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  • čas přidán 14. 08. 2008
  • The Top Gear team review the Porsche Carrera GT. Whilst Jeremy finds it one of the most beautiful, exciting and fastest drives of his life, the Stig sees if it can beat the record-holding McLaren Mercedes as the fastest car round the Top Gear test track.
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  • @_TheWerewolf
    @_TheWerewolf Před 8 lety +7873

    Blaming on Porsche for killing Paul Walker is like blaming Boeing for 9/11

    • @colds4136
      @colds4136 Před 8 lety +940

      This is the most brutal and most savage thing I've ever heard

    • @pabloscarface
      @pabloscarface Před 8 lety +663

      +Colds Not to mention the most honest.

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde Před 8 lety +457

      +Snoop Doge Or blaming guns for school shootings.

    • @newclear6250
      @newclear6250 Před 8 lety +47

      +Snoop Doge it is a very beautiful car but very weak and dangerous so i think we can blame you for its weakness?

    • @newclear6250
      @newclear6250 Před 8 lety +30

      + Abdul Rashid Abdul Mutalib why paul walker carrera split in half how many super sports cars did you saw splited in half?
      honstly i dont know if it is weak but i know it is very dangerous car so what is the point of it if you have to drive it so slow?
      and kill you by any mistake?

  • @hewasaskaterboyshesaidseey5927

    Never disrespect the car that won you nfs carbon and most wanted

    • @RR-us2kp
      @RR-us2kp Před 5 lety +164

      And hot pursuit 2, when you were little

    • @cIappo896
      @cIappo896 Před 4 lety +89

      Hey i used a cobalt ss. Beast when maxed.

    • @caalcb7
      @caalcb7 Před 4 lety +23

      I used 240SX tho..

    • @Sir_Robin_of_Camelot
      @Sir_Robin_of_Camelot Před 4 lety +62

      @@cIappo896 Lol same, the beauty of the game is any car is a beast when maxed.

    • @nikifalcon
      @nikifalcon Před 4 lety +34

      It was the Murcielago in my case (well it was in Carbon at least I've yet to get a copy of MW)

  • @JebronLames623
    @JebronLames623 Před 2 lety +1651

    It's been 17 years, and i still want one of this
    One of the most timeless car

  • @revelare_xvii6269
    @revelare_xvii6269 Před 3 lety +1367

    *This is and the LFA are THE best sounding V10s ever forged by human beings.*

  • @DenniskuhhNL
    @DenniskuhhNL Před 8 lety +3883

    300K Back then... that's a steal!

    • @dhdo5530
      @dhdo5530 Před 7 lety +164

      Yeah, what a bargain.

    • @MrLilipili
      @MrLilipili Před 7 lety +131

      he said 350K British pound! not dollar!

    • @buca9696
      @buca9696 Před 7 lety +225

      Considering now they're more than twice that, and used and abused, yeah, it was a steal.

    • @bmwking5721
      @bmwking5721 Před 6 lety +4

      Yeah no one would buy it

    • @DuBstep115
      @DuBstep115 Před 6 lety +11

      Abused. You can get less than 20k driven for 599k. I doubt that car has never seen track.

  • @senseihEnRY16
    @senseihEnRY16 Před 8 lety +4922

    aahh, the time when exotic supercar still equipped with manual transmission.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o Před 8 lety +97

      Someone tell me what's so bad about flappy paddles there's no way I'm really this young

    • @MariosMusicTV
      @MariosMusicTV Před 8 lety +184

      +Colds its the feeling

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o Před 8 lety +22

      MariosMusicTV flappy paddles are still involving though

    • @mitchell5064
      @mitchell5064 Před 8 lety +179

      +MariosMusicTV (obviously never driven a manual)

    • @prosincr
      @prosincr Před 8 lety +7

      +Colds too slow usually.

  • @atx0025
    @atx0025 Před 2 lety +188

    The Carrera GT will always be my dream car. First time I heard the engine scream going past us in an F40 around Austin I was just done. Best sounding car ever imo.

    • @all-caps3927
      @all-caps3927 Před rokem +6

      you've been in an F40?

    • @servissop151
      @servissop151 Před 6 měsíci +1

      you've heard a CGT pas by while in an F40??? where do you live and how much do you get paid

    • @atx0025
      @atx0025 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @servissop151 lol west Austin and was an ex girlfriends dad's F40. We were driving over in the Westlake Hills just west of Austin. Tons of Uber rich out there. Not uncommon to see one of the few Bugatti in town out there at car meets.

  • @williamoleary9330
    @williamoleary9330 Před 3 lety +246

    Man can Clarkson sell a car. This is one of the greatest reviews ever to be done by anyone. His sure excitement was awesome to listen too. All the music was bad ass too

  • @dipro001
    @dipro001 Před 7 lety +1249

    This is so classic from Top Gear. Bashing the Germans, talking about soul and passion, and driving a timeless car. Miss those days.

    • @lethalchocobo1886
      @lethalchocobo1886 Před 5 lety +11

      Grow up.

    • @ghazalsuna9861
      @ghazalsuna9861 Před 5 lety +51

      @@lethalchocobo1886 you help him then,to grow up unless you yourself haven't.

    • @FarmYardGaming
      @FarmYardGaming Před 4 lety +17

      @@lethalchocobo1886 No.

    • @peterweiss123
      @peterweiss123 Před 3 lety +7

      German entered the Chat
      still got it

    • @dereinegreg
      @dereinegreg Před 3 lety +16

      @@lethalchocobo1886 NEVER grow up, unless you want to become boring.

  • @dmarkj22
    @dmarkj22 Před 10 lety +1183

    It took The Stig a whole morning to get used to this car. This machine demands respect.

