1 00:00:18,650 --> 00:00:21,450 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 2 00:00:29,330 --> 00:00:31,648 Hello, and welcome to Top Gear. 3 00:00:31,650 --> 00:00:35,888 We're still here working from home at Television Centre! Come on. 4 00:00:35,890 --> 00:00:38,688 CHEERING 5 00:00:38,690 --> 00:00:40,848 We've still got our very select audience, 6 00:00:40,850 --> 00:00:43,528 and Fred still can't walk under a low bridge. 7 00:00:43,530 --> 00:00:45,728 This is your worst nightmare, isn't it? 8 00:00:45,730 --> 00:00:47,648 No big crowd to laugh at your jokes. 9 00:00:47,650 --> 00:00:50,888 Phil were laughing! He loved it, Phil there. He loved it. One. 10 00:00:50,890 --> 00:00:53,568 Anyway, we've got a great show for you tonight. 11 00:00:53,570 --> 00:00:55,728 The big man races a jet man. 12 00:00:55,730 --> 00:00:57,368 We've got a beautiful new Ferrari. 13 00:00:57,370 --> 00:00:59,848 And we've got you prancing around in a rented tux 14 00:00:59,850 --> 00:01:01,888 pretending you're James Bond. 15 00:01:01,890 --> 00:01:06,048 Yes, we have, because there's a new Bond film out later this year, 16 00:01:06,050 --> 00:01:09,648 and that got us thinking - if you wanted a genuine Bond car 17 00:01:09,650 --> 00:01:11,848 in your life, how do you get one? 18 00:01:11,850 --> 00:01:14,048 Well, shake yourself a martini, 19 00:01:14,050 --> 00:01:17,170 and enjoy Top Gear's guide to buying a Bond car. 20 00:01:20,530 --> 00:01:22,488 You expect me to talk? 21 00:01:22,490 --> 00:01:24,930 No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die. 22 00:01:30,650 --> 00:01:34,408 For nearly 60 years, James Bond has been saving the day 23 00:01:34,410 --> 00:01:37,848 from behind the wheel of some of the most iconic cars 24 00:01:37,850 --> 00:01:39,450 the world has ever seen. 25 00:01:42,210 --> 00:01:43,768 And would you believe it? 26 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:48,248 We were lucky enough to bring a whole bunch of them together 27 00:01:48,250 --> 00:01:50,890 in our very own Bond bunker. 28 00:01:52,610 --> 00:01:55,568 Oh...my God. 29 00:01:55,570 --> 00:01:58,728 What?! Me eyes are just everywhere. 30 00:01:58,730 --> 00:02:01,048 This is mega. 31 00:02:01,050 --> 00:02:04,408 Straight away, DB5. 32 00:02:04,410 --> 00:02:06,650 That is the OG right there. 33 00:02:07,970 --> 00:02:09,928 It's like your childhood in a room, isn't it? 34 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:13,688 The Lotus submarine Esprit, look at that! The submarine! 35 00:02:13,690 --> 00:02:15,968 Shall we have a little walk round? Yeah. Yeah. 36 00:02:15,970 --> 00:02:18,568 Which way do you want to go? I want to have a look at the BMW 37 00:02:18,570 --> 00:02:20,408 that's actually a kit car underneath. 38 00:02:20,410 --> 00:02:22,048 All this... Yeah. 39 00:02:22,050 --> 00:02:24,728 ..and you want to start with that Beemer? Yeah, because I want... 40 00:02:24,730 --> 00:02:27,730 The wheel base is a bit wrong underneath. Oh, God. Come on. 41 00:02:30,090 --> 00:02:35,128 Oh, yes, from props department replicas like the Z8 42 00:02:35,130 --> 00:02:39,530 to stunt prep specials like Aston Martin's Vanquish and DB10... 43 00:02:41,130 --> 00:02:43,810 ..these are some very special cars. 44 00:02:45,730 --> 00:02:49,528 Isn't this one of the best cars ever? Forget Bond? 45 00:02:49,530 --> 00:02:51,288 It is stunning, this thing. 46 00:02:51,290 --> 00:02:53,808 I reckon that car could make YOU look good. 47 00:02:53,810 --> 00:02:56,448 Do you know what? I hate to say it, boys - for a shape, 48 00:02:56,450 --> 00:02:57,568 I prefer that. 49 00:02:57,570 --> 00:03:00,408 That is the car. I love that. Living Daylights. Love it. 50 00:03:00,410 --> 00:03:04,208 These Aston Martins are just magnificent. Yeah. 51 00:03:04,210 --> 00:03:06,648 Oh! DBS. Come on. 52 00:03:06,650 --> 00:03:08,528 Beautiful! 53 00:03:08,530 --> 00:03:10,448 Name the Bond that drove this. 54 00:03:10,450 --> 00:03:12,288 Ooh! Lazenby. 55 00:03:12,290 --> 00:03:14,048 Yes. Get in! 56 00:03:14,050 --> 00:03:17,208 OHMSS. I know me stuff! OHMSS. 57 00:03:17,210 --> 00:03:20,968 That's the one for me, the one with the Spiro Jump in it. 58 00:03:20,970 --> 00:03:22,288 Look at that! 59 00:03:22,290 --> 00:03:24,288 He goes, "You ain't going to jump that, boy," 60 00:03:24,290 --> 00:03:26,048 and he goes, "I sure am, boy." 61 00:03:26,050 --> 00:03:29,168 Vroom! Fantastic. Can we open the door? 62 00:03:29,170 --> 00:03:31,688 It's got a plaque inside. Oh, I can see it. 63 00:03:31,690 --> 00:03:35,328 "Driven by James Bond in the movie Man With The Golden Gun." 64 00:03:35,330 --> 00:03:37,608 How cool is that?! How good's that? 65 00:03:37,610 --> 00:03:39,608 These are the actual cars. 66 00:03:39,610 --> 00:03:41,328 Boys, do you think I could sit in this one? 67 00:03:41,330 --> 00:03:42,648 No. 68 00:03:42,650 --> 00:03:44,448 There's no-one about. No. 69 00:03:44,450 --> 00:03:46,008 I'm in, lads. 70 00:03:46,010 --> 00:03:47,768 Oh! 71 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:50,128 God, these are sensational. Look at this! 72 00:03:50,130 --> 00:03:52,288 HE MIMICS ENGINE NOISE 73 00:03:52,290 --> 00:03:55,090 Every one is a priceless museum piece... 74 00:03:56,210 --> 00:03:57,728 Look at that! 75 00:03:57,730 --> 00:03:59,688 It's just history, innit? 76 00:03:59,690 --> 00:04:01,288 ..and each played its part 77 00:04:01,290 --> 00:04:04,768 in enticing generations of loyal fans... 78 00:04:04,770 --> 00:04:07,208 Look at this! This is it. 79 00:04:07,210 --> 00:04:10,208 ..to the magic of James Bond. 80 00:04:10,210 --> 00:04:12,408 Don't touch it! I'm touching it, son! 81 00:04:12,410 --> 00:04:14,528 I'll never get the chance again. 82 00:04:14,530 --> 00:04:19,568 In fact, the only one the magic hadn't worked on was Flintoff. 83 00:04:19,570 --> 00:04:21,488 I have got a confession here, lads. 84 00:04:21,490 --> 00:04:26,448 I love the cars. Yes! I love them, I think unbelievable, 85 00:04:26,450 --> 00:04:29,528 but I just don't get James Bond. 86 00:04:29,530 --> 00:04:33,208 What do you mean you don't get James Bond? What's not to get? 87 00:04:33,210 --> 00:04:35,848 He's James Bond. He's the ultimate secret agent. 88 00:04:35,850 --> 00:04:37,528 But he's not, is he? Why? 89 00:04:37,530 --> 00:04:39,968 Do you know who the best special agent is? Go on. Who? 90 00:04:39,970 --> 00:04:42,688 Well, nobody knows, because special agents keep it under their hat. 91 00:04:42,690 --> 00:04:44,808 Oh, God. They don't walk into places and go... Fred. 92 00:04:44,810 --> 00:04:47,568 "Oh, the name's James Bond." "Oh, he's here, lads. Get rid of him." 93 00:04:47,570 --> 00:04:49,408 You're overthinking James Bond. Yeah. 94 00:04:49,410 --> 00:04:52,608 You can't overthink James Bond. You've just got to go with it. 95 00:04:52,610 --> 00:04:55,688 Don't let Flintoff put you off. Bond is brilliant, 96 00:04:55,690 --> 00:04:59,128 and so are his cars. 97 00:04:59,130 --> 00:05:02,568 So let's kick off our buyer's guide with the good news 98 00:05:02,570 --> 00:05:05,168 that there are proper Bond cars out there 99 00:05:05,170 --> 00:05:08,290 that could be yours for sensible money. 100 00:05:15,210 --> 00:05:18,488 Now, what better place to start than the start? 101 00:05:18,490 --> 00:05:23,768 With the original, the affordable Sunbeam Alpine. 102 00:05:23,770 --> 00:05:27,648 Oh, yes, this was the very first Bond car, 103 00:05:27,650 --> 00:05:30,408 the Genesis of things to come. 104 00:05:30,410 --> 00:05:32,808 MUSIC: James Bond Theme 105 00:05:32,810 --> 00:05:34,888 1962's Dr No. 106 00:05:34,890 --> 00:05:38,448 The late, great Sir Sean Connery is at the wheel, 107 00:05:38,450 --> 00:05:41,890 and he's about to have his very first car chase. 108 00:05:43,730 --> 00:05:47,408 James Bond is driving along, enjoying the sunshine, 109 00:05:47,410 --> 00:05:49,288 he looks in the rear-view mirror. 110 00:05:49,290 --> 00:05:51,368 "Ooh, what's that in the back there? 111 00:05:51,370 --> 00:05:53,368 "A couple of rotters in a hearse." 112 00:05:53,370 --> 00:05:55,088 With a few dubious sound effects... 113 00:05:55,090 --> 00:05:57,408 TYRES SCREECH EXCESSIVELY 114 00:05:57,410 --> 00:05:58,848 ..and way too much steering... 115 00:05:58,850 --> 00:06:00,368 HORN HONKS 116 00:06:00,370 --> 00:06:03,048 ..Bond sneaks under a conveniently-placed crane, 117 00:06:03,050 --> 00:06:05,568 leaving the baddies to plunge off a cliff, 118 00:06:05,570 --> 00:06:07,690 and burst into flames. 119 00:06:11,010 --> 00:06:13,448 I think they were on their way to a funeral. 120 00:06:13,450 --> 00:06:14,848 Amazing! 121 00:06:14,850 --> 00:06:19,088 And that, my friends, was the very first Bond car chase. 122 00:06:19,090 --> 00:06:20,610 Simpler times. 