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"It's made my eyes water". No, James, those are tears of joy.
He doesn't know that because he's always been 50 year old
😂
That shows the real passion that they had for cars.
@@paulcarmi8130 or when he admitted his groin gets a tingle from some cars
I think he pissed himself due to the incredible speed he was going, but that speed made the water climb his body and find an other outlet ;)
“I’m pretty confident that’s as fast as I’m ever gonna go in a car” No Captain Slow, you were destined to reach even greater speeds.
417 km/h
I liked his trip in the U2 spy plane.
Bugatti Sport... is that what u r referring to?
Chiron Super Sports awaits !
Chiron has entered the chat.
At this speed the tyres last 15 minutes but don't worry, the fuell just 12 minutes !!
Btw it’s tires, and it’s fuel.
@@coolkiasha3154 No, tyres is quite correct.
Some says he is the father of stig
Eric Christy (in) the U.K. Sorry y'all were correcting so I had to as well.
@@jamesf9610 damn this is tire-ing
It's crazy to think that this car is 17 years old by now. It was more than ahead of its time not only considering speed and engineering, but also when it comes to design. Absolutely legendary.
Yeah bro in 20 years would still be a modern and beautiful design and still top performance, for me is one of the 5 best cars in world's history.
@@SebastianGarcia-kz4krit would be cool if they did some anniversary for the veyron
A lot of people think it's ugly but I think it's absolutely gorgeous and unique! I like its design even more than the Chiron.
People say this so much. But for the McLaren F1 and Bugatti Veyron, they are genuienly ahead of their time. 243 mph out of a 618 hp NA V12 is genuienly baffling and the fan technology. As well as the 2.43s 0-60 from the Veyron in the 2000s.
Absolutely. Tip o' the hat to the engineers! I watched this video when it was first posted...and every once in a while I find myself watching it again. Legendary vehicle!
407 km/h... 407 km/h. I can't even imagine how it must be sitting in that car. When the speed of a passenger plane right before take off is around 230-250 km/h.
And cruising speed is around 800.
Would like to try that for myself. Never driven any faster than 280km/h and at the time i thought that was pretty damn fast.. Pushing that Veyron to it's topspeed would break my "record" with more than 120km/h.... I mean, would i even dare to keep pushing above 300-350km/h?
Well, the most I did on land was 220km/h in short spurts because the railway network here is a bloody rally stage!
Some aircraft can get even 1100 km\h
@@user-du3zt7ui8f no some planes can get up to 5000
i love how he is wearing a helmet.like that is gonna save him when he crashes at that speed.
+joeri bertels well it could. he may spin out, start sliding, grind on the barrier, slow down to a non-lethal speed and then hit a tree or something.
haha indeed.
+joeri bertels Well a helmet helped to save Richard Hammond when he had a massive car accident at 288mph!
+Sophie Beaumont That's really dark.
IKR
Man, I come back to this video once in a while and the moment he hits 407 I get all teary-eyed. What a brilliant film. I miss the old Top Gear.
its the Dracula soundtrack
Come and watch it again😊😁
James: "I'm pretty confident that's as fast as I'm ever going to go in a car. Incredible. That is... It's made my eyes water!" Love ya James!!!
And then he drives a Bugatti Veyron SS
this was one of those landmark moments in automotive journalism, when high-speed tests for civilians (i.e. NOT racing drivers) left the realm of plausible and entered the realm of entirely possible
Sai Namuduri Great comment. Rare on these videos.
EquestrianGirl Y Thanks :) unlike most people, I prefer to think before I talk. And I still trip over my tongue. :P
@@spdcrzy This video was my first glimpse of top gear. Till that point I thought motor week type reviews of pontiac aztecs were the only car based tv program. It astounded me. This also came at an extremely bad time in my life and I give top gear great credit for getting me through it. I had something to look forward to. I came here to reminisce after I just watched the final episode of the grand tour and while I'm very sad, I know they are making the right call. Great run boys and thanks. A lot.
I dont think you can consider that driver too be a regular civilian driver.
James May's daily driver is a Fiat Panda and he rarely ever drives fast cars on Top Gear, he is very much a civilian. lol
Plot twist its stig in james suit.
Plot twist, James is actually the Stig
Stig Plot, Twist is the James
Twist Stig, Plot the James is
Is twist, stig plot the James
Stig twist, the James is actually plot
it has passed 7 years dammm, I m getting old I remember watching this episode live like it was yesterday
I'm waiting for the Chiron review, by grand tour of course...
