Rowan Atkinson drives hydrogen-powered Toyota GR Yaris H2 Concept at Goodwood

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июл 2023
  • Actor, car fan and alternative fuels enthusiast Rowan Atkinson drives the hydrogen-powered Toyota GR Yaris H2 Concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Thursday 13 July.
    Rowan Atkinson spoke to Goodwood's Ed Foster about the experience in the concept car, which is fitted with a three-cylinder, 1.6-litre internal combustion engine powered by hydrogen.
    Toyota has created the GR Yaris H2 Concept to offer a tantalising glimpse into a possible future of carbon-neutral motorsport.
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  • @griplimit
    @griplimit 11 месяцев назад +1472

    He’s come a long way from driving on his roof to now inside the car.

    • @muhammadfaheem3746
      @muhammadfaheem3746 11 месяцев назад +45

      Wonder where that blue three-wheeler is

    • @jeffayoe7468
      @jeffayoe7468 11 месяцев назад +4

      the 1977 Leyland Cars Mini 1000 Mark IV is great looking

    • @igcas
      @igcas 11 месяцев назад

      😅

    • @jaydipzbass6329
      @jaydipzbass6329 11 месяцев назад +5

      Can't stop laughing 😅😅😂😂😂

    • @rolfen
      @rolfen 11 месяцев назад +1

      Still 3 cylinders though

  • @typhoon-7
    @typhoon-7 11 месяцев назад +5486

    I actually feel that Hydrogen has a more realistic future than dragging around a tonne of batteries in your 2.5 tonne car.

    • @greengamerguy623
      @greengamerguy623 11 месяцев назад +403

      Or we can just use synthetic gas fuel

    • @514aam
      @514aam 11 месяцев назад +373

      ​@@greengamerguy623both! Hydrogen is easier to produce and you pretty much only need water, air and electricity, bonus if the electricity is 100% clean.

    • @mixswist
      @mixswist 11 месяцев назад +278

      ​@@514aam but Hydrogen is hard to store but I am glad we have more possible way to keep internal combustion engine alive.

    • @_hanz73
      @_hanz73 11 месяцев назад +68

      ​@@greengamerguy623fr, and isn't Biofuel stuff already existed for decades now??

    • @mrfishsticks266
      @mrfishsticks266 11 месяцев назад +177

      Hydrogen is the most abundant resource in the world. This fuel could be used for everything, it just need more improvements regards it's efficiency and storage. Because this fuel have a lot of potential...

  • @amazulu3401
    @amazulu3401 11 месяцев назад +602

    This guy is such a legend. Never puts a foot wrong, never says anything stupid and has ( did have ? ) a licence to drive an artic. What a guy.

    • @magnetaria
      @magnetaria 11 месяцев назад +18

      Guy was a genius man. that's why he's also good at acting as MR Bean.

    • @shinga_lana
      @shinga_lana 11 месяцев назад +47

      @@magnetaria He is actually a Certified Genius with an IQ of 178 and a degree in electrical engineering

    • @windunursetyadi
      @windunursetyadi 11 месяцев назад +17

      He crashed his own McLaren F1 twice which is funny

    • @Fanaz10
      @Fanaz10 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@shinga_lana wow, thats interesting

    • @bugsygoo
      @bugsygoo 11 месяцев назад +5

      Well, he recently wrote a pretty stupid article in the Guardian. But I suspect his motives were well aligned with Toyota in that regard.

  • @LonelyHearts.Co24
    @LonelyHearts.Co24 11 месяцев назад +175

    He really is a down to earth, humble, kind & well spoken legend.🏁🔥

    • @yrysroda8592
      @yrysroda8592 11 месяцев назад +7

      In a way I'm sad that he's best known for Mr Bean...Fawlty Towers had already perfected slapstick, whereas Blackadder II to Goes Fourth were unique works of, quite frankly, genius

    • @chrisfoxart
      @chrisfoxart 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@yrysroda8592 Blackadder is so good.

  • @magicAAA
    @magicAAA 11 месяцев назад +2479

    I'm so glad Top Gear outed Mr. Bean as a huge petrolhead ~15 years ago, otherwise my brain would've cracked at his profound interest and knowledge, not to forget his bloody racing drivers licence!

    • @6ixss
      @6ixss 11 месяцев назад +27

      Great driver!

    • @daz3745
      @daz3745 11 месяцев назад +124

      It was all the practice in the mini.

    • @danielthirgood1997
      @danielthirgood1997 11 месяцев назад +110

      think his mclaren f1 purchase gave him away lol

    • @mindedchaos
      @mindedchaos 11 месяцев назад +7

      the main reason i ever got into cars was from mr bean i had a mini when i was 10 learn to drive in it lol

    • @GuntanksInSpace
      @GuntanksInSpace 11 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@danielthirgood1997that's what gave it away for me lol. And he Daily Drove/grocery ran that thing too!

  • @abnfalcon3901
    @abnfalcon3901 11 месяцев назад +868

    Just humble, genuine and Enthusiastic Fan of the Whole Car world including Formula 1
    This is what a Car guy is supposed to be
    Be open to new ideas, trying different things and Praising them
    Not everything is supposed to be a Supra Competition or something

    • @denzelpardillo1181
      @denzelpardillo1181 11 месяцев назад

      You can tell that to some braindead americans and their trucks.

