Top Gear - Pro-Drive P2 Test Drive and Stig lap - BBC

[MarcoXalana]

I'd love to have seen this as a production car

[WhatsToWhat]

thats really a decepticon.. thats why it souds the way it does :)

[stickyr34]

0:57 blow off!!!! to die for!!!!!

[kaisersouse]

@stickyr34 Thats actually wastegate flutter. They used an external wastegate on the P2 (versus the stock internal wastegate you find on the WRX/STi)

[Harutmakina]

Jeremy: "But they're not gonna make it:

Guy: "Why not?"

Jeremy: "The production manager and head designer of Subaru are both mentally retarded"

Guy: "Ah! now everything makes sense! they must be new to the company"

Jeremy: "3 years believe it or not"

Guy: "what a shame"

[Dantemxl]

@Harutmakina

that guy is called May Hammond

[frostyjamesfrosty]

@Dantemxl his name is Richard Hammond, The other guy is (not shown, has long hair) James May...

[Dantemxl]

@frostyjamesfrosty

Holy shit!!!

i mixed all the names hahahaha my bad..

[monotchi]

Front Enghine&AWD ? or Rear mid Enghine&AWD ?

[ricardocrick1]

what engine is it ej20 or a ej25e

[kaisersouse]

@ricardocrick1 Its based of the STi platform and all the American STis came w/ 2.5l base motor. 

[ricardocrick1]

@kaisersouse ok cheers ;-)

[dltafrc17]

this sounds a lot like a subaru too and i do know its got the sti engine which probably makes up for the noise haha

[dltafrc17]

this thing would be sick if it was getting produced

[jmb283gt3]

I bet almost anything he'd hate the design if it were American haha

[ShinichiHatsune123]

it almost looks like a burnout car

[sskolz95]

@ShinichiHatsune123 the ultimate Real Life Burnout car is the Gumpet Apollo

[LaughedoutLoud01]

I can explain anti-lag

[GoBlowAHobo]

anyone know the song from 0:30 to about 0:45? any clues would be appreciated.

[DanDiovandi]

stig's radio : it's dirty. thats what she said...

[andrew54930]

The "squirrel noise" is a super sequential blow off valve, instead of dumping the boost pressure all at once it lets it out in stages.. I just got one for my A4:)

[guide04]

@andrew54930 No its not, it doesnt have a BOV atall, if fact most rally cars dont atall. the noise is the air flowing back through the turbo the wrong way, chopping the air is it flows through the vanes. Some ppl cal it waste gate chatter but not technically correct name. plus BOV are not good for cars, the ecu has measured air flow from MAF or MAP then adjust fuel accordingly, then you atmosphere the boost leaving running rich. Have to build lost boost again. Recirc valve are best, no lost air.

[Slleiman]

It is first time what car made him puke! so must be awsome car!

[TheMrbean97]

clarkson says micheal shcumacker

[TheMrbean97]

uweeekkk



[CrazyDave650]

it looks like a audi a ford and a TANK had a baby

[SuperNick134]

squrle aids!

[smilermia]

think the noise is called wastegate chatter

[QullVideo]

Adverts suck ass. Pathetic people trying to get extra money on the internet because their too much of a loser to get on the TV or Radio.

[pershio]

@QullVideo we dont want them on the tv or radio either

[GiannisGi]

it looks like an audi r8

[saf768]

where can i buy traffic lights :D

[Thekakaguide1]

Wow did he puke?? :O

[mihaim15]

@Andraan u are exactly like captain slow : o manage to find something really boring at this amazing car

[Lifeofriley18]

@mihaim15 If there weren't people interested in "the boring stuff" as you call it, none of these amazing cars would exist, as no-one would have created them.

Therefore, you are wrong.

[laxjoh]

@Lifeofriley18 I mean the guy is just quoting Hammond on one of the episodes on Top Gear when they test drive the BMW M3, Merc and Audi. You're right though, the boring stuff is what pretty much gave birth to these cars but he's just fking around man.

