US Road Trip | Lap & Braking challenge | Top Gear
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2010
- At the Moroso Motorsports Park the Stig's super-sized American cousin puts the Top Gear trio's $1000 wheels through their paces before Jeremy, Richard and James take part in a brake test. Quite simple, accelerate to 50mph and then brake before the alligator-infested river at the end of the main straight! Subscribe to Top Gear for more videos: bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear
Taken from Top Gear Series 9 Episode 3. Don't forget to visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.
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Basically, the three cars represent the three typical American Car classes,
Camaro = Muscle/Pony Cars
Dodge Ram = Pickup Trucks
Cadillac Brougham = Land Yachts
Hey
We also have school buses
@LaBass666 That's the Land Yachts I believe
@@sleightlyhandy889 yeah busses
not cars.
School buses have ladder chassis; so I guess the bus would be represented by the Ram 🤷🏽♂️
don't forget the SUVs
The Stig is always a mystery. But his cousin is a much larger mystery :D
He's the Stag
🤣🤣🤣🤣
He was only the second Stig that Clarkson got in a fight with, and the only Stig Clarkson hasn't made up with.
American Stig or as I called it the Stog
"We drew hotdogs, and mine was the shortest"
Lmao can't believe I just got that wow
carpetburn Isn't it just the expression of drawing the short straw, except he replaced straw with hotdog? Or are you suggesting that it's supposed to be sexual?
It's not sexual, they're just mocking the US.
Anzac-A1 how, I don't get that?
Derby Racer think he thinks they pulled out their dicks
Jesus. There's nothing to get. He's an idiot to thinks that they whipped their dicks out and Jeremy being the tallest had the smallest dick which is why he did the voice over. When in reality they just drew sticks. Nothing else to it
James’ victory dance is priceless 😂😂 3:44
"Hammond? Alligators, mate."
Such a British response.
TheHumbleFellow northern responce.
2:02 was absolutely beautiful. Little moments like this made the Clarkson-May-Hammond era amazing.
"He didn't make the turn". In a few years, neither did Hammond😅
o h
Hammond: This MF spittin’
This was a prophecy come true
I'm still really facilitated, that he survived it!
What happened?
6:15 *shoves James into a gator... "Oh crock!"
Gravydog316 I died!!
Hammond just Busrts out laughing hahahahaha
"Such an insufferable oaf!"
May's Cadillac scooting around that track to the tune of "Wichita Lineman" is... inspiring. XD
Richard Hammond - staring at the speedometer to see how fast he is going .. Now I understand why he crashes all the time. lol
c'mon . it's set up, all of it is
"Some say he's a CIA experiment that went wrong and that he only eats cheese" so funny!
Only cheese? Which kind?
Its not The Stig... it's The Stigs AMERICAN COUSIN
@@Saucy-ws6jc Oh, but just "cheese" is so much funnier, though. A cheeseburger is stereotypical.
And strawberries for dessert.
@@ericmadsen7470 Imitation American Cheese
Love the Cadillac's music! Suits the car perfectly, nice and relaxing.
Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman", a perfect match!
Expect the Cadillac isnt nice and relaxing
I was looking for a comment about that song, I felt in love with it thanks to this video. It’s such a heart warming, at ease song, it takes me to another place... RIP Glen.
@@kristian5821 seriously, they're great aren't they
"HE ONLY EATS CHEESE" :D
I miss old top gear
Me too
me 3
Me too
-every top gear fan ever
Count me in, I miss Top Gear as well... (2002-2015)
They shouldnt even call it top gear no more
When Glen Campbell came on I was laughing SO hard!!😂😂
Was one of the most genuinely lovely moments of top gear
Most blue coler thing
You saw broke back mountain 3 times and thought “I want a piece of that life” I laughed my ass off
You can tell this is old because Jezza’s got hair.
@@IshtiaqeOG jermy
2charliep and now he’s built like fat stig
This episode was aired in 2007 I believe. The year of some of the best specials that Top Gear ever did!
He hasn't lost his hair.
Why do people take their comments about the US so personally? I think it's hilarious.
+Sebastian Cano Roughly a third of the US population are same. Another third are ridiculously patriotic, and are the loudest of the groups (the ones who get the most butthurt). The other third romanticise Russia, Communism, etc etc for whatever reasons. I don't understand it at all XD
Alexis Auld Lol you right.
Because they are sensitive buggers
Americans r the most easily offended people on the planet
Sebass Because they are American.
I have to say - despite the shitty condition, the Cadillac is incredibly graceful and actually quite beautiful.
Its "fast" at the corners too
Only American can say this
The brakes were pretty good
it is! a beautiful automobile! a real luxury car, not like today's crap cars lol
Can I just say that they absolutely nailed the music for each of the timed laps?
Wichita Lineman was perfect for the Cadillac, couldn't have though of a better track
4:14 The Party Bus "Peas & Carrots". Quite a scenery!!
