OLD TOP GEAR MODIFIED CARS

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  • Опубліковано 19 січ 2011
  • Jeremy Clarkson tests some unusual modified cars on an episode of Top Gear from 94/95. Jaguar XJR Stealth Tornado, Dodge Viper and Jaguar XJ220S.
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  • @HECKproductions
    @HECKproductions 4 роки тому +848

    just watched some grand tour with a 512 year old jeremy clarkson
    wierd to see him now at age 128

    • @TheAnalXylophone
      @TheAnalXylophone 4 роки тому +31

      So, he was 256 during Top Gear?

    • @Malibus_Most_Wanted
      @Malibus_Most_Wanted 4 роки тому +3

      Funny how hhhe also drove that 4.0 supercharged jag recently

    • @TheHoggcast
      @TheHoggcast 4 роки тому +9

      @@TheAnalXylophone and he'll be 1024 when he hosts the show Jigilag.

    • @XBullitt16X
      @XBullitt16X 3 роки тому

      Ah that makes sense.

    • @lazarnedeljkovic5615
      @lazarnedeljkovic5615 3 роки тому +14

      I like how he only ages in powers of 2

  • @Audfile
    @Audfile 9 років тому +2837

    Was Jeremy Clarkson ever young?

    • @chez9044
      @chez9044 9 років тому +11

      Audfile lol

    • @gwasgray9309
      @gwasgray9309 9 років тому +20

      ***** He's not Jewish.

    • @doctypepublic
      @doctypepublic 9 років тому +18

      Gwasgray Fine. A Celtic Fro. He was a bit ginger as a child.

    • @MrWiskin
      @MrWiskin 8 років тому

      doctypepublic He is Jewish isn't he?

    • @PastorManningPhD
      @PastorManningPhD 8 років тому +14

      +Johnny Knoxville arrogant enough to be

  • @JohnSmith-nx9hh
    @JohnSmith-nx9hh 8 років тому +223

    Dodge Viper Headlights are foggy even new!

  • @waynester71
    @waynester71 8 років тому +1197

    Clarkson can barely complete a sentence without "over emphasising" at least one word!

    • @timoe1149
      @timoe1149 8 років тому +81

      love the phrasing on these old jezza clips. Every sentence is a statement!

    • @jayive34
      @jayive34 8 років тому +19

      +waynester71 That's just his style.

    • @zkambov
      @zkambov 8 років тому +4

      +jayive34 He's full of it indeed

    • @TheMentalblockrock
      @TheMentalblockrock 8 років тому +1

      That's journalists for you....

    • @bunnykill48
      @bunnykill48 7 років тому +1

      Hahaha that's amazing.

  • @Davidcorner111
    @Davidcorner111 7 років тому +807

    "A half a million pound mclaren F1" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you just wish!

    • @vakeeskuganesan3806
      @vakeeskuganesan3806 7 років тому +24

      TRUE DAT BRO

    • @vakeeskuganesan3806
      @vakeeskuganesan3806 7 років тому +63

      You'd need atleast 18x more money to get one now lol

    • @Melo-Styx
      @Melo-Styx 6 років тому +6

      Ferruccio Lamborghini if I remember right it's about $15,000,000 now

    • @howey935
      @howey935 6 років тому +66

      Scorpiontamer Rowan Atkinson sold his McLaren F1 for £8million and that had been crashed by him twice the first crash was the biggestinsurance claim on a car ever in the U.K.

    • @jasper1337_
      @jasper1337_ 4 роки тому +1

      @@Melo-Styx 17

  • @ActionJotaPe
    @ActionJotaPe 8 років тому +730

    Didn't know Clarkson was Bob Ross' brother in the 90's, lol

  • @BoobyMcDoogle
    @BoobyMcDoogle 11 років тому +69

    "A mixed Jetaphor, if you will."
    I won't, Jeremy.

  • @Reddsoldier
    @Reddsoldier 7 років тому +461

    That XJ220 looks amazing, even today, modified or not.

    • @simonmartin4599
      @simonmartin4599 7 років тому +20

      I saw one in drive past on a visit to California recently. It was a stop and watch in awe moment.

    • @Agencetourix
      @Agencetourix 7 років тому +11

      It's true. Even with other supercars of the era, when I look at them, my first thought is how dated they look. Not so with the XJ220.

