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  • Awesome challenge video with Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond and James May. It's oldies vs youngsters in the Hill Climb Challenge. Click beneath the video to watch in high quality, and don't forget to visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.
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  • @SpazticThoughts
    @SpazticThoughts 4 роки тому +6633

    > 5000hp
    > shows a GTR shooting flames
    > gets a Peugeot that's been riced to hell

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 роки тому +136

      A Skyline GTR. Edit: I'm going to explain what I mean. I don't get why people call every Skyline a GTR, since the R35 is one that has the main name of GTR. The main name for these Skylines is Skyline, so just saying GTR (which I thought only the R35 should be referred to as) is like calling a Ford Mustang GT Ford GT (but there's a already a Ford GT so it doesn't make much sense).

    • @vcvbrrory2269
      @vcvbrrory2269 4 роки тому +343

      Sukhdev R34 a skyline gtr stop being a smartarse

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 роки тому +60

      @@vcvbrrory2269 A Skyline GTR is not a GTR R35. There's a difference.

    • @vcvbrrory2269
      @vcvbrrory2269 4 роки тому +54

      Sukhdev R34 yes it is what you on about

    • @vcvbrrory2269
      @vcvbrrory2269 4 роки тому +44

      Sukhdev R34 you just called it a gtr it has gtr badges and is called a Nissan skyline gtr

  • @mauripekkarinen1
    @mauripekkarinen1 4 роки тому +3804

    "What color is that, national health service green?"

  • @adventureenthusiasts1413
    @adventureenthusiasts1413 3 роки тому +1483

    Arthritis against Acne, sums up the generation difference.

    • @Sithhy
      @Sithhy 3 роки тому +23

      I got both... I'm only 25

    • @shriharihudli8596
      @shriharihudli8596 3 роки тому +7

      @@Sithhy Damn, that sucks dude. How did you get arthritis so early?

    • @Sithhy
      @Sithhy 3 роки тому +10

      @@shriharihudli8596 Not sure, honestly. Doctors think it may be a genetic issue

    • @3AMNE
      @3AMNE 3 роки тому

      @@Sithhy Are you sure it's probably genetic? Or you normally position in such a way that it feels normal, but then harms you later in life?

    • @3AMNE
      @3AMNE 3 роки тому

      @@Sithhy like, the way you sit, or anything?

  • @williamthegreat9632
    @williamthegreat9632 4 роки тому +1584

    when your playing a ps2 in the back of a car, you know that car was from pimp my ride

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 роки тому +52

      NFS UNDERGROUND

    • @febriandhani4859
      @febriandhani4859 4 роки тому +2

      @@sukhdevr3489 ffs i saw your comment like everywhere

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 роки тому +2

      @@febriandhani4859 Thats good man haha. On Top Gear videos or football videos?

    • @febriandhani4859
      @febriandhani4859 4 роки тому +3

      Sukhdev R34 top gear haha. i don’t really like football because the fact that i can’t actually play it.

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 роки тому +3

      @@febriandhani4859 Oh fair enough. I was watching all the celebrity interviews so I just thought to comment.

  • @brickhead48
    @brickhead48 5 років тому +1491

    200bhp and he reckons the 0-60 is 6.2 seconds? is he dreaming? that pug must weigh as much as an aircraft carrier

    • @bobmcl2406
      @bobmcl2406 3 роки тому +153

      Yeah, and half the weight is speakers!

    • @xmlthegreat
      @xmlthegreat 3 роки тому +30

      @@bobmcl2406 no it's subs as in Submarines lol

    • @joeneri150
      @joeneri150 3 роки тому +54

      Got sewer pipes as the exhaust.

    • @giancarlolugo9586
      @giancarlolugo9586 3 роки тому +22

      @@joeneri150 a stock Honda Prelude BB4 VTEC does 0-100 in 6.2 seconds and it's only in it's stock form , now imagine how fast would be with a simple Turbo ,ECU ,CAI ,Exhaust ,Header,Cams modifications that car eats the pug for breakfast in any form .

    • @ProSkye59
      @ProSkye59 3 роки тому +4

      @@giancarlolugo9586 not with those speakers

  • @opsimathics
    @opsimathics 7 років тому +3751

    in this battle of arthritis against acne
    LMAO

  • @MrSupercar55
    @MrSupercar55 3 роки тому +762

    I’m not surprised at that result. The Peugeot is really heavy with all those speakers and monitors and video game equipment, whereas the Frog-Eyed Sprite was already lightweight to begin with, and they then stripped it down to barebones. It’s all down to the age-old quandary of a heavy car with more horsepower versus a lighter car that doesn’t quite have as much horsepower. Some car manufacturers, such as Pagani when competing against Lamborghini, possess the necessary tools to make their car light enough to get away with not having as much horsepower.

    • @N3onDr1v3
      @N3onDr1v3 3 роки тому +4

      Hydrolics too!

    • @MilkDrinker218
      @MilkDrinker218 2 роки тому +18

      It’s a similar thing to the concept behind the Mustang. Ford was never known for having as much horsepower as a Dodge, but the Mustang was lighter, birthing the aptly named “Pony Car” category.

    • @brapa1190
      @brapa1190 2 роки тому +1

      What is the classical music at the beginning

    • @skrackensdal
      @skrackensdal 2 роки тому

      @@brapa1190 flight of the bumblebee by korsakov

    • @devonesq.7533
      @devonesq.7533 2 роки тому

      simplify and add lightness

  • @ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275
    @ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 4 роки тому +359

    The Sprite is just happy to be there. Nothing can bring him down. Even if he lost he'd smile across the finish saying "Well I gave it me best shot. Good race!"

    • @RockyFoxxowo
      @RockyFoxxowo Рік тому +7

      The Healy is probably still on the road

    • @matthewshipley739
      @matthewshipley739 21 день тому +1

      ​@@RockyFoxxowo And the Peugeot probably ended up in a ditch somewhere

  • @ElBartoo
    @ElBartoo 5 років тому +471

    That Austin Healy looks really happy. Just look at it's smile :D

  • @Proff0ak
    @Proff0ak 9 років тому +3353

    26.000 pounds for the modification on the 306?
    You could've bought a good car for that money.

