Lotus and Corvette on 2,000 mile Adventure! - Rushmore, Rockets, and Roads | Everyday Driver
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- What started as our latest road trip, became our biggest film ever! We set out toward Mt. Rushmore in our very different mid-engines, a Lotus Elise and C8 Corvette. And along the way we found road side attractions we'd never heard of, and great driving we never expected. From sarcasm to serious history, join us for our biggest and most varied road trip yet!
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00:00 - 8:00 Cars and Sacrifices for New Roads
8:00 - 10:51 Surprise Canyon
10:51 - 14:49 Hot Takes on Hot Springs
14:49 - 17:57 Driving cars no one has seen
17:57 - 20:09 Airplane Graveyards and Furniture
20:09 - 22:05 The Lotus is winning again
22:05 - 24:31 The C8 might be better now
24:31 - 26:27 Rock Paper Scissors
26:27 - 35:24 Car swap - “I know why you like this”
35:24 - 39:11 Devils Tower can hide
39:11 - 42:23 This Means Something
42:23 - 44:59 A Perfect Moment
44:59 - 46:44 Being Kids Again
46:44 - 50:19 Mixing History and Slots
50:19 - 52:50 Tributes and Obsessions
52:50 - 57:22 Doing Something Right
57:22 - 1:01:28 Who designed this road?
1:01:28 - 1:03:58 Those Guys on a Rock
1:03:58 - 1:09:44 Facing the end of the World
1:09:44 - 1:14:25 Is this Pretty?
1:14:25 - 1:19:13 The Ultimate Roadside Stop
1:19:13 - 1:22:01 This is what we do, and why…
1:22:01 - This is how we screw it up
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You guys are what top gear America should have been
That’s a huge compliment. Thank you!
Yes top gear america was not so great, they did not understand the market.
Real shit.
I agree. Paul, Todd, and team do a great job
THAT PART
I'm not usually a fan of collaborations between channels, BUT I would love to see you guys team up with Thomas and James from Throttle House for a road trip of this caliber. I think it would be hilarious, and interesting, and tons of fun.
The only problem with that is one of approaches, Thomas and James tend to script/plan out the trip while Paul and Todd are more free form. But I agree, getting the law four together would be a hoot.
And there's the other small issue of Utah, and Canada! I've thought for ages now how stellar a collaboration would be. Logistics would be a nightmare. Schlitz and Tofu with the Elise and C8. I'm busting up just thinking about it.
I think Ben and Ben from Gears and Gasoline are a better fit. They have the whole road trip thing down.
Also Gears and Gasoline to complete the trifecta.
@@rdiamond655 ugh. the smiling giggling gay guys? maybe they aren't but they act like the worst stereotypes.
Paul is just so happy to have working AC!
Yes. Very much so!
Once again Everyday Driver is setting the gold standard for CZcams car channel cinematography. I mean, it isn't even fair! This was amazing. No idea how you guys are going to top this one.
There’s a lot of great work out there, so we consider this a huge compliment. And we always have bigger plans than we can afford to do, so it’s wonderful when an idea exceeds our hopes. Thanks for watching!
I started watching and I was like, woah 90 minutes, that's a little much. Then next thing I know its over and In desperately wanted more. Great video
We’re very encouraged to know it played as intended! Thank you for watching!
I love that Paul finally gets to gloat about COLD AC!
Loved it guys! I have a 2008 Miata. I’ve had it to the Smokey Mountains, done Tail of the Dragon. Really want to do the Northwest.
Watched it. Loved it. Def got a little bit of top gear vibes. But minus the drama. Great film guys. Def enjoyed it. See you (hear you) on Tues.
The roads, dialogue, shots and music were perfection. My favorite road trip piece to date. Thank you for inspiring us all by making content like this.
I made a trip like that in the late ‘70s with my parents in a 1978 yellow Chrysler New Yorker. It was amazing. Next time visit the Corn Palace. It’s a can’t miss
I planned to watch this in two or three sittings but I blasted through the whole video. No one else can pull off a 1.5 hour CZcams video. Fantastic video as always guys!
