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Hello, and welcome to Top Gear.
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Two things I'm looking forward
to in tonight's show.
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First, we are testing a
real smorgasbord of cars.
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We've got supercars,
grand tourers and hot hatches.
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Second, I got to say smorgasbord.
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Smorgasbord.
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I love saying smorgasbord.
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OK, now, as anyone who
has a couple of kids knows,
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the worst thing you can do
is buy them one toy
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and tell them to share it.
Never ends well.
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So the producers thought
it'd be funny to see
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if the same is true for presenters.
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So they told Chris and I
to both go and review
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the latest 200mph British
grand tourer in sunny Spain.
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This is Spain?
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I thought Spain was
supposed to be warm.
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This is the Sierra Nevada, Matthew.
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The highest road in Europe,
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therefore it gets a bit
nippy up here.
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Ooh, look.
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That is...
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..stunning. Look at that.
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Welcome to the new
Bentley Continental GT.
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£150,000 of tailored British luxury,
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which Bentley claims is the finest
grand tourer ever produced.
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- It's beautiful. - Yeah.
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You know, if there was one of those
at the top of every mountain,
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- I would definitely climb more
mountains. - Yeah, absolutely.
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So I guess all we have to do now
is decide who's driving first.
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So we should probably just...
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No, no, no, off you go.
There you go, there you go.
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- You missed. - Such a bellend.
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- He always gets his own way.
- That's nice.
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What are you doing?
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- It's quite slippery,
you might have noticed. - Get in.
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Don't feel bad.
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Look, you're just smaller
and weaker.
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- I very nearly had you there,
you know that. - Please.
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I was checking my phone
with the other hand.
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Whatever. Just be really,
really careful.
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I'm a terrible passenger.
This just looks dangerous to me.
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Stop being so panicky.
We've got four-wheel drive.
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Four-wheel drive when
you're going slowly.
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The faster you go, this thing
becomes two-wheel drive,
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- rear-wheel drive. - Really? - Yes.
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So the faster you go,
the more dangerous it gets?
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This feels very safe.
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Stop cocking about.
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Ho-ho!
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Stop right here.
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Well, I think I speak
for myself when I say
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that I'm glad that's over.
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OK, first impressions?
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Bentley's new grand tourer
is definitely cut out for winter.
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But now, on proper tarmac,
the real road test could begin.
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- Hey, can you move your seat
back a little bit? - Yeah, sure.
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Bit more.
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- A bit more. Yeah, tilt it
right back. - Why?
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Well, I've just got a little
business to take care of.
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So, the Bentley Continental GT
first arrived back in 2003.
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This is now the third generation
of the car.
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What are you doing?
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- I'm reviewing the car. - What?
- They told us to review the car.
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They told US to review the car,
not you to review the car.
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Well, we can't both review the car.
It's not a duet.
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Just stay back there.
No-one will even know you're here.
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- This is just demeaning.
- It's not demeaning.
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Hey, you got anything
you could pop on your head?
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We're getting a little bit
of a glare off your dome.
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Are you for real?
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The Bentley Continental GT
first arrived back in 2003.
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This is the third generation
of the car.
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This is a car for people who want
to drive very far, very fast...
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You said "car" twice
in that sentence.
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And I think the audience
knows it's a car.
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It's got four wheels,
it's sort of car-shaped.
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Are you done?
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This...
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I can touch your nose, look.
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This was going to be a long trip.
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Now, as I was saying,
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this is the Bentley Continental GT,
which first arrived back in 2003.
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But this is the third generation
of the car,
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and it is by far the best one yet,
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because it's lighter, faster and
more comfortable than ever before.
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It's got 626 horsepower.
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It'll do 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds...
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..and it won't top out
until 207mph.
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This...
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So close! It was so close.
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- I knew you were going to interrupt
me. - It was so close.
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- I knew you were going
to interrupt me. -!
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Really, there is no more
soothing way
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to rack up a massive speeding fine.
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- Don't forget the armrests. - Why?
- The armrests.
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- Why? - I'll show you.
Just pull over and stop.
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- But I only just got started.
- Just stop!
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- Where you going?
- I'll be back in a minute.
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Where is he going?
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He's a funny little fella, isn't he?
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OK, so...
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- What is that? - It's a cup of coffee.
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Where did you get that?
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- So, you've just bought your new
Bentley Continental GT. -
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- Over 150 grand of your hard-earned.
- Yeah.
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You get into it to go to work,
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- you want to have a coffee
in the morning. - Yeah.
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So you put your coffee in there,
and you think,
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"I'll just adjust the armrest
so it's nice and comfy."
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Move that forwards now.
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- What, the armrest? - Yeah.
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Well... I see.
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Yeah. Well, you can't.
The coffee's in the way.
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Yeah, I know.
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That's a really, really poor piece
of ergonomic design.
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OK, that is the first-est
of first-world problems.
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I'm looking out for
the normal consumer,
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who can afford to buy...
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I will give you that. OK.
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I will give you that,
that that is a design flaw.
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- However... - ..how can you
not love a cabin that does this?
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Are you ready?
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- - OK. - Come on.
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- OK. - Come on. That is great.
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That is the future that we were
promised back in the '70s.
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- That is beautiful. - That is awesome!
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Yep, irritating cup-holder aside,
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wafting through southern Spain
in style and comfort,
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the Continental was quickly
proving the ideal tool
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for eating up the miles.
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In fact, the only thing
it was missing
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was an off switch for my companion.
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Ooh, press pack.
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Get this.
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"Diamond knurling aids
a luxurious touch
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"using a three-dimensional
faceted surface."
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I love a bit of knurling.
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- You love knurling as well,
don't you? -
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Frankly, knurling was
the last thing on my mind.
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My back teeth were floating.
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- What's wrong? - I just, er...
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I really have to use the gents.
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Well, just pull over here
and use the gents.
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I also really don't
want you to drive,
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- so I'm very conflicted. - OK.
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Well...
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- Funny. - Drinky?
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No, thanks.
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If you pull over,
I can guarantee one thing.
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- What? - I will definitely steal
your driving seat.
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You're like a horrible rash,
do you know that?
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That's been said before.
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Luckily, I'm a horrible rash
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who happens to be equipped with the
bladder of a camel.
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You're not going to win this.
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It's by a band called Running Water.
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A slash, a winkle...
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..a wazzle, a wee.
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A widdle, a pee.
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I can't take it any more.
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I can't, I can't. I've got to go.
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- That bush has got your name
written all over it. -...
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Let him step away.
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- I'm just going to check
the rear tyres. - No!
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- Just going to check the rear tyres.
- No!
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Just check this one.
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Yeah, they're pretty good,
those rear tyres.
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Look at this.
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This is more like it.
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Right.
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Right, my turn to review.
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Now with a proper driver
at the wheel,
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it was time to get stuck into
what this new Bentley
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is really all about.
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OK, let's talk about the engine.
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Like the old Continental,
this car has a W12.
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This time round,
it has dual injection,
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so it means it has regular
port injection
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and it also has direct injection.
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Jewel? Jewel with a J?
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- Jewel? - It has two forms
of injection.
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- DUAL. - OK. - Dual. I got you.
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Go ahead.
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Now, unlike a Ferrari V12,
which is all revvy and racy,
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the W12 is more relaxed.
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It provides effortless performance,
which is perfect for a Bentley.
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You didn't mention
the cylinder shutdown.
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I was about to mention
the cylinder shutdown.
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I would've put it first,
but that's just me.
