Break for the German Border Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC

Part 1 of 2. Jeremy, Richard and James are challenged to drive from Colditz to the German border using just 13.5 litres of petrol, and each using very different cars - a Ford, a Merc, and a BMW. Can they pull it off?
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[@DrewSavo]

I love how Jeremy tries to convince himself that the producers wouldn’t be so evil that they would use an actual rifle to shoot them, and then he remembers who he’s talking about.

[@joelikespotatoes8321]

Clarkson got his revenge later lol

[@taz3rgamer247]

Top gear invades poland

[@xcbx5694]

Still could be worse

[@eight10aaronn]

😂😂

[@alexhanson6327]

He remembered what he'd said about their cars

[@vacuumofspace9977]

"Berlin to Warsaw in one tank"

[@dionwoollaston5717]

ThatHappy Duck wasn't that a tag line for an advert for volxwaggen they did

[@zepter00]

stupid joke since Poland has 1100 tanks and that is two times more than UK and germany have together. brits has less than 80 tanks in service and without Poles brits would speak german, since Poles cracked Enigma and Polish fighter pilots defended UK.

[@michalpolaszek3443]

I'm Pole and this is one of the funniest jokes I've ever heard on this show! Love Clarkson's sens of humour!

[@zepter00]

Michal Polaszek for me he is arrogant idiot.

[@gustavopiconi4856]

@@zepter00 dude russia is sitting on your polish border with 15,398 tanks ready to take over again! You better rely on the brits and the germans with their little amount of armoured cars! And dont forget to pay your bills to the good guy (!) trump man! Otherwise.. well you know your history....

[@saffron6870]

0:33 Hammond: I don't want to be shot. The subtitles: I want to be shot. This is why I love old Top Gear.

[@abramo7700]

jeremy did the captions

[@lugdame5165]

Yes Jeremy did it

[@killswitch9191]

1998 Subaru Impreza 22b STI lol

[@yujirohanma2536]

And 4:18

[@minners71]

@@abramo7700 The captions are auto generated by youtube.

[@patricklarionov7119]

Loved it when Hammond said : ''Look at him , and his stupid jumper...''

[@SAMann729]

“Goowd bye old boi”

[@virusoutbreak4989]

Patrick Larionov “goodbye, old boy”

[@muhammadzailani7313]

😂 He seemed genuinely annoyed.

[@bravskeen]

On the subtitle it goes "look at me, you stupid jumper" lol

[@gerryag.m7299]

Gut Bye olt Boi!! Was funnier for me 😁

[@ryanringer3896]

4:09 James: “Major May calling Major Hammond. I have you in my Mercedes Benz bonnet mounted gun sight” Richard: “wot?”

[@jbzaddy1980]

Marsales bent bonny mountain gun sing

[@Kloooosss]

Look at their faces when they realise it's Poland :D

[@Yagoor]

+Directormiki but can someone explain why?

[@Kloooosss]

+Jagór Fest Just a joke about World Wars etc

[@Kloooosss]

I don't know if you realized that, but I'm from Poland. You just need to have a bit of distance :)

[@Kloooosss]

+Darek Czajkowski Na tym polega sukces tego programu. Żarty ze wszystkiego i ze wszystkich :)

[@jakedeane5304]

Czech Republic was so much closer lol

[@kwanlinus6999]

Three German Soldiers invading Poland, 1939 Colorized

[@p12anjacobmlgnoscoper86]

Plot twist, its actually three british spies.

[@cantspeakcantspeak79]

@@p12anjacobmlgnoscoper86 in Two stolen German warmachine, and one FORD

[@zepter00]

마언 bitch Please. GermanSS are the bigest robbers just in Poland They destroyed and robbed property worth more than 900 bilion $

[@Mrpresident97]

@@zepter00 can you calm down?

[@zepter00]

XxMr NoobxX I am calm all the time. Can you fuck off?

[@RandomCarGuy17]

Yup, this show will never get old. These guys are just too funny. XD EDIT (7 years later after I made this comment): Sadly that comment aged badly because of reasons. Well, it only aged half-bad. This show got old, but these guys are still too funny!

