@blackjesuscracker616 The reality to that comment is some 300 horse power american muscle car would not make it up that hill on a wet road with a heavy front and light back plus rear wheel drive
this is a bit dodgy because it doesn't really show the true character of hardknott - and how many people are going to have gone bezzing up there thinking it's a nice easy jaumt!! That road needs a little bit of respect!
The silver Hyundai is known as Sanro in India.. India have the Himalayas. and much much much steeper than your Britain short plateaus.. It can climb and climb and climb.. I drove it.. In ladakh. So no question stupid video.
@jimliras313 I bought a nice used 89 Firebird with a 5.7 Liter TPI 350 V8 for $1,500. It kicks all these cars asses with stock 300 HP at 1/4 the cheapest cars price.
@jimliras313 yeah, only downside I forgot to mention is that the back seats are a bit too small in my car. You can fit a couple teenager sized people back there just fine, but a couple full grown stocky men like in this video might be a bit uncomfortable lol
@tilerman I once owned a 1963 split screen also, when going up steep hills i'd say a prayer first and if i was heading into the wind i'd just give up. Miss my camper van C** 266C..but she's still on the road (somewhere in the uk).
@SEAWEEDER1 Had to sell mine also. Had twins on the way (at the grand age of 44!) and we needed an extension on the house. My van was mint condition and yes we got a silly amount of money for it and it paid for the extension and a more practical car (berlingo, what was i thinking!) but man i miss that van after having her for 18 years but needs must. I suppose one day we will both get over our loss. The memories........
This is stupid man, with 5-6 grand why would you buy any of these cars when you could get something used maybe 2007 for that price with a much more beefy engine like a 1.8 and low mileage, you can get alot for 5-6 grand!
@SuicidalLooney Totally agree with you there. There is no point in new cheap cars tbh, they should just drive them round their shitty plastic factory and then sell them for about £500 because compared to other 2nd hand cars you can get for around the same price, they are less appealing than Susan Boyle's hairy gooch.
if you have your head screwed on you would walk straight pass any of theese "cheap" heaps of shit and buy a decent 2nd hand car for the money instead, be surprised what £6000 can realy get you theese days 2nd hand.
So fucking true. I can't believe some people buy crap like that new! I drive a S40 2002 plate that drives like new with it's FSH. guess what I paid? £1300!!!
@123dodgecharger its not the cheap factor,Malaysian cars are just Japanese cars with better styling.So its reliable,better looking,and cheaper than Japanese cars because it doesn't have a Japanese car badge on it.If you don't believe me,go to a Proton dealership,buy one and run it for a year then only you comment its good or bad.
@jackass1901 thats because most of it are rebadged version of those japanese cars. Like the new Proton Inspira which is the current Mitsubishi Lancer and perodua myvi from daihatsu sirion. most new protons are from older mitsubishi, but with reworked suspension, chasis tuning from Lotus, 'campro' or old engines and most of all flimsy plastic. Although i had to agree the Air-con in the newer proton was quite good
You're correct. Fifth Gear was created by the ex-presenters of Top Gear because the BBC actually ended TG in 2001. After the first season of FG, the BBC brought TG back in a new form. Fifth Gear hasn't ripped anyone off. It's a car program, which is exactly what TG used to be. Now, it's just a bit of light entertainment.
@Zlaja16 like 50 miles! but most of us dont need to REALLY take all one road. but we need to take the highway sometimes because the cars overheat all of the time. lol
why do people have to talk shit? I prefer Top Gear but 5th Gear is amazing too. In America we have no shows like this so you assholes need to be thankful for this at all. If you love cars then what's not to love besides if you don't like some of their presenters
Why does this skinny guy, who looks like he's in his 20's or maybe 30's, have a bunch of fat middle aged white haired dudes as his mates?
And on another note, thats not bad, they all actually made it. Back in high school this guy who had an older hyundai accent i think, it couldn't make it up the incline to the auto shop garage with 4 skinny grade 11 students inside...
guys, if you like top gear, GO WATCH TOP GEAR and quit clogging up the entire comments box about how much you think how much of a rip off of top gear this is
Top Gear and Fifth Gear are both great shows, but 5th Gear is more of an automotive enthusiast's show. As a North American viewer, I can see Top Gear NA fitting in with the "reality shows", all started by Trading Spaces and Survivor, none of which appeal to me in any way. Even with great hosts, Top Gear is all about scripted drama. I'd rather watch Motorweek on PBS/Speed, and catch the latest 5th Gear online.
