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Captain Slow is given the task of driving the Bugatti at it's top speed - 253 miles per hour. Can the slowest driver in Britain do it?
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  • @Nexus-6
    @Nexus-68 жыл бұрын

    "It's made my eyes water". No, James, those are tears of joy.

  • @pietromarku4459

    @pietromarku4459

    7 жыл бұрын

    He doesn't know that because he's always been 50 year old

  • @l34l

    @l34l

    7 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @paulcarmi8130

    @paulcarmi8130

    4 жыл бұрын

    That shows the real passion that they had for cars.

  • @ghillepig2

    @ghillepig2

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulcarmi8130 or when he admitted his groin gets a tingle from some cars

  • @sksaddrakk5183

    @sksaddrakk5183

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think he pissed himself due to the incredible speed he was going, but that speed made the water climb his body and find an other outlet ;)

  • @uchiha5542
    @uchiha55428 жыл бұрын

    At this speed the tyres last 15 minutes but don't worry, the fuell just 12 minutes !!

  • @coolkiasha3154

    @coolkiasha3154

    5 жыл бұрын

    Btw it’s tires, and it’s fuel.

  • @DerekHartley

    @DerekHartley

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@coolkiasha3154 No, tyres is quite correct.

  • @raymondcabuhat4418

    @raymondcabuhat4418

    5 жыл бұрын

    Some says he is the father of stig

  • @jamesf9610

    @jamesf9610

    5 жыл бұрын

    Eric Christy (in) the U.K. Sorry y'all were correcting so I had to as well.

  • @SangheiliSpecOp

    @SangheiliSpecOp

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jamesf9610 damn this is tire-ing

  • @Cavitt
    @Cavitt4 жыл бұрын

    “I’m pretty confident that’s as fast as I’m ever gonna go in a car” No Captain Slow, you were destined to reach even greater speeds.

  • @joseospina7557

    @joseospina7557

    4 жыл бұрын

    417 km/h

  • @spaceflight1019

    @spaceflight1019

    3 жыл бұрын

    I liked his trip in the U2 spy plane.

  • @kevinprior3549

    @kevinprior3549

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bugatti Sport... is that what u r referring to?

  • @ZMacZ

    @ZMacZ

    Жыл бұрын

    Chiron Super Sports awaits !

  • @FishinPhreak

    @FishinPhreak

    Жыл бұрын

    Chiron has entered the chat.

  • @robertdopke2158
    @robertdopke2158 Жыл бұрын

    It's crazy to think that this car is 17 years old by now. It was more than ahead of its time not only considering speed and engineering, but also when it comes to design. Absolutely legendary.

  • @SebastianGarcia-kz4kr

    @SebastianGarcia-kz4kr

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah bro in 20 years would still be a modern and beautiful design and still top performance, for me is one of the 5 best cars in world's history.

  • @G0of_Ball

    @G0of_Ball

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SebastianGarcia-kz4krit would be cool if they did some anniversary for the veyron

  • @supraguy4694

    @supraguy4694

    Жыл бұрын

    A lot of people think it's ugly but I think it's absolutely gorgeous and unique! I like its design even more than the Chiron.

  • @R9naldo

    @R9naldo

    11 ай бұрын

    People say this so much. But for the McLaren F1 and Bugatti Veyron, they are genuienly ahead of their time. 243 mph out of a 618 hp NA V12 is genuienly baffling and the fan technology. As well as the 2.43s 0-60 from the Veyron in the 2000s.

  • @raysearch-iu3fr

    @raysearch-iu3fr

    6 ай бұрын

    Absolutely. Tip o' the hat to the engineers! I watched this video when it was first posted...and every once in a while I find myself watching it again. Legendary vehicle!

  • @TheVildee
    @TheVildee10 жыл бұрын

    407 km/h... 407 km/h. I can't even imagine how it must be sitting in that car. When the speed of a passenger plane right before take off is around 230-250 km/h.

  • @jomann3213

    @jomann3213

    5 жыл бұрын

    And cruising speed is around 800.

  • @destructionnl8165

    @destructionnl8165

    5 жыл бұрын

    Would like to try that for myself. Never driven any faster than 280km/h and at the time i thought that was pretty damn fast.. Pushing that Veyron to it's topspeed would break my "record" with more than 120km/h.... I mean, would i even dare to keep pushing above 300-350km/h?

  • @tpmiranda

    @tpmiranda

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well, the most I did on land was 220km/h in short spurts because the railway network here is a bloody rally stage!

  • @user-du3zt7ui8f

    @user-du3zt7ui8f

    4 жыл бұрын

    Some aircraft can get even 1100 km\h

  • @nayebany

    @nayebany

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user-du3zt7ui8f no some planes can get up to 5000

  • @MegaSchuppe
    @MegaSchuppe8 жыл бұрын

    i love how he is wearing a helmet.like that is gonna save him when he crashes at that speed.

