1 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,240 Hello and welcome. 2 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,555 This is my Alfa Romeo. 3 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,595 It is a 1970 GT 1300 Junior. 4 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,755 I drive it because... 5 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,315 it's good to air it out... 6 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,400 and because I do about restomods. 7 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,515 Restomods are popular at the moment. 8 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,715 They are classic cars which have been expertly restored... 9 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,965 and subsequently modified to make them better than before. 10 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,515 But the term restomod is quite general. 11 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,315 Technically... 12 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,840 this unreliable brig is a restomod. 13 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:09,195 Because I restored it to remove the rust. 14 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:10,515 Partly, at least. 15 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,435 And I modified it with more power... 16 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,000 and new suspension. 17 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,440 But I have it done on a minimal budget. 18 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,235 So the question arises: 19 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,360 What would this car look like... 20 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,760 if you restomod it with an unlimited budget? 21 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,555 In the misty mountains of Italy... 22 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,243 I may have found the answer. 23 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,275 From the Italian builders Totem Automobili... 24 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,440 comes their latest creation: 25 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,320 the GT Super. 26 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,395 It has been restomodded... 27 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:59,440 for a sum of £565,000. 28 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,040 Then he must be good. 29 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,115 The GT Super is not so much restored... 30 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,155 but recomposed. 31 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,555 They have the car rebuilt from the ground up... 32 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,400 from carbon fiber. 33 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,755 The craftsmanship is amazing. 34 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,315 Take this door. 35 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,675 He looks as if it consists of three materials. 36 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,795 But everything, including the window frame... 37 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:28,800 is one continuous piece of carbon, from bottom to top. 38 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,880 What else do you get for your money? 39 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:38,035 I think it has the most beautiful interior has that I have ever seen. 40 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,875 The original Giulia GT interior was beautiful... 41 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,875 but of poor quality. 42 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,955 This has the same characteristics like that interior... 43 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,035 but instead of being made made of sweaty vinyl and bakelite... 44 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,195 it is made of sumptuous leather... 45 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:54,755 Pepita car upholstery... 46 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,193 and milled aluminum parts. 47 00:02:57,920 --> 00:02:59,680 It's really excellent. 48 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,235 And it's just as beautiful under the hood... 49 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,208 down to the leather padded forelimb bridge. 50 00:03:11,334 --> 00:03:12,395 FRONT BRAKE, REAR BRAKE 51 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:13,595 But more importantly... 52 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,915 that the old 100 hp four-cylinder is gone. 53 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,355 It has been replaced by a new one, completely Italian engine... 54 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,120 with a lot more spice. 55 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:33,840 This car has a twin-turbo V6 of 2.8 liters. 56 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,320 It produces 631 hp. 57 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,400 It goes from zero to 100 in just over three seconds. 58 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,665 My car doesn't go from zero to 100 without breaking down. 59 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,440 God almighty. 60 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,090 It feels the same as my car... 61 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,320 but it's like every knob is set to 11. 62 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,360 He's good. 63 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:07,440 Very very good. 64 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,320 But it is not without disadvantages. 65 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,835 Even though they are the original car rebuilt with carbon... 66 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,920 it still weighs more than the original. 67 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,155 That's probably because this car... 68 00:04:22,280 --> 00:04:24,795 was originally designed as an EV... 69 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,045 and it has the same chassis as the EV version. 70 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:29,800 There is extra mass. 71 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,560 The sound is also different. 72 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,835 A turbocharged engine doesn't fit a car like this... 73 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,155 but i think that the turbocharger was necessary... 74 00:04:38,280 --> 00:04:40,315 because it is so heavy. 75 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,035 A car like this has to bark... 76 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:43,920 growl, howl. 77 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,080 And that sound is not there. 78 00:04:48,143 --> 00:04:49,234 But you know what? 79 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:50,798 The more I drive it... 80 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,088 the less I care. 81 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,675 I like the original GT one of the most beautiful cars ever made. 82 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,435 That's why I bought one. 83 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,995 It's impossible to improve him... 84 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,520 insulting even... 85 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,560 but Totem succeeded. 86 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,835 This is a cover... 87 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,085 which is better than the original. 88 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:27,840 This is All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix. 89 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,160 If you want to treat yourself with a restomod... 90 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,938 there is actually nothing better. 91 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,400 There certainly is. 92 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,960 This is the Prodrive P25. 93 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,760 A ferocious gargoyle of a restomod. 94 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,115 450 hp... 95 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,395 of rally violence in 90s style... 96 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,880 but with a modern twist. 97 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,395 He grabs me by my underwear... 98 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,240 and gives me a brutal wedgie. 99 00:06:16,580 --> 00:06:17,634 At that time... 100 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,635 ran the British Prodrive... 101 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,035 the Subaru World Rally Team... 102 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:26,035 and helped drivers like my childhood hero Colin McRae... 103 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,160 one victory after another. 104 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,555 This car is a tribute to Prodrive... 105 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:36,760 to his own Subaru Impreza, who won the championship in 1997. 106 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:43,200 Prodrive took the unfiltered DNA of that race-winning machine... 