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Lotus has been dedicated to building cars for the pure driver since 1948! Lotus has created some of the best handling road cars like the famous Lotus Elise, Exige, Esprit, and Evora. When it comes to the track, well Lotus has a rich history in F1with its innovative Type 25 and track dominating chassis technology. This is the history of a small British brand that helped redefine what a driver's car should be.
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@Donut 4 года назад

I shot this video like 5 hours before I had a heart attack. Can you tell? lol -Pumphrey

@CRMN_Tech 4 года назад

Dude hope youre doing well!! I cant wait to see you return, get well Pumphrey bro

@cbwavy 4 года назад

Wow man, take care of yourself! Hope you get well soon

@Creeperboy099 4 года назад

Are you still recovering?

@flemishrager6996 4 года назад

Does this mean the pumpmeister is back?

@Donut 4 года назад

I'm back and better than ever. I've shot a few videos that will come out later this month and we're busy developing some new shows for the beginning of the year. I'm doing a really intense cardiac rehab program and feeling great. -Pumphrey

@Keterius 3 года назад

Lotus is like that one guy who helped everyone but gets ignored most of the time

@khubaibrehanlememer5805 2 года назад

Ye, I'm that guy

@hernanmaldonado3707 2 года назад

@larryroyovitz7829 2 года назад

@@hernanmaldonado3707 Yep, the dude at the office, that helps EVERYONE, but never gets any recognition. I'm that guy.

@mfsusanoo7238 2 года назад

The Yajirobe of car companies

@760sky9 2 года назад

@@mfsusanoo7238 The Larry,Hernan,Khubaib, of the car world.😂

@wutang2530 3 года назад

The Elise was literally the coolest car in the world to me as a child. I never realized how much Lotus helped other brands, just adds to my respect for them.

@Symkain 3 года назад

Literally the coolest? I didn't know it had a freezer on the interior. Or did it have the best AC system? I don't think so. I think my job here is done. .....flies away.....

@thejellyandthebeanswhatthe1350 2 года назад

More of an exige guy my self

@thomasbarrack1384 2 года назад

I was also fascinated with the Elise/Exige as a child. They were so cool to me.

@ChrisPBacon9 2 года назад

@@thomasbarrack1384 same, i used to drool over the Elise just as much as i did over Lamborghinis and Ferraris

@mashrufanan1984 2 года назад

Lotus was the brand who helped Toyota to reduce weight from the Mk3 Supra

@c.zasazd4480 4 года назад

I can't believe how underrated lotus is

@leobeck2105 3 года назад

They’re hardly underrated

@flywithtb5005 3 года назад

They are not underrated they are just bad. An Evora costs as much as a Porsche Carrera but it is INSANELY unpractial and has absolutely no interoir at all. That wouldnt be so bad if they used the saved money to add more power. But they feel powerful bcs they are light but if I remove all the interior and Luxus features of a Porsche it would feel even more powerful and would cost less. Would it be a Lotus you'd pay more for less. They totally overpriced. Like 20k pounds. They right way should be less interior -> less cost, thats why MX-5 is popular and Lotus isnt.

@LukeEvans55 3 года назад

@@flywithtb5005 You sound like someone trying to justify their midlife crisis 911 purchase. The new Evora interior is actually really nice, and comes with a slick manual box and no laggy turbo power delivery or crap electric steering. Porsche do exactly what you say and remove the interior and then charge 3x more... It's called a GT3 lmao. Try driving even an elise and you'll understand just how much more involved and exciting an experience it is, it feels like nothing else I've ever driven. By comparison a cayman is good too but it feels very normal.

@flywithtb5005 3 года назад

@@LukeEvans55 You just sound like somebody who hasn't driven a Porsche at all. And I ustify a future Mx-5 purchase. I absolutely like the Elise and wish I could buy one. Then I typed in Elise new price 50k Eiuros!!!!!!!!!!! With no interior. Imagine buying a Miata and modifying it for 20k (nearly double the price). And perhaps you don't own a car, but a manual gearbox or eletric steering isn't something you should pay more if you choose it as an extra. If Lotus did the Elise for 35k or at least 40k we both agree it would be everybodys dream car. But on the streets I don't see Lotus at all and I have an idea why. Evora vs 911 is a prime example for usage/price. Lexus LFA is also a good example. Or the new Honda NSX.

@flywithtb5005 3 года назад

And if you complain for some reason modifying a Miata would made it heavier you could strip the (quality made) interior out. That would make you paying money for getting less but that's what Lotus does. I wonder why don't more ppl do this, seems UnDeRaTeD

@joshuaallen1052 3 года назад

My great nan was at lotus when it started in a shed

@sandraleixe2381 3 года назад

Why tf is this the top comment?

