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  • @Pr00ch
    @Pr00ch 5 років тому +21751

    "It's the most astonishing place I've ever been" - Jeremy Clarkson, literally anytime he's anywhere outside of england

    • @Archris17
      @Archris17 4 роки тому +1403

      I mean, at least you can't fault him for not appreciating the beauty of other countries? And to be fair, they have been to some absolutely breathtaking places.

    • @MM-vs2et
      @MM-vs2et 4 роки тому +1206

      tbh, if you live in England for more than 30 years, literally anywhere else is better

    • @ms2k7
      @ms2k7 4 роки тому +171

      @@MM-vs2et you cant win good old english country sides but saying that I have never left my town xD

    • @s1d3k1ckRO
      @s1d3k1ckRO 4 роки тому +37

      @@MM-vs2et is it that bad really?

    • @MuhammadArfan-dg1ks
      @MuhammadArfan-dg1ks 4 роки тому +117

      Bssvj add bbsbx x n znx x x b n d nsbsjbsjzbkz b zjzbz I zbishsjsbzisnzjznx I xbishxjsnsisnsjznsj X nsin s sknsj X's jxnsisnzjznzznznkzzmznnzjssnsksjs j wowosjdbxnxjs I xnjsxjsx n sixnisjxd Ixnosjxjssjksnxksbxjsbxjshss Iaksbjwsbiqdbodbjsjdjsdjisbxnzhzhzhznakshddwjjjsjajkknznxb

  • @rexy_1000
    @rexy_1000 5 років тому +21741

    Hammond was the smallest living organism for miles.

  • @thelastroman7791
    @thelastroman7791 3 роки тому +10604

    I gotta give credit to Clarkson and May, they didn’t put a finger on Hammond’s car. They usually like to mess with each other including with the cars but they knew Hamster loved Oliver so they didn’t do anything to hurt it. Just goes to show much the three of them are truly good friends.

    • @bollockjohnson6156
      @bollockjohnson6156 3 роки тому +16

      no. just, no. what a piss take on them. they weren't friends, they were coworkers you fool, and they hated one another. be informed.

    • @timetraviiertn6374
      @timetraviiertn6374 3 роки тому +482

      @@bollockjohnson6156 butthurt cuz they are friends unlike u who has zero?

    • @ravjayakodi2746
      @ravjayakodi2746 3 роки тому +488

      @@bollockjohnson6156 most of the stuff they do is staged but you're overreacting

    • @lyonvensa
      @lyonvensa 3 роки тому +425

      @@bollockjohnson6156 Ironic since the original comment didn't even speak to you.

    • @lyonvensa
      @lyonvensa 3 роки тому +529

      For real. I was expecting Jeremy to smash a window off it when Richard isn't looking at any point, but he didn't. It's like having a friend with a plushie, you tease him for having it but you won't throw it away.

  • @luisnevesm
    @luisnevesm 3 роки тому +3944

    "The next morning, at the edge of the salt pans, we thought we'd come under attack from a Bond villain. But it turned out to be the Vice-President of Botswana."

    • @gutsikanaimatanhire1636
      @gutsikanaimatanhire1636 3 роки тому +51

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 the humour in Top gear🙌

    • @LGNmus1c
      @LGNmus1c 3 роки тому +172

      That’s the most out of context sentence I have ever heard.

    • @UltimaKeyMaster
      @UltimaKeyMaster 3 роки тому +31

      This in fact IS a social call.

    • @Wolfogre
      @Wolfogre 3 роки тому +12

      Can't it be both? :D

    • @smileysatanson3404
      @smileysatanson3404 3 роки тому +57

      they legit met him and made it sound like a casual thing that happens

  • @kohenholland
    @kohenholland 4 роки тому +7586

    I love how Hammond didn't have any weight shedding and his did the best

    • @nikolapetrik940
      @nikolapetrik940 4 роки тому +43

      I livein Hammond IN

    • @hjy2187418
      @hjy2187418 4 роки тому +397

      because he's short & light lmao

    • @smack9775
      @smack9775 4 роки тому +626

      The engine in the merc probably was the same weight as his whole car.

    • @kohenholland
      @kohenholland 4 роки тому +5

      Smack lol

    • @thomasthetanderloin
      @thomasthetanderloin 4 роки тому +114

      laws of physics, the main force of resistance, air drag, is dependent on the velocity of the object, not its mass
      so a heavier object with the same kinetic energy as a lighter object will suffer less air resistance and thereby travel a further distance.

  • @theintunity
    @theintunity 4 роки тому +12102

    Boring fact: After the Botswana special, Richard became so attached to the Opel Kadett he bought it for his own and names it Oliver. The car has been brought back multiple times on top gear for challenges.

    • @calebc.2290
      @calebc.2290 4 роки тому +427

      Vinnie J and he still has him today

    • @staticdynamo4285
      @staticdynamo4285 4 роки тому +39

      Sorry ard JK

    • @davidthompson4438
      @davidthompson4438 4 роки тому +159

      Long live oliver☺

    • @muffinman0718
      @muffinman0718 4 роки тому +166

      I’m so glad he kept him

    • @sabreTF
      @sabreTF 4 роки тому +270

      Oliver also appeared in a kids tv show that hammond used to present called "Blast Lab" and oliver would be brought on for a certain segment each episode.

