Mercedes SLR Oslo CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 1
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2010
- Can a boat beat a car? In an epic splash and dash from London to Oslo, Jeremy Clarkson pits the Mercedes McLaren SLR against Richard Hammond and James May who are making the journey by boat.
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These old Top Gear challenges are just timeless, everything about them is perfect right down to the camera angles and soundtrack
the whole team really knew their craft
puts a smile on my face every damn time.
imagine watching this with modern video quality like in 4k 60fps it would be so good, even if it already is!
@@flauschxger I feel like the quality makes it more nostalgic. I don't think it would look that good at 4K. Plus lower quality for me is more easy on the eyes, so it makes the episode less demanding and more calm. That's just my view on it however.
@@Stroke999 depends on preference i guess, i mean it more like that way how cool it would be to see these episodes in a better quality but yeah i still like it as it is
Whats amazing is that 3 TV presenters with such different personalities not only worked together for so long but they are actually friends and continue to be good friends. As much as they annoy each other, they love working together. Thats a rare thing. Even when Clarckson got fired from the BBC. Hammond and May both left the show and followed Jeremy to do the Grand Tour. I love the loyalty they have in each other.
"Such different personalities"? In the spectrum of all the different people in the UK, let alone the world, they're practically identical triplets.
@@wintermute8315 oh you talk utter rubbish.
Are you Welsh by any chance!?
Getting paid pal. Pays to be mates
@@rajchoudhury5130 also mates outside of work so...
No
@@rajchoudhury5130 Both Hammond and May were offered a few million pounds to stay at BBC and continue hosting Top Gear after Clarkson's departure, yet they declined the offer...
"A part of me wants the car to win but all of me wants Jeremy to loose."
Haha so treu jeremy wins chalanges to many times well chalanges like this one
lose*
@@mopadrider6012 i wont even bother correcting that
Lol, you're so correct.
Indeed.
5:43 best scene, just shows perfectly who Clarkson is
We all would've done it too😂😂
@@ashleyvlahakis5152 true
@@ashleyvlahakis5152 mate, with that rumble... i can only imagine.
"I wonder what the fastest anyone's ever been in a Euro Train is?" *Puts foot down* "No, no, no, no grow up"
That just crackled me up
Well... he failed miserably in that respect 😂
That would be a world record only top gear would go after😂
I did 34mph on a bike. 🏍 no, i will not grow up.
he doesn't always have to act like a yobo
2:29 - the sound of that engine tho, heaven
Best Mercedes V8 ever, even better than the 6.2 V8
Super charger whine
@@sashingopaul3111 is that v8 not v12?
@@jesuschrist2287 its a v8 mercedes just has v12s in amg 65 models and in the Zonda yk
I actually still prefer it compared to it's successors SLS and AMG GT S. SLR can crack 200 mph unlike the successors which can't. 🤣
I like how James just swiftly slides to the check in desk at 1:05 smoooth
Lmao 😂
smooth operatoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor
@@mrguest3749 smooth operatiooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon
I’ve never noticed that before. James is so smooth.
He is such a stud
So they were told they'd be on a 737, they board a 757, and show a 767 taking off... ever heard of continuity?
I think a 777.
They boarded a 767. BA removed 757's from there fleet early 2000's.
william raffoul
G-CPES is a 757. It was still flying for BA as late as 2010.
The two remaining 757's BA had were used as sky tours aircraft.
Th departing aircraft is a Triple 7 :)
Jeremys' face when he said "there we are, it's 1320 miles" hahahahahahhahaa
Yes me to. His face is just hilarious
"F*ck me right?" Is basically that expression
1300 miles, 8 countries?
*laughs in american*
Just drove 300 miles and it was excruciating. Through San diego and los angeles.
@@quattro4468 I'm guessing you don't own a grand tourer
James: "Permission to come aboard skipper" hahaha
"cocktail penis"
"Can you make this boy walk the plank?" Best question ever!!
JAMES MAY HAS RUN ON TELEVISION!!!
@Bilal Khalid indeed
The SLR is so cool it deserves to be put in the top gear freezer
Honestly have a soft spot for this car. Probably one of the best to have ever been showcased in the show. Too bad it's seemingly forgotten about these days
its not really forgotten about, the issue is its sitting in the garage of a huge amount of collectors who never drive them, manny khoshbin is a great example, he has THREE
@@fish3439 he had 5 until recently
Because it falls apart faster then any other merc and that’s saying something. The trans goes every 10k miles and it’s a $35-60k job. It’s a car to look at, you don’t wanna drive it unless your literally Bezos, Musk, Soros money.
These three together in a show, is golden. No one ever, will be able to reach their entertainment value.
4:30 camera man couldn’t resist
Good car though
1:13 as a plane enthusiast, i felt that.
Me to my wife before we go to any party : 6:38
4:05 - And 8 years later after this originally aired Jeremy Clarkson would be an attendee at Mrs Thatcher's State Funeral in St Paul's Cathedral in London, so the production team in 2005 knew very well here about Jeremy's friendship with the former iron lady.
I come back to this video just to hear that sound...
