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  • Опубликовано: 14 авг 2008
  • The Top Gear team review the Porsche Carrera GT. Whilst Jeremy finds it one of the most beautiful, exciting and fastest drives of his life, the Stig sees if it can beat the record-holding McLaren Mercedes as the fastest car round the Top Gear test track.
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Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @_TheWerewolf
    @_TheWerewolf 8 лет назад +7905

    Blaming on Porsche for killing Paul Walker is like blaming Boeing for 9/11

    • @colds4136
      @colds4136 8 лет назад +942

      This is the most brutal and most savage thing I've ever heard

    • @pabloscarface
      @pabloscarface 8 лет назад +664

      +Colds Not to mention the most honest.

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde 8 лет назад +459

      +Snoop Doge Or blaming guns for school shootings.

    • @newclear6250
      @newclear6250 8 лет назад +47

      +Snoop Doge it is a very beautiful car but very weak and dangerous so i think we can blame you for its weakness?

    • @newclear6250
      @newclear6250 8 лет назад +30

      + Abdul Rashid Abdul Mutalib why paul walker carrera split in half how many super sports cars did you saw splited in half?
      honstly i dont know if it is weak but i know it is very dangerous car so what is the point of it if you have to drive it so slow?
      and kill you by any mistake?

  • @JebronLames623
    @JebronLames623 2 года назад +1664

    It's been 17 years, and i still want one of this
    One of the most timeless car

  • @hewasaskaterboyshesaidseey5927
    @hewasaskaterboyshesaidseey5927 5 лет назад +4707

    Never disrespect the car that won you nfs carbon and most wanted

    • @RR-us2kp
      @RR-us2kp 5 лет назад +165

      And hot pursuit 2, when you were little

    • @cIappo896
      @cIappo896 4 года назад +89

      Hey i used a cobalt ss. Beast when maxed.

    • @caalcb7
      @caalcb7 4 года назад +23

      I used 240SX tho..

    • @Sir_Robin_of_Camelot
      @Sir_Robin_of_Camelot 4 года назад +62

      @@cIappo896 Lol same, the beauty of the game is any car is a beast when maxed.

    • @nikifalcon
      @nikifalcon 4 года назад +34

      It was the Murcielago in my case (well it was in Carbon at least I've yet to get a copy of MW)

  • @revelare_xvii6269
    @revelare_xvii6269 3 года назад +1374

    *This is and the LFA are THE best sounding V10s ever forged by human beings.*

    • @Mikaeel_Ally
      @Mikaeel_Ally 2 года назад +8

      Yes

    • @yurackjung9321
      @yurackjung9321 2 года назад +22

      imo just flat out best sounding car

    • @yix_i_e
      @yix_i_e 2 года назад +63

      @@gerrythecarenthusiast that makes it the holy trinity of v10s

    • @RuiMartins69
      @RuiMartins69 2 года назад

      First thing I thought ♥

    • @kaitospence18
      @kaitospence18 2 года назад +9

      Don't forget the Viper

  • @DenniskuhhNL
    @DenniskuhhNL 8 лет назад +3891

    300K Back then... that's a steal!

    • @dhdo5530
      @dhdo5530 7 лет назад +164

      Yeah, what a bargain.

    • @MrLilipili
      @MrLilipili 7 лет назад +131

      he said 350K British pound! not dollar!

    • @buca9696
      @buca9696 7 лет назад +225

      Considering now they're more than twice that, and used and abused, yeah, it was a steal.

    • @bmwking5721
      @bmwking5721 6 лет назад +4

      Yeah no one would buy it

    • @DuBstep115
      @DuBstep115 6 лет назад +11

      Abused. You can get less than 20k driven for 599k. I doubt that car has never seen track.

  • @dipro001
    @dipro001 7 лет назад +1251

    This is so classic from Top Gear. Bashing the Germans, talking about soul and passion, and driving a timeless car. Miss those days.

    • @lethalchocobo1886
      @lethalchocobo1886 5 лет назад +11

      Grow up.

    • @ghazalsuna9861
      @ghazalsuna9861 5 лет назад +51

      @@lethalchocobo1886 you help him then,to grow up unless you yourself haven't.

    • @FarmYardGaming
      @FarmYardGaming 4 года назад +17

      @@lethalchocobo1886 No.

    • @peterweiss123
      @peterweiss123 3 года назад +7

      German entered the Chat
      still got it

    • @dereinegreg
      @dereinegreg 3 года назад +16

      @@lethalchocobo1886 NEVER grow up, unless you want to become boring.

  • @atx0025
    @atx0025 2 года назад +189

    The Carrera GT will always be my dream car. First time I heard the engine scream going past us in an F40 around Austin I was just done. Best sounding car ever imo.

    • @all-caps3927
      @all-caps3927 Год назад +6

      you've been in an F40?

    • @servissop151
      @servissop151 6 месяцев назад +1

      you've heard a CGT pas by while in an F40??? where do you live and how much do you get paid

    • @atx0025
      @atx0025 6 месяцев назад +3

      @servissop151 lol west Austin and was an ex girlfriends dad's F40. We were driving over in the Westlake Hills just west of Austin. Tons of Uber rich out there. Not uncommon to see one of the few Bugatti in town out there at car meets.

  • @williamoleary9330
    @williamoleary9330 3 года назад +248

    Man can Clarkson sell a car. This is one of the greatest reviews ever to be done by anyone. His sure excitement was awesome to listen too. All the music was bad ass too

  • @dmarkj22
    @dmarkj22 10 лет назад +1186

    It took The Stig a whole morning to get used to this car. This machine demands respect.