107 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,040 and poured it into a passenger car. 108 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:52,760 It feels completely analog. 109 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:54,520 No ABS. 110 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:56,240 No traction control. 111 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,840 Just me and the machine. 112 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,000 What makes this machine so unique? 113 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,275 Prodrive took the standard Impreza... 114 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,155 stripped him completely... 115 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,075 and built it from the ground up... 116 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,763 with a new carbon body. 117 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,275 But that's not all. 118 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:29,275 The growling boxer engine has been improved with heavier internal parts... 119 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:30,900 and a bigger turbo. 120 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,835 There is four-wheel drive built in rally quality. 121 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:35,460 And to top it off... 122 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,048 a funny trick from his rally past. 123 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,440 Just like the real rally car... 124 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,480 the P25 is equipped with anti-lag. 125 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:48,865 When I press this button... 126 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,200 This gives me an immediate boost. 127 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,148 As if he were to begin with already didn't go very well. 128 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:10,960 God almighty. 129 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:17,035 Anti-lag ensures that the turbos keep turning when you let off the gas... 130 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,660 so he's ready to go as soon as you accelerate again. 131 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,355 It's antisocial... 132 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,755 but it's really genius. 133 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,080 PITSS STREET 134 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,400 Okay. 135 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,760 You can tell he loves this thing. 136 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:43,080 Is it Colin McRae? 137 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:44,920 Is it Richard Burns? 138 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,315 No, it's Francis Bourgeois. 139 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,160 What is this? 140 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,880 The Prodrive P25. 141 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,395 It looks like a Subaru from the 90s. 142 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:56,555 This is a restomod. 143 00:08:56,680 --> 00:08:59,635 This is a restomod through and through. 144 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:00,955 Good. How much does it cost? 145 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:02,720 One hundred thousand, 150? 146 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,080 £550,000. 147 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,635 £550,000. 148 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,000 Think of the RandD. 149 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:13,800 Horsepower? 150 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:15,875 450 hp. 151 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,635 631. 152 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:18,914 Okay. 153 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:20,066 How many? 154 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,355 £565,000. 155 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,400 So that is the going price for restomods. 156 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,235 But look anyway. 157 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:28,395 He's beautiful. 158 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:29,675 Where is the... 159 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,195 Where is the Giulia GT? 160 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:33,435 Where's the original? 161 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:35,440 It is essentially there. 162 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,395 That little thing there is from the original car. 163 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:40,554 Do you see that? 164 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:43,035 Is that the only thing from the original car? 165 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,560 Yes. - Were the rest recreated? 166 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:48,678 It's a new car. 167 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:50,720 It's not a restomod. 168 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:52,920 Only literally. 169 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,347 Francis, look how beautiful he is. 170 00:09:55,473 --> 00:09:56,475 Look. 171 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:57,635 Right, Thomas? - Yes. 172 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,075 To show... 173 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:00,875 where all this money went... 174 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,560 you can try... 175 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,120 to get me. 176 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,640 Okay. 177 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,240 Here we go. 178 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,520 Anti-lag activated. 179 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:28,475 I see him in my mirrors. 180 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,038 He doesn't have the same traction as me. 181 00:10:32,729 --> 00:10:33,795 Come on. 182 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:35,520 Come on, little Totem. 183 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,795 I have a little problem here. 184 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:40,360 There are driving modes. 185 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,715 He's in the most aggressive position... 186 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,600 but in that position... 187 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:48,555 there is no traction control. 188 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,033 I can't get the power to the road. 189 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:53,920 Damn. 190 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,640 I lose Thomas in the corners. 191 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:02,515 On the straight... 192 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,515 gains its 630 hp... 193 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,390 it's ultimately mine. 194 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,920 "That stupid little Subaru, Francis." 195 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,680 I think I'm Thomas' lol a bit ruined. 196 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,040 I'd like to see that Totem from the back. 197 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:30,160 I pass him by. 198 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,095 That felt like he was letting me pass. 199 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:36,920 He's too nice. 200 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,320 All right, buddy, pay attention. 201 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:45,360 Yes, Thomas. 202 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,945 That's what you get when you let Thomas go first. 203 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,875 Maybe it was a chase in million pound cars... 204 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,813 not the smartest way to determine who had the best car. 205 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,535 That's why we decided it do it the old fashioned way. 206 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,915 So, a drag race over 400 meters between... 207 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,755 the ultimate 90s restomod... 208 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:30,120 and a new car who pretends to be a 70's Alfa. 209 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,475 Francis, do you see the flag? who is holding that man? 210 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,025 Don't forget where you are. 211 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,600 Okay, here we go. 212 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,488 Launch control activated. 213 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:54,840 My god. 214 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,034 I'm going to lose. 215 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:16,840 But I spit flames. 216 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:20,320 I'm past him. 217 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,120 Incredible. 218 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,360 I just got pickled. 219 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,880 Sorry, Thomas. I haven't seen you at all. 220 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:35,635 What's your excuse? 