I'd love to meet the 9 people who bought an Espace when they were released.

@Skorpychan

3 жыл бұрын

My dad was an early adopter of them in the 90s. It was actually surprisingly good as a Family Car. I remember one time we went to the zoo, and brought a picnic to eat in the car, since the seats could do the turny thing. People lost their fucking minds when they saw my parents sitting facing the wrong way. Downside was that the 'flexible space' meant my mother nearly crashed it when a bag fell over on the way home from the supermarket and a tin of beans rolled under the pedals. She was not amused by that, and insisted that bags be tied shut in future.

@erykrejner2528

3 жыл бұрын

@@Skorpychan Oh god what a nightmare... I had a similar problem once with my work car: Dacia Dokker, but it was the car mat that got under the pedal.

@chaz_bl3731

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how there’s so many used ones about when no one bought the original

@Skorpychan

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaz_bl3731 Taxis.

@southbayrickybobby5820

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve met one. She was my “uncles” wife. She was that typical wife though... down to the even worse sister... just make sure you don’t meet that one....

racing drivers really can race anything

@shreeharibharadwaj9531

6 жыл бұрын

my russian mom can too

@Renegade_7274

4 жыл бұрын

Even planes

@Renegade_7274

4 жыл бұрын

CALL ME ASG yep, she sure can race me

@sakariaskarlsson634

4 жыл бұрын

I once borrowed a scenic, i still overtook everything.

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

4 жыл бұрын

So can regular drivers, you just have to not care.

"Now they sell in their millions and are slowly killing off the Hatchback" *Looking back from 2020* Yeah... They didn't see the SUV Revolution coming, did they?

@T_D_B_

3 жыл бұрын

@Moolinyan thank America....

@GintaPPE1000

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, they helped push it by making minivans and wagons uncool...

@riowarner0617

3 жыл бұрын

@@T_D_B_ Kinda

@user-kd2br5bi9q

3 жыл бұрын

Suvs are really stupid cars

@riowarner0617

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-kd2br5bi9q no

If we did this in America, everyone would be in old Sienna's, oddseys, town and countries, and windstars. That was great!

@MattyIce250

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Cammarata me and my friends do a version of minivan racing, 500 max budget, modify each others car, and set up a race on some farm land my family owns! it is fun, i usually go for a dodge or chrysler (mopar or no car!)

@rightwingsafetysquad9872

5 жыл бұрын

None of those vans were in production yet when the ones in this video were. It would have been Toyota Previa (also in the video), Dodge Caravan, Plymouth Voyager, and Pontiac Trans Sport.

@crudboy12

4 жыл бұрын

Siennas actually have a fair bit of power to them.

@reefkeepingandeverythingelse

4 жыл бұрын

Aren't those minivans v6s? They shouldn't feel that slow imo.

@JackDanger99

4 жыл бұрын

I read that as “Sennas” and was confused…

"People Carriers are killing off the Hatchback and the Saloon car." Well that was a freezing cold take.

@hybridAbsol

3 жыл бұрын

Those damn SUVs....

@CWINDOWSsystem32

2 жыл бұрын

The car people should buy are minivans, but they all buy dumb CUVs instead. It makes no sense, why buy something that makes you look a certain way instead of buying something that you actually need?

@richard_nj

2 жыл бұрын

@@CWINDOWSsystem32 because a lot of people care more about looking a certain way than about what they actually need? People are vain and stupid.

@idontexist1681

2 жыл бұрын

@@CWINDOWSsystem32 my renault clio can beat those suvs in an offroad racd

@taitonaito

Жыл бұрын

@@CWINDOWSsystem32 let's face it, we can't entirely blame the people. Over half the minivans get purchased by corporations and businesses all the time for various purposes. Literally not a market window for a civilian to own a van.

I love that they just found semi functional cars for under 1000 bucks each and made a great episode out of it

@LongLiveHelghast

11 ай бұрын

Funny thing is, most of those cars (especially the two Espaces that they raced) are worth a lot of money right now

It's mid-engined, just like a Ferrari. LOL

@alphacentaurianperson

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, which means that my mum has had two mid-engined cars in her life. Must be rich.