    • @sixfeetmonsta
      @sixfeetmonsta 11 месяцев назад +3

      I could not have said it better myself

    • @DESTINY.104
      @DESTINY.104 11 месяцев назад +3

      I agree falcon

    • @sandmaenchen
      @sandmaenchen 11 месяцев назад +9

      Atkinson is one of the few persons I look up to. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, and most likely could have continued towards PhD and earned a Professorship if he chose so instead of focusing on acting. His great intellect also shows in his witty manner of speaking, which made Blackadder one of his greatest works. Plus, he's not some overly ecological hypocrite who wants to ban driving from those who cannot use public transportation, but instead takes this pragmatic and realistic approach to study and promote ways to make the driving itself more ecological.

    • @Nudel-nc1cp
      @Nudel-nc1cp 11 месяцев назад

      well said

  • @eveb446
    @eveb446 11 месяцев назад +61

    Rowan Atkinson, is a brilliant actor, comedian and race car driver. He was on Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and company and Rowan did a fabulous lap.

    • @QueueTeePies
      @QueueTeePies 8 месяцев назад

      Don't forget he was an engineer before he got into comedy.

  • @kwaitefuni9152
    @kwaitefuni9152 11 месяцев назад +21

    Imagine Rowan Atkinson doing hardcore rally in his GR Yaris while playing his famous Mr. Bean character.
    truly a legend!

  • @MrNinjaFish
    @MrNinjaFish 11 месяцев назад +507

    Rowan should be a presenter on Top Gear. Get it back to a more rational and scientific format and let him do the technical bits and bobs, he'd be brilliant.

    • @911engineguy
      @911engineguy 11 месяцев назад +9

      couldn't take the pay cut

    • @shona5512
      @shona5512 11 месяцев назад +17

      For as much as I love Rowan, Chris Harris still has him beat on his enthusiasm technical knowledge of cars, as well as the fact that he's a more talented driver too.

    • @YuFow
      @YuFow 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@shona5512yup Chris is great.

    • @EfficientTrout
      @EfficientTrout 11 месяцев назад +19

      top gear cant afford him

    • @martinfisker7438
      @martinfisker7438 11 месяцев назад +5

      I havent seen any of the recent top gear, but from their RUclips videos it's definitely more rational and scientific than it was with the clarkson/hammond/may trio... arguably at the expense of humor

  • @nishchalpataliya8149
    @nishchalpataliya8149 11 месяцев назад +22

    He made my childhood and my adulthood awesome ❤

  • @DespaceMan
    @DespaceMan 11 месяцев назад +37

    Well you can't ask anyone better than Rowan to be the ambassador for future motor sports development, he is such a pleasant person to listen & talk with.

    • @flfreaks3745
      @flfreaks3745 11 месяцев назад +3

      And the fact that he is a holder of Masters in Electrical Engineering meaning he knows very well what he was talking about, not just some script given by the motorsport engineering team

  • @Manatouille
    @Manatouille 11 месяцев назад +412

    I saw this live! It was awesome! I love the Yaris GR and I think it’s amazing they’ve done this hydrogen version, a much more interesting alternative than electric cars!

    • @toyotauk
      @toyotauk  11 месяцев назад +75

      😎 Glad you enjoyed it, Hugo!

    • @ashymo3893
      @ashymo3893 11 месяцев назад +7

      @@toyotauk - As a GRY owner myself, I'd be very interested if you're able to share any further details on the engine in this car!

    • @CarLoverPhotography
      @CarLoverPhotography 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yes!

    • @rickyjulian496
      @rickyjulian496 11 месяцев назад +10

      ​@ashymo3893 120 miles on a full tank. 12kg to fill at £10-12 per kg..
      Looks like it'll never hit the showrooms

    • @n30a
      @n30a 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@rickyjulian496 So only interesting for race cars (maybe).

  • @rskdevelopments
    @rskdevelopments 11 месяцев назад +22

    You could tell Rowan Atkinson was enjoying this . Good man 👍

  • @dbc1dc
    @dbc1dc 11 месяцев назад +45

    Rowan Atkinson is awesome. We need to see more of him in the automotive field, whether it be him racing or perhaps his own car channel!

    • @wiser3754
      @wiser3754 11 месяцев назад +2

      To my surprise, he holds a degree in electrical engineering. Like John Cleese who is a actually a qualified lawyer.

    • @thatwolffe3802
      @thatwolffe3802 10 месяцев назад +1

      Hes a national treasure

  • @michaelkenny4124
    @michaelkenny4124 11 месяцев назад +5

    Rowan Atkinson is awesome and one of the greatest petrol heads, hes worked hard his whole life and has owned some amazing cars, much respect!

  • @traveltectours6561
    @traveltectours6561 11 месяцев назад +47

    He is not a genius in just comedy. A genius in driving too ❤💐

    • @Gerald0613
      @Gerald0613 10 месяцев назад

      and in RACISM

  • @UziGR6642
    @UziGR6642 11 месяцев назад +49

    mr bean got a upgrade

    • @Tokenator666
      @Tokenator666 11 месяцев назад +4

      And he's not on the roof this time

  • @terenceayer337
    @terenceayer337 11 месяцев назад +361

    Bravo Toyota!!!👍👍...You sure do know the future very well. Rowan's the best as always.

    • @channel4ferrets
      @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад +8

      ICE on hydrogen is for racecars only. Take the price of hydrogen and the efficiency of an internal combution engine and you soon realize it's 5x more expensive to drive than an EV.