    • @jimsy5530
      @jimsy5530 7 років тому +17

      Bloke down the road from me has a silver one, even though I dislike silver cars, on an xj220, it still makes me gawp every time I see it. Absolutely beautiful car.

    • @Peqqy
      @Peqqy 7 років тому +3

      My Favourite car along with Lexus LFA. Never gonna own either one, but still :)

    • @omarfuller
      @omarfuller 7 років тому +4

      Aged so much better than the f1

  • @KrustyKlown
    @KrustyKlown 7 років тому +194

    The Stig wasn't even born yet

    • @flatplant
      @flatplant 5 років тому +42

      built*

    • @thearch6018
      @thearch6018 4 роки тому +3

      Who told you that... huh?

    • @alphachingon6920
      @alphachingon6920 4 роки тому +6

      The Stig back then was already winning a swimming race, like all of us did who are able to read this comment.

    • @popindosin228
      @popindosin228 3 роки тому +1

      Dumb joke

    • @JAVTROOPER
      @JAVTROOPER 3 роки тому

      Hehehehehehe 🤣

  • @Phonophobia
    @Phonophobia 6 років тому +529

    FunFact: The Jaguar XJ220 is STILL the fastest road going 6-cylinder production car.

    • @RaytheonNublinski
      @RaytheonNublinski 5 років тому +61

      BuffALotSoldier considering that Porsches have flat sixes, I really doubt that.

    • @sunnyliu9820
      @sunnyliu9820 5 років тому +126

      Not Michael Jordan The Jaguar XJ220 could do 215 plus MPH... the top level 911 that is road legal does 205...

    • @redbaron5308
      @redbaron5308 5 років тому +54

      @@RaytheonNublinski You're dumb as fuck then.

    • @joshandrews27
      @joshandrews27 5 років тому +12

      If I wanted to listen to a areahole. ..I would fart

    • @1erickf50
      @1erickf50 5 років тому +7

      Even still faster than the new Ford GT!!?? Wow

  • @SamAbraham
    @SamAbraham 7 років тому +485

    Wow 680hp was the most powerful car in the 90s... look how far we've come. A 800+ horsepower isn't that rare in super cars anymore.

    • @aircooledgaming
      @aircooledgaming 7 років тому +67

      You can buy a 700hp Dodge Hellcat for peanuts

    • @durham1123
      @durham1123 7 років тому +68

      65k is peanuts?

    • @aircooledgaming
      @aircooledgaming 7 років тому +114

      Well, peanuts compared to hypercars with equivalent power

    • @SamAbraham
      @SamAbraham 7 років тому +40

      Think about it like this. You can buy a car with 400hp in a compact hatchback... no, they're not cheap, but manufacturers are doing it.

    • @SamAbraham
      @SamAbraham 7 років тому +7

      Anonnymouse Hacker Yeah that's super cars though. I'd imagine this is hypercar territory for the time. Just look at cars today in the upper supercar area. Aventador SV, F12 TdF. Both well over 700, and that's not even the best. Technology has come a long way don't you think?

  • @Daaaake
    @Daaaake 12 років тому +40

    I love that the Viper looked old even when it was new.

  • @Erik-dm6wg
    @Erik-dm6wg 9 років тому +47

    Sweet burnout at 3:57. Spinning the wheels leisurely in the dirt like that really shows the viewers just how much power is there...

  • @cbh148
    @cbh148 7 років тому +306

    i want a bumper sticker that reads:
    "The last time I went in something this fast, it was made by Boeing."

    • @rj_ay8172
      @rj_ay8172 7 років тому +11

      Well, good news!!

    • @taylorrobinson5929
      @taylorrobinson5929 7 років тому +68

      The dacia sandero is coming to britian?

    • @darkpit1303
      @darkpit1303 7 років тому +1

      cbh148 lmao

    • @Greg-TC
      @Greg-TC 5 років тому +4

      This bumper sticker would mean something a little different nowadays...

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 4 роки тому +2

      "The last time I died in something this fast, it was made by Boeing."

  • @monkeguy34
    @monkeguy34 7 років тому +115

    half a million pounds for an F1...the good ol days...try finding one for under 20 million now lol

    • @modelcitizen72
      @modelcitizen72 6 років тому +18

      That and the fifty unsold XJ220s sitting around. Sigh.