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Featuring cylinder shutdown.
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Basically, it shuts down half
the cylinders
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when it doesn't need them.
Doesn't matter.
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What does matter is how much better
this new Continental is to drive.
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- What are you doing?
- Time for a little detour.
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No-one who drives this car
will ever do this.
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Well, I'm driving this car
and I'm doing this.
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Now, how different is it
to the old Continental?
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The old Continental
had a fixed torque split,
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40% to the front, 60% to the rear.
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This has a kind of constantly
variable torque split,
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- because it has this new
electronic brain. - Torque split.
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That is some sexy road-test speak
right there.
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Hey, if we're lucky,
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we might get a little bit
of "through the wrists".
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What else have we got?
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Air suspension -
even on this rocky surface,
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the ride is so level,
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that means you can genuinely feel
this car through the wrists.
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That's it! That is the stuff.
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This is like a Chris Harris
Greatest Hits album. This is great!
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Sideways on gravel in a Bentley.
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This is fantastic.
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- Can you feel that body control?
- Body control!
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Woohoo!
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What I'm doing, Matthew,
even though you laugh,
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is I'm telling people what they
want to hear about the car.
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I'm educating them.
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What you're doing is you're telling
one guy from Ipswich
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what he wants to hear about the car.
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Now, come on, pull over.
It's my turn to drive.
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Over my dead body.
You've had your turn, OK?
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I am driving for the rest
of this trip, and you know it.
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Sorry to have to do that,
but you left me no choice.
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See, this is what people who buy
this car are going to do.
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Cover miles on the open road.
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This new air suspension,
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you put it in comfort and you could
almost forget you're driving it.
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How's the back seat?
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What's the point in boasting
about having a W12 engine
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that's 24% shorter than a V12,
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if a small man can't sit
in the back of it?
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Sub-eight-year-olds
will be fine back here.
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- And, critically, I can
administer a wet willy. -!
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So this is literally like having
a child test the rear seat.
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You're a filthy,
disgusting eight-year-old.
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You smell horrible.
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I mean, absolutely horrible.
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Where are we going?
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We were going to the
Continental's spiritual home...
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..because people who drive Bentleys
love to eat out.
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It does look way better
than before, doesn't it?
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- It does, but I've got
a problem with this. - What?
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- The people who drive them. - Hold on.
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You can't blame the car
for the people who drive it.
245
00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,799
You know, that's like saying, er,
246
00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,599
those kids that wear their pants
below their ass?
247
00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,279
It's not the pants' fault.
248
00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,559
They're long enough,
they're just being worn wrong.
249
00:14:13,560 --> 00:14:14,879
You know what I think?
250
00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,759
I think this is the best
Bentley they've ever made.
251
00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,239
That's a bold statement.
They've made some good Bentleys.
252
00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:21,679
OK, the Bentayga?
253
00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,599
- Uglier, not as fun to drive.
- That's true.
254
00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,199
The Mulsanne is slower.
So this is it.
255
00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,719
If you want to do big miles,
you want to do them really fast,
256
00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,239
this is the best Bentley ever made.
257
00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,719
You do give some great summary,
I'll give you that.
258
00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,079
- Thank you. - Lovely work.
- Thank you. - I'm driving.
259
00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,799
- But I haven't finished eating.
- Yeah, well, I've had an idea.
260
00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,520
Come on. Come on!
261
00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,519
Because if this Bentley
really is the best car
262
00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,879
they've ever made for
doing big miles fast,
263
00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:56,399
there was one more place
we needed to test it.
264
00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,079
Ascari - the longest
racetrack in Spain,
265
00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,400
and the perfect place to stretch
the Bentley's legs.
266
00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,959
OK, let me guess.
267
00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,239
You want me to sit here in the
passenger seat like a lemon
268
00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,439
- while you slide this thing
around the track. - You're driving.
269
00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,759
- Really? - Yeah.
270
00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,239
- What's the catch? - Nothing.
271
00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,719
- And what are you going to do?
- I'll find something to do.
272
00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,720
Don't worry about that.
Genuinely. All yours. Enjoy.
273
00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:36,759
You know, that's the thing
about Harris.
274
00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,439
He can spend ages being
a total pain in the ass,
275
00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:45,919
but when it comes right down to it,
he's really a good guy.
276
00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:50,120
And the Continental GT
really is a blast.
277
00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,399
Now, you don't think
of Bentleys as track cars,
278
00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,479
and in sport mode,
it really hides its weight.
279
00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:01,920
Surprisingly nimble.
280
00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:04,799
Quick, too.
281
00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,559
But then let's not forget
282
00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,360
the whole history of Bentley
is intertwined with racing.
283
00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:16,079
Back in the 1920s,
Bentley dominated Le Mans.
284
00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,439
The racetrack is in its blood.
285
00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,719
Yes. Yes, it is.
286
00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,640
Whoa! What the hell is that?!
287
00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,919
You know how you said
that was the best Bentley
288
00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,279
for covering distance fast?
289
00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,039
Matt, you're wrong,
290
00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,119
because this is the best
Bentley for going fast,
291
00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,800
the Speed 8.
292
00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,960
In 2003, Bentley won
the Le Mans 24 hours...
293
00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,600
..covering over
3,000 miles in one day.
294
00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:02,319
So for covering big distances fast,
this,
295
00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,120
this is the ultimate Bentley.
296
00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,120
OK, hotshot. How about a race,
then?
297
00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,599
One lap of the track.
298
00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,079
Me in this, against you in that.
299
00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,159
I'm sorry, you in your road car,
300
00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,599
you want to take on this
pedigree racing machine?
301
00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,079
Only one rule.
302
00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:29,799
That's a Le Mans car, right?
303
00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,199
So we do a Le Mans start.
304
00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,600
Bring it on!
305
00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,160
- Three... - Yeah. - ..two, one. Go!
306
00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,440
You move really well
for an older guy.
307
00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,120
Easy. Jump in, click, go.
308
00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,320
Ho-ho! OK.
309
00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,560
He's probably still getting
his fat butt in the thing.
310
00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:03,560
Come on!
311
00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,999
Apex here. Come on,
get in there, baby.
312
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,479
Bite, bite, bite.
313
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,839
The GT was building a lead.
314
00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:16,839
But all too soon...
315
00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,959
..the Speed 8 was in the chase.
316
00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,439
Come on, Le Mans.
317
00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,319
We're going to catch him!
318
00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,400
Chris was only 18 seconds behind.
319
00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,720
Come on, baby. Go, go, go.
320
00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:32,919
I do love a racing car.
321
00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:37,079
It goes 97mph in first gear.
322
00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,679
600 horsepower.
323
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,559
I can handle a bit of this.
324
00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:43,480
Where is he? Where is he?
Where is he?
325
00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:47,960
Come on, Le Mans-winning Bentley.
326
00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,440
Over halfway through the lap,
the GT was flying.
327
00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,040
But the Speed 8 was reeling us in.
328
00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,359
Shoot, there he is.
Go, go, go, go, go.
329
00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:01,840
Where is he? There he is!
330
00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,280
Come on, LeBlanc. You can do this.
You can do it!
331
00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,159
But with Chris pushing harder
and harder to catch us...
332
00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:12,679
Right there. Jeez.
333
00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:17,239
..the damp track was giving
the Speed 8 trouble.
334
00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:21,719
These tyres are so cold,
I've got no traction at all.
335
00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:22,959
Bloody terrifying!
336
00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,640
All right, come on, come on.
