Caparo T1 - FLOOR FALLS OUT! | Car Review | Top Gear

Jeremy gets behind the wheel of the insanely fast Caparo T1. With its advanced carbon fibre construction, the Caparo has twice the power-to-weight ratio of the Bugatti Veyron. Can it dislodge the Koenigsegg off the top of the power lap board? Jeremy wisely lets the Stig find out!
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[@Camelworks]

2:10 R.I.P. Bug

[@igalflint]

+Camelworks Amen

[@laxmitty21]

Omfg it's really you, love your channel.

[@oscartobaroatmeal6734]

XD

[@northernkiwi]

laxmitty21 Holly ravioli its its you

[@Viszistan]

Lol

[@TheCallMeCrazy]

So it's worth noting that, to date, this lap time has STILL not been beaten. Not even by the Atom V8, the BAC Mono, or even the Huayra, which is still three full seconds slower.

[@apmirkin1481]

Three seconds means nothing if the car has reliability issues. I'm sure it could be beaten, just depends if someone goes out of their way to do so. Nissan went to beat a 911 turbo and so they did, with the GT-R. I actually think Nismo modded 900bhp GT-R maybe could.

[@TheCallMeCrazy]

The car had reliability issues because it was a prototype, not a production model. This is also the reason that it was removed from the board, as it lacked the production car's adjustable ride height and was incapable of going over a speed bump.

[@rg0]

Jonathan Hinds "zonda pagini r"

[@Fahrenheart]

apmirkin Prototypes, by definition, are not finished products. Every prototype is like this. Even the Mazda Furai caught fire when it was tested by TG. The car isn't 'rubbish'. It's the closest thing we ever got to a road-legal F1 car, which is a big milestone in itself. Also, why do you say you can't drive it home? It's every bit impractical, but so is an Ariel Atom, which has even less equipment than this.

[@halabi97]

Uhhh is a track car the zonda r beat it

[@lukekindred1999]

0:40 R33 GT-R Medical Response car

[@CuntBlones]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

[@TheJkghfg]

+Luke Kindred In case they need to catch Jeremy lol

[@thevideogamer0mg99]

Alex papado i saw it there too

[@poltatopc4830]

I thought it was an nsx.

[@hmorris]

I think it was just a normal skyline

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

Wow. I've seen the Stig drive a lot. I didn't realize until this vid just how good he is.

[@MrMoo272]

He must have been shitting himself

[@manictiger]

+mrmoo That's how he corrected the steering. Think of it like RCS thrusters.

[@randomayaya]

Von Sterner He's a pro, he used to be a f1 racer, and compete with f1 racers for hotlapping as well

[@PosiXMosh]

He is a pro. Not ex-f1 though... not sure if this was filmed before or after Ben Collins left as sting but, even the new "white" stig didn't drive in f1.

[@saltbjorn]

I could do that

[@liu7]

"I'm going to do the secret signal" *flails arms*

[@alunchisholm481]

They cut out the intro, where Clarkson says it's the super secret signal from Team America World Police. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5iXZ2Otq96cna8

[@SpaceMissile]

@@alunchisholm481 ahahaha thanks - that was perfect.

[@viktorsjogren]

@@alunchisholm481 I adore the fact that Jeremy Clarkson made a reference to my all time favourite movie

[@ThBlueSalamander]

niice pfp

[@ishanpahwa1179]

What anime is that in your pfp? If you don't mind me asking

[@ccx806]

14 years later, the T1 remains the fastest road-legal car to lap the Top Gear track (1:10.6)

[@theeternalnow6506]

I didn't get why they didn't leave it on btw. I don't understand?

[@ccx806]

@@theeternalnow6506 Top Gear requires that a car must be able to clear a speed bump in order for its time to remain on the board. The T1 they tested was a pre-production model that did not have the ability to raise its nose, so the time was removed However, I believe the real reason is that leaving the T1's lap time up would rob the show of the 'suspense' value of seeing whether a new hyper car could set the fastest time. The answer would always be 'no'. The T1 improved on the old track record by 7 seconds. It's taken ~14 years for another car to come within 1 second of this lap time

[@antcunningham1997]

@@ccx806 but still though to this day even though the t1s lap was taken off the lap board no road car has been able to ever get anywhere close to that bilstering 1:10.6 that the caparo set. And to be honset i dont think it will ever get beat.