Here's an idea. Have a car programme where they show you normal cars that most of us normal people drive. Hey and lets have some mechanical tips as it goes along and why not a bit of motoring know how like how to use the gears to slow the car down and making more use of the handbrake at stops. Maybe some highway code lessons and tips on getting better insurance. How to buy and sell a car.
Fifth gear has more interesting stuff than top gear. Top gear tests are fun, to see the super car power, but Fifth gear has some very interesting experimentations
I took a citroen 2CV with three other mates in over the Hardknott pass. It was 1st gear but it did it and was worth it to see the 4x4 drivers faces parked on the highest point. The 2CV was the only car available to hire within a 50 mile radius of where i live due to peek times.
@thedean64 Yep... Fifth gear really has nothing special about it... except it has a female presenter than some men find attractive... But then again... some men find Richard Hammond attractive too.
@thedean64 It's not a ripoff, fifth gear actually came out because topgear had low rating and they tried to rejuvinate show back in 2001 or 2001 i'm not sure xD. The year this show started, topgear was cancelled for year as far as I know too, but I stand to be corrected
im tired of this comment " if it sucks y u watch it?" how can i know it before watching, unless u are a timetraveller and u travel back in time and.... u got it
cont' if a 2 litre petrol engine has a torque of 150 lbs ft, then it would need 3500 rpm before 100 bhp is achieved to the diesel's 2000. This is why diesels take off so quickly in the higher gears without needing to change down. The above petrol would need to go down to 4th, or even 3rd, to keep up with the diesel accellerating in 5th. This is why petrols are given much shorter gearing throughout, to even up the horsepower a little at a given speed.
look i love it but wtf man you've just raped out the comments with nothing to do with the vid filling it with more than they used to teach us in a week at tech college
cont' in other words, if a 2 litre turbodiesel produces a torque peak of 262 lbs/ft @ 2000 rpm, it will be making 100 bhp. If the torque then drops to 131 lbs/ft @ 4000 rpm, it will still be making 100 bhp. Half the torque, twice the revs.
Mustang, you are partly right. If two otherwise identical cars have exactly the same gearing & accellerate in the same gear from the same speed & revs, then the one that produces the most torque at that revs will start to accellerate first. Bhp continues to rise after the torque has peaked, only because the engine gains revs at a faster rate than the torque recedes. If revs & torque gained & lost respectively in a uniform manner, then Bhp would remain constant.
torque means nothing? then how come every european is buying a diesel car, using the added torque as the main reason?
it does mean a lot, you're wrong. i realize power is more important, but a car with 500 horsepower and 200 lb/ft of torque won't be as fast as a car with 500 horsepower and 500 lb/ft of torque.
the Koenigsegg CCR has 806bhp and 920nm yet this is more powerful than the merc amgs that have 1000nm. torque is only useful for towing things. anyways only one of the cars in this video is from europe. at the end of the day europe make superior cars.
i know europe makes superior cars, nobody's going to doubt you there, but i've heard numerous people complain (including some european presenters such as jason plato) about the lack of torque from some euro cars.
my next car will probably be a bmw 335i, and that has 300 lb/ft of torque, more than an m3. but i know that power is more important.
Whaaaat???? your getting a German car??? cmon dude... heheh sorry for butting in... but if given the money... id get my self a ZR1... hahaha but that would be too much for my salary... id get a Z06 should my money be sufficient...if not... a 2nd hand Z06...it should be cheaper... hahahha... these are great american cars... my friends would curse me i know but these are just great american cars.... PEace.
it's the truth, the corvettes are astonishing for their price on a track, but on the road they're very woeful. the interior is a burger-tray (wrapped in leather if you so choose), the ride'll break your back, and the driveline is much too harsh. so is the clutch. so is the gearchange, although i think these were fixed with the introduction of the ls3.
Actually coolerdude, you & ryanas are both a little wide of the mark. A 500 bhp car with 200 lbs/ft will be every bit as fast & accellerative as the 500 lbs/ft version.. Provided that the weaker torque version is kept at the max power revs at which it develops 500 bhp. It will only be slower at lower revs than peak power. Bhp is the product of torque & revs. Therefore torque determines the revs at which the engine will develop its max power. Cont..
