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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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Hello, and welcome to Top Gear.
Let's play
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who forgot to sign the producer's
birthday card?
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Here's a clue. On tonight's show I
drive one of the fastest cars of all
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time, Chris drives one of the most
iconic cars of all time,
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and Rory drives a Kia.
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LAUGHTER
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- All you had to do was sign your
name, Rory. - Yeah. I know.
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- Thanks. - That was literally
all you had to do.
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- I know! - Now, we all know the car
world is full of outrageous claims.
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For example, Chris Harris still
insists he's five foot eight.
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- He isn't. - Well, you're not five foot
ten, are you?
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All right. Now, here's another
outrageous claim from Dodge.
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Dodge says it's built a car
that will outrun anything on
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the planet. Like these.
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HE SNIGGERS
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And, apparently, you can buy
this fastest car
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in the world for 84,995,
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that's about �60,000.
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I'm five foot ten, Chris!
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It's called the Demon...
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..and, as you can see, it doesn't
look like a supercar.
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It looks like a muscle car.
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A muscle car with
a muscle car motor.
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ENGINE ROARS AND RASPS
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A big, noisy, 6.2 litre V8
with a big, noisy,
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supercharger strapped to the top.
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In fact, the biggest supercharger
ever found on a production car.
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SUPERCHARGER WHIRS
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Oh, yeah! Listen to it scream!
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It sounds like Satan
passing a kidney stone.
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That might be the most addictive
throttle pedal
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I have ever experienced.
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And, as you'd expect from a car
that's limited to 168mph...
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..out on the road, the Demon
does feel pretty fast.
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But supercar fast? Hyper car fast?
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I don't know.
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You know, this isn't
some stripped down sports car,
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this is a big, comfy cruiser.
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Two metric tons of big,
comfy cruiser, to be precise.
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There's no hybrid, energy recovery
gizmo, there's just a big motor.
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And there's no supercar spec,
double-clutch gearbox.
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It's just a big automatic.
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To be honest, it's kind of
just a Dodge.
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But I've got to say, I've driven
quite a few Dodges over the years,
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and they're not my favourite.
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The interiors are very plastic
and cheap feeling.
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And, while it's no supercar
on the inside,
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it doesn't corner like one either.
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Oh!
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If you try to go around this corner
in the Demon as fast as you go
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around this corner in the LaFerrari,
you wouldn't go around that corner.
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On a road like this,
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the Demon just would not see
which way a supercar went.
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It pains me to say it,
but it's true.
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So, there you go, question answered.
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For 84,995,
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you can't buy a car that will
outrun anything else on the planet.
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However, for 84,996,
you might just be able to.
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Because, when you buy a Demon,
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Dodge will also give you the option
to spend 1 more
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on a crate of stuff.
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OK!
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You get tools, skinny front tyres,
a high-flow air filter, a new ECU.
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Loads of cool stuff.
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Because Dodge didn't build the Demon
to go quick on a winding,
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alpine pass or a tight street
circuit. No, no.
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The Demon was made to do one thing.
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To tear up the drag strip,
a quarter-mile at a time.
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Bolt all those crate parts on,
feed it some decent fuel,
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and it will give you 840 horsepower.
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This is the most powerful V8
production car in history.
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Dodge says this car will run
the standing quarter mile
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in 9.65 seconds,
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which, if you know your drag racing,
you'll know is really, really fast.
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But if you don't know your drag
racing, here's how it works.
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First, you need to warm the tyres.
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The Demon has a function called line
lock, which brakes the front wheels,
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so you can spin up the rears.
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ALARM DINGS
Oh, they're done.
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And, once you've warmed the tyres,
you're ready to go.
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Well, almost.
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OK, so, to launch this thing
is pretty easy.
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Left foot on the break, hold in
both these paddles, add some revs,
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release one paddle,
foot off the brake,
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release the other paddle
as you bury the throttle.
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See, easy.
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Jesus Christ!
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That is incredible!
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That won't get old, ever.
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You literally could not fall off
a cliff faster than that.
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Oh, hell, I'm doing that again.
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And you can.
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Because, unlike most cars
with launch control,
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where you do a couple
of full-bore starts,
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and then it has to go and lie down
for a bit...
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..in making the Demon,
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Dodge had one do over 5,000 launches
without a single glitch.
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That is addictive.
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OK. Now that I'm warmed up,
how about a little race, huh?
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That is a Lamborghini Aventador,
four-wheel drive, V12 engine,
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four times the price of the Demon.
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Let's do this.
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I've just roasted that Lambo!
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Damn! That is big American balls,
baby!
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Big, fat, American ice cubes.
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Is that a Lamborghini
way back there?
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I think it is!
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When you hook everything up right,
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you know how fast this car
does zero to 60?
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2.3 seconds.
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This is the fastest accelerating
road car in history.
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So, there you go, if you're the kind
of person who wants to live life
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a quarter mile at a time,
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you don't want a couple of
hundred grand supercar,
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you want a Demon.
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And if you think driving very fast
in a straight line
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is a bit pointless,
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you'd be wrong. Because the Demon's
very specific set of skills makes it
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the ultimate candidate for the
coolest job in the world.
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Back in the '50s,
in the depths of the Cold War,
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America launched the Lockheed U-2.
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Designed to cruise at 70,000 feet,
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twice the altitude of a
commercial jet,
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it was the ultimate spy plane.
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But, with its vast wingspan,
poor visibility,
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and lack of proper landing gear,
it was a pig to land.
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In fact, the military found
the only safe way
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to bring the U-2 down was to
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have a radio spotter chase it down
the runway, in a car.
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And because the U-2 comes in at
over 100mph,
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that meant using a muscle car.
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Zoom, zoom.
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60 years later, the U-2 has been
redesigned,
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and modified in the name of
environmental science, by Nasa.
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It's now known as the ER-2,
and it is still a pig to land.
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And that's where me and the Demon
come in.
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What better way to land the world's
hardest-to-land aeroplane
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than with the world's
fastest-accelerating car?
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Only one way to find out.
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So, with the ER-2 taking off on an
eight-hour mission to research
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volcanoes and glaciers and stuff,
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I was sent for a briefing
with Nasa pilot Dean Neeley.
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Call sign, Gucci,
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who did nothing to settle my nerves.
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When he goes up there today,
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he's going to be the highest man in
the world, off for hours and hours,
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flying 13 miles above the earth, and
coming back, exhausted, dehydrated,
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in an aeroplane that's really like
landing a motorcycle coming off of
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a jump. So, we've got to always be
ready to expect the unexpected.
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All right, next slide.
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OK, we're going to do our primary
duty, which is being visible to him,
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where we roll in behind him and get
in position to feed him
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useful information.
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And, then, as you're accelerating
straight ahead, toward him,
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fade in right behind his
six o'clock position,
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looking right down the tailpipe.
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What Dean was very thoroughly
suggesting
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was that I accelerate onto the
runway at 140mph,
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right up behind the ER-2's
jet engine exhaust,
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while talking the pilot down
over the radio.
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Piece of cake.
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Eight, six, four, two...
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..two, two...
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..one. The only thing that we can
fail at today
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is hit the main gear first,
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because he'll skip back into
the air. And he'll stall.
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And then you get the cartwheel
manoeuvre, and it's ugly.
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Yeah.
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So, with the pilot now hard at work
on the edge of space,
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and still not 100% clear on what
I was supposed to do,
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Dean set up some practice runs,
where, instead of the plane,
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we'd be chasing down a car.
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You never know, he may come down
fine, and it would be no issue,
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or he may do some manoeuvre
that kind of surprises you.
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He's going to count on your
immediate response
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to guide him back where he
needs to be.
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So, that's the critical
part of this.
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And with time running out on
the ER-2's mission,
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the pressure was on to get it right.
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Meet, Gucci, hit it.
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There you go, go get him.
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OK. You're on your own,
you're on your own.
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It's tricky to get out there
that quick.
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What was becoming obvious was that
to land the ER-2,
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the drag strip-honed Demon
would have to corner at speed.
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OK.
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This was going to take practice.
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Let's try that again.
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Nice job, Meet, how about one more,
same thing?
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Oh, that's a lot of power, OK.
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I was just starting to wrestle
the Demon into line...
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..when all too soon,
the call came in.
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The ER-2 was making its descent.
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Remember, the whole goal is for you
to be in position,
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where you can give him good
instructions.
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So, it's pretty much now or never.
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OK, so this guy's life is in my
hands for about 30 seconds.
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- Right? - That's right.
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SA-06, runway 22, wing 240,
vector 1-5, cleared to land.
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Nasa Mobile, cleared to follow.
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Here we go.
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About 20 seconds until we go.
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ENGINE REVS
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Three, two, one...
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..hit it.
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Get in there.
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- 15... - Get it, you're losing it.
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OK, eight...
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..four...
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..four...
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..four...
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..two, two..
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..two...
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..and down.
Nice job. Nice job!
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Good landing.
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- That is good stuff. - That's exactly
what you needed to do.
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It's huge.
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Gucci, do you recommend we hire him
with additional training?
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All right, man. I think you got it.
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The Dodge Demon, the 85-grand,
undisputed king of the drag strip.
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And now proven at Nasa.
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- A mega car.
- Yeah, that was a lot of fun.
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That looked pretty intense.
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Honestly, were you scared?
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Well, come on, your country comes
calling, you answer the call.
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Land a Nasa plane, take down
a few bad guys, whatever.
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- Terrified, then. - Yeah, I've never
been more scared in my life!
