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Clarkson, Hammond and May take to the roads of London in three stripped out track cars, to find out how practical these roof-and-windscreen-free cars are in the real world. Clarkson drives a KTM X-Bow, May drives a Caterham R500 and Hammond drives a Morgan Three Wheeler. Clip from series 18 episode 6.
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@Daedalus-BC308 2 года назад

One thing about this challenge which I love is that May's request for Caterham to add a heater and a windscreen was heard and added as an optional extra for all Caterham models.

@mosthatedandroidtunernolim9800 Год назад

Not meant to have

@cueball6969 Год назад

For real, was it really? Nice to see like Rimac, they have a sence of humour

@chrisoddy8744 Год назад

The irony of this being that when May used a Caterham with a windscreen in Madagascar, he complained that it was useless 😂

@kayagorzan Год назад

@@chrisoddy8744 Well he should’ve asked for a roof

@beau_croom Год назад

AAAAHHH 😂😂😂 ALL THESE YEARS I DIDN’T KNOW ⚙️

@trent1993 4 года назад

7:33 the most british reaction ever to be recorded.

@vaz1677 2 года назад

Tea

@voidastralbirth Год назад

“D’oh, bloody ‘ell-foyer.”

@decaffeinatedafrican5997 Год назад

bloody hellfire?

@moogle68 Год назад

@@decaffeinatedafrican5997 yes... was it actually difficult for you to decipher? It's just about the most quintessentially British phrase there ever was, or will be. The only word that is more universally associated with the UK and it's people is "British".

@ddeanb784 Год назад

Brit ish= brit man in jewish I would rafer found a new Name. Better britman or just Man from Britain ;)

@LPaaron707 10 лет назад

I died at: "sorry for your loss." brumm brum brum brum XD

@josiahpeters7943 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@JetFalcon710 Год назад

2:04

@lukamoon6094 9 месяцев назад

Agreed

@TheRealConcertKing 6 лет назад

"It's perfectly straightforward: Ignition on Key in Press stop til there's a clonk Press mode once it says 'Ready to race' Then put your foot on the clutch Then the brake *fully down* THEN press Start Then it begins" I lose it every time.

@ThePiquedPigeon 6 лет назад

"The STOP being the button to START it is, with the best word in the world, a bit misleading!"

@atilaszlo8288 5 лет назад

😂😂😂

@LucaFujiwara 5 лет назад

I can't imagine stalling it in traffic!

@srinathvenkataraman7373 5 лет назад

I’ll give you this CRISP 10 pound note

@adamsm41 4 года назад

YAAAAAAA

@TheWatchmanontheWall783 10 лет назад

And now I've started appreciating the presence of my roof, and windshields.

@frostyvr9805 4 года назад

And heater/simple start process

@Cygnus0lor 4 года назад

@Double Darrel and windscreen

@Sledgeh101 5 лет назад

"Can I just say that KTM is the stupidest company in the world." "Well said." How British.

@itsallaboutme9779 3 года назад

Ktm bike quite famous in India

@JarthenGreenmeadow 3 года назад

@@itsallaboutme9779 KTM is the best bike in the world period. They win the Dakar every year and Jarvis on his Husqvarna wins the Erzberg Rodeo in Austria. (Huskys are basically KTMs since 2013)

@bobthebuilder2922 3 года назад

@@JarthenGreenmeadow it's not the brand... it's the driver... or rider

@faizanhejazi8080 3 года назад

@The uggster the indian part

@gun_dalf 3 года назад

@@JarthenGreenmeadow Fastest?? Sure. Safest?? NOO!!

@alexconrad2904 9 лет назад

"and here we are at work, frankly I wish it was the gallows". One of the greatest lines in Top Gear.

@waterkidje 6 лет назад

Alex Conrad indeed that line floord me

@user-jf1id3bd4t 5 лет назад

😬😇😕😕

@kevinprior3549 2 года назад

They couldn't have picked a more worse weather for that challenge could they?

