Clarkson DESTROYS Modern Cars in 30 Seconds.😀😂

Jeremy Clarkson unleashes his brutally honest thoughts on why modern cars have lost their charm. In just 30 seconds, he tears into the bland designs and tech-driven focus of today’s automotive industry.
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[@ColtJustice]

I agree. Cars don't have any personality anymore.

[@vadwvea7153]

Not all, but most

[@lennonmahoney7302]

Maybe it’s not the best to have that much of a connection with your car, yknow on a deep personal level, and I mean that with any materialistic object. Car enthusiasts tho, I understand.

[@Excession-h6e]

@@lennonmahoney7302 I know what you mean (although, 'materialistic' means an unhealthy obsession with money, sorry), it's a weakness, and absurd, to love a material object. That said, I'm saving up to fully restore my Thruxton 900 that I've had from new, despite having a brand new 1100 CB RS. They just don't compare. One is love and awe, the other respect and efficiency.

[@lennonmahoney7302]

@@Excession-h6e a materialistic object can be any possessions you can touch or hold, usually money-oriented though tbf

[@nodical802]

New cars are only designed by committee and demographic, not by engineers, designers and dreamers

[@Herefornow-571]

He’s correct. Everything looks the same only the badges are different… the golden era of motoring seems to be over. Sadly.

[@BringMayFlowers]

They've been rebadging cars since the '30s, what are you on about?

[@tshepherd8145]

@@BringMayFlowers He’s not talking about rebadging. He’s talking about safety and emissions standards resulting in 95% of cars looking the same with just minor deviations between them. That’s what Clarkson is talking about when he says he can’t even tell them apart anymore. Say what you will about Cybertruck, but at least it has personality.

[@BringMayFlowers]

@@tshepherd8145 Unfortunately, that personality is Patrick Star. Have fun with your $100K truck that can't stand up to actual day to day use. Also I'm not sure how much less distinct two cars can be than being the same car.

[@user-yw8lr5xg5p]

@@BringMayFlowerswhat are you talking about😂😂 cars todays are just lumps electric of Chinese shyte like tato, kia, Hyundai they all just look the same. Long gone are the Pontiac’s or intresting cool car brands like mercury, Buick etc. so enjoy your tato nano with a 1.2 😂😂😂 atleast the polar bears are happy

[@benhayes5683]

Full of whack . He's clearly talking more about the bondage jet area of conversation.. don't stab in the dark if you can't whack up Ur price ​@@tshepherd8145

[@xredden07]

Is that Hammond under your coat

[@Dominic-n5p8l]

Damn

[@frasermackenzie7275]

When Jeremy sits in a vehicle, he can almost rest a 6 pack of beer and a TV on his belly. I Really hope he starts looking after himself. Unfortunately it's historic that wealthy posh Brits get severely overweight.

[@evilpopcans3735]

its his millions of pounds, where's yours lol

[@crashbash8549]

​@@evilpopcans3735 Found Jeremy's Alt account!

[@xredden07]

@@evilpopcans3735 haha, good one..

[@nfkngd]

Agree 💯👍.... Most oversized waste of spaces. Soulless boring too high tech and over complicated. Some too heavy, and people wonder why potholes are everywhere with heavy runflats to suit.

[@HHSaauobzzzjebek]

Now tell us what ya think about the cars

[@Longrun87]

He's deffo got one in the oven cooking 👀😂

[@bugwild1544]

Are you the father?

[@berzerker790]

It's a clarkson clone ready to take his place & start the cycle again when this 1 eventually passes on 🙏🏻

[@nodical802]

Ive also noticed modern cars have stopped looking more modern. Its like we’ve reached peak new. A 2015 still looks new to me

[@sidewindersid4180]

Fair observation.

[@macflod]

Thats becauses inside everything wnt in to a touch screen. Its like smartphones, they all look and pretty much do the same. Before smartphones we had a variety with many carying features and characters. Now it seems everyone adopted the Tesla look Outwardly nothings major has changed- just facelifts- golf has kinda been like that for decades

[@MaaKauanSitten]

Hats of to Clarkson. He`s right on the spot, cars these days are SHIT!!!

