Scorpiontamer Rowan Atkinson sold his McLaren F1 for £8million and that had been crashed by him twice the first crash was the biggestinsurance claim on a car ever in the U.K.
Bloke down the road from me has a silver one, even though I dislike silver cars, on an xj220, it still makes me gawp every time I see it. Absolutely beautiful car.
Anonnymouse Hacker Yeah that's super cars though. I'd imagine this is hypercar territory for the time. Just look at cars today in the upper supercar area. Aventador SV, F12 TdF. Both well over 700, and that's not even the best. Technology has come a long way don't you think?
+SirLimpsalot Rare and appreciating at last. An amazing v6 engine and I still think they look beautiful. Even if it had the V12 I don't think the top end speed would be much higher plus it would weigh allot more and cooling to consider. Active aerodynamics these days make car styling wayyy to fussy. The XJ220 S is sweet. Out of curiosity what was the colour of the XJ220 you saw? Not far from Edinburgh myself.
The car isn't rare, it's people that buy them as an investment and never drive it and leave it to rot in the garage and the engine seizes up from all the oil dripping down away from the engine. The 2010 Pontiac Vibe only sold 97 models. The 2011 Mercury Milan only sold about 30 or less. Plenty more rare cars than a XJ220, its just people do not drive an XJ220 on the road. It is trailered to and from car shows.
Das waren noch Zeiten, als Kind habe ich diese Sendung geliebt. Damals war alles so schön einfach, aber auch unerreichbar. Super schöne Zeit, viel zu schnell vorbei...
I got to drive a jag s-type R for a couple weeks to bring it over 2500 miles so we could sell it as a used car. It only had 940 miles when we aquired it. Not only did it sound better than any bone stock production car i had ever heard at the time, fuck me was it a drift machine. Within the first 5 minutes driving the thing I drifted the entire 360° freeway entrance perfectly. The rear diff was a thing of beauty. It was on or off. No bullshit. The gear ratios were kind of odd, BIG gap on the 2-3 shift but 3-4 was unbelievable. When you revved it the thing cracked like a whip. Seriously i had a super tricked out Audi b5 Rs4 at the time. I converted it to a single turbo, haltech stand alone ecu, lightweight single mass flywheel and a whole bunch of other stuff. It made 512hp at all 4 wheels. My point being, with that flywheel being less than 3 lbs in my audi, the thing sounded very impressive. The jag sounded more tight. Anyone know what im talking about?? I wanna say it was a 2009 s-type R. It was FFFFUUUUGLY as all get out but, the British racing green, the staggered wheelset they came with, and that glorious supercharged V6 left me giving absolutely zero fux about the stupid ass front end. I almost bought it, then I learned how much a 23 year old kid would have to pay for full coverage insurance on the thing. Guess...go ahead I'll wait...... WRONG!!!!! $506 A MONTH was the cheapest I could find. That was $128 less than the payment itself. The car was so cool I STILL almost bought it. But my best friend who I worked with at the time was like "Bro, I love you, but you're gonna hate yourself in 90 days if you go through with this. You can go buy a brand new Shelby gt500 for less." So that's what I did, hahahahaha!!!
Jaguar Chasseur Stealth TORNADO. There were only two built 001, and 002. 001 is currently for sale in Ireland, for a lot less than £53 thousand. The cost of road tax in the republic, for this beast would make your eyes water. I'm sorely tempted to buy it, but SWMBO would go ape.
Your right. 001 was currently for sale in Ireland. I bought it. Which is the one Clarkson drove in this clip. Yeah I kept the old Irish tax disc in the window showing it was €1890 per year. Outstanding. I also own 002 aswell so I have both in my possession. 2 very seriously fast cars.
This ones the best top gear the American one so so an the new one like not worth my time out em all it be the top gear an sad part is I'm from America lmao
Rampid Panjandrum we make shit loads of cars and all sorts today, where have you been living the last 20 years? Think you need to watch the top gear episode that shows what Britain still make, including pretty much all the F1 cars!