@r.g.o3879 Год назад

@@waterkidje

@CuriousPug12 Год назад

@@kevinprior3549 that's the point of the challenge. A road legal car without a roof is stupid

@namenamename390 5 лет назад

"None of these things are good for my genetalia" A legendary quote. TV history.

@kingwacky184 2 года назад

I know this is a bit late but it is alright they ran away remember

@joshuabruce9599 Год назад

You forgot the best bit. "Which have run away". The blunt simplicity of that line is hilarious to me.

@michaelramsey82 5 лет назад

2:15 Best anti-theft device in the history of the automobile.

@spinal_capped 6 лет назад

*Some say that Clarkson was so cold, his pneumonia remained in hibernation until early August of 2017.*

@bigcazza5260 2 года назад

ahahahaha drunk on pneumonia

@jonathanjoestar__ 3 года назад

'if you wre going to a factory to lay off ALL YOUR STAFF, my car would not be the car to make that journey in' gets me every time

@SvenTviking 10 лет назад

A mate who used to work for 'em said that KTM had lost it. The starting procedure says yes

@MrWolfSnack 5 лет назад

"Perfectly straightforward. Ignition on. Key in. Press 'STOP' 'til there's a clonk. Press 'MODE' once it says 'READY TO RACE?' then, put your foot on the clutch, then the brake - fully down - then press 'START' then it'll begin."

@TraustiGeir 2 года назад

@@MrWolfSnack Imagine trying to race this thing in classic Le Mans fashion.

@LordSandwichII 9 лет назад

"I'm very sory for your loss... Broombroombroombroombroom..." XD

@dcftvd 8 лет назад

I can see now why Clarkson punched a producer...

@souptime9511 8 лет назад

is that why he got fired?

@dcftvd 8 лет назад

+jacob piekarski he was fired for punching a producer, but they said it was because he wanted hot food and he only brought cold food tho

@razbaybee8336 7 лет назад

Producer or the food caterer guy?

@shasterdhari 6 лет назад

Emenike Yes.

@superlameusername362 6 лет назад

I sincerely wish that the producer is reading this comment.

@XpoZedBeatz 8 лет назад

"Obviously I know everybody in Hammersmith."

@leicestercityfan7595 5 лет назад

LOL

@dc-iy3qe 4 года назад

1000th like, just took three years!

@omarsaletovicprins9632 4 года назад

yes you are quoting a line that has been said. gj

@blinkingguy9821 3 года назад

Shut up Omar

@abramo7700 3 года назад

Shut up Omar

@salz_ 8 лет назад

I was expecting one of them to get an Ariel Atom, not the fighter plane.

@konakg8174 7 лет назад

would've been faster ;)

@mattyb120 7 лет назад

Salz I think the whole point of this was to get track day cars that weren't the aerial atom...

@mattyb120 7 лет назад

Roberto Arkenburg because there fun.

@hybridAbsol 6 лет назад

The Mrogan could have fitted with thicc wheels and a engine from a Honda or Suzuki , not some lumpy Harley V Twin

@sebp3249 6 лет назад

The challenge was to get a cheaper track day car than the Ariel Atom..

@ProXPro106 9 лет назад

If you're watching caterham, HEATER! And WINDSCREEN!

@jackbauer9694 9 лет назад

***** Yeah you can dude

@woahm8571 7 лет назад

+kalvaza maybe now but not then

@skrue68 6 лет назад

But it would not be funny....😎

@slipangle3027 5 лет назад

Yeah. You can even get a roof and doors for when it rains.

@luiscolin7775 5 лет назад

what was that? did you say a lego set?

@SturmWurm 8 лет назад

5:03 the legendary face of ariel destruction

@robertsmith5535 8 лет назад

@joeever1905 6 лет назад

Mr.Shakedown I

@anamerican2305 4 года назад

It looks angry or slightly annoyed

@SpaceMissile Месяц назад

a classic for sure

@mkkk8971 8 лет назад

"My right hand is completly frozen. It's just a claw" xD

@bjw4859 2 года назад

That 3 wheeled thing Richard is driving has to be the coolest thing I have seen in a while, it should come with free bomber jacket & flying goggles.

