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  • (beep) lol

  • 3:47 Lol expect it was staged and Richie wasn't informed

  • mmh komme aus münchen

  • Jezza Did A Power Lap?

  • "I have a Lionel Ricky." That doesn't sound good.

  • lol jeremy called him Rich Tea lol XD

  • 6:51

  • ZOOOOOOOM, I LIKE TO LOSE MY WHEELS!

  • Lionel richie is a lousy driver, compared to professionals but boy what a songwriter and singer!

  • What a great guy. Exemplary!

  • how the fuck..... i've driven shabbier cars on lousier roads and the wheels never came off.....

  • One of the most prolific songwriter and singer of our time. I'd love to hang out with him sometime. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

  • R.I.P.

    suzuki

    :(

  • Lionel is an epic singer!!

  • David Bowie should so go on Top Gear!!! I'd love to see that!! :P

  • Yes sir, I'd like to buy 7 mercedes. What an idiot. Buy a mc'donalds franchise or something, then give the food to the poor whilst also earning money.

  • @its2in0the1numbers1 You're a goose. Lionel Richie is one of the greatest musicians to have graced the Earth & were all very blessed & grateful for his many years of entertainment. Wonderful that he lived during our era. Show some respect.

  • @its2in0the1numbers1 I think he wasn't bying seven mercedes for himself. He was buying a mercedes for each member of the band.

  • I don't know why the British still drive on the left hand side of the road, if you're used to left hand drive it would suck switching to right hand side... I am basically spastic in my left hand so I'd probably get the slowest lap ever whahah

  • nice laugh at 4:58 :P

  • rich tea?

  • "And I am breaking and my right hand..." And the clutch: "Hello? Is it me you looking for?"

  • MR RICHIE!! :D

  • A Toyota Prius commercial on a Top Gear video is just wrong

  • I know what dealership he's talking about because I used to work there about 5 years ago. Of course, that would never happen today...especially not to L Richie. No doubt, he's one of the best talents to come from Alabama...

  • OH MY GOODNESS. hahahahaha

  • beep

  • lionel richie has a fat head lol

  • @hanghoodiescum and you have an empty one lol

  • They didn't make any Holden jokes. HELLOOO!!!!

  • so glad they managed to find an american who's not obnoxious to put on the show.

  • @OMGITBELIAN I'm from America and I highly endorse that comment =P It sucks over here...that's why My fiance and I are moving to England. Much more polite over there.

  • @Maldor20 Haha I'm from the US too. Congrats on your move. I can't wait to get over there myself.

  • That's what charaterise a great man, even though he got a lot of succes, he have both of his feet solid planted on the earth. Nice to see that those kind of men still exist!

  • Love his merc sealer story

  • who is it

  • lmao...such a warm and engaging personality

  • i laugh at the horn he keeps honkin that silly cartoon horn

  • C-RAAASH!!!!!

  • Aah... MR. RICHIE...

    ^___^

  • not that keen on him in the old days absolutely love him now, and he gets better with age. Mr Richie is the man

  • also , colm = calm and start = star , gotta love typo's there =(

  • Just saw him live in Hong Kong. 61 yrs old and still belts them out as good as ever.

    A true legend.

  • Lionel Richie seems like a great guy to talk to. What. A. Legend.

  • BAHAHAHAHA WHYD HE KEEP HONKING THE HORN AHAHHA

  • is i lionel ritchie or lionel richie

  • SHARE! SHARE!

  • Lionel is a pure joy to behold in all seasons of his life. The more I see of him, the more there is to admire in this man!

  • Lionel sure is a cool cat!

  • King of 80s, love the times when my dad used to play lionel and we kids where in the back seat...well those where the 80s alright!!

  • Ccccccrash

  • Yes boy! God that sounds so common............

  • this was one of the best. generally, i find this segment pretty boring, but Lionel Richie was great.

  • This guy is sooo dummy

  • Very Knowledgeable about cars as well as coming across as a real nice genuine bloke

  • "the crummiest car you've ever driven..."

    this is exactly what is wrong with topgear - most of the people who watch topgear drive cars like the "crummy" car referred to above. maybe it's the institutionalized feudalism that makes the masses clap for comments like these. "i love being a serf. immensely."