LP KZhead Channel 9 now
2 years since ur comment
@@mobiido2398 3 weeks since your comment
@@olsigarage4609 5 days since your comment
Just don't let Richard drive one of these.
Hammond is tough for such a small boy. Flips off of a cliff and comes out with a broken leg only.
except bbc kinda did anyway with the jet race between the Bugatti and the euro fighter
I’m over 30 years younger than Hammond but we are a similar height
no wonder hes mustang fan
Yeah, he'd probably get brain damage again.
4:03 All Flat-Earthers must be triggered
They will claim that nasa edited the video.
TRIGGERED
RIP
cant see the other end cause of distortion from the sitting heat not the curvature LMAO .. rookies
@@T1Earn better help to pay your flat earther friend's 100,000 dollar lost bet.
If you watch this in 2x speed, James May will be doing 506 mph (814.3 kmh).
***** Watch this at 0.25x for the actual speed he was driving.
blood117 XD
+blood117 lol :DD
+blood117 watching at 0.25 reminds you of how boring our everyday lives are. It's funny how I feel rebellious going at 71 mph LOL.... but it's nothing.
253mph x2 = 506mph, not 504mph
I’d be proud to tell my kids that Captain Slow was the fastest man on earth.
😂
fortunately not that would be the test driver for Bugatti with a whopping 490 km/h
Who's here after the Chiron test by the boring guy?
I do not know how he managed to make that car review so boring.
@@tungstencarbide7255 it's that dull monotone voice
yup
Is this guy Captain Slow?
I came here to remember how they should have done it!!!!
Now James has to top out the Chiron
megapimpsword without the limiter of course
Good luck hitting 280mph.
Gl finding tires to handle the speed.
Good luck getting one, seems like within five minutes of them going on sale every Bugatti gets bought by those Saudi oil barons.
@@ArbaazPatwari You kidding? By the time the rest of the world even learns of its existence, they're already all sold.
12 years later and still a legend
He is like Chuck Yeager of the automobile world who broke the speed barrier.
The technical and journalistic quality of these shows was (is) absolutely unmatched. There will never be another car show with this level of raw connection between presenters, product and audiences. This is people at the top of their game, at the top of their gear.
Major facts.. . The team, producers, cast and everyone was made for the exact type of content they've blessed us with through the years.
6:50 Crazy how they made a simple segment in ONE episode feel like we we're watching an old racing movies from the 70's and 80's.❤
Geez, the cinematography is so beautiful. It was always fresh, crisp, and representative of the cars they praised.
What’s insane about this car is that it weighs over 4000 lbs and has 987 hp, and still manages 253 mph. It’s quite evident that countless hours and ideas of engineering went into all the other aspects of the car that enabled it to propel itself to that number.
*Rolls down window going 253 miles per hour* 'GOODBYE JAMES'
This car was so ahead of its time.
actually it is way behind... the fuel in the tank lasts for 12 minutes (at that speed), come on.... I grant you that it was a remarkable feat of engineering (so was the nuclear bombs which destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki)... but it was used on something you simply cannot use very often (or not at all) as a normal human being without 1. crash and die or 2. pay even more money for your speeding tickets (or in some countries, get your car taken away from you and go to jail)... it is an anachronism in my point of view, in a time where everyone is looking for a way to reduce CO2 emissions...
@@sksaddrakk5183 Why is it weird that the fuel lasts for 12 minutes at top speed? lol
@@antonlarm8178 I never said it is weird.. it is stupid to build a car which can go so fast that 1. its tyres will only last 20 minutes at topspeed 2. the fuel will only last 12 minutes at topspeed and 3. the topspeed can only be reached safely on a sealed off several miles long straight track... this car is in my opinion ugly, and it offers nothing but speed which even those who can afford to buy this damn thing will hardly ever achieve... and that at a price of 1.3 mill Euros...
@@sksaddrakk5183 Well that is just your own very unusual opinion...I dont understand what point you are trying to make? First of all it is a 16 year old car and at that time no other car was even close to the deliever the performance the Veyron did. You dont have to like it but supercars are supposed to deliever insane power and the Veyron destroyed everyone else...so it did what it was supposed to do, and for doing that according to you it was "way behind"? wut?? It is not weird that tires dont last long at that speed, they dont last long for a Ferrari/lambo/whatever at their top speed either, it is just physics. It is a stupid car because physics dont allow tires or fuel to last long at super high speeds??? Sounds like you just dislike supercars and not the Veyron in particular
@@sksaddrakk5183 Making supercars is like a dick measuring competition between the manufacturers and the Veyron basically had the longest D for a very long time, what is stupid about that? It did what it was supposed to do
I remember watching this when it was first released. Just a really awesome piece of production here. There will never be another Top Gear.
