd have to make a whole new or separate section for that car.

  • @mesothorium
    @mesothorium 8 років тому +1

    That soundtrack. From that trippy movie "the holy mountain". Awesome :p

  • @hanif12able
    @hanif12able 13 років тому +1

    @gregoomen no prob, the tuscan is in the middle of this video..I just wanted to give you advice

  • @davidgutierrez8297
    @davidgutierrez8297 6 років тому +5

    Back when Battlestar Galactica was a thing.

  • @swimmmmboy93
    @swimmmmboy93 11 років тому

    "i'm a horse of a man". just love that Clarkson.

  • @caleta21
    @caleta21 14 років тому

    you are right ... he does like 99% of the time. I do love Top Gear. But what you said is exactly my point...is not a Russian car... the new owner is a Russian that is complete different things ...

  • @peddersoldchap
    @peddersoldchap 11 років тому

    Quite right! That's the Wiesmann Roadster MF5, with twin turbo! :)

  • @xxczerxx
    @xxczerxx 3 роки тому

    TVR, Lotus, Noble...brits made the most exciting cars of the 00s.

  • @moonkef
    @moonkef 5 років тому

    I owned a tvr chimaera then moved to an e46 m3. They handled pretty much exactly the same.

  • @O-Minkel
    @O-Minkel 4 роки тому

    The best top gear of the century

  • @rorybone100
    @rorybone100 6 років тому +4

    Beds with more equipment? What, like Max Moseley's?

    • @ImInLoveWithBulla
      @ImInLoveWithBulla 5 років тому +1

      rorybone100 more like the bed in Burma he slept in that was caked in sweat, semen, piss and blood I’m guessing.

  • @GDI109
    @GDI109 14 років тому

    such beautiful camera work on behalf of the film crew.

  • @BrakeHorsePower92
    @BrakeHorsePower92 11 років тому

    Less electronics mean less fuss. I like that, really.

  • @Gaur1983
    @Gaur1983 11 років тому

    You're right,though looking at the Weismann again, the body style is somewhat similar to the Bugatti 57G Tank.

  • @Lunatic3984
    @Lunatic3984 11 років тому

    By the way:
    Dear TopGear Team, PLEASE test a MTM RS6 R (!) oder a Hartge H1 (H50 or whatever). Brabus and AMG are NOT the best "Tuners" in Germany!
    The RS6 R is way faster than many of your "supercars", but you can take your whole family with you. 730 PS (710.15 bhp), 340 km/h (211.27 mp/h), 0-60 mp/h in under 4 secs (and the way to topspeed is very steady) in a full functional, huge family car.

  • @RejectedBeats
    @RejectedBeats 9 років тому

    @ 1:39... did Jeremy just said that it corners like a Cylon interceptor (Raider)? Someone is a fan of Battlestar Galactica... :D

  • @evanboyer5928
    @evanboyer5928 8 років тому +9

    it's weird that the weismann in forza 4 had a v10....

    • @tareqkosloffski-rothsteyn5046
      @tareqkosloffski-rothsteyn5046 8 років тому +9

      +Evan Boyer there was a V10 version called MF5, it had the engine of the old M5/M6 with 507 BHP, but they only built like 78 of this early version. The later versions of the MF5 had the V8 biturbo of the X5M and the X6M. The Wiesmann shown in the video is the MF3 with the 3.2 litre engine of the old BMW M3.

    • @ultranobody5549
      @ultranobody5549 4 роки тому +1

      *Wiesmann

  • @Tsmowl
    @Tsmowl 11 років тому

    it is indeed.
    You have the right to remain silent.
    Anything you say or do may be used against you in a court of law.

  • @Miamcoline
    @Miamcoline 4 роки тому

    VERY, cool one.

  • @renzokukenleonhart
    @renzokukenleonhart 12 років тому

    I believe you've totally missed iTehZeek's comment. He meant rear wheel drive already implied the back therefore saying "rear wheel drive in the back" is redundant and unnecessary.

  • @SolaufeinG
    @SolaufeinG 14 років тому

    The first car is a Weismann roadster and the second a TVR Tuscan 2. Read the info plz before argue!

  • @jhedges19
    @jhedges19 14 років тому

    i think i have found a new favorite car, its so great looking

  • @mlp-hot-rod5824
    @mlp-hot-rod5824 5 років тому

    Pity they never tested the Tuscan 3. Would've loved that!

  • @ashacrasha
    @ashacrasha 13 років тому

    Is it just me, or does Clarkson sound like he says, "ooooo, SHIT yeah" at 1:08? :D

  • @martinmar555
    @martinmar555 4 роки тому

    Yes

  • @quentinlynch
    @quentinlynch 11 років тому

    The Wiesmann is surely not the fastest car in the world, but definitely one of the best built and imho best looking cars!

  • @GapperFly
    @GapperFly 12 років тому

    thats pretty old fashion looking and sooo classy

  • @anthonydallape
    @anthonydallape 12 років тому

    The Wiesmann defiantly takes some inspiration from xk120 Jaaaag. So i agree with you sub on that. But there is defiantly no Lexus in it.

  • @radu10101992
    @radu10101992 11 років тому

    one of the funniest parts in top gear

  • @DKMreaper
    @DKMreaper 13 років тому

    LoLs at the prius commercial before this video XD

  • @jolmeaki
    @jolmeaki 10 років тому

    3:05 looks really good.

  • @ellieisfit15
    @ellieisfit15 11 років тому

    TVR is coming back with 2 new cars in 2015 cant wait!

  • @jeffbanks9955
    @jeffbanks9955 8 років тому +1

    just your ham-fisted driving, jeremy lol

  • @AlexandreBatalha_Sharkuel
    @AlexandreBatalha_Sharkuel 11 років тому

    I know cars pretty well, and i actually find the Sagaris a pretty car, and if i had the bucks for it, i would buy it. That thing grips like the devil, it is a machine to be respected. Not like here Tuscan, that is quite the nervous fella.

  • @coltsuperocean10
    @coltsuperocean10 14 років тому

    wolf, that is the Bond watch. Omega Seamaster chrono. good watch well spotted wolf!!

  • @moparcoronet5870
    @moparcoronet5870 6 років тому +1

    5:00 it´s a safty feature.. You can´t drive that car over 80miles in the rain. ...little bit bad when you live, lets say in England.

  • @Lunatic3984
    @Lunatic3984 11 років тому

    It's a German, BMW powered, handcrafted Wiesmann. A Ferrari is a Ferrari, not a Ferrorru; a Lamborghini not a Loburghuno; and as a consequence of that a Wiesmann is not a Weismann ;).