Jeremy Clarkson Hates Off Road Cars

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  • čas přidán 20. 09. 2008
  • Jeremy Clarkson appreciates the value of an off road vehicle, but not enough to love them.
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  • @MRSLAV
    @MRSLAV Před 3 lety +3767

    4:02 oh wow, young james may

  • @muwuny
    @muwuny Před 6 lety +9965

    So middle class women all buy 4x4s so when they inevitably crash into someone, the person they crash into is more likely to die than themselves? That all explains it now.

    • @franzchong5889
      @franzchong5889 Před 5 lety +138

      so called safety.even well off women.we know someone who has a volvo xc90.what can't it do that say an Audi A6 Estate can't or even a Holden Calais tourer in all honesty.

    • @ZetoBlackproject
      @ZetoBlackproject Před 5 lety +64

      Reinforce chassis and be on your merry way coupe after you slice through them.
      |_,{[]}|_,

    • @coronel2659
      @coronel2659 Před 5 lety +177

      And then everyone asks why women live longer than men

    • @jetstream454
      @jetstream454 Před 5 lety +39

      @@franzchong5889 What can it do...keep all your family safe...provided you have offspring to require such a car and the money to afford an XC90 😄

    • @Orchronos
      @Orchronos Před 5 lety +15

      They are stupid, as should be.

  • @Jimmy_Jones
    @Jimmy_Jones Před 4 lety +3757

    How Top Gear changed. The Jeremy I knew would have smashed through that fence.

  • @mdukasa
    @mdukasa Před 4 lety +1493

    2:18 Drivetribe just interviewed Clarkson's daughter now. Time really flies.

    • @zaydgani
      @zaydgani Před 4 lety +74

      I thought those were his grand kids in the car lol

    • @mdukasa
      @mdukasa Před 4 lety +81

      @@zaydgani Clarkson's feeling old now

    • @lakeriarianx5226
      @lakeriarianx5226 Před 4 lety +22

      He's daughter will crash easy because she's a britsh female lmao 😅

    • @abramo7700
      @abramo7700 Před 3 lety +35

      Lakeria Rian x why did you decide to type

    • @icytreats5813
      @icytreats5813 Před 3 lety +12

      Booley is a cunt

  • @lowgunfire2671
    @lowgunfire2671 Před 5 lety +8646

    "And people who drive them are fools...
    ...
    ...
    ...
    This is mine."

    • @Kwixis
      @Kwixis Před 4 lety +202

      Well most people use them in cities or places that don't even have any dirt roads or whatever an offroader is supposed to be used in so yeah, most people that uses those cars are fools

    • @x-ray_apha_delta-9403
      @x-ray_apha_delta-9403 Před 4 lety +30

      @@Kwixis but if you don't live in a city where roads are everywhere... well your not a fool XD ( I don't own any off-road vehicles btw )

    • @Kwixis
      @Kwixis Před 4 lety +16

      @@x-ray_apha_delta-9403 that was my point :D

    • @Tuberuser187
      @Tuberuser187 Před 4 lety +30

      Anyone who lives outside of a town or city, even in the UK has a good reason to own one. Those nice and only slightly muddy paved roads can become almost impassable to other cars with only a bit of snow or rain, kids might be able to miss school but sometimes adults cant miss work or need to fetch supplies or medications if it goes on for a while.

    • @sekhmet7774
      @sekhmet7774 Před 4 lety +18

      Yes, we all heard it in the video, you don't need to repeat the joke.

  • @lyricghee
    @lyricghee Před 5 lety +2634

    Dad: This is the fast way to school
    Me: I don't want to go to school faster

    • @ghost-jesus
      @ghost-jesus Před 5 lety +34

      Here in america we have lots of roads like that, we call them avenues and state highways.

    • @kaartikshukla2765
      @kaartikshukla2765 Před 4 lety +1

      I want to go to school fast

    • @hojane5704
      @hojane5704 Před 4 lety

      Mike Oxmaul Nick Gurr power!!!speeeeeeeeeeeed!!!!

    • @MetalVII
      @MetalVII Před 4 lety +6

      Dad: You’re adopted.

    • @986C
      @986C Před 4 lety +1

      Gay porn comment

  • @soberhippie
    @soberhippie Před 3 lety +5450

    Rare footage: Jeremy Clarkson talks some sense.

    • @IgnoredAdviceProductions
      @IgnoredAdviceProductions Před 3 lety +16

      Clorox Bleach no u

    • @jakobzonta
      @jakobzonta Před 3 lety +159

      he is a god and he always talks sense

    • @cagasbura420
      @cagasbura420 Před 3 lety +126

      @@jakobzonta nope, he is fun and all but he is kind of a jerk

    • @cagasbura420
      @cagasbura420 Před 3 lety +90

      @Sean Rommel nah broh i'm european, and it doesn't even take an 11 years old to realize that someone who gets fired for punching a coworker is an idiot to some degree. As i stated before i enjoy the show and he is certainly a good entertainer but he clearly has some big flaws.

    • @skamanization
      @skamanization Před 3 lety +5

      And opening a gate, rather than driving through it!

  • @quillmaurer6563
    @quillmaurer6563 Před 4 lety +772

    His daughter is now 25 ... feel old yet? She also just said in an interview that she tended to get carsick, so this adventure was probably not fun for her. But it wouldn't be Top Gear if the passengers were happy!

  • @Paldasan
    @Paldasan Před 4 lety +4362

    They have now taken away any off road benefits and called them SUVs.

    • @jamesbisset9891
      @jamesbisset9891 Před 4 lety +169

      That started happening in the 90s it’s not new

    • @matthewarnold4557
      @matthewarnold4557 Před 4 lety +44

      They are call cuv actually

    • @adrianwelgemoed9562
      @adrianwelgemoed9562 Před 4 lety +198

      @@matthewarnold4557 yes but companies call them SUVs because *Sport*

    • @armchairgeneralissimo
      @armchairgeneralissimo Před 3 lety +361

      @@adrianwelgemoed9562 Someone should tell Nissan there's nothing sporty about a 1.5 litre engine with a CVT transmission.....