    • @SuperAdnan117
      @SuperAdnan117 6 лет назад +16

      Derek Jimenez I wonder how long Jeremy took to get used to the McLaren P1

    • @barchetta575m
      @barchetta575m 6 лет назад +85

      Definitely demands respect. As Hammond put it when driving the Lamborghini Aventador, "I want people watching not to just go, 'wow, that's a stunning looking thing', I want them to look at me inside and think, 'Woah, there goes Chuck-E- Hammond, he's brave!'"

    • @TheWolvesCurse
      @TheWolvesCurse 6 лет назад +49

      you have to be walter röhrl to control this thing properly.

    • @whatisbow2865
      @whatisbow2865 6 лет назад +7

      TheWolvesCurse
      You have to be Senna to race this thing.

    • @RedfishCarolina
      @RedfishCarolina 5 лет назад +5

      Nope, listen to Jeremy carefully, he said clearly that he took all morning to get ready to take on the Mercedes. Lol. That's what he said!

  • @senseihEnRY16
    @senseihEnRY16 8 лет назад +4925

    aahh, the time when exotic supercar still equipped with manual transmission.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o 8 лет назад +97

      Someone tell me what's so bad about flappy paddles there's no way I'm really this young

    • @MariosMusicTV
      @MariosMusicTV 8 лет назад +185

      +Colds its the feeling

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o 8 лет назад +22

      MariosMusicTV flappy paddles are still involving though

    • @mitchell5064
      @mitchell5064 8 лет назад +179

      +MariosMusicTV (obviously never driven a manual)

    • @prosincr
      @prosincr 8 лет назад +7

      +Colds too slow usually.

  • @junktoyotaf2986
    @junktoyotaf2986 5 лет назад +747

    Ah, the good ol' days when 600 hp actually meant something, a manual was still cool, and there wasnt all these electric hybrid supercars. Late 90s and early 2000s will be missed..

    • @jonnyj.
      @jonnyj. 3 года назад +16

      @Zack Smith Cause you werent around...

    • @shriharihudli8596
      @shriharihudli8596 3 года назад +13

      @Zack Smith You have no idea how wrong you are.

    • @hughjassstudios9688
      @hughjassstudios9688 2 года назад +26

      There's nothing wrong with electric supercars, except for the imbecilic reduction in cylinder count

    • @APartidaC10
      @APartidaC10 2 года назад

      😭😭

    • @_letstartariot
      @_letstartariot 2 года назад +3

      Yeah fuck hybrids solving part of our dependence on fossil fuels, cos they… ain’t go vroom vroom!

  • @tmh44
    @tmh44 5 лет назад +127

    This will always be the golden age of Top Gear for me--can't believe so many years have already passed, I'm getting old!

    • @Opie..
      @Opie.. Год назад +5

      Sunday nights, 8pm! My siblings and parents weren’t into cars, but there was always at least one family member watching it with me.
      I remember the LFA episode with Richard Hamond not long after - the car blew me away! The editing was god-tier, matching the Japanese engineering excellence exhibited in the LFA. I love that car too to this day.

  • @chickensoupfortheloser8515
    @chickensoupfortheloser8515 8 лет назад +1946

    I think this car produces the best noise of any road going car, bar none.

    • @tobias4668
      @tobias4668 8 лет назад +483

      What about the Lexus LFA

    • @bigal24seven61
      @bigal24seven61 8 лет назад +23

      +MEGAHUNTER666 Or the Lamborghini Huracan

    • @matthewvalenzuela1441
      @matthewvalenzuela1441 8 лет назад +147

      +BIGAL 24seven Carrera Gt, Lexus LFA, and Ferrari F50 in no particular order.

    • @bentyndall3953
      @bentyndall3953 8 лет назад +21

      +Krusty Komedy Klassic De Tomaso Pantera. My dream car. Something about the sound that car makes is just pornographic.

    • @Infinitrium
      @Infinitrium 8 лет назад +1

      +Krusty Komedy Klassic KKK? Ooh that's not good

  • @KristjanTartu
    @KristjanTartu 9 лет назад +1943

    Funny, that people are saying that porsche carrera gt took paul walker's life. Cars do not take peoples lives, it's the drivers.....

    • @David-ud9ju
      @David-ud9ju 5 лет назад +32

      Do you also claim that guns don't kill people, people kill people? Because I have a news flash for you. People with guns kill people and drivers in cars kill people. The tool is equally as important as it's wielder.

    • @GodSejeong
      @GodSejeong 5 лет назад +224

      @@David-ud9ju Guns can protect lives if used by the right person. Just like the Carrera GT; if driven by the right person it won't cause an accident

    • @VegitoBlueYT
      @VegitoBlueYT 5 лет назад +97

      @@David-ud9ju well the gun just doesnt go airplane mode and start killing people its the people who use THE GUN to kill people

    • @AOF2001
      @AOF2001 4 года назад +33

      When Paul wasn’t the one driving...

    • @rameezkhan3932
      @rameezkhan3932 4 года назад +41

      @@David-ud9ju guns don't choose to kill people, people kill other people by choosing to pull the trigger just as drivers choose to drive a car and put themselves in danger

  • @doughboi007
    @doughboi007 5 лет назад +151

    I REALLY miss the early and mid 2000 Top Gear

    • @amasha88
      @amasha88 3 года назад +5

      I REALLY miss all that era, in cars, music, tech, lifestyle and EVERYTHING !!!

  • @unclewilbur8976
    @unclewilbur8976 4 года назад +75

    I must have watched this video 29 times, but the Carrera GT is so awesome, and Jeremy is so much fun that I keep coming back again. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!!!

