These old Top Gear challenges are just timeless, everything about them is perfect right down to the camera angles and soundtrack

@zanastumasonis

2 жыл бұрын

the whole team really knew their craft

@biswojyoti1

2 жыл бұрын

puts a smile on my face every damn time.

@flauschxger

2 жыл бұрын

imagine watching this with modern video quality like in 4k 60fps it would be so good, even if it already is!

@Stroke999

2 жыл бұрын

@@flauschxger I feel like the quality makes it more nostalgic. I don't think it would look that good at 4K. Plus lower quality for me is more easy on the eyes, so it makes the episode less demanding and more calm. That's just my view on it however.

@flauschxger

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stroke999 depends on preference i guess, i mean it more like that way how cool it would be to see these episodes in a better quality but yeah i still like it as it is

Whats amazing is that 3 TV presenters with such different personalities not only worked together for so long but they are actually friends and continue to be good friends. As much as they annoy each other, they love working together. Thats a rare thing. Even when Clarckson got fired from the BBC. Hammond and May both left the show and followed Jeremy to do the Grand Tour. I love the loyalty they have in each other.

@wintermute8315

2 жыл бұрын

"Such different personalities"? In the spectrum of all the different people in the UK, let alone the world, they're practically identical triplets.

@AK-dw8jo

2 жыл бұрын

@@wintermute8315 oh you talk utter rubbish. Are you Welsh by any chance!?

@rajchoudhury5130

2 жыл бұрын

Getting paid pal. Pays to be mates

@AverageAlien

2 жыл бұрын

@@rajchoudhury5130 also mates outside of work so... No

@hughjaenus2235

Жыл бұрын

@@rajchoudhury5130 Both Hammond and May were offered a few million pounds to stay at BBC and continue hosting Top Gear after Clarkson's departure, yet they declined the offer...

5:43 best scene, just shows perfectly who Clarkson is

@ashleyvlahakis5152

Жыл бұрын

We all would've done it too😂😂

@nillazilla22

Жыл бұрын

@@ashleyvlahakis5152 true

@livebig6414

Жыл бұрын

@@ashleyvlahakis5152 mate, with that rumble... i can only imagine.

"I wonder what the fastest anyone's ever been in a Euro Train is?" *Puts foot down* "No, no, no, no grow up"

@seaalon138

4 жыл бұрын

That just crackled me up

@youngtoonfish6891

4 жыл бұрын

Well... he failed miserably in that respect 😂

@trentwerner366

4 жыл бұрын

That would be a world record only top gear would go after😂

@hello7533

4 жыл бұрын

I did 34mph on a bike. 🏍 no, i will not grow up.

@p_sher12

3 жыл бұрын

he doesn't always have to act like a yobo

"A part of me wants the car to win but all of me wants Jeremy to loose."

@mopadrider6012

5 жыл бұрын

Haha so treu jeremy wins chalanges to many times well chalanges like this one

@georg446

5 жыл бұрын

lose*

@georg446

5 жыл бұрын

@@mopadrider6012 i wont even bother correcting that

@im_bentongaming4193

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, you're so correct.

@shiroyasha7324

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

2:29 - the sound of that engine tho, heaven

@sashingopaul3111

6 жыл бұрын

Best Mercedes V8 ever, even better than the 6.2 V8

@ryanmusson3785

5 жыл бұрын

Super charger whine

@jesuschrist2287

5 жыл бұрын

@@sashingopaul3111 is that v8 not v12?

@Leinis7777

4 жыл бұрын

@@jesuschrist2287 its a v8 mercedes just has v12s in amg 65 models and in the Zonda yk

@aaryeshg.6526

4 жыл бұрын

I actually still prefer it compared to it's successors SLS and AMG GT S. SLR can crack 200 mph unlike the successors which can't. 🤣

I like how James just swiftly slides to the check in desk at 1:05 smoooth

@rhymeztubeofficial5538

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂

@mrguest3749

4 жыл бұрын

smooth operatoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor

@ShockWithStyle

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrguest3749 smooth operatiooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

@Shinx990

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never noticed that before. James is so smooth.