    • @HRHooChicken
      @HRHooChicken 9 років тому +144

      ***** Likely stolen most of it

    • @Proff0ak
      @Proff0ak 9 років тому +109

      HRHooChicken And got his mom to buy the rest of it.

    • @theorbization
      @theorbization 8 років тому +56

      HRHooChicken lol and im sure youve definitely got real actual evidence to base that stupid opinion on

    • @HRHooChicken
      @HRHooChicken 8 років тому +35

      If I called you Buzz Killington, would you understand what i meant..?

    • @SMVB-cl6oc
      @SMVB-cl6oc 8 років тому +24

      26.000 is £26. 26 000 is £26 000.

  • @lucian6395
    @lucian6395 4 роки тому +1122

    Believe it or not, r34 gtrs where around 26k around that time. Just gonna leave this here.

    • @BoxInThisLapVR46
      @BoxInThisLapVR46 3 роки тому +81

      Can I die now

    • @z6u5
      @z6u5 3 роки тому +29

      @@BoxInThisLapVR46 yes can I join you

    • @aaryeshg.6526
      @aaryeshg.6526 3 роки тому +71

      At that time you could also get GT-Ss (rwd versions of R33s) for less than £10k.
      Today its a lot different since now pretty much all Skylines of the '90s are considered classic.

    • @lucian6395
      @lucian6395 3 роки тому +9

      @@aaryeshg.6526 a lot less then 10 k

    • @cesarcantu9001
      @cesarcantu9001 3 роки тому +4

      Now it’s no longer that price. 😭

  • @CanUDigItSuckaaaaa
    @CanUDigItSuckaaaaa 4 роки тому +626

    I’m sure when Hammond was told he was going to be with the yobbos he was secretly gutted.

    • @LowQualityMemesHere
      @LowQualityMemesHere 3 роки тому +17

      Pulls up in a civic type r whist being like one

    • @deathtrucker777
      @deathtrucker777 2 роки тому +14

      bet he thought he was gunna have a r34 as his teams car or atleast a old bmw

  • @TransistorBased
    @TransistorBased 8 років тому +3002

    It's not a modern obsession with horsepower. It's an obsession with loading your car with so much cheap plastic and stick-on chrome that it looks like a tourist shop.

    • @jdm2626
      @jdm2626 7 років тому +56

      Well said.

    • @UltimateMTB
      @UltimateMTB 6 років тому +71

      It's the obsession with becoming a ricer

    • @zoltancsikos5604
      @zoltancsikos5604 5 років тому +2

      MicroKORGI That...makes no sense at all.

    • @matthewl5434
      @matthewl5434 5 років тому +36

      @@zoltancsikos5604 To be honest, it does. Young drivers like to put all sorts of tacky and stupid things on their cars, like body kits and cheap "chrome" plastic wheel covers on some otherwise bone stock car.

    • @gareginasatryan1579
      @gareginasatryan1579 5 років тому +17

      I know. Luddites think that somehow old technology can beat new. It can't. Apples to apples, modern is just better. Of course it's not horsepower that wins but new materials, electronic assist and better efficiency.

  • @Metatr0n
    @Metatr0n 8 років тому +655

    What does a ricer do after he wins a race?
    -He turns off his PlayStation.

    • @Trija204
      @Trija204 4 роки тому +2

      Original

    • @waynefernandes9553
      @waynefernandes9553 4 роки тому

      Ohhh burn

    • @giancarlolugo9586
      @giancarlolugo9586 3 роки тому +3

      @@waynefernandes9553 when a Ricer wins he starts to play his crappy rap trap-crap from the 2000s and starts to act like a douchebag

  • @jayisaway1516
    @jayisaway1516 3 роки тому +211

    In case you’re wondering what the Peugeot dude is rolling around in now...
    It’s a 2014 Range Rover with a 3 litre diesel in it

    • @jonathanmichealfacer
      @jonathanmichealfacer 3 роки тому +2

      & he drives a bus

    • @gug1970
      @gug1970 3 роки тому +17

      and, i'd guess as he gets a bit older, embarrassment.

    • @eun5oo280
      @eun5oo280 3 роки тому +2

      How do you know?
      Theres a picture of the peugeot scrapped but not much else

    • @eun5oo280
      @eun5oo280 3 роки тому

      @Ameline Starkmanir no

    • @jayisaway1516
      @jayisaway1516 3 роки тому +2

      TripleSeven cause you can search the dudes number plate

  • @Hazztech
    @Hazztech 4 роки тому +606

    God I love how the old farts laugh when their car stalls

    • @DakotaBusCaptures
      @DakotaBusCaptures 3 роки тому +10

      I will agree with you as long as you aren’t like those riced dingus’...

    • @IronMan3582
      @IronMan3582 2 роки тому +10

      It just shows that they know the quality of the car they support, it's almost poetic

    • @sdfilmproductions4193
      @sdfilmproductions4193 Рік тому +3

      It's such a British response...."Oh we've broken down."🤦‍♂️🤣....."Nevermind chaps, let's get a cup of tea and get on with things...stiff upper lip, keep calm and carry on!"🧔💂‍♂️🤵👍

  • @tylersimmons7105
    @tylersimmons7105 7 років тому +221

    The Sprite just looks so happy. It's literally just this: 8D

  • @oscartapiero4563
    @oscartapiero4563 9 років тому +769

    That Peugeot is an example of French rice

    • @vincebautista4849
      @vincebautista4849 9 років тому +30

      I agree, the certain amount of rice on it is horrendous, and plus that 1961 Helli sounds majestic and took off like a hummingbird.

    • @Slim_Tim
      @Slim_Tim 9 років тому +8

      I agree too, but back then it was cool.

    • @jokeeling2028
      @jokeeling2028 9 років тому +4

      oscar tapiero You sir... Know your Rice. If you have a Facebook account, join #TeamSLAP. They will surely take you in.