    • @maycodes
      @maycodes 2 года назад +3

      Yes, same feels

  • @pspk94
    @pspk94 9 лет назад +219

    clearly, we need more V10 engines

    • @frage-zeichen
      @frage-zeichen 9 лет назад +24

      Gallardo, R8, Huracan, RS6, LFA, M5

    • @brandonmazzey3907
      @brandonmazzey3907 9 лет назад +11

      Don't forget the Viper as well:)

    • @prosincr
      @prosincr 9 лет назад

      DimensiiioN yes, we all want an estate car

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial 6 лет назад +2

      Lexus needs to reuse that spectacular sounding work of art of theirs into something else

    • @vipvopvoy2350
      @vipvopvoy2350 5 лет назад

      DimensiiioN + Viper/RAM and Volkswagen Phaetom

  • @Jackisaboss1208
    @Jackisaboss1208 9 лет назад +805

    The CGT, the last great analog super car. RIP

    • @kl75182
      @kl75182 9 лет назад +37

      Jackisaboss1208 Noble M600. That's an analogue car, check it out.

    • @UncleanerBullet
      @UncleanerBullet 9 лет назад +61

      Xavier Capela He didnt say that CGT is last analog car he said it last GREAT analog super car and Noble M600 isnt that great...

    • @kl75182
      @kl75182 9 лет назад +44

      UncleanerBullet It's his opinion, I think it's a great car too.

    • @maltfusion6743
      @maltfusion6743 9 лет назад +12

      Xavier Capela It has a Volvo engine...

    • @kl75182
      @kl75182 9 лет назад +53

      It's a volvo engine that has 650hp and can hit 225 mph, how many supercars from today can do that? I understand people's opinion about this car, but I do like it.

  • @daedelous7094
    @daedelous7094 2 года назад +33

    Ben Collins (The Stig there) said this was the most exciting car he ever drove on the Top Gear test track.

  • @jaskopdx6342
    @jaskopdx6342 4 года назад +45

    The styling is timeless. Absolutely gorgeous car, up there with McLaren F1 and Pagani and Koeningssag. Hypercars

  • @qwasd0r
    @qwasd0r 7 лет назад +1209

    Who else laughed at "germanys precise railroad table"?

    • @Stryke607
      @Stryke607 7 лет назад +179

      probably every german who's watching this ...

    • @sertancoban
      @sertancoban 7 лет назад +4

      haha snibsnab :DDD

    • @IschChef
      @IschChef 6 лет назад +46

      What makes this so German is the fact how we are handling this. If the train is 5 minutes late in Germany, we are all busy talking about how the train is late. In a lot of countries nobody would even care about 5 minutes.
      If there is a meeting in Germany and you are not there before the appointed time so the meeting starts at the appointed time, you are late. In some other countries you would not really consider coming before the appointed time.

    • @epincion
      @epincion 6 лет назад +21

      Having recently lived in Switzerland for 2 months and commuting daily in and out of Zurich I must say that Swiss trains/trams genuinely are on time. The clocks in the stations start counting the negative seconds and then minutes if the train is late and in the trams where you can see the drivers dash the large digital clock turns red when the tram is running behind. Great place.

    • @AOF2001
      @AOF2001 4 года назад

      When he squirms at Silicone Carbide 🤣

  • @w-james9277
    @w-james9277 9 лет назад +1239

    OMG Clarkson liked a Porsche!!!

    • @edgiestofcars
      @edgiestofcars 5 лет назад +5

      1 in 1000000 years

    • @David-ud9ju
      @David-ud9ju 5 лет назад +39

      That's the last Porsche they made that wasn't derivative and ugly.

    • @Thatrollingmaster69
      @Thatrollingmaster69 5 лет назад +52

      Correction: "Clarkson liked THE Porsche"

    • @yellowmalice3036
      @yellowmalice3036 5 лет назад +3

      @@David-ud9ju Sooo true. Thank you for saying it.

    • @druidofthefang
      @druidofthefang 5 лет назад +3

      because it's nothing like a porsche

  • @francismarasiganiii4549
    @francismarasiganiii4549 5 лет назад +65

    This is the only time Jeremy Clarkson said nice things about Porsche 99.9% of the time. This is also one of the best reviews ever.

  • @ThungStudios
    @ThungStudios 6 лет назад +26

    I drive an MR2, and lift-off oversteer is truly terrifying... and I've only got a tiny Inline 4 behind me. I can't imagine having the weight of a humongous V10 perched in the back. Every time you take a corner, the transfer of weight caused by lifting-off the throttle will turn that monster engine into a freight train of inertia, pulling the car out of the apex and thrusting the car into a ruthless spin of centripetal force. You really have to respect the CGT to drive it.

    • @dajokahbaby1506
      @dajokahbaby1506 Год назад +3

      Fuck I wish I had an MR2, brother…

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 2 месяца назад

      ​@@dajokahbaby1506Huh you both have the same profile pic but different names

  • @anthonygardner3528
    @anthonygardner3528 7 лет назад +411

    To be honest - I only came here for SILICON CARBBIIIIIIIDE 😂

    • @aspiemakeupgurl4833
      @aspiemakeupgurl4833 4 года назад +4

      I know right, I have been trying to find the for YEARS!

    • @jeremyfong5684
      @jeremyfong5684 4 года назад +17

      And the "I'm speaking to you now from inside one of the venturi tunnels"

    • @mrnb8932
      @mrnb8932 4 года назад +25

      I'm not a native speaker so i don't get the joke, could you explain?

    • @ausomeaspie
      @ausomeaspie 4 года назад +4

      MEEE TOOOO!

    • @ausomeaspie
      @ausomeaspie 4 года назад +7

      @@mrnb8932 He was pretending to get "Excited" over Silicone Carbide.

  • @josephh.189
    @josephh.189 8 лет назад +514

    Still like this Porsche more than all of the rest of them

    • @Lightscribe721
      @Lightscribe721 8 лет назад +14

      Well that's because 95% of 'the rest of them' are 911's...which are disgusting.

    • @gmansplit
      @gmansplit 8 лет назад +78

      How is a 911 disgusting?