    • @SuperAdnan117
      @SuperAdnan117 Před 6 lety +16

      Derek Jimenez I wonder how long Jeremy took to get used to the McLaren P1

    • @barchetta575m
      @barchetta575m Před 6 lety +85

      Definitely demands respect. As Hammond put it when driving the Lamborghini Aventador, "I want people watching not to just go, 'wow, that's a stunning looking thing', I want them to look at me inside and think, 'Woah, there goes Chuck-E- Hammond, he's brave!'"

    • @TheWolvesCurse
      @TheWolvesCurse Před 6 lety +49

      you have to be walter röhrl to control this thing properly.

    • @whatisbow2865
      @whatisbow2865 Před 6 lety +7

      TheWolvesCurse
      You have to be Senna to race this thing.

    • @RedfishCarolina
      @RedfishCarolina Před 5 lety +5

      Nope, listen to Jeremy carefully, he said clearly that he took all morning to get ready to take on the Mercedes. Lol. That's what he said!

  • @junktoyotaf2986
    @junktoyotaf2986 Před 5 lety +745

    Ah, the good ol' days when 600 hp actually meant something, a manual was still cool, and there wasnt all these electric hybrid supercars. Late 90s and early 2000s will be missed..

    • @jonnyj.
      @jonnyj. Před 3 lety +16

      @Zack Smith Cause you werent around...

    • @shriharihudli8596
      @shriharihudli8596 Před 2 lety +13

      @Zack Smith You have no idea how wrong you are.

    • @hughjassstudios9688
      @hughjassstudios9688 Před 2 lety +25

      There's nothing wrong with electric supercars, except for the imbecilic reduction in cylinder count

    • @APartidaC10
      @APartidaC10 Před 2 lety

      😭😭

    • @_letstartariot
      @_letstartariot Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah fuck hybrids solving part of our dependence on fossil fuels, cos they… ain’t go vroom vroom!

  • @tmh44
    @tmh44 Před 5 lety +127

    This will always be the golden age of Top Gear for me--can't believe so many years have already passed, I'm getting old!

    • @Opie..
      @Opie.. Před rokem +5

      Sunday nights, 8pm! My siblings and parents weren’t into cars, but there was always at least one family member watching it with me.
      I remember the LFA episode with Richard Hamond not long after - the car blew me away! The editing was god-tier, matching the Japanese engineering excellence exhibited in the LFA. I love that car too to this day.

  • @KristjanTartu
    @KristjanTartu Před 9 lety +1940

    Funny, that people are saying that porsche carrera gt took paul walker's life. Cars do not take peoples lives, it's the drivers.....

    • @David-ud9ju
      @David-ud9ju Před 5 lety +32

      Do you also claim that guns don't kill people, people kill people? Because I have a news flash for you. People with guns kill people and drivers in cars kill people. The tool is equally as important as it's wielder.

    • @GodSejeong
      @GodSejeong Před 5 lety +224

      @@David-ud9ju Guns can protect lives if used by the right person. Just like the Carrera GT; if driven by the right person it won't cause an accident

    • @VegitoBlueYT
      @VegitoBlueYT Před 5 lety +97

      @@David-ud9ju well the gun just doesnt go airplane mode and start killing people its the people who use THE GUN to kill people

    • @AOF-tl3ol
      @AOF-tl3ol Před 4 lety +33

      When Paul wasn’t the one driving...

    • @rameezkhan3932
      @rameezkhan3932 Před 4 lety +41

      @@David-ud9ju guns don't choose to kill people, people kill other people by choosing to pull the trigger just as drivers choose to drive a car and put themselves in danger

  • @chickensoupfortheloser8515
    @chickensoupfortheloser8515 Před 8 lety +1945

    I think this car produces the best noise of any road going car, bar none.

    • @tobias4668
      @tobias4668 Před 8 lety +483

      What about the Lexus LFA

    • @bigal24seven61
      @bigal24seven61 Před 8 lety +23

      +MEGAHUNTER666 Or the Lamborghini Huracan

    • @matthewvalenzuela1441
      @matthewvalenzuela1441 Před 8 lety +147

      +BIGAL 24seven Carrera Gt, Lexus LFA, and Ferrari F50 in no particular order.

    • @bentyndall3953
      @bentyndall3953 Před 8 lety +21

      +Krusty Komedy Klassic De Tomaso Pantera. My dream car. Something about the sound that car makes is just pornographic.

    • @Infinitrium
      @Infinitrium Před 8 lety +1

      +Krusty Komedy Klassic KKK? Ooh that's not good

  • @doughboi007
    @doughboi007 Před 5 lety +150

    I REALLY miss the early and mid 2000 Top Gear

    • @amasha88
      @amasha88 Před 3 lety +5

      I REALLY miss all that era, in cars, music, tech, lifestyle and EVERYTHING !!!

  • @daedelous7094
    @daedelous7094 Před 2 lety +33

    Ben Collins (The Stig there) said this was the most exciting car he ever drove on the Top Gear test track.

  • @pspk94
    @pspk94 Před 9 lety +218

    clearly, we need more V10 engines

    • @frage-zeichen
      @frage-zeichen Před 9 lety +24

      Gallardo, R8, Huracan, RS6, LFA, M5

    • @brandonmazzey3907
      @brandonmazzey3907 Před 9 lety +11

      Don't forget the Viper as well:)

    • @prosincr
      @prosincr Před 9 lety

      DimensiiioN yes, we all want an estate car

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial Před 6 lety +2

      Lexus needs to reuse that spectacular sounding work of art of theirs into something else

    • @vipvopvoy2350
      @vipvopvoy2350 Před 5 lety

      DimensiiioN + Viper/RAM and Volkswagen Phaetom

  • @Jackisaboss1208
    @Jackisaboss1208 Před 9 lety +805

    The CGT, the last great analog super car. RIP

    • @kl75182
      @kl75182 Před 9 lety +37

      Jackisaboss1208 Noble M600. That's an analogue car, check it out.