Current Top Gear is nothing like the "Old" one. This I would look forward to watching, the other one I would just occasionally flip to - every now and then - for a cheap laugh.
chimpaflimp Sorry for the late response, I wasn't notified on your comment. Anyway, I prefer this based upon the more car focused approach. Where instead of trying to be entertaining with drifting and sliding, it focuses on the car's attributes and features. IMO, its more serious and that's what I'm really looking for.
FunFact: The Jaguar XJ220 had 1500 deposits laid down to buy the car. When the truth of it not living up to the hype, only 275 actually got bought. Facts buddy, facts.
tveirken1 and yet 1 less HP than a stock 5.0L Lexus ISF. 350hp less than my 3.0L 2JZ. The Viper always underwhelmed me by it's horsepower. Kind of lame back then.
Yeah let's compare 20 year old technology with modern Lexus why not. How much power does your JZ makes from factory? 300 if you're lucky. Vette made 350 back then. Most japanese cars were locked to 280hp and you know that. Hottest shit from europe was like McLaren F1 with 621hp. 911 had 400 max with 2 turbos slapped in. What about torque figures? 1st gen Viper had 465 lb·ft (630 N·m) while McLaren F1 had 480 lb·ft (651 N·m). Everyone ignores the fact SRT team increased Viper's hp by more than 160% while sticking to same NA engine. Hurr durr giant engine producing low hp. yeah, except it weights just like VR38DETT GTR's engine while making a hundred more hp. Why no one complains about Veyron with it's 8.0l W16 with 4 turbochargers making 1k hp? Even your Supra with a turbo from a truck can make more.
Healt Desimal mmmkay my Supra back when the Viper came out made 320hp stock and with literally 4 parts made 410whp/~450crank, more than the Viper and yes in the early 90s. An intake, downpipe, exhaust and boost controller got you sub 4 second 0-60mph times on an otherwise stock car. The fact that Dodge FINALLY made that much power is a fine example of how incompetent they were in the 90s. The OEM couldn't even beat a mildly upgrade 183/3.0L I6 with an 8.0L V10. I'm not impressed. Oh and then let's compare them on a road course or a drag strip. One is a death trap, the other a solid and predictable performer. 🤔
And again you are comparing car with mods to the stock car. Apples to oranges. Doesn't really matter how much you can void your varranty you are still voiding it. And yeah, death trap with 13 world records. While Supra has? Yes, none. Old VIper is still there in the top ten cars around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Modified for drag strip? How about fastest 1/2 mile RWD trap speed? Stock? Try Dodge Demon. Dodge has you covered. Do I hate on Supra? Of course I don't. That would be silly. The car has potential. But I also think it's hella overrated. It's not all about horsepower, it's all about the feelings, emotions and passion you get man.
I DONT think so lol, Hennessy did make vipers (tuned them up and what-not atleast) but I'm pretty sure it was just called the Hennessy viper get or gts or maybe team Hennessy Viper? I don't quite remember but it was my favorite car in gran turismo.... 3? My memory isn't working very well this morning... Plus he said the name of them and it wasn't Hennessy js lol
+geterhero They were called the (viper) venom like he said in the video. I remember them using that paint scheme on some of the examples that showed up in Motor Trend. You can look it up on Hennessey's website.
+geterhero Hennessey wasn't a big name back then like he is now so there's a good chance they referred to it as venom rather than Hennessey Venom Viper. He was one on the few people tuning that car back then that appeared in magazines. I'm sure there were a few other ones, but his was the only one showing up in car magazines at that time. I had a subscription to Road & Track and Motor Trend and read each month from cover to cover multiple times lol. I was obsessed.
+Anthony Mancini yep, you're right, I stand corrected, I didn't think they would reuse the name but atleast its a good one they're using lol, I didn't realize they weren't well known back then so I just assumed Jeremy would've mentioned the name as in "Hennessy Viper Venom or Viper Venom Hennessy... Though now in saying it it just muddies up the name lol
That jaguar will always be my favorite car. I had a model of it as a kid and loved it. I seen a purple one once on the motorway (highway) was so damn loud.