@zechlin6975

4 жыл бұрын

He is such a stud

James: "Permission to come aboard skipper" hahaha

@samoandemigod1210

7 жыл бұрын

"cocktail penis"

@TheThunderbirdZero

3 жыл бұрын

"Can you make this boy walk the plank?" Best question ever!!

Jeremys' face when he said "there we are, it's 1320 miles" hahahahahahhahaa

@laurenswitte8483

8 жыл бұрын

Yes me to. His face is just hilarious

@heypachuco1991

5 жыл бұрын

"F*ck me right?" Is basically that expression

@pvtghost117

4 жыл бұрын

1300 miles, 8 countries? *laughs in american*

@quattro4468

3 жыл бұрын

Just drove 300 miles and it was excruciating. Through San diego and los angeles.

@thegreatafrican3367

3 жыл бұрын

@@quattro4468 I'm guessing you don't own a grand tourer

So they were told they'd be on a 737, they board a 757, and show a 767 taking off... ever heard of continuity?

@dholmain29

10 жыл бұрын

I think a 777.

@willaka12

9 жыл бұрын

They boarded a 767. BA removed 757's from there fleet early 2000's.

@PinkThorn242

9 жыл бұрын

william raffoul G-CPES is a 757. It was still flying for BA as late as 2010.

@willaka12

9 жыл бұрын

The two remaining 757's BA had were used as sky tours aircraft.

@Carfreak36

9 жыл бұрын

Th departing aircraft is a Triple 7 :)

6:25 "That's enough health and safety, can we go now?". Classic Clarkson 😂

JAMES MAY HAS RUN ON TELEVISION!!!

@GaneshrajP_

2 жыл бұрын

@Bilal Khalid indeed

Honestly have a soft spot for this car. Probably one of the best to have ever been showcased in the show. Too bad it's seemingly forgotten about these days

@fish3439

2 жыл бұрын

its not really forgotten about, the issue is its sitting in the garage of a huge amount of collectors who never drive them, manny khoshbin is a great example, he has THREE

@scalychannel5897

Жыл бұрын

@@fish3439 he had 5 until recently

@underSTATEDexcellence

7 ай бұрын

Because it falls apart faster then any other merc and that’s saying something. The trans goes every 10k miles and it’s a $35-60k job. It’s a car to look at, you don’t wanna drive it unless your literally Bezos, Musk, Soros money.

4:30 camera man couldn’t resist

@scottallpress3818

3 жыл бұрын

Good car though

These three together in a show, is golden. No one ever, will be able to reach their entertainment value.

The SLR is so cool it deserves to be put in the top gear freezer

4:05 - And 8 years later after this originally aired Jeremy Clarkson would be an attendee at Mrs Thatcher's State Funeral in St Paul's Cathedral in London, so the production team in 2005 knew very well here about Jeremy's friendship with the former iron lady.

Never realized how much the music in Top Gear influenced my music preferences of my adult life. Drum & Bass, breakbeats, garage, house… So good!

Me to my wife before we go to any party : 6:38

6:55 did someone laugh? xD

@AussiePetrolhead

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one that noticed! 😂

1:13 as a plane enthusiast, i felt that.

1:30 that soundtrack mate is superb

I come back to this video just to hear that sound...

@iBFP.

8 жыл бұрын

+1:34 :) CWINDOWSsystem32 yeah man same here specially

@KoudZ

7 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. one of the best looking and best sounding cars ever made

@McBeamer94

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Spitfire!