[@shotgun88deadlift]

@@antcunningham1997 its beaten

[@jurandspychow3766]

@@shotgun88deadlift its not

[@callmeEmvy]

twice as much horsepower per ton as a bugatti veyron. who else felt a slight shudder as he said that?

[@jrockhardest]

but the buggatti wieghs as much as a truck 4000 pounds with 1200-1400 horse power is only 600 hp per ton

[@patthonsirilim5739]

Rentless f only 600hp per ton most road car only have like 100-150hp and weight 1500-2000kg

[@jrockhardest]

Patthon Sirilim we need to start with how much this car wieghs, but that doesnt matter because it only has 500-700 horsepower vs the bugatti 1200-1400hp... this means that caparo only wiehgs about 1000 pounds.

[@patthonsirilim5739]

im just saying man people this have no clue how much power a car make a stock evo which is quite fast make only 150hp per ton a typical car make around 60-80hp per ton so 600+ hp per ton is not really just only is it

[@mosesainsz7002]

Emma Chekwa an F1 car has 5 times that. That makes me scream

[@stulchmulch227]

Massive respect to all F1 drivers who drive cars with over 1000 bhp in attack mode with a weight of 800 kilos. Absolutely uncontrollable

[@nodo7575]

F1 cars are incredible to drive by all accounts.

[@YourGenericBrownGuy]

stupid downforce and grip though, plus they arent 235k they are 5-40mil

[@YourGenericBrownGuy]

but yes massive respect to f1 drivers i was thinking that the whole time while watching the power lap

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

Ben Scott-Geddes of Caparo has stated that, "the model we supplied to Top Gear was one of our final engineering vehicles without adjustable ride height and electronic active driver control systems which are standard on our production models. When drivers select the 'road' setting, the car is more tractable in slower speed conditions and the ride height is fully adjustable to bring the car up to 90 mm clearance, making it more than capable of driving over speed bumps." The time should be placed back on IMO...

[@georgemorley1029]

Obi-Wan Kannabis Strictly speaking, it would have to be that model though.

[@Wanderer628]

Obi-Wan Kannabis Funny how all these companies cars that don t perform well on top gear have an excuse why it didn't perform well. Either it's because they for some reason supply top gear with a production model that wasn't like the others or just straight up blame the presenters.

[@CockatooDude]

+Wanderer628 But this one did perform well, it was by far the fastest car to go around the track.

[@copper4eva]

+Wanderer628 Lol, the caparo T1 decimated other road legal cars. Even now that the real Top Gear is dead, it would've been the fastest legal time on the board. Bit of a marketing blunder of caparo to not supply a car with the proper adjustable ride height. Probably would've helped them some if the time stayed on.

[@kamaljitkaur7889]

Obi-Wan Kannabis babaji ji satsang

[@seanbrooksoday4518]

"about as good at taking corners as he is" I died :X

[@snakeyman5560]

Mr.Runy was always a fatso.

[@kevinmirallas965]

Yeah. Nowhere near as good as me. I got 3 assists in one match against Leicester, 2 from corners.

[@garrywinthorpe4253]

you are gay

[@leehenry5764]

But Rooney can take corners and free kicks so it dosn't make much sense.

[@GTI8855]

If anyone's interested what happened to this car: "Caparo planned to sell around 25 cars per year. However, in the production run they sold just 15 cars before the company fell into administration in 2015"

[@kolonmelon8173]

finally, a car that generates 3G

[@zackbum9734]

Rip Fly 2:10 xD

[@allanjrfernandez1874]

Amen

[@paulstandeven8572]

So passé, phones are on 4G these days

[@oscartobaroatmeal6734]

Kolon Melon maybe even 4G

[@meowbound5755]

We’ve moved on to 5g now

[@sambalka9636]

Its faster then a fxx and it's street legal

[@jadehudema2507]

not to mention 99% of drivers out there would get themselves killed driving it....just sayin....lol. Having said that, I've made a formal request on my fb wall for someone to get me a Caparo T1 for my next birthday....or...barring that....a Lotus 340-R, Campagna T-Rex, Radical SR8, or Ariel Atom.

