Driving James May's legendary Top Gear rally car to the limit on track! Ft. Tiff Needell

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James May made this Citroën Ami 8 famous when he picked it up at a classic car auction and took it rallying. So seeing as a friend of DriveTribe's now owns it, Mike Fernie and Tiff Needell took to the track to see what the soft, frighteningly underpowered Ami 8 could really do.
Thanks to Zander Warren at Ralle Film for letting Tiff lose in his car, check Ralle out here: / rallefilm

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@Drivetribe 3 года назад

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@Ian-te9io 3 года назад

Apart from that 1 F1 season in 1980.

@brymills 3 года назад

“Season” is stretching it a bit. 1 start with a DNF and one fail to qualify to race. Still, better than my record in F1!

@DashcamAdelaide 3 года назад

I know why he got rid of it. Because, it is no longer up to his STANDARD!!!s

@VerdeMorte 3 года назад

Any chance Tiff will come back in future videos?

@camarocharger8180 3 года назад

"I remember little bit about the car but remember lots about the passenger in it" I see Tiff is also a MAN OF CULTURE 😏

@jcgabriel1569 3 года назад

Well, which one would you prefer writing home about, the car, or the said passenger?

@RealMash 3 года назад

@@jcgabriel1569 Neither. The car is nothing to write about...her? A Gentleman could never even talk about. Either because of the embarrassment of not succeeding, or if you could succeed-a Gentleman does not brag about his achievements. Admittedly, a notable achievement that would be, but still. You could bring her home but not talk about.

@joshstiltner 3 года назад

Huge, suple, heaving culture.

@jcgabriel1569 3 года назад

@@joshstiltner Or, in the words of James May himself, *"the work of the Divine Potter..."*

@Hoganply 3 года назад

@@jcgabriel1569 Always cringed at that line. lol

@zanemurcha9742 3 года назад

Am I the only one who remembers that 15 months ago Drivetribe said that they'd put Tiff in a Porsche 962, like he drove in the late 80's and early 90's? I haven't forgotten Mike, I'm still gonna make sure that happens.

@mikedrivetribe8314 3 года назад

I haven't forgotten either, don't worry, there's something in the works...

@OsellaSquadraCorse 3 года назад

@@mikedrivetribe8314 Make sure it's the Kurzheck version too - like the 1990 Alpha car, which Tiff was instrumental in testing to decide between the high and low downforce versions; choosing the high downforce (kurzheck) as the new chicanes meant that the ultimate top speed of the low downforce/low drag car could barely be reached, and the stability and reduced tyre wear of the higher downforce short-tail car was more beneficial.

@martijnkosters9024 3 года назад

Tiff turns 70 in October, yet nobody has told him about acting like a pensioner.

@richard63 3 года назад

He's a natural in-front of the camera, for sure.

@mikebutler6308 3 года назад

Don't think he'll be collecting a bus pass any time soon...

@thomaselwood12 3 года назад

What a great tv persona, he's a lovely guy. I have met him in person, has so much patience. I spoke to him a little too long and tried to end it and he kept asking questions and it was awesome

@aaroncable4739 3 года назад

Hes like one of those cool grandpas who never really grew up and Mike's acting as if it his grandpa I like it too be honest it's how youd expect it to be spending time with your grandpa

@cafesociety8525 2 года назад

I'm half his age and he's twice as spritely than me.

@sunzero1 3 года назад

You two looked like a couple of absolute lads out there, just having a right ol time. 🤣 😁 Just amazing.

@mikedrivetribe8314 3 года назад

It was one hell of a day, Tiff secretly loved it too...

@0Blueaura 3 года назад

@Gnome Whyte of course there is, its a mixture of both, going offscript is what made top gear legendary, they try the same thing here.

@Markustajahoyrylaiva 2 года назад

apart from irish bloke

@5ebra1 3 года назад

Tiff is a real star. RU-vid needs more of him.

@bonelesswatermelon420 3 года назад

RU-vid does have a lot of Tiff content, he presents on the channel Lovecars, another online motoring show you should check them out too

@bonelesswatermelon420 3 года назад

But I do agree we need ~more Tiff

@user-fz8ep5ey4v 8 месяцев назад

He’s the most irritating person on tv .