@KevinGomez-kk7ye 3 года назад

top comment god

@noahnewsome4789 3 года назад

Did you ask why it was called lotus

@duckzrulezswe2354 3 года назад

Weird flex but ok

@getmoneygray4778 3 года назад

that’s so sick

@dyent 4 года назад

Lotus: The replacement for displacement.

@dyent 4 года назад

@Alex Morrison Thats because of the genius of British engineering. Belt snapped? Get the one off your waist. Broken stud? A rivet will fix that Gearstick broken? Just use an umbrella handle. Throttle cable gone? You've got shoelaces don't you?

@thewonderfulwizardoftheweb1053 4 года назад

Jyt - thats easy when you just have anyone weaker than you collect resources and pay taxes

@turboandy69 4 года назад

i will have to agree with you

@aravioli4203 3 года назад

Nice

@johnconnor2572 3 года назад

@@thewonderfulwizardoftheweb1053 Foh snowflake

@Scaraboy13 4 года назад

This is why I love lotus. Screw power when you got style, grip,and low weight

@HKSFangirl 3 года назад

power is still epik

@EjinRenos 3 года назад

@@HKSFangirl Until a 430 hp lightweight car smashes all those 1mil and up "supercars" with 800 hp and gets called the one true Supercar Killer. Exige cup 430.

@KitKitChanIsaac 3 года назад

MO POWA,grip,style,aero and low weight

@chandansoren8002 3 года назад

@@HKSFangirl well having a very light body doesn't mean u will be using a ae86 with 130hp engine

@TheHesK9 3 года назад

They're now producing the most powerful car ever lol

@vladvulcan 4 года назад

James dived so deeply into Lotus's history so he even had a heart attack like Colin Chapman.

@vladvulcan 4 года назад

@Maxim Ghost, nice joke. No, I meant Pumphrey.

@IGetModerateSleep69420 3 года назад

Umm no one chatted except me

@0mar.1 3 года назад

@@IGetModerateSleep69420 the other guy probably deleted his comment

@T8Videography 4 года назад

Haven't seen any NOS promotions since James' heart attack

@manlymantis101 4 года назад

This videos was from when that promotion was still going, I assume they pulled out after the heart attack because it gives them a bad image. Even though it wasn’t the cause.

@T8Videography 4 года назад

@@manlymantis101 what was the cause???

@quadfatheriii7976 4 года назад

@@T8Videography genetics basically if I am not wrong. Just a problem in the bloodline

@yeet-dd2xm 4 года назад

@@manlymantis101 if it wasn't the cause why they pulled out the promotion??That just make us think it was the cause of heart attack.

@PatYouells 4 года назад

I was just thinking this. I think even if poor diet wasn't to blame, NOS may not want to associate their brand with indirectly with having a heart attack so young

@emiellr 4 года назад

This is the second episode without our boy in the crowd and I already feel like a piece is missing... from my soul :( #bringbackcrowdboy

@1203fild 4 года назад

Emiel Rietstra I almost cried the second time

@randomscene3219 4 года назад

our boy in the crowd is 50% of the whole donut team

@YZYLX 4 года назад

he's there all of the time, he's infront of you, explaining. just with an cap on.

@speedchannel7196 4 года назад

ً ً What are you talking about?

@djdanno13 4 года назад

I miss him too. From this point on I'm calling him Pames Jumpfry. Come back Pames!

@JamesGlenCarSales1982 4 года назад

Hey guys, that’s out green Lotus Elsie S1 in your video. We sold that car in 2019 with only 8k miles. Really appreciate you using our footage. Quite honoured actually!! 🍻 Stephen and the Team at JimmyGlen 👍

@crabrangoon2493 2 года назад

Oh hello

@angryman132 2 года назад

Based

@orereo2328 2 года назад

@@angryman132 what

@1M_Subs_x_0_Videos 2 года назад

@@angryman132 npc

@WaterDispencer519 4 года назад

James: The last F1 race that Lotus won was with Senna in a 99T at the Detroit Grand Prix Kimi: Leave me alone....

@gbthrilla 4 года назад

Kimi won 2 races in a Lotus

@daniyarsadykov3385 4 года назад

Well actually it was Renault

@TheHesK9 4 года назад

Not the real lotus team and neither was the team that ended up as caterham

@rohitchandran4471 21 день назад

Yeah, just leave him alone, he knows what he's doing

@cabbycabby1770 4 года назад

My Isuzu had “handling by Lotus”. So basically, I used to own a Lotus.