@cymond 10 месяцев назад

Sadly, they've been discontinued for a year or two now.

@z-trip5457 10 месяцев назад

@@cymondHow come? Not reliable?

@cymond 10 месяцев назад

@@z-trip5457 Morgan was bought by a foreign investment company, and a bunch charges at the company. It's been reintroduced as the "Super 3" but the old world charm is gone. It now has an internal 4 cylinder engine, and a bunch of modern features. youtube.com/@morganmotorcompany

@cymond 10 месяцев назад

@@z-trip5457 But in all fairness, it's a British car. Reliability is relevant.

@z-trip5457 10 месяцев назад

@@cymond What a shame, that V-2 just adds to the classic charm. Thanks for you thorough answer, friend.

@bruchpiloten5676 8 лет назад

what are you expecting driving a roofless car in england? rain? .... nooooooo :DD

@LancerloverLL 5 лет назад

I usually don't like comments but when this one said 99 the temptation was just too big.

@netweed09 5 лет назад

for the stpuidity effect and ££s (basically a comedy show)

@jameswhite153 5 лет назад

thank god it didn't hail

@EmperorXaozx 4 года назад

Imagine the people that bought a Cobra (Ace) in the 60's.

@CMOT101 4 года назад

It doesn't always rain here.

@arigato7788 2 года назад

Not sure about the WWII RAF Fighter livery, but that Morgan 3-wheeler is quite a stunning piece of machinery.

@2KXMKR 6 лет назад

I think the Morgan would look amazing with a dome Spitfire-like cockpit window. It'd be like driving a greenhouse, but still, it'd look awesome imo.

@Shakes-Off-Fear Год назад

Exactly. That’s why Jetsons style glass canopies haven’t caught on. As it turns out glass, or even clear plastic, is terrible at keeping out the cold and the heat.

@sdfilmproductions4193 4 месяца назад

I don't know why but this comment makes me happy.😃👍

@samedman1 8 лет назад

''no, there's another button in there tha... YAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!''

@mattsandow3048 8 лет назад

I wondered if he got the 10

@klanny22 9 лет назад

All of these things are bad for my genitalia, which have ran away

@3dgar7eandro 4 года назад

Best commentary ever 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👌👌👌

@XBullitt16X 3 года назад

My favourite line in this video xD

@richardgalle9868 3 года назад

7:33 the most british reaction ever to be recorded.

@bigman489 3 года назад

@@richardgalle9868 DOH BLUDDY ELL *grunt*

@sparky4878 3 года назад

I wonder if they ever returned.

@tonymeademusic 7 лет назад

"I am going to have treble pneumonia." Haha! Every time.

@Minx5892 5 лет назад

Tony Meade Then he did.

@freestyle0077sean 5 лет назад

AOR xMinxG words manifest reality

@Lakhshamana 4 года назад

@@Minx5892 in Mallorca. Which is as hot & tropical as it gets in Europe.

@TonboIV 4 года назад

"I've got every single 1920s disease"

@hybridAbsol 3 года назад

@@TonboIV i dont think 1920s had many disease, its the 19th century thats worst

@rume8776 4 года назад

4:29 I can imagine the man in the S2000 driving pass smugly, with his roof on

@banjopete 3 года назад

While wishing he had the Morgan.

@diablopretense6693 3 года назад

4:56 British words are so much fun 😂

@bhsmiler0871 3 года назад

4:08 I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone speak with more despair and anguish in their voice than Jezza here 😂😂

@chinmayarugi1534 3 года назад

5:33 “i am going to have treble pneumonia” little did he know...

@brmstn69 6 лет назад

I saw a 3 wheel Morgan once driving along a twisty southern Indiana country road in the rain. It's owner had fitted it with a DuVall windscreen and the top and side curtains from an Auburn Speedster. Pretty sharp looking decked out like that...

@douglasascencio9140 3 года назад

It's a real shame we didn't get this and many other videos in HD, the content has aged beautifully though.