    • @spikypikachu1162
      @spikypikachu1162 11 месяцев назад +8

      @@channel4ferretsyes although, EV’s also have issues amongst themselves. We are far from ready to go full EV. From the weight of the vehicles and the dangers of that, the causes of batteries engulfing into flames, from the batteries we use (lithium ion) which is harmful to the environment as is when mining it/recycling it. Hydrogen seems to be a better option, or better yet synthetic fuels.

    • @onsight2822
      @onsight2822 11 месяцев назад +2

      Until next year , the price is going to match petrol prices then electric will be pointless / stupid but they knew that all along !

    • @IND4GR0V3
      @IND4GR0V3 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@spikypikachu1162 you forgot how mention how long you need to sit to recharge, vs a fuel pump that takes a few minutes and you are back on the move.

    • @iGhost
      @iGhost 11 месяцев назад +2

      Electrics are boring. Where's the sound?!

  • @susanorchard1994
    @susanorchard1994 9 месяцев назад +2

    He is such a sweet and kind man. Spoken to him quite a bit. He's a very humble and gentle soul.

  • @ehaaron
    @ehaaron 11 месяцев назад +5

    Mr Rowan Atkinson. Always an absolute pleasure to see him

  • @vilic1215
    @vilic1215 11 месяцев назад +98

    the fact that rowan is an actor, surprised he knows his cars and stuff

    • @nate_river_
      @nate_river_ 11 месяцев назад +74

      Yeah, Rowan is a real petrol-head. Pretty sure he still has his own HGV license, too. Just for the fun of it.

    • @Druezy
      @Druezy 11 месяцев назад +50

      He crashed a Mclaren F1 back in the day, he loves his cars and drives them!

    • @MagicAyrtonforever
      @MagicAyrtonforever 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@nate_river_ I like trucking and I like to truck!! 🙂(Not the nine o'clock news)

    • @nate_river_
      @nate_river_ 11 месяцев назад

      @@MagicAyrtonforever Yep! If you don't like trucking, tough luck! 😉

    • @cuebj
      @cuebj 11 месяцев назад +35

      He did a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Newcastle. 1975, he did an MSc in Electrical Engineering at The Queen's College, Oxford. His MSc thesis, published in 1978, was about control systems

  • @MJShokunin
    @MJShokunin 11 месяцев назад +383

    Just like Japan, the UK is ideal for hydrogen power

    • @natebutontheinternet
      @natebutontheinternet 11 месяцев назад +13

      I get it

    • @zan7838
      @zan7838 11 месяцев назад +7

      I get it

    • @user-it9ho5mg5f
      @user-it9ho5mg5f 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah you right

    • @bennybouken
      @bennybouken 11 месяцев назад

      Lol

    • @VidzVideo
      @VidzVideo 11 месяцев назад +23

      What's the point. Using electricity to create hydrogen that you have to transport to where it's needed. It would be much more efficient just to use the electricity directly.

  • @then00brathalos
    @then00brathalos 11 месяцев назад +16

    all those episodes of bean in his mini really makes you forget how much of a beast Rowan is in the track

  • @TheKoosterify
    @TheKoosterify 11 месяцев назад +7

    ladies and gentlemen, give an applause for top 5 Top Gear's Stars In A Reasonably Priced Car, ROWAN ATKINSON

  • @SteMangia
    @SteMangia 11 месяцев назад +58

    Where’s Teddy??
    😁 mad respect for Rowan and for Toyota for bringing this technology to Motorsport !

    • @toyotauk
      @toyotauk  11 месяцев назад +9

      😎

    • @marcoghidella7222
      @marcoghidella7222 11 месяцев назад +5

      He's waiting at the box...🐻

    • @markharlock6474
      @markharlock6474 11 месяцев назад +3

      As long as Baldrick is not his mechanic...

    • @dr.md.raihanali5553
      @dr.md.raihanali5553 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@toyotaukI am rooting for you Toyota. Go forward with this Hydrogen technology and be head to head with the EVs. Save that automotive emotion.

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 11 месяцев назад

      @@dr.md.raihanali5553 Most hydrogen fueling stations now days dispense compressed hydrogen gas at 5,000 psi and 10,000 psi or at both pressures.

  • @briangriffith3985
    @briangriffith3985 11 месяцев назад +9

    Atkinson is a legend💪🏾

    • @serbronn1554
      @serbronn1554 11 месяцев назад

      He really is. What a fuckn treasure!

  • @feral4mr2
    @feral4mr2 11 месяцев назад +17

    Legend and a car enthusiast! Good interview.

  • @XMG3
    @XMG3 11 месяцев назад +1

    rowan atkinson is such an amazing human being, he was bullied heavily at youth for his looks, and he had a stuttering problem, mental breakdowns, but he over came all that and became who he is today.

  • @r3k2mutter79
    @r3k2mutter79 11 месяцев назад +24

    this is amazing omg

  • @grahamparsons1070
    @grahamparsons1070 11 месяцев назад +66

    How good is Rowan ❤.. Also am much more on board with hydrogen!

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 11 месяцев назад +1

      The fuel cell itself was carried over from the Toyota Mirai hydrogen-electric road car.
      Most hydrogen fueling stations now days dispense compressed hydrogen gas at 5,000 psi and 10,000 psi or at both pressures. Under or behind the rear seat or between the front seats..

    • @grahamparsons1070
      @grahamparsons1070 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@kylereese4822 bloody hell…. So a bomb essentially 🤔

  • @slevingaius
    @slevingaius 11 месяцев назад +46

    As Rowan Atkinson himself said the combustion engine still has something to give. A top gear star in a reasonably priced vehicle and absolute Chad. Glad he's the one to drive the hydrogen powered yaris at GoodWood FoS.