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And, plus, if I didn't get the guy
down alive,
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the wine and cheese thing with his
family would have been awkward.
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Yeah, but at least you didn't crash
the Nasa spy plane.
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Yeah, OK, Chris, Nasa was very
clear, it is not a spy plane.
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Right, because if you've got
a spy plane,
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that's the one thing you don't call
it, isn't it, a spy plane?
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It's a research plane.
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Research is a polite word
for spying, you know that.
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OK, all right, I'm sorry, can we
please talk about the Dodge Demon?
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- OK. - 85,000, �60,000,
for a car that's faster than
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a Lamborghini Aventador.
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Yeah, in a straight line.
Yeah, it does, literally, one thing.
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What's wrong with doing one thing?
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Did anyone care if Neil Armstrong
was a good salsa dancer?
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No. We wanted him focused on
the moon stuff.
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It's a one trick pony, the Demon.
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So what? So what?
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You show me a pony that can do
zero to 60 in 2.3 seconds,
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and I will buy that pony.
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Rory.
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Now, it's time to talk
South Korean cars
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because they are
taking over Britain.
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Last year, Hyundai and Kia sold
nearly 200,000 cars over here,
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and no-one even noticed.
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Because all South Korean cars
are really, really boring.
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Well, nearly all...
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Now, this is a surprise.
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South Korea has made
a rear-wheel-drive performance car.
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It comes from Kia,
and it's called...
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..the Stinger.
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Terrible name, serious car.
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365 horsepower of serious car.
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The Stinger will do zero to 60
in under five seconds.
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80, 90, 100.
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HE YELLS
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Flat out, it will do 168mph.
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It's the fastest Kia ever.
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OK, that's not really that
impressive a boast,
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when you think about it,
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but you can only beat
what's put in front of you.
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And it's certainly better
in the bends than any Kia
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I've driven before.
Heavy on the brakes into Hammerhead,
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throw it left, throw it right.
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Oh, yes!
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There's loads of power,
loads of noise.
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A decent amount of grip.
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You can feel that momentum, pushing
you out wide, but the tyres,
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they do hang on.
Until, of course...
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..you switch everything off.
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Yes, it will go sideways,
I'm doing skids...
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..in a Kia!
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It's like moonwalking, in brogues.
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It feels so wrong.
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And, yet, so right!
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This is the most memorable car
to come out of South Korea since...
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I mean, that's the whole point,
isn't it? It's a memorable car
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to come out of South Korea.
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The Stinger is, in many ways,
a ground-breaking car.
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But, in many more ways, it isn't.
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When you think South Korea,
you think tech,
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home of Samsung, LG,
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a country at the cutting edge of
microchips, nanos and other small,
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complicated things.
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So, you might expect South Korea's
take on the performance car
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to be a blue-sky thinking,
outside-the-box shower of ideas.
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But the Stinger isn't
a different take.
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It's old school.
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Under the bonnet, you won't find
the next big thing in hybrid drive,
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but a very ordinary twin turbo,
six-cylinder petrol engine.
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The whole car is very similar,
in fact,
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to the fast saloons you can
currently choose
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from Mercedes and BMW.
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And Audi.
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Kia has looked at what the Germans
have done recently, and gone,
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"Oh, that's interesting, we'll
do...we'll do, exactly that."
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Just not QUITE as well.
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For example, the centre console,
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this isn't so much imitation
carbon fibre as
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imitation imitation carbon fibre.
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And these buttons down here,
they're more Matalan than Mercedes.
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Yet, despite these slightly flimsy
finishes, somehow,
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the Stinger weighs nearly two
tonnes. This is not a light car.
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I mean, one way to look at that is
that you are getting
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quite a lot of kilos
for the cash.
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Until, that is, you find out
how much it costs.
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�40,000.
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Which is quite a lot for a Kia.
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Now, don't get me wrong,
the Stinger is a good car,
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a big...no, HUGE improvement
over previous Kias.
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But if South Korea wants to take
on Germany at its own game,
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they'll have to do better.
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So it's just as well...
321
00:20:56,430 --> 00:20:57,950
..they've sent backup.
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This is the i30 N, Hyundai's answer
to the Golf GTI.
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Yes, as if a sporty Korean saloon
wasn't weird enough,
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now Hyundai are going after
Volkswagen
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and the greatest hot hatch of
them all.
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Just like the Golf, it uses
a two-litre turbo engine,
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driving the front wheels.
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Just like the Golf,
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it costs just under �30,000.
330
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And not just like the Golf...
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..it really is quite powerful.
332
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Yes, where the Golf GTI has to
make do with 230 horsepower,
333
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the Hyundai develops 270.
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That is a hot, hot hatch.
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0-60 takes six seconds.
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Top speed - limited to 155mph.
337
00:22:04,670 --> 00:22:07,270
Yeah!
338
00:22:07,270 --> 00:22:09,710
Oh, my God, that's quick.
339
00:22:10,910 --> 00:22:14,870
Hyundai's let its hair down.
Had a couple of pina coladas.
340
00:22:14,870 --> 00:22:17,590
It turns out,
they DO know how to party.
341
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The "N" stands for "Not as bad
as you might think!"
342
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It is all good in here.
343
00:22:26,830 --> 00:22:30,510
Manual gearbox - good,
adjustable suspension - good.
344
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Clever electronic differential thing
between the front wheels.
345
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Good. Nice, sharp turning.
346
00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:38,230
This thing is a joy.
347
00:22:38,230 --> 00:22:40,430
In fact, I was wrong.
348
00:22:40,430 --> 00:22:43,910
The "N" doesn't stand for
"Not as bad as you might think" -
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the "N" stands for "nutter"!
350
00:22:51,230 --> 00:22:53,670
Oh, I see. Let's have some fun.
351
00:22:54,710 --> 00:22:57,110
Right, late on the brakes, turn in.
352
00:22:58,150 --> 00:23:01,030
I'm going to get him on the exit.
Yes!
353
00:23:01,030 --> 00:23:03,310
Too much sideways.
354
00:23:03,310 --> 00:23:05,670
Oh, listen to the exhaust.
355
00:23:05,670 --> 00:23:07,470
EXHAUST RUMBLES
356
00:23:07,470 --> 00:23:09,470
Oh, no, you don't.
357
00:23:09,470 --> 00:23:10,950
He's got me!
358
00:23:10,950 --> 00:23:12,430
Right, I'm going in quicker.
359
00:23:16,150 --> 00:23:18,350
Yes! Yes!
360
00:23:18,350 --> 00:23:19,390
Yes!
361
00:23:21,430 --> 00:23:23,750
Look at this! Look at this!
362
00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:26,670
What we have here is a world first.
363
00:23:26,670 --> 00:23:29,790
I'm having fun
in a South Korean car!
364
00:23:29,790 --> 00:23:31,430
And together...
365
00:23:31,430 --> 00:23:34,830
All right, all right, truce.
We're on the same side!
366
00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:40,310
..the i30 N and the Stinger
raise a very important question.
367
00:23:40,310 --> 00:23:42,470
Where, after all this excitement,
368
00:23:42,470 --> 00:23:44,910
does this leave South Korea
on the Top Gear
369
00:23:44,910 --> 00:23:49,230
International League Table Of
Countries That Make The Fastest Car?
370
00:23:49,230 --> 00:23:53,470
Or TGILTOCTMTFC, for short.
371
00:23:53,470 --> 00:23:56,190
Well, check it out.
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00:23:56,190 --> 00:23:59,790
Now, I'm expecting big things
from Botswana,
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00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:02,190
but, today, we're looking way,
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00:24:02,190 --> 00:24:03,870
way up there.
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00:24:03,870 --> 00:24:07,710
Using a highly sophisticated
and scientific algorithm
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00:24:07,710 --> 00:24:11,350
formulated by cross-referencing
countries and car-makers
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00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:13,310
that we could remember,
378
00:24:13,310 --> 00:24:18,470
I'm excited to reveal that the i30 N
and the Stinger have pushed
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00:24:18,470 --> 00:24:21,550
South Korea three places from 11th
380
00:24:21,550 --> 00:24:25,270
to eighth,
leapfrogging Australia, Czechia,
381
00:24:25,270 --> 00:24:28,230
which is what the Czech Republic
prefers to be known as these days,
382
00:24:28,230 --> 00:24:30,030
and Spain.
383
00:24:34,310 --> 00:24:36,270
I'll just put that there.
384
00:24:38,550 --> 00:24:40,910
This is highly precarious.
385
00:24:40,910 --> 00:24:42,950
We don't need Australia.
386
00:24:42,950 --> 00:24:44,230
Couldn't we get magnets?
387
00:24:45,310 --> 00:24:47,310
Right, I'll just hold it there.
388
00:24:47,310 --> 00:24:49,350
In your face, Spain.
389
00:24:49,350 --> 00:24:51,190
You know where they don't take
siestas?
390
00:24:52,390 --> 00:24:53,750
South Korea.
391
00:24:53,750 --> 00:24:56,030
Right, can I get down, please?
392
00:24:58,430 --> 00:25:01,670
South Korea, then, is heading up
in the world.
393
00:25:01,670 --> 00:25:05,550
Not so long ago, you couldn't have
imagined Kia or Hyundai building
394
00:25:05,550 --> 00:25:08,430
a serious rival to a Vauxhall Corsa.
395
00:25:09,630 --> 00:25:13,150
And, now, here they are, taking on
the best in the business.
396
00:25:13,150 --> 00:25:15,510
It's admirable stuff.
397
00:25:15,510 --> 00:25:18,030
But I know what you're expecting me
to say here.