Some people don't understand that the aftermarket passed 1000 horses in the 60's. ALL cars have tons of potential if you're willing to compromise comfort, user friendlyness, fuel consumption and/or reliability. Cost is usually what "holds back" most cars though, they are engineered to affordable, they wanna sell them after all.
Cars back then had to rely on mechanical engineering and driver skill to not kill you as soon as you turn the wheel, but now you can have 1000bhp and driver aids do most of the work for you.
What do you mean????? You think that series 14 or something later is bad I know the new top gear after the trio is not as good but the trio's top gear was always great
Which is why it won overall in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring three times, the Rolex 24 at Daytona once, class championship wins at 24 Hours of Le Mans 3 times, the 12 Hours of Sebring once, the Petit Le Mans once, the Fuji 1000km once, and the Mil Milhas Brasileiras once. Also series championships for the FIA GT five times, the American Le Mans Series twice, the FFSA GT Championship four times, and the Belgian GT four times as well as the Italian GT (IN THE HOME OF FERRARI AND LAMBORGHINI!) twice.
Poor XJ220 what have they don't to you, it's my favourite car since I was a child born in 1983 but first saw this car at a local car/plane show and omg I fell it move with it and it's always been my fave car ever
Wasn't the Callaway Sledgehammer the most powerful road going car at this time? I think it had around 800 horsepower and averaged a 2 way top speed of 254.7 mph... I think the A/C was off during the top speed attempts. Maybe they switched out the tires or something.
which is why it won overall in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring three times, the rolex 24 at Daytona once, class championship wins at 24 Hours of Le Mans 3 times, the 12 Hours of Sebring once, the Petit Le Mans once, the Fuji 1000km once, and the Mil Milhas Brasileiras once. Also series championships for the FIA GT five times, the American Le Mans Series twice, the FFSA GT Championship four times, and the Belgian GT four times as well as the Italian GT (IN THE HOME OF FERRARI AND LAMBORGHINI!) twice.
Was Jeremy Clarkson ever young?
Audfile lol
***** He's not Jewish.
Gwasgray Fine. A Celtic Fro. He was a bit ginger as a child.
doctypepublic He is Jewish isn't he?
+Johnny Knoxville arrogant enough to be
just watched some grand tour with a 512 year old jeremy clarkson
wierd to see him now at age 128
So, he was 256 during Top Gear?
Funny how hhhe also drove that 4.0 supercharged jag recently
@@TheAnalXylophone and he'll be 1024 when he hosts the show Jigilag.
Ah that makes sense.
I like how he only ages in powers of 2
"A half a million pound mclaren F1" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you just wish!
TRUE DAT BRO
You'd need atleast 18x more money to get one now lol
Ferruccio Lamborghini if I remember right it's about $15,000,000 now
Scorpiontamer Rowan Atkinson sold his McLaren F1 for £8million and that had been crashed by him twice the first crash was the biggestinsurance claim on a car ever in the U.K.
@@MeloStyx 17
Didn't know Clarkson was Bob Ross' brother in the 90's, lol
JotaPe679 I
Haha
His paintbrush was his stick shifter
Lmao wtf 😂
Clarkson can barely complete a sentence without "over emphasising" at least one word!
love the phrasing on these old jezza clips. Every sentence is a statement!
+waynester71 That's just his style.
+jayive34 He's full of it indeed
That's journalists for you....
Hahaha that's amazing.
"A mixed Jetaphor, if you will."
I won't, Jeremy.
That XJ220 looks amazing, even today, modified or not.
I saw one in drive past on a visit to California recently. It was a stop and watch in awe moment.
It's true. Even with other supercars of the era, when I look at them, my first thought is how dated they look. Not so with the XJ220.
Bloke down the road from me has a silver one, even though I dislike silver cars, on an xj220, it still makes me gawp every time I see it. Absolutely beautiful car.
