Speed and Power! | Top Gear Africa Special | BBC
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- čas přidán 26. 10. 2013
- The boys face the ultimate African challenge... a muddy puddle. Luckily some reserves from the Ugandan army are on hand to help out.
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The fact that Jeremy played Africa while they were driving through Africa makes this one of the most extraordinary moments in Top Gear.
Bless the rains down in Africa.
I love that song alot
I love these guys....
And it was raining
@@cliffhanger5777 Yeet!
normal car: steady, careful, gently, ouch
subaru: floor it, big smile
To be fair, what would you consider "normal"?
It's obvious that the Subaru, as an awd, has the advantage over rwd and fwd.
Not trying to talk down the Subaru, I like them alot, just saying that the drivetrain already makes a ton of difference, and there are many "normal" cars, that come with the same, and sometimes even better awd drivetrains.
@@noneofyourbusiness4294 I think the point is it was cheap and they're generally designed well enough you can smash the bottom on shit and nothing tends to break
@@noneofyourbusiness4294 better awd? God damn who have better awd the Subaru? Audio, or the xdrive on bmw? The evo had a very good awd but they are discontinued and the quattro system is not so great caz they usually cheap out on stuff, and have a pretty big lag
@@noneofyourbusiness4294 name one car with a better awd than a Subaru
@@sixunity1171 Audi's with torsen system. Miles better.
3:56 "You try and we see"
Words from a man who knew exactly what was going to happen
never noticed it before but he was absolutely right
And then when Clarkson says "Power and Speed solve many things", one of them replies with what sounds like "yes, yes", but I'm guessing is actually Swahili for "This is going to be hilarious".
Hammond brought the right car, absolutely. This is a Safari Rally and the Subaru Impreza is born for it.
She was indeed bred for the mud and blood.
Until the lower control arm broke
@@rwd323 yeah after a load of punishment.
Legit tho, I was so confused when they decided that all their cars “won” towards the end of their trip. Whennnn Richards car preformed a billion times better than either of theirs 😂
@@miipa yep
they called him the idiot for bringing the subaru
Falbere! Or a honda sr200 in intial D xdddd hi
The touge inital d god is here
SUBARU IMPOSIBRU!!!!!!
@@boof1273 subaru impreza hatchback
Subaru do many good things off roading etc
What I learned:
The guys in Africa are very strong and are hard workers
Having 4 wheel drive and more than 2 inches of ground clearance is a good thing.
Error they are mental. I was doing some charity work and this worker chopped off the tip of his finger with machete by accident. We were all like ‘oh my fucking god mate! Go to the hospital!!!’ His main concern was about getting paid. We said we’ll pay him for the whole day as long as he goes to hospital. He went off. Came back next day to work. He didn’t go to hospital, but sawn up the end of his finger by himself.
Reece N Holy shit! That’s an amazing story. Tough as nails!
@@reecen819 Well that's what you call "being cheap". And i was called cheap for not paying the food for someone else lol
Never. Everybody pay their own stuff. If i make gifts then because i want and not because somebody wants it.
Business Mail that’s not being cheap it’s because they need the money r u tapped
What I learned:
Subarus are surperior
1:02 this has to be one of the most perfect moments in Top Gear
Africa by toto :(
@@user-xx2dq4ew3i ha..ha
Yes.
This and M83 Moonchild playing when Jeremy is driving the SLR Mclaren. So much nostalgia.
years and years later it still gives me chills
Normal people: Tree branch
Hammond: *ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴄʜᴜɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴇᴇ*
huge chunk of tree
Huge trunk of tree
Fuge Ohunk Tf Chree
Because he is so small. Everything seems bigger from his perspective.
massive fragment of a plant that can be used to make furnitures
3:54
Jeremy: Speed and Power!
Locals: You try and we see...
Those guys knew exactly how that was gonna end
Absolutely 😂😂😂😂
4:05
Well in the end they helped him. That was pretty cool
@@potato1341, for money...