  • @justasgriskevicius3492

    @justasgriskevicius3492

    8 жыл бұрын

    +joeri bertels well it could. he may spin out, start sliding, grind on the barrier, slow down to a non-lethal speed and then hit a tree or something.

  • @MegaSchuppe

    @MegaSchuppe

    8 жыл бұрын

    haha indeed.

  • @someonewholikesmusic4708

    @someonewholikesmusic4708

    8 жыл бұрын

    +joeri bertels Well a helmet helped to save Richard Hammond when he had a massive car accident at 288mph!

  • @Cacowninja

    @Cacowninja

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sophie Beaumont That's really dark.

  • @soujaunlimited

    @soujaunlimited

    8 жыл бұрын

    IKR

  • @Aedrieus
    @Aedrieus4 жыл бұрын

    Man, I come back to this video once in a while and the moment he hits 407 I get all teary-eyed. What a brilliant film. I miss the old Top Gear.

  • @fefloria

    @fefloria

    Жыл бұрын

    its the Dracula soundtrack

  • @gandalfthegayridestoisenga4870

    @gandalfthegayridestoisenga4870

    Жыл бұрын

    Come and watch it again😊😁

  • @sabithossain2040
    @sabithossain20408 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist its stig in james suit.

  • @888TopGear888

    @888TopGear888

    7 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist, James is actually the Stig

  • @TheSaltyAdmiral

    @TheSaltyAdmiral

    7 жыл бұрын

    Stig Plot, Twist is the James

  • @pieswick

    @pieswick

    6 жыл бұрын

    Twist Stig, Plot the James is

  • @zikkamikkaop9527

    @zikkamikkaop9527

    6 жыл бұрын

    Is twist, stig plot the James

  • @heinman6250

    @heinman6250

    6 жыл бұрын

    Stig twist, the James is actually plot

  • @spdcrzy
    @spdcrzy9 жыл бұрын

    this was one of those landmark moments in automotive journalism, when high-speed tests for civilians (i.e. NOT racing drivers) left the realm of plausible and entered the realm of entirely possible

  • @equestriangirly2296

    @equestriangirly2296

    9 жыл бұрын

    Sai Namuduri Great comment. Rare on these videos.

  • @spdcrzy

    @spdcrzy

    9 жыл бұрын

    EquestrianGirl Y Thanks :) unlike most people, I prefer to think before I talk. And I still trip over my tongue. :P

  • @matthewprentiss1460

    @matthewprentiss1460

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@spdcrzy This video was my first glimpse of top gear. Till that point I thought motor week type reviews of pontiac aztecs were the only car based tv program. It astounded me. This also came at an extremely bad time in my life and I give top gear great credit for getting me through it. I had something to look forward to. I came here to reminisce after I just watched the final episode of the grand tour and while I'm very sad, I know they are making the right call. Great run boys and thanks. A lot.

  • @Dustinmaester

    @Dustinmaester

    5 жыл бұрын

    I dont think you can consider that driver too be a regular civilian driver.

  • @MrWolfSnack

    @MrWolfSnack

    4 жыл бұрын

    James May's daily driver is a Fiat Panda and he rarely ever drives fast cars on Top Gear, he is very much a civilian. lol

  • @SuperNiceguy60
    @SuperNiceguy607 жыл бұрын

    it has passed 7 years dammm, I m getting old I remember watching this episode live like it was yesterday

  • @chitranchakrabortty

    @chitranchakrabortty

    7 жыл бұрын

    I'm waiting for the Chiron review, by grand tour of course...

  • @utkarshadhikari5525

    @utkarshadhikari5525

    5 жыл бұрын

    LP KZread Channel 9 now

  • @mobiido2398

    @mobiido2398

    5 жыл бұрын

    2 years since ur comment

  • @olsigarage4609

    @olsigarage4609

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mobiido2398 3 weeks since your comment

  • @threatmaker

    @threatmaker

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@olsigarage4609 5 days since your comment

  • @unclewilbur8976
    @unclewilbur89764 жыл бұрын

    James: "I'm pretty confident that's as fast as I'm ever going to go in a car. Incredible. That is... It's made my eyes water!" Love ya James!!!

  • @Jamun1920

    @Jamun1920

    4 жыл бұрын

    And then he drives a Bugatti Veyron SS

  • @IllusivePrime
    @IllusivePrime8 жыл бұрын

    Just don't let Richard drive one of these.

  • @heinman6250

    @heinman6250

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hammond is tough for such a small boy. Flips off of a cliff and comes out with a broken leg only.

  • @Jay-cp8rl

    @Jay-cp8rl

    5 жыл бұрын

    except bbc kinda did anyway with the jet race between the Bugatti and the euro fighter

  • @ethan_hsv62l

    @ethan_hsv62l

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’m over 30 years younger than Hammond but we are a similar height

  • @branislavkondic8381

    @branislavkondic8381

    5 жыл бұрын

    no wonder hes mustang fan

  • @thesandwich5321

    @thesandwich5321

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, he'd probably get brain damage again.