    • @rudranewaz6664
      @rudranewaz6664 8 лет назад +27

      918 spyder is like this

    • @bigb3997
      @bigb3997 8 лет назад

      Well isn't it supposed to be the successor?

    • @thecar1888
      @thecar1888 8 лет назад +4

      Sadly no, over 50% is cayennes in sales :P

  • @IrishJayc63
    @IrishJayc63 8 месяцев назад +11

    Even today it still looks timeless. Beautiful

  • @typcoodpierdoli5029
    @typcoodpierdoli5029 3 года назад +7

    Hey, if anybody in 2021 is wondering about the first track - it is Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin. Great track taken of from the internet a few years ago due to the copyright issues. It's been used at least twice on TG, another example is a road test of E60 M5. If you happen to find an MP3, keep it on your disk, it's hasn't been so easy to find one.

    • @anselousnyeh
      @anselousnyeh Месяц назад

      You could also find this track on series 21 episode 4 when james reviewed the new (at the time) caterham 620r and the 160,but it's not that long...unlike the one we got here in this CGT review clip

  • @KJ_XCV
    @KJ_XCV 8 лет назад +1013

    Americans will sue over anything. The CGT is infamous for its edgy handling and the guy was speeding. How can the walker family sue porsche for a fuel tank that leaked after the car wrapped around a tree pretty much.

    • @KJ_XCV
      @KJ_XCV 8 лет назад +403

      Seriously?! Try slamming a Nascar broadside into a tree and see what happens.

    • @DimitarStanev
      @DimitarStanev 8 лет назад +147

      +MoabMan There is a limit to how stiff you can make the car to be. Especially for a side crash where there isn't much crumple zone at all. Even if they make it extremely tough then people would die at low-speed crashes because of the brutal acceleration. That's why cars have crumple zones. If you want to crash at high speed, then you put a roll cage.

    • @hakankarakurt1100
      @hakankarakurt1100 8 лет назад +186

      Dude if you know a little bit of physics, no safety measure can save you after 60mph crashing a huge tree. Moreover, supercars need to be light to give the performance. The engineers kill themselves for saving a gram or two but you say that they should put all the heavy stuff for safety...

    • @moabman6803
      @moabman6803 8 лет назад +7

      +Hakan Karakurt Indy cars, NASCAR's, etc. they crash all the time at high speeds and the driver walks away. yea it adds weight, but what's more important? a little faster 0-60 time? or safety?

    • @hakankarakurt1100
      @hakankarakurt1100 8 лет назад +149

      They have cages dude, you are right. And they are driven in an controlled environment where tires etc. used to slow the crashes down. These cars(NASCAR etc) don't have stereos screens anything etc. . So I also think you are right safety is important and I was really sad about Paul but you know if you really don't want to risk your life don't drive like a racer in a road made for transportation. Go to a track or something. Yes I love F&F like movies and the way they drive in the streets but it's no good in real life. If you happen to kill someone in an accident it's unbearable and if you die it's the end of story.

  • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
    @user-lb7pt6jb3o 8 лет назад +674

    11 years later and I still want one,

  • @MattH-wg7ou
    @MattH-wg7ou Год назад +5

    So happy for Doug Demuro. He finally got his grail car!
    Its my grail car too. One of them.

  • @JailBr3ak3r77
    @JailBr3ak3r77 Год назад +16

    THHHIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS is Doug Demuro's car!

  • @JayREEZYsays
    @JayREEZYsays 10 лет назад +71

    By far the best sounding and best looking Porsche in my opinion.

  • @isaks3243
    @isaks3243 7 лет назад +268

    this is the most beautiful car to date. best looking ever made imo

    • @greenback3140
      @greenback3140 7 лет назад +4

      Isak kerman buy the 918

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 7 лет назад +15

      Green Back i would actually rather have the carrera gt, but i wouldn't dislike the 918 either.
      but i only have the money to own a volvo 945 at the moment

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 7 лет назад +4

      the one:1 is a way faster car, no doubt about it. and the Porsche 365gt is a freaking beutiful peace of art. however, i do not agree with you that the Shelby is a good looking car, it is just a mustang that is insanely rare, i would say that the AC/Shelby cobra is a way better looking car.
      but i still stand behind what i said. that the Porsche Carrea GT is the most beutiful car ever made imo. (imo stands for in my opinion)

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 7 лет назад +3

      Nicolas Broszky and this is why there is so many different cars, everyone think different about the look of cars.
      i personally love the look of a good ol' station wagon like the volvo 945, 745, 245 and 145 i like the boxy shape and the practicallity they offer in an affordable and fun package (RWD)
      the porsche carrera gt is one of the last greats, it has a manual gearbox and rear wheel drive. it's v10 has a sound that comes right from the roaring tepths of hell. and i think that the styling is simple and eligant and it looks like it should be really aerodynamic.
      i can't understand why all the supercar manufacturers makes their cars to be automatic only. it is freaking boring to drive an automatic. you should have 3 pedals and a stick shift. and i'm not the only one that thinks that way. ask most petrolheads what their prefered gearbox is, automatic or manual. they will answer manual.

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 7 лет назад

      Nicolas Broszky true that.

  • @MrRandomcommentguy
    @MrRandomcommentguy 4 года назад +61

    the original tyre supplied with this car made the handling very unpredictable at the limit, but apparently if you fit these with more modern tyres the GT is safer and more predictable. I believe the car Paul Walker was driving was still fitted with the original tyres and those tyres were overdue for replacement. Not Porsche's fault. It was the owner's fault for not maintaining the car properly.

    • @spaceghost5026
      @spaceghost5026 2 года назад +5

      Paul Walker wasn't the one driving

    • @MrRandomcommentguy
      @MrRandomcommentguy 2 года назад +8

      @@spaceghost5026 ah thanks I stand corrected. But the rest of my statement still stands

  • @JJJ.98
    @JJJ.98 Год назад +6

    Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin is the music in the background @ begining. This song is so hard to find on the internet. Song also played on Toonami-Adult Swim.