123 00:06:22,370 --> 00:06:25,610 And the Alpine is, in truth, a simple car. 124 00:06:28,210 --> 00:06:32,488 It's got four cylinders, and 80 brake horsepower, 125 00:06:32,490 --> 00:06:36,808 which even by '60s standards was slow. 126 00:06:36,810 --> 00:06:41,130 Ladies and gentlemen, this is 007mph. 127 00:06:45,330 --> 00:06:49,368 But it looks great, you're not going to get a speeding ticket, 128 00:06:49,370 --> 00:06:54,490 it's a proper piece of Bond history, and it doesn't cost the Earth. 129 00:06:56,210 --> 00:06:59,048 You can get a decent one for just under ten grand, 130 00:06:59,050 --> 00:07:00,808 and yeah, it might rust a bit, 131 00:07:00,810 --> 00:07:04,208 and if you're getting chased by baddies, let's hope they're walking. 132 00:07:04,210 --> 00:07:06,208 But that's not important, is it? 133 00:07:06,210 --> 00:07:10,808 What's important is this is the car that started it all. 134 00:07:10,810 --> 00:07:13,928 You want to buy a Bond car on a budget? 135 00:07:13,930 --> 00:07:16,048 Buy the original. 136 00:07:16,050 --> 00:07:19,290 Very nice, but no. 137 00:07:26,770 --> 00:07:31,368 If you want a genuine Bond car for sensible money 138 00:07:31,370 --> 00:07:35,928 that's actually good to drive, you want one of these - 139 00:07:35,930 --> 00:07:39,170 an Alfa Romeo GTV6. 140 00:07:43,490 --> 00:07:45,368 The film was Octopussy. 141 00:07:45,370 --> 00:07:49,528 Sir Roger Moore was at the wheel evading the chasing police 142 00:07:49,530 --> 00:07:53,970 with some proper driving in what still is a fabulous car. 143 00:07:58,770 --> 00:08:02,450 I've never driven one of these before. It's an absolute honey. 144 00:08:04,450 --> 00:08:07,048 It really is! 145 00:08:07,050 --> 00:08:11,170 You've got Alfa's glorious, wonderful-sounding V6 up front... 146 00:08:12,610 --> 00:08:15,208 ..perfect weight distribution, I've got a transaxle layout. 147 00:08:15,210 --> 00:08:18,288 That means the engine's in the front but the gearbox is out back, 148 00:08:18,290 --> 00:08:20,448 so I've got 50-50 weight distribution. 149 00:08:20,450 --> 00:08:23,008 You know what? This thing won rallies and won 150 00:08:23,010 --> 00:08:25,848 touring car championships back in the day. 151 00:08:25,850 --> 00:08:27,290 It's a thoroughbred. 152 00:08:29,450 --> 00:08:33,168 Although not, admittedly, an especially reliable one. 153 00:08:33,170 --> 00:08:36,488 It comes from that slightly ropey part of Alfa's history. 154 00:08:36,490 --> 00:08:38,968 So they do rust if they're exposed to 155 00:08:38,970 --> 00:08:42,528 anything other than bright sunlight. 156 00:08:42,530 --> 00:08:43,968 And the upshot is, 157 00:08:43,970 --> 00:08:48,528 if you want one that's more MI6 than stuck on the M6, 158 00:08:48,530 --> 00:08:50,570 you're looking at about 30 grand. 159 00:08:53,250 --> 00:08:55,728 But for something that drives this well, 160 00:08:55,730 --> 00:08:58,328 with this kind of Bond heritage, 161 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:00,650 oh, yeah, that's got to be worth it. 162 00:09:02,490 --> 00:09:05,288 All right, I'm no expert, 163 00:09:05,290 --> 00:09:09,048 but if you really want a bit of 00fun on a budget... 164 00:09:09,050 --> 00:09:10,888 Bond, sideways. 165 00:09:10,890 --> 00:09:13,650 ..forget Octopussy. You want... 166 00:09:16,330 --> 00:09:17,930 ..A View To A Kill. 167 00:09:20,050 --> 00:09:21,888 It's the middle of Paris, 168 00:09:21,890 --> 00:09:25,728 Sir Rog has nicked himself a Renault 11 taxi, 169 00:09:25,730 --> 00:09:28,168 and as he races through the streets, 170 00:09:28,170 --> 00:09:29,968 he chops off the top, 171 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:31,648 and then the back. 172 00:09:31,650 --> 00:09:35,770 And what the big man created is nothing short of a cut-price... 173 00:09:37,930 --> 00:09:39,290 ..masterpiece. 174 00:09:41,730 --> 00:09:45,448 Tell you what - of all the Bond cars you could be in, 175 00:09:45,450 --> 00:09:48,808 I don't think I'd swap it. This is so much fun! 176 00:09:48,810 --> 00:09:52,648 I don't need guns. I don't need oil slicks. 177 00:09:52,650 --> 00:09:54,648 All I need is half a car. 178 00:09:54,650 --> 00:09:56,930 Oh! Whoa! 179 00:09:58,890 --> 00:10:02,968 OK, the Renault 5.5's handling is a little bit lively, 180 00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:07,768 but when a whole one from the Continent will only set you back 181 00:10:07,770 --> 00:10:13,690 1,000 euros, I call that a Bond car bargain. 182 00:10:14,850 --> 00:10:18,008 Have a think about this. If you buy it in France, 183 00:10:18,010 --> 00:10:22,608 cut it in half in France, bring it back on the Eurotunnel, 184 00:10:22,610 --> 00:10:26,608 you only have to pay the price of a motorbike. It's dirt cheap! 185 00:10:26,610 --> 00:10:28,848 This car makes sense. 186 00:10:28,850 --> 00:10:31,970 The Renault 5.5 Maybe this Bond lad's all right! 187 00:10:33,490 --> 00:10:36,088 Maybe he's got it right. This is fun. 188 00:10:36,090 --> 00:10:37,488 Oh! 189 00:10:37,490 --> 00:10:40,848 Well, more fun than being stuck with Harris the super fan, 190 00:10:40,850 --> 00:10:42,368 at any rate. 191 00:10:42,370 --> 00:10:44,928 My favourite thing about Bond car chases, though, is the stuff 192 00:10:44,930 --> 00:10:47,448 going on in the background. They're like car time capsules. 193 00:10:47,450 --> 00:10:50,688 From Octopussy, favourite bit, BMW 633 CSI 194 00:10:50,690 --> 00:10:52,928 going the other way over the level crossing 195 00:10:52,930 --> 00:10:55,688 as a police car comes the other way. You picked that out? 196 00:10:55,690 --> 00:10:57,088 Yeah. Dear me. 197 00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:58,328 CAR APPROACHES 198 00:10:58,330 --> 00:10:59,610 What the...? 199 00:11:01,650 --> 00:11:03,730 That is brilliant. That is absolutely brilliant! 200 00:11:04,770 --> 00:11:06,448 Hey-hey! 201 00:11:06,450 --> 00:11:09,530 He's not fully in control of that. I'm just going to stand here. 202 00:11:11,730 --> 00:11:13,448 Oh! 203 00:11:13,450 --> 00:11:15,288 Oh! Hey-hey! 204 00:11:15,290 --> 00:11:17,050 Oh! Oh. 205 00:11:19,290 --> 00:11:22,888 Don't worry, Chris, I've got this. That is superb. 206 00:11:22,890 --> 00:11:25,688 That's one of the best ever Bond chase sequences, isn't it? 207 00:11:25,690 --> 00:11:28,928 And as well, now he's getting into the Bond thing. 208 00:11:28,930 --> 00:11:30,688 He is. He's smiling! 209 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:32,248 I tell you what - this is so much fun. 210 00:11:32,250 --> 00:11:35,768 Believe it or not, the back end's a bit twitchy. 211 00:11:35,770 --> 00:11:37,168 Yeah! What a car. 212 00:11:37,170 --> 00:11:39,008 Nerdy fact about that sequence, right? 213 00:11:39,010 --> 00:11:41,808 Nerdy fact - have you noticed that when that thing gets T-boned 214 00:11:41,810 --> 00:11:44,608 to make it go in half, the car that goes in is a BMW 323i, 215 00:11:44,610 --> 00:11:46,688 and the next shot is a Renault 20? 216 00:11:46,690 --> 00:11:48,888 I remember you saying that to me over a pint once. 217 00:11:48,890 --> 00:11:51,968 Nobody's ever said that in the history of man. No-one. 218 00:11:51,970 --> 00:11:54,768 One other weird thing, being technical - 219 00:11:54,770 --> 00:11:56,568 where's the fuel tank? 220 00:11:56,570 --> 00:11:58,408 Just behind t'seat. Yeah. 221 00:11:58,410 --> 00:12:01,568 No, but the car in the film... I must admit... 222 00:12:01,570 --> 00:12:03,128 Come on, you must've thought that. 223 00:12:03,130 --> 00:12:05,768 I did think that when I watched it, and that was as a child. 224 00:12:05,770 --> 00:12:08,608 But without this car, that would not be the same film. 225 00:12:08,610 --> 00:12:11,208 It wouldn't be. Can we have a go in that? That is a piece of genius. 226 00:12:11,210 --> 00:12:13,248 Can you have a go, Patrick? Yeah. 227 00:12:13,250 --> 00:12:16,168 You didn't think I'd leave you two out, would you? 228 00:12:16,170 --> 00:12:18,168 There's a couple more of these. No! 229 00:12:18,170 --> 00:12:19,488 Oh, yeah. 230 00:12:19,490 --> 00:12:22,130 Oh! Come on. 231 00:12:25,530 --> 00:12:29,848 Oh, yes, time to show that the Renault 11 is the best 232 00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:34,090 of the budget Bond cars with a bit of high-end motorsport. 233 00:12:37,530 --> 00:12:41,248 My gift to you boys - two laps round Paris. 234 00:12:41,250 --> 00:12:43,048 I wondered what that were! 235 00:12:43,050 --> 00:12:45,648 Prop department pulled it out the bag. 236 00:12:45,650 --> 00:12:47,768 Je m'appelle Bond. 237 00:12:47,770 --> 00:12:49,930 James Bond. 238 00:12:54,050 --> 00:12:58,810 Forget Formula 1, real driver skill is in half-car racing. 239 00:13:00,730 --> 00:13:04,568 Five, four, three, two, one. 240 00:13:04,570 --> 00:13:05,690 HOOTER 241 00:13:07,090 --> 00:13:08,928 LAUGHTER 242 00:13:08,930 --> 00:13:10,970 Oh, this is fantastic fun! 243 00:13:12,130 --> 00:13:14,448 Whoa, here we go! 244 00:13:14,450 --> 00:13:17,050 Here we go, look at this, sideways. 