BRM’s Supercharged V16 F1 Car Sounds INSANE [4k] - TG Tunnel Run Ft. THE STIG

[@TopGear]

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[@gchampi2]

Here's a thought - get The Stig's bike riding cousin out of the Asylum, and see if you can persuade Honda to bring some of their Historic collection to the Tunnel. Things like their 50cc twin racer that hit 19k rpm back in the 60's, or the 125cc I-5 from the same time period... Or, if you really want a challenge, The Stig's crazy American Cousin, and a full-spec Top-Fuel Dragster. I imagine the sound of a 10,000++hp flame spewing beast capable of hitting 330+mph in 1,000 feet would be somewhat intense inside a tunnel, as would the fumes from the unburnt nitro...

[@peterrenn6341]

Years ago I helped with the running of one of these for a private museum. Incredibly we were allowed to test the car in the lunch hour at a track day at Brands Hatch. When the car was pushed into the pitlane none of the TVR/ Caterham etc. drivers took much notice: - old car, yeah, yeah, back to the burgers and chips. -Then we fired it up! By the time it came round to cross the start line everyone was hanging over the pit wall going crazy!

[@CrushiChris]

oh thats super cool what was your position in the ''museum crew'' if you dont mind me asking?

[@samljones]

Mark my words this video will be generational. This is probably the highest quality documentation of the most visceral engine ever created! 8:55 Top of 3rd at over 10k rpm, double clutch on the 3-4, full throttle letting her scream to the top of 4th, then that backfire on the overrun... no other engine can compare, fact.

[@basmoleman1488]

True that.

[@williamwilliam5066]

What are you? A mangina?

[@fallinginthed33p]

The last good video was from a few decades back, visuals weren't great either. This is BRM goodness in 4k binaural audio. I could fall asleep listening to it.

[@mattbowyer6865]

It’s good, but don’t overlook Into The Red, where Nick Mason’s P15 was recorded (in high-quality) doing full laps of a track.

[@denysb1543]

This may be the best thing Top Gear came out with since the departure of the trio. O M G. tears rolling down my face.

[@Kakydanou]

Actually, Mister "Power! Power" (you know who I mean...) would just describe the driver of that car "having plums the size of coconuts" for piloting such a monster in that tunnel! Yes there are cars that went much faster but had a bit more safety features built in... Respect to the STIG!

[@Jon.Rogers]

100%

[@dolli6565]

I have never been a car person. Not once in my life did I think I would be into cars... but I have been working with BRM on a project with work. I got to go to Blyton race day last year, and I was NOT expecting the V16 to sound like such a monster. It started up right behind me and my ears were ringing for two days! Huge fan now.

[@toucan221]

Yes it has that effect, Fantastic machine.

[@christalbot8106]

Mechanical enlightenment at its finest

[@s70driver2005]

Isn't it fun learning all kinds of new things and experiences that cars have to offer!?!?!

[@JeffKopis]

BRM still exists today??

[@toucan221]

@@JeffKopis Yes, the family who own BRM, decided to remake the same vehicle, I think superchargers are the only thing that has been improved, otherwise it is the very same thing. I am so glad the made it again.

[@NeilMcG1983]

This is an epic series! Credit to the production crew for the high quality content!! :)

[@KingSams0n]

90s V12 Formula 1, Audi 5 Cylinder, High RPM V8s, Inline 4 DTM inlet sound of doom...all fun, all great. But NOTHING beats this engine noise. I am beyond stoked that someone threw "a few bucks" towards rebuilding this beast with modern materials, it is awesome. THere is a soundfile here on youtube, originally from the book "into the Red" which had a sound cd included. It is this car driving a few laps at Donington, getting its teeth kicked in and NOTHING is better than that. Listened to that file 500+ times, at least. This is the upper echelon of engine noise, just unbelievable. The tunnel onboard was nuts! Goosebumbs all the way!

