The Grand Tour: Carnage a Trois - 'Hammond Just Crashed? Anyway'

this was a great special

[lukegauci]

I love how Hammond crashing has just become a normal thing that we just accept whenever we see them 😂

[lukaszlamura]

Modern version of:
"Oh no!
Anyway"

[paulhorton]

Geek corner: Unequal wheelbase was a common Renault thing due to using compact torsion bar + trailing arm rear suspension in many models. The torsion bars ran almost the full width of the car so couldn't be aligned - one was in front of the other, leading to one suspension mount being in front of the other leading to the unequal wheelbase. It's quirky but actually quite neat - French cars of the era being known for their supple ride. Long torsion bars would allow long suspension travel with less stress on the torsion bar or changes to the spring rate.

[perchancethishandleiswens]

I love how he's not worried at all. well, considering the kind of crashes Hammond survived, he wouldn't.

[johnreece]

Even Clarkson is unphased nowadays when Hammond has a crash lol.... Gotta love Jeremy 😂😂😂

[williamfence]

I had a renault 21 which had the gallic charm of deciding which day it would start and commence on a journey . Always parked it on a hill.

[VR]

I bloody love french cars, absolute crazy design and you’ll never seen innovation like it

[cjmarsh]

I love the reaction on Jeremy's face once Hammond crashed!😂🤣🤣

[wanderingfirbolg]

My father had a Renault 20 TX with a 2.2 litre petrol inline 4 with a "huge" 115hp. My grand uncle had the big brother the Renaul 30 TX with … a 2.7l petrol v6 with 144hp and a very tricky mechanical injection system. Both were more closer to land yachts than cars. Very comfy but not exactly going anywhere fast if there were bends on the road! :D

[pablozocchi]

in the case of the Renault 21, the difference was in the time of development of both engines, the 2 liter engine (AKA "J Engine" or Douvrin Engine) was codeveloped with Peugeot/Citroen during the 70s and 80s, it could be found also in the Citroen CX and Peugeot 505, and it was designed to be a longitudinal engine. In the case of the 1.7, was a newer engine developed during the 80s, the succesor of the Cleon Fonte Engine and known as "F Engine" or just Fonte, it was designed to be transversal, variations of the F engine can be found on modern cars such as de F4R or the F4RT (Yes, the Fart engine... but it's the engine from the Renault Megane RS and Fluence GT)

[sbomorse]

My parents had a 21 back in the day. I remember it having really sumptuous rear seats, unlike the Granada we had at a similar time.

[paschalnyamogo]

Oh and while 10mm fasteners are the most common on cars, the French use 9mm. Unless you get a complete tool box, it’s nearly impossible to work on a French car.

[michaellorah]

This episode was probably one of the single funniest Grand Tours yet

[cesaralarcon]

“Hammond’s just crashed hasn’t he?”

Well, anyway

[lennyface]

*_"On tonight's episode: Richard has a crash... again, I carry on as normal, and James... does some maths!"_*

[albertusaswin]

Hammond crashed?

No surprise if any of them crashes, especially Hammond.

[jordanseay]

JC: “Hammond just crashed?”
Camera Man: “Yea.”
JC: “Anyway, *continues to talk about the Renault 21*”

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[johnj]

French cars are like big daft lovable boisterous dogs. Great fun to spend time with, but they're better when someone else owns them.

[calvarycustoms]

“Hammond’s just crashed, isn’t ‘e?”
…”Yeah.”
……”Anyway, ” 🤣

[S_G_B]

I cannot wait to watch this. Easily my best Christmas present