Top Gear take on the US part 1: $1000 car & alligator brake challenge - Top Gear - BBC autos

[grandillusion52]

James may's dance is hilarious haha

[lhiggs]

I too am from the US and this show does not offend me. I enjoy the jokes and funny things James, Jeremy, and Richard do. I like this show because it gives me a chance to see ideas and views from across the pond and to not take myself too seriously.

[boy31]

thank you...

beautifully thought lol.

[1994Andersen]

Relax people! America is most known for making fun about the whole Europe. Don't take this so frikkin personal

[joseph591]

This episode has now changed my view of the British....fuck 'em

[goldner91]

I for one am an American that loves this show. It's just friendly back and forth, nothing malicious... As much could easily be said about the tea sipping scone munching islanders...

Get over it :)

[matty23211]

How come Americans do not seem to like this show? i mean at least you got your cars on this show considering its a British show. Plus they came back in a later season and did your modern ones such as the Dodge challenger. (which is my personal favorite next to the corvette)

[mokechi27]

you guys have to understand that the british are just too jealous about america......that's all.

[llpalm08]

No we aren't. I prefer any place that dont flood in Britain to living in USA. Too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. But there some american states that have some realy nice people in.

[falchard]

That's cause the US is built for the strong. The first English Settlers discovered this when they all nearly died trying to live here.

[manovox]

fuck you jeremy!

[GMdrivingMOPARguy]

Im gonna ignore you insults to america to avoid an arguement and just say we already tried that split once, didnt work too well, just resulted in freeing the blacks

[ethen24]

A Cadillac, for under $1k? Holy shit, the cost to fill the tank up is about as much! lol

[buckshotchevy]

please keep in mind that was in Miami, Fl, one of the most violent citys in America.... btw, good job trying to make America look fat and violent.....

[klowtNsCkInGz]

a ha ha ha that was awesome wasnt it?!?! im american fat and violent and found it fucken hilarious.. what a bunch of assholes. lmao...

[dooger23]

no?

[Inv4derxXx]

after watching this i learned a $1k american car is more reliable than a $10k ferrari

[willymcsilly]

lol a 10k Ferrari?

[Inv4derxXx]

i mean lambo... look @ top gear budget supercars.... they spend 10k pund which is about $15k and 2 of them die on the race track and 1 barely makes it to its destination

[Iwant2slideS13]

actually none of them make it, but that series was hilarious

[Inv4derxXx]

ya... i only watched part 1 lol

[Inv4derxXx]

also they only had to travel like 40-50 miles... when they traveled hundreds... but the camaro did begin to make noises

[Iwant2slideS13]

wait sorry, posted on the wrong Top gear vid.

[staver76]

its an old 1 like 1975 or something , look in the episodes , but theyre kinda good

[internetvideossuck]

I can't stop laughing! These guys are amazingly funny. Perhaps the track was too complicated, or everyone had been murdered? HAHAHAHaaaaa Good stuff guys.

[Marmalade624]

Argh stupid adverts, why are there adverts on TopGear, when there not evn adverts on topgear on BBC2 omg :@

[melisluv06]

Just refresh the page. 99.9% of the time it kills the ads.

[toxicmorbidlette]

i wonder if the truck made it to 50

[escapetogo]

replace the driver he cant drive

[NottinghamForest22]

big stig lives in a trailer lmao.

[944turb0]

Look at all these whiny babbies. Clarkson is the greatest troll on earth.

[ZesPak]

no reason to vote this comment down, Clarkson is awesome, but he still is a troll :D.

Look up the definition of troll, Clarkson (in all his awesomeness) is the president of trolls :D.

[adoniscomplex]

no problem, now u know ... troll

[adoniscomplex]

Wow, your standard of proof isn't set very high. U do realize that Top Gear is more comedy show than documentary, right?

[LordOfTheDrums]

and thats supposed to be a 5 liter v8?? pathetic...

[GMdrivingMOPARguy]

Yes, 305 (5.0L) chevy small block. Little baby engine designed more for economy. He dosent specifiy if its the fuley or carburated. Carburated version was 190 horse and the fuel injected had about 215

[jasonsr3]

lol First off Im not your fuckin mate FAG! and let me be the first to say you dont know much about the US as over 80% consider themselves Christian. and only 10% are unafeliated. Thats right we control our own lives here we dont need a nany governments tit to suck on like you. If I lived under your system Id be a pissed off wanker too. Otherwise I like Britian just not your socialist programs or dumbasses like yourself who know nothing about the US but run you cock holster nun the less.