245 00:13:18,930 --> 00:13:20,770 Bit tricky round here. 246 00:13:24,410 --> 00:13:26,410 That's him gone. 247 00:13:28,090 --> 00:13:31,328 With McGuinness' early lead quickly foiled by the Renault's 248 00:13:31,330 --> 00:13:33,008 surprise handling... 249 00:13:33,010 --> 00:13:34,250 Oh, God! 250 00:13:35,250 --> 00:13:39,128 ..the inaugural half-car Grand Prix had almost immediately become 251 00:13:39,130 --> 00:13:42,848 a two-horse race, with Flintoff just in the lead. 252 00:13:42,850 --> 00:13:45,768 Where is he? Crazy Harris! 253 00:13:45,770 --> 00:13:47,328 Come on! 254 00:13:47,330 --> 00:13:48,768 Where is he?! 255 00:13:48,770 --> 00:13:51,448 Oh, that's a good drift from Fred! 256 00:13:51,450 --> 00:13:54,610 PADDY YELLS 257 00:13:56,770 --> 00:13:58,288 This is so much fun! 258 00:13:58,290 --> 00:13:59,888 You can keep all your B... 259 00:13:59,890 --> 00:14:02,688 Oh, no, he's here! Oh, he's off. 260 00:14:02,690 --> 00:14:04,528 Yes, baby! 261 00:14:04,530 --> 00:14:06,128 Harris has done me. 262 00:14:06,130 --> 00:14:08,050 ENGINE REVS This is hilarious! 263 00:14:09,450 --> 00:14:14,170 One lap to go, and on the streets of Paris, Harris had just got ahead. 264 00:14:15,170 --> 00:14:18,368 Oh, get Chris, he's proper sideways now. 265 00:14:18,370 --> 00:14:19,808 He's really excited. 266 00:14:19,810 --> 00:14:23,368 Then we'll back it in, bit of oversteer, catch him. 267 00:14:23,370 --> 00:14:26,890 As they say in France, le fight was on. 268 00:14:28,370 --> 00:14:30,808 Come on, Renault 11, don't let me down. 269 00:14:30,810 --> 00:14:32,528 Afraid I'm going to get a whack from... 270 00:14:32,530 --> 00:14:34,088 Oh, I'm all over the place. 271 00:14:34,090 --> 00:14:36,528 Come on. Coming through! Whoa, whoa, whoa. 272 00:14:36,530 --> 00:14:38,248 Oh, spray everywhere! 273 00:14:38,250 --> 00:14:39,970 FREDDIE LAUGHS 274 00:14:42,610 --> 00:14:44,888 I'm not getting beaten by Flintoff. 275 00:14:44,890 --> 00:14:46,808 Oh, no! No! 276 00:14:46,810 --> 00:14:48,370 Got him! 277 00:14:52,530 --> 00:14:54,010 Victory! 278 00:14:58,050 --> 00:14:59,850 Interesting line. 279 00:15:01,410 --> 00:15:03,088 Interesting line. 280 00:15:03,090 --> 00:15:04,728 What's he doing? 281 00:15:04,730 --> 00:15:06,448 Having a shocker, Mr Bond. 282 00:15:06,450 --> 00:15:07,810 THEY LAUGH 283 00:15:09,290 --> 00:15:11,570 HE HUMS 284 00:15:16,530 --> 00:15:18,848 Bonjour! 285 00:15:18,850 --> 00:15:21,008 We've been expecting you, Mr Bond. 286 00:15:21,010 --> 00:15:23,770 LAUGHTER 287 00:15:25,890 --> 00:15:28,808 Fair enough, Flintoff nailed it. 288 00:15:28,810 --> 00:15:33,210 The Renault 5.5 really is the ultimate budget Bond car. 289 00:15:36,610 --> 00:15:38,528 But our buyer's guide doesn't end there, 290 00:15:38,530 --> 00:15:41,768 because if you're prepared to spend a little more, 291 00:15:41,770 --> 00:15:43,968 then the world of 007's motors 292 00:15:43,970 --> 00:15:47,210 suddenly becomes a lot more glamorous. 293 00:15:54,890 --> 00:15:57,528 Oh, now we're talking! 294 00:15:57,530 --> 00:16:00,090 The Lotus Esprit. What a car! 295 00:16:01,250 --> 00:16:05,488 Even if you're not a Bond geek, you can't argue with this one. 296 00:16:05,490 --> 00:16:07,530 This is a proper British legend. 297 00:16:09,050 --> 00:16:13,968 And it was treated to one of the all-time great chases. 298 00:16:13,970 --> 00:16:20,088 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond is on the Sardinian coast, 299 00:16:20,090 --> 00:16:22,330 dicing with a baddie on a motorbike. 300 00:16:25,690 --> 00:16:27,568 He gets rid of him, 301 00:16:27,570 --> 00:16:31,528 then gets tailed by one of the best Bond villains... 302 00:16:31,530 --> 00:16:33,568 James! Yes, I know, don't tell me. 303 00:16:33,570 --> 00:16:34,650 ..Jaws. 304 00:16:39,650 --> 00:16:43,488 If that wasn't enough, once he's been seen off, 305 00:16:43,490 --> 00:16:47,808 a helicopter gunship joins the fray, and as we all know, 306 00:16:47,810 --> 00:16:50,328 the only way to get away from one of them 307 00:16:50,330 --> 00:16:53,450 is by turning into a submarine. 308 00:16:56,130 --> 00:17:00,730 This is one of the most iconic moments in movie history. 309 00:17:07,330 --> 00:17:11,970 Now, a regular Esprit, not that good in an underwater situation. 310 00:17:14,570 --> 00:17:17,810 Even in a bit of drizzle, there's water everywhere in this car. 311 00:17:20,330 --> 00:17:21,890 It's starting to leak now. 312 00:17:24,970 --> 00:17:29,128 But that doesn't stop it being an absolute cracker to drive. 313 00:17:29,130 --> 00:17:30,568 ENGINE REVS 314 00:17:30,570 --> 00:17:31,890 Come on! 315 00:17:33,210 --> 00:17:34,930 Go, go, go! 316 00:17:48,330 --> 00:17:53,328 The early Esprits weren't quick, just making about 160 horsepower, 317 00:17:53,330 --> 00:17:56,248 but it's a Lotus - it's light, it's nimble, 318 00:17:56,250 --> 00:18:00,528 the perfect car for getting away from baddies on motorbikes. 319 00:18:00,530 --> 00:18:03,330 Oh! This'll out-manoeuvre anything. 320 00:18:06,290 --> 00:18:08,528 Oh! Nimble. 321 00:18:08,530 --> 00:18:10,650 Pressing on t'pedals at the same time! 322 00:18:14,250 --> 00:18:20,970 Oh! Size 12 feet and Lotus Esprits - that is not a match made in heaven. 323 00:18:22,770 --> 00:18:26,768 And you should probably know that a decent S1 Esprit like this 324 00:18:26,770 --> 00:18:29,530 will set you back about 70 grand. 325 00:18:31,370 --> 00:18:35,368 But if you're rocking a pair of size nines and looking for 326 00:18:35,370 --> 00:18:40,130 a proper classic, trust me, you will not be disappointed. 327 00:18:41,690 --> 00:18:43,088 ENGINE REVS 328 00:18:43,090 --> 00:18:44,888 Just listen to it! 329 00:18:44,890 --> 00:18:47,250 Oh, my word, this was wasted on Bond. 330 00:18:49,210 --> 00:18:50,770 Absolutely love it. 331 00:18:52,690 --> 00:18:56,888 And so he should. The Lotus Esprit is a fine choice, 332 00:18:56,890 --> 00:18:59,770 but it's also a bit of an obvious one. 333 00:19:01,330 --> 00:19:05,170 What if you're after something a bit more unusual? 334 00:19:17,650 --> 00:19:20,610 The Toyota 2000GT... 335 00:19:21,850 --> 00:19:25,568 ..the undisputed star of You Only Live Twice, 336 00:19:25,570 --> 00:19:31,570 and quite possibly the coolest Japanese car ever made. 337 00:19:33,570 --> 00:19:35,448 Get down! 338 00:19:35,450 --> 00:19:39,208 OK, the 2000GT doesn't do a whole lot on screen. 339 00:19:39,210 --> 00:19:42,568 Basically, it slides around Tokyo for a bit, 340 00:19:42,570 --> 00:19:46,890 keeping a Toyota Crown at bay, and Bond is only a passenger in it. 341 00:19:48,730 --> 00:19:51,888 But even though its time in the spotlight was brief, 342 00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:54,808 for the real Bond car geeks out there, 343 00:19:54,810 --> 00:19:57,608 it was still utterly fascinating. 344 00:19:57,610 --> 00:20:00,008 How's that for Japanese efficiency? 345 00:20:00,010 --> 00:20:01,530 Just a drop in the ocean. 346 00:20:03,690 --> 00:20:06,688 Now, you might have spotted that the car you see in You Only Live Twice 347 00:20:06,690 --> 00:20:09,648 is a convertible, but this is a coupe. 348 00:20:09,650 --> 00:20:11,088 Good story there. 349 00:20:11,090 --> 00:20:15,448 The only convertible 2000GTs ever made were for the Bond film, 350 00:20:15,450 --> 00:20:20,728 because 6'2" Sean Connery didn't fit into one of these, 351 00:20:20,730 --> 00:20:24,128 so Toyota said they would chop the roofs off 352 00:20:24,130 --> 00:20:27,250 purely to save 007's hair. 353 00:20:28,290 --> 00:20:31,448 Seems a bit brutal to me, and also, I have to say, 354 00:20:31,450 --> 00:20:34,490 this coupe, to me, looks a whole lot prettier. 355 00:20:38,450 --> 00:20:39,928 Which is just as well, 356 00:20:39,930 --> 00:20:43,688 because this is the version that you can actually buy 357 00:20:43,690 --> 00:20:47,170 and it has to be said, it is superb. 358 00:20:48,370 --> 00:20:51,008 This was the first proper Japanese sports car. 359 00:20:51,010 --> 00:20:55,328 It was designed to prove to the world that Japan could do something 360 00:20:55,330 --> 00:20:58,370 other than build very reliable, ordinary, boring cars. 361 00:20:59,570 --> 00:21:03,610 It was expensive, but, boy, did it prove a point. 362 00:21:05,730 --> 00:21:10,328 It had a two-litre straight-six making 150 horsepower, 363 00:21:10,330 --> 00:21:14,008 and with an aluminium body sat on magnesium alloy wheels 364 00:21:14,010 --> 00:21:17,728 to keep the weight down, it was good for 0-60 in eight seconds, 365 00:21:17,730 --> 00:21:20,690 and a top speed of 137mph. 366 00:21:23,810 --> 00:21:26,410 Back then, that was seriously quick. 367 00:21:28,850 --> 00:21:31,168 This car was built in conjunction with Yamaha, 368 00:21:31,170 --> 00:21:35,208 so all the wood in this cabin is Yamaha piano wood. 369 00:21:35,210 --> 00:21:38,528 That's why it looks better than any wood I've ever seen 370 00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:40,570 in a car interior before or since. 