221 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,515 Not enough power, not enough traction? 222 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,435 Too much extravagance... 223 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:41,675 too much passion... 224 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,200 too much soul. 225 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:50,080 My god. This thing is fast, very, very fast. 226 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,228 That thing left him for dead. 227 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:54,920 What a car. 228 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:58,355 Luckily for me... 229 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,440 that's what restomods are all about for more than a good sprint time. 230 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,275 Both cars show what is possible... 231 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,588 if there is an unlimited budget for a restomod. 232 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,435 But at which end of the budget... 233 00:14:15,560 --> 00:14:16,998 wherever you are... 234 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:21,240 they are less about what you put into it. 235 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,273 They're more about what you get out of it. 236 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,755 LONDON 237 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,835 After returning from our Italian adventure... 238 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,773 we regrouped at the local cinema... 239 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,355 Stupid idiot. 240 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,955 For a special showing of a timeless classic. 241 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,330 As you know, it is made to be strong. 242 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,248 That's why we have to find out how strong he is. 243 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:00,680 There you have it. 244 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,155 He couldn't survive that. 245 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:19,680 That's crazy. 246 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,680 This is what I think. 247 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,835 What is the strongest car ever made? 248 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,840 He still does it. 249 00:15:27,324 --> 00:15:28,355 Toyota Hilux. 250 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,793 Jeremy Clarkson just showed you that. 251 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:32,680 That's a pickup. 252 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,955 I'm talking about a normal car, such as a sedan or a station wagon. 253 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:38,715 Yes, I get it. 254 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,115 If anyone wants a car... 255 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,555 that goes on forever... 256 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,715 then they don't want a pick-up. 257 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,778 Then they want a normal car. 258 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,435 Would it be a modern car? - No. 259 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:50,955 No, not that. 260 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,155 These are at cost price. 261 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,864 There is also way too much electronics in there. 262 00:15:54,990 --> 00:15:55,995 No chance. 263 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:57,520 Back in time? 264 00:15:58,094 --> 00:15:59,115 How far? - 1990s. 265 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,474 90's? - Yes, 90s. 266 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,675 Before electronics became too complicated. 267 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,515 And the accountants were given a say. 268 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:06,715 Okay, listen... 269 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:07,875 we're going on our way. 270 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:09,075 We choose one... 271 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:10,355 and fight to the death. 272 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:11,880 Only cars. 273 00:16:13,261 --> 00:16:14,315 I'm in. - Good. 274 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:15,475 Fine. 275 00:16:15,775 --> 00:16:16,875 Game on. 276 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,720 Misaligned. 277 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,440 After a week of digging through advertisements... 278 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,275 we each bought what we thought... 279 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,025 the strongest car in the world would be... 280 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:32,840 and agreed here. 281 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,800 The toughest testing facility on earth. 282 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:40,800 Wales. 283 00:16:44,342 --> 00:16:45,372 Here we are. 284 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:46,915 I'm looking forward to it. 285 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:48,954 Should I go first? - Yes, please. 286 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,520 Good. Finished? 287 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:54,920 Wait a minute. 288 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:56,555 That's a brown car. 289 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:57,835 Let me help you. 290 00:16:57,960 --> 00:16:58,991 Look at this. 291 00:16:59,117 --> 00:17:01,275 The Lexus LS400. 292 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,800 This car positioned Lexus as luxurious... 293 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:06,680 sustainable brand. 294 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,835 He's really brown. 295 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:10,181 My god. 296 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:11,595 Why is he so brown? 297 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,280 Brown on brown... 298 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,238 on brown. - On brown. 299 00:17:16,281 --> 00:17:17,395 You wear brown too. 300 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,435 I represent the average owner of the Lexus LS400. 301 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,995 Did you know they make 1 billion dollars have spent... 302 00:17:24,120 --> 00:17:25,355 to development? 303 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,035 And look, it's not a good-looking car... 304 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,395 but if you looking at the panel seams of the car... 305 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,875 then they are all the same width. 306 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,355 No, this is a famous one, well built Lexus. 307 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:42,360 The problem with your car is that it is complex. 308 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:47,280 Can I give you a brick? with three moving parts? 309 00:17:49,079 --> 00:17:50,308 My god. 310 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:51,955 Why is he so blue? 311 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,080 I think it's been repainted. 312 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,275 This is a Volvo 240 from 1993. 313 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:00,475 The original indestructible brick. 314 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,035 This car changed the game for the whole world. 315 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:08,195 This car was used in the US for crash test rules in the 1970s. 316 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,435 This car became the standard... 317 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,395 for he was safe, strong and well built. 318 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:15,995 The only car what makes me want to be touched... 319 00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:17,800 is one of those. 320 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,185 That makes him sound gentle. 321 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:24,475 He is gentle. It has a 120 hp... 322 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,075 naturally aspirated four-cylinder. 323 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:27,875 That's little. - No. 324 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,755 It is loaded very low. 325 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:32,635 They have thought of everything... 326 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,515 so that this wouldn't be a disposable item. 327 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,595 This is a forever car. 328 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,970 They designed it that way that if a belt breaks... 329 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,075 there is no valve lift between valve and piston. 330 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:45,995 It is an engine without interference. 331 00:18:46,120 --> 00:18:47,232 I have something that... 332 00:18:47,358 --> 00:18:49,035 has no problem with interfering. 