    • @kanggoo57
      @kanggoo57 8 років тому +2

      +oscar tapiero
      or chav :P

    • @essejbooth2982
      @essejbooth2982 8 років тому

      +Kaosma FIN for the mandems!

  • @jake.wreggy6703
    @jake.wreggy6703 5 років тому +2129

    1. Healy gearbox whines like a supercharger
    2. Healy looks better
    3. Healys faster
    That peugeots a Waste of 26k

    • @Elmom_
      @Elmom_ 4 роки тому +93

      The whining is straight-cut gears.

    • @Zak-ob5ze
      @Zak-ob5ze 4 роки тому +45

      26k of mods plus the original price

    • @Clangokkuner
      @Clangokkuner 4 роки тому +6

      jake _wreggy it has a super charger

    • @EgorKaskader
      @EgorKaskader 4 роки тому +35

      @@Zak-ob5ze You PAY to get a 306? O.o
      I thought they gave them away just to stop being embarassed about having it around in the dealership.

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 4 роки тому +18

      @@Clangokkuner It doesnt, pause at 3:02, that's a single side-draft Weber with filter, no forced induction.

  • @lacast_lifestyle
    @lacast_lifestyle 5 років тому +222

    5:24 Hammond should have taken that Evo instead of the rice box

    • @jshaf_3952
      @jshaf_3952 3 роки тому +5

      I’m sure it was there just in case the Austin won too easily

    • @DrSmugface
      @DrSmugface 2 роки тому +11

      Because the Evo would have won just like the r34 ..

    • @alverayan4032
      @alverayan4032 2 роки тому +9

      wouldn't have even been a competition then lol

  • @papersplease
    @papersplease 10 років тому +167

    "Arthritis against acne..." I totally lost it there.

  • @alexwoodward390
    @alexwoodward390 7 років тому +402

    the frog eye's transmission whines like a supercharger

    • @brandynh1439
      @brandynh1439 7 років тому +77

      Alex Woodward that's the beauty of straight cut gears!

    • @bertsmith7013
      @bertsmith7013 5 років тому +25

      It was supercharged, a normally aspirated A series 1275 at best would only produce around 70bhp.

    • @mercedesbenzformula1
      @mercedesbenzformula1 5 років тому +14

      Yeah it has to be a supercharger. They only made 45-65hp stock depending on what version engine the mark I Sprite had.

    • @MerkhVision
      @MerkhVision 4 роки тому +4

      It sounded really good, surprisingly!

    • @andrehoffmann2931
      @andrehoffmann2931 4 роки тому +1

      That's the propper sound of a transmision.

  • @flash1249
    @flash1249 4 роки тому +1112

    I watched this a kid...
    I was rooting for the Peugeot because it looked like it was made in NFS Underground, and you could play it inside the car...
    Now that I've grown up and a brain, I'm embarrassed to for him to have that car and spending that much... That Austin Healey is gorgeous. I bet it's preserved somewhere, I don't know about the Peugeot though... Probably impounded

    • @aaryeshg.6526
      @aaryeshg.6526 4 роки тому +38

      Same. When you turn 18 you either realise it or not that all the extra THICC bodykit, 20 speakers and plastic covering everything inside a car is all such a waste. It may be creativity but sometimes it ruins a car...

    • @TheSabu91
      @TheSabu91 4 роки тому +43

      15 years ago stuff like this was cool. It's such a throwback and cringe at the same time. I love it!
      I mean we were like 13 when these cars were the coolest thing ever!
      But imagine the Stig driving your car.. that's something to brag about!

    • @dhilboy231
      @dhilboy231 4 роки тому +7

      Peugeot still exists, and actually still exactlyyyy the same!

    • @Ryo-vw5hu
      @Ryo-vw5hu 4 роки тому +4

      @@dhilboy231 how do you know if it's still exist?

    • @Slideslikebutter
      @Slideslikebutter 4 роки тому +3

      @@Ryo-vw5hu would also like to know

  • @SkywardSpork
    @SkywardSpork 2 роки тому +20

    Weird thing is, after all these years and watching this as a kid, I've ended hosting the Austin Heeley Sports club over multiple years at a hotel I used to work at.

  • @appelpower1
    @appelpower1 8 років тому +1690

    I love how James calls this a 'battle of arthritis against acne'
    Anyway, that Peugeot seems like a waste of 26 grand. For that sort of money, I'd buy a secondhand Aston DB7 or a Maserati Quattroporte.

    • @appelpower1
      @appelpower1 8 років тому +16

      ***** Fair enough.

    • @jethrovitorioscultor7566
      @jethrovitorioscultor7566 8 років тому +16

      +appelpower1 I would have spent half of that on an E39 M5... (Assuming in the UK)
      Pretty Sure that Classic would be easily beaten by a Modern Classic Bavarian Supersedan...

    • @appelpower1
      @appelpower1 8 років тому +4

      +Jethro Vitorio Scultor You mean the classic in the video? The cars I mentioned are hardly classics.
      I like the E39, it's one of the few BMW's I like (I'm not all that big a fan of the brand). Still, in terms of German sports saloons, I'd have a Merc C63 AMG for 34k euros (which is not much more than 26k pounds).

    • @jethrovitorioscultor7566
      @jethrovitorioscultor7566 8 років тому +1

      appelpower1 The Austin is the classic I am referring to.
      The Modern Classic would be the E39 M5. Too old to be considered a new car, too young to be a Classic.
      What I am saying is, the 90s-00s introduced a few cars that are Pseudo Classics and they combined the best of both worlds. Normally, they would have my money.

    • @appelpower1
      @appelpower1 8 років тому +1

      Jethro Vitorio Scultor Well, I can only agree with all that.