[@Coleman_H]

"..Mike Hawthorn, who drove the car at Folkingham but later complained: "It was no use - every time I came to a corner and went below the 8,000rpm mark, the power went right off. Then, suddenly, as you reached the 8,000 mark the full power would come in and you had a job to hold the car straight. At 8,000rpm it really did motor, but the steering was nothing to write home about"

[@nicolasmacchiavello8201]

"Vtec kicked in yo"

[@jcgabriel1569]

Stirling Moss said it's the worst car he'd ever driven...

[@andieslandies]

@@jcgabriel1569 did he? Were those the words he actually said?

[@jcgabriel1569]

@@andieslandies he did!

[@remir9137]

@@jcgabriel1569 And Fangio said "I consider it to be, basically, the best Formula One car ever made. All it needs is improvement in certain details. No car has ever given me such a thrill to drive, or a greater sense of absolute mastery. I will stand by it.”

[@Jorj57]

GOD BLESS THE TOP GEAR TEAM FOR PROPERLY DOING A SOUND RECORDING FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CAR, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR MOMENT LIKE THIS 😭🙏🙏🙏

[@marro4599]

no stupid music playing to cover this😁 great sound

[@nicobleker8391]

Imagine if they get Mazda to let the 787B loose in there.

[@benjaminmcintosh857]

It's gotta be on the list

[@Buzdu22]

We're all going to be deaf... Happy, but deaf nonetheless!

[@rudolphcordon3017]

TG, make this happen. I know there's still one out there.

[@jase6370]

@@benjaminmcintosh857 wouldnt be half as good as the BRM !

[@nelsonwanja1a]

No doubt it's on the list. Has to be

[@marinedrive5484]

My God! An ear-shattering exhaust note and a screaming supercharger, accompanied by cackling overruns, backfires and spitting out hellfire - all this from 1.5 ltrs. Hope to see it again at Goodwood and go the distance this time.

[@Floh2802]

I know there will always be people who will say the LFA or some V12 supercar out there sounds the best, but for me personally the BRM V16 has the greatest and most insane engine noise out there. This thing sounds like it's perpetually at it's limit and also not straining itself at all. When you press on the gas it immedietly reminds of entire groups of V8 Stock cars rushing past your ears at 200mph, while the BRMs engine isn't even at it's limit even has some more noise packed in store above 9000RPM. The engine screams like it doesn't want to be inside the chassis and is ready to hop straight out of it any minute, but it also looks so resolutely built you'd be hard pressed to find a reason to fear the machine besides the noise. The entire car is an enigma, a 2L V16, revving to 11k RPM, it's something you think up as a concept while daydreaming, not something you'd ever see in a car and I love it for that!

[@arkhsm]

Agree, but it's an even tinier 1.5 litre !!

[@firefly8464]

Listen to Nick Mason’s “Into The Red” for his BRM doing 2 laps of Donnington driven by Mark Hales… the two passes of the pits are epic.

[@jonathanhowe2652]

100% agree, its sonorous, like an almost other worldly wolf howl on “Into the red” - still the best engine noise I’ve ever heard

[@brookfab]

Was it not recorded at Goodwood? Even the misfire in that recording is beautiful

[@jonathanvoss5168]

This one appears to be in the ‘quieter’ configuration with the silencer. I think they really howl like a Vulcan with the shirt individual pipes

[@ozholiday]

I’ll have a listen as the sound in this was cool, but sounded quite low rpm and no where near 600hp

[@ozrbfan]

@@ozholiday i dont think he got up to 12000 rpm but still magnificent

[@lucianoluggren]

In addition to Fangio, another Argentine Jose Froilán "el Cabezon" González drove for BRM with the type 15 . I remember that in an interview he jokingly said "The only thing that accelerated faster than the BRM were the pieces of rubber that came off the tires."

[@humbleyourego6053]

Since i was a child, this has and still is my favorite car of all time. Being raised listening to the sounds of old f1 cars like the Maserati 250f and the Mercedes W196 driven by Fangio. This experience is the closest i will probably get to the real thing. Im literally in tears. Thank you, Top Gear.