333 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:50,515 Good. What does that mean? 334 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:51,675 Do I see a bull bar? 335 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,132 No. It's a protective bar. 336 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,040 But still. - Wait a minute. 337 00:18:56,498 --> 00:18:57,555 This is... 338 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,835 This is a Ford Crown Victoria. - Guard. 339 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:01,114 Moment. 340 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:02,355 A Ford Crown Victoria. 341 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,675 But this one has the specs of the Interceptor. 342 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:05,840 You bet. 343 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:07,875 This has been reinforced. 344 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,635 The suspension has been improved. 345 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,075 He survives a collision of 120 km per hour. 346 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,315 The panels are made of galvanized steel against rusting. 347 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:16,715 They are second hand. 348 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,555 Being an Interceptor doesn't rule him out. 349 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,180 You're just making it clear what a brilliant choice this is. 350 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:26,755 Sorry. - You know what? 351 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,395 If you suggest that this is a wrong choice... 352 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:33,520 then you also suggest that American police make mistakes. 353 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,840 Okay. 354 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:43,715 After the proposal round... 355 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:47,840 we drive to the first of the many indestructibility tests. 356 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,960 We were each convinced of it that our car would make it. 357 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,435 The Volvo 240 is an important car for me... 358 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,995 because I grew up in Volvos. 359 00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:03,154 My grandparents. My parents. 360 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,200 I came from the hospital in a Volvo 240. 361 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,280 The engine in this car was extremely well built. 362 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,475 Yet the engineers were not satisfied at Volvo. 363 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,115 So to test it, they put a bunch of them on the test bench... 364 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,915 and left them for 500 hours run at full power. 365 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:24,715 That's like going 100 miles per hour travels around the equator. 366 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,240 Twice. 367 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:33,753 The Crown Vic is a strong rascal that was built to last. 368 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,595 There are plenty of examples with more than a million km on the clock. 369 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,875 This car is built on a ladder chassis. 370 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,035 They don't make them like that anymore. 371 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,098 They only make trucks, SUVs and trucks... 372 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,635 because it is no longer efficient. 373 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:50,954 It's too heavy. 374 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,640 But it is very strong. 375 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:59,915 You and I probably have more often seen a Crown Vic more than any other car... 376 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,400 through films and TV. 377 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,955 I googled how many films a Crown Vic was in. 378 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,555 The answer was in all... 379 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,120 even in Moana. 380 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,400 Why did I choose this car? 381 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,315 Fourteen hundred engineers... 382 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,315 were given the assignment to develop the best possible car. 383 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,435 They had to position Lexus as a new brand... 384 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,515 for luxury and sustainability... 385 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,880 and for a bit of fun. 386 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:35,115 My technical example drove one of these cars. 387 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,280 It was my great uncle Alex. 388 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,115 He designed wheel suspensions... 389 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,195 and his designs were used... 390 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:42,915 in more than ten million cars. 391 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,635 And when he drove this car... 392 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,720 he spoke these words: 393 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,413 'It's a very good car.' 394 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,435 I don't like damaging cars... 395 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:55,795 but this has a purpose. 396 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,435 We do this for a reason and I hope... 397 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:03,955 that this inspires manufacturers to start making good cars again... 398 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,080 because it's better if they last forever. 399 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,755 Better for the consumer. 400 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,320 Better for the environment. 401 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:17,600 Apparently James embodies an American agent. 402 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,315 The first survival test of our cars... 403 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,275 revolved around how strong the wheel suspension. 404 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,675 Thomas and I came up with the test... 405 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:36,238 and thought that our thinking would impress Francis the engineer. 406 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,160 Why is there a container in the air? 407 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:44,435 Sure. 408 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,310 Thomas and James, what is this? 409 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,235 That is our imagination manifested in real life... 410 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:01,080 and it is grand. 411 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,755 That's even better than I hoped. 412 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,166 I'm looking forward to it. - This is great. Believe me. 413 00:23:10,292 --> 00:23:11,435 We put our cars... 414 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,075 on the edge of that orange thing. 415 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,435 The container falls on the other side. 416 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:16,875 The cars fly up... 417 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,355 land on their wheels, suspension test. 418 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,915 How do you think? that our cars will still be driving afterwards? 419 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,675 Did you do a CFD analysis... 420 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,555 of the air distribution in the bag if the container falls? 421 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,795 Do you take the height into account? 422 00:23:29,921 --> 00:23:32,514 And the weight of the container? - No CFD. 423 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,155 Do you have an SUVAT comparison from the track... 424 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:39,115 To prove that our test scientifically valid... 425 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:43,200 we showed him a demonstration with a guinea pig. 426 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:47,240 It's a Tesla. 427 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,573 Yes, they are dirt cheap now. 428 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:51,275 I wonder why. 429 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,963 There are a lot of them for sale, right? - Yes, suddenly. 430 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,825 Up, onto the suspension. Perfect test. 431 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:07,755 Three, two, one. 432 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,280 Loose. 433 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,040 What did I say? 434 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,515 At this moment... 