@armands3153

2 жыл бұрын

7:12

3:07 James May is me in the airport

@magicaIpineapple

5 жыл бұрын

Richard is me

@nikkcade1672

5 жыл бұрын

same

@nickrushworth6925

4 жыл бұрын

I'd be James

@user-jr8vt3jv2i

4 жыл бұрын

RON0BIJ_ exactly me too

@prodbyshdw

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

Am I the only one here 13 years later?😂

@JackJackProductionsShorts

2 ай бұрын

No

@aarnavghosh2260

Ай бұрын

No

@updrivedownthrow4557

Ай бұрын

Common sense

@Dhanur-oh9bs

Ай бұрын

No bro me too

@jasperjorissen1519

13 күн бұрын

No

i love how James takes the time to use his aviation knowledge at the airport

James May is like the dad that you think is embarrassing you then you grow up and realize he was just being a good dad

7:04 “he’s not turning round, he’s going about” ~James May 2006

@alfienaylor1587

2 жыл бұрын

*2005

@samdherring

2 жыл бұрын

*1453

3:07 me every second in my life

Season 6 Episode 6. You're welcome ;)

@nevillewood1

5 жыл бұрын

And you're a legend..

@TheMuldoonFella

5 жыл бұрын

You. You sir are a hero

@glyks1550

4 жыл бұрын

Oh there is a hero watching

@benflanagan8584

4 жыл бұрын

Legend

@deadly_waffle1432

3 жыл бұрын

I love u man

Mercedes and McLaren need to do more car collaborations, the SLR is just gorgeous.

the vignetting of the editing and cool temperature of the video is so nostalgic.

@migselv16896

9 ай бұрын

Love it

I saw one of these on track at Brands Hatch and in the pit lane, my daughter wouldn't sit in it because it scared her with how loud it was. Its the best car noise I've ever heard.

This - along with the DB9 trip south - was Top Gear in absolut prime shape! Never better and have gone down hill ever since

@r.a.6459

Жыл бұрын

The DB9 race to Monte Carlo in 2004, this race in 2005 and the cross London race in 2007 are the best.

"No-no-no-no, this lady's not returning!" LOL

@TheBenchPressMan

4 жыл бұрын

taron_baron *not for turning!

7:11 - Doww-dow doww-dow.....Oww!!! LOL

Top Gear during its peak years.

2:53 has basically defined how I talk to Google Maps

6:51 Lol, I feel sorry for Jeremy there; having to listen to health & safety twice in 2 languages.

@xboxgamer9680

8 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for Richard who had to be with know it all May

@ozm8642

5 жыл бұрын

Canada bruh

@Brooks__EU

5 жыл бұрын

I've been in a plane from Frankfurt Germany to Japan... Everything was done in 3 Languages... German.. English and Japanese..

@aaryeshg.6526

4 жыл бұрын

Rather have a screen showing instructions than an announcement. Faster just like Jeremy wants. :)

@MattAutoMotive

4 жыл бұрын

@@aaryeshg.6526 Maybe in the future of the Channel tunnel

1:04 I love James simply slides up to the check-in desk, & then "Hello" James May's ultimate chat-up line.

Even the camera angles are hilarious. 2:10 *Oh, sorry, what?*... not to mention its a really well made shot, to begin with.

"ohhh we've gotta have it in french!! START THE TRAIN!!"

Clarkson's little rants here are actually pure gold like the "THE CHANNEL TUNNEL IS STRAIGHT AHEAD, I CAN READ!!!!"

Jaw dropping to see how far cars have come since..

6:51 Lol, I feel sorry for Jeremy there; having to listen to health & safety twice in 2 languages.

this is still one of my favorite challenges. feels so real and grounded; i love how extravagant everything became later on with their challenges but i prefer how raw this one feels comparatively.

1:34 that engine sounds amazing.

7:19 killed me for some reason haha

@migselv16896

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Hilarious scene for some reason haha. You just know theres nothing interesting to film on that boat, so hes just pointing at a LEGO racecar going: ''Jeremy. Wraargh.'' hahaha

These really were well made in their time. They were well filmed, well presented, the music was really well chosen...

That Arnage though...