  • @jimcanterak7349
    @jimcanterak7349 2 роки тому +592

    Imagine being paid handsomely to do this magnificent job.
    These 3 hit the life jackpot.

  • @Sackmatters
    @Sackmatters 3 роки тому +3219

    “We need a hundred men or more” lol Richard making a Africa joke.

  • @lazarnedeljkovic5615
    @lazarnedeljkovic5615 7 років тому +7069

    I love how jeremy brakes the windows in from the outside. The glass falls into the car. The weight isn't any different it's just in a different place.

    • @Abdulaziz5777
      @Abdulaziz5777 7 років тому +161

      😂😂😂😂😂
      yeah your right

    • @leontam221
      @leontam221 5 років тому +388

      One thing you miss,he breaks his car's window from the inside but he breaks James's car window from the outside

    • @bakedpotato8218
      @bakedpotato8218 5 років тому +5

      Logic

    • @Merijn0mert
      @Merijn0mert 5 років тому +26

      ow and theres a new opening which increases the drag so u lose more fuel. which they need

    • @therwfer
      @therwfer 5 років тому +24

      lower center of gravity. he might break into the salt just as easy, but he can drive tighter corners in it.

  • @itsjustmenova
    @itsjustmenova 3 роки тому +4084

    “Even our super light-weight cars started to struggle again”
    Meanwhile, Oliver isn’t leaving a single tire-track

    • @rexsanchasejoker0415
      @rexsanchasejoker0415 3 роки тому +159

      ALL HAIL OLIVER!!

    • @abysswalker2594
      @abysswalker2594 3 роки тому +35

      On the side Hammonds on

    • @ps2bndled
      @ps2bndled 2 роки тому +86

      Real life plot armour

    • @HolyKhaaaaan
      @HolyKhaaaaan 2 роки тому +42

      Maybe pre-1960s micro cars really are the best cars. I know I've always wanted one.

    • @jimhjortsberg2990
      @jimhjortsberg2990 Рік тому +87

      @@HolyKhaaaaan The lancia and Mercedes without mods, ~1,5 tons. With mods, ~1.2 (most of the weight lies in the frame and the engines)
      The Opel without mods? 670kg.

  • @LP004
    @LP004 3 роки тому +643

    Clarkson: *Explains an almost suicidal mission*
    Also Clarkson: “Well how hard can it be?”

    • @leom.8540
      @leom.8540 2 роки тому +20

      His genius is almost frightening

    • @HolyKhaaaaan
      @HolyKhaaaaan 2 роки тому +2

      He knows what he's up against and he knows what he needs to do. I'm sure it seemed so simple.

    • @sacrilegiousboi978
      @sacrilegiousboi978 2 роки тому +5

      DON’T SAY THAT!

  • @hotelmario510
    @hotelmario510 3 роки тому +275

    It's kind of sweet how much Hammond loves his car. I'm really happy it survived this special.

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 Рік тому +23

      He even bought it, had it shipped back to England, and had it restored. Dude really loves that car, he'll probably have it until the day he dies

  • @yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907
    @yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907 5 років тому +2632

    Even at barely 40% of their original weight, the Lancia and Mercedes are heavier than the Opel... Oliver I mean

    • @ThatGuy-te9wh
      @ThatGuy-te9wh 4 роки тому +72

      I mean... The Kadett A's curb weight was 670 kg.

    • @ajohnson153
      @ajohnson153 4 роки тому +21

      You can tell from the tire tracks left by the cars.

    • @fakeplayer9088
      @fakeplayer9088 3 роки тому +62

      Oliver too OP for dead fish sand

    • @MickMod
      @MickMod 2 роки тому +8

      @@ThatGuy-te9wh That's almost the weight of two Jeremy Clarksons!

    • @ravenouself4181
      @ravenouself4181 Рік тому +5

      @@MickMod So, I can either have two orangutans, or a single Oliver?

  • @martij30
    @martij30 4 роки тому +2636

    8:10 gotta love how May tries to shut his door

    • @AB-gz9yb
      @AB-gz9yb 4 роки тому +79

      Lol great eye

    • @audiofiil
      @audiofiil 4 роки тому +180

      Lmao there is even a door closing sound.

    • @Zak-ob5ze
      @Zak-ob5ze 4 роки тому +58

      @@audiofiil hammond

    • @amup247
      @amup247 4 роки тому +46

      @@audiofiil sound is from the camera crew's car

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 4 роки тому +5

      @@audiofiil it was hammond's door opening

  • @flatfourluka1306
    @flatfourluka1306 3 роки тому +2270

    Fun fact: the Beetle was the only car that never broke down during filming

    • @eder7468
      @eder7468 3 роки тому +173

      Ahh yes, the car they all hate lived through the special lol

    • @RoyalDogmeat
      @RoyalDogmeat 3 роки тому +59

      @@eder7468 that’s the beetle! I own a ‘69 Bug, love the little car even though the trio might hate it lol.