Thesis well I don't think you'd help him for free either.
I seriously hope they paid those guys at least $100 each.
That would like a year's salary for them.
They are in the Military and following ahead and behind armed to the teeth incase any Warlords decided to take the boys hostage.
They would have been paid thousands daily.
@@MiraSubieGirl makes sense, not a bunch of blokes i would wanna tangle with.
Hey it’s like that in many parts of Africa, we used to train in Kenya a lot (British Army). We would often get the locals to help us out from time to time, they loved doing it. We would give them a few pounds, or food. They was more than happy. Bear in mind £10 to them was a hell of a lot of money.
Thorny_Boy718 did you get a pukka ally wood carving
5:16 "I'm assuming he's never got it wrong, because he's still got an entire right foot" 🤣
I spent my childhood doing that in my mom's farm and no, I still have both of my legs 15 years later
Not a big deal actually
I died when he just discovered that there was a big chunk of his door gone!!!
And then he did it back to James later, cutting a piece out of middle of the hood, which I’m sure we all can imagine the reaction from a May.
Mitchell Davis
Oh yeah 😂
You know that it is staged, right?
@@dragonhuskar yes
Nope@@dragonhuskar
The three wagons were like:
A Survivalist
A retired Business Man
A Body Builder
Petrol Key Planet i wonder which were which.
@@hueyfreemanhisanimatedfrie925 Subaru the survivalist
BMW the retired businessman
Volvo the bodybuilder
(makes most sense)
@@laava741 Seems like the body builder would be the one pulling them out of the mud. Lol
@@mattyee9369 lets not talk about that though lol
@@laava741 No BMW is bodybuilder because it's sportier than the Volvo
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"Thank you for a wonderful 13 years"
Will James Make that Thirty eight years...
Johannes LaCroix No not really, Top Gear R.I.P 2002-2015. No one gave a shit before 2002 and no one will give a shit after 2015.
Londons Finest Top Gear began in 1977. Clarkson joined in 1988, and in 2000, when the original format was dying, James May was the presenter. Then, the original format stopped, and broke into 2 shows: 5th gear, with Tiff Needell & Jonny Smith, and Top Gear with Clarkson & two new blokes, Jason Dawe and Richard Hammond. In Season 2, out with Dawe, and in with May.
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We will miss u
Beginning of the episode: haha, Hammond has a small car
After a while: everybody gets stuck, except for Hammond
Sane for the Botswana special
Same
I just love how Hammond's car was the absolute help in every situation, WITH AN ARMCHAIR on top
5:47 A dab. In 2013. On a mud road in the middle of Africa.
[applause]
Hahaha
Woah
Lol
They are ahead of time
Wakanda
For once, Hammond got the right car
He's brought the right vehicle several times before, man.
+Low Gunfire OLIVER!
+ravindra nabiel Jeremy always whores BMWs
+Vision33r Ok.
moi rasse
Let's be Honest, without Hammond's SUBARU none one of them would survive this xD
2:05
Jeremy: We're both in the same boat here, James and I. It's called HMS Careful
Richard: yeah hahahh
Honestly.... this is a REALLY good Ad for the WRX. holy crap!
lyianx Top Gear challenges tend to offer a ringing endorsement for some cars and... less so for others.
Wasn't that just a regular Impreza hatch?
@@Dansk55 No, it's a Impreza WRX, you can tell because of the hood scoop, which is not present on the normal Impreza
For Ugandans
Im 17 and im about to buy my first car. This made want to buy a Subaru
I know they're doing the whole "driving through african country in a rain storm while blaring toto" as a joke-thing, but god damn it's genuinely beautiful.
1:41
7:23 the look on Jeremy's face as he realized where 1/4th of his door has gone is absolutely priceless.