Glad it held your attention. Thank you for watching!
Just an aussie here planning my USA trip, How cool are the split roads.... Svvvveeeettttttt!
I once drove a uhaul towing my car through South Dakota and Wyoming on a move from Miami to Seattle (and back two years later). I saw Devil’s Tower from 90 and didn’t stop-there were lots of interesting places I didn’t stop. You have inspired me to take my 944!
Will watch it on the TV this evening but came here to like and comment.
It's the big one!!
One thing I love about your channel is the road trips that show how beautiful our country is in between the coasts. What I dislike about your channel is that others will discover this and clog the roads!
Glad you enjoy our road trips. We kinda want to keep great roads a secret as well, but always want to encourage fun driving. Thanks for watching!
Awesome trip, thanks so much for sharing! Also, from a CZcams standpoint, I’ve watched 20 minute episodes on other channels that had more ad breaks than this monster video. Thank you - I appreciated this :)
Really enjoy these road trip videos. They always put me in a philosophical frame of mind where I find myself contemplating different cars and which I'd like to take on a long trip.
That’s exactly what we hope for. Thanks for watching!
The split lanes, the pigtail. Wow!
22:05 Omg it's so tiny. I love it.
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!!
Thanks guys!!!
Awesome video, thank you for sharing
Thanks for the Sunday evening treat guys
Sunday, Sunday Sunday! Road trip!
A magnificent road trip that went to so many of the places that I was taken to as a kid and then I took my children when they were old enough to go and remember it...such special times! I'm so grateful to you guys for doing this one, it was one of your best and touched my heart in a very special way. How many times, living in the Midwest, I would drive to Sioux Falls and visit Falls Park over a three day weekend and then drive to the rest stop at Chamberlin, SD overlooking the Missouri River, aching to go further west to where the special places truly are only to turn around and head for home. While trying to be grateful I made it as far I had and saw what I did.
Bucket list for me is to spend a week driving my 1999 Miata 10AE on the Needles Highway and all about Custer State Park, top down, wind in my hair...basking and, yes, possibly basting.
Again, you guys are great at this and I'm really grateful you brought me along for the ride.
So glad you enjoyed this so much. Thank you for watching!
have been counting down until I got home from a drive today to watch this. So awesome!!
I can watch this type of content for hours, this video was soo awesome it felt like a 20 min video
Big love from the Netherlands! You guys keep being so modest which I love. Beautiful productions too, you really are able to transfer all the feels and honest joyful moments. 🙂 I've seen all the roadtrips and really like those longer video's. Keep doing what you do! You certainly inspire me to keep saving up for my next fun car, especially since I sadly had to sell my MX5 a few months ago, but I'll get back at it in a few years!
Thrilled to have you watching and enjoying. Thank you!
I had the exact same thought as Todd about driving into see devils tower. What an amazing place.
I remember one time my dad showed me your guy's work years ago but I have finally come back and have been really enjoying the podcast which is what I primarily consume. These roadtrip films have really inspired me and I can't wait to jump at the opportunity to take my own. Considering I haven't personally traveled and stayed overnight somewhere completely different, the idea of an enthusiast roadtrip excites the heck out of me and I think i've gotten a few friends excited as well, which I have shared this video with. I hope in the future we can plan something similar to this as an enthusiast driver's road trip.
Thanks Paul and Todd for all that you do in the car enthusiast community!
We’re very glad to have you listening and watching! And we hope for great trips in your future!
i just made it back from a 1400 mile round trip in my Elise and I am blown away at how comfortable this car is to drive for such a long distance. After 10 hours of driving I wasn't sore at all. I saw one of your previous videos about taking a road trip in the Elise and now I'm hooked!
This was spectacular to watch, and this is coming from a viewer here in tiny Singapore - where the cost of car ownership is literally the most expensive in the world - who's tuned in to every single one of your road trip episodes.