    • @adrianwelgemoed9562
      @adrianwelgemoed9562 Před 3 lety +135

      @@armchairgeneralissimo my fucking 90s suzuki samurai is sportier than that

  • @ViperStudiosAndy
    @ViperStudiosAndy Před 5 lety +769

    0:28 ahhh the times when the litres went up faster than the cost

  • @Lappmogel
    @Lappmogel Před 3 lety +365

    "its safer" ok then, why stop at a truck? For the same price you can get a used BTR-60, 8 wheels and armor that can shrug of a small arms fire.

    • @Issenthevampire
      @Issenthevampire Před 2 lety +19

      This is perfect

    • @hatman4818
      @hatman4818 Před 2 lety +6

      He's not wrong, I've seen deuce and a halfs go up for a couple grand.

    • @krebgurfson5732
      @krebgurfson5732 Před 2 lety +9

      ok then if small cars are safer why stop at small? You can get motorcycles for cheap, and they're fuel efficient.... They're SUPER safe. half the time a motorcycle crashes it's the only car on the road, they just go into the ditch and injure themselves.

    • @Jeyeyeyey
      @Jeyeyeyey Před 2 lety +27

      @@krebgurfson5732 what did you smoke?

    • @nicopavvi8494
      @nicopavvi8494 Před 2 lety

      That's useful for going work with that colleague you can't stand

  • @cqb1494
    @cqb1494 Před 3 lety +464

    I drove my Dad’s massive Land Cruiser Paradowhen I was learning to drive. So I bought an Impreza, now I drive like a maniac with how nimble it is.

    • @alexjurackovich2057
      @alexjurackovich2057 Před 2 lety +11

      Haha we had a green one it was like driving a tank but now iv got an old Rav4 that i thrash on the beach

    • @soapflakes
      @soapflakes Před 2 lety +4

      Binned it yet?

    • @briandstephmoore4910
      @briandstephmoore4910 Před rokem +11

      You know he has lol it's a Subaru

    • @grahamjordan1040
      @grahamjordan1040 Před rokem

      Hope you don’t hurt anyone for your sake

    • @elijahbutterfield4869
      @elijahbutterfield4869 Před 9 měsíci

      Would you recommend a Toyota land cruiser over a 4runner?
      There's not a whole lot of land cruisers around here, but if i found one, would it be more worth it than it's little brother?

  • @johnnyboy3949
    @johnnyboy3949 Před 6 lety +2723

    This couldn't get more late 1990s even if it tried.

    • @jakedeane5304
      @jakedeane5304 Před 5 lety +35

      Burns Night this isn’t late 90s...

    • @chrisfi3d
      @chrisfi3d Před 5 lety +90

      Not technically as it IS (apparently) 2000, the word is, practically. Don’t be late for class tomorrow!

    • @hdmat101
      @hdmat101 Před 4 lety +38

      This was made in 2002

    • @apexbuilder0171
      @apexbuilder0171 Před 4 lety +13

      @HerrNilssonTheMonkey 2000 is the start of the 21st century, start of the 2000s not the end of the 90s

    • @Vigiloaudite
      @Vigiloaudite Před 4 lety +13

      @@apexbuilder0171 2001 was the start of the 21st century.

  • @user-zg4gx9zq9b
    @user-zg4gx9zq9b Před 9 lety +4603

    Anybody else think the woman at 4:00 was James May?

  • @papapetad
    @papapetad Před 3 lety +184

    At least when Clarkson buys a 4wd, it is not a pos tarmac cruiser suv. It is a proper, solid, reliable and absolutely capable off-roader. Arguably the best 4wd ever built.

    • @allenwatkins4972
      @allenwatkins4972 Před 2 lety +7

      "Arguably" is the key word.

    • @papapetad
      @papapetad Před 2 lety +3

      @@allenwatkins4972 There's always room for discussion :)

    • @willmcc05
      @willmcc05 Před 2 lety +14

      @@allenwatkins4972 the 80 series is the best landcruiser chassis made with very close to the best engine they made (1hd ft) so yeah it's pretty good

    • @adzcop8461
      @adzcop8461 Před 2 lety +2

      @@willmcc05 yeah & the GU patrol TD42T is also very reliable I would put it up their with the same reliability as the cruiser .

    • @willmcc05
      @willmcc05 Před 2 lety +1

      cops people hype up the td42 but imo the tb48 is the pick of the Nissan engines, I'd have an fte or 1hz anyday from my experience they are just far more reliable

  • @jimtaylor294
    @jimtaylor294 Před 4 lety +145

    Ironically though the closing statement about being safer in a crash in a 4x4 or SUV was partially disproven thereafter (partially by TopGear), with vehicles like the Land Rover Freelander and Hummer H2 performing appallingly. The poor center of gravity also made rollover more likely, and worse.
    If one truly wanted crash safety in this era, and knew what they were talking about... they bought a Volvo.

    • @TheTomco11
      @TheTomco11 Před rokem +4

      And 5th gear, they crashed a discovery into a Renault espace and guess which occupants faired best

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 Před rokem +3

      Not familiar with that one, as I gave up on 5th Gear years before even Top Gear committed ratings suicide in the 2010's.
      (the newer presenters got more and more nausiating)
      I do recall 5th Gear rolling a classic Range Rover to show the need for a roll cage, but the example given was extremely unlikely in a typical UK road situation.
      (they had to do a very hard lock to lock steering change at speed to get the RR to flip; suggesting she was comparatively stable for a 4x4)
      Top Gear crashed a Locomotive into a Renault Espace once though (the car imploded like wet bogroll), to show how dangerous level crossings are; so I shudder to think of how a car that lost to an Espace on crash safety would fare.

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 Před 7 měsíci

      ^ Never heard of that car, nor particularly wish too as it has a really lame sounding model name 😆 .
      I would add though that I don't count Volvo after a certain point, as they lost their way around the end of the '90's, and now exclusively make overpriced garbage, miles apart from the well thought out apocalypse surrviving Tanks they used to produce

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 Před 7 měsíci

      @@Think_Up I think we're confusing vehicle types. 4x4 doesn't inherently = "SUV" (Suburban Utility Vehicle).
      4x4's like the Range Rover, Land Rover Defender, Toyota Land Cruiser, Jeep Wrangler or Mitsubishi Shogan were/are indeed indispensable out in the countryside and wilderness... while an "SUV" like the Land Rover Freelander or Nissan Juke... is just poorly proportioned garbage made to get around the US's CAFE standards 😒

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Personally I prefer Saloons and Estates that have all wheel drive; best form factor with most of the utility that all wheel drive provides when the weather is bad and/or the terrain is too much for a conventional RWD vehicle.

