Richard Hammond decides his greatest Grand Tour car of all time!

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
  • This is a big one - we set Richard Hammond the task of crowning his favourite Grand Tour challenge car, by creating a tournament format. Grab a note pad, play along and see if you end up with the same result!
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  • @notchjohnson2540
    @notchjohnson2540 8 месяцев назад +1817

    John is obviously the true gigachad amongst all these cars. None of the others can boast the same achievement as John...

    • @Theover4000
      @Theover4000 8 месяцев назад +24

      I named my Honda after John, solely because of the amount of sticky situations he’s gotten me out of. John (from the show) was a truly wonderful machine.

    • @booth403
      @booth403 8 месяцев назад +53

      John jumping with enthusiasm, and swimming to victory, will always be some of my favorite moments

    • @NikoMoraKamu
      @NikoMoraKamu 8 месяцев назад +27

      John is the true best car
      Built by them and carry the 3 buffons
      Hammond is wrong
      Maybe is because he drive it a lot

    • @MotoRideswJohn
      @MotoRideswJohn 8 месяцев назад +10

      Was honored when they named it John, because Johns are dependable. Was heartbroken when it lost in the first round. That truck was brilliant. Truly a shame that it had to be destroyed.

    • @vanlampham2557
      @vanlampham2557 8 месяцев назад +9

      Of course John is amazing but never forget the first guy, Geoff

  • @bencheney1905
    @bencheney1905 8 месяцев назад +1127

    JOHN?! You eliminated JOHN?! He was such a nice, dependable chap! He hopped his way into our hearts…

    • @eradaalmasi7590
      @eradaalmasi7590 8 месяцев назад +107

      They didn't let him drive it 😂

    • @michaelmayo2489
      @michaelmayo2489 8 месяцев назад +18

      Watching that special I can see why he didn’t choose it I as a viewer I would choose it but him as the one who had to experience it I don’t blame him

    • @dipren443
      @dipren443 8 месяцев назад +12

      John was more of a team car too. Not just Richard’s. Wonder if that played into his decision.

    • @The.Revenant96
      @The.Revenant96 8 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@eradaalmasi7590Am sure he drove it . He just doesn't remember it 😂

    • @RakibHasan-hs1me
      @RakibHasan-hs1me 8 месяцев назад +1

      Your pain is shared.

  • @RJN82
    @RJN82 8 месяцев назад +941

    The Mongolian adventure remains my most-watched Grand Tour episode and John was a big part of the appeal.

    • @RoryStarr
      @RoryStarr 8 месяцев назад +52

      It seems the most honest one to me. There were no skits, no camera trickery--just the boys facing genuine hardship on a real adventure.

    • @speedracr7
      @speedracr7 8 месяцев назад +7

      I've watched John scamper up hills at least 20 times

    • @Amm17ar
      @Amm17ar 8 месяцев назад +12

      I think Ive genuinely watched it about 5/6 times so far lol. Its probably my favourite special out of both Top Gear and GT. It easily put Mongolia on my bucket list of places to visit. What a magnificent episode and country.

    • @adg1017
      @adg1017 8 месяцев назад

      Totally agree. Best special across both shows.

    • @blairscartoonshistory7477
      @blairscartoonshistory7477 8 месяцев назад

      Same here

  • @user-rp1jl5jh1r
    @user-rp1jl5jh1r 8 месяцев назад +412

    John gets my vote because he was hilarious to watch at times - especially bouncing up the hills.

  • @chefevans5705
    @chefevans5705 8 месяцев назад +368

    I'm shocked that John wasn't in the top 2... the Mongolian special is our all-time favorite. Story, cinematography, the journey, everything was just great.

    • @historytank5673
      @historytank5673 8 месяцев назад +7

      Ah but he didn’t get to drive it.

    • @The.Revenant96
      @The.Revenant96 8 месяцев назад +12

      ​@@historytank5673He drove it . He just doesn't remember it

  • @AprehamLincoln
    @AprehamLincoln 8 месяцев назад +173

    John was a legend. No other vehicle could have gotten through what John went through, having to deal with those 3 goofballs.

  • @semsei69
    @semsei69 8 месяцев назад +140

    John was the only car who kept the trio and theirs nonsense all through out mongolia, he had heart and soul, and hopped over our hearts.

  • @morzee94
    @morzee94 8 месяцев назад +74

    As soon as he called it Martin, the competition was over! I hope Martin and Oliver are very happy together in his garage.

  • @max.ferrari
    @max.ferrari 6 месяцев назад +20

    Hammond gotta be the only guy to say "if you've just joined us" towards the end of a youtube video. That's some classical film and radio training right there.