@anaveragechildontheinterne9765

5 жыл бұрын

Hammond sounds like a ricer in this quote

@andydudley1775

5 жыл бұрын

is that not what you mash potatoe with ?

@barisaxmax

5 жыл бұрын

Mid Engined...like a Ferrari. What could possibly go wrong?

@visionist7

5 жыл бұрын

Enzo Ferrari categorically stated that a real Ferrari is front engined

is it just me or was the old Top Gear by far better than the current Top Gear and even Grand Tour? Screw amazon's big budget, this is most fun on small budget

@marcoroberts9462

3 жыл бұрын

Back under the labour government the bbc would give top gear a pretty big budget

@brandonmartin-moore5302

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, when the budget got too high near the end it got silly

@GoyBenius_0901

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcoroberts9462 Yeah but we also had to deal with a labour goverment, so there were tradeoffs, great Topgear, shit everything else or decent Topgear, decent everything else.

@perspii2808

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoyBenius_0901 2000’s neoliberalist Labour was complete trash tbh. Equally as bad as the Conservatives, if not worse.

@headlightstheperson4596

3 жыл бұрын

Old Top Gear ftw

This would be a genuinely entertaining racing series.

There’s a local track that does 80 lap enduro races with front wheel drive cars, among other events. Usually a few minivans slide through. One year this guy had a Chrysler town and country that he absolutely drove like a madman. He finished second and actually won a couple grand. He drove it like he stole it. Drifting corners, overtaking Hyundai Tiburons and Nissan Altima’s with his 20 year old Dodge.

@langos8444

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see video record of that 😂

@kaosab

5 ай бұрын

It was probably stolen.

Top Gear: *organises a race involving some questionable cars* Tom Chilton: *Well hello there*

@TraustiGeir

3 жыл бұрын

He never misses a race like this.

@halolime117

3 жыл бұрын

Who?

@TraustiGeir

3 жыл бұрын

@@halolime117 He's a British touring car racer who has shown up for multiple Top Gear races.

@kokodjamba6657

2 жыл бұрын

@@TraustiGeir Not only that. 3-4 3rd places for Vauxhall and Honda british racing teams, 17 years in motorsport since 2002 apperently

@lastp6905

2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting to be a champion isn’t he

I love the height difference between Jezza and Hamster

@SunnyFOXGLOVE

6 жыл бұрын

Its not Jezza and Hamster, its Orangutan and Hamster.

@xxstellastarlightxx9284

Жыл бұрын

11 inches lmao

Year 2020 and this race still have more excitements and trills than the current F1

@666lummel

2 жыл бұрын

Wel that changed in 2021

@BopPop42

4 ай бұрын

​and we're back to normal well after that outlier year

I'd like to see that dubbed with US middle class housewives cursing at each other...

@bury_the_elite65294

3 жыл бұрын

picaae - or dubbed with audio footage of Russian drivers dashcams; "Cyka blyat!!!!"

@mirisch64

2 жыл бұрын

@@bury_the_elite65294 ты охуел?

@RoobehTunes

2 жыл бұрын

the Karen Cup

@taitonaito

Жыл бұрын

@@RoobehTunes naah man, if it was Karen Cup it would be 10 Priuses playing bumper cars and calling cops after the first quarter of a lap.

5:43 Bug on window: "oh god oh god oh god!"

@no1DdC

3 жыл бұрын

Just land on a people carrier, they said. Nothing terrible ever happens to bugs how land on people carriers, they said. It'll be a relaxing drive, they said.

24 hours version with all pilots of a team racing together in a car all the day would be great.

This was way better than 90% of the car races I've ever seen. :D

forget f1, i want to race MPV'S!

@fatama1399

9 жыл бұрын

تتهه ز99كخ

@DarkKnightwing75

5 жыл бұрын

You could mix them both, Renault did that with the Renault Espace F1. Look it up, it’s epic.