337
00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,199
Whoa!
338
00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,960
No way I'm going to catch him.
339
00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,160
We got this.
340
00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,240
Woohoo!
341
00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:43,600
Now, I think - I think -
they call that a win.
342
00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:46,239
Fair play.
343
00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,320
He and that new car were too quick.
344
00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,319
The Continental GT,
345
00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,999
the best Bentley...
346
00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,440
..ever.
347
00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,199
Come on.
348
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:06,639
Good car.
349
00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,919
Yeah, that was a great trip.
350
00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,679
This new Bentley,
this is seriously one fast car.
351
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,319
I mean, faster than
the Le Mans-winning Bentley.
352
00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,399
- Well, not exactly. - Really? - Yeah.
353
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,039
I definitely remember seeing you
in the rear-view mirror,
354
00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,159
- not out the front.
- We've been through this, OK?
355
00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,799
Slick tyres, wet track,
the track temperature
356
00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,879
- was just above freezing - impossible
to get any heat into them. -
357
00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,119
And secondly, the Le Mans start.
358
00:20:33,120 --> 00:20:35,799
Cost me 18 seconds
doing the harness up,
359
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:39,159
and even then, a couple more
corners, I'd have had you.
360
00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,439
Yeah. yeah, I have to say,
you were wringing that thing's neck,
361
00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,599
- seriously, great driving.
- Thank you.
362
00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,199
Yeah, if only we could teach you
to do up your seat belt,
363
00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,759
you would be the total package.
364
00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,399
Rory?
365
00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,839
OK, let's talk hot hatches,
366
00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,439
because things are
kicking off right now.
367
00:20:55,440 --> 00:21:00,039
Mercedes A45, Ford Focus RS,
Honda Civic Type R -
368
00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,679
serious machines.
369
00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,839
And now it's the turn of Renault
370
00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,599
to unleash their
new big-dog hot hatch.
371
00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,319
And that is a big deal,
372
00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,520
because Renault,
well, they've got form.
373
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,800
Yes. Renault's hot hatchback
catalogue...
374
00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,080
..is tidy.
375
00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:27,839
For starters, there's this -
the Renault 5 Turbo.
376
00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,439
Genuine legend, this thing.
377
00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:33,199
Based on a Group B rally car,
engine in the middle,
378
00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:34,480
properly lairy.
379
00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,559
This is an old-school turbo. Ha-ha!
380
00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,040
You never know when it's going
to come on song and spit you out.
381
00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,440
Then they did the Clio Williams.
382
00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,040
Yep, as in Williams, the F1 team.
383
00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:53,320
Gold wheels, gold-star hot hatch.
384
00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,600
And this is the Clio V6...
385
00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,960
..another mid-engine monster.
386
00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:03,480
Lethal in the wet.
387
00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,880
There are more of these in hedges
than there are on driveways.
388
00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,039
Love it!
389
00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:15,799
And of course there is
the legendary Megane R26.R.
390
00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,399
Bendy windows, race harnesses,
391
00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,839
lapped the Nurburgring faster than
392
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,599
any front-wheel-drive road car
before it.
393
00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,880
That is quite a bloodline.
394
00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,599
When it comes to properly exciting
hot hatches,
395
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:31,959
Renault wrote the book,
396
00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:36,319
so their latest chapter
is going to be pretty special.
397
00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:37,760
Isn't it?
398
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,759
Um, well...
399
00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:46,679
Not really, because it's all a
bit sort of nothingy, isn't it?
400
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,879
I mean, where are the wings?
401
00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,760
Where are the pointy bits?
402
00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,719
This is supposed to be
Renault's hottest hatch ever,
403
00:22:55,720 --> 00:23:00,080
and yet it kind of looks like
it was designed by a grown-up.
404
00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,879
And that's a worry,
because to do battle
405
00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,959
with all the crazy performance
hot hatches flying around today,
406
00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,440
Renault needs a comic book superhero
of a car.
407
00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,320
And then you get going.
408
00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,359
And while its 1.8-litre
four-cylinder turbo
409
00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:26,759
is Renault's most
powerful engine yet,
410
00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,040
it only makes 277 horsepower.
411
00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:35,359
That's 40 less than
a Honda Civic Type R.
412
00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:38,559
The Mercedes A45 makes 100 more.
413
00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,000
100!
414
00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:46,959
Don't get me wrong,
I'm not saying that it's slow -
415
00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,120
it'll do 0 to 60
in under six seconds.
416
00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,359
But the fastest hot hatches
out there nowadays,
417
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:55,400
they'll do it in under five.
418
00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:57,879
Same story in here, really.
419
00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,559
The steering wheel, that's nice,
leather, Alcantara,
420
00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,439
little red line, decent.
But where's my drift mode?
421
00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,239
Where's my fancy four-wheel-drive
system?
422
00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:10,279
Renault knows how to make
a mind-blowing hot hatch,
423
00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:14,559
so how have they fallen
so far behind with the new Megane?
424
00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,720
Well, they didn't.
425
00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,719
Because the thing with this car is,
426
00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,599
the old Renault DNA is still there,
427
00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,679
it's just below the surface,
because it's...
428
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,479
It's DNA.
429
00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:39,320
And the first win for the Renault
gene pool is the steering.
430
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,079
Normally that's a job
for the front wheels,
431
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,719
but here, the rear wheels
do it too.
432
00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,960
Not by much, but they do steer.
433
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:53,799
At low speeds, they can angle 2.7
degrees in the opposite direction
434
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,519
to the front wheels,
to make you turn sharper.
435
00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,439
And when you go in a bit quicker,
they can angle by one degree
436
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,519
in the same direction as the fronts,
to help stability.
437
00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,479
One degree.
438
00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:13,120
Yes, that may be a small amount,
but it makes... a big difference.
439
00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,720
It's so agile,
it's so quick on the turning.
440
00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,999
It might look placid, this car,
but you know what?
441
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:28,279
It's got bite.
442
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:29,920
Like a badger.
443
00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,120
What doesn't bite is the
suspension...
444
00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,639
..which uses hydraulic bump stops,
445
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,999
borrowed from the world of rallying.
446
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,519
In technical terms,
it's kind of a damper
447
00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:44,999
inside a damper.
448
00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,719
In nontechnical terms, well,
449
00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,720
it means you can wang along
a bumpy road like this...
450
00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,399
Ha-ha!
451
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,400
..without the front suspension
smashing through the bodywork.
452
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:06,560
How smooth was that?
453
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,919
Honestly, if I was in a Ford Focus
RS, I would have no teeth by now.
454
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:17,919
What we have here is a serious,
clever little hot hatch.
455
00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:23,160
And the deeper you delve into it,
the more cleverness you will find.
456
00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,000
Take that rear diffuser.
457
00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,879
The reason the car doesn't have
massive wings on the outside
458
00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:34,559
is because it generates
enough downforce on its own,
459
00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:39,479
while the engine takes expertise
from Renault's Formula 1 squad.
460
00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,239
Cylinder linings are polished
to a mirror finish
461
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,600
and then sprayed...
462
00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:45,600
..with plasma.
463
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,479
I don't know why,
or what that achieves,
464
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,960
but, you know, plasma!
465
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,599
And get this - sensors
all around the car
466
00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,959
can tell you about steering angle
and G-force and stuff.
467
00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,239
But the coolest bit
is that you'll be able
468
00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,959
to hook your phone up,
record your driving,
469
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,079
and the car will add
all that data as graphics,
470
00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,600
so it looks like you're in
some sort of live video game.