The supercharger whine at 1:21 gives me goosebumps

This is one of the greatest Top Gear episodes of all time. That intro gives me the goosebumps every single time.. the producers nailed it with the music and soundtrack, my gosh

Ah: 360p - The way Top Gear is intended to be enjoyed, according to KZread

@armands3153

2 жыл бұрын

To add some superficial layer of nostalgia.

End of 2019, world is full of hypercars, megacars, supercars but damn I forgot how beautiful the Mercedes- McLaren looked, for me it's gotta be one of the best looking cars of 2000's and that engine sound, damn it was such an awesome soundtrack.

@Dd-mt5ol

2 жыл бұрын

All slow tho nothing would compete to my 911 turbo s

@Firemarioflower

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dd-mt5ol Boaster

@wintermute8315

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dd-mt5ol You live a sad life. Either you own that car, and yet still feel the need to try to brag about it to strangers in KZread comments. Or you just wish you owned it, and are trying to play make believe in the comments section. I'm not sure which is sadder.

@Dd-mt5ol

2 жыл бұрын

@@wintermute8315 not sad it's a 2014 model worked my ass of for 2 years for it back in 2018 finally got it in 2020 this Aint no ordinary 911 it runs on water/ methanol and no I'm not bragging it's a 2014 not 2022

@sukhdevr3489

2 жыл бұрын

From the front it's amazing but the back is a bit weird imo.

I really miss these guys. So sad what happened to Top Gear.

@DogWick

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah but The Grand Tour looks very promising

@bharataggarwal4090

6 жыл бұрын

clearspira What happened to top gear?

@TheStrictlyAwesome

4 жыл бұрын

SkinoReturns He assaulted a producer... would have been taken to a tribunal if he wasn’t sacked. You cant expect to punch a colleague and not get fired.

@WitchTrials92

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheStrictlyAwesome yes Jeremy punched a producer because he wanted a steak and he didn't get it cuz the Hotel chef had gone home and was offered a soup and cold meat platter instead and Imo that's no reason to punch somebody in the face just because you don't get the dinner you did want

@chrindo8237

3 жыл бұрын

Nick his doctor also said he might have cancer and his mom recently died

hhahahahhaa "no no no grow up" !!!

that smile at 2:21 was hilarious. lol

I'm guessing I'm not the only person who'll do anything for an SLR, such a gorgeous looking car

5:30 oooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu spooky XD

@fif477rumjitnes8

3 жыл бұрын

So they were told they'd be on a 737, they board a 757, and show a 767 taking off... ever heard of continuity?

Appreciate the sound editor

@mav4596

6 жыл бұрын

Scykick GELOSO

To think this was broadcast before the 7-7 attacks in London... I remember those days. Amazingly, all the original songs from the original broadcast are actually in this video

Watching this 12yrs later...still fresh and exciting😍

Love that they use Biosphere and Amon Tobin tracks in this episode!!!

Jeremy's face at 2:21 wasn't so confident when he read out the number of miles he'd have to drive: 1,320 miles!😬😂🤣

@ledionhysenaj128

2 жыл бұрын

Bro driving the most powerful car at that time for such a long distance and getting paid for doing so , when me and you just dream about it....i mean thats awesome for me...and who is the lucky one , a crazy old man🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️life is just not fair🤪😢

nonono grow up

@Avenger460

7 жыл бұрын

i was searching for this comment

When I was a kid my dad bought me a remote control car. That remote control car was a Merc SLR. I played with it for days, made it drift, bump into things and what not. I was addicted to it. But then we moved houses and it was lost. I don't have a lot of "Dream possessions" I wanna own. But I hav two. A Mercedes SLR and an AMG GT. Not the black edition. The regular one. Hopefully someday I'll be able to realise my dream.

I remember watching this episode episode as a kid and absolutely falling in love with the car. Since then it has become one of my goals in life to get one.

@muienpantaipr6929

2 жыл бұрын

And? Did you got one?

@Ashs290

2 жыл бұрын

@@muienpantaipr6929 not yet. I do have a slightly less extravagant Mercedes for now :)

This show was my childhood. Well, at least since I was 14.