    • @UncleanerBullet
      @UncleanerBullet Před 9 lety +61

      Xavier Capela He didnt say that CGT is last analog car he said it last GREAT analog super car and Noble M600 isnt that great...

    • @kl75182
      @kl75182 Před 9 lety +44

      UncleanerBullet It's his opinion, I think it's a great car too.

    • @maltfusion6743
      @maltfusion6743 Před 9 lety +12

      Xavier Capela It has a Volvo engine...

    • @kl75182
      @kl75182 Před 9 lety +53

      It's a volvo engine that has 650hp and can hit 225 mph, how many supercars from today can do that? I understand people's opinion about this car, but I do like it.

  • @francismarasiganiii4549
    @francismarasiganiii4549 Před 5 lety +65

    This is the only time Jeremy Clarkson said nice things about Porsche 99.9% of the time. This is also one of the best reviews ever.

  • @unclewilbur8976
    @unclewilbur8976 Před 4 lety +75

    I must have watched this video 29 times, but the Carrera GT is so awesome, and Jeremy is so much fun that I keep coming back again. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!!!

  • @w-james9277
    @w-james9277 Před 9 lety +1238

    OMG Clarkson liked a Porsche!!!

  • @qwasd0r
    @qwasd0r Před 7 lety +1207

    Who else laughed at "germanys precise railroad table"?

    • @Stryke607
      @Stryke607 Před 7 lety +179

      probably every german who's watching this ...

    • @sertancoban
      @sertancoban Před 7 lety +4

      haha snibsnab :DDD

    • @IschChef
      @IschChef Před 6 lety +46

      What makes this so German is the fact how we are handling this. If the train is 5 minutes late in Germany, we are all busy talking about how the train is late. In a lot of countries nobody would even care about 5 minutes.
      If there is a meeting in Germany and you are not there before the appointed time so the meeting starts at the appointed time, you are late. In some other countries you would not really consider coming before the appointed time.

    • @epincion
      @epincion Před 6 lety +21

      Having recently lived in Switzerland for 2 months and commuting daily in and out of Zurich I must say that Swiss trains/trams genuinely are on time. The clocks in the stations start counting the negative seconds and then minutes if the train is late and in the trams where you can see the drivers dash the large digital clock turns red when the tram is running behind. Great place.

    • @AOF-tl3ol
      @AOF-tl3ol Před 4 lety

      When he squirms at Silicone Carbide 🤣

  • @ThungStudios
    @ThungStudios Před 6 lety +26

    I drive an MR2, and lift-off oversteer is truly terrifying... and I've only got a tiny Inline 4 behind me. I can't imagine having the weight of a humongous V10 perched in the back. Every time you take a corner, the transfer of weight caused by lifting-off the throttle will turn that monster engine into a freight train of inertia, pulling the car out of the apex and thrusting the car into a ruthless spin of centripetal force. You really have to respect the CGT to drive it.

    • @dajokahbaby1506
      @dajokahbaby1506 Před rokem +3

      Fuck I wish I had an MR2, brother…

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@dajokahbaby1506Huh you both have the same profile pic but different names

  • @jaskopdx6342
    @jaskopdx6342 Před 4 lety +45

    The styling is timeless. Absolutely gorgeous car, up there with McLaren F1 and Pagani and Koeningssag. Hypercars

  • @anthonygardner3528
    @anthonygardner3528 Před 7 lety +411

    To be honest - I only came here for SILICON CARBBIIIIIIIDE 😂

    • @aspiemakeupgurl4833
      @aspiemakeupgurl4833 Před 4 lety +4

      I know right, I have been trying to find the for YEARS!

    • @jeremyfong5684
      @jeremyfong5684 Před 4 lety +17

      And the "I'm speaking to you now from inside one of the venturi tunnels"

    • @mrnb8932
      @mrnb8932 Před 4 lety +25

      I'm not a native speaker so i don't get the joke, could you explain?

    • @ausomeaspie
      @ausomeaspie Před 4 lety +4

      MEEE TOOOO!

    • @ausomeaspie
      @ausomeaspie Před 4 lety +7

      @@mrnb8932 He was pretending to get "Excited" over Silicone Carbide.

  • @josephh.189
    @josephh.189 Před 8 lety +514

    Still like this Porsche more than all of the rest of them

    • @Lightscribe721
      @Lightscribe721 Před 8 lety +14

      Well that's because 95% of 'the rest of them' are 911's...which are disgusting.

    • @gmansplit
      @gmansplit Před 8 lety +78

      How is a 911 disgusting?

    • @rudranewaz6664
      @rudranewaz6664 Před 8 lety +27

      918 spyder is like this

    • @bigb3997
      @bigb3997 Před 8 lety

      Well isn't it supposed to be the successor?

    • @thecar1888
      @thecar1888 Před 8 lety +4

      Sadly no, over 50% is cayennes in sales :P

  • @IrishJayc63
    @IrishJayc63 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Even today it still looks timeless. Beautiful

  • @JailBr3ak3r77
    @JailBr3ak3r77 Před rokem +16

    THHHIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS is Doug Demuro's car!

  • @KJ_XCV
    @KJ_XCV Před 8 lety +1013

    Americans will sue over anything. The CGT is infamous for its edgy handling and the guy was speeding. How can the walker family sue porsche for a fuel tank that leaked after the car wrapped around a tree pretty much.

    • @KJ_XCV
      @KJ_XCV Před 8 lety +403

      Seriously?! Try slamming a Nascar broadside into a tree and see what happens.

    • @DimitarStanev
      @DimitarStanev Před 8 lety +147

      +MoabMan There is a limit to how stiff you can make the car to be. Especially for a side crash where there isn't much crumple zone at all. Even if they make it extremely tough then people would die at low-speed crashes because of the brutal acceleration. That's why cars have crumple zones. If you want to crash at high speed, then you put a roll cage.

