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- čas přidán 11. 08. 2010
- Offended by a fan having written in to complain that Top Gear don't do proper car reviews anymore, Jeremy takes the new Ford Fiesta on a 'serious' road test. Cue a car chase through a shopping centre and a Royal Marine beach assault!
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as I live next to this shopping center I can tell you that the skid marks are still there exactly 9 years later
BurgundyBoi is it supposed to be a joke
Pls make video about it
Has anyone asked why do they have skid marks in the middle of the mall?
No they're not.
@@mondeowagon its festival place in basingstoke, i think its been cleaned up now.. especally 10 years later
The black Corvette failed its mission. As punishment it was dismantled, its engine being used to blend smoothie and swing rocking chair.
H C Could’ve been a relative, ya never know.
Ah yes I do like a tall glass of Bovril and Brick to begin a day.
@@taurusreborn2571 "Bloody Awful" is the name, my boy
😂
That corvette gets the eternal torment of the engine going in an mx5 😂😂
Boss: hey, any ideas?
Employee:Mario kart coconut mall and WWII
Boss: say no more
I love how the soldiers in the car are all constantly grinning 😄
You would too if you were a passenger in a car driven by Jeremy Clarkson.
@@maxharter5716 id be screaming
They were having some great fun that day.
to be honest in like hollywood movies and what not the bad guys always make the mistake of having a rwd car that has too much power to handle well. so the good guy can get away in tight narrow spaces with something like a ford fiesta or a prius. if i was a baddie i would have chosen something that is a little small but has some power and has good traction like the ford focus rs.
It'd be hard not to if you're in a car with Jeremy Clarkson during a beach assault
"You cold?"
That's the best question to ask during a beach assault, isn't it?
I thumbed your comment up but I think you meant to say Question.
Saucy Pidgeons Yeah, I just realised my faults. Thanks for pointing that out.
BBC: so what’s your budget?
Top gear: yes
Think their answer would more closely resemble 'No'.
@@DMAX-tp4pc I think that estimation is far off 😂😂
Very
@@DMAX-tp4pc are you stupid
Same as the government
4:46
When you need money so you become an uber driver in WWll
The invasion of Normandy 1944 colorized.
lool
@@jasons2023 lolol
Sounded like a parent dropping off their kids for school when they were getting out
My dad bought a Ford Fiesta right after this episode was aired. It was his first brand new car.
I still drive it even today, 10 years later. Brilliant little car.
Same here, still going strong too
I've got a 2010 1.4 titanium in that colour. Super little car for the small roads near me. Economical, comfortable and actually really fun.
It's a fucking Ford for god's sake. Rather buy literally any other car, anything is better than a Ford- except a Dodge, maybe
I own a 4th gen 1.6 zetec fiesta, it accelerates nothing like a 25 year old econobox should
Same here too! Had 1.6 and now I drive it to my college too! What a fun car it is for an economy car after 10 years when my mom bought it out of the dealership.
when the BBC accidentally put an extra zero on the end of the series budget.
+Cup no no no, extra eight thousand zeros.
+bob That would be more money than the entire global economy.
roflcopterannoysme Do you not know what the hell hyperbole is??????!!!!!??????
I thought the budget was a tenner
not any more. budget cuts.
The Marines' briefing: today we're conducting a beach assault. Approaching from the south with 5 landing crafts, 3 RHIBS and a Fiesta"
Marines not aware of the whole situation:........... Wot?
"You fuckin' what, Leftenant?"
XD I can imagine defenders of the beach consulting what is attacking them.... our scouts have spotted 5 landing crafts, 3 RHIBS and a Ford Fiesta ........well, we are f*cked
Sir yes s.....wait what!?
@@ShanesAutos "RETREAT BOYS"
Royal Marines: literally going to war on a beach
Jeremy: oH LoOk i cAn pUt sMoKe gReNaDeS iN tHe c U p H o L d E r S
5:28
🤣
Ha ha Really funny 😂😂😂😂😂
Jeremy is fired
@@ZappedDolan420 thx
The icing on the cake of this review is that, through all the silliness, there are still snippets of genuinely helpful and honest commentary: "The instruments are really sharp" "Excellent range on full beam". Jeremy cared.
Is it green?
"Yes, very."
That is all folks, lets go home!
XD
4:07
For this video, literally.
"And on that bombshell....GOODNIGHT!"
Dennizzz119 2k lik
The Corvette was like an excited dog on a wooden floor XD
great analogy XD
Terrier
Try a puppy
Not only an excited dog.