4:47 those guys are immensely strong! They pulled a BMW and even more importantly, a fat Jezza
Top Gear played Toto - Africa before it was cool
And that's how it became cool
Toto played Africa by Toto before it was cool
It was always cool
Actually, GTA: Vice City played Toto - Africa before it was cool. Any child who played video games during the mid-2000s will agree.
It was ALWAYS and will ALWAYS be cool.
This was the absolute gold height of Top Gear. They did things which some of us dreamed of doing but no one actually ever did.
5:46 Guy on the right was so pleased he did a quick dab lol
Favorite Part: 4:04 When he says "SPEED AND POWER"
"Speeed and powaaa" * *gets stuck in mud* *
_muffled voice in the background_ "BMW"
Clarkson: "you're such an idiot for bringing a WRX"
Hammond: *Laughs in Subaru*
1:03 the shots on this special were just stunning. Wow
3:52 guys repeating "speed" after Jeremy somehow remind me of Ugandan Knuckles
Bwahahhahaha almost spit my pineapple
That song choice was on point.
The song is Africa Toto.
of course, when you're in Africa, "Toto - Africa" is an obligaroty.
Only song in the world that never became boring
Clayton Whitacre O
Andy Mcmullen O what
0:51 to 1:54. One of the best topgear scenes ever, cinematic wise. Just the music, the shot's, everything. i got goosebumps watching that scene for the first time. kudo's to the production team for that one.
dude you gotta watch LOTR 3 firing of the beacons. But don't blame me when you just explode.
No
Si
Totally agree with you on that
Go watch them in Colombia...Beautiful scenes..
4:15 This is what laugh in Subaru sounds like
"ThAt Is ThE SoUnD Of A MoRoN"
He literally towned him from most of the trip
As a Subaru driver, I was grinning like an idiot for the whole episode.
Why
Because the Subaru did the best of all of them. And it was fun to watch.
subaru is the best car ever also my favorite
I own a subari impreza wrx sti hawkeye 2006
Subaru is shit
3:56 Jeremy- 'I believe in speed... POWER!! .. whoomph'
Ugandan guy- 'You try and we'll see' 😂😂 lmao
As a new Subaru owner. I’m proud
It's so wholesome to see strangers help other strangers this much as the ugandan men helped Jeremy.
They're not just men; they are soldiers. It is so scripted.
Man this is like the Subaru's natural habitat!
there are quite a lot of subarus here.
+Anish Vanjari For good reason.
True. But, beware, if there is a person by the name of Solberg at the wheel, it can be very ferocious.
Defenatlivly
Johannes LaWduuhhhhggghjkkiyd
Hayaan11
I am6
Those locals were extremely kind and helpful. Proves that people in less fortunate areas have different values in life.
Pretty sure they didn’t do it for money. Jeremy was feeling generous.
Or they paid them and loaded them on a bus
@@jackoates6418 quit commenting on stuff u hv no clue about
Even if they did do it for money, so what? They got the job done, and I'm sure those any one of those three Brits have vastly more money than all five of the Ugandan men put together, so Jeremy did the right thing by compensating them for their effort.
Go in a ghetto in Detroit see if they're kind and helpful
6:57 Footage of a german Panzer driver before getting blown to bits in FHD
I love how they build him a road , Those people are awsum !
that shot at 1:31 was incredible as the boy came into focus like that. Honestly, the top gear film crew are one of the best.
Matt Bolt they really are/were
It's funny how they can film people and cars.. But when it comes to animals, they are awful hahaha
Matt Bolt sorry mate mistook the dislike button
they're epic.
Absolutely true, great shot!
" Speed and Power ! "
Best philosophy to follow while driving.
+Agent Washington agreed. Infact I would probbly apply that to SUVs aswell.
+Agent Washington
You should remember sometimes " Speed and Power Doesn't Work! "
with jezza driving..
+Speeding Officer Fareast "GO FASTER"
xD LOL hahhahahahahaha xD STOOOOOOP.
1:27. Possibly one of the best videography moments in the entire history of Top Gear or Grand Tour. Stunning.