  • @Adam-tm7qh
    @Adam-tm7qh 8 років тому +3081

    200bhp from a 3.0 v6 that's awful

    • @darrylmac6150
      @darrylmac6150 8 років тому +134

      Not really

    • @jarrodbianco6264
      @jarrodbianco6264 8 років тому +439

      I have a 2.4L 4 cylinder, non modified, that produces 200, so it kind of is

    • @lukedoak9882
      @lukedoak9882 8 років тому +271

      I think if it wasn't packed with a ridiculous amount of tv screens and speakers and it was a little more refined that 3.0L v6 would be more then enough in that car

    • @BK-it6wg
      @BK-it6wg 8 років тому +6

      alfa?

    • @xZothecula
      @xZothecula 7 років тому +50

      The thing is, some car manufactures tone down car engines for smaller cars. So it can be the same engine as lets say, a 5 door sedan, but in a 2 door hatchback, the engine will be less powerful for safety reasons.

  • @user-dg5nj1ez8c
    @user-dg5nj1ez8c 4 роки тому +26

    1:57 is truly the greatest moment in this entire video

  • @Verse_Jumper
    @Verse_Jumper 2 роки тому +9

    Gotta love how it's London Backstreets vs. Actual Brits.

  • @Ward1706
    @Ward1706 7 років тому +705

    Tuners vs. Ricers vs. Classics. And don't argue with me: that Peugeot is pure rice nowadays.

    • @carbonatedmilk4316
      @carbonatedmilk4316 7 років тому +17

      And i Still like how it looks

    • @matiasfpm
      @matiasfpm 5 років тому

      Well in yurop maybe. In everyone el se, depends...

    • @charlesvandergrift3126
      @charlesvandergrift3126 5 років тому +56

      @Snow Wolf Tuners and ricers are not the same; tuners are modern day hot-rodders. In fact, they do all sorts of different modifications, such as turbo kits, transmission upgrades, and suspension upgrades. Rice is for looks, tuning is for speed.

    • @iSkully99
      @iSkully99 4 роки тому +4

      Charles VanDergrift this peugeot had all sorts of performance modifications done to it as well, it even had a different engine put in

    • @NGKGMR
      @NGKGMR 4 роки тому +1

      Im 14 and i would take an old escort mk1/an old bmw/mercedes/this Austin over almost any jdm/tuner car. I love the old classic touring/rally cars

  • @SmileyLegoGuy
    @SmileyLegoGuy 10 років тому +152

    NASA called, they want their space shuttle exhaust back...

    • @canadiancatgreen
      @canadiancatgreen 10 років тому +2

      the exhust is not from NASA It is for cars

    • @xspitefire101x
      @xspitefire101x 10 років тому +25

      canadiancatgreen -_-

    • @canadiancatgreen
      @canadiancatgreen 10 років тому

      Brian Geary yea I know that guy was scamming right?

    • @NathanVeee
      @NathanVeee 6 років тому

      canadiancatgreen ya ruin the joke...

    • @yesaya19
      @yesaya19 5 років тому

      @@canadiancatgreen get this guy a medal

  • @SugmaNatsu
    @SugmaNatsu 3 роки тому +67

    I'm firmly with the beards. You can't win a race with TVs and subs in a riced out Peugeot

  • @flaagan
    @flaagan 3 роки тому +25

    Still one of my favorite Top Gear clips over a decade later.

  • @theasusguyonemrgrinch3090
    @theasusguyonemrgrinch3090 7 років тому +2114

    I wonder how much money he wasted ricing that Peugeot

    • @waffle-jy5yf
      @waffle-jy5yf 6 років тому +439

      26,000 pounds of pure rice

    • @valdeizm
      @valdeizm 6 років тому +346

      oh bother, what a mystery. it's not like he says it in the actual video itself. hmmm.

    • @marcuschastney1385
      @marcuschastney1385 6 років тому +21

      Valdepro oh bother .. it not like you could be nice and just tell him 😁😁

    • @MrHenhen5
      @MrHenhen5 6 років тому +34

      Wouldn't say it's a rice as it's not imitating a fast car or making it look faster and it has 200 bhp so it's about the same as the older type r or the clio RS etc. But I just think if they stripped all the shit out and the stupid Lamborghini doors they'd save so much weight haga

    • @valdeizm
      @valdeizm 6 років тому +89

      You wouldn't call it a ricer? It's bright blue and yellow, has 2 wings, lambo doors, 25" woofers, a body kit, and almost no horsepower improvement. Give over.

  • @wsbill14224
    @wsbill14224 10 років тому +104

    The 24-valve V-6 is weighed-down by all those techno-goodies. You can see it pushing through the corners. Take out the fancy accessories and the race would have turned-out the other way around. I'm glad it didn't though. That Sprite is cute as hell. What an adorable little car.

  • @dovah6975
    @dovah6975 4 роки тому +16

    Gotta say the classic car group has my liking, tea and biscuits? Sign me up

  • @therealtnr
    @therealtnr 3 роки тому +97

    It's really weird to think that I was 2 years old when this was uploaded. The Austin still looks better than most of the cars in British car culture today.

    • @spythor1281
      @spythor1281 3 роки тому +8

      I personally think that Austin is hiding it's pain inside and smiling outside so it doesn't seem sad

    • @dupeken
      @dupeken 3 роки тому

      Are you saying that you're astounded by the fact that time exists? ARE YOU GONNA BE WEIRDED OUT WHEN YOU REREAD YOUR COMMENT BECAUSE IT WAS POSTED 5 MONTHS AGO? What's next, you'll scream at magical thing called faucet when you realize it releases water when you turn it?
      Why are there so many actual retards these days

    • @dupeken
      @dupeken 3 роки тому +1

      @@holden4111 seriously you're gonna use "no u"? Dude, if this person was 4 years old and just discovered this phenomenon, then I wouldn't even say a thing, but we know that is a full grown human and yet still says things like this.
      The quality of youtube comments has gone down immensely over the years and I vented on this guy, because I miss the older days where it was better.

    • @halowraith1
      @halowraith1 2 роки тому

      @@dupeken "the quality of youtube comments"? haha. no, i don't think so. the incessant console wars and other comment wars on unrelated topics such as religion and politics have been going since youtube started. not much has changed.