398
00:25:18,030 --> 00:25:22,190
You're expecting me to say, "Yes,
well done, South Korea, good effort,
399
00:25:22,190 --> 00:25:26,630
"you've made great strides,"
and then tell you to buy German.
400
00:25:26,630 --> 00:25:28,550
And that is what I will tell you.
401
00:25:28,550 --> 00:25:33,150
For the Kia Stinger, it's missing
that last bit of polish,
402
00:25:33,150 --> 00:25:35,070
that sprinkling of magic.
403
00:25:35,070 --> 00:25:38,710
It's just a bit too...fat.
404
00:25:42,110 --> 00:25:43,870
But the i30 N?
405
00:25:43,870 --> 00:25:48,110
Different story. Because, if it's
this, or a base Golf GTI,
406
00:25:48,110 --> 00:25:49,470
I'm picking the Hyundai.
407
00:25:49,470 --> 00:25:52,350
More power, more speed,
and, for me, more fun.
408
00:25:54,150 --> 00:25:57,750
With the i30 N, the South Koreans
aren't just going up in the world...
409
00:25:59,310 --> 00:26:00,830
..they've arrived.
410
00:26:15,150 --> 00:26:16,950
- Good South Korean cars. - Great cars.
411
00:26:18,270 --> 00:26:19,630
Let's talk about the cars.
412
00:26:19,630 --> 00:26:22,030
So, we can forget about the Kia
Stinger, right?
413
00:26:22,030 --> 00:26:23,470
Yeah, overhyped.
414
00:26:23,470 --> 00:26:26,870
But you're telling me you'd rather
have that than a Golf GTI?
415
00:26:26,870 --> 00:26:30,390
- All day long. - So, that badge
on your driveway
416
00:26:30,390 --> 00:26:32,350
rather than a Volkswagen badge?
417
00:26:32,350 --> 00:26:35,270
Yeah, I just, kind of, drive it, and
park it up right against the house,
418
00:26:35,270 --> 00:26:38,550
- no-one can see it. - You know there's
a badge on the back as well?
419
00:26:38,550 --> 00:26:40,190
I'll rent a garage, I don't know.
420
00:26:43,230 --> 00:26:47,390
So, Rory reckons the i30 N
is better than a Golf GTI.
421
00:26:47,390 --> 00:26:49,990
Well, it's time to find out
using science,
422
00:26:49,990 --> 00:26:54,270
as we hand over both cars to our
in-house hot hatch connoisseurs,
423
00:26:54,270 --> 00:26:56,910
it's the Stig's teenage cousins!
424
00:26:58,350 --> 00:27:00,990
There they are, typical teenagers,
five yards apart,
425
00:27:00,990 --> 00:27:03,150
still communicating by text.
426
00:27:08,070 --> 00:27:11,150
The Hyundai's got the jump off
the line, but here comes the Golf.
427
00:27:11,150 --> 00:27:12,670
Terrible weather conditions.
428
00:27:14,230 --> 00:27:16,070
Side by side into the first corner.
429
00:27:17,190 --> 00:27:19,870
How is he staying ahead,
that particular spotty Stig?
430
00:27:19,870 --> 00:27:22,030
Can you smell the Lynx Africa
from here?
431
00:27:24,230 --> 00:27:27,390
The Golf still ahead at this point,
the Golf has a power disadvantage,
432
00:27:27,390 --> 00:27:29,870
I don't know how it's still ahead,
but it's doing a good job.
433
00:27:29,870 --> 00:27:31,110
Oh, a bit sideways there.
434
00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:36,710
Now, powering down the back
straight, Golf still ahead.
435
00:27:43,030 --> 00:27:44,550
Round the Hammerhead.
436
00:27:44,550 --> 00:27:47,270
Come on, that Hyundai looks
poised to me, here it comes.
437
00:27:47,270 --> 00:27:49,110
Here it comes, all attitude,
438
00:27:53,270 --> 00:27:56,510
Up the inside,
now that's a fast move.
439
00:27:56,510 --> 00:27:59,590
Oh, my Lord. Look at that!
440
00:27:59,590 --> 00:28:02,750
Yeah, that's full Asbo spec,
that is. Good driving.
441
00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:07,830
Second to last, and the Hyundai
is out of sight now.
442
00:28:07,830 --> 00:28:09,470
So far apart.
443
00:28:09,470 --> 00:28:11,790
It's all over the place,
under braking.
444
00:28:15,950 --> 00:28:19,030
Now we're going through Gambon,
over the line,
445
00:28:19,030 --> 00:28:21,190
and that is a victory
for the Hyundai.
446
00:28:21,190 --> 00:28:22,230
Impressive.
447
00:28:22,230 --> 00:28:23,670
APPLAUSE
448
00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:26,110
OK.
449
00:28:29,310 --> 00:28:31,870
Much as it pains me to admit it,
you called it. You were right.
450
00:28:31,870 --> 00:28:34,750
- Mm-hm. - OK. So, a victory to the
Hyundai, but what was the margin?
451
00:28:34,750 --> 00:28:38,030
The weather was terrible, OK,
so don't judge them too harshly.
452
00:28:38,030 --> 00:28:41,830
The Volkswagen Golf GTI
did it in a 1:39.3,
453
00:28:41,830 --> 00:28:45,230
which puts it somewhere down
near the floorboards.
454
00:28:45,230 --> 00:28:48,070
Very wet though, don't forget that.
The Hyundai, however...
455
00:28:50,710 --> 00:28:52,830
..a 134.6.
456
00:28:52,830 --> 00:28:54,590
- Get in! - That's an absolute...
457
00:28:56,350 --> 00:28:58,910
- That's a drubbing. - There you go.
458
00:28:58,910 --> 00:29:01,470
That's a crushing, crushing victory.
459
00:29:03,150 --> 00:29:04,630
Matthew?
460
00:29:04,630 --> 00:29:07,030
And now it's time to put not one
but two stars
461
00:29:07,030 --> 00:29:09,030
in our Reasonably Fast Car.
462
00:29:09,030 --> 00:29:13,150
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Dara O Briain, and Ed Byrne.
463
00:29:20,150 --> 00:29:24,150
All right, buddy. Welcome. Welcome,
welcome, take a seat.
464
00:29:27,430 --> 00:29:29,830
Great to have you. Great to have
you. Now, you guys
465
00:29:29,830 --> 00:29:33,230
are great friends, right? You were
best man at each other's weddings?
466
00:29:33,230 --> 00:29:35,430
Yes, we were, yes.
467
00:29:35,430 --> 00:29:38,470
I mean, are we cueing up how
naturally competitive we are?
468
00:29:38,470 --> 00:29:41,390
Or are you thinking because we are
just pals, it's OK,
469
00:29:41,390 --> 00:29:43,830
- I'll be happy if he wins?
I won't be. - He'll be raging.
470
00:29:43,830 --> 00:29:46,030
Everyone says that.
"Oh, no big deal, no big deal."
471
00:29:46,030 --> 00:29:49,110
- And then when they get out there...
- Well, he did that. That's the thing.
472
00:29:49,110 --> 00:29:51,510
He phoned me yesterday, we were on
the phone to each other
473
00:29:51,510 --> 00:29:53,870
yesterday, he was all, "It doesn't
matter. I'm not really
474
00:29:53,870 --> 00:29:56,390
"that fussed about it. We'll a
laugh. The interview will be fun
475
00:29:56,390 --> 00:29:58,310
"and stuff. I don't really care
about the lap."
476
00:29:58,310 --> 00:30:00,750
And I know as soon as he got behind
the wheel, he was like,
477
00:30:00,750 --> 00:30:02,430
"So long as I'm faster than Ed!"
478
00:30:02,430 --> 00:30:04,870
Yeah, that's just to get you to let
your guard down.
479
00:30:04,870 --> 00:30:06,430
Yeah. Exactly. It didn't work.
480
00:30:06,430 --> 00:30:09,110
- Did it not? - No. - So, you're both
on tour at the moment?
481
00:30:09,110 --> 00:30:11,510
Yes. Separately, obviously.
482
00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:14,070
We overlap in Aberdeen
and Newcastle.
483
00:30:14,070 --> 00:30:16,270
- Yeah. - In the same night.
484
00:30:16,270 --> 00:30:17,750
So, watch out!
485
00:30:20,110 --> 00:30:22,630
We are going to have some drinks
in those cities.
486
00:30:23,710 --> 00:30:25,870
That will be pretty wild.
We're both crisscrossing,
487
00:30:25,870 --> 00:30:28,550
so, we're both on the motorway
a lot over the next while.
488
00:30:28,550 --> 00:30:29,870
How's it going? Good?
489
00:30:29,870 --> 00:30:34,590
It's going sweet, I'm on until June,
with a show called Spoiler Alert.
490
00:30:34,590 --> 00:30:37,550
And I'm on until next year sometime.
Voice Of Reason until next year,
491
00:30:37,550 --> 00:30:39,710
I started a little later than you.
492
00:30:39,710 --> 00:30:42,190
- Any competition there, like...
- No. He's...
493
00:30:42,190 --> 00:30:43,870
I rock up to venues,
and they're like,
494
00:30:43,870 --> 00:30:46,950
"Oh, yeah, Dara O Briain here for
four nights, sold out last time."
495
00:30:46,950 --> 00:30:50,070
And I'm like, right, here's me
struggling to just about
496
00:30:50,070 --> 00:30:53,350
fill it once. I know my place.