[methardris]

make him look like m. Schumacher would make him look worse than he is? wasn't the stig M. Schumacher? x'D

[pocketfiend36]

He says nobody can explain antilag? lol

Its basically changing the ignition timing to ignite while the exhaust valve is open, so fireballs shoot down to the turbo and make it spin (hence the flames). This is of course only during non WOT situations :]

The reason its not used on road cars is cause it SHOOTS FIREBALLS DOWN TO THE TURBO making them not too reliable lol

[wharfedale2007]

@pocketfiend36 thats the retarded ignition method, theres a few methods

[wharfedale2007]

@pocketfiend36 also fireballs are the turbos least worry, the turbo is hot enough as it is, i think the reason why its not used in public cars is cause of the noise. especialy on gear change, some engines do a bang as loud as a gun fire, also at idle most crackle and bang, nabours wont be to happy about that ;)

[pocketfiend36]

@wharfedale2007 Ignition temperature is about three times hotter than exhaust gas temperature... lol

Watch some home made turbo jet videos and you'll see what I mean, its a very similar effect.

[laxjoh]

@pocketfiend36 He's just fuckin around to make comic relief and all. You want to see the car in action, not see it in the back while they talk about what it can do.

[imprezatwofive]

love seeing this car in person. Indeed i wish it was a production car.  Just Bragging rights!

[Mr777gio777]

What they have done is like manifesting gods vagina and then just saying "Look at what we made! Do you want it? Sorry but it's never being produced or sold!", just complete idiocy!!!

[icecoldbrew92]

WHY DONT THEY MAKE THIS CAR!!!!! WTF!!!!

[wowsdrawkcab]

@icecoldbrew92

Probably because the maintenance on it is more then the car is worth per year... Just a guess though.

[0303504]

That sounds like compressor stall and those antilag flames are SO added on!!

[bavarianv8]

@0303504 you don't know what your talking about, My STi doesn't have anti lag, but it still shoots flames

in between shifts @WOT- it all depends on if you have cats or not and if the tune is slightly rich, when unburnt fuel in the exhaust releases at the end, the fuel now that its exposed to enough O2, it will ignite.

causing a flash and a pop.

[tenner666]

@0303504 U know fuck all my son

[tenner666]

@0303504 U know fuck all my son

[ROAMinstuie420]

i'm surprised that they didn't drop a 6spd manual sequential dogbox in the car but it's still a sweet effin car... i want one

[chuggy44]

Pro drive own cause there english

[teanshin]

it looks from the front like kitted 04 ford fusion

[ReymerzZ]

Wastegate and blow off valve are two different things, wastegate for the exhaust, and blow off valve for the intake. wastegate is to stop engine wear and allow the turbine part of the turbo to spin freely, ie. less throttle, less exhaust pressure and the turbine slows down, diverting exhaust away from the turbine allows it to spin on its own and for longer. This can reduce turbo lag.

Blow off valve stops your engine from blowing UP!!!!!! Simply put.

[ReymerzZ]

Wastegate and blow off valve are two different things, wastegate for the exhaust, and blow off valve for the intake. wastegate is to stop engine wear and allow the turbine part of the turbo to spin freely, ie. less throttle, less exhaust pressure and the turbine slows down, diverting exhaust away from the turbine allows it to spin on its own and for longer.

Blow off valve stops your engine from blowing UP!!!!!! Simply put.

[stchiap]

Is that squirrely noise really an atmosphere dumping wastegate/dumpvalve? So Pro-Drives example of what their road-going car would be like, if they made a road-going car, is a non road legal car? Great job guys!

[Ghassan555]

very nice car....

[pablosleeping]

Many modern (and some not so modern) production cars have turbos... straight from factory. many of which have blow off valves (aka: wastegates) and they DO infact pass air quality inspections. A wastegate simply regulates pressure to keep your turbo from building unlimited pressure and blowing itself up. I say this because my car is turbocharged, it does have a BOV and I do live in an area where air quality tests are manditory once per year and I've been passing since 2007

[redxblue58]

A wastegate only sounds like that when it exhausts to the atmosphere, most turbocharged cars have the wastegate dumping into the exhaust after the turbo. A similar sound can be heard in Audi Group B rally cars, Audi Trans-am cars, Audi 90GTO, and several other extreme race vehicles, however; an atmosphere wastegate dump will absolutely never pass the emissions tests in virtually any country in the world due to the fact that the exhaust passing through the wastegate is never going through a cat.

[jaisez]

wow!