@Franface31 4 года назад

Gotta love the Piazza.

@veevoir 4 года назад

Anybody in a Celica VII TS basically owns a FWD lotus ;)

@HempFandango 4 года назад

oh gosh I feel the exact same way about my Spirit R/T! XD

@SyhaDan 4 года назад

Come to Malaysia... Our regular 5 seater has handling by lotus... The famous one was the satria gti

@RiandaOktafiansahNerdVox 4 года назад

My Proton Exora also has Handling by Lotus, so it's basically a Lotus MPV

@pieyield2255 4 года назад

“More power and ratios baby” 2019-2020 “More power baby” 2019

@mayuravirus6134 4 года назад

LIGHTNESS LIGHTNESS LIGHTNESS LIGHTNESS - Papa Pumphrey

@MrHenhen5 3 года назад

RIP Jim Clark, possibly the most talented racing driver in history.

@noaimnoskillnokill3947 4 года назад

"Tesla used it as base for the first gen Roadster" *showing the latest model roadster for no reason

@fizalrahman9644 3 года назад

Pretty sure it's lot unsold

@philipethier9136 3 месяца назад

@@fizalrahman9644 Well-played, mate.

@Chrisc0Disc0 4 года назад

I’m sad that student James is absent today. He always brings such life and energy into the classroom. I hope he’s doing alright....

@arctus4272 4 года назад

Hopefully he didn't get eaten...

@JWPshenigans 4 года назад

They need to give the man a paycheck! He needs money for his twin’s medical bills!!!

@arctus4272 4 года назад

@@JWPshenigans YEAH

@angryman132 2 года назад

He died

@KwyattCreations 4 года назад

When are we getting an Up To Speed on James “Pump it up” Pumphrey?

@spencersasse6460 4 года назад

I second this

@D18Phoenix 4 года назад

@@spencersasse6460 Yea like, are they just gonna pretend nobody heard about it?

@joeschlicht 3 года назад

I have the pleasure of owning a supercharged limited edition Sport Elise and driving it is quite an experience. I also went to Hethel last year and did the Classic Team Lotus experience and actually met Clive Chapman. They gave some interesting insight into Colin when he ran things at Lotus. Seeing the legendary cars was a thrill. Good times.

@TheEnergeticPanda 3 года назад

Still never forget the phrase "Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious"

@salami99 2 года назад

What was the least reliable thing on lotus? I want to know?

@mamoopy 2 года назад

@@salami99 The car. The newer ones have toyota engines though which was a genius idea

@juliemittel3931 4 года назад

Lotus elise: the car that shares more engines with a camry than a camry with a corolla the elan is also the miata before the miata.

@Lucifer-cj7et 4 года назад

Lol what ,😂😂😂😂 just what 😂😂😂😂 Edit:- I understand ya now lol 😂😂😂😂

@khi5095 4 года назад

The Toyota v6 sounds good in the Elise

@chrisvela5462 4 года назад

@@khi5095 makes you realize how corked commuter engines can be

@drtm1718 4 года назад

Just kidding. 💔 I'm not that mean. 😔 I'm just sassy.

@kratokat3431 4 года назад

Day 78 of asking james to an an up to speed on Lot- Wait you did it? I love you Donut!!

@R4M_Tommy 4 года назад

Now Abarth

@ultraguy8771 4 года назад

@@R4M_Tommy He should also do Alfa Romeo.

@jamesvowlesbutnotreally 4 года назад

He should also do an up to speed on his dad.

@ultraguy8771 4 года назад

@@jamesvowlesbutnotreally And an Up to Speed: Jessica

@Toxic88088 4 года назад

If you love lotus cars, you'd know it's a driver's car. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHqZdM0lG_4.html Watch this guy drive the wheels off it!

@GuninGames 4 года назад

RIP Jim clark, he was the best racer ive ever seen

@angryman132 2 года назад

What was your favourite part of his driving?

@GuninGames 2 года назад

@@angryman132 the fact that during one of his races, his shifter would not stay in gear, so he held it in gear during the rest of the race, and won

@mugyouoff 4 года назад

The lotus Carlton needs a full episode alone!!! 40RA.

@rdrummer2 4 года назад

Seeing James doing better makes me more excited to watch Donut Media

@alil1294 4 года назад

I'm glad James is doing good.

@tommytomtom7929 4 года назад

Im out of the loop, can someone explain?