  • @charlieeriman3891
    @charlieeriman38916 жыл бұрын

    4:03 All Flat-Earthers must be triggered

  • @anonymouscarrot2965

    @anonymouscarrot2965

    5 жыл бұрын

    They will claim that nasa edited the video.

  • @WASIURPA

    @WASIURPA

    5 жыл бұрын

    TRIGGERED

  • @WASIURPA

    @WASIURPA

    5 жыл бұрын

    RIP

  • @T1Earn

    @T1Earn

    5 жыл бұрын

    cant see the other end cause of distortion from the sitting heat not the curvature LMAO .. rookies

  • @meowzy99

    @meowzy99

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@T1Earn better help to pay your flat earther friend's 100,000 dollar lost bet.

  • @mre3147
    @mre31474 жыл бұрын

    Who's here after the Chiron test by the boring guy?

  • @tungstencarbide7255

    @tungstencarbide7255

    4 жыл бұрын

    I do not know how he managed to make that car review so boring.

  • @mre3147

    @mre3147

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tungstencarbide7255 it's that dull monotone voice

  • @1thailover

    @1thailover

    4 жыл бұрын

    yup

  • @beastumfan

    @beastumfan

    4 жыл бұрын

    Is this guy Captain Slow?

  • @eloypink4982

    @eloypink4982

    4 жыл бұрын

    I came here to remember how they should have done it!!!!

  • @yuidfbse
    @yuidfbse2 жыл бұрын

    The technical and journalistic quality of these shows was (is) absolutely unmatched. There will never be another car show with this level of raw connection between presenters, product and audiences. This is people at the top of their game, at the top of their gear.

  • @shenton18

    @shenton18

    9 ай бұрын

    Major facts.. . The team, producers, cast and everyone was made for the exact type of content they've blessed us with through the years.

  • @highend3899
    @highend38994 жыл бұрын

    12 years later and still a legend

  • @pjeng1

    @pjeng1

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is like Chuck Yeager of the automobile world who broke the speed barrier.

  • @blood117
    @blood1179 жыл бұрын

    If you watch this in 2x speed, James May will be doing 506 mph (814.3 kmh).

  • @blood117

    @blood117

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** Watch this at 0.25x for the actual speed he was driving.

  • @Bohemia2CzechCZ46CZ

    @Bohemia2CzechCZ46CZ

    8 жыл бұрын

    blood117 XD

  • @businessadvices8681

    @businessadvices8681

    8 жыл бұрын

    +blood117 lol :DD

  • @kobemilner5021

    @kobemilner5021

    8 жыл бұрын

    +blood117 watching at 0.25 reminds you of how boring our everyday lives are. It's funny how I feel rebellious going at 71 mph LOL.... but it's nothing.

  • @projectr2451

    @projectr2451

    7 жыл бұрын

    253mph x2 = 506mph, not 504mph

  • @aboutblank7453
    @aboutblank74534 жыл бұрын

    I’d be proud to tell my kids that Captain Slow was the fastest man on earth.

  • @sarang1316

    @sarang1316

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @juuzousuzuya1490

    @juuzousuzuya1490

    9 ай бұрын

    fortunately not that would be the test driver for Bugatti with a whopping 490 km/h

  • @megapimpsword
    @megapimpsword8 жыл бұрын

    Now James has to top out the Chiron

  • @jadenmassey7882

    @jadenmassey7882

    5 жыл бұрын

    megapimpsword without the limiter of course

  • @r.a.6459

    @r.a.6459

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good luck hitting 280mph.

  • @Infinity540

    @Infinity540

    5 жыл бұрын

    Gl finding tires to handle the speed.

  • @twotailedavenger

    @twotailedavenger

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good luck getting one, seems like within five minutes of them going on sale every Bugatti gets bought by those Saudi oil barons.

  • @twotailedavenger

    @twotailedavenger

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ArbaazPatwari You kidding? By the time the rest of the world even learns of its existence, they're already all sold.

  • @kawabounga1073
    @kawabounga1073 Жыл бұрын

    6:50 Crazy how they made a simple segment in ONE episode feel like we we're watching an old racing movies from the 70's and 80's.❤

  • @zizimugen4470
    @zizimugen44707 жыл бұрын

    Geez, the cinematography is so beautiful. It was always fresh, crisp, and representative of the cars they praised.

  • @rollo131
    @rollo13112 жыл бұрын

    This is a really well-done piece - cinematography, sound engineering, editing and music are all superb. Does justice to the event it's covering.

  • @107uptown
    @107uptown4 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this when it was first released. Just a really awesome piece of production here. There will never be another Top Gear.

  • @powerpointepic1122
    @powerpointepic11224 жыл бұрын

    This car was so ahead of its time.

