British sports cars CHALLENGE | Top Gear

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take to the track in their classic British sports cars as they go head-to-head in a race. But can any of them post a faster lap time than the Stig in a very unsporty and rather French Peugeot 205? Fantastic high definition clip from the award-winning motoring show.

[jebwatson]

"Did you know in the whole history of TVR there is not one recorded instance of one breaking down?"
I don't know how they managed not to laugh. I was cracking up.

"look at that tvr in my mirror. and that Jenson... cornering so flat.." *rolls like an ocean liner* lmao

[totallywinningprogamer]

Captain Slow: *presses accelerator*
Car: Are you sure?
*engine rumbles*
Oh alright then.

[iBlewupthemoon]

“I couldn’t get a GTI so I got a Diesel. Basically the same.”

[hydrochloricacid]

The fact that the stig managed to get even somewhat closed to their 3 cars says volumes about Stig's driving talent

[magnaviousyk]

James's car is really beautiful, just look at the interior

[BigDukeixx]

TVRs always made for a magnificent sight as I drove down to Le Mans in the 80s and 90s. All neatly parked at the side of the road every few miles with their bonnets up and people looking at their engines.

[pugtato]

LOTUS = Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious

[fluffycommander]

This is what made old Top Gear brilliant... three guys who were 100% passionate about their cars, and despite being rivals in the challenges... came together in their shared admiration of each others cars.

[Rome]

the ONLY video where the guys don't insult each-other's cars the entire time...

[raduantoniu]

the way Jeremy says "oh! Oh!" at 6:48 is so funny 😂

[bbbcid]

I had in fact also heard that no TVR had documentably broken down, myself. I suspect it is because the car hails from an era before writing was developed, and the last roadworthy example besides James May's car was lost at sea circa the year 256 BC. So really, May's car is not only a unique fossil record, but it is the vehcile on which the entire TVR mystique hinges. Stirring, actually.

[flybikes]

07:00 "Oh wait there isn't anymore gears..."

[spencer]

“Ohh I love the sound of a twin cam” (shifts gears, crunch crunch). Oh dearie me

I’m dead lmao 🤣

[Shakes-Off-Fear]

I bet Hammond loved being introduced by Phil Collins haha

[HenryDoohickeyII]

4:50 James May has such a specific kind of humor that is found nowhere else. He is great

[williamspencer]

The lotus elan m100 is one of the most underrated cars of all time. That 1.6L engine from Isuzu revved up to 8000 rpm, and made 130hp (the turbo version made 162). It was known to be the best handling front wheel drive car ever produced, and that same engine made its way into the Isuzu impulse xs, which also got tuned suspension from lotus. I would kill to have that car today

[tubularap]

3:18 - Jeremy looking for 'a' gear: "Yes! I knew there'd be one there if I looked hard enough." :-)

[tonkinesenchill]

“Oh dear, oh deary me” whilst trying to find a gear gets me every time 😂

[constructivecritique]

Dammit. It seems EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, there's an old airfield in the UK. I wish it was like that in the U.S.