I come back every once in a while just to see Hammond crash into the alligators 🤣
"I'm gonna need a calendar for this, not a stopwatch" Dead 🤣
"Its salt water crocodiles you have to worry about..."
I think thats just ALL CROCODILES
American Stig is the Grand Tours' test driver.
Was
@@alangreig4261 you replied to 2 years old comment so yea obviously "was"
Let Em leave him alone people probably wouldn’t have known.
Yeah I thought so
He taught me any vehicle made outside of the US is communist.
Thats the stig's truck driving cousin
except the sunburnt ;)
Builder's companion stig
No his arm is too pale
I was the 100th likes of your comment
Big rig stig
" i was expecting errrrerrrrerrrreerrrreeeeeeeeerk! " haha!
I live in Palm beach county and although called PBIR now, it's absolutely still open
This comment aged like milk
"and the PIMP mobile was next. I need a calendar for this, not a stopwatch" laughed my ass off :DDDDD
2:22 lol, his helmet being consumed by the bulk below
Please do more road trips! they are the best episodes :)
A comment from 2010....woww
Oh boy...
I'm so glad that for the truck's lap they used Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty! :D
Watching this now as an adult, that loves the classics,these are great cars. A stick third gen in quasar blue and a stick short box dodge are rare, and the caddy is just wonderful.
1:17
*My dog when someone knocks on the door*
"It's null to 60 in 7.9 seconds!" - "Yea once"
Now, with simple tuning, these 80s Camaro now do 0-60 under 3 seconds
@@hybridAbsol Simple tuning? Are you sure? I guarantee you'd need to get some forced induction on that thing to bring it under 3 seconds
@@ryanscott99 the 5.0 V8 was detuned to 220hp for a reason, the engine actually produces about 400hp so with just natural aspirated setup, it will up to 600hp, of course with sports suspension, larger tyres and limited slip differential
@@hybridAbsol Fair enough, I wouldn't call that simple though, and you'd have to be pretty slick at changing gears and at launch to get it under 3 seconds, especially with it being RWD
@@ryanscott99 double clutch kit would be enough to get off the line quicker, since the stock gearbox isnt gonna be able to handle 600hp
Yeah theres a lot to be done with this Camaro
1:55 I am gonna need a calendar for this, not a stopwatch.
Willow Springs in California has all the curves you could want unless you have to have the Nurburgring.
'' Such and insufferable oaf '' 6:18 lmao
YESSS!!! I finally found it!! I have been looking for this for ages!!
1:05 WHALE CLOUD
I see it too lmao
we want more new videos and HD quality videos
Was 360p HD ten years ago?
@@JSMEsq actually 360p was SD and there was 480p HQ :) 720p HD was brand new at the time
@@mericdrives wow 720p was too end back then? I'm using an s20+ with 3800x2160 resolution it's mental how far we've come
*So everyone gonna ignore how he responded to a 10 year old comment*
@@lordgrim1798 that is utterly amazing
2:55
DRS Activated
i love this episode of top gear usa special!
god i miss this so much!
literally grew up watching this with dad
Big stick driving relaxed in Mays car with that music made me laugh so hard :D
Lol @ 2:25 - "it looks fabulous!"
"You got plenty of time to admire it"
I just love this show.
this is the episode that made me a fan!!
haha, "i'm gonna need a calender for this, not a stop watch" xD
“It’s the saltwater alligators you have to worry about...
*...I think.”*
Old or not Top Gear is always fun to watch!!
I remember this episode many years ago! and it still funny!
"you insufferable oath". I was on the floor gasping for air.
Same
Free`Water I thought he said ''insufferable oaf''
+shazaibbiazahs You are correct sir or madam.
Free`Water A
its oaf, not oath
Watching this all these years later, I have to say I quite like the Cadillac
I’m gonna need a calendar, not a stop watch🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is probably my fave episode of all time haha
Clarkson shoving May toward the river will always be hilarious.
Lol
Jeremy "to hell with the clutch"
I love Top Gears camera and editing crew.
love TopGear
4:29- That actually explains a lot about Jeremy.
4:26
Well Hammond is actually the shortest
From previouse comments on the song played durin james's caddy driven by the stig was: Witchita Lineman.
these guys crack me up, very funny lines constantly
James dancing is excellent! :D
Topgear isn't the same without these 3. They are so great together I wish they went back to the bbc topgear
Jeremy why the hell did you punch that producer I miss it like this
If you think Top Gear would've survived much longer, think again. The BBC just wanted to get rid of it in the shape it had. A show like that in Political Correctness bureau (which the BBC pretty much is) caused too many blisters back then. The "fracas" was just an excuse, the alibi the BBC needed to ax Clarkson (and by extension the three guys) off the show. Had it not been that it'd been something else, guaranteed.