  • @sksaddrakk5183

    @sksaddrakk5183

    3 жыл бұрын

    actually it is way behind... the fuel in the tank lasts for 12 minutes (at that speed), come on.... I grant you that it was a remarkable feat of engineering (so was the nuclear bombs which destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki)... but it was used on something you simply cannot use very often (or not at all) as a normal human being without 1. crash and die or 2. pay even more money for your speeding tickets (or in some countries, get your car taken away from you and go to jail)... it is an anachronism in my point of view, in a time where everyone is looking for a way to reduce CO2 emissions...

  • @antonlarm8178

    @antonlarm8178

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sksaddrakk5183 Why is it weird that the fuel lasts for 12 minutes at top speed? lol

  • @sksaddrakk5183

    @sksaddrakk5183

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@antonlarm8178 I never said it is weird.. it is stupid to build a car which can go so fast that 1. its tyres will only last 20 minutes at topspeed 2. the fuel will only last 12 minutes at topspeed and 3. the topspeed can only be reached safely on a sealed off several miles long straight track... this car is in my opinion ugly, and it offers nothing but speed which even those who can afford to buy this damn thing will hardly ever achieve... and that at a price of 1.3 mill Euros...

  • @antonlarm8178

    @antonlarm8178

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sksaddrakk5183 Well that is just your own very unusual opinion...I dont understand what point you are trying to make? First of all it is a 16 year old car and at that time no other car was even close to the deliever the performance the Veyron did. You dont have to like it but supercars are supposed to deliever insane power and the Veyron destroyed everyone else...so it did what it was supposed to do, and for doing that according to you it was "way behind"? wut?? It is not weird that tires dont last long at that speed, they dont last long for a Ferrari/lambo/whatever at their top speed either, it is just physics. It is a stupid car because physics dont allow tires or fuel to last long at super high speeds??? Sounds like you just dislike supercars and not the Veyron in particular

  • @antonlarm8178

    @antonlarm8178

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sksaddrakk5183 Making supercars is like a dick measuring competition between the manufacturers and the Veyron basically had the longest D for a very long time, what is stupid about that? It did what it was supposed to do

  • @rylanshort9108
    @rylanshort91088 жыл бұрын

    I sure hope Bugatti and the old hosts of top gear cook something up for their new show with the Chrion. This has to be one of the best things ever made for tv.

  • @bittexas6318

    @bittexas6318

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yes!

  • @iameartchan

    @iameartchan

    7 жыл бұрын

    plz

  • @lyricalmajesty2821

    @lyricalmajesty2821

    7 жыл бұрын

    rylan short I think they just tested it recently

  • @bunsenn5064
    @bunsenn50642 жыл бұрын

    What’s insane about this car is that it weighs over 4000 lbs and has 987 hp, and still manages 253 mph. It’s quite evident that countless hours and ideas of engineering went into all the other aspects of the car that enabled it to propel itself to that number.

  • @DEVILMATE1996
    @DEVILMATE19966 жыл бұрын

    That moment of silence at 407 is one of the best edits i ever have seen. Pure epic.

  • @paulcoleman9197
    @paulcoleman91973 жыл бұрын

    THIS was the very first time I was introduced to the wonderful, wacky, world of Top Gear! 2005. I, finally got BBC America on my cable system. Saw Capt. Slow do his lap. Found out more of the show! And ... I've been a fan of the 3 blokes since 05.

  • @defalt3841
    @defalt38415 жыл бұрын

    *Rolls down window going 253 miles per hour* 'GOODBYE JAMES'

  • @Jaymac720
    @Jaymac7204 жыл бұрын

    When the telemetry box hit 407, the effects reminded me of when Tom Paris hit warp 10

  • @spaceflight1019

    @spaceflight1019

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but he and Janeway evolved into lizards, did the wild thing, and left babies behind.

  • @Jushwa
    @Jushwa4 жыл бұрын

    I remember this was one of the first KZread videos I would go around showing people when I was a kid. Almost 12 years later, this video is still fresh in my mind. I could listen to James talk about any topic honestly.

  • @evanthomas7365
    @evanthomas73654 жыл бұрын

    The music tracks are: -James Bond: Casino Royale OST - 22. Fall Of A House In Venice -Dracula - The Beginning

  • @recrudescense

    @recrudescense

    4 жыл бұрын

    thank you good sir

  • @malusisoko7030

    @malusisoko7030

    4 жыл бұрын

    What the name on that plays while he is to enter the straight?

  • @malusisoko7030

    @malusisoko7030

    3 жыл бұрын

    i want that one too

  • @TheTerminatorChris

    @TheTerminatorChris

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@malusisoko7030 Dracula - Acension

  • @NikkoTekOey

    @NikkoTekOey

    2 ай бұрын

    THANKS

  • @Raphael16045
    @Raphael160453 жыл бұрын

    6:05 my favorite line from James May.

