Corvette ZR1 vs Audi R8 (HQ) | Top Gear

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Jeremy Clarkson reviews the Audi R8, with it's 5.2 litre Lamborghini V10, 518 break horse power and capable of 0-60mph in 3.6 seconds, it's a bit of a beast. But it's let down by the little things, like the £100,000 price tag. Up next is the Corvette ZR1. Jeremy drove one in California and loved it! But was it just a holiday romance?
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  • @gabrielneymar1129
    @gabrielneymar11297 жыл бұрын

    "The German who designed it will be shot at dawn for his mistake" 😂😂

  • @mikehus7439

    @mikehus7439

    4 жыл бұрын

    True! Greetings from Berlin. :-)

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wait, how'd you end up editing that?!

  • @lilbumpsofficial7883

    @lilbumpsofficial7883

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@netweed09 he time traveled 😂

  • @RollingShutter

    @RollingShutter

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. It was my father. We miss him dearly. But he made an mistake and had to pay the price.

  • @Nialletto

    @Nialletto

    11 ай бұрын

    I was actually offended by this dangerous stereotype. :(

  • @roddydykes7053
    @roddydykes70534 жыл бұрын

    “Enough torque to tenderize an elephant” Jeremy’s idioms are unmatched

  • @konung5

    @konung5

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's not an idiom, you totally fizziless wallop. It's a metaphor. It's an analogy.

  • @jasehonfroy8086

    @jasehonfroy8086

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@konung5 using uncommon insults doesn’t make you smart nor funny

  • @jrmhd1300

    @jrmhd1300

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@konung5 ok boomer

  • @seaalon138

    @seaalon138

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@konung5 It's not a metaphor either

  • @jeremyk5414

    @jeremyk5414

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jrmhd1300 100% of betas who say “ok boomer” swallow on the first date 🤦🏻‍♂️ I feel bad for your boyfriend

  • @iyot1020
    @iyot10207 жыл бұрын

    I bet BBC is making most of their revenues on their old TG clips in KZread hahahahaha

  • @Gargulmon

    @Gargulmon

    5 жыл бұрын

    It’s actually mostly from TV license fees (You read that right)

  • @FAT8893

    @FAT8893

    4 жыл бұрын

    This clip was uploaded in 2013, so your comment seems not relevant.

  • @tonypasma1707

    @tonypasma1707

    3 жыл бұрын

    Crazy

  • @janhendrikfranke

    @janhendrikfranke

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Gargulmon As a German I feel you...

  • @Lord-Snowflake

    @Lord-Snowflake

    3 жыл бұрын

    precisely why i don't give a thumbs up to any of their clips

  • @misfire0027
    @misfire00276 жыл бұрын

    Those Corvette exhausts shaking around like that coupled with the noise makes the primal part of me very excited.

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, that's until you end up in a ball of fire if you care to enjoy it that long. Honestly I prefer the sound of the Audi's V10 anyway, it's unbeatable

  • @dennismichealsm3786

    @dennismichealsm3786

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@netweed09 v8s rule

  • @antonym24

    @antonym24

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@netweed09 V8s are awesome but man the R8 v10 is killer. Thats my favorite car ive ever heard IRL. i saw it on a rainy saturday afternoon after a soccer game on a highway a few years back and ive been in love ever since. one of the sexiest looking cars and one of the sexiest V10 notes ever.

  • @digitalcamaro9708

    @digitalcamaro9708

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@antonym24 I love them for different reasons. The V10 sounds like a beauty. But the ZR1? Probably the angriest production car I've ever heard.

  • @michaelmay5453

    @michaelmay5453

    Жыл бұрын

    Shit quality excites you? That's settled then. Buy 'murican. Tesla has some really crap cars as well, just get the "American made" version and not the ones out of Germany.

  • @patrickbrennan7438
    @patrickbrennan74387 жыл бұрын

    You can tell he has very little to complain about with the Audi when he complains about the exclamation mark.......

  • @TheCarsfan4ever

    @TheCarsfan4ever

    4 жыл бұрын

    Isn't that the most blatant thing you could point out? When he reviewed the V8 model he called it "nearly faultless" and he repeats that in this review too

  • @KoxenBols

    @KoxenBols

    4 жыл бұрын

    The exclamation mark is indeed an unnecessary and very annoying detail when you notice it though lol Oh and what the guy above me said too

  • @alicannonfodderfun8596

    @alicannonfodderfun8596

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well that and the bonkers optional extras.

  • @bellluna9017

    @bellluna9017

    Жыл бұрын

    !