    • @ciaranwalsh96
      @ciaranwalsh96 2 роки тому +1

      This was actually filmed in 2005 so you weren't even born when this was made!

  • @efthymis_mc3474
    @efthymis_mc3474 7 років тому +479

    Frogeye Sprite: classic and beautiful
    Peugeot 306: rice rice baby

    • @downwithitall2795
      @downwithitall2795 7 років тому +6

      Agreed

    • @scottblackburn7192
      @scottblackburn7192 7 років тому +4

      E.P Σpan they should have brought in a JDM style car to beat the sprite but over the cars they brought i would take the sprite

    • @tacklefatkids
      @tacklefatkids 6 років тому +2

      Chinchilla Tsar it wouldn't make sense any Japanese sports car would has double or more the power of the Austin. Even if the Peugeot wasn't riced it would have made for an exciting hillclimb.

    • @nodo7575
      @nodo7575 5 років тому +2

      Frogeye is one of the ugliest classic cars i have ever seen bit that riced out 306 is so bad it makes Frogeye look good.

    • @Crembaw
      @Crembaw 4 роки тому +6

      You’ve got vision problems if you think either car looks good.

  • @sonnyenduro
    @sonnyenduro 9 років тому +85

    It is so satisfying to see a classic car beat up a riced car

  • @bengreen7363
    @bengreen7363 3 роки тому +20

    "And now representing a time when subs were used to fight the Germans" 😂😂

  • @bikewolf7455
    @bikewolf7455 4 роки тому +8

    1:12 the way they synced the exhaust note with the music

  • @chrisperry2754
    @chrisperry2754 5 років тому +55

    The good british ricer lads starting clapping at the sprite in a genuine polite manner

    • @daytonasixty-eight1354
      @daytonasixty-eight1354 3 роки тому +3

      None of the ricers are British. They are all brown arabs.

    • @Ms123kill
      @Ms123kill 3 роки тому +9

      @@daytonasixty-eight1354 none of them are arabs. They are Pakistani and Indians

    • @coin8225
      @coin8225 3 роки тому +6

      @@daytonasixty-eight1354 Just because they're brown doesn't mean they aren't british. Who's to say they weren't born in England?

    • @daytonasixty-eight1354
      @daytonasixty-eight1354 3 роки тому +7

      @@coin8225 If I was born to white parents from England in Pakistan, would that make me a Pakistani? What if also I stayed a devout Christian in Pakistan? Your race is determined by your genetics and the heritage of those genetics. Not magic dirt. A brown Pakistani born in England will always be a Pakistani. They are not English and they will never be English. It is not their country. It is not their land.

    • @coin8225
      @coin8225 3 роки тому +4

      @@daytonasixty-eight1354 British isn't a race, it's a nationality. You can be born in Pakistan as a white person and be Pakistani. Just look at South Africa, many people of British heritage were born there yet they are still African.

  • @adamwest9910
    @adamwest9910 8 років тому +508

    That is the riceiest piece of shit i have ever seen

    • @kimjongun3704
      @kimjongun3704 8 років тому +1

      yep

    • @xZothecula
      @xZothecula 8 років тому +2

      +Adam West It's a wonderful piece of machinery

    • @jordanschofield9998
      @jordanschofield9998 8 років тому +14

      Saddest thing is a few seconds before it shows them with a fire spitting R34 Skyline. How could you let these ricers own a R34 Skyline

    • @xZothecula
      @xZothecula 8 років тому +2

      Jordan Schofield Because they spend their own money on what they want.
      That's how you could. Also, i hoped they riced the crap outta that R34

    • @awges
      @awges 8 років тому +1

      +Oh Vegetables im guessing you're about 11 years old

  • @quillmaurer6563
    @quillmaurer6563 4 роки тому +47

    Interesting that James and Richard seem to have swapped views on this in the years since. Richard's favorite car is Oliver, while James is quite excited by the new Honda Civic Type R. In several Top Gear and Grand Tour challenges (well at least one I can think of), Richard and Jeremy got old classics while James called them stupid and got a modern hot hatch.
    With this challenge, I do wonder why the modern car did worse in turns than the old Austin-Heeley - had the young tuners not built the suspension for cornering well? Did all that money instead just go into the sound system, cosmetics, and gadgets? Maybe it really was nothing but a ricer.

    • @fin3662
      @fin3662 Рік тому +1

      precisely, they probably could've shaved 500+ lbs without all the technology, if they then stripped the car even further, it probably would've been like 1000lbs lighter in total, besides, it's a Peugeot, if they took the amount of money they spent putting useless gadgets in there, and spent it on a real car, they would smoke the healey and peugeot

  • @vncntw7626
    @vncntw7626 4 роки тому +407

    They had an r34. Why didn't they use that?
    Edit: so there is apparently an argument going on in the reply section. Lets observe.

    • @tomfinch956
      @tomfinch956 4 роки тому +5

      Beetle because they aren’t fast

    • @vncntw7626
      @vncntw7626 4 роки тому +58

      @@tomfinch956 faster than whatever they used for sure

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 роки тому +82

      @@tomfinch956 Well they just are. Even stock it has 330 bhp and brilliant handling

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 роки тому +90

      Because it wouldn't be a contest

    • @vncntw7626
      @vncntw7626 4 роки тому +8

      @@sukhdevr3489 i see u

  • @ThungStudios
    @ThungStudios 7 років тому +18

    Aw the healey is so adorable its little smile and wide eyes. Looks like the NA miata's great grandfather, just with *cough* more horsepower.

  • @pbfloyd13
    @pbfloyd13 8 років тому +491

    Would you like some curry with that rice...

    • @Unkown214
      @Unkown214 8 років тому

      How ironic

    • @pbfloyd13
      @pbfloyd13 8 років тому +1

      Justin Phipps
      ?

    • @Unkown214
      @Unkown214 8 років тому

      You said that car is ricey and yet that mercury cougar in you profile picture has after market wheels and I doubt you did anything under the hood.