My Favourite car along with Lexus LFA. Never gonna own either one, but still :)
Aged so much better than the f1
Dodge Viper Headlights are foggy even new!
Wow 680hp was the most powerful car in the 90s... look how far we've come. A 800+ horsepower isn't that rare in super cars anymore.
You can buy a 700hp Dodge Hellcat for peanuts
65k is peanuts?
Well, peanuts compared to hypercars with equivalent power
Think about it like this. You can buy a car with 400hp in a compact hatchback... no, they're not cheap, but manufacturers are doing it.
Anonnymouse Hacker Yeah that's super cars though. I'd imagine this is hypercar territory for the time. Just look at cars today in the upper supercar area. Aventador SV, F12 TdF. Both well over 700, and that's not even the best. Technology has come a long way don't you think?
FunFact: The Jaguar XJ220 is STILL the fastest road going 6-cylinder production car.
BuffALotSoldier considering that Porsches have flat sixes, I really doubt that.
Not Michael Jordan The Jaguar XJ220 could do 215 plus MPH... the top level 911 that is road legal does 205...
@@RaytheonNublinski You're dumb as fuck then.
If I wanted to listen to a areahole. ..I would fart
Even still faster than the new Ford GT!!?? Wow
The Stig wasn't even born yet
built*
Who told you that... huh?
The Stig back then was already winning a swimming race, like all of us did who are able to read this comment.
Dumb joke
Hehehehehehe 🤣
Sweet burnout at 3:57. Spinning the wheels leisurely in the dirt like that really shows the viewers just how much power is there...
i want a bumper sticker that reads:
"The last time I went in something this fast, it was made by Boeing."
Well, good news!!
The dacia sandero is coming to britian?
cbh148 lmao
This bumper sticker would mean something a little different nowadays...
"The last time I died in something this fast, it was made by Boeing."
half a million pounds for an F1...the good ol days...try finding one for under 20 million now lol
That and the fifty unsold XJ220s sitting around. Sigh.
Indeed
Betty Cocker you can get some for 35 grand even
At the time this video has made,Richard Hammond was one years old
I love that the Viper looked old even when it was new.
In my life I have seen one XJ220 on the road near Perth. Rare as rockin horse shit..
+SirLimpsalot Rare and appreciating at last. An amazing v6 engine and I still think they look beautiful. Even if it had the V12 I don't think the top end speed would be much higher plus it would weigh allot more and cooling to consider. Active aerodynamics these days make car styling wayyy to fussy. The XJ220 S is sweet. Out of curiosity what was the colour of the XJ220 you saw? Not far from Edinburgh myself.
I saw one in China
i have been fortunate to have seen 3
The car isn't rare, it's people that buy them as an investment and never drive it and leave it to rot in the garage and the engine seizes up from all the oil dripping down away from the engine. The 2010 Pontiac Vibe only sold 97 models. The 2011 Mercury Milan only sold about 30 or less. Plenty more rare cars than a XJ220, its just people do not drive an XJ220 on the road. It is trailered to and from car shows.
I once saw a Mercedes benz SLR Stirling Moss close to 10 years ago, now that is a rare car
Imagine Jeremy reviewing the Stealth Tornado today, he'd have a fit lmfao.
Why?
@@martuni1539 that's what I wanna know
The XJ220 doing it's high speed runs with what looks like an open bonnet, is all you need to know about the build quality of those things. :D
'The last time I went in something this fast it was made by Boeing' brilliant quote :D
Old Clarkson footage always makes me laugh.
6:31 was the XJ220 driven with bonet not fully closed?
yep. expencive mistake
+viktor85sk probably just Jaguar build quality
+viktor85sk - I noticed that too. I believe it as shitty build quality. The car might be going 120+ mph in that shot.
"Venom"
"Texan tuning company"
UMMM
Selling people's parts since the jurrasic period
@@JStryker7 yeah Hennessey is a scumbag
Hennessey. It isn't a good company. But once you get it, it gets up and goes!
