Ford GT40 Challenge | Top Gear - Part 2
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- Опубліковано 14 січ 2010
- Part two of two. The Ford GT may be Jeremy Clarkson's dream car but it does have one or two drawbacks and proves to be a little impractical, much to the amusement of James and Richard. Probably best to hand it over to the Stig then.
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If only the music was a bit louder and Jezza's voice slightly quieter..
*WHAT! I CANT HERE YOU!*
I CAN'T THERE YOU!
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What is the name of the song at the beginning
Couldnt agree more
Some say that he has no ears.
And that, even if he woke up with hearing aids, he'd still screw this clip up.
All we know is...he's called the Sound Editor.
+Vladpryde well done
+Vladpryde LMAO
hahahaa
lol
+Vladpryde All we know is... HE'S CALLED THE SOUND EDITOR
I love how visibly excited Jeremy is about the car. What a car! One of the most beautiful sports cars ever made.
I love the Ford GT it's one of my favourite cars ever!!
4 mpg ,🤯
A 2005 Ford Mustang GT has more miles then that gas hog
@@leonsilcott4895 … and worth every bit of it. 🤣
He hated it when he got it
"price wise it's the same as a Ferrari 360" Haha, now a Ferrari 360 is worth well under 80k while these are now worth over 250k. Funny how money moves.
Because there are 17,000 Ferrari 360s made! Wasn't a limited production like this Ford GT.
Exactly, ask yourself how much a 360 Challenge Stradale, 430 Scuderia/16M, 458 Speciale/Aperta go for? As far as American cars go, the 05-06 Ford GT has probably held its value the best.
2018... Its doubled.
No Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradales are going for about $240k. I’d still rather have the GT but both are doing quite well pricewise
@@nzzx1 maybe the challenge stradale's are 240k but they also costed $55k more than the GT (GT costed $140k, the 360 CS costed $195k) the basic Ferrari 360 which costed $145k is now worth between $60k and $90k. The Ford GT costs between $225k and $380k... theres a couple stragglers asking for almost $500k for pristine models but I doubt anyone would go for that
4 mpg on a recetrack is not that bad. Ferradi 599 did 1.7, Lamgorghini Murcielago did 4.1mpg and Audi R8 did 5mpg
But that ford gt is made for the road
And in normal road it's 12 mpg, it's still thirsty
@@raihanamirulhusana7134 it was made for beating ferraris ass.
@@raihanamirulhusana7134 so are all the cars he listed lol
Good thing the Corvette whoops em all in this department with a exponential 15.7mpg.
Clarkson: all American cars are awful
Also Clarkson: *in love with GT40*
Top gear people shouldn't be taken seriously half the time. It is a comedy show
+Tom Morrison until it broke a dozen times then he sold it.
I think these 3 guys have grudgingly (or at least Jeremy) come to accept over the years that American cars have both gotten far better than the ones of yesteryear, and that they have their place in the world of cars.
In the 60 Ford Won Le Mans 4 times with 3 different cars. 66 MK-II, 67 MK-IV (100% US Made) and 69 and 70 MK-I (same Gulf car serial number 1075). The 1967 victory was with US Drivers on a US design and built car. Ford GT MK-IV was outlawed by the French.
The MkI, MkII and MKIII were British made. The MK IV was indeed American made, but under the guidance of Roy Lunn (British engineer), so not entirely US design.The 1966 and 67 victories were US teams (Shelby America). The 1968 and '69 victories were UK teams.(J.W. Automotive Engineering)
Did top gear give a positive review of an American car? I'm shocked.
A while after this episode was made, Jeremy revealed that after a while, he hated the car as it had horrible mpg, and it needed to be taken to the shop a lot. I'd like to see him review the 2017 GT though.
+darminatin Yeah well you know as much shit as they give us and the cars America makes they do end up liking them to some degree.
+Oros Abaddon Its hard not to I guess. While we don't make precision cars, we do make cars that are a hell of a lot of fun to drive. The original mustangs are a perfect example. Definitely not the fastest car built in 64, but still way more fun than most of the faster ones.