[@axt_minion]

That sound is eargasm 🔥

[@olidoran2485]

Becky whispering into Mike's ear was another sort of gasm 😅😅

[@gastonalejandrolazzati3134]

"We had to wait a week for Fangio to arrive. He lapped at Folkingham 3 seconds faster than anyone before and then got lost, breaking an exhaust. We took the car to Silverstone. It was raining but he didn't seem to notice. The BRM was going sideways, at 45 degrees." Tony Rudd, BRM technical director

[@Outland9000]

That's some rock and roll racing shizz. 🤘

[@sNsReal]

Fangio papá!

[@peterlarsen7779]

Imagine what the Maestro could have achieved in the modern F1 cars... 🤔🤔 Sighhh!!! ☺️☺️☺️

[@PuncakeLena]

I didn't know Juan actually drove this. Wasn't he on the Alfa team at that time?

[@jcgabriel1569]

​@@PuncakeLena he drove for BRM after Alfa Corse withdrew from Grand Prix racing after 1951. He drove for them in 1952, cut short by a massive accident at Monza that gave him a neck injury and prevented him from racing for about a year.

[@Thefoilingguy]

Remember seeing one of these at Goodwood FOS 1993. For many the car was consigned to the history books never to be seen again. Fast forward to 93, the first FOS. I was only young but I remember grown men jumping up and down with excitement at the sight of this beast on the start line. My Dad was beside himself, you can’t forget the noise once heard. Not from my era but I urge anyone to not be impressed, it’s a wall of sound!

[@CCXR1]

The phrase "Are you freaked out yet" was HOT and it alone worth putting the headphones on :) The sound of the car is just astonishing!

[@ELXABER]

Surround sound headphones cranked up to 100 with hands on either side at nearly fifty years old and grinning like a goofy kid. 🤣 Thanks, can't wait for the LFA.

[@Slakass55]

She wasn't kidding: headphones (preferably the full sized ones that actually covers your ears and not airpods) really needed for the tunnel run. Incredible stuff. Thanks for this. Almost as intense as listening to Metallica.

[@tintin6892]

I saw one of these at the very first Goodwood Festival of Speed. In an attempt to start it, the car was being towed up and down a sloping grassy field that was the paddock, by a brown MkIV Cortina estate. First, three or four cylinders caught, then a couple more, with each following cylinder adding to the symphony. Epically memorable, maybe because of the Cortina' assist.... Some years later, a book called Into The Red, by Nick Mason and Mark Hales, has an accompanying audio CD of the cars featured, one of which is the BRM V16. (I'm sure it'll turn up on a search here on YT.) It is recorded at Donington Park, commencing with a push start in the pitlane, where you can identify the same sequence described above, until with the full compliment of cylinders howling, it sets off for some glorious laps. A single microphone (on the pit wall, I believe) captures the engine in all its glory as it starts and sings around the laps, and if you know the circuit you can truly identify exactly where the car is from the rise and fall of the furious mechanical orchestra. The effect of the drive-by as it passes the pits each lap is properly shiver-inducing. Even now I can feel it typing this......

[@TheXJRMAN]

When Sterling Moss tested it at Monza, Ferrari was there, clocked the lap times and immediately lodged an appeal for a rule change. The king of F1 engines for me.

[@jcgabriel1569]

What a load of nonsense.

[@MrAdopado]

Stirling not Sterling please!

[@polbecca]

@@jcgabriel1569 It is nonsense. The rule change was because Alfa Romeo withdrew from the 1952 world championship, and BRM withdrew from some races because they were courting Fangio to drive for them and they needed a car that wasn't always breaking down. That meant Ferrari had no real competition, and the FIA wanted to avoid that situation, so decreed that all that year's WC races would be run under Formula 2 regulations, and BRM's car wasn't or couldn't be made eligible. When it did run in non-WC races, it broke down five out of six times.

[@bewareofsasquatch]

First time I heard of this car was in high school so over 12 years ago. I would listen to videos of it running cause it was so crazy. When Bugatti released the V16, this was the first and only car that came to mind.

[@TopGear]

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[@ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣΛΕΚΚΑΣ-κ2σ]

Telemetry data would be very informative...