    • @manu.yt25
      @manu.yt25 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah wealthy actors can still play with it but it's not the future of cars.

    • @slevingaius
      @slevingaius 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@manu.yt25 what is then?

    • @drxym
      @drxym 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@slevingaius Electric quite obviously. Even synthetic fuel has a better chance than hydrogen though.

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 11 месяцев назад +1

      Jul 17, 2023It's the cost of the hydrogen fuel itself, which in California is generally priced at about $25 per kilogram. At that price point, it would cost about $135 to fill up a standard car.

    • @DavidKnowles0
      @DavidKnowles0 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah, him a free paid promoting a dead end technology. Seems some at Toyota are desperate to make Hydrogen a thing, when it never going to be a thing.

  • @blackvikingthrone
    @blackvikingthrone 11 месяцев назад +3

    I wish he would do more content. I’ve been a fan of his since I was a small child. Love him.

  • @Youtubax
    @Youtubax 11 месяцев назад +60

    Toyota missed a chance for not painting the Yaris citron yellow with the black bonnet.

    • @UltramanMebiusBrave
      @UltramanMebiusBrave 11 месяцев назад +4

      And turn it into a Mini ripoff? This is a race car, for Pete's sake.

  • @channel4ferrets
    @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад +60

    It all makes sense to me now. One month ago, Atkinson published a pretty negative article about EV's. Now he's driving a Toyota Hydrogen car. Toyota, the brand that doesn't make EV's because they want to but because they have to and the brand that still believes hydrogen has a future in cars.

    • @Pixel_FX
      @Pixel_FX 11 месяцев назад +3

      Toyota bZ4X

    • @channel4ferrets
      @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад +18

      @@Pixel_FX That's what I say. They don't build EV's because they want to but because they have to.

    • @MysteriousFigure
      @MysteriousFigure 11 месяцев назад +27

      @@channel4ferrets It's called not putting all your eggs in one basket, and surely the world's most profitable car maker has some ideas about how it should be done...

    • @God_help_us
      @God_help_us 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@MysteriousFigureexactly…the boys on the fully charged show channel are crying 😅😅😂😂

    • @migueldias3894
      @migueldias3894 11 месяцев назад +7

      I really hope Toyota can convince the world that the future is not on EV's, so i can continue to drive my 22 years old Corolla 😁

  • @badrobotNG
    @badrobotNG 9 месяцев назад +2

    Class, just pure class.
    Man's a living legend...!!!

  • @elrockerchido
    @elrockerchido 6 месяцев назад +1

    since his days in Mr Bean he was an absolute great driver, rewatching the show as a grown up, made me realize how good hhe managed that mini on the show

  • @nf1369
    @nf1369 11 месяцев назад +36

    I absolutely loved this! Thank you Toyota and Rowan for demonstrating the benefits of hydrogen fuels in a beast like the GR Yaris H2 Concept!

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 11 месяцев назад

      Jul 17, 2023 It's the cost of the hydrogen fuel itself, which in California is generally priced at about $25 per kilogram. At that price point, it would cost about $135 to fill up a standard car.

    • @evolicious
      @evolicious 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@kylereese4822 Nope, it's $16.51 per kilogram, and with efficiency of about 75 MPGe (average of around 450 miles per fill-up), it's just barely more expensive than ICE. Fuel Cost is a very minor problem. Availability is the bigger problem unless you live and drive near the fuel sources.

    • @phelanwolf6747
      @phelanwolf6747 11 месяцев назад

      @@evolicious volume is the issue. That car shown in this video has a range of about 200 km only and the whole back side of the car is the H2 tank. So you can only seat 2 people in the car and have no trunk. This is not feasible for anything but as a concept or for racing.

  • @HUGHS1E
    @HUGHS1E 11 месяцев назад +30

    This is the future, where I work we already started making hydrogen combustion engines

    • @dinoXAs2
      @dinoXAs2 11 месяцев назад +8

      Good.
      It has to be the future. Can't stand battery EV

    • @channel4ferrets
      @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад

      Hydrogen Combustion Engines make no sense. Make the calculation: ~1kWh x 13.000 miles x 290.000.000 cars = how many TWh of electricity needed per year? How much electricity does the US use right now? Do you really think we will double the electricity production, so people can keep driving ICE's?

    • @Pixelplanet5
      @Pixelplanet5 11 месяцев назад +8

      no its already the past.
      especially hydrogen combustion is dead before it even started due to its inefficiencies and pollution problems.

    • @dinoXAs2
      @dinoXAs2 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@Pixelplanet5 well it clearly isn't

    • @dinoXAs2
      @dinoXAs2 11 месяцев назад +3

      @cockmcballs4577 Yeah. There is already problems with roads because EV:s weight too much and cause damage.
      Eletric infrastruckture can''t sustain lot of EV cars.
      Its just a hoax

  • @devendrasherawat4786
    @devendrasherawat4786 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ahhhh
    So relaxing to know that you are alive
    you are living legend❤💪

  • @AngelLovee1234
    @AngelLovee1234 10 месяцев назад

    Rowan is such a gentleman. And he loves cars. And he's educated, smart, and articulate. Glad to seem him at Goodwood, wish I had been there.