@jonthedoors 3 года назад

If this video tells me one thing, it's that you're not getting Tiff on here anywhere near enough

@bigdillan9612 3 года назад

I loved that brief second where the suspension was locked in place then just popped up again like it remembered it has a job to do🤣

@tnmoe- 3 года назад

Haha, it's like it shut it's eyes in fear then had a tentative look about.

@sweaspurdoddd5466 3 года назад

Just like the French?

@elonmust7470 3 года назад

@@sweaspurdoddd5466 With 2000 years of wins, no.

@SilverHyozanryu 3 года назад

I love that a bunch of the old top gear cars have either stuck around or been rediscovered.

@freddieparrydrums 3 года назад

Apart from H982 FKL and the rest :(

@andysandy362 3 года назад

Yes! It’s so nice to see some of the cars that survived til this day, shame a lot since have been scrapped though

@Sid3300 2 года назад

Still need to find the Uganda Special Cars, Burma Lorries, and Jeremys Jag from India.

@MrWolfSnack 2 года назад

There's a guy in the Midlands that still has Clarkson's green painted Alfa but the green paint has all about washed away.

@rust5846 Год назад

most of them have been scrapped in Southampton in different locations after being sat in thr boneyard for a while

@ManasD30 3 года назад

It was so oddly satisfying to see Tiff Needell frustrated and annoyed after seeing the Citroën Ami of James May

@lukegauci1159 3 года назад

"Tiff, Vicky stop burning our things!" - Clarkson (2010) Tiff ends up on the trios youtube channel testing James's little Citroën Ami 8

@Jay1330 3 года назад

I love how Tiff says he hates it but you can see when he’s driving he’s loving it

@Case16710 3 года назад

I’ve never seen a car nearly crash into the ground while attempting to go straight before.

@Sweaty__Sheep 3 года назад

Tiff Needell is a timeless classic. Fantastic 😂

@captainric2364 3 года назад

Hands down, that Citroen probably does many more smiles per hour than any supercar ever could

@Carlos-bp1vp 3 года назад

Engineer at Citroen: "what is dis antii-roll bar contrrraption you speak of?"

@babaganoush6106 3 года назад

Anti roll bar was standard fit on ami 8….not on 2cv or dyane

@TomSilver_42 3 года назад

There is no need for roll cage on old Citroen cars .. because their suspension is so soft that no mater what the wheels will always touch the ground :-P

@toolshed7652 3 года назад

Not only did James and Madison take this beast on a rally, but they handily beat Clarkson and Hammond as well :D

@Kronos0999 3 года назад

He beat Hammond and Clarkson in the race, then he beat them by getting the girl, then the girl beat his meat

@freddieparrydrums 3 года назад

@@Kronos0999 ahahahaha

@carlbirtles4518 3 года назад

Hammond had a 1953 Lanchester Fourteen and Clarkson had a 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite.

@michaelshaw1245 2 года назад

@@carlbirtles4518 It was also a timed rally and Clarkson has no time for time.

@sanderrehepapp5219 3 года назад

The breaking after the acceleration test was some serious driving skill

@e28forever30 2 месяца назад

What broke? I didn’t see anything break here??

@sanderrehepapp5219 2 месяца назад

@@e28forever30 not my first language, and thanks for the correction, you still understood me though.

@nivlick 3 года назад

You have to give it to Citroen. That car actually took it well. And the two of them where having a blast.

@vigunfighter 3 года назад

That panic stop showed what a brilliant driver Tiff is.

@ProjectRescues 3 года назад

The body roll on that thing is just epic!

@jeanackle 3 года назад

i've never seen one of these in the wild. but many years ago, you could still see a 2CV... It really was a marvel watching how close those things were to doing a barrel row at any corner, at any speed, but didn't!

@tommyfred6180 3 года назад

i'v had two 2cv's and the best bit about them was the roll and the handling in snow.

@sparrowlt 3 года назад

ironically they are notoriously hard to actually roll over ..they were legendary by that.. they roll like crazy but wont tip over

@jeanackle 3 года назад

@@tommyfred6180 Sometimes, when I watched a 2CV on the street, I did wonder how it would be to be inside one. But then again, wathing from the outside... scary! How did they handle in the snow? (hardly ever snows where I live)

@jeanackle 3 года назад

@@sparrowlt The Ami or the 2CV?