  • @CODsizK
    @CODsizK 8 месяцев назад +35

    "If you've just joined us"
    A tv presenter to the core ❤

  • @dwaynne_way
    @dwaynne_way 8 месяцев назад +73

    My favourite car you’ve driven on the Grand Tour has to be the Subaru from the Scandi Flick. Such a stunning car.

  • @richard_nj
    @richard_nj 8 месяцев назад +171

    I don't think there's a human in existence that has more trouble trying to grasp a knockout tournament bracket than Hammond

    • @Mattexe77
      @Mattexe77 8 месяцев назад +13

      Never heard the word "quarter finals"

    • @lalnablehector1285
      @lalnablehector1285 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@Mattexe77 Quarter Finals is absolutely a thing

    • @Mattexe77
      @Mattexe77 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@lalnablehector1285 yes I was saying Richard doesn't

  • @sashagaster9381
    @sashagaster9381 8 месяцев назад +136

    I'm still shocked at how Richard made it thru Mozambique. Physically it looked torturous

  • @RoboTrainDude
    @RoboTrainDude 8 месяцев назад +67

    I gotta say that the STI had some sort of charm to it that makes it my favorite out of the bunch.

  • @daviddeupree7707
    @daviddeupree7707 8 месяцев назад +57

    John is my choice by a mile! That's my favorite episode ever

  • @neptunefly36
    @neptunefly36 8 месяцев назад +44

    Hopefully Jeremy will participate in DriveTribe videos next year, maybe he’s busy. But even just a quick 5 min q&a would be great…

    • @crazyplays7900
      @crazyplays7900 8 месяцев назад +4

      I do think he is a bit preoccupied with the farm stuff but maybe

  • @Philip.Magnusson
    @Philip.Magnusson 8 месяцев назад +20

    I wish James and Jeremy would do these videos aswell! Both for TopGear and Grand Tour.

  • @ellosa3133
    @ellosa3133 7 месяцев назад +6

    It is definitely awesome to see the difference between what most fans think and what he feels. We all loved John!
    Richard is the reason for my love of wrx's. From the africa special 'heart of the nile' i said I am gonna go get one of those for myself and I did.

  • @VillainFrog
    @VillainFrog 8 месяцев назад +5

    Really fun comparisons!! Iove the shows with James, Jeremy and yourself. Always a great time! Round of Eight, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Finals.

  • @bryankotsch
    @bryankotsch 8 месяцев назад +18

    The Focus was a brilliant build. Unfortunately it didn't work as well as it could have. Loved the tank in Dubai 😂 The Dodge Demon and Hellcat seemed to give you a great smile factor.

  • @TheHellblzr
    @TheHellblzr 8 месяцев назад +16

    This was the video I've always imagined I wanted to see because the series is coming to an end next year and would love to see the other 2 join the trend as well !

  • @f1since08
    @f1since08 8 месяцев назад +4

    John and the Mongolian special remains my absolute favourite adventure that the boys have done.

  • @TheVagolfer
    @TheVagolfer 8 месяцев назад +2

    Like a mother giving birth, you unpacked, assembled, drove and coerced it as it essentially delivered you from the middle of nowhere. Respect!

  • @garyseaton4619
    @garyseaton4619 8 месяцев назад +4

    Congratulations Martin... One of the best cars ever...

  • @DiecastDreamCustoms
    @DiecastDreamCustoms 8 месяцев назад +6

    Fantastic video, but we're partial to Fury. As a matter of fact, is that a little Fury diecast on your shelf right behind the motorcycle at 2:22? ...next to a little diecast of the MBG GT that you race?! That's so cool! I wonder if anyone else would want one of those? (We might have even made them). :) Love ya, Richard! Keep the DriveTribe videos coming! -Vic and Johnny, FH

  • @lacrossev
    @lacrossev 8 месяцев назад +10

    I'm glad to see Martin made it out the champ. As an original owner of a USDM 2004 STi , black with gold wheels (first year in the US). I still look at it lovingly as I walk out my house to get in to my work-issued boremobile every morning.

    • @gppowis
      @gppowis 8 месяцев назад

      Don't ever sell it! I sold mine in the UK and have regretted it ever since... (Black 2004, Sti PPP Type UK, gold rims replaced with black with diamond cut edges).

    • @lacrossev
      @lacrossev 8 месяцев назад

      @@gppowis no worries I plan on keeping it forever. Mom has a 2002 bugeye auto wagon in WRB with gold Prodrive P1s, we love our subies in this household

  • @coalyt9816
    @coalyt9816 8 месяцев назад +9

    Come on Richard
    It's round of 16
    Then quarter finals
    Then semi finals
    Then the final

  • @danielzenner8461
    @danielzenner8461 8 месяцев назад +2

    I think we all knew at the beginning it would be Martin. However, I agree with the comments that it should have been John.