[austin9372]

I like how this proves that people from the United Kingdom are dick heads.

[austin9372]

That was for "noobenstein" by the way.

[jasonsr3]

ah whatever jerk off if you had every swinging dick in the world trying to get into your country many of them violent south Americans you would carry a gun too. Besides in the US the power is with the people and we need to stay armed for that reason. "A people that fear there government is tearany a government that fears its people is freedom" Thomas Jefferson. Any nation of free people will have some violence. Fat yea we gotta good life. US leads the world in inovation and we love God so what!

[naturalyshocked]

thier system, they try to spread just sucks.

[legonightmare65]

why did they go to the south!!! thats like America's ass.....

[jasonsr3]

yea they went out of there way to find the most depressed part of the country to show. There are plenty parts of the UK that are just as bad if not worse.

[tanaii1]

ide love to drive over america one day i think ide love it.

[Tankboy26]

we'd love to have you.... Americans arent truly as bad as the rest of the world views us.... "most" of us are really nice people... at least, those of us who THINK....

[capricekid]

they should of went to watkins glen where all high end cars have race clubs. but no they pick the south to go to. of course its shitty

[misualina]

TOP GEAR - Transfagarasan Romania ( The best road in the world )

[Anju876]

lmao, theyve been dissing americans and therir vehicles for years...but its just the way alot of europe feels abt the US. theyre just saying it

[naturalyshocked]

dude, try a a old peugeot 205 gti mi16.

less than 1000kg, 160hp.

very cool and fast, killer car.

we don't need no V8, to slow.

the golf mkII gti did 0-62 in 7.2 seconds.

both city racers, no v8 powered car can match that.... on european roads

[ak47mayham]

americans can't take left and right turns and we are all fat like stig...good job topgear. fuuckbags

[rozalija43]

How do you register/insure a car that you just buy like this in the US?? It'w twmpting to buy it and do a cross country trip, but nobody knows how to do the paperwork...

[chinnosequeira]

u go to DMV and get temporal plates, as for insurance some states do not forces you to get one, so you can just pay $20 for the temp plates and drive it.

[thevyris]

wisconsin doesnt ask for insurance

[GaryGarratt]

I have been temped to do a US road trip, looks like I will need to do some research so that I don't end up being shot at the wheel.

[TheReapersSon]

Just avoid the asshole of America and you'll do fine

[naturalyshocked]

yep, dude

i wanted to mvoe there as european.

but the year 2001 did make think different,.

they think their country is paradise, but infaq they are all poor souls.

: (

[Tankboy26]

I'd have to disagree... those of us who actually think, know better.... not ALL of us are mere sheep who believe all our govt. tells us...

[chrisw40]

i cant believe this comercial bullshit on youtube i boycott everything they try and sell fuckers

[TheReapersSon]

If you install Ad Block Plus on Firefox, you will never see another ad again (98 percent of the time, anyway).

I didn't even know Youtube HAD advertising on their site and in their videos, until I decided to test ABP's effectiveness by turning it off. Boy, was I surprised!

[helvek]

haha big stig! looks like the michellin tire dude..

[BornToRun001s]

lol yeah he does.....but its fitting for the us^^

[Knasibask2]

what´s the song/music at 05:12?

[TheReapersSon]

I love their satire; I'm American, and this shit is hilarious! My face was hurting from laughing at the truck driving.

Ever heard of Ken Block? He's not fat -- he's quite the opposite, actually -- but he's one of the best Subie drivers around.

You guys want a REAL laugh at Americans? Just go pay a visit to peopleofwalmart (dot) com, for something really pathetic!

[Narza85]

No he's not. Well maybe the best around there, in America. The real Subaru drivers drive or have driven in WRC.

[TheReapersSon]

Hahahahah, I bet driving on the other side of the road was quite an experience!

[DerrenBrown100]

Dumb fat americans

[TheReapersSon]

Actually, if you were trying to be correct in your statement, it would have gone something like this:

Dumb, fat Americans.

Figured I'd give you a bit of grammar correction; you know, if you're trying to insult us... ;-)

[BornToRun001s]

absolutely correct ^^

[featherdust]

This episode certainly gives us Americans a bad rap, lol, but I can't seem to stop laughing. Especially at Hammond's car, that part was priceless. Oh, and the thing with the guns and the big Stig. Really, I love these guys.