Hopefully, I'll get a faster time
497
00:30:53,350 --> 00:30:56,070
- than him, and that will count
for something. - Yeah.
498
00:30:56,070 --> 00:30:58,790
- There you go. - All the ticket sales
are based on how we do here today.
499
00:30:58,790 --> 00:31:00,110
So, that'll be great.
500
00:31:00,110 --> 00:31:02,030
All right, let's talk about your
driving history.
501
00:31:02,030 --> 00:31:03,830
You're both kind of,
late starters, right?
502
00:31:03,830 --> 00:31:06,950
- Mm. - Yeah, I came to driving
quite late.
503
00:31:06,950 --> 00:31:10,470
I started lying, and telling people
I'd lost my license
504
00:31:10,470 --> 00:31:14,230
because there was less shame in
that than not having got it yet.
505
00:31:14,230 --> 00:31:18,150
Can you clarify how it works having
a provisional licence in Ireland?
506
00:31:18,150 --> 00:31:21,390
Because the research notes
slightly confused me.
507
00:31:21,390 --> 00:31:24,750
I mean, are you thrown by the fact
it seems to be that if you have
508
00:31:24,750 --> 00:31:28,310
a provisional licence,
you're allowed to totally drive
for free, in Ireland?
509
00:31:28,310 --> 00:31:31,710
- Yes. - That may no longer be the case,
I can't guarantee,
510
00:31:31,710 --> 00:31:35,150
but that certainly was the case,
because I had it for three,
511
00:31:35,150 --> 00:31:37,470
four years, just on
it with a P, or an L...
512
00:31:37,470 --> 00:31:40,470
So, what was the benefit in having a
full driving licence as opposed to
513
00:31:40,470 --> 00:31:42,550
- a provisional licence?
- Bragging rights.
514
00:31:42,550 --> 00:31:45,430
- Yeah. - That's all.
- You put it like that, actually...
515
00:31:45,430 --> 00:31:48,310
I mean, I'm surprised they didn't
just phase out the full licence!
516
00:31:48,310 --> 00:31:51,150
And just make it all provisional.
517
00:31:51,150 --> 00:31:52,590
Yeah, it was quite loose.
518
00:31:52,590 --> 00:31:55,790
- So, first cars? - The first car
I bought was a Seat Ibiza.
519
00:31:55,790 --> 00:31:58,790
And I couldn't drive it,
my girlfriend drove it.
520
00:31:58,790 --> 00:32:01,110
- That was, that was the deal.
- The first car for me
521
00:32:01,110 --> 00:32:03,510
was a Ford Fiesta, like,
a 1991 Ford Fiesta
522
00:32:03,510 --> 00:32:06,190
that I managed to crash twice
in the same crash.
523
00:32:07,710 --> 00:32:10,190
- You have to explain that. - Yeah.
There was a crash,
524
00:32:10,190 --> 00:32:13,030
it was my ineptitude. I'd only been
driving a couple of months,
525
00:32:13,030 --> 00:32:15,110
and I popped out from behind
a stop sign,
526
00:32:15,110 --> 00:32:17,190
would be the discreet
way of putting it,
527
00:32:17,190 --> 00:32:20,670
and much to the excitement of the
car who was on the road at the time,
528
00:32:20,670 --> 00:32:23,670
so he nudged me into a wall, and
then my dad came round,
529
00:32:23,670 --> 00:32:26,470
and went, "OK, fine, we'll take this
car off somewhere to be repaired."
530
00:32:26,470 --> 00:32:29,430
I said, "Great," and we pulled out,
and I sat in the car,
531
00:32:29,430 --> 00:32:31,470
and he attached a tow rope to
this car.
532
00:32:31,470 --> 00:32:35,110
This already crashed car, and he was
ready to tow it, and I said,
533
00:32:35,110 --> 00:32:38,390
"Brilliant," thumbs up, like,
whatever, and he pulled off, and I
pulled off,
534
00:32:38,390 --> 00:32:41,150
and I'm pulling the wheel, but
nobody told me you have to put
535
00:32:41,150 --> 00:32:43,310
the car into neutral when you're
being towed.
536
00:32:43,310 --> 00:32:45,950
So, I, on the first move, it locked,
537
00:32:45,950 --> 00:32:49,590
and then my dad pulled the car out
of this position, across the road,
538
00:32:49,590 --> 00:32:51,190
into another wall.
539
00:32:51,190 --> 00:32:55,830
So I hit two sides, two walls on the
side of the same road, twice,
540
00:32:55,830 --> 00:32:58,630
with the same car, and just, it was
just gone. It was written off
541
00:32:58,630 --> 00:33:01,110
- at that stage. - Have you ever seen
a Laurel and Hardy film?
542
00:33:01,110 --> 00:33:04,390
- Yes. - Essentially that. - That's all
you have to say. - Ed, your first car,
543
00:33:04,390 --> 00:33:06,790
having passed your driving test,
is extraordinary.
544
00:33:06,790 --> 00:33:08,750
I think the audience will agree
with this.
545
00:33:08,750 --> 00:33:11,510
The first car after passing my test,
the first car I got for myself,
546
00:33:11,510 --> 00:33:13,630
was a Mercedes SL 350.
547
00:33:13,630 --> 00:33:15,470
Yeah, not too shabby.
548
00:33:15,470 --> 00:33:18,030
That was called Nora,
I called that car.
549
00:33:18,030 --> 00:33:20,710
Cos Nora Batty, and it was
a tiny bit like the Batmobile.
550
00:33:20,710 --> 00:33:23,990
I name all my cars, and they all
have silly names.
551
00:33:23,990 --> 00:33:25,790
What came after that one?
552
00:33:25,790 --> 00:33:29,270
A Volkswagen Golf
called James Golfandini.
553
00:33:31,430 --> 00:33:34,510
And I think there was another
Golf called Revvy Ballesteros.
554
00:33:36,110 --> 00:33:39,950
And I got rid of that, and I now
have a Jeep Renegade which is
555
00:33:39,950 --> 00:33:43,110
called Lorenzo, after Lorenzo Lamas,
who played the title role
556
00:33:43,110 --> 00:33:46,190
in the obscure, yet seminal,
'90s TV show, Renegade.
557
00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:49,870
I'm good at naming cars.
That's my Renegade, there.
558
00:33:49,870 --> 00:33:52,270
And that's the canoe on top
that's called Stinky Pete,
559
00:33:52,270 --> 00:33:54,430
cos it's an old prospector.
560
00:33:54,430 --> 00:33:56,230
I can't help myself.
561
00:33:56,230 --> 00:33:58,190
- You named your canoe? - Yeah.
562
00:33:58,190 --> 00:33:59,510
I name everything.
563
00:33:59,510 --> 00:34:01,870
Can you imagine anything about him
he hasn't named?
564
00:34:05,670 --> 00:34:08,910
Now, Dara, your car history
is a bit more exotic, right?
565
00:34:08,910 --> 00:34:11,270
Well, I learned to drive with an
Audi TT. I thought
566
00:34:11,270 --> 00:34:14,030
when I started again, I might as
well start with an Audi TT.
567
00:34:14,030 --> 00:34:16,630
- That's punchy, as well. - Yeah, it's a
zippy little thing, yeah.
568
00:34:16,630 --> 00:34:19,670
I got my test with that.
You fit in an Audi TT?
569
00:34:19,670 --> 00:34:23,030
- Not very well. - I can't fit in one of
those! - There's an element to which,
570
00:34:23,030 --> 00:34:25,230
if you put to the roof down,
I look like Noddy.
571
00:34:26,510 --> 00:34:28,510
But I was very happy
in the Audi TT.
572
00:34:28,510 --> 00:34:32,190
It was very pleasant.
Now I have a Maserati Grancabrio,
573
00:34:32,190 --> 00:34:36,110
which is the soft top,
with the four seats, which is...
574
00:34:36,110 --> 00:34:38,350
Yeah, you're going, "Ooh!"
575
00:34:38,350 --> 00:34:40,430
That's actually your driveway,
isn't it?
576
00:34:40,430 --> 00:34:42,310
It is, actually.
Well, we opened it out.
577
00:34:42,310 --> 00:34:45,270
I mean, most of the time,
West London doesn't look like that.
578
00:34:45,270 --> 00:34:47,070
Who cleans your pool, by the way?
579
00:34:48,110 --> 00:34:51,310
He's constantly at it.
Takes ages, to be honest.
580
00:34:51,310 --> 00:34:53,870
It's a... It's a very pretty car.
It's a very lovely car.
581
00:34:53,870 --> 00:34:57,030
- And they're quiet? - There's a nice
noise off it, you know.
582
00:34:57,030 --> 00:35:01,270
What? Does it have a sufficient
noise to it? It's obnoxiously loud!
583
00:35:01,270 --> 00:35:03,670
Yeah, there is a point where they
sold, I think, four
584
00:35:03,670 --> 00:35:07,190
on my road and surrounding area,
they had a big push on them.
585
00:35:07,190 --> 00:35:10,550
There was some sort of deal, and at
eight in the morning it's...
586
00:35:10,550 --> 00:35:12,550
HE IMITATES ENGINES ROARING
587
00:35:12,550 --> 00:35:15,150
All the people leaving
at different times.
588
00:35:15,150 --> 00:35:17,430
- They are very loud.
- It's got a lovely noise on it.
589
00:35:17,430 --> 00:35:19,910
What's it like for carrying
a 16-foot canoe on the roof?