    • @Kevin13187
      @Kevin13187 4 роки тому +1

      Indeed

    • @mroversteer3739
      @mroversteer3739 4 роки тому +3

      Betty Cocker you can get some for 35 grand even

  • @sultanuae2436
    @sultanuae2436 4 роки тому +52

    At the time this video has made,Richard Hammond was one years old

  • @DoItLikeBerny
    @DoItLikeBerny 8 років тому +90

    Imagine Jeremy reviewing the Stealth Tornado today, he'd have a fit lmfao.

  • @Iclimbthereforeiam
    @Iclimbthereforeiam 10 років тому +43

    In my life I have seen one XJ220 on the road near Perth. Rare as rockin horse shit..

    • @edgarbeat275
      @edgarbeat275 8 років тому +3

      +SirLimpsalot Rare and appreciating at last. An amazing v6 engine and I still think they look beautiful. Even if it had the V12 I don't think the top end speed would be much higher plus it would weigh allot more and cooling to consider. Active aerodynamics these days make car styling wayyy to fussy. The XJ220 S is sweet. Out of curiosity what was the colour of the XJ220 you saw? Not far from Edinburgh myself.

    • @dantecrosetto6358
      @dantecrosetto6358 7 років тому

      I saw one in China

    • @Wodz30
      @Wodz30 6 років тому

      i have been fortunate to have seen 3

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 4 роки тому

      The car isn't rare, it's people that buy them as an investment and never drive it and leave it to rot in the garage and the engine seizes up from all the oil dripping down away from the engine. The 2010 Pontiac Vibe only sold 97 models. The 2011 Mercury Milan only sold about 30 or less. Plenty more rare cars than a XJ220, its just people do not drive an XJ220 on the road. It is trailered to and from car shows.

    • @vp5
      @vp5 4 роки тому

      I once saw a Mercedes benz SLR Stirling Moss close to 10 years ago, now that is a rare car

  • @escie
    @escie 7 років тому +82

    'The last time I went in something this fast it was made by Boeing' brilliant quote :D

  • @Music-jn7qx
    @Music-jn7qx 4 роки тому +6

    The XJ220 doing it's high speed runs with what looks like an open bonnet, is all you need to know about the build quality of those things. :D

  • @twotailedavenger
    @twotailedavenger 4 роки тому +48

    "Venom"
    "Texan tuning company"
    UMMM

    • @JStryker7
      @JStryker7 4 роки тому +9

      Selling people's parts since the jurrasic period

    • @eriktruchinskas3747
      @eriktruchinskas3747 4 роки тому +7

      @@JStryker7 yeah Hennessey is a scumbag

    • @ponyempiresunite9702
      @ponyempiresunite9702 4 роки тому +5

      Hennessey. It isn't a good company. But once you get it, it gets up and goes!

  • @stevezimmerman5644
    @stevezimmerman5644 4 роки тому +9

    Old Clarkson footage always makes me laugh.

  • @zacht9447
    @zacht9447 3 роки тому +7

    Jesus he looks so young in this,
    It's crazy to think that 450 HP was a lot only 20 years ago

  • @timothyonipad
    @timothyonipad 4 роки тому +16

    2019 here crazy how old the show is I love that

  • @vakeeskuganesan3806
    @vakeeskuganesan3806 7 років тому +84

    As one wise man would say.... POWAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @bluevayero7269
    @bluevayero7269 8 років тому +93

    That Viper looks beautiful even today

    • @WarhawkWarpath
      @WarhawkWarpath 5 років тому +1

      Best One

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 5 років тому +8

      Nice panel gaps, lol.

    • @williamlim5234
      @williamlim5234 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah also the new viper and the old ones didn't really look so much different and they have many panel gaps.

  • @TheBigboss7121987
    @TheBigboss7121987 4 роки тому +10

    I really do miss old school Top Gear, and old school Jeremy. In my opinion it was just a perfect match. Today’s Top Gear just doesn’t compare.

  • @The_R-n-I_Guy
    @The_R-n-I_Guy 3 роки тому

    Finally, a video with proper volume. I can actually hear it!

  • @thelonelywolf88
    @thelonelywolf88 5 років тому +5

    I just love how the Viper's front plate looks like it says WOW HOT

    • @CycolacFan
      @CycolacFan 3 роки тому +3

      RL Meeseeks Chrysler UK’s plate fitted to any press car.