  • @rayaspo4893
    @rayaspo4893 11 месяцев назад +3

    No man says BOB better than Rowan. Also he’s a fabulous driver apart from when he wrote of his mclaren f1

  • @NicolasValentinScotland
    @NicolasValentinScotland 11 месяцев назад +4

    Love this man , an absolute legend . Cars are just cars

    • @NicolasValentinScotland
      @NicolasValentinScotland 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@crispindry2815 exactly . 4 wheels going from A to B . They all do the same thing transporting people .

    • @zulutgseta8276
      @zulutgseta8276 11 месяцев назад

      Vehicles is vehicles

  • @growupjohnny9374
    @growupjohnny9374 11 месяцев назад

    I literally love Rowan Atkinson ❤

  • @964cuplove
    @964cuplove 10 месяцев назад

    ..and when he talks about things that matter he‘s even better ! He is a really cool guy !

  • @joelikespotatoes8321
    @joelikespotatoes8321 11 месяцев назад +5

    Please bring this to market Toyota

  • @een-stoom-liefhebber
    @een-stoom-liefhebber 11 месяцев назад +20

    I still call him Mr bean, and it's funny to me seeing him seriously and to hear him speak🙊
    yet i love this man! got a big global reputation for a role playing someone he dislikes as he said himself on a interview because mr bean is the opposite of himself.
    And this video really proofs that, he's a kind humble man who knows his stuff or let other people talk about things and listens to what he doesn't know
    There are 4 famous people on this world today I would love to meet,
    1-Rowan Atkinson
    2/4 - Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond & Captain slow

    • @ozone6007
      @ozone6007 11 месяцев назад

      Im from thailand 🇹🇭 i still remember his name mr bean😂😂😂

    • @samoknite
      @samoknite 11 месяцев назад +3

      Mr. Bean as … The Stig

  • @torrhthc4103
    @torrhthc4103 10 месяцев назад

    Rowan is a very humble man, respect🎉🎉

  • @mocciafrancescojunior1311
    @mocciafrancescojunior1311 11 месяцев назад +1

    Madre Toyota, tutti gli appassionati di meccanica al mondo confidano in Te.❤

  • @larszenthio1012
    @larszenthio1012 11 месяцев назад +41

    Mr Bean has stepped up from his yellow Mini, to the "Pocket rocket" Toyota GR Yaris H2 👍

    • @s2korpionic
      @s2korpionic 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yellow? You mean green?

    • @larszenthio1012
      @larszenthio1012 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@s2korpionic In most of the movies, Mr. Bean's Mini mustard yellow, but in some episodes Mini is lime green, but also in the cartoon. There are some episodes where Mini is orange. However, all have black bonnets. 👍

    • @learjet1246
      @learjet1246 11 месяцев назад

      @@larszenthio1012 Do they all have Dunlop tires?

    • @larszenthio1012
      @larszenthio1012 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@learjet1246 They are black and round and it says "DUNLOP" on the side. 😉👍

  • @pinkipipe
    @pinkipipe 11 месяцев назад +49

    Bravissimo Toyota 👏🏻

  • @djj2343
    @djj2343 11 месяцев назад

    His parents did a cracking job ... What a lovely humble human !

  • @danielbermingrud3655
    @danielbermingrud3655 11 месяцев назад

    Rowan a gem

  • @beezball
    @beezball 11 месяцев назад +85

    I love the toyota concept! I hope it's taken up by ALL the motoring categories. It's not very energy dense though, so F1 would have to bring back refueling, which would be awesome!

    • @superninja252
      @superninja252 11 месяцев назад +11

      A similar H2 racing car had just run the Fuji 24 hours twice and maneged to race all 24 hours twice

    • @stormveil
      @stormveil 11 месяцев назад +2

      Just a note: It's not dense per VOLUME
      But Hydrogen is incredibly energy dense per WEIGHT.
      Being a gas and not a liquid.

    • @RationalCreed
      @RationalCreed 11 месяцев назад +1

      Can’t wait for Hydrogen to become mainstream. Far better than waiting for a battery to charge

    • @phelanwolf6747
      @phelanwolf6747 11 месяцев назад

      @@RationalCreed that is not gonna happen in this way. The whole back of the car is the H2 tank to give the car a 200km range. This concept is not going to become much more efficient than this.
      For mainstream cars there is no alternatives to the electric motor.
      But there are several ways to power them, all of them include at least a small battery but then a range extender can be added, like a H2 fuel cell or even a gasoline power generator.
      Toyota could blast the competion if they really tried to for instance by mass producing cheaper fuel cell vehicles (and adding a charging plug) and/or by forcing their mass production of their solid state batteries a lot earlier than 2027.

  • @arkaitzplaza1540
    @arkaitzplaza1540 11 месяцев назад +3

    What a legend

  • @anaconda6147
    @anaconda6147 11 месяцев назад +1

    Big 👍 from Finland!

  • @ozholiday
    @ozholiday 11 месяцев назад

    Well spoken, humble, with surprising technical aptitude.

  • @mugenmark
    @mugenmark 11 месяцев назад +10

    Anyone who’s owned and sold a Maclaren F1 that declares a GR Yaris a pocket rocket and a lot of fun and is a fellow owner is alright in my book 👍

  • @TheTekknician
    @TheTekknician 11 месяцев назад +4

    If I'm not mistaken the newer GR Yaris Hybrid (when tuned) can already go from flat to 100kmph in 3,5 seconds (correct me if wrong), so I'm definitely all ears what this can pull off!

  • @Thomas-ng5rf
    @Thomas-ng5rf 11 месяцев назад +1

    I could totally see this guy hosting Top Gear :D

  • @Tony-112
    @Tony-112 11 месяцев назад

    Love hearing Mr Atkinson talk.