"It costs millions and you can outperform it for a far lower price". Here is my answer to everyone who has said this in a comment before: True, but you do realize you're actually saying the same about the LaFerrari, Mclaren P1 and Porsche 918, right? (The 918 costs less, but in a way, it still counts) And if everyone made such a big deal out of this from the start, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Veyrons and all the great supercars will be non-existent today, because what's the point? Just simply buy a Supra, modify it and take it to the track, all for a reasonable price. The reason why they are so expensive is because they are the pinnacles of automotive engineering and design. A lot of effort was put into making these incredible machines. So be grateful we have cars like the Veyron and its cousins, for they are one of a kind, and we may never see their likes again in a few years' time.
Extremely well said my good man, you have all my respect.
Alex ZS I
Yeah, supras break in 2 weeks, but these kind of cars require constant maintenance too. If you let the cars sit for 2 weeks, the battery dies, and so do the electrical components of the car, You constantly have to use them, or recharge the batteries for example. Tires cost on this car 30.000 USD, and at every fourth set you pay 120k extra, to change the rims too.... Dont forget the annual maintenance (thats if nothing breaks), thats 30k + add an oil change (which even regular cars need at least once a year) thats another 20k. So yeah, supras break, but even from just changing a set of tires a year + maintenance + oil change, you can buy and tune another supra that makes 1000hp, if the first breaks.... :))
Alex ZS well here’s the thing, cars such as the p1, 918, and LaFerarri didn’t exist back then.
The thing about those hypercars is that their feel, performance and handling are extremely refined, and you can actually daily them to some extent, and even some like the Veyron/Chiron are comfortable enough to the point that they're pretty much 1000HP+ grand tourers. A 1000HP Supra doesn't have that level of refinement - I'm sure you'll have a lot of turbo lag, and on track they'll be destroyed by those hypercars unless you're running time attack aero or something.
I sure hope Bugatti and the old hosts of top gear cook something up for their new show with the Chrion. This has to be one of the best things ever made for tv.
Yes!
plz
rylan short I think they just tested it recently
That moment of silence at 407 is one of the best edits i ever have seen. Pure epic.
This is a really well-done piece - cinematography, sound engineering, editing and music are all superb. Does justice to the event it's covering.
THIS was the very first time I was introduced to the wonderful, wacky, world of Top Gear! 2005. I, finally got BBC America on my cable system. Saw Capt. Slow do his lap. Found out more of the show! And ... I've been a fan of the 3 blokes since 05.
6:05 my favorite line from James May.
When he says "I was now leaving F1 cars behind" I always get chills..
When the telemetry box hit 407, the effects reminded me of when Tom Paris hit warp 10
Yeah, but he and Janeway evolved into lizards, did the wild thing, and left babies behind.
8:50 i still remember this line specifically to this day "i was still doing 70"
ahh, late 2000's how do I miss those days
05:40 “here we go!” He’s now already driving much faster than I ever did in my whole life 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fastest I've ever gone is 100mph, a few times in my 1.4 fiesta and a few times in the work transit
Arguably the most famous car Top Gear ever tested
Come on! It's impossible do not cry at 7:10 if you are a petrol head! ONIONS EVERYWHERE!
James had his moment at 7:53. "It's made my eyes water." Okay, Capt. Slow, whatever you say lol.
BOTECO F1 If I had the chance to do what he did, I would be a sobbing bitch. To go that speed, in that brilliant chunk of "because we can" technology...man.
@Jacob J That's not gas, it's gasoline, gas wouldn't have this much power.
@Jacob J Gas is not a liquid dumbass
I remember this was one of the first KZhead videos I would go around showing people when I was a kid. Almost 12 years later, this video is still fresh in my mind. I could listen to James talk about any topic honestly.
4:00. proof for flat earthers 🙂
I'm sure they'll find a way to prove the other way around. 😆
"prove"
They've used fish eye lenses and fooled you guys
its a mountain XD
It's 5 miles long... If he's in the middle then it's 2.5 miles. You can't see the curvature in that distance.