435 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,035 I took the lead. 436 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,675 And with real logic... 437 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:45,867 OBSTACLES ON THE ROAD 438 00:24:45,993 --> 00:24:49,056 I said a slightly more thoughtful experiment. 439 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,195 What are we looking at? 440 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,320 This is the suspension test. 441 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,200 It's huge. 442 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,315 This trail full shocking punishments... 443 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:01,835 was a hellish British B-road... 444 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:03,460 THE WORLD'S WORST ROAD 445 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,515 including a simulator for holes in the road... 446 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,275 stray curbs... 447 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:09,880 LOOSE CUBS 448 00:25:10,266 --> 00:25:12,261 broken center conductors... 449 00:25:12,387 --> 00:25:13,447 BAD ROAD SURFACE 450 00:25:13,573 --> 00:25:14,973 and the tree trunk road. 451 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:17,155 DANGEROUS CURVE 452 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,593 To prevent that we would drive too carefully... 453 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:22,835 we raced against the clock... 454 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,240 to cover 8 km in 15 minutes. 455 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,600 Okay, I'll go first. 456 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:32,800 The goal is to survive. 457 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:34,680 Come on. 458 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,795 Here it will help that this is the Interceptor version. 459 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:39,595 I have a ride height of 20mm. 460 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,115 I have serious suspension. 461 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,474 Here we go. 462 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,160 ROAD CLOSED 463 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,480 Come on, Volvo, you can do it. 464 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,835 I will protect and serve. 465 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,460 This is an offroad police chase. 466 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,480 The first obstacle: Curbs. 467 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:09,880 My goodness. 468 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:13,640 That doesn't sound good. 469 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:15,915 In modern cars... 470 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,160 is the suspension designed... 471 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:22,520 by computers. 472 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:24,240 My god. 473 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,715 When this was made, they didn't have that. 474 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,278 They had to make everything extra heavy. 475 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,480 That's why these cars can do this. 476 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,440 These poor cars... 477 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:41,658 that they have to go through this. 478 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:44,720 This is scary. 479 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,400 The 20 mm ride height pays off. 480 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,720 On to the horizontal tires. 481 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:00,920 My goodness. 482 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:04,200 Rubber-on-rubber action. 483 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:05,960 Come on. 484 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:09,755 At the halfway point... 485 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,600 our suspension took a beating. 486 00:27:12,893 --> 00:27:13,952 Geez. 487 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,355 And if we would make it to the end... 488 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:17,960 remained to be seen. 489 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:25,863 The double wishbone suspension handled this surprisingly well. 490 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:28,440 Come on. 491 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,080 Come on, Lexus. 492 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,120 I went over the edge. 493 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,760 I need help. 494 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:42,280 I'm coming, Francis. 495 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,300 This is very intimidating. 496 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:48,790 This is extremely intimidating. 497 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:53,955 I have to admit, Thomas... 498 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:55,480 smart move. 499 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,955 After my backlog on the logs... 500 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:04,120 I had to speed up to reach the eight km in 15 minutes. 501 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,720 That's why I encouraged James to hurry up. 502 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,200 Go a little faster, James. Come on. 503 00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:16,760 You are a criminal. 504 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,000 What's happening there? 505 00:28:21,110 --> 00:28:22,235 And with that... 506 00:28:22,360 --> 00:28:23,955 was the mighty Swedish brick... 507 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,580 the first to complete the course. 508 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,115 I wanted to stop with a handbrake turn, but that failed. 509 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,715 The Crown Victoria Interceptor. 510 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,240 What a car. 511 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,035 I'm bummed that Thomas is laughing. 512 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,315 You drove the tire off its rim. 513 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,155 No. - Yes. 514 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,715 That was a smooth drift at the end. - No. 515 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,875 That's fixed in no time. - Real? 516 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,595 Your turn signal is dangling. 517 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:51,755 That's cosmetic. 518 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:52,980 My god. 519 00:28:53,106 --> 00:28:54,155 Geez. 520 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:56,395 It's a suspension test. 521 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:57,920 He went wild. 522 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,360 Francis, don't say anything. 523 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,435 James, I'm sorry. 524 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,555 I got excited and... 525 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:06,160 You were furious. 526 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:11,583 Did you see how little damage the back of my car? 527 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:13,520 What? 528 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,675 What I see on all three cars... 529 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,395 is that the suspension, before the measurement... 530 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,515 has done incredibly well. 531 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:23,915 All in all. - 100%. 532 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:25,555 We don't even have to measure. 533 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,160 They are tough cars. 534 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,835 While our cars were still operational... 535 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,320 we went to sustainability of the interiors testing. 536 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:41,080 A car washing machine. 537 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,155 Tied to a rotating test setup... 538 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:47,680 Bowling ball with pins. 539 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,235 Become our cars filled with everyday... 540 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,240 heavy, abrasive and jagged objects. 541 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,875 The Lexus LS400 had... 542 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,715 500 different ones passed interior tests... 543 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:01,875 Golf balls. 544 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,500 Before leaving the production line. 545 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:06,355 Now that the cars were full... 546 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:09,543 with, essentially, a lifetime of family holidays... 547 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:11,560 Bricks. 548 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:13,360 Carefully. 