7:24 The realisation then: “MAY!!” 😂
Jeremy: Is that my door!?
Richard: (quietly) yes it is
5:46 he was so proud, he dabbed
LMAO
I think he was about to slip, but alright.
hahaha slip n dab ayeeee
i hate everything about your existence
haha
This must be one of the best segment of the best Top Gear episode !
4:18 James imporsonating Clarkson was very hilarious tho'😂😂
No surprise that the Subaru was better
sure man , it's 4wd
gentleman omar™ AWD--big difference. I'm surprised Hammond referred to the Subaru as "4WD," as 4x4s are antiquated tech compared with the symmetrical AWD featured in a Subaru.
***** I believe the auto Subaru's are more biased to the front wheels. 90 front 10 rear. That's as far as I know
gentleman omar™ And it has a rally pedigree
that's why I am, and always will be, a Subaru fan. It's helps to own an STi in a four-season state.
I like to think that Subaru executives saw this and just laughed the whole time.
They did
Indeed. Well, until the front track control arm broke.
Some locals arrived.
Hammond: "Hello!"
May: "Nice to see you mate!"
Clarkson: "NOW. I BELIEVE......"
Her: Please be gentle its my first time.
Me : 4:04
_S P E E D A N D P O W E R_
Not funny
@@scripter2510 You know what aint funny? Your Fortnite videos.
@@leeroy5481 oh that's hurt
Scripter your gramma is hurting me.
The subaru was obviously the best choice.
All wheel drive....Driving through Africa with anything other than all wheel drive is just stupid.
No. The other cars were just low and beached easy
Subaru FTW
@@shrimpflea bmw and Volvo this is awd
.. Stupid people
@@sebus6773 These models are NOT AWD you knucklehead. Watch the video!
1:03 I can watch that scenery with that music over and over again...i wish it was longer
What song is it?
@@oppyrevor1277 Toto - Africa
"Ah, cock!"
- James May, 2013
5:12
Hammond: I can’t watch
Everyone:
Hammond: proceeds to look...
7:00 I thought my video got stuck but the sound was playing lol
Clarkson.exe has stopped working
Look at his head
At 5:40 the shirt actually says UPDF uganda people's defence forces
Clarkson addressed that fact later, saying they we're the Ugandan military
Im not even a car person, but i love watching top gear when i was kid. I don't even understand half of their jokes, and yet i still enjoyed it. I miss the old top gear
Me too
Same bro
James - "I'm assuming he's never got it wrong because he's still got an entire right foot"
I died
Damn, that Subaru solves all the problems.
"Man this is more useful on my car" OMG the funniest moment i started crying 😂😂😂😂
Then he asks...... Can you pull me out......
whats your favourite food
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The africa special is one of the best special episodes of these three.
It makes me laugh so much when may goes "Aww cock...."
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And when may goes "GO FASTER!"
“Aww, bloody hell!”
Those Ugandan soldiers are absolutely insane. The strength they had to push the car back then build a new road in barefeet was absolutely incredible. They seemed like nice guys too. Definitely made a strong statement for a small place
And Clarkson says that the Subaru is 'needlessly complicated'.
If it hadn't been for Hammond and his Daktari trousers and Subaru, the journey would have ended right here.
Shane Fell how'd the trousers help?
***** The trousers are *everything*.
+TraustiGeir Speed and power is.
Slash! Tech ...enough to get you halfway.
TraustiGeir Hahaha :D POWAAAAAAAAAHH
I really admire Hammond. He steer very well with a good speed yet he didn’t get stuck.
3:50 This right here is the wisdom of the ages. It will serve you well wherever you are.
Africans are such friendly "give you the shirt off my back" kinda people.
+Tyler Christiansen Perhaps that's true of Uganda, but certainly not the northern Africans who are flooding Europe right now. The northern ones are more likely to take the shirt off MY back.
+Evi1M4chine I wish to see this study!