  • @mattbartholomew5707
    @mattbartholomew5707 Před 10 lety +2904

    holy crap 76.9p a litre we must create a time machine!!

    • @homeofthemad3044
      @homeofthemad3044 Před 6 lety +83

      Matt Bartholomew come to the states it's around $2.50 a gallon, however our gallons are slightly smaller than yours

    • @everestmaher1092
      @everestmaher1092 Před 6 lety +61

      $1.85/gallon here in Texas

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial Před 6 lety +64

      Everest Maher
      Well for shit gas (87ron) - they use better gas in Europe than we do. If you own even a medium performance engine you need to be using better gas than that. Most of your ancient technology 2 valve style engines that are still found in American V8s are fine with 87. My 4 valve V8 Lexus hates the shit tho.

    • @homeofthemad3044
      @homeofthemad3044 Před 6 lety +10

      Neg Ative
      I am pretty sure the gas is the same.

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial Před 6 lety +20

      Home of the Mad
      You’d be wrong. You don’t get the same formula from oil company to oil company or from season to season. Furthermore, BP is an oil company with filling stations in both NA and Europe- you don’t get the same formula from BP if you cross the ocean.

  • @Vanessinha91Pucca
    @Vanessinha91Pucca Před 5 lety +270

    How things change.. now days SUVs (the "off road cars") usually aren't even good off road.. yet still is a gas hog, heavy with very high gravity point.

    • @sGeeMoney
      @sGeeMoney Před 5 lety +9

      Vanessa Pucca big for nothing

    • @666kingdrummer
      @666kingdrummer Před 3 lety +20

      They've become the new age Mini-Vans.

    • @Raven-cf5qd
      @Raven-cf5qd Před 2 lety +12

      That is just not true 😂 in Australia we use landcruisers like this and we beef them up with lift kits, diff lockers and huge mud tyres they are actually very tough cars can take a lot of abuse

    • @Muhluri
      @Muhluri Před rokem +1

      @@Raven-cf5qd yeah, but those are land cruisers. Of course they’re gonna be good

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch Před rokem +6

      @@Raven-cf5qd Yeah, after putting on lift kits, diff lockers and huge mud tires.

  • @LM-oh3vw
    @LM-oh3vw Před 2 lety +34

    Any normal car: "I'm going to avoid accidents!"
    Off-road car: "I can't avoid them, i DEAL WITH IT!"

  • @nehalsanjay6011
    @nehalsanjay6011 Před 4 lety +152

    4:12 my ex girlfriend talking about me.

    • @z-trip5457
      @z-trip5457 Před 3 lety +9

      Underrated comment

    • @KarlPilkington89
      @KarlPilkington89 Před 3 lety +1

      You get pegged by your missus?

    • @specialopsdave
      @specialopsdave Před 3 lety +3

      @@KarlPilkington89 Where did you get that from?

    • @themk4982
      @themk4982 Před 3 lety

      Hahahaha, well done

    • @lgskeete
      @lgskeete Před 3 lety +1

      Where is you 1k likes sir seems someone has robbed you 🧐

  • @EpicFishFingers
    @EpicFishFingers Před 4 lety +696

    4:00 onwards is exactly why we've got pointless "crossovers" now, which can't go off-road and are only now getting decent fuel mileage: "I want to be up high and look down on everyone else"
    We have this attitude to thank for heavier cars, more CO2 into the atmosphere, and the death of affordable sports cars.

    • @LiftFan
      @LiftFan Před 3 lety +82

      Crossovers which are driven by incompetent knobs who drive 15 below the limit and bash your car with their doors in a car park. The best way around this is buying a transit, sit even higher and you are able to tailgate anybody you want because you're in a van!

    • @jamespfitz
      @jamespfitz Před 2 lety +10

      To which I say: who cares? Who cares? And opposed to still-affordable...what?

    • @jerro1446
      @jerro1446 Před 2 lety +49

      For real. A friend of mine once drove his parents SUV on a dirt road and got a flat because it had low profile tires. Completely pointless. My Corolla can go down the same road without any issues.

    • @Kacpa2
      @Kacpa2 Před 2 lety +34

      Sadly, they stumbled across real "woman's car" after trying with A-class or other previous attmepts at cars for women... solution is crossover/SUV hellscape we now find ourselves in....incredibly bad visibility as everyone covers everybodys sightlines in their cramped stretvhed up hatchbacks on stilts thay foen even have good clearence 90% of the time. Imagine if we instead got truly refined 90s designs of Honda Civic that kept being lightweight and slick with the developments in engine design... Only comparable things are incredibly small city cars like Yaris or Micra or even smaller Aygo. We could've had same economy and more performance in a bigger package but no...

    • @Kacpa2
      @Kacpa2 Před 2 lety +10

      It's the reason why i have to look for a nice car in early-mid 2000s because everything after 2010 got so darn heavy save few examples from very early 2010s

  • @willammillar8510
    @willammillar8510 Před 4 lety +58

    4:00 oh my god its james may

    • @lgskeete
      @lgskeete Před 3 lety

      Say sike right now 😂

    • @aizyamran
      @aizyamran Před rokem

      Sike that's wrong number

  • @optimusprime1598
    @optimusprime1598 Před 3 lety +38

    4:00 when someone hit u, u will be safe...
    What she actually ment is... If she hit something she would be safe...

    • @spencer4679
      @spencer4679 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes that is what that means, what about it, it still good to be safer if even just for yourself

    • @summushieremiasclarkson4700
      @summushieremiasclarkson4700 Před rokem +1

      @@spencer4679 Basically, she should have her licence taken away. That way, we can get rid of the SUVs, and everyone will be safer on the roads.