Cont, There is a steam traction engine called Boadicea. She develops 4335 lbs/ft of torque working compound. (exhaust steam from high pressure cylinder driving the larger low pressure cylinder) At 200 rpm, she could therefore make 165 bhp. A 1 litre sportsbike making 80 lbs/ft of torque would need 10850 rpm before 165 bhp is achieved. If the bike engine were geared 54 times lower than the traction engine, it could also pull 140 tons uphill, at 2 mph, but its life expectancy would be in minutes!
When Boadicea switches over to simple working (full boiler pressure fed to both high & low pressure cylinders) she generates 11877 lbs/ft, (about 6 times the torque of the most powerful truck tractor units) - at the same 200 rpm, she would then develop 452 bhp. So, as you can see, torque is the real strength of an engine rather than bhp, since no matter how much power it develops, it will be defeated & stalled as soon as the resistance exceeds the maximum torque figure. That's why we need gears!
If we were to take ryanas's example of the Koenigsegg CCR, with its 806 bhp & 920 nm, (679 lbs/ft) & attached it direct via a clutch to the stationary crankshaft of Boadicea, then took the car engine to peak power revs, - then despite the car exceeding the bhp of the steam engine by many times, it would require only a whiff of steam through the cylinders for the traction engine to drag the car engine's revs down & stall it in under a second. Now THAT'S muscle!
Better than walking. The price of fuel and insurance these days you'd be best having a 1.2 litre car
sweetypie000 3 weeks ago
a fiver under 6k? lols u can get an e39 m5 or a CL500 for that much...
hamzah510 1 month ago
@hamzah510 6k new or 6k 15+ years old.....
sweetypie000 3 weeks ago
Amica is Sold as a Hyundai Xing in India and starts at 3,500 pounds
sunny9kapoor 2 months ago
wow dosent he sound like hammond, i thought it was him for a second
RayzaBlayz 3 months ago
"Top Gear" wannabe.
loufalce 4 months ago
That's a steep hill?? I live in Derry, i drive up hills worse than that on a daily basis
mariaco790 4 months ago
@mariaco790 clearly not as steep. They have done their research and I've also been up and down it numbeous times and it us steeeeep.
roads btw, not farm tracks
:)
sweetypie000 3 weeks ago
Euro cars at their finest.
blackjesuscracker616 5 months ago
@blackjesuscracker616 The reality to that comment is some 300 horse power american muscle car would not make it up that hill on a wet road with a heavy front and light back plus rear wheel drive
SuicidalLooney 4 months ago
=.= they are comparing how those cars react on load and with high rpm revving
the acceleration and the stability
4x4 or fwd wont make any diff on tarmac road fyi
farizxoxo 5 months ago
Stupid idea. They are Cars.... not 4x4s!!!
djdavedoc 5 months ago
this is a bit dodgy because it doesn't really show the true character of hardknott - and how many people are going to have gone bezzing up there thinking it's a nice easy jaumt!! That road needs a little bit of respect!
FelixCulpa81 5 months ago
@FelixCulpa81 too true, the drop over the edge is huge
sweetypie000 3 weeks ago
This is just so stupid.
pizzapingvin 6 months ago
been to hard knock pass
andythewooferguy 6 months ago
is just so boring compared to top gear
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gavinjamesaitken1 7 months ago
The silver Hyundai is known as Sanro in India.. India have the Himalayas. and much much much steeper than your Britain short plateaus.. It can climb and climb and climb.. I drove it.. In ladakh. So no question stupid video.
FERRARIAVI 7 months ago
" you can get this car for a fiver" WOW "short of 6K" fuck LOL
Dragonlordmike 8 months ago 2
Unimog
lwlackey 8 months ago
ha thou, who says thou on a tv program?!
WITHAMF 9 months ago
i've done it in a fully loaded vauxhall vivaro !
robdray1 10 months ago
i would buy a used toyota supra for 8500 euros instead of those three pieces of shit.
jimliras313 10 months ago
@jimliras313 I bought a nice used 89 Firebird with a 5.7 Liter TPI 350 V8 for $1,500. It kicks all these cars asses with stock 300 HP at 1/4 the cheapest cars price.