  • @servissop151

    @servissop151

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@alicannonfodderfun8596The optional extras is just how german cars have always been

  • @thijs6264
    @thijs62644 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy Clarkson licking a steering wheel just made my day

  • @YusufGinnah

    @YusufGinnah

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thijs In this day of Corona maybe he shouldn't do that anymore... 😂🤣👍🏼

  • @mathijsschoemaker7566

    @mathijsschoemaker7566

    4 жыл бұрын

    P

  • @coqueabeto1

    @coqueabeto1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@YusufGinnah Don't worry, he got fired from the show years ago...

  • @shelbysouza7812
    @shelbysouza78124 жыл бұрын

    I always loved the fact that when they reviewed vehicles on this show, the hosts actually drove the vehicles.

  • @dave5194

    @dave5194

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, he does try out all the cars he talks about, but he's not actually as good of a driver as the show tries to make you believe he is. A lot of the shots where you can only see the exterior of the car and can't make out his face are done by professionals and edited in to make it look like it's all him. So that's not really him power drifting at insane speeds.

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dave5194 Then, it must be,,,,, some might say he punches men at work, and then still wants lunch served hot he's called the Cluckson!!

  • @sunray2818

    @sunray2818

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dave5194 Yeah if you want to see someone powesliding all the way while being visible from the ourside camra that's Tiff in Fifth Gear.

  • @vladandronik5711

    @vladandronik5711

    Жыл бұрын

    The hardest bit is drifting and as it later uncovered Hammond was unable to drift during Top Gear times so they employed other drivers for this. But it seems like Jeremy knows how to do it properly and it must be rare for him to be displaced.

  • @Jusuff

    @Jusuff

    Жыл бұрын

    You can see Jezza clearly sliding at 0:57 so he does know how to slide about

  • @chrisisworthit
    @chrisisworthit4 жыл бұрын

    I've always loved Jeremy's forbidden love affair with the Corvette 😁

  • @bradleylovej

    @bradleylovej

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's because he's secretly American and he hates himself for it. All the crap he gives Hammond about being American is because Clarkson actually loves guns, corvettes, and being fat. Still love him, though. Just wish he'd come out of his star-spangled closet.

  • @Jamo1098
    @Jamo10984 жыл бұрын

    My neighbour has a ZR1 and on British roads it is so wide, but my god it's fast and sounds incredible. Proper mad car

  • @jessehitchcock9141
    @jessehitchcock91412 жыл бұрын

    Just can’t not miss this kinda Clarkson. Hilariously brilliant. Prime attitude.

  • @jedgq2
    @jedgq211 жыл бұрын

    The R8 is the peak of contemporary design. At my old job, there was a doctor who had his own practice in the same office building I was in. He would drive his black R8 in on nice summer days, and admiring it out of my office window never got old. So beautiful.

  • @theonlynontrollhere
    @theonlynontrollhere4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always found the noise the grapes make when clarkson squishes them hilarious for some reason

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really hope those were the type that have seeds in them. That would really be a W

  • @melhaur
    @melhaur3 жыл бұрын

    1:27 when you know he really likes it

  • @JoseRodriguez-tq4rz
    @JoseRodriguez-tq4rz4 жыл бұрын

    Nice to know America still builds rockets.

  • @dma968

    @dma968

    3 жыл бұрын

    This was like 7 years ago

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    ''still'' lol like they ever stopped 😂

  • @cenanmehmet

    @cenanmehmet

    3 жыл бұрын

    New ones much better for sure

  • @trollemall7016

    @trollemall7016

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@netweed09 If he had wanted to imply that they had at any point stopped, he would have used 'again' instead of 'still'.

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trollemall7016 ''Nice to know America again builds rockets.'' ,,,, ? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Erm,,, Nurse!!

  • @veyrons7438
    @veyrons743810 жыл бұрын

    6:07 thats when u can see the traction system is off

  • @joeneufeldt4738

    @joeneufeldt4738

    4 жыл бұрын

    damn, these many years later for me to notice that.

  • @dank_crusad3r

    @dank_crusad3r

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s the way Jeremy likes to drive

  • @wielisziel

    @wielisziel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or very bad

  • @Plate_Productions

    @Plate_Productions

    3 жыл бұрын

    it's illegal to turn on traction control in a rwd car

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Plate_Productions Lol, go away xD

  • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
    @user-lb7pt6jb3o7 жыл бұрын

    maybe the zr1 knew a brit was at the wheel and wanted payback for colonialism and the revolution

  • @ANDREWSAMY562

    @ANDREWSAMY562

    4 жыл бұрын

    'MERICA

  • @Jucamech

    @Jucamech

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ANDREWSAMY562 fuck yeah

  • @mayamanign

    @mayamanign

    4 жыл бұрын

    Revenge for the revolution? Ummmm, America started the revolution dummy. SMH.