    • @pbfloyd13
      @pbfloyd13 8 років тому +10

      Justin Phipps
      That Cougar originally came with 16x6 on wheels and 205 series all season tires, I upgraded to 17x7.5 that are each 5lbs lighter, and 225 series summer tires.
      It is also lowered on h&r springs, has stoptech slotted rotors, and ebc yellow stuff pads.
      Around an autocross course it's more than a match for any similarly powered car.

    • @LegoInr
      @LegoInr 8 років тому +3

      +pbfloyd13 Nah, that car in your profile pic doesn't look ricy.

  • @timbang_sanchoo
    @timbang_sanchoo 3 роки тому +27

    That show must be renamed: Rice vs Nice.

  • @GuninGames
    @GuninGames 3 роки тому +11

    1:52 behold the Majesty of the Austin Healey.......which has stalled
    Lol that was funny

  • @TommyFenstermacher5150
    @TommyFenstermacher5150 10 років тому +32

    Hah! NFS Underground 1. Very fitting in a car like that. I loved that game.

  • @HalomasterA69
    @HalomasterA69 10 років тому +346

    So its pure RICE against pure real racing car...Ok then.

    • @manjavola
      @manjavola 10 років тому +6

      I got the same engine on my peugeot 205 XA, and guess what? the rest, execpt the suspentions are stock. just try to folow me on rally tracks I will fuck you up bitch

    • @ryanscott99
      @ryanscott99 6 років тому +12

      Mano So you're a ricer in a crummy little french car, hahaha

    • @oliverhilton6086
      @oliverhilton6086 6 років тому +18

      >boasts about riced 205’s rallying capabilities
      >stock suspension
      Hmmmm

    • @gradyvanness9646
      @gradyvanness9646 4 роки тому

      @@oliverhilton6086 not 205 it's a 306

    • @BobRobber1
      @BobRobber1 4 роки тому

      @@gradyvanness9646 he means his own car. did you not read the comment?

  • @LegoWormNoah101
    @LegoWormNoah101 3 роки тому +16

    3:28 Interesting how that carried over to the modern age. It stood the test of time to go from "ricer nonsense" to "useful idea"

    • @skywolfx76
      @skywolfx76 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah but I can only imagine the look on the owners face when they don't only make that a standard for new cars nowadays but you can also get a full picture one for cheap haha

  • @benabbots7443
    @benabbots7443 3 роки тому +9

    twelve years on, the Pug looks old-fashioned as hell, Healey still looking good...

  • @themaxcapri1481
    @themaxcapri1481 6 років тому +126

    "Austin Healey Sport Club " VS "Riced Peugeot Club"
    Austin Healey Sport Club WINS 💪💪💪

    • @deanramada2705
      @deanramada2705 5 років тому

      Christine & ali stibi wedding

    • @rustbloodeclipse
      @rustbloodeclipse 3 роки тому +1

      Only cuz they got to strip half of their car's weight before the race and the Peugeot team didn't. If it was fair and both cars raced the way they showed up, the Peugeot would've dominated.

  • @AzuriteReverb
    @AzuriteReverb 12 років тому +27

    What I think TG tried to show is that the real car nuts are the old beards. I personally was amazed at the effort they put into making the car lighter and agile. Even if Hammond's group had used another car, I think the old car nuts would've deserved to win. When I grow old, I see myself like these guys.

  • @jakehodgson443
    @jakehodgson443 3 роки тому +11

    I'm 22 and I'd take that frogeye sprite any day of the week. Phenomenal car

  • @discozula4469
    @discozula4469 3 роки тому +21

    If that riced out ”youth car” would have some power upgrades like a turbo, stiff suspension, trick clutch, exhaust mods, those were what tuner cars were like. They werent just rice boxes.

  • @collegestudent6071
    @collegestudent6071 10 років тому +1058

    0-60 in 6 seconds with a 200 BHP V6, in a car that weighs about 4000 pounds with all that stupid bodywork and electronics....Typical ricer.

    • @911gpd
      @911gpd 9 років тому +45

      ***** moreover, it's a front wheel drive... so yeah definitely some bullsh*t

    • @brandonnhol
      @brandonnhol 7 років тому +26

      911gp I don't like the car personally but front wheel drive isn't really "rice" imo.

    • @DonaldREdman-wj7jy
      @DonaldREdman-wj7jy 7 років тому +16

      Brandon Nhol I don't disagree with you there. But... The 306 in the video is so burnt, the rice is charcoal now.

    • @AR-rk9nn
      @AR-rk9nn 6 років тому +3

      Ryan Angelo not off the line it isn’t; integra type Rs can just get under 6 seconds to 100

    • @poopipeboy3033
      @poopipeboy3033 6 років тому +8

      Actual reviews placed this car at 0-60 in more like 8 seconds, although with all the heavy mods and low profile tyres, I would add another 3 seconds.

  • @hvf26
    @hvf26 8 років тому +222

    ahhh back when rice was cool. what the hell were we all thinking?! id much rather have that austin, it'd be so much nicer to drive

    • @Matt561
      @Matt561 8 років тому +3

      +hvf26 It was an odd time

    • @tootruesheep872
      @tootruesheep872 8 років тому

      Rice? what?

    • @AdmiralRustyShackleford
      @AdmiralRustyShackleford 8 років тому +1

      +TooTrueLamb What are you confused about?

    • @AdmiralRustyShackleford
      @AdmiralRustyShackleford 8 років тому +9

      TooTrueLamb It's a term that started when kids took Asian cars and modified them to "look fast" when they really didn't any extra performance over stock, an in a lot of cases, less performance due to added weight or worse handling due to a bad lowering job.

    • @tootruesheep872
      @tootruesheep872 8 років тому

      +snakesonaplane2 Oh.