    • @hakankarakurt1100
      @hakankarakurt1100 Před 8 lety +185

      Dude if you know a little bit of physics, no safety measure can save you after 60mph crashing a huge tree. Moreover, supercars need to be light to give the performance. The engineers kill themselves for saving a gram or two but you say that they should put all the heavy stuff for safety...

    • @moabman6803
      @moabman6803 Před 8 lety +7

      +Hakan Karakurt Indy cars, NASCAR's, etc. they crash all the time at high speeds and the driver walks away. yea it adds weight, but what's more important? a little faster 0-60 time? or safety?

    • @hakankarakurt1100
      @hakankarakurt1100 Před 8 lety +149

      They have cages dude, you are right. And they are driven in an controlled environment where tires etc. used to slow the crashes down. These cars(NASCAR etc) don't have stereos screens anything etc. . So I also think you are right safety is important and I was really sad about Paul but you know if you really don't want to risk your life don't drive like a racer in a road made for transportation. Go to a track or something. Yes I love F&F like movies and the way they drive in the streets but it's no good in real life. If you happen to kill someone in an accident it's unbearable and if you die it's the end of story.

  • @JayREEZYsays
    @JayREEZYsays Před 10 lety +71

    By far the best sounding and best looking Porsche in my opinion.

  • @MattH-wg7ou
    @MattH-wg7ou Před rokem +5

    So happy for Doug Demuro. He finally got his grail car!
    Its my grail car too. One of them.

  • @DaytonaPrototypes
    @DaytonaPrototypes Před 2 lety +19

    This 2000's supercar sound tho. This, McLaren Mercedes SLR and Lexus LFA defined what a Supercar should sound like.

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 Před 2 lety +7

      Zonda too, even though that came out in the 90s.

    • @EyePatchGuy88
      @EyePatchGuy88 Před 2 lety +2

      Don't forget the Murchielago SV.

  • @aimbuzz
    @aimbuzz Před 10 lety +19

    Apparently, Rodas (Paul Walker's friend) is the sixth owner of that fateful Carrera GT. That is, since the newly launched in 2005, the red car has changed owners in six times. The fifth, Indy Car racers and collectors car, Graham Rahal.
    He said, the Carrera GT is a car that is hard to control. "I often drive my cars and it has become a habit. Every car that I have always often used, but for which it is quite rare, and one which I rarely drive, "said Rahal. - - - Autoweek -

  • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
    @user-lb7pt6jb3o Před 8 lety +673

    11 years later and I still want one,

  • @typcoodpierdoli5029
    @typcoodpierdoli5029 Před 3 lety +7

    Hey, if anybody in 2021 is wondering about the first track - it is Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin. Great track taken of from the internet a few years ago due to the copyright issues. It's been used at least twice on TG, another example is a road test of E60 M5. If you happen to find an MP3, keep it on your disk, it's hasn't been so easy to find one.

    • @anselousnyeh
      @anselousnyeh Před měsícem

      You could also find this track on series 21 episode 4 when james reviewed the new (at the time) caterham 620r and the 160,but it's not that long...unlike the one we got here in this CGT review clip

  • @MrRandomcommentguy
    @MrRandomcommentguy Před 4 lety +61

    the original tyre supplied with this car made the handling very unpredictable at the limit, but apparently if you fit these with more modern tyres the GT is safer and more predictable. I believe the car Paul Walker was driving was still fitted with the original tyres and those tyres were overdue for replacement. Not Porsche's fault. It was the owner's fault for not maintaining the car properly.

    • @spaceghost5026
      @spaceghost5026 Před 2 lety +5

      Paul Walker wasn't the one driving

    • @MrRandomcommentguy
      @MrRandomcommentguy Před 2 lety +8

      @@spaceghost5026 ah thanks I stand corrected. But the rest of my statement still stands

  • @isaks3243
    @isaks3243 Před 7 lety +268

    this is the most beautiful car to date. best looking ever made imo

    • @greenback3140
      @greenback3140 Před 7 lety +4

      Isak kerman buy the 918

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 Před 7 lety +15

      Green Back i would actually rather have the carrera gt, but i wouldn't dislike the 918 either.
      but i only have the money to own a volvo 945 at the moment

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 Před 7 lety +4

      the one:1 is a way faster car, no doubt about it. and the Porsche 365gt is a freaking beutiful peace of art. however, i do not agree with you that the Shelby is a good looking car, it is just a mustang that is insanely rare, i would say that the AC/Shelby cobra is a way better looking car.
      but i still stand behind what i said. that the Porsche Carrea GT is the most beutiful car ever made imo. (imo stands for in my opinion)

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 Před 7 lety +3

      Nicolas Broszky and this is why there is so many different cars, everyone think different about the look of cars.
      i personally love the look of a good ol' station wagon like the volvo 945, 745, 245 and 145 i like the boxy shape and the practicallity they offer in an affordable and fun package (RWD)
      the porsche carrera gt is one of the last greats, it has a manual gearbox and rear wheel drive. it's v10 has a sound that comes right from the roaring tepths of hell. and i think that the styling is simple and eligant and it looks like it should be really aerodynamic.
      i can't understand why all the supercar manufacturers makes their cars to be automatic only. it is freaking boring to drive an automatic. you should have 3 pedals and a stick shift. and i'm not the only one that thinks that way. ask most petrolheads what their prefered gearbox is, automatic or manual. they will answer manual.

    • @isaks3243
      @isaks3243 Před 7 lety

      Nicolas Broszky true that.

  • @fernandolozano7376
    @fernandolozano7376 Před 2 měsíci +3

    peak era for the automotive industry...no hybrids, no crazy giant screens and sensors everywhere, just the pure joy of driving

  • @80PercentAshamedOfU
    @80PercentAshamedOfU Před 4 lety +107

    Can’t blame the GT for Paul’s death. There’s nothing wrong with the GT. We are all imperfect drivers and the GT doesn’t forgive mistakes. Honestly, if anything, owning one should make you better.

