1 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,795 PRODUCTION OFFICE THE GRAND TOUR 2 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,545 LAST TIME THAT FRANCIS TALKED ABOUT TRAINS 3 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,235 I recently saw... 4 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,960 at Skipton station a pretty rare locomotive. 5 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,675 He has... 6 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,195 It's a class 60... 7 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,795 and he makes the valve sound. 8 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,155 You can hear the valves under the housing... 9 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,718 because it is a huge eight-cylinder. 10 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,520 You rarely see them nowadays. 11 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,440 Take a look at this. 12 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,675 Aston Martin DB11. 13 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,720 £180,000 new price. 14 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,595 Five years later, 80,000. 15 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,835 A depreciation of 20,000 per year. 16 00:01:05,960 --> 00:01:07,360 I surpass that. 17 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,595 This is a BMW M8. 18 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,755 New £160,000. 19 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,715 Now it costs 90,000. 20 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,555 That's a reduction of 70,000 in less than one year. 21 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,440 That's ridiculous. 22 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,075 But if you're looking... 23 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,435 to a second-hand sports car, especially a cheap one... 24 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,373 then you are happy with that depreciation. 25 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,355 You have to find the ideal point... 26 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,275 on which an old car no longer loses value... 27 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,900 but disappears tearing into the distance. 28 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:39,905 Before the engine breaks down. 29 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,105 Yes, it is a kind of depreciation roulette. 30 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,075 I think the question is... 31 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,075 for a decent car... 32 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,715 a reliable... 33 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,528 how low you can sink. 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,395 After sifting through the ads and lots of discussion... 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,833 Thomas eventually has found the ideal point. 36 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,200 I think 5 grand. 37 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,555 That is dangerously low. 38 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,315 No, that is doable. 39 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,430 5000 pounds? - Yeah, I think so too. 40 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,520 Now that rather ambitious goal was determined... 41 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,560 we went looking to our affordable sports cars. 42 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,555 To find out who made the best choice... 43 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,960 the office sent us on a trip. 44 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,955 Singapore, where our cars were waiting... 45 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,080 at the world's most spectacular car dealer. 46 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,163 Are our cars in there? 47 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,520 It's like a snack machine... 48 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,380 but for cars. 49 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:02,835 As it turns out... 50 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,560 it even works like an automatic. 51 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,075 My eye immediately falls on the Ferrari. 52 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,520 Okay, order a Ferrari. 53 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,440 Guard. You have a choice. 54 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:18,840 F8 Tributo. 55 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:27,918 Something's happening. Guard. 56 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,560 Hello. 57 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:42,920 Look at that. 58 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:46,800 That's cool. 59 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,955 There is a voice that says: 60 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,075 'This is your new F8 Tributo.' 61 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,600 'Ferrari F8.' 62 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,475 Even though the cars come from an automatic... 63 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,600 they absolutely do not become sold for the price of a KitKat. 64 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,840 Is this from 2020? 65 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,355 How much is one million Singapore dollars? 66 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,414 One million? - Hold on tight. 67 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,280 £600,000. 68 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:15,795 What? - Wait, 600... 69 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:17,595 These cost around 250,000 in the UK. 70 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:19,195 What do you mean £600,000? 71 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:20,995 Why does it cost £600,000? 72 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,115 Do you want the long or the short answer? 73 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,075 The short answer. - 100% short. 74 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,475 Ridiculous taxes. 75 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,075 But for rich... 76 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:29,435 That's for luxury cars. 77 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:31,060 That's for all cars. 78 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,275 Like the 2025 Mini Cooper. 79 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,275 That's a new Mini Cooper. 80 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,195 Two hundred and 48... How much is that? 81 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:39,715 £140,000. 82 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:42,715 £140,000? - For a Mini? 83 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:44,755 A Mini. What do they cost? 84 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:45,915 About £25,000. 85 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:47,603 £25,000. - Brand new. 86 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,955 To come back down to earth to hit the ground... 87 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,455 we decided select our cheap sports cars. 88 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:56,680 I went first. 89 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:00,720 I see a shadow. 90 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,275 I want to see your faces. 91 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:05,995 Already smug. 92 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:07,995 Because I know what's coming. 93 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:09,520 See there... 94 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,435 from 2007, for 5000 pounds... 95 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,635 a Jag XKR. 96 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,235 What happened to it? - What do you mean? 97 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:19,924 He's fake. - He's not fake. 98 00:05:20,050 --> 00:05:21,058 Fake. - Not fake. 99 00:05:21,184 --> 00:05:23,795 You don't buy a Jaguar XKR for £5,000. 100 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,115 If you are very smart and don't look at the kilometers... 101 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,395 you can buy a Jag. 102 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,475 An old supercharged V8 British Grand Tourer with a lot of kilometers? 103 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,160 For 5000? - Yes. Look at this thing. 104 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,555 He's not exactly trustworthy, is he? 105 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,752 You have committed a crime against king and country. 106 00:05:40,878 --> 00:05:41,939 What do you mean? 107 00:05:42,065 --> 00:05:44,115 He has been stripped of his British dignity. 108 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,075 Its elegance. - What are you talking about? 109 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:47,915 What the hell is this? 110 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,315 That's... I have no idea. 111 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,155 The photo was from a distance. 112 00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:53,155 What aerodynamic purpose does this serve? 113 00:05:53,280 --> 00:05:55,115 No. But it looks sick. 114 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,355 The wing is terrible. 115 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:57,995 It has tinted taillights. 116 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,035 But it has a supercharged V8. 