VW Beetle Dropped from Helicopter Vs Porsche in 1 Mile Race Against Gravity! - Top Gear - BBC Two

[seanstestfp]

The Beetle has landed.

[Bjornar1998]

3:50 I had two of those, but they died :(

[JMRGAMER]

What's the song at the end anyone? :)

[TheMrLMason]

@JMRGAMER It's "The Star Shines" by Ilan Eshkeri.



[LurkerDanny]

The beatle is only gonna go 9.8m/s. Porsche's are def faster than that lol.

[fsch91]

Lol physics. 9.8 m/s^2 acceleration, reaching much faster velocity. 

[horror4ever1997]

FUCK TOP GEAR!!!!! they should have done that to a fucking prius not the Beetle!!!

[MrHeyfuckoff]

@horror4ever1997 agreed

[ska654]

@horror4ever1997 Finally they did something good with the VW

[NegativeBoat]

chuck norris could have ran faster than the porsche

[TheSSpeed]

@NegativeBoat You mean the beetle...

[NegativeBoat]

@TheSSpeed No, i meant the porsche. You can tell by how I typed, porsche, not beetle.

[TheSSpeed]

@NegativeBoat Yes I know. but I meant that Chuck Norris can run faster towards the ground faster than the beetle did :P

[markallayban]

The best part is in 1:14.

[ahabadong]

Thumbs up if you noticed Richard saying "HELLO" on the radio.

[Hj4rr4n0sA7t]

1:26... awkward moment :D

[Simpkin1992]

cool helmet :P

[tassadaq3july]

You should use saleen s7 bro

[Motorsheep]

3:50 ... brilliant.

[TheNojik]

Beetle wins! try this with porsche!

[MrGameboy1989]

how much for that beetle?

[MrBananenflap]

quite good quality for 480p...

[mrbatata2012]

2;30 FANTASTIC SHOT o_O

[Raguleader]

Now we need a race between the VW Beatle dropped from a helicopter and the Ford F150 dropped from an airplane.

[Ferrari73703]

@Raguleader, The winner would be the one which was dropped from the lowest height.

[003Rifal]

Would the 911 have won if they did it on tarmac?

[SuperFunder]

@003Rifal most likely yes

[CLERIGO888GRAMMATON]

IDIOTA DESPERDICIASTE UN VOCHO!!!!

[TehDoom32]

aww, the beetle didnt drop on the 911! i wanted it to

[murfsickle]

Haha the sign blew over!!

Vw ftw!

[soderlund94]

reminds me about this: /watch?feature=player_embedded­&v=XywB0kOp2FM

peter griffin is faster than a porsche 911!!! :))

[mdjuricic]

u droped beetle from the moon?:D

[wtsx10]

was für ein Schwachsinn, nen Käfer für so ne Aktion plattmachen ist doch echt das letzte

[posadaracing]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! damn! who? would think such a thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Adulfo if my uncle was alive! he does the same to the idea ..

[posadaracing]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! malditos!!! a quien?? se le ocurre semejante cosa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! si mi tío ADULFO estuviera vivo !! le hace lo mismo al de la idea..

[Ferrari73703]

Y a Beetle?

A Prius or a Lada next time!

[OtherRealmer]

911 won in my book.

You see, whereas the Beetle is obviously totaled, the 911 almost looks eager to do that again.

[nenadoftheshelle]

This si the only race where Beetle can win 911 :)

[mrhughesmister]

Completely unrelated to top gear but....Does anybody know what helicopter that is? Cheeeeers :)

[kristenburnout1]

@mrhughesmister Its a Bell UH-1 Huey :)

[ryanbogaerd]

@dopedemon69 why do you comment it on the internet if it's your business?

[sarelg21]

I wonder if a Toyota Hilux would survive that fall...

[tbbucks2]

they should have dropped a honda.

[dopedemon69]

they could have made it a fair race and put a old porchse motor in the bug and see how that turned out fucking idiots

[ryanbogaerd]

@dopedemon69 why are you so angry? it's not your car it's their car so mind your own business.

[dopedemon69]

thats bogus they should have kept the bug alive

[CDNchewy]

So this concludes that the VW Beetle is better than the Porsche Turbo. Poor Beetle.

[MaS3rat117]

he would so win on a actual paved road.