[@muzibourrehman7708]

Yea this is my 9 th time

[@georgesun1614]

RandomCarGuy17

[@georgesun1614]

Benlegend 63

[@airwipe1639]

RandomCarGuy17 well sadly...

[@davidraines2978]

RandomCarGuy17 what season is this

[@Sempfer5]

Went to Poland after the army in Finland for a vacation. Loved it every second. Drove from Gdansk to Krakow and saw the smaller towns too it was beautiful.

[@saitylmaz5414]

danzig!

[@Har1ByWorld]

@@saitylmaz5414 Gdańsk***!!!

[@ep6600]

@@Har1ByWorld donkey kong

[@Hagebuddne983]

You mean Danzig and Krakau. Those were German cities for quite a long time.

[@martinmalicus3987]

Built by Germans, occupied by the red army. You should be able to relate with Vyborg...

[@aaronscheer8130]

"The Motorway we needed was closed." This. Is. So. Typical. For. Germany. ;'D

[@Herrvonundzupappenheimer]

Aaron Scheer Ja das ist leider so in Deutschland ^^

[@DerLudger98]

'Entrence'

[@justinjones1644]

Just drove in Germany for the first time... Does anyone obey the illuminated speed signs? Speed limits change constantly, and no one seemed to slow when illuminated signs instructed to do so!

[@MrDanielsahne]

@@justinjones1644 Perfection.

[@justinjones1644]

@@vanivari359 Don't think I ever saw cameras. Would they be pretty obvious or indicated with more signage?

[@thebox2909]

I love how James says, "Damn and blast!" So professional and well mannered.

[@guppiapfeljustleopardthing8756]

Fun fakt, James comitted a crime as it is illegal to run out of fuel on the Autobahn. Well Technically not directly. Stopping on the autobahn on the safelane without good reason is illegal and running out of fuel isnt considered a valid reason as every (I think) 50km there is a gas Station. 50km is the distance you will usually get with a reserve fuel.

[@canbat03]

It is spelled faCt not "fakt"

[@guppiapfeljustleopardthing8756]

@@canbat03 sorry my autocorrect is German and corrected the English fact with the German Fakt.

[@akiyz_xd1751]

Well at least theres a gas station every 50km

[@johnroach9026]

@@canbat03 German tends to use K to represent hard C's rather than agglomerate hard and soft C's like English does. For instance, Germans would spell "Cereal" with the regular C, but "car" with a K

[@passingchampion]

So that’s why Captain Slow was shot…

[@KRaGG101]

James and Jeremy bursting out laughing because Richard takes on the race is just priceless xD

[@airwavieee]

The nearest border from Colditz is actually the Czech Republic. It's even 40 miles shorter to the Czech Republic (77 miles, Görlitz is 117).

[@silverdarlin]

The Rwv That's the joke... They are making a WW2 joke because Britain

[@hardcorehardo]

Silverdarlin they should seek the nearest way to the English channel then xD

[@ideologicduck]

Hardocore it’s because we saved Europe from zee Germans

[@peterh9427]

The Rwv well that’s just not fun enough

[@hardcorehardo]

@@ideologicduck the Brits?

[@someguy1728]

Always like how May says "Goodbye old boy" when he overtakes Hammond

[@muizzmustafa4438]

69th like, finally.

[@MashiatCOD99]

This is F1 in 2014

[@rohilbhakt3881]

which season and episode is this?

[@mobik71]

Imagine it in 2017 :D

[@sihlemantlaka9373]

MashiatCOD99

[@Doubledunk]

"If you run out and dont make it you will be shot" - FIA

[@GreenJay9207]

Still stands in 2018 :'D

[@clickbateworld1093]

4:00 when i get too excited and nervous at the same time

[@lukassnakeman]

if i was handed that challenge i would immediately start cheating by ripping out all the seats in my car

[@keycardgaming9344]

+Dami Nooki ha ha ha

[@Hoch134]

The seats don't make a huge difference in holding the speed. Turn off the lights and air conditioner and you change a lot.