  • @viktor85sk
    @viktor85sk 8 років тому +71

    6:31 was the XJ220 driven with bonet not fully closed?

    • @johnwillyn
      @johnwillyn 8 років тому +14

      yep. expencive mistake

    • @davidchapman7033
      @davidchapman7033 8 років тому +45

      +viktor85sk probably just Jaguar build quality

    • @josephsummers2427
      @josephsummers2427 8 років тому +9

      +viktor85sk - I noticed that too. I believe it as shitty build quality. The car might be going 120+ mph in that shot.

  • @mavrickmiller2755
    @mavrickmiller2755 3 роки тому +1

    I love all the features in the Stealth Tornado Jaguar. All the features designed specifically to break 1 year and 1 day after the Warranty expires 😂

  • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
    @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 12 років тому +4

    Wow, The Jaguar XJ220S is really perfect:
    - light
    - rwd
    - turbocharged
    - stick-shifting
    - great looking
    - near to racing
    - it´s a JAG

  • @harrytaylor6565
    @harrytaylor6565 6 років тому +143

    In 2018 you can get 400hp out a Peugeot

    • @subeyguy66
      @subeyguy66 5 років тому +3

      @AYE OK SURE 100% agree. Dynograph is way more important than just the peak number.

    • @joshira6116
      @joshira6116 5 років тому +24

      Peugeot is crap

    • @jonnywalker4802
      @jonnywalker4802 5 років тому +6

      2019
      A Tesla model S is the fastest accelerating car in production.

    • @ciaranocallaghan8080
      @ciaranocallaghan8080 5 років тому +2

      Bitchi Boi I can see Tesla going bust before they start production on that car

    • @omega1007
      @omega1007 5 років тому +4

      @@ciaranocallaghan8080 But they have for a while now

  • @mariegray7722
    @mariegray7722 5 років тому +4

    3:16 I made an "mmmh" sound right before he did pretty much at the same time and it freaking killed me 🤣

  • @richard_nj
    @richard_nj 4 роки тому +1

    jeremy has this intonation, the melody of his sentences, down so perfectly

  • @samswellcool
    @samswellcool 12 років тому

    nice to see some engines and real car information on top gear

  • @qualcom01
    @qualcom01 10 років тому +48

    Jeremy's hair makes me cry.

  • @MrMelodynelson
    @MrMelodynelson 8 років тому +10

    5:04 how old could this be??

  • @weeeeee374
    @weeeeee374 Рік тому

    That jaguar will always be my favorite car. I had a model of it as a kid and loved it. I seen a purple one once on the motorway (highway) was so damn loud.

  • @kelevra558
    @kelevra558 Рік тому

    I got to drive a jag s-type R for a couple weeks to bring it over 2500 miles so we could sell it as a used car. It only had 940 miles when we aquired it. Not only did it sound better than any bone stock production car i had ever heard at the time, fuck me was it a drift machine. Within the first 5 minutes driving the thing I drifted the entire 360° freeway entrance perfectly. The rear diff was a thing of beauty. It was on or off. No bullshit. The gear ratios were kind of odd, BIG gap on the 2-3 shift but 3-4 was unbelievable. When you revved it the thing cracked like a whip. Seriously i had a super tricked out Audi b5 Rs4 at the time. I converted it to a single turbo, haltech stand alone ecu, lightweight single mass flywheel and a whole bunch of other stuff. It made 512hp at all 4 wheels. My point being, with that flywheel being less than 3 lbs in my audi, the thing sounded very impressive. The jag sounded more tight. Anyone know what im talking about?? I wanna say it was a 2009 s-type R. It was FFFFUUUUGLY as all get out but, the British racing green, the staggered wheelset they came with, and that glorious supercharged V6 left me giving absolutely zero fux about the stupid ass front end. I almost bought it, then I learned how much a 23 year old kid would have to pay for full coverage insurance on the thing. Guess...go ahead I'll wait...... WRONG!!!!! $506 A MONTH was the cheapest I could find. That was $128 less than the payment itself. The car was so cool I STILL almost bought it. But my best friend who I worked with at the time was like "Bro, I love you, but you're gonna hate yourself in 90 days if you go through with this. You can go buy a brand new Shelby gt500 for less." So that's what I did, hahahahaha!!!