590
00:35:19,910 --> 00:35:22,030
Not so good. And, interestingly,
591
00:35:22,030 --> 00:35:25,510
a Venn diagram of people who drive
Maserati Grancabrios and people who
592
00:35:25,510 --> 00:35:27,590
- give a - BLEEP - about canoeing is...
593
00:35:28,870 --> 00:35:30,830
There's surprisingly small overlap.
594
00:35:32,990 --> 00:35:35,110
No, it's not really for people...
595
00:35:35,110 --> 00:35:38,310
It's great for stepping out of a
private beach club in Monte Carlo,
596
00:35:38,310 --> 00:35:39,830
but not so much for the canoeing.
597
00:35:39,830 --> 00:35:43,270
All right, what do you think?
Take a look at your laps?
598
00:35:43,270 --> 00:35:47,230
Yeah, go on. How did it go, come on,
let's have... What about conditions?
599
00:35:47,230 --> 00:35:50,590
It was wet. First of all, can we
just say that, it was very wet.
600
00:35:50,590 --> 00:35:52,230
I'm surprised you've any footage
601
00:35:52,230 --> 00:35:54,630
because the lenses must have been
just pounded with water.
602
00:35:54,630 --> 00:35:57,350
It was incredibly wet. I don't think
there's been a day like this.
603
00:35:57,350 --> 00:36:00,190
I saw you in the production office,
you were walking around, I said,
604
00:36:00,190 --> 00:36:03,550
"How did it go?" You said,
"It was good, but it's drier out
there for Dara now."
605
00:36:03,550 --> 00:36:06,470
Yes, I went first.
I went first. It's always, always,
606
00:36:06,470 --> 00:36:08,710
everything just comes up roses
for this dick.
607
00:36:10,590 --> 00:36:13,390
It's always, like, I'm there, I've
got the windscreen wipers on
608
00:36:13,390 --> 00:36:16,190
and everything, going through this
monsoon weather, and as soon as
609
00:36:16,190 --> 00:36:18,030
I get out of the car,
rainbows, sunshine...
610
00:36:18,030 --> 00:36:19,350
SINGS ANGELICALLY
611
00:36:19,350 --> 00:36:22,150
There you go, Dara, away for an
hour, steam coming off the track,
612
00:36:22,150 --> 00:36:24,590
on you go, dry as a bone.
I hate you!
613
00:36:26,030 --> 00:36:28,110
I want a W next to my name.
614
00:36:29,110 --> 00:36:31,590
And just a D, for damp, next to his.
615
00:36:31,590 --> 00:36:34,990
OK, well, maybe, first, we'll take
a look at Dara's lap.
616
00:36:34,990 --> 00:36:36,550
And, while we're watching that,
617
00:36:36,550 --> 00:36:39,150
- we can get a little marriage
counselling for you. - Yes!
618
00:36:39,150 --> 00:36:41,390
All right, let's take a look at
Dara's lap.
619
00:36:41,390 --> 00:36:44,470
So, this is Dara, the track's
looking pretty dry.
620
00:36:44,470 --> 00:36:45,910
Little bit of a stumbled start.
621
00:36:45,910 --> 00:36:48,670
Operation crush Ed's dreams.
622
00:36:48,670 --> 00:36:50,910
So, not remotely competitive!
623
00:36:50,910 --> 00:36:54,070
Now, your line through here
was always pretty good.
624
00:36:56,150 --> 00:36:59,030
That was just...
So many G forces!
625
00:36:59,030 --> 00:37:00,750
It doesn't look fast.
626
00:37:00,750 --> 00:37:03,310
OK, don't hit the tyres,
don't hit the tyres.
627
00:37:03,310 --> 00:37:06,630
- Don't hit the tyres.
- You didn't hit the tyres.
628
00:37:06,630 --> 00:37:08,870
The exit of Chicago, smooth again.
629
00:37:08,870 --> 00:37:11,190
- Oh, no, no, oh, no. - BLEEP - you!
630
00:37:11,190 --> 00:37:15,030
The violent slap between the seats
indicates something else.
631
00:37:15,030 --> 00:37:16,470
Now, driving the car really fast.
632
00:37:17,990 --> 00:37:20,670
God, Ed will be so disappointed
when he loses this.
633
00:37:20,670 --> 00:37:22,310
He seems confident, doesn't he?
634
00:37:22,310 --> 00:37:24,830
Here, around the invisible
Hammerhead.
635
00:37:24,830 --> 00:37:26,750
Why? What's supposed to be here?
636
00:37:26,750 --> 00:37:29,590
Put some trestle tables with
custard pies on it, or something.
637
00:37:29,590 --> 00:37:31,670
You've got...you've got the
left-right bit
638
00:37:31,670 --> 00:37:35,750
- for the first time in the day,
I think, there. - Bollards, anything.
639
00:37:35,750 --> 00:37:37,230
Inflatable things.
640
00:37:38,710 --> 00:37:40,950
Go into...fourth gear!
641
00:37:40,950 --> 00:37:43,270
There's even a fifth and sixth,
we'll never use it,
642
00:37:43,270 --> 00:37:44,550
it's hard to get out of third.
643
00:37:44,550 --> 00:37:46,950
Stop that! Got this corner.
644
00:37:46,950 --> 00:37:49,430
Follow Through, Follow Through.
645
00:37:49,430 --> 00:37:52,710
That was good speed.
Now the tyre wall.
646
00:37:52,710 --> 00:37:55,710
And this one, that you keep saying
don't brake on.
647
00:37:55,710 --> 00:37:58,190
Has Ed broke on it? Well, then,
I'm not going to brake on it.
648
00:37:58,190 --> 00:38:00,790
Good speed.
Oh, that was a brake light.
649
00:38:00,790 --> 00:38:03,550
Coming in to second to last.
650
00:38:03,550 --> 00:38:06,310
Tricky seeing this one.
Now onto the slippery bit.
651
00:38:07,510 --> 00:38:09,030
Oh, whoa, whoa.
652
00:38:09,030 --> 00:38:11,630
Through there, safely.
And now through Gambon.
653
00:38:11,630 --> 00:38:12,910
Completely slowed down.
654
00:38:13,990 --> 00:38:16,950
- And over the line. - OK.
655
00:38:19,590 --> 00:38:21,990
Yeah, I think there's
very little in it.
656
00:38:21,990 --> 00:38:25,270
- Yeah? - I think that looked pretty
racy, actually?
657
00:38:25,270 --> 00:38:26,510
I think it looked smooth.
658
00:38:26,510 --> 00:38:28,910
Honestly, the first turn,
I thought I'd lost it.
659
00:38:28,910 --> 00:38:31,190
I honestly thought,
"Oh, you've screwed that up now."
660
00:38:31,190 --> 00:38:33,830
I thought I'd gone way too wide
and lost control of it there,
661
00:38:33,830 --> 00:38:36,630
because of the conditions.
You can see, from the driving rain.
662
00:38:36,630 --> 00:38:39,750
And the sleet.
Which cameras can't pick up on.
663
00:38:39,750 --> 00:38:41,990
It looked like you carried pretty
good corner speed,
664
00:38:41,990 --> 00:38:44,470
I didn't see a lot of wheel spin.
Right, let's see Ed's lap.
665
00:38:44,470 --> 00:38:47,550
OK. Well, that's wetter,
definitely wetter.
666
00:38:47,550 --> 00:38:50,190
Cleaner start. Using more revs.
667
00:38:50,190 --> 00:38:52,830
Yes, you might sell more tickets
than I do,
668
00:38:52,830 --> 00:38:54,070
when you're on tour...
669
00:38:55,830 --> 00:38:59,230
..but who, who will be faster
round the Top Gear track?
670
00:39:00,350 --> 00:39:03,430
Slightly wider on the way in,
is he tighter through the corner?
671
00:39:03,430 --> 00:39:05,870
He is. And more speed on the exit,
too.
672
00:39:05,870 --> 00:39:07,750
Perfect, nailed that.
673
00:39:07,750 --> 00:39:10,830
That's for the time you opened
for me, and were funnier.
674
00:39:13,990 --> 00:39:15,790
You really warmed to this!
675
00:39:15,790 --> 00:39:18,630
That's for having
a bigger house than I have.
676
00:39:23,510 --> 00:39:25,910
Stick that up Brian Cox's bum!
677
00:39:29,630 --> 00:39:32,670
Exit of Hammerhead, I don't know
what to say after that!
678
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:35,230
OK, got a bit cocky there,
almost lost it.
679
00:39:35,230 --> 00:39:37,430
Down the back straight,
through the Follow Through.
680
00:39:37,430 --> 00:39:40,310
This is for getting me to be your
best man, and then doing a speech,
681
00:39:40,310 --> 00:39:44,750
just before mine, and being even
funnier than my best man speech was!
682
00:39:46,830 --> 00:39:48,830
No brake lights, all right.
683
00:39:50,590 --> 00:39:52,030
There you go. Nailed it.
684
00:39:52,030 --> 00:39:54,710
Nailed it. OK, brake,
and change down.
685
00:39:56,230 --> 00:39:59,110
Unstable on the entry,
and now the super slippery bit.
686
00:39:59,110 --> 00:40:01,510
Man, I can't wait for the next
episode of Mock The Week,
687
00:40:01,510 --> 00:40:04,110
you ain't never going to live
this down. I have destroyed you.
688
00:40:04,110 --> 00:40:07,710
And now Gambon, oh, a big slide,
showboating.
689
00:40:07,710 --> 00:40:09,430
Over the line, that looked quick.
690
00:40:13,830 --> 00:40:19,430
Hey, not only...not only was that
a lot of very good driving,
691
00:40:19,430 --> 00:40:21,510
I also thought you got
a lot out of your system.