  • @kevinsong712
    @kevinsong712 Před 4 lety +80

    1:33 I swear he could be german

  • @sajidhasanzada6928
    @sajidhasanzada6928 Před 5 lety +2949

    “Europe babble into British”...
    Converts litres into gallons....

    • @dashtesla
      @dashtesla Před 5 lety +303

      Also he converted to imperial gallons not us gallons just to make it a little extra confusing :D

    • @ec1888cfc
      @ec1888cfc Před 4 lety +205

      Imperial is british

    • @sajidhasanzada6928
      @sajidhasanzada6928 Před 4 lety +11

      ec1888cfc
      No it’s mot

    • @jamesengland7461
      @jamesengland7461 Před 4 lety +97

      Even worse, in American gallons, it's 7.2 mpg!

    • @ec1888cfc
      @ec1888cfc Před 4 lety +156

      @@sajidhasanzada6928 yes it is. America uses a different system called US customary units. Imperial was created as a British standard.

  • @jonnyclipper5798
    @jonnyclipper5798 Před 9 lety +2884

    Ha, large car. In america those would be medium sized vehicles.

    • @stevedbutler1990
      @stevedbutler1990 Před 9 lety +279

      jonny clipper Large 'CAR'. It's actually funny how loose the term 'truck' is in America. If it's bigger than a standard sedan it's basically a truck.

    • @jonnyclipper5798
      @jonnyclipper5798 Před 9 lety +228

      +Stephen Butler No, a truck specifically has a storage bed.

    • @hanif12able
      @hanif12able Před 8 lety +147

      jonny clipper I believe thats because most american are more anti-social than ever

    • @coltonnemechek7838
      @coltonnemechek7838 Před 8 lety +93

      Hanif Purbaya trucks have four doors and arent "antisocial". Pull your head out of your ass please.

    • @stevedbutler1990
      @stevedbutler1990 Před 8 lety +38

      Trucks have a minimum load limit of about 4tons. Under that on not a truck. Just a Ute.

  • @heyaliraza
    @heyaliraza Před rokem +17

    For a person like me (with wife and 2 kids), a compact sedan is the best choice. Decent fuel consumption, better handling, good enough room and boot space for long trips.

  • @typhoon-7
    @typhoon-7 Před 2 lety +4

    Can we just for a moment pause and remember what great 4x4s we had available in those days. When they weren't lifestyle crossovers or some shit.
    They didn't come with 22" alloys and sporty tyres. They had 16" wheels (often steel) with 75 ratio sidewalls. Live axles and diff locks.
    The fuel efficiency was poor but at least you had a vehicle that did what it said on the tin.

  • @SOADslipsURknot
    @SOADslipsURknot Před 7 lety +1288

    Women love SUV's because they FEEL safe, but in reality, most sedans are rated safer unless you're spending a lot more money on your SUV.

    • @inspectorchicken
      @inspectorchicken Před 6 lety +305

      they may feel safe but are a threat to others in their beefy tanks.

    • @pelvis_assley
      @pelvis_assley Před 6 lety +121

      Exactly that's bullshit about suv being safer, just check IIHS small overlap crash test

    • @EarlFaulk
      @EarlFaulk Před 6 lety +137

      Yeah people are dumb like that. Unless youre sitting in an armoured car or tank you arent any safer. The feeling of security is all that matters....maybe thats why we have a creeping police state these days

    • @karlosbricks2413
      @karlosbricks2413 Před 6 lety +69

      My biggest gripe with actually purchasing an SUV is the ridiculous profit margins car makers make on them, most are based on a car frame, but by adding 10 cm of height to it, they can add around 25% sale price. since most people here seem to be from the US of A, compare the equipment levels of a ''minivan'' (Honda Odyssey for example) which tops out at just under $50K, then see how much it costs to get the same stuff in an SUV, its madness this, near where I live, there is a section of two lane road, but because there are parked cars on one side taking up around 30% of the road width, its always very close, and I've had 3 mirrors knocked off my car in the 2 years I've lived here all by maniacs in giant SUVs and Pickups( Ford Ranger, Land Rover discovery etc) and each time I was stationary to let them pass.

    • @turbodistortionirmc
      @turbodistortionirmc Před 6 lety +5

      You're right, it's utter bollocks czcams.com/video/mLLanPwRgio/video.html

  • @E34Benzin
    @E34Benzin Před 7 lety +2250

    For normal and proper people: 9.09 MPG equals 25.88l/100km

    • @Sogard22
      @Sogard22 Před 7 lety +90

      you dolts can't use Kilometers per Liter? see how much more practical miles and gallons are for everyday use when you're not converting down to the nearest millimeter? PS Celsius is rubbish as well (for weather)

    • @RobertdMacGregor
      @RobertdMacGregor Před 7 lety +214

      Why have you converted it to gibberish?

    • @Deevo037
      @Deevo037 Před 7 lety +400

      Funny, my diesel Sorento SUV gets on average 8.0l/100km (we use real world measurements in Australia too) which translates to about 35mpg for the metrically challenged.

    • @mattis537
      @mattis537 Před 7 lety +15

      +Deevo037 my volvo xc90 gets 9.4/100km

    • @Avenger460
      @Avenger460 Před 7 lety +84

      in my country if a car has to use more than 8L/100km its considered as an oil hungry car and everyone avoid it

  • @stonecoldreznov2780
    @stonecoldreznov2780 Před 2 lety +2

    2:54 how my parents described getting to school when they were my age

  • @galaxybraincrypto5973
    @galaxybraincrypto5973 Před 3 lety +12

    0:59
    Teacher: "You won't always have a calculator in your pocket!"
    Jezza: "Watch thiiiis."

    • @JumpingTuna
      @JumpingTuna Před 3 lety

      When he was in school a calculator was extremely expensive.

  • @Terminxman
    @Terminxman Před 7 lety +871

    Well at least with that land cruiser (NOT a land rover though) he probably saved money on maintenance enough to offset the fuel cost.

    • @LilleyAdam
      @LilleyAdam Před 4 lety +55

      @@phinhd5998 top comeback, only 2 years late. Everyone knows how terrible British reliability is.