  • @skingrafter

    So you are saying that most of the people who watch top gear drive cars with a wheel that falls off around the first corner? Take his comment with a grain of salt, he was personally referring to the car, because of all of its problems it has developed while celebrities have been racing it. It really is "crummy" and im sure that most of the people who watch top gear would agree. It was not an attack against the manufacturer or the model of the car.

  • @skingrafter top gear isn't about normal cars.. it's all in the name really "Top gear" as in Top Cars. Use all the big words ya like mate, but it promotoes the better cars in the world and jokes about the crummy cars. Self Deprecation is a key British comedic trait.

  • @skingrafter get a grip!

  • @skingrafter

    No one cares. Not even you. Go outside.

  • He is a celebrity for sure but, A-list - not for a couple of decades...

  • He is cool but i hated them really loud fake laughs - when clarkson said 'another species'.

  • very nice guy

  • He knows who Eddie Jordan is? I am reasonably impressed... haha

  • haha love it, my favourite part is at 2.34!!

  • What was he doing there?

  • you're kidding....

  • Are you serious???? What kind of abomination are you?

  • @vhghe

    ROFL, "abomination" is my all time favourite word! well done there chap :D

  • man doesn't look a day over 45

  • @itsoverforuman plastic surgery, it's obvious...

  • Hey, i still look 30ish, cept i have a few extra pounds on my gut! but ladies don't worry the gear shifter works just fine!

  • lol!

  • nice meaning cool.

  • what a nice guy.

  • Lionel Richie is 55 years old here!

  • but he looks like he is in his 30s like mid 30s no joke

  • Yeah, maybe early 40s!

  • yeah your totally right

  • Too funny!

  • 1:13 hahahaha he looks as if he's high

  • Hi!

  • lol i like the horn hits

  • How the hell the wheel come off like that...?

  • clarkson is 1.98m which is 6 foot 6 inches

  • lionel kicks ass

  • 02:30 XD

  • respect for the car...i love that car.

  • I'm suprised he didn't end up Dancing on the Ceiling :O :S :P

  • lionel richie always looked 1,90m or atleast 1,85m..so clarkson is 2,10`?

  • 6ft,6 so 198-200cm

  • is he fuck hes over 6 foot easily

  • Maybe 6 foot 5...

  • Clarkson is no 5'5". And you're no 20.

  • What a genuinely nice chap

  • Thats piss funny haha! His lap was good, just seemed to have problems with the gears lol! But he is American and they all drive automatics over there, so understandable.

  • That was not the reason, here in the States we shift with our right hand not our left. I've driven manual transmissions for 17 years now, I went to the UK last year and it was very strange shifting with my left arm and took a whole week to get used to.

  • @narsus73 In a way it is a bit dangerous because you are so used, it is ingrained in your brain to use the right side of the road, and when an emergency arises you automatically will change to the right side of the road, and boom! I think that would happen to me.

  • yes and no... i am american... we only drive automatics if there is no need to have a car stick... for instance... we are not going to get a porsche automatic.... there are some dumbass that do and i want to slap them... but we just don't feel the need to get a manual if there is no reason to have one... and i am sure lionel richie knows how to drive stick... it just he is not used to shift with his left hand

  • Sticks are beneficial for racing but on public roads automatics are more coveiniant, especially when making corners. I had a '75 Beetle that I loved but got rid of mostly to get an automatic (old VWs have VERY stiff steering), I traded it for an '84 Mustang and I'm quite satisfied now.

  • I drive a standard..

  • well other Europeans would find it hard as well with that gear stick on the left side.

  • lionel ricky.

  • I'm surprised at how incredibly nice he is.

    He seems like a guy you could just hang out with.

  • LOL oh man the wheel flew off and he needs a mechanic ASAP.

  • devil z

  • why does he still look 20!?!?!

  • Because he's still as awesome as he was in the 80s?