  • @adlibbed2138
    @adlibbed21385 жыл бұрын

    ahh, late 2000's how do I miss those days

  • @fosibodu
    @fosibodu8 жыл бұрын

    007 music huh, kinda fitting.

  • @alexzs8001
    @alexzs80019 жыл бұрын

    "It costs millions and you can outperform it for a far lower price". Here is my answer to everyone who has said this in a comment before: True, but you do realize you're actually saying the same about the LaFerrari, Mclaren P1 and Porsche 918, right? (The 918 costs less, but in a way, it still counts) And if everyone made such a big deal out of this from the start, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Veyrons and all the great supercars will be non-existent today, because what's the point? Just simply buy a Supra, modify it and take it to the track, all for a reasonable price. The reason why they are so expensive is because they are the pinnacles of automotive engineering and design. A lot of effort was put into making these incredible machines. So be grateful we have cars like the Veyron and its cousins, for they are one of a kind, and we may never see their likes again in a few years' time.

  • @chaitanyarao5546

    @chaitanyarao5546

    8 жыл бұрын

    Extremely well said my good man, you have all my respect.

  • @behtareen4745

    @behtareen4745

    7 жыл бұрын

    Alex ZS I

  • @birtalanlorant5572

    @birtalanlorant5572

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, supras break in 2 weeks, but these kind of cars require constant maintenance too. If you let the cars sit for 2 weeks, the battery dies, and so do the electrical components of the car, You constantly have to use them, or recharge the batteries for example. Tires cost on this car 30.000 USD, and at every fourth set you pay 120k extra, to change the rims too.... Dont forget the annual maintenance (thats if nothing breaks), thats 30k + add an oil change (which even regular cars need at least once a year) thats another 20k. So yeah, supras break, but even from just changing a set of tires a year + maintenance + oil change, you can buy and tune another supra that makes 1000hp, if the first breaks.... :))

  • @Cayden_Thompson

    @Cayden_Thompson

    6 жыл бұрын

    Alex ZS well here’s the thing, cars such as the p1, 918, and LaFerarri didn’t exist back then.

  • @rdablock

    @rdablock

    6 жыл бұрын

    The thing about those hypercars is that their feel, performance and handling are extremely refined, and you can actually daily them to some extent, and even some like the Veyron/Chiron are comfortable enough to the point that they're pretty much 1000HP+ grand tourers. A 1000HP Supra doesn't have that level of refinement - I'm sure you'll have a lot of turbo lag, and on track they'll be destroyed by those hypercars unless you're running time attack aero or something.

  • @llobotomized
    @llobotomized4 жыл бұрын

    anyone else here after the new Chiron video?

  • @Nardo_stpierre

    @Nardo_stpierre

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes yes yes yes

  • @shivankagrawal9764

    @shivankagrawal9764

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @ryan1mcq
    @ryan1mcq3 жыл бұрын

    One of the best top gear segments ever filmed.

  • @Troubleshooter125
    @Troubleshooter1258 жыл бұрын

    Without a doubt, one of the great moments in Top Gear and Captain Slow history!

  • @Riazbapoo
    @Riazbapoo5 жыл бұрын

    4:00. proof for flat earthers 🙂

  • @FAT8893

    @FAT8893

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure they'll find a way to prove the other way around. 😆

  • @Terrezio

    @Terrezio

    5 жыл бұрын

    "prove"

  • @johnlocke4695

    @johnlocke4695

    4 жыл бұрын

    They've used fish eye lenses and fooled you guys

  • @frenkie6446

    @frenkie6446

    4 жыл бұрын

    its a mountain XD

  • @yusufy4743

    @yusufy4743

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's 5 miles long... If he's in the middle then it's 2.5 miles. You can't see the curvature in that distance.

  • @alexcandy1411
    @alexcandy141111 жыл бұрын

    The most amazing thing about the Bugatti IMO is not it's speed, but how quiet and confident it seems at speed, like an airplane.

  • @botecof1
    @botecof19 жыл бұрын

    Come on! It's impossible do not cry at 7:10 if you are a petrol head! ONIONS EVERYWHERE!

  • @bghoody5665

    @bghoody5665

    6 жыл бұрын

    James had his moment at 7:53. "It's made my eyes water." Okay, Capt. Slow, whatever you say lol.

  • @elidames6889

    @elidames6889

    5 жыл бұрын

    BOTECO F1 If I had the chance to do what he did, I would be a sobbing bitch. To go that speed, in that brilliant chunk of "because we can" technology...man.

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    It aint petrol its gas kid

  • @JonatasAdoM

    @JonatasAdoM

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ That's not gas, it's gasoline, gas wouldn't have this much power.

