Tiff Needell on Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Group A (Top Gear 1989)

[CrixMakin]

I miss old top gear.

[nccanuck]

Sponsored by Labatts .. awesome :)

[bouncyninja]

was the rs500 the one with 35psi stock? or was that another Ford - Sierra and/or Cosworth

[MRJARDIM]

If you didnt know tiff in real life youd think hes a flamboyant boy from berkshire

If you know who tiff is and see him in real life you would faint.

[jelleyman123]

5 people drive corsas

[freedomsoldier187]

the Sierra's they had out here in the Australian Touring car championship had 550hp+

then along came a couple R32 skyline GTR's with 600+ :/

[Hot80s]

production sierra looked so good. we got the lame & tame xr4ti over here :(

[mitchdaytonam3]

Brands looks SOOO different back then; Graham Hill Bend much more shallow!

[REPOMAN24722]

That engine is nothing compared to the SR20DET the SR20DET can handle 550hp on stock internals.

[IonicRipper]

@REPOMAN24722 Cosworth engine is more evolved

[REPOMAN24722]

@IonicRipper SR20DET has more aftermarket support, is more responsive to modification, sounds tougher, more successfull in motorsport.

[IonicRipper]

@REPOMAN24722 sr20 is more successful in drifting but the cosworth engine was developed for racing... and whats the sound have to do with anything? thats just an opinion, not a fact

[REPOMAN24722]

@IonicRipper The cossworth engine sounds like a 1.6l, The SR20DET was designed for rally and that is were reliability is needed with the engine taking so much stress and shock from jumps, nissans RB26DETT and SR20DETT have both won endurance battles were they raced on a track for hours on end and both of them kept cooler than the others under the same stress.the Cossworth engine just cant do that due to the fact that it's cooling properties are inferior.

[IonicRipper]

@REPOMAN24722 right... ill come back when you get your facts sorted out, im not wasting any more of my time on this

[YouPenetrate]

I wish they had this car in Gran Turismo 5!.

[IonicRipper]

@YouPenetrate its in forza 4...

[Roboami]

oh, the sound of straight cut gears...

[darrenjgraham]

@Roboami explain more please for an interested beginner. Cheers

[Roboami]

@darrenjgraham It's when the gear teeth aren't cut in an angle in the transmission (basically like the reverse gear on any manual car). Noisy but easier to cut - 

[Apidium]

500hp! :)

[floaterincloud]

500 what? in where? dang...

[ketkiddy]

i know he's had a long and distinguished racing career and the same for his television presenting career, BUT ! ................... is it just me that thinks Tiff Needell is a complete and utter TWAT ?

[gary72carol61]

I was waiting for him to add these words at 1:59 just after he says more ducting to increase the air flow into the coolers - However the lights are shit! - lol

[KingHarris11]

@pretendaccount1 he will be 70 soon he will be driving that car until he is in a box

[KingHarris11]

my grandad has an rs500 with a similar boost to what tiff had - my god its quick!

[23chilled]

fords maybe fast cars but they were so ugly inside and out. German cars had looks to die for. The sirerra was gastly to look at. You need to be drunk to look at it. Like i said though they were quick cars though

[StygMoustachio]

@23chilled Personally I find that German cars of that era look rather bland and homogenous... the Sierra is awkward and bulky, but it certainly stands out.

[butterfliesandtape]

top driving from tiff. 6 stars! top production form the BBC - nice long takes, dry factual content, no distracting music. I must be showing my age!

[MrKp0w]

tiff needell is the new stig, no joke.

[ivanovsd]

I actually think that in the moment Tiff is the Stig!

[JukkaX]

666 the number of the BEAST

[Mikej2156]

That Theme tune brings back memories :)

Top Gear Back in the day.

5 Stars

[lawdy007]

martinh88 Are you saying a guy who has driven in F1, won in world sports cars and driven at Le Mans and won in Touring cars drives like a fool. Shut the F@ck up you muppet.

[moobie1010]

tiff is much cooler as an old dude.

[Fuzion180]

haha look at him fighting with the wheel, wicked!

[Fuzion180]

woo rs500 cosworth, awesome car!

[TheMarabouStork]

tiff is he the guy thats on Fifth Gear now?

[boutdempapers]

@TheMarabouStork tiff is fifth gear, buddy

[martinh88]

he drives like a fool, too much turning of the wheel

[Stuntman175]

@martinh88 When you're driving a 1100 kg RWD car with 500 hp that has suspension as soft as a brick wall with 5 cm steel plates in it, you're bound to saw with the wheel since the suspension does not absorb the bumps on the road as well as a road car and sends the shock through the steering rack and column into his arms. All racing cars from the 80's do that and most still do today.

[flaperke]

'ah, that's better' :)

[lucrativeelfmongrel]

Tiff's the man. I don't think I'd ever even be able to change gear as well as him!

[tyau1234]

@lucrativeelfmongrel TIff changes gear well.