117 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,075 A supercharged V8 with how much horsepower? 118 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,675 Four point two. 119 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,795 420 hp. 120 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:07,955 No money for the 5. 121 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:09,635 No, it is less reliable. 122 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,794 No money. - It's even been dechromed. 123 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,755 All your worries disappear immediately... 124 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:17,755 as soon as you hear it start. 125 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,835 Now Thomas's brave choice was unpacked... 126 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,585 it was time to reveal my car. 127 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:33,840 Good. What do you have? 128 00:06:34,280 --> 00:06:37,635 What is this? - Welcome, a 20 year old... 129 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,195 Costing £4200... 130 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,450 Daytona blue Nissan 350Z. 131 00:06:43,576 --> 00:06:44,595 Correctly. 132 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,835 This is a real sports car. 133 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,595 Three pedals, without turbo or compressor, V6... 134 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:51,995 rear wheel drive. 135 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,595 This is the absolute top. 136 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,345 What's with the hood? 137 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,115 What happened? 138 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,155 You haven't seen Prison Break. 139 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:01,394 You get that tattoo to break out. 140 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,075 Like a rotten toenail. 141 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:04,258 It's patina. 142 00:07:04,384 --> 00:07:07,195 I have something against the 350Z. 143 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:08,675 Is that so? - In general. 144 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,995 He doesn't do justice to his Z origins. 145 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:16,640 What? - Think of the 240Z, the 300ZX. 146 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,155 They are tight, angular. 147 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,395 And to be honest, from the front... 148 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,595 it's like you watching a football player... 149 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:26,915 which lacks an open target. 150 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,075 He starts very well, passes through midfield... 151 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,325 and is now through the defense... 152 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,440 We're going home soon. 153 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:39,715 It should be angular. 154 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,635 There should be an overhanging edge. 155 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,715 He looks a bit sad here. 156 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:45,035 He's not... - Sad. 157 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,995 He doesn't have that junk that was on your car. 158 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:49,520 It's pretty standard. 159 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,635 After seeing the acquisitions from my colleagues... 160 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,635 I was more confident than ever about mine. 161 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,715 A cheap Mercedes CLK 55 AMG... 162 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,120 dressed as a Black Series. 163 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:09,040 I found an intersection between the CLK DTM Cabriolet... 164 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:14,155 and the CLK Black Series, both of which cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. 165 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:15,315 My god. 166 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:16,635 The car itself... 167 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,755 4000 pounds. 168 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,075 And I had money left over. 169 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,700 So you opted for a flashy body kit? 170 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,315 Below is a CLK 55 AMG. 171 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,435 In short, he went British and you for German. 172 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,915 A convertible with a large engine capacity... 173 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,515 fake body kit... 174 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,955 an AMG that wants to be a Black Series. 175 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:38,595 This doesn't look so good. 176 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:40,555 We call that discoloration. 177 00:08:40,680 --> 00:08:42,035 What is that? - That'll come off. 178 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,355 He's not as good as we thought. 179 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,155 It doesn't rain in the tropics, does it? 180 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:47,585 It rains here every day. 181 00:08:47,711 --> 00:08:48,805 Without emblem. 182 00:08:48,931 --> 00:08:51,635 As if he doesn't want to give in that he is fake. 183 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,355 The size of the wheel arch. 184 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,555 From a distance, with squinted eyes... 185 00:08:55,680 --> 00:08:59,200 he makes me extremely happy. 186 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,720 MALAYSIA 187 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,240 The next morning we left early... 188 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:11,680 to see which of our sports cars made the best first impression. 189 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,120 This is incredibly exciting. 190 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:22,755 Five grand. 191 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,275 Five grand for this Jag. 192 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,195 A light comes on: 'Check pedestrian warning system.' 193 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,875 And someone ever has the upholstery of a wing chair... 194 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,938 used as a headliner. 195 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,120 Still, I am very happy with my choice. 196 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,635 Besides, they weren't surprised... 197 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,195 when it descended into the elevator, because he made so much sense. 198 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,075 It's a top car for the money. 199 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,360 And this one has run 235,000 km. 200 00:09:55,560 --> 00:09:58,195 You don't notice that at all. 201 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,915 There are no strange noises. 202 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:02,475 Here's what you need to know. 203 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,675 Thomas rides into a ticking time bomb. 204 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,863 Francis drives a box to plastic surgery. 205 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,040 And I drive the only one real two-seater sports car. 206 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,995 This is a modern AMG Classic. 207 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,475 I can't believe my eyes. 208 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,955 I have an odometer which goes up to 320 km per hour. 209 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:29,640 I have 367 horsepower under my right foot. 210 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,475 Don't forget, you are driving in a new country. 211 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,038 Don't get carried away. 212 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:46,120 Singapore is literally the last place where you get carried away. 213 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,080 The traffic is terrible. 214 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,875 The country is known for its busy streets and strict speed rules... 215 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,475 so we wanted to do what all the local car enthusiasts do... 216 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,160 and that is crossing the border to Malaysia... 217 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,113 where we can test our cars. 218 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,515 My god, a tunnel. 219 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,040 Here we go. 220 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,155 Thomas, take care, okay? 221 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,395 There are a lot of rules here. 222 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,155 There are cameras in the tunnel. 223 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,875 As for laws, they are quite strict. 224 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,960 You're not even allowed to walk around your apartment naked. 225 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,240 And in someone else's apartment? 226 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,915 Seriously, they are very very strict in Singapore. 