@rhodesianwojak2095

5 жыл бұрын

@@DarkKnightwing75 lmao i didn't know that the Frenchies had done such a great thing

@ShasOSwoll

4 жыл бұрын

Yann Olle Laprune you’re the real MPV

@mariodacostamosteiro7262

3 жыл бұрын

@@rhodesianwojak2095 Don't forget that Ford did something like that with the Transit for be specific, the Supervan series of vans highly modificated to go fast

The Toyota Spacecruiser, once described as "highly unstable"

Shout out to Tom for repping the Lego Star Wars sponsorship.

@Mikeb1001

3 жыл бұрын

Shows how old this actually is! That was an EP Civic

"I'm using the toyota to steer the espace, countering my terrible understeer problems" They are right, this is so much better than F1!!!!

That Mitsubishi wagon is what used to be the Dodge Colt Vista here in the States.They had a 2.0L 4cyl that was a really good motor back in the late 80's . My mom had one ,it topped out at 118 MPH and was actually fun to drive.

My family used to have a first-gen Previa. It was pretty awesome. My dad also had a couple of Space Cruisers, they were pretty nuts, too.

I always thought it was Renault E-Space. lol. Now I know its Es-spaz

@Adamsnadler214

5 жыл бұрын

kaihtheloner it’s French for space

@Mikeb1001

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, they haven’t made an electric version yet

@halolime117

3 жыл бұрын

We call it renault spastic

"and no body contact" *body contact happens* Me: Yay more banger racing

@129aslamnurfikrir4

3 жыл бұрын

There's this track on Wreckfest

@DAZUNIVERSALINDUSTREIS

3 жыл бұрын

@@129aslamnurfikrir4 is it?

damn i didnt realize how tall Clarkson was next to Hammond..

@EnforcerX71

4 жыл бұрын

@The Bushwacker Yeah, Clarkson has literally been unable to test certain cars because he's too tall.

@truckspank656

3 жыл бұрын

@The Bushwacker I'd question the 5' 6" of Hammond, love it when he claims to be 5' 7 1/2" though.

@kickheadsmuoke689

3 жыл бұрын

steve d He is actually 5’4”.

Hammond really was my favourite presenter back then he didn t try and act like he did later on

Watched this countless times. This is really Great TV championship champion, Champion!

How do you know it's going to be a race to demolish every single car there? They got Touring Car drivers 😂... and Hammond

@dbclass4075

3 жыл бұрын

In case of desperation, James May as well.

That Mitsubishi is super rare now and when was the last time you saw a Mk1 Espace in the uk?!

@Aehzur

5 жыл бұрын

Never seen that Mitsubishi space wagon, only ever seen a few espaces

@mtn9494

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. In germany these are also super rare. Never seen one. I drive a 1992 Mitsubishi Sigma, and have also never seen another one.

@Darnihx

4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a mk1 espace in Finland

@finnbar87

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aehzur We had one (exactly like that one in the video) when I was a kid. Not for too long, though. It broke down so much, that my dad sold it as a scrap. :)

@Aehzur

4 жыл бұрын

finnbar87 scrap, sounds about right for Renault

This generation espace seems to be pretty well build for a Renault. For example they're fully galvanized. I've seen several even nowadays in the shop and none of them had any rust while my 10 year old BMW started rusting. And they all have high mileages above 300.000km

@peterullinger2814

7 ай бұрын

AFAIK they were built by Matra.

This is so much more interesting than other races. The smashing and sheer impracticality is great fun.

in those few minutes of racing, i saw more action than in 3 seasons of nascar.

@ThESnAKe321

Жыл бұрын

Wow 13 year's old comment 🤩

That was...nothing short of amazing.

5:44 That housefly is having one hell of a day.

The reality is, I would absolutely watch this type of race!

This has to be one of the funniest races I've ever seen

@muhdshariq4307

2 жыл бұрын

dam haha

That was so fun to watch..."this is the best form of racing ever devised", you said it buddy, you said it :D lol. "there was more action in that one race than a whole year of f1", so true.

