Unlike most cars from the era, early 2000s Astons aged like wine.

@Mich_-mu7fz

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to Henrik Fisker for the DB9/DBS and Vantage

@twotailedavenger

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mich_-mu7fz Wait, Fisker? As in the Fisker Karma? Also, what about the Vanquish?

@Mich_-mu7fz

3 жыл бұрын

@@twotailedavenger Yes that Fisker. As for the Vanquish Ian Callum designed the 1st generation while the 2nd generation was a creation by Marek Reichman.

@AriesUmbra

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mich_-mu7fz Henrik Fisker is a design genius in my eyes

@Andrew4181975

3 жыл бұрын

The E46 M3 has aged quite well.

I can't believe this was filmed 17 years ago, and the DB9 was designed 20 years ago. It still looks fresh.

@ibnbhai

Жыл бұрын

yh, not bad now. Especially the prices

@colinthebeard

Жыл бұрын

@@ibnbhai still gonna cost you a few grand a year to run it.

@matthewcoupeofficial

9 ай бұрын

And the British Rail MK1 carriages looked dated although it looks as if they were refurbished to feel like a modern(ish) mark 2 something you don’t need to worry about with the stunning and timeless Aston!

@johnwight6041

9 ай бұрын

Yes it really is a beautiful and timeless design

@kylewaddington1983

9 ай бұрын

@@ibnbhai yeah I went for a ride in a Aston Martin DB9

"Public transportation will never be a match for a car." Then the cross-London race happened...

@georgegear6823

8 жыл бұрын

But all these races are over a long stretch of distance with less tight and slowed down traffic in not surprised the car is useless around London

@michaelscott6022

8 жыл бұрын

One of these days somebody is going to invent a device or program that conveys sarcasm over the internet. But that's probably never going to happen.

@bobnub8194

8 жыл бұрын

Michael Scott It will. Trust me.

@Ashcombeguy

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Scott it already exists, put /s at the end of the sarcastic sentence.

@Firemarioflower

8 жыл бұрын

And then the race with the Shelby GT500 happened :(

"WHY ARE YOU CLUTTERING UP OUR ROADS WITH LATVIAN MILK????" I'm reasonably certain that those words have never been uttered before or since on television.

@arvilsstraume9304

7 жыл бұрын

that line is probably the reason i never saw this episode on tv :DD

@connfyoozed

7 жыл бұрын

Just curious as to why... are you Latvian?

@arvilsstraume9304

7 жыл бұрын

connfyoozed yep.

@thegrimreaper7709

7 жыл бұрын

I go to the gym on that road that was cluttered up with lorries full of Latvian milk

@SciaticCoast89

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Conn Oh certainly!

Richard porter - script editor of top gear - said that in his book, of all the races, this was the one with the biggest gap in the winner. Clarkson was said to be there with enough time to have multiple drinks, and that’s why his final closing words of the section on TV were slightly slurred 😂😂

@t.3465

Жыл бұрын

what about the Oslo race?

@fabiank485

10 ай бұрын

​@@t.3465never finished

@TSERJI

4 ай бұрын

@@fabiank485 didn't Hammond & May make it to the finish line (albeit hours after Clarkson had already flown back home)?

@kielba5a

3 ай бұрын

Was it slurred, though?

@danrois

3 ай бұрын

what book is that?@@kielba5a

"oh cock" best line in this episode

@Crusher29

8 жыл бұрын

Best line in the show*

@ryliek6832

8 жыл бұрын

+Crusher Rusher no i think jeremy's POWERR is way better

@omega454545

8 жыл бұрын

FIVE POUND SIXTY?!? That is my favorite.

@DanielLearmouth

7 жыл бұрын

It'd probably be £8-something nowadays.

@twotailedavenger

7 жыл бұрын

Only that? I'd probably expect to pay a tenner.

"My soul is prepared" James is so classy. He's the type of guy to duel with.