[RICKROLLBLENDER]

LOL! "huggy bear moblie"

PRICELESS! XD

[GrwizzlyBea]

LMAO at end with his reaction to going off track. One of the better ones I have seen.

[brad1brad]

Hammonds reaction to big stig LMFAO !!!!!!!!!!

[Tydus777]

i laughed my ass off when hammond rolled in.. HAHA!!

[khenry1991]

the RS Camaro is a V6

why did he say it had a V8?

[MoNziL]

this episode is just great =D

can anyone tell me the name of this intro song please, cheers

[featherdust]

the very beginning? it's originally nina simone's sinnerman, but it sounds like it might be a remix. hope that helps.

[Podegra]

These three mates are always stealing my dreams, god damnit!

[avlisk]

I love the way these Canadians say "Cah-mah-row". Cute. Now, where did I put my guns?

[TaGzDRuMMeR]

Canadians FTW

[smithythefierce]

I got a soft spot for that camaro...

[ksksksksksJACK]

Ehhhh ze shotgun is zumwere else lol

its like everyone of those yankee fuckers tinks murdering is normal everywhere

[14kip]

such an insuffrable oath .lmao james may , :)

[escapetogo]

loved the caddy

[BuggyDougle]

Right; Britain is about the size of Minnesota so to compare the too is ridicules,

CDT - "so dont attack me if im wrong." being a rational person with your own opinions dose what you said sound true?

Finally for the ever lasting who is better US or UK they are both a mongrel race's from Europe so are uncomparable.

[CDTbossy]

I heared there are more fat people in Britain in percent. america is approximatly 55% of people over 30 years old. But i heard in amount of people in percent is higher in britain, also avarage hight of americans is much higher than britains, nearly 30cm!!! Brits are small. But I just read it in newspaper a while ago, and everything u read aint right, so dont attack me if im wrong.

[alexsuchapimp]

I live 5 miles from Moroso and it's NEVER deserted, there's always tons of people there.

[pestface]

I wana go to America, then buy an old car, and just keep on going...who wants to come?

[CDTbossy]

my dream!

[Motorsheep]

pestface:

Any time.

Did that over here in Europe. Started in Germany and drove over 8000 km into Central Asia with a 39hp fiat panda station wagon we bought for a little under 1000 Euros.

[pestface]

I used to have a Seat Marbella It's based on the Mk1 Fiat Panda. I loved that little car. I just finished reading The Auto Biogarphy Of A Super Tramp, by W.H.Davies, and want to tramp across America in an old heap o junk. Have you seen Dave Gorman's 'America Unchained'? Well worth a look.

[Motorsheep]

Thanks for the hint, I'll check it out.

Btw, our car was actually a Seat Terra, which is a wagon based on the Marbella. I just said "Fiat Panda" because everybody knows that one.

[Joseph931]

i knew that had to be my home town.

pretty cool

[thefofo2]

jajajajajajajajaja stigs american cousin xD

[Dsaubt]

Damn dude talk about bashing america lol.

[OllieOrange123]

lol, tubby stig :P

[damienj1]

put us down.  cool

[BurningFliesAlive]

'maybe everyone had been murdered... whatever, its time for our challenge.'  XD bahh ahaha

[BurningFliesAlive]

AHHHH HAHAHAHHA!!!! omfg, i'm american, couldnt stop laughing at all the 'classics' they kept rolling up in. XD hahah "it doesnt just move up and down, its litterally like a boat!" XD wow. funny, reminds me of my '88 Corsica with the shot strut towers. X]]]

[MrFubs]

lol hes got a .22 pistol and a rifle lmao what a noob

[corrie123100]

haha big stig

[corrie123100]

the u.s. is horrible

[JoeOnTheRoad]

Come on, it's not that bad here!

[FabreFresh]

Sigh another way the Brits put us down.

[TriggerHappyJim2]

Be fair, every villain in American action films who isn't Russian is British.

Have a sense of humour about it? You better. Or I'll TAKE OVER THE WOOORLLLD. >:D

[allamericandude15]

All the villains are British because the Russians were too expensive. :-P

[FabreFresh]

"every villain in American action films who isn't Russian is British"- That's not even true (furthermore it's not even offensive). Because what you said is not true, I don't see how that compensates for the way some British feel superior to Americans.