692
00:40:21,510 --> 00:40:23,950
- That was very cathartic.
- Very therapeutic.
693
00:40:23,950 --> 00:40:27,590
- Yeah. - I can't believe how much I
care about numbers that are written
694
00:40:27,590 --> 00:40:31,150
right there. It makes no difference
to anything, and I care deeply.
695
00:40:31,150 --> 00:40:32,870
I'm looking at this, right here,
696
00:40:32,870 --> 00:40:35,350
and I used to share a flat with
Ross Noble,
697
00:40:35,350 --> 00:40:37,230
I know I'm nowhere near there.
698
00:40:37,230 --> 00:40:39,350
But I'm looking at Lee Mack,
and I'm thinking...
699
00:40:39,350 --> 00:40:41,670
Yeah, he's a realistic target.
700
00:40:41,670 --> 00:40:45,030
What I'm thinking is we could
pretty much forget the lap board,
701
00:40:45,030 --> 00:40:47,150
this is about head-to-head.
702
00:40:47,150 --> 00:40:49,310
- I mean, it's clear, is it not?
- It's a grudge match.
703
00:40:49,310 --> 00:40:53,470
Yeah, OK. So, you've got
the same car, same conditions.
704
00:40:53,470 --> 00:40:56,990
Roughly the same conditions.
Roughly the same conditions.
705
00:40:59,750 --> 00:41:01,710
Not being petty, just...
706
00:41:01,710 --> 00:41:03,630
You don't even know the times yet!
707
00:41:03,630 --> 00:41:06,110
No, I don't, but I'm already
making excuses.
708
00:41:08,270 --> 00:41:11,110
- All right. Are you ready?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
709
00:41:11,110 --> 00:41:15,750
Dara. You did it in one minute...
710
00:41:15,750 --> 00:41:19,150
..53.2.
711
00:41:19,150 --> 00:41:20,190
OK.
712
00:41:24,470 --> 00:41:26,910
- You beat Lee Mack.
- Beat Lee Mack.
713
00:41:26,910 --> 00:41:29,590
I'm disappointed I didn't beat John
Culshaw, but I beat Lee Mack.
714
00:41:29,590 --> 00:41:31,950
- That's a good thing.
- But, remember, we're wet.
715
00:41:31,950 --> 00:41:33,070
Wet, yeah.
716
00:41:33,070 --> 00:41:35,910
One minute, 53.2. OK. And Ed?
717
00:41:35,910 --> 00:41:37,870
You did it...
718
00:41:37,870 --> 00:41:40,270
..in two... No, I'm kidding.
719
00:41:42,550 --> 00:41:44,310
OK, you did it in one minute...
720
00:41:46,190 --> 00:41:48,350
..50...
721
00:41:48,350 --> 00:41:49,870
..point zero.
722
00:41:54,310 --> 00:41:56,830
Do you see what you get?
Do you see what you get?!
723
00:42:05,430 --> 00:42:08,190
Ladies and gentlemen, Ed Byrne,
and Dara O Briain!
724
00:42:08,190 --> 00:42:10,910
- Well done, mate. Hope you enjoyed
it. - Great job. Great job.
725
00:42:17,670 --> 00:42:19,110
That was funny, funny guys.
726
00:42:23,510 --> 00:42:25,190
Now, big question.
727
00:42:25,190 --> 00:42:28,150
What's the most game-changing
car of them all?
728
00:42:29,310 --> 00:42:31,910
Well, there's the Mercedes S class.
729
00:42:31,910 --> 00:42:34,270
Introduced ABS, airbags,
730
00:42:34,270 --> 00:42:36,710
like, a million tech firsts,
731
00:42:36,710 --> 00:42:39,630
or the Tesla Model S,
electric pioneer.
732
00:42:41,190 --> 00:42:43,630
Not even close, OK?
733
00:42:43,630 --> 00:42:47,870
Because there's one out there that's
even cleverer than the S class,
734
00:42:47,870 --> 00:42:51,990
or the Tesla. A car that defines
cutting edge.
735
00:42:51,990 --> 00:42:53,470
Who are you talking to?
736
00:43:05,510 --> 00:43:07,670
It's a quintessential
slice of France
737
00:43:07,670 --> 00:43:12,470
that has amazed, delighted, and
charmed the world over for 70 years.
738
00:43:14,790 --> 00:43:16,630
And, in my humble opinion,
739
00:43:16,630 --> 00:43:19,870
it is one of the most perfect cars
that has ever existed.
740
00:43:21,510 --> 00:43:24,590
Yes, it's the Citroen 2CV.
741
00:43:24,590 --> 00:43:26,550
It may not be conventionally
beautiful,
742
00:43:26,550 --> 00:43:30,070
or even unconventionally beautiful,
but this...
743
00:43:30,070 --> 00:43:33,110
..this might be the most
ground-breaking car of the lot.
744
00:43:37,430 --> 00:43:40,270
And this...this is just joyous.
745
00:43:40,270 --> 00:43:43,550
Driving a 2CV on a minor,
rural, French road
746
00:43:43,550 --> 00:43:46,550
is the same as driving
a Ferrari at Fiorano.
747
00:43:46,550 --> 00:43:48,310
I'm in its element.
748
00:43:48,310 --> 00:43:50,070
I'm in context.
749
00:43:50,070 --> 00:43:51,110
I love it.
750
00:43:52,910 --> 00:43:55,510
You want to know how much
I love the 2CV?
751
00:43:56,510 --> 00:43:57,990
I love it so much I bought one.
752
00:43:59,230 --> 00:44:00,950
This one.
753
00:44:00,950 --> 00:44:02,630
This is my 2CV.
754
00:44:07,670 --> 00:44:13,990
Citroen launched the 2CV in 1948, a
hardy car for both road and field,
755
00:44:13,990 --> 00:44:16,910
developed for over a decade
to bring rural France
756
00:44:16,910 --> 00:44:19,510
a better alternative
to the horse and cart.
757
00:44:20,910 --> 00:44:22,550
And, boy, did they succeed!
758
00:44:24,910 --> 00:44:28,030
With its simple but robust
air-cooled engine,
759
00:44:28,030 --> 00:44:30,790
its pioneering all-terrain ride,
760
00:44:30,790 --> 00:44:34,910
and its uncanny ability to carry
way more stuff than you'd expect,
761
00:44:34,910 --> 00:44:39,230
the 2CV was an unprecedented feat
of less-is-more engineering.
762
00:44:40,270 --> 00:44:42,750
In fact, so timeless was the 2CV,
763
00:44:42,750 --> 00:44:45,830
they kept building it
for over 40 years.
764
00:44:47,870 --> 00:44:50,230
They say that necessity is the
mother of invention,
765
00:44:50,230 --> 00:44:53,190
and the wonderful 2CV is proof.
766
00:44:53,190 --> 00:44:55,470
There's more ingenuity in this
single door panel
767
00:44:55,470 --> 00:44:59,750
than there is in most car
companies' entire history.
768
00:44:59,750 --> 00:45:03,070
This isn't just a car,
it's a revolutionary.
769
00:45:03,070 --> 00:45:05,630
It's one of the most significant
engineering feats
770
00:45:05,630 --> 00:45:07,630
of the...20th century.
771
00:45:07,630 --> 00:45:11,270
- Where did you come from?
- Not important. What is important
772
00:45:11,270 --> 00:45:15,190
is that you just called this one of
the most significant engineering
773
00:45:15,190 --> 00:45:18,950
- feats of the 20th century. Come on.
- It's perfect. - Are you crazy?
774
00:45:18,950 --> 00:45:21,150
Look, it looks like it's made out
of car parts that...
775
00:45:22,310 --> 00:45:24,150
..none of the other cars wanted.
776
00:45:24,150 --> 00:45:27,550
It's a triumph
of...functional design.
777
00:45:27,550 --> 00:45:28,830
Look at it, it's perfect.
778
00:45:31,550 --> 00:45:34,470
- What? - Look, open your mind.
Don't be facetious.
779
00:45:34,470 --> 00:45:38,230
- OK? Can I take you for a drive
in it? Go on. - No way!
780
00:45:38,230 --> 00:45:39,510
No.
781
00:45:49,790 --> 00:45:51,470
So, let me get this straight.
782
00:45:51,470 --> 00:45:56,710
This is your car, that you bought,
with your money.
783
00:45:56,710 --> 00:45:58,750
- Yes, I did. - Why?
784
00:45:58,750 --> 00:46:01,190
What do you mean, why?
785
00:46:01,190 --> 00:46:04,790
- Aren't you feeling it? - Feeling what?
Claustrophobic? Yeah.
786
00:46:07,710 --> 00:46:08,910
What does it have for a motor?
787
00:46:08,910 --> 00:46:12,550
I mean, I assume it has a motor,
we're moving, but what is it?
788
00:46:12,550 --> 00:46:16,350
A 425cc air-cooled flat twin.
789
00:46:16,350 --> 00:46:19,310
Oh, two cylinders, wow,
they went big!
790
00:46:23,150 --> 00:46:25,030
What does it make for horsepower?
791
00:46:25,030 --> 00:46:27,390
- 12. - 12!
792
00:46:30,110 --> 00:46:31,510
You're an idiot.
793
00:46:38,990 --> 00:46:42,590
Let me tell you about the 2CV's
original design brief.