[@Hoch134]

Dami Nooki Each seat of an Audi TT weighs 23,5kg with seat heating. The seats of my car weigh about 30kg and they are really old. And as you have to adjust the seits to every side, they can't just weigh 250kg each. Also, a standard car weighs about 1.2-2 tonnes in total, which is mostly the iron from the engine and body. On the other hand, if you drive a tank, they probably weigh a tonne. But I'm not even sure with that. And even if your seats would weigh a tonne, it wouldn't make a huge difference to the outcome as they were driving at a constant speed. The friction isn't that much higher and the inertia only matters at acceleration/decelleration, so it would only matter if you brake a lot due to the traffic.

[@Hoch134]

Dami Nooki 100kg (or let's say 200kg if they are extremely heavy) don't matter a lot, as they are still driving at constant speed. It's like if you add 0.5-1kg to a bicycle (considering) and drive a constant speed. It won't matter a lot.

[@Hoch134]

Dami Nooki No, still it wouldn't. The time you lose would be better spent driving slower.

[@LuchianM1]

the german/polish jokes never get old

[@adamzahradnik8709]

Until you are polish :D

[@soldadoryanbr7776]

Just like the people from that era

[@Trihawk7]

@@soldadoryanbr7776 oooof

[@kefalonija8812]

0:10 you can see Jeremy's left eye twitching while converting liters to gallons

[@50centgotshot9times]

I love that hearty chuckle between 2 friends at the end there.

[@MPOTW]

It's quite amazing how these three guys make a rather mundane challange so entertaining. Love the banter as such

[@rikster6753]

The joy these guys had and it was real. I really miss them on Top Gear. I guess, because I don't watch the show anymore

[@joshuagoodger2451]

Rikster 675 If I’m honest, the grand tour is way better and they are free to do as they please, they are way more naturally funny in it.

[@katievonolendorp5894]

Me, too! These three new guys are nice people for sure. But they are as funny as 5m railway. 😞😒 So I prefer watching old episodes here. And dream of the good old times. 😉🤭

[@shifty2755]

The new show is a fucking abortion. Refuse to watch any more. Grand tour is okay, but it's still not top gear

[@TheRafaelBond]

@@joshuagoodger2451 how is Grand Tour way better?

[@chris928901]

For some reason I found it hilarious when Jeremy and James were both laughing hysterically at Hammond

[@charlesisbozo]

They could have turned south and headed towards Prague...

[@gibbsfreenthalpy]

+Charles Yin right, no? If they drove south from Colditz and via Chemnitz they would have hit the Czech border after about 70 miles, so why did they go to Poland?

[@prosincr]

Irony I'm guessing.

[@agoogleuser8219]

+Freeman perhaps it is because Germany had already invaded Czechoslovakia before the war started and the Allies accepted it, but made an agreement with Germany (which Germany broke) that they were not to invade Poland.

[@payboxbox6982]

ui

[@majorskies7091]

*UPHILL*

[@addictedtotea9833]

*The new Top Gear sucks* that's why I'm on here reminiscing of the good old days.

[@ilovenitnat]

Ditto...

[@VonDankDaFyd420]

addicted to tea you suck!👍 go make a ton of money in one tv show then u can trash them. Oh yea in case u forgot, U SUCK!

[@emdex618]

@@VonDankDaFyd420 stfu little kid

[@wardog211]

Go watch Grand Tour then. It’s their new show and it’s very entertaining and similar to Top Gear

[@costa2k1]

Agreed

[@im_not_political2026]

I love this video... BUT there is one HUGE problem with it. The nearest border from Colditz (the origin point) is not in Poland but in the Czech Republic. You can even see it on the map in 1:18. A quick search on Google Maps shows that travel between Colditz and Görlitz (by car) is 1 hour and 56 minutes. Meanwhile, going to the nearest town in the Czech Republic from Colditz (Hora Svatého Šebestiána) is 1 hour and 31 minutes. In other words, the Top Gear Crew could have saved 20 minutes of precious time and a great deal of fuel getting to the Czech Republic, but instead nearly lost their lives in Germany for a precious WWII meme.

[@JOHNZ476]

Well, if it was for "WWII Czech republic" (called protectorate Bohemia and Moravia), the actual border would be much more further into the area of contemporary Czech republic, near Roudnice nad Labem, making it probably the same distance (or longer) as to Poland.

[@frankmartinez2987]

@@JOHNZ476 You are technically correct, the best kind of correct there is.