Paul, Todd and the crew, you have really outdone yourselves here; thank you for putting such cinematic content out for us all to appreciate!
I bought one of the Final Edition Elise 250 Cup and also Final Edition Exige 430 Cup. Love them both equally. Sad to see Lotus selling almost exclusively electric appliances these days.
A little bit of joy, indeed! Went west as a young man & you've reminded me how much fun it was.
Thank you....
You guys are super under rated, one of the best driving enthusiast channels. You guys might be the only ones to consistently give us the content & comparisons, & the cars we want to see. Stuff other channels arent giving us, only you guys. I would love to see a early air cooled 911 on this channel, I think it would be perfect alongside the Lotus Elise.
These are huge compliments, thank you! We’re glad you like what we do and it resonates with you. Keep in mind that ten years ago we did a feature film called “50 years of the 911” where we drove every generation of the 911 back to back. Lots of air cooled discussion there! You can find it on Amazon on Bluray or streaming. Thanks for watching!
Years ago I bought their 911 DVD, watched it about 10 times which helped me decide I wanted a 911 993. Then bought a Porsche 1995 911 993 and am very happy driving it. Thanks Paul and Todd and Chase!👍
What an amazing video! By far one of my favorites since I've subscribed years ago!
Thank you. We consider that a huge compliment. We appreciate you being with us!
@@EverydayDriver you’re most welcome! I’m a huge fan of your channels and I subscribed to your podcast earlier this year and the only I regret was not doing it sooner! Thanks for the reply and I look forward to all your future videos and podcasts!
Thanks so much for doing these! Used to do a lot of road trips, but I get to live vicariously through you guys while being a full time caregiver for my father the past few years who can't travel much anymore. Thank you!
We're honored to be a bit of an outlet for you. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for what you do and for taking us along! As a young sailor I had the privilege of driving across our country a few times. Unfortunately during those drives I never took the time to stop and smell the roses. The cold war sites reminded me of my time serving on Ballistic Missile Submarines and what a dark time it was during the cold war. I am also amazed at the construction of all the National Parks and the amazing roads and highways that were built during the early parts of the 20th century. I've always said that everyone needs to drive across the country at least once in their life. It's a life changing experience that should be done when you are a kid and then later as an older adult, preferably in a sports car or on a motorcycle. I have been lucky enough to do it both ways. Again thanks for sharing!
These road trips that you do are some of my favorite videos on CZcams. Keep up the great work!
Wow!!! Thank you so much for capturing the many layers of driving, road trips and great cars.
People who don’t know the joys of these things will see this as just “another film”. The art of your work is not lost on me.
Thank you! We’re thrilled to hear this resonated with you. Thanks for watching!
Hi Todd and Paul! I've been a fan of EverydayDriver for many years now and this is my favorite video you've made (next to the episode Paul bought his Cayman). This film spoke to me in so many levels as I feel that road trips are a lost hobby for many people today. One day I'll be taking my two kids along with me on one of these epic journeys as my parents did back in the 80's. If I ever make a video about it, it's thanks to you both for reigniting that passion. Looking forward to more!
Thrilled to have you watching, and glad you enjoyed this so much. Yes to more road trips!
I can't even begin to imagine the effort it would take to both film and then edit such a long piece! Thank you guys for making such great content. There is something special about driving cars you love and actually using them as intended. This is up there with the best of them, TV quality films available for us to watch on CZcams 👏
It is a lot of work, no question. And probably more than people realize. But… we love taking these trips and doing these films. Thanks for watching!
Great job guys! As someone who lived in Rapid City for six years and thoroughly enjoyed those roads on my GSXR600 and then a C6 Corvette, I am so glad you got to drive them. The Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road are some of the most enjoyable roads (outside of peak tourist season of course) I have ever driven. Love it and look forward to the next adventure!
So excited this road trip film finally dropped. I’ve been anxious to watch after hearing about it on the podcast.