371 00:21:41,570 --> 00:21:46,090 Cor! This is a little piece of jewellery, this car. 372 00:21:47,890 --> 00:21:52,408 And it has to be said, it's an expensive one at that. 373 00:21:52,410 --> 00:21:57,648 If you want a 2000GT in your life, and believe me, you really do, 374 00:21:57,650 --> 00:22:01,210 it'll set you back about £800,000... 375 00:22:02,730 --> 00:22:06,808 ..which does sound like a lot for a Toyota, 376 00:22:06,810 --> 00:22:09,530 just not, perhaps, for this one. 377 00:22:11,770 --> 00:22:14,890 What an absolutely gorgeous machine. 378 00:22:18,890 --> 00:22:20,050 Wow. 379 00:22:22,730 --> 00:22:24,290 Look at that! 380 00:22:28,450 --> 00:22:30,288 OK, I'll give it to you. 381 00:22:30,290 --> 00:22:31,888 That is nice, isn't it? 382 00:22:31,890 --> 00:22:35,848 For someone of our age, that is the iconic Bond car, isn't it? 383 00:22:35,850 --> 00:22:37,888 It's just beautiful. Do you actually fit in it? 384 00:22:37,890 --> 00:22:40,848 Not quite, but I can just about manage. 385 00:22:40,850 --> 00:22:43,168 Now, I'm a bit embarrassed to ask you, Chris, 386 00:22:43,170 --> 00:22:45,970 I've no idea what your car is. Toyota 2000GT. 387 00:22:47,250 --> 00:22:49,328 Means nothing to you, does it? That's a Toyota?! 388 00:22:49,330 --> 00:22:51,168 That's a Toyota, and... But it's beautiful! 389 00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:53,568 ..the current James Bond, Mr Craig himself, 390 00:22:53,570 --> 00:22:55,768 has pronounced this to be the greatest Bond car ever. 391 00:22:55,770 --> 00:22:58,368 I'm not questioning Daniel Craig when it comes to Bond cars, 392 00:22:58,370 --> 00:23:02,490 but surely the ultimate Bond car has got to be British. 393 00:23:05,570 --> 00:23:08,968 Yes, Mr Flintoff, you're absolutely right. 394 00:23:08,970 --> 00:23:10,488 MUSIC: James Bond Theme 395 00:23:10,490 --> 00:23:17,928 Of course it's the one and only, the iconic Aston Martin DB5. 396 00:23:17,930 --> 00:23:22,010 Consider me shaken and very stirred. 397 00:23:23,050 --> 00:23:27,448 007 and the DB5 go together 398 00:23:27,450 --> 00:23:31,208 like vodka martini and a casual fistfight. 399 00:23:31,210 --> 00:23:34,130 It first turned up in 1964's Goldfinger. 400 00:23:35,490 --> 00:23:40,448 Fully equipped by Q Branch, it had smokescreens, oil slicks, 401 00:23:40,450 --> 00:23:43,168 machine guns, bulletproof shields. 402 00:23:43,170 --> 00:23:45,168 It even had an ejector seat. 403 00:23:45,170 --> 00:23:46,728 MAN YELLS 404 00:23:46,730 --> 00:23:48,048 Handy! 405 00:23:48,050 --> 00:23:50,608 The car was an instant icon. 406 00:23:50,610 --> 00:23:54,528 Bond has kept on driving it for over 50 years, 407 00:23:54,530 --> 00:23:58,248 and it's still doing the business in his latest adventure, 408 00:23:58,250 --> 00:23:59,570 No Time To Die. 409 00:24:00,610 --> 00:24:04,888 The DB5 really is the best of the best, 410 00:24:04,890 --> 00:24:10,168 and Aston Martin have just made it even better. 411 00:24:10,170 --> 00:24:14,568 And that's because this car, the one I'm driving right now, 412 00:24:14,570 --> 00:24:17,088 isn't any old Aston Martin DB5. 413 00:24:17,090 --> 00:24:18,888 Oh, no, sir. 414 00:24:18,890 --> 00:24:25,888 This is officially the Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation, 415 00:24:25,890 --> 00:24:29,608 the brand-new old DB5. 416 00:24:29,610 --> 00:24:32,330 Oh, and it's so good! 417 00:24:34,970 --> 00:24:41,448 What you get is a 1960s DB5 - same engine, same gearbox, 418 00:24:41,450 --> 00:24:43,688 same everything, 419 00:24:43,690 --> 00:24:47,288 but now built to a level of precision that was just 420 00:24:47,290 --> 00:24:50,288 impossible to achieve back in the day. 421 00:24:50,290 --> 00:24:54,570 This is the DB5 remastered, and it's better than ever. 422 00:24:56,450 --> 00:24:59,328 It's got 280 horsepower, 423 00:24:59,330 --> 00:25:03,888 so when you put your foot down, it goes like The Living Daylights. 424 00:25:03,890 --> 00:25:05,648 Oh-ho! 425 00:25:05,650 --> 00:25:10,050 It's quick, but mainly, it's suave, it's sophisticated. 426 00:25:11,410 --> 00:25:13,848 It makes you feel like Bond. 427 00:25:13,850 --> 00:25:19,888 Although feeling like Bond does come with a couple of issues. 428 00:25:19,890 --> 00:25:28,208 First, the price, because this DB5 will cost you £3.3 million. 429 00:25:28,210 --> 00:25:32,168 You heard it right. Pick Granny up off the floor. 430 00:25:32,170 --> 00:25:36,610 Secondly, you can't officially drive it on the roads, either. 431 00:25:38,290 --> 00:25:43,608 But, as I said before, this isn't any old Aston Martin. 432 00:25:43,610 --> 00:25:47,688 And to show you what this DB5 Goldfinger Continuation 433 00:25:47,690 --> 00:25:52,890 can really do, what we need is a couple of baddies. 434 00:25:58,730 --> 00:26:01,290 What's that I see in my rear-view mirror? 435 00:26:02,810 --> 00:26:04,770 A couple of henchmen! 436 00:26:06,170 --> 00:26:07,530 THEY GIGGLE 437 00:26:10,130 --> 00:26:13,050 AS CONNERY: Gentlemen, do you expect me to talk? 438 00:26:14,370 --> 00:26:17,688 Paddy, you do literally nothing but talk. 439 00:26:17,690 --> 00:26:19,488 NORMAL VOICE: Can you just do me one favour 440 00:26:19,490 --> 00:26:21,610 and just give me the line back for once? 441 00:26:23,370 --> 00:26:26,128 No, Mr Bond, we expect you to die. 442 00:26:26,130 --> 00:26:27,650 Love it! 443 00:26:29,410 --> 00:26:32,408 Right, just get on with it, and catch 00Bolton here. 444 00:26:32,410 --> 00:26:34,768 FREDDIE MUMBLES 445 00:26:34,770 --> 00:26:37,450 Right, let's give them a taste of what the Aston can do. 446 00:26:38,690 --> 00:26:40,648 Have some of that oil, boys! 447 00:26:40,650 --> 00:26:41,928 That's right... 448 00:26:41,930 --> 00:26:43,728 Oil! It's oil! 449 00:26:43,730 --> 00:26:45,808 ..for the first time ever, 450 00:26:45,810 --> 00:26:52,128 you can now buy a DB5 fully loaded with Q Branch gadgets. 451 00:26:52,130 --> 00:26:54,290 Skid on that, baby. 452 00:26:56,170 --> 00:26:58,728 What else have you got up your sleeve? Come on, McGuinness. 453 00:26:58,730 --> 00:27:01,288 Sorry, come on, 007. 454 00:27:01,290 --> 00:27:03,408 Have a bit of smoke, gentlemen. 455 00:27:03,410 --> 00:27:04,970 Ha-ha-ha! 456 00:27:06,450 --> 00:27:08,408 HE CHOKES 457 00:27:08,410 --> 00:27:10,408 MUFFLED: Get in character, you! 458 00:27:10,410 --> 00:27:12,530 Have my smoke, boys! 459 00:27:14,170 --> 00:27:16,130 FREDDIE MUMBLES 460 00:27:19,730 --> 00:27:22,330 Jaws has suffered a wardrobe! He's lost his hair. 461 00:27:24,130 --> 00:27:25,568 Apart from the ejector seat, 462 00:27:25,570 --> 00:27:28,968 the Goldfinger Continuation has got it all. 463 00:27:28,970 --> 00:27:32,808 The revolving numberplates, the battering ram, 464 00:27:32,810 --> 00:27:34,970 the bulletproof shield. 465 00:27:36,450 --> 00:27:39,450 OK. Watch this for stunt driving. 466 00:27:42,490 --> 00:27:46,090 MANIACAL LAUGHTER 467 00:27:47,410 --> 00:27:50,010 That's some of the greatest stunt driving ever in a Bond film! 468 00:27:55,330 --> 00:27:58,248 Time for a taste of lead salad. 469 00:27:58,250 --> 00:28:04,610 Oh, yes, this DB5 is even packing the machine guns. 470 00:28:06,930 --> 00:28:08,528 Well, kind of. 471 00:28:08,530 --> 00:28:10,688 Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa! 472 00:28:10,690 --> 00:28:12,688 Guns! 473 00:28:12,690 --> 00:28:14,248 Has he got guns? 474 00:28:14,250 --> 00:28:17,128 I was going to play it properly, but look in the mirror! 475 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,848 He thinks he's shooting us! 476 00:28:18,850 --> 00:28:20,810 THEY LAUGH 477 00:28:22,370 --> 00:28:24,370 Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa! 478 00:28:27,410 --> 00:28:32,928 So there you have it - the Top Gear guide to buying a Bond car ends 479 00:28:32,930 --> 00:28:36,168 not just with the best car in Bond history, 480 00:28:36,170 --> 00:28:40,248 nor even the best car in cinema history. 481 00:28:40,250 --> 00:28:45,210 For me, this might just be the best car in history. 482 00:28:46,210 --> 00:28:47,570 The name's Bond. 483 00:28:49,170 --> 00:28:50,970 James Bond. 484 00:28:52,170 --> 00:28:56,730 What's going on? Paddy thinks he's James Bond! 485 00:28:58,530 --> 00:29:01,010 Jeremy Clarkson will be shaking his head. 486 00:29:04,970 --> 00:29:07,530 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 487 00:29:12,730 --> 00:29:14,608 It's stunning. 488 00:29:14,610 --> 00:29:17,328 That was...brilliant. 489 00:29:17,330 --> 00:29:20,608 Talk about childhood dreams, and I'll tell you what - 490 00:29:20,610 --> 00:29:24,688 seeing you two as Jaws and Nick Nack has made my year. 491 00:29:24,690 --> 00:29:25,928 That was genius! 492 00:29:25,930 --> 00:29:28,888 What about the stunt, retrieving the wig off the runway, 493 00:29:28,890 --> 00:29:31,048 body on the line, scratched me hands? I liked that! 494 00:29:31,050 --> 00:29:33,488 Popped the wig back in your dressing room after. 