+Oros Abaddon Its hard not to I guess. While we don't make precision cars, we do make cars that are a hell of a lot of fun to drive. The original mustangs are a perfect example. Definitely not the fastest car built in 64, but still way more fun than most of the faster ones.
+pokemaster123ism He never said he hated it. He made a big british humor deal about it not starting... and it wouldn't start because they installed a aftermarket alarm system in it.The MPG is no worse than any other supercar either. They are making a huge deal about 4 MPG, but when your hammering on it like they were any supercar gets terrible MPG.Its rated at 21 MPG highway, so figure you could get 18-19 with reasonable driving. Pretty dammed good for a 2000s supercar id say.
I love Top Gear, but their sound editor needs to be taken out back and shot. This is consistently a problem - he must be deaf in one ear or something.
It's the upload to youtube. It was fine on air.
Matt561
Which means that they must've re-edited the audio, for some insane reason.
***** All of their uploads are like that for some reason. I'm guessing it's intentional - maybe to encourage people to seek out official sources of their videos.
RandomTXDude210 copyright...
it's so they dont have the video detected and taken down.
youtube detects copyright videos and shows and takes them off youtube...
they do this to fool the detecter
Dead Pixel
But this is the official channel for the show.
Why were they talking about the mpg like 4 mpg was the average? Jeremy got 4 mpg when he was hammering the throttle. it's actually rated at 14 city and 21 highway.
Why would you drive this car and not be hammering it?
Kind of like how they said the tesla roadsters batteries died.
Its just their cheeky humor is all. I overlook it as it was a great show.
When Clarkson actually bought one, it really did sth like 4 mpg on the highway. And other owners reported poor mpg as well.
tmanepic because California highway patrol.
"I can move the gear lever with one hand" right i'm going to back into my car which needs 2 hands to shift gears.
Driving a Gallardo, aren't we?
😂😂😂😂
Every now and then, Ford makes something special. This car is not suppose to be practical. It's special with a purpose.
Ya know, If you can afford a GT you aren't concerned about mileage..Hire a gas truck to follow ya to work..
Well you might be if you have to stop at every gas station on your road trip lol.
That still won't stop me from buying one
And make sure you hire a gas truck that can half-pie keep up.
Daniel Hoffman Ferrari spyder average mpg is 13
It's not near as bad as they make it out to be anyways. He may have averaged 4 mpg but he probably also averaged 130 mph haha. Everything does 4 mpg at that kind of speed.
if jeremy would have kept his GT for a few more years he could have doubled his money
Basically what happens when he sells classic cars...
in one episode its shown that Jeremys investment strategy is to buy high and sell low
@@stevew278 well he tries to give back to the environment so as you can see its actually quite a brilliant strategy.
genius even
No matter how old this car becomes, the styling will always blow my mind.
This car was built in celebration of Ferrari's defeat by Ford.
***** Idk what the hell you're talking about.
***** Well you didn't write out the first sentence correctly so its pretty hard to understand.
Timmy Turner
No what he wrote is less intelligible than a toddler giving a synopsis of Lord of the rings......
Absolutely, they where so bad they changed the rules LOL. They couldn't win any other way.
***** And your point is? Like Ferrari and Porsche are poor. All these companies that run in LeMans spend boat loads of money. You sound butthurt tbh.
The Ford GT is the most gorgeous looking car ever built. Whoever had hands in designing this car were geniuses.
I think the Japanese borrowed from its looks somewhat when they made the cartoon "Speed Racer" in the '70s.
heymisterderp ap do lu te ly
heymisterderp
The old ford gt which inspired the new one is actually a heavily modified british sports car called the lola with a bigger engine etc etc, ua-cam.com/video/DUBmDu3HXaU/v-deo.html
The GT40 was based on the Lola Mk6 to some extent, and you can see the resemblance, but there was plenty of rework. Eric Broadly of Lola designed the Mk6 and worked on the GT40 as well. The lead designer was another Brit called Len Bailey who redesigned the front end himself after some issues with pioneering computer design on the original, so in terms of the lines of the GT40, it's probably Broadly and Bailey who deserve to share most of the credit.
Pretty sure Speed Racer was partially inspired by the Chevrolet Stingray concept.
Speed Racer was done in the late 1960's, 67, 68 I beleive.