@gobstopper2002 6 лет назад

Jeremy couldn’t have know how right he was when he was talking about getting pneumonia.

@Lakhshamana 2 года назад

Better still, he had the pneumonia in Majorca. In summer.

@daveprobert2168 9 лет назад

I'm sure if May and Hammond were allowed, being motorcyclists, they would have have their wet weather gear and full face helmets handy for the trip.

@SynchronizorVideos Год назад

But that wouldn’t have been as funny.

@douglasfree1389 5 лет назад

'Douglas Bader Meinhof' is the most highbrow joke Clarkson has ever made.

@kkon5ti 3 года назад

Let the bombing begin But only on rainy days

@Hazztech 2 года назад

I don't get it

@MontyCantsin5 2 года назад

@@Hazztech: lol

@ongogablogian71 2 года назад

@@Hazztech Douglas Bader was a famous English pilot during WWII and baader-meinhof was the other name for Red Army Faction , a far left terrorist group that was active mainly in the 70s in West Germany. Pilot goggles= Douglas Bader + coming out all covered looking like a terrorist= Baader-Meinhof Group.

@atilaszlo8288 2 года назад

@@ongogablogian71 thanks! Never knew that!

@Scalloops 7 лет назад

I love the way James is like 'Oh this is idiotic'. Makes me laugh every time

@kleinbottled79 10 лет назад

It's videos like this that make Top Gear the best show (pause)... In the World.

@nutshot_brawler8466 4 года назад

1:00 “obviously i know everyone in Hammersmith”😂

@silversky5554 6 лет назад

5:35 he's predicting his own future right there

@jasonbentley9968 6 лет назад

4:24 Is just hilarious! It's just his reaction to the rain hitting him that gets me laughing

@palefaced1 3 года назад

The chemistry between these 3 is magic.

@lew5468 4 года назад

3:05 There's another button in there which is ve- YAAAAAAAAAA

@CrazyChemistPL 10 лет назад

Only Caterham, but with optional windscreen, roof, doors and heater (all of which you can actually get, not all for the R500 though).

@barrybend7189 4 года назад

As of now they do for the r500.

@Vashtanerada477 4 года назад

“Douglas Bader-Meinhoff” has gotta be the funniest joke Clarkson has ever made hands down. I’m shocked it didn’t even get a chuckle out of Hammond or May (although I guess May might not have heard it).

@archangel9191 4 года назад

"And with that, back to the studio!" Good close to a great classic Clarkson and Top Gear moment.

@Daehawk 9 лет назад

Cant really stand the other two cars but the Hamster's car rocks. I LOVE that military style little 3 wheeler.

@cameronbuchanan1996 4 года назад

Are you kidding thats the ugliest worst car there, It cant even go around a corner properly..

@SvenTviking 4 года назад

those honda kids But it’s also the most fun.

@yourstrulybae 9 лет назад

Bring back the original top gear cast and you can keep 5 million viewers

@lewis72 5 лет назад

This, by a long, long way, is NOT the original cast of TopGear !!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QAV04i4-Afg.html

@mushufitzburg2741 2 года назад

4:37 Robert Kubica moment 💀

@Sazuza2 8 лет назад

4:28 Honda S2000 with hardtop, a proper car for the job

@ranjankoma 8 лет назад

Tht s2k driver might have laughed after seeing those guys

@hybridAbsol 6 лет назад

I seen that S2000 almost every week

@m4xwellmurd3r 11 лет назад

"None of these things are good use for my genitalia, which has run away" lmfao I couldn't stop cracking up at that

@rockclimbingskills 4 года назад

I miss these 3 so much. I could watch them all day.

@KlunkerRider 7 лет назад

I love the Morgan but I want a full windscreen, and a reasonable attempt at a top, and a spare tire...all things the most classic Morgans all had previously.

@ThirteenMatt 7 лет назад

Well, the three wheeler IS the most classic thing Morgan does. That's where the company started from, and those never had any kind of convincing weather proofing device.