@ebl36

3 жыл бұрын

except that you’d be laughing hysterically before you began

@sdfilmproductions4193

2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine it now.... JAMES: "Sir you have insulted my honour...I challenge you to a duel." OPPONENT: "Sir for this I apologise and accept your proposal...Shall we say pistols at dawn?" JAMES: "Yes, pistols at dawn is most acceptable....Shall we discuss this over a drink?" OPPONENT: "I have a charming bottle of 1964 Le' poitier sheriffeè in my collection." JAMES: "Ah, splendid. This shall be a fine duel indeed my man."

back when clarksons face was still attached to his skull

@elliothopkins3597

5 жыл бұрын

4 years later and I'm laughing, cheers lad

@cr24sh

4 жыл бұрын

@@elliothopkins3597 Same here :D

@miljororforsprakpartiet290

3 жыл бұрын

Göremi Kaksehn. Like it isn't today ?? :S

@jericho86

3 жыл бұрын

The older this comment gets, the funnier it is.

@miljororforsprakpartiet290

3 жыл бұрын

@@jericho86 yes its already 1 Hour old hahahahahhahand soon Two ahhahaahhaAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

"I think he's been nicked by the rossers" so British XD

@Cars_and_adventures

4 жыл бұрын

Rossers it's really an Australian term really. We british will use the terms Fed or pigs haha

@PaulFindlaybmx

4 жыл бұрын

JJNews13 no we don’t lmao

@jesseyoung9013

4 жыл бұрын

we just call them the police

@Zak-ob5ze

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cars_and_adventures convict

@futurecat

3 жыл бұрын

I call them the fifty.

FIVE POUND SIXTY?!

@__-fm5qv

4 жыл бұрын

And now it costs that for a 15 minute bus journey rip

@Sjwatts

4 жыл бұрын

@@__-fm5qv no it doesnt lol

@__-fm5qv

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sjwatts It does where I live! Its the reason I walk now instead of bus.

@shugo541

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sjwatts close to that where i am. it's a 10-15 min trip into town and last time i took a bus about 3 years ago it was £4.60 for a single. Probably more now.

@joshebarry

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sjwatts £4.80 for 20 mins on the bus for me too

ahh, memories this was the first "Oh, cock" I witnessed on Top Gear

@fuzedd

8 жыл бұрын

Probably the only on "Top Gear" now 😩😭

8 жыл бұрын

+Nak Attack James confirmed it, on Reddit.

@alisonmorgan1850

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Nakagaki and definitely not your last

@abramo7700

3 жыл бұрын

Tuan Do wait what did may have an ama on reddit

@abramo7700

3 жыл бұрын

i just checked “It was in Monaco, when I realised I'd lost the race against the Aston.”

Still one of the most beautiful cars in the world.

@KSY55O

5 жыл бұрын

DBS????

@blake2456

5 жыл бұрын

It might look nice, but the build quality is crap. On ours, the roof liner is sagging, the door panels keep coming unglued, the leather is shrinking and pulling up, the front and rear dash are plastic underneath so they're warping... it goes on

@KSY55O

5 жыл бұрын

B Gard how many miles has “yours” done? And what colour is it? And what colour is the interior?

@blake2456

5 жыл бұрын

2005 with 26,000 miles.. Gray interior with wood grain dash and accents. Similar color to the one in this video.

@KSY55O

5 жыл бұрын

B Gard mhmmmmmm

Every version of the DB line after (and including this DB9) have been absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

@bicyclist2

3 жыл бұрын

Except the current DB11.

@PG-20

Жыл бұрын

@@bicyclist2 nah the DB11 looks good.

@martf8014

Жыл бұрын

DB11 looks poo

@aviationlba747

4 ай бұрын

The DB11 looks slightly disproportionate, but the new DB12 looks very promising.