471
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,239
Social media are going to love that.
472
00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:21,280
As will the accident
investigating officer.
473
00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,959
So the Megane RS is a car
for the driver
474
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,360
who really cares about driving.
475
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,880
And who really cares
about value for money.
476
00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,399
It costs 28 grand,
which is actually pretty reasonable
477
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,079
by hot hatch standards.
478
00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,959
And let's be honest,
it's not really 28 grand, is it?
479
00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:47,519
Because if you buy it on finance,
which nearly everyone will,
480
00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,439
then it's going to be
more like £300 a month,
481
00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,160
which sounds a whole lot better.
482
00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,440
Point is, the Megane
is a smart choice.
483
00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,319
Sure, it might look a little plain
484
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:10,079
alongside Renault's bag-of-frogs
back catalogue,
485
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,000
but this is a different sort of
hot hatch.
486
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:22,079
This is a hot hatch for the guy
who loved lairy hot hatches
487
00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,879
in the '90s, but who's grown up,
had kids
488
00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,759
and needs something
a bit more practical.
489
00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:30,640
This is a hot hatch for...
490
00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:33,440
..me.
491
00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,400
Which means I should love this car.
492
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,560
But I just don't quite.
493
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,039
This is a good car,
a really good car.
494
00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,360
But for a hot hatch,
it's just a bit... grown-up.
495
00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,359
Thankfully, I have the answer.
496
00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,120
Jump Around by House of Pain
497
00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:10,079
Check it out - Reid's patented
adaptable body kit.
498
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:14,239
Environmentally friendly,
fits almost any car.
499
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,520
Now it's a proper hot hatch.
500
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,480
- Slow clap. - Slow clap, no...
501
00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,759
The old cardboard spoiler, mate,
not one of your best ideas.
502
00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,639
I don't know!
I think it looked fantastic.
503
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,079
You know, while it stayed on.
504
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,639
- You agree? - No.
505
00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,719
But the Megane, OK,
what you're saying is,
506
00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,759
you don't like it because it's too
well-suited to your lifestyle?!
507
00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:43,959
Well, exactly.
508
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,079
I can think of loads of things
that are a good idea,
509
00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,479
like, I don't know, a pension
or going to the dentist
510
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,399
or kale smoothies.
511
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,519
OK? Good ideas
aren't always fun.
512
00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,840
What's not fun about
a competently engineered hot hatch?
513
00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,199
When you buy a hot hatch,
514
00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,399
you buy it because you want to
show off a bit.
515
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,319
These guys will back
me up on this, OK?
516
00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:10,159
And who wants to go to the pub
to discuss hydraulic bump stops?
517
00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,479
Me.
518
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,359
And that is why
519
00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,399
we don't invite you to the pub.
520
00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,159
Look, what I'm saying is,
521
00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,639
I don't want a car that reminds me
that I'm not 21 any more.
522
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,399
You're not even 31, Rory,
you're nearly 40.
523
00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,559
And is there anything
about my outfit
524
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,199
that suggests I've embraced that?
525
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:30,999
That's a good point, Zippy.
526
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,439
Matt.
527
00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:36,279
OK, now it's time to put a star
in our reasonably fast car.
528
00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,039
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome to the sofa
529
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,439
the multi-Grammy-winning
Gregory Porter!
530
00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,799
How are you doing?
How are you, buddy?
531
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,920
- Good to see you. - Hello.
532
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,640
- All right, take a seat.
- All right.
533
00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,319
All right, well...
Welcome to Britain,
534
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,119
though you're pretty much
an honorary Brit, right?
535
00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:06,479
Yeah, I'm here all the time.
536
00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,159
Yeah, you played for
the Prime Minister, the Queen.
537
00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,439
Yeah, both of those
very fine ladies, yes.
538
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,599
Yeah, OK, so tell me,
who was a better audience?
539
00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:16,999
Um, the Queen is pretty...
That's pretty dope.
540
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,479
I mean, that's pretty amazing,
you know? Yeah, you know...
541
00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,239
- How often's the... - She did the...
542
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,760
How often's the Queen referred to
as dope?
543
00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:30,279
You spend a lot of time over here.
Do you do much driving over here?
544
00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:34,999
I did drive for about an hour
in central London and I got about...
545
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,559
I got about three blocks
546
00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,799
before I said, you know,
"I'm through with this."
547
00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,079
But didn't you... You lived
in New York for a long time.
548
00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,159
I lived in New York
for 13 years, but...
549
00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,319
Isn't that worse than driving here?
550
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,799
It is, especially in Brooklyn.
551
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,799
Because there are...
There's traffic rules
552
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,439
and then there's Brooklyn rules.
OK.
553
00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,039
You know, Brooklyn rules is like,
554
00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,519
you have to take off
BEFORE it turns green,
555
00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:00,919
and if you don't, you will get
yelled and cussed at.
556
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,759
And cars have the right of way,
you know, they...
557
00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,359
Yeah, yeah, that's true.
558
00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,639
If you're walking across the street,
you're fair game.
559
00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:09,959
That's true, yeah.
560
00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,599
So be careful in Brooklyn.
561
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,319
So we had Professor Green on
not too long ago,
562
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,759
and he said he writes
a lot of his songs
563
00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,519
while he's in the car.
Do you do that, too?
564
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:23,039
I've written many of my songs
while I'm driving.
565
00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,879
And it's something about the motion,
566
00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,839
something about seeing people
pass me by,
567
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,959
and I don't know their story,
but I'll give them a story.
568
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:35,319
Like, I pass by a couple,
a man and a woman,
569
00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,199
they may be in an argument,
and I was like,
570
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,679
"This is our last moment together,
and this..." You know...
571
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,039
- That's beautiful. - It is.
572
00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,639
I mean, they were probably fighting
about he left the seat up.
573
00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,919
And then he says,
"That's our last moment together."
574
00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,919
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so the song is...
575
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,559
♪ Move along now, people
576
00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,199
♪ There is nothing here to see
577
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,319
♪ It's just me and my lady
578
00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:59,159
♪ Having our last memory... ♪
579
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,959
You know, that's the way
the song goes, but... Don't stop.
580
00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,199
But that's not till...
That's not until the next record.
581
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,159
Now, your new record is inspired by
582
00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,439
the legend Nat King Cole,
is that true?
583
00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,119
Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
584
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:15,119
I came to Nat's music
when I was a young man,
585
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:16,639
six or seven.
586
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:21,479
And just his style, his image,
um, and his voice
587
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:25,439
was something I needed at the time.
In the absence of my father
588
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,639
hearing these words -
pick yourself up, dust yourself off,
589
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,359
start all over again,
smile though your heart is aching,
590
00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,079
the greatest thing
you will ever learn
591
00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:35,799
is just to love
and be loved in return -
592
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:39,439
- this is fatherly advice, in a way.
- Yeah. - So Nat has been, like,
593
00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,119
a great inspiration for me
just over the years.
594
00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,879
I think of a song that I wrote
for my son, Don't Lose Your Steam -
595
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:50,759
that's probably my own alliteration
596
00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,959
of pick yourself up,
dust yourself off,
597
00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:55,919
start all over again, you know...
OK.
598
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,799
Don't quit, don't give up,
keep going.
599
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:03,719
Nat King Cole fact.
1950s, he owned the concession
600
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:07,359
to sell the Messerschmitt mini car
in California.
601
00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,079
Did you know that?
Bet you never knew that.