[bigothedelta]

when i first heard it i knew it was a dumpvalve,clarkson said it was a wastegate

[Jonz6661]

@bigothedelta Wastegate is just the actual name for a dump valve, same thing, dump valve is just slang.

[Mawerick77]

@Jonz6661 It's not. Wastegate is used to control the amount of boost by letting some exhaust gas go around the the turbine wheel without spinning it. Dump valve is located between the compressor wheel and throttle flap and is utilised when throttle flap closes, dumping excess pressure out in the air or recirculating it back to the intake system before the compressor wheel. This reduces pressure shocks the turbo would otherwise suffer, and it also reduces lag since turbo spins more freely.

[drebin7410]

that BO valve sounds sick as FUCK

[DLTrally]

@fallnfire What part is it that makes that sound, BOV or the wastegate? what brand and model is that part?

[GelandnaleG]

4:32 19 minor adjustmentemcn M

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[kemardrakes]

Please don't state what you don't know.........The P2 doesn't use a bov.....

Also since the car will not be going into production, reliability isn't a concern for prodrive

[freshmakerr]

and imagine the turbo chattering it's first 3 waves over the wastegates actuator spring stifness, and the wastegate opening and closeing at the same time as the chatters....and the reason it dose multiple waves over the 'full boost' limit is again the natilag's job

[freshmakerr]

@@dedasdude the dump valve(blow off) canot open in sequence....it's opened by the vacum, that sound is indeed the wastegate,imagine the wastegate is openeded and full throttle at '1bar', when he lifts the first wave of the turbo chatter bounces to '1.5' bar, and thats because the dump valve is not open, because he has antilag, wich needs to bypass air into the manifold when the throttle is closed (it's done by a throttle kicker or through the idle valve)

[kemardrakes]

For all you constantly guessing why the car is fluttering after the accelerator is released, it has in about the same technology as the Subaru WRCars. Do some reading and find out why they flutter when driver releases the gas and you can find out why this flutters...WRC cars don't carry dumpvalves

[dacepe]

@Zeetie1985 I think it looks like a Impreza, just more technical (Well, it is a more technical impreza after all)

[NorthSea0il]

I doubt the people at Pro-Drive are retarded

[Bischlarbo69]

Now if i'm not mistaken, that "squirrel" sound is actually compression surge, which is very very bad for your turbos. So either I'm mis-interpreting that sound, or that Pro-drive company is retarded and designed something wrong, most likely the wastegate. any thoughts anybody?

[jclintondiederich]

@Bischlarbo69 my neighbor has a mid 80s peugot and it has "Bi Turbo", what ever that is, and it makes the exact same sound when he hammers it, but that's when it is running. Beautiful looking car though as it sits in the driveway

[TheAmericanUhate]

@Bischlarbo69 I'm sure you just watched this youtube video and out smarted everyone at pro-drive and the top gear guys cause you know so much more then the rest of the world.

[redpostbox08]

@Bischlarbo69 After being a professional at the rally scene for decades and one of the guys who gave Colin McRae his big break, it's only inevitable that they lose out to the brilliant mind of a 38-year-old guy still living in the basement of his mother's house.

[Bischlarbo69]

@redpostbox08 well superdouche, if you actually knew something about cars maybe you would understand. Because if you did, you'd get that it's entirely possible for them to not care since it's a prototype. In fact, they already run the anti-lag system which is the single worst mod for a car, causing unused gas to be ignited which cuts engine life by up to 50%, which can also contribute to compression surge. Do some fuckin research you hobo.

[hache123456]

one word wow nice sound and great looking car i would love having one little beast like that

[icecoldbrew92]

@italiangelding

racing company, worked with aston martin and and also subarus wrc team

[Pederzen100]

Very ugly car

[Narutorules838]

it kinda reminds me of my Nissan Skyline GTR R-34

[NikolaAU]

@Narutorules838

You mean in your video game

[Riggro]

love that sound soooooooo much!!!! miss my wrx!!!

[janchuaa]

I LOVE THAT SOUND!

[TheMrbum]

I want to know why there are not more cars with that technology. Every modern car should have some kind of technology.

[bozzen91]

I can explain what a anti-lag system is!

[ClickClackClickClack]

I think it's a similar technology in the GTR's transmission - or at least it's doing a similar thing. Gtr has the more powerful engine.