NoOdL3z18 9 months ago
@NoOdL3z18 well you can always buy a very good car for a bargain...
jimliras313 9 months ago
@jimliras313 yeah, only downside I forgot to mention is that the back seats are a bit too small in my car. You can fit a couple teenager sized people back there just fine, but a couple full grown stocky men like in this video might be a bit uncomfortable lol
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@NoOdL3z18 well you can always buy a very good used car for a bargain...
jimliras313 9 months ago
Top Gear is better
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LOL at the end!!!
bkboy747 11 months ago
This isn't even the steepest hill in the country in any case
aidans34 11 months ago
@aidans34 the steepest hill in the world is sky hill in ontario canada
jason123456789210 10 months ago
@jason123456789210 True, but the steepest hill in the UK is in Porlock I believe
aidans34 10 months ago
Top Gear drove a Discovery up a Scottish mountain, Fifth gear drove a Proton up a cumbrian hill.
JordanEmonds 1 year ago 52
try Porlock Hill in a 1963 split screen VW. Slow going up and bloody scary coming down.
tilerman 1 year ago
@tilerman I once owned a 1963 split screen also, when going up steep hills i'd say a prayer first and if i was heading into the wind i'd just give up. Miss my camper van C** 266C..but she's still on the road (somewhere in the uk).
SEAWEEDER1 11 months ago
@SEAWEEDER1 Had to sell mine also. Had twins on the way (at the grand age of 44!) and we needed an extension on the house. My van was mint condition and yes we got a silly amount of money for it and it paid for the extension and a more practical car (berlingo, what was i thinking!) but man i miss that van after having her for 18 years but needs must. I suppose one day we will both get over our loss. The memories........
tilerman 11 months ago
This is stupid man, with 5-6 grand why would you buy any of these cars when you could get something used maybe 2007 for that price with a much more beefy engine like a 1.8 and low mileage, you can get alot for 5-6 grand!
SuicidalLooney 1 year ago 2
@SuicidalLooney Totally agree with you there. There is no point in new cheap cars tbh, they should just drive them round their shitty plastic factory and then sell them for about £500 because compared to other 2nd hand cars you can get for around the same price, they are less appealing than Susan Boyle's hairy gooch.
TheZenPerspective 6 months ago 13
Ive made it up a 32% grade, in the rain, with a passenger in a Fiat 500 no problem.
Gerberbaby922 1 year ago 3
if you have your head screwed on you would walk straight pass any of theese "cheap" heaps of shit and buy a decent 2nd hand car for the money instead, be surprised what £6000 can realy get you theese days 2nd hand.
smugtugboat 1 year ago
@smugtugboat
So fucking true. I can't believe some people buy crap like that new! I drive a S40 2002 plate that drives like new with it's FSH. guess what I paid? £1300!!!
racer17551 10 months ago
The American fat population makes those fat blokes looks like mice...
braydenmartindale 1 year ago
@braydenmartindale
The American population doesn't need to buy these shitty cars because they stood up to their government and aren't getting taxed into oblivion.
That's the real reason why they drive bigger cars.
ishitonallah 1 year ago
Steepest road in Britain? The gradient at Beck Hole in North Yorks is 33%
blue1085 1 year ago
passenger looks like he's about to throw
russhurley 1 year ago
We dont need Stig in 5thgear
HawkZachary 1 year ago
fifth gear clearly has a budget they might be a little bit more sereaus but they dont seem to have alot of money
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helanmatiu 1 year ago
malaysia cars are one of the worst in the market. you call it boleh i call it bullshit
123dodgecharger 1 year ago
@123dodgecharger how so? because i find them quite good for everyday use
jackass1901 1 year ago
@jackass1901 Comparing to other cars of course. I do understand its cheap
123dodgecharger 1 year ago
@123dodgecharger its not the cheap factor,Malaysian cars are just Japanese cars with better styling.So its reliable,better looking,and cheaper than Japanese cars because it doesn't have a Japanese car badge on it.If you don't believe me,go to a Proton dealership,buy one and run it for a year then only you comment its good or bad.
jackass1901 1 year ago
@jackass1901 thats because most of it are rebadged version of those japanese cars. Like the new Proton Inspira which is the current Mitsubishi Lancer and perodua myvi from daihatsu sirion. most new protons are from older mitsubishi, but with reworked suspension, chasis tuning from Lotus, 'campro' or old engines and most of all flimsy plastic. Although i had to agree the Air-con in the newer proton was quite good
123dodgecharger 1 year ago
Malaysia Boleh!