@tjc5774 4 года назад

@@tommytomtom7929 James had a heart attack a few weeks ago

@alil1294 4 года назад

@@tommytomtom7929 heart attk

@ikigai47 4 года назад

@@tjc5774 ??? he must eat pure fried everything he's too young for that

@rustybucket7394 4 года назад

The lotus carlton is still one of the most underated 90's sports cars.

@christophercampbell8164 4 года назад

The Carlton is such an awesome car, Lotus should bring it back.

@skepticalbadger 4 года назад

@@christophercampbell8164 How would they manage that? Vauxhall/Opel haven't made the base Carlton in forever.

@449Raphael 4 года назад

I had one, sold it, now I regret that!

@DuBstep115 4 года назад

@@skepticalbadger vauxhall carlton was sold as opel omega in Europe and insignia replaced omega. So it would be Lotus insignia if sold in 2020.

@user98xp 4 года назад

Too heavy. It was 1,655 KG.

@SweetActivity 4 года назад

Consider doing an episode on TVR, they made some interesting stuff and have a brand new model coming!

@santhoshsridhar5887 3 года назад

They did it!

@SweetActivity 3 года назад

@@santhoshsridhar5887 Yup, quite a while ago! I saw it immediately after it was uploaded :D

@kirkniese 4 года назад

James! I am so very glad that you're still with us. You make the world a better place, man. Here's to your continued good health! And thank you for the entertainment.

@lt1s142 4 года назад

Toyota: Builds first Supra trim. Lotus: *I S T H A T A S U P R A*

@cooperlane7147 4 года назад

James: turns out, aeronautical engineering experience helps you make fast cars Me, an aerospace engineering major: 😮

@LilCesar310 4 года назад

@@racetracknerd9484 so do u make fast cars? Lol

@cloudmangalm03 4 года назад

Now you only need an empty barn and a crap ton of money to design and build your own chassis

@cooperlane7147 4 года назад

@@cloudmangalm03that is the dream! Soon...

@cooperlane7147 4 года назад

@@racetracknerd9484damn that is extremely impressive, nothing less than a dream job! May I ask you about your path to being hired at Porsche?

@msnbkn 4 года назад

time to build the pumphrey 502

@grantkorting7146 3 года назад

Wow. I had no idea the Lotus story is so significant. From the beginning designing from an aeronautical perspective and leading innovation in for decades. Nice work. Thank you for putting together this video.

@brandonplayz4813 3 года назад

Up to Speed: Proton

@jacks5369 3 года назад

Uh NO !

@ZERO-ed7vc 3 года назад

Yea it's a car from my country ,i'm proud with them though.

@brandonplayz4813 3 года назад

@@ZERO-ed7vc Thanks man

@ZERO-ed7vc 3 года назад

@@brandonplayz4813 i mean ,i from malaysia

@brandonplayz4813 3 года назад

@@ZERO-ed7vc me too

@ryanqube9132 4 года назад

"chapman" the most british name a british can get.

@crackedemerald4930 4 года назад

Closely followed by Oilad and the Spiffing Brit.

@aztroooo 4 года назад

Who else is still waiting for an Up to Speed on Alfa Romeo?

@CMCSS-to3to 4 года назад

Comment under their comment. I did it for months to get the Monte Carlo video. Watch it lol I felt super proud when they made it because after months I knew it was at least snowballed by me. (at least that's what I belive) so just comment under their little pinned comment up top. Don't give up

@jacopolattanzio8790 4 года назад

CMCSS 2003 k man

@atomiclee8359 4 года назад

@@jacopolattanzio8790 And maybe after that a TommyKaira one !

@danny77721 4 года назад

@solysteri 4 года назад

*t h e y d i d* thank me later

@1970boggy 4 года назад

Thank you so much! Truly the best informative Lotus video I’ve ever seen. True masterpiece.

@LostChildOfTime 4 года назад

Thank you for this episode. Lotus are probably the biggest underdog of the car industry. If you wanna go ahead and do an episode on the Exige, that'd be great.

@jcalhoun2009 4 года назад

It seems you missed the Lotus Esprit in the 80's. It was a whole mood. Definite poster material along with the Countach and Testarossa

@UnitedNaishuns 4 года назад

the esprit was huge and even lasted until '04. he didn't cover the V8 one that really competed with Ferrari and Lambo at all

@skepticalbadger 4 года назад

I was obsessed with it as a kid.

@poopymcgee6308 4 года назад

That's what I was waiting for the entire vid. Guess I'll just have to watch If Looks Could Kill now.

@jh565bb 4 года назад

it was also a bond car.