  • @marcusephrim3685

    @marcusephrim3685

    4 жыл бұрын

    I dont think the Brits could handle our cars and that's why he lost

  • @thisismagacountry1318

    @thisismagacountry1318

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mayamanign England started it with their taxes without representation. They also shot first at Concord starting the American Revolution. Public school, huh. Nice try at revisionism though.

  • @camouflagecamaro99
    @camouflagecamaro9911 жыл бұрын

    Top gear test track times: Corvette ZR1: 01:20.4 R8 V10: 01:21.6 Your actually wrong.

  • @calebtarpley2463

    @calebtarpley2463

    4 жыл бұрын

    You’re*

  • @banato1333

    @banato1333

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@calebtarpley2463 You replied to a 7 year old comment. Go home, bud.

  • @calebtarpley2463

    @calebtarpley2463

    4 жыл бұрын

    Look human, I’m an ass, I had to

  • @NightCity91
    @NightCity9110 жыл бұрын

    Ive always loved the rawness of the z series. The Nurburgring course with ZR1 (Jim Mero) is my favorite example of its potential. Mero had that vehicle under his thumb.

  • @saltyfloridaman7163

    @saltyfloridaman7163

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, it demolished the Audi R8 in the corners with a more competent driver, unlike a TV host intentionally keeping his foot down for a more exciting video

  • @frankburns8871
    @frankburns887110 жыл бұрын

    Given its record-breaking times around the Nurburgring, The ZR1 obviously CAN handle corners...amazingly well. I guess that requires a driver with at least some measure of skill.

  • @JudgedVitality
    @JudgedVitality11 жыл бұрын

    Look at record laptimes and the zr1 near the top. It takes a very good driver but the car has a lot of potential in good hands. Its not just fast in the straight line its fast around the track due its carbon ceramic breaks that are standard and magnetic shocks that ferrari borrows from GM:

  • @Apexx8
    @Apexx811 жыл бұрын

    i love the way he says 'and on the fourth day it refused to start' makes it sound like a grumpy toddler haha

  • @alexd726

    @alexd726

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cause forth of July wtf

  • @christianjrgensen6668
    @christianjrgensen666810 жыл бұрын

    The Audi R8 got the beauty and the handling, meanwhile the Corvette ZR1 got that raw power that we all know we want

  • @BananaRama1312

    @BananaRama1312

    3 жыл бұрын

    r8 ofc

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, that's not saying the R8 V10 has little power? It's virtually the same, but the american car is built from sweet wrappers so you'd obviously feel it more

  • @alexmotts

    @alexmotts

    3 жыл бұрын

    Of course. The r8. Corvettes are trash

  • @Bleaxh

    @Bleaxh

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexmotts are you ok ?

  • @hughmongous5089

    @hughmongous5089

    Жыл бұрын

    @@netweed09 r8 v10 525 hp. C6 zr1 638 hp. And the corvette is cheaper, and more reliable and its faster in a straight line and round a track, beating the r8 on the top gear track and round the ring among other places.

  • @autorack1
    @autorack111 жыл бұрын

    Nurburgring time official manufacture test Viper ACR 7:12:13 Corvette ZR1 7:19.63

  • @ibrahimjuma7851
    @ibrahimjuma78514 жыл бұрын

    5:28 “If America could win its wars so convincingly” haha 😂

  • @leonvalentine3748

    @leonvalentine3748

    3 жыл бұрын

    We won 2 against the Brits. So, suck on that lol

  • @Calmdownandbreathe
    @Calmdownandbreathe11 жыл бұрын

    I just have to say thank you for re-uploading these in HD. :)

  • @Favled
    @Favled7 жыл бұрын

    i don't like corvettes that much, I'm more of a Viper guy but the ZR1 looks like SENSATIONAL fun!

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm definitely more of an Audi person. Can't beat a NA V10

  • @hamzaanegm

    @hamzaanegm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@netweed09 yes you can. the w16 and the NA lambo v12

  • @ninjadjay
    @ninjadjay11 жыл бұрын

    i get goosebumps watching that zr1 going around the track :D love it!