That SLR is such a cool machine! This is one of the best races! Hamster in that night club...classic!

I have sincerely enjoyed watching all of Top Gear with these 3. Some of the best time of my life!

I love how Europe in the 2000's had this steely blue tint all over the continent.

0:54, impossible!

They look so young. Still watching in 2019

The SLR is honestly beautiful

@woodrow_mayes

2 жыл бұрын

sadly unappreciated beauty

@armands3153

2 жыл бұрын

@@woodrow_mayes What makes you say that?

Good old days.....it was television gold!!!!!

I have all the Top Gear DVD's But this London to Oslo has never been put on DVD why ? It's one of the best races of all.

@danielruud224

5 жыл бұрын

Wait really? It's on my season 6 DVD🤷‍♂️ season 6 episode 6

@TheAtomicANetwork

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielruud224 devil episode confirmed

Watching the OG Top Gear brings back my childhood dreams of being Jeremy Clarkson and getting to drive the worlds most exotic and beautiful machines! Nothing can ever replace this top notch Trio of automotive presenters!!

This is my favorite Top Gear race.

6:48, when you’re in a cinema and the trailers have ended but it keeps playing another advert instead of starting the film

that SLR looks like a spaceship among these cars love it

First time I’ve seen this but coincidentally just 2 years ago my son and I did almost exactly Jeremy’s journey in my silver Mercedes SL ! Sadly it’s a 350 and not an SLR! Still…it was an interesting journey! 😄

"It's saying it's 1320 miles... " - his smile is priceless! Jeremy enjoying the ride in one of the best road racing cars back then

Saw one of these the other day. Still looks fantastic and special.

Richard says jeremy is too old here, 15 years later, they still makin tv shows

Fun fact: After two years of ownership, the maintenance for this car will cost as much as the car’s original MSRP. You will pay double the initial price just to own this car for a few years.

@notaspy3751

7 ай бұрын

That won't stop me if I had the money.

This was the episode I got into Top Gear and now Grand Tour. I love the humor.

Dear top gear, Thank you for putting the Full segment, And not just the Highlights, It really does seem like a completely different segment, especially when you want to see all the parts inbetween, so thanks. and please continue.

Wouldn't it have been easier for James and Richard to just take a plane from Heathrow to Oslo?

@xboxgamer9680

8 жыл бұрын

unfair race

@Firemarioflower

8 жыл бұрын

xboxgamer For the car, yes. But despite everything it still won!

@thatabu

8 жыл бұрын

Firemarioflower Actually, it was unfair and unrealistic for James and Richard. A ferry from Newcastle to Kristiansand? A crappy speed boat from there to Oslo? Come on now...

@Firemarioflower

8 жыл бұрын

thatabu Crappy?? The question of the challenge was if a BOAT can beat a car. Those boats did fail but they were pretty quick. Unrealistic? There's tons of people using ferrys to get to Norway. Way better than flying!

@thatabu

8 жыл бұрын

Firemarioflower Umm.. let me get this straight. You're saying tons of people would choose to travel from London to Oslo via Newcastle and Kristiansand? Seems pretty legit, yeah.

2:42 Jeremy is nominated for Patience in the Workplace for the camera car in the background.

2:23 For those whose wonder, the song is Nightlife - Amon Tobin

This is my absolute favorite supercar and top gear video

1:22 that sound...

I love the sound of those Supercharged 5.4L engines

Watching this in 2020 n loving this

I maxed this out in Need for Speed Carbon

@travissmith2773

8 жыл бұрын

Where death isn't a thing.

@mazespining4338

2 жыл бұрын

Ok?

1320 miles..... Jeremy's smile had me laughing

5:38 He still got a teenager living in him.. "No, no ..no..NO.. Grow up!" Classic Jezza..

Love these guys.

That car is timeless

Love the part in the train: "No, no, no, grew up!" xD