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms Před 4 lety +17

      Not to mention the fact that the tires were ancient. I've only got 146 horsepower and my car is RWD, but my 7 year old front tires are starting to scare me because I know how bad the grip is

    • @jxpd7898
      @jxpd7898 Před 4 lety +5

      I'd be honoured to die in such a good looking and sounding car

    • @syd9969
      @syd9969 Před 4 lety +1

      80%AshamedOfYou knowone is blaming it?

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms Před 4 lety +3

      @@syd9969 There are some old comments here which are doing that. They've since been drowned out by all the people saying what he's saying

    • @ToxicHorsePucky
      @ToxicHorsePucky Před 4 lety +7

      In all reality the opposite is true. If the limits of the car are so high and the breaking point of the chassis is on a knife’s edge, then the only way you know you’re making a mistake is when you’re inside a wall or around a tree.

  • @anshumansingh6806
    @anshumansingh6806 Před 3 lety +56

    Probably one of the fewest Porsches that wasn't reviewed by Hammond

  • @craigj1969
    @craigj1969 Před 10 lety +330

    whats with all these Paul walker comments?
    1- a car will only go as fast as you want it to go
    2- i'm guessing the car crashed traveling far faster than the speed limit, so how can someone blame 'the car' for crashing? if they went around the corner at the speed limit they would be fine
    3- if they hit the same tree/pole at the same speed in say a Ferrari, i'm sure the outcome would be the same
    every one makes mistakes however, so RIP Paul Walker, Rodger (driver) and my heart go to both families

    • @adelsaeed4696
      @adelsaeed4696 Před 10 lety +25

      Finally someone who understands

    • @TjBishop001
      @TjBishop001 Před 6 lety +24

      The GT Paul walker was a passenger in had dry rot tires. Bad tires caused that accident. The tires looked new and no one knew the tires were dry rotted. Just a bad accident that happen to be in a Porsche.

    • @reapertheabsol0359
      @reapertheabsol0359 Před 5 lety +15

      Porsche says to change tires every 4 or 5 years with their cars, I think. (One or the other, forget which.) The tires on that Carrera GT were 9 years old. That, and it was being driven twice the speed limit.

    • @kiranbabu5403
      @kiranbabu5403 Před 5 lety +4

      Craig J no it they were in a ferrari they could’ve survived because ferrari’s have traction control and stability control. The carrera Gt is not a safe car

    • @Gr8Layks
      @Gr8Layks Před 5 lety +7

      @@kiranbabu5403 It's only unsafe if the operator doesn't know how to drive it. Most people are shitty drivers. Fine. Don't buy it, you pampered, incompetent little baby.

  • @FreshlySnipes
    @FreshlySnipes Před 4 lety +112

    RIP Paul Walker... ⚠️ Lesson to every driver: don’t drive any car on old tires. They are dry, crusty and dangerous. ⚠️

    • @raunitsureka5847
      @raunitsureka5847 Před 3 lety

      Tweet this

    • @desertsandfly2277
      @desertsandfly2277 Před 3 lety +7

      @@raunitsureka5847 I mean Seriously? Who tf doesn't change their tires for 9 years? That's so dumb! My dad changes our car's tires every year.

    • @threadworm437
      @threadworm437 Před 3 lety +4

      @@desertsandfly2277 your dad is smart, tires are one of the most important things when it comes to performance and safety

    • @realkirbo
      @realkirbo Před 2 lety +1

      when you buy a used car, always change the tires and oil

    • @maxwelllevy5760
      @maxwelllevy5760 Před 2 lety

      Will never not reblog this

  • @JJJ.98
    @JJJ.98 Před rokem +6

    Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin is the music in the background @ begining. This song is so hard to find on the internet. Song also played on Toonami-Adult Swim.

  • @StickyWERF
    @StickyWERF Před 4 lety +20

    This is in my recommended in 2019 and I’m not even mad

  • @petur4eto
    @petur4eto Před 9 lety +29

    Loved the part when The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up kicked in!!!

    • @kingpleb5822
      @kingpleb5822 Před 3 lety +3

      Same here mate

    • @petur4eto
      @petur4eto Před 3 lety +3

      @@kingpleb5822 Damn man after 6 years! Still rocking the beat!!!

  • @charlesearle8414
    @charlesearle8414 Před 7 lety +91

    I don't think there's another car on the planet that sounds as amazing as the Carrera GT at 1:51 2:35 or 3:18. The last truly magnificent supercar. Manual gearbox, Naturally aspirated V10 out of a literal race car, and no stability control.

    • @the80386
      @the80386 Před 7 lety +23

      LFA is the only one so far that can stand up to the Carrera GT.

    • @DetrasDeTiImbecil
      @DetrasDeTiImbecil Před 7 lety +3

      Murcielago?

    • @the80386
      @the80386 Před 7 lety +14

      murcielago is an excellent car with amazing sound but it's a different sound signature due to v12. LFA and GT's characteristic sound come partly from the v10 config.

    • @thebadmanreturns
      @thebadmanreturns Před 7 lety

      SLR & R8 v10

    • @the80386
      @the80386 Před 7 lety +6

      steve blow SLR is a V8.

  • @SlipStreamTV
    @SlipStreamTV Před 4 lety +60

    Something about it being extremely difficult to drive makes me like this car even more. In an age where cars basically drive themselves this car certainly stands out. Sad it acquired the stigma that it has now but in my opinion we need more cars as RAW as the carrera gt. It makes the driving experience that much rewarding.