  • @motomoto5461
    @motomoto54614 жыл бұрын

    The ZR1’s sound lowkey reminds me of lightning McQueen’s sound

  • @kellanwatson4027

    @kellanwatson4027

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is based on a corvette

  • @SantaCllaws
    @SantaCllaws10 жыл бұрын

    I know people hate American cars for whatever reason. But I think the 2014 corvette is one of the nicest cars I have ever seen.

  • @garytankokhon7840

    @garytankokhon7840

    9 жыл бұрын

    I agree mate,i agree

  • @adamakesson2225

    @adamakesson2225

    8 жыл бұрын

    +SantaCllaws What? The old one looked sooo much better. The 2014 corvette is without any doubt, ugly!

  • @BryanChance

    @BryanChance

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think so too.

  • @Chaki261

    @Chaki261

    5 жыл бұрын

    im a german guy i think the Corvette is much nicer :)

  • @thatsyrianguy487

    @thatsyrianguy487

    4 жыл бұрын

    Definitely much nicer than the ugly ass Corvette they just made

  • @MrFreevo
    @MrFreevo11 жыл бұрын

    Love both... Cause they are fantastic in awesome different moods.

  • @jafo4u508
    @jafo4u5088 күн бұрын

    This has to be my favorite accurate and truthful review of our crazy American Cars!

  • @MitchellFicken199
    @MitchellFicken19911 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy CRACKS ME UP !!! Love Top Gear and this episode

  • @user-rr7ov9dz1i

    @user-rr7ov9dz1i

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mitchell Ficken this didn’t age well

  • @Arkemnight5718
    @Arkemnight57183 жыл бұрын

    When you realise that the 1st gen r8 looks so much better than the current one!! I miss topgear!

  • @ChevroletTough
    @ChevroletTough11 жыл бұрын

    God I love this clip, one of my favorites for sure. "It's a bit too joyless". Enter ZR1............................. aaaaaaaaaand you're the mad hatter!

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    ? It's a ridiculous backdated bruiser; a rocket veiled in sweet wrappers that only backdated people can make and charge a bank or 2 for (with the zombie customers who buy them)

  • @4477superman

    @4477superman

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@netweed09 Sounds like sour grapes

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@4477superman Nah. Ok maybe it's just my view in the end for sure but an Audi R8; I don't think I need to have any hard feelings pining for one of those 😁

  • @Cavitt
    @Cavitt4 ай бұрын

    Probably in my top 3 favorite Clarkson reviews. All the shots, music, and quips from him are just well-timed and edited.

  • @pee4541
    @pee45412 жыл бұрын

    When u have no experience and it’s your first time 1:24

  • @ThePaperSun
    @ThePaperSun10 жыл бұрын

    Interesting how Top Gear (on TV) reviewed the C6 variants about four seconds after they hit the market, but they still have yet to touch the C7.

  • @Subsistancer

    @Subsistancer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hammond reviewed C7.

  • @SamotLS7

    @SamotLS7

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clarkson reviewed the new zr1 as well

  • @purplekillerpenguin
    @purplekillerpenguin11 жыл бұрын

    that audi is perfection.

  • @Spongyloam
    @Spongyloam7 жыл бұрын

    @5:37 and NOPE! Back to my Lego box-for that solid feeling!

  • @jason8897386
    @jason889738611 жыл бұрын

    Boy I love watching this in HD. Now if only I could watch the show in HD.

  • @cristianoalves8977
    @cristianoalves89774 жыл бұрын

    Now this, this was epic car review, his genius is just unmatched

  • @z06dave
    @z06dave3 жыл бұрын

    I'd absolutely love a ZR1 or a z06 in the UK. Not the best built or as classy but you'd definitely be the only person to have one. We see R8s all the time.

  • @winsevenholic
    @winsevenholic11 жыл бұрын

    good video :) love that cars as well

  • @mikecronis
    @mikecronis4 жыл бұрын

    I have a supercharged C6 M6 Grand Sport with nearly the same Hp as the ZR1 with the same internals, suspension, exhaust, and brakes and have no issues, though I must admit she requires a delicate touch. If you drive it like a Lotus Elise it's similar but the magnetic ride control makes it more civilized.

  • @kijkeentijgerrr
    @kijkeentijgerrr10 жыл бұрын

    1:29 LOL!

  • @antyvirusuk8056
    @antyvirusuk80564 жыл бұрын

    To be fair for a daily driver supercar, this would be in that thought list. Love the R8

  • @jafo4u508
    @jafo4u5088 күн бұрын

    When can we watch these again today! Each of these videos is a total masterpiece! I know what Nor means, Zed O6 makes sense to me also! I will always love all these videos!