  • @mob9164
    @mob9164 2 роки тому +3

    Funny how Tipsy by J-Known starts playing at 2:15 lmao

  • @oliverhilton6086
    @oliverhilton6086 3 роки тому +24

    "Noooo! You can't even drive that car in underground 2! It's not even bagged!"
    "Hehe froggy boi go eeeeeeeeeee"

  • @bbb462cid
    @bbb462cid 10 років тому +4

    3:09 James May in his element

  • @evanthomas7365
    @evanthomas7365 6 років тому +265

    I would rather drive a reliant robin than that peugeot

  • @gallien0001
    @gallien0001 4 роки тому +37

    0:16
    What do i see??
    a nokia 6230i?!
    oh yes, i have the same one 12 years after...
    :,(

  • @mrarnold96
    @mrarnold96 4 роки тому +3

    The sound of the Austin is joyous

  • @flamingosextet8649
    @flamingosextet8649 5 років тому +15

    The wet surface was a huge equalizer in this contest. My brother got fastest time of day in the rain at the Chimney Rock Hill climb once in the eighties, driving a Lotus type 61 Formula Ford (a relic, powered by a Ford Pinto motor). The next day it was dry, and all the modified hill climb special cars won the podium.

  • @Mebob2001
    @Mebob2001 9 років тому +340

    so 26k into mods yet nothing done to the engine... yes makes sence...

    • @importedmusic
      @importedmusic 9 років тому +14

      Kevin Rogers *sense

    • @kierandocherty9475
      @kierandocherty9475 8 років тому +18

      That's ricers for you

    • @Mikeb1001
      @Mikeb1001 8 років тому +55

      +Kevin Rogers How many 306's have you seen with a 3.0 v6? That's right, none, because the engine is a mod in itself, it's a much bigger engine out of a 406 coupe

    • @GECKOZFTW
      @GECKOZFTW 5 років тому +5

      Mike Butt Sure they swapped the engine, but what's the point when they don't even make it produce more power? A 3.0 V6 is quite a heavy engine. The 2.0 I4 from the GTi-6 version of the 306 would have been the better choice. Almost as much power, with much less weight. And the I4 is more ripe for mods to the engine.

    • @pedrosilvamusician
      @pedrosilvamusician 5 років тому +6

      @@GECKOZFTW but for the dude its a bigger number. He was saying his numbers like a schmuck to hammond like he was talking some impressive feats. Well, im sure he would be pleased to know that a Fiat Punto GT from 1995 can do almost the same for 1/16 of the price

  • @Foxy-vp7rf
    @Foxy-vp7rf 5 років тому +27

    James has had that shirt for 17 years lol long than I’ve been alive

  • @sonia.bennett1
    @sonia.bennett1 4 роки тому +9

    0:27
    We were on the verge of greatness, we were this close

  • @aloha_gamer7635
    @aloha_gamer7635 7 років тому +278

    rice vs sleeper😂

    • @user-nt6ur4ef5r
      @user-nt6ur4ef5r 4 роки тому +7

      Nothing sleeper about that FrogEye, for if it were to be one, it'd certainly would put alot more gray hairs on the Ricer and the Old clubs alike

    • @Eeter26
      @Eeter26 4 роки тому +1

      Aloha_gamer that car is basically stock. How is it a sleeper?

  • @nintendoatarikiller
    @nintendoatarikiller 10 років тому +46

    Enough rice to feed Bombay.

  • @mickieb74
    @mickieb74 4 роки тому +13

    "Does it go any lower than that?" LOL

  • @Harley_ashtonn
    @Harley_ashtonn 5 років тому +165

    This is more ricer vs car enthusiast
    Than new vs old

    • @wills.junks7
      @wills.junks7 3 роки тому +9

      2000s modded car vs old car. Rice is Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement, that car is more likely a show car than a ricer

    • @joule9255
      @joule9255 3 роки тому +4

      You know car culture was alot diffrent 10 years ago

    • @LunringNassar
      @LunringNassar 3 роки тому +2

      @@joule9255 yeah, and we gotta be grateful that it happened

  • @JessieHaws
    @JessieHaws 6 років тому +7

    I love the dubstep ‘flight of the bumblebee’ 3:20

  • @jioe656
    @jioe656 10 років тому +40

    they have skyline why they dont use it?

    • @iAgentLu
      @iAgentLu 10 років тому +21

      MartGTR Skyline would destroy this so it would be cheating.

    • @66gt40lm
      @66gt40lm 9 років тому

      MartGTR That wouldn't even be fair if they used the Skyline.

  • @Sergeantmajormario
    @Sergeantmajormario 2 роки тому +7

    Seeing a car do such fine cornering like the Austin just did is always a great sight to see

  • @ryancalhoun7456
    @ryancalhoun7456 4 роки тому +5

    That 1961 “frog eye” is amazing.

    • @nicholasjames1451
      @nicholasjames1451 4 роки тому +1

      I actually fit in more with the fashion style of the bearded guys

    • @walkingtalkingmonkey4103
      @walkingtalkingmonkey4103 3 роки тому

      Im a teenager rather new too driving and i always loved the frog eye, such a cute car that looks fun to drive

  • @linthu1271
    @linthu1271 8 років тому +428

    richard? more like ricehard

  • @jackforrester9580
    @jackforrester9580 7 років тому +63

    These arent two types of car cultures i like R34s no speakers all horsepower, flames and an amazing sound. That peugeot is pure rice 😂

  • @chavruta2000
    @chavruta2000 Рік тому +1

    great to see people come together like that

  • @IronMan3582
    @IronMan3582 2 роки тому +14

    It's undoubtedly true the that Peugot was way heavier than the Austin, but I wonder how much the fact it was front wheel drive played into it with under steer in the corners effected its time...that and it certainly wasn't a purpose built car for a hill climb either.