  • @funserious2632
    @funserious2632 8 месяцев назад +4

    the Subaru is such an amazing car , I absolutely loved it from the special and it makes me really happy that Richard actually bought and still drives it

  • @mihavodnik1146
    @mihavodnik1146 8 месяцев назад +6

    Congratulations ‘little’ Subaru 🚙💨❤
    well deserved👍✌️

  • @nesm2580
    @nesm2580 8 месяцев назад +7

    The truck over John?! That’s sh**!
    #justiceforjohn

  • @ISirSmoke
    @ISirSmoke 8 месяцев назад +9

    wish Richard would start doing car reviews on this channel again, or just documenting stuff

  • @talibanezos
    @talibanezos 8 месяцев назад +3

    hands down ,JOHN.

  • @JobiWan144
    @JobiWan144 8 месяцев назад +1

    3:00 Hammond slips back into his natural Brummie accent!

  • @Depressed_Nightfury
    @Depressed_Nightfury 8 месяцев назад +2

    I must be the only guy that really liked that old Cornbinder from the RV challenge...as a farmer, I've got a massive weakness for those old IH's.

    • @PaulFellows3430
      @PaulFellows3430 8 месяцев назад +1

      Not at all. I'm a townie and it was my favourite as well.

  • @michaeltalwar832
    @michaeltalwar832 8 месяцев назад +2

    There needs to be a grand final between Oliver and Martin the Subaru!

  • @GitShiddy
    @GitShiddy 8 месяцев назад +9

    Bewildered that John would be out first round. That's a top 5 car in these three's career. Just goes to show how much they hate each other, that a brilliant car suffered just because they all fit in it.

  • @majist0
    @majist0 6 месяцев назад

    “I think they were a bit disappointed” is peak top gear energy.

  • @vescovinator
    @vescovinator 8 месяцев назад

    3:15 hammonds like im fien please dont cut off my pants

  • @karremania
    @karremania 8 месяцев назад +1

    Happy to see the WRX on top, i have mine for nearly 10 years now and it got to a point where it felt.. maybe it was time. But rewatching the show and the followup 'rebuild' of the car, i just smile each time i sit in the car again. No, it aint a STI (though it got the exhaust and spoiler), but for me it remains 1 of the most beatifull cars ever build. If i only i would give it more 'care' :(

  • @Kingsoupturbo
    @Kingsoupturbo 8 месяцев назад

    The Scarab was so awesome! I looked up its Sale in Florida when the Special came out, had new engines and new drives, a real dream machine.

  • @goober5713
    @goober5713 7 месяцев назад

    I have a 2014 STI hatchback, and I absolutely love it.

  • @HansmeiserOFFICIAL
    @HansmeiserOFFICIAL 6 месяцев назад

    I would love to meet Hammond. He's such an awesome person

  • @eradaalmasi7590
    @eradaalmasi7590 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is brilliant. Do it with May too.

  • @doposud
    @doposud 8 месяцев назад

    Happy New Year DRIVETRIBE !
    i wish you lot of customers and that everything works out well.
    i would love to see all 3 of you together again even in a pub just for talk.

  • @istoleurfaceha3527
    @istoleurfaceha3527 8 месяцев назад +1

    So proud to be an Impreza owner right now

  • @alandoyle4810
    @alandoyle4810 8 месяцев назад +4

    Loved this, could you do the same with Jezza and Mays cars? Asking for a friend :)

  • @chrisw3745
    @chrisw3745 8 месяцев назад

    Haha, I'm with you Richard. I saw that outcome before I even clicked on this video! Absolute legend of a car! Well deserved winner!

  • @ArfurFaulkesHake
    @ArfurFaulkesHake 8 месяцев назад +2

    I can't get over how tiny Hammond looks next to the SRT Demon.

    • @Archpally
      @Archpally 8 месяцев назад

      Hamster living up to his namesake.

  • @tomgosy
    @tomgosy 8 месяцев назад +2

    That Focus RS build would have been awesome to see in some snow... terrain that those tracks are actually designed for

    • @jondomachowski1915
      @jondomachowski1915 8 месяцев назад

      Agreed. I wondered if they didn’t have a more proper set of treads available for that terrain or they were chosen more for comic potential.