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rainenevaep 1 year ago
@polterzzzzzzzz
You're correct. Fifth Gear was created by the ex-presenters of Top Gear because the BBC actually ended TG in 2001. After the first season of FG, the BBC brought TG back in a new form. Fifth Gear hasn't ripped anyone off. It's a car program, which is exactly what TG used to be. Now, it's just a bit of light entertainment.
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burntwaffle37 1 year ago
30? in cali weve got like 45 that some of us climp daily!!! lol.
highdeserthater 1 year ago
@highdeserthater is it a mile long?
Zlaja16 1 year ago
@Zlaja16 like 50 miles! but most of us dont need to REALLY take all one road. but we need to take the highway sometimes because the cars overheat all of the time. lol
highdeserthater 1 year ago
A 50cc hatchback beaten by two fat men walking.
Ryoukun16 1 year ago
how can you put a 1 litre engine in a car? you might as well just walk
counterclockwise123 1 year ago
@counterclockwise123 A 1 litre engine in a bike, on the other hand...
iZenSoda 1 year ago
who wins..??
omarbon23 1 year ago
better than walking..... or is it?
aspensubi28 1 year ago
why do people have to talk shit? I prefer Top Gear but 5th Gear is amazing too. In America we have no shows like this so you assholes need to be thankful for this at all. If you love cars then what's not to love besides if you don't like some of their presenters
thnk4urself 1 year ago
That is not a hill, that is just a pile of mud. If anyone wanna drive in hilly roads, go to Nepal
authenticalexful 1 year ago
@authenticalexful no need just go to vale st totterdown bristol its steepest road in england
doh1959 1 year ago
@doh1959 Yah go there... to St. Totterdown Bristol. ; )
authenticalexful 1 year ago
@authenticalexful went there weekend its so steep at bottom front of car hits road its 1in 2.4
doh1959 1 year ago
@authenticalexful He meant Vale Street, not saint totterdown..... read stuff before taking the piss;)
ViolentRunning 1 year ago
i would like to see that last car try the hills in costa rica.
rippinreffers 1 year ago
FLAVA FLAVE....YEAH BOYYYYYY
watchforfinger 1 year ago
entry level midgets????? thats not even sarcasm...
tigersoup 1 year ago
Why does this skinny guy, who looks like he's in his 20's or maybe 30's, have a bunch of fat middle aged white haired dudes as his mates?
And on another note, thats not bad, they all actually made it. Back in high school this guy who had an older hyundai accent i think, it couldn't make it up the incline to the auto shop garage with 4 skinny grade 11 students inside...
ryfin2000 1 year ago
that must be a damn steep hill! i wana take it on :P
pedekiller 1 year ago
guys, if you like top gear, GO WATCH TOP GEAR and quit clogging up the entire comments box about how much you think how much of a rip off of top gear this is
oarih94 1 year ago
Top Gear and Fifth Gear are both great shows, but 5th Gear is more of an automotive enthusiast's show. As a North American viewer, I can see Top Gear NA fitting in with the "reality shows", all started by Trading Spaces and Survivor, none of which appeal to me in any way. Even with great hosts, Top Gear is all about scripted drama. I'd rather watch Motorweek on PBS/Speed, and catch the latest 5th Gear online.
dbinder79 1 year ago
great road, i been on it! go early in the morning it is empty! :)
hardertom 1 year ago
@hardertom I'd love to try it a night too. Super scary!
badbob1983 1 year ago
I have a savvy~
doraemon8061 1 year ago
Here's an idea. Have a car programme where they show you normal cars that most of us normal people drive. Hey and lets have some mechanical tips as it goes along and why not a bit of motoring know how like how to use the gears to slow the car down and making more use of the handbrake at stops. Maybe some highway code lessons and tips on getting better insurance. How to buy and sell a car.
bottletree33 1 year ago
@bottletree33 That's how Top Gear was in the early days
badbob1983 1 year ago
did this pass in a stock 1969 vw camper....... Sh!t my pants!
TheAustiniho 1 year ago
This is just good harmless fun. There are so many haters out there.