[TriggerHappyJim2]

There is a definite theme of British villains in films. You really don't have to look far to see it, I mean shit, how about Stewie from Family Guy?

I don't find it offensive, nor do I believe Britain is superior to the US.

I'm just saying - Both countries poke fun at eachother and its remarkable that you're playing underdog when "America is the greatest country in the world" is a common catchphrase in the US.

[FabreFresh]

I never said it was offensive and I never said ALL British people feel superior to Americans. I'm just saying the British seem to point out all of Americas cons and make it seem like they don't have any of their own.

[TriggerHappyJim2]

Oh.

Well think that if you like, but I assure you its not true.

[ghostrider433]

Stewie isnt british.. hes seth greene the creator of family guy (i think) and he makes those voices of every main carachter..

[TriggerHappyJim2]

Seth MacFarlane created Family Guy and voices Stewie. Stewie has a British accent. Seth Green does Chris.

Hopefully you feel enlightened.

[seb62121]

LOL they had to do the show in florida one of the crasiest states in the US. Why couldnt they do it in the northeast??? And I hate the idea that all americans are fat. Im 15 and i only weigh 138 pounds.

[DCstyle4Lyfe]

I want to see them go one episode that even slightly involves America w/o insulting it.. Love this show, but really guys?

[bryUK]

If you love the show, you've probably noticed they make fun of everywhere they go, especially different regions within the UK itself.

Not to mention how often they make fun of people in the studio audience, and where do you think 99% of them come from?

No one and no where is safe, that's the reality of the show, so don't expect special treatment. :P

[DCstyle4Lyfe]

All i said was i'd like one episode that involved america that didnt bash it. I never said they couldnt poke fun at us. So just chill out..

[bryUK]

And all I said is they pretty much never go an entire episode without bashing some place in the world, especially places within Britain itself.

They've bashed my own local area, Tyneside, several times. Pretty much every time its been mentioned or they've been there.

That's just how it goes with the show.

So take your own advice and chill out about it. :)

[videoman223]

makes me feel like i live in a shithole

[SGTS1MMONS]

whats the song at 5:05

[hawksleyart01]

I owned one of those Camaros..Fantastic cars.

I bought it for £600. It was in some guys overgrown front yard. It was rusty, and the interior was tatty.

Despite the fact it hadn't ran for 6 years, it fired up straight away with a new battery and ran like a dream. They're mechanicaly excellent and bomb proof.

[coolL9457]

lol i wanted someone to actually get their car in the water!

[XiaoNoodles]

LO 6.50 I CHOKED ON MY RICE BUAHAHHAHAA

[K3Shuff]

wuts wit the camaro usually most camaros do burn outs when they jump off the line

[JHsoxfan11]

this is what miami is all about lol

[mingebag851]

Lol 4:51 "BIG Stig!" :D

[TheBurningDonut]

I thinks just about every car Ive ever owned could have done better than that!

Well that IS with me driving though.

I also RARELY spend over a grand on a car!

[djsal510]

I live in california and we do have fat people here and they are getting fatter day by day. People in san francisco keep themself in good shape.

[Spudgeful]

thats blatently just padding on the stig lol

[paciulpkbyby]

dragonfruit7 you have to admit that there are more fat guys in america that anywhere else in the world

[verwoerd]

"you're such an insufferable oaf" ...LOL

[dragonfruit7]

wow stereotypes are u referring that we Americans are nothing but fat Americans "big stig"

[sugarqueen23]

lolz i live in texas and i found it freaking hillarious because America is known to be the FATTEST country in the world

[felelitz]

"Rascal flatts - life is a highway" is the songs name

[chepe371]

actually thats Tom Cochrane's song, They just cover it.

[Janusha]

hahaha the amount of rubbish they made... Look at that car rock like a fishing vessel. Leafsprings are for oxcarts not for the 19th century.

[RKProduktions]

Anyone knows the song at 3:05 ?

[SGTS1MMONS]

lifes a highway rascal flats

[Tigerrun]

Clarkson on James car, 'No... wait...it's a aircraft carrier' Brilliant.

[jo300hn]

Thats the burger chewing Elvis Stig

[Celpradrft]

THE BIG STIG>!!!!

[TheDickysun]

bahahah "Big Stig"

[ondaquadra]

American Car are like american pizza, a bad fake.