    • @tomgosy
      @tomgosy 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@jondomachowski1915 Definitely for the comic potential

  • @DarioCastellarin
    @DarioCastellarin 7 месяцев назад +1

    I'll be honest: I would have bet all my money on John, but it didn't even make it past the first stage. I understand it might have been a miserable experience, but the Mongolia special was just glorious.

  • @JaegerDreadful
    @JaegerDreadful 8 месяцев назад

    We have had 14 rounds of "Semi-finals" all leading to 1 final. Fantastic.

  • @Westii2011
    @Westii2011 7 месяцев назад

    Richard explaining the Mongolia special to me, a man whos watched the Mongolia special 657 times

  • @palefaced1
    @palefaced1 8 месяцев назад +1

    I'm surprised they they never had a Plymouth Prowler on top gear or grand tour.

  • @mustangfan5108
    @mustangfan5108 8 месяцев назад +2

    John or Martin were always my top picks. John quite literally hopped his way into getting you some alcohol, and Martin, well i don’t think there was any other car you had quite as much fun in as Martin

  • @devryndrives6623
    @devryndrives6623 8 месяцев назад

    That turned out exactly as I expected 😂. I've owned an STI of that generation and sold it during the pandemic for more than I paid for it. Got my 57 Bel Air, which was a dream car of mine, but have recently considered selling it for an SSR.

  • @persapapi4474
    @persapapi4474 7 месяцев назад

    Hammond is still so young how can you end grand tour with just another special, come on drivetribe just have Richard doing grand tour alone I will watch it

  • @recklessrogue9027
    @recklessrogue9027 8 месяцев назад

    Martin was the correct choice as a long time lover and now owner of a WRX but honourable mention for John!

  • @denzbushpig6978
    @denzbushpig6978 8 месяцев назад +3

    What happened to John? He’s my favorite vehicle you’ve built/driven

    • @fulcrum2168
      @fulcrum2168 8 месяцев назад

      Scrapped after they couldn't ship it back

  • @josetunez9584
    @josetunez9584 8 месяцев назад +1

    Never thought that the SSR would make it to the final

  • @johnbodsworth4587
    @johnbodsworth4587 8 месяцев назад

    GT winner ..John, TG (at its prime) winner ..Oliver both showed true grit!

  • @yeoldeseawitch
    @yeoldeseawitch 8 месяцев назад +2

    Can you restore the Buick Riviera soon? it looks so awesome and it gives me massive Due South nostalgia, because one of the main characters of that show had a green 72 riviera for the main vehicle.

    • @anthropicandroid4494
      @anthropicandroid4494 8 месяцев назад

      As Richard said: it's such a great representation of that car maker at that time that I imagine there must no temptation to seriously modify, only restore/replace. So it could be a smooth operation.

  • @southafricancarlover8666
    @southafricancarlover8666 8 месяцев назад

    I love how he says if you just joined us like it is a live tv show.

  • @mklschwrtz2
    @mklschwrtz2 8 месяцев назад

    We need one of these videos with all 3 now that it's all over!

    • @AtheistOrphan
      @AtheistOrphan 8 месяцев назад

      2 more final episodes have been filmed and will be released next year.

    • @mklschwrtz2
      @mklschwrtz2 8 месяцев назад

      @@AtheistOrphan I know, but it's still not enough!

  • @coreproduction572
    @coreproduction572 6 месяцев назад

    Mongolia and John are the best episode for me after the top gear Toyota destroy challenge.

  • @Yet_Another_Steve
    @Yet_Another_Steve 8 месяцев назад +1

    I think we can all agree it should have been 'An Epic Hunt'.

  • @kevinn1158
    @kevinn1158 8 месяцев назад

    Semi times Semi = Quarter Richard. Thanks for the video!! Get your buddies to choose theirs!!

  • @hewallens946
    @hewallens946 8 месяцев назад

    Between Geoff and John, it's hard to decide. Definitely tough to decide between Bolivia and Middle East. I believe the best moment is probably the big dramatic entrance after his injury. All the dancing girls and everything. You were absolutely staggered.

  • @I3ladefist
    @I3ladefist 8 месяцев назад

    Richard Hammond, really hoping to see you again on the show with Jeremy and James!

  • @remonkokNL
    @remonkokNL 7 месяцев назад

    I was suprised for some choices. But still think it would be great for a new Grand Tour that they choose each others cars.

  • @einsikallin
    @einsikallin 8 месяцев назад

    That last sentence made me think of my first car, a Toyota Carina E 1992, with 2l engine and 5 speed, man I miss that car...

  • @colinbrown4903
    @colinbrown4903 7 месяцев назад

    I like how Hammond tried at least 6 times to declare what each round was and never got it right once.