The most amazing thing about the Bugatti IMO is not it's speed, but how quiet and confident it seems at speed, like an airplane.
One of the best top gear segments ever filmed.
anyone else here after the new Chiron video?
yes yes yes yes
Yes
Without a doubt, one of the great moments in Top Gear and Captain Slow history!
" I'm pretty confident that's as fast as I'm ever gonna go in a car." Little did he know, he'd be wrong.
"That's the fastest ill ever go" Maxes the super sport a few years later
7:43 I'm pretty confident that's the fastest I'm ever going to go, in a car. Then the Bugatti SS came...
Absolute-Pro Studios // A-PS TUBE im pretty sure he meant HE would go. Not the fastest car ever
@@Attachments. he did go in that one as well
Yknow i just came froma comment saying "and then the veyron came out" sooooo-
People underrate the Veyron so much. If you look at onboard videos of other top speed runs from a Koenigsegg or Hennessey Venom, every single one of them is full of wind noise and unstable cars. Where as the Veyron is extremely stable and it looks like it is "only" going about 100mph. The Veyron is the most groundbreaking car in the last 50 years
007 music huh, kinda fitting.
Came here after watching the new Bugatti Chiron record on KZhead from the new Top Gear. This is so much better.
it isnt a record
He is acting! He is not travelling at 407km an hour. The exteria footage is of the speed test. Have a look we never see out the front window! Look at the tree's he is not travelling at 407km an hour!
I still often watch this after a decade. Its still so amazing.
I remember watching this as a kid. Now, I am an adult, and it brings me cry. How great this show used to be, how magical this moment was, and the moment I realized this will never be back
this is the best Top Gear video, I can watch it over and over
Come on ... the "car boat" episode on the lake was hilarious ...
This episode just feels like yesterday...and its 2020 :’)
The content BBC was producing with these 3 crazy dudes was even more crazier and ahead of the time than the actual car in terms of production quality and the epic and super funny moments. Good and simpler times.
The music tracks are: -James Bond: Casino Royale OST - 22. Fall Of A House In Venice -Dracula - The Beginning
thank you good sir
What the name on that plays while he is to enter the straight?
i want that one too
@@malusisoko7030 Dracula - Acension
THANKS
and after 12 yrs I'm again here to enjoy this video
The fast you go Mother Nature makes it harder for you go faster. Going to the speed of light takes an unlimited amount of energy and unlimited amount of time. “155 mph you only need 270 horsepower engine. But to go only 70mph more you need an extra 730 horsepower” I like it the way he put it pure science !
E=Mc(squared)
This is one the best documentary videos that top gear has ever done!!!😎👍The passion and enthusiasm are beyond the norm! James got emotional in the end, and so should anyone!
Still my favorite video on the internet to this day, 14 years later. First saw it on Google Video platform in 2006 when it was filmed.
This has always been a truly beautiful piece of filmmaking. As perfect as the Bugatti itself.
I grew up with this film.. After 16 years it still brings me goose bumps and "makes my eyes water" 😁
A magic and very memorable moment in my life. My friend and I couldn't grasp what actually was happening. Pure insane over the top speed.
So who’s here after the Chiron did 300mph?
and now just imagine that the world's fastest bird can reach almost the same speed !
***** 390kph is the max speed ever reached by PF. Not the same but close.
+Behnroid The perigrine falcon uses gravity, the bugatti veyron is powered my manmade things
Wait so the perigrene falcon can go faster than the plane and bike named after it (hyabusa?)
@@Colt45hatchback I think the KI-43 goes slightly faster than 390kph in a dive.
@@Colt45hatchback Falling. It dives from kms up in the air. Not flying.
God, I love this. The editing, the effects, the drama, the music! And when James gets that phenomenal car to its top speed - in those moments of near silence - it's genuinely one of the most exhilarating moments of television I've ever seen. Still is, every time I watch it. And it had to Captain Slow. That's what makes it perfection.
still watching this 2020 ..goosebumps still present .. what a drive .. would love to see LH drive something like this at max it out
0:22 If the camera is able to keep up, that means the camera car IS a veyron
Btw that episode with the race Bugatti vs a plane was THE best episode in my opinion. Still watch this episode sometimes👍🏻
James may: I think that's the fastest I'm ever going to go in a car Bugatti: the hell you are
I've always wondered how much track he took to get to that speed.
I came back again after watching that latest Bugatti Chiron video which made me fall asleep.