  • @ShamusOGrady2
    @ShamusOGrady211 жыл бұрын

    The noise from him running over the grapes was so satisfying.

  • @doubleredsx3
    @doubleredsx310 жыл бұрын

    It's the Audi R8 for mr HANDS DOWN! So much classier. (Drools at dream car mode)

  • @IPlayKindred

    @IPlayKindred

    3 жыл бұрын

    nah not rly

  • @skylerhickman3646

    @skylerhickman3646

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IPlayKindred Yes, yes really

  • @IPlayKindred

    @IPlayKindred

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@skylerhickman3646 I find the corvette much more beautiful to look at

  • @skylerhickman3646

    @skylerhickman3646

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IPlayKindred Looks are objective sure, but if you ever get to see the quality of the build on both of these cars, the R8 is just so much better done. Each has their own clever mix of both smooth and aggresive lines for sure, but classiness can only be given to the R8 here.

  • @rulingmoss5599

    @rulingmoss5599

    11 ай бұрын

    @@skylerhickman3646 Lol the R8 is half as reliable, slower, and costs twice as much if not more. Oh but at least the interior is fancy! Will sure make the difference when its sitting at the shop.

  • @undrcoverlouky
    @undrcoverlouky4 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to hear Clarkson's review of the new mid-engine Corvette. I hope he drives one on his new show. I really miss the old crew on Top Gear. BBC made a colossal mistake. Just saying. We love the BBC in the US. Absolutely NO ONE beats the BBC for documentaries, but they broke Top Gear.

  • @Innersoul1
    @Innersoul111 жыл бұрын

    OMG when he licks the steering wheel! AWESOME!

  • @icefire_ro
    @icefire_ro11 жыл бұрын

    hahaha, that was priceless when he activate the sport monde on the audi :D

  • @4SHO421
    @4SHO4219 жыл бұрын

    C7 ZO6 is a much better car than the C6 ZR1.

  • @alcatraz1331
    @alcatraz13319 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to have to say I'm not much of a Corvette fan or Chevy. Put the 2014 Corvette Stingray is a pretty damn nice car.

  • @diealex4241
    @diealex42418 жыл бұрын

    There´s no way I would ever, ever, EVER choose the Corvette over the R8 :D I think that exclamation mark really got me though. Fantastic car.

  • @JudgedVitality
    @JudgedVitality11 жыл бұрын

    To correct you the C6 ZR1's lap time is 7:19, and its a standard production car, just a different variant like the R8 has the V8 variant and the V10.

  • @testy462
    @testy4623 жыл бұрын

    I always love the "in the real world it's faster" like you spend a lot of time chasing another supercar down a race track or, if you're suicidal, the open road at breakneck speed. I'd think the real world would be far more likely to be a freeway roll race or a blast off a stoplight...and the Vette would monster it.

  • @XxGrizZ
    @XxGrizZ9 жыл бұрын

    "On the corners, it's a complete mad man." Really? The guy who set the record for the nurburgring (at the time) in that car didn't seem to think so... Maybe you just aren't that good of a driver, Jeremy...

  • @kristiaan1

    @kristiaan1

    6 жыл бұрын

    a lap record ex F1 drivers driving in a fifth gear test couldn't replicate, unlike GTR or 911 GT3.

  • @joshbriggsDayZBeast

    @joshbriggsDayZBeast

    6 жыл бұрын

    Again another fool with shit for brains. The corvette will be inherently harder to control than the Audi. In other words you need to be a racing driver with the car control that you will never have

  • @Barthar98
    @Barthar9811 жыл бұрын

    Nice video!

  • @TGMR1995
    @TGMR199511 жыл бұрын

    Why is the music at 03:16 different to the version shown on TV, where they had Bach's Goldberg Variations? Which btw. fitted much better :)

  • @miriam7779
    @miriam777910 жыл бұрын

    Audi R8! all the f.c.i.g way :D

  • @thisismagacountry1318
    @thisismagacountry13184 жыл бұрын

    1:28 Jeremy dropping the value of the Audi by half.

  • @joshbacon8241

    @joshbacon8241

    4 жыл бұрын

    “R8 V10 for sale, 520 hp Lambo V10, great to drive! Interior may have coronavirus on it though”

  • @summushieremiasclarkson4700

    @summushieremiasclarkson4700

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or alternatively, "R8 V10 Spyder. X miles, y condition. Licked by Jeremy Clarkson. £1,000,000.00"

  • @HelloThereUniverse
    @HelloThereUniverse8 ай бұрын

    "I have got ONE HUNNNDRED & TWENTY MORE HORSEPOWERS" 🤣🤣

  • @DarkCharisma
    @DarkCharisma11 жыл бұрын

    The C6 series Corvette: Top Gear UK's favorite car they love to hate to love.