602
00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:13,439
This is something I didn't know,
and I, like, I pride myself on,
603
00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,479
like, really knowing a lot
about Nat.
604
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,400
This, I didn't know. Now I've got to
get me a Messerschmitt, you know.
605
00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:22,280
- Chris is amazing, he knows
all kinds of stupid - BLEEP.
606
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,200
All right, let's take a look at
your tribute to Nat King Cole.
607
00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:35,279
♪ Light up your face with gladness
608
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:40,640
♪ Hide every trace of sadness
609
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,879
♪ Although a tear
610
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:51,399
♪ May be ever so near
611
00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:58,199
♪ That's the time
you must keep on trying
612
00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:03,919
♪ Smile, what's the use of crying?
613
00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:11,559
♪ You'll find that life
is still worthwhile
614
00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:19,560
♪ If you just smile... ♪
615
00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:33,959
Thank you.
616
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,959
- I want to watch the whole thing -
that was great. - Thank you, man.
617
00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:40,119
That was great. Yeah.
You know it's funny,
618
00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:43,599
you said something a second ago
about, you know,
619
00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:47,559
being inspired by Nat King Cole and
that you wrote that for your son,
620
00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:48,879
and it's kind of like,
621
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,319
is that how you discipline
your kids, through music?
622
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,679
Do you sing to them?
623
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,559
Because you're
a big, scary-looking guy.
624
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,999
Do you find they take it better
if you sing it to them?
625
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,759
You know it's funny,
last night, um, you know,
626
00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:05,839
I'm talking to my son on Skype,
and he didn't want to go to bed.
627
00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:10,919
And you know, the way my wife
puts, you know,
628
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:12,999
a little fear into my son
629
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,359
is to turn on one of my records
sometimes, and you know...
630
00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:17,799
Right, you know, so if it's...
631
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,559
♪ Sitting on the top
of the roof... ♪
632
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,839
You know, he hears that and he's
like, you know, "Is Daddy home?"
633
00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:25,919
Like, "No..."
634
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,039
"Get into bed, boy," you know?
Yeah.
635
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:32,439
OK, let's take a look at your
training lap with Chris out there.
636
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:33,679
How did it go with him?
637
00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:35,519
We had a great time out there.
638
00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,839
I mean, there is more than
driving going on,
639
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,559
I mean, you're conquering
your fears,
640
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,759
and your desires for safety
you're throwing out the window.
641
00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,720
And you know, all of this
is happening and...
642
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:51,399
So we had a great time,
it was a party, really.
643
00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,199
Well, let's take a look.
644
00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,639
Gregory, it's an honour
to have you here down at the track
645
00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,359
- and you brought sunshine with you.
- Yes, we have a lovely day here.
646
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,879
Daisies, buttercups,
the odd dandelion as well.
647
00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:04,479
- You like a dandelion? - I love
a dandelion. Dandelion greens.
648
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,719
Now, we are in the automatic
version of Toyota's GT86,
649
00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:08,879
which I think is a very pragmatic
decision from you.
650
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:10,999
Rather than waste time
trying to learn the stick
651
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,759
and the right-hand-drive thing,
let's just get on and go fast.
652
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:16,919
You know, I am a bit of
a smooth operator,
653
00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,399
you know, and I like to
keep it smooth, so yeah.
654
00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:21,359
Let's stick it in D.
655
00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:23,480
Has anyone ever said that to you?
656
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:26,800
I'm not touching that.
657
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:31,599
You tell me you're a leisure driver,
but I hate to break it to you -
658
00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:34,279
my job is to extract performance
from you, Gregory.
659
00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,199
Yeah, well, listen to that engine,
baby,
660
00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,080
this is no leisure
going on right now.
661
00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:40,799
Come on, come on, come on!
662
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,719
- At the 150, we're going to brake.
- OK, we are braking a little bit.
663
00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:45,439
Going to go out towards
the 50 board.
664
00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:48,439
- Follow it to the arrow, and remember
what I said to you? - Yeah, hit it.
665
00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,319
Go quick around this left, let's
feel a bit more, feel a bit more.
666
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:54,079
- That's good!
- It's so deceptive over here.
667
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:55,599
That... that... that's...
668
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:58,599
- It's very difficult to see
the horizon point, isn't it? - It is.
669
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:01,519
OK, round to the left, Chicago,
right-hand side.
670
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,559
- Go on, give it some gas,
give it some gas, give it some gas.
671
00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:07,199
- Let's do it, unh! Here we go,
here we go. - Give it some...
672
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:09,679
- What was that noise? - Here we go!
- What was that noise?
673
00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,079
Yes!
674
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,679
Can you make some of
those soulful noises?
675
00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:17,519
- Unh! Ha-ha! Hey-hey!
- That's it, that's good.
676
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,160
This is mine, this is mine,
mine, Hammerhead.
677
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:26,639
- You are owning Hammerhead.
- Here we go, here we go!
678
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:29,519
- Now through between the tyres...
- Yeah. - ..and the grass.
679
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,999
This is the tyre wall.
680
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:33,959
Woo! Yes, to the left.
681
00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:37,359
Brake at the 50, brake at the 50,
brake, brake, brake.
682
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,919
Harder brake, harder brake,
harder brake.
683
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,919
Brake, brake, left now, left now.
684
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:43,359
We could be off.
685
00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:47,319
You said you wanted some grass!
686
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:49,159
I give you grass.
687
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,719
Over the line.
688
00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:52,359
- Woo! - And let's stop there.
689
00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:53,839
That was good!
690
00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:55,519
Enjoy?
691
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:58,559
You are... you are...
You are a dark horse,
692
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,399
because you've come along,
Mr Soulful,
693
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:01,999
"I'm just going to palm it round."
694
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,279
But you know the lap,
and you're driving well.
695
00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,399
Yeah, yeah, feels good, feels good.
696
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,479
I could do this... I could do this
for a career, actually.
697
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,279
- I think you could.
- You know, this music thing is,
698
00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:15,679
you know - when it starts to
wind down, watch out.
699
00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,839
Before we go any further,
come on, the crash helmet.
700
00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:29,159
The guys in production
did you a special crash helmet...
701
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,919
- Yeah! - ..with the signature look.
702
00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,519
I'm not sure it passes
any of the FIA standards,
703
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:35,599
but it's a lovely touch.
It looks great.
704
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:37,239
Yeah, yeah, that was a lot of fun.
705
00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:39,599
And you guys are about
having fun here,
706
00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:41,519
as well as, you know...
707
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:44,279
And I probably won't
drive the same any more.
708
00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:45,639
I'll be like, you know...
709
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,319
You'll be the quick guy
in the neighbourhood now.
710
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,679
All right, let's talk car history.
711
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,439
What was your first car?
712
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:56,479
My first car was a '67 Galaxie 500.
713
00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:58,279
Had a nice 390 in it...
714
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:00,519
You know, the first car
you learn how to drive in...
715
00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:02,999
You know, I was going to school
at San Diego State,
716
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:06,239
and I was driving back and forth,
you know, four-hour drive,
717
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:09,879
going to see my mom
almost every other weekend.
718
00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:13,199
And, you know,
that was my horse, you know?
719
00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:14,679
And you have a relationship
720
00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:17,039
with the horse that takes you home,
you know?
721
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,519
There's a big car theme
going on here, isn't there?
722
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:21,439
Yeah, there is.
723
00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:25,799
One of my favourite cars that I had
was the '68 Lincoln Continental.
724
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,399
- You had one of those?