[@thelonesculler]

Jade Hudema What about an Ariel Atom V8? Faster round the track than a Veyron SS and road legal

[@damianduckett9569]

Shadowwolf TD5000 You do realize Veyrons are for speed and luxury right? Its not hard to beat a Veyron around a track.

[@jadehudema2507]

my grandma could beat a Veyron around a track in her Pinto....

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

Jade Hudema ...Only to burst into flames.

[@Kleavers]

0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds...Jesus Christ...

[@rooksman64]

Veyron is faster

[@GoldenDragonLord.]

Ozymandias Atom V8 is faster to 60

[@bojanweinschenk9777]

And now we have the tesla roadster...

[@theantsaretakingover]

Bojan Weinschenk damn you right 1.9 sec

[@Mark-bl9eg]

Its jason borne

[@Underdose]

2:55 paint me like one of your french girls

[@SparksX18]

+Underdose What?

[@SparksX18]

***** Oh.

[@projectilequestion]

Eyes burnt.

[@paulthespacemouse7785]

Eeewwwwww. I did not need that mental image

[@thestrays815]

@@SparksX18 Titanic

[@unclewilbur8976]

"You'd rip the front splitter off if you ran over Ghandi." ...that's too funny!!!!

[@frasermackenzie7275]

I broke out laughing when he said that. Guess that's the new measuring rule for front splitters 😆

[@TheAzRage]

Did you say premier league footballers are brave?.... Joke of the year right there :)

[@3ADWOLF]

I think it's called sarcasm.

[@yellow13_]

TWLuck i think he understood that

[@adidia2163]

7:44 "sleeping policeman" actually official term for speed bump in Indonesia

[@bullmilk]

It's a shame the T1 has the reliability of an early 70's F1 car. Every test video I've come across results in an engine fire or something else equally disastrous.

[@Proff0ak]

2:22 danger to manifold.

[@kingfishersingh2813]

now me and the mad scientist have to get in there and replace the piston rings you fried

[@SuperMichaelpearce]

"Dude, i almost had you"

[@psychotimorphinecroneuroto6149]

@@SuperMichaelpearce you never had your car

[@nexushexus4365]

Fast and Fictitious

[@badernajeeb4114]

@@psychotimorphinecroneuroto6149 granny shifting not double clutching like you should

[@VestedUTuber]

Now imagine putting 1,200 HP under the hood. I think Caparo could easily make the T1 into the fastest production car in the world. Driving it like that, though, is another story.

[@VestedUTuber]

Emma Chekwa And you wouldn't in a Veyron or a Venom GT?

[@callmeEmvy]

Well you would but at least in those cars you have a better chance. I mean look at that thing. They might as well have named it the caparo helltransport

[@VestedUTuber]

cchujnickSpam Except that the Bugatti isn't even designed with downforce in mind with the exception of the rear wing. I'm surprised that muscle car fanatics don't care about the Veyron, because it uses the exact same brute-force formula as a Mustang and just takes it to the logical extreme. Also, Sir Issac Newton would call you an idiot. The heavier the object, the harder it is to move.

[@VestedUTuber]

cchujnickSpam So, because motorcycles exist, the laws of physics have completely rewritten themselves? Or are you just disregarding the fact that the gear ratios on motorcycles are set up for acceleration and not top-speed? I'd like you to do an experiment. Grab a cheap RC car kit from a hobby store (an ECX Torment is a good choice for this). Charge the battery, then run three full-throttle passes on a flat surface, making sure to jot down the top speed. Now, recharge the battery pack, then run three more full-throttle passes, this time with a cinderblock strapped to the chassis. The car should be faster without the cinderblock on it. Next, drop in a high-performance brushless system into that car and repeat the experiment. Again, the car should be faster without the cinderblock - specifically, the car should be fastest with the brushless motor and without the cinderblock, followed by the car with the stock setup and no cinderblock. If nothing else, this should prove that it's not the Veyron's weight that makes it fast.