We need to celebrate Espace. Espace F1: *am i a joke to you?*

@TraustiGeir

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a vehicle I never knew existed.

@SultanNizi3000GT

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the iconic van that only appeared in Gran Turismo 2 so far

As the owner of a hyundai trajet..... minivans are MADE TO BE converted into vehicles you can sleep in. Mine is complete with water tank, sink, second battery, freezer, and I had a stove which I took out (my stupid skinny strap rubbed thru with all the movement while driving after a few months).

This is probably the closest top gear will do to bangers

*lol*- I've seen enough Top Gear challenge races to realize that when the other racers were introduced that this would be more of a demolition derby race..... and it was!!!! Good on ya, mates!!!!

This is absolutely awesome!

UNCLUDING! That's just brilliant! You just made my day, silly little man.

we need the America version the Venture, Dodge caravan and the Ford Windstar

@azynkron

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah.. they wouldn't even make it to the start line.

@showoe3126

3 жыл бұрын

don't forget the Astro van

That must have been so much fun, I would pay serious money to do that for real.

This is gold

i love when i just randomly find a top gear challenge that ive never seen !!!

2:59 0-60 in 28 seconds? how is that possible does it make 40 horsepower?

@chrishart8548

3 жыл бұрын

At the wheels probably yes! Think there was a 1.6petrol and a 2.3diesel. I think the petrol was 70hp the diesel was 68hp both really slow

@soundseeker63

3 жыл бұрын

The early 2.0d version had 65bhp, which in an 8 seater MPV equals 0-60 in about 30 seconds! Can you even imagine how awful it would have been with 8 people and their luggage.....?! You'd go faster on your pushbike! lol

@chrishart8548

3 жыл бұрын

@@soundseeker63 if it's anything like an old non turbo transit. It sounds more like a machine gun than and engine when you push it for maximum power!

@rifqiadjie323

3 жыл бұрын

Probably weight and diesel engine (UK spec). JDM version got sr20de

HPCRCR, the most brutal racing series ever implemented.

I would join this racing series, and laugh at myself afterward. This is too funny, TopGear gotta make some more races like these.!

hammonds races are always awesome !!!!

@ 5:44 Poor Bug: "HELPPPPPP!!!!! GET ME OFF OF THIS THANNNNGGGG!!!!"

When I see the Espace It reminds me of the TESLA Cybertruck

That was some quality driving from Hammond.

What a bunch of bandits I love it

it actually sounds like a good idea

I love how Hammond is occasionally the one to instagate the body content, and then blames it on the touring car drivers for being touring car drivers.

This looks like so much fun!

Kinda surprised the Cherry Vanette didn’t make the list. That car made quite the splash when it was made. Also it would have been hilarious if the GMC Safari and the Chevy Astro made the list too.

The Espace F1 with F1 Renault V10

There was more action in this race than in a whole year of F1. Sad but true

The touring car races are truly the best segments on Top Gear

motorhome races... MPV races..... TOPGEAR YOUR A DREAM!!

"their underpants were in fact, brown" LMFAO

If this ever became professional racing series, Car and Driver may not have written about it... But Karen Driver woman be interested.

@InTheZ0n3

3 жыл бұрын

Karen senna lol

Aw I remember those long road trips in the Previa. Very comfortable car.

The "Space Hopper" was hilarious... xD

I believe Espace was equivalent to U.S. Dodge Caravan Plymouth Voyager van

I kinda wanna do this but allow modifications to the cars

"and you'll marry a person alot taller" LOL!!! epic!!! Awesome race

Hammond looks so happy :3

if you are on mobile, then keep on doubletaping on the left side so it goes back 10 secounds at the start and see Richards face

0:00 - the best face ever ;p

I had a baby and a second on the way when the Espace was released. Nearly bought one but went for a Peugeot estate car instead. That worked out surprisingly well.

Love the roach walking up the window at 5:40. ...