My cat has no problem to do the same stunt on newly polished and waxed parquet. In fact, she quite enjoys herself when she can do powerslides while hunting those pesky little tinfoil balls that infest our flat.
Tom Evans lol
BBC: Can you do a practical review of the new fiesta?
Clarkson: Sure can. That'll cost 500.000 pounds then
Why d you have a decimal point after 500? It looks like 500 pounds.
@@soulreaperichig0 Most of Europe uses "." in their number and "," as their fraction.
Meaning he if wanted to put the fraction it would be 500.000,00
Yeah, OK, the budget was insane, but is noone going to comment on Jeremy's driving skills when he's under pressure?
The budget wasn't insane at all lol, the only real cost was probably renting the shopping centre for one night and covering the damages. I'd be surprised if they had to paid anything for the Royal Marines part: it was most likely another regular training, and I'm pretty sure the RM had no problem allowing them to film a skit there, since to the RM it was basically free advertising for millions of telespectators. The only real budget was for the film crew and Clarkson and transportation, and that's most likely it
@@oliviersavard8676 Interesting.
Most likely it was a stunt driver
@@MrMaseratiboy No, Jeremy is actually quite a skilled driver, its more than likely that he was pulling off those moves in the mall himself.
@@oliviersavard8676 do you go around on every comment mentioning its budget saying that?
And THAT Ladies and Gentlemen is why Top Gear is the best show in the World.
YEP
The best show... in the world!
SipanHamed was* the best show in the world.
***** honestly us isnt that bad, its nothing compared to top gear but it is a good show on its own, they made a mistake by calling it top gear though, because its not its not and it shouldn't try to be
SipanHamed Was
"If your kids are being annoying, Shoot them." -Jeremy (Top Gear)
V8 Rocking chair
(Invented by Jeremy Clarkson)
@Matthew Martin No, no it wouldn't. Green on blue at worst.
"hey, i'm just going through your drivethrough and i can't find your shop"
"drivethrough? we don't have a... oh no..."
Man this comment was from forever ago but still. needs way more likes
Perhaps the most iconic car chase on a TV programme... *IN THE WORLD*
You knew that was coming.
I'm surprised that Ford didn't use that in their advertising. Something like "Ford Fiesta, THE No.1 supermini car for Beach assaults!"
+tominatorxx Silly goose, this IS the advertising
Oh you innocent child...
tominatorx
tominatorxx I
tominatorxx that's cos ford is an American company, but the fiesta is hardley ever seen there
Yesterday I was driving in my Fiesta in the shopping centre, and chased by a Corvette ZR1. So YES, this could happen to you.
i love the fiesta chase by a corvet
Went for a joyride in my moms 2017 Ford Escape...4WD does quite well on marble I do say so myself. So well........I escaped.
Lol whats next, mustangs got got bashed repeatedly in the barn yard by a ford ranger with load gage of sheeps
Toyota Fortuner i did that recently and she was very mad as hell, i never mustangs can activate their auto orgasm when theyre hot tempered
Whats this mediocre happening, you cant sexually transmitted yourselves each other
I really want to know what the Royal Marines were assaulting.
A Prius?
James?
We may never know.
It was james, they call him “captain” slow for a reason
James: *Puts down cup of tea and looks out shed window*
"That's a Griffin HAR2 helicopter. Oh cock!"
The bbc budget for the vid
Stig.
Basicly the same thing
Imagine being a marine fighting and a fiesta pulls out of no where and runs you over😂😂like in warzone
When I die, I hope to do so either tragically or amusingly. And amusingly would be a lot more fun.
Imagine enemy soldiers getting hit in the backside by a Fiesta car door being flung open in the middle of a shootout.
😂😂😂😂😂
i live in basingstoke and to this day in 2016 those car skid marks are still in festival place
REALLY!?!
XxARGScOpExX Gaming Well... Can anybody clean it up?
JuTai ANG nope but they replaced some tiles but not all of them you can go into some shops and ask to see if you can see the really dark skid mark tiles
XxARGScOpExX Gaming Thanks
I thought the place looked familiar, it's slightly strange to think they did this stuff so close to home, I'm so used to them going to all these exciting destinations around the planet it's odd to see them in Festival place or Farnborough business park.
The budget of this review probably exceeds the budget of some full length movies.