YEAH THE FERRARI SLAYER!!!
From the start, that's all it did, and nothing else.
***** All it did? How about establishing performance records in most every venue in which it was ever entered, some of which still stand.
*****
Lets compare GDP?
+ N3ONIC Yeah! GT40 kills my Ferrari 😉
The song playing when the Stig is driving is Middle of the Night by Robert "Beast" Best & Bogus Toms.
Same sound editor who ruined the Koenigsegg review (and others).....
regardless of it's shitty mpg, I would still buy this car. Than again, if anyone can afford a GT40 than they can afford the gas.
It actually gets really good mpg. Clarkson was just romping the crap out of it the whole time. And most people aren't going to do that on public roads.
Why was this video labelled as a "challenge"? It's just a normal car review...
Oh, right! It's a challenge for the audience to hear a single shitting thing.
If you squint your ears, you can almost hear music over the deafening narration volume.
4 mpg is a joke. Obviously that was being driven around a racetrack. I'm sure the 12 mpg quoted by Ford is more accurate for real-world driving. And I bet you could get close to 20 on highway cruising.
Nope, iit's actually not a joke. 12 mpg is almost impossible to reach with this car.
Neither of you watched the whole vid hahaha
If you're getting more than 12mpg then you're wasting this car anyway.
@@ChocolateFrog at least its being driven instead of sitting in some rich assholes garage
12 mpg in real world is still consume a lot of fuel
One of the most beautiful cars ever made! It’s timeless! Absolutely stunning! 😍
I love Top Gear when I can't hear it.
Yeah man, I hate it when I could hear everything.
I just love how determined he is. He's like, "I can get in... see.. I'm in.... see.... I can get in in a parking lot...."
I you can afford a Car like this I dont think you'll have problems with Gas ....
It is if you run out before you can get anywhere
MexicanRmz 112,000 cost, say you earn 50 grand a year, respectable in central london. say you got the car on finance after putting 20 grand as a down payment.jeremy lived 80 miles away, 1 quid per mile, there about. 160 quid a day 1120 a week, 56000 a year, yeh fuel is gonna be a problem.
becton98 4 mpg on a race track. hardly fair.
*****
fine even if 50,000 was your disposable income, fuel is till gonna be a problem
+ MexicanRmz
If you're Russian, *of course not!* ;)
I'm a big GT fan, but I thought the parking scenario was hilarious. xD
Here in the States however, if someone has a very expensive sports car, they are generally allowed to take up two parking spaces, in order to avoid their car getting damaged. It's not technically a law, but it is usually understood.
Now if a Honda Civic takes up two parking spaces, the driver's just being a jerk. Haha
You must be excited about the new GT then: www.cnet.com/products/2016-ford-gt/
Grant Gelinas-Brown
Yes I am! I heard about its release after I got off work today, and it is simply gorgeous! I'm in love with it! :) Thank you for the link!
BillyBob Keith OH YEAH, I HEARD THAT. Man that looks like its better than a 458 or f 12
Here in the states, taking up 2 parking spaces is an invitation that says, "please damage my car, because i am a prick that thinks because he has a nice car, needs two parking spaces." LOL.
ZL1Gimpelson
Haha, that's true in most cases, sadly.
In my case, my car is so small, I can fit in a single parking space, even if there are two giant trucks overlapping the lines on both sides. So my car is less likely to get hit by another car's door.
despite me being an American-born Italian, I doubt American cars very much. But I will never doubt Ford. I honestly believe that its cars like this that should scare other super car manufacturers. I own an Alfa Romeo Spider so whoever calls me a Ford fan is crazy.
American auto makers just aren't interested in making exotic cars they can it's been done in the past as you can see. But I'm a ford guy because ford never got out of racing and they can compete with any auto maker and they usually are cheaper for rocks man thanks for giving credit where credit is due
Mustang Stanley You're like me. I bleed Ford blue. I Have an Old 1979 Ford F-150 Explorer Custom. Reliable, if a bit dull. I like it though.