  • @mr.wonkastyle2558
    @mr.wonkastyle2558 5 років тому +2

    That sedan might be the coolest sleeper I've ever seen

  • @joshdevdoss9041
    @joshdevdoss9041 5 років тому +6

    Some say the Stig is actually Jeremy Clarkson from the 90's

  • @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040
    @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 3 роки тому +1

    Every bit of this video is nostalgic.

  • @k24hybrid
    @k24hybrid 12 років тому

    Thanks for the video!!

  • @blanked3
    @blanked3 5 років тому +5

    0:01 - 0:10 WOW where is this road located?!

  • @dymeslyme
    @dymeslyme 7 років тому +3

    great choice of music.

  • @MrBrentles
    @MrBrentles 3 роки тому

    XJ220. One of my favourite cars ever, just looks gorgeous. Then make it even faster.

  • @adampatterson2682
    @adampatterson2682 2 роки тому

    That TWR XJ220S is finally coming to a racing game... Forza Horizon 5 ever since seeing this clip av wanted it in a racing game hahaha can't wait.

  • @GreenmanXIV
    @GreenmanXIV 10 років тому +3

    Jaguar Chasseur Stealth TORNADO. There were only two built 001, and 002. 001 is currently for sale in Ireland, for a lot less than £53 thousand. The cost of road tax in the republic, for this beast would make your eyes water.
    I'm sorely tempted to buy it, but SWMBO would go ape.

    • @graydonsheppard4407
      @graydonsheppard4407 2 роки тому +1

      Your right. 001 was currently for sale in Ireland. I bought it. Which is the one Clarkson drove in this clip.
      Yeah I kept the old Irish tax disc in the window showing it was €1890 per year. Outstanding.
      I also own 002 aswell so I have both in my possession. 2 very seriously fast cars.

    • @vazione5410
      @vazione5410 Рік тому

      @@graydonsheppard4407 if you ever want to sell one of them, message me! i love how they look :).

  • @MattJBaugh
    @MattJBaugh 6 років тому +22

    Meanwhile there's Focus RS's with 900bhp now... that's progress!

    • @louismurphy853
      @louismurphy853 5 років тому

      @AYE OK SURE Why's that?

    • @druidofthefang
      @druidofthefang 5 років тому +4

      900 horsepower frontwheeldrive sounds fucking stupid

    • @tommcmahon14
      @tommcmahon14 5 років тому +2

      @@druidofthefang focus RS have 4wd?

    • @tommcmahon14
      @tommcmahon14 5 років тому

      @AYE OK SURE the newest focus RS has a 4 cylinder?

    • @druidofthefang
      @druidofthefang 5 років тому

      @@tommcmahon14 i don't know about the new one, but it has always been front wheel drive before.

  • @reapanomin899
    @reapanomin899 3 роки тому +1

    Him:There you have it.The ultimate tuned car.
    Me:Realises that there's still 3 minutes to go.
    Also him: _Or maybe not_

  • @heshwuan
    @heshwuan 3 роки тому +2

    Clarkson driving 40 mph in 3rd gear: "I'm equivalent to a fighter jet!"

  • @colbycorraini9253
    @colbycorraini9253 8 років тому +12

    all i can see is the hair....i keep waiting for a bird to land

  • @TheGroovyGuitarDude
    @TheGroovyGuitarDude 10 років тому +89

    Other way around, British Top Gear inspired American Top Gear, British came first

    • @PLK123
      @PLK123 4 роки тому

      True dat

    • @djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853
      @djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853 3 роки тому +9

      "
      British came first" We, the British, invented it first, but the British ALWAYS cum last.

    • @teasippingguy9316
      @teasippingguy9316 3 роки тому +30

      @@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853 reading this I can say with confidence that you'll never have a girlfriend

    • @baker8109
      @baker8109 3 роки тому +4

      This ones the best top gear the American one so so an the new one like not worth my time out em all it be the top gear an sad part is I'm from America lmao

    • @zackddjtfa99
      @zackddjtfa99 3 роки тому

      @@teasippingguy9316 haha so true

  • @gabe6182
    @gabe6182 4 роки тому

    Loving SRV playing in the background

  • @alexwi550
    @alexwi550 5 років тому

    Das waren noch Zeiten, als Kind habe ich diese Sendung geliebt. Damals war alles so schön einfach, aber auch unerreichbar. Super schöne Zeit, viel zu schnell vorbei...