Although it’s nearly 20 years old the DB9 is still my favourite Aston Martin & car

@StarOfArtemis

Жыл бұрын

DB9 and DBS are the prettiest modern Astons today. Lost me when they took away that iconic grille

I love that old top gear doesn’t feel like three presenters. If feels like three friends trying to win a stupid bet

Im still living in 2008 clearly, for some reason I still see the DB9 as a new car

@unpossible3249

4 жыл бұрын

Jac Gordon (2004)

@unpossible3249

4 жыл бұрын

Jac Gordon Its was made 2004 but released on youtube 2008

@JacGods

4 жыл бұрын

@@unpossible3249 my bad x

@unpossible3249

4 жыл бұрын

Jac Gordon Its ok lol

@TheWanderer7274

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, it still holds up today

6:02 "My ears aren't bleeding" (look at his ears)

@michaelheeheejackson7255

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Chong LOL

@lijukunchandynellimootilho5037

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Chong creepy...

Love these Top Gear races. There's something about the fact they're travelling that's so oddly satisfying. Epic :)

@mescko

9 ай бұрын

For me a bit depressing as, while I love travel, they live somewhere that I love to go to but costs me thousands just to get there.

Never forget this episode main reason me and my late father were in it, there's a scene where Jezza is on the Motorway he flew past me in the fast lane , glad to be a part of this awesome show 😀 as I'm sure are the many other drivers who were there that day

@VI-pp4jo

4 жыл бұрын

How fast do you reckon?

@tiresmoke7229

2 жыл бұрын

What's the timestamp, and what car?

@MirrorMonolith

Жыл бұрын

That is in fact something to brag about. Is your car visible in the episode?

@christineayres7094

Жыл бұрын

@@tiresmoke7229 Look for a Vectra

@TheBeatlesShow

Жыл бұрын

Okay, that's straight-up awesome

The DB9 sure does look pretty

@SupahCebrailShow9540

8 жыл бұрын

Your point?

@saibalchak1

7 жыл бұрын

+Sypadizre can u read?

@jaycourt3903

5 жыл бұрын

It's an Aston Martin, they're all pretty...

@Firemarioflower

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaycourt3903 Not the latest ones. They are ghastly. Especially that Valkyrie. But before that, they were all jaw-droppers indeed.

@ryansmith1471

4 жыл бұрын

Firemarioflower all opinions, I like how crazy the valkyrie looks.

2:24 look, a gentleman has arrived :)

@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

This era was the very pinnacle of Top Gear. 2003-2009 was it's golden era. Before the self-parodying began.

@aravindradhakrishna8660

9 жыл бұрын

celt67 Hmmm to think about it, I kind of agree now.

@Harvester236

9 жыл бұрын

celt67 Good point. It was going to have to end soon anyway as it was becoming far too staged.

@Callllum

9 жыл бұрын

It has always been staged

@Matticitt

9 жыл бұрын

celt67 agreed

@EpicThe112

9 жыл бұрын

Mateusz Wojtkiewicz I agree and this episode from series 4 has some good quotes like at 1:16 to 1:23 and at 2:55 to 3:20 where captain slow says I think he's been nicked by the rozzers since Jeremy has the Gendarme next to his DB9 and if this were done by Jodie Kidd, Philip Glenister, & Guy Martin (Hammond, Clarkson & May' replacement team) for a race from Dunsfold to Barcelona kidd would have used the Aston Martin DB10 while Glenister & Martin would have done public transportation just like Hammond & May in their race against Jeremy from series 4 to 22

Every train vs car race ever started by Jeremy saying "the train is not faster, a train cannot beat a car". Race starts: no train vs car, but car vs train+walking+bus+switching. The ONLY time when Jeremy uses the train: Race starts at the actual train station and Hammond+James still have to walk to their vehicles.

@sanmitrapol3402

2 жыл бұрын

Clarkson was way more famous than the other two and therefore, it made logical sense to cater to the tastes of the audience and let him win.