+1:34 :) CWINDOWSsystem32 yeah man same here specially
I absolutely agree. one of the best looking and best sounding cars ever made
Sounds like a Spitfire!
7:12
3:07 James May is me in the airport
Richard is me
same
I'd be James
RON0BIJ_ exactly me too
Me too
6:25 "That's enough health and safety, can we go now?". Classic Clarkson 😂
6:55 did someone laugh? xD
Glad I'm not the only one that noticed! 😂
Am I the only one here 13 years later?😂
No
No
Common sense
No bro me too
No
Never realized how much the music in Top Gear influenced my music preferences of my adult life. Drum & Bass, breakbeats, garage, house… So good!
i love how James takes the time to use his aviation knowledge at the airport
Season 6 Episode 6. You're welcome ;)
And you're a legend..
You. You sir are a hero
Oh there is a hero watching
Legend
I love u man
I saw one of these on track at Brands Hatch and in the pit lane, my daughter wouldn't sit in it because it scared her with how loud it was. Its the best car noise I've ever heard.
7:11 - Doww-dow doww-dow.....Oww!!! LOL
1:30 that soundtrack mate is superb
7:04
“he’s not turning round, he’s going about” ~James May 2006
*2005
*1453
This - along with the DB9 trip south - was Top Gear in absolut prime shape! Never better and have gone down hill ever since
The DB9 race to Monte Carlo in 2004, this race in 2005 and the cross London race in 2007 are the best.
"No-no-no-no, this lady's not returning!" LOL
taron_baron *not for turning!
3:07 me every second in my life
James May is like the dad that you think is embarrassing you then you grow up and realize he was just being a good dad
Top Gear during its peak years.
Mercedes and McLaren need to do more car collaborations, the SLR is just gorgeous.
End of 2019, world is full of hypercars, megacars, supercars but damn I forgot how beautiful the Mercedes- McLaren looked, for me it's gotta be one of the best looking cars of 2000's and that engine sound, damn it was such an awesome soundtrack.
All slow tho nothing would compete to my 911 turbo s
@@Dd-mt5ol Boaster
@@Dd-mt5ol You live a sad life. Either you own that car, and yet still feel the need to try to brag about it to strangers in CZcams comments. Or you just wish you owned it, and are trying to play make believe in the comments section.
I'm not sure which is sadder.
@@wintermute8315 not sad it's a 2014 model worked my ass of for 2 years for it back in 2018 finally got it in 2020 this Aint no ordinary 911 it runs on water/ methanol and no I'm not bragging it's a 2014 not 2022
From the front it's amazing but the back is a bit weird imo.
The supercharger whine at 1:21 gives me goosebumps
6:51
Lol, I feel sorry for Jeremy there; having to listen to health & safety twice in 2 languages.
I feel sorry for Richard who had to be with know it all May
Canada bruh
I've been in a plane from Frankfurt Germany to Japan... Everything was done in 3 Languages... German.. English and Japanese..
Rather have a screen showing instructions than an announcement. Faster just like Jeremy wants. :)
@@aaryeshg.6526 Maybe in the future of the Channel tunnel
I really miss these guys. So sad what happened to Top Gear.
Yeah but The Grand Tour looks very promising
clearspira What happened to top gear?
SkinoReturns He assaulted a producer... would have been taken to a tribunal if he wasn’t sacked. You cant expect to punch a colleague and not get fired.
@@TheStrictlyAwesome yes Jeremy punched a producer because he wanted a steak and he didn't get it cuz the Hotel chef had gone home and was offered a soup and cold meat platter instead and Imo that's no reason to punch somebody in the face just because you don't get the dinner you did want
Nick his doctor also said he might have cancer and his mom recently died
"ohhh we've gotta have it in french!! START THE TRAIN!!"
Jaw dropping to see how far cars have come since..
That Arnage though...
Even the camera angles are hilarious. 2:10 *Oh, sorry, what?*... not to mention its a really well made shot, to begin with.
Ah: 360p - The way Top Gear is intended to be enjoyed, according to CZcams
To add some superficial layer of nostalgia.
2:53 has basically defined how I talk to Google Maps
1:04 I love James simply slides up to the check-in desk, & then "Hello" James May's ultimate chat-up line.
6:51
Lol, I feel sorry for Jeremy there; having to listen to health & safety twice in 2 languages.
this is still one of my favorite challenges. feels so real and grounded; i love how extravagant everything became later on with their challenges but i prefer how raw this one feels comparatively.
nonono grow up
i was searching for this comment
This is one of the greatest Top Gear episodes of all time. That intro gives me the goosebumps every single time.. the producers nailed it with the music and soundtrack, my gosh
1:34 that engine sounds amazing.
These really were well made in their time. They were well filmed, well presented, the music was really well chosen...
Clarkson's little rants here are actually pure gold like the "THE CHANNEL TUNNEL IS STRAIGHT AHEAD, I CAN READ!!!!"