+Boris Terekidi (Xi Digital) The beach assult should have happen anyway. that was not on topgears budget. the RM staff let them do it for the fun of it.
i wonder how much money it cost to rent a whole city mall and the car park outside, and then clean it?
tell me your comment is just a bad joke
Exploatores r/wooosh
In the blues brothers they used an old shopping mall
The marine in the back “are we there yet?” 😂😂😂
After hearing that the Fiesta has come to the end of its life it’s great to look back on this segment to see what a brilliant little car even the normal non ST model was.
I have a fiesta exactly like this, except I have 2 instead of 4 doors. Its my first car and first I wasnt that happy with the color but it really grew on me. I love how it looks and it handles really nice
Over the top and utterly ridiculous. God I loved this show.
Alastair Barkley everyone loves fast cars, guns and helicopters, that's what made this show so good hahaha
@@flypast9725
Like an Andy Sidaris film without girls in bikinis and more humor.
just like the grand tour.
"The smoke grenades fit perfectly in the cup holders"
LOL
Imrhan Khan Shajahan
2:37 picture of woman in a bikini
Clarkson: stops and hmmm
I love how Clarkson has always been saying “POWERRRRRRR” 🥺🤣
we need to get a petition to make the Ford Fiesta the official beach assault vehicle of the Royal Marines
Agreed
Just put some kevlar in the panels and some around the fuel tank
@@ThatCyberpunkGuy okay enough with the pinto joke
I agree William J Blazkowicz
D day with cars
Not enough ammo fits in the glove box I'm afraid. I hope this will be corrected in the next iteration of the Fiesta.
It's an American company, I'm sure could do you proud.
+TurtleHeroMan they use a potato to film :)
+TurtleHeroMan why is it that in America you can get fiesta ST's with four door but in my country, Britain, you can only get two door fiesta ST's?
Hannah Innes because your country secretly sucks.
Well the SA80 is a pretty short bullpup. You couldn't fit a silly American M4 out the window.
2:42 The exact moment when the mall officials regretted giving permission for this show.
Such a shame they have discontinued this car. The most affordable compact car there was. Loved the fiesta.
When classical music kicks in you know shit is going real.
When you said that I was legit at that stage of the video XD
A kickar$e ballet of form and function.
tchaikovsky
This is like a faf chase scene
Romantic, but yes
The best car review... in the world.
+Daniel Matthiesen yes, very
Or ad
The best car review *pause*... In the world.
What episode was this in?
Top Gear’s Series 12 Episode 6
3:32 that was a smooth J-turn
I'm watching the Drivetribe video where they are revisiting this shopping centre.
its must have been so awkward to ask the manager if they could do this. 'Hey, do you mind if we race a few cars in your lovely shopping centre?'
Not really. Nobody says no to the BBC.
"Hey do you mind if we take a platoon for a beach assault exercise in my Lime green Fiesta?"
They'd have been well payed for it.
they filmed it in Basingstoke, which is a shithole anyway
So does BBCs entire budget go into Top Gear?
No no. I think they leave a few pennys left over for the unimportant things like Eastenders and the news.
Freakymonify What's left over goes to Doctor Who, obviously.
In fact, Top Gear is one of their most profitable shows due to its popularity, probably due to things like these. So see the money spent on these things as a good investment :P
nah i bet ford paid for most of this.
david welch Im sorry but doctor who has been absolute shit recently so i don't belive they get any budget at all
As a kid I always used to wonder why there were skid marks on the floor of the shopping centre. Now I know.
Are they still there?
What year?
The janitor having to clean up those skid marks on the floor after this
He should get extra pay, if not the rest of the month off XD
I'm pretty sure those skid marks are still there oddly enough.
2:35 truly the best Jeremy Clarkson moment
That is just Jeremy Clarkson
You must see him driving peel p50 he has commented on Fiona Bruce in it
Mmmm...
Sometimes when you're in a mall being pursued by Baddies, you gotta take a moment to appreciate the finer things in life.
Hmmmm
Mmmmmmm
whenever someone makes fun of me for owning a fiesta
i shall show them this
People making fun of you for owning a Fiesta are just angry at themselves for buying any other small hatchback in all fairness. My £1400 10 year old one ('09) drives nicer than the literally brand new Corsa I learned to drive in at the beginning of last year.
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Idk I hate with the Fiesta you can't even have a custom double din stereo system
@@BlueBird-wb6kb yea i know it sucks that you cant really tamper with anything to make it more fun. but it works and is fun to drive so that's what matters.
Fiestas are nice cars. However post 2010 vehicles for Aussie markets come from Thailand, hence the powershift issue.
The fact it’s not been hydro locked after that drop into the ocean is brilliant
“Come on!”