407 to 490 km/hr wowow
Years later and Bugatti is no longer fastest. Doesnt make this video any less epic though. Still enjoying it!
Chiron super sport 300+: am I a joke to you?
@@pallavi5067 it's not a production car, and it hasn't even set the world record
@@zainhummamy4272 now it is
@@zainhummamy4272 it is a production car The record is unoficiall because you need to do 2 runs in 2 directions and Chiron did it in just one
this still makes my eye's water a little. Music at the end is just so perfect. Best commersial for the car ever
is this a joke the grand tour ad in a topgear video XD
6:55 OMG! Getting choked at 400+kmph is a disaster😅😅😵💫😵💫
"I'm pretty confident that's as fast as I'm ever gonna go in a car." And then he went above 410 in the Super Sport. :D
Incredible! The tears in his eyes was a priceless moment. I am amazed it has been so long ago. Now we are worried about range and charging points.
the slowest man drove the fastest Car 😂😂
Who's here after the Bugatti Chiron set the 304.77 mile per hour world record today?
This Jeremiah and I will like 2 say that my favorite is the Koenigsegg Agera One to one it a top speed of 280 miles an hour but driving back the opposite way it did 278. 9 miles an hour the Bugatti Chiron did his thing of achievement 304. 77miles. Just know one, thing don't forget about don't forget about the Koenigsegg oh they do have something up their sleeve because both cars they did say can reach 300 miles an hour but they not trying to let it do it because it'll blow the tires and also because of the friction in the heat from the ground.
it wasnt a record
“This is Germany. There are procedures to go through... I like procedures” Literally only Captain Cautious
*quietly coughs in German*
I was 17 years old when I first watched this Video back in 2009,now 32 years old, am still as captivated now as a was then, the Bugatti Veyron is truly a master piece.
This gave me the chills back then, stills does even today. Can't believe it's been 12 years...
Super cars are evolving FAST. I remember when Mclaren held the title for YEARS, same goes for Bugatti. Today, cars hold their records for months or even days. If someone isn't breaking the record they're about to. Here it's 253 MPH for a production car and today 10 years later we're at 277. What's next? 300? 400??? When does it stop and for what purpose do we continue? Because we can!
Big contrast from the Chiron video yall posted earlier
4:15 - that startup sound is all you need to know about that car. A beast is awaken.
Im learning about video editing. Good editing makes a big difference on the overall clip, not to mention the subject and who presents it. I saw the other topgear presenter doing the bugatti run and it was BOOOOORIIIIIING...
What is amazing to me is that you can buy a 250+ mph rocket ship off the showroom floor and drive it on the streets. I WANT ONE!!
sure, anyone with 2 million dollars in his pocket.
These days 2 million is chump change for some people..
***** wich is sad for all humanity
The significance of the Veyron is that it was the first to break 250 mph. Its official top speed now sits at 269.86 mph. Why would anyone brag about going 270.49 mph? Let us know when you break 300. THAT will be significant.
Michael Leibowitz It was the first production car to break the 400km/h barrier. Something many thought was impossible. Talk about significant
This video will always give me the chills since the first time I watched it.
The BEST episode and segment in Top Gear history, and that includes their new show Grand Tourer!
Yes, he said the "curvature", not "flat-vature"! Lol
Just think. Just think the sweat, tears and blood shed by all those involved in the project of building of this exquisite piece of mechanical Art. All those long hours and overtime just to get this beauty out the manufacturing plant. All that hard work paid off in one instant. Truly I admit, human ingenuity is the most amazing trait that separates us from the other primates. But also, scary enough, we can annihilate ourselves in the blink of an eye and teke all life with us. Something to think about. Very nice climax, a tear came out my eye when I saw 407.4.km/h.
What gibberish ,it's just a Volkswagen😂😂😂😂
@@hitlerunknown2702 you're the one talking gibberish you nazi twat
That was the best channel about the cars. Where ara they all now?
I admit, I shed quite a few droplets of saltwater that day. It's my favorite automotive moment and episode of all time. 💙
2019 and this video still makes me hold my breath every time
nice space odyssey reference 7:13
2022！James，you are the man！
*in that moment... when everything is quiet, and you see the speed, you feel the power* *there is only one thing you can do.........* *KEEP PUSHING FORWARD KING, OORAH GOD BLESS AND GOD SPEED*
I remember seeing this on TV and I remember I was just amazed & shocked! I was only 6 or 5 years old & now I'm 16 xD and rewatching this on KZhead ;D