[@visionist7]

2:09 Pointless trivia: having the litres on the fuel gauge rather than just "0 1/2 1" or even "Empty Full" is very rare.

[@anonymousstormchaser]

"Damn and blast!" James is the best.

[@easimsutube]

2:27 "damn and blast" classic James May.

[@chickenfingers4519]

I love these episodes! I hope I can do these with a few friends one day!

[@TommyCease-zd3qt]

One of my favorite episodes

[@lukasvillar9328]

Top Gear: Let's show them how to make an economically viable Blitzkrieg.

[@arvinreddyjakkamreddy2102]

U know its a good show when people comment 8 years later

[@lukasvillar9328]

@@arvinreddyjakkamreddy2102 Indeed.

[@quas392]

I wonder what would happen if they went in a Trabant, a wartburg and a FSO?

[@sfoster.23]

Wouldn't be as funny as reliant robins!

[@quas392]

quite right.

[@hardcorehardo]

They would overheat?

[@Michael_Shoemaker]

FSO would make it, because it was the fastest from these cars... And then fall into pieces.

[@zepter00]

QuasarBarkas FSO guy would be the fastest since FSO had world record in long distance fast driving back in the days.

[@Jackhintze06]

“Major may calling major Hammond. I have you in my Mercedes Benz bonnet mounted gunsight!” “Wot?”

[@iamkhanyasakawuli]

I don't know how many years later, and yet here I am still watching and enjoying the show with the old chaps 😂

[@qcope]

err yeah. at the end of time, when all is destroyed, will there have been a better show?

[@buffalo827]

Hey isn't the Czech Republic closer to Colditz than Poland?

[@RobloxVideosNL]

It is, but otherwise it was sure they would make it. Going to Zgorzelec means there is a chance of not reaching it.

[@appelpower1]

Farmer McCow Besides, it would mean going from Germany to Poland... and you know what that means.

[@SufferingAddict88]

yes it is I actually live rather close to Colditz and with some knowledge of the area this challenge would had been easy, however just going for the Czech Republic does not necessary present the better option because it would mean going through some rather mountainous terain

[@Moody_Incorporated]

..... I'm afraid they're not legal there lol probably

[@Matt561]

shh

[@phyriz007]

series 15 episode 2 but this was extra footage that wasn't in the show

[@bghoody5665]

I just finished watching that episode and heard Clarkson quickly mention they had filmed an economy run but didn't have time to air it so I thought "I wonder if the footage made it online somewhere?" and here we are at the official BBC youtube channel. Kudos to them for posting it.

[@chmclips121]

Thanks, I was looking for that!

[@WUZLE]

No wonder I don't remember this from the show. Thank you for the info.

[@beng6319]

I love when Jeremy and James laugh at the end. Even if Top Gear is (mostly) scripted, this bit felt genuine.

[@borris3768]

Most of their laughing in genuine. I love that about these 3 - just 3 good mates

[@soodless4159]

This was one of my favorite episodes on Top Gear

[@Andrei-xi5tu]

James' face is always XD when he laughs. I can't find an explanation for that.

[@himynamelscolin]

It's so funny that both James/Jeremy KNEW that Richard would be goaded into chasing James at the end lmao

[@mantaholy6845]

6 years later, still awesome.

[@fatroose1]

The more and more i replay old episodes. The more i realise how they are all set up.

[@Mzrati]

Brilliant. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@anselmtheweird0]

4:20 "Goodbye old-boi"

[@BetterCallStan]

I love that they use music from V for Vendetta at the start

[@SuperCompany007]

4:00 Goofy is that you?

[@johnmvd9111]

“I don’t wanna be shot!” Lol

[@Catalina3600]

Please, upload the second part as well, thanks! We are truly enjoying watching this challenge! :-)

[@Faded980]

It’s uploaded now mate

[@Fogster_]

One of my favourite Episodes/Special, Love old Top gear.

[@KyrosNox]

My favorite trio. Interesting video as usual.