@combatwomble5584 3 года назад

Tiff Needell is an absolute legend, watching him drive that barge about was the best 4 minutes of my life.

@TheKRU251 3 года назад

The pairing. Mike and Tiff. Spot-on. I genuinely laughed out loud. Entertainment value? Turned up to 11!!!!

@JSchroederee 3 года назад

Top Gear has often made the point that it can be more fun to drive a slow car to its limits.

@Kronos0999 3 года назад

That's true though. You can feel the car straining yet it still hasn't reached crazy unmanageable speeds, but do that with a Ferrari and you're already too fast while sipping coffee.

@MrWolfSnack 2 года назад

not just a slow car but a slow car with suspension made of jello

@francoskorubski7902 Год назад

I have that car and i agree it´s too much fun with a 2 cylinder engine and a weird suspesion hahahah

@LunringNassar 3 года назад

Does it include a drive with Madison Welch?

@skrillah6259 3 года назад

I would like to drive madison welch

@EconomicsMate1 3 года назад

@@skrillah6259 😂😂 Im sure you would

@lazycalm41 3 года назад

@@skrillah6259 It would be inhumane to drive a super model and cruel to even try!

@skrillah6259 3 года назад

@@lazycalm41 If you are allowed to drive supercars why not super models?

@lazycalm41 3 года назад

@@skrillah6259 I was making a joke reference from something Jeremy once said on Top Gear!

@justin_time 3 года назад

Tiff's driving was legendary! I thought they were going to roll too. I can't wait to see Lucy's behind the scenes on this one!!!

@HologramJones Год назад

2CV chassis, hard to roll

@JCTsFascinatingHobbies 3 года назад

The 71 to 73 Boat tail Rivera, one of my all time favourite cars, what a gorgeous, striking looking machine!

@marsgal42 3 года назад

Corner on the door handles, every roundabout a full power four wheel drift. A hoot, in other words. 😍 And no danger of a speeding ticket...

@emanuelceccarini9632 3 года назад

One of the few times I had fun watching a Drivetribe video, they looked like they were genuinely having fun. Which is exactly what we are missing from the TG days!

@badkittynomilktonight3334 3 года назад

Of all the cars James has driven, this is the one I would have.

@robertstratford1242 3 года назад

My grandad has a 1969 ami 8 which he bought brand new. I spent many hours wedged in the back between camping gear! I love it!

@nicklasjensen9043 3 года назад

How nice of them to make sure you couldn't get thrown from side to side in the bends

@ThistleThings 3 года назад

This week on the ‘top gear retrospective RU-vid channel’ …

@arewhyayen2968 3 года назад

Its like the presenter i didnt bother remembering his name, lives in the times of topgear and dismisses the grand tour

@Chippaaaaaaaaaaaa 3 года назад

Makes me cringe how much they cream other their own bosses

@pavel7284 3 года назад

He trys so hard to be a fanboy its so sad hahaha even bought the mondeo that they all like 🤣

@dimashevchenkoua Год назад

What a legend Tiff is! Funny, likeable, and a fantastic driver!

@Metal-Possum 3 года назад

Nice to see Tiff here. I'm glad the whole Top Gear/Fifth Gear rivalry was never in disrespect for Mr. Needell.

@grayfool 3 года назад

I had the 1100 four cylinder Ami Super version. It was hilarious and made every journey a total hoot.

@techtoth1 3 года назад

I totally can't understand why, but this "station" version of the Ami gets to my heart... :)

@theninethrees8044 3 года назад

2 Motoring experts whose opinion I respect the most The Stig & Tiff Needell

@janpruijser8649 3 года назад

Mike Fernie and Tiff Needell are the duo we all need in our lives. That was hilarious.

@Staatus_Quo 3 года назад

Tiff with one of Mays' cars is quite the ambitious crossovers of all time!

@chrishines6048 3 года назад

I remember the episode when James May did the rally in the Citroen Ami came out it was a classic and I still watch it today

@RobRandomVids 3 года назад

“Ladies and gentlemen, we’re coming up to the last lot. This is the last lot...”