    • @WarCrimeGaming
      @WarCrimeGaming 3 роки тому +20

      @@RoyalDogmeat I love the old Beetle, although I like the Mercedes Benz W123 a little bit more.

    • @RoyalDogmeat
      @RoyalDogmeat 3 роки тому +20

      @@WarCrimeGaming totally understandable, that’s a good one! Everyone has their favorites. I love my Bug because it has his own personality, it’s true what they say. These cars have their own little quirks... it becomes a friend

    • @rickardbergh5431
      @rickardbergh5431 2 роки тому +9

      Hm, VW Type 1, Austin (Allegro?), Ford Scorpio and Citroën 2CV. Don’t see why they dislike those forfeit cars, apart from the Austin and the Scorpio, the Austin being notoriously unreliable, and the Scorpio just being ugly.🤔

  • @Sum_Guy
    @Sum_Guy 2 роки тому +203

    In retrospect, Hammond made a great choice here. This car has become a legend

    • @michaelkowal3230
      @michaelkowal3230 3 місяці тому +2

      So if you want to cross those salt flats, get an opal cadet, Richard and Oliver showed us how it's done

  • @eveningrice
    @eveningrice 9 років тому +6747

    What a badass entrance by the Vice President

    • @black-op345gaming5
      @black-op345gaming5 8 років тому +165

      +Will Kalitta (willdatcat) he's more badass than obama

    • @disposablecowboy
      @disposablecowboy 8 років тому +22

      +Kiyo just to be told it was a scripted joke.

    • @RWoody1995
      @RWoody1995 7 років тому +436

      even if they had to specifically ask the vice president to do it its pretty badass that he agreed lol

    • @scottwells3611
      @scottwells3611 7 років тому +10

      Kiyo that's what I call VIP

    • @ale58301
      @ale58301 6 років тому +297

      He's the actual president of Botswana now!!

  • @vitamins6611
    @vitamins6611 4 роки тому +422

    Hammond looked so disturbed when he saw the other two practically demolishing their cars.

  • @christiandunne5505
    @christiandunne5505 3 роки тому +60

    2:24 there's something about this scene I just can't wrap my head around. Hammond's "So tomorrow we die then." adds such a real and melancholy feel to the whole experience. Hard to believe this came from a show about cars.

  • @pedr0cruz
    @pedr0cruz 3 роки тому +653

    Clarkson: This is the most astonishing place i've ever seen
    Me watching the video in 360p: I WISH I COULD AGREE

    • @reekymirror6764
      @reekymirror6764 3 роки тому +2

      spudnic88
      I am hoping this is a joke if not...

    • @eyecerxd3527
      @eyecerxd3527 3 роки тому +1

      I'm watching in 144p lol

    • @PlazmaSilvaraGMS
      @PlazmaSilvaraGMS 2 роки тому +4

      I'm watching this on a good old CRT and it looks way better

    • @brownie9044
      @brownie9044 2 роки тому +1

      Me watching in 360p: Looks lovely

  • @StLuxiya
    @StLuxiya 6 років тому +2890

    ...and that man is now the current President of Botswana. how bout dat?

    • @SirZeck
      @SirZeck 4 роки тому +32

      Good

    • @msb3235
      @msb3235 4 роки тому +69

      @@SirZeck He's retired now.

    • @sollymadeit
      @sollymadeit 4 роки тому +28

      @@msb3235 WELL... that's debatable *he said hoping a dictatorship doesn't happen*

    • @frank1015
      @frank1015 4 роки тому

      @@sollymadeit really how interesting

    • @MubashirullahD
      @MubashirullahD 4 роки тому +17

      There will then be a comment stating he is dead.

  • @avengedfate9471
    @avengedfate9471 5 років тому +638

    2:31 I don't know why, but it's actually genuinely comforting hearing Jeremy saying "Honestly, we'll be fine. We've done enough".

  • @gabrielrock13
    @gabrielrock13 3 роки тому +196

    Who’s rewatching this after watching the new video about Oliver on Drivetribe?

  • @joeborder
    @joeborder 3 роки тому +116

    May handing Hammond a beer at 2:07 just encapsulates why I loved this show. They took the piss out of him all afternoon but ultimately it was just 3 mates doing something amazing together

  • @colonelkarl3053
    @colonelkarl3053 5 років тому +6345

    James - "you can see the curvature of the Earth"
    Flat Earthers - "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

    • @user-bd4oc9jt9e
      @user-bd4oc9jt9e 4 роки тому +26

      Yet by the end we can see that it's flat as always 😂

    • @hendrahendra
      @hendrahendra 4 роки тому +161

      Lol was looking for this comment. These days you can't say "curvature of the earth" so publicly James, people are gonna get hurt.

    • @TriStAn-zi5gc
      @TriStAn-zi5gc 4 роки тому +54

      тралль илитный what?

    • @Haggy836
      @Haggy836 4 роки тому +148

      @@user-bd4oc9jt9e You're mental.