549 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,035 About time to test durability... 550 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:19,000 of our dashboards, seats and switches. 551 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:21,840 Finished? - I do. 552 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,880 A big pickaxe fell there. 553 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:53,960 Speak up, Crown Vic. 554 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,360 That was a blow. 555 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:07,520 Let's see. 556 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,555 Did the brick break the bricks? 557 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,715 Now that all three cars were empty... 558 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:21,195 was the question... 559 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,008 how they had endured the abuse. 560 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,543 It starts right away. - Look at that. 561 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,315 The center console is intact. 562 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:32,840 And the radio. 563 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:36,995 It still works. 564 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,760 That antenna is pathetic. 565 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:41,915 Here's a piece of plastic missing. 566 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,075 But you did well. 567 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,035 I'm really impressed. 568 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:47,355 And now the Volvo? 569 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:48,880 Yes. 570 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,440 First impression. 571 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,315 Upholstery, intact. 572 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:56,635 Holes in headliner. 573 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,835 This is broken, whatever that was. 574 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,360 Turn signals. 575 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:02,915 Where's your volume knob? 576 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:04,115 It's gone. 577 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,554 But he still works. The button still works. 578 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:08,195 Glove box does not close. 579 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,508 Headlining, cupboard, volume knob. 580 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,975 Is this an old Volvo candy that came to the surface? 581 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,240 Want to see some Crown Vic beauty? 582 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:23,520 That sounds good. 583 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:25,820 Is the siren not working? 584 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,515 My siren is not working now. 585 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,355 And my flashing lights? 586 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:31,880 Do they work? 587 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,520 They have come loose. 588 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:36,995 I would never have believed this. 589 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,755 Considering what was in those cars... 590 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:41,075 are they not damaged... 591 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:42,395 just dirty. 592 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:45,355 If we do this would have done with a modern 7 Series... 593 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:46,810 That would be a total loss. 594 00:32:46,936 --> 00:32:47,955 Total loss. 595 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:49,275 100% depreciated. 596 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,155 Totally unusable. 597 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,675 That's why physical switches the best choice. 598 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,795 If you put everything in one screen... 599 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:58,515 then one brick is enough... 600 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,140 to demolish the car. 601 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:01,800 I'm impressed. 602 00:33:01,926 --> 00:33:02,946 Next test? 603 00:33:03,072 --> 00:33:04,472 Come on. 604 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,400 On the way to the test... 605 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:15,353 we were amazed at how good our cars passed the tests. 606 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,075 From the beginning... 607 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,595 it has retained its Japanese charm. 608 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:25,283 The wooden decorative frame made by Yamaha's piano department... 609 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,995 only has some scratches... 610 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,370 on the varnish of the pickaxes. 611 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,155 It looks like a bomb has gone off... 612 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,395 but there are only a few things loose. 613 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:36,995 That's superficial damage. 614 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:38,355 The car itself... 615 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,520 works fine. 616 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:43,715 You know the 240 is well built... 617 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,153 but it's hard to believe... 618 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,205 until you see it with your own eyes. 619 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:56,400 After this it was time to put the bodywork to the test. 620 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,635 Our hardened cars stood before a firing squad... 621 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:03,760 of cricket ball machines... 622 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:11,640 which travels at a speed of 150 km per hour would simulate a hail storm. 623 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,938 And to show how much we believed in it... 624 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,000 we also stood in the line of fire ourselves. 625 00:34:40,260 --> 00:34:41,515 I'm getting out of here. 626 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:43,040 Check it out. 627 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:45,720 I'm going too. 628 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:50,480 Stupid. 629 00:34:53,521 --> 00:34:54,595 I'm going to stand here. 630 00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:56,470 And use you as a shield. 631 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,315 I'm safer here. 632 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:07,065 I just duck and act as if nothing is wrong. 633 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:10,080 You are supposed to protect. 634 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,080 No. 635 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,840 Many dented panels and broken windows later... 636 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,883 it was time to assess the damage. 637 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,880 Back panel left. 638 00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:28,955 That's okay. That doesn't count. 639 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,035 I count the outside mirror as... 640 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:32,675 Wait. That can be repaired. 641 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:34,300 It's just twisted. 642 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:36,560 Lexus? - Yes. 643 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:38,635 He doesn't look any different. 644 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:42,385 The good news is that no cricket ball has passed through here. 645 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,195 Left exterior mirror is gone. 646 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,555 That exterior mirror is indeed in the danger zone. 647 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,715 Shall we look at James' car? 648 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,795 Even the spotlight is still intact. 649 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:55,320 Dodging bullets. 650 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:56,755 A few broken lamps. 651 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:57,955 Windshield has been hit. 652 00:35:58,080 --> 00:35:59,118 It's okay. 653 00:35:59,244 --> 00:36:00,554 I must say... 654 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,355 that all three cars are as sustainable as we thought. 655 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:04,675 They are still in the race. 656 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,425 Cosmetic damage only. 657 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:13,115 Now the suspension, the interior and the exterior the beatings... 658 00:36:13,240 --> 00:36:14,995 survived with ease... 659 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,360 it was time to test the engines. 660 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,395 With the accelerator pedal locked... 