Jesus he looks so young in this,
It's crazy to think that 450 HP was a lot only 20 years ago
2019 here crazy how old the show is I love that
In 2018 you can get 400hp out a Peugeot
@AYE OK SURE 100% agree. Dynograph is way more important than just the peak number.
Peugeot is crap
2019
A Tesla model S is the fastest accelerating car in production.
Bitchi Boi I can see Tesla going bust before they start production on that car
@@ciaranocallaghan8080 But they have for a while now
5:10 a N/A 8.5 liter V10 with 635 hp is bloody insane!
Especially at that time period.
3:16 I made an "mmmh" sound right before he did pretty much at the same time and it freaking killed me 🤣
That Viper looks beautiful even today
Best One
Nice panel gaps, lol.
Yeah also the new viper and the old ones didn't really look so much different and they have many panel gaps.
I really do miss old school Top Gear, and old school Jeremy. In my opinion it was just a perfect match. Today’s Top Gear just doesn’t compare.
I just love how the Viper's front plate looks like it says WOW HOT
RL Meeseeks Chrysler UK’s plate fitted to any press car.
I love all the features in the Stealth Tornado Jaguar. All the features designed specifically to break 1 year and 1 day after the Warranty expires 😂
As one wise man would say.... POWAAAAAAAAAAAA
Wow, The Jaguar XJ220S is really perfect:
- light
- rwd
- turbocharged
- stick-shifting
- great looking
- near to racing
- it´s a JAG
Das waren noch Zeiten, als Kind habe ich diese Sendung geliebt. Damals war alles so schön einfach, aber auch unerreichbar. Super schöne Zeit, viel zu schnell vorbei...
I got to drive a jag s-type R for a couple weeks to bring it over 2500 miles so we could sell it as a used car. It only had 940 miles when we aquired it. Not only did it sound better than any bone stock production car i had ever heard at the time, fuck me was it a drift machine. Within the first 5 minutes driving the thing I drifted the entire 360° freeway entrance perfectly. The rear diff was a thing of beauty. It was on or off. No bullshit. The gear ratios were kind of odd, BIG gap on the 2-3 shift but 3-4 was unbelievable. When you revved it the thing cracked like a whip. Seriously i had a super tricked out Audi b5 Rs4 at the time. I converted it to a single turbo, haltech stand alone ecu, lightweight single mass flywheel and a whole bunch of other stuff. It made 512hp at all 4 wheels. My point being, with that flywheel being less than 3 lbs in my audi, the thing sounded very impressive. The jag sounded more tight. Anyone know what im talking about?? I wanna say it was a 2009 s-type R. It was FFFFUUUUGLY as all get out but, the British racing green, the staggered wheelset they came with, and that glorious supercharged V6 left me giving absolutely zero fux about the stupid ass front end. I almost bought it, then I learned how much a 23 year old kid would have to pay for full coverage insurance on the thing. Guess...go ahead I'll wait...... WRONG!!!!! $506 A MONTH was the cheapest I could find. That was $128 less than the payment itself. The car was so cool I STILL almost bought it. But my best friend who I worked with at the time was like "Bro, I love you, but you're gonna hate yourself in 90 days if you go through with this. You can go buy a brand new Shelby gt500 for less." So that's what I did, hahahahaha!!!
0:01 - 0:10 WOW where is this road located?!
Jeremy's hair makes me cry.
jeremy has this intonation, the melody of his sentences, down so perfectly
Jaguar Chasseur Stealth TORNADO. There were only two built 001, and 002. 001 is currently for sale in Ireland, for a lot less than £53 thousand. The cost of road tax in the republic, for this beast would make your eyes water.
I'm sorely tempted to buy it, but SWMBO would go ape.
Your right. 001 was currently for sale in Ireland. I bought it. Which is the one Clarkson drove in this clip.
Yeah I kept the old Irish tax disc in the window showing it was €1890 per year. Outstanding.