[@DeepakKumar-lv4te]

not that Clarkson and his ilk care, but today's cars simply will NOT last. Too much plastic that fails and costs a small fortune to replace, inability to handle idling without killing the engine, belt and chain problems, VVT failures that again are expensive to service. Repairing today's cars will be pointless unless cars are 40k+ to purchase, but for some reason the manufacturers seem to be all in favour for that kind of model. There's going to be some horrific fires with electric cars too.

[@AndorRadnai]

Small pistons and oil pumps, thin viscosity oil, weak cylinder blocks… All add a little bit of efficiency and reduce the life of that engine exponentially. There needs to be a change soon because this trend can not go on for long.

[@Excession-h6e]

@@AndorRadnai Is there not an inherent conundrum? Small, short-term efficiencies that lead to failure leads to long term pollution, does it not? But it's not about pollution, is it? Otherwise, no-one would entertain EV.

[@AndorRadnai]

@@Excession-h6e It is most definitely not about pollution. The emission standards for new cars set in particular by the EU are pretty much impossible to achieve, which leads to such dubious measures. Of course it isn’t viable long term for the exact reasons you mentioned. But no one with any pull is speaking up about it and no one in the governments seem to understand the first thing about the topic.

[@Excession-h6e]

@@AndorRadnai I am well into foil hat territory, but like so many odd things happening to our countries, most politicians possibly don't understand the first thing about much at all, and that is why they are there. There are a select few who do though, and they are far from stupid. I tend to read more into Brave New World than 1984. Hope seems a more likely motivator than a boot on a face, however forlorn.

[@AndorRadnai]

@@Excession-h6e That is entirely fair. If I am being honest I am quite convinced that there is a plan behind this whole development. All of them seem like an attack on people’s freedoms. Constant surveillance, total reliance on government controlled energy grids, a massive cut into our range of motion… I was being careful, but if I am to say what I really think is that all of it fits far too well into a coherent plan, rather than being a mere collection of malicious incompetence alone.

[@The_Bean_Head_Men]

When I see a proper v8 or a v-twin bike of years past role by now and then, it's pure porn. The golden age of motoring enjoyment has indeed past.

[@Excession-h6e]

If you mean a Hardly Dangerous v-twin then I agree. American porn with an unhealthy fixation on the exhaust pipe.

[@phoebeeileenbrooks110]

Any V twin besides a Harley. Those things are the most unreliable pieces of garbage I’ve ever had to work on. I’d rather have a base model Fiat 500… with an automatic 😂

[@hirdy161]

​@phoebeeileenbrooks110 i bought a harley basically on a whim a couple of months ago... i get what youre saying, i understand why people dont rate them, technically theyre just not very good. However... twisting that throttle delights me in a way no other bike can. They are unique.

[@The_Bean_Head_Men]

@@hirdy161 100% agree mate.

[@user-yw8lr5xg5p]

@@hirdy161yea even tho eletric cars are shyte even if they were the best and most reliable things in the world, you ain’t gonna hear anything but gayness when you put your foot down 😂

[@aleratz]

This man would have been a prophet in ancient times

[@rmc5278]

Feel the same , all shit .

[@Hadihadi-wr8mt]

With all that regulation, except for hyper car, almost all cars look identical. Japanese manufacture rarely make afordable, daily car with good performance anymore like supra, lancer, skyline etc etc. some try to revive it but with ridiculously high price. No more car like 206 or 406 from Peugeot, they just make grandma car now No more hot hatchback. All become fat and focus on eficiency BMW become hideous Mercedes lost its exclusivity feel

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

Honda Civic type R is in the 20% for sure

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

Japanese cars makers still make fun affordable cars and there are still hot hatches? What are you on brother

[@AveragePicker]

...adjusted for inflation an 82 Supras msrp would $44k+.

[@lukeharris2826]

I hate that stupid new grill style from BMW!

[@lukeharris2826]

I’m not just saying it but I’ve been saying if for years!! Can’t stand new cars! always serviced my own motors to try and save money and do it right! Would never be able to do that with a silly battery car! New cars don’t have the smell, feel, sounds! I love anything from 50s to 00s! 80s hot hatches, 70, 80s muscle cars, What is it with everything going boring!! Even F1 cars sound like a PC fan!