  • @goldenretriever6440
    @goldenretriever6440 Před rokem +8

    Doug Demuro now owns one of these

  • @raedsakly2463
    @raedsakly2463 Před 8 lety +747

    who prefer this car in NFSMW 2005 ???

    • @simplebodo
      @simplebodo Před 8 lety +21

      +Raed Sakly nah, i always liked the Murcielago better :)

    • @firedude2106
      @firedude2106 Před 8 lety

      +Raed Sakly i never did buy that car in the game i would wanna try it

    • @VicioTHEdriver
      @VicioTHEdriver Před 7 lety +3

      me me me me me me me me meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! always liked so much compared to any other car in that game

    • @carguy1697
      @carguy1697 Před 7 lety +4

      Raed Sakly yup I beat the BMW in this love it and want one

    • @racr2687
      @racr2687 Před 6 lety +15

      I knew the Carrera GT from NFS Hot Pursuit 2 in 2002 first, fell in love with it then as well.

  • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
    @user-lb7pt6jb3o Před 8 lety +36

    Coming back to watch this for my daily return

  • @joecole2318
    @joecole2318 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I watch this every once in a while and absolutely just love it.

  • @poznannadrogach9996
    @poznannadrogach9996 Před 3 lety +2

    Aaahh golden era of Top Gear. This will never come back

  • @Iestyn02
    @Iestyn02 Před 9 lety +26

    more than 10 years on, and I am still in love with this car...pity I'll never get to drive one yet alone own one.

    • @Pete762
      @Pete762 Před 9 lety

      Iestyn Dalli yes this makes me feel sad too... this and the slr are the only supercars I would have bought, if I was rich of course

    • @HawKgaming51
      @HawKgaming51 Před 9 lety +5

      Anything is possible my friend

    • @Pete762
      @Pete762 Před 9 lety +1

      Thomas Prestridge I know everything is possible but let me tell you this: I live in Greece... So for now I must settle with a 1992 Rover hahaha

    • @robben896
      @robben896 Před 8 lety

      +Iestyn Dalli I hope you get to drive one someday.

    • @The_Fat_Turtle
      @The_Fat_Turtle Před 6 lety

      James May was in love with the Countache since it was made, yet only got to drive it 20+ years later when doing a bit for Top Gear. James May even worked for an automotive magazine, then the most famous car show on the planet and still didn't get to drive a Countache when they were released. So don't say you will never get to drive one, because you never know.

  • @SBgolfreviews
    @SBgolfreviews Před 7 lety +63

    greatest sounding car of all time and thats not an opinion, its a fact.

    • @samueljones3668
      @samueljones3668 Před 6 lety +12

      Sam Brown the LFAs V10 sounds so much better.

    • @utopianfurbiscuit
      @utopianfurbiscuit Před 5 lety +5

      Was gonna say the LFA by far had the most beautiful sounding V10 ever.. period

    • @pocok5000
      @pocok5000 Před 5 lety +2

      I can't decide between this and the porsche 917.

    • @davidjack3
      @davidjack3 Před 3 lety

      I totally agree !

    • @jashargubetini2477
      @jashargubetini2477 Před 2 lety +3

      Carrera gt over lfa every day, all day, any day.

  • @a36538
    @a36538 Před 5 lety +19

    thank you Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May for amazing content. The past 17 years were great! To the future!

  • @petermartin9494
    @petermartin9494 Před 3 lety +20

    0:41 is one of the most iconic Top Gear moments. Genius.

  • @pcsecretagent
    @pcsecretagent Před 10 lety +42

    Why is everybody blaming on the Porsche? As Clarkson said you need to be really aware when you drive this beast. Maybe Roger went comfortable thinking he could handle it and don't get me wrong. This would have happened to any other professional driver like Roger. A human mistake that sadly took away Paul and Roger. I still like this rare machine.

    • @Katana-xd4li
      @Katana-xd4li Před 2 lety +1

      Finally someone understands it is not the cars fault it is the drivers faul.roger didnt change the tyres for almost 9years and if you overspeed the car will spin out

  • @Ginkoman2
    @Ginkoman2 Před 7 lety +67

    A supercar that actually takes skill to drive! Tha last one of its kind - and the best one!!!

  • @henryshin6187
    @henryshin6187 Před 7 měsíci +4

    To this day, that is still the most beautiful shift knob I've ever seen

  • @GoogleUser-zl3so
    @GoogleUser-zl3so Před 3 lety +12

    One of the most gorgeous car has ever been made. The sound is almost as good as LFA too.

  • @jcattera
    @jcattera Před 10 lety +17

    IndyCar driver Graham Rahal was the fifth of sixth owners of the Porsche Carrera GT owned by driver Roger Rodas. "The Carrera GT is just harder to drive, and I drive my cars a lot. Nothing that I have will not be used. Every car that I have will be driven a lot. I have two cars that are old that don't get used that often, but that is rare." Rahal compared the Carrera GT to a 2010 Ferrari 599 GTO. Some of his observations and his descriptions of how difficult the Carrera was to drive are chilling in light of the crash.
    www.autoweek.com/article/20131201/carnews/131209996#ixzz2mILJCVdy

  • @a5anda6
    @a5anda6 Před 10 lety +9

    When Stig spins this thing 4 consecutive times in the hammerhead, it's easy to understand the Walker crash. "This thing is a pig... make a mistake, it bites your head off." Reckon that crash wouldn't have happened in the Merc-McLaren. Porsches have traditionally required great skill to drive fast, but the current ones are completely forgiving. Wonder how manageable the 918 is, in contrast to the old Carrrera GT.

  • @TheTexican05
    @TheTexican05 Před rokem +2

    In 1st place for best audio: the Carrera GT’s screaming V10
    2nd place: the early 2000s soundtrack in this video 🥰
    Top Gear in its prime will always have a special place in my (then) young heart. 🍻

  • @g35s2000
    @g35s2000 Před rokem +1

    I remember watching this youtube video in 2008 back in my senior year of high school. My oh my the time flies, but this car is timeless...