He can cruise along in fifth gear.

And then ocassionally have fun with the top gear.

He's so good he can do a good show in gears!

[rs200000000000]

@tyau1234 of course he changes gear well he's a pro racing driver

[FrapsYou]

@tyau1234 lol

[carbondevil]

best aq...

[squiersjonneman]

is this brands hatch?

[t45tube]

@squiersjonneman Yes it is.

[mikel1982]

lol Labatt

[Scotracer1987]

And he was still around 40 then!

[StockHatchRacing]

Cosworth forever!

[NiallatUTube]

Geez, you had to send in a snail mail letter back then!

Wonderful car the Sierra Cosworth RS, best in 4x4 format.

[isamike]

BRING BACK GROUP A RACING TO AUSTRALIA...NOT V8 SUPERCARS

[DRF71N]

@isamike Couldn't agree more, I love the old Group A cars such as the Sierra and the Skyline, they were far more interesting cars and had a lot more in common with standard road cars unlike the current cars which share nothing with their road going versions.

[joydivision808]

7th may my birthday 

[oistein74]

havent changed a bit :P

[HENRYHOBBS1]

ha,he still uses that helmet!!

[DamianSix66]

I miss the old Top Gear format , the new format has had its day now . Bring back Tiff , Tony , Steve and Vicky .

[jimmyhayers]

@DamianSix66 Just watch Fifth Gear, it's actually really good if you only watch Tiff, Jason, Vicky and Ben.

[tonythecheese]

I like the touch of the xr4x4 at the end! The days of touring cars featuring Cosworths made me want to buy one....and I did...it will always be the best car i`ve ever owned...great video!

[g00sampson]

Needell is such a smooth driver, seeing him fight the RS500 makes it clear how much of a beast the Grp A cars were to drive. Great video, thank you!

[LMF5000]

@g00sampson I've always wondered about that - why does he jerk the steering wheel left and right instead of smoothly pointing it in one direction?

[g00sampson]

@LMF5000 : He's fighting to stay in control of the car. Those are corrections and recoveries. A car with that much power is twisting the chassis, breaking the tires loose. Ideally you want to be smooth but to catch the car's movements he has to be quick and proactive instead of reactive. Brilliant work behind the wheel of a monster!

[vagiaina]

fifth gear no top gear!!!

[bobsterbrown]

@vagiaina was top gear

[bobsterbrown]

@vagiaina it was top gear !!!!!

[Englandforever91]

Thanks for the upload was a great video

[raymondrayban]

THATS when watching touring cars was GOOD! watching these and them volvo T5s!

[starfre77]

no american car can beat that car.

[F1N9ERS]

Fck me TIFF was a baby !! My 3door is 24yrs old & i can still kick out 511bhp LONG live the mighy COSSY!

[1979jondam]

rs 500 is one off the best cars ford has ever made,

[LucasSchaaf]

@1979jondam im sure its the best hatchback, anyway. Its pretty unique for a car with that sort of horsepowers to be able run that well on only front wheel drive. First class engineering :)

[vix121]

@LucasSchaaf

The Sierra is rear wheel drive.

[vix121]

@LucasSchaaf

The Sierra is rear wheel drive which is even more obvious if you watch the video again.

[LucasSchaaf]

@vix121 Well if you'd care to read what we're actually talking about, its about the Ford RS500 (2010??) and not the Sierra. :)

[vix121]

@LucasSchaaf Your right, my bad bro.

[1ukjunglednbraver]

i love touring cars from the 80's and earler 90's there fuckin great...best cars ever made and the best looking..

[STUARTSDRUMMOND]

bring back the good old days

[stevenmcg69]

i would so give up my focus for 1 off these lol

[stonerumble]

240grupp-aDOTse

[tyau1234]

@sayonara2030 To the person under these aliases: sayonara2030, laughingwinner, purpleforestwolf, walkerful14, animalsrighter2010, I have no idea who you are, and I have never posted any videos about you. The fact that you are spamming my channel with your non-sense comments makes me believe that you are a homosexual fixated to me. As much as I am flattered by your action, I find you repulsive. Please, go harass other people. Stay away from my channel because I have never harassed you.

[Anhiksi]

hooo, there seems to be more..

igotwinner5000 atleast

[srspower]

@tyau1234

hahahahaha!

[MrStraight6]

5 stars for Tiff and other 5 for the mighty Cossie

[esurfer26]

This is a good one!

[PabloLeChuck]

Very good video! Thanks for sharing

[LuxeXx]

Not that a car like this would be easy to drive at Brands Hatch anyways...

[shanklin100]

miss these sierra's

[FlukiePT]

Tiff was so young... LOL

[tyau1234]

Check out my video of Jeremy Clarkson in 1989. he was like a puberty teen then!

[SecularTechnology]

@tyau1234

Fifth Gear,

[Merjia]

@tyau1234 And he had a wicked afro. XD

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!