@chrishines6048 3 года назад

@@RobRandomVidsJames May: "What!?"

@iexplainjokestomakethemles1560 3 года назад

i remeber the passenger pretty well

@neychev 3 года назад

Just wow, Tiff is mad, respect for inviting him

@EpicAwesomesauce 3 года назад

More Tiff please! I didn't know that he'd be game to be in DriveTribe videos but now that I know that, we definitely need more of him. Maybe you guys would be able to get Vicki Butler-Henderson! That would be absolutely amazing.

@Joker-yw9hl 3 года назад

Got to love a bit of Tiff. Would be nice to see him, Clarkson, May and Hammond have a bit of fun

@carsandguitars116 3 года назад

I never drove the Ami 8 but I had a 2CV 6 for years and went from France to Marocco with it (and back !) and it's still the funniest car I had to drive. I now own a Subaru STI, it's fun, fast but it's definitely not the same fun. I had that car (the 2CV) when I was a student, and I always took my friends with me to go to any place, they loved it, made fun of it, but there was always something to remember from any trip with that car. It's just brilliant !

@rkl233 Год назад

70 years old and he still has all the reactions of a racing driver tiff is a legend

@joeuncoolio 3 года назад

I would love to see Tiff drive that Riviera around a track.

@platypushatstand 3 года назад

Don’t forget 80kph is 50mph in 29.2secs, that makes a Land Rover Defender 90 at 16.5secs look blisteringly ‘quick’.

@worthingtonmodelrailway8628 3 года назад

I had an AMI back in 80’s I bought it for £35 at an auction it had no back seat! I drive it for over two years and spent almost nothing on it. I did discover it had 3 different sized wheels-I managed to get a matching set from a scrap yard! Happy Times!

@Rasscasse 3 года назад

I like this little story 👌😄

@SAMann729 3 года назад

I picture Tiff and James being friends that can carry on for hours at the pub or in the garage, but friends that get on each other’s nerves for their opposite personalities 😂

@jonathanratcliffe5714 3 года назад

Brilliant, can we have more Tiff please?

@NickG40 3 года назад

I have two big memories of that Citroen.

@Rasscasse 3 года назад

I think I know where you’re going with this, it’s the suspension and the big yellow headlights right?

@jeremie8730 3 года назад

Leaning towards the bend, just about to break traction, adjusts sun visor, while having a giggle. What a legend!

@pushingbroom 3 года назад

Amazing !! finally a fun DriveTribe video to watch. That was fun !

@tonyzhu403 3 года назад

That maneuver was amazing. I remember Tiff from 5th Gear. Cool Gentleman.

@cameronhall6733 3 года назад

Tiff still has the reaction speed. It was cool seeing him turning the front wheels during that slow motion emergency brake test. I would have rolled it😂

@basithph8958 3 года назад

The bodyroll in the Citroen is hilarious hahahaha

@c.spencer2338 3 года назад

Tiff Needell is always a great to have on the show. Love his input.

@JJSmith1100 3 года назад

The Focus might be a little bit ;) more stable around the track, but take both through a ploughed field and see who get to the other side first!

@LurpakSpreadableButter 3 года назад

Making Kaleb shout at Clarkson for not shooting them down

@kalachar 3 года назад

Legends: let's go to comment section first 😂

@whitelightning4031 3 года назад

You can’t not love Tiff, his exaggerative delivery on anything cars is brilliant. Back in the early 2000’s I had a VHS called Burning Rubber with Tiff Needell & Russ Swift… love it

@Jaydcoke 3 года назад

Mike has become very enjoyable to watch if the last few videos are anything to go by. I put it down to a reduced fawning of the Three Old Guys and a greater confidence in himself. Well done, I say! This will help DriveTribe grow beyond just a fan channel.

@arthurturner3080 3 года назад

more tiff pleeeease he's great

@superchickenlips1 3 года назад

We will always love you, Tiff Needell.

@TheSpectre223 3 года назад

Truly is a pleasure watching Tiff doing what he does best, what a masterclass on effortless presenting as usual

@callumhardy5098 3 года назад

The wing mirror was literally scraping the tarmac! 😂😂😂

@fedorsamokhin4495 3 года назад

Tiff is hilarious! Thanks for the vid and keep them coming up!