[ventoman01]

its a google traduction

[ventoman01]

The lads of top gear are imbecile their test are stupid, useless and falsified

Openly, needs to be really a mental defective to think has to throw a vw of a helicopter to prove that the porsche is faster (or not).

[ryanbogaerd]

@ventoman01 it's called COMEDY.

[rubydoo2002]

What a waste of a beautiful classic car!!! I love my bug, they're the best cars ever. Porsche is for arseholes!!!!

[unotelly]

the porsche might have a chance if the race is done on road instead of gravels

[slh950]

why does this show only do stupid, idiotic stunts? ruining nice old cars

[aceblazer25]

Didn't Mythbusters do this already?

[jgda9rs]

LOL he lost to a beetle that doesn't even run LMAO

[sumflow]

YOu gave away the whole thing in your title.

[Memoquin]

Hate Porsches. Big ugly things. No matter what you think of the Bug though, it's still a classic.

[VanillaCokeIndianSty]

@Memoquin how small do u have to be to call a porsche big? lol

[iamafukingtwatful]

That millipede was like 'What the fuck was that guys?'

[sufiyankhan123456]

I think I know where you think I know where this is going

[czwij]

that bug is immaculate, what a waste.

[rarenium]

VW Corrado G60 Commercial

[Dongskie2]

Soundtrack from Jason Bourne trilogy



[TheOne42]

4:00 best part in this video ;)

[Jitunu]

Stig was driving the Beetle, thus the victory.

[ctk86]

Porshce probably would have won on asphalt.

[wisteela]

What a waste. And our license money pays for this rubbish.

[ARavingLooony]

@wisteela fuck u top gear is bettr thn half th crap on tv go whine somewhere else u lil bitch

[thepurplecrystalz]

poor little beetle, it did nothing to hurt you...

[BNS206]

mythbusters anyone?

[MrTroller97]

@BNS206 haha so true. they just needed an excuse to copy their stunt

[suni005]

Still the number plate iz attached to the beetle,

[suni005]

The Porsche would have won if it was at the place of the Beetle.///

[vandenabeeleandries]

This totally isnt fair. The beetle is what porsche started with in the 30's. Of course it cant beat a 2011 turbo. The technological gap is at least 40 years.

I suggest we drop a porsche turbo from the skies in 40 years when the new vw bug is launched.

When you were back in Botswana the bug kicked all your cars' asses!

Don't discriminate it for no reason.

Next time pick on one of your fine Britisch cars. Take a mini, and i do mean the real shitty, rusty deal, not the bmw version.

[peyeum]

i think there's always another way to proof that beetle and recent porsches are not the same car.. I like Hammond because he's got abundant knowledge of techs, but in this video, he's not so smart anymore..

[dougday84]

why on dirt??? dirt kills that cars 0-anything

[TheJorens]

WOW! the beetle after the drop looks like the 911, so that`s how they styled it...

[roiliber1]

Lol I just saw it a minute ago on TV... And I rofl'd when I saw the Beetle getting a lift by a chopper! :D

[kennyxlw]

if they werent so cheap and they decide to drop a bugatti, their rating wouldve went through the roof

[MacGyver920]

@kennyxlw Because everybody hates the Bugatti Veyron? If you hate the Bugatti Veyron, you're nothing but a stupid American, who's angry because the Super Sport was faster than your shitty Aero thing. The Americans are so fucking stupid, and I want Top Gear UK to be banned in the fucking US!

[NeweraAaron]

@MacGyver920 Holy fuck calm your fucking hormones, it's just a TV show. Typical Americans

[MacGyver920]

@NeweraAaron Umm, exuse me? Didn't you read my comment? I'm not American. I just said that the people who hate the Bugatti Veyron are American, because the Bugatti Veryon Super Sport stole the world record from the Americans SS Ultimate Aero or whatever, and also, I want Top Gear to be banned in the US, cause the Americans are so fucking stupid and they don't even like Top Gear!

[g4orce14]

@MacGyver920 Thats not the reason i hate the Bugatti Veyron. I could care less who has the world record i just think the Bugatti looks like a dam bug.

[MacGyver920]

@g4orce14 What? You respond to a comment I wrote a year ago, and expect me to remeber what I said?

[g4orce14]

@MacGyver920 2 months ago on page 4? jesus.