I got to drive one at work, and just sitting on it gave me a love for Aston Martin That can never be taken away. I'm from America, where Aston's are rarer than Smart Cars

@StarOfArtemis

Жыл бұрын

even more rare is the Cygnet, which is both.

So.............. where's the other 30 minutes footage of this race?

@dontealexander950

9 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Firemarioflower

8 жыл бұрын

It was only 18 minutes long.

@bengleaves8590

7 жыл бұрын

So wheres the other 10 minutes?

@peterstuckmann5831

7 жыл бұрын

GTI1dasOriginal I

@matthewbaquero

6 жыл бұрын

In a copy of the episode that they want you to buy. Mr Dooty Spooky

12 years later I still wonder why Richard needed two huge rolling suitcases for a weekend in Monte Carlo.

@skrillah6259

2 жыл бұрын

Money for hookers and cocaine

@Hagg-o-tron

2 жыл бұрын

Tooth whitening kits.

@mohamedyusuf6479

Жыл бұрын

@@Hagg-o-tron *hair dye kits

@MyGamer125

Жыл бұрын

They're extra clothes just in case he gets in an accident, and the paramedics have to cut his clothes off again.

@TheG60528XiJinPing

4 ай бұрын

One of the has the cowboy hats and the other has blue jeans

In the Grand Tour a Ford GT came up against public transport, a New York Subway, a Jetblue Embrear E195, and a bus.

7:21 lets be honest we came here for this.

5:39 Sports car drivers drink Diet Coke. Train passengers drink wine and champagne. LOL

@itsthezeke9022

4 жыл бұрын

They should make champagne in cans. 😂😂😂

5:20 that’s like something out of an Edgar Wright film

It's a pity that the bit with that wonderful double-clutch downshift has been cut out. Over a decade has passed and that sound is still etched in my mind. It's so gorgeous! Like if you also remember this bit. ;)

1:20 someone hates Latvian milk :\\\ :D

@harkiransodhi7812

5 жыл бұрын

Jānis Strupis g

"Would you like a drink?" "Yes, I'd love to have you!". XD

That's not a car, that's pornography. I love that car.

@DexterJacksonCSGB

8 жыл бұрын

***** let's not get too crazy...

@loganthekrogan2182

8 жыл бұрын

Dexter Jackson We should do all the crazy!

@user-li8sx4yj4s

4 жыл бұрын

You've just said that it isn't a car

@RohanSanjith

3 жыл бұрын

@@loganthekrogan2182 hehehe

I can't believe I watched this episode live when I was a very young boy. Time passes so fast and this Coronavirus situation has made every day to feel the same.

@idreeskhan8885

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it can't just be me but corona has made everything go very quickly and very slowly. Because we haven't done anything, its been the same shit every day during lockdown, but at the same time thats sort of made the days slow as well. Its weird.

@pedrosilvamusician

3 жыл бұрын

@@idreeskhan8885 agreed. I feel the same way. When I think of things that happened in 2019, which wasnt that long ago tbf it seemed like it was ages ago

@idreeskhan8885

3 жыл бұрын

@@pedrosilvamusician Yeah sort of but at the same time in some ways it feels like yesterday too because that was the last time we lived life properly.

@cm5933

2 жыл бұрын

Same! One of my favorites. The C6 Z06 episode is another old gem

This was the first ever TopGear episode I watched. Instantly got hooked. Memories…

wow, that is a long earthworm

@CiberS360

8 жыл бұрын

+ravindra nabiel - That's what she said. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@zrzmtz93

6 жыл бұрын

Wahey! It finally got the praise it deserves!

My personal favourite of the challenges. Fabulous car and great spirit from all three of the guys.

In France, highways are limited to 80 mph. If he wants to do 150 mph for instance, the police can seize the Aston, even if it's registred in Britain. So I guess that Top Gear production team asked a special authorization. Or it's just the magic of video editing.