  • @AFilipj
    @AFilipj Před 7 lety +28

    This one, the slr and the enzo is the last generation of proper supercars.

    • @h2oaddict28
      @h2oaddict28 Před 7 lety +5

      the new ones are lovely

    • @bigTTTTT
      @bigTTTTT Před 7 lety +7

      h2oaddict28 the new ones are all generic, electronic, hybrid pieces of shit

    • @h2oaddict28
      @h2oaddict28 Před 7 lety +10

      how old are you?

    • @siddharthsalkar
      @siddharthsalkar Před 5 lety

      Is that your really your name or are you an SD supporter?

    • @mrjace3
      @mrjace3 Před 3 lety

      Also in that year Zonda had a Awsome super car as well. The Porche is my favorite

  • @brunorivademar5356
    @brunorivademar5356 Před 8 lety +134

    3 reasons why to me this is the best car in the world and will ever be.
    1. It's the best looking.
    2. Sounds better than any other car I've heard.
    3. It's the scariest and most dangerous to drive.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o Před 8 lety +5

      Murcielago SV,Enzo,F40,and most of all McLaren F1

    • @bigb3997
      @bigb3997 Před 8 lety +1

      +Colds Murceilago? Haha seriously? That garbage doesn't deserve to be in any legendary car list. And, just in case, I have owned a Murcielago in the past.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o Před 8 lety +13

      Big B im gonna guess from your will ferrel meme in your profile pic that youre 10 so go outside and stop acting like need for speed counts as owning cars

    • @bigb3997
      @bigb3997 Před 8 lety +2

      Colds I'm going to guess, from your probably rampant habit of assuming shit about people, that you're 9. Go outside and stop acting like playing with barbie dolls is the equivalent of getting laid. Oh and I have owned one in the past, unlike you, good luck downloading all those Murceilago wallpapers, printing them and then sticking them in your bedroom.

    • @user-lb7pt6jb3o
      @user-lb7pt6jb3o Před 8 lety +2

      Big B omg did i make you cry

  • @Sammyzuko
    @Sammyzuko Před 3 lety +8

    The cut at 5:17 edited out one of my all time favorite Top Gear moments

    • @Sammyzuko
      @Sammyzuko Před 3 lety +1

      Check 5:20 in this clip to see what I'm talking about:)
      dai.ly/x5sn7u

    • @mayurk3arw
      @mayurk3arw Před měsícem

      Hated this cut...

  • @glennmorris6071
    @glennmorris6071 Před rokem +11

    Doug Demuro approves this video

  • @RubberDucksss
    @RubberDucksss Před 10 lety +9

    The Porsche Carrera GT, has been out for nearly 10 years I believe, and it is still my favourite Porsche, and favourite car of all time. It looks gorgeous, and the V10 is gorgeous.

    • @jdsk8914
      @jdsk8914 Před 5 měsíci

      20 years now!!! Still remember seeing it, at its launch in December 2003 at the Dubai Auto show.

  • @jschwind435
    @jschwind435 Před 10 lety +13

    At 4:49 is probably what Roger Rodas did. Lost control because apparently it is not an easy car to control. Especially if you lose all power steering.

    • @dodgeskitz87
      @dodgeskitz87 Před 10 lety +2

      I suspect the car slid to the right exiting the right hand turn, hitting the pole ripping the left side of the car while knocking over the pole and rotating the car to the left. Causing it to hit the tree with the right side of car and appearing ripped open on the left.

    • @crombie92
      @crombie92 Před 10 lety +6

      more like 6:25

    • @07chapulin
      @07chapulin Před 10 lety +2

      and apparently it was leaking before it crashed could have been steering fluid that drained out on the way to there accident.

  • @udn9930
    @udn9930 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is the first video from Top Gear that I ever watched; it was 2004. It hooked me up and I watched the show until the historical trio was there (2015).
    Still one of the greatest.

  • @jashargubetini6724
    @jashargubetini6724 Před 5 lety +14

    This is my absolute dream car ever, I love everything about this car, looks simply gorgeous, it sounds phenomenal, amazing acceleration and it's a drivers car.
    Hands down the best looking car ever made!!!!!

  • @TrainsforGTA
    @TrainsforGTA Před 10 lety +33

    Porsche built this car with the intention of being a challenge to the driver, much like the Ferrari F40 and the McLaren F1. Low weight, manual transmissions, a shit ton of power and a lack of electronic driver aids (F40 and the F1 don't even have airbags) made these cars respected and feared. Only a very skilled individual could drive these cars, and there's a chance they'd still mess up, and it makes me extremely sad knowing that's what happened with Paul Walker and Roger Rodas :(

  • @MrCTruck
    @MrCTruck Před 4 lety +4

    Its so incredible to hear how they talk about the car before and after "modern" technology. For example he talked about the clutch weight and the brake material. With the 918 they talk about the hybrid technology and how it brilliantly employs its ungodly amount of power. Cars from this era just seem so much more visceral.

  • @msl5253
    @msl5253 Před 5 lety +14

    One of the best Top Gear pieces ever!
    The production team; Jeremy (and of course the Carrera GT itself) really let it all hang out here!!
    Phenomenal feast/orhasm for the eyes, ears and senses!

  • @aaronpederson7910
    @aaronpederson7910 Před rokem +2

    I work at a Porsche dealership and we have a client that has one of these and it’s in for service. Getting to sit in it and pull it into the shop every evening to keep it safe has been the best part of my day for a week now. I Park it right outside my desk in the service lane to stare at this beauty alllll day long lol

  • @daroachdoggjr188
    @daroachdoggjr188 Před rokem +7

    Hey Doug

  • @ngrandchamp1
    @ngrandchamp1 Před 2 lety +11

    Easily the best car ever made. Best looking, best sounding, just an epic car

  • @diegopuijk9803
    @diegopuijk9803 Před 5 lety +20

    "Money doesn't buy you happiness" yes it does.