  • @Slash396
    @Slash39611 жыл бұрын

    Do you want to look up lap times? How about the Nurburgring? ZR1: 7:19.63 R8 V10: 7:44 R8 V8: 8:04 The ZR1 is so much faster than R8 that it's actually laughable.

  • @saltyfloridaman7163

    @saltyfloridaman7163

    2 жыл бұрын

    Everyone knows the ZR1 handled better than almost every car made before 2013, Clarkson just kept a heavy foot for a more exciting showcase

  • @huseyinatayilmaz8475

    @huseyinatayilmaz8475

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@saltyfloridaman7163 i remember reading it somewhere that stig said there were some electrical problems with the suspension of the zr1 which was used for review not sure if it is true tho edit:i found that comment on the other lower quality upload on this channel lol

  • @Borthralla
    @Borthralla9 жыл бұрын

    The ZR1 actually has a faster Nürburgring lap time than the R8.

  • @matthewlauseng8697

    @matthewlauseng8697

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Philip M. Actually, Fifth Gear TV show did a comparison test several years ago with the Corvette ZR1, Nissan GTR and the 911 Turbo S (997) and the corvette was the only car with three different drivers (all professional retired F1 race drivers) that couldn't come within 20 seconds of the posted fastest Nurburgring Nordschleife after 6 laps. The Corvette ZR1 is an absolute joke.

  • @TheCarsfan4ever

    @TheCarsfan4ever

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Matthew Lauseng I have to agree with you

  • @moofjuice4246

    @moofjuice4246

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Philip M the C6 z06 is also significantly faster at the Nurburgring, however that v10 audi is faster than a c5 z06... so there's an accomplishment,,, i think,,,

  • @daverunner3397

    @daverunner3397

    6 жыл бұрын

    The new Camaro is as well.

  • @mrtom2854

    @mrtom2854

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@matthewlauseng8697 5th Gear is a joke

  • @xetalq
    @xetalq11 жыл бұрын

    The Nurburgring times tend to bear out your contention. But let's not forget that the ZR1 (more properly, the Corvette C6 ZR1) is also a high-performance version of the CR Corvette. The C6 ZR1 has the heavily-modified LS9 engine (638 hp/604 ft.lb torque) - the most powerful Corvette engine yet. It has a 6th generation Eaton TVS R2300 roots 4-lobe supercharger, with intercoolers from Behr (of Germany). The C6 ZR1 is light-weight, with an upgraded transmission and an improved differential.

  • @BrettsGarage
    @BrettsGarage11 жыл бұрын

    A review of the new gt3 would be much appreciated

  • @joe125ful
    @joe125ful9 жыл бұрын

    Like ZR1..

  • @Amerggio1968
    @Amerggio196810 жыл бұрын

    no, the Audi AG owned Lamborghini in 1998,not VW

  • @ThePwak007
    @ThePwak0073 жыл бұрын

    Was Sleepy Head by Passion Pit about to play at 5:04? Haha

  • @joemourad
    @joemourad11 жыл бұрын

    good work master chief

  • @Amerggio1968
    @Amerggio196810 жыл бұрын

    yes the R8 :-)

  • @netweed09

    @netweed09

    3 жыл бұрын

    V10 =) =)

  • @DizzyMan24
    @DizzyMan2410 жыл бұрын

    "And in the corners, it's a complete madman!" No Jeremy, you just can't handle it.

  • @todoriteff415

    @todoriteff415

    10 жыл бұрын

    He "handles" cars like this for a living. If he can't, the chances of anybody who buys it being able to handle it are fairly slim aswell.

  • @DizzyMan24

    @DizzyMan24

    10 жыл бұрын

    Todor Iteff The way Jeremy drives and talks about the ZR1 in this video almost proves your comment false. If I had not seen Mr. Clarkson drive other cars - like the Aventador - with amazing precision for an old man, I would have probably said "bullshit" to your reply. He just drifts the Corvette on every corner like a madman (which the ZR1 isn't, it's just him.) If the ZR1 was driven properly, than it would have ate that Audi for lunch. Straight line or corners, no doubt. Besides, it's usually the average buyers who handle the ZR1 better than the journalists anyway...