  • Lionel's laught is so funny.

  • Once, twice, three times a loser.

    LMAO XD

  • There's no reason to give him the thumbs down, he's just quoting Clarkson's (hilarious) joke in the clip.

  • lol, thanks...I fail to see why people are giving me thumbs down...Lionel and Jeremy are both awesome.

  • Lionel's hilarious! Great interview.

  • when was that actually?

  • "Craaash!!!"

    "...You have a suing culture in a America, now i can answer you're question; am i going to get a Bently?...... Yes i am!"

  • LIONEL RICKIE!!!!!

  • Lionel Richie owned a Devil Z!? (or at least one of its siblings)

  • STILL owns.

  • jeremy once said that the e type jag was his favorite car

  • He also said his favorite car changes every week. He's got lots of favorites.

  • "I would like seven Mercedes" lolz

  • Lionel Ritchie comes across as a great guy.  Genuinely down to earth with a great sense of humour.

  • @Aldo21574 i have to agree on that , i have seen him in several dutch tv shows and he always comes across as colm , relaxed and never hints to being a start but just a normal guy , and that is a rare thing indeed so thumbs up to lionel

  • @Aldo21574 absolutely endorse that. He's a modest self-effacing chap.

  • I wonder if Lionel ever got the E-Type that he so badly wanted. The 280Z was a GREAT choice, though! I bet he had to take great comfort from the fact that he would NEVER be late to a tecording session due to a breakdown or a failure of the car to start, huh?

  • Lional Rickie!!!Ha Ha!!!

  • you englishmen really can't dress nice

  • clothes are for keeping warm, not fashion...

  • Yep, that's what we are talking about. Lol

  • Mr Richie looks pretty young.

    He may have undergone some anti-aging plastic surgeries.

  • it's good to see Lionel Richie has a sense of humor laughing at himself.

  • Lional Rickie!!!!!!!!!

  • XKE

  • B or C-list

  • Anybody noticed Jezza put Lionel's time under his own lol even though about 3-4 people all got the same time but Jezza still clinging to the top :))

  • jezza got that time with two blokes in the back. one of them was really fat.

  • rich tea seems to be a very nice guy...great vid!

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  • i got his album lol.

  • Very enjoyable, not a pompous ass like some other celebs on top gear

  • lol pompous ass i never heard that before

  • That was some good handling!

  • He seems like a very nice person!

  • he looks really good for his age.

  • I like Lionel, he did well!

  • he lost a wheel lmao.richie you slay me

  • A great human being

  • Only pure love and altruism can save artists from their craze.

  • Such a nice guy. Very good guest

  • yeah it is Jay Kay but gotta give it to Mr. Rich Tea the guys a sport

  • who's the leader now? in the new season..from where I am we're still seasons away

  • I think it is Jay Kay

  • The Stig

    :P

  • hey if u want to see top gear go onto the bbc iplayer online and watch the new epesiodes

  • Dame Ellen MacArthur is now the leader.

  • on the Liana

  • i hate that guy

  • Wow, TopGear are even replying to comments haha, pretty damn cool :D

    Hope you guys get all the episodes of all the series up in high quality some day :)

  • Hi there, from what season is this clip?? cause i never seen this one before!

  • This is one of my favorite celebrity interviews. You guys should invite him back for a lap in the new car.

  • when was this ? which season?

  • Thanks for the comment. This was season 4 episode 7.

  • why arent you guys posting more episodes on youtube? People absolutly LOVE top gear! not evreyone has bbc...and its just a shame!

  • lol he looks like ludacris almost exactly

  • ludacris on crack...

  • HHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • I Love this man""

    Thankyou ray for share

    Awsome"

    10/10

    Laney

  • kwl

  • aha i watched dat dis mornin

  • What Season was this clip taken?

  • Thanks for the comment. This was season 4 episode 7 :)

  • Thank you. I hope that BBC America gets to air this episode on a future date along with those from Simon Cowell, Gordon Ramsey, and Christian Slater, as well as the episode where Jeremy himself made a lap.

  • now you can make a lirycs about it .