    • @MrEazyE357
      @MrEazyE357 Před 3 lety +3

      Money doesn't buy happiness but it certainly can buy things that make you happy 😁

    • @diegopuijk9803
      @diegopuijk9803 Před 3 lety

      @@MrEazyE357 exactly

    • @chillhour6155
      @chillhour6155 Před 3 lety

      What people with money say

  • @digitalvideosolutionsdvsto9959

    Prodigy playing in the background was more than an appropriate choice love it

  • @akaDOOD
    @akaDOOD Před 9 lety +445

    Judging by the comments. Paul walker killed this car. Not the other way around

    • @Razvan528
      @Razvan528 Před 5 lety +14

      U speak the truth my friend

    • @ldplays9431
      @ldplays9431 Před 5 lety +52

      Paul Walker wasn't even driving

    • @SoulCast7
      @SoulCast7 Před 5 lety +55

      Yeah, Paul's daughter sued Porsche for that. Her attorney went on to say that the Porsche Carrera GT is a dangerous car and shouldn't be allowed on the road. That's just such an insane argument to begin with. That car is fast, no doubt, but you aren't "obligated" by it to go 200 kmh in the city. It is perhaps more dangerous than a Prius, but not dangerous enough to be illegal.

    • @unicorntomboy9736
      @unicorntomboy9736 Před 5 lety +5

      @@SoulCast7 this car was notorious for its difficult handling

    • @nikifalcon
      @nikifalcon Před 5 lety +41

      @@unicorntomboy9736 so just like any hypercar ever produced what is your point?

  • @mikeg931
    @mikeg931 Před 9 lety +16

    0:26 That's the music from LBP!

  • @sissebergsma4746
    @sissebergsma4746 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I remember when I was a kid and this car came out, I instantly fell in love with it, thought it was the best looking car I had ever seen. Now 18 years later a couple weeks ago I was cruising down the highway and 3 of these past by me. One of them shifted down and floored it.. it was the best sound I ever heard! I still have goosbumps.. deffenetly my dream car!!

  • @noaholson7094
    @noaholson7094 Před 2 lety +2

    These old videos by top gear are so good

  • @thehuggingsimmy1765
    @thehuggingsimmy1765 Před 8 lety +40

    every time i am hearing that ebgine, i am getting the chills

    • @JCT890
      @JCT890 Před 8 lety +4

      Ikr, i love that ebgine aswell

    • @Stryke607
      @Stryke607 Před 8 lety +1

      +the stepper Yes, the same for basically every high reving V10. The Lexus LFA was fantastic too.

    • @thehuggingsimmy1765
      @thehuggingsimmy1765 Před 8 lety

      Every v10 engine car sounds are incredible

  • @nuwanpremarathne1759
    @nuwanpremarathne1759 Před 9 lety +9

    A car which demands respect!

  • @gravityhammer25
    @gravityhammer25 Před 3 lety +6

    1:08 he sounds exactly like Bane from the Dark Knight Rises :D

  • @acolomenator
    @acolomenator Před 2 lety +2

    A special thanks for the Prodigy part on this video.

  • @adrianlee2357
    @adrianlee2357 Před 9 lety +17

    This is how hard this car is to drive. Even the stig had difficulties with it.

    • @Stryke607
      @Stryke607 Před 9 lety

      Adrian Lee That's basically the problem of all high-end sports cars.

    • @Ozaneee
      @Ozaneee Před 3 lety +3

      @@Stryke607 Nope even if you're in a newer generation Supercars it'll be much easier to drive compared to the CGT because it's still counted as an Analog Supercar without all of that tech and assists we have now.

  • @samuelsunderland8868
    @samuelsunderland8868 Před 2 lety +4

    Anyone else watching in November 2021? Nearly Xmas… I know I’ll watch this video again in 2030 so this is me telling myself well done for buying and holding that crypto till now. Now go buy that carrera GT ;)

  • @caellumrevolta2839
    @caellumrevolta2839 Před 2 lety +1

    I LOVE THE PRODIGY MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND!

  • @darrenmaglione6235
    @darrenmaglione6235 Před 5 lety +2

    Such a great emotional review. Thanks for giving me the good feels.

  • @ArenaOfTheAncients
    @ArenaOfTheAncients Před 10 lety +12

    This is a wonderful car by one of the greatest car manufacturers in the world. Paul Walker could've been killed in any car including this one. Just because Germany has a lot of haters these days it is not a valid reason to blame the Carrera GT nor to incite people on boycotting German cars. When pilots overestimate their driving abilities then people die, and that's exactly what happened. R.I.P. Paul Walker!

  • @ProcrastinationMaster
    @ProcrastinationMaster Před 10 lety +10

    Once Porsche get their design to look good, they make it look completely insane and elegant and they make the car lovable like they did with the Carrera GT and the 918 Hybrid.

  • @zachg9065
    @zachg9065 Před 4 lety +2

    This is the review that made me love Top Gear and the Carrera GT

  • @Acriore
    @Acriore Před 3 lety

    After 12 years still one of my favourite video of all time simply perfect

  • @bogdan2529
    @bogdan2529 Před 2 lety +5

    0:09 i though he would say "... In the world"

  • @JpForrReal
    @JpForrReal Před 8 lety +5

    Anyone notice that the song used from :26 to 1:28 is a song from LittleBigPlanet?

  • @lukeguilfoyle2425
    @lukeguilfoyle2425 Před 6 lety

    I am speaking to you from inside one of the Venturi tunnels! Absolute gold

  • @roadbeef
    @roadbeef Před 7 měsíci +2

    Walter Roehl is on record saying this is the only car to have ever scared him