  • @todoriteff415

    @todoriteff415

    10 жыл бұрын

    Anyway, I'm sure people would still buy it, despite everything he said. However, it will be as a silly, 'have fun and powerslide' car, unlike the R8 which is thought of as a precision driving instrument. It's not the car's fault nor is it Jeremy's (well mostly), but it's the fault of the general public thinking of American cars as silly, non-sensible (is that even a word) vehicles.

  • @DizzyMan24

    @DizzyMan24

    10 жыл бұрын

    Todor Iteff Well, I guess I can't argue with you there, haha.

  • @MajorArtillary

    @MajorArtillary

    10 жыл бұрын

    Another thing is that the ZR1 has almost as much torque as horsepower. As you'll notice, most European supercars are naturally aspirated with 600-700hp but only 500 or so lbs. feet of torque. Many of America's top dollar cars, like the ZR1, SRT Viper, and GT500 make, for a lack of better words, bitchin' torque that can break traction on any wheels if throttled hard.

  • @BRIANBOBCHAPMAN
    @BRIANBOBCHAPMAN5 жыл бұрын

    COOL Corvette ZR1 vs Audi R8 | Now in Full HD | Top Gear | Series 14 | BBC

  • @palapqawsed513
    @palapqawsed51310 жыл бұрын

    honestly i dont know much about cars but top gear makes it so awsome

  • @blaw11b
    @blaw11b10 жыл бұрын

    This is odd considering in almost every major automobile publication,corvette zr1s and zo6s trump r8's and the like in lap times.And the lesser powered zo6 handles better than the zr1,just look up lap time comparisons in your favorite automag.Numbers never lie.

  • @dkvikingkd233
    @dkvikingkd2337 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the advice.. now hand me the audi!

  • @maytarpaz2392
    @maytarpaz239211 жыл бұрын

    Nice Drifting!! ;)

  • @BoiFast
    @BoiFast10 жыл бұрын

    Hope you know you can get the zr1 or the z06 on those track tires straight out factory like my uncle did.

  • @MrKeyboardCommando
    @MrKeyboardCommando10 жыл бұрын

    The only time you can use the ZR1's full power is when you're in the pub, bragging about your latest ' set of wheels '.

  • @KassemHassanKass
    @KassemHassanKass11 жыл бұрын

    The corvette ZR1 has great handling. otherwise it wouldn't have done a 7:19.63 around the nurburgring. While the R8 on the other hand did a time of 7:44.0. They're both quick cars but the corvette handles much better.

  • @nachom.c.6087
    @nachom.c.608711 жыл бұрын

    HERMOSOS AUTOS

  • @nyak63RUS
    @nyak63RUS11 жыл бұрын

    The only problem I have with the Corvette is that (at least where I live) they are everywhere. Come summertime and I can't go a day without seeing at least one. I prefer something just a little different.

  • @Zankaroo
    @Zankaroo8 жыл бұрын

    Maybe if you don't floor it around the turns it wouldn't slide so much. The 2012 ZR1 lapped Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 1:33:70, the 2012 R8 GT did it in 1:36:39, and the 2014 R8 V-10 Plus did it in 1:38:70. All with the same driver, Randy Pobst. I like Jeremy Clarkson, but sometimes he says stupid shit.

  • @ico9750

    @ico9750

    8 жыл бұрын

    I have driven both the ZR1 and a turbo v8 R8. The ZR1 is faster, like Ferrari fast. And it's cheap. BUT if you look past that it's ride is horrible and in the real world it's slower. The Audi is the better car because it has more accesable performance more of the time for the regular driver.

  • @jocky102

    @jocky102

    8 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't have said it better myself. my reply would have had the words like "it's shit, handles like a tug boat", i like yours better. It's diplomatic lol

  • @Zankaroo

    @Zankaroo

    8 жыл бұрын

    I was comparing them on track because they compared them on track. For this comparison street performance is useless, and I have a feeling that if you gave the ZR1 AWD its performance would be just as accessible. The Zr1 is more of a drivers car, you need to actually be good at driving to get more out of it. It doesn't hold your hand as much as as AWD system will. So yeah I would agree the R8 is better for mediocre drivers with a lot of money. Its not better, just better at some things.

  • @user-lb7pt6jb3o

    @user-lb7pt6jb3o

    7 жыл бұрын

    and thats exactly why the zr1 is way more fun. its an RWD Supercar and acts like one, itll reward or punish you based on how well you can drive

  • @LeviathanVZ
    @LeviathanVZ10 жыл бұрын

    My favorite car has always been Corvette

  • @timschutte6924
    @timschutte6924 Жыл бұрын

    The original 3 Amegos on BBC , TOP GEAR was the very best. I've been watching these 3 guys most of my adult life and laugh almost every day at some point about something they did to one another for decades. Long live Captain Slow !!!!!!! Buffering, Buffering!!!!!!!

