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- The Porsche 911 Turbo and an ageing VW Beetle go head-to-head in an extraordinary one-mile drag race - through the air! Richard is in the Porsche and must cover the distance on the ground while the Beetle is dropped from a helicopter. Which will win? The Porsche or gravity?
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Slightly used Beetle for sale.
Did only one mile in the last 10 years, no engine or tire wear.
I’ll take it
How much?
I mean... your not wrong.
TheEmeraldSword ?
Hit by a rock once, light panel denting and a scratch... should buff right out.
It landed on all fours, computer physics of any game taught us that it's perfect to keep driving
Sticks the landing.
Except if you played beamng drive
The beetle literally impersonated words :"better death than second" 😁
Just like its father
The comments section just proves how loyal VW fans really are.
Porsche designed car beets Porsche made car when it's dropped from space...
Shalom
Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows./Inspiration+There are many worries in our lives. Yet, God has made things very simple: He has promised to take care of all our worries, and we only have to worry about one thing: His Kingdom. If that is our number one priority, nothing can stop us, and nothing can distract us, because God has taken care of the rest. /Prayer+ Father, help me to take my mind of unimportant things. Help me grow the faith to know that You are there to take care of my needs, so that I can focus on serving You. Thank you Father for assuring that I will never want, for You are my Lord, and in Christ I have all I need. Amen.
@@SeektheLordsface Praise Allah
@@abecadlo15 if God doesn't Kill His true prophets, why did muhammad die?
@@SeektheLordsface damn you're easy to bait
_”that’s why I elected myself to get into the beetle for a drag race”_
**gets in the beetle being dropped from a mile in the sky**
The tragedy would worsen by a lot if that really happened... OOF!
Want to see 1000 grown men cry? Just destroy an old car.
Its understandable tho. They are destroying a piece of history that can never be recovered. The numbers of old cars are always decreasing
Shalom
Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows./Inspiration+There are many worries in our lives. Yet, God has made things very simple: He has promised to take care of all our worries, and we only have to worry about one thing: His Kingdom. If that is our number one priority, nothing can stop us, and nothing can distract us, because God has taken care of the rest. /Prayer+ Father, help me to take my mind of unimportant things. Help me grow the faith to know that You are there to take care of my needs, so that I can focus on serving You. Thank you Father for assuring that I will never want, for You are my Lord, and in Christ I have all I need. Amen.
Fun fact: jeremy james and richard hate the beetle
Sean Robertson Or in general, destroy any old machine to incite rage, depression and suffering.
They bought it, it was theirs, they were free to do with it whatever they wanted. If you want to save an old car like this, buy it for yourself and take care of it. But don't tell others what they are supposed to do with theirs. It's all just things anyway, meant to be used. They used it for a much better purpose than most other cars like this. They made an entertaining video out of it, it's been immortalised this way. Get over yourselves lol.
My God it turned into a Porsche 356
Haha! Good one!
No, that’s a karmann ghia
@@AndyHinkson i remember the first time I saw a karmann ghia, I was like what... Is that.... Wha!
Oh yeah you’re right!
Producer: Some red beetles are destroying my morning flowers
R.Hammond: Say no more, I shall avenge
Being a car guy it hurts to see a nice beetle being wrecked
The beetle that was dropped just had a quick respray. You can tell from the paint that was left on top of the engine. This beetle was probably at the end of its life.
***** But why do such a poor job on a perfectly functioning car? I doubt it was worth saving.
***** Yes, but this paintjob just seems deliberately sloppy. And the paint that was on the air cooled engine should have melted or evaporated off by now due to how hot the beetle's air cooled engine gets.
Salam boss and the first
[*] for the little beetle
RIP In Peace, Herbie. Thou shall be missed.
ah yes. rest in peace in peace...
But that was not herbie...... It was a rare beetle that was destroyed, and i also feel bad for the red beetle.
@@kaistzar2831 .... You sure?
@@kaistzar2831 so you mean a super beetle?
@@gabrielthee2tankengine792 r/woooosh
after that little stunt, both the beetle and porsche had suffered comparable mechanical damage.
Today n the Comment section:
We're joined by the BEETLE OWNERS CLUB
yep
I destroy beetles for fun
@@Zak-ob5ze you shouldn't exist
@@Bosco_the_Historian says the commie
@@man2meandyou yes
now all I need is a helicopter and and a giant red marker to win every dragrace
+Gangstabob716 You kind of only get to win one race in your life using this method, assuming you have to be in the car!