  • @boosterhuiz2779
    @boosterhuiz2779 11 месяцев назад +3

    This is the way for ALL cars to go in the future

    • @Pixelplanet5
      @Pixelplanet5 11 месяцев назад +1

      luckily not. Hydrogen is too inefficient to use as a fuel in cars which makes it too expensive so nobody is gonna use it outside of rich peoples performance cars.

    • @nuddin99
      @nuddin99 11 месяцев назад

      No it isnt, this car is hydrogen combustion. Hydrogen fuel cells are like 2x more efficient, hydrogen combustion also has terrible range and power and much less energy dense than gasoline.

  • @channel4ferrets
    @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад +9

    Does it have an Atkinson engine too? ;)

  • @davefgs2399
    @davefgs2399 11 месяцев назад +1

    Yes Toyota! Drop the damn ev's and go for hydrogen combustion engines & synthetic fuels!!! Absolutely love this, and what a legend Rowan Atkinson is!

  • @QuackLoud
    @QuackLoud 11 месяцев назад

    Great Actor, Funny Man and seems like a genuinely nice person.

  • @kurtbilinski1723
    @kurtbilinski1723 11 месяцев назад +20

    It takes a lot of energy to separate out hydrogen - it's not "free for the picking." Storage and distribution is much more difficult than gasoline due to how small the hydrogen atom is - leaks will be common. It also has to be kept very cold and under high pressure to stay in liquid form, else range and storage are limited. I'm surprised that Atkinson took part in this - he's very bright and no doubt knows these issues, that it's not all rainbows and sunshine as it's being pitched.

    • @skataskatata9236
      @skataskatata9236 11 месяцев назад +4

      he's getting paid well 😁

    • @malcolmrose3361
      @malcolmrose3361 11 месяцев назад +4

      And don't forget that the ICE (whether powered by hydrogen or petrol) is in itself very inefficient. If Toyota would quit screwing around and build an electric Yaris I'd buy one. i have a Yaris Hybrid at the moment (there was nowhere near enough charging stations in Spain six years ago when I was shopping around for a new car but that is being resolved fairly quickly now) and I love it - but the hybrid is only a stopgap between ICE and electric, and I'd like my next car to be electric.

    • @jamaly77
      @jamaly77 11 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@malcolmrose3361electric cars are still just cars

    • @stormveil
      @stormveil 11 месяцев назад

      @@malcolmrose3361 This is a big scam that EV car manufacturers like to promote. Batteries take loads of energy to mine, manufacture and ultimately recycle. It'll be literally years before it ends up more efficient than any car with a lower manufacturing footprint. Assuming your electricity isn't coming from a fossil fuel plant anyway (and spain still uses plenty of fossil gas) And only if you drive it enough & keep it long enough for those benefits to be realised. (on the order of 100s of thousands of km)

    • @malcolmrose3361
      @malcolmrose3361 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@jamaly77 Yes. They are. And your point is?

  • @ChroniclesofKToyoda
    @ChroniclesofKToyoda 11 месяцев назад +27

    Only issue with H² ICE cars is that(as much as I like them)it's not as efficient when compared to a simpler fuel cell, burning it creates waste heat that drops range by a ton
    Range being a key issue, as compressed H² takes a lot of storage space for the range you get, if they can work out a solid compound storage solution as they do with O² respirators on airplanes then that story might change

    • @muhammadhanifkurnaen6689
      @muhammadhanifkurnaen6689 11 месяцев назад

      But it refilled much faster than fastest charging time of mass produced ev cars. Typical ev cars need 100% charge from near empty around 1 hour, and typical fast charge around 20-30 min. Current road going hydrogen cars like toyota mirai need around 5-7 minute from near empty to full. Hydrogen can be easily transported like fossile fuel does.

    • @ChroniclesofKToyoda
      @ChroniclesofKToyoda 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@muhammadhanifkurnaen6689 yes the filtrate is fast, but the issue of space is a huge one, also thru no inherent fault of Hydrogen there simply is little infrastructure in places outside of California, even there there are limitations on availability
      I do believe H² is the best solution in the long run, however not in its current form, we need to either graduate to concentrated hydrogen solids(compounds) or there will need to be fill stations essentially everywhere gas ones are so we can reduce the number of tanks & simply fill up much more often then already done. As example, the rear half of that GR Toyota is nothing but extra H² tanks, & during racing it needed to fill up more then an extra 20 times OVER it's conventionally fueled competitors IIRC, so it's simply not a viable solution the world over just yet, but inside of LA utilized in fuel cells, sure

    • @benson4820
      @benson4820 11 месяцев назад

      Yeah thats true, I feel like it would be a good solution to racing though, allowing for quick refuel

    • @ChroniclesofKToyoda
      @ChroniclesofKToyoda 11 месяцев назад

      @@benson4820 it is quick refills, just unfortunately a ton more of them, might make pit strategy more interesting though

    • @moabman6803
      @moabman6803 11 месяцев назад +2

      You have to remember that hydrogen internal combustion engines are still in development stages. Also, most of the information on hydrogen engines is typically several years old. This Toyota for example has a pretty old prototype in it. The newest prototypes get nearly the same range as gasoline and reach efficiency levels of almost 70 percent with zero emissions.

  • @dexterreyes9372
    @dexterreyes9372 11 месяцев назад

    Wow... He just inspired me to drive even more.