[@pi_guy3141]

They would have to work a hell of a lot on the brakes and the chassis and the reliability before they should consider putting over 1,000 bhp under that incredibly lightweight body :P

[@flyguyee]

4:30 That's an impressive shot

[@FuckFeminists]

Jeremy's writing is 'just phenomenal'... going from price to cornering in the way he did was brilliant XD

[@Anu-dn7hb]

LOL at 2:10 a bug gets splatted on the top right of the screen

[@benevolence95lightning95]

Anu 8 rip bug

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

its the crop of the veggies that say a lot.

[@neillcoetzer9133]

2:09 I love how the bug just goes against the camera

[@SpaceMissile]

5:48 - i don't think that guy was expecting such commitment to the joke

[@bicyclist2]

I'm glad its in full screen and that they showed the Stig taking it going around the track.

[@thelastdruidofscotland]

the T1 is the ultimate supercar track day special, no one in their right mind would take this out on a normal road, to blitz that track is 1,10 is insane, and stigg's lap was incredible, showing great skill.

[@GTI8855]

I wonder if there's a single T1 now that is still in use.

[@xnotasweatx]

@@GTI8855 Mika hakkinen has one I think

[@granknight]

2:10 Poor mosquito T_T it didn't deserve to die like that

[@GregOughton]

Any mosquito should be so lucky to get a death like that.

[@garfield2404]

hahahahahha.

[@yahiaouisenouci7048]

filip novoselec hell yeah

[@xmaxfactorx]

granknight he died an honorable death.

[@yahiaouisenouci7048]

Sm00th TV unless he died in a accident with a super car :)

[@KG-th3cr]

Here I am watching Top Gear again. Guess I better settle in for the night.

[@fourthpanda]

3:02 Halo!

[@idupizdu]

The most underrated car in Top Gear ever, Ever!!! Wtf, this is the very fastest road going car ever made, it makes 3G lateral force, highest power-to-weight ratio, highest power/unit displacement, and above all its Naturally Aspirated!!!

[@jaydex111]

This car with track tires (slicks) is untouchable. Forget the cornering problems if the tires are warm it is unbelievable. Also it helps if you are not driving in Brittan where the weather is horrible all the time.

[@johndonohue4153]

This was the first episode I ever watched of top gear as a kid with my Dad. I was hooked ever since…..good times 😎

[@FatherBacon]

2:10 A bug hits the camera lol

[@AnthonyOlivoAnnaLoverForLife]

Yeah! I saw it!

[@FatherBacon]

Lolz

[@thedaltizzerably6021]

Lol

[@LegoladGank]

Poor thing didn't know what hit it!

[@jeshaunwallace3829]

I saw that lol

[@krayzeejojo]

Damn, even the Stig struggled a little to tame this wild beast

[@w.m.aslam-author]

I can't imagine such a high performance car ever meeting a driver to match its performance. They've overpowered this car, and created something only the Stig could live with.

[@sundfornuft9449]

0:04 that horn makes my Fiat Punto twinair sound like a Caparo😂

[@SebTsch]

How do they always come up with the stig jokes?

[@01d6e4rwer]

the world may never know :/

[@jolingi]

Some say....

[@thomasbennett6612]

Some say there is a book full of some says

[@richboy900]

Some say he has been eclipsed by intro jokes by doug "the kind of guy" demuro... all we know is, he's called the stig

[@cahaloboyle7086]

Richard Porter

[@vista7311]

That looks like the Gran Turismo and Redbull X2010!

[@engemk]

0:53 Love this moment

[@andrewclarke9817]

What is amazing it that now you get that performance from everyday production coupe cars. Some even have 4 seats and a roof now.