    • @Exobiologic
      @Exobiologic 4 роки тому +95

      If the Earth is flat so are your balls

  • @raxzyO
    @raxzyO 4 роки тому +3587

    Smh they forgot to remove the engine

    • @valdemarzinck6195
      @valdemarzinck6195 4 роки тому +109

      Yeah, such idiots

    • @hl8808
      @hl8808 4 роки тому +165

      Not Vikinz and the wheels, those things will weight 20kg each!

    • @analien965
      @analien965 4 роки тому +75

      Take the chassis out they weigh loads too

    • @llllachlannnn
      @llllachlannnn 4 роки тому +106

      remove the whole car and walk smh

    • @kits5492
      @kits5492 4 роки тому +65

      Was really hoping for an r/wooosh successful bait

  • @reallylamekid8120
    @reallylamekid8120 3 роки тому +102

    Hammond actually made a pretty smart decision in keeping his windows, without them he would generate more drag.

  • @thegamingsaint8668
    @thegamingsaint8668 3 роки тому +44

    Looking back at this it’s really amazing how that little Opal survived

  • @almostasaxplayer
    @almostasaxplayer 9 років тому +748

    "Just a nudge!"
    BANG
    "That's a crash."
    Gets me every time.

  • @wojciechmuras553
    @wojciechmuras553 4 роки тому +614

    "Dust so sharp, it can puncture your tires."
    Hammond: _Yea, I removed the spare wheel._

  • @commietearsdrinker
    @commietearsdrinker 2 роки тому +31

    The look on Hamster's face when they start breaking each other's cars is absolutely priceless.

  • @johnking5174
    @johnking5174 3 роки тому +23

    The Botswana Special was really their first epic adventure for Top Gear. It first aired on November 4th 2007 and set the basics down for their future epic specials which kicked off with the 2008 Vietnam Christmas Special. The Polar Special aired in July 2007 and was also a learning curve for the specials.

  • @Claeys67
    @Claeys67 8 років тому +2068

    7:04 Richard: "We need a hundred men or more."
    Was that a reference to Africa by Toto? :D

    • @jjmeehan
      @jjmeehan 6 років тому +311

      Claeys67 doesn't matter. There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

    • @lampshade34
      @lampshade34 6 років тому +142

      I BLESS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA

    • @Long_Island_Boy
      @Long_Island_Boy 5 років тому +8

      I Realized that too :D

    • @louier9033
      @louier9033 5 років тому +3

      Yes

    • @hpsauce9999
      @hpsauce9999 5 років тому +8

      Claeys67 I guess 100 men couldn’t find Madeline McCann

  • @kevinconroy2901
    @kevinconroy2901 10 років тому +1740

    3. Arctic special.
    2. Botswana special.
    1. Bolivia special.
    Best ever Top Gear.

    • @epikmanthe3rd
      @epikmanthe3rd 6 років тому +135

      kevin conroy Missing the Vietnam special.

    • @nikhilsharma3563
      @nikhilsharma3563 6 років тому +72

      And Buruma special...

    • @theothergtgeek9407
      @theothergtgeek9407 6 років тому +83

      Idk, the Patagonia special was interesting, just ruined by some dumb southern assholes who took minor, insignificant things to the next level.

    • @charles-antoinemartel-roy
      @charles-antoinemartel-roy 5 років тому +41

      TheOtherGTGeek Vietnam special for me, loved it so much I went to Vietnam and visited most of the places they visited!

    • @muhammadkamil3558
      @muhammadkamil3558 5 років тому +23

      vietnam and africa were the best

  • @arthasmenethil9957
    @arthasmenethil9957 2 роки тому +34

    Traveling the world is a dream of mine and I envy these 3 so much it's maddening. To be able to go to all these beautiful place, do all these amazing things. Crossing a salt flat in cars with 2 of my friends? I can't imagine just how exciting that must have been.

    • @emiliofernandez7117
      @emiliofernandez7117 2 роки тому

      I agree! I’d love to travel with another travel lover like you

  • @nonamernobrainer846
    @nonamernobrainer846 6 місяців тому +10

    2:30 this is one ofJeremy's legitimately reassuring moments.

  • @d-d-i
    @d-d-i 8 років тому +797

    That A-model Opel Kadett is one of the best cars of all time and it was a really nice move from Hammond, that he did bring it back to Europe after the trip. It is simple, cute, reliable, allround fantastic little car. And it showed, that simplicity is the key to win afterall.

    • @lilmelon5400
      @lilmelon5400 6 років тому +19

      Yes Indeed

    • @youngrody2386
      @youngrody2386 5 років тому +17

      give it wider wheels, and it pretty much rally the entirety of bostwana no problem

    • @benwayde1187
      @benwayde1187 4 роки тому +4

      German power

    • @jeremyh4180
      @jeremyh4180 4 роки тому +3

      Built Ford (light weight) tough

    • @zuestoots5176
      @zuestoots5176 4 роки тому +1

      The Ford Panther platform is the best car of all time.