+raicho20 ill have a titanium alloy armor
+Ernesto Chang - won't make any difference :D
Notso Sure it does in halo 5 guardians
Gangstabob716 *win ONE drag race
Shame..
Legendary cars should be treated with respect.
I am not a beetle fan, but if a car that old and slow still has fan clubs, then you should not do that... People are getting too materialistic and forgetting what design quality really meant.
the presenters dont even like the beetle, or simply hated it. typical.
*****
Strength and speed are not the only challanges in car design. There are other "values".You make your requirements specification then you take your design decisions accordingly. Hamburger is not super-food and kalashnikov is not the best rifle but there are certain qualities that make a certain design to turn into an icon.
A famous architect Christopher Alexander has many papers on this issue. He often mentions a "quality without a name". For this or that reason, that car is an icon and this is rude.
In British language:
It is like beating your grandmother because she doesnt look sexy.
SmyrnianTimes
well said
It was a Mexican one built in 1997....
It is definetely a legendary car, but also cheap as hell and one of the most produced cars in history.
THAT'S A CLASSIC BEETLE WHY DID YOU DESTROY IT?
You realise you've answered your own question.
No problems, they are gonna make a better and older one.
People take 60k cars and destroy them.... it's profitable.
@@jasonsprouse2803 they could take my 3k car and destroy it, I'll take their 60k car as compensation.
@@cinegraphics ..... they make their money off of the videos. People are clearing 6 figure incomes off of making videos. They have to make a lot of them though..... Your 3k car would not bring nearly as many views (income).
6:50 what can the best mechanic in ls do for you
127 $ later: *It's better than new.*
I would merely point out that flattened like that the beetle does look an awful lot like a Porsche.
+nanomage That's how Porsches are designed .... you take a Cayenne and drop it from half a mile => Panamera.
same car really
Oh what a shame , I would love to have that beetle
IKR? Chuck the idiot out the helicopter!
I'm gonna have a 1302l Beetle :)
Sailor _ niceee, enjoy it
But yes it is sad to see that poor Käfer getting destroyed :(
Have one, need complite restauration, I can drive it.
I saw an perfect condition beetle in blue while I was driving
It’s was beautiful
I followed it and when it park I take a look at it and
There’s no rust at all
Interior is beautiful
Like my
Did you actually followed lmao
How are you enjoying your Beetle? Lol
Watching top gear now makes me wanna cry, I remember all my childhood afternoons watching those 3 going nuts!
that almost made me cry. DONT DESTROY BEETLES!!!
+Max Kanne Poor beetle
+Max Kanne no they're crap
+718Gilbert Can you give a reason why? Like an actual, detailed reason why
+718Gilbert I LOVE my super b. They are so much fun to drive! You're missing out.
+Michael Maze On the contrary, if you're going to destroy a car, make it a Beetle. There are so damn many of them, you won't be destroying something that will be missed.
You should have destroyed a riced out civic
The people that drive riced out Honda's already destroy them from not properly tuning them and they try to drift and do burnouts in them so idk. Breaking something that is already broken does not seem to be very exciting i guess.
QBallzEMP then the newly riced one
pierce yu A new piece of shit is as bad as an old piece of shit...
+QBallzEMP they should have destroyed that than the beetle
+Heavyspeed hmmm... Let me think, lets go with a Yugo instead
When i went to india with my family because my mother was sick,we always had an abandoned beetle somewhere near our house.
To bury her in or why?
I remember when this was first aired I had it recorded and was watching it with my dad and just as the beetle was dropped it ended recording and I was so upset, but I was able to watch again from that part a day later
Does anyone else feel bad when seeing that beetle falling?
and I always wonder, where these completely wrecked cars in the middle of the desert come from...
haha, Stairway to heaven cover? =D
The answer is always Richard Hammond!
Poor buggie. Made me sad to see it crash to the ground.
You do realize hitler designed that right
@@anattempttomakecontent776 it was designed by Porsche commissioned by Hitler. You don’t have to like Hitler to like VWs buddy, get a grip on reality.
Cry about it
@@anattempttomakecontent776 even better
I’ve always wondered if the results would’ve been different on asphalt.
Of course. Richard complained about the driving surface a few times. And he still got close to winning
OMG I never have heard the producer groaning at 4:04.