[@neelsduplessis1591]

S1 still the favorite at this moment. Until 2x5cyl arrive ….. then maybe just…

[@reesecup4567]

Lower the SPL levels on the microphones and let us turn it up louder so we get amazing unclipped undistorted sound next time! Do a run then adjust the gain so there's no clipping and then do the main shoot! Also tunnels suck for hearing the true clear crisp sound of the car

[@stefanvogel8255]

I want to hear Auto Union Typ C16❤

[@1993ka24det]

Where is there a 30 sec clip so I can make it my Ringtone

[@J_Lo_fro]

I don't think I've ever had a tear in my eye from listening to a car like I just did... Incredible Love the inventiveness of new segments like this. Keep it up team 👏

[@Hatosan_]

I’ve been wanting a video like this for over 17 years. Thank you Top Gear crew.

[@WorstDriver1393]

Hands down the best sounding engine ever made. Glad to hear in high quality sound.

[@MrIsmilealot]

Have a listen to this mate Yager Performance, XY-GTHO, Race 3 "no music

[@insta360]

THIS is what Insta360 cameras were made for 🙌

[@Rice_Cake_]

Such a cool series, love the use of tech pioneered by quiet ASMR for blasting engine sounds at over 100db

[@gchampi2]

Binaural recording goes back way before ASMR was a thing. It was in use back in the 1970's for classical and folk recordings, and the technology goes back to the 1950's...

[@Leather.gloves]

The video is awesome and so is the sound. But nothing will ever do that thing justice, seeing it and hearing it in real life, just a step away from the exhaust as it reverberates through your body, it’s truly one of the most beautiful sounds to the body.

[@PhilMann]

8'20 or so onwards with those special microphones is just an incredible sound! Could (have)! listen to that on repeat for quite some time!

[@q.e.d.9112]

Hi Phil, Just fyi, if you put the time in this format 8:20 it turns it into a link that takes the video to that point.😊

[@Kalisfusdi4653]

The whine of that supercharger is sublime!

[@theyarenthere]

It doesn't matter who the stig is, what matters most is what th stig stands for, the fastest of anything, cap tipped stiggy. Bravo

[@EllDub]

My father always described the sound as a babys wail, but good. 😂 Always had a spot for the noise these monsters produce! The sound of one coming down the straight from "Into The Red" is seared into memory! I've been a fan of the BRM V16 since I was a kid, this video has been an auditory sensation!

[@siimtulev1759]

Top Gear seems to be inventing something new :D

[@kingzalut9639]

Yes.The female..🙄

[@richiesworld1]

​@@kingzalut9639OMG, The obligatory incel comment 🙄

[@Pauli-xl8nr]

stop being so judgemental ppl

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

This is good. More please.

[@rdp9816]

absolutely amazing , i enjoyed every second of this video , the last onboard is a symphony , thanks a lot top gear for bringing this absolute experience

[@432htz3]

That engine tone is wicked..My god what a great sounding engine. I found myself holding my breath and gritting my teeth while listenng with the phones on........Aewsome !

[@ProFlightAviation]

You guys at Top Gear absolutely nailed the 3D Audio, it sounds amazing

[@these_go_to_11]

This is just good use of stereo audio. Apples marketing has confused you.

[@ProFlightAviation]

Still sounds good 🤷‍♂️

[@hopwon]

Oh my word! I'm covered in goosebumps after watching that (with headphones on)

[@rhspek]

Many many years ago I had the unforgettable pleasure of hearing a BRM V16 being push started on the grass at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, between the parked visitors' cars, just as I was walking back to my own car to drive home again.

[@Mart77]

I cant wait to hear late 90s F1 car blasting down that tunnel at 19 000rpm.

[@1971silversurfer]

Now that's an engine sound, what a great series so far....loving the headphone tech.

[@vinzaputra]

I put my headset on, did not dissapointed

[@kris_soeprapto]

Why is it that now I like Top Gear again since the era of Clarkson, Hammond and May. But this one is really sick! The last time I watched the Audi Quattro S1 Group B Rally Car episode, it was sick!!! 🔥🔥🔥If I usually watch videos through speakers, in this Tunner Run, I always use headphones because of recommended by Becky Evans. WOOHOO. The sound of BRM P15 1.5 ltr V16!!! SUPERCHARGED!!! This is nuts. A sound it's make me happppyyyyyyyy and a smile on my face. So precise. Can't wait for the next one. Good job, Top Gear! Good job!