I also own 002 aswell so I have both in my possession. 2 very seriously fast cars.
@@graydonsheppard4407 if you ever want to sell one of them, message me! i love how they look :).
5:04 how old could this be??
Some say the Stig is actually Jeremy Clarkson from the 90's
Buttons on the steering wheel to change gears haha we have come along way since the mid 90's ;)
Meanwhile there's Focus RS's with 900bhp now... that's progress!
@AYE OK SURE Why's that?
900 horsepower frontwheeldrive sounds fucking stupid
@@druidofthefang focus RS have 4wd?
@AYE OK SURE the newest focus RS has a 4 cylinder?
@@tommcmahon14 i don't know about the new one, but it has always been front wheel drive before.
Other way around, British Top Gear inspired American Top Gear, British came first
True dat
"
British came first" We, the British, invented it first, but the British ALWAYS cum last.
@@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853 reading this I can say with confidence that you'll never have a girlfriend
This ones the best top gear the American one so so an the new one like not worth my time out em all it be the top gear an sad part is I'm from America lmao
@@teasippingguy9316 haha so true
Why do all the hoods look left open?
typical panel gaps for british cars
LMFAO
TheLuckyDawg24 in the 90s yeah but not now. We brits are leaders when it comes to world class cars
Adam Walker yeah because you no longer make any
Rampid Panjandrum we make shit loads of cars and all sorts today, where have you been living the last 20 years? Think you need to watch the top gear episode that shows what Britain still make, including pretty much all the F1 cars!
Him:There you have it.The ultimate tuned car.
Me:Realises that there's still 3 minutes to go.
Also him: _Or maybe not_
Clarkson driving 40 mph in 3rd gear: "I'm equivalent to a fighter jet!"
That sedan might be the coolest sleeper I've ever seen
all i can see is the hair....i keep waiting for a bird to land
Finally, a video with proper volume. I can actually hear it!
Clarkson when he was a great motor journalist { and didnt believe he was some sort of god that could say and do whatever he liked } I miss that Jeremy
6:33 why its the hood open?
sbn025 jaguars brilliamt build quality
Current Top Gear is nothing like the "Old" one. This I would look forward to watching, the other one I would just occasionally flip to - every now and then - for a cheap laugh.
Why? This is cheesy shit.
chimpaflimp Sorry for the late response, I wasn't notified on your comment. Anyway, I prefer this based upon the more car focused approach. Where instead of trying to be entertaining with drifting and sliding, it focuses on the car's attributes and features.
IMO, its more serious and that's what I'm really looking for.
Yeah this is a much more realistic show. All cars average Joe can afford lol
That Dodge Viper is the Banshee in Grand Theft Auto games :P
That yellow Jag is gorgeous.
any car company can make a big engine and get alot of hp, it takes good engineers to get high hp per litre
Tailz99! No, it takes turbos
But NA over 100HP per liter is amazing
Gfgbv Hfgh what naturally aspirated sedan that makes over 100HP per liter????
Frank Williams E46 M3 e60 M5
great choice of music.
Jimmy Hendrix makes it magic.
FunFact: The Jaguar XJ220 had 1500 deposits laid down to buy the car. When the truth of it not living up to the hype, only 275 actually got bought. Facts buddy, facts.
The private reg from that modified jag at the start is on a blue Bentley now
Guys how did bob ross take clarkson’s spot?
8 liter V10? A gallon a second?
tveirken1 Probably has a fuel line 4 inches in diameter and a fuel pump out of an airplane!
tveirken1 and yet 1 less HP than a stock 5.0L Lexus ISF. 350hp less than my 3.0L 2JZ. The Viper always underwhelmed me by it's horsepower. Kind of lame back then.