  • @MrHussain1998

    @MrHussain1998

    4 жыл бұрын

    @ Gas is not a liquid dumbass

  • @unpossible11
    @unpossible114 жыл бұрын

    Came here after watching the new Bugatti Chiron record on KZread from the new Top Gear. This is so much better.

  • @artilleryfire6576

    @artilleryfire6576

    4 жыл бұрын

    it isnt a record

  • @kymgluyas6498

    @kymgluyas6498

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is acting! He is not travelling at 407km an hour. The exteria footage is of the speed test. Have a look we never see out the front window! Look at the tree's he is not travelling at 407km an hour!

  • @AK-xj8lg
    @AK-xj8lg Жыл бұрын

    I still often watch this after a decade. Its still so amazing.

  • @bogdannowak2320
    @bogdannowak23209 жыл бұрын

    this is the best Top Gear video, I can watch it over and over

  • @Muck006

    @Muck006

    3 жыл бұрын

    Come on ... the "car boat" episode on the lake was hilarious ...

  • @Michael-to1rl
    @Michael-to1rl3 жыл бұрын

    05:40 “here we go!” He’s now already driving much faster than I ever did in my whole life 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @LiftFan

    @LiftFan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fastest I've ever gone is 100mph, a few times in my 1.4 fiesta and a few times in the work transit

  • @alexandrumarinescu1
    @alexandrumarinescu16 жыл бұрын

    When he says "I was now leaving F1 cars behind" I always get chills..

  • @MuhammadAli.x
    @MuhammadAli.x3 жыл бұрын

    This episode just feels like yesterday...and its 2020 :’)

  • @absoluteprostudios
    @absoluteprostudios5 жыл бұрын

    7:43 I'm pretty confident that's the fastest I'm ever going to go, in a car. Then the Bugatti SS came...

  • @Attachments.

    @Attachments.

    5 жыл бұрын

    Absolute-Pro Studios // A-PS TUBE im pretty sure he meant HE would go. Not the fastest car ever

  • @hansdietrich83

    @hansdietrich83

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Attachments. he did go in that one as well

  • @mattygee6852

    @mattygee6852

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yknow i just came froma comment saying "and then the veyron came out" sooooo-

  • @acadia5898
    @acadia5898 Жыл бұрын

    8:50 i still remember this line specifically to this day "i was still doing 70"

  • @YasssStitch
    @YasssStitch4 жыл бұрын

    Still my favorite video on the internet to this day, 14 years later. First saw it on Google Video platform in 2006 when it was filmed.

  • @kevinprior3549
    @kevinprior35494 жыл бұрын

    Arguably the most famous car Top Gear ever tested

  • @drk_blood
    @drk_blood11 ай бұрын

    The content BBC was producing with these 3 crazy dudes was even more crazier and ahead of the time than the actual car in terms of production quality and the epic and super funny moments. Good and simpler times.

  • @SammySamff1
    @SammySamff12 жыл бұрын

    This has always been a truly beautiful piece of filmmaking. As perfect as the Bugatti itself.

  • @michaelmueller8772
    @michaelmueller87725 ай бұрын

    God, I love this. The editing, the effects, the drama, the music! And when James gets that phenomenal car to its top speed - in those moments of near silence - it's genuinely one of the most exhilarating moments of television I've ever seen. Still is, every time I watch it. And it had to Captain Slow. That's what makes it perfection.

  • @ronaldgreen5292
    @ronaldgreen52925 жыл бұрын

    This is one the best documentary videos that top gear has ever done!!!😎👍The passion and enthusiasm are beyond the norm! James got emotional in the end, and so should anyone!

  • @Behnroid
    @Behnroid9 жыл бұрын

    and now just imagine that the world's fastest bird can reach almost the same speed !

  • @Behnroid

    @Behnroid

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** 390kph is the max speed ever reached by PF. Not the same but close.

  • @zephyr2278

    @zephyr2278

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Behnroid The perigrine falcon uses gravity, the bugatti veyron is powered my manmade things

  • @Colt45hatchback

    @Colt45hatchback

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wait so the perigrene falcon can go faster than the plane and bike named after it (hyabusa?)

  • @BMAD_Christoph27

    @BMAD_Christoph27

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Colt45hatchback I think the KI-43 goes slightly faster than 390kph in a dive.

  • @robertwizzy666

    @robertwizzy666

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Colt45hatchback Falling. It dives from kms up in the air. Not flying.

  • @quentinfreeman7516
    @quentinfreeman75164 жыл бұрын

    " I'm pretty confident that's as fast as I'm ever gonna go in a car." Little did he know, he'd be wrong.