    • @naehafarooq7974
      @naehafarooq7974 Рік тому

      I like it

    • @pedrosilvamusician
      @pedrosilvamusician Рік тому

      It's not the weight. It was probably stock in terms of brakes and suspension. Also the tyres were probably not appropriate. I think it was just way too much

  • @austrone8586
    @austrone8586 9 років тому +209

    Literally this is the battle of the Ricer (the ugly Peugeot) vs the Tuners (the Frog Eye Sprite)

    • @Hipas_Account
      @Hipas_Account 8 років тому +6

      +Christial Benolirao Well it wasnt ricing back then... you shoulda thought about the car scene back when this was filmed

    • @jerryeu2161
      @jerryeu2161 8 років тому +13

      This was filmed around 2005, car culture back then is like the 306, not considered rice, its 10 years now and the culture like that have already died down!

    • @konstantinos1992ful
      @konstantinos1992ful 8 років тому +1

      +Christial Benolirao yeah but the rice dont have power over tuners

    • @ChrisPMT
      @ChrisPMT 8 років тому +2

      Nice profile picture 🇵🇭

    • @RebelForce8
      @RebelForce8 8 років тому +4

      +Christial Benolirao Not its the Tuners vs. " Cant poo in the loo club "

  • @rowanlewisuk
    @rowanlewisuk 6 років тому +8

    I remember watching this episode as a kid thinking that peugeot was absolutely stunning. Im here now thinking the austin is!

    • @az7378
      @az7378 4 роки тому +1

      Same thing.

  • @heybud3275
    @heybud3275 3 роки тому +3

    0:21 "We're so close, yet so far"

  • @DaewooFestiva23
    @DaewooFestiva23 3 роки тому +25

    Austin healey: preserved and taken car of to this day!
    Riced out Peugeot: likely in a junkyard or abandoned in some ally.

  • @ihathtelekinesis
    @ihathtelekinesis 8 років тому +7

    1:24 It's actually the national racing colours of Ecuador.

  • @v4r5k0v
    @v4r5k0v 10 років тому +7

    2:53 that old man looks like very old Jeremy

  • @pmk-es1rw
    @pmk-es1rw 4 роки тому +24

    I would love to spend an afternoon with the Austin guys

    • @thomastheshockedengine
      @thomastheshockedengine 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @danielmorris6523
      @danielmorris6523 Рік тому

      I spent an afternoon with Abzi and his crew and for some reason he just spent the entire time driving around near schools around Rotherham.

  • @christopherleetrf
    @christopherleetrf 10 років тому +22

    To be fair the Healey was built for racing, while the Citreon is a show car.

  • @xMostFuriousx
    @xMostFuriousx 7 років тому +8

    In case someone is still looking for it the song at 3:37 is Deakin Scott - Hell-bent ;)

  • @ashleyjackson8538
    @ashleyjackson8538 Рік тому

    Love both the old and new

  • @adventure_F0x
    @adventure_F0x 5 років тому +4

    Nice to see the proper car doing well

  • @911gpd
    @911gpd 9 років тому +477

    I'm 23 and sooooo glad that a normal classic car won against a stupid ugly modified 306

    • @geekycheekymonkey7867
      @geekycheekymonkey7867 9 років тому +4

      I was only on their team because they got tea

    • @arkanali4982
      @arkanali4982 8 років тому +14

      Ricers are funny people that 306 looks hideous

    • @LOLWUTWTFBBQ
      @LOLWUTWTFBBQ 8 років тому +2

      I'd pick the 306 over that classic one every day of the week

    • @LOLWUTWTFBBQ
      @LOLWUTWTFBBQ 8 років тому +1

      911gpd i would be fine with that, i personally really like the look of the newer tuned cars

    • @911gpd
      @911gpd 8 років тому +2

      LOLWUTWTFBBQ well, if it's your taste

  • @jackmcdonald8355
    @jackmcdonald8355 8 років тому +85

    They were playing NFS Underground 2. The best game ever.

    • @firezilla2451
      @firezilla2451 8 років тому

      My fav nfs is pro street

    • @benij8130
      @benij8130 7 років тому +24

      Jack McDonald they played underground 1

    • @Luukebaas
      @Luukebaas 7 років тому

      nfs carbon is my fav :3

    • @frankcastle9691
      @frankcastle9691 6 років тому +3

      They where playing a ricer game in a rice car.

    • @jackmcdonald8355
      @jackmcdonald8355 4 роки тому

      @Meyaka Brown Exfuckingcuse me, they're completley different games. BFS games are arcade games, they dont have realistic physics or anything, they're waaaaay better than some silly simulation game. Yesterday I bought and returned PC2 on Steam, I decided to give it a go, but its complete ass so it returned it.

  • @rajeevgovind7515
    @rajeevgovind7515 4 роки тому +4

    James: and now representing a time when subs was what you fought the germans with.
    LMAO

  • @daltonbecker4494
    @daltonbecker4494 3 роки тому +6

    My Grandfather has a story about the Sprite. Apparently one of his friends had one. They all made fun of him because it was tiny and not too fast. So he gets challenged to a race. My Grandfathers friend says "Ok, but I get to pick were we are racing!" And the Challenger accepts. He was then challenged to race in a dried out stream. My Grandfathers friend won through default.

  • @BashfulBones
    @BashfulBones 8 років тому +312

    in america those are called ricers

    • @CAL1MBO
      @CAL1MBO 8 років тому +27

      +Bashful Bones They are called ricers here also.

    • @BashfulBones
      @BashfulBones 8 років тому +6

      ahh i didnt know haha

    • @12FERga
      @12FERga 8 років тому +6

      Actually its chavs but its the same

    • @BashfulBones
      @BashfulBones 8 років тому +21

      chavs are those guys wearing track suits and act tough right? ive been to Britain and someone told me about chavs

    • @reptilevlogs5589
      @reptilevlogs5589 8 років тому +2

      +Bashful Bones yeah you got it right.

  • @TransistorBased
    @TransistorBased 7 років тому +4

    I love the simple but effective track cars.

  • @davenator13
    @davenator13 4 роки тому +8

    “Arthritis vs acne” 😂

  • @nicholasharshbarger4454
    @nicholasharshbarger4454 3 роки тому

    I love the sound that the heely makes.

  • @Timbobjr
    @Timbobjr 7 років тому +3

    0:40 Torques where it's at, my boy.