  • @aimbuzz
    @aimbuzz 10 лет назад +19

    Apparently, Rodas (Paul Walker's friend) is the sixth owner of that fateful Carrera GT. That is, since the newly launched in 2005, the red car has changed owners in six times. The fifth, Indy Car racers and collectors car, Graham Rahal.
    He said, the Carrera GT is a car that is hard to control. "I often drive my cars and it has become a habit. Every car that I have always often used, but for which it is quite rare, and one which I rarely drive, "said Rahal. - - - Autoweek -

  • @Ginkoman2
    @Ginkoman2 7 лет назад +67

    A supercar that actually takes skill to drive! Tha last one of its kind - and the best one!!!

  • @anshumansingh6806
    @anshumansingh6806 3 года назад +56

    Probably one of the fewest Porsches that wasn't reviewed by Hammond

  • @DaytonaPrototypes
    @DaytonaPrototypes 2 года назад +19

    This 2000's supercar sound tho. This, McLaren Mercedes SLR and Lexus LFA defined what a Supercar should sound like.

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 2 года назад +7

      Zonda too, even though that came out in the 90s.

    • @EyePatchGuy88
      @EyePatchGuy88 2 года назад +2

      Don't forget the Murchielago SV.

  • @fernandolozano7376
    @fernandolozano7376 2 месяца назад +3

    peak era for the automotive industry...no hybrids, no crazy giant screens and sensors everywhere, just the pure joy of driving

  • @SlipStreamTV
    @SlipStreamTV 4 года назад +60

    Something about it being extremely difficult to drive makes me like this car even more. In an age where cars basically drive themselves this car certainly stands out. Sad it acquired the stigma that it has now but in my opinion we need more cars as RAW as the carrera gt. It makes the driving experience that much rewarding.

  • @a36538
    @a36538 5 лет назад +19

    thank you Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May for amazing content. The past 17 years were great! To the future!

  • @FreshlySnipes
    @FreshlySnipes 4 года назад +113

    RIP Paul Walker... ⚠️ Lesson to every driver: don’t drive any car on old tires. They are dry, crusty and dangerous. ⚠️

    • @raunitsureka5847
      @raunitsureka5847 3 года назад

      Tweet this

    • @desertsandfly2277
      @desertsandfly2277 3 года назад +7

      @@raunitsureka5847 I mean Seriously? Who tf doesn't change their tires for 9 years? That's so dumb! My dad changes our car's tires every year.

    • @threadworm437
      @threadworm437 3 года назад +4

      @@desertsandfly2277 your dad is smart, tires are one of the most important things when it comes to performance and safety

    • @realkirbo
      @realkirbo 2 года назад +1

      when you buy a used car, always change the tires and oil

    • @maxwelllevy5760
      @maxwelllevy5760 2 года назад

      Will never not reblog this

  • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
    @user-lb7pt6jb3o 8 лет назад +36

    Coming back to watch this for my daily return

  • @craigj1969
    @craigj1969 10 лет назад +330

    whats with all these Paul walker comments?
    1- a car will only go as fast as you want it to go
    2- i'm guessing the car crashed traveling far faster than the speed limit, so how can someone blame 'the car' for crashing? if they went around the corner at the speed limit they would be fine
    3- if they hit the same tree/pole at the same speed in say a Ferrari, i'm sure the outcome would be the same
    every one makes mistakes however, so RIP Paul Walker, Rodger (driver) and my heart go to both families

    • @adelsaeed4696
      @adelsaeed4696 10 лет назад +25

      Finally someone who understands

    • @TjBishop001
      @TjBishop001 6 лет назад +24

      The GT Paul walker was a passenger in had dry rot tires. Bad tires caused that accident. The tires looked new and no one knew the tires were dry rotted. Just a bad accident that happen to be in a Porsche.

    • @reapertheabsol0359
      @reapertheabsol0359 5 лет назад +15

      Porsche says to change tires every 4 or 5 years with their cars, I think. (One or the other, forget which.) The tires on that Carrera GT were 9 years old. That, and it was being driven twice the speed limit.

    • @kiranbabu5403
      @kiranbabu5403 5 лет назад +4

      Craig J no it they were in a ferrari they could’ve survived because ferrari’s have traction control and stability control. The carrera Gt is not a safe car

    • @Gr8Layks
      @Gr8Layks 5 лет назад +7

      @@kiranbabu5403 It's only unsafe if the operator doesn't know how to drive it. Most people are shitty drivers. Fine. Don't buy it, you pampered, incompetent little baby.

  • @80PercentAshamedOfU
    @80PercentAshamedOfU 4 года назад +107

    Can’t blame the GT for Paul’s death. There’s nothing wrong with the GT. We are all imperfect drivers and the GT doesn’t forgive mistakes. Honestly, if anything, owning one should make you better.

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms 4 года назад +17

      Not to mention the fact that the tires were ancient. I've only got 146 horsepower and my car is RWD, but my 7 year old front tires are starting to scare me because I know how bad the grip is

    • @jxpd7898
      @jxpd7898 4 года назад +5

      I'd be honoured to die in such a good looking and sounding car

    • @syd9969
      @syd9969 4 года назад +1

      80%AshamedOfYou knowone is blaming it?

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms 4 года назад +3

      @@syd9969 There are some old comments here which are doing that. They've since been drowned out by all the people saying what he's saying

    • @ToxicHorsePucky
      @ToxicHorsePucky 4 года назад +7

      In all reality the opposite is true. If the limits of the car are so high and the breaking point of the chassis is on a knife’s edge, then the only way you know you’re making a mistake is when you’re inside a wall or around a tree.