[@fronzjr8925]

The little noise out of Hammond had me laughing already 0:31

[@JetFalcon710]

Yeah lol, that noise is the epitome of "oh shit"

[@alfievines5917]

James’s hubris is so large that it would make MacBeth look humble

[@mjb4983]

One of the best if not the best episodes

[@wakilinjogu1727]

Just the perfect show

[@7-Mikaela-7]

2:22 foreshadowing

[@SomeRandomInhabitant]

Yes! More of this! This is what (I think) the Top Gear channel should be about! Outtakes, and behind-the-scenes footage that you wouldn't normally see. (And not that Top Gear US nonsense)

[@kobbiemelo2203]

0:15 that's my face when people do maths quickly in front of me

[@bensstuff1889]

Thanks for uploading this because this was not on the episode (series 15 episode 2) it was supposed to be on because they didn’t have enough time to show it. :)

[@oliverbennington-flair7235]

“The peace and senetity was shattered by the bellow of a wild animal”😁

[@DavidT-Mallorca]

This very Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, (G90 WLW), goes under the hammer, March 2016. Estimate? £18-22K!

[@rep100Luxio]

Denby Spinks watever car Jeremy Clarkson drove , are bound to raise the value a bit

[@shifty2755]

I wouldn't pay 20 quid for a shitty old ford.

[@ikie18]

@@shifty2755 It's not that bad i guess.

[@shifty2755]

@@ikie18 Cant see what people see in them.

[@Pidcaso]

ahhh i do miss this. Wont be a show like this again

[@INSERTNAMEjoe]

Smart to mark the headlights to keep track

[@Deepz0ne01]

2:34 When you have to poop realy bad...

[@KSM_bruh]

Reply

[@aidaaliten8817]

Reply 2

[@michelcharbonnier7603]

Using gallons instead of litres is like using smoke signals instead of the internet.

[@michelcharbonnier7603]

@Hunter Claws but you use litres now instead of gallons?

[@johannalange802]

I think you missed the point: the american hamster is giving the mileage in US terms, that is miles per galleon. If you use the liter system you will give liters per 100 KM.

[@shifty2755]

Its MILES TO THE GALLON. It's a British thing.

[@shifty2755]

Why did the pirate buy a pirate ship? Because it did a lot of miles to the GALLEON.

[@Zak-ob5ze]

@@johannalange802 uk gallons not us. 1 uk gallon = 1.2 us gallons

[@buttermanex2002]

i love that the producers gave them this challenge knowing full well their best route was closed

[@AndroidSunner]

"Major May calling Major Hammond, I have you in my mercedes benz bonnet mounted gunsight..." *_"wHoT?"_*

[@mickaeldonizalski7834]

I like that, 3 charming men ( obviously one is more like a jerk than the 2 others but his company is still appreciated), challenging themselves in funny ways all around the world, lots of stories to tell, British humor, nonchalant attitude. That top gear show was purely a piece of British spirit in our sad modern days ! Absolutly love it

[@kayzeaza]

The reason this show was so popular to non car people is the teams chemistry

[@BillOweninOttawa]

I have have never had a car and actually do not like them. At. All. But... this show is great and it's these guys that make it so. Have not watched the new guys and probably never will.

[@snucc1000]

i miss this so much 😢

[@ethanschmid4104]

“Major May calling Major Hammond. I have you in my Mercedes-Benz-bonnet-mounted gunsights.” XD lol

[@iivoli]

4:00 Jeremy is a long lost relative of Hubert Farnsworth.

[@FizzyCartman]

Lol, that C&C 3 soundtrack though

[@ciaranwalsh96]

This was such a great bit, it's a shame it wasn't in the original episode when it broadcast because of time constraints.

[@RidiculousComedy00]

How come I've never seen this bit on TV but ive seen this episode many times

[@TheClerk89]

let's hope Clarkson won't be sacked by BBC!!

[@hannahcarey51]

... Oh dear

[@michaelalexander1596]

Well... Top gear is officially dead.

[@TheClerk89]

what was the BBC thinking?

[@hannahcarey51]

Tobi As god knows

[@vyvyanbasterd7267]

Tobi As they weren't thinking

[@UnitDCCXXXI]

Will nobody else point out that they used "Renegade Attack" from the Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars OST starting at around 1:14 here? I mean, they used part of Halo Reach's OST in another episode, and people seemed to recognize _that._

[@rodriguezracer4567]

They also used the time attack music from NFS The Run once. Or was that on The Grand Tour?