GrotrianSeiler 1 year ago 2
Lol These Fifth Gear twats really don't have any imagination since they stole pretty much everything from Top Gear...
Cheap cars under 10K + Hill climb challenge = straight from Top Gear...
rock3tcat 1 year ago
FIFTH GEAR BEST BETTER DRIVERS BY FAR
whiskydog777 1 year ago
@whiskydog777
Because they use boring racing drivers with no sense of humor what so ever!!!
rock3tcat 1 year ago
i have this problem when i have fat twats in the car
Kojakslapheadthe4th 1 year ago
Fifth gear has more interesting stuff than top gear. Top gear tests are fun, to see the super car power, but Fifth gear has some very interesting experimentations
Capjae10 1 year ago
I think fifth gear came 1st
125conman 1 year ago
@125conman no
veyronman 1 year ago
@veyronman well the old top gear did but this came be4 the the TG we have now
125conman 1 year ago
I hope that kitchen clock thing wasn't some lame attempt at being funny!
mackat4ck 1 year ago 2
what is the make of the 3rd one?
4evermetalhead 1 year ago
joburg got some steep hills :L i dont know if they the same as san francisco because i have never been there
1993gandy 2 years ago
go in the alps !
janrusgo 2 years ago
The presenter's Estuary English is quite reminiscent of Dr. Who.
AshtonPhoto 2 years ago
That Proton has the coolest dials I've ever seen in an economy car.
Jordan454545 2 years ago
please, i go up steeper hills everyday to get home here in ct
WIGTRON5000 2 years ago
those were easy uphills! why don't they try these cars in downtown san francisco's uphills? those are way steeper.
janmaomuriano 2 years ago 7
The steepest drivable hills in San Francisco are 31.5%; this is 30%, and much longer.
ffiish 2 years ago
I took a citroen 2CV with three other mates in over the Hardknott pass. It was 1st gear but it did it and was worth it to see the 4x4 drivers faces parked on the highest point. The 2CV was the only car available to hire within a 50 mile radius of where i live due to peek times.
Made me Respect the Citroen 2CV.
Now i have a Polo G40.
Fred196407 2 years ago 17
The last car is actualy a moped car in the dutch :P And you can drive them with only a moped license
marlb0r015 2 years ago
same in here
svanari 2 years ago
ive gone up there faster on my dt and i weigh 14 stone!!!
robtminnican 2 years ago
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is this a rip off of top gear or what?
thedean64 2 years ago 68
yes
0rizla0 2 years ago
@thedean64 no
veyronman 1 year ago
@thedean64
How is this a rip off of Top Gear?
TheVtieg6 1 year ago
@thedean64 well it's redundant when half of todays cars have more than 5 gears LOL
pedekiller 1 year ago
@pedekiller
haha
so occasionally this show is in top gear.
thedean64 1 year ago
@thedean64 Yep... Fifth gear really has nothing special about it... except it has a female presenter than some men find attractive... But then again... some men find Richard Hammond attractive too.
sargentaaron2004 1 year ago
@thedean64 actually tiff came from top gear.. But I agree top gear is way better (:
jjrosaria2 1 year ago
@thedean64 It's not a ripoff, fifth gear actually came out because topgear had low rating and they tried to rejuvinate show back in 2001 or 2001 i'm not sure xD. The year this show started, topgear was cancelled for year as far as I know too, but I stand to be corrected
polterzzzzzzzz 1 year ago
@thedean64 No.
philler101 1 year ago
Been up the Hardknott Pass and its hard as fnuck!
Ryano7sexy 2 years ago
10 mph Speed Limit !
MrBillwordsworth 2 years ago
That watch on teh dashboard could kill someone in case of a crash (there´s an airbag down there). These people should know better.
Randroide 2 years ago
If fifth gear sucks so much then why are you watching it?? stop bitching and get out
pontiacfirebird1997 2 years ago 2
im tired of this comment " if it sucks y u watch it?" how can i know it before watching, unless u are a timetraveller and u travel back in time and.... u got it
mertvak 2 years ago
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top gear is way better
tipy123 2 years ago 103
@tipy123 yeah but topgear dont have vicki henderson butler and shes well fit!!!
drpauly999 1 year ago
@drpauly999 shes a muppet i hate her she just chats to much shit
MOODYSCOOBY 1 year ago
fifth gear sucks !