794
00:46:43,830 --> 00:46:46,270
Citron decreed that it had to be
able to carry
795
00:46:46,270 --> 00:46:51,590
its occupants wearing their church
hats and it had to be driven over
796
00:46:51,590 --> 00:46:55,990
a bumpy field without breaking
a basket of eggs onboard.
797
00:46:55,990 --> 00:46:58,870
- No way. - Yes, way.
798
00:47:00,310 --> 00:47:01,590
Stop the car.
799
00:47:04,110 --> 00:47:05,710
- Where are you going? - Shopping.
800
00:47:17,550 --> 00:47:18,590
OK.
801
00:47:19,750 --> 00:47:22,510
Now. Hat for me, hat for you.
802
00:47:24,590 --> 00:47:26,670
You're such a child,
I'm not wearing that.
803
00:47:26,670 --> 00:47:29,630
Be a good church wife,
and put the damn hat on!
804
00:47:31,590 --> 00:47:35,950
I'm pretty sure that 1940s French
farmers didn't wear stovepipe hats.
805
00:47:35,950 --> 00:47:37,390
Well, this farmer did.
806
00:47:40,670 --> 00:47:44,230
- That's heavy. - That's a very big
basket of eggs.
807
00:47:44,230 --> 00:47:45,910
You're very pretty.
808
00:47:48,030 --> 00:47:50,510
- Shut up! - Now, be careful.
809
00:47:53,670 --> 00:47:58,230
So, Abraham Lincoln wanted to put
the design brief to the test.
810
00:47:58,230 --> 00:48:00,750
Fine. Frankly, the eggs
are safer in the 2CV
811
00:48:00,750 --> 00:48:02,270
than they are in the hen.
812
00:48:03,430 --> 00:48:06,590
We're safe here, this car is going
to pass with flying colours.
813
00:48:07,910 --> 00:48:08,950
OK.
814
00:48:11,190 --> 00:48:12,830
OK. OK!
815
00:48:14,230 --> 00:48:17,630
None of those are moving.
This car is genius!
816
00:48:20,030 --> 00:48:21,750
Oh, there they go.
817
00:48:24,710 --> 00:48:25,990
There they go!
818
00:48:29,950 --> 00:48:31,070
Oh, no!
819
00:48:37,910 --> 00:48:40,790
No, you utter bastard!
820
00:48:42,670 --> 00:48:45,710
- That was a tip. - No, I didn't...
- That was a tip! - I didn't tip it.
821
00:48:50,710 --> 00:48:52,190
That's horrible!
822
00:48:55,590 --> 00:48:57,230
All right, all right. All right!
823
00:49:00,870 --> 00:49:03,190
No!
824
00:49:07,310 --> 00:49:10,590
Oh, they smell so bad.
825
00:49:10,590 --> 00:49:12,710
They smell terrible.
826
00:49:15,150 --> 00:49:16,190
Oh.
827
00:49:17,630 --> 00:49:20,230
OK, well, there you go.
828
00:49:23,070 --> 00:49:26,590
So, as my own eggs will testify,
829
00:49:26,590 --> 00:49:30,830
I would say that your car has failed
to meet one of its design briefs.
830
00:49:33,110 --> 00:49:37,510
One very thorough jet wash later,
Chris decided it was time for lunch.
831
00:49:37,510 --> 00:49:39,910
You want to sit down somewhere,
right? Check this out.
832
00:49:39,910 --> 00:49:41,950
Ugh! It still smells of eggs.
833
00:49:41,950 --> 00:49:45,830
- Whoa, what are you doing?
- This is our seating area.
834
00:49:45,830 --> 00:49:48,190
This is the beauty of the 2CV.
835
00:49:48,190 --> 00:49:51,630
Right, I'm going to find somewhere
cosy and romantic for us, come on.
836
00:49:57,190 --> 00:49:58,710
Put your hamper down.
837
00:49:58,710 --> 00:50:01,550
Come and join me. Take a throne.
838
00:50:03,350 --> 00:50:05,510
You look like a homeless person.
839
00:50:06,990 --> 00:50:08,910
Is this a date?
840
00:50:08,910 --> 00:50:11,550
- I suppose it could be.
- Let's pretend it's not.
841
00:50:11,550 --> 00:50:13,150
OK.
842
00:50:13,150 --> 00:50:14,590
Try that.
843
00:50:14,590 --> 00:50:18,190
- What is this? - That's gentleman's
relish. - What?
844
00:50:18,190 --> 00:50:20,270
And that was the end of lunch.
845
00:50:27,390 --> 00:50:29,870
You genuinely do like this car,
don't you?
846
00:50:29,870 --> 00:50:31,550
I love this car.
847
00:50:31,550 --> 00:50:33,190
This is the essence of motoring.
848
00:50:33,190 --> 00:50:35,830
- This is... - Wow, that's...
- ..essential motoring.
849
00:50:35,830 --> 00:50:39,270
There's an essence in here, but I
don't know that it's motoring.
850
00:50:40,910 --> 00:50:42,790
You'll like this.
851
00:50:42,790 --> 00:50:47,070
The original design brief for the
2CV also specified that it should be
852
00:50:47,070 --> 00:50:49,430
able to carry two adult farmers,
853
00:50:49,430 --> 00:50:54,390
and 50kg of farm produce at 37mph.
854
00:50:54,390 --> 00:50:57,510
- Stop the car. Stop the car. - Please!
855
00:51:07,630 --> 00:51:09,510
Come on.
856
00:51:09,510 --> 00:51:12,910
OK, here you go,
50 kilos of farm produce.
857
00:51:12,910 --> 00:51:14,550
Meet Nicole and Papa.
858
00:51:15,830 --> 00:51:17,510
Could have gone with potatoes.
859
00:51:17,510 --> 00:51:20,110
Yeah, but potatoes won't crap
all over your car.
860
00:51:20,110 --> 00:51:25,270
After all, the egg test had gone
so well, this should be a breeze.
861
00:51:25,270 --> 00:51:27,390
- Ow! - OK.
862
00:51:27,390 --> 00:51:29,110
Let's go.
863
00:51:29,110 --> 00:51:31,910
Hey, hey, you over here,
I'm driving, my turn.
864
00:51:31,910 --> 00:51:34,470
Oh, come on! This is my car.
865
00:51:34,470 --> 00:51:37,910
- I paid for it with my money.
- I know! Still cracks me up!
866
00:51:37,910 --> 00:51:40,070
HE LAUGHS
867
00:51:43,670 --> 00:51:45,030
GEARS CLUNK
868
00:51:45,030 --> 00:51:46,390
Ow!
869
00:51:51,470 --> 00:51:55,270
So, 37mph with 50 kilos
of sheep in the back.
870
00:51:56,670 --> 00:51:59,670
Time to see what
the 2CV was made of.
871
00:51:59,670 --> 00:52:01,230
Right, here we go, downhill, tuck.
872
00:52:04,710 --> 00:52:07,070
- 34. - Come on, deux chevaux. - Come on!
873
00:52:09,350 --> 00:52:11,230
- 36. - Come on, come on!
874
00:52:14,830 --> 00:52:16,190
36.
875
00:52:17,790 --> 00:52:20,990
37. 37mph. There it is.
876
00:52:20,990 --> 00:52:24,390
It worked. It works,
it meets its brief.
877
00:52:27,870 --> 00:52:30,790
And, if driving sheep around
at medium speed
878
00:52:30,790 --> 00:52:32,750
wasn't enough to seduce him,
879
00:52:32,750 --> 00:52:35,390
as we bid au revoir to
Nicole and Papa,
880
00:52:35,390 --> 00:52:37,990
I had one more trick up my sleeve
to convince Matt
881
00:52:37,990 --> 00:52:41,230
that this really is
the greatest car of all time.
882
00:52:43,350 --> 00:52:45,230
Take a left here. There, down there.
883
00:52:45,230 --> 00:52:47,750
- What are you doing?
- We're going racing.
884
00:52:47,750 --> 00:52:48,790
Racing?
885
00:52:49,950 --> 00:52:52,150
Against what? Pedestrians?
886
00:52:55,270 --> 00:52:59,790
No, we'd be racing in what is quite
possibly the finest form of
887
00:52:59,790 --> 00:53:04,350
motorsport,
the 2CV One-Make Championship.
888
00:53:06,910 --> 00:53:09,430
So, here we are,
the world of 2CV racing.
889
00:53:09,430 --> 00:53:11,350
Don't they look fantastic?
890
00:53:11,350 --> 00:53:13,710
- I think they're cool.
- Look how low the rear is.
891
00:53:13,710 --> 00:53:16,710
Yeah, those are way lower
than yours.
892
00:53:16,710 --> 00:53:19,910
Here we go, then.
This is our racing car.
893
00:53:21,190 --> 00:53:22,910
This? Oh, we're not using your car?
894
00:53:22,910 --> 00:53:25,270
No, cos my car is mine.
895
00:53:25,270 --> 00:53:27,670
Anyhow, jump in, you're driving.
896
00:53:27,670 --> 00:53:30,510
- Really? - Oh, yeah. - Yeah! OK.
897
00:53:32,950 --> 00:53:35,350
With upgraded 602cc engines,
898
00:53:35,350 --> 00:53:38,950
producing no less than
50 brake horsepower,
899
00:53:38,950 --> 00:53:44,190
these race-modified monsters can
reach speeds of up to 85mph.
900
00:53:44,190 --> 00:53:47,510
Yes, 2CV racing is serious business.
901
00:53:49,070 --> 00:53:51,310
I noticed that you have
a neck brace.
902
00:53:51,310 --> 00:53:53,430
I don't have a neck brace.