[@justinclemons9100]

I agree I’m 33 and my love for cars basically is dead. I’ve personally driven race cars and a Lamborghini galardo. I’ve driven a Tesla model 3 and a ford lightning and tbh they are exactly the same. I hate where we are going and will never buy a brand new car EVER

[@73henny]

Seems he's more interested in food now

[@robertvanderlinden2813]

he still has a love for cars, but the same cars that drew him in in the first place, you can't replace something that in your eyes isn't anything wrong with

[@mursuka80]

Too much electronics. They got now electronic steering too which to me sounds dangerous.

[@Ryzard]

Just Tesla lol, and yes it is. At least one has already had huge issues.

[@JohnSmith-pl2bk]

Well electronic power steering (in my 2004 Toyota) eliminates the hydraulic power steering pump and the hydraulic lines and hydraulic steering rack. It is very precise... perhaps too much so as i find it only too easy to "wander" on straight roads. every twitch, every microscopic movement of your fingers, hands, arms all make the steering react. If you means full self driving systems a la Tesla...yeah the algorithms still aren't good enough for that.

[@Kaiser-ks3yq]

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk I believe he means steer by wire, which is currently only on the cybertruck and a lexus (although lexus were smart enough to have a mechanical backup iirc) steer by wire is the same sort of system as modern accelerator pedals use.

[@falcondragonslayer]

I’d never trust a vehicle where the steering wheel is not physical connected to the steering assembly. The fact cars like that actually exist baffles me. It’s disaster waiting to happen.

[@falcondragonslayer]

@@JohnSmith-pl2bkI think the original commenter was talking about the wired steering in the cybertruck, where the wheel isn’t actually connected to the steering assembly. Instead, it’s connected to wires that then tell electric motors how much to turn. It’s one computer error away from disaster

[@Michael-xg5gn]

It's true! I've lost all interest in cars made after 00s, 60s,70s,80s,90s cars had real character!

[@cadenhammond832]

That 2007-2017 period of cars was just perfect!

[@Dale-o2s]

As my mum always says And she doesn't even drive There's only a handful of cars she recognises now that being a :- fiat 500 a mini a beetle a 911 cos take the badges off most new cars and they all look the same And sadly I'll get hate mail for saying this McLaren is the perfect example to the untrained eye they all look very similar

[@Outland9000]

Your right. The only McLarens I could identify at a glance are the F1 and P1.

[@Trigger719]

Not really true now, at one point it was tho, with the 720s and 765lt being identical, also the 570s and 600lt Now tho it's not as true, you can immediately recognize cars like the elva, the solus gt, the senna, the artura etc

[@Dale-o2s]

@@Trigger719 Thanks for your views trigger 719 sorry if I offended you but sure you agree McLarens design language across the board is very similar on most of there models thus only a true enthusiast like yourself would find it easy to identify each model easily

[@tsebomoloi3410]

U right look at VW , Merc ,BMW and audi

[@JETZcorp]

I remember people in the 90s saying "all cars today look the same." They grew up being able to tell a Nova from a Dart, but couldn't tell a Skyline from a Solara. Same thing is going on here. I'm really not interested in 95% of modern cars, but I still make a point of being able to tell make, model, and generation from 1000ft at night.

[@williamfischer3990]

Cars are the best when they have the technology but still manage to feel raw and exciting. That’s a tough thing to balance now

[@benhayes5683]

It's the bondage area of conversation he's on about here ..don't tangle in the tingle my friend, the car system these days on the CER , makes Ur mur

[@typhoon-7]

I'm still daily driving my old diesel Hilux. Literally everything on it works as designed. Although Clarkson doesn't need introducing to a Hilux...

[@isaacdrake5209]

Me too, cannot beat them.

[@LanceOfTheUppercuts]

That's because there's only about 14 companies that own the vast majority of car brands all using the same tech to manufacturer anything from a Lamborghini to a Golf etc.