    • @phinhd5998
      @phinhd5998 Před 4 lety +3

      @@LilleyAdam no every British car manufacturer is unreliable you dumb fuck

    • @MD-uu5nt
      @MD-uu5nt Před 4 lety +15

      @@phinhd5998 what British car manufacturers still exist? Morgan?

    • @grz2g1
      @grz2g1 Před 4 lety +25

      @@phinhd5998 Brits and Germans lost it long back mate. They are no longer engineering marvels. Instead they are just novelty items.

    • @jimmy1395
      @jimmy1395 Před 4 lety +39

      The Land Cruiser which Jeremy drove is still on the road today.

  • @qwertiee
    @qwertiee Před 5 lety +869

    Nobody:
    CZcams: after 10 years let's put this in their recommended

  • @thehammurabichode7994
    @thehammurabichode7994 Před 3 lety +29

    "Off-road cars are Daft antisocial and idiotic, and the people that drive them are fools."
    (Footage of interviews with Off-road-er owners)

  • @GruntyGame
    @GruntyGame Před 2 lety +24

    2:08 "Toyota also extensively tests the Land Cruiser in the Australian outback - considered to be one of the toughest operating environments in both temperature and terrain." -Wikipedia

    • @willmcc05
      @willmcc05 Před 2 lety +3

      This particular landcruiser in the turbo diesel 4.2
      1hd t or 1hd ft engine is still used offroad now in Australia because the chassis is so strong

  • @handsoffmycactus2958
    @handsoffmycactus2958 Před 6 lety +343

    It's funny how they were so dirty looking. Now Range Rovers and BMW and Audi, Mercedes etc are all pristine, all about showing off and being sexy than being "off road"

    • @handsoffmycactus2958
      @handsoffmycactus2958 Před 5 lety +11

      Evi1M4chine disagree. They are perfect for off roading. What is off roading? The average person just needs it to be good on ice and snow, good on grass and mud and sand. That's it. They are just fancy cars, with the advantages of being luxurious and a status symbol

    • @WTRGK
      @WTRGK Před 5 lety +47

      @@handsoffmycactus2958 They're awd not 4x4 tho

    • @matthewb7049
      @matthewb7049 Před 4 lety +10

      @@WTRGK BINGO! Idk about you but id rather have 4×4 than AWD.

    • @vadym8713
      @vadym8713 Před 4 lety +13

      Out of those you've mentioned only Range Rover could go offroad. But who will be offroading in Range Rover?

    • @mustafakocaman4353
      @mustafakocaman4353 Před 4 lety +3

      @@vadym8713 hey hey hey,gle and gls can also do offroading,don't forget g wagen too

  • @seebies
    @seebies Před 14 lety +26

    Jeremy is so freaking funny. He always makes his point with a metaphorical punch in the face!!!

    • @codrinmicusan446
      @codrinmicusan446 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Well this aged like artisanal hand crafted wine

  • @docternoblex
    @docternoblex Před rokem +9

    4:11 considering the onset of crossover SUVs, this has certainly aged well

    • @herrowitsmeme6623
      @herrowitsmeme6623 Před 10 měsíci

      America aside, this is also sadly a bit because of electric driving. SUVs have more room for batteries, since they can give up some of their height for the floor to packed full of them.

  • @EpicAwesomesauce
    @EpicAwesomesauce Před 4 lety +124

    Anyone here after watching the interview with his daughter, Emily? She looked so cute when she was younger hahaha

  • @sgtxdubst3p
    @sgtxdubst3p Před 8 lety +591

    Look how cheap the petrol is back then :D

    • @wwethemes2341
      @wwethemes2341 Před 5 lety +2

      @izsák 0.79p per litre

    • @schliatzke6712
      @schliatzke6712 Před 4 lety +1

      I think the Pound just plummeted since then

    • @murphym3755
      @murphym3755 Před 4 lety

      Callum O'Leary You mean gas lol?

    • @01Jelen10
      @01Jelen10 Před 4 lety +1

      Cheap? I would say average person in UK makes money quicker to fill their tank now in 2019 or in 2016 when you wrote that. People see prices but they forgot they were not earning the money they earning today.

    • @vasme973
      @vasme973 Před 4 lety +3

      @@01Jelen10 really? Seems u have not much brains.few years ago u waa geting same money and all was cheeper

  • @NickkAtNyte
    @NickkAtNyte Před 8 lety +2076

    Yet he drives a massive Range Rover nowadays. lol

    • @spacegarnaal
      @spacegarnaal Před 8 lety +411

      +CRAWFORDx96 Did you even watch the video? he in this video shows that he atually has got one.... he even drives it

    • @MatrixDiscovery
      @MatrixDiscovery Před 6 lety +69

      The irony is that your more prone to accidents in a heavy
      SUV rather than a car.

    • @elgeorge437
      @elgeorge437 Před 6 lety +1

      CRAWFORDx96 ikr

    • @Vikturus22
      @Vikturus22 Před 6 lety +33

      He drives the range rover for a joke. Its a diesel and he drives a range rover for the “environment” v8 turbo diesel lol

    • @ratiodealer
      @ratiodealer Před 6 lety +1

      Hes a media bum

  • @SvendleBerries
    @SvendleBerries Před 3 lety +236

    "Nine miles to the gallon!? Thats obscene! People who drive these are fools!"
    (later on happily buys a Ford GT that, with how Jeremy drives, gets four miles to the gallon)

    • @seven9766
      @seven9766 Před 2 lety +18

      All depends on the use case. Track car don't mind high fuel consumption, bet you don't drive that to work tho.

    • @jamespfitz
      @jamespfitz Před 2 lety +10

      @@username8644 13, 15 easily!