ILovemyTaurus 2 years ago
Why did you watch it then you prick. Don't search for it and then whine about it. Go watch Teletubbies or something you twat.
Fultomt3n 2 years ago 23
@Fultomt3n the 3 guys at the beginning looked like the teletubbies lol!
RobertHamilton85 1 year ago
Yeah, we got a 46% downgrade hill 2 miles from my house, mm-kay? So go shag that little sand castle you call a hill.
420witchdoctor 2 years ago
Considering the "heft" of those 3 gentlemen, those cars should sue for "cruel & unusual punishment"... XD
Whitehorze 2 years ago
When it comes to hills like that BHP dont mean a damn, it's all about the torque! Infact i wouldnt mind going there giving mine a blast up it. :D
weblefeck 2 years ago 3
Power is simply a function of torque.
vohksmeister 2 years ago
now i know why they don't have these in america. cause they would get killed!!!
iPhoneman94 2 years ago
Now try the Tata Nano.
Bet'cha my ipod nano gets me there faster.
wahkao1990 2 years ago 2
You would be killed on American roads in a car like one these. lol
jrodigan5 2 years ago 2
Pppssshhh.... thats a freakin mole hill. Try driving one of those little shits up I-70 in colorado!
degunboy 2 years ago 4
? I thought the Hyundai Accent hatchback was there cheapest car.
EliteSlayer542 2 years ago
A cheap Hyundai 3-door hatchback (I have one) cost us about 11 grand. It has more hp than any of those shit cars haha
generalducttape 2 years ago
That's nice. It's a great price for a great car. I'm sure the quality of the car is also better than it's competitors.
I personally own a 09' Hyundai sonata I got last year. Great car.
EliteSlayer542 2 years ago
i think anything has more horse power than these shitboxes! lol
1700iDiGuy 2 years ago
maybe you can try saving a bit more and buy something decent. or buy a second hand car
oarih94 2 years ago 2
Hmm, didnt TopGear do a very similar challenge thingy?
theoriginalca7erham 2 years ago
yes but it was with older sport cars i think
AnonymoussourceL0L 2 years ago
fuck these cars spend a little more and get a civic
desimunda116 2 years ago
lol at the end.. XD
RamonNFSpro 2 years ago
cont' if a 2 litre petrol engine has a torque of 150 lbs ft, then it would need 3500 rpm before 100 bhp is achieved to the diesel's 2000. This is why diesels take off so quickly in the higher gears without needing to change down. The above petrol would need to go down to 4th, or even 3rd, to keep up with the diesel accellerating in 5th. This is why petrols are given much shorter gearing throughout, to even up the horsepower a little at a given speed.
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
look i love it but wtf man you've just raped out the comments with nothing to do with the vid filling it with more than they used to teach us in a week at tech college
ineedajoint 2 years ago
In replying to your message, I'm just taking up more space! Perhaps we should both have joint & just chill! lol
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
you're very cleaver, maybe more cleaver people would be even more enlightened if they light up once in a while
ineedajoint 2 years ago
Thanks bud! Stay cool. : )
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
cont' in other words, if a 2 litre turbodiesel produces a torque peak of 262 lbs/ft @ 2000 rpm, it will be making 100 bhp. If the torque then drops to 131 lbs/ft @ 4000 rpm, it will still be making 100 bhp. Half the torque, twice the revs.
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
Mustang, you are partly right. If two otherwise identical cars have exactly the same gearing & accellerate in the same gear from the same speed & revs, then the one that produces the most torque at that revs will start to accellerate first. Bhp continues to rise after the torque has peaked, only because the engine gains revs at a faster rate than the torque recedes. If revs & torque gained & lost respectively in a uniform manner, then Bhp would remain constant.