As an owner of 1973 Red Volkswagen Convertible Super Beetle, I am not afraid to say I cried a little.
This video makes me so sad...I mean it's funny when Doug DeMuro destroyed a Kia that was worth (-$39), but this is just depressing...
I didn't cry but I felt emotions and the pain that beetle went through
I own a ‘98 and seeing this made my heart brake more than that beetle
No...not Herbie 😭 why would you do that to a Classic? RIP little guy
1. There a over 20 Million left of these classic Beetles
2. That was a broken one anyway
@@WarCrimeGaming what do you mean it was broken anyway no it wasn't it was perfectly fine
@@loneknight3357 Why would they scrap a working Beetle? It would be a waste of money. Besides, the engine was painted red, so it's probably from a junkyard.
@@WarCrimeGaming well by the looks of it it looked pretty nice to me
@@WarCrimeGaming and they did Scrap a working Beetle you didn't see it driving in the beginning
Why did he not sit in The beetle both times
It's a good question, should've been thorough
He thought the Porsche was going to win again.
Craigslist be like: Classic Volkswagon Beetle: Condition: Great
There are a few scratches, but It'll buff right out
Easy fix will cost a couple hundred bucks. I'd do it but then I couldn't rip you off..
My wife is making me get rid of it.
In that squashed form,the Beetle look like a Type 57 Bugatti
Killing a good classic its a crime..
no
So 50 years from now you'd cry about a corolla being destroyed? Just because it's old, doesn't mean it's rare or valuable. It's a piece of junk and you know that.
@@tyypit4493 any car that can pass the 50 years...is allways a great car. A Corola 1200 from 1970 is a 50 years old car and a Jewel today....same for Datsun 1200, Fiat 127, Mini 1000, Fiat 600...etc etc... I love cars not brands or just sport cars....Classic Cars should be respected so one day our grandsons can see one not only in photos....
@Friquido , no man sorry...Hetero...but I am sure that you will find your soulmate soon.
Shitty classic
Crazy how the vw bug driver survived the race! That was a far way down
The person that sold it to them: "I didn't know they were gonna do that! I made so many memories in that beetle!
"
they probably got it from a scrapyard, painted it nice, and decided to send out quickly and painless, instead of having it rust away miserably
@@waffle-jy5yf Yep, at 5:20 you could clearly see the Beetle is different--it has no headlights, door handles, or taillights.
@@xalataf3365 for sure it'd be cheaper to buy a local beetle from a junkyard than to ship one from the UK just for this. The beetle is everywhere accross teh globe it can't be hard to find in South Africa.
Dude the Beetle is everything but awful, I have one and I love my little bug, you can't really be really criticizing a decades old car for being slow... this car is a icon.
***** And Herbie's here to prove that.
***** With its Porsche 356 engine in the rear
+Aaron Hobson The Porsche 356 wasn't very fast. If they raced one of those against the 911 in the video, it would have miserable results as well. It really does look like he botched up the take off in the bug though. Maybe the 1300 is just that much slower then the 1600 I'm used to (still not very fast, but fast enough and geared well enough to do well at the beginning of a traffic light gone green)
Ignore them, they are typical old top gear lovers (Twits) lol
@Aaron Hobson, technically, the 356 had a modified Beetle engine. It would be more correct to say that the 356 was a heavily modified Beetle than reverse...
It's 2019 and I'm still watching this episode again and again..
No beetles were harmed in the making of this video.
TopGear destroyed a old clean bug,,,I will be crossing off TopGear's channel of my video list and give them a thumbs down.
Not convinced yet until the final race will also be done the other way around.
They just destroyed a perfectly good beetle 😲 oh such different worlds we live in
Nah, it was broken
No, the one they dropped was a stripped out shell, really banged up and crudely painted, no interior, probably no engine, can clearly see it doesn't have taillights which the running one they raced earlier did have. As a classic Beetle owner, I see nothing salvageable on it, so really no loss.
Why destroy a classic car, the supply of Beatles to destroy is limited
i agree, now there's only 2 left
@@Saturn185 1*
They deserve it
All kinds of classic cars get crushed daily. They could have easily picked a rarer car. The beetle might as well be the car to drop, as they made so many in the same style, up until the mid 2000s.
the supply of EVERY CAR to destroy is limited, they won't make one just for you to destroy it
I'm sad for the beetle. :(
hovio paro que triste
They made another one, even better and older.