  • @joecole2318
    @joecole2318 11 месяцев назад +4

    I watch this every once in a while and absolutely just love it.

  • @charlesearle8414
    @charlesearle8414 7 лет назад +91

    I don't think there's another car on the planet that sounds as amazing as the Carrera GT at 1:51 2:35 or 3:18. The last truly magnificent supercar. Manual gearbox, Naturally aspirated V10 out of a literal race car, and no stability control.

    • @the80386
      @the80386 7 лет назад +23

      LFA is the only one so far that can stand up to the Carrera GT.

    • @DetrasDeTiImbecil
      @DetrasDeTiImbecil 7 лет назад +3

      Murcielago?

    • @the80386
      @the80386 7 лет назад +14

      murcielago is an excellent car with amazing sound but it's a different sound signature due to v12. LFA and GT's characteristic sound come partly from the v10 config.

    • @thebadmanreturns
      @thebadmanreturns 7 лет назад

      SLR & R8 v10

    • @the80386
      @the80386 7 лет назад +6

      steve blow SLR is a V8.

  • @petur4eto
    @petur4eto 9 лет назад +29

    Loved the part when The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up kicked in!!!

    • @kingpleb5822
      @kingpleb5822 3 года назад +3

      Same here mate

    • @petur4eto
      @petur4eto 3 года назад +3

      @@kingpleb5822 Damn man after 6 years! Still rocking the beat!!!

  • @petermartin9494
    @petermartin9494 3 года назад +20

    0:41 is one of the most iconic Top Gear moments. Genius.

  • @jashargubetini6724
    @jashargubetini6724 5 лет назад +14

    This is my absolute dream car ever, I love everything about this car, looks simply gorgeous, it sounds phenomenal, amazing acceleration and it's a drivers car.
    Hands down the best looking car ever made!!!!!

  • @Iestyn02
    @Iestyn02 9 лет назад +26

    more than 10 years on, and I am still in love with this car...pity I'll never get to drive one yet alone own one.

    • @Pete762
      @Pete762 9 лет назад

      Iestyn Dalli yes this makes me feel sad too... this and the slr are the only supercars I would have bought, if I was rich of course

    • @HawKgaming51
      @HawKgaming51 9 лет назад +5

      Anything is possible my friend

    • @Pete762
      @Pete762 9 лет назад +1

      Thomas Prestridge I know everything is possible but let me tell you this: I live in Greece... So for now I must settle with a 1992 Rover hahaha

    • @robben896
      @robben896 8 лет назад

      +Iestyn Dalli I hope you get to drive one someday.

    • @The_Fat_Turtle
      @The_Fat_Turtle 6 лет назад

      James May was in love with the Countache since it was made, yet only got to drive it 20+ years later when doing a bit for Top Gear. James May even worked for an automotive magazine, then the most famous car show on the planet and still didn't get to drive a Countache when they were released. So don't say you will never get to drive one, because you never know.

  • @pcsecretagent
    @pcsecretagent 10 лет назад +42

    Why is everybody blaming on the Porsche? As Clarkson said you need to be really aware when you drive this beast. Maybe Roger went comfortable thinking he could handle it and don't get me wrong. This would have happened to any other professional driver like Roger. A human mistake that sadly took away Paul and Roger. I still like this rare machine.

    • @Katana-xd4li
      @Katana-xd4li 2 года назад +1

      Finally someone understands it is not the cars fault it is the drivers faul.roger didnt change the tyres for almost 9years and if you overspeed the car will spin out

  • @GoogleUser-zl3so
    @GoogleUser-zl3so 3 года назад +12

    One of the most gorgeous car has ever been made. The sound is almost as good as LFA too.

  • @Sammyzuko
    @Sammyzuko 3 года назад +8

    The cut at 5:17 edited out one of my all time favorite Top Gear moments

    • @Sammyzuko
      @Sammyzuko 3 года назад +1

      Check 5:20 in this clip to see what I'm talking about:)
      dai.ly/x5sn7u

    • @mayurk3arw
      @mayurk3arw Месяц назад

      Hated this cut...

  • @SBgolfreviews
    @SBgolfreviews 7 лет назад +63

    greatest sounding car of all time and thats not an opinion, its a fact.

    • @samueljones3668
      @samueljones3668 6 лет назад +12

      Sam Brown the LFAs V10 sounds so much better.

    • @utopianfurbiscuit
      @utopianfurbiscuit 5 лет назад +5

      Was gonna say the LFA by far had the most beautiful sounding V10 ever.. period

    • @pocok5000
      @pocok5000 5 лет назад +2

      I can't decide between this and the porsche 917.

    • @davidjack3
      @davidjack3 3 года назад

      I totally agree !

    • @jashargubetini2477
      @jashargubetini2477 2 года назад +3

      Carrera gt over lfa every day, all day, any day.

  • @StickyWERF
    @StickyWERF 4 года назад +20

    This is in my recommended in 2019 and I’m not even mad

  • @g35s2000
    @g35s2000 Год назад +1

    I remember watching this youtube video in 2008 back in my senior year of high school. My oh my the time flies, but this car is timeless...

  • @msl5253
    @msl5253 5 лет назад +14

    One of the best Top Gear pieces ever!
    The production team; Jeremy (and of course the Carrera GT itself) really let it all hang out here!!
    Phenomenal feast/orhasm for the eyes, ears and senses!