[@TheRoybeasley]

Wonderful, just wonderful! As a teenager some 50 years ago, along with a pal I walked the length of that tunnel - all 2.7km of it. As an aside, it was only built because the then owner of Catesby House (and the land all around it) insisted that the Great Central Railway not spoil the view from his house - it could otherwise have been built for the most part as an open cutting.

[@ecyfoto]

The proper term of the recording process with the “head” is know as binaural.

[@seantheberge5456]

yep, better than stereo, incredibly realistic....

[@notesnchordsschoolofmusic1732]

The best ever since the trio. Tears rolling down. No drama. Just pure sound! Top Gear Reinvented!!!!!!!!!!!

[@schumisebas]

Please please, get the Ferrari-Lancia D50 for this! That V8 will sound amazing in that tunnel too! If it is not too much asking, a Matra MS120 would be nice 😊

[@SajjieSajj]

5:45 I thought it is just some evil music in the background, something a Bond movie would have. Then it kept going. And going. And then the car popped out. Oh. My. Gosh.

[@riaanshaigh1338]

This makes me sad when I see the light at the end of tunnel. Becky is Awsom. Great format. Bring on the T50

[@UncleManuel]

Nothings screams "overcomplicated engineering" like a V16 with just 1.5 litres displacement using an overcomplicated supercharger and producing around 600 horsepower. But hey, Formula One always had the most crazy technology in racing. 😁🤟

[@Miked1332]

600hp in those days is so much. Especially trying to put that power down on the track with those skinny wheels! I would just be clenched so hard the entire time sitting in that car. There'd be a noticeable crease in the middle of that seat, I can promise you that. 😂😂😂

[@justins21482]

holy moly I love the sound of those straight cut gears

[@Mantenner]

It's the supercharger not straight cut gears I think.

[@CanadaLuke]

Amazing series, amazing sound. Good job to the sound engineer capturing some amazing audio without it blowing out!

[@cactuspharmer]

Request list for the future, a pre ware ERA, Bugatti type 35, any mid 90s F1 car and a Jaguar XJR 9 ,Metro 6R4 and the Beast of Turin. Thanks in advance 😉

[@whyyoulidl]

+1 for the 6R4!

[@TopGear]

👀

[@Outland9000]

GT40 as well please!

[@tienenaar2295]

Every time I hear that engine reve I get goose-bumps and chills! This is how every car on the road should sound like!

[@Qnickel27]

This is the best I.C.E. noise ever made. Thank you TopGear for making a modern recording of this insane engine with the best audio tech available!

[@SeejAyess87]

Brilliant move with the audio. Beautiful sounding car. Listening to this and seeing the video brought tears to my eyes.

[@DRRCreations]

Fantastic video! Loved the headphone segment at the end and great presenting! Best Top Gear content in a long time! 😀

[@applejuice5272]

Shivers up my spine and goosebumps galore! Find the audio of one of these howling around Goodwood - glorious!! Visited the BRM museum in Bourne a few years ago - the pistons for this V16 are tiny!

[@TexasScout]

Good Lord, just that intro gave me goosebumps!

[@DavidSmith-ck4ys]

Pure joy... Congrats Top Gear fantastic to hear such great cars and this BRM is magic, I remember the first time I ever heard one.. WOW

[@freakinguser]

JO,,, NOW THAT is EPIC!!!!! PLEASE MORE for our 'old' 'folks' to HAVE THE ear-GASMS' to remember when the expiree date REACHES us.... PLEASE!!!!! MORE!!!!

[@Gscalenut]

Back in the 1960's a UK auto magazine released a 45rpm disc recording of the car as a supplement in the magazine.

[@JCG-Alfamonza]

And when Sir Stirling Moss heard it, his response is that he was surprised the car managed to run long enough for them to record it!

[@rudolphcordon3017]

This new sound you guys have going on here is absolutely awesomely amazing. My heart rate shot up as if I was driving that car and at one point I was expecting a bomb to go off.

[@joostvandijk6901]

This thing sounds absolutely amazing. There's just no words to do it justice.