“Are we nearly there yet?”
“Co-“ laughs.
I love how these guys actually have a good time with the TG Team.
“The kids are being annoying. Shoot them.”
I wonder how many more Fiestas where sold because this episode.
+Alejandro Medina We got one after seeing this
+Alejandro Medina It depends how many people have problems with baddies chasing them in a corvette through a shopping centre every day...
+Alejandro Medina It depends how many people have problems with baddies chasing them in a corvette through a shopping centre every day...
By the way, you used the wrong where and the right one was were so there is your grammar and punctuation homework.
+Animals&Cars Grammar Nazi
those 415 people who disliked were those who cleaned all afterwards
Tyre marks on concrete floor is a pain in the ass to clean
Nah it was waxed marble so just a big industrial buffer and about 3 hours and it'll be good to go
+Skraith I had only a sponge and soapy water, but thanks for the advise
Subaru Guy Oooh God bless
Make it 450 people
“The kids are being annoying. Shoot them”.
“Shoot the enemy in the middle of it’s face!”
Priceless.
Farewell old boy, it's been a fantastic 46 years.
"What if I go to a shopping centre and get chased by baddies in a corvette?"
That's....
Oddly specific....
but it could happen with anyone, anytime
Happened with me at intu uxbridge, thankfully I was in the focus rs. Baddie was in the ZR1. The vette nearly took out starbucks.
They're on a mission from God
Ikr? The other day the baddies were going after me in a Toyota Corolla
If it’s not a black vette then you don’t need to worry
that shopping centre is my local one, after they filmed there was skid marks on nearly every corner :p
Basingstoke?
***** aye
Where was it? It looks like Basingstoke at a few points
It was Basingstoke xD
lol. i stumbled across this and recognised it right away! i was half expecting him to say something along the lines of where is basingstoke anyway lol
That's the best part of this show being part of a government-owned network. They can simply attach this car to a training exercise they were going to do anyway. Keeps the soldiers sharp and keeps the entire world laughing their asses off.
Still one of the greatest Top Gear scenes ever. Watching in 2020 still.
2:37 "Mmmm!" I Died Laughing.
So did I XD
It's great. They have free Monster drinks. :)
I shop there nearly every week and i walk by that and go "mmmmmmm" as well so when jezza did it i laughed so hard
Connor Kingston
are the Tire/Tyre Marks still there?
digitalrailroader No the BBC had to pay the store to get them removed because technically it counts as vandalism even though the mall owner granted permission for him to do this he also said any damages must be paid for or that's what the employee at the store said. I remember when the shop had two work men taking off the floor when I went in.
Hands down one of his BEST car reviews. Next time I need a car to launch a beach attack with the Royal Marines I will know just where to go.
Damn, whilst that shopping centre scene is awesome, it's also like a time capsule capturing all those shops in 2008. It's crazy looking back how many of them wouldn't survive the GFC - I miss BHS breakfasts!
when you forgot your backpack 0:19
truly an underrated comment
Made my day
this is funny, I was watching the video and he was in the mall getting chased. I skipped forward a few minutes and I came out when he was on a boat with all the, marines and helicopters and crap. and I was like .....what the heck did I miss.....
Lmao same
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Det är ju
Just that the fiesta is green, very.
Who the fuck skips a TG video?! Are u insane?
When the BBC forget to put the decimal point on their budget
The bbc is owned by the british gonvernment
meaning they have unlimited money
@@bcro83 didn't know that until now man, I thought BBC was owned by a billionaire Business man or something.
Everything was cheaper 11 year ago buddy boy.
Also don't forget, the Fiesta was just a go kart frame with panels covering the doors. You really couldn't go cheaper than this car. A modern Polaris go kart is probably better than this thing, mechanically.
The price was high at the time, and even adjusted for inflation, it's still more than one should pay for something that could be built by a highschool machine shop in a home garage
Who came here again to watch this in 2022 after watching the "It's Time to Say #FarewellFiesta" video? Me off course. 😁
Me!
So saddened by the news that Ford is discounting this magnificent car. Farewell Fiesta!
is it green? 'yes, very'
well played, jeremy.
That's how Ford should advertise their cars in the future XD
"The grenades fit perfectly in the cup holder!"
Yup, that's my new favorite quote now.
Love how this is in my local shopping centre
you know the vette chase actually seemed pretty legit. There's no way that baddies can drive a corvette. It takes a lot of skill and balls to drive without traction control in one of those
milkmunstr I kinda wonder how a C7 would have done with the suspension in Sport mode.