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
haha Im looking at bikes that produce more power... cheap wee eco cars are good fun. Just gotta boot it
dblancer 2 years ago
my 125cc bike has like 13hp. Aalmost !! lol
euheide 2 years ago 3
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wow....american cars have like 350hp ...lol wht uk vehicls have? 75-60?????? thts stupid USA!!!!!
tjkellie 2 years ago
if you are in a traffic jam (and that really often happens) your 350hp are really useless ^^ then you're happy with your 60hp cause its economical
Mastertim2006 2 years ago
Americans need lots of displacement to achieve 350hp. in Europe displacement is used to its full potential
ryanas 2 years ago
ok, but the european cars have nowhere near as much torque.
coolerdude44 2 years ago
torque means nothing.
torque means work.
power is the amount of work done per unit of time.
hence, power=work/time
A car with dominating torque figures is a torquey car. A car with dominating power/horsepower figures is a powerful car.
ryanas 2 years ago
torque means nothing? then how come every european is buying a diesel car, using the added torque as the main reason?
it does mean a lot, you're wrong. i realize power is more important, but a car with 500 horsepower and 200 lb/ft of torque won't be as fast as a car with 500 horsepower and 500 lb/ft of torque.
coolerdude44 2 years ago 5
the Koenigsegg CCR has 806bhp and 920nm yet this is more powerful than the merc amgs that have 1000nm. torque is only useful for towing things. anyways only one of the cars in this video is from europe. at the end of the day europe make superior cars.
ryanas 2 years ago
i know europe makes superior cars, nobody's going to doubt you there, but i've heard numerous people complain (including some european presenters such as jason plato) about the lack of torque from some euro cars.
my next car will probably be a bmw 335i, and that has 300 lb/ft of torque, more than an m3. but i know that power is more important.
coolerdude44 2 years ago
Whaaaat???? your getting a German car??? cmon dude... heheh sorry for butting in... but if given the money... id get my self a ZR1... hahaha but that would be too much for my salary... id get a Z06 should my money be sufficient...if not... a 2nd hand Z06...it should be cheaper... hahahha... these are great american cars... my friends would curse me i know but these are just great american cars.... PEace.
truknayr23 2 years ago
... i'm pretty sure there's a substantial difference between the 335i and zr1. try $60,000 worth.
and the z06 isn't in the same league on normal roads as the 335i.
coolerdude44 2 years ago
quite surprising... your the first american i encountered to admit that... my american friends here would totally say otherwise...
but i guess your taste for cars is better than ours... we are just in it for the speed... Peace...
truknayr23 2 years ago
it's the truth, the corvettes are astonishing for their price on a track, but on the road they're very woeful. the interior is a burger-tray (wrapped in leather if you so choose), the ride'll break your back, and the driveline is much too harsh. so is the clutch. so is the gearchange, although i think these were fixed with the introduction of the ls3.
coolerdude44 2 years ago
Actually coolerdude, you & ryanas are both a little wide of the mark. A 500 bhp car with 200 lbs/ft will be every bit as fast & accellerative as the 500 lbs/ft version.. Provided that the weaker torque version is kept at the max power revs at which it develops 500 bhp. It will only be slower at lower revs than peak power. Bhp is the product of torque & revs. Therefore torque determines the revs at which the engine will develop its max power. Cont..
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
Cont, There is a steam traction engine called Boadicea. She develops 4335 lbs/ft of torque working compound. (exhaust steam from high pressure cylinder driving the larger low pressure cylinder) At 200 rpm, she could therefore make 165 bhp. A 1 litre sportsbike making 80 lbs/ft of torque would need 10850 rpm before 165 bhp is achieved. If the bike engine were geared 54 times lower than the traction engine, it could also pull 140 tons uphill, at 2 mph, but its life expectancy would be in minutes!
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
When Boadicea switches over to simple working (full boiler pressure fed to both high & low pressure cylinders) she generates 11877 lbs/ft, (about 6 times the torque of the most powerful truck tractor units) - at the same 200 rpm, she would then develop 452 bhp. So, as you can see, torque is the real strength of an engine rather than bhp, since no matter how much power it develops, it will be defeated & stalled as soon as the resistance exceeds the maximum torque figure. That's why we need gears!
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
If we were to take ryanas's example of the Koenigsegg CCR, with its 806 bhp & 920 nm, (679 lbs/ft) & attached it direct via a clutch to the stationary crankshaft of Boadicea, then took the car engine to peak power revs, - then despite the car exceeding the bhp of the steam engine by many times, it would require only a whiff of steam through the cylinders for the traction engine to drag the car engine's revs down & stall it in under a second. Now THAT'S muscle!
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
the fuck?
xxdonatelloxx 2 years ago
@wolfmatha yes because it is more moped than car, and it isnt even cheap, its like 12000 euro's wich is about 9000 i think in pounds
COSANOSTRA2OO8 2 years ago