[@brian6391]

Everything is plastic and cheap and mass produced now so it has no soul no heart put into the build. My granddad willed me his 1978 F-100 the first time I started that truck in the drivers seat it sat me down and explained everything I thought I knew. That truck isn’t just transportation and it’s not nostalgia because my grandfather and I weren’t close in life it’s absolute respect for the purity of a machine that was built to last not look pretty for three years and lose all its value because it’s made of plastic

[@mplewp]

Exactly why im not a mechanic anymore

[@JoCaTen]

I agree with the last bit. I've loved cars ever since i was a kid and i had a talent in being able to identify any car i see as a kid, my peers were in doubt and disbelief. Now i can still name most but others are nearly the same car, either part of Stelantis, basically sharing the same platform or a VAG Group, sharing the same platform and even engines or some kind of electric car that I've never seen before and have no idea if I'll see it again. Teslas on the other hand are becoming more and more common in my country especially my area! When the most electric car you'd see was a Prius!

[@captainash1297]

Couldn’t agree more, modern cars are built to be a basic transport or an overly fancy “luxury” tub that isn’t even really meant to be driven. I hope one day there will be a wave of car enthusiasts actually working at some major companies and we get another great period of power and competition.

[@Jon-bx1ij]

These days the roads are full of shitty suvs/mpvs and 4x4s, its difficult to see any actual Cars. Thats why Im so glad Motor Shows still exist as your surrounded by loads of proper Cars. Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show NEC Birmingham 8-10 November. Cant wait.

[@moguaiato5583]

100% agree. 90% of cars today wont last the test of time and their styling is done by a group of penny pincher corporate tie wearing nobodies. How much is your Toyota Camry gunna be worth in 50yrs with ultra low milage? Probably exactly what you paid for it new. A 6cyl. 65 mustang with a million miles on it and unrestored brings 10 times what it cost new.

[@neil2706]

And the only interesting cars are way too expensive

[@Curtis7391-t8q]

Thank the unelected beaurocrats at the EPA for how modern cars look

[@alexhidell663]

Indeed. I visited the Monaco Historic GP this year and it was Epic. The noise blows you away. Imagine the same thing with formula E cars. Sounds like a vacuüm cleaner

[@maybenot6075]

Our 27yearold skoda felicia is proff in the pudding so to speak. Did anyone ever think a skoda would turn heads? It's nearly 3/4 of the way to 200k miles, runs like a dream & it gets alot more looks and attention than any modern car. Its character is amazing, cant beat throwing it around country roads giving it your best colin mcrae impression going a million miles an hour all while not breaking the speed limit 👌

[@Name-kd5jj]

Government regulations tell you where you are allowed to put every single part of the car. It doesn't leave much room for creativity. Then more regulations tell you how much fuel you can use, how much emissions you can emit, how many airbags you need, how many sensors you need etc. so all the cars drive the same too. The 90s was the apex of car history.

[@chrishopkins3316]

This isn’t him destroying cars, it’s him showing his age and lack of ability to adapt.

[@butcrack6786]

They actually build cars with pedestrian safety inmind. People are so sht they can't stay out of the road.

[@marksobremonte9734]

Take me back to the time when cars are made of steel and the engine is a mechanical reflection of the men and women that created them. When cars are not just vehicles but pieces of art.🖤

[@zeekaa12]

8 years into working with computers I genuinely cannot tell them apart. Intel? AMD? They’ve blended together for me a long time ago

[@Nirukii]

The amount of times me and my wife tried getting i to our car st the parking lot, only to realize not only os it not our car, its not even the same brand as what we own, says a lot about car designs these days

[@thomasrudge]

Everything's either a VW or a crossover 😴

[@Msfiona69]

He's totally right.. Cars today look all the same.. SUVs Especially.. Same cars different badges.. As for Electric Cars.. Total Shit.. End of 😜😜

[@Mr.Clingclong]

As someone who used to know about cars and loved lots of them, I'm the same as Jeremy, I couldn't care less about them now. They are as interesting to me as a washing machine or tumble dryer.

[@divad23]

At some point in the last 15 years, they started making white goods on wheels due to middle class getting richer - and basically disposing of their cars after 3 years.

[@TYSuggested]

White goods on wheels, that's actually the perfect anology for modern cars.

[@gregsmith1070]

Will there just be one world model in the future, most looks sooo boring now.