That's awesome I just picked up a 351w out of a 79 I have an 86 fox but yea I love my fords lol
The King Italian I'm not even a Ford hater, but I genuinely hate all the guys who say "Ford is clearly superior to everything" when they've had to rebuild the engine on their Foxbody Mustang 9 times, replaced the transmission 6 times, and replaced half the car at some point, meanwhile my Acura is on the original engine, has chewed through 4 transmissions, and the only recent repair was a new front bumper, and somehow, my car is the turd...? Ford fans are cool, but Ford fanboys are the scourge of car culture.
Edit: don't get me wrong though, I like Ford cars a lot, especially the F-150. The fact that they can make a truck as luxurious as as Bentley and make it cost a fraction of what a Bentley does is amazing (referring to the King Ranch F-150)
@@Dr_Monitor your Acura is a turd because it would never beat a souped-up Fox body. Just FYI, people who raced Ford's don't redo the engines & transmissions because they break. They redo it to give it more power, or to get better shift time. a lot of Ford parts are practically unbreakable unless you're just abusing the shit out of it. Like the Ford 9 inch rear end.
I need a 2013 Shelby GT500 and this GT and I'll be set for life with the two best American cars made so far
Some say the sound guy is so dedicated to drowning out Jeremy's voice that he once paid each member of the audience a tenner to applaud loudly every time he spoke.
As an American, I really wish I saw American car companies produce more super cars.
Jezza continuing to try and climb into the GT while Hammond and May continue talking had me in absolute stitches
lets work on the music to voice volume ratio
"this is more like one of one of those cocktail's that tastes like orange juice, but blows your head off after two sips"
i love that line
I just love these three guys regardless of all shortcomings
Are the audio levels messed up for anyone else?
the ford gt is my favorite supercar for a reason :)
Look at the value of these cars now... what a wonderful machine. How Ford did this in the mid 2000's is beyond me, but my god if I had one I would cherish it.
The 4 miles to the gallon figure was from Jeremy driving the car like a knob (understandably so) and the weird doors may be impractical but hell, I love this car regardless of all its flaws.. Which aren't many.
2021 and this is still the most beautiful car ever designed.
Gt40 is by far my favorite car of all time because of the LeMans race.(1st 2nd and 3rd were gt40s).
Why does Jeremy keep saying American cars are rubbish when he clearly said that the Corvette and the F40 (both of which are American) are two of his favourite cars? He said in the review that the F40 is a "sensation" and when he was driving the Corvette on some long twisty road in the US he said it was "absolutely astonishing". Puzzling....
Since When Was An F40 American? Lol....It's Italian, And Yes American Cars Are Shit
BackflipMotorSports ehem. Its a Ford and Ford is an AMERICAN car!!!! Ford isn't Italian mate...
Banana Torpedo Ford doesn't make a car called the f40, is it the GT you're talking about?
F40 Is Made By Ferrari. You Got It Confused With The Gt40. Both Are Beautiful Cars. Ford Gt Is Modern Art!
Also about that corvette on the long twisty road, he drove it later on in Britain and said driving it in America must of been a love affair and described it as "Ghastly."
Such a beautiful car, I would love to own one to drive in the weekends
simply amazing!!!
I have an 06 blue (like Jeremy's). The design is ageless and the car is extreme fun to drive without ever taking it to the limit like they do on the track. It's biggest benefit is that it draws women from 18 to 50+ like moths to the flame. I'm almost 52 and I wish I'd had it 30 years earlier when I could have handled more of them . As it is, I can afford to be very fussy. Nothing like one for that mid-life crisis.
The first time I saw this on television, being from the states I remember being extremely prideful about Jeremy loving a Ford.
Thanks for that. The SCC Tuatara looks spectacular.
Thanks for uploading this, I had been trying to get hold of a clear copy as im in the audience and can be seen a few times :-)
Im really surprised, because i thought it would get more MPG!!!! Not 4!!!! I always thought it would get about 20 or 25!!!!
Jeremy has in fact, fallen for the Ford effect.
It's something many ford lovers like me go through, and it varies as other brands do have it. It just seems to be very prominent to fords. The effect is basically no matter how bad it drives, no matter how shitty the gas mileage is, and no matter how much you break down. You just love the ford. The sound. The feel. Everything about it, it just consumes you like no other vehicle can.