@KlunkerRider 7 лет назад

Every classic Morgan 3-wheeler I have come across had no worse a bonnet/top than any MG TC/D/F ever had, something is better than the big nothing they come with today. Particularly with their proposed e-trike, talk about a useless toy without a top.

@1061shrink1061 7 лет назад

and all things the R500 could have come with if they'd asked for it.

@magnusrydinger3993 6 лет назад

I have a morgan plus 4 fourseater! and is the best car ever! and i am from sweden!

@Hugofreddie 5 лет назад

Morgan three wheeler roofs were never in my experience very reliable. Whatever happens rain goes down your neck .

@SteamKing2160 7 лет назад

5:07 James May: If you're watching Caterham, Heater! and Windscreen!!

@alanraylocklear1117 7 лет назад

SteamKing2160 Plus a roof!

@SteamKing2160 7 лет назад

yes indeed

@jamesoren7238 6 лет назад

Lol to be fair as long as I've seen caterhams they've had windscreens and tents on top when it rains. I notice though on their website that that's not an option on the track versions? seems daft

@avisuavikhizho8513 4 года назад

I really Love them... So fun to watch....not only that they enjoy every of the new and old cars.

@imblack011 2 года назад

5:33 Jeremy absolutely jinxed it right there

@simonwu7250 2 года назад

A drive of these go carts gives us so much fun watching The trio is really something else

@RobertSnapFodor 5 лет назад

Morgan 3 wheeler is one of my dream cars. Work of art .

@f.gpluss7503 9 лет назад

at 4:24 you know the driver in that hard top is laughing.

@mikeokeefe2014 3 года назад

The British wit...and humor at it's finest.....love these guy's .

@hoilst 8 лет назад

"It's Douglas Bader...Meinhof."

@glowbugVT 7 лет назад

This is an underrated joke.

@chrisdooley6468 7 лет назад

hoilst lol not sure many got that one

@simong2166 6 лет назад

Chris Dooley What is the joke? I don't get it

@Sledgeh101 6 лет назад

Simon Groome Google Douglas Bader, then Bader Meinhoff. It's a joke that probably not even many Brits would have gotten.

@GranTruismo4head 6 лет назад

12 more miles and then I can pretend I’ve never heard of the words: “KTM” “CROSS” OR “BOW”

@MegaDrainProductions 5 лет назад

The X-Bow is actually a very common car to see in most parts of the US. From what i've seen, there's quite a few in northern Illinois and parts of Wisconsin. Even saw one while driving through Tennessee.

@charlotteleates9375 4 года назад

“I’ve never had to stop and by another outfit on the way, I’ve never been so miserable” “here we are, at work. Frankly I wish it was the gallows” 😂 always makes me laugh!

@XxMrMarquesxX 10 лет назад

4:30 I can see clearly the trolling face out of that S2K

@ltu42 11 лет назад

I can relate to that. I've finished building a sevenesque roadster with no windscreen this year, got into a rain storm or three.

@Folopolis 6 лет назад

1:19 Smashing.

@baoboumusic 4 года назад

7:44 "You know when you find a potato in the bottom of the fridge that's been there for a while?"

@alanbugler4404 3 года назад

who keeps potatoes in the fridge?

@buttheyreinvestmentsdear3132 3 года назад

Watching this put my plans to get a Morgan or Westfield off forever! An old MX5 does the job nicely and has a hood, heater and air on if it’s Japanese.

@stuarthays9864 8 лет назад

This is my absolute favorite episode!

@zephyrod7307 5 лет назад

The KTM X-Bow is actually one of my favourite cars

@JG-jb1wl 9 лет назад

love hammonds car

@vickiebonnici1915 8 лет назад

Me to

@JG-jb1wl 8 лет назад

would drive it as a everyday

@indicadierof45 8 лет назад

+peter morales I saw one like that colored silver in a supermarket couple of months back, in Spain

@indicadierof45 8 лет назад

+peter morales I saw one like that colored silver in a supermarket couple of months back, in Spain

@iSkully99 8 лет назад

+peter morales You clearly haven't learned from this video.