@CrayonsYummyYummy 4 года назад

Not to mention it used AE86 tail lights

@fastinradfordable 4 года назад

Every Thursday on my lunch break I look so forward to James and up to speed. Please don’t die James. I noticed no more NOS. Wanna get me up to speed on that?

@joshkiker1694 4 года назад

I figured they would get dropped

@travishirschfelt413 4 года назад

Omg I love your channel... Your presentation is flawless! Keep up the amazing work please!

@frolfenuugen4lyfe 4 года назад

Hands down, the most entertaining car show on RU-vid. Keep up the good werk

@robbin763 4 года назад

"Even a small motor can make 1200 horsepower" Well 1200 horsepower 2 stroke weed eater engine swap into my civic here I come

@monaclemin4807 4 года назад

I still cant decide between a rotary or 2 stroke f1 car. Either way would be godly

@mayuravirus6134 4 года назад

@@monaclemin4807 If you have the knowledge to work on rotary it will be good so good that brap sound will sound like a shotgun

@InvaderNate 4 года назад

You could make a 1200 hp weed eater engine... for a few seconds if even that. I SAY DO IT!

@joelambert7128 4 года назад

they can though, the 1.5L V6 in an MP4/4 made that easily in quali trim.

@Funny_Milkman 4 года назад

There are SR20DET dry engines (little inline 4 guys) capable of 2000HP for a small price like... $15k+

@NattyGuy 4 года назад

Soooo when are they addressing the sudden and coincidental drop from NOS sponsorship...?

@carterkunz5730 4 года назад

I think it’s pretty obvious since James has had two heart attacks

@Dr.stein55 4 года назад

@@carterkunz5730 you also do realize contracts also end right?

@Dr.stein55 4 года назад

@ThePark 627 i was making it obvious to him at the fact that the heart attack could have nothing to do with it.

@Dr.stein55 4 года назад

@ThePark 627 fair point

@Cobalt09ssGMS1 4 года назад

NOS could of done it themselves. Hehe, they saw a exit and took it. "We almost killed a guy"

@livinginvancouverbc2247 Год назад

3:26 That is gorgeous! The front fenders turn with the wheels. Serious leg-burning exhaust setup!

@remotegod255 2 года назад

I always love this channel, best videos. Watching this specifically to research for a song I'm writing called "Lotus". It's kinda about my dad. Did not disappoint

@intergalacticexplorer9618 4 года назад

Glad to have you back James! hope you've been feeling better!

@crimsonstang 4 года назад

Engineering makes better cars? You don't say! *Stares at Enzo Ferrari*

@hxtchybk1 4 года назад

Looks at senna

@Journey_Awaits 4 года назад

*cries in Ford ka*

@followthegrow108 4 года назад

Enzo was a conceited idiot that literally put no real effort and thought behind his road cars and treated his costumers like dog crap. He even undermined his dying sons car, named the Dino, and put in under another brand name and gave it the lowest hp engine Ferrari made at the time and allocated very little miney towards the engineering all bc he didnt want his sons car to be better than his. Few yrs later his son died. What a giant POS

@ale16_69 4 года назад

@@followthegrow108 but he was a successful man so......

@followthegrow108 4 года назад

@@ale16_69 Maybe to you. Success is different to everyone. Making money and winning races isnt everything to everyone. Being a good human and a excellent dad is what I think makes men successful, neither of which Enzo was.

@aaronherrscher2006 4 года назад

Glad to see you doin well my man

@JohnAlbertSP 4 года назад

Sick episode thank you for sharing Greatness!🙏

@jankemjunkie6564 4 года назад

James never fails to look like he hasn’t showered in months.

@badass6300 4 года назад

How come?

@ultraguy8771 4 года назад

Just in the same way Doug always looks like he has just got out of bed.

@PACKERMAN2077 4 года назад

His manliness is automatic just like the transmission in my Mustang. And he attracts crowds just as fast.

@badass6300 4 года назад

@@PACKERMAN2077 Well crowds are attracted to the mass genocide of a Mustang. :D JK, I love the mustang.

@PACKERMAN2077 4 года назад

@@badass6300 and the Mustang loves you too.... Grilled, served with a side of 10w-40

@b33x 4 года назад

Lotus also tuned few of the proton cars, including Proton Satria Neo R3 for rally!

@pentadbirpentadbir6746 3 года назад

That's right small car to sport hatch back

@indianlikeraping7821 2 года назад

Malaysian huh?

@theformula1boy Год назад

Mate I love your channel..! I love the passion that you have for automobile, i been watching your videos and are pretty cool.. i hope you talk about lancia someday and their legacy in wrc

@wingnutmcspazatron3957 8 месяцев назад

I want to just listen to this video in the background while I do stuff but the dude is just so funny that I end up sitting and watching the whole thing.