    • @Ivannbeats
      @Ivannbeats Před 2 lety +11

      but it is also a fucking supercar

    • @qasimmir7117
      @qasimmir7117 Před rokem +3

      You can’t get 4mpg in a Ford GT unless you drive it hard on a track. Not possible in the real world. You can get pretty close though.😟

  • @S500-
    @S500- Před rokem +2

    At 3:23 That Cows was Ancestors of Jeremy's Cows In Clarksons Farm 😄

  • @bradcarroll3719
    @bradcarroll3719 Před 4 lety +10

    The model of Land Cruiser Clarkson was in are EXTREMELY capable off roaders. I had a ‘93 and with the largest set of BF Goodrich Mud Terrain Tores that would fit without modifications, I pulled countless super lifted trucks out of tough spots, and then drove right on through the spot. I did wish it wasn’t All Time 4 WD, for a tad more efficiency and less wear on front drivetrain. How I wish I hadn’t gotten rid of that gem.

  • @evani4067
    @evani4067 Před 4 lety +84

    0:46 back when 20 liters cost 16 pounds lol i miss those days

    • @jamesbisset9891
      @jamesbisset9891 Před 4 lety +6

      All of the difference is because of inflation, 79p in today’s money is £1.39.

  • @rotichAllan
    @rotichAllan Před 9 měsíci

    80 series a true legend

  • @DrCharlesMontague
    @DrCharlesMontague Před 2 lety +10

    For a brief period I was afflicted with two Land Rovers. At first I really liked them, but then one day I became weary of the inefficiencies and lack of driving dynamics (although Land Rovers are better at this than most SUVs), and I traded the newer LR in for a VW Passat and sold the older LR. I am so much happier having a large comfortable car again, and it gets over twice the mpg’s while being faster, quieter, and better-handling.

    • @MrMats0n
      @MrMats0n Před rokem +1

      I sort of accidentally went the other way, moving away from my sporty hatch Seat Leon Cupra to a BMW 3 series wagon and now an X5. I was surprised by how sporty a car like the X5 can be. It is noticeably heavier but the suspension is rather well in tune and it can take turns surprisingly quickly. I will be going back to a normal car for the fuel (and tire) economy, but I've been enjoying the ground clearance and awd in the finnish winter. That's about the only thing that makes this car "off-road worthy" but thats also the only thing I'd use an off-road car for. Deep snow and very bumpy roads, I don't have to worry as much.

    • @moaningpheromones
      @moaningpheromones Před měsícem

      But what if you have to storm Africa?

  • @rileysmith9843
    @rileysmith9843 Před 4 lety +26

    Here in Australia we use off-road vehicles for their intended purpose: off roading. We throw things on them, add another spare wheel, and go into the Outback with them.

    • @probablycause
      @probablycause Před 10 měsíci +7

      The Steakhouse?

    • @phatsnag
      @phatsnag Před 9 měsíci

      @@probablycause fuck up

    • @V8AmericanMuscleCar
      @V8AmericanMuscleCar Před 9 měsíci

      ​@probablycause You should check out the Australian off road scene, maybe number 1 in the world.

    • @rikwilliams388
      @rikwilliams388 Před 8 měsíci

      @probablycause
      No, your Mom's house.

  • @dirtysanchez9123
    @dirtysanchez9123 Před 9 lety +535

    prefer being in something beefy lololololololololol

  • @leonardomendieta8160
    @leonardomendieta8160 Před 3 lety +4

    Old Top Gear music: Never disappoints.

  • @wesleynyangoto7132
    @wesleynyangoto7132 Před 3 lety +1

    1:48 He's actually teasing my dad😩😂

  • @SPBaviation
    @SPBaviation Před 5 lety +21

    4:56 the camera looks like a Doug Dumero video

  • @jcmartinez7527
    @jcmartinez7527 Před 6 lety +648

    I would much rather be able to _avoid_ the accident, than feel safe in the event of an accident

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin Před 6 lety +22

      JC Martinez drunk drivers bashing into yoj m8

    • @OnionChoppingNinja
      @OnionChoppingNinja Před 6 lety +80

      Is it to much to ask for both? That's how Volvo thinks.

    • @weirdnout
      @weirdnout Před 6 lety +1

      And then what

    • @R3tr0v1ru5
      @R3tr0v1ru5 Před 5 lety +29

      You can't avoid all potential accidents lol, if you think like that then don't drive at all.

    • @franzchong5889
      @franzchong5889 Před 5 lety

      true.i had an audi run up the back of my little car not long after i bought the thing damage to both was minimal.opel who are the german division of holden who make my car at gm korea have plenty to do with the safety aspects.if i had been driving a toyota or a mazda i would have been rushed to hospital by ambulance.

  • @vipvopvoy2350
    @vipvopvoy2350 Před 3 lety +3

    “......NINE!!!!!” 😂😂😂

  • @timm6112
    @timm6112 Před 3 lety +3

    Yeah but if you live in the US southwest/mountain states, you often need one. I love this show.

  • @Zeyr01
    @Zeyr01 Před 4 lety +175

    04:12 - Zero observational skills and possibly deaf.

  • @winkerdude
    @winkerdude Před 8 lety +649

    I have a huge Ford F-250 three quarter ton four wheel drive long bed truck with a pop-up camper. Handling is terrifying. Braking is non existent. But I pity the fool that runs into me.

  • @mihirkulkarni2606
    @mihirkulkarni2606 Před 8 měsíci

    Jeremy clarkson talking something which is pure gold.
    I hope coupes, sedans and station wagons will make a comeback soon.

  • @Specz187
    @Specz187 Před 3 lety +2

    Pretty accurate. Have had an 04 land rover discovery for 7 years the previous being a 97 disco. Worst tracked gas mileage was 8.7 mpg on the 04 in the winter. Also no stopping power stopping a 4.7 ton brick. But none of that matters when your land rover is constantly at the shop. You drive it less that way and spend less money on gas so those are back thoughts while you look down upon the peasants in sedans.

  • @David-ud9ju
    @David-ud9ju Před 6 lety +308

    The people driving 4x4s on the road are basically all house wives doing the school run that can't drive and "feel more secure" in a big car, but are then an even bigger threat to the person they eventually run into.

    • @nedinnis6752
      @nedinnis6752 Před 4 lety +37

      @Horizon585 Because men totally don't do it too /s. You should come to America and see the sheer amount of brodozers, women aren't alone in this flawed thinking.

    • @onii-chandaisuki5710
      @onii-chandaisuki5710 Před 4 lety +18

      @@nedinnis6752 lol, Americans are their own species. Apples and oranges.