Yeah let's compare 20 year old technology with modern Lexus why not. How much power does your JZ makes from factory? 300 if you're lucky. Vette made 350 back then. Most japanese cars were locked to 280hp and you know that. Hottest shit from europe was like McLaren F1 with 621hp. 911 had 400 max with 2 turbos slapped in. What about torque figures? 1st gen Viper had 465 lb·ft (630 N·m) while McLaren F1 had 480 lb·ft (651 N·m). Everyone ignores the fact SRT team increased Viper's hp by more than 160% while sticking to same NA engine. Hurr durr giant engine producing low hp. yeah, except it weights just like VR38DETT GTR's engine while making a hundred more hp. Why no one complains about Veyron with it's 8.0l W16 with 4 turbochargers making 1k hp? Even your Supra with a turbo from a truck can make more.
Healt Desimal mmmkay my Supra back when the Viper came out made 320hp stock and with literally 4 parts made 410whp/~450crank, more than the Viper and yes in the early 90s. An intake, downpipe, exhaust and boost controller got you sub 4 second 0-60mph times on an otherwise stock car. The fact that Dodge FINALLY made that much power is a fine example of how incompetent they were in the 90s. The OEM couldn't even beat a mildly upgrade 183/3.0L I6 with an 8.0L V10. I'm not impressed.
Oh and then let's compare them on a road course or a drag strip. One is a death trap, the other a solid and predictable performer. 🤔
And again you are comparing car with mods to the stock car. Apples to oranges. Doesn't really matter how much you can void your varranty you are still voiding it.
And yeah, death trap with 13 world records. While Supra has? Yes, none. Old VIper is still there in the top ten cars around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Modified for drag strip? How about fastest 1/2 mile RWD trap speed? Stock? Try Dodge Demon. Dodge has you covered.
Do I hate on Supra? Of course I don't. That would be silly. The car has potential. But I also think it's hella overrated. It's not all about horsepower, it's all about the feelings, emotions and passion you get man.
We need more old Top Gear
Jags have way more class than those other rich-boy toys.
4:48 Is that Hennessey right there?
Martin Freund I think so. I remember reading about those back when I was a teenager reading Motor Trend.
I DONT think so lol, Hennessy did make vipers (tuned them up and what-not atleast) but I'm pretty sure it was just called the Hennessy viper get or gts or maybe team Hennessy Viper? I don't quite remember but it was my favorite car in gran turismo.... 3? My memory isn't working very well this morning... Plus he said the name of them and it wasn't Hennessy js lol
+geterhero They were called the (viper) venom like he said in the video. I remember them using that paint scheme on some of the examples that showed up in Motor Trend. You can look it up on Hennessey's website.
+geterhero Hennessey wasn't a big name back then like he is now so there's a good chance they referred to it as venom rather than Hennessey Venom Viper. He was one on the few people tuning that car back then that appeared in magazines. I'm sure there were a few other ones, but his was the only one showing up in car magazines at that time. I had a subscription to Road & Track and Motor Trend and read each month from cover to cover multiple times lol. I was obsessed.
+Anthony Mancini yep, you're right, I stand corrected, I didn't think they would reuse the name but atleast its a good one they're using lol, I didn't realize they weren't well known back then so I just assumed Jeremy would've mentioned the name as in "Hennessy Viper Venom or Viper Venom Hennessy... Though now in saying it it just muddies up the name lol
how long has clarkson been on TopGear?
Since about 1989.
ManWhatever1 1988
I really enjoyed it when they used proper classical music in their reviews, it suits the more relaxed and refined style of presentation.
That jaguar will always be my favorite car. I had a model of it as a kid and loved it. I seen a purple one once on the motorway (highway) was so damn loud.
Slower or not, I much prefer the original classy XJ220 than the 220S.
Yes me too.
Yup, much cleaner lines
STEALTH TORNADO what a cool name!
Some people don't understand that the aftermarket passed 1000 horses in the 60's. ALL cars have tons of potential if you're willing to compromise comfort, user friendlyness, fuel consumption and/or reliability.
Cost is usually what "holds back" most cars though, they are engineered to affordable, they wanna sell them after all.
Ah...the old days...when you could use continuous Beethoven as a backup music.