495 00:29:33,490 --> 00:29:35,648 LAUGHTER 496 00:29:35,650 --> 00:29:37,048 I loved it! 497 00:29:37,050 --> 00:29:40,368 It's not about us. You are so desperate to be Bond. 498 00:29:40,370 --> 00:29:43,768 Christopher, Christopher, you don't choose to be Bond. 499 00:29:43,770 --> 00:29:45,288 Bond chooses to be you. 500 00:29:45,290 --> 00:29:47,688 Oh, God. Deal with it, my friend. 501 00:29:47,690 --> 00:29:49,168 The Man With The Plastic Gun. 502 00:29:49,170 --> 00:29:51,048 Correct! 503 00:29:51,050 --> 00:29:54,448 The way I see it, Daniel Craig's hanging up the old tuxedo. 504 00:29:54,450 --> 00:29:57,128 Let's get a Bolton Bond in. That's the way forward. 505 00:29:57,130 --> 00:30:00,728 Anyway, can we talk about this DB5? Please do. Beautiful car. 506 00:30:00,730 --> 00:30:02,128 Yes. Love the gadgets. 507 00:30:02,130 --> 00:30:03,608 It's three million quid! 508 00:30:03,610 --> 00:30:07,608 A lot of money. Three million quid, and you can't drive it on the roads. 509 00:30:07,610 --> 00:30:09,128 You can't? You can't drive it. 510 00:30:09,130 --> 00:30:12,528 It's not road legal, but spending a day in it, 511 00:30:12,530 --> 00:30:14,928 you're in a very, very special car. 512 00:30:14,930 --> 00:30:17,968 It's absolutely beautiful, 513 00:30:17,970 --> 00:30:20,128 and I was very lucky to get to drive it. 514 00:30:20,130 --> 00:30:21,168 It is beautiful, 515 00:30:21,170 --> 00:30:23,888 but it's time to move on and talk about electric SUVs. 516 00:30:23,890 --> 00:30:27,288 Audi, Mercedes, Hyundai - they're all doing them right now. 517 00:30:27,290 --> 00:30:30,168 Problem is, they're all a bit boring, 518 00:30:30,170 --> 00:30:34,930 but now there's a new electric SUV that sounded more my cup of tea. 519 00:30:44,130 --> 00:30:47,730 This is the Odyssey 21... 520 00:30:49,050 --> 00:30:54,130 ..an electric SUV that's anything but boring. 521 00:31:05,290 --> 00:31:07,728 Oh-ho-ho! 522 00:31:07,730 --> 00:31:09,128 Listen to the noise of it. 523 00:31:09,130 --> 00:31:11,128 ENGINE ROARS 524 00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:15,570 Got 550 horsepower. You get to 60 in less than five seconds. 525 00:31:17,650 --> 00:31:19,850 And it'll do that on anything! 526 00:31:21,570 --> 00:31:22,930 Whoa! 527 00:31:26,850 --> 00:31:31,210 Genuinely, they do call this an electric SUV... 528 00:31:34,610 --> 00:31:38,288 ..but this SUV wasn't made for the school run. 529 00:31:38,290 --> 00:31:40,250 This was made for racing. 530 00:31:42,010 --> 00:31:43,930 Ha-ha! Course it was. 531 00:31:46,170 --> 00:31:50,208 Specifically, it was made for racing in a brand-new motorsport 532 00:31:50,210 --> 00:31:51,730 called Extreme E. 533 00:31:53,970 --> 00:31:58,368 Launching this year, it'll see a whole grid of these Odyssey buggies 534 00:31:58,370 --> 00:32:03,208 battling it out in exotic locations all over the world. 535 00:32:03,210 --> 00:32:05,928 And the talent's queuing up already. 536 00:32:05,930 --> 00:32:09,488 Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are running teams. 537 00:32:09,490 --> 00:32:11,208 Seb Loeb driving. 538 00:32:11,210 --> 00:32:13,408 Jenson Button, he's doing both. 539 00:32:13,410 --> 00:32:15,810 Oh, it's proper racer champion stuff. 540 00:32:17,530 --> 00:32:21,488 But what makes this a bit different is that they'll be racing 541 00:32:21,490 --> 00:32:24,770 through some of the most damaged ecosystems on the planet... 542 00:32:26,290 --> 00:32:30,768 ..across deserts, glaciers, even rainforests, 543 00:32:30,770 --> 00:32:34,210 in a bid to raise awareness of climate change. 544 00:32:36,090 --> 00:32:39,928 To me, it's like educating people on elephant poaching 545 00:32:39,930 --> 00:32:41,770 by shooting a load of them. 546 00:32:43,290 --> 00:32:46,010 Extreme E, though, they've thought about that. 547 00:32:47,450 --> 00:32:50,448 They're not flying cars and kit all over the world. 548 00:32:50,450 --> 00:32:52,968 They get from race to race on a cargo ship. 549 00:32:52,970 --> 00:32:55,450 They're doing eco education programmes. 550 00:32:57,050 --> 00:32:58,490 It's carbon negative. 551 00:32:59,650 --> 00:33:01,210 Even Greta would like this. 552 00:33:04,010 --> 00:33:08,210 Basically, this is ethical Fairtrade organic motorsport. 553 00:33:09,570 --> 00:33:12,250 And then there's the cars themselves. 554 00:33:14,650 --> 00:33:18,208 Obviously, it's electric, so there's no fume-y emissions, 555 00:33:18,210 --> 00:33:22,488 but there's more. The bodywork - it's made of plant fibre! 556 00:33:22,490 --> 00:33:26,008 Listen to this - the tyres are made of bits of dandelion. 557 00:33:26,010 --> 00:33:28,770 Seriously! Dandelion. 558 00:33:32,170 --> 00:33:37,090 And underneath all that greenery, it's still a serious piece of kit. 559 00:33:38,330 --> 00:33:43,488 The battery's made by Williams. It sends power to a motor on each axle, 560 00:33:43,490 --> 00:33:45,610 so it's got four-wheel drive... 561 00:33:47,530 --> 00:33:50,490 ..and twice as much torque as a WRC car. 562 00:33:51,610 --> 00:33:56,048 It's got double wishbone suspension, which will soak up anything. 563 00:33:56,050 --> 00:33:59,208 It'll get up and down 53-degree slopes. 564 00:33:59,210 --> 00:34:02,088 Go on, son! 565 00:34:02,090 --> 00:34:03,890 Is there anything this car can't do? 566 00:34:05,570 --> 00:34:07,488 Actually, there is, 567 00:34:07,490 --> 00:34:13,528 and unfortunately, the thing this car can't do is go very far. 568 00:34:13,530 --> 00:34:16,768 Oh, come on. I'm out of juice! 569 00:34:16,770 --> 00:34:18,608 You're not surprised, are you? 570 00:34:18,610 --> 00:34:21,368 You drive it hard, you get about 20 minutes. 571 00:34:21,370 --> 00:34:25,568 Here we go, it's dying now. I've got me foot on the floor. 572 00:34:25,570 --> 00:34:28,010 Now I've got to plug it in for two hours. 573 00:34:32,450 --> 00:34:37,128 So what they've made here is a fun impractical toy 574 00:34:37,130 --> 00:34:40,530 that doesn't last long before you have to charge the batteries. 575 00:34:45,250 --> 00:34:48,130 What they've made is a big one of these. 576 00:34:51,770 --> 00:34:53,250 Hey! Hey! 577 00:34:54,970 --> 00:34:56,850 This is just pure fun. 578 00:34:58,450 --> 00:35:03,808 And the lack of range does mean that Extreme E races are quite short. 579 00:35:03,810 --> 00:35:09,650 The average F1 race runs close to 200 miles. Extreme E - 10. 580 00:35:10,770 --> 00:35:12,728 Yeah, the charging thing's a pain, 581 00:35:12,730 --> 00:35:14,688 but I suppose you've got to start somewhere. 582 00:35:14,690 --> 00:35:16,088 That's how progress works. 583 00:35:16,090 --> 00:35:18,248 This is just the first step. 584 00:35:18,250 --> 00:35:20,888 Batteries will get better, charging'll get quicker. 585 00:35:20,890 --> 00:35:25,488 And if it doesn't, we just keep racing petrol cars. 586 00:35:25,490 --> 00:35:30,248 To be fair, though, at least, they're trying to change the game. 587 00:35:30,250 --> 00:35:31,408 At every race, 588 00:35:31,410 --> 00:35:34,488 they'll have a high-tech hydrogen fuel cell generator, 589 00:35:34,490 --> 00:35:38,610 producing all the clean electricity the cars need to charge up. 590 00:35:41,010 --> 00:35:46,528 It's proper future motorsport stuff, and if nothing else, 591 00:35:46,530 --> 00:35:50,968 when your Odyssey 21 is finally charged up again, 592 00:35:50,970 --> 00:35:54,250 you're definitely ready to give it another go. 593 00:35:59,130 --> 00:36:00,490 Oh-ho-ho! 594 00:36:04,010 --> 00:36:07,288 Maybe Extreme E will be the next F1. 595 00:36:07,290 --> 00:36:09,368 Maybe it won't. 596 00:36:09,370 --> 00:36:14,128 But what it does prove is that electric is not just for the roads 597 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:15,568 or the tracks. 598 00:36:15,570 --> 00:36:18,208 Electric will get you anywhere, 599 00:36:18,210 --> 00:36:22,128 as long as anywhere isn't more than ten miles from where you started, 600 00:36:22,130 --> 00:36:23,850 like, it'll get you anywhere, fast. 601 00:36:28,730 --> 00:36:31,450 This thing, it's a monster. 602 00:36:36,970 --> 00:36:41,928 But here's the thing - it's 2021, and the producers were keen to 603 00:36:41,930 --> 00:36:45,888 point out that when it comes to new and unusual ways to travel quickly 604 00:36:45,890 --> 00:36:50,290 over rough ground, other options are available. 605 00:36:57,730 --> 00:37:00,090 For example, jet packs. 606 00:37:01,770 --> 00:37:03,970 Oh, my word! Look at it. 607 00:37:09,170 --> 00:37:13,528 Yes, me and the Odyssey 21 would now be going up against 608 00:37:13,530 --> 00:37:20,248 Britain's leading and, let's face it, probably only jetpackman, 609 00:37:20,250 --> 00:37:22,530 a bloke called Richard Browning. 