Beyond how cool it was to see you guys visit all these national monuments, the first half of this video is a real showcase to how underrated Wyoming is as a state. The vast emptiness and lack of people and cities is what appeals so much to me about it. And then you find the few towns it does have are typically really interesting, laid back places. If the state did more to diversify its economy (most of it is energy and mining), it would be booming. But then a lot of its charm would be lost. Great video.
Thanks for this film. I visited the Black Hills back in the 90s with my parents. Lots of memories flooding back watching this.
I've come back recently from a 4000 mile trip which included a stop at the Historic Route 66 Museum, 105 degree Texas heat, a hailstorm in Dallas, a ferry ride across Mobile Bay, and a sideswipe by a Cat 3 hurricane! Just another page in the tome of events that has happened in my Sequoia's 350,000+ miles.
My wife and I did the Devil's Tower and Black Hills visit from Texas in 2016 in our VW Golf GTI. Great trip, wonderful roads and views, perfect car for the trip. 🙂
Great job, as always. Thank you!
I'm not usually the biggest fan of roadtrip videos, but the ones you guys put out are the exception. Yours are constantly entertaining and interesting, and this one was no different. Had a blast with it.
So Paul, did you and that woman ever discover how fast it goes? 😉
Huge thank you for a massive compliment here. We greatly appreciate you watching!
So true about the Black Hills being beautiful. Better when you stay away from the tourist areas. The buffalo herds, great camping and hiking and roads. I have been several times growing up in Fargo,N.D.
I just did a 3k round trip from Ontario Canada to the Tail and the Dragon and surrounding areas in my 2014 BRZ. I know exactly what you guys mean, it was magical. I worry that it has ruined every other road for me, the BRZ was made for that road 😁 Awesome video once again guys, the three of you have out done yourselves once again. 👍
EverydayDriver is the greatest car show!
I've got a 2006 NA Exige. My buddy has a C8. We make fun of each other.
The Vette is absolutely the better car...for going somewhere.
The Lotus is absolutely the better car...for driving just to drive.
Can u explain this theory further?
@@empressapache7413 Further than they already explained it in the video? Nope.
@@xtnuser5338 well I was referring to ur personal experiences but nrevermind, ya grandma booty stank lol 😂
That was inspirational Gents. People forgot how varied and unique the United States is. A lifetime is not enough to see everything. And to see it in two great cars; what could be better. Thanks.
After watching all the road trips to date, it put a huge smile on my face to see you guys visit landmarks I grew up visiting on family road trips. Driving from Wyoming seems a little more interesting than driving from Minnesota on I-90 though. Can't wait until I can make it on an Everyday Driver adventure.
So many of the points you put across during this trip ring true with me and my past adventures, so even though this was a different continent this made me reminisce happy memories while enjoying your adventure unfold. Taking a sports car may have been swapped for a sports bike but the places I've accidently found or seen then randomly stopped at and countries I've ended up in just because I took a trip to 1 place were made all the better due to the choice of taking the "wrong" vehicle for the job, only to discover some amazing roads where that choice was in fact perfect at that moment in time
It's just cool watching a couple of mates having a blast together. Thanks for sharing!
"No more rhymes now, I MEAN IT!!"
Great work boys, keep at it.
I enjoyed every minute of this movie. It should be in every cinema around the globe, on full screen.
Thanks for the vid! I am an italian motorbiker, who loves to go to the french alps, where, on a smaller scale, some sceneries are similar to the ones in the vid. For the past 4 years money and Covid have prevented me from enjoying those roads as in previous years. Watching videos like these bring back memories and feelings. Thank you!!! But, as a previous owner of a 928 s... Well... you used the wrong car, now... 😂
Hey Todd, I want to share with you a memory from a trip I took from Denver, Colorado to Sayreville, New Jersey (pretty much Staten Island, NY). It wasn’t a road trip, more of a “moving trip” in a Penske Chevrolet box truck, that I chose to think of as a road trip. The truck had some steering or alignment issue that would reveal itself at around 40 mph and sort of “dissipate” around 50, but I didn’t let that stop me from having the time of my life. Back in 2005 Bluetooth wasn’t widely available and not all cars (if any) had them. My rental truck had just basic AM/FM radio with 2 speakers. So, I had my Sony boom box in the car with me, between the seats, blasting away. And I even managed to stack a few duffle bags between the seats to convert them into a bed for night time rest at truck stops.