227 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:34,520 Spitting? Prison sentence. Vaping, jail time. 228 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,555 Singing songs with obscene lyrics, prison sentence. 229 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:42,995 Connecting to someone else's WiFi, jail time. 230 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:47,195 Okay, some will get you fined, but for most prison sentences. 231 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,595 That's disappointing. 232 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:50,835 Also disappointing... 233 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,395 is that my car is in limp mode... 234 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,600 and I lose power. 235 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:57,475 Nope. 236 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:58,715 We are in a tunnel. 237 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,340 Why don't you accelerate? 238 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,475 My car breaks down while we're talking. 239 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,080 The dashboard is a Christmas tree. 240 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,360 Stupid. 241 00:12:10,560 --> 00:12:13,994 I'm sorry you're having problems. - Not true. 242 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,840 You sound like all his teachers at school. 243 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:20,995 The temperature under the hood. 244 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,115 Do you see a broken belt? 245 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,595 The compressor belt is OK. 246 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,470 Has the alternator failed? - Maybe. 247 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:33,155 Luckily it had an office so little confidence in our choices... 248 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,718 that they give us a diagnostic computer had given. 249 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,555 The OBD reader will give you a tome... 250 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:43,475 of error messages. 251 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,413 Yes, you don't need OBD, just an e-reader. 252 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:48,995 I must say, you're holding up well. 253 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:50,795 If I were in your shoes... 254 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,155 and after three kilometers I had a breakdown... 255 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:55,835 Literally three kilometers. 256 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,035 Then I would be disappointed. 257 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,280 I'm bummed. That's how bummed I am. 258 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,555 Unfortunately, Francis was right. 259 00:13:05,680 --> 00:13:07,955 The Jag's alternator was broken. 260 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,555 That's why we move to a local scrap yard... 261 00:13:10,680 --> 00:13:12,368 to find a new one. 262 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:17,120 All those scrap cars look new. 263 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,400 Where is the front of that Q5? 264 00:13:23,560 --> 00:13:26,480 Where is the front of all these cars? 265 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,550 These cars have been halved. 266 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,280 That's half of a new CLA... 267 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,680 It's a 750iL. 268 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,520 There's a Gallardo there. 269 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,835 Inside this bizarre car slaughterhouse... 270 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,710 were even more poignant scenes to see. 271 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,395 Foreign. - What the hell is happening here? 272 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,435 Guys, there's a Gran Turismo there. 273 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:56,035 A Maserati is now being... 274 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,400 sawn in half. - What? 275 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:01,720 Stop him. 276 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:11,720 Why? 277 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:13,475 That hurts. 278 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,720 This is painful to see. Real. 279 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,365 There's half of an S-class. 280 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:21,920 What is this? 281 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:24,995 They're not going to saw that in half. 282 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:26,555 This is a perfect... 283 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,115 It is a fully functioning... 284 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,520 Why? He still does it. 285 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,275 While I was ordering my part... 286 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,395 I'm looking for an alternator... 287 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,195 for a 2007 Jag XKR. -XKR. 288 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,320 I discovered the reason for this massacre. 289 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,195 The cars are halved... 290 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,195 and sold for spare parts... 291 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,440 and more tax breaks. 292 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,978 If you get a discount on those aforementioned high taxes... 293 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:03,080 it is cheaper to scrap a car for parts rather than driving it. 294 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,435 So this is a country where car murder pays off. 295 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:08,960 Precisely. 296 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,115 I have an idea. Let's get out of Singapore. 297 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,795 I'll fix my car and then we'll go. 298 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:16,320 We do. 299 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:18,600 Do you know how... 300 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:21,675 steam trains in the past retired? 301 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:26,425 The last thing they did before they were demolished was to whistle one more time. 302 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,315 Don't do that, I'll cry. 303 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,355 I really don't like this, James. 304 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:42,920 Let's get out of here. 305 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:56,875 Now that my Jag was patched up... 306 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,275 we smeared it across the border... 307 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,155 to Malaysia. 308 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,680 Freed from the chains of Singapore. 309 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,095 Sport mode, downshift, window open. 310 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,715 That car suits you, Francis. 311 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:20,903 I don't know how, but it is. 312 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,720 Is it that cool Black Series body kit? 313 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,395 He has one 'married to a Kardashian' vibe... 314 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:29,920 with the roof open. 315 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,235 After leaving the highway... 316 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,195 we soon found our way... 317 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,395 where we could really find out... 318 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,645 who has the best sports car of 5 grand. 319 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:52,955 Good road. 320 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,480 Good sports car. 321 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,000 This is it. 322 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,355 Good. The suspension feels a bit weak here. 323 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,834 A bit old. He lived. 324 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,520 And the steering could be better. 325 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,475 But I'm in a typical sports car. 326 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,835 The only thing I would want is opening the roof... 327 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,275 because Francis doesn't look happy. 328 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:17,880 He looks very happy. 329 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,120 What a machine. 330 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:25,600 What a 4 grand machine. 331 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,080 With the speed in the mid range... 332 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,200 this car feels so full of energy. 333 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,915 Glad we're out of Singapore... 334 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,540 and that we decided to leave the Malaysian highway. 335 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,443 Sometimes it takes a road like this... 336 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,755 to show what a car has to offer. 337 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:53,200 It's the perfect mix of performance and comfort. 