661 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:29,313 our cars were running at full speed until the first engine broke down. 662 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,123 Our engines were extremely reliable... 663 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,460 so we knew it could take a while. 664 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,120 LATER... 665 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:11,760 MUCH LATER... 666 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:29,155 Your head gasket is blown. - Maybe. 667 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,675 But it's a Volvo. Let it cool down a bit... 668 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,200 and he walks again. 669 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,410 Just a little oil. No problem. 670 00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:46,480 That still counts as turning. Sorry. 671 00:37:48,158 --> 00:37:49,275 That counts. 672 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:50,800 No problem. 673 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,280 He can again. 674 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,930 Now the head gasket of the Volvo appeared to be intact... 675 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:02,310 were all three cars still in the race. 676 00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:07,960 So I upped the ante to find a winner. 677 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,160 Welcome to the ultimate durability test. 678 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:23,523 One line. 679 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:25,920 If he still starts down there... 680 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:27,480 he's still alive. 681 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:29,320 Okay. 682 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,560 Three, two... 683 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:38,440 one, start. 684 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:48,520 There goes the Volvo. 685 00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:00,640 Lexus. 686 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:03,200 My god. 687 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:04,840 He goes straight ahead. 688 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:08,480 No. 689 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,440 To the right. 690 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:34,995 It doesn't look good. 691 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:36,715 That doesn't look good. 692 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:39,440 Look how misshapen the roof is. 693 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:41,160 Shall we start it? 694 00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:44,470 It's a strange angle. Finished? 695 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:54,880 Come on, do it. 696 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:58,480 Accelerate. 697 00:39:59,240 --> 00:40:02,240 My god, that's a walking Crown Vic. 698 00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:04,800 Victory. 699 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:08,915 Incredible. 700 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:10,555 I never would have believed that. 701 00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:12,080 One of three. 702 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,080 Now, the Volvo. 703 00:40:15,851 --> 00:40:16,995 That's not good. 704 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:19,995 I'm sure that he just nose-landed... 705 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,200 on that road. 706 00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:32,240 That engine is no longer there where he should be. 707 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,355 Was he pushed back? 708 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:35,880 Yes. 709 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,400 Okay. 710 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:41,315 How does it feel there compared to before? 711 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:44,120 The link is in a different place. 712 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:46,515 Okay. Finished? 713 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:48,040 Guard. 714 00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:51,640 His freedom is still there. 715 00:40:53,491 --> 00:40:54,514 No. 716 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,040 My god. 717 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:00,475 How? 718 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:03,538 The engine isn't even there where he should be. 719 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,195 I can't believe it. 720 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:07,800 Yes. - Two out of two. 721 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:12,010 We need to know about the Lexus now. 722 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,080 As I saw it... 723 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:17,840 did he hit that bump there... 724 00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:21,160 flew through the air... 725 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:28,960 He was hit hard in the front. 726 00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:32,795 This seems worse than the Volvo to me. 727 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:34,715 Now that I'm standing here... 728 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:36,240 is that engine... 729 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:39,035 higher and further back. 730 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:40,560 Come on. 731 00:41:42,240 --> 00:41:43,640 I don't see him anymore. 732 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:45,540 Brown on brown on brown. 733 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:48,040 Come on, Lexus. 734 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:49,760 I believe in you. 735 00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:52,760 There is a light on. 736 00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:56,310 I had a heart attack. 737 00:41:59,020 --> 00:42:00,150 Come on. 738 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:01,800 Come on, Lexus. 739 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:03,520 Come on. 740 00:42:16,620 --> 00:42:17,715 At. - Is he walking? 741 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:21,400 That's a running engine. - He's running. 742 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:23,195 We succeeded. 743 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:24,915 Smoke comes out, but it's running. 744 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:26,440 Stationary. 745 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:29,725 The fan is trying to run. 746 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:33,835 Do we agree that all our cars start and therefore work? 747 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:37,200 Yes. - All our cars are legends. 748 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:42,550 Although all three cars could start... 749 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:45,715 we had no illusions... 750 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:49,000 that they would actually drive. 751 00:42:56,080 --> 00:42:57,160 How? 752 00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:59,160 He refuses to die. 753 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:02,235 He has a strong heart, this car. 754 00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:03,760 Really and truly. 755 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:06,920 It's a miracle. 756 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:09,620 This car had the right to remain silent... 757 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:11,480 but didn't. 758 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:15,278 This is a good day for the Crown Vic. 759 00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:17,920 And the Lexus... 760 00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:20,600 it still did. 761 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:23,080 Somewhat. 762 00:43:23,720 --> 00:43:25,915 With the Lexus it is unfortunately... 763 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:28,120 ended less well. 764 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:33,235 As soon as the LS400 hit that hill... 765 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:35,035 are the engine and gearbox... 766 00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:38,035 where it connects on the cardan shaft, snapped... 767 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:43,875 With two cars that refuse to give up the ghost... 768 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:46,880 we had to still find the absolute winner. 769 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:51,575 That's why we went to a special workshop... 770 00:43:51,701 --> 00:43:52,755 SMALLEST GEAR 771 00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:53,995 run by a man... 772 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:55,435 with extensive knowledge... 773 00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:56,960 Hi, Francis. 774 00:43:57,880 --> 00:43:59,380 of crashing cars. 775 00:43:59,797 --> 00:44:00,835 Are you okay, gentlemen? 776 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:02,475 Good to see you. - Certainly. 