[@BirdiesGoCherp]

2:10 was that a bug that got squashed?

[@StiLlesWaSsSeR]

+Khaled Hossam yup...

[@snypex97]

Rest in peace little bug...

[@wutzitrone4522]

+Nicki Molleker *Rest on camera

[@mbobelakjr]

+Khaled Hossam i was just going to say that

[@kurtisknibbs8071]

yes it was poor bug rip 😥

[@justins.1283]

That's a damn expensive go kart! I'd still love to have a go in one though !

[@TimmyLtd]

Love the "secret signal" xD

[@JosephStardust]

6:43 The bug is still there XD

[@aidaaliten8817]

F

[@nottruefoxnews]

you could say, it goes from 0 to 100 real quick...

[@SeriousGamer2009]

It's like the prelude to the Red Bull X2010

[@kaumohlamonyane272]

I searched for this comment 😂

[@kevinmirallas965]

Gran Turismo 5 memories.

[@anandnairkollam]

KZbin caption at 1:28 "you can forget colleagues eggs. . . "

[@mukeo918]

OH MY GOSH It is hilarious :DDDDDD

[@aidaaliten8817]

not to 60

[@crashfan9997]

It always cracks me up whenever Clarkson has to shout to speak in these track cars, I remember when the Ariel Atom tore off his face too 🤣

[@jaydex111]

This car with track tires (slicks) is untouchable. Forget the cornering problems if the tires are warm it is unbelievable. Also it helps if you are not driving in Brittan where the weather is horrible all the time. Notice the Stig makes a record time1.10 top that!!

[@AndyTheDog]

2:51 Is That Lebron 11s he's wearing

[@TheCarsfan4ever]

lol no he's got racing shoes on

[@TheKaunonster]

Fun fact: One of the response vehicles is Skyline. 1:11

[@satevo462]

The zip ties on the brake cables are very comforting.

[@TheJordanAntibellum]

"Mr. Rooney would love to get his hands on this car, it takes corners about as well as he does"-Jeremy Clarkson

[@Arrogantambassador965]

You know the car is toooo good when Jeremy yells: “GOD ALMIGHTY”

[@archiebrown6407]

Watching this in 2019, this car is still seriously quick

[@haingo2814]

"Good taking conner as he is" Rooney gonna like it :D

[@3dgar7eandro]

1 minute 10 seconds...🤯🔥🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👌👌👌

[@antcunningham1997]

And its road legal and to this day no road legal car on the top gear board has even come close to the caparo t1s 1 minute 10 seconds point 6 time

[@bharvey2010]

Almost handles like a F1 car. I mean, the snappy-ness of the steering, it looks so direct!

[@amiraalshafie4646]

What a crazy experience!

[@russell7852]

Nice to see people on top gear being thoughtful of veterans/remembrance day

[@deathcorepyro]

At 1:11 there is an R33 in the background :D

[@bevan5560]

I noticed it first time through as well.

[@daniellennon4275]

Wow... who cares

[@andrewwang8204]

0:39 is that a skyline emergency response? I need that

[@jamesgasek6983]

i laughed way too hard when the bug splattered on the camera top left corner at 2:10

[@frankycilella8590]

haha the bug hitting the lens at 2:10

[@maxkennedy8075]

2:10 Bug gets imprinted onto the camera lens at excessive speed [top right]

[@ondrejvavre37]

2:28 Reminds me of The fast and the furious 😀

[@pyro7358]

this really is a dream car

[@Omega08082]

The humility the car's engineers must've gone through after this piece....

[@Brian-ln1sz]

Dad why haven’t you showered in 9 years. 5:47

[@Crash_Knight]

2:39 Was that the Final Fantasy VII boss music?

[@TheSuperblues1]

The red bull prototype X2010 was designed around the Caparo T1 so there will be a lot of similarities.

[@moonwolfproductionsans5239]

That car remembers me of the Red Bull X2010 and later versions...

[@aaronisgrate]

did this company ever really even take off after this episode? i mean did they get to building actual customer cars besides the one or two pre production cars the built.