  • @willshawyer7280
    @willshawyer7280 4 роки тому +804

    Producers:
    Hey can you just get a bunch of African kids sitting in the middle of nowhere watching top gear do stuff on every scene?

    • @TheObsidianX
      @TheObsidianX 3 роки тому +27

      @Thibault Derese I would assume there is food and water in a direction that doesn’t require crossing the giant deadly salt flats.

    • @314rft
      @314rft 3 роки тому +111

      To be fair, there most likely were a bunch of random kids just watching with bemusement at what they were seeing, and adding them in only highlighted how weird the 3 bloke's actions actually are.

    • @marielikes2502
      @marielikes2502 3 роки тому +12

      well they hadnt gotten very far at that point so maybe they were still close to the village

    • @pedrosilvamusician
      @pedrosilvamusician Рік тому +1

      You dont imagine the huge convoy that follows them. We re talking 20+ vehicles most of the time

  • @_Bram
    @_Bram 3 роки тому +25

    This to me was the best Top Gear special; hasn’t been topped. The scenery, Oliver, that vice president. It may be scripted, but it was well executed! Those guys have had such a cool job.

    • @jonathankhan7184
      @jonathankhan7184 Рік тому +3

      Oh our vice president that eventually became president is actually like that in real life
      He’s such a cool dude and an adrenaline junkie 😂

  • @angoose651
    @angoose651 2 роки тому +17

    1:15 me trying to decide what games to uninstall for computer storage

  • @abbozzz5483
    @abbozzz5483 5 років тому +503

    Jeremy: "well how hard can it be"
    Richard: "don't say that"
    Literally most episodes 😂

    • @matt_v_photo
      @matt_v_photo 2 роки тому +2

      I mean Hammond doesn’t warn him tho everytime except for this one XD

  • @Spexx368
    @Spexx368 4 роки тому +2506

    “You can see the curvature of the earth”
    Flat earthers: no

    • @Super-pp6qz
      @Super-pp6qz 4 роки тому +1

      Spexx this comment has been stolen so many times...

    • @masashiiino6914
      @masashiiino6914 4 роки тому +23

      To add insult to the injury,
      "But then suddenly the horizon was no longer flat."

    • @Spexx368
      @Spexx368 4 роки тому +2

      I was the first when I posted this nobody else had said it

    • @gavinclark6891
      @gavinclark6891 4 роки тому +7

      Spexx funnily enough, if you were somehow on a perfectly flat disc, it would *look* curved around you anyways due to optics.

    • @rolandfrei3924
      @rolandfrei3924 4 роки тому

      @@Spexx368 then you stole my idea... that I just came up with like a minute ago

  • @michaelbreckshot6589
    @michaelbreckshot6589 2 роки тому +29

    I love that the best car for this challenge was their backup car that they were trying to avoid.
    The Beetle is a great part of the car community

    • @michaelkowal3230
      @michaelkowal3230 3 місяці тому +2

      Followed by Oliver considering the Opal Cadet had no problems whilst keeping pretty much everything

  • @twotailedavenger
    @twotailedavenger 3 роки тому +33

    "Why don't all cars have no doors?"
    Jeep: "Allow us to introduce ourselves"

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 Рік тому

      One time my dad and I saw a blue Jeep while leaving an Air Force base. The thing had these tiny doors that don't even have windows, but at first, we thought it had no doors at all

  • @acoustic1688
    @acoustic1688 5 років тому +780

    "You can see the curvature of the Earth!" - James May
    All the flat-earthers are screaming

    • @bttremby6642
      @bttremby6642 4 роки тому +3

      The earth is flat, the government are hiding the truth

    • @Thomas-fv3ni
      @Thomas-fv3ni 4 роки тому +5

      Brandon Trembath you a little goofy

    • @bttremby6642
      @bttremby6642 4 роки тому +2

      Electro almost fell off the edge, so believe me. I’m the new Jesus

    • @VestedUTuber
      @VestedUTuber 4 роки тому

      @@bttremby6642
      I read that in Eduard Khil's voice.

    • @1jackpenner
      @1jackpenner 4 роки тому +6

      No the earth is not flat

  • @Nexus42
    @Nexus42 7 років тому +347

    If The Grand Tour is anything like this, I will be so happy. Getting to see sights like these was the best part about Top Gear.

    • @pedjasavic3840
      @pedjasavic3840 7 років тому

      Shadownet Spy n

    • @halopro8958
      @halopro8958 4 роки тому +7

      Shadownet Spy
      That and the hilarious ridiculous cars they’d make during their challenges.

    • @cosmicGRider
      @cosmicGRider 4 роки тому +3

      i can tell the grand tour is as good, their standard is very very very high.

    • @rockerroller
      @rockerroller 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah no it isn’t unfortunately. I miss this top gear.

    • @kevthedestroyer1044
      @kevthedestroyer1044 4 роки тому +4

      actually grand tour is better, i think the boys have more freedom there

  • @Ethan-Entah
    @Ethan-Entah 3 роки тому +13

    Love how after the weight shedding. May & Jeremy are the optimistic ones.
    So proud of Oliver. Only break down was Richard's fault. Best car in TG/GT history.
    Richard is the only one of the 3 to have a perfect car & only one to have a car that didn't make it to the end.