That's a really nice beetle :(
+Esteban blank Was....a nice beetle... ;^;
+Motherbrain Jr Will be more on Amazon. xD :D
It was probably from a scrap yard and they did a dirty respray on it look at 03:02 when he shows the engine you can see red paint over the engine.
+Tim no,that beetle is still good but maybe the paint is the problem, they paint the body without closing the holes near the machine.
Faiz Zain I don't think that's the problem, why would they chose a good beetle anyway? It would cost more money and would be a waste. They just did a quick respray so it wouldn't look like crap on TV
I bet that beetle never went that fast its entire life... still hurts tho :(
Probably true. Doesn't really hut in my opinion though, even as a classic Beetle owner, as looking closely you can see the one dropped - which wasn't the same one as they raced against earlier - is just a stripped out shell, no interior, probably no engine, just a junk body.
Huh, why are there two beetles drag racing against each other?
What? I see just two Beetles..
haha well played :)
***** Finally somebody who get's the Irony of that debate.
As a german you're sitting there scratching your head, wondering what they are fighting about....same designer, same basic layout.........rear engine, air cooled engine, rear wheels, stramelined chassis design.
(although on the Käfer that was more a side effect)
And Ferri Porsche was equally proud of both.
Because 911 was a good sports car, and Beetle was a car that every family could have.
One question: WHY???
Cause you watch
Science...
One answer. BECAUSE!!!
Meanwhile the Beetle:
“Tis but a scratch.”
legend says that beetle is still falling
So it was never destroyed!
RIP Volkswagen Beetle. :3
Why do you keep watching....just curious
We Haul I wanna see if the Volkswagen Beetle can beat the Porsche.
And I bet that beetle still ran after that. Those things are built like tanks.
That poor beetle that I'd pick that beetle over the porche ;(
@@silvercoinsurfer1080 Honestly, I’d pick the Huey over the Beetle. Much roomier, faster, and it can carry a lot more.
@@jd_the_cat bad feul economy though.
Ouch
Probably the best use ever of the term “romping”
The beetle broke so hard that it also broke my heart
i dont stop crying for the poor beetle , i love them
Why
@@matthewjones3806 I mean, Beetles have a legacy. Plus, few cars have as much friendly personality as the Beetles.
I feel you man.😢
Are you people on DRUGS??? That's no way to treat a Beetle! LOL!
The ride in the beetle would be something else.
I really doubt the producers were high on weed, coke or meth when they came up with such crazy ideas.
The would be like ;you know whats cool, dropping a slow car from a mile and cheking if a really fast car can beat it by reaching the same point first🙌🙌
But beetles are so cute. Why not a rusty old toyota or something
Toyota prius ? That would make people happy
it will make every car guy scream in celebration
easier to find a rusty beetle than a rusty toyota :)
besides, the beetle would probably not working properly, while the toyota would be fully functional
What about a crappy civic
Did a Civic kill your dog or something?
Top Gear, trolling stupid car nerds since forever.
Chasden Cole You're welcome.
That race was Awesome 👏
When you're dad said "we are out of pizza rolls" 6:47
the beetle wins my heart over. I'd chose the beetle over the Porsche any day
If I didn't have the money to spend on the Porsche, I'd take the beetle and do some work on it.
You may not have that option for the Porsche, what if you couldn't sell it?
The Beetle is actually a Porsche, but a very it was buildt under Volkswagen.
*****
Do you need sucht power? You would rather get a ticket that driving with the full speed.
phixle
That power could be useful when passing on a two-lane road, plus you could take the Porsche to a track without being laughed at.
3:14 well I've watched enough Mythbusters to know where this is headed.
He should have been inside the VW.
How could you destroy a perfectly good Beetle?
R.I.P BEETLE :(
brutus64 So you have owned one and can speak from experience? They are actually very good cars and durable too.
wigs1098 I have a vw 1967 and has never failed, the best cars are the vw
that's true bro
you made me cry. WHY DID YOU DESTROY THE LEGENDARY 1970 VW BEETLE
@DamageIncM ye i think and hope so...
They are gonna make another one, even older than this one.
Fun race !!
I’d like to have a beetle like that . Long as it runs and drives . Lol 😂
The Beetle held up to that impact better than I was expecting.
What a horrible thing to do to Herbie's brother!!