  • @ghostassassin1107
    @ghostassassin1107 10 років тому +39

    Current Top Gear is nothing like the "Old" one. This I would look forward to watching, the other one I would just occasionally flip to - every now and then - for a cheap laugh.

    • @chimpaflimp
      @chimpaflimp 9 років тому +23

      Why? This is cheesy shit.

    • @ghostassassin1107
      @ghostassassin1107 9 років тому +13

      chimpaflimp Sorry for the late response, I wasn't notified on your comment. Anyway, I prefer this based upon the more car focused approach. Where instead of trying to be entertaining with drifting and sliding, it focuses on the car's attributes and features.
      IMO, its more serious and that's what I'm really looking for.

    • @bobgrindley9375
      @bobgrindley9375 6 років тому

      Yeah this is a much more realistic show. All cars average Joe can afford lol

  • @porkyhunter
    @porkyhunter 10 років тому +5

    In the world !

  • @peugeotCitroen2CV
    @peugeotCitroen2CV 12 років тому

    would it be possible to get one of them jags today, how many were made?

  • @conorobyrne2612
    @conorobyrne2612 11 років тому +2

    Buttons on the steering wheel to change gears haha we have come along way since the mid 90's ;)

  • @sbn025
    @sbn025 7 років тому +9

    6:33 why its the hood open?

    • @msg9434
      @msg9434 7 років тому +7

      sbn025 jaguars brilliamt build quality

  • @apettyfamily
    @apettyfamily 7 років тому +27

    Why do all the hoods look left open?

    • @theluckydawg2498
      @theluckydawg2498 7 років тому +28

      typical panel gaps for british cars

    • @CrossWindsPat
      @CrossWindsPat 7 років тому +3

      LMFAO

    • @amw6394
      @amw6394 6 років тому +4

      TheLuckyDawg24 in the 90s yeah but not now. We brits are leaders when it comes to world class cars

    • @Mountain4
      @Mountain4 6 років тому +20

      Adam Walker yeah because you no longer make any

    • @itsmrlonewolf
      @itsmrlonewolf 6 років тому

      Rampid Panjandrum we make shit loads of cars and all sorts today, where have you been living the last 20 years? Think you need to watch the top gear episode that shows what Britain still make, including pretty much all the F1 cars!

  • @vishwaspatani4700
    @vishwaspatani4700 4 роки тому +3

    Classic Jezza! 🔥

  • @DaBomb31290
    @DaBomb31290 13 років тому

    Very cool, hadn't seen this one before.

  • @Tailz90
    @Tailz90 8 років тому +11

    any car company can make a big engine and get alot of hp, it takes good engineers to get high hp per litre

  • @MattMK45
    @MattMK45 10 років тому +5

    STEALTH TORNADO what a cool name!

  • @chrisdooley6468
    @chrisdooley6468 4 роки тому

    I miss my first generation Viper. Lots of fun it was just not in any rain lol

  • @owenborg2535
    @owenborg2535 4 роки тому

    It’s so cool to see a xj220 s on the road

  • @magneto8901
    @magneto8901 4 роки тому +3

    Guys how did bob ross take clarkson’s spot?

  • @Vebinz
    @Vebinz 10 років тому +3

    Slower or not, I much prefer the original classy XJ220 than the 220S.

    • @gf4353
      @gf4353 5 років тому

      Yes me too.

    • @Steve_Gee74
      @Steve_Gee74 4 роки тому

      Yup, much cleaner lines

  • @lightofdespair1848
    @lightofdespair1848 4 роки тому +1

    We need more old Top Gear

  • @gnauhZ
    @gnauhZ 12 років тому

    i just realized top gear is the only show that gets better with each season :D

  • @cosmoolversatil7886
    @cosmoolversatil7886 10 років тому +5

    how long has clarkson been on TopGear?

  • @martinfreund6737
    @martinfreund6737 9 років тому +3

    4:48 Is that Hennessey right there?

    • @dalandser562
      @dalandser562 9 років тому +2

      Martin Freund I think so. I remember reading about those back when I was a teenager reading Motor Trend.