  • @HeavyTanker-vx4oq
    @HeavyTanker-vx4oq 3 роки тому +18

    This just in, the Lancia has been recovered after 10 years by a Top Gear fan from Canada, the same guy is now looking for Mays Mercedes

  • @thegeneralissimo470
    @thegeneralissimo470 8 років тому +514

    "We need a hundred men or more"
    NOTHING THAT A HUNDRED MEN OR MORE WILL EVER DOOOOOOOOOOO!

    • @davinekaputra1815
      @davinekaputra1815 8 років тому +18

      I Bless the rain down in Africaaaa

    • @cjolney
      @cjolney 8 років тому +11

      +Davin Eka Putra gonna take some time to do the things we never had

    • @fannimadarasz2125
      @fannimadarasz2125 7 років тому +4

      Fitting for an African adventure.

    • @sebastian5542
      @sebastian5542 7 років тому +4

      +Fanni Madarász agreed looks interesting

    • @YsuuB
      @YsuuB 7 років тому +6

      I love you for this

  • @WDPrayoga
    @WDPrayoga 4 роки тому +2373

    The saddest moment is when they burn those spareparts

    • @noahhughes2501
      @noahhughes2501 4 роки тому +89

      And get cancer

    • @abramo7700
      @abramo7700 4 роки тому +334

      those kids could’ve eaten that :((

    • @peterwashere3969
      @peterwashere3969 4 роки тому +36

      M1A1 Abrams 3rd Generation MBT careful before you cut yourself on that edge...

    • @2ljuicebox
      @2ljuicebox 4 роки тому +29

      @@abramo7700 That's not funny anymore, also the Abrams tanks are hideous.

    • @abramo7700
      @abramo7700 4 роки тому +3

      Metal 'N Grunge ight oc

  • @tanello2
    @tanello2 3 роки тому +18

    i wanna remind everyone that Richard kept the Oliver and got it shiped back to UK where he still has it in his garage has of 2021

    • @sorryi6685
      @sorryi6685 2 роки тому

      His wife wasn't thrilled I guess

    • @michaelkowal3230
      @michaelkowal3230 3 місяці тому

      It even had a main role in the game show Richard hosted

  • @houdin654jeff
    @houdin654jeff Рік тому +4

    7:04 Hammond’s Toto reference goes unnoticed by the crew because they’re pushing a Lancia out of muck…

  • @techforever1970
    @techforever1970 4 роки тому +129

    5:30 Lancia beta coupe superleggera. Statement of the year, honestly😂

  • @TraustiGeir
    @TraustiGeir 9 років тому +3142

    Man, if I could have any job in the world...

    • @k2xBlazer
      @k2xBlazer 9 років тому +60

      They're hiring ;)

    • @TraustiGeir
      @TraustiGeir 9 років тому +14

      ***** Yeah, I noticed. XD

    • @benneburg
      @benneburg 8 років тому +92

      TraustiGeir Would it be refilling the lake?

    • @TraustiGeir
      @TraustiGeir 8 років тому +89

      benneburg One bucket at a time.

    • @liambrodie5447
      @liambrodie5447 6 років тому +16

      speedometer111 What is wrong with you ?

  • @oliverkain9640
    @oliverkain9640 3 роки тому +8

    The sunset view from that island reminds me how truly beautiful of a planet we're lucky to inhabit.

  • @jimjam218
    @jimjam218 3 роки тому +33

    Fun fact. Clarksons Lancia and Mays Mercedes have recently been found!

  • @timyassa4343
    @timyassa4343 3 роки тому +434

    I really miss this show, grand tour was cool, but there's something different about the old top gear

    • @samcontractor6578
      @samcontractor6578 3 роки тому +9

      I know, right

    • @zero_meercat8624
      @zero_meercat8624 3 роки тому +8

      100%

    • @mohammednurul9380
      @mohammednurul9380 3 роки тому +55

      The Grand tour would have been very similar Top Gear, but it the BBC made many restrictions and copyright laws for their shows after the Trio left, that it was very difficult to make the show similar

    • @timyassa4343
      @timyassa4343 3 роки тому +3

      @@mohammednurul9380 yea, was still very enjoyable to watch

    • @FatGouf
      @FatGouf 3 роки тому +23

      I think its about the blokes doing or shown doing actual labour in their challegnes, like they actually done stuff themselves (even if we know thats not true) i guess them growing old was part of it I guess, that why early 2000-2010 top gear was the best.

  • @cstambenny
    @cstambenny 10 років тому +456

    Richard Hammond and Oliver
    still a better love story than twilight......