[@dewfall56]

2:21 look at those teeny tiny pistons. Aren't they cute? That must be the half scale version.

[@PratikParija]

One of the best series Top Gear has come out with in a while! This is absolute awesomeness!

[@BattleNugG3t]

7:50 yes Becky

[@Outland9000]

hee hee....

[@danw1955]

What a cool piece of history! The fact that they took the time to replicate the BRM-16 in it's entirety is just crazy! I'm sure with modern steel alloys and such, it's a lot more reliable than the original.. and sounds just as wicked! I'll bet if they put that engine in a relatively modern F1 frame and did a few mods, it would be a pretty tough contender!😉👍👍

[@kapquarfa]

loving these tunnel run vids- keep em coming!

[@seanlackenby1600]

Absolutely speechless! To be honest, this made me cry a little bit. Craziest sound ever, then flame's on the lift off 😱😱😱. Well done top gear for dedicating so much to the sound of combustion. Coolest video ever. I've saved it, so I can watch it now and again.

[@SkiThePlains]

I've heard of double-clutching on upshifts but this is the first I've seen it in action

[@Mantenner]

I wonder if it's due to the box not being synchromeshed, or just allowing for faster shifts due to older synchro technology. Would be interested to get more info from the driver or someone more knowledgable as there isn't anything about why this is done on 50s race cars online.

[@machina_spirit]

This is what I’m talking about! Thank you to whoever’s idea it was to produce this series!

[@philtucker1224]

At last! (Top Gear have finally made the right decision on presenters! Becky Evans is awesome and very knowledgeable!) 👍

[@CallMeEsteban]

Calling it now, this is one of my favorite series on KZbin, keep it up!

[@Banzaj33]

Ok, now if Top Gear is like this in the future, im all down for it. This. Was. Awesome!

[@toucan221]

Hats off and well done to the men who bought this back to life, Amazing, fripping well amazing, thank you so much

[@schalkvandermerwe3838]

These episodes are a stroke of genius. Thank you. Aurally entranced.

[@martykath4427]

There's another video out there that makes this thing sound even better as it races in the open around a track. Especially when it comes on song.

[@1991julez]

Nothing will beat this

[@Dung30n]

this was an experience. tears were shed. thank you.

[@carltonleboss]

I certainly wasn't expecting this.

[@thephilpott2194]

Thankyou guys, great sound quality. I wouldn't get too excited about the 'sonic sorcery' phenomena though- it's nothing more than stereo sound, and even when we landed on the moon, stereo was old news.

[@seal1098]

Im so proud to be from the town where this was made

[@sbkpeace.24]

Becky just puts the DB reader in her pocket 😂😂 I cant wait for the Valkyrie !! 🇬🇧 Unless if missed it already 🤔😆

[@philtucker1224]

The Stig AND Becky Evans? - NOW YOU’RE TALKING! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jaymerritt6230]

Hands down easily the best motoring video I’ve watched in ages, Becky Evan’s you star 💫 great camera ease & screen presence, I’d cast you in an instant to front Top Gear tv show if it ever came back, you, Chris Harris & Henry Catchpole, now that would make for great tv. Brilliant little film well done. 👍

[@aleksatenja]

That was amazing. I'm literally speechless right now.

[@avus303]

This is exactly what the Internet is for. Keep these videos coming please!

[@GT4-CS]

Sounds great. The way Stig sits in the car is great

[@ChristopherofEngland]

Top gear UK has the best cinematography it's second to none

[@Vtarec]

This might just be the best car series ever

[@vintageman91]

One of my favorite f1 cars, 16 cylinders at just 1.5 litre is crazy and i love it.

[@AutoEthan]

Best car series in a long time

[@toucan221]

Well done Top Gear Team, I ma going to watch this again and again and again

[@rossdinius3303]

Omg I LOVE this new series!!

[@jangosharman726]

Truly the best videos around. Amazing examples of engineering.

[@AllSpeed]

the one with the 16 individual headers sounds even more wild

[@_RETROFIX_]

I thought TopGear would never amaze me again, but I´m happy that I was wrong! This is proper!!