    • @nedinnis6752
      @nedinnis6752 Před 4 lety +1

      @@onii-chandaisuki5710 Highly doubt that.

    • @josephj6521
      @josephj6521 Před 4 lety +7

      David agree. They’re arrogant too. I was strapping my children in the car and as you do, you have the door open enough to be able to strap them in as you stand outside. One woman was honking and hurling abuse as she couldn’t drive past me in her huge Lexus 4WD. 😳

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 Před 4 lety +2

      SUVs and trucks often out number small cars in america

  • @soccermomd00d
    @soccermomd00d Před 11 lety +35

    I have a vehicle that has a 6 cylinder engine, 24 valve engine with only a slightly smaller displacement than Jeremy's, yet gets nearly the same mileage to the gallon as a 1990s- early millennial compact. It has more room inside than Jeremy's car, is easy to park, big enough to feel safe in, has a much lower c of g and has terrific braking power. It lacks 4X4, but because I hit gravel all of 3 times a year, I don't need it, as most people don't.
    Honda Odyssey. Buy one, bitches.

    • @chris425amp7
      @chris425amp7 Před 5 lety +2

      soccermomd00d Never beat a Land cruiser

    • @willmcc05
      @willmcc05 Před 2 lety +1

      80 series landcruiser is a God tier vehicle in Australia

    • @lazzie7495
      @lazzie7495 Před rokem

      @@chris425amp7 where does a land cruiser beat a minivan outside of off-road and reliability?

  • @YS3Caero
    @YS3Caero Před 4 lety +4

    I came here after watching drive tribe Emmy´s interview. God, time has passed!

  • @KieranDuncan
    @KieranDuncan Před 3 lety

    Brother my commute to uni and home everyday is nearly 50 miles. But it’s hella snowy in the winter so I need an off-road capable vehicle. It truly is a way of life

  • @philb8183
    @philb8183 Před 4 lety +21

    ‘Someone went into the side of me and I hardly noticed’ is she for real 😂

    • @baalqefel1570
      @baalqefel1570 Před 3 lety +3

      It was only a child riding a bicycle
      She only noticed it when she got home and wondered why a bike was crammed in the wheel arch and blood and hair all over the door 😂

  • @lungelongema8501
    @lungelongema8501 Před 6 lety +9

    “This is mine”🤣

  • @saadqureshi6265
    @saadqureshi6265 Před 3 lety +2

    The legendary 80 series❤

  • @davidclarke6658
    @davidclarke6658 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I remember in my travels in the past coming across a few earlier model Hilux's sitting on their roof. But saying that, they had great ground clearence off road.

  • @Countrysideboy247
    @Countrysideboy247 Před 5 lety +10

    Being both a car guy and 4x4 enthusiast,...driving a 4x4 rig on road is totally pointless ,we have suffer low gas millage which is pointless for a vehicle going at just 100 mph or 180kmph ,and also the discomforts such as body roll,so even as a 4x4 fan,I would prefer driving a 2wd road car with a very low centre of gravity!

  • @TheFreakonhell
    @TheFreakonhell Před 4 lety +53

    The old ones weren't even safer 😂
    They should've just bought themselves a Volvo 🤦🏻‍♂️😅

  • @CommunismNeverWorked
    @CommunismNeverWorked Před 4 lety +319

    Ah yes, the old "SUV is safer" nonsense. It is almost like saying that a quad is safer than a motorcycle

    • @luchadorito
      @luchadorito Před 3 lety +35

      Arent quads safer than motorcycles? Genuinely asking, I dont know which one is safer

    • @LucasFernandez-fk8se
      @LucasFernandez-fk8se Před 3 lety +22

      @@luchadorito they are, they have 4 wheels

    • @luchadorito
      @luchadorito Před 3 lety +33

      @@LucasFernandez-fk8se they still tip over easily tho. I have heard a ton of different things. Some ppl say the four wheels give you too much confidence. It also should be considered about this that while more people use motorcycles so there are obviously more motorcycle accidents, they use motorcycles for all kinds of purposes including regular commuting while quads are basically recreational use only. I dont know enough about statistical analysis to be able to tell which one is actually more dangerous but id love to find out

    • @asharak84
      @asharak84 Před 3 lety +30

      @@LucasFernandez-fk8se They're massively less safe, which is why they are banned in many places. Similar safety to trikes - slightly better downhill but generally a terrible proposition.

    • @asharak84
      @asharak84 Před 3 lety +10

      @@luchadorito I'd suggest Fortnine's video The Killer Tricycle Banned by the US Government - czcams.com/video/a_C8z0rFnjk/video.html it talks about quads a wee bit too but the stats are not good for either!

  • @maxasaurus3008
    @maxasaurus3008 Před rokem

    Best line of the whole video is the kiddos’ ❤

  • @NitronicZombie
    @NitronicZombie Před 5 lety +8

    "you can look down on lesser mortals" guy looking down at my Ford Explorer in his Ford Excursion :'(

  • @TheTenderhooligan
    @TheTenderhooligan Před 9 lety +37

    0:30 76.9p/litre! I think that must be the first time I've ever seen the 'litres' count higher than the 'this sale'!

  • @fencingboy101
    @fencingboy101 Před 2 lety +4

    jeremy: "20 liters of fuel"
    me, an american: * trying to picture like ten of those bottles of soda *
    jeremy: "now we'll convert that from euro-babble into english by dividing it by 4 "
    me: "oh thank god he's doing it for me"

  • @ciprianbenec4091
    @ciprianbenec4091 Před 2 lety

    This reminded me of "Clockwise", the movie, with John Cleese. 🤣

  • @MajorLeagueBassboost
    @MajorLeagueBassboost Před 4 lety +96

    It's safe until everyone inevitably drives one of these and then the cycle will continue with even bigger cars

    • @Kacpa2
      @Kacpa2 Před 2 lety +8

      Its already happening i can see shit over them from my car in the parking lot....its ridiculous... same in the city "bumper to bumper" traffic

    • @fubar12345
      @fubar12345 Před 9 měsíci

      Massive pickup trucks gradually permeating the UK now

  • @padgecrack4018
    @padgecrack4018 Před 4 lety +13

    4:15 What when you pulled out of a junction and didn't look to see if anything was coming!