610 00:37:26,090 --> 00:37:28,728 Richard! Freddie. Thanks for dropping in. 611 00:37:28,730 --> 00:37:31,408 That's all right. What is that? 612 00:37:31,410 --> 00:37:32,888 This is my Jet Suit. 613 00:37:32,890 --> 00:37:35,968 It's five jet engines, and it's about 1,000 horsepower. 614 00:37:35,970 --> 00:37:38,088 You've got 1,000 horsepower in your rucksack? 615 00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:39,648 Yeah, if you add it all up, yeah. 616 00:37:39,650 --> 00:37:40,928 What speed? 617 00:37:40,930 --> 00:37:42,888 We set the world record at 85mph, 618 00:37:42,890 --> 00:37:45,408 but that was over the water, so maybe not quite that fast here, 619 00:37:45,410 --> 00:37:48,048 but still pretty quick. All right, don't make excuses already, 620 00:37:48,050 --> 00:37:50,728 cos I'm going to race you now. First to the top of the hill wins. 621 00:37:50,730 --> 00:37:52,850 Yep. I'll see you at the top. You're on. 622 00:37:53,890 --> 00:37:56,210 I'm racing a Poundland Tony Stark. 623 00:38:00,490 --> 00:38:04,970 With the title of all terrain transport of the future at stake... 624 00:38:06,450 --> 00:38:09,568 ..the winner would be the first to reach the wind turbine 625 00:38:09,570 --> 00:38:11,048 at the top of the hill. 626 00:38:11,050 --> 00:38:14,488 And while the Odyssey and I would have to stick to the gravel tracks 627 00:38:14,490 --> 00:38:19,610 on a longer route up, Richard will be travelling as the crow flies. 628 00:38:33,050 --> 00:38:35,608 JETPACK ENGINE ROARS 629 00:38:35,610 --> 00:38:37,248 Oh, listen to him! 630 00:38:37,250 --> 00:38:40,210 Three, two, one, go! 631 00:38:43,370 --> 00:38:44,488 I'm off! 632 00:38:44,490 --> 00:38:46,290 And he's off as well. 633 00:38:49,090 --> 00:38:50,730 Whoa! Some jump. 634 00:38:52,370 --> 00:38:53,808 Come on. 635 00:38:53,810 --> 00:38:56,850 This is the weirdest thing. I've got no idea where he is. 636 00:38:58,330 --> 00:39:00,008 Better brake here. 637 00:39:00,010 --> 00:39:02,690 Come on! It is so slippery. 638 00:39:04,490 --> 00:39:07,330 Bit messy, a bit messy. Come on. 639 00:39:10,370 --> 00:39:13,448 I'm not getting much from these dandelion tyres. 640 00:39:13,450 --> 00:39:15,490 More like dandelion and burdock, these. 641 00:39:19,450 --> 00:39:20,888 Come on. I can hear him. 642 00:39:20,890 --> 00:39:21,968 JETPACK ENGINE ROARS 643 00:39:21,970 --> 00:39:23,648 Oh, there he is! 644 00:39:23,650 --> 00:39:25,730 Jeez! What a sight! 645 00:39:27,970 --> 00:39:31,810 Well, this snow is giving me absolutely nothing. 646 00:39:33,210 --> 00:39:36,650 I don't know what it's like for him, but I'm concentrating so hard. 647 00:39:38,970 --> 00:39:40,408 Argh! 648 00:39:40,410 --> 00:39:42,608 Just got no grip. 649 00:39:42,610 --> 00:39:44,208 Oh, man! 650 00:39:44,210 --> 00:39:46,130 No! That's going to cost me. 651 00:39:51,210 --> 00:39:53,170 Come on! Where is the jet pack? 652 00:40:00,730 --> 00:40:02,648 Oh, there he is! 653 00:40:02,650 --> 00:40:04,010 No! 654 00:40:06,610 --> 00:40:09,488 Richard and his jetpack just had the lead 655 00:40:09,490 --> 00:40:11,528 as we passed the halfway mark. 656 00:40:11,530 --> 00:40:15,250 Me and the Odyssey needed to push even harder. 657 00:40:18,970 --> 00:40:20,648 Now off the snow, 658 00:40:20,650 --> 00:40:23,050 and now onto the mud. 659 00:40:28,810 --> 00:40:30,050 Nice, nice, nice. 660 00:40:34,210 --> 00:40:36,010 Come on. Get him, get him! 661 00:40:37,250 --> 00:40:38,690 Get through the gate! 662 00:40:45,850 --> 00:40:47,210 Come on, get round. 663 00:40:48,810 --> 00:40:50,290 I can't see him! 664 00:40:52,010 --> 00:40:55,688 I can see the turbine. Go, go, go! Come on. 665 00:40:55,690 --> 00:40:57,528 Where's Jetpackman? 666 00:40:57,530 --> 00:40:59,730 I can't hear him, I can't see him. 667 00:41:02,690 --> 00:41:04,010 No! 668 00:41:06,450 --> 00:41:07,850 No! 669 00:41:11,530 --> 00:41:15,250 Oh! Well done. How was it? 670 00:41:16,410 --> 00:41:19,088 Oh, that was good. Yeah, congrats. Thank you. 671 00:41:19,090 --> 00:41:20,928 Best out of three? 672 00:41:20,930 --> 00:41:22,528 Oh, I'm done. I've got to go. 673 00:41:22,530 --> 00:41:24,848 I've got 50% range left. 674 00:41:24,850 --> 00:41:26,128 Huh? 675 00:41:26,130 --> 00:41:27,328 Oh... 676 00:41:27,330 --> 00:41:28,370 Come on! 677 00:41:30,050 --> 00:41:32,450 Do you fancy cleaning me gutters? 678 00:41:39,050 --> 00:41:41,450 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 679 00:41:44,730 --> 00:41:46,768 Oh, mate! That were good fun, 680 00:41:46,770 --> 00:41:49,608 but I've got to say, I'm a little bit disappointed. 681 00:41:49,610 --> 00:41:52,608 I know, I lost. I'm sorry, No, I'm not bothered about that. 682 00:41:52,610 --> 00:41:55,728 I'm disappointed because you didn't give the jetpack a whirl. 683 00:41:55,730 --> 00:41:57,368 Well, I wanted to, 684 00:41:57,370 --> 00:41:59,928 but the BBC insurance department weren't too keen. 685 00:41:59,930 --> 00:42:01,128 Not sure why! 686 00:42:01,130 --> 00:42:03,128 What was it like flying over the car? 687 00:42:03,130 --> 00:42:04,808 Oh, it was unbelievable, the noise of it. 688 00:42:04,810 --> 00:42:07,288 And then I was racing, and you're looking up 689 00:42:07,290 --> 00:42:09,408 just trying to spot him, and when he came across, 690 00:42:09,410 --> 00:42:11,648 it's like nothing you've seen. It was bonkers. 691 00:42:11,650 --> 00:42:14,088 And he had afterburners, boys, he had afterburners. 692 00:42:14,090 --> 00:42:16,808 Afterburners, yeah. On his arms! Mad. 693 00:42:16,810 --> 00:42:21,128 I have to say, Fred, ten-mile range aside, it's outrageous. 694 00:42:21,130 --> 00:42:23,208 It really is. 550 horsepower, 695 00:42:23,210 --> 00:42:26,888 0-60 under five seconds... Ooh! ..on anything. 696 00:42:26,890 --> 00:42:30,208 I can't believe how big it is! It's massive. It's massive! 697 00:42:30,210 --> 00:42:32,528 Do you know what? It's Flintoff-sized. 698 00:42:32,530 --> 00:42:34,008 It's Flintoff-sized, yeah. 699 00:42:34,010 --> 00:42:38,608 I can safely say that is my favourite weekend of driving ever. 700 00:42:38,610 --> 00:42:41,648 Ever. Really? Yeah. Lovely note to end on. 701 00:42:41,650 --> 00:42:44,408 Time to move on, because here's a question we get asked a lot 702 00:42:44,410 --> 00:42:45,568 on Top Gear. 703 00:42:45,570 --> 00:42:47,128 "I've got 200 grand to spend. 704 00:42:47,130 --> 00:42:50,088 "I want something exotic and glamorous and Italian. 705 00:42:50,090 --> 00:42:51,488 "What should I buy?" 706 00:42:51,490 --> 00:42:53,808 You wouldn't believe how often we get asked that. 707 00:42:53,810 --> 00:42:55,968 Well, I reckon I knew the answer. 708 00:42:55,970 --> 00:42:58,370 And so did I. Have a look at this. 709 00:43:04,290 --> 00:43:06,290 Exotic, glamorous... 710 00:43:08,170 --> 00:43:09,888 ..and Italian. 711 00:43:09,890 --> 00:43:14,410 Say "Ciao bella," to the beautiful new Ferrari Roma. 712 00:43:22,970 --> 00:43:27,088 Eyes of Britain, you are welcome. 713 00:43:27,090 --> 00:43:29,530 Drink it in, soak it up... 714 00:43:30,690 --> 00:43:35,288 ..luxuriate in it, because this is the best-looking Ferrari 715 00:43:35,290 --> 00:43:37,130 of the last 20 years. 716 00:43:40,290 --> 00:43:43,328 Most fast cars now, they're all a bit slatty, 717 00:43:43,330 --> 00:43:46,570 and a bit scoopy, a bit too try-hard. 718 00:43:48,170 --> 00:43:52,410 Not the Roma. The Roma's sophisticated, it's subtle. 719 00:43:53,490 --> 00:43:55,370 Well, apart from the price. 720 00:43:58,090 --> 00:44:01,688 The Roma starts at £170,000, 721 00:44:01,690 --> 00:44:05,048 but, this being a Ferrari, 722 00:44:05,050 --> 00:44:07,648 by the time you've glanced at the options list, 723 00:44:07,650 --> 00:44:09,810 you'll be over 200 grand easy. 724 00:44:12,890 --> 00:44:14,808 Nothing subtle about that. 725 00:44:14,810 --> 00:44:16,728 So, at this kind of price, 726 00:44:16,730 --> 00:44:18,690 there should really also be nothing subtle... 727 00:44:19,970 --> 00:44:21,650 ..about the way it goes. 728 00:44:24,410 --> 00:44:27,288 Oh, mamma mia! 729 00:44:27,290 --> 00:44:28,650 Here we go again. 730 00:44:31,290 --> 00:44:32,688 What?! 731 00:44:32,690 --> 00:44:36,010 That is a fast, fast pedal. 732 00:44:37,730 --> 00:44:43,968 And that's because it's attached to a 3.9 litre twin-turbo V8, 733 00:44:43,970 --> 00:44:46,490 making it over 600 horsepower. 734 00:44:50,210 --> 00:44:55,848 It'll get you from 0-60 in 3.2 seconds! 735 00:44:55,850 --> 00:44:58,968 ENGINE ROARS 736 00:44:58,970 --> 00:45:04,608 Top speed - well, Ferrari say it will do over 199mph. 737 00:45:04,610 --> 00:45:10,050 But surely, surely if it would do 200mph they'd say so. 738 00:45:11,130 --> 00:45:15,330 So, top speed, 199...and a bit. 739 00:45:17,210 --> 00:45:21,768 Now, some people, Chris Harris, might tell you that the Roma 740 00:45:21,770 --> 00:45:27,208 is just a hardtop version of Ferrari's entry-level Portofino. 741 00:45:27,210 --> 00:45:30,128 But, they're wrong. 