- Which is one of the longest cars.
725
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,799
- Look at that.
- And the back doors were suicide.
726
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:32,359
- Suicide doors. - Yeah.
727
00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:33,999
And I would park near the ocean.
728
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:37,079
When I was in college,
I would park near the ocean
729
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,959
and open the doors and roll
the front seats all the way up
730
00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:44,479
and, basically, the back seat
was essentially just a couch.
731
00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,879
And I would just dream,
732
00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:50,119
dream about stuff like this,
stuff like today.
733
00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:53,079
And, you know,
so now it's a dream come true.
734
00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:54,919
But, yeah, I loved that car.
735
00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:56,439
That's a big car, you like big cars.
736
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,679
And speaking of big cars,
we've got a photo here
737
00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:01,399
with a couple of big cars in them.
What's going on here?
738
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:06,199
Yeah, I was like a Rolls-Royce
ambassador for a few months
739
00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:12,079
and we actually did a performance
at the factory here in the UK
740
00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,359
and it was really amazing
to walk the assembly line.
741
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,719
I mean, things that you don't think
that you will ever do,
742
00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:20,359
this was kind of one of them.
743
00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:22,479
When you look at the sticker price
of a Rolls-Royce,
744
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,919
you think they're expensive,
then you see them being built
745
00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:27,599
- and they suddenly look like good
value, don't they? - Right, right.
746
00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:32,319
There's a sweet old lady stitching
the leather on the steering wheels.
747
00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:34,159
It was really, really extraordinary.
748
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,479
So what is your dream car?
749
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:37,999
Um...
750
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:41,159
You know, the Bentley...
751
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:43,119
Er...
752
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:47,159
The Bentley Mulsanne, is, um...
Yeah, it's a beautiful car,
753
00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:49,999
and I've had some opportunities
to ride in one.
754
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:51,119
- Yeah, it's great. - Cool.
755
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:54,159
- Well, I'm sure Rolls-Royce will be
happy to hear all about that. - Yeah.
756
00:41:56,840 --> 00:42:00,599
OK, I think it's time
we take a look at your timed lap.
757
00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:01,879
You're funny, man.
758
00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,799
After you finished with Chris,
you went out there on your own
759
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,759
- and... what happened? - Um...
760
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,719
Well, I had an exciting time.
761
00:42:09,720 --> 00:42:11,959
It ain't no fun unless
you experience the spin, baby.
762
00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:13,519
You've got to know
where the limit is.
763
00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:16,800
- Right, you have got to know where
the limit is. - Look at this. - Push.
764
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:19,679
Whoo!
765
00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:36,959
- It made the best noise. - Yeah.
766
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,839
We all heard it, we heard it
and it started and it didn't end.
767
00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:42,199
We were all going, "What was...?"
768
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:43,359
That's what I kept saying.
769
00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:46,719
I was like, "When is this bad boy
going to stop?" And it didn't.
770
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:49,039
And how did it go when you
actually got a timed lap in?
771
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:52,239
- How do you think it went?
- I think it went pretty good.
772
00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:55,759
I felt like I was pushing it,
I felt like I was, you know...
773
00:42:55,760 --> 00:43:00,439
..owning Chicago
and owning, you know, Hammerhead.
774
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:03,399
I felt like...
I felt pretty good for a second.
775
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,680
- Well, let's take a look.
- Yeah, we'll see.
776
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,920
All right, pedal to the metal.
777
00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:16,079
Nice and smooth off the line -
automatic, so you should be, really.
778
00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:20,279
About to come down hard
on these brakes right...
779
00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:22,239
..now.
780
00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:23,759
The line looks good,
781
00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:26,119
- the speed looks good. - Yeah.
782
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:27,799
Using most of the circuit as well.
783
00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,359
This is tricky, you've got to get
the car turned into Chicago
784
00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:31,479
and brake hard.
785
00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:33,319
Keeping it real this time.
786
00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:34,600
OK, here we go.
787
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,719
But, again, letting the car
run wide, using all the circuit.
788
00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:41,719
Listen to that little 2-litre
four-cylinder motor sing.
789
00:43:41,720 --> 00:43:45,919
Loving this straightaway. The
straightaways are nice and easy.
790
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,639
Why do you say "straightaway"?
It's a straight!
791
00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:51,479
Braking hard into Hammerhead.
792
00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:54,200
Flick left right -
that challenges the car massively.
793
00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:57,959
I think that looks
like another good line.
794
00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:00,119
Yeah, baby!
795
00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:01,199
Give me what I want!
796
00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:06,399
It's out of control
but it's in control, you know?
797
00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:09,319
This is where we had to push you
harder through this right-hander,
798
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:12,599
- through the Follow-Through.
Again, that looks fast. - Yeah.
799
00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,639
Through the tyre wall,
the scene of your spin.
800
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:16,479
A little bit of brake light.
801
00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:20,079
Slightly mad but stay controlled,
there you go.
802
00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:22,799
Second to last, now this is very
difficult to spot, isn't it?
803
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,399
- That's good over the inside. -!
804
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:26,919
Through Gambon, towards the line.
805
00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:28,799
What are we going to see here,
some theatrics?
806
00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:31,719
I reckon that's neat and tidy.
That looked like a fast lap.
807
00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:37,719
Did pretty... That looked tight.
808
00:44:37,720 --> 00:44:39,079
I'm not mad about it.
809
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,279
That looked pretty tight.
810
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:42,839
I don't know, I don't know.
811
00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:45,399
I think I did all right.
I don't know.
812
00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,039
All right, there's the leader board.
Where would you like to be?
813
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:52,399
You know, as long as I am above
Tinie Tempah, I think I'll be OK.
814
00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:55,679
Cos, you know, I'm a jazz cat,
sometimes they think
815
00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:58,439
the jazz cats
are a little too cool, but...
816
00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:01,799
He had a wet time, so he's
down there cos it was raining.
817
00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:03,999
- It was a rain time.
- Don't give him excuses.
818
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:06,079
Excuses, excuses. Yeah.
819
00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:07,480
All right.
820
00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:12,839
Gregory Porter, you went
around our humble little track
821
00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:14,240
in one minute...
822
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:16,240
..40...
823
00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:20,119
..three... AUDIENCE: Ooh!
824
00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:21,639
Wow.
825
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:23,800
- ..point 4. - OK!
826
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:26,519
Fantastic result, mate.
827
00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:28,680
Well done. Look at that.
828
00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:33,199
That's all right.
829
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:35,279
- That's good. - A great effort.
830
00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:36,559
I feel good about that.
831
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,559
Ladies and gentlemen,
Gregory Porter!
832
00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:40,679
Thank you, guys. Thank you.
833
00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:43,600
Thanks for coming. Thanks so much.
834
00:45:51,240 --> 00:45:53,679
- I like that guy. - Yeah.
- What a good guy.
835
00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:58,919
All right. Now, there are fast cars
and there are FAST cars,
836
00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:03,479
but every now and then one comes
along that is so damn fast
837
00:46:03,480 --> 00:46:08,279
that even grisly, seen-it-all-before
veterans like Chris Harris
838
00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:10,759
get all giggly and excited.
839
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:13,720
So, have a look at this.
840
00:46:17,160 --> 00:46:18,640
It's this.
841
00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:25,840
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS.
842
00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:30,680
A £230,000 riot...
843
00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:36,760
..of wings, vents, holes
and stripes.
844
00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:42,439
But before you dismiss it
as just a 911
845
00:46:42,440 --> 00:46:46,040
that's been driven through Halfords
with a magnet strapped to it...