@lol-om3cz 4 года назад

ŠKODA - Everything You Need to Know | Up To Speed PLEASE DO THIS

@KhronozChannel 4 года назад

ondrej mizak Škoda is so huge in EU, but totally unknown in US, still would love to see episode about Škoda!!

@vinttag4312 4 года назад

Considering most of Donut viewers are in US I just don't think people would care...

@audi8799 4 года назад

YESSSSS

@gameboyterrorysta6307 4 года назад

I would love to see mention about 130RS But I would like even more to see James trying to justify technology behind Tatra 603.

@TheDaeldren 4 года назад

Ah yes, the budget GTI. They were all over Bavaria when I recently visited.

@isendpie 4 года назад

7:38 is like Elon Musk spending his time trying to draw the cybertruck lmfao

@fakebeluga002 2 года назад

OMG lol

@tetsuoshima2314 4 года назад

Just discovered your channel, great vid, makes me miss my old Isuzu Impulse w/ “Handling by Lotus” :)

@jimmyballs5274 3 года назад

7:47 got me lmfao

@joshuamdenis6365 4 года назад

My Proton Satria GTi had “Handling by Lotus”. So basically, I used to own a Lotus.

@mimimimeow 4 года назад

no joke, Proton is the only other manufacturer that has the same exact suspension calibration/test rig like Lotus has in Hethel.

@HyperVanilo 4 года назад

@@mimimimeow Exora's handling is so good, I have the 2011 model

@amierullridzwan2025 4 года назад

Yeah my saga flx can take corner in 100 kmph without any doubt.

@ThePaulz80 4 года назад

You are over exaggerating, for example current Proton Persona and Saga models technical handling by Geely technology are underrated testament.

@turtleboy236 4 года назад

@@ThePaulz80 I'm pretty sure we're talking about Proton BEFORE they were sold to Geely.

@st3althyone 4 года назад

Hey James, you forgot to mention the “pop up and down headlights!” I hope you’re doing better and back on your feet soon!

@zaxlorax7605 4 года назад

Headlights go up, headlights go down. Up. Down. Up. Down. Up down up down up down

@pokegan52 4 года назад

You guys have asked us for this one since we’ve started this show! I feel like we’ve asked you guys a lot of things since you started this show

@Justagunguy 4 года назад

I had a 2006 Elise convertible, and I can confirm that it was the best car I’ve ever owned. Absolute beast and insane on corners. I loved it. Traded it for a mustang and have regretted it since. If you want a lotus there are plenty for sale under 24k within the 2004-2008 range that are in great condition and will be your new favorite car 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 thanks for the video donut, bringing back some good memories 🔥

@johneldepresso 4 года назад

UP TO SPEED ON THE TOYOTA HILUX! Yes i know he covered the tacoma and 4runner, but what the hilux has achieved in motorsport and how reliable its proven to be by top gear can’t go unnoticed

@owencostello8247 4 года назад

Yahya Alghamdi nope, America makes the best trucks, the hilux can’t even have a 5th wheel hitch😂

@priceschubert 4 года назад

@@owencostello8247 might want to consider what they mean by "best" before making a blanket statement that's wrong anyways :)

@priceschubert 4 года назад

@@owencostello8247 The old hiluxes were and still are, the most reliable cars/trucks on the road today

@jahimuddin2306 4 года назад

@@priceschubert, I love Toyota trucks but there is no denying that America produces the best trucks on the market.

@priceschubert 4 года назад

@@jahimuddin2306 I agree with you completely now, but like for the models from 20-30 years ago, I think you'll see like 50x more Toyotas and smolboi pickups than fords and Chevys on the roads today

@quintessenceSL 4 года назад

Clicked like before even watching the vid. Lotus is everything a sports car should be (including temperamental). Ginetta next?

@gusb6502 4 года назад

quintessenceSL except for a good interior

@Exponaut_R-01 4 года назад

Can you get it without leather? Because good leather or not I hate leather interiors

@syscoord195 4 года назад

Honestly best car I've ever owned, everytime I get in I smile a year on

@Toxic88088 4 года назад

If y'all want to see some exige action, watch this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHqZdM0lG_4.html

@theonewhostandsaboveall6826 4 года назад

Glad you’re back James

@sannyassi73 11 месяцев назад

Lotus is hands down, no competition- my absolute favorite Car Company. Thanks for the Video!