  • @masroorulhaq2632
    @masroorulhaq26327 жыл бұрын

    is this a joke the grand tour ad in a topgear video XD

  • @komentator5061
    @komentator50612 жыл бұрын

    I grew up with this film.. After 16 years it still brings me goose bumps and "makes my eyes water" 😁

  • @RaceSmokie
    @RaceSmokie3 жыл бұрын

    and after 12 yrs I'm again here to enjoy this video

  • @Josh_Roberts
    @Josh_Roberts5 жыл бұрын

    "That's the fastest ill ever go" Maxes the super sport a few years later

  • @TAG1801
    @TAG18013 жыл бұрын

    still watching this 2020 ..goosebumps still present .. what a drive .. would love to see LH drive something like this at max it out

  • @josephholland5646
    @josephholland56464 жыл бұрын

    The fast you go Mother Nature makes it harder for you go faster. Going to the speed of light takes an unlimited amount of energy and unlimited amount of time. “155 mph you only need 270 horsepower engine. But to go only 70mph more you need an extra 730 horsepower” I like it the way he put it pure science !

  • @pmurumba

    @pmurumba

    4 жыл бұрын

    E=Mc(squared)

  • @darthstanley166
    @darthstanley1664 жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered how much track he took to get to that speed.

  • @KJ.420
    @KJ.4204 жыл бұрын

    Btw that episode with the race Bugatti vs a plane was THE best episode in my opinion. Still watch this episode sometimes👍🏻

  • @croccofanto
    @croccofanto4 жыл бұрын

    this still makes my eye's water a little. Music at the end is just so perfect. Best commersial for the car ever

  • @christopherchow553
    @christopherchow5534 жыл бұрын

    So who’s here after the Chiron did 300mph?

  • @MelissaAndersonTheFutureLegend
    @MelissaAndersonTheFutureLegend4 жыл бұрын

    I came back again after watching that latest Bugatti Chiron video which made me fall asleep.

  • @yas6757

    @yas6757

    4 жыл бұрын

    407 to 490 km/hr wowow

  • @jli801010
    @jli8010102 жыл бұрын

    A magic and very memorable moment in my life. My friend and I couldn't grasp what actually was happening. Pure insane over the top speed.

  • @sierp13pl
    @sierp13plАй бұрын

    I remember watching this as a kid. Now, I am an adult, and it brings me cry. How great this show used to be, how magical this moment was, and the moment I realized this will never be back

  • @jimvtecgreece
    @jimvtecgreece4 жыл бұрын

    This gave me the chills back then, stills does even today. Can't believe it's been 12 years...

  • @Amalagh_2942
    @Amalagh_29425 жыл бұрын

    2019 and this video still makes me hold my breath every time

  • @bollemann2582
    @bollemann25823 ай бұрын

    People underrate the Veyron so much. If you look at onboard videos of other top speed runs from a Koenigsegg or Hennessey Venom, every single one of them is full of wind noise and unstable cars. Where as the Veyron is extremely stable and it looks like it is "only" going about 100mph. The Veyron is the most groundbreaking car in the last 50 years

  • @BryanBeast13
    @BryanBeast134 жыл бұрын

    Big contrast from the Chiron video yall posted earlier

  • @420SanJuan
    @420SanJuan9 жыл бұрын

    nice space odyssey reference 7:13

  • @sjsiemka
    @sjsiemka5 жыл бұрын

    I remember seeing this on TV and I remember I was just amazed & shocked! I was only 6 or 5 years old & now I'm 16 xD and rewatching this on KZread ;D

  • @kenny-ph9dw
    @kenny-ph9dw2 жыл бұрын

    0:22 If the camera is able to keep up, that means the camera car IS a veyron

  • @TAT1101
    @TAT11013 жыл бұрын

    This video will always give me the chills since the first time I watched it.

  • @ilu727
    @ilu7277 жыл бұрын

    the slowest man drove the fastest Car 😂😂

  • @Jaymac720
    @Jaymac7205 жыл бұрын

    “This is Germany. There are procedures to go through... I like procedures” Literally only Captain Cautious

  • @Yora21

    @Yora21

    5 жыл бұрын

    *quietly coughs in German*

  • @RayPall
    @RayPall8 жыл бұрын

    4:15 - that startup sound is all you need to know about that car. A beast is awaken.

  • @ilovetotri23
    @ilovetotri235 ай бұрын

    Incredible! The tears in his eyes was a priceless moment. I am amazed it has been so long ago. Now we are worried about range and charging points.

  • @mustangcarpenter
    @mustangcarpenter4 жыл бұрын

    Years later and Bugatti is no longer fastest. Doesnt make this video any less epic though. Still enjoying it!

  • @pallavi5067

    @pallavi5067

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chiron super sport 300+: am I a joke to you?

  • @zainhummamy4272

    @zainhummamy4272

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pallavi5067 it's not a production car, and it hasn't even set the world record

  • @xj_220

    @xj_220

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@zainhummamy4272 now it is

  • @ForzaPolska06

    @ForzaPolska06

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zainhummamy4272 it is a production car The record is unoficiall because you need to do 2 runs in 2 directions and Chiron did it in just one

  • 7 жыл бұрын

    "I'm pretty confident that's as fast as I'm ever gonna go in a car." And then he went above 410 in the Super Sport. :D

  • @dubstar2000
    @dubstar20003 жыл бұрын

    When Top Gear was must see event television

  • @kaonesebereko4567
    @kaonesebereko4567 Жыл бұрын

    I was 17 years old when I first watched this Video back in 2009,now 32 years old, am still as captivated now as a was then, the Bugatti Veyron is truly a master piece.