  • @BlueTiger77
    @BlueTiger77 11 месяцев назад +2

    Car, motor, fuel and driver: TOP

  • @gbmgaming
    @gbmgaming 11 месяцев назад +23

    Now imagine we could retro fit this to classics

    • @miketran4289
      @miketran4289 11 месяцев назад +2

      If you listen to the interview, it seems like it's possible. He's driving a standard ICE car with a modded ECU and it's injecting hydrogen.

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 11 месяцев назад

      Most hydrogen fueling stations now days dispense compressed hydrogen gas at 5,000 psi and 10,000 psi or at both pressures.

    • @thomaslienert4225
      @thomaslienert4225 11 месяцев назад

      @@miketran4289 There's much more to the tank and fueling system, and upgraded seals all over. You don't want to drive the Hindenburg.

    • @ryoukokonpaku1575
      @ryoukokonpaku1575 11 месяцев назад

      @@miketran4289 It's actually possible. They've actually retrofitted the classic AE86 Trueno car to run in hydrogen. You can search AE86 H2 Concept on the other Toyota Channel.

    • @phelanwolf6747
      @phelanwolf6747 11 месяцев назад

      It is actually not possible, Toyota made the engine based on the gasonline version but it actually is a new engine.
      Engineering Explained has some details on this and also why it is not feasible for daily use: ruclips.net/video/3IPR50-soNA/видео.html

  • @hassyg4083
    @hassyg4083 11 месяцев назад +3

    people know him as Mr Bean learn about his background you will be surprised. dudes abit modest

  • @solaraproject3614
    @solaraproject3614 10 месяцев назад +1

    Did you guys remember how he drove a "Yaris of his time" with him on the roof, sitting on a living room chair with a mop on his hands for break and a string for steering? Legend has it that, thats how he started driving at Goodwood. Officials had to tell him to sit inside the car.

  • @biboy007
    @biboy007 11 месяцев назад +8

    Keep doing a great job Toyota.

  • @asimotyper1298
    @asimotyper1298 11 месяцев назад +6

    嬉しすぎる助っ人!!!!クルマ好きにとって切にトヨタが未来をとってほしい!!!!
    エンジンをあっさり捨てたホンダや欧米メーカーにはハートがないからね

  • @subhajit1128
    @subhajit1128 11 месяцев назад

    You gotta love this man!!

  • @TheWorstVidoesEver
    @TheWorstVidoesEver 11 месяцев назад

    Absolute Legend!

  • @Bluterus
    @Bluterus 11 месяцев назад +5

    I'm glad no Reliant Robins were harmed in the making of this!

  • @PopExtra
    @PopExtra 11 месяцев назад +3

    Interesting car concept, so much more fun to hear a car than a quiet electric car. I love Rowan Atkinson as an actor, i hope i meet him someday.

  • @psychosis7325
    @psychosis7325 11 месяцев назад

    Been waiting to see these hit the track for ages ❤ send one to Tasmania please.

  • @ashleygray99
    @ashleygray99 11 месяцев назад +1

    Roman is a pleasure to listen to!

  • @MrPropanePete
    @MrPropanePete 11 месяцев назад +4

    Great bloke. Rohan has a degree in electrical engineering, a degree in electronic engineering and a Masters in electrical engineering. So he knows what he’s talking about.

    • @manu.yt25
      @manu.yt25 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah but he's clueless when it's question of comparing which energy makes more sense for the future, hydrogen has such a low efficiency when produced from electricity that it's like just wasting electricity, it won't go anywhere but yeah at least Rowan can pocket a juicy check and have fun on the track working for Toyota for a bit....

    • @MrPropanePete
      @MrPropanePete 11 месяцев назад

      @@manu.yt25 I think the main point is that batteries aren't the answer to powering cars. And yes, hydrogen isn't the answer either.

    • @manu.yt25
      @manu.yt25 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrPropanePete Your bieliefs are pretty wrong and will be proven wrong in a near future. Electric cars aren't perfect but their climate impact and energy use is way better than petrol cars, but yeah there's no point arguing against people EV fake news, time will demonstrate it by itself. Basically to summarize curent science knowledge : the future of cars is electric but the future of mobility is not cars.

    • @johnpeters4214
      @johnpeters4214 11 месяцев назад

      No, he is an uninformed fool to think that Lithium-ion batteries contain many rare earth metals. Or was he paid by Toyota to spread that nonsense ...

    • @MrPropanePete
      @MrPropanePete 11 месяцев назад

      @@manu.yt25 So Manu, in your "belief" (you said my beliefs are wrong), what is the future of mobility? I think you're a city dweller (no offence meant). I live 1600 km from the Capitol City of my State in a regional town and further west in the outback it can be several hundred km's between fuel stops, plus a lot of dirt roads. No trains and buses so what other than a car would I use for "mobility" in these regions and thousands of people travel in remote areas daily. I'm actually camped in the bush in a 4x4 diesel vehicle right now with an Elon Musk Starlink internet setup, no phone network out here.

  • @channel4ferrets
    @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад +5

    Hydrogen in roadcars has no future. Don't hate me for saying it, just take in the numbers and calculate what it would cost to drive one mile in a hydrogen driven (hEV or ICE) car vs an EV. It's no match. Facts don't care about feelings or successful car brands.