+Tyler Christiansen Yeah, tell that to the Boers in South Africa who are victims of an ongoing genocide.
+Tyler Christiansen Yeah er no, they paid them to do it. They didnt do it out of the kindness of their hearts.
+eraldorh they did it without knowing that they would be paid.
I laughed so hard when Jeremy said MAY
Lool.
And in the scene that follows that one...
*CLARKSOOOOOOON!*
Shakattack45 T
Shakattack45
Shakattack45 jeremy: is that bit of your bumper off my door?
James: yes I stole a bit of your car and it does better on my car, can you give me a push
Jeremy : NO
3:52 I believe in speed. Power.
4:04 SPEED AND POWER!!!
*meanwhile
Clarkson got stuck lmao 😂
2:20 this is clearly shows how capable Subaru in rough road
If you wanna go on dirt in a sedan, no questions go with Subaru
Toyota, Subaru, Audi, Land Rover, Jeep, and Mercedes. All the best off road
+samir kasimi If they are AWD.
What about an Evo?
+Geary well of course why else would I mention them?
+TheRockingRobby all though the Evo's have been proven faster than most Impreza's, the Subaru's have been proven to have better off-road capability.
Best advertisement for a Subaru right here.
Jeremy: plays Africa by Toto IN Africa
Africans near them: ride by with home made scooters in a pack
7:15 Clarkson is actually quite terrifying when he's genuinely pissed.
subaru always pull something everywhere.....
lol "I assume he's never got it wrong cus he's still got an entire right foot"
I laughed at the same part :D
Ace-In-One I am the 69th liker of this comment
Mtb
It's really satisfying to see Richard have the right car for the job for a change.
This is probably a better advert for the Impreza than anything Subaru could dream up on their own.
Damn, that rally pedigree on the Subaru really shows. What a wagon.
Jeremy somehow got himself on the same place twice, at 2:03 and 6:11.
Jan K edit trickery
That's some lazy editing, good eyes!
Nice point 👍
They do add saturation to the second one though lol
Thats bad editing
So glad i grew up with this
That Africa montage is my favorite moment in tv history
thumbs up for subaru
+chester andrew Love
chester andrew 👍☝
subie fam
7:27 M A Y ! !
This special is the reason why I will get a Subaru and will forever love them
7:11 imagine if this was remixed
Thumbs up for the brilliant use of Africa by Toto :)
Laughed so hard when this happened.
Fitted the situation soo well
Michael Shearer absolutely
Absolutely brilliant
I can watch that part millions of time
5:47 - Right side of the screen, the guy dabs
Killer Memestar I was looking for this comment
Haha the sliding dab
Only a person with a keemstar profile picture would notice that.
man you are LEGEND
Killer Memestar hahahaha he does
I posted a comment on me calling the scene with them playing Africa while driving through Africa one of the most extraordinary moments in this series and some people call me a moron. Is it really wrong for me to love this moment since it has such relevance with the setting and the song
i miss old Top Gear
Wow Uganda looks beautiful. Very lush and green. It would make a hell of a road trip... with a 4wd!
Come by any time of year. There's even more
@@ahabwe very beautiful country man, I'd like to visit one day
Would probably be easier on an adventure motorcycle. When the roads get too muddy, just go off them.
@William Park you'd be wrong about that
@@magicoddeffect You should check out Long Way Down if you haven't already. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman go from Scotland to Cape Town on motorcycles. Beautiful show with Top Gear-like vibes.
I have an old Subaru tale that would be fun to share. All I have to say is it took a hell of a beating and was sold with 273k miles. Many trips down the beach covered in snow with people piled in and on top. It never once let me down and still see it around town every now and then. I bet it is well north of 400k miles. We used to take it on ice race tracks in the winters, down old ski trails, old four-wheeler trails in the summer, etc. We tried to kill it. Only thing we didn't do was submerge it in water over the air box or launch it off a cliff.
That was the best top gear special ever. It had everything
Cue Toto.. goosebumps every time