338 00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:55,520 And now... 339 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,738 it is a real sports car. 340 00:18:01,839 --> 00:18:03,187 After all the fun... 341 00:18:03,313 --> 00:18:07,188 it was time to hit the highway to head north again. 342 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,680 What a relief after Singapore. 343 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,440 What a car. 344 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,560 It's a Black Series. 345 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,200 This is a cool trio. 346 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:30,108 But our cars weren't the only cool thing on the roads of Malaysia. 347 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,555 The office had tipped us off about a place... 348 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,600 which deserved further investigation. 349 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:47,360 Just look. 350 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,065 Do you think we can get in? 351 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:57,835 No idea. It's strangely futuristic... 352 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,085 like I'm in The Last of Us. 353 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,080 This is Forest City. 354 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:05,875 It opened ten years ago. 355 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,235 This skyscraper island of 100 billion dollars... 356 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:14,000 was intended for about a million residents to offer a futuristic home. 357 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,955 But today, thanks to the consequences of the Chinese real estate crisis... 358 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,240 it is as good as deserted. 359 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,773 And like life gives you an abandoned city... 360 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,963 I see hairpin bends, I see chicanes. 361 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,795 Yes, I think... 362 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,995 when a city is deserted... 363 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:36,915 then it is written... 364 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:38,915 that you have to turn it into a race track. 365 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,040 That is what is expected of us here. 366 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,595 With a sketch for an improvised circuit... 367 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:51,195 we prepared ourselves to test our cars with a time trial. 368 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:56,440 First up was James' measly Nissan with 287 hp next. 369 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:58,915 Are you ready? 370 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,680 I have a performance problem. 371 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,640 What are you talking about? 372 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,475 His car won't start. 373 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,355 Is your battery empty? 374 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:12,515 I don't think so. 375 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:14,275 Can you give me a push? 376 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,675 Certainly. This is a heroic start to... 377 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,115 the Forest City Grand Prix. 378 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,075 Is this part of your time trial? 379 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,600 No. 380 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,160 We fly. 381 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:27,760 Okay, gas. 382 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:32,875 Just look at that V6. 383 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,400 Okay. 384 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,515 Three, two, one. 385 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,040 Go. 386 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,120 Smoky start. 387 00:20:44,120 --> 00:20:46,800 Put it on, Nissan. Now you can shine. 388 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:49,563 Full into the first chicane. 389 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:51,905 That's a tight braking zone. 390 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,035 This is where Thomas' car will break down. 391 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,560 So no worries. 392 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:58,475 Will he make it? 393 00:20:58,600 --> 00:20:59,675 No. 394 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,835 Have you seen all those curves? - No, but... 395 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,585 Just an idiot uses this as a circuit. 396 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,480 To ride. 397 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:12,595 He doesn't hold back. 398 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,200 They cannot do this. 399 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,955 That sounded like a handbrake turn. 400 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,275 Yes. Japanese, lightweight. 401 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:25,800 We have to get out of the way. 402 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:27,720 Put it on. 403 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,040 Well done. 404 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:35,795 How did it go? 405 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,515 Look how he sweats. 406 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,621 I turned off the air conditioning. I went for it. 407 00:21:39,747 --> 00:21:40,753 You drove fast. 408 00:21:40,879 --> 00:21:44,079 What is the time? - You put 01:56:69. 409 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:46,075 Is that okay? - Yes. 410 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:47,275 No. 411 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:48,795 Yes and no. 412 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:50,954 So that record... - Technically. 413 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,018 I knew you were going to say that. 414 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,880 Next is Francis. 415 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,755 I want optimal structural stiffness. 416 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,115 The roof closes. 417 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,315 Yes, the fabric roof with some wires in it. 418 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,395 That gives the car stiffness. 419 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,955 It's marginal, but that's enough. 420 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:10,795 This is so exaggerated. 421 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,474 Typically German. Look at those flaps. 422 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,275 That will definitely break. 423 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,400 Francis, 1:56:00... 424 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:20,915 He is focused. My god. 425 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:22,275 He concentrates. 426 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,115 I wanted to give a pep talk. 427 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:25,635 He's a laser. Look at him. 428 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:26,875 Finished? 429 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,400 Here we go. 430 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,160 Three, two, one, start. 431 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,415 A precise and controlled start for Francis Bourgeois. 432 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:39,435 Hear that echo. 433 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:40,960 You hear it echoing. 434 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:46,035 He loses control, but the system corrects it. 435 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,640 It keeps me where I need to be. 436 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,625 That's not a car for him. 437 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,240 It's like Postman Pat rides the Death Star. 438 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,240 120 km per hour. 439 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,195 Francis is a bizarrely good driver. 440 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:03,720 I know. 441 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,275 Smoothly through the chicane. - Against the curbs. 442 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,555 Like Jenson Button, he barely steers. 443 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,635 The gearbox make optimal use of the gears. 444 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,760 So out of the slower corners... 445 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:18,195 My god, he's going fast. 446 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:19,875 Does he feel a bit slow... 447 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,438 but the pull pulls him through. 448 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:26,315 James, you're screwed. 449 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:27,840 No. 450 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,075 A Mercedes AMG can do this. 451 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:40,435 I have complete confidence that I had a good time. 452 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,108 01:50:78. 453 00:23:42,234 --> 00:23:43,394 No. 454 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,475 You're about six seconds faster then James. 