7:19 killed me for some reason haha
Me too. Hilarious scene for some reason haha. You just know theres nothing interesting to film on that boat, so hes just pointing at a LEGO racecar going: ''Jeremy. Wraargh.'' hahaha
Love that they use Biosphere and Amon Tobin tracks in this episode!!!
I'm guessing I'm not the only person who'll do anything for an SLR, such a gorgeous looking car
Watching this 12yrs later...still fresh and exciting😍
Appreciate the sound editor
Scykick GELOSO
To think this was broadcast before the 7-7 attacks in London... I remember those days.
Amazingly, all the original songs from the original broadcast are actually in this video
5:30 oooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu spooky XD
So they were told they'd be on a 737, they board a 757, and show a 767 taking off... ever heard of continuity?
I have all the Top Gear DVD's
But this London to Oslo has never been put on DVD why ?
It's one of the best races of all.
Wait really? It's on my season 6 DVD🤷♂️ season 6 episode 6
@@danielruud224 devil episode confirmed
hhahahahhaa "no no no grow up" !!!
They look so young. Still watching in 2019
that smile at 2:21 was hilarious. lol
Good old days.....it was television gold!!!!!
0:54, impossible!
1:22 that sound...
That SLR is such a cool machine! This is one of the best races! Hamster in that night club...classic!
This is my favorite Top Gear race.
6:48, when you’re in a cinema and the trailers have ended but it keeps playing another advert instead of starting the film
I miss those times, "the peak "
The world was cool and nicer back then
I remember watching this episode episode as a kid and absolutely falling in love with the car. Since then it has become one of my goals in life to get one.
And? Did you got one?
@@muienpantaipr6929 not yet. I do have a slightly less extravagant Mercedes for now :)
When I was a kid my dad bought me a remote control car. That remote control car was a Merc SLR. I played with it for days, made it drift, bump into things and what not. I was addicted to it. But then we moved houses and it was lost.
I don't have a lot of "Dream possessions" I wanna own. But I hav two. A Mercedes SLR and an AMG GT. Not the black edition. The regular one.
Hopefully someday I'll be able to realise my dream.
Jeremy's face at 2:21 wasn't so confident when he read out the number of miles he'd have to drive: 1,320 miles!😬😂🤣
Bro driving the most powerful car at that time for such a long distance and getting paid for doing so , when me and you just dream about it....i mean thats awesome for me...and who is the lucky one , a crazy old man🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️life is just not fair🤪😢
This show was my childhood. Well, at least since I was 14.
that SLR looks like a spaceship among these cars
love it
5:35 ”Ooooh Spooky”
I have sincerely enjoyed watching all of Top Gear with these 3. Some of the best time of my life!
2:42 Jeremy is nominated for Patience in the Workplace for the camera car in the background.
I love the sound of those Supercharged 5.4L engines
That car is timeless
Saw one of these the other day. Still looks fantastic and special.
The SLR is honestly beautiful
sadly unappreciated beauty
@@woodrow_mayes What makes you say that?
Watching the OG Top Gear brings back my childhood dreams of being Jeremy Clarkson and getting to drive the worlds most exotic and beautiful machines! Nothing can ever replace this top notch Trio of automotive presenters!!
This was the episode I got into Top Gear and now Grand Tour. I love the humor.
Watching this in 2020 n loving this
First time I’ve seen this but coincidentally just 2 years ago my son and I did almost exactly Jeremy’s journey in my silver Mercedes SL ! Sadly it’s a 350 and not an SLR! Still…it was an interesting journey! 😄
Check in lady: b737
James: a340
Actual plane: b757
Electric Midnight well no its a 777
BA have never had A340s, I think it was just a plane he saw
No, James is asking whether it is a 737-400 which is a specific model.
"It's saying it's 1320 miles... " - his smile is priceless! Jeremy enjoying the ride in one of the best road racing cars back then
2:23 For those whose wonder, the song is Nightlife - Amon Tobin
Wouldn't it have been easier for James and Richard to just take a plane from Heathrow to Oslo?
unfair race
xboxgamer For the car, yes. But despite everything it still won!
Firemarioflower Actually, it was unfair and unrealistic for James and Richard. A ferry from Newcastle to Kristiansand? A crappy speed boat from there to Oslo? Come on now...
thatabu Crappy?? The question of the challenge was if a BOAT can beat a car. Those boats did fail but they were pretty quick.
Unrealistic? There's tons of people using ferrys to get to Norway. Way better than flying!
Firemarioflower Umm.. let me get this straight. You're saying tons of people would choose to travel from London to Oslo via Newcastle and Kristiansand? Seems pretty legit, yeah.
Richard says jeremy is too old here, 15 years later, they still makin tv shows
I love these guys
This is my absolute favorite supercar and top gear video
2:38 - "Ferry to catch" 3:50 - *Boards Eurotunnel*
I maxed this out in Need for Speed Carbon
Where death isn't a thing.
Ok?
Best Top Gear Challenge ever
Dear top gear, Thank you for putting the Full segment, And not just the Highlights, It really does seem like a completely different segment, especially when you want to see all the parts inbetween, so thanks. and please continue.
I would love to do one of these challenges just as a weekend roadtrip