+Guile Williams Nah it was his step brother. Or maybe the retired Horace ;).
+Guile Williams the Engine was broken and it would never shut up about how fast it was, so it was the right thing to do :)
+Exploatores no it was not.
+averagetoad4600 yes it was
Kevin Lopez There is a thing called "Restoration".
Barbarians!!! Why do you do that to that beetle!!!??? Respect!
time to revisit this challenge in 2021
Hammond: 'Umm... why is this Porsche so slow?'
Producer: 'It's red! Damnit, we've dropped the wrong car!'
Yesfunnyyes, no...
+AikarambaGaming That is a matter of taste.
lol
Haha
That VW could've had so much potential as a rat rod or a baja bug.
Yeah I know right
Benjamin Kenney Doubt it. The Beetle they dropped off looked like a car they found in a junkyard, eaten by rust but re-painted.
My point exactly, rat rod
Benjamin Kenney
yup, bugs are starting to become a little rare. They shouldn't be wasted like this.
My friend traded his bettle for a 64 mustang
Ya know the beetle fell from a mile up and still not as flat as i thought it would be
IMAGINE THE BEETLE WAS HERBIE!!! HOW WOULD HE FEEL?? MEANIES.
It was broken
what have the producers have been smoking.
Money probably..
i think!
:( I'm sad for the beetle
Chasden Cole the boxer platform is the best platform out there
Awesome test
Sensefull comparison.
You destroyed the peoples' car :(
+Home of the Mad hahahahahahahaa
+Home of the Mad nobody with a brain will
spitfireace87 out of all the cool cars that came out of the 60s and 70s, why do people like that car so much?
+Home of the Mad That car wasn't released in the 60s or 70s, it was first released in 1938.
Bongo300000000000000 yes but the 60s beetle was unarguably based off of the 30s beetle
I hate when ppl pronounce porsche porsh, when its really pronounced porsha.
40.....
41.
That was hilarious 😂
The one thing Hammond failed to realize is that the Porsche doesn't look better in the end, it looks the same. Squashed Beetle = Squashed Beetle.
4:04 AHHHHHAAHHAHHHHHHRRRGG!
lmao i just heard that
Guys, you know the beetle they dropped wasn't the same one that they drag raced earlier, right? In fact, the one they dropped was in complete shit condition
so? your point is?
It was bound for the crusher anyways. At least it went out with a bang
Brendan Sheehy The beetle is a simple motor. Easy to repair and parts are not too hard to come by. The beetle they mashed could've been made into a beautiful car again with some love...
But hey, this was awesome too :D
DrakeKillah Dude, there were almost holes through the floor. I wouldn`t even waste my time
ben sluder I'd just consider that a plus, you can either get a good engine and slap it in, refurbish an old one, or the right porsche engine, which will bolt right in, except you need to space the bootlid out a little... These beetles are great restoration pieces! Buddy of mine has one in good condition and it's fun to fill it up with friends on a road trip, everyone sits close together, no headrests in the way for conversation... just fun little cars to own!
Now, how long will the Porsche take for the vertical mile?
2:15 That shot of the Porsche going back to the start lmao
the beetle it wanted to beat the Porsche to prove that it had potential. It beat the Porsche but was it really worth it at the cost of its own life? R.I.P
Dammit top gear, I could use the beetle!!!
Epic race
...for a second, I saw a glimmer of hope there.
Am i only one who is not blind? Pause at 5:20, this is not the same beetle! This is peace of junk painted red! This beetle don't have even door handles or lights, the car is just painted fresh red and it fools you to think that is a nice car. At 4:43 you can see how bad the paint job is! They just painted ower rust,
Junkjards are full of cars like that, why don't you save all of those? Atleast this car got some fame before pressing into cubilcle!
You're correct but it's the principle of the thing.
You're not blind, but you might be deaf: 2:36 "So I was shipped out to a salt flat in South Africa, where another Porsche Turbo convertible and *another* awful Beetle had been lined up."
It might be rusty and repainted but it feels so wrong to destroy a beetle
Just an fyi it is the same
Let me rewind!
How could you do that to a beetle? This is an atrocity😖
:(
Deserved it
Look at 5:20 it’s not a beetle, it’s a beetle shell …
I half expected the beetle to take off like a rocket lol
The 911 cried " Grandma! NO! " when the beetle finally succumbed to her death