777 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:04,155 How are you? - Nice to see you. 778 00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:06,760 How are you? - Better than that. 779 00:44:07,813 --> 00:44:08,888 We need help. 780 00:44:09,014 --> 00:44:10,075 Okay? - Correct. 781 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:12,915 We'll find out which is the most sustainable car ever. 782 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:14,835 The Lexus LS400 has lost weight. 783 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:16,700 Broken cardan shaft. - Worse than this? 784 00:44:16,826 --> 00:44:18,075 Yes, a little. 785 00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:19,323 So it goes now... 786 00:44:19,449 --> 00:44:20,635 between these two. - Yes. 787 00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:23,595 Okay, put them on the bridge and we'll see... 788 00:44:23,720 --> 00:44:26,715 whether we can determine visually which of these... 789 00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:29,555 It's weird to call either winner, eh? 790 00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:31,240 The worst loser. 791 00:44:31,720 --> 00:44:33,195 That doesn't look like a winner... 792 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:35,120 but not that either. 793 00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:41,480 Have you seen our work? 794 00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:44,080 I've seen that in America. 795 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:46,248 I liked it. - Thank you. 796 00:44:46,686 --> 00:44:47,881 Did you see that where the... 797 00:44:48,007 --> 00:44:49,146 No. 798 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:51,115 No, not that. - Not that? 799 00:44:51,240 --> 00:44:52,640 No. - Not that? 800 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:55,840 With the Crown Vic on the bridge... 801 00:44:56,575 --> 00:44:57,675 It's brand new. 802 00:44:57,800 --> 00:44:59,640 Richard went to work. 803 00:45:00,440 --> 00:45:02,635 Let's do it smart... 804 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:04,195 and start on this side. 805 00:45:04,320 --> 00:45:05,720 He has a list. 806 00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:09,035 How do you record this? 807 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:10,475 With pen. 808 00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:12,240 But according to which system? 809 00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:21,875 After he got the Crown Vic and the Volvo thoroughly inspected... 810 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,795 Richard gave his verdict about both cars. 811 00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:26,720 VOLVO 812 00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:30,840 Agree. 813 00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:34,280 There's a stage that's worse, right? 814 00:45:34,720 --> 00:45:35,955 We left space. 815 00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:37,480 Certainly. 816 00:45:37,891 --> 00:45:39,000 To hell. 817 00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:40,825 Yes. - Thank you. Well done. 818 00:45:41,480 --> 00:45:43,075 The top is completely... 819 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:44,555 That. - Yes. 820 00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:46,555 But the bottom end is reasonable. 821 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:49,475 As for functionality, sustainability... 822 00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:51,675 that's actually pretty good. 823 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:56,435 That's like an exhausted old man... 824 00:45:56,560 --> 00:45:58,195 that runs a marathon very quickly. 825 00:45:58,320 --> 00:45:59,394 Correct. - Got it? 826 00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:00,920 On the surface... 827 00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:02,915 Bottom? Yes. 828 00:46:03,040 --> 00:46:04,603 You can still get it up. 829 00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:08,475 I'm going to check out the other car. 830 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:10,225 We'll have to take another look. 831 00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:12,155 Because he couldn't pick a winner... 832 00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:14,555 Richard changed tactics... 833 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:17,315 and appealed on his vast experience... 834 00:46:17,440 --> 00:46:19,503 and came up with a different approach. 835 00:46:21,720 --> 00:46:25,160 I have experienced the same situation before. 836 00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:28,275 Two remaining contenders. 837 00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:30,480 Yes. - And I can't... 838 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:36,715 The only way to break this impasse... 839 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:41,640 is that we and the cars are going back to the battlefield of motorsport. 840 00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:46,635 Using motorsport as a science to solve this. 841 00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:49,885 Absolute and empirically proven, once and for all. 842 00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:56,595 At a nearby airport... 843 00:46:56,720 --> 00:46:58,115 Richard then put... 844 00:46:58,240 --> 00:47:01,920 a very advanced motorsport test. 845 00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:08,760 This is what we do. 846 00:47:09,320 --> 00:47:12,195 You're racing around those pylons and back again. 847 00:47:13,366 --> 00:47:14,395 Is that all? 848 00:47:14,520 --> 00:47:15,835 It's more than enough. 849 00:47:15,960 --> 00:47:16,995 You drive. 850 00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:18,475 You and I are divorced. 851 00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:19,793 We are standing here. - Good. 852 00:47:19,919 --> 00:47:21,319 Good luck, gentlemen. 853 00:47:32,840 --> 00:47:36,115 Have you ever traveled first class? on trains in Wales? 854 00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:37,640 No. 855 00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:42,635 Okay, Crown Vic, you've been good to me. 856 00:47:42,760 --> 00:47:45,448 Not me for you but this is about the title. 857 00:47:49,046 --> 00:47:50,194 Okay. 858 00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:51,720 At three... 859 00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:54,760 two... 860 00:47:55,000 --> 00:47:56,400 one... 861 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,200 starts. 862 00:48:05,240 --> 00:48:06,680 Come on, buddy. 863 00:48:10,320 --> 00:48:11,760 The Volvo didn't stop. 864 00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:18,760 The Vic is the first around the pylon. 865 00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:21,280 No. Come on, Crown Vic. 866 00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:24,755 Those guys have a lot to learn. 867 00:48:27,160 --> 00:48:28,910 Come on, bike, stay with me. 868 00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:32,730 No. 869 00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:34,400 That's a problem. 870 00:48:36,760 --> 00:48:38,160 That's motorsport. 871 00:48:44,080 --> 00:48:45,480 There is one winner. 872 00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:50,360 He won. 873 00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:55,035 My friend, you have a winner. 874 00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:56,955 We have him. - My work is done. 875 00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:59,275 Richard, it was a pleasure. Thank you very much. 876 00:48:59,401 --> 00:49:00,555 Go and enjoy it. 877 00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:02,200 Thank you. - Don't mention it. 878 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:05,960 Well done. 879 00:49:07,240 --> 00:49:09,440 Well done, Crown Vic. 880 00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:11,000 I don't believe it. 881 00:49:11,480 --> 00:49:13,035 Well done, team. - Well done. 882 00:49:13,160 --> 00:49:17,520 We have a scientific answer to an age-old question. 883 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:20,360 What is the strongest car in the world? 884 00:49:21,360 --> 00:49:22,798 The Ford Crown Victoria. 885 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:25,563 Where has Richard gone? 886 00:49:27,880 --> 00:49:29,443 There's a rainbow there. 887 00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:34,840 Was he really here? 888 00:49:41,703 --> 00:49:42,715 NEXT TIME... 889 00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:43,915 Spa is 645 km further. 890 00:49:44,040 --> 00:49:46,435 Qualifying starts in 13 hours... 891 00:49:46,560 --> 00:49:47,835 The finish... 892 00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:49,460 is Alex Albon's head. 893 00:49:49,720 --> 00:49:51,120 The race begins. 894 00:49:52,560 --> 00:49:54,400 Listen to that symphony. 895 00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:58,155 Thomas drives one hypercar with tons of horsepower... 896 00:49:58,280 --> 00:49:59,840 and we ride bicycles. 897 00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:02,995 Here we go. 898 00:50:03,120 --> 00:50:04,915 Via 1DE. 899 00:50:05,040 --> 00:50:06,635 This is not a simple system. 900 00:50:06,760 --> 00:50:09,323 F1 Belgian Grand Prix. That's a plate. 901 00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:50,875 Translation: Esther Damsteeg 902 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:53,063 Creative Supervisor Xander Purcell