[@carguy792]

This question was well needed

[@Vikturus22]

"we got a new hybrid drive system!" "I just couldn't give a shit!" - Jeremy Clarkson I couldn't agree more!

[@JeffGoris]

Car journalists are somewhat responsible for the cars of today.

[@JR-mr1tw]

Man that is an enormous gut. I've never understood how these old fellas get that kind of thing.

[@MrMelodynelson]

For a full belly, We have to believe in this man

[@Tornado2409]

We could change this by making the enthusiast community bigger. The only reason besides government regulations that is causing this is the fact that car enthusiasm is a tiny niche the manufacturers are ignoring.

[@DzenanA-m6h]

He’s 100% right! All the cars look same these days

[@NazSBG]

He's 100% correct!

[@flooid5506]

As time goes on.. Innovation📈 Architecture, automotive design, & fashion 📉

[@macflod]

I hate the touch screen having all controls in it! Does my head in and distracts terrible from the road! I think peak car designs was 00s maybe early 2010s

[@davidhopkins848]

I agree with jeremy cars have gone boring now i love all the classics up to the late 00s after that, they have lost character apart from resto mods

[@chuno99]

And 80-90% of people agrees with you

[@Pricelessmile]

I genuinely thought I was the only one who thought modern cars all looked like the same rehashed shit. Most cars are basically an SUV which look the same or a hatchback which are slowly looking the same. There's barely any saloon or estates, barely any sports cars. Are there still convertibles around because I haven't seen any. Cars have no personality, they have no iconic appearance. I see a 2005 yaris and I think it's cute, but a 2024 is now the car version of a McDonald's

[@tokmoh2000]

Cuz so many more cars share parts, platforms etc. Underneath the skins and a few adjustments here and there, they share so many parts together. Good for business, but less special than the way cars used to be made.

[@imrekalman9044]

@@tokmoh2000 One example is Stellantis group, with 14 brands. And all the cars are the same. It's boring.

[@bgbuilds2712]

It's hard to get excited over over-priced appliances. Thank God for the modding community, otherwise the car scene would have all the joy of a Fax Machine convention.

[@stonkr]

I agree BUT we tend to remember the very good & very bad, the mediocre get forgotten.

[@tokmoh2000]

The automotive industry and regulations have changed a lot since 35 years ago. Cars today have gotten 'better' but less soulful.

[@tytus2170]

Agree. Especially when you see cars like the original shape Astra or Audi TT. So much character in cars back then

[@nodical802]

It looks like it shouldn’t be physically possible for him to stand up

[@whoslistening]

Clarkson is pregnant!

[@eelkeplantinga7158]

Plus, the insurance buys your car data to see your driving behavior.

[@cesaralarcon5228]

I’m still baffled they can’t make a super efficient gasoline for the car

[@valiantdiesel1332]

As in, the fuel itself? Or making ICE cars more viable with efficiency upgrades to the actual engine units? Development into synthetic fuels has been ongoing for a while, which would allegedly remove some of the pollutants from exhaust gasses, and in turn mitigate some of the environmental impact of petrol-powered cars, which is where most of the regulation is coming from. As for efficiency upgrades, this is definitely happening. Take a look at the Mazda Skyactiv-X engine, or the new Nissan variable compression engines - engine tech is most definitely advancing alongside all the electric cars and hybrids.

[@fredmercury1314]

*_The next Lotus_*_ will be an EV SUV._ What's the point of it?

[@NoPe-n1j]

So they can comply with emissions regulations and make Greta happy while she’s off flying business class to her next “great peace” event 😂😂

[@andrewbooth1420]

It's just a part of getting old. We get to a point when things become pointless.

[@jamesbryce2498]

He’s right. Cars all look the same regardless of make and model these days. They’re all way too big too, and 2/3 of the people driving them spend much of their time shitting themselves because they have no spacial awareness.

[@harryquinn8911]

First sign of cognitive decline is losing your passion.

[@petea1663]

Old man shouts at clouds

[@Rammstein56]

I thought I was one of the few who does not care anymore being surrounded by electric Volkswagens and Tesla's

[@literallyhuman5990]

Nowadays a used T-72 with blown exhaust and radiator had more personality than modern SUV

[@imrekalman9044]

You mean a T-72 tank? I would agree.