@KingEddo8 3 года назад

Woah! I'd love a video on that Buick. Especially with Tiff behind the wheel.

@basithph8958 3 года назад

Seeing Tiff Needell driving that Citroen is pleasant fun!

@jonnnyren6245 3 года назад

The way Tiff described Oliver and Hammond is just... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@carlcassidy185 3 года назад

Great to see Tiff talking cars again. I grew up on Tiff/Quentin/Clarkson era original Top Gear, and then Fifth Gear, always loved Tiff.

@user-bu8qn3tc6r 3 года назад

Two observations: we need more Tiff Needell and Tiff Needell is a braver man than I am.

@thetrmoon8tr946 3 года назад

it's like seeing a best friend in a really long time, i loved every bit of it

@zakk_rx-7fd969 3 года назад

This video boosted my mood by an insane amount. I love DriveTribe!

@iantownsend500 3 года назад

That lap looked pretty terrifying & the emergency stop at the end of the 0 to100 kph test I thought you rolled it. More Proof you’re a driving legend

@edinborogh 3 года назад

I love tiff so much! I wish to see him and James may having an old top gear challenge..

@claas6504 3 года назад

This is what drivetribe episodes should be like!

@agent_soshi 3 года назад

Love seeing Tiff drive

@revolver265 4 месяца назад

9:47 the moment where the suspension forgets what to do and the body attempts to clip into the ground like a Bethesda game's physics engine, right before rebounding backwards to the correct height!

@Vandal42 Год назад

This is one of the best shot drive tribe vids. Beautiful

@TheNismo777 3 года назад

Hardest braking I've seen! Jesus christ! totally side to side :D

@batterybuilding 3 года назад

The French deserve the Nobel prize in physics for designing a car that can lean like that and still not roll over. Somehow wormholes are involved.

@babaganoush6106 3 года назад

They used aircraft engineers and designed a car to be comfortable whilst being fast across country

@eunhyuekpark6159 3 года назад

Tiff Needell...the OG of Top Gear! Always love seeing him on anything car related.

@Screamifyoumeanit 3 года назад

My Dad bought us(me & my brothers) an Ami 8 to go on 'supervised' drives around the local farmers fields in... I must have been 10 or 11 at the time... Me & my brothers found where he hid the keys, that nearly went horribly wrong!

@robbybobbyhobbies 3 года назад

We had one of these when I was primary school age, after a couple of Dyanes. Only thing I remember is the vinyl seat covering and the way your shorts-clad legs melted to the seats on a summer’s day. After this Mum got an Alfasud and life improved immensely.

@garymcmahon3981 3 года назад

I think I preferred James's co-driver lol

@believeinyourself4457 3 года назад

Thank you, this did chase the blues away this morning.

@amranard 3 года назад

Watching Tiff Drive is always a treat

@rrshse6704 3 года назад

I loved it! That's definitely a test drive worth watching :))

@YouHaveReachedBob 3 года назад

That hard brake looks straight out of a Spirou comic. Those who get it, get it.

@huwdavies6650 3 года назад

Tiff, as HubNut would say "Power, Less is More."

@CaptHollister 3 года назад

Yeah, but Ian still hoots and hollers when he occasionally drives a more powerful car.

@RWL2012 3 года назад

oh him...

@WalterBurton 3 года назад

That shift into 3rd at ~8:26 is the funniest thing I've seen in months. Absolute belly laugh. What a fantastic fun silly episode. 👍👍👍

@kagesong 3 года назад

8:55 that suspension squeeze on the front right, I LOVE IT.

@SrinivasAston 3 года назад

I never knew james had this

@Mikeytats 3 года назад

This was so much fun. Great job.

@mogelbar1020 3 года назад

Mikes shirt: Patagonia goes Mordor 😂

@khaven1656 3 года назад

Glad I'm not the only one laughing at that.

@franciscojosecallerua-grup8553 2 года назад

I love that citröen! It is so cool! Has to be quite a laugh to drive it or be seen in one 🤩

@benthecarspotter439 3 года назад

I live just a short drive away from Bicester Heritage i'm amazed i've never caught you guys filming there this looked a lot of fun though something i dream of doing in the future.