@rdfan7669 4 года назад

One of my relatives actually was on the design team for the Evija. He's my dad's cousin's son, and, according to him, there isn't a single panel on the car that he wasn't involved with. I personally think that he and the rest of the team did a fantastic job. The Evija looks evil and I love it!!

@alexandrutereify 4 года назад

R/thathappened

@skepticalbadger 4 года назад

"Jackie's sister's brother's boy".

@rdfan7669 4 года назад

@@skepticalbadger Yeah, not a very direct link, but we're still related by blood, so it's good enough for me! And besides, I'm a massive car fan, so of course I want to tell as many people as possible about it!

@cat-em3mj 4 года назад

@@alexandrutereify r/ihavereddit

@alexandrutereify 4 года назад

@@cat-em3mj actually i dont 😂😂

@terrenwolfe1029 4 года назад

11:54 James: where is he? Me: uhh I hate to break this to u but he had a heart attack

@makmucuy8390 4 года назад

Like they predict it 🤣

@bradlemmond 4 года назад

I know, it was like foreshadowing.

@no_4259 4 года назад

Brad Lemmond 13:50 Oh man...It’s ironic poor James recorded this episode 5 hours before it happened

@LostSoulsmusic22 8 месяцев назад

The Exiges S is one of the greatest drivers cars ever built in my opinion. My friend owned one for 3 years sold it for the same price. I'm buying one when i graduate college.

@andreastysk6804 4 года назад

1. The First lotus europa shown is a TC Special 2. It has a big ass trunk + front compartment 3. Engine shown is still not the renault engine but the lotus twincam 4. 46/47 cars looks really good from behind 5. Great video

@VHD_7 4 года назад

The fact that I just now noticed James is chasing a letter from DAD in the intro is sad haha

@bbmwilliams 4 года назад

Oh snap 😂😂😂😂😂

@pasadena805 4 года назад

OMG, that’s cool... sad

@firstescobar6863 4 года назад

And then pulled away by a BUFF horse

@lilwhiteexpresstruck7943 4 года назад

Wait, what? Haha

@jokermandness 4 года назад

I NEED MO POWA BABY FROM MO POWA BABY DUDE!!! BRING HIM BACK ITS NOT THE SAME 😱👍😥😥😢😢😭😭😭😭😭

@korymanuel9666 4 года назад

👍

@kylehansen5447 4 года назад

@ Donut Media Yeah really, it's not the same. 😔

@andregoncalves5200 3 года назад

7:00 My uncle had Cortina Lotus way back in the day, as he worked at ford and could get them at a discount. Despite also having had a modified Ford Escort RS, he still says that the Cortina was the car he should've never sold. What a great little car it must've been.

@oscaradamvinall9901 3 года назад

my Grandfather David Bruzas was a Head Engineer for Lotus in the 50's and 60's and still works on classics today (aged 83) brilliant company

@Anaphriel 4 года назад

Still waiting on "Up to Speed on Tommykaira"!

@negative-kun7703 4 года назад

Hell yeah! Their skyline rebuilt was the reason why I like them.

@rodrigomatos1636 4 года назад

Hear hear

@infiniterift 4 года назад

"Even a small motor could make a 1200 horsepower."

@guill0t520 4 года назад

Infinite Rift lotta power baby

@TonyF1MMA 4 года назад

I mean in relativity, the Honeywell AGT 1500, which powers the m1 Abrams main battle tank, is small, when compared with a 747 engine. And that produces 1200 horsepower so he wasn't wrong.

@khi5095 4 года назад

I'mma show this to my ex to prove size doesn't matter

@theinfamousdom7005 4 года назад

Yep. Have you seen a k series 😂

@infiniterift 4 года назад

BTW - I'm not saying he's wrong - I just like the quote.

@user-phakornrat Год назад

Thank you so much for this video

@peytonbell6303 4 года назад

Dude you are comedy gold man. I'm looking forward to seeing how far you go in the future.

@peytonbell6303 3 года назад

@[Removed] so that means he peaked? He can't get any higher?

@ariescustom 4 года назад

Whenever I see a Lotus at an even rammed with the usual Ferraris, Lambos etc, I always smile. Passion and individuality amongst all the sheep.

@sneakysnake7695 4 года назад

@frank white good on you mate

@boltmix7294 4 года назад

Implying that there isn't passion when creating ferrari's or other cars is blatently wrong. As for the people that buy/drive them, those people tend to usually be the ones that wanted a Ferrari/Lambo since they were children. Saying that people that drive Ferrari/Lambo's don't have a personality or passion just shows your insecurity in the cars that you like

@ariescustom 4 года назад

@@boltmix7294 Ha ha ha. Shut up you fucking tool. I'm making a point about how common the other marques are, and how most of the current crop of supercar RU-vidrs lack originality and instead choose to go with the flock. I wasn't making a comment about the quality of the cars, or about passionate collectors. And speaking of insecurity, yours is on full display right now.

