@@HeadPack look I loved the top gear trio but lets not forget that Jeremys contract not getting renewed was because he punched his producer in the face well saying racial slurs because no hot steaks were available because the hotel kitchen was closed after a shoot not saying top gear is great now or anything but it was not like they had much choice it was not the first thing he had done that was questionable
@@diaboles He sure deserved some consequences for what he did, but they should have explored other options. Top Gear has never been that great since the trio left, and may never again be.
@@HeadPack Their tenure was coming to an end anyway. At the time it finished, the TG show with them was coming to a natural end anyway. Clarkson acted like a childish bully & toxic jerk... so the show just ended slightly earlier. After that, all 3 of them acted weirdly bitter… instead of being thankful for the great time they’d had, they just bitched about the BBC in a really ungrateful, gammon-Brexity way.
For the love of Christ send this guy back to school. You've got plenty of talented presenters who are capable of giving these cars and drivers the respect they deserve while also being entertaining, put this guy where he belongs back to reviewing modern crossovers until he can learn to be better.
Also the main circuits back then were based on speed - bar a few like Nordschleife and iirc Bremgarten. Monza, Spa, Pescara, Avus and Montlery were all pedal to metal race tracks with a few corners to brake for.
Imagine getting paid by audi for a decade to make this car come to life. Quite possibly the world's greatest job. They probably could have finished it faster but they didnt want to go back to designing door handles for the next q5.
NO.... not really, dude! It's rather a shitty than a "nice" one. Just like you, dude, and this "presenter" who seems to having just two or three brain cells.
"Is it pretty? No". IMO this is beautiful. I'd rather drive this car over 99 percent of cars today. Even without all of the things that make this care expensive.. Just give me a run of the mill daily driver with this style of body, made of actual metal and I'm good.
I mean...the world record for speed on a 'public' road was set back in 1936(?). The car would easily do 300 kmh. Is it smart? That's another question. One of the drivers who made that record in the 30's was killed the next day.
Well, the original Auto Union Type C racecars hit close to 300km/h on the long straights in the 30s and the streamliner driven by Bernd Rosemeyer did reach 429km/h on a section of the newly opened Autobahn in January 1938. on the way back when he was going even faster a sidewind caught the car and he swerved of the road and was killed. Skinny tyres is correct and in the popular hillclimb events they had back then Auto Union actually fitted a double stack of wheels/tyres on the rear axel. These cars slided around like crazy in the corners so its amazing to see the ace drivers manhandle them.
IT's a shame what top gear has become... They still have the resources to access truly special cars like this one, but the journalism and the presenter really are a let down
THIS is the coolest car of 2024. Period. I cannot thank Audi enough for making it! - *checks its not April 1st* - Holy shit I would like to hear it sing and roar.
Wasn't expecting to thoroughly watch this from beginning to 🔚, but after the amount of beauty i've witnessed here, it has compelled me continue on with this beyond riveting overviewing! 😍
I speak for almost everyone from the comments You've had a great run Thank you for one of the greatest car content from the holy grail trio. But plz just stop filming with these wannabe so called auto journalists It's all already outta hand n too late as well Try to act smart cause y'all can't be one Stop the madness
I like the second half of the car a lot. The Grand Prix era was pretty epic. But it was not Formula 1, as the F1 name and regulations weren’t in place until 1950.
Headlights are way smaller in the "recreation" than in the original drawing,...considering the amount of freedom they took in changing the grill proportions, compared to the drawing: Why on our planet did they scale them down ?
it's here now, and if you added up all the content they upload in a week it'd easily add up to an hour. plus the crazy stunts only worked with the original 3, because they had the personality to carry it. it always felt very forced when the others tried to do it.
@@TheCraigy83 Did they show what's in the title and thumbnail? Yes, so no clickbait. At first I also expected something new, but expecting something that isn't shown is kinda on you (and me), and not clickbait.
Since they upgraded the engine, why not also upgrade the brakes to handle that extra power? And given the tough steering, how does it handle in the winding streets of medieval German towns?