@@ramjb Good to know you're a topgear fan Ramjb. :)
That cost him his job and lot of pc
Love seeing the FL plates. Nice touch of home for me
This is part of the first and greatest top gear specials that were to come. from 2006 i think
Baymax Stig
"Hillbillymobile" lol
in my back yard, wish I new when they got here would've love to see this live
BBC & the 3 were always the best, creative mix..RIP
This whole episode is just a massive roast XD
Except the Alabama bit. That was horror movie territory.
Every episode
@Nic Lazzari prove it
hahahahaha i love the stereotype!! oh top gear you're fantastic.
The music for the Cadillac was priceless.
James' happy jig was best!! :D
It just occurred to me that American stig was probably Jimmy Spencer. He’s the only professional driver I can think of who is that big. Thoughts?
I miss old top gear...
Could be.. There is mark Harmon. Then there was also a time when it looked like tony Stewart would have trouble getting in his car
It was Mike Skinner
Or maybe it was ben collins in a fat suit
My thoughts exactly 🤣
ive seen some big people in helmets and they dont look like that, i think its like pillows or something like that
The song that stig drive James May's car is sounds good.
+Triunp I don't think that's it
+Triunp I have a different version of the episode then, I downloaded it from iTunes years ago. For me it's a laid back blues song with slide guitar. Won't come up on Shazam either and I can't find any info on it anywhere.
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
God, the Brougham is graceful.
gotta love the input of a soundtrack from 28 Days Later
I love the USA! But I LOVE Britain much more.... LOL!
i see it like this
In ukraine, clarkson is pointing at a fiesta 3 cyl saying "this is brilliant but i like this" (this being the Vw up-exclimationmark)
Even as an american i love the jokes about Americans cause i know its true
5:24 Jeremy looked absolutely terrified when James did the brake tests.
I love how Hammond laughs at the other two starting and his truck ends up being the slowest.
Waiting for Amazon to put Top Gear on prime
thatamerican550 they already did
3:41 Haha, James doing Gangnam Style before it was even invented.
Beechaii2 That isn't the dance.
Zoltan Csikos It's a joke m8
I couldn't have thought of a better song than Wichita lineman as the track for the Pimpmobile's lap
Thanks ericbrie! Now, it's time for me to go and chill out to some great country.
Tom Petty in there, that was great to hear.
In this episode they asks the same question I asked myself when I owned a 91 Towncar....
"How did they get such little power from such a big engine?"
My 2016 Civic has almost as much power as that camaro haha
I think the oil crisis at that time influenced that? The fastest method to improve fuel efficiency a bit is to detune the engines.
@@dbclass4075 No, thats not what caused it. Mainly what did it was the switch over from lead to unleaded fuel, and the clean air act altogether. Emissions more than fuel economy, as making an engine less thermodynamic also REDUCES fuel efficiency.
When they switched over from leaded to unleaded, early on in the late 70s early 80s the unleaded fuel had a lower octane which meant engines had to lower their compression ratios to compensate for the available legal fuel. Going from 9:1 prior to, to around 7:1 after. Eventually fuel got better and compressions went back up, but 9:1 in the 90s was still considered "high compression". Hell, my 97 Mercedes was 10.5:1 and that was considered very high at the time and today thats low.
But aside from lower compression ratios to deal with crappy fuel they also had many new emissions regulations to meet which would further reduce the efficiency of the engines by adding on extra crap like complex air pumps, egr systems, richer af/r to reduce nox, exhuast restrictions in the form of catalytic convertors to burn the unburnt fuel from the richer af/r mixtures the list goes on.
Not really "detuning" an engine so much as choking it, which is the very opposite youd want to do to achieve fuel efficiency.
There was nothing fuel efficient about the early 90s modular V8s compared to a modern V8 of equal displacement.
@@shabutir1820 On the topic of the Clean Air Act, are intake and exhaust after-treatment (catalytic converters, particulate filters, etc.) a factor too?
@@dbclass4075 A factor for what? Efficiency? Modern catalytic convertors are very efficient and high flow, which means they have very little impact on the engines overall efficiency compared to early ones.
I dont really know a whole lot about diesel engines.
the way richard laughs at 2:02!
hilarious
I'm gonna need a calendar for this😂😂, killed me
Anyone notice James's car has a Florida License Plate?
That depressed boi I think they were all bought in Florida
@@thribs ok thanks
American muscle car specs
24 litre v34 engine
5 ton dry weight
12.3 bhp at the wheels
MAY'S DANCE IS JUST HILARIOUS!
the american stig is good! driving these ships throu any course is incredible!
The way the US is now, I completely agree with what Clarkson is saying😂
Richard: You must brake before the end of the track. At the end of the track, there is a river.
Jeremy: No big deal...
Richard: Full of alligators.
Jeremy: O.o
omg lol
sound fixed!! :D NICE
4:53 so the marks he is running on has nothing to do with the test haha i love how old topgear was so BBC that they had to hide all the scripting and look impulsive XD
the grand tour is way more fun and a big upgrade for the guys you will always have my suport ! :D