The point I’m making is that when you’re out to enjoy the trip, you will figure out a way to do so. If I could have a blast in a Chevrolet box truck (with steering/alignment) issue, you sure as hell can have fun in a Lotus. As a bonus, when it gets to twisty canyon roads, I bet you’re having way more fun than Paul (and I have a feeling that on certain stretches of the road you’re beating him speedwise too). All this is to say that as much as I respect the Corvette, that Lotus is The Car for having fun 🙂 It is well worth the sacrifices you have to make to drive it…
I'm continually envious of the roads you guys manage to find.
I’m so glad they add maps to the video, gives me hope of finding these roads or similar ones.
That road near Mt. Rushmore, looked like go cart or hot wheels race track. Very cool.
What an amazing road trip!!! All aboard the dragon-wagon!!!!
Thank you for taking us on this amazing road trip. Amazing.
“Leaving my family is hard… leaving my dogs is hard”. Love that you said that, because both your family and dogs miss you too! Always enjoy your content!
Just a fantastic piece guys! Well done!
Been on every one of those roads, they are a blast in a sports car or ON a motorcycle. BTW, the "180" turns are called "pigtails".
We guess you missed where we called them pigtails on camera. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Great driving roads for sure!
@@EverydayDriver Yeah, I commented before the video was over, when you went through the first one. Thanks for the reply! Great videos! I haven't been through all of your uploads, have you been to the Dragon or Smokie/Blueridge pkwy? Another great area by car or cycle.
Brilliant, just brilliant. Keep the road trips coming
Way fun as usual and putting us in the cars with you to ride along with you to enjoy both the roadside attractions and distractions. Incidentally I just upgraded my Fiesta ST with power stop brakes and put on Vredestein Quatrac Pro all season performance tires. Good choices!
Took a week to get it all watched …
SIMPLY
PHENOMENAL
THANK YOU!
Especially for the Crazy Horse Perspective along with the reminder history lesson on the missile silos
Somber thoughts and a lot of fun roads
Thanks for watching!
❤love new vid. Keep those Princess Bride references on all road trips haha
Wondered who would be the first to call it out. Thank you for watching!
I am SO INSPIRED!!!! I already told my family that I will be taking a week-long road trip next year. :)
It's a trip down memory lane. Been to Cody, Wy, driven Hwy 16 across the Big Horns, driven I-90 from Buffalo and stayed at the KOA next to the Devil's Tower.
Fantastic film guys! Amazing mix of cars, attractions, roads, humour, conflicting and dark thoughts, wall drug and getting pictures of your car in cool places. That’s what road trips is all about. Also reminded me that I need to add “automotively irresponsible” shirt to my collection.
Devils Tower.....Priceless! One of my most fondest travels!
Fantastic story guys! Please continue to encourage people to get out with their fun cars. Trips with our Boxster GTS have made some of the best memories of my life.
Wow, what a great movie 👌 made me really wish I was on a road trip now!
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Been waiting all week and am not disappointed, great film!
I drove this exact route seeing the same sights, Spearfish, Needles Highway, Crazy Horse, Badlands and all the rest in my C7 Corvette 5 years ago. This brought back those wonderful memories. Enjoy every minute of this video. THANK YOU!
Glad you’ve experienced this trip in a great car. Thank you for watching!
So much of what you both have said i resonate with:
As a kid, i paid no attention to the views on road trips, as a driver ive learned to enjoy the simple things in life like the views and the countryside.