  • @thor6580
    @thor6580 8 месяцев назад

    The 72 Buick Boattail Riviera was the one that I picked as the winner based solely on style.

  • @darkwulf2k
    @darkwulf2k 8 месяцев назад

    John would win it for me, the other cars were great, but John.........is just John. Such an epic episode, an epic adventure, with a car that should of probably not succeeded but did.

  • @arielsfish
    @arielsfish 8 месяцев назад

    Havent seen all these yet, currently watching daily , hope this doesn't spoil it too mich

  • @sjfoster12
    @sjfoster12 8 месяцев назад

    The one where Hammond forgets the word for a Quarter Final

  • @einoware436
    @einoware436 7 месяцев назад

    Would love to see the others do this

  • @stewhite3875
    @stewhite3875 8 месяцев назад

    As soon as I saw the impreza on the list, I knew it was going to win😊

  • @Haynes_Motor_Museum
    @Haynes_Motor_Museum 11 часов назад

    The Chevrolet SSR, a finalist! Come and see it for yourself at our Museum in Somerset where it features in our new @DriveTribe exhibition!

  • @vintagestuffguy1998
    @vintagestuffguy1998 7 месяцев назад

    Top spot definitelt should have gone to John and I think tbh that episode would have made an excellent finale to the Grand Tour - one last epic journey, car that was built ‘by the lads’ and most importantly all together in the same vehicle having banter together instead of across the radios

  • @user-rr3ew2jk1p
    @user-rr3ew2jk1p 7 месяцев назад

    I want to see more of these from all of you guys and more foodtribe

  • @Jeff.78
    @Jeff.78 8 месяцев назад

    John vs. Martin
    Both built to do a job, and they did.

  • @CrNcHyFROG5
    @CrNcHyFROG5 6 месяцев назад +1

    You guys said you were going to do a series on the SSR, mod it, fix it up etc. But we haven't heard about it since. Pleeeeeeease give us the goods 😢

  • @mus3equal
    @mus3equal 7 месяцев назад

    John, sober hamster was brilliant!

  • @mkwlls
    @mkwlls 8 месяцев назад

    The fact that John went out in the first round....I can't even take you seriously anymore!

  • @michaelbyrne8238
    @michaelbyrne8238 7 месяцев назад +3

    Now, Martin vs Oliver?

  • @SilverDemon4647
    @SilverDemon4647 7 месяцев назад

    Seems like you guys forgot the iconic episode with the Rimac 😅😂

  • @Kevin_VER
    @Kevin_VER 8 месяцев назад

    I was sensing from the beginning that the Subara was going to win this, the way he spoke about it said it all.

  • @RMJerich0
    @RMJerich0 8 месяцев назад

    yeah. cool watching this having exactly the same (hatch etc) looking impreza sti spec c jdm, but 02c.

  • @B-rocsGarage
    @B-rocsGarage 7 месяцев назад

    And yet they forgot John. Rest in Peace John. And may the redistributed pieces of you bring peace and happiness to those who own them

  • @Windykun
    @Windykun 6 месяцев назад

    I’m surprised that John didn’t achieve higher, even though from what I remember Richard never was able to drive him cause the other two wouldn’t let him, John was the only car that I remember that never broke down, he survived the bumpy meadow, his signature hop up hills, he even survived being drowned, justice for John ✊

  • @zacharyKewDenniss
    @zacharyKewDenniss 8 месяцев назад

    Is that the Lego mustang on the shelf? My wife got me one as an anniversary present last month (it’s my dream car) and it was such a jot to build, with the attention to detail inside. Especially love the dodge charger silhouette in the mirror

  • @zagonialpar9208
    @zagonialpar9208 8 месяцев назад

    And now onto the Semi Finals!

  • @paxo666
    @paxo666 8 месяцев назад

    Buick Riv gets my vote, fell in love with it back in the day watching Due South!

  • @dmangunner6214
    @dmangunner6214 7 месяцев назад

    Fantastic, really enjoyed that

  • @stijnvanarkel541
    @stijnvanarkel541 7 месяцев назад

    John was probably the only car next to James’s evo that never broke down

  • @houradm.419
    @houradm.419 8 месяцев назад

    😮Martin seen paying the judge to eliminate his only challenger John 😂😂

  • @paulstack2431
    @paulstack2431 7 месяцев назад

    A wonderful worthy winner 🏆

  • @Steven_Sims
    @Steven_Sims 8 месяцев назад

    Round of 16
    1/4 finals
    Semi finals
    Final

  • @Airgun_Addict
    @Airgun_Addict 8 месяцев назад +2

    Why not do it when the next specials have been released