My 2011 mustang has done this to 2 Camaro lovers now.
lmao i drove a ford ka once and it was rubbish.
amazing piece of machine
"This is like a cocktail that tastes like orange juice but blows your head off after two sips." I love that line.
What song is the stig listening to?
Danube - Sandstorm
It would probably do better if built today, I can imagine Ford being able to build one today that could triple that mpg under hard running.
Haha I laughed so hard at this
Some say he lost the majority of his hearing in a tennis accident. All we know, is that he's called the sound editor.
I got to see one of these in my town when I was in senior year high school, it was the show room car at the dealership
You really think he's gonna do anything near 160MPH going to work?? Yes, you're gonna be run it hard in select roads on the way to work, split the numbers, say not 12 or Four.....say Seven, that's 117 miles........there is no way on Earth he is going to be able to get just Four to the gallon on the street.
No one thinks that, not even Top Gear. Its a entertainment show and you shouldn't take it to serious, its not meant to be a serious show.
They are very stupid
is it me or in most of the Top Gear videos the music is too loud.
petiyo101 scroll up - problem was discussed thoroughly. It's in the transfer to UA-cam.
Whoever mixed the music and voice is fired.
4mpg and 75 miles distance if you drive with your foot to the floor consistently.
They literally did an episode with a gas challenge, a BMW vs a Prius and the BMW won. And Jeremy said, and I quote- "It's not about what your drive. Its how you drive it. That is everything."
putting your foot to the floor will eat gas in any car.
"American cars are rubbish, all of them" Jeremy Clarkson.
Actually, on roads built for something a bit wider than a Roman Chariot, It is a wonderful car to drive daily. I drive mine as often as the mood strikes me here in the states. With it's wide stance it would be a challenge on many of Europe's very old, very narrow. very congested roads and city streets. But then. a lot of other super cars don't fit well on many of London's tiny little streets.
Amen
we need more cars like the GT40
The first thing I buy after hitting the lottery!!
Umm... audio??? The voices are drowned out.
"Move the gear lever by one HAND" LOL!
I've been trying to figure that out as well!
Really? They are using fuel consumption to bash this car? When the Aventador barely gets any better? Oh wait, I forget they hate American cars, even the one they love.
well first of all dont compare a half a million dollar aventador to a ford gt. second of all the aventador has 4 times better fuel economy (16.4 mpg) third of all they dont hate american cars, james just makes fun of everything unless its a fiat panda, richard owns a mustang and bought a challenger, jeremy bought gt twice cause 1st one broke down. and lastly they make fun of every car and make fun of each other, thats why its automotive/entartainment show. so yeah if you dont watch the show, shut up with criticism
Ford GT has 12 MPG. Aventador has 16.4. However when you are gunning it around the track like they do then the fuel economy goes down for both. It just seems like they hate on US cars more. I think its because they get pissy when American auto companies can design a car that can do anything a super car can do for a fraction of the cost.
gtaclevelandcity He hated it so much he bought one.
gtaclevelandcity
I agree with that. I think if you compared the GT40 with something like a
Ferrari F-40-something about as fast-I think the Ferrari MIGHT get slightly
better fuel economy overall-it would still suck if you dogged it all the time.
On the down side-if you had to rebuild a Ferrari engine--5valves per cylinder,
DOHC--I say it would be about 3 times more expensive to rebuild. And with all the extra moving parts-I'm sure that 2 would happen more often than
the FORD engine. I don't really know what would be cheaper in the long
run exactly-but my instincts tells me the Ford probably would
Correction, Pube head hates Americans in general as it seems.
James and Richard don't get it...
MSRP is something like $120,000 but when Ford opened it up for pre-orders in 2004 for the 2005 Ford GT, some went for close to $500,000 because they basically had to bid due to high demand. Also, i saw one go for that much at a Barret Jackson auction. so yes, i meant to put 500,000
Well i have also LOVED the ford gt series since '68. When i was 5 i promised myself i was getting a ford gt '05,ford gt40, or maybe even the '68 gt40 but that depends. Im gonna be 6ft 8 at the time i would be getting my first car so im continplating on it but still great car by far
whats funny is that despite its connering being bad the original and the new one both did what they were supposed to do which is beat ferrari
sound guy your drunk go home.