[@oxygengraphafonadelaverberator]

I thought McLaren built it under a different name.

[@aaronisgrate]

Jamie Stirzaker nope. some former engineers from the mclaren f1 project were originally involved with designing this car. thats the only relation between caparo and mclaren that i know of.

[@oxygengraphafonadelaverberator]

euroaaRON1 Oh, ok. Thanks for that mate. I remember watching it on Top Gear when it came out and remembered some McLaren connection for some reason.

[@eins2001]

Nope. Too many technical issues and it was just too costly.

[@bucketslash11]

i've heard they've sold 16 cars, so it makes a koenigsegg look like a mass produced car

[@joeylee6094]

Poor bug. It was just trying to catch a glimpse of the car.

[@F4Effort]

I noticed it hit the camera, as well

[@christiancontreras5349]

would love to buy this

[@mohammedalmostafa105]

LMAO it's ridiculous how that fly scattered on the screen😂😂😂😂

[@jaydex111]

This car with track tires (slicks) is untouchable. Forget the cornering problems if the tires are warm it is unbelievable. Also it helps if you are not driving in Brittan where the weather is horrible all the time. Notice the Stig makes a record time!!

[@danielnl319]

0:39 a r33 gtr response car.... holy shit!

[@ouiedabest5538]

4:53 home town ;)

[@ControCultura-]

"I gotta do the secret signal" 🤣🤣🤣

[@b3nl3y]

2:11 a mosquito got slammed into the screen and died

[@lometatron357]

😁

[@Kheiwi]

1:10 skyline r33 gtr? I want it.

[@revelare_xvii6269]

This beast was putting down modern hypercar numbers nearly 10 years ago.

[@Greg-TC]

2:24 Jeremy’s secret signal looks a lot like the signal in Team America 😂

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

it really is the sidebar that has tubular steel.

[@eggysnekko]

Imagine going top speed and the wing flying off. The car would fly like 100feet in the air and do 10 backflips

[@davidvreugdenhil4557]

No it wouldn't be able to corner as fast the car does not make any lift so it would even do one backflip it would probably unsettle the car a bit and then the driver would slow down

[@racecartv8677]

Guys the caparo t1 looks a little bit like the red bull X1 right

[@MrBrunchbreaker]

Thought the same

[@RideToHellRetribution]

i think the prototypes might just becoming a reality

[@piscesman74]

At least we had Top Gear

[@dankmemer2774]

2:10, RIP bug on the upper right corner.

[@deathmetal8259]

Is that an R33 Skyline at 1:11 ?

[@benlewis2776]

i spotted that aswell

[@AngryProtoBoi]

It is one.

[@Its_Edd_Plays]

still needs to drive Vettel's X car :D 1450+ BHP 605 kilograms... ;)

[@nicorosbergf1fan783]

A racing series with 20 of these things on the grid could be fun

[@Chicooos]

and with passengers for every one, fat man with you in car if won Race 1

[@literallynothing8934]

i love topgear UK so much

[@aitortilla5128]

I don't get the point of this kind of car. It's more like a formula 1 than a supercar. It's just a powerful superspeed "thing".

[@VestedUTuber]

It's a Formula 1 car for people who aren't lucky enough to be picked up by a Formula 1 team and can't afford a $2.6 Million Formula 1 car and the millions of dollars of support equipment that's needed to maintain and operate one. If you ever wanted to drive a Formula 1 car, this is the closest thing to it unless you want to race professionally or are a multimillionaire.

[@alishariyat3032]

R.I.P ROONEY . not even jesus can save him from that burn

[@FLAME4564]

@ tarekun most likely because its design was a prototype test bed for the Redbull X2010 and yes it does resemble the X2010. Only difference is it dosent have that giant fan creating so much dirt and dust in the gravel.

[@neilmacpherson8052]

1:12 I like how I see a skyline and get exited while a T1 goes by...

[@MrKasperbang9210]

Haha... Team America secret signal...

[@johnmccomber8371]

Bahahahaha

[@theresidentone]

Basically an F3 car for the road