[MegaMat84]

@Zeetie1985

It's like saying, Nissan sunny has a strange but interesting coffin shape ;-)

[PublicEnemycaptain]

if turn this to 3 :D

[willcraigle]

need to make one

[abnkkbsnplq]

that sounds like an alien coming out at the wastegate :D

[WELSHYM249]

That car is awesome!! I think that's got a Subaru wrc exhaust system!

[MegaMat84]

That car is ugly....

[claireclark69]

is this car better than the nissan GTR ???

[iTechead]

@claireclark69 This car is a baby car compared to the GTR. this car did a lap time of 1:24.3 the GTR did 1:19.7 around that same track. Thats a big difference in distance if that where a race.

[DLTrally]

@iTechead The GTR is a awesome car and one of the fastest but get a P2 and tune it to 485HP and add 255 or 285 tires and the GTR would be in trouble.

[EdzioLitwin1]

watch?v=ShWwTo5t5sQ

[dan5870]

Squierrrel Mencer lol

[300zxMaster1]

If this car went into production everybody would get thins instead of some stupid Prius!!! and i can explain antilag: it make your car go faster :)

[300zxMaster1]

If this car went into production everybody would get thins instead of some stupid Prius!!!

[tompa666]

england is so gay

[leylandcarsloverslea]

2:45 HAPPY CLARKSON lol

[DOCTOROCTAGONOPUS]

its like the offspring of a crazy subaru-audi orgy

[bboypipisdm]

What a shame it won't go in to production!!! That would be a serious hell of a car!!!

[kthebay]

That squirrel sound is freaggin awesome. I want that.

[Andraan]

@kthebay Its easy once u get a turbocharged engine. Just make sure u have a high pressure turbo, then install a dumpvalve with a wistle, and that sound is the outcome.

[dedasdude]

hmmm anti-lag on a production car?

isnt it hard on the engine and the turbo??

BUT I LOVE THE flames at start due to the ALS!!! 6:21

also aint that squirelly noise because of the ALS?

[Andraan]

@dedasdude The squirrely noise is the dumpvalve for the turbocharger. The dumpvalve makes sure the excess air that gets trapped between the engine and the turbo when you step off the accelerator doesen't go back into the turbo, causing it to slow down its turbine, and damaging the blades. Also helps for the anti-lag, since that's job is to keep the turbo spinning as fast as possible for as long as possible. It can make the turbo hot, but it shouldn't make any harm. If that made you any wiser :)

[ShinyHagge]

@Andraan "The squirrely noise is the dumpvalve for the turbocharger." It's not. It's because the preassure goes back to the turbo because the lack of a dumpvalve. Here is some examples: watch?v=HblCEQXQ8Q4 and watch?v=hye-XKFhKeo That flapping noise from the supra is because the airpressure goes back in the turbo when charging. I've had a few turbocars and have experimented whit this.

[rube1995]

@Andraan

Better known as a 'Wastegate Flutter' But yeah, I liked that explanation!

[nitromenoob]

@Andraan i have no idea wat ur saying......

[jijhebt2moeders]

@Andraan Wel done you managed to find something boring about something incredibly exciting

[YBFocus]

@Andraan The chirruping noise thats heard is actually the air being driven back through the turbines fans :-) not a dumpvalve

[dontdissmiss]

@Andraan wow your well cleaver m8 :)

[CrazyDave650]

@Andraan Im sure he knows what it is... its still a funny noise compared to most dumpvalves

[hkj73]

Why do we have the monetary system? All it caused is people becoming greedy, hence the wars & silly little pop up ads on Youtube videos!!

[saf768]

@hkj73 get firefox and get the add-on ads blocker (ABP)

[0453567]

Lol the engineering explanation sounded interesting if they hadn't skipped over it and anti-lag isn't that complicated, I could explain it even to Jeremy Clarkson in like 30 seconds.

[ThatAdelaideGuy]

Some say, his real name is Ben Collins.. Al we know is.. HES CALLED THE STIG

[TheDream123451]

woow aswome i want 1 :) id sell my friend XDnot maybe

[bobymcwogy]

dam hair is fast

[tankimus]

looks like an r8...just scrunched in

[Gurksallad10]

@tankimus well then we know you dont know anything about design... its not even slighly like an R8!!!

[tankimus]

@Gurksallad10 well i disagree...ooooo maybe you know nothing!