846
00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:52,480
..trust me, this is one of the most
exciting cars of the decade.
847
00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:55,319
Woo-hoo-hoo!
848
00:46:57,480 --> 00:47:00,080
700 horsepower
from those twin turbos.
849
00:47:01,720 --> 00:47:04,719
0 to 60? 2.7 seconds.
850
00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:07,439
And a top speed of 211.
851
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:11,479
150, 160, 170...
852
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:13,000
That's insane.
853
00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:18,719
Just sucks up the world
and punches you out the other side!
854
00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:20,079
Wow!
855
00:47:20,080 --> 00:47:22,399
Looks like a 911,
856
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:24,240
goes like a hyper car.
857
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:30,599
And you know the really crazy thing
about this car?
858
00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:33,919
It's limited to 211
but, if it was left unlimited,
859
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,919
it would do 223mph.
860
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:39,199
And the only reason it
doesn't is that Porsche
861
00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:42,360
would have to develop an entirely
new tyre to handle the speed.
862
00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:46,079
Even as it is, though, don't worry -
863
00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:50,839
the GT2 RS still gives its tyres
plenty to think about.
864
00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:04,319
Not many cars can do this.
Watch this. Into Hammerhead,
865
00:48:04,320 --> 00:48:06,919
a bit of a tweak one way,
a bit of a tweak the other.
866
00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:10,439
Get it going in second,
grab third... Wait for it.
867
00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:13,999
..grab fourth
and it's still sliding!
868
00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:18,440
Whoa-ho-ho!
869
00:48:19,880 --> 00:48:22,440
I've never driven a car
that can do that before.
870
00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:28,720
This is the feral, deranged
banshee of a car.
871
00:48:30,080 --> 00:48:33,839
This is a new level of hooliganry.
872
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:42,919
Now, Porsche has made GT2s before,
873
00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:45,279
but they're always a bit
of an afterthought.
874
00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:48,479
Take a 911 turbo,
remove the front driveshafts,
875
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,240
add some silly wings,
hope for the best.
876
00:48:52,840 --> 00:48:57,039
But this one?
No, this is properly engineered.
877
00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:58,600
Allow me to explain.
878
00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:06,759
To save weight, the front wings,
bonnet, roof and rear spoiler
879
00:49:06,760 --> 00:49:09,319
are all made of carbon fibre.
880
00:49:09,320 --> 00:49:13,959
The wheels are magnesium,
the brakes carbon ceramic,
881
00:49:13,960 --> 00:49:17,359
while, underneath the bodywork,
the engine features new pistons,
882
00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:19,679
intercoolers, a new intake and...
883
00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:24,439
..a titanium exhaust.
884
00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,679
And the result
of this forensic overhaul
885
00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:30,200
is the fastest production car
ever to lap the Nurburgring.
886
00:49:32,440 --> 00:49:34,839
Yes!
887
00:49:34,840 --> 00:49:36,400
Porsche, yes!
888
00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:41,719
I'd like to say
it's a racing car for the road.
889
00:49:41,720 --> 00:49:43,879
But I don't think
I've ever driven a racing car
890
00:49:43,880 --> 00:49:45,400
that accelerates like this.
891
00:49:51,720 --> 00:49:54,159
Listen to those gear changes.
892
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:57,199
This is the best paddle-shift
gearbox I've ever driven,
893
00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:59,159
and I'm using the lever
in the middle.
894
00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:01,879
Makes me feel
like a '90s touring car racer.
895
00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:03,120
Rargh!
896
00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:07,799
And spare a thought
for the traction control,
897
00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:11,039
because in a road car
this track-focused,
898
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:14,439
make no mistake,
it is a life-saver.
899
00:50:14,440 --> 00:50:17,319
I mean, these buttons,
when you turn everything off,
900
00:50:17,320 --> 00:50:20,160
you've got to be
really, really careful.
901
00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:25,399
They called the old GT2 RS
"The Widow Maker",
902
00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:29,479
but this new one
is faster and scarier.
903
00:50:29,480 --> 00:50:31,000
So what does that make it?
904
00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:35,399
The Grim Reaper?
905
00:50:35,400 --> 00:50:38,479
Typically, the producers
wanted to find out
906
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:41,519
and told me to report
back for a little test...
907
00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:47,760
..in conditions like this.
908
00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:51,039
And the producers have ordered me
909
00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:53,679
to demonstrate
just how scary the GT2 RS is
910
00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:56,159
by using their latest invention,
911
00:50:56,160 --> 00:50:59,799
the Fear-O-Meter 3000.
912
00:50:59,800 --> 00:51:04,399
Which says here
is "quantifying pant-based panic
913
00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:08,799
"by measuring
the emissions of the driver".
914
00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:10,439
Just demeaning.
915
00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:11,639
Ridiculous.
916
00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:13,679
I was the road test editor
of Autocar.
917
00:51:13,680 --> 00:51:17,039
So standard 911 going first
to give us a base reading
918
00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:19,399
because this is science. Allegedly.
919
00:51:19,400 --> 00:51:24,439
You just don't want those cables
and the crocodile clip...
920
00:51:24,440 --> 00:51:28,359
Traction control off,
lairy as possible round Hammerhead.
921
00:51:31,440 --> 00:51:34,920
400 horsepower, rear-wheel drive,
let's see what it's like.
922
00:51:41,320 --> 00:51:43,760
I mean, it's just
so easy and smooth.
923
00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:48,760
Loads of torque,
barely moving the steering wheel.
924
00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:52,000
It feels lovely.
925
00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:55,839
Not much to be scared of there.
What have we got here?
926
00:51:55,840 --> 00:51:57,079
87.
927
00:51:57,080 --> 00:51:58,759
Ooh, I don't know what that means.
928
00:51:58,760 --> 00:51:59,919
87...
929
00:51:59,920 --> 00:52:01,320
"Mild puckering".
930
00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:03,880
Seems about right.
931
00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:09,159
Now the GT2 RS.
932
00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:15,040
I won't lie,
I'm fairly nervous about this.
933
00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:19,920
Good Lord!
934
00:52:24,560 --> 00:52:26,199
Second gear, second gear.
935
00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:30,199
That's way too lairy,
let's try third.
936
00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:31,679
Third's just as bad.
937
00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:32,999
What about fourth?
938
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:34,440
God...
939
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,800
It's like a wasp with toothache.
940
00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:41,079
Whoa!
941
00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:42,640
And stop, and please stop.
942
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:51,399
793?!
943
00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:53,120
793...
944
00:52:54,520 --> 00:52:57,959
"Extreme seepage"?
945
00:52:57,960 --> 00:53:01,040
And that, supposedly, is science.
946
00:53:02,280 --> 00:53:05,639
I think a boil wash
for the Fear-O-Meter.
947
00:53:05,640 --> 00:53:07,359
A boil wash.
948
00:53:07,360 --> 00:53:09,359
Grim Reaper it is, then.
949
00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:12,279
But here's the thing
about the GT2 RS.
950
00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:15,199
Right, now, don't be silly,
turn everything back on.
951
00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:18,599
Let it help you
and, in these conditions,
952
00:53:18,600 --> 00:53:20,040
it is breathtaking.
953
00:53:24,080 --> 00:53:25,320
Woohoo!
954
00:53:27,400 --> 00:53:28,720
Look at that.
955
00:53:29,880 --> 00:53:33,520
This is now the un-spinnable
700 horsepower 911.