[eLLriDe420]

nah, we make cars for the working class family man. we dont need 500,000 doller cars. your gay

[thewantonsong]

you're*

moron

[ondaquadra]

We make cars for all class, and for gay too

[DrummerNigel7]

i like how they go to like the worst place u can go in the US lol D:

[nameurself]

american stig lol... perfect!! lol

[locke6984]

thats only a ruger 10/22. POS .22lr. not a thing to be afraid of. it even has the stock 10 round clip. I'm willing to bet his pistol uses .32 caliber auto rounds. both of these are nothing to really be worried about.

[slayerdearly]

thous bloody cars aren't bad for 1k Govena

[RivalBro]

One thing US has over Britain is size! In everything!

[bigtrilla817]

I'll buy your camaro

[justforever96]

LOL; see what the world really thinks of America. "Oh, yeah, everyone carries guns". LOL. The right hand turns are "too complicated for the colonials". This whole video is classic. Not entirly accurate, but hey; that's what people think of when they think of the US. We bring on ourselves.

[okechuwku]

and what is that fabulous music in the beggining

[kurwajegomac555]

....hammond oh my g...

:D:D:D

[One3teen]

Any one have any info on the music that starts playing at 1:51 when Hammond rolls in?

[UprisingMuse]

They should have come up to new york We have tons of motor sport tracks with many different turns.

[mikeandpetra]

Why don't you just stop tring to analyse everything. the show is just entertainment. thats it. if you find it funny watch it, if don't, then don't. Simple really.

[alleyeseing]

big stig

[alleyeseing]

everyone was murdered. hysterical

[100foldharvest]

english people sound really ignorant

[DRFTBling711]

i dont care I'm glad i'm American, i don't give a shit what anyone else says.

[ChakatBlackstar]

LOL. He pronounced Camaro wrong. Ya, he's a car expert.

[RevertGames]

Thats how the brits pronounce it.

[alleyeseing]

your a dick, he's english its an accent.

[One3teen]

Funny enough, the original pronunciation was actually the way he said it, but people started calling it the way you reffer to because it sounded cooler.

[aabites]

the hillb illy mobeil lol

[MetalMonster00012]

I bet the Stig in this episode is Tony Stewart

[MrNikniknik]

So you fart, if you dont like jeremy and his 'bullshit biased reporting' about your worthless crapy cars then dont watch top gear

[DjAntomattei]

He can talk trash about our automobiles all day because I know they suck (I stand 100% by my word). Automobiles is fair game. He can say whatever he wants just as long as he doesn't start talking about American people, that would be a no-no.

[MrNikniknik]

I m sorry my friend i respect but i dont agree with your opinion. Its his right to judge whoever he wants and so can you and me and anyone. You also have the right and the power to isolate him or anyone else by not watching him. Why is it a no-no to talk about american people. You have some kind of immunity? As long as you judge and talk about other people be ready to face the same. And i personaly think this is a good thing for everyone as lons as it stays 'satyrical' (top gear IS satyrical)

[DjAntomattei]

Well talking about people, cultures, stereotyping and making generalizations about people seems to be a bit of a racist act to me in my eyes. Is categorizing races and cultures and judging them right in your eyes? That's what I mean about it's a no-no. And I haven't talked bad about anyone on this post. I'm still trying to learn about the degree of how harsh a British person calling an American a "yankee" is. If I find out Jeremy is a racist at heart I will stop watching this show. Believe it

[MrNikniknik]

No categorizing races isnt right for my eyes. But as for adding satyrical notes about cultures ,stereotypes and habbits i dont have a problem. As you know cultures around the globe contain stereotypes and customs that sound ridiculous and worthy of annotation. This exists between all cultures. You seem like an intelligent man and probably understand that this show contains a twist of humour. Yes this time against US, but other times against many other countrys and often against their own

[mravendamanomen]

Jeremy Clarkson is a bigot and a douchebag who perpetuates hatred of America with his bullshit biased reporting. Stay out of America if you hate it so much ya fucking douchebag. They should have shot him just to prove his point. Fucking Asshole.

[utmobbad]

Did he hit a nerve on your frail little mind?

naw...

[thethrifter1]

Just goes to show when something goes wrong for you americans all you can think to do is shoot or sue...

[REBEL2250]

damn he got that camero for only a thousand bucks?!