    • @Fetidaf
      @Fetidaf 8 років тому

      I DONT think so lol, Hennessy did make vipers (tuned them up and what-not atleast) but I'm pretty sure it was just called the Hennessy viper get or gts or maybe team Hennessy Viper? I don't quite remember but it was my favorite car in gran turismo.... 3? My memory isn't working very well this morning... Plus he said the name of them and it wasn't Hennessy js lol

    • @dalandser562
      @dalandser562 8 років тому

      +geterhero They were called the (viper) venom like he said in the video. I remember them using that paint scheme on some of the examples that showed up in Motor Trend. You can look it up on Hennessey's website.

    • @dalandser562
      @dalandser562 8 років тому +2

      +geterhero Hennessey wasn't a big name back then like he is now so there's a good chance they referred to it as venom rather than Hennessey Venom Viper. He was one on the few people tuning that car back then that appeared in magazines. I'm sure there were a few other ones, but his was the only one showing up in car magazines at that time. I had a subscription to Road & Track and Motor Trend and read each month from cover to cover multiple times lol. I was obsessed.

    • @Fetidaf
      @Fetidaf 8 років тому

      +Anthony Mancini yep, you're right, I stand corrected, I didn't think they would reuse the name but atleast its a good one they're using lol, I didn't realize they weren't well known back then so I just assumed Jeremy would've mentioned the name as in "Hennessy Viper Venom or Viper Venom Hennessy... Though now in saying it it just muddies up the name lol

  • @supremacy98
    @supremacy98 4 роки тому +1

    I like the way young Jeremy Clarkson talks

  • @michaelgair89
    @michaelgair89 11 років тому

    top gear has changed alot since then i can remember watching it as a young teen but i forgot how serious it was in them days now they give you facts and just mess about its great

  • @meetoihin379
    @meetoihin379 7 років тому +15

    perkele

  • @TheMentalblockrock
    @TheMentalblockrock 8 років тому +4

    450BHP isn't that much today. A lot in the 90's but average today. Most 911's have that now.

    • @luxerend
      @luxerend 8 років тому +5

      Well the Lotus Carlton had 377 bhp, that was enough to make it the undisputed king of the fast saloons during the 90s.

    • @Gojira_uz
      @Gojira_uz 7 років тому +2

      You got Hellcats with 700Hp and cost a fraction of what some cars with much less cost. Only $65,000

    • @richardkocksworthy8423
      @richardkocksworthy8423 7 років тому +1

      That car is pure jizz cocaine

    • @OriginalOrigins
      @OriginalOrigins 6 років тому

      450 to the wheels average??? I guess for super cars

    • @Chalky.
      @Chalky. 6 років тому

      Cars back then had to rely on mechanical engineering and driver skill to not kill you as soon as you turn the wheel, but now you can have 1000bhp and driver aids do most of the work for you.

  • @5uper5kill3rz
    @5uper5kill3rz 3 роки тому

    Saw an XJ220 the other day on the A40 between Burford and Cheltenham, and I was like OMG, my girlfriend really wasn't interested lol but I was shocked to see a XJ220 on the road, such a rare car, reminds me of playing Gran Turismo as a kid

  • @johndearden7931
    @johndearden7931 3 роки тому

    My old Lotus Europa special was 125hp and then 140hp after a Vegantune tune up and that felt VERY fast.

  • @tveirken1
    @tveirken1 10 років тому +14

    8 liter V10? A gallon a second?

    • @KiwiPowerNZ
      @KiwiPowerNZ 9 років тому

      tveirken1 Probably has a fuel line 4 inches in diameter and a fuel pump out of an airplane!

    • @TheProPilot
      @TheProPilot 7 років тому

      tveirken1 and yet 1 less HP than a stock 5.0L Lexus ISF. 350hp less than my 3.0L 2JZ. The Viper always underwhelmed me by it's horsepower. Kind of lame back then.

    • @Healtsome
      @Healtsome 7 років тому +11

      Yeah let's compare 20 year old technology with modern Lexus why not. How much power does your JZ makes from factory? 300 if you're lucky. Vette made 350 back then. Most japanese cars were locked to 280hp and you know that. Hottest shit from europe was like McLaren F1 with 621hp. 911 had 400 max with 2 turbos slapped in. What about torque figures? 1st gen Viper had 465 lb·ft (630 N·m) while McLaren F1 had 480 lb·ft (651 N·m). Everyone ignores the fact SRT team increased Viper's hp by more than 160% while sticking to same NA engine. Hurr durr giant engine producing low hp. yeah, except it weights just like VR38DETT GTR's engine while making a hundred more hp. Why no one complains about Veyron with it's 8.0l W16 with 4 turbochargers making 1k hp? Even your Supra with a turbo from a truck can make more.