Tommo is thinking, if he touches that steering wheel again I'm opening that door on the next right hand turn
really? no sounds clips of the v16? you should be canceled
Dang.
I'm canceling your battle pass
Top gear is dead anyway
This comment made me click off the video, thanks
@leehenry5764 don't be miserable for no reason
Atleast they're trying
I think Tommo understands more english than he lets on...!
🤣
Tommo doesn't care about strange old German Dialects, like English
hes the stigs desuited brother.
@jeff119990 stigs brother is Ralph Schumacher though
@@ÁguiaDoSenhorShumi was a fake fake Stig though, just a red herring.
Imagine someone grabbing the steering wheel from the passenger seat. Pure cringe this guy.
100%
whats wrong with that
@@oskotwala misjudgement of direction, you need to sit at the front of the steering wheel.
distraction to the driver.
cringe.
?
Dont let that front bonnet fall back like that and overload the hinge. Get some mechanical sympathy.
it was painful to watch
Seems like abit of an arrogant W ⚓.
To be far they should have put a limit strap on it to prevent that from happening
@@reesecup4567 It is not a production vehicle and you would expect more care from anybody opening it.
some people just naturally doesn't appreciate mechanical beauty.
Shocking host, review and no V16 sound showcase?!?!?! This doesn't deserve to be called Top Gear.
Letting Harris go was a big mistake………
He's doing good. He's over at Hagerty.
One in a series of mistakes, starting with firing Jeremy.
@@HeadPack look I loved the top gear trio but lets not forget that Jeremys contract not getting renewed was because he punched his producer in the face well saying racial slurs because no hot steaks were available because the hotel kitchen was closed after a shoot
not saying top gear is great now or anything but it was not like they had much choice it was not the first thing he had done that was questionable
@@diaboles He sure deserved some consequences for what he did, but they should have explored other options. Top Gear has never been that great since the trio left, and may never again be.
@@HeadPack Their tenure was coming to an end anyway.
At the time it finished, the TG show with them was coming to a natural end anyway. Clarkson acted like a childish bully & toxic jerk... so the show just ended slightly earlier. After that, all 3 of them acted weirdly bitter… instead of being thankful for the great time they’d had, they just bitched about the BBC in a really ungrateful, gammon-Brexity way.
For the love of Christ send this guy back to school. You've got plenty of talented presenters who are capable of giving these cars and drivers the respect they deserve while also being entertaining, put this guy where he belongs back to reviewing modern crossovers until he can learn to be better.
"who are capable of giving these cars and drivers the respect" - Amen.
"We're understeering off the circuit... We're in a Audi". 😅
Nothing new under the sun😢
"...swap downforce for low drag bodywork"
There was no concept of downforce at the time...
Also the main circuits back then were based on speed - bar a few like Nordschleife and iirc Bremgarten.
Monza, Spa, Pescara, Avus and Montlery were all pedal to metal race tracks with a few corners to brake for.
rubbish review. Prattling 'journo' & toothpaste AD music = ZERO V16 sound. Kudos to the silent driver.
The way he helps the guy steer… cringe
Imagine getting paid by audi for a decade to make this car come to life. Quite possibly the world's greatest job.
They probably could have finished it faster but they didnt want to go back to designing door handles for the next q5.
"We're understeering off the circuit... we're in an Audi." -> nice one :D
NO.... not really, dude! It's rather a shitty than a "nice" one.
Just like you, dude, and this "presenter" who seems to having just two or three brain cells.
Why did you let the hood flop over like that?!
yeah painful
Tommo showing incredible restraint of violence on this presenter.
Wow, a max weight rule! How cool would that be today.
The speedo and rev counter look amazing. Just so cool. I like it alot
"Is it pretty? No". IMO this is beautiful. I'd rather drive this car over 99 percent of cars today. Even without all of the things that make this care expensive.. Just give me a run of the mill daily driver with this style of body, made of actual metal and I'm good.
Daaaang! That Auto Union/Audi Type 52 is cool!
This is a quality-made vehicle. Something you will never see again in the future.
Sadly true.