[MacGyver920]

@g4orce14 lol bro I write like 10 comments per day.

[MacGyver920]

@kennyxlw That's because you're American and don't like the Bugatti.

[shobin05]

@kennyxlw no top gear destroys rubbish...

the bugatti is anything but rubbish, the beetle is MADE out of rubbish..

see the difference?

[TheRoyalBreton]

@kennyxlw Your an idot.

[xAzZa1]

@kennyxlw Their ratings are through the roof anyway. 300million viewers per season? Thought so.

[shobin05]

WHY WOULD anyone like the beetle?! its almost as rubbish as the prius...Your dad must have one...haha..

[peyeum]

@shobin05 you should drive one. or own one.

[gedisdiop]

I can't believe that you trashed a Beetle for this piece of trash. BUGGERS!!

[mrada2001]

@gedisdiop Trash? This is fantastic telly!

[subaruWRCimpreza]

Actually this isn't a VW beetle it's VW Beatle : )

[1550592535]

how they can pass this programme on bbc 2 ?

[Zulaxy]

This reminds me of Mythbusters

[tgb1992]

I cannot believe that the TV licence payer is having to pay for this utter shite. If I had bought a TV licence this year my hard earned money could have been wasted on this shit. Fucking rediculous. Sort it out BBC

[wisteela]

@tgb1992 I'm so with you on that. Please BBC, axe this crap.

[ctk86]

@wisteela Awe just because you don't like it...give me a break. Go whine about something worthwhile.

[wisteela]

@ctk86 You are not worthwhile, neither is Top Gear. Fuck you.

[zoezie1]

i hate this its the worst

[theMstanglover]

The Bug gave its life to have its final win. :(

[LukyPEF]

why on earth they didn't use a morris???

[vandenabeeleandries]

@LukyPEF Yes indeed. They always say britisch cars are the best ... . Let them proove it. Kill a mini instead.

[Sursion7]

A perfectly good bug wasted :'(

[roOckstar911]

I felt kind of goosebumps when that poor Bug hit the ground... There was no reason 4 killing that Bug. Why not to let fall, i don't know....... Jeremy! instead.. haha

[roOckstar911]

I cried for that poor Bug...

[MaruleElectro]

01:14 lol

[Fiknolektro]

what a lovely slow-motion camera. . .

[MrGameboy1989]

bit off ducktape and the bug drives again :D

[BrendanPike001]

the beetle now looks like a porsche !!

[UKRAINERULES253]

@BrendanPike001 that is exactly what i though so... you know how they say great minds think alike

[petrol4d]

its a shame it didnt land on the twats head.

why not just have a heads up drag race. a tuned beetle vs the porsche? oh wait.....because the beetle would have won, thats why. This was pointless crap. I like topgear, but killing that bug for no reason was just stupid.

[22slither]

Why such vandalism. I like the beetle its a nice little car.

[shellcool0wns]

If you limited a Bugatti to 125mph would it win cause it is 4WD I think I probably beat the gravity to 125mph im not sure ;P

[frdyn8tr]

@shellcool0wns

it wont, do the math

[Thekaiserwill]

i like Porsche but i like the vw bug but which is better theres only one way go find out GRAVITY DRAG RACE!!

[kaimelis]

i like this

[TalkinRitz]

"Not the beetle" lol

[goldm81]

...I saw that episode on TV today. Had it only been smth. else than a bug! Still Top Gear is the best!

[jabu503]

that is in South Africa check the number plates

[benjyboba]

I want to take up this challenge using my Ducati 1198s but I want a nice surface. I reckon I'd win this race quite easily.

[aporigine]

@benjyboba

Are you sure you want that nice bike dropped like that?

[benjyboba]

@aporigine lol



[jberling1]

i like top gear a lot but they rag on the volkswagen beetle way to much. the fact is the volkswagen beetle is one of the most if not the most reknowned cars on the planet, just about everyone knows what a volkswagen beetle is. It also holds a couple records such as highest amount of sales of one model. i just think they need to show a little more respect. reag on something else like your piece of shit alfas.

[shobin05]

@jberling1 still rubbish...

[spliefer]

@jberling1 just because a car is famous and sells a lot doesnt mean its any good. everyone knows lady gaga and she sells a lot of records but shes still a total shitbag.

[MrSiddiq97]

its like a cooler way of mythbusters!!!!!!!!