  • @sumit_john
    @sumit_john11 жыл бұрын

    Thats true as well. But the ZR1 as the one shown in the video is still faster than any everyday production ferrari or lamborghini. But thank you for agreeing with me.. :) I thought no-one would. :)

  • @American-Nobody
    @American-Nobody10 жыл бұрын

    Corvette all the way baby.

  • @zachp7603

    @zachp7603

    10 жыл бұрын

    all the way into the wall? why :)

  • @KrankuSama
    @KrankuSama10 жыл бұрын

    American Cars have the reputation they have because they were too busy building terrible cars back in the day and laughing at the Japanese. IMO American cars now-a-days maybe based on older models but are much better quality than before and provide better 'bang for buck.' as they say. It's prudent to remember though that everything is cheaper in America though, it's a difference in the market not because of engineering necessarily. The ZR1 is a fine machine and I would love to have one. Europe still makes the FASTEST cars but there are still great American cars.

  • @DeftonesFan867

    @DeftonesFan867

    10 жыл бұрын

    Only in the name, but all the platforms are very modern.

  • @LeviathanVZ

    @LeviathanVZ

    10 жыл бұрын

    In America we don't want the "Fastest" car we like loud fun cars and that's why we have the Muscle car. America's taste in vehicle is much different than the rest of the world's, I'd take my upgraded 1980 Z28 over a Lamborghini any day.

  • @doggSMK

    @doggSMK

    10 жыл бұрын

    Synister Mayhem over a Lambo? lol u crazy ;)

  • @LeviathanVZ

    @LeviathanVZ

    10 жыл бұрын

    ***** No I'm not crazy, I prefer Muscle cars, they look great, they're cheap, all Americans love them, they're easy to work on, and you can make them how ever you want. Lamborghini's are not impressive in my opinion, I hate how they sound, I hear that they have bad handling, and they don't look to great. However, I do like Maserati, Ferrari, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Aston Martin, and others, but I do prefer American Muscle cars. They are built to make your own for not even close to half the price of a Lamborghini or Ferrari. Like I said, I don't hate European cars, I just dislike Lamborghini's and prefer my type of cars over others. I do pretty much hate Japanese cars though lol.

  • @doggSMK

    @doggSMK

    10 жыл бұрын

    whatever

  • @CourtneySHoffman
    @CourtneySHoffman11 жыл бұрын

    Hmm. i'll have to check that out.

  • @parkstraat6843
    @parkstraat684310 жыл бұрын

    great cars

  • @alspencer2009
    @alspencer200910 жыл бұрын

    1:28 that's disgusting.

  • @tangerinedream8987

    @tangerinedream8987

    4 жыл бұрын

    *mmmmmmmmmmmm nice carr*

  • @joaquinfranco9012

    @joaquinfranco9012

    3 жыл бұрын

    like you

  • @zuze9112
    @zuze91128 жыл бұрын

    100 000 k ? Buy E30 swap S54 and be happy ever.

  • @zuze9112

    @zuze9112

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** S54 is 6 cyl , S60 is v8 E30 have 6cyl from factory. No V8 has bean in e30 from factory not even from alpina or hartge or ac shnicer.

  • @zuze9112

    @zuze9112

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** Does any E30 come with v8 in it from factory ?

  • @zalmoxis27
    @zalmoxis2711 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know the title of the song from 4:08? That's epic!

  • @Crooze2024giver
    @Crooze2024giver8 ай бұрын

    Well the zr1 just set a new world record this older model with Michelins new tires it knocked off loke 8 seconds on the Nurburgring. It’s an animal and that’s what it takes is a highly skilled driver to show it’s true colours. That short circuit track wasn’t a good track for the vette.

  • @Amerggio1968
    @Amerggio196810 жыл бұрын

    yes it is a v10 taken from lamborghini (a part of the Audi Group)

  • @Draggis92
    @Draggis9210 жыл бұрын

    R8 all the way

  • @Abdullah_Alsayed
    @Abdullah_Alsayed11 жыл бұрын

    Very nice

  • @JudgedVitality
    @JudgedVitality11 жыл бұрын

    Look at record laptimes and the zr1 is at the top. It takes a very good driver but the car has a lot of potential in good hands. Its not just fast in the straight line its fast around the track due its carbon ceramic breaks that are standard and magnetic shocks that ferrari borrows from GM

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