956
00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:40,199
The real hero here
is the chassis systems,
957
00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:42,239
the traction control, the stability,
958
00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:46,239
the endless hours that Porsche spent
driving round racetracks going,
959
00:53:46,240 --> 00:53:49,479
"Add a bit as assistance there,
take that away."
960
00:53:49,480 --> 00:53:51,559
Those are the real heroes
of this car
961
00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:54,520
because, without them,
I don't think it would be drivable.
962
00:53:57,120 --> 00:53:58,719
What a machine.
963
00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:02,480
This is a flipping triumph,
this thing is. It's so clever.
964
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:09,039
Big turbo-charged super cars
were always quite flabby and loose,
965
00:54:09,040 --> 00:54:10,399
they were imprecise.
966
00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:12,439
You needed lots of space around you
967
00:54:12,440 --> 00:54:14,999
to give them room
for what they might do.
968
00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:17,399
But not the GT2 RS.
969
00:54:17,400 --> 00:54:20,799
OK, it's intimidating
and it's bloody fast
970
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:23,319
and it will spit you off
if you turn all the systems off,
971
00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:25,599
but leave them on...
972
00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:28,280
Well, this thing is so capable.
973
00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:33,279
In fact, it's much more than that.
974
00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:37,759
The GT2 RS is a savage,
ferocious machine,
975
00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:42,319
its enormous power tamed
by some of the finest engineering
976
00:54:42,320 --> 00:54:44,320
I've ever experienced in a road car.
977
00:54:45,440 --> 00:54:49,079
I think, most of all, it just
feels like it's been developed
978
00:54:49,080 --> 00:54:52,239
by a bunch of people
who really love driving
979
00:54:52,240 --> 00:54:54,800
and also really know how to drive.
980
00:54:56,800 --> 00:55:00,880
Quite simply, it is nothing
short of a masterpiece.
981
00:55:02,360 --> 00:55:05,719
Porsche has always made
some of the best sports cars,
982
00:55:05,720 --> 00:55:11,719
but this might just be
the greatest fast 911 ever built.
983
00:55:11,720 --> 00:55:12,800
There, I said it.
984
00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:22,800
Come on.
985
00:55:23,840 --> 00:55:25,360
Unreal.
986
00:55:28,360 --> 00:55:30,639
It is not very often
that I'll say this,
987
00:55:30,640 --> 00:55:32,239
but I am jealous of you.
988
00:55:32,240 --> 00:55:34,879
That looked absolutely berserk.
989
00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:37,599
I love this car. 700 horsepower?
990
00:55:37,600 --> 00:55:39,159
You know the craziest thing?
991
00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:41,719
All you need
is a normal driver's licence.
992
00:55:41,720 --> 00:55:44,239
Yeah, if you're allowed
to drive a Smart car,
993
00:55:44,240 --> 00:55:45,959
you're allowed drive this.
994
00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:49,239
That's like... That's like taking
a basic first-aid course
995
00:55:49,240 --> 00:55:51,079
and being allowed
to do open heart surgery.
996
00:55:52,440 --> 00:55:55,199
Honestly, it's one of
the fastest cars I've ever driven.
997
00:55:55,200 --> 00:55:58,119
In fact, it must be one
of the fastest cars ever made.
998
00:55:58,120 --> 00:56:00,599
Surely it's right at the top
of our leader board.
999
00:56:00,600 --> 00:56:03,999
It's got to be right
near the top, if not at the top.
1000
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:05,359
So what do we do?
1001
00:56:05,360 --> 00:56:07,919
We send it around our track...
1002
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:10,119
..with the Stig.
1003
00:56:10,120 --> 00:56:12,720
700 horsepower, two-wheel-drive 911.
1004
00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:17,679
Stiggy looking very calm,
using all the track.
1005
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:20,359
Look how flat the thing is.
1006
00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:22,359
Over 550 foot-pounds of torque.
1007
00:56:22,360 --> 00:56:25,559
Not that heavy, about 1,450 kg.
1008
00:56:25,560 --> 00:56:27,519
This has got the Weissach pack,
1009
00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:29,759
which has got a titanium
rear cage in it.
1010
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:31,319
Look how stable the thing looks -
1011
00:56:31,320 --> 00:56:33,999
the 991's got a longer wheelbase
and a wider front tractor,
1012
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:36,159
so it has less understeer
than older 911s.
1013
00:56:36,160 --> 00:56:38,919
It means it can carry speed.
That Michelin Cup 2 tyre -
1014
00:56:38,920 --> 00:56:42,599
super sticky, about three compounds
across it, giving massive grip.
1015
00:56:42,600 --> 00:56:45,999
Look at the traction out of here -
it'll rocket out of Hammerhead.
1016
00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:47,599
Just winding up through the gears.
1017
00:56:47,600 --> 00:56:49,439
He's a very happy man
in his white suit.
1018
00:56:49,440 --> 00:56:51,639
Again, using all the track.
1019
00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:55,279
Very calmly tipping it
in through Follow-Through.
1020
00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:58,399
A lot of aero on this car as well -
that wing is not just cosmetic.
1021
00:56:58,400 --> 00:57:00,359
My God, oversteer on the exit.
1022
00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:02,679
I mean, that was a Code Brown.
1023
00:57:02,680 --> 00:57:04,239
Braking hard on the second to last.
1024
00:57:04,240 --> 00:57:07,159
Look at the way that it just keys
into the tarmac.!
1025
00:57:07,160 --> 00:57:09,199
Using all of the track,
a little bit of a slide.
1026
00:57:09,200 --> 00:57:12,199
Through Gambon. I mean, it looks
speeded up. It looks speeded up!
1027
00:57:12,200 --> 00:57:13,239
Wow!
1028
00:57:16,920 --> 00:57:19,039
I'm excited, come on.
1029
00:57:19,040 --> 00:57:20,959
OK.
1030
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:23,639
The lap board. Now, we're not
looking anywhere down here -
1031
00:57:23,640 --> 00:57:25,319
we're looking way up here
at the top.
1032
00:57:25,320 --> 00:57:28,719
The McLaren 675 LT,
the fastest car ever,
1033
00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:31,479
around our track at 1.13.7.
1034
00:57:31,480 --> 00:57:33,599
- That's pretty quick.
- That's stupid quick.
1035
00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:36,079
Can a 911 really beat that?
1036
00:57:36,080 --> 00:57:37,359
I don't know, let's find out.
1037
00:57:37,360 --> 00:57:39,800
- Shall we find out? Yeah.
- Yeah!
1038
00:57:40,920 --> 00:57:42,159
OK.
1039
00:57:42,160 --> 00:57:47,760
The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS
went round in one minute...
1040
00:57:48,920 --> 00:57:50,039
..13...
1041
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:51,799
Ooh!
1042
00:57:51,800 --> 00:57:53,279
..point 4!
1043
00:57:56,480 --> 00:57:58,039
There it is.
1044
00:57:58,040 --> 00:57:59,399
We have a new champion.
1045
00:57:59,400 --> 00:58:02,399
- That's incredible. - Fantastic.
That is incredible, yeah.
1046
00:58:02,400 --> 00:58:05,639
That is incredible. I-I'm not sure
that's going to be beaten.
1047
00:58:05,640 --> 00:58:08,319
Yeah, it'll be a while
before something beats that.
1048
00:58:08,320 --> 00:58:11,199
And on that record-breaking note,
we must end the show.
1049
00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:14,119
We'll see you next week.
Goodnight.
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