@commandmediacorps 4 года назад

@@ariescustom Well said!

@ImToolie 4 года назад

i’ve literally asked for lotus so much and it’s finally here😭

@LinusTheTrain 2 года назад

I absolutely love this channel, and there podcast

@amannaikwar4749 4 года назад

This is how many people who wanted James to be safe and sound back to the show ⬇️

@ianlee6416 4 года назад

That PROTON logo is the new one though, was just released this year

@kenbistro7358 4 года назад

same here.

@syukrir.robert8994 4 года назад

Sad he didnt talk about lotus and proton collab car

@fqeiz_4455 4 года назад

@@syukrir.robert8994 atleast Petronas still on F1

@chemohdtaufeeq4805 4 года назад

" hai proton"...

@Okayokayshane 4 года назад

Proton is a fucking appalling manufacturer

@ReubenAStern 3 года назад

:) I drove and exige on Silverstone. It corners so fast I went a little dizzy. It handles so well. The guy teaching me showed me how it was done. He drifted round all the ferraris and carried so much speed he was on their arse down the straights. The whole time I could hear the little super charger wizzing. I was (and still am) a crap driver, but in that even I could catch up with ferraris round the corners. Quotes of the century from Rob (my teacher) "the Apex is over THERE!!" "Drive the car, your letting it drive you!" "ahh, stay in second, she likes being overrevved" (through a chicane) and finally "Don't drive slower, break harder"

@Dubtee 3 года назад

I'm really enjoying these videos right now.

@noelcr1056 4 года назад

James had a heart atack Nos energy drink. Nowhere to be found ..

@unoreversecard6389 4 года назад

Coincidence, I THINK NOT

@watchandjewelryloft4713 4 года назад

I called this the first time I saw him with that crap. Those drinks are literally poison. I don't know how anyone drinks them.

@genericusername7448 4 года назад

Watchandjewelryloft LMAOO you’re saying that like NOS is what caused the heart attack. thats a dumb assumption especially since he has a family history of heart problems and is not healthy...

@tiffanythelioness5067 4 года назад

That's funny

@pissdragon 4 года назад

GenericUsername nos helped I’d say tho

@looper451 4 года назад

Welcome back James hope your heart is doing good

@chaogarcia3540 4 года назад

Glad youre back ❤️

@DiegoRamos-rz1ks 3 года назад

I like how the Evora and the Elise has a smiley face integrated on the front bumper.

@williamruiz9186 4 года назад

),: I miss bart, glad to see james james doing better

@JoseGarcia-jp8gs 4 года назад

William Ruiz what happen to bart

@williamruiz9186 4 года назад

@@JoseGarcia-jp8gs i think he had a kid, and had to leave donut

@edi07ish 4 года назад

i think he got busted by his wife 😅

@snappyaj9053 4 года назад

I about blew a gasket when you didn’t mention the LT5 during the Elan section; you even showed a C4 ZR1! But then you came back and made me smile. Designed by Lotus, built by Mercury Marine, the only non-GM engine to go into a Corvette and the father of the Northstar series of engines.

@danieljensen2626 4 года назад

When I was in 3rd grade I bought a poster of an Elise at a book fair. Had never heard of them before, don't think I learned anything more about them for like 15 years after that, but man was that a cool looking car. (Admittedly I think it was also the only car poster they had there, which in retrospect was pretty random).

@Dud3itsj3ff 2 года назад

That lotus Carlton is actually pretty sick, never heard of it before this!

@jeffreyfarabaugh1029 4 года назад

6:38 where’s the “POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!!”

@jimpatterson7954 4 года назад

Right!?!?

@edwardpsama 4 года назад

Guess you never know what you have until it's gone. Rest in Peace, kid who shouts "More Power Baby". 2006 - 2019

@wildkidyay 4 года назад

Love this video! It really blossoms over time! Ha..... I did wonder about Lotus F1 controversy and team split?? Lotus' win with Kimi Raikkonen aswell in 2012 Abu Dhabi GP?

@eastangliantraction1034 3 года назад

My friends dad works at lotus, it's crazy how the factory is in the midlle of now where in a tiny Norfolk village

@syeak 4 года назад

I burst out laughing the moment the video started with the flower blooming! You guys are comedy gold! So glad you're back James! Pls bring Bart in for a cameo one day :)