    • @jblob5764
      @jblob5764 6 років тому +5

      cs tam fat people and cake is a better love story than twilight

    • @Bryan8329
      @Bryan8329 5 років тому +7

      Hitler and Eva Braun had a better love story than Twilight

    • @hornypolice7994
      @hornypolice7994 5 років тому

      Anything is better than that crud

  • @digit8918
    @digit8918 3 роки тому +11

    04:51 hammond didn’t want to hurt Oliver 😂😂😂 i feel that

  • @aliadnan6914
    @aliadnan6914 2 роки тому +19

    "If you run out of water you will die."
    "If your car breaks down and you can't be rescued, you will die."
    "If you run out of food, you will die"
    The camera man:"We don't do that here."

  • @RedCard94
    @RedCard94 9 років тому +990

    OLIVER!!!!!

    • @leoellis8304
      @leoellis8304 6 років тому +1

      Red Card i

    • @dannys6503
      @dannys6503 5 років тому +2

      Russian moovis

    • @ollieheads374
      @ollieheads374 5 років тому +1

      WHAT!

    • @TRVY9
      @TRVY9 5 років тому +3

      Hammond and oilver, a better love story the twilight.

    • @lisakaz35
      @lisakaz35 5 років тому +1

      The right car for the job.

  • @ericheikkinen9110
    @ericheikkinen9110 8 років тому +245

    The best car for crossing a desert is the one you don't have to modify... OLIVER!!!

    • @CoolCoolPancakes
      @CoolCoolPancakes 5 років тому

      Eric Heikkinen or, you know the one where it uses modern fuel

    • @saaraguhar1234
      @saaraguhar1234 4 роки тому +1

      It wasn't necessarily a dessert btw, but yeah I agree with your point

    • @thomashaggerty9277
      @thomashaggerty9277 4 роки тому

      What did Oliver use?

    • @SantiHRod
      @SantiHRod 4 роки тому +1

      Didn’t they determined that the Beetle was the best?

    • @mynameisntimportant9341
      @mynameisntimportant9341 4 роки тому +1

      I bet my jeep would do better

  • @JackFitzsimmonsZondaFan
    @JackFitzsimmonsZondaFan 2 роки тому +9

    0:57 Hammond's like "Oh dear god no!"

  • @lostsquirrel788
    @lostsquirrel788 3 роки тому +14

    I came here after a video of a guy who found Jeremys Lancia in Botswana after 14 years

    • @vatshal1003
      @vatshal1003 3 роки тому +1

      LMAO ME!

    • @ajemajh
      @ajemajh 3 роки тому

      the same guy found the merc ua-cam.com/video/BRJAwNucNdE/v-deo.html

  • @jhunt8914
    @jhunt8914 4 роки тому +98

    "People of Surrey, you need four wheel drive for this bit"

  • @bobsurgranny
    @bobsurgranny 10 років тому +428

    Love May's strides.

  • @him050
    @him050 3 роки тому +18

    I like how Jeremy’s idea of weight shedding is to smash the rear window into the car 😂

  • @yume5338
    @yume5338 2 роки тому +7

    I can seriously appreciate all the camera work on this show. Great shots all around.

  • @yeaboiii3057
    @yeaboiii3057 8 років тому +105

    They're so lucky, they get to visit such beautiful places all the time. im incredibly jealous

    • @jilokizito1705
      @jilokizito1705 5 років тому +1

      Welcome.

    • @user-si2cy7vn4k
      @user-si2cy7vn4k 4 роки тому

      the best job mate

    • @jasonvoorhees6152
      @jasonvoorhees6152 4 роки тому

      And a visit from the vice President.

    • @Anonymous-xn2xh
      @Anonymous-xn2xh 4 роки тому +1

      They are almost killed in every episode, and they do catch diseases from other countries. It’s just that all screw-ups, tensions, crashes, scoldings are all off camera

    • @sierraortega
      @sierraortega 4 роки тому

      How bout shiey

  • @jimmyquince5587
    @jimmyquince5587 4 роки тому +143

    Still waiting for Jeremy to come to power so we can have no doors

  • @3dgar7eandro
    @3dgar7eandro 3 роки тому +8

    3:15 Shouldn't he be busy directing the country and the institutions... What a cool guy...😅😂😂😂👌

  • @emiliohernandez6005
    @emiliohernandez6005 3 роки тому +8

    This is miles better because now we know Richard and Oliver got reunited.

  • @christinatremblay6728
    @christinatremblay6728 3 роки тому +305

    So this is how my parents got to school

    • @XSemperIdem5
      @XSemperIdem5 3 роки тому +3

      If you're interested, there's several documentaries about the most dangerous ways to school on UA-cam. It's humbling to see those kids' dedication to getting an education.

  • @Tony-112
    @Tony-112 4 роки тому +131

    Have to admit , I like 'Oliver' too. Looks too good to wreck 👍

  • @andrewschubert7091
    @andrewschubert7091 2 роки тому +3

    I remember watching this special when i was sick and home from school, the good ol days

  • @shareeve7597
    @shareeve7597 2 роки тому +1

    5:18 NO ONE GONNA TALK FROM WHERE DID THOSE KIDS POPPED UP???? And they enjoy that view little camping in blazing hot dessert sun! 🤣👌🏼

  • @barrishautomotive
    @barrishautomotive 3 роки тому +289

    "We need 100 men or more."
    I see what you did there.