Awesome to see Audi doing a build and project like this, TopGear can't wait for more from Speed Week 2024 :)
Clickbait title
Gran Turismo needs to add this one
OMG... a 300km/h speedo on a car with skinny crossply tyres and drum brakes.
ambitious much?
It's what would've been done back in the day
I mean...the world record for speed on a 'public' road was set back in 1936(?). The car would easily do 300 kmh. Is it smart? That's another question. One of the drivers who made that record in the 30's was killed the next day.
Well, the original Auto Union Type C racecars hit close to 300km/h on the long straights in the 30s and the streamliner driven by Bernd Rosemeyer did reach 429km/h on a section of the newly opened Autobahn in January 1938. on the way back when he was going even faster a sidewind caught the car and he swerved of the road and was killed.
Skinny tyres is correct and in the popular hillclimb events they had back then Auto Union actually fitted a double stack of wheels/tyres on the rear axel. These cars slided around like crazy in the corners so its amazing to see the ace drivers manhandle them.
skinny rounded tires have a smaller contact patch therefore less static/rolling resistance, but also, less grip
That’s how they did it!
IT's a shame what top gear has become... They still have the resources to access truly special cars like this one, but the journalism and the presenter really are a let down
Please hand this Audi to Doug Demuro for a day and we’ve got a legendary video
THIS is the coolest car of 2024. Period.
I cannot thank Audi enough for making it! - *checks its not April 1st* - Holy shit I would like to hear it sing and roar.
lol I wasn’t ready for the Texan wire wheel reference. H-Tine stay dine😂
New hosts are terrible…. So cringe .
@@hueymontgomery9508whats tight about that???
@@hueymontgomery9508 What's up with being cringe? You think cringe is a good thing? That is cringe in itself
🤖👽
Downfall of Top Gear
Proves that an F1 car for the road is a PITA.
Very cool that they made it!
"Texas swanging" is wild lol
Watching this just afer I have completed a speed awareness course, lol
Wasn't expecting to thoroughly watch this from beginning to 🔚, but after the amount of beauty i've witnessed here, it has compelled me continue on with this beyond riveting overviewing!
😍
they should make a current day version of it asap for the closest comparison possible
I speak for almost everyone from the comments
You've had a great run
Thank you for one of the greatest car content from the holy grail trio.
But plz just stop filming with these wannabe so called auto journalists
It's all already outta hand n too late as well
Try to act smart cause y'all can't be one
Stop the madness
Amazing car.... unwatchable presenter.
“ we are understeering off the circuit. We are in an Audi.” such a good statement
I like the second half of the car a lot. The Grand Prix era was pretty epic. But it was not Formula 1, as the F1 name and regulations weren’t in place until 1950.
Headlights are way smaller in the "recreation" than in the original drawing,...considering the amount of freedom they took in changing the grill proportions, compared to the drawing: Why on our planet did they scale them down ?
And let them become so decidedly "gawky" indeed?
1930s : fewer rules, more ambition, daring aerodynamic designs, give you this unbelievable AutoUnion. Today, we have the Cybertruck 🤦🏼
And help German war effort too as bonuses
is a Valkarie really "for the road" ? Lets be realistic
More Top Gear history videos please. This was great.
V16 and 500 h.p.....in the 30's, with a three seats and "pilot" front middle is amazing.....quite 100 y.o. !
Name another pre-war racer you'd like to see rebuilt in 2024 👇
increible tener el circuito tan cerca y no ser consciente de cuando hacen estas pruebas tan interesantes
Awesome looking car ❤❤❤❤
The title is literally a lie
I wouldn't say a pioneer for Gran Prix cars but rather open wheel racers in general
When I first saw it I thought they made a 1930s version of the Audi Rosemeyer
So basically it's the original McLaren F1. Pretty cool though.
300 Km/h on speedometer in 1930 and V 16 plus.....🤭
The streamlined version were doing 400 Km/h.
Bringing granprix tech to the road has been the whole deal of Ferrari in their early days. 😅
I may have missed it, but was there another car in this video of that godly Audi?