[@bokexd3173]

James May: It's not good to live in the past like where does may see the future please tell me

[@finecutpost]

Hybrid technology means that dinosaurs can continue to pollute while enjoying the noise. However, I agree almost all modern cars are look the same.

[@phoebeeileenbrooks110]

Facts. My partner wanted a newer suv when her car got totaled. We went with something almost 10 years old (RX350) instead cause it’s SIMPLY a better car than anything in the new $30k- $45k range. By many many miles. It’ll last much longer, it feels better to drive, more reliable, comfortable, great options, not TOO dated of an infotainment console, and even I like driving it, and I HATE driving SUVs. I’ll never buy a newer car again and frankly I’m cool with it, the manufacturers are making too many cars anyway (the REAL problem with the environment is the inundation of vehicles being junked and replaced rather than fixed and restored),

[@DanHare72]

Almost everything looks chinese now

[@david-xg4hb]

Heavilly pregnant here 😂

[@staytunedtv905]

I feel the same way Jeremy

[@Daniel-ck7uj]

Why does he sound like bane from batman

[@andrejbartolj8314]

I totaly understand you. They are all look a like you dont know wich one is if there is no sign on them.

[@XraySpectacles]

Jezza get in shape pal we need you around for a while yet

[@de7529]

Clarkson is Bane ?

[@VanquishedAgain]

I dont agree with him on a lot of stuff, but this... 100% So depressing

[@richierich4831]

We're all in agreement then, cars are shit now😢😂

[@tobydawes6007]

Jermy looks like pulling the hay bales maunally rather than using the tractor wold be a good health choice.

[@michaelf2802]

In rhe past everything was better, even the past

[@nextgengaming7803]

It comes to something doesn't it, when some 30 years later, the fastest naturally aspirated road car ever is still the Mclaren f1 😊. And of any road car deserves that title, it's the Mclaren.

[@My.Funny.Bunny.]

They used to look very different and each had a distinct feel and ‘personality’ to them. Now 90% look the same.

[@Hamsteren91]

Soulless driving fridges

[@hiljicardrawings3467]

i've always agreed with jeremy about pretty much everything, but this is exactly how i feel. i'll stick with my old cars any day

[@DittoGTI]

Its such a shame. This is why i am a classic car guy

[@malwesthead3594]

I could listen to Jezza all day long 😂

[@tonya966]

The top end cars have all lost their prestigious status, all very tacky now

[@erikenqvist9081]

It all boils down to: is it a fun/cool/pleasant car to drive?

[@chadgrov]

That’s why I’m holding onto my 2003 VW Jetta 1.8T it has personality, it reeks of petrol and oil, and I have a tape cassette and a third pedal.

[@jamiemarshall6832]

That's the same with me, im a new driver who grew up on top gear, also my dad was and still is a big petrol head. I personally will take a petrol car over an electric one, my first and current car is a chevrolet matiz from 2007, it may not be everyones first pick, but I got it for a good price and it is perfect for what I need it for. I really enjoy it. Meanwhile my parents have a 2011 Honda crv, which has more tech than mine, but is heavy as hell compared to it, also the crv is huge compared to the chevrolet.

[@skidkid87]

Can't drive a car made after 2005, just trash

[@Coffee17990]

I agree cars nowadays are shit I can't love them as much as I used to it's sad how shit they've become

[@rosshugecaulk]

Not surprising at all. The West is leaving a golden age of culture and industry.

[@cynicaldodgyknees6248]

…not true of bikes though. Just listen to a Ducati Panigale, MV Agusta (any) or a Moto Guzzi Mandello. Pure music! Riding them gives a real adrenaline rush. Oh! They’re all Italian . What a coincidence.😊

[@zultan824]

Yep been saying this for years now

[@DanGatusky-or4ot]

Be fun if Clarkson was behind hosting with my Volvo 04 T6 Pennsylvania to Vegas against all electric

[@flyerjohn702]

Cost cutting produces shit

[@toyota420xp]

An old man whining about the good old days

[@Pirate_King6969]

This video just trying to make me forget all the anger management I've done in the past