450BHP isn't that much today. A lot in the 90's but average today. Most 911's have that now.
Well the Lotus Carlton had 377 bhp, that was enough to make it the undisputed king of the fast saloons during the 90s.
You got Hellcats with 700Hp and cost a fraction of what some cars with much less cost. Only $65,000
That car is pure jizz cocaine
450 to the wheels average??? I guess for super cars
Cars back then had to rely on mechanical engineering and driver skill to not kill you as soon as you turn the wheel, but now you can have 1000bhp and driver aids do most of the work for you.
In the world !
That 220S could use some stiffened rear Suspension!
That's not Top Gear its one of Clarksons early specials he did on VHS, I think it was called Full Throttle, had a whole bit on modified cars.
Nope, was an episode of top gear. On Full Throttle it was modded Porsches he was talking about
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That colour totally ruins the XJ220, looks like a kit car
Every bit of this video is nostalgic.
The Mclaren had push to start. Oh snap.
The TVR Speed-12 was a beast, I'm talking about the original Project 7/12 design, It looks like a banshee from hell.
XJ220. One of my favourite cars ever, just looks gorgeous. Then make it even faster.
and i was originally talking about that 80's cars did produce 700hp as someone claimed that 500hp was unheard at that time.
I like the way young Jeremy Clarkson talks
i just realized top gear is the only show that gets better with each season :D
My old Lotus Europa special was 125hp and then 140hp after a Vegantune tune up and that felt VERY fast.
That TWR XJ220S is finally coming to a racing game... Forza Horizon 5 ever since seeing this clip av wanted it in a racing game hahaha can't wait.
"Pow-a" is how Jeremy used to pronounce "Poweeeerrrrrr" lol!
6:38 first time hearing a stevie ray vaughan song (cover) in a top gear episode
“Astonishing 635 horsepower” that’s not too impressive these days haha
the Stealth Tornado number plate (A6 AOG) is on a new BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT AUTO 2019 6L. Euro Status: EURO 6 BG.
This episode is better than the new ones(after 2010s).
What do you mean????? You think that series 14 or something later is bad
I know the new top gear after the trio is not as good but the trio's top gear was always great
All episodes with Jeremy, Richard and James in them were good
Weird to see a young Clarkson from hundreds years ago, what is more impressive, is that there were cars back then, 2000 years ago.
Which is why it won overall in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring three times, the Rolex 24 at Daytona once, class championship wins at 24 Hours of Le Mans 3 times, the 12 Hours of Sebring once, the Petit Le Mans once, the Fuji 1000km once, and the Mil Milhas Brasileiras once. Also series championships for the FIA GT five times, the American Le Mans Series twice, the FFSA GT Championship four times, and the Belgian GT four times as well as the Italian GT (IN THE HOME OF FERRARI AND LAMBORGHINI!) twice.
Yes but I was talking about the Rally Cars that were used in 1985 and '86, not about the RallyX versions and the Cars that were tuned afterwards.
Poor XJ220 what have they don't to you, it's my favourite car since I was a child born in 1983 but first saw this car at a local car/plane show and omg I fell it move with it and it's always been my fave car ever
Wasn't the Callaway Sledgehammer the most powerful road going car at this time? I think it had around 800 horsepower and averaged a 2 way top speed of 254.7 mph... I think the A/C was off during the top speed attempts. Maybe they switched out the tires or something.
which is why it won overall in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring three times, the rolex 24 at Daytona once, class championship wins at 24 Hours of Le Mans 3 times, the 12 Hours of Sebring once, the Petit Le Mans once, the Fuji 1000km once, and the Mil Milhas Brasileiras once. Also series championships for the FIA GT five times, the American Le Mans Series twice, the FFSA GT Championship four times, and the Belgian GT four times as well as the Italian GT (IN THE HOME OF FERRARI AND LAMBORGHINI!) twice.
So a British tuner got 630hp out of a first-gen viper, thats as much as the last viper made. Holy hell
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