Living in Queensland Australia, ive take my wife to Gladstone, Bundaberg, Gold Coast and Byron Bay regularly. So i bought a BRZ so i could enjoy every road trip.
Thank you so much for all your videos. Im in the process of making a T Shirt on my love of cars. and you have inspired much of it
This is amazing work!
glad we took many road trips from where ever to NC during the 50's and 60's and i did again in the 70's to the West Coast. magic
Im a new father, my son is 14 months old. Its been hard, new born stage, post partum, teething..its hard. In a very rare occasion, i was able to put him down early and was able to watch the entirety of this video. Thank you, a roadtrip really puts life into perspective and even just watching through youtube, it is truly healing
Also, my wife did alot of missionary trips to SD. There is alot of hurt, injustice, racism and flatout inhumanity that has happened throughout the history of SD and continues today
Wow. We are flattered to hear this resonated with you in this way! Wishing you a road trip in your future. Congrats on your son and family. Thanks for watching!
Wow, those sky pics too! The Badlands area have such smooth roads too.
Watching these made my day. Thank you. 34,000 miles on my Lotus Elise Turbo. I expect 50k by this time next year after watching this! 😊
We hope you out tons of great miles on your Elise. Thanks for watching!
@@EverydayDriver my wife and I have loved your channel for years. Great passion and innovation. Thank you for doing it. 👍
I'm on the fourth watch today! New podcast episode, CZcams special, drive somewhere, repeat. That's the recipe for happiness.
Have been checking your channel all day, you didn’t disappoint. Keep the videos and podcast coming.
You all are amazing, I’m never not entertained.
Hi, from Japan!! I noticed you guys uploaded this film before I go to work. I had been looking forward to watching it while I was working. Finally, I watch it!! Great car show… No, we can say it is great movie!! I could cry if I had watched it at theater. I’m not joking. I’m really impressed. Thank you as always!!
Thanks guys! Beautiful, well-done and inspiring!
This is the best road trip film I’ve ever seen. So relatable. Made me go back and watch the Four Points films.
Thank you, that's a huge compliment!
Wow. Stunning. One of the greatest road trips ever captured . Thank you for sharing. P.s. - I too love the gold wheels.
Wow! I'm happy to report that this part of Wyoming is the reverse road I took while moving from Minnesota to California in 2020. I was planning on driving through Yellow Stone National Park from Cody, but a blizzard out of nowhere knocked me southbound through Thermopolis--Shoshoni-- Continental Divide--Atlantic City. WY --Rocksprings(I-80), then continue west. My biggest regret is having my EVO X GSR shipped on a semi while driving a rental Highlander for those roads. Thank you, Paul and Todd, for driving this road again and returning my memories. I will visit those places back and do it in my highway buzzer EVO X GSR.
Now, ask Todd: "Would you rather sit in a Lotus Elice or EVO X GSR 5MT while cruising on the Wyoming highway?" One almost has no A/C, and another only has 5 gears. Both are your favorite back road toys but terrible long-distance cruisers.
Also Need for Speed the Run is also mine favorite NFS game.
While the buzz of the 5th gear in the Evo is annoying it's probably the quieter than the Lotus at highway-drone speeds. But the seating position in the Elise is arguably better. Tough call. Thanks for watching and we hope you get the chance to revisit these roads!
I'm watching it on Sunday night and I've commented.
And it matters! Thank you!
Great video, guys! Makes me wanna get my fun car sooner to do these types of trips.
Those gold wheels look more like Dijon mustard to me…..
Maybe the camera doesn't do the justice but I don't love the color and I wish I could.....
Perfect way to end a great summer - thanks guys!
I remember years ago going on a car drive in my Alfa Romeo GTV6 and two fellas in a Lotus Europa were with us. Pulling up behind the Europa in my moderately low GTV6; it was something to "level-view" cleanly see over that Lotus. Wow was that car low!
Great job as always. Thanks for bringing us along.