Probably the most beautiful car that went round the old TG track.
Good point
American Muscle!!
It isn't a muscle car.
Markel Brown
It is to Jeremy.
Markel Brown it is actually classed as the the big brother of the mustangs and actually a muscle car
jordan collins No its classified as a supercar, which aren't muscle cars. If anything more people consider the Viper a muscle car; I don't know why, seeing as that's a sports car.
Markel Brown
The Shelby GT500 also is a supercar as well.
its comical how bad the sound is
YUP!!! Live right near the Los Angeles Crest Highway...what a canyon, man!!
It's still a beautiful car......love to have one.
So the GT's engine is from a pickup, then since Ford pickups now use their Ecoboost engines, which are turbo V6s, then imagine those in the next Ford GTs. This one has horrible mileage because of that supercharger. Turbos systems are more expensive, and more complicated, but they're more powerful and, much more efficient. Ford, and other manufacturers realize this, big engines are disappearing, except for certain exceptions, like Lamborghini.
I still prefer supercharged over turbo. Yes the parasitic load from a supercharger is quite a bare and the fuel consumption is more because of that, where as turbocharged is off the exhaust gases, I still think Ford will use the twin screw supercharger in the next rendition of the GT. Besides they kind of have to to compete against the Dodge Hellcat that just came out.
if they twin charge the GT they wont have to worry cause they be pulling an extra 500 hp on top the twin screw if they use twin turbos aswell
Only thing that I can think of that comes stock from the factory with a twin charge setup is Audi/VW TSI which uses a turbo and supercharger.
Ratkill9000 It is not outside the realm of possibility that they break tradition and use a beefed up twin (or more) turbo V6. It is currently their best truck engine and I would personally love to see this beat a V10 or 12 at its own game.
EcoBoost is too quiet in my book. Nothing sounds better than a supercharged V8. The growl would be gone with the turbos.
Great joke, but they kept throwing out that 4 number as if it were accurate. I hope nobody here believes that. Sure, 4mpg ripping up the track non-stop I can see that. But on the road, it's rated for 13 in the city and 21 on the highway. Just sayin.
That would be 4 UK mpg, cant remember if that's more or less than US mpg
MontyPython12 MPG is MIles per Gallon......
yes
OH MY GOD! the first American car Jeremy didn't rant about and liked!. but then again, if i was able to drive one, im sure i wouldn't either.
I have always wanted that car :D
can barely hear him when music is on.
WAIT JUST CAUSE ITS AMERICAN WHAT ARE TRYING TO SAY!?
4mpg = still cheaper than the train...
Actually, originally, it was the sound editor when the video was re-rendered for UA-cam (it's fixed on the original TV version).
The Ford GT 40 was inarguably a dream car. I think every kid in the early 70s who owned a Carrera race-track wanted to own a model of the GT 40...
this soundeditor is really bad.
"blah blah fuel economy???"
Cry about fuel economy in a Ford GT? really?
Then cry about practicality in a super car?
Sorry, I just don't like how easy it is to nitpick these reviews.
It's a joke..... Top Gear is about entertainment. Jeremy was planning to use this as a daily driver and then those things are a big concern!!!
Theres supercar fuel economy, and then there's Ford GT fuel economy. Thats why they pointed it out. 75 miles on a full tank...
It's because of the crazy price of fuel here. I just looked on net and worked it out, cheapest price for US gallon in NYC was $3.59, for us to buy the identical quantity ( 3.785 litres ) works out at around £5.22 or $8.40.
Unless we're reasonably well off, we'd struggle to run 12MPG cars on a regular basis.
Superb car by the way! :)
Not as cruel ss OPEC is James's most underrated line
The FORD GT is amazing BTW like if u are watching in 2016
i disliked it
The Ford GT seems like to smiles while Jeremy announced the faster time
love the ford GT
"this is a door that's got a roof" looool
Thanks to your audio designer I can imagine what the engine sounds like
Lololol "The door, it's got a ROOF"
What most people seem to also forget about is most roads in America are long straights with long gradual bends. Prime territory for brute force and very little need for tight handling.
That car is going to be another must have "Classic" in the Future