    • @TheProPilot
      @TheProPilot 7 років тому

      Healt Desimal mmmkay my Supra back when the Viper came out made 320hp stock and with literally 4 parts made 410whp/~450crank, more than the Viper and yes in the early 90s. An intake, downpipe, exhaust and boost controller got you sub 4 second 0-60mph times on an otherwise stock car. The fact that Dodge FINALLY made that much power is a fine example of how incompetent they were in the 90s. The OEM couldn't even beat a mildly upgrade 183/3.0L I6 with an 8.0L V10. I'm not impressed.
      Oh and then let's compare them on a road course or a drag strip. One is a death trap, the other a solid and predictable performer. 🤔

    • @Healtsome
      @Healtsome 7 років тому +5

      And again you are comparing car with mods to the stock car. Apples to oranges. Doesn't really matter how much you can void your varranty you are still voiding it.
      And yeah, death trap with 13 world records. While Supra has? Yes, none. Old VIper is still there in the top ten cars around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Modified for drag strip? How about fastest 1/2 mile RWD trap speed? Stock? Try Dodge Demon. Dodge has you covered.
      Do I hate on Supra? Of course I don't. That would be silly. The car has potential. But I also think it's hella overrated. It's not all about horsepower, it's all about the feelings, emotions and passion you get man.

  • @valgehiir
    @valgehiir 7 років тому +18

    That colour totally ruins the XJ220, looks like a kit car

  • @DC-te1gw
    @DC-te1gw 4 роки тому

    That Jag looked like it handled like a boat!

  • @reallyryan_
    @reallyryan_ 3 роки тому +1

    That Dodge Viper is the Banshee in Grand Theft Auto games :P

  • @oldman1898
    @oldman1898 11 років тому

    Those Hennessy Vipers are awesome!

  • @tomtalk24
    @tomtalk24 5 років тому

    This VCR had the snooker recorded onto it WAY too many times lol! Those where the days!

  • @bsiccs
    @bsiccs 3 роки тому

    Jimi hendrix cover and a tuned jaguar? I dig it.

  • @adrotoscroto6501
    @adrotoscroto6501 7 років тому

    would be so much fun to travel back in time to that day and bring'em some 2000 hp cars

  • @dnakatomiuk
    @dnakatomiuk 4 роки тому

    Poor XJ220 what have they don't to you, it's my favourite car since I was a child born in 1983 but first saw this car at a local car/plane show and omg I fell it move with it and it's always been my fave car ever

  • @godzioevo
    @godzioevo 11 років тому

    Yes it was, racing cars in the 90's were already reaching over 700hp, and there were a few super cars that had 600+hp.

  • @sigurd1979
    @sigurd1979 13 років тому

    What an exhaust note.

  • @DarthVader-1701
    @DarthVader-1701 Рік тому

    The TVR Speed-12 was a beast, I'm talking about the original Project 7/12 design, It looks like a banshee from hell.

  • @jamesrector18
    @jamesrector18 4 роки тому

    Thought about hood pins for the xj220 cause it looks like it's ready to smash the windshield

  • @JAVTROOPER
    @JAVTROOPER 3 роки тому

    Where can i watch full series of young jeremy?

  • @DrRyan82994
    @DrRyan82994 4 роки тому

    the xj220 and the viper have probably held their value very well, curious about the xjr though. Probably unusual for the normal version of that car to be over $5,000

  • @isaacclarkson2833
    @isaacclarkson2833 4 роки тому +2

    The private reg from that modified jag at the start is on a blue Bentley now

  • @Hithere-ek4qt
    @Hithere-ek4qt 4 роки тому +2

    Jags have way more class than those other rich-boy toys.

  • @trynewhardstuffpls9572
    @trynewhardstuffpls9572 3 роки тому

    Gotta love GnR for the viper segment

  • @Micolash_is_behind_you
    @Micolash_is_behind_you 4 місяці тому +1

    3:29 what does "under the arches" mean?

  • @wjtr._03
    @wjtr._03 2 роки тому

    6:38 first time hearing a stevie ray vaughan song (cover) in a top gear episode