Do I need a neck brace?
903
00:53:54,830 --> 00:53:56,350
No, you don't need a neck brace.
904
00:53:56,350 --> 00:53:58,550
Why do you have a neck brace,
and I don't have one?
905
00:53:58,550 --> 00:54:00,910
Don't get caught up in the details,
you look great.
906
00:54:06,750 --> 00:54:08,910
We'd be up against some of the
finest,
907
00:54:08,910 --> 00:54:12,310
fiercest drivers the 2CV world
had to offer.
908
00:54:12,310 --> 00:54:14,670
And, as we took our position
on the grid,
909
00:54:14,670 --> 00:54:17,470
we were completely focused
on the challenge ahead.
910
00:54:18,750 --> 00:54:20,070
How's the water temperature?
911
00:54:21,270 --> 00:54:23,350
Er...
912
00:54:23,350 --> 00:54:26,070
I don't think we have
a water temperature gauge.
913
00:54:26,070 --> 00:54:29,590
- Maybe there's no water in...
There's no water in this, you - BLEEP!
914
00:54:31,230 --> 00:54:32,550
It took me a minute!
915
00:54:38,790 --> 00:54:39,830
Go!
916
00:54:43,190 --> 00:54:45,230
What a start! What a start.
917
00:54:45,230 --> 00:54:47,750
Go over to the right,
get over to the right.
918
00:54:47,750 --> 00:54:51,230
Squeeze him.
First into the first corner.
919
00:54:52,950 --> 00:54:55,110
There's one coming,
there's one coming.
920
00:54:55,110 --> 00:54:56,590
He's right there.
921
00:54:58,230 --> 00:55:00,310
Brake late, brake late, brake late!
922
00:55:02,150 --> 00:55:03,870
Get in there!
923
00:55:05,790 --> 00:55:08,870
- Where did he come from?
- He's right there.
924
00:55:10,030 --> 00:55:12,270
That's the famous Steve Walford...
925
00:55:13,390 --> 00:55:16,190
..engineering 2CV.
926
00:55:16,190 --> 00:55:18,990
He was the one in the paddock that
was saying that Ross was funnier.
927
00:55:18,990 --> 00:55:21,110
I think he's got it in for you.
928
00:55:21,110 --> 00:55:22,990
But Steve was going down.
929
00:55:26,350 --> 00:55:27,710
Oh, mate, you showed him there.
930
00:55:29,510 --> 00:55:31,030
This is demon stuff, Matthew.
931
00:55:32,270 --> 00:55:35,670
However, as the only two-man team
on the track,
932
00:55:35,670 --> 00:55:38,790
- our car had a weight problem.
- Sorry, Chris.
933
00:55:38,790 --> 00:55:40,630
THUD
934
00:55:40,630 --> 00:55:42,510
- That didn't sound good. - No.
935
00:55:45,550 --> 00:55:47,150
Oh, come on!
936
00:55:47,150 --> 00:55:48,750
It's Rosie Racing.
937
00:55:48,750 --> 00:55:52,270
They're well known in 2CV circles
as being brilliant.
938
00:55:53,470 --> 00:55:56,670
And it wasn't just Rosie
who was out for blood.
939
00:55:56,670 --> 00:55:58,870
- Oh, no, come on. - Got another one up
the inside.
940
00:55:59,990 --> 00:56:01,590
It's the famous Steve Walford again.
941
00:56:01,590 --> 00:56:04,710
What's this one doing...
Oh, my lord!
942
00:56:05,910 --> 00:56:09,550
As the laps piled on, we slipped
further and further back.
943
00:56:11,310 --> 00:56:13,390
Third, second, third, fourth -
we're sixth, come on!
944
00:56:13,390 --> 00:56:16,310
- I know, I know, it's the weight.
- What do you mean, it's the weight?
945
00:56:16,310 --> 00:56:19,110
It's not my fault!
Matt kept pushing harder...
946
00:56:20,430 --> 00:56:22,190
Brake, brake.
947
00:56:22,190 --> 00:56:24,710
..but our chances didn't look good.
948
00:56:25,950 --> 00:56:27,750
We cannot come last!
949
00:56:27,750 --> 00:56:29,630
I'm doing my best!
950
00:56:33,950 --> 00:56:36,510
But, then, Chris stopped whining
and started helping...
951
00:56:37,670 --> 00:56:39,510
Up the inside of Rosie Racing.
952
00:56:39,510 --> 00:56:41,030
..and we started to fight back.
953
00:56:42,150 --> 00:56:43,190
I got him!
954
00:56:45,270 --> 00:56:47,070
One corner...
955
00:56:47,070 --> 00:56:49,150
Use all the circuit,
all the circuit.
956
00:56:49,150 --> 00:56:51,070
..and one 2CV at a time.
957
00:56:54,390 --> 00:56:56,230
OK, we're P4. P4.
958
00:56:57,790 --> 00:56:59,270
Heading into the final lap,
959
00:56:59,270 --> 00:57:01,230
we set our sights on a podium
finish.
960
00:57:02,990 --> 00:57:06,950
Standing in our way, the formidable
Jelly Snake Racing.
961
00:57:06,950 --> 00:57:08,510
What's a jelly snake?
962
00:57:11,630 --> 00:57:13,470
Come on, come on, come on!
963
00:57:13,470 --> 00:57:16,030
Don't give it up. Don't give it up!
964
00:57:16,030 --> 00:57:18,310
Down the middle,
down the middle, my son.
965
00:57:18,310 --> 00:57:19,990
Down the middle!
966
00:57:21,590 --> 00:57:23,150
We're third!
967
00:57:26,430 --> 00:57:28,350
Final corner, dude. P3.
968
00:57:29,830 --> 00:57:32,390
- Come on, come on. - We've got
a podium! We've got a podium!
969
00:57:39,950 --> 00:57:42,630
- That's not bad.
- That's more than not bad!
970
00:57:42,630 --> 00:57:45,310
Way to go, girl!
That was fantastic.
971
00:57:45,310 --> 00:57:48,190
That was really fun.
I love this car.
972
00:57:51,710 --> 00:57:54,950
So, there you go. The 2CV.
973
00:57:54,950 --> 00:57:56,630
Everybody loves it in the end.
974
00:57:58,350 --> 00:58:00,910
In a Ferrari, people hate you.
975
00:58:00,910 --> 00:58:04,430
They love the Ferrari,
but they hate you.
976
00:58:04,430 --> 00:58:06,910
In this, though,
people love the car,
977
00:58:06,910 --> 00:58:09,110
and they love you for driving it.
978
00:58:11,070 --> 00:58:14,110
This is a car
that makes people smile.
979
00:58:18,990 --> 00:58:22,950
- OK, I concede, you won me over.
- Isn't it just brilliant?
980
00:58:22,950 --> 00:58:26,110
It really is. And I've got
to say I want one.
981
00:58:26,110 --> 00:58:27,990
- How much is it? - About seven grand.
982
00:58:29,150 --> 00:58:32,230
Seven grand! Are you out of your
mind? Forget it.
983
00:58:32,230 --> 00:58:34,110
Seven grand!
984
00:58:42,910 --> 00:58:44,430
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
985
00:58:51,790 --> 00:58:56,910
So, both of you actually agree
that this heap of junk...
986
00:58:57,990 --> 00:58:59,910
..is a work of genius?
987
00:58:59,910 --> 00:59:01,270
Whoa, whoa, easy there.
988
00:59:01,270 --> 00:59:03,470
This is Chris's heap of junk.
989
00:59:03,470 --> 00:59:05,310
So, this is actually your car?
990
00:59:05,310 --> 00:59:07,470
- Oh, yes. - Why?
991
00:59:07,470 --> 00:59:10,630
I get it. It's refreshingly simple.
992
00:59:10,630 --> 00:59:12,750
It breaks down, you fix it.
993
00:59:12,750 --> 00:59:15,230
Gets a dent, you bash the dent out.
994
00:59:15,230 --> 00:59:17,630
You have, like, a real connection
with the car.
995
00:59:17,630 --> 00:59:20,630
I mean, I suppose so.
I mean, it's got potential.
996
00:59:20,630 --> 00:59:24,470
I could straighten out the bodywork,
wrap it, slam it.
997
00:59:24,470 --> 00:59:26,230
Throw on some dubs.
998
00:59:26,230 --> 00:59:28,230
- I could work with this. - Yeah, right?
999
00:59:28,230 --> 00:59:30,390
- Yeah. - Yeah.
1000
00:59:30,390 --> 00:59:33,350
Just don't open the door,
it smells awful in there.
1001
00:59:33,350 --> 00:59:36,510
I think it's the eggs and the,
what you call it, sheep dung.
1002
00:59:37,630 --> 00:59:39,910
That's the joy of the 2CV, you see.
1003
00:59:39,910 --> 00:59:42,430
I've given it a quick wash,
air freshener inside,
1004
00:59:42,430 --> 00:59:44,430
it's as good as new.
1005
00:59:46,430 --> 00:59:48,910
This is what it looked like
when it was new?
1006
00:59:48,910 --> 00:59:50,110
LAUGHTER
1007
00:59:50,110 --> 00:59:51,510
Ah, I still like it.
1008
00:59:51,510 --> 00:59:53,350
All right, that's all
we have time for.
1009
00:59:53,350 --> 00:59:55,910
Join us next week when we try
to speed up farming,
1010
00:59:55,910 --> 00:59:58,590
and Sabine tries to speed up Rory.
1011
00:59:58,590 --> 01:00:00,150
See you then. Goodnight.
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