@deepflake9214

3 жыл бұрын

depends. Sometimes if you are lucky cops can be cool. But in 2021 it is much much rarer than it was in 2006.

My god, Aston Martin make the most timeless and beautiful cars in the world. The DB9 will still look good in 50 years. Masterful design

Anyone else find this the best top gear race of the lot it just feels less scripted than the others and more pure and that Aston is a beauty.

Hammond's face when James tells him that Jeremy is at the docks.😂😂😂😂

why did May and Hammond carry so much luggage?

8 жыл бұрын

knytrydr73 to be typical train passengers

@Dantotherivertosilenceme

8 жыл бұрын

Did richard not say he was carrying jeremys bags

@lorddarlo6194

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dantotherivertosilenceme and or camera equipment as Jeremey probably has his luggage in the boot If not the Camera Man's luggage or Camera Equipment

It was funny to see what Guildford station looked like 10 years ago

@Eliteerin

4 жыл бұрын

Basically identical lol like that dry cleaners is still there and so is the whsmiths although I think the dry cleaners lost that part of it to the costa

14 years later still excellent as always

i remember seeing episode back in the day i think this was the episode got me hooked on this show

This was the first time I saw an Aston Martin and I'm still in love with Aston Martins to this day

Of all the kinds of challenges they do, this is the type I like the most. Jeremy in some fancy fast car, James and Richard using alternative trasports, all racing across the length of a country (or several) to their destination. I just wish Richard and James would win more often.

"I'm not uncomfortable, my ears aren't bleeding" - ears bleeding - haha!

1:39 "Hello" James May - 2004

These races were so much better than anything on recent Clarkson/Hammond/May top gear, or the grand tour.

"WHY ARE YOU CLUTTERING UP OUR ROADS WITH LATVIAN MILK????" As a Latvian, I find this pretty funny lmao

This is my favorite TV show, but there is a lot lost in the editing of both the KZread and Netflix versions of the show.

@liarog965

6 жыл бұрын

Yes is bad

@Blackhawk211

4 жыл бұрын

@@liarog965 No is good

3:59 NO! Never give James May alcohol.

I've been searching this songs for a very long time, thanks a lot for telling me the name!

remember watching this after school so many times on UK gold, which is now dave. Good memories.

Watch this brilliant piece of TV then watch the new TG episode with Chris Evans and it makes you appreciate just how fantastic Clarkson, May, and Hammond are and how useless the new show is.

@scsutton1

7 жыл бұрын

Captpicard And then watch these three take a huge steaming dump on new Top Gear with the first episode of The Grand Tour.

@smoketinytom

5 жыл бұрын

In many respects, I’m glad they moved on. Not how it Happened, but the BBC wouldn’t budge with new ideas and of course the problem of being the BBC.

@AidanMillward

5 жыл бұрын

Now they’ve got rid of Evans it’s better.

@adamhiley2308

3 жыл бұрын

I won't watch or listen to anything with Chris Evans you are right though

@HelinduNethmal

3 жыл бұрын

its chris harris not chris evans(captain america)

11 years later the original DB9 is still the best looking car in the world.

@Donari

8 жыл бұрын

just no

@dubbeking

8 жыл бұрын

I think the DBS is prettier.

@Donari

8 жыл бұрын

NightBot Ban whoa easy kid

@Donari

8 жыл бұрын

NightBot Ban lmao :DDD

@Donari

8 жыл бұрын

NightBot Ban Good luck with that

That ringtone takes me back 15 years easily.

1:27 that's a very old ticket machine

May's outburst at 7:22 - pure awesomeness!

I like that juxtaposed shot @ 0:49 seconds of the Earth Worm with and the Aston. A metaphor of speed

Still the most stunningly elegant car ever designed......in my mind👌🏿. Fell in love with it on Top Gear.....and is STILL my dream car, after all these years!!!❤.