742 00:45:30,130 --> 00:45:32,808 You see, I drove the Portofino a couple of series back 743 00:45:32,810 --> 00:45:35,288 and I loved it, I really loved it. 744 00:45:35,290 --> 00:45:37,568 But the Roma, it's faster, 745 00:45:37,570 --> 00:45:41,210 it's lighter, it's wider, it's lower. 746 00:45:42,450 --> 00:45:43,970 It's just a better car. 747 00:45:45,810 --> 00:45:48,848 Not least because the Roma has been given the latest 748 00:45:48,850 --> 00:45:54,530 version of Ferrari's witchcraft sideslip control system. 749 00:45:57,570 --> 00:45:59,568 Basically, if you've got a race track... 750 00:45:59,570 --> 00:46:01,210 Woo-hoo-hoo! 751 00:46:02,730 --> 00:46:04,810 ..it'll help you out with the skids! 752 00:46:07,490 --> 00:46:08,848 That's what we want! 753 00:46:08,850 --> 00:46:10,008 TYRES SCREECH 754 00:46:10,010 --> 00:46:11,810 Got it back! Come on! 755 00:46:13,650 --> 00:46:17,288 Look at it as a Help to Slide scheme. 756 00:46:17,290 --> 00:46:19,530 TYRES SCREECH 757 00:46:20,770 --> 00:46:22,210 Thank you, sir! 758 00:46:23,810 --> 00:46:25,250 I will have another. 759 00:46:29,290 --> 00:46:34,608 Ferrari calls the Roma the new Dolce Vita. 760 00:46:34,610 --> 00:46:36,370 What a machine! 761 00:46:38,410 --> 00:46:39,488 And let me tell you, 762 00:46:39,490 --> 00:46:44,290 for once the marketing speak is bang on the money. 763 00:46:46,890 --> 00:46:50,970 Exotic, glamorous, Italian, great to drive. 764 00:46:51,930 --> 00:46:53,128 Come on. 765 00:46:53,130 --> 00:46:54,370 It's the only answer. 766 00:46:59,050 --> 00:47:00,848 It isn't. 767 00:47:00,850 --> 00:47:04,088 Because, why would you want the new Dolce Vita 768 00:47:04,090 --> 00:47:06,730 when you could have the original? 769 00:47:10,010 --> 00:47:13,928 Meet the GTA-R 290. 770 00:47:13,930 --> 00:47:17,528 Yes, it's a 1960s Alfa Romeo. 771 00:47:17,530 --> 00:47:20,930 But it's also so much more than that. 772 00:47:22,170 --> 00:47:27,888 This masterpiece is the work of a tiny company from Somerset 773 00:47:27,890 --> 00:47:29,728 called Alfaholics. 774 00:47:29,730 --> 00:47:35,168 It's been painstakingly built over 3,000 hours, 775 00:47:35,170 --> 00:47:38,368 and it is...exquisite. 776 00:47:38,370 --> 00:47:40,808 ENGINE ROARS 777 00:47:40,810 --> 00:47:42,888 TYRES SCREECH 778 00:47:42,890 --> 00:47:44,970 HE LAUGHS 779 00:47:47,090 --> 00:47:52,928 This is what's called a restomod which, for proper supercar money, 780 00:47:52,930 --> 00:47:57,008 is a classic car restored, upgraded, and improved 781 00:47:57,010 --> 00:47:59,808 by modern engineering know-how 782 00:47:59,810 --> 00:48:04,770 to create a tailor-made, pocket-sized slice of perfection. 783 00:48:05,850 --> 00:48:09,888 Out the front there, I've got the most glorious twin cam 784 00:48:09,890 --> 00:48:13,370 four-cylinder engine with 240 horsepower. 785 00:48:18,130 --> 00:48:19,170 Woo! 786 00:48:20,690 --> 00:48:26,968 I don't care if the top speed's only 150mph, or not even 150mph. 787 00:48:26,970 --> 00:48:30,408 It's only got a 2.2-litre engine. But listen to it. 788 00:48:30,410 --> 00:48:31,768 ENGINE ROARS 789 00:48:31,770 --> 00:48:32,810 TYRES SCREECH 790 00:48:33,770 --> 00:48:35,328 The noise. 791 00:48:35,330 --> 00:48:38,248 Have you ever heard a four-cylinder sound like that? 792 00:48:38,250 --> 00:48:41,368 MAX ENGINE REVS BEFORE GEAR SHIFT 793 00:48:41,370 --> 00:48:42,448 Do you know what? 794 00:48:42,450 --> 00:48:44,570 It sounds better than most modern V8s! 795 00:48:45,530 --> 00:48:48,610 MUSIC: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group 796 00:48:51,170 --> 00:48:55,328 And I've got real-wheel drive, I've got no ABS, no traction control, 797 00:48:55,330 --> 00:48:57,248 no stability systems. 798 00:48:57,250 --> 00:49:00,448 This is absolute analogue driving. 799 00:49:00,450 --> 00:49:05,050 This is to driving what a record player is to music. 800 00:49:06,050 --> 00:49:08,930 # And I'm so glad we made it... # 801 00:49:10,050 --> 00:49:11,088 Wow! 802 00:49:11,090 --> 00:49:12,608 # So glad we made it 803 00:49:12,610 --> 00:49:15,570 # You gotta gimme some lovin' 804 00:49:17,170 --> 00:49:18,248 # Gimme some lovin'... # 805 00:49:18,250 --> 00:49:20,008 Whoa-ho-ho-ho! 806 00:49:20,010 --> 00:49:21,208 What a machine! 807 00:49:21,210 --> 00:49:23,650 # Gimme some lovin' every day. # 808 00:49:25,730 --> 00:49:30,128 I know, supercar money for effectively hot-hatch horsepower. 809 00:49:30,130 --> 00:49:31,848 It's punchy. 810 00:49:31,850 --> 00:49:34,488 But what you need to know is there's no car that's more enjoyable, 811 00:49:34,490 --> 00:49:38,090 more life-affirming to drive than this one. 812 00:49:39,850 --> 00:49:45,808 Honestly, I have not driven many cars 813 00:49:45,810 --> 00:49:47,890 that are more fun than this. 814 00:49:49,010 --> 00:49:51,250 Oh, circus must be in town. 815 00:49:52,730 --> 00:49:54,530 CHRIS LAUGHS 816 00:49:55,610 --> 00:49:57,768 Now we're talking, McGuinness. 817 00:49:57,770 --> 00:49:59,090 CHRIS GIGGLES 818 00:50:02,050 --> 00:50:05,008 Paddy. Ah, charming. 819 00:50:05,010 --> 00:50:06,168 It's beautiful. Yeah. 820 00:50:06,170 --> 00:50:08,488 Isn't it the most perfectly proportioned car ever made? 821 00:50:08,490 --> 00:50:11,528 Gorgeous little thing, but you're not seriously telling me 822 00:50:11,530 --> 00:50:13,288 that's the 200-grand car? 823 00:50:13,290 --> 00:50:15,328 Well, actually, it's not £200,000. Thank God. 824 00:50:15,330 --> 00:50:18,048 No, it's £250,000. Ooh. This is 250 grand. 825 00:50:18,050 --> 00:50:22,688 Whoa, hang on a minute, before you do things like that, warn me. 826 00:50:22,690 --> 00:50:24,208 £250,000? 827 00:50:24,210 --> 00:50:26,688 A few years ago, they'd build you one for 200, but now they're 828 00:50:26,690 --> 00:50:31,048 using even funkier metals, more beautiful materials, so now 250. 829 00:50:31,050 --> 00:50:32,928 250?! 830 00:50:32,930 --> 00:50:35,288 If Noddy wins the lottery, fair enough, 831 00:50:35,290 --> 00:50:37,248 but after that it's ridiculous. 832 00:50:37,250 --> 00:50:39,608 And this one actually is 325. Oh, wow! 833 00:50:39,610 --> 00:50:43,808 It's got titanium suspension components. 834 00:50:43,810 --> 00:50:45,528 300 and what? 835 00:50:45,530 --> 00:50:46,570 325. 836 00:50:47,690 --> 00:50:48,808 That's ridiculous. 837 00:50:48,810 --> 00:50:51,328 This is just a couple of quid over 220, this. OK. 838 00:50:51,330 --> 00:50:53,128 But just look at them. Come on. 839 00:50:53,130 --> 00:50:56,328 This here is a better-looking car than that car. 840 00:50:56,330 --> 00:50:58,848 Oh, come on. Christopher. It looks like an Aston Martin. 841 00:50:58,850 --> 00:51:00,248 It doesn't look like a Ferrari. 842 00:51:00,250 --> 00:51:02,128 A Ferrari should look like a Ferrari. 843 00:51:02,130 --> 00:51:04,208 Is that a bad thing, it looking a bit like an Aston? 844 00:51:04,210 --> 00:51:08,008 Are you going to go, "Excuse me, he looks a bit like George Clooney"? 845 00:51:08,010 --> 00:51:09,568 "Yes, I do." 846 00:51:09,570 --> 00:51:12,728 No-one's ever said you look like George Clooney ever. 847 00:51:12,730 --> 00:51:15,408 Anyhow, how powerful? 848 00:51:15,410 --> 00:51:16,808 240 horsepower. 849 00:51:16,810 --> 00:51:18,408 600, my friend. 850 00:51:18,410 --> 00:51:19,688 Half the weight. 851 00:51:19,690 --> 00:51:21,168 Under 800kg. 852 00:51:21,170 --> 00:51:24,088 Power to weight ratio means I'm just about there. 853 00:51:24,090 --> 00:51:26,688 I reckon it's nearly as quick as that. 854 00:51:26,690 --> 00:51:27,928 Wow. It is. 855 00:51:27,930 --> 00:51:29,008 It's finally happened. 856 00:51:29,010 --> 00:51:30,768 What? You've lost the plot. No, I haven't. 857 00:51:30,770 --> 00:51:32,488 Only one way to sort it. 858 00:51:32,490 --> 00:51:33,608 Science. 859 00:51:33,610 --> 00:51:35,168 BEEP Lovely. 860 00:51:35,170 --> 00:51:36,810 Why have you just locked the car? 861 00:51:38,770 --> 00:51:41,728 To show Harris just how mad you'd have to be to choose 862 00:51:41,730 --> 00:51:48,248 the Alfa over the Roma, it was time for a simple test. 863 00:51:48,250 --> 00:51:52,048 Half a mile up the runway, round the cone, and back again. 864 00:51:52,050 --> 00:51:54,528 Winner? Come on! 865 00:51:54,530 --> 00:51:56,368 It's obvious. 866 00:51:56,370 --> 00:52:00,490 OK, is the £325,000 car ready? 867 00:52:02,170 --> 00:52:04,128 Yes, Patrick. 868 00:52:04,130 --> 00:52:05,250 Bring it. 869 00:52:13,530 --> 00:52:15,888 Three, two, one, 870 00:52:15,890 --> 00:52:17,168 go! 871 00:52:17,170 --> 00:52:18,608 Oooh! 872 00:52:18,610 --> 00:52:19,968 PADDY LAUGHS 873 00:52:19,970 --> 00:52:22,848 Bye-bye, little cute Alfa! 874 00:52:22,850 --> 00:52:24,608 Whoar! It's a rocket, is the Roma. 875 00:52:24,610 --> 00:52:27,290 It's a rocket! But who cares?! 876 00:52:29,250 --> 00:52:32,290 Wow. This thing is rapid! 877 00:52:33,530 --> 00:52:35,688 ENGINE APPROACHES MAXIMUM REVS Listen to the noise! 