455 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:47,806 No. Come on. 456 00:23:47,932 --> 00:23:50,475 How many do you have, 700, 600, 500? How much horsepower? 457 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:51,715 367. 458 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,600 Right. 459 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,520 Last turn was the temperamental Jaguar. 460 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:01,475 I have something to confess. 461 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,115 During preparation I found some papers in the cupboard... 462 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,915 which stated that this car has been tuned. 463 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,355 So the power is not 420 hp... 464 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,360 only 450 hp. 465 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,920 So I'm putting my money on me. 466 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,040 Three, two, one, start. 467 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:26,998 But it's just one... 468 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,000 That was one wheel. 469 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,115 Let's not forget that the Jag XKR... 470 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,400 has an aluminum chassis. 471 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,960 So it is light. 472 00:24:38,120 --> 00:24:39,475 He has the most horsepower. 473 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,350 He should beat us. 474 00:24:44,360 --> 00:24:46,000 What a pulling power. 475 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,075 He has no excuse not to beat you. 476 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,240 "I'm going to beat them all." 477 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,988 It has adaptive dampers... 478 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,995 but I don't think so that they are still very adaptive. 479 00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:05,600 The bottom hits the ground. 480 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,640 Because of this. My god, that's tight. To ride. 481 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,440 My god. This thing is fast. 482 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,200 It's hard work. 483 00:25:32,360 --> 00:25:34,673 It has more power than I thought. 484 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,675 It's good you did that wheelspin. 485 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,235 Did I wheel spin? 486 00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:43,995 You had to beat 01:50:78. 487 00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:45,595 That was his time. 488 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,120 You put... 489 00:25:47,360 --> 00:25:54,040 01:51:94 down. 490 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,598 So you're with me on the wrong side of 01:51:00. 491 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:02,035 Thomas, blame it on German engineering... 492 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,098 and your pointless show-off. 493 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:16,035 The next morning was looking for James' car... 494 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,223 push the boundaries again of our 5 grand cars. 495 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:22,955 Watch your toes, Thomas. 496 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,480 Push. 497 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,848 Now my handprints are there full of sunscreen on his car. 498 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,293 You know how I did this morning started my car? 499 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:51,195 I pressed my start-stop button. 500 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:52,875 Yes, that's very strange. 501 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,675 Mine started too with a small button that says: 502 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,640 'start engine/stop'. And that worked. 503 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:04,218 I make no apologies for that my car has a friend maker function. 504 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:06,568 Friend maker feature. Okay. 505 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,875 Further north... 506 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:18,125 we met for the first time with the Malaysian car culture. 507 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:20,640 You don't mean that. 508 00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:22,683 Look at those Protons. 509 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,680 Look at that wing. 510 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:29,720 The pride of Malaysia. 511 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:32,960 Quick, drive in. 512 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,459 Are these yours? - Yes. 513 00:27:39,585 --> 00:27:41,395 Crazy. - Malaysian cars. 514 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:42,635 Very good. 515 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,755 Is it a Satria? 516 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,355 Yes, this is a Satria. 517 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,675 It's a Malaysian car. 518 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,146 Yes, we had those in the UK. 519 00:27:51,272 --> 00:27:52,314 Yes, that's true. 520 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,435 Satria GTi. 521 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,515 You did that well. 522 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,955 Look. Look at that, my goodness. 523 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,955 Then don't look to the mess on our cars. 524 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:05,234 Guard. - This must be how... 525 00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:07,875 You modified a German car into a liar... 526 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,435 and a British car into something horrible. 527 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,755 These cars can have a huge wing. 528 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,435 You have those splitters, diffusers, canards. 529 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,810 I don't even know what that's called but it's great. 530 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:21,995 Yes, this is a... - It's real. 531 00:28:22,120 --> 00:28:23,933 A little stiffer than mine. 532 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,755 And the Proton guys were equally impressed... 533 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,760 of our machines. 534 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,720 What do you think? 535 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:36,115 Which of these three... 536 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:39,075 would you use as a basis for tuning? 537 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:40,515 A basis for tuning? 538 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:41,995 Basics for tuning. 539 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,293 The Fair Lady. 540 00:28:43,419 --> 00:28:46,294 Thanks for my car calls a 'fair lady'. 541 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,595 But do you think? the Black Series not cool? 542 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,970 Yes, but the parts are expensive. 543 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaking of money... 544 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,835 We compared how many there are published so far... 545 00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:03,023 for our 5 grand cars to keep on the road. 546 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:05,595 I don't have to go anywhere... 547 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,075 to be ashamed of. - Serious? 548 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,755 One failed MOT in all its years. 549 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,555 And 3000 pounds. - Okay. 550 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,955 I failed the MOT five times. 551 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,795 But those were small things, such as tread depth... 552 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,915 lights and such. 553 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:23,440 My god. 554 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:26,783 Guard. Is that all maintenance? 555 00:29:27,210 --> 00:29:28,355 Hence those muscles. 556 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:29,635 Look at the ratio. 557 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:31,515 50% manual. 50% maintenance. 558 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:33,875 This is all from me. - Where's your manual? 559 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,315 This is purely... 560 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,155 This is 5% manual... - Thank you. 561 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,235 95% maintenance. 562 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:44,560 This shows how accurate the previous owner was. 563 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,360 How much was spent on it? 564 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:50,440 There is 31,000 pounds... 565 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,200 issued to the CLK. 566 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,795 £31,000? 567 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,515 That's six times your car. 568 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,315 That makes my purchase even better. 569 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:03,555 Sorry. How? 570 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:05,275 No. That makes it worse. 571 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,674 If it happens once, it happens more often. 572 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:09,715 These are probably recurring problems. 573 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:11,995 This portends an uncertain future. 574 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:16,200 The air conditioning had to be repaired 13 times. 575 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,835 I see that as a step-by-step process. 576 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,355 They improve him every step of the way. 577 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,915 And now we have... 578 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,400 the optimal CLK air conditioning system. 579 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,115 Is it okay? 580 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:30,715 I'm happy. 581 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:32,195 Until the 14th time. 582 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,515 I stayed cool the whole time, so. 583 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,265 Or it will break again. 584 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,240 And with that thought... 585 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,955 Jesus. - Hands on the plastic. 586 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,205 We pushed James back onto the road. 587 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,600 We drove towards Kuala Lumpur... 588 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:55,395 and back in company... 589 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,080 of some beautiful tuned cars. 590 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,035 It feels fantastic, after Singapore... 591 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:05,115 where it was like being punished for having cars... 592 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:08,315 while it is celebrated in Malaysia. 593 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:09,840 They are not... 594 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:14,235 Lamborghinis, expensive exotic cars, not that. 595 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:19,040 They're just old-fashioned everyday cars of car enthusiasts. 596 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,090 We've found our kind of people. 597 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:26,400 I'm starting to feel left out in the tuner scene. 598 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,555 James wants to tune his car 599 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,635 he wants to belong to the club 600 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:36,155 It seems like almost every car here has been tuned in some way. 601 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,115 I talked to those Proton guys... 602 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,555 and they told that there is a drift event... 603 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,520 in KL tonight, if you guys want to go. 604 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:47,440 For sure. 605 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:49,875 Guard. Do we call it KL now? 606 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,155 Are we locals yet? 607 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:52,635 That's KL. 608 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:54,155 KL, yes. 609 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:56,360 100%, it's KL. 610 00:31:58,200 --> 00:31:59,600 Kuala Lumpur. 611 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,115 A city full of towering skyscrapers... 612 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,600 bustling markets and magnificent temples. 613 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,805 And underneath it all was a hidden gem. 614 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:26,160 Look at that. 615 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:51,235 Welcome to the underground drift scene from KL. 616 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,395 A mysterious world where the rules are: 617 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:55,635 look cool... 618 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:56,793 slipping... 619 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,440 and avoid concrete pillars. 620 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,675 They must have caught something in their buttocks. 621 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,235 Yes, giant balls. 622 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:09,475 Huge balls. 623 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,288 That's the only explanation. 624 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,089 Why do we hear so little about Malaysian car culture? 625 00:33:20,215 --> 00:33:21,254 Serious? 626 00:33:21,380 --> 00:33:23,693 Because it's deafening. - Crazy. 627 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:26,200 This is great. 628 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,265 They are dressed up, wrapped. 629 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:39,323 Sliding canvases. 630 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,675 James? - What? 631 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,395 This is what your car should look like. 632 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:46,795 He has the wing... 633 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:48,555 and some anime graphics, right? 634 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:49,955 You did it wrong. 635 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:51,195 That's how it should be. 636 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:52,475 Good idea. Okay? 637 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:54,000 Good idea. 638 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:59,475 Inspired by the moving works of art around him... 639 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:02,240 James ran off with the drifters. 640 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,515 And the next morning... 641 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,915 we had to meet him at a gas station... 642 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,440 where the drifters often hang out. 643 00:34:16,720 --> 00:34:18,120 This is cool. 644 00:34:23,240 --> 00:34:25,315 This is great. My goodness. 645 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:30,200 I'm a little ashamed that our cars are among them. 646 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,275 All these cars are perfect. 647 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,635 What a cool life. In the evening you go drifting... 648 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:37,035 you drink coffee during the day. 649 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:38,995 Nobody looked at our cars. 650 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:40,795 I was just about to say the same thing. 651 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,280 No one looked up and said: 'Do you need that Black... 652 00:34:51,716 --> 00:34:52,755 You don't mean that. 653 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:54,280 Was that loud enough? 654 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:55,915 No, right. 655 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:57,440 Anyway. 656 00:35:03,024 --> 00:35:04,155 My god. 657 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,905 Say hello to the new and improved... 658 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:09,240 Malaysia-ready 350Z. 659 00:35:09,720 --> 00:35:11,435 Isn't he beautiful? 660 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:12,659 Is that you? 661 00:35:12,792 --> 00:35:13,846 Yes. 662 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:15,715 Then that's me and that's Francis. 663 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:17,035 Beats. 664 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:18,795 This is how I see you. 665 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,635 Are you really that muscular? 666 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,235 Because of the shadows, but yes. 667 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:25,632 Is this a new bumper? - That's right. 668 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,315 You thought: I'm a drifter. 669 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:28,835 Should I go through it? 670 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,155 Why not? - Don't. 671 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:32,035 That's a NISMO bumper. 672 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:33,435 A carbon wing. 673 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:36,635 There is a straight pipe underneath. 674 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:37,987 My god. 675 00:35:38,113 --> 00:35:39,155 He's wrapped. 676 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,880 This one is just as bad as mine. 677 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:46,875 Determined to please both KL's ears... 678 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:48,595 and torment eyeballs... 679 00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:51,680 James insisted to catch the flyover. 680 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:54,065 Come on, James. Accelerate. 681 00:36:01,720 --> 00:36:05,658 Sorry, but anyone who says that V6's don't sound good... 682 00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:08,120 Because that is... 683 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:19,080 James, you have that brig transformed into something cool. 684 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:31,195 It's never boring. 685 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:32,880 That never gets boring. 686 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:39,715 At least one of our cars now belonged to the club... 687 00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:43,635 the local drifters invited us at a nearby circuit... 688 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,635 where they have a drift course had prepared. 689 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:52,040 One with a rather alarming one alternative to concrete pillars. 690 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:56,355 Hello? - Hello. 691 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,115 What are those baskets doing there? 692 00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:00,435 The king of fruits. 693 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,360 These are durians. 694 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:04,520 I can smell them from here. 695 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:08,835 The baskets were full of durians. 696 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,710 A Malaysian delicacy that smells so bad... 697 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:15,200 that it is prohibited in public transport. 698 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,835 It smells like a dumpster. 699 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:20,475 Is this the hazing of Malaysian drifters? 700 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:22,000 Ever tasted it? 701 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:26,755 As Leona showed us... 702 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:30,000 we had to drift through one bend... 703 00:37:30,545 --> 00:37:31,555 Come on. 704 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,840 Without touching the durians. 705 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:37,320 Nice. 706 00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:39,355 Nice. 707 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,474 That's tight. Tight, okay. 708 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:43,000 That's very tight. 709 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:50,463 As a punishment for hitting a basket you had to eat a durian. 710 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,235 Because I looked like I belonged... 711 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:56,110 Leona decided that I would go first. 712 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,275 The good news is, if he messes up... 713 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:00,875 then it sounds good. 714 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,515 We close our eyes and do... 715 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:03,835 My window is open. 716 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,210 I hear you guys diss me. - What? 717 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:12,536 He has to radiate now what he achieved with this car. 718 00:38:12,702 --> 00:38:14,864 When you look at that car, you see him go off the rails. 719 00:38:14,990 --> 00:38:16,034 Look. 720 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:17,235 Okay, coat off. 721 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,634 Hands free. Concentration. 722 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:21,275 Full power. 723 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:22,755 I'm going in one. 724 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:24,549 He has many more tools than we do. 725 00:38:24,675 --> 00:38:25,715 A handbrake. 726 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:26,915 Manual switching. 727 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,075 Clutch to break out. 728 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:31,235 He has many different options. 729 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:33,800 Here we go. 730 00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:44,035 That sounded good, but... 731 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:45,235 he didn't slip. 732 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:47,735 No, he just drove through it quickly. 733 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,360 You have to go into second gear. 734 00:38:57,230 --> 00:38:58,315 That car says: 735 00:38:58,440 --> 00:38:59,840 "I'm going to blow up." 736 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:02,955 I'll go again. 737 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:04,518 Once more. Again. 738 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,955 Second gear. - Look at them. 739 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,580 Even the professionals shout 'second'. 740 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:24,795 His comeuppance. 741 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:26,715 He brought too much. 742 00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:29,515 James, sorry, you're out. - You're out. 743 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:31,040 You're out. 744 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:38,120 Like every sports day ever. 745 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:40,880 Here we go. 746 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:51,400 He hit... 747 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:57,880 his wonky splitter. 748 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:01,560 There is still smoke in your cabin. 749 00:40:03,439 --> 00:40:04,488 The splitter. 750 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:06,915 Unfortunately, you and I have something in common. 751 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:09,040 What then? - We're out of the race. 752 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,475 It was now up to Francis. 753 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:15,880 He had to uphold the honor from our trio of 5 grand. 754 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:18,360 Good. 755 00:40:18,486 --> 00:40:20,086 Put it on, CLK. 756 00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:51,035 What are we actually doing here? 757 00:40:51,160 --> 00:40:52,800 What's the point of this? 758 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:55,355 I heard that the more yellow they are... 759 00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:57,040 the more they stink. 760 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:01,800 Three, two, one. 761 00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:06,795 No. 762 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:08,954 This doesn't happen. - No. 763 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:10,155 Don't gag. 764 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:12,235 Water. - Don't make those noises. 765 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:13,760 Don't. 766 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:24,795 After my Mercedes had proven again to be the best of the bunch... 767 00:41:24,921 --> 00:41:25,995 we drove in the evening... 768 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,400 back to the city center. 769 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:32,800 Look at this. 770 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:35,400 Just look. 771 00:41:36,720 --> 00:41:38,035 That's the whole city. 772 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,560 You must see. 773 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:47,155 Not to be inferior for the blinding city lights... 774 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:49,280 I decided to participate. 775 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:51,278 Are you looking at my car? 776 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:54,200 Yes. 777 00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:00,355 Do you have neon lighting? 778 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:02,878 Geez, that's... Okay, in any other place... 779 00:42:03,004 --> 00:42:04,195 I would have jeered... 780 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:05,755 but in malaysia... 781 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:07,693 I am extremely jealous. 782 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:09,515 Sorry, James, but I didn't know... 783 00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:12,390 that you have your car could make it even more kitschy. 784 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:16,235 I have good news, Francis... 785 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:18,360 you have it too. 786 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:23,520 Your car is a disco. 787 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:25,080 You must see. 788 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:27,720 Yes. 789 00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:29,920 This is great. 790 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:38,520 Really disgusting. 791 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:47,320 Unfortunately, the overhaul of James' Nissan didn't actually fix it. 792 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:52,080 Damn. 793 00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:55,560 Sorry. Just a moment. 794 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,280 They have to push the car. Sorry. 795 00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:02,995 I accidentally released the clutch. 796 00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:04,920 We have to push him. 797 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:08,640 Idiot. 798 00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:11,960 Push, guys. - Hold the line. 799 00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:13,794 Sorry, folks. 800 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:15,320 To ride. 801 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:27,955 Thanks to you, I was almost beheaded through the gate... 802 00:43:28,080 --> 00:43:29,480 when it closed. 803 00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:33,755 I'm starting to think I'm the starter should have had it made... 804 00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:38,880 and not for the neon lighting, spoiler, lips and side skirts should have gone. 805 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:49,635 It was the last day to test our cars. 806 00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:52,715 And after we were pointed out on more brilliant paths... 807 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:54,240 by the drifters... 808 00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:57,560 we drove north towards highlands. 809 00:43:59,240 --> 00:44:00,595 As a treat for Francis... 810 00:44:00,720 --> 00:44:03,220 I would have tuned his Mercedes a little more. 811 00:44:09,120 --> 00:44:11,120 No. Francis. 812 00:44:11,969 --> 00:44:13,315 What? 813 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:15,675 The last time I saw your car... 814 00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:17,915 didn't he have an emblem... 815 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:19,440 and now suddenly it does. 816 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:21,480 What does it say? 817 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,995 That one letter says a lot. 818 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:25,880 No, it's not an M emblem. 819 00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:29,480 You now drive a BMW. 820 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:40,840 It's like looking for the biggest Arsenal fan and in his sleep... 821 00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:45,560 the Tottenham Hotspur logo tattooed on his forehead. 822 00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:48,275 The way he feels... 823 00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:50,520 that's how I feel now. 824 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:56,040 Sorry. 825 00:44:57,560 --> 00:44:59,315 Francis got out. 826 00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:00,840 What is he... 827 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:08,875 He threw it on the ground... 828 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:10,995 but picked it up so as not to pollute. 829 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:12,355 He's angry. 830 00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:13,795 He is not a transgressor. 831 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:16,108 So this is what an angry Francis looks like. 832 00:45:18,920 --> 00:45:21,915 MALAYSIA 833 00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:24,115 Soon we reached the highlands... 834 00:45:24,240 --> 00:45:25,803 and started our climb. 835 00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:38,548 We climbed and climbed... 836 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:42,640 until we arrived in a different climate. 837 00:45:45,640 --> 00:45:47,760 We are on cloud nine now. 838 00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:54,755 While climbing... 839 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:59,040 we got acquainted with a different Malaysian car culture. 840 00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:04,713 Do you see that old Land Rover there? 841 00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:08,680 I see a lot of Land Rovers here... 842 00:46:09,120 --> 00:46:12,433 but it is like I have a short circuit in my head. 843 00:46:13,240 --> 00:46:16,680 It almost feels like I'm in the Cotswolds. 844 00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:19,560 There's one more. 845 00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:26,675 When we passed by a kind Land Rover retirement home reason... 846 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:29,113 we stopped to take a look. 847 00:46:35,159 --> 00:46:36,914 Look at them. 848 00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:39,934 Yes, but... - Look how clean it is. 849 00:46:40,080 --> 00:46:41,355 That makes me nervous. 850 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:44,995 I'm afraid this is something like that like the scrap yard in Singapore. 851 00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:47,433 They are on their way to the slaughterhouse. 852 00:46:48,520 --> 00:46:53,270 But judging by the spare parts which were used for the Defenders... 853 00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:56,955 it turned out opposite to be true. 854 00:46:57,080 --> 00:46:58,435 Look at that steering wheel. 855 00:46:58,560 --> 00:46:59,998 It's a Honda steering wheel. 856 00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:02,715 Another Toyota engine. 857 00:47:02,840 --> 00:47:03,955 The Toyota engine, yes. 858 00:47:04,080 --> 00:47:06,875 This is how you keep Land Rovers alive, with Toyota parts. 859 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:08,955 So this isn't a cemetery. 860 00:47:09,080 --> 00:47:10,480 It's a hospital. 861 00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:15,515 The second largest amount Land Rovers outside the UK... 862 00:47:15,640 --> 00:47:17,040 is here. 863 00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:18,675 What? 864 00:47:18,800 --> 00:47:20,715 It's on its last legs. 865 00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:24,595 We see so many Land Rovers here... 866 00:47:24,720 --> 00:47:27,355 because there was a tax benefit... 867 00:47:27,480 --> 00:47:29,440 for farmers to buy them. 868 00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:32,955 But only if they are used for agricultural purposes... 869 00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:35,555 and stay in the Cameron Highlands. 870 00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:37,435 So they are never allowed to leave here. 871 00:47:37,560 --> 00:47:39,275 That's why they're still there. 872 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:41,875 This is Defender territory. 873 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:43,435 This is Land Rover territory. 874 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:45,373 They are put to good use. - Now. 875 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:54,155 As we climbed further into the jungle... 876 00:47:54,280 --> 00:47:58,640 it became clear that Malaysia had saved the best for last. 877 00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:04,920 What a view. 878 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:07,400 Just look. 879 00:48:11,360 --> 00:48:15,715 And then the end of our 560 km journey was approaching... 880 00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:19,995 we had time for the evaluation of our 5 mille cars... 881 00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:22,315 which, after a few hiccups... 882 00:48:22,440 --> 00:48:24,000 still banging. 883 00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:34,560 I chose a safe car... 884 00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:36,520 they said. 885 00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:38,200 Look at this. 886 00:48:38,520 --> 00:48:39,920 Look at this. 887 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:43,600 And for five grand... 888 00:48:48,080 --> 00:48:49,720 there is nothing better. 889 00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:56,600 This thing is brilliant. 890 00:48:57,120 --> 00:48:59,480 From a time when manufacturers... 891 00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:03,675 weren't concerned to make a car so stiff... 892 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:06,120 that he could handle a circuit. 893 00:49:07,640 --> 00:49:09,995 It has all the necessary comfort... 894 00:49:10,120 --> 00:49:12,480 and does exactly what it's supposed to do. 895 00:49:13,840 --> 00:49:15,240 I love it. 896 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:18,560 I mean that. 897 00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:24,595 But so good If the Nissan and Jaguar were... 898 00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:27,095 the best sports car for 5 grand... 899 00:49:27,680 --> 00:49:29,515 maintenance costs aside... 900 00:49:29,640 --> 00:49:31,040 was the Mercedes. 901 00:49:31,520 --> 00:49:33,200 He ran smoothly. 902 00:49:38,520 --> 00:49:40,680 This car has so much to offer. 903 00:49:42,120 --> 00:49:45,808 It felt like a bargain in the crowded streets of Singapore. 904 00:49:46,080 --> 00:49:48,155 When I accelerated on the highway... 905 00:49:48,280 --> 00:49:51,030 I really realized what I had in my hands. 906 00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:53,475 Sliding sideways... 907 00:49:53,600 --> 00:49:55,555 he showed what he could do... 908 00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,805 if you really wanted to show off. 909 00:49:58,389 --> 00:49:59,555 And here... 910 00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:01,080 very important... 911 00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:05,080 he brings a smile to your face. 912 00:50:07,840 --> 00:50:09,280 Hear these cars... 913 00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:12,020 cracks on the road. 914 00:50:12,840 --> 00:50:14,278 What a great ending. 915 00:50:21,240 --> 00:50:22,640 My god. 916 00:50:23,640 --> 00:50:26,080 James, you've lost your bottom plate. 917 00:50:36,920 --> 00:50:38,115 These are killer cars. 918 00:50:38,241 --> 00:50:39,317 NEXT TIME... 919 00:50:39,443 --> 00:50:41,275 They are Ozempic for cars. 920 00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:42,555 This is America. 921 00:50:42,680 --> 00:50:43,995 In the red colored states... 922 00:50:44,120 --> 00:50:45,870 kei cars are illegal. 923 00:50:46,120 --> 00:50:47,995 I don't want to do anything illegal. 924 00:50:48,120 --> 00:50:50,395 Francis is too handsome for jail. 925 00:50:50,520 --> 00:50:52,395 We did something crazy. 926 00:50:52,520 --> 00:50:54,600 This is embarrassing and illegal. 927 00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:57,800 My god. 928 00:51:35,320 --> 00:51:37,275 Translation: Esther Damsteeg 929 00:51:37,400 --> 00:51:39,463 Creative supervisor Xander Purcell