    • @Sackmatters
      @Sackmatters 3 роки тому +19

      Bless the rains down in Africa.

    • @6thgear914
      @6thgear914 3 роки тому +3

      @@Sackmatters take some time to do things you never have

    • @omerbalikci3565
      @omerbalikci3565 2 роки тому +1

      He turned to me as if to say

  • @YS-eu4ne
    @YS-eu4ne 6 років тому +44

    “You were smiling, you’ve just stopped”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @christophercain7343
    @christophercain7343 3 роки тому +4

    Not nearly as bad as the alkaline mud in the North Dakota sloughs. There’s an old tale around where my dad grew up that one year it was so hot and dry that some of the sloughs turned into solid mud. I can’t remember who, but someone decided they’d try their hand at racing across one like the salt flats in the desert. To this day there’s still an old red muscle car buried hundreds of feet under that mud. I also got my Arctic Cat 650 stuck in it. It took 3 days and about a hundred yards of tow straps to get it out, and it’s probably one of the best off-road quads out there, it’s an absolute swamp beast. You can’t even walk on the shit either, my jacket still has mud on it from months ago, it hardens like cement when it’s dry.

  • @MorwesiMokibe-rf2vv
    @MorwesiMokibe-rf2vv 7 місяців тому +2

    They're back in the country
    Welcome back 🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼

  • @arthurhalvorsen9154
    @arthurhalvorsen9154 8 років тому +2040

    any one else thinking mad max

  • @sebas0692
    @sebas0692 4 роки тому +941

    Who's here after watching Oliver vs James May’s Ferrari???

  • @3dgar7eandro
    @3dgar7eandro 3 роки тому +6

    8:57 this could be the opening of a movie called "Mad Gears"...😅😂😂😂😂

  • @annettekleynhans7956
    @annettekleynhans7956 3 роки тому +16

    Sunsets... ? Only in Africa Jeremy, only in Africa.....there’s nothing like the vastness of the African landscape!!

  • @The_Rezdog
    @The_Rezdog 9 років тому +242

    this is some Mad Max stuff lol

  • @falije
    @falije 9 років тому +654

    The song at 8:15 "Kawesa - Voice of the Forgotten"
    Like the comment so the others can see it, you are welcome! :)

  • @finrogers8069
    @finrogers8069 2 роки тому +3

    “Thanks awfully” does not get enough credit

  • @leom.8540
    @leom.8540 3 роки тому +4

    The Botswana special is honestly my favorite.

  • @tkopp10976
    @tkopp10976 5 років тому +31

    The production value and editing are just mind blowing. I'd love to see the size of the support column they're dragging behind them. Must be half a Dakar rally's worth.

  • @vismith9924
    @vismith9924 4 роки тому +53

    Richard and Oliver is the best couple ever.

  • @2nd100k
    @2nd100k 3 роки тому +4

    2:26 I geniunly feel comforted when theyre all consoling each other

  • @QWERTY28875
    @QWERTY28875 2 роки тому +1

    its 1 month to 2022. A video from 2008. damn... they lived a fantastic life.

  • @Bryan8329
    @Bryan8329 5 років тому +11

    That cut to Richard at 0:52 is probably the shows finest edit

  • @Reznov735
    @Reznov735 8 років тому +77

    "Why don't all cars have no doors?" hahaha :D

  • @TJSaw
    @TJSaw 2 роки тому +4

    One of the greatest Top Gear specials ever.

  • @flat6gamingyt643
    @flat6gamingyt643 3 роки тому +1

    The music just makes this already amazing journey 1,000 times better

  • @insert-name-here3350
    @insert-name-here3350 10 років тому +21

    at 5:47 notice jeremy says "when" i come to power. i am now fearful for the future of mankind.

  • @cameronkohlmann5496
    @cameronkohlmann5496 5 років тому +420

    Hammond: "We need a hundred men or more"...
    They're in Africa...
    I BLESS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA

    • @trucker1864
      @trucker1864 4 роки тому +2

      It's I miss the rains down on africa

    • @TrashDeviant
      @TrashDeviant 4 роки тому +3

      I always thought it was "I guess the names down in Africa"

    • @user-dg4ne7ux2j
      @user-dg4ne7ux2j 4 роки тому +3

      Unfortunately there's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

    • @kassandraofodyssey6475
      @kassandraofodyssey6475 4 роки тому +2

      @@trucker1864 It's bless the rains. Look it up.

    • @stepanstepasha3538
      @stepanstepasha3538 4 роки тому +2

      I guess Lorraine's down in Africa?

  • @averywho6430
    @averywho6430 3 роки тому +1

    I remember seeing this episode on TV and I loved every second of it.

  • @matthewarant377
    @matthewarant377 11 місяців тому +2

    I feel like there are so many places in the world like this that are just so beautiful but not like Instagram beautiful. More just like a fascinating spectacle. I would never think to go to Botswana and check out the salt flats for beauty. But the endless emptiness is just breathtaking. I feel like it's the kind of place you discover something about yourself.