I now have a VW Sharan 2nd gen TDI Sport people carrier but i removed the seats on 3rd row two of my friends have people carriers too one had a Vauxhall Zafira 1.8 one had a Chrysler Voyager mine had a puncture once but now the tyre has ripped [not like the bentley brookland]just on the wall

Pause the video at 0:00

@noahsavastio928

7 жыл бұрын

FoamerNation Colin hahahahaha

@josephdouglas5242

7 жыл бұрын

Or press 0 over and over.

@SinArtavia

5 жыл бұрын

Ozzy Osborne is that you?

@xmrsedibossgamer6294

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahha... The preview of a demolition race...

@DareDevilPhil

4 жыл бұрын

that is unsettling, jesus christ

lol that had to be one of the funniest things i have seen in a while

that was AWESOME!

"...and no body contact. But rally drivers tend to forget that last part."

@brgreengo

3 жыл бұрын

Touring car drivers*

weird bug at 5:44

LOL at the fly at the rear screen

Excellent stuff.

"this race saw more action than a whole formula 1 season " well, that's not a chalange is it, was at a scrapyard, saw more action there then f1.....

@abnwil3873

6 жыл бұрын

splat003 it also had more action than nascar

@michealbithi1290

6 жыл бұрын

Not more than nascar, you seen the crashes?

@abnwil3873

6 жыл бұрын

micheal bithi maybe , but f1 is much more fun than nascar

@nickjeffrey8050

5 жыл бұрын

Abnwil nascar fucking sucks 😂😂😂😂

@ravileejones7381

3 жыл бұрын

It's lights out, and Lewis Hamilton wins the ____ Grand Prix!

And here my bias had me rooting for the Mitsubishi... (I own a 4WD variant)

@visionist7

5 жыл бұрын

Mattress in the back yeah

@gaocheng1

4 жыл бұрын

Those are rare

Wow. That's awesome!

aah the Previa...takes me back.

0:41 Volkswagen Microbus? Often imitated, never equaled.

@Flying_GC

3 жыл бұрын

Except other makes were more, reliable/ comfortable/ handled better/ looked better other than that you're right.

is "people-carrier" British for "mini-van"?

@KermitTheFud

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@MarsRacingNetwork

8 жыл бұрын

Yup

@soundseeker63

8 жыл бұрын

+Garbonzo Bean Kinda, most modern people carriers are based on car underpinnings rather than a van, but they do basically the same job.

@azynkron

6 жыл бұрын

Mini-van would refer to a vehicle without passenger capacity.

@koningwillie6839

6 жыл бұрын

No

So much champion! :D

LMAO, that is EXACTLY what I was thinking as I was watching it! Two thumbs up.

I'd SO do this! I'd take my mother's 150K mile 1996 Ford WIndstar and enter (3.8 Liter DPI V6; 200 HP), fly it across to the UK, and enter it in.

@harpreetmaan4568

9 жыл бұрын

yamla jatt song

@rossmurison

9 жыл бұрын

well then prepare to be destroyed by me in my mum's 2001 Chrysler voyager LX! actually nevermind I would go flying off at the first corner due to the tiny brakes on that thing

@ylwpyro9549

9 жыл бұрын

Move over for the 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette!

@Vladpryde

9 жыл бұрын

YLW Pyro lol my Windstar is newer! :P

@EstCrossings

9 жыл бұрын

Vladpryde Id take a espace 4 and give it the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X engine and enter it.

iv been on top gear and met richard hammond, he is very nice and fucking funny, and quiet sexy.....

That looks like a lot of fun :D

this was awesome

Tom Chilton had a Lego Starwars badge. :P

the Toyota previa was far better than the Renaults. and far more reliable !!

@imogenerestieaux3652

6 жыл бұрын

geddy1972 I own a 1996 Toyota Previa &I love it

@Aehzur

5 жыл бұрын

JDM vs french 🤣

@JeeGee114

3 жыл бұрын

Well it looked much worse that Toyota Pregnantia.

Epic race.

i love the space hoopper XD