  • @nimanxgaming
    @nimanxgaming 11 месяцев назад

    LOve Rowan and also TOYOTA is future. we all counting on u Toyota

  • @smudgeyarksha3514
    @smudgeyarksha3514 11 месяцев назад

    Rowan Atkins, God bless this man

  • @etienne6641
    @etienne6641 11 месяцев назад +6

    Give Rowen a classic yellow Mini and he'll beat the rest while changing his clothes and brushing his teeth🤣

  • @datutturugang666
    @datutturugang666 11 месяцев назад +7

    most people tend to forget how good of a pilot rowan actually is
    edit: corrected typo

  • @dsilvermane_
    @dsilvermane_ 11 месяцев назад +1

    Considering that Rowan owns/owned a Mclaren F1, that's high praise for the GR Yaris. The more I see of this man, the more I like him lol

  • @crisojohnson
    @crisojohnson 11 месяцев назад

    Nice step up from the mini.

  • @5ebra1
    @5ebra1 11 месяцев назад +3

    Rowan’s views should be listened to. He trained as an engineer and speaks sense.

    • @channel4ferrets
      @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад +1

      The engineers at Tesla are trained as... engineers too...

    • @5ebra1
      @5ebra1 11 месяцев назад

      @@channel4ferrets John Kerry has just admitted that if half the cars in America were electric the power supply would have to double in capacity. What do you think we would need to do in the UK?

    • @channel4ferrets
      @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад

      @@5ebra1 If all cars in the US are electric, you only need 30% more power. When all cars are hydrogen, you need 90 to 150% more power. I don't know what John Kerry said but it's bull.

    • @channel4ferrets
      @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад

      @@5ebra1 for the calculation: cars drive 13,000 miles a year on average, there are 290,000,000 cars in the US. Power consumption for EV's is 0,32kWh per mile on average. That makes 1,206TWh of power. Currently the US is using 4,000TWh of power.

    • @channel4ferrets
      @channel4ferrets 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@5ebra1 For the UK: the UK currently uses around 300TWh of electricity in a year. There are 33,2 million cars on the road in the UK that drive 7.400 miles per year on average. So you would need 33.200.000 cars x 7.400 miles x 0,32 kWh = 78,6TWh of electricity in a year. That's a 26,2% increase. When driving a hydrogen car, that would be 78 to 130% increase in electricity consumption, depending on fuel cell or ICE on hydrogen.

  • @rishitsinha8041
    @rishitsinha8041 11 месяцев назад +3

    Can't wait to see him put a sofa on top of the car and drive it

  • @cobar5342
    @cobar5342 11 месяцев назад +1

    We are seeing his engineering background coupled with vehicle enthusiasm. Love it

    • @charlesdegaulle2928
      @charlesdegaulle2928 11 месяцев назад +1

      he is just driving it, not inventing it. he is mr.bean, not dr.rocket scientist.

    • @cobar5342
      @cobar5342 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@charlesdegaulle2928 He has an engineering degree. Go check it out

  • @Alberto_Gonzalez-Burgos
    @Alberto_Gonzalez-Burgos 11 месяцев назад

    that guy doesnt age, a wonderful human being he is

  • @sermerlin1
    @sermerlin1 11 месяцев назад +5

    Holy Shit Mr. Bean can drive. :D

    • @Teoula7
      @Teoula7 11 месяцев назад

      check him out on top gear

    • @paulf2898
      @paulf2898 11 месяцев назад

      Don't mention the McLaren f1 😂

  • @imposter5585
    @imposter5585 11 месяцев назад +6

    A legend driving a legendary revolution 🙌 👏

  • @namirezzati2816
    @namirezzati2816 10 месяцев назад

    Oh man he is nailing the info, I mean that was very very professional insight

  • @barryvercueil2346
    @barryvercueil2346 11 месяцев назад

    This is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!

  • @YT.automotive
    @YT.automotive 11 месяцев назад +3

    Mr.bean ditch his mini cooper💀

  • @Rhythmattica
    @Rhythmattica 11 месяцев назад +7

    Im so glad Toyota have stood their ground and proving there's another path, that is more so, arguably better for the environment...

    • @dinjil1488
      @dinjil1488 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yup. Agree, because rare earth mining causing lots of enviro.damage especially in corrupt countries

    • @Rhythmattica
      @Rhythmattica 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@dinjil1488 Also, the amount of resources used to make H2 fuel, is better offset... And that also means, as a Choice , we can hear an engine!!! YES!

    • @johnpeters4214
      @johnpeters4214 11 месяцев назад

      @@dinjil1488 No, he is an uninformed fool to think that Lithium-ion batteries contain many rare earth metals. Or was he paid by Toyota to spread that nonsense ...

  • @user-ps4ei5ow8l
    @user-ps4ei5ow8l 11 месяцев назад

    He is a gentleman and his acting is fantastic😃

  • @kakudmi
    @kakudmi 11 месяцев назад

    What a delightful person he is.

    • @johnpeters4214
      @johnpeters4214 11 месяцев назад

      No, he is an uninformed fool to think that Lithium-ion batteries contain many rare earth metals. Or was he paid by Toyota to spread that nonsense ...

    • @mrblackguy6336
      @mrblackguy6336 11 месяцев назад

      @@johnpeters4214you're the fool here posting 12 negative comments 🙄😑🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @DimarRFS
    @DimarRFS 11 месяцев назад +6

    Good one! I also do believe that hydrogen is the future, the real clean and renewable fuel.

    • @brushlessmotoring
      @brushlessmotoring 11 месяцев назад +1

      Based on what? Hydrogen is made from fossil fuels, or, for the 1% that is made from electricity, it takes so many kWh per kg that the CO2 per 100km is still more than gasoline, even from a clean grid like in BC, Canada. Its not a clean renewable fuel.