  • @bh7940
    @bh7940 Před 4 lety

    I just watched you're daughters video. She is now 24 or 25. How funny. You sir are a legend.

  • @ashtickprakaspadhi402
    @ashtickprakaspadhi402 Před 3 lety

    That roads are congested lol 😂😂

  • @dom2479
    @dom2479 Před 4 lety +3

    We used to have a 2005 subaru outback.it was great, everything worked well

  • @GamingAmbienceLive
    @GamingAmbienceLive Před 6 lety +8

    *Jeremy Clarkson - instead of leaving your house on time, get an offroader and go as crow flies.*

  • @Gritt982
    @Gritt982 Před 2 lety +2

    76.9 pence per litre, what a time to be alive!

  • @straightbusta2609
    @straightbusta2609 Před 3 lety +2

    2:28 wow that's Richard Hammond

  • @jalexrosh
    @jalexrosh Před 14 lety +4

    Jeremy's kids are lucky they have a dad like him. Everyday to school is an adventure.

  • @rexy_1000
    @rexy_1000 Před 4 lety +6

    2:00 - That was Jeremy's house. But in The Grand Tour. James and Richard blew it up. Search 'Jeremy's house grand tour on youtube to find the 1 minute something video. Trust me. It's good!!

  • @corysantana6171
    @corysantana6171 Před 2 lety

    "just prefer being... in something beefy" @4:07 ;)

  • @skylinesenpai5554
    @skylinesenpai5554 Před 2 lety +2

    80 Series was just an astounishing vehicle.
    Besides everyone used it in the concrete jungle when it was new but that changed atleast a little bit today

  • @holland9851
    @holland9851 Před 4 lety +13

    Jesus, its been 11 years.

  • @BBoyBosh
    @BBoyBosh Před 4 lety +5

    The most amazing thing about this is the price of fuel! I've not been driving long enough to EVER experience putting in more litres of fuel than there were pounds in cost price. Just wow. The video could have stopped right there. It's a piece of history. Time Team will marvel at this more than Roman pottery!

    • @SirNarax
      @SirNarax Před 2 lety

      Here in North America, specifically the US fuel is still stupid cheap, little under a dollar a litre (although of course it is in gallons). Which helps explain our obsession with impractical and stupid vehicles.

    • @bigal3055
      @bigal3055 Před 2 lety

      It was 37p a litre when I started driving. You can put a 1 in front of that number these days.

  • @joes.8500
    @joes.8500 Před 3 lety

    I live in a city above Boston... Snow removal is terrible, and the streets are often very icy. The 4 wheel drive has gotten me up hills and through snow drifts that would stop any sedan.
    Adventure is just a dirt road away.

  • @applejuice5272
    @applejuice5272 Před rokem

    4:19 Love her cable knit jumper though

  • @findkip
    @findkip Před 4 lety +3

    I love that they use movie score music, ocean's 11 for this.

  • @f15x28isback
    @f15x28isback Před 15 lety +4

    Right on

  • @cgtactical6619
    @cgtactical6619 Před 8 měsíci +1

    even though he hates them you can tell he still enjoyed himself when driving off road

  • @footbroke
    @footbroke Před 3 lety +24

    watching this now pisses me off seeing all these people saying "oh it makes me feel more safe" not realizing they're the problem because now every car on the road is driving one of these so now the size has only increased and the danger of car on car collisions has only gotten worse

    • @fredonia81
      @fredonia81 Před 2 lety +1

      Right On!!

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack Před 2 lety +2

      I have a 2002 dodge durango which is by no means a small truck, but parked up next to a 2022 gmc pickup truck or ford - its absolutely trounced. the hood of those trucks comes up the windshield. its absolute nonsense. everyone might as well buy a kenworth and drive around that.

    • @TheTomco11
      @TheTomco11 Před rokem +2

      Yep. Particularly in this era, the ladder chassis that makes them so tough off road has no impact absorption and the body bolted onto it has no structure. So not only are you more likely to be injured in one of these than in a sensible car, you're also putting more energy into the crash so the person you hit comes out worse

  • @dendenthemenmen
    @dendenthemenmen Před 5 lety +10

    Can I just say I loved the bit where he was arguing back to his own children about them banging their heads! What a great father!

  • @Scouter98
    @Scouter98 Před 8 lety +26

    I have driven in the same conditions in a Mk3 golf and a VW T3. Didnt even get stuck in the big puddles. As long as there are some sort of tracks you dont need a SUV.

    • @Azurren
      @Azurren Před 8 lety +4

      +Joe Barbaro Without high ground clearance you can often get stuck on the center "verge" (As tractors dig out large trenches either side leaving the center of the track extremely high)
      Ofc if you drive a ridiculously small city car and are stupid enough to take an off road short cut you can straggle one wheel on the central "verge" and one in the tyre track.. Not that I would know anything about that :3
      Even on better quality tracks all it would take is one slightly eroded road rock to rip off your oil pan / transmission in a low slung road car.

    • @Scouter98
      @Scouter98 Před 8 lety +3

      Azurren Well of course if you drive a car with ground clearance less than ~15cm you are going to get stuck and that was the case with my fathers A6(clearance is something like 11cm). Im not saying you can drive nice car offroad but come on it doesnt have to be a pickup or a SUV if a golf can do it.

    • @armymatt83
      @armymatt83 Před 8 lety

      +Joe Barbaro yeah but if you live out in the countryside like I do you can see up to a few feet of snow no regular car is getting through that.

    • @jamesbensch6
      @jamesbensch6 Před 8 lety

      lol I did it in a 2003 corolla

    • @moosemaimer
      @moosemaimer Před 8 lety +3

      +Joe Barbaro I have a Corolla and have crawled down many a dirt trail in it, but you do it with your butt clenched like a vault door knowing how easily you could break something.

  • @sidsid2808
    @sidsid2808 Před 3 lety

    “Euro babble” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @kurosama420
    @kurosama420 Před 4 lety +2

    Love how he calls that cute Lil suv a monster, lol