  • @Superegio42
    @Superegio426 жыл бұрын

    Just think. Just think the sweat, tears and blood shed by all those involved in the project of building of this exquisite piece of mechanical Art. All those long hours and overtime just to get this beauty out the manufacturing plant. All that hard work paid off in one instant. Truly I admit, human ingenuity is the most amazing trait that separates us from the other primates. But also, scary enough, we can annihilate ourselves in the blink of an eye and teke all life with us. Something to think about. Very nice climax, a tear came out my eye when I saw 407.4.km/h.

  • @hitlerunknown2702

    @hitlerunknown2702

    5 жыл бұрын

    What gibberish ,it's just a Volkswagen😂😂😂😂

  • @ashton_ising2841

    @ashton_ising2841

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@hitlerunknown2702 you're the one talking gibberish you nazi twat

  • @wingmanalive
    @wingmanalive5 жыл бұрын

    Super cars are evolving FAST. I remember when Mclaren held the title for YEARS, same goes for Bugatti. Today, cars hold their records for months or even days. If someone isn't breaking the record they're about to. Here it's 253 MPH for a production car and today 10 years later we're at 277. What's next? 300? 400??? When does it stop and for what purpose do we continue? Because we can!

  • @albertelazar4069
    @albertelazar40692 жыл бұрын

    The BEST episode and segment in Top Gear history, and that includes their new show Grand Tourer!

  • @Legendary-2024
    @Legendary-20242 жыл бұрын

    After 13 years this video still gives me shivers ❤️

  • @ZaphodBJ
    @ZaphodBJ8 жыл бұрын

    4:42-5:40 Does anybody know the music?

  • @jackc5478

    @jackc5478

    5 жыл бұрын

    Idk. In the original BBC UK version it was Star Wars music (and it was much better)

  • @Weexry

    @Weexry

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like some Matrix ost :D

  • @facelesscovers763
    @facelesscovers7634 жыл бұрын

    Who's here after the Bugatti Chiron set the 304.77 mile per hour world record today?

  • @jeremiahwillis7462

    @jeremiahwillis7462

    4 жыл бұрын

    This Jeremiah and I will like 2 say that my favorite is the Koenigsegg Agera One to one it a top speed of 280 miles an hour but driving back the opposite way it did 278. 9 miles an hour the Bugatti Chiron did his thing of achievement 304. 77miles. Just know one, thing don't forget about don't forget about the Koenigsegg oh they do have something up their sleeve because both cars they did say can reach 300 miles an hour but they not trying to let it do it because it'll blow the tires and also because of the friction in the heat from the ground.

  • @artilleryfire6576

    @artilleryfire6576

    4 жыл бұрын

    it wasnt a record

  • @wittypoet976
    @wittypoet976 Жыл бұрын

    2022!James,you are the man!

  • @omar123ph
    @omar123ph4 жыл бұрын

    Im learning about video editing. Good editing makes a big difference on the overall clip, not to mention the subject and who presents it. I saw the other topgear presenter doing the bugatti run and it was BOOOOORIIIIIING...

  • @Painless8112
    @Painless811210 жыл бұрын

    That track is probably the only place in the world to test the veryon ss's only true competitor the Hennessy venom gt

  • @austinpatrick4556

    @austinpatrick4556

    10 жыл бұрын

    the Bonneville salt flats you can test speeds even greater.

  • @Painless8112

    @Painless8112

    10 жыл бұрын

    This is true but with that much power in a lightweight rwd car it won't get any traction

  • @LorenzoMoore1000

    @LorenzoMoore1000

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lemans curcuit de le sarthe in le mans france has a long straight away.....I think its a 7 miles straight away.

  • @carguy1697

    @carguy1697

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gt... the kit car?

  • @joshthemigpro1733

    @joshthemigpro1733

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lorenzo Moore its called a straight not strait Away

  • @SaptarshiPal2005
    @SaptarshiPal200511 ай бұрын

    6:55 OMG! Getting choked at 400+kmph is a disaster😅😅😵‍💫😵‍💫

  • @TraindudeShields
    @TraindudeShields8 жыл бұрын

    GREAT SCOTT! the engine start up sounds like the delrian that's heavy!

  • @RunePenrod
    @RunePenrod Жыл бұрын

    I admit, I shed quite a few droplets of saltwater that day. It's my favorite automotive moment and episode of all time. 💙

  • @Mr._POV_
    @Mr._POV_4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, he said the "curvature", not "flat-vature"! Lol

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