[Gurksallad10]

@tankimus you are a n00b in cars

[tankimus]

@Gurksallad10 lmao, ok little boy..nice 4chan remark. 

[KarlowBOI]

boxer sound rules!

[Jamirofan89]

It looks like a mix of R8,Infinity G35,Skyline and WRX.Did I left out something? cool car

[robot015]

/watch?v=pSHbXaOpMps

look at this, a protest song to keep amsterdam the way it was.

[dukeyhowzer]

i would pay 10000000 just for that sound

[dinoatcharterdotnet]

This sucks. GTFO

[caltake1]

I'd pay 100k for this thing. Put it into production Pro-Drive. Please!

[moossee32]

This is the car I want in my garage

[skatanic76]

id love one of these

[copperkipper1]

I can explian anti-lag do i get a prize?

[derr8888]

i wish i could do doughnuts like at 0:43

[myculabig]

a bov?

[Blink182DudeRanch]

is the guy from prodrive, david lapworth?

[PaulRSTEclipse]

That's not the wastegate making that sound dipshit! That's called compressor surge!

[corotor12345]

@PaulRSTEclipse

No, it's called anti lag. It's fuel burning purposely in the exhaust manifold.

[sawyerbobby]

Maybe someone gives Pro-Drive a call to make a car for that person ,they would make it,which would make them a made to order only company,which is quiet nice.

[MrMooseheadbeer]

what a beast of a car.

[renticharlie]

its like an r35 :))

[TWLpontus]

Everytime you take your foot off the gas squirls DIE! Must keep on driving!

[dcinhere]

So whats the status of this car? I like it alot. Never seen until now.

[R6VIIshooter]

@dcinhere it was only a prototype. prodrive didnt actually put it into production

[dcinhere]

@R6VIIshooter They should have. LOL. I love the look of it short, stocky, and fast. Like a running back.

[seroyer2]

"A hint of understeer" ummmm have you ever driven a STi???? there is a lot more then a hint. its more like lots of grip and even more understeer.

[Seabass20329]

@seroyer2 Stock yeah, but you can fix it with swaybars :) (sorry, just tryin to defend my car)

[lvrpl09]

that fast in such a tight circle, no wonder he threw up

[HiScoreKing]

this is the type of car you would drive before having lunch

[HiScoreKing]

i hate the front!!!

[chips96iii]

Squirrel mincers sound fantastic!

[peepo84]

Would've been faster with an Evo engine.......

[sti302man]

@peepo84 , your wrong, it wouldn't have made it out of 2 gear because the rice paper tranny the evo has.

[peepo84]

@sti302man, yep just the kind of reaction i expected.... just another sti fan with their knickers in a knot.... IT WAS A JOKE MATE. Get over yourself! I think this is a great car. Pitty it'll never see the production line...

[megasupergirly1]

fuck the 30 people who dislike this!!!!

[bradajr]

hahaha squirrel mixxer ;D

[megasupergirly1]

@bradajr i think he said squirrel mincer

[bradajr]

@megasupergirly1 same shit... cool comparison :D

[Dosayla4wd]

It has a antilog system

[deman13]

FUCK GOOGLE ADVERTISEMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[enteng2366]

need more boost LOL

[MightyElephant]

i luv topgear but i absolutely hate how when they try to explain or have someone explain any mechanical or technological phenomena or clever engineering design they simply interpret it as some junky who had know idea what was said simultaneously making the designer (in this case 3:30) look like a nerdy dumb fuck. vs acknowledging the great feats that power the cars they luv driving..if u ask me, sorry Jeremy Clarkson ( an producers alike) ur the dumb fucks now..

[Jaaammmbbbooo]

dump valve is what its called

[fergie232]

can anyone explain what makes the weird "squirrel-gobbling" noise when you ease off the throttle? its awesome :D

[Crushlee]

@fergie232 :

Its called wastgate. It's open when you ease of the throttle in order that the turbo doesn't stop spinning.

[angimbe]

semplicemente unica

[113stDFX9900]

You know when a car is good when it makes you throw up

[educortazarc]

@113stDFX9900 not exactly.... the pontiac aztek makes me throw up

[113stDFX9900]

@educortazarc i agree with you on that, so only certain cars that make you throw up from doing donuts are good