And I just dropped a deuce watching this
@ more like a GAZ torpedo from 1951
Tbf, no one until Cooper went with mid-engine layout. All were still front-engine layout
Look very aerodynamic. Must have great mpg
Driving that must awake your 6th sense cuz man that must need surgical precision to handle
what on earth are these bot comments
beep boop
Man, I can't even tell if there's a bot or a real human users in the comments because this is getting a bit controversial
Isdera made the Autobahnkurier, a beautiful car inspired by the Mercedes 540K with 2 V8 engines
How did I end up here? This isn't top gear...
250mph sounds like a big mistake topgear
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Umm, perhaps its just me but opening the lid was a bit careless
Wouldn’t it be better to use rolled aluminium than rolled steel…?
Metallurgical of the time, and given this is built to (mostly) era accurate, that might not be an option
Car of the year!
overloading the hinge, no engine sound, grabbing steering wheel while you not driving.
you are a lesser son of greater sire.
The older one from 100 years ago looked way better!
7:27 we are understeering out of the circuit. We are on an AUDI...
Downvoting this cus I found zero automotive compassion exude in this release. Time for a new presenter. Get it together Top Gear.
"It looks like they should be in Tx, swangin"
That was beautiful 😂
7:10 …creamy?
Yeah creamy. Like your mom
It looks like a Bugatti from the 1930s.
Does the narrator say, "just like the 2026 F1 season....? Have I time traveled into the future?
No. The rules change for 2026.
@@davidperrott5743 Thanks, I was not aware of that.
You didn't give us the engine noise of a supercharged V16? Are you insane?
This car is cool... Audi killed it
I don't enjoy being tricked by this thumbnail
why cant we have top gear back on tv... just the reviews,, dont the crazy stunts?/
it's here now, and if you added up all the content they upload in a week it'd easily add up to an hour.
plus the crazy stunts only worked with the original 3, because they had the personality to carry it. it always felt very forced when the others tried to do it.
click baiting us 🤣 . I dragged the stream bar forward hoping to see something younger then my house.
What clickbait? It's a three seater, it's based on a GP car...and Audi just made it!
@@carltonleboss
Its scraping the barrel content, you know we were expecting something based ''loosely'' on a modern f1 with 3seats and a reg plate 😂
It’s not click bait if it’s 100% true…The car in question is literally presented the moment you look at the thumbnail…
@@gavcom4060
you cant see how people may have expected something more recent ?
@@TheCraigy83 Did they show what's in the title and thumbnail? Yes, so no clickbait.
At first I also expected something new, but expecting something that isn't shown is kinda on you (and me), and not clickbait.
I stopped the video when he grabbed the wheel without being asked to.
Since they upgraded the engine, why not also upgrade the brakes to handle that extra power?
And given the tough steering, how does it handle in the winding streets of medieval German towns?
We need Clarkson in this car, now!
Clarkson doesn't care about modern cars anymore
Magnificent, glad it came to fruition.
Audi for ever 😍♥️🦎🦎🦎💣💥💪😎
Audi should cancel the eletric program and focus on classic cars.
didnt they make cars for the funny guy w the mustache
This is the coolest car ever made 😍
3:40 "all these tools are hand made", yeah, no they're not.
mclaren already did that 30 years ago
The design looks like they somehow stole once again from tatra...
Interessant ❣️👌🏼😃
The effort you put into this is so clear!
I think it looks spectacular
This is the sort of saloon car's we should have now 4 doors long boots, not hideous slug shaped hatch/notch backs.
bruh, how the hell is this thing not "slug shaped" itself?!😂😂
@moogle68 Ngl it kinda is but I mean compared to the stunted fastback boots on cars, at least it's long and accentuated properly.
The thumbnail car is so wierd I thought it's an AI generated image
o mais lindo é ver eles correndo 😊❤
Porsche re-release the iconic LMP2000,, Audi get the beeb to hype an 80yr dead idea, its beautiful but belongs in the museum
Is this a new audi F1 car for a 2026 F1 season?
21'' Knockoffs, it seems the Chinese were at it even in those days 🤣😂
That was actually painful to watch.
It is a nice car tho, that’s for sure.