News just in, the army are hoping to to have 50 ford fiestas deployed by 2015
2015 now, no Fiestas deployed.
They are now deploying 1.5 million ford focuses in 2019
When ur playing gta and that one starts following u everywhere u go
I love that the Fiesta was so graceful while the vette's massive torque made it impossible to keep up
The funny thing is he actually does review the car, just in classic top gear fashion
"LOOK AT THAT,the smoke grenades fit perfectly on the cup holder!"
GENIOUS
+poja82
Genius*
+MegaChaos91 Thanks
when you forgot something really important at the shop 1:05
me everyday when i leave home ;-)
Who’s here after hearing that the fiesta is being discontinued 😔
That soldier in the passenger seat looked like he was having some fun.
I think all of the soldiers in that car were having fun, but especially the guy in the passenger seat
The Fiesta is shopping centre friendly.
"These windows ARE heated but they arnt bulletproof..."
Jeremy's driving skill deserves a lot more respect
Fits smoke grenades in the cup holders? I'm sold.
They literally sunk the best TV show by firing its tip-of-the-spear presenter. It's so sad.
Jackbenv They signed up to host their own car show. Don't worry, they'll be back.
Jackbenv No, Clarkson sunk Top Gear by doing what he done, if you done what he done at your job, would you expect to keep your job?
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE TOP GEAR, and I am gutted it's gone, but still...
+Sirdiggar Yes I agree. As much as I love JC, what he did was stupid, selfish and I can't condone it. As for people who blame the BBC, they're beyond help.
+Sirdiggar well Your only half right. While what Jezza done was unthinkable and un proffessional.
It was after his departure that the shows ratings emmidiantly began to go down.
Call me whatever you like or be that as it may.
I still think it was a ridiculous mistake.
Infact If only they had did something more to keep Jeremy and that other producer apart from eachother or something. It never would have happened.
So call it what you like.
"I am breaking the speed limit indoor!"
Of course you are Jeremy
If there is one person in the world who can break speed limit indoors it's you
James: So what's the budget on this-
Top Gear: Yes
Jeremy: *Yeeeeeeees.*
I was expecting trouble in water that deep, but I must say, Ford has impressed me yet again. GO FORD!
the BBC must be very powerful to get a shopping mall and the royal marines to put all that on.
Being the number 1 show in the world does have it perks.
They're a public broadcaster don't you know!
Still the best review of any car on the internet, it just can't be topped.
Let's also give a shout out to the camera work on Top Gear, so constantly great.
2:48 janitor: how am i supposed to get these tire marks up? this is a first for me LOL
Those royal marines look so bad ass, damn.
Of course they are the deadliest soldiers on Earth!
*****
Just looking at them makes me scared and animated simultaneously.
Joshua Craddock cough S.A.S cough ....
Gamers. Art Yeah I know!
the Royal Marines are second only to SAS/SBS. none of that seal bullshit. the route I want to take when I'm old enough. Am I the only one who watches the ads anyway?
6:18 my wallpaper
The Baddies vs Jeremy car chase scene was actually far far better than many Hollywood films!! That's why Jeremy is quite unique amongst others!
Now all I want to do is run out to the garage and hug my Fiesta.
He's got the best job in the world
Your right.
+Leon what is on his right ?
***** Well he still does, just with Amazon this time
Anyone else thinking of the blues brothers? LOL
Fritz: Hans! What is das Wunderwaffe on the beach!
Hans: O NEIN , ZE FORDS ARE HERE , QUICK HIDE THE BLITZES AND BMW's!
No one gonna talk about 2:37? that part was hilarious!
How the hell did that thing make it through that deep water without flooding the engine?
I think the water splashed up to the windshield only on initial impact. After that the grille was above the water so the engine can continue breathing.
sc0tte1 the Royal Marines have a beach assault unit in north Devon where this was filmed, they modify land rovers and tractors to driver through water. They were asked to modify the fiesta to do this one time stunt. As you can see it worked but if the car was then driven normally it wouldn't get enough air to the radiator and most likely overheat!
Luna McLean great input, but you're wrong in this case, as it was featured in an issue of land rover owner as they went to look at the workshop.
1:21
Jezza: "POWERRRR!"
Corvette: ALLOW ME TO SING THE SONG OF MY PEOPLE
The fact that it survived through all that water was quite staggering lol
That scene with the Fiesta attacking along with the Marines will forever be iconic in Top Gear history.