@atsonaga5520 4 года назад

Hammond car is boss! 6:00 is the best part of the video 😂

@konchy Год назад

Gosh. I miss these years. This and Mythbusters were highlights of my week and I would always look forward to catching it on TV

@Commanderziff 4 года назад

It's an anti-theft feature. Even with the key in hand it's almost impossible to steal that car.

@milos-7712 3 года назад

5:08 Well apparently they were watching. So now you get both a heater and winscreen(and a..."roof"). Though I can't seem to find the part where they say the car should cost double as much as it does 😄

@shugo541 4 года назад

I met them when they were filming this. In a petrol station just outside Guildford, they pulled in for fuel.

@tichardlenehan943 4 года назад

WoW 😮

@Oldbmwr100rs 11 лет назад

that one is a racing model for use primarily on tracks. i actually was able to visit the shop in Caterham where they had a large garage full of 7's, well worth the look around. They don't build the cars there though.

@GradyPBrown 7 лет назад

"Here we are at work. Frankly I wish it was the gallows." LOL Gets me every time.

@fataaality 4 года назад

love the Trish Stratus theme song

@ajithdevadiga3939 3 года назад

No one is these much dedicated like these 3 legends. They put their lives to danger for our entertainment. Love you forever old TOP GEAR team ❤️ J❤️J❤️R❤️

@laurenceh6827 6 лет назад

'Here we are. At work. And frankly I wish it was the gallows' this is possibly one of the funniest things Jeremy has ever said 😁

@gabrijelbrobosnjak5028 4 года назад

1:06 That guy looks like that non car guy from car throttle.

@pokemaster123ism 8 лет назад

I question why none of them thought to wear helmets with visors

@colc5469 6 лет назад

pokemaster123ism Weather was decent when they set off

@thatfriggingbathroom2656 5 лет назад

Because it would have been less funny

@MartinWillett 4 года назад

Both Hammond and May would likely own such helmets for motor-bicycling, I bet they were told it would be much more fun if they didn't wear them. Indeed it was. For us.

@CarrionCrow993 4 года назад

Because that is the uniform of the biker, and Clarkson ridicules bikers on principle

@bikewolf7455 4 года назад

All of you are wrong^^ As you probably noticed in other episodes of the series its not like they woulndt wear helmets but what i noticed in a lot of other shows (even bike shows) the presenters always have open face helmets or non so you can see their faces and know who is who. Also its more personal and bonds the viewer more when youre not covering your face while talking

@Jesse-B 3 года назад

Discovered the joys of motorcycling along the way.

@nebiyoudaniel8957 3 года назад

One of the best episodes ever made

@warchild4974 3 года назад

2:19 Hahaha who here remembers crisp ten pound notes!?

@barnanimal30 2 года назад

3 of the greatest entertainers EVER!!

@darrensurrey 3 года назад

Amazing. They drove south past Tolworth Tower before B&Q New Malden! Top Gear - redesigning SW London since 2013.

@sunilsurginath 4 года назад

In caterhams defense they do offer a winscreen and a removable roof as optional add ons

@muhammadraihansaputra2380 4 года назад

6:56 Those all cars were remain me to le mans, when carrol shelby was used cars like them

@TheBeavadelic 11 лет назад

4:54 to 5:00 probably the funniest thing I've ever heard Hammond say!!!!!

@D8W2P4 6 лет назад

While I didn't go as fast as they are this reminds me of one of my jobs running a loader (didn't have the glass just the roof) hauling ash from the boiler for 12 hour shifts at a powerplant. Which when it rained it made the wood chips they fed into said boiler wet so it didn't burn as well and produced more material to haul, so when it rained you HAD to be in the rain to haul the half burned wood chips and ash so the boiler wouldn't get backed up.

@mattp7955 11 лет назад

this is one of favourite challenges

@devanman7920 5 лет назад

It's the little things like them having a laugh and trying to do something silly like seeing if James can get the car started that made this show unlike anything else!