  • @jcattera
    @jcattera 10 лет назад +17

    IndyCar driver Graham Rahal was the fifth of sixth owners of the Porsche Carrera GT owned by driver Roger Rodas. "The Carrera GT is just harder to drive, and I drive my cars a lot. Nothing that I have will not be used. Every car that I have will be driven a lot. I have two cars that are old that don't get used that often, but that is rare." Rahal compared the Carrera GT to a 2010 Ferrari 599 GTO. Some of his observations and his descriptions of how difficult the Carrera was to drive are chilling in light of the crash.
    www.autoweek.com/article/20131201/carnews/131209996#ixzz2mILJCVdy

  • @a5anda6
    @a5anda6 10 лет назад +9

    When Stig spins this thing 4 consecutive times in the hammerhead, it's easy to understand the Walker crash. "This thing is a pig... make a mistake, it bites your head off." Reckon that crash wouldn't have happened in the Merc-McLaren. Porsches have traditionally required great skill to drive fast, but the current ones are completely forgiving. Wonder how manageable the 918 is, in contrast to the old Carrrera GT.

  • @udn9930
    @udn9930 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is the first video from Top Gear that I ever watched; it was 2004. It hooked me up and I watched the show until the historical trio was there (2015).
    Still one of the greatest.

  • @TheTexican05
    @TheTexican05 Год назад +2

    In 1st place for best audio: the Carrera GT’s screaming V10
    2nd place: the early 2000s soundtrack in this video 🥰
    Top Gear in its prime will always have a special place in my (then) young heart. 🍻

  • @AFilipj
    @AFilipj 7 лет назад +28

    This one, the slr and the enzo is the last generation of proper supercars.

    • @h2oaddict28
      @h2oaddict28 7 лет назад +5

      the new ones are lovely

    • @bigTTTTT
      @bigTTTTT 7 лет назад +7

      h2oaddict28 the new ones are all generic, electronic, hybrid pieces of shit

    • @h2oaddict28
      @h2oaddict28 7 лет назад +10

      how old are you?

    • @siddharthsalkar
      @siddharthsalkar 5 лет назад

      Is that your really your name or are you an SD supporter?

    • @mrjace3
      @mrjace3 3 года назад

      Also in that year Zonda had a Awsome super car as well. The Porche is my favorite

  • @brunorivademar5356
    @brunorivademar5356 8 лет назад +134

    3 reasons why to me this is the best car in the world and will ever be.
    1. It's the best looking.
    2. Sounds better than any other car I've heard.
    3. It's the scariest and most dangerous to drive.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o 8 лет назад +5

      Murcielago SV,Enzo,F40,and most of all McLaren F1

    • @bigb3997
      @bigb3997 8 лет назад +1

      +Colds Murceilago? Haha seriously? That garbage doesn't deserve to be in any legendary car list. And, just in case, I have owned a Murcielago in the past.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o 8 лет назад +13

      Big B im gonna guess from your will ferrel meme in your profile pic that youre 10 so go outside and stop acting like need for speed counts as owning cars

    • @bigb3997
      @bigb3997 8 лет назад +2

      Colds I'm going to guess, from your probably rampant habit of assuming shit about people, that you're 9. Go outside and stop acting like playing with barbie dolls is the equivalent of getting laid. Oh and I have owned one in the past, unlike you, good luck downloading all those Murceilago wallpapers, printing them and then sticking them in your bedroom.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o 8 лет назад +2

      Big B omg did i make you cry

  • @glennmorris6071
    @glennmorris6071 Год назад +11

    Doug Demuro approves this video

  • @poznannadrogach9996
    @poznannadrogach9996 3 года назад +2

    Aaahh golden era of Top Gear. This will never come back

  • @MrCTruck
    @MrCTruck 4 года назад +4

    Its so incredible to hear how they talk about the car before and after "modern" technology. For example he talked about the clutch weight and the brake material. With the 918 they talk about the hybrid technology and how it brilliantly employs its ungodly amount of power. Cars from this era just seem so much more visceral.

  • @RubberDucksss
    @RubberDucksss 10 лет назад +9

    The Porsche Carrera GT, has been out for nearly 10 years I believe, and it is still my favourite Porsche, and favourite car of all time. It looks gorgeous, and the V10 is gorgeous.

    • @jdsk8914
      @jdsk8914 6 месяцев назад

      20 years now!!! Still remember seeing it, at its launch in December 2003 at the Dubai Auto show.

  • @goldenretriever6440
    @goldenretriever6440 Год назад +8

    Doug Demuro now owns one of these

  • @henryshin6187
    @henryshin6187 7 месяцев назад +4

    To this day, that is still the most beautiful shift knob I've ever seen

  • @raedsakly2463
    @raedsakly2463 8 лет назад +747

    who prefer this car in NFSMW 2005 ???

    • @simplebodo
      @simplebodo 8 лет назад +21

      +Raed Sakly nah, i always liked the Murcielago better :)

    • @firedude2106
      @firedude2106 8 лет назад

      +Raed Sakly i never did buy that car in the game i would wanna try it

    • @VicioTHEdriver
      @VicioTHEdriver 7 лет назад +3

      me me me me me me me me meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! always liked so much compared to any other car in that game

    • @carguy1697
      @carguy1697 7 лет назад +4

      Raed Sakly yup I beat the BMW in this love it and want one

    • @racr2687
      @racr2687 6 лет назад +15

      I knew the Carrera GT from NFS Hot Pursuit 2 in 2002 first, fell in love with it then as well.

  • @mikeg931
    @mikeg931 9 лет назад +16

    0:26 That's the music from LBP!

  • @ngrandchamp1
    @ngrandchamp1 2 года назад +11

    Easily the best car ever made. Best looking, best sounding, just an epic car

  • @digitalvideosolutionsdvsto9959
    @digitalvideosolutionsdvsto9959 2 года назад +1

    Prodigy playing in the background was more than an appropriate choice love it

  • @jschwind435
    @jschwind435 10 лет назад +13

    At 4:49 is probably what Roger Rodas did. Lost control because apparently it is not an easy car to control. Especially if you lose all power steering.