[@SilverScarletSpider]

I loved this episode

[@princetonkihd5055]

Love these guys

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

"Look at 'im in his stupid jumpa"

[@0595michal]

I checked the history of these cars and at the moment BMW and Ford are still driving, Mercedes's last MOT test was 3 years ago, I suspect it may have been scrapped.

[@qcope]

5 years later... still no MOT... but on SORN. Someone is at least completing the paperwork each year.

[@AA-rc1ny]

My grandparents were in the Warsaw ghetto. This was a hilarious episode

[@danielmaydana8169]

BRMC's Bad Blood in the background around 3:15, yeah!

[@UrsidaeClay]

Captain Maths got it wrong, it's actually 3.5 gallons. But I digress... now I must get back to naming my spanners.

[@amct1019]

Ursus Maritimus No, Captain Maths got it right (you’re using US Gallons, James May is British).

[@iancornish2501]

@@amct1019 Even then it's still wrong, but closer than US units

[@Dog1818YT]

@@iancornish2501 it's 2.93 gallons but james rounded it up so technically it's correct.

[@iancornish2501]

@@Dog1818YT I understand rounding but if they wanted to use 3 gallons they'd have been better just saying 13.5 litres, not 13.35... Every bit of conversion makes no sense here

[@speed12gaming16]

I hadn’t taken world history yet when I watched this...and now I’m loving all the references 😂

[@matthewwatson8788]

1:15 rare footage of a BMW driver using its indicateurs

[@jackmcdonald8355]

4:15 "look at him in his stupid jumper"

[@darkside7382]

4:27, me every day 😂😂😂

[@ragequit5856]

ENDLICH FAND ICH ES. JA GUTENTAG.

[@Sassenhaim]

I've driven that route this year same Ausfahrt under construction, Lübbenau 🤣👍🏻

[@marianpazdzioch6632]

Why would you ever want to escape from Germany to Poland ?

[@shamanZimbabwe]

***** it's shithole country only for those who's never been here. If your knowedge about Poland came form TV ( especially German TV) you know nothing. Soon saferty will be most important for European nations. Im working in transport buissnes and I know how things goes in Germany or France. I have firends there and what they are telling me is't crazy. 25 years old signe woman form Germany is going to sleep at 20:00 couse she have nothing else to do! She can't got out couse it;s not safe. In Poland , you don't have such problems.

[@shamanZimbabwe]

***** To be honest with you Top Gear is prooving that most peoples are ignoratns and they belive Poland is 3rd world. Funny thing is that first Top Gear Live show had place in....Warsaw.

[@mohd1908]

+Kuba Baran Poland is as xenophobic as it gets, wouldn't like being beaten up by bunch of skinheads

[@mohd1908]

+Kuba Baran I'm actually "black Canadian" pretty sure that has nothing to do with middle East , The sad part is my comment Triggered you to write 30 paragraphs of "BULLSHIT" With tons of grammatical errors , You better stop wasting your time on the internet flaming strangers, and start doing productive stuff... period have a Good Day 😇😂

[@pohuing3037]

It used to be part of a route to escape the DDR, iirc

[@72Kraken]

Why didn't they go to the Czech Republic?

[@Bluxxa]

DasOst They didnt Czech the map properly

[@Xeryun]

MrPie Get out

[@rep100Luxio]

MrPie ba dumm tss

[@majorskies7091]

Too up hill.

[@Miss65boo]

So funny that Hammond couldn't resist trying to catch May up! That little guy has some sporting blood, that's for certain!

[@station992]

The music of C&C 3 hits alot

[@nehemiahanimations1030]

When I first heard "they'd be shot", I thought they would legit get shot.

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Wait it doesnt mean that?

[@jamescooper5677]

James' jumper is not stupid

[@mads2701fk]

it's actually one of his better ones. looks quite good to me .. :D

[@natstar7864]

James is though just not his jumper.

[@pedrosilvamusician]

Am I the only one who would enjoy to see these trips uncut? Even without them talking and with the clever cuts?

[@aminman15]

The look on Jeremy's face when he read "Poland" is too funny. I miss this kind of banter.

[@g2phaze898]

0:23 to Griffindor