I love the earthworm episode (about 0.7 of a second). Shows the dedication of the legendary Top Gear cameramen

The DB9 is 14 years old and it looks fantastic today

"The police come along in France, and want you to go quicker." "It's choked by the French speed limits." HMMMMMMMM.

@smoketinytom

4 жыл бұрын

Matticus Madness Down by Calais especially. Cos then they send an information request to the Brits and they forward the address to send a letter with a fine.

@MadnessIncVP

4 жыл бұрын

@@smoketinytom Ah, so different sectors of France, have different approaches / levels of leniancy on following the speed limits. Gotcha.

3:11 SMS incoming, I really hope people gets this reference.

I love it when fights “hot up”

Drove one of these yesterday!!! Just 3 laps but that was good enough :-)

@lifecinematography

8 жыл бұрын

you lucky man...

@mattevans7884

3 жыл бұрын

I did too, yesterday!......Stunning experience

It's not about the HP, but about the aesthetic aspect - this is among one of the greatest looking cars - ever...

I miss the old Top Gear 😭

This race always gives me chills...

"my soul is prepaired" Best line ever!

The car with the camera filming the Aston. Damn! Must be really fast.

Love this episode, superb car..

First ever watched top gear video when I was 12 That was 5 years ago and still love em

2:10 - My face when I realize I'm late. (on the right)

"It's all over mate!" *O H C O C K*

for all the interest in Db 11 its a bit Benz in the dash.. one simply needs to revisit this el clásico -with her superb bezel watch dial cluster.. yes,plz!

Good old days, i will never forget the absolute joy i had whenever a new episode released. I even learned english that way because back then, there where no subs or dubs available. I think they should do those races again with modern cars so we can all have fun again

Hammond: James just think of Jeremy arriving before us, just the quantity of smugness. James: my soul is prepared.

6:50 I wonder how camera crew got on the streets before Jeremy passed. Besides, they used 3 times the same sound for 3 different shots of Jeremy passing by.

5:12 " my soul is prepared " Haha brilliant

I wish they still did these races.

Wait what the police made him speed up?

@NLNeuro

8 жыл бұрын

The police in France support fast and beautiful cars

@CiberS360

8 жыл бұрын

+ItsKrypton - Really?

@awesometurtlegaming2161

8 жыл бұрын

+ItsKrypton That's not true XD

@NLNeuro

8 жыл бұрын

+Awesome Turtle Gaming shhhhhhhhh

@Firemarioflower

8 жыл бұрын

Back then, they did.

The best looking Aston in recent years

I LOVE Aston Martins. I got to test drive a DB9 this weekend. Yep definitely in love. 50% sure I'm trading my Z06 for a new DB9. Damn you Brits and your awesome cars.

I have watched this like 20 times because it is so good and it is the best top gear ever

Richard and James take a lot of luggage.

The Aston Martin DB9 is so pretty

Hammond's laugh is the best 3:43

my fav TG clip thank you Im hopeing to do the same trip next year in a XKR I know its not an astion martin but its the next best thing lol

5:10 " My soul is prepared " Oooooooooh typichal may

Jeremy with his sunglasses on looks like Will Ferrell.

@gewglesux

9 жыл бұрын

Konrad Szpunar yeah, but Jezza is a lot more funny... and he doesn't even try

Reminds me of the time I missed the train ran back my Jaguar XKR and did 120mph to catch it at the next station. Speeding is so much fun when you have a good reason to.

My favourite episode of the legendary top gear. My dream car since I was little being driven by Jeremy but now at 17, 18 in a month the DBS V12 is my dream car beside The DB9 an ultimate upgrade and my favourite James Bond car from Casino Royale and Quantam Of Solace.

the db 9 is just staggering! Probably the best looking car ever?

4:20 lmfaooo how every single one of us would be

Cinematic Orchestra, Rob Dougan, Craig Armstrong... The people who choose the music for these Top Gear Vids are amazing!

Here watching this again living in Europe with my daily driven aston martin db9 v12