    • @dodgeskitz87
      @dodgeskitz87 10 лет назад +2

      I suspect the car slid to the right exiting the right hand turn, hitting the pole ripping the left side of the car while knocking over the pole and rotating the car to the left. Causing it to hit the tree with the right side of car and appearing ripped open on the left.

    • @crombie92
      @crombie92 10 лет назад +6

      more like 6:25

    • @07chapulin
      @07chapulin 10 лет назад +2

      and apparently it was leaking before it crashed could have been steering fluid that drained out on the way to there accident.

  • @thehuggingsimmy1765
    @thehuggingsimmy1765 8 лет назад +40

    every time i am hearing that ebgine, i am getting the chills

    • @JCT890
      @JCT890 8 лет назад +4

      Ikr, i love that ebgine aswell

    • @Stryke607
      @Stryke607 8 лет назад +1

      +the stepper Yes, the same for basically every high reving V10. The Lexus LFA was fantastic too.

    • @thehuggingsimmy1765
      @thehuggingsimmy1765 8 лет назад

      Every v10 engine car sounds are incredible

  • @sissebergsma4746
    @sissebergsma4746 7 месяцев назад +1

    I remember when I was a kid and this car came out, I instantly fell in love with it, thought it was the best looking car I had ever seen. Now 18 years later a couple weeks ago I was cruising down the highway and 3 of these past by me. One of them shifted down and floored it.. it was the best sound I ever heard! I still have goosbumps.. deffenetly my dream car!!

  • @aaronpederson7910
    @aaronpederson7910 Год назад +2

    I work at a Porsche dealership and we have a client that has one of these and it’s in for service. Getting to sit in it and pull it into the shop every evening to keep it safe has been the best part of my day for a week now. I Park it right outside my desk in the service lane to stare at this beauty alllll day long lol

  • @TrainsforGTA
    @TrainsforGTA 10 лет назад +33

    Porsche built this car with the intention of being a challenge to the driver, much like the Ferrari F40 and the McLaren F1. Low weight, manual transmissions, a shit ton of power and a lack of electronic driver aids (F40 and the F1 don't even have airbags) made these cars respected and feared. Only a very skilled individual could drive these cars, and there's a chance they'd still mess up, and it makes me extremely sad knowing that's what happened with Paul Walker and Roger Rodas :(

  • @ProcrastinationMaster
    @ProcrastinationMaster 10 лет назад +10

    Once Porsche get their design to look good, they make it look completely insane and elegant and they make the car lovable like they did with the Carrera GT and the 918 Hybrid.

  • @caellumrevolta2839
    @caellumrevolta2839 2 года назад +1

    I LOVE THE PRODIGY MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND!

  • @darrenmaglione6235
    @darrenmaglione6235 5 лет назад +2

    Such a great emotional review. Thanks for giving me the good feels.

  • @samuelsunderland8868
    @samuelsunderland8868 2 года назад +4

    Anyone else watching in November 2021? Nearly Xmas… I know I’ll watch this video again in 2030 so this is me telling myself well done for buying and holding that crypto till now. Now go buy that carrera GT ;)

  • @gravityhammer25
    @gravityhammer25 3 года назад +6

    1:08 he sounds exactly like Bane from the Dark Knight Rises :D

  • @zachg9065
    @zachg9065 4 года назад +2

    This is the review that made me love Top Gear and the Carrera GT

  • @Acriore
    @Acriore 3 года назад

    After 12 years still one of my favourite video of all time simply perfect

  • @nuwanpremarathne1759
    @nuwanpremarathne1759 9 лет назад +9

    A car which demands respect!

  • @SoundOfPerfection
    @SoundOfPerfection 10 лет назад +13

    That sound of car is awesome ! :)

  • @noaholson7094
    @noaholson7094 2 года назад +2

    These old videos by top gear are so good

  • @acolomenator
    @acolomenator 2 года назад +2

    A special thanks for the Prodigy part on this video.

  • @michealbithi1290
    @michealbithi1290 7 лет назад +8

    Why cant we have more awesome cars like this with manual transmission, that gearstick looks like so much fun and that interior looks so good and that noise, all of it is perfect, im a go murica cars guy who loves classic muscle cars but this car is near the top, if i was to have a supercar this would be it

  • @151025151025
    @151025151025 9 лет назад +11

    first music amon tobin - easy muffin perfect music and car :)

    • @archiethearky3650
      @archiethearky3650 4 года назад +4

      gigi zhghenti I cannot tell you how long I’ve wondered what that song is. Thank you so much!

  • @diegopuijk9803
    @diegopuijk9803 5 лет назад +20

    "Money doesn't buy you happiness" yes it does.

    • @MrEazyE357
      @MrEazyE357 3 года назад +3

      Money doesn't buy happiness but it certainly can buy things that make you happy 😁

    • @diegopuijk9803
      @diegopuijk9803 3 года назад

      @@MrEazyE357 exactly

    • @chillhour6155
      @chillhour6155 3 года назад

      What people with money say

  • @lukeguilfoyle2425
    @lukeguilfoyle2425 6 лет назад

    I am speaking to you from inside one of the Venturi tunnels! Absolute gold

  • @DjangoFlaherty
    @DjangoFlaherty 6 лет назад +5

    Loved the sound track of these early seasons.

    • @snowflowmfg
      @snowflowmfg Год назад

      Any idea what that LoFi music sample is?

  • @JpForrReal
    @JpForrReal 8 лет назад +5

    Anyone notice that the song used from :26 to 1:28 is a song from LittleBigPlanet?

  • @admin8872
    @admin8872 2 года назад +2

    Watched this when I was a kid and now it’s 2021 and I still dream of owing a CGT

  • @ThomasWilliams89
    @ThomasWilliams89 9 месяцев назад

    I can remember watching this episode when it first aired. This was Top Gear during its golden era 2002 - 2009. Wish I could go back to these days :(