[shobin05]

@MrSiddiq97 i agree..mythbusters/top gear should do that test again, its pointless but will b cool to see a car on land beating gravity...

[driftboy23]

Tumblebugs.

[Drew7321]

The bug had an awesome body outline afterward. A car should be created now, inspired by that. XD

[MrFalconfly]

Why did they have to kill poor little Herbie?!? :'(

[tamim100]

wie is nederlands en heeft dit gisteren gezien en wou het nog een keer zien :P ?

[eddiehosa]

The Beetle had a South African number plate

[retetikker]

Beetle > small guy in his midlife crisis and his wannabe beetle

[VWGolf0987]

Poor Beetle :-(

[v0chomansito]

pobresito vocho,....

[bmak24]

@vandenabeeleandries its a a pre-porsche?? ferdinand porsche designed the first VW soo...yeah ur retarded

[vandenabeeleandries]

@bmak24 @bmak24 You must live somewhere in the states. With a great lack of braincells or information ;)

[vandenabeeleandries]

If i had the choise beings stuck out there between the beetle and the porsche ... id take the beetle. No doubt about it! Its a pre-porsche after all and reliable like ... whell ... like a volkswagen ...

[Altarcraft]

It was not a fair test. They should have dropped a Porsche too

[Emiel3673]

Honestly, who thought that the Porsche would win?

[JoshHottenstein]

Ack! That bug was in great shape! I needed a new VW lol

[husamicl]

Poor bug..... I love Top Gear they are the best, but also I love the bug, why they have to destroy a humble bug......

[whityjack]

@husamicl Hitler drove it...

[husamicl]

@whityjack sorry but Hitler didn't know how to drive.........

[whityjack]

@husamicl "Hitler was driven in it"...happy?

[juankair1]

@husamicl they should have used a lada, no one cares about ladas.

[rock3tcat]

Is that a Turbo?

[MrDonkeykong99]

why they make the beatle more heffier than with some sand or stone it will faster going down

[tikkaterrance96]

@MrDonkeykong99 If no air resistance was present, the rate of descent would depend only on how far the object has fallen, no matter how heavy the object is. It is down to shape. This means that two different weight spheres will reach the ground at the same time if they are dropped simultaneously from the same height. This follows the law of conservation of energy and is demonstrated by dropping a feather and a lead ball in an airless tube.

Dr. Michael Ewart, University of Southern California

[MrDonkeykong99]

@tikkaterrance96 o i thought the weight make a diverent( sorry i am a duth man and i try to do my best englisch )

[Marqueemm]

Perfect.................

[wondereyedrive]

gotta love youtube. dumb Channel 9 in Australia ran over time so my program guide was off when i recorded with hard drive. missed the end. thats where youtube came in! brilliant

[matisstar]

why beetle? stupidity. thats cool car it just thinks different. that race shits are for petrol heads.

[St8Solja]

The porsche would've won if it was on an actual road.

[G0tm1lf]

@St8Solja captain obvious to the rescue

[rohitvip]

Why not those 2 cards race each other on a road? and this video is an EPIC FAIL! *thumbs down*

[ferrals01]

@rohitvip

They did mate, the beetle lost.

The hosts were out to prove this bloke wrong that the new Porsche was effectively the same as its predecessor the Volkswagon. If you had watched the entire show and not just youtube clip, you would know this.

[rohitvip]

They're morons that's why.....

[sgghani]

what's the background score used here?

[bpodonovan]

@sgghani the music at the end is definitely from a film called stardust, i think the race music is from the same film.

[Monacomaverick]

I havn't seen anything so graphic since Herbie was dumped off a cruise ship. It is a shame that they have such hatred for a car that was very much a part of Porsche's own beginnings.

[limesoda7]

new episode kool :)

[Braddderrrs]

i was so waiting for the stig to climb out of the beatle..

[estammel]

Umm, no credit to the VW Ad that Top Gear shamelessly rips off?? Down to the scenery they use. Ok, ok, the Beetle is a different color..

I know it's been a while, but most Corrado fans will remember this.

[MyVdubz]

More should dislike this upload

[MyVdubz]

Hammond is a fuckwit!! Thats just a waste! And put 2 grand into that bug and it would anihilate that nob eds car porsche in a drag race anyway. This was painful to watch