878 00:52:35,690 --> 00:52:37,530 Look at the majesty of it! 879 00:52:41,010 --> 00:52:43,808 Ooooh! Off we go! 880 00:52:43,810 --> 00:52:46,168 THEY LAUGH 881 00:52:46,170 --> 00:52:47,690 It's understeer central! 882 00:52:49,930 --> 00:52:52,050 CHRIS LAUGHS 883 00:52:55,010 --> 00:52:56,728 Here we go. 884 00:52:56,730 --> 00:52:59,370 That'll do us. Left him for dust. 885 00:53:02,650 --> 00:53:04,408 This is how you lose a drag race. 886 00:53:04,410 --> 00:53:07,288 TYRES SCREECH 887 00:53:07,290 --> 00:53:08,448 He's skidding about. 888 00:53:08,450 --> 00:53:09,730 Let's see what he says. 889 00:53:12,610 --> 00:53:13,770 Welcome. 890 00:53:15,410 --> 00:53:19,168 I don't know what you've proved there other than that I look better. 891 00:53:19,170 --> 00:53:21,928 Well, I've proved that this car is far superior to that. 892 00:53:21,930 --> 00:53:24,208 It's just left you for dead. 893 00:53:24,210 --> 00:53:25,848 Superior means what? 894 00:53:25,850 --> 00:53:27,130 Faster. 895 00:53:30,130 --> 00:53:33,768 Clearly what McGuinness needed was to see what the Alfa was 896 00:53:33,770 --> 00:53:36,010 really made of first-hand. 897 00:53:37,050 --> 00:53:38,328 This is cosy, isn't it, Pad? 898 00:53:38,330 --> 00:53:39,808 Oh, God. 899 00:53:39,810 --> 00:53:42,088 How do I put Radio 2 on? 900 00:53:42,090 --> 00:53:43,368 It doesn't have a radio. 901 00:53:43,370 --> 00:53:44,808 Doesn't have a radio?! 902 00:53:44,810 --> 00:53:46,650 ENGINE REVS 903 00:53:48,570 --> 00:53:50,290 That's aggressive, Chris. 904 00:53:51,610 --> 00:53:53,688 Now, Patrick, this is what it's all about. 905 00:53:53,690 --> 00:53:54,728 Now... 906 00:53:54,730 --> 00:53:56,448 MUSIC: Black Betty by Ram Jam 907 00:53:56,450 --> 00:53:57,728 Oh, dear me. 908 00:53:57,730 --> 00:53:59,170 Come on! 909 00:54:00,610 --> 00:54:03,128 It's the best car you can buy for the money. 910 00:54:03,130 --> 00:54:05,848 I mean, it's 325 grand! 911 00:54:05,850 --> 00:54:08,328 We can't even have a conversation! 912 00:54:08,330 --> 00:54:11,210 Since the passenger seat wasn't quite doing the trick... 913 00:54:13,890 --> 00:54:15,648 I'm feeling nauseous! 914 00:54:15,650 --> 00:54:18,248 ..in one last bid to make him see sense... 915 00:54:18,250 --> 00:54:19,328 Oh! 916 00:54:19,330 --> 00:54:22,690 ..I came up with a little test of my own. 917 00:54:23,690 --> 00:54:28,008 OK, I bet you that if you manage to not crack a smile 918 00:54:28,010 --> 00:54:30,608 driving this gorgeous machine... Yeah. 919 00:54:30,610 --> 00:54:32,768 ..I'll present the rest of the show in my underpants. 920 00:54:32,770 --> 00:54:34,168 Wow. 921 00:54:34,170 --> 00:54:37,728 And, of course, if you do crack a smile... Yeah. 922 00:54:37,730 --> 00:54:40,088 ..then you present the show in your underpants. 923 00:54:40,090 --> 00:54:41,288 Oh. 924 00:54:41,290 --> 00:54:44,168 Do you know what, can I firstly just say I can't believe 925 00:54:44,170 --> 00:54:46,008 we're using the word underpants. 926 00:54:46,010 --> 00:54:47,848 That shows our age. 927 00:54:47,850 --> 00:54:49,408 But all right. 928 00:54:49,410 --> 00:54:50,810 TYRES SCREECH 929 00:54:51,730 --> 00:54:55,328 Right, because I know that you're going to question any decision 930 00:54:55,330 --> 00:54:57,808 I make about the smile, or what constitutes a smile... 931 00:54:57,810 --> 00:55:00,648 Well, I've got to say... I've got with me a smileometer. What? 932 00:55:00,650 --> 00:55:01,808 A smileometer. 933 00:55:01,810 --> 00:55:04,568 Can you actually smile, by the way? No, I don't do much smiling. 934 00:55:04,570 --> 00:55:06,568 I've never seen you smile, funnily enough. 935 00:55:06,570 --> 00:55:09,330 Just drive it... Are we going? ..and soak it up. It's gorgeous. 936 00:55:10,890 --> 00:55:12,050 Here we go. 937 00:55:13,050 --> 00:55:14,488 MUSIC: Good Lovin' by The Rascals 938 00:55:14,490 --> 00:55:16,248 # One, two, three Good love... # 939 00:55:16,250 --> 00:55:17,288 ENGINE ROARS 940 00:55:17,290 --> 00:55:19,528 Listen to that noise. Listen to that noise! 941 00:55:19,530 --> 00:55:22,288 I've got to say, it's a different experience when you're sat here. 942 00:55:22,290 --> 00:55:23,488 # Good love... # 943 00:55:23,490 --> 00:55:26,050 And you're engaged with it and you're controlling it. 944 00:55:28,130 --> 00:55:29,288 # Yeah, yeah, yeah... # 945 00:55:29,290 --> 00:55:30,928 Whoa! Watch them. 946 00:55:30,930 --> 00:55:33,328 # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... # 947 00:55:33,330 --> 00:55:35,088 Love it, Paddy! 948 00:55:35,090 --> 00:55:36,648 Love it! 949 00:55:36,650 --> 00:55:39,448 Now you feel so much better than driving that Ferrari. 950 00:55:39,450 --> 00:55:41,850 Listen, I'll agree with you, I feel alive. 951 00:55:46,370 --> 00:55:47,488 Yeah! 952 00:55:47,490 --> 00:55:49,168 # Good love... # 953 00:55:49,170 --> 00:55:50,648 And he's sliding it. 954 00:55:50,650 --> 00:55:52,648 Paddy is sliding it! 955 00:55:52,650 --> 00:55:54,488 CHRIS LAUGHS 956 00:55:54,490 --> 00:55:57,208 I'm not smiling, I'm just a bit bemused. 957 00:55:57,210 --> 00:55:58,288 Yes, he is! 958 00:55:58,290 --> 00:55:59,728 It surprised me. 959 00:55:59,730 --> 00:56:02,328 You are smiling! That's what I'm saying. 960 00:56:02,330 --> 00:56:04,328 You are smiling and you... Oh, and he's off. 961 00:56:04,330 --> 00:56:06,048 No, I'm not! No, I'm not! 962 00:56:06,050 --> 00:56:07,168 Whoa! 963 00:56:07,170 --> 00:56:09,248 THEY LAUGH 964 00:56:09,250 --> 00:56:10,408 That wasn't a smile. 965 00:56:10,410 --> 00:56:11,770 CHRIS LAUGHS 966 00:56:14,250 --> 00:56:17,928 We've had, I think, five or six big smiles. 967 00:56:17,930 --> 00:56:20,608 Where have I...? We've had a howl with laughter. 968 00:56:20,610 --> 00:56:22,288 You're in your pants, son. 969 00:56:22,290 --> 00:56:24,608 What are you on about? The Alfa Romeo has rendered you... 970 00:56:24,610 --> 00:56:27,368 There's been no howling laughter. You were howling with laughter. 971 00:56:27,370 --> 00:56:29,690 I've told you, there's different gauges of smiling! 972 00:56:31,730 --> 00:56:35,130 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 973 00:56:40,210 --> 00:56:41,568 Fair play. 974 00:56:41,570 --> 00:56:43,608 You are a man of your word. 975 00:56:43,610 --> 00:56:45,848 Can we just please get on with it very quickly? 976 00:56:45,850 --> 00:56:48,008 No, no, no, there's no need to rush here. 977 00:56:48,010 --> 00:56:50,248 There's a lady up there shut her curtains. 978 00:56:50,250 --> 00:56:52,608 But on the plus side that fella's opened his. 979 00:56:52,610 --> 00:56:54,328 Hello, mate! LAUGHTER 980 00:56:54,330 --> 00:56:55,888 Ho-ho! Enjoy! 981 00:56:55,890 --> 00:56:59,088 Now, look here, which of these two would you have? 982 00:56:59,090 --> 00:57:01,648 Well, I'll never say this to you again, Chris, but I want to know 983 00:57:01,650 --> 00:57:03,408 more about that car from you. 984 00:57:03,410 --> 00:57:04,568 Firstly... Yeah? 985 00:57:04,570 --> 00:57:06,568 ..what's the power-to-weight ratio? 986 00:57:06,570 --> 00:57:09,048 Well, it's called the 290. It's just under 300 horsepower. 987 00:57:09,050 --> 00:57:12,048 Come on, boys. I'm cold. Hang on, Pad. I'm cold... 988 00:57:12,050 --> 00:57:13,328 Is it true it's got...? 989 00:57:13,330 --> 00:57:15,608 ..and things are shrinking. LAUGHTER 990 00:57:15,610 --> 00:57:18,328 Please. Is it true it's got 300mm brakes? 991 00:57:18,330 --> 00:57:21,408 It has. Has it got...? It has. When are you interested in that ever? 992 00:57:21,410 --> 00:57:22,848 I'm just trying to educate myself. 993 00:57:22,850 --> 00:57:24,608 This is a car show. This is a car show. 994 00:57:24,610 --> 00:57:26,768 Get on to that against that! Come on! 995 00:57:26,770 --> 00:57:27,808 LAUGHTER 996 00:57:27,810 --> 00:57:30,248 So which one would you have? Come on, give us an answer, Fred. 997 00:57:30,250 --> 00:57:32,088 Pick that. Let's get on with it. 998 00:57:32,090 --> 00:57:33,968 You know I love Ferrari. 999 00:57:33,970 --> 00:57:35,008 Yeah. 1000 00:57:35,010 --> 00:57:37,568 But there'll be a new one along in 18 months' time. 1001 00:57:37,570 --> 00:57:38,848 A valid point, Andrew. 1002 00:57:38,850 --> 00:57:41,488 And I am a sucker for a classic. 1003 00:57:41,490 --> 00:57:42,528 Chris. Yeah? 1004 00:57:42,530 --> 00:57:44,568 I'm going with the Alfa. Thank you! What a result. 1005 00:57:44,570 --> 00:57:46,168 I'm going with the Alfa. What a result. 1006 00:57:46,170 --> 00:57:47,648 Thank you. Thank you. 1007 00:57:47,650 --> 00:57:49,328 APPLAUSE 1008 00:57:49,330 --> 00:57:50,888 Good, that's that settled. 1009 00:57:50,890 --> 00:57:53,648 We're back next week with a big off-road expedition across 1010 00:57:53,650 --> 00:57:57,168 the Highlands of Scotland, and I'll have my trousers back on. 1011 00:57:57,170 --> 00:57:58,848 Sorry about that, mate. 1012 00:57:58,850 --> 00:58:01,210 See you then, good night! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE