Disco Climbing Challenge | Top Gear - Part 2

[@androiderification]

For those of you wondering, that exact Land Rover being filmed is still going strong and according to MOT data its doing about 12k miles a year!

[@subscribe4good]

Did you find its registration from the clip on the mot webpage and they have its data?

[@craigpaterson5085]

It did fail its MOT this year (2020) but was fixed and past the next day ! - Still going strong at 163910 miles

[@mylifeasmanta]

really? i saw this exact same comment on the part 1 video but there are two cars here - part 1 used a Disco 3 with the registration BX04 CKP and this one is BX04 CKN. seems like the land rover reliability myth has well and truly been busted.

[@Zirion123]

@@mylifeasmanta i think they had the one they modified abit and an original one at the same time

[@LS-hl1yi]

@Jeronimo Stupenengo Pefaur You obviously know nothing about land rovers

[@MyNo123456789]

"Toughest test I have ever dreamed up" Assuming this was filmed before the Toyota pickup's attempted murder.

[@alistairwalker2850]

Nope, the Unkillable Hilux was during Series 3, while this was Series 5

[@LUNE.44]

Or when they drove halfway across Africa in some £1500 cars

[@Maybethistime15]

This is one of my favourite Top Gear challenges ever, as much as I love the bigger scale new stuff, there's something beautiful about this one. Just Clarkson driving up a mountain in a Land Rover, and it has such an impact. What really made it for me was using Jupiter on the soundtrack. Love this challenge so much.

[@evanfloricic1427]

is that the song at the 2:20 mark

[@Maybethistime15]

+evan floricic It's the one at 3:02

[@mh4447]

there are actually words to Jupiter's slow middle part its a patriotic British hymn called" I vow to thee my country"

[@bhairavdesai4734]

Sasha Carrillo totally agree

[@GarethNIreland]

Sasha Carrillo best comment I’ve seen so far in 2019 👍🏻

[@TX-ml2pk]

2019 still Loving these guys

[@murdockpt]

2020, just checking in aaaand....yep. Still great.

[@ilikelampshades6]

2021 here. Still great content

[@TX-ml2pk]

amazing 😂

[@PristineReviews]

2022 still good

[@ubayedkabir6977]

@@PristineReviews time traveler

[@nissanskyline5077]

"Toughest test I've ever dreamed of!" Toyota Hilux: Am I a joke to you?

[@juliamarple4554]

yes, but no class

[@benryr3806]

The music that plays during this is phenomenal

[@oneminuteerik584]

Fun fact: Jeremy had to go home after the shoot, and accidentally left the keys in his pocket. The crew couldn't drive it back down the mountain that evening, so it stayed up there for the evening.

[@RockingKevin92]

I thought they were dead

[@joshualaw375]

* Brings a winch * * Arrives * * No trees for miles *

[@thelandrovermaniac5334]

Ground Angkor

[@taunokekkonen5733]

He used a land anchor on this one, I recall.

[@kevinprior3549]

The views from halfway up the mountain are breathtaking.

[@amaan08051994]

Brilliant video! I just so love the Land Rover Discovery! It stand true to its name, discovering new and unseen places :)

[@4k.NathanS]

So true!

[@wackinstack]

Norway would be absolutely fantastic! beautiful people, land, waters, culture... The list of cool things about Norway is endless. Top Gear should definitely revisit a hill climb challenge by doing it properly -and in Norway. I'd love that. great idea! cheers!

[@norwester7018]

Realizing that, it still has the air-ride suspension that I've seen give LR3/4's problems time after time. IMO swapng to actual steel springs helps in a "real" overland vehicle. Honestly my Diesel 4Runner would walk through this track like nothing, but it is, as usual, vry cool to see Jezza take this truck up to the top. Just wish he'd try out some better 4wd's instead of giving lip service to LR who have done nothing but lessen the OR capability of their trucks over the years IMO.

[@landroverSV]

This video made me go out and purchase a 2008 Land Rover Discovery 3 SE V8 and I absolutely love it. Cheers 🇬🇧 🍻

[@EsperantoDelta]

What's it like now?

[@RhettShull]

@Slothrop91 Hell yeah, Toyota for sure. I'd take my FJ up there in a heartbeat.

[@sophiegarratt6083]

Is this the time Jeremy got to the top of the mountain, and asked the camera crew to drive the car back down. But then got in a helicopter to go home, with the key, leaving them stuck???

[@harikrishnanl3327]

Exactly!

[@mikeshearer1250]

Sure did. Became the first winner of the "Golden Cock" Award

[@noelie84]

Electronically controlled transfer cases are brilliant, until the car is 5 years old. Then you'll be driving down the road and it will, for no reason at all, suddenly engage low range and rock-crawl mode. You'll have to have the thing towed to a land rover garage and pay them a lot of money to have them tell you that you spilled coffee on the console 4 years ago and you now need an entirely new electric gearbox controller. Sometimes a Lever to move a piece of steel is better.

[@thatps2guy445]

3:11 I see you TG, using Jupiter in your music. I love it!

[@altimking]

"Thousand and seven foot!" thats like 300m in non peasent units, or a minor hill - lol

[@francescopianaroli4071]

altimking wow, you must be very intelligent

[@stefanb5266]

Especially intelligent, considering you can’t spell peasant correctly or use punctuation correctly.

[@simonthomas5367]

altimking I'm not sure the altitude was the point. The type of terrain Clarkson crossed was more important.

[@andymoore9977]

@@simonthomas5367 Quite agree, I live up 300m and can easily get to my house in a 1.2 petrol 2002 Fiat Doblo..... I think having the roads help.

[@simonthomas5367]

@@andymoore9977 😆 You must have some serious modifications added!

[@marshknute]

He is driving it the wrong way. He has to yell, POWER and give it a bootfull.

[@egorgeg]

Wow that was great, cant wait for part 3.

[@SirBlueWhale]

They just uploaded it!

[@Gobbersmack]

They just retired forever you fool

[@Mawerik024]

Yes I know in the 99.9% of cases the need of "freedom" is only an excuse. But at least it's a consistent one. With an SUV you haven't got an excuse. What I'm trying to say is that an off-road like this doesn't disappoint even if the occasion to use it happens once in all its life. For example you are driving along with your 5yr old boy and drive past a mud field. And decide to drive through it, just to make the kid happy. Try that with an X6 and you'll hate it. Freedom in a very peculiar way

[@aubsarg0222]

Lol I’ve seen a Land Rover go up hell’s gate which was straight up rocky canyons. Many people have died in other vehicles attempting and land rovers go up with ease(it does take an experienced driver) I’ve seen these vehicles go through mud like it’s nothing(you may have to put it in reverse and forward and repeat the process a few times) but I’ve seen these vehicles do the extraordinary. They completely surpass any Jeep(supped up or not, but ironically, the cherokee can go more than a wrangler) or Toyota, etc....

[@TomasUjhelyi]

First TG episode I watched and I still remember every moment

[@none-s5y]

3:05 - Jupiter,the Bringer of Jollity

[@otomotonx]

the recurring piano riff in this video is "running up that hill" from kate bush. best song title for a hill climb gotta love Top Gear

[@omarfuller]

that mountain its better than my city streets.. no joke!

[@terrificspokesman7416]

What city lol

[@cl191]

That's "Jupiter" from The Planets Suite by Gustav Holst

[@MattBallUK]

always says that, but it doesn't appear under there videos either untill it shows up for subs

[@Farmboy1544]

Any North America pickup truck could get up to that summit in about half the time Jeremy took. Give me a F-150 4x4 any day!

[@goprodog4304]

A cheap old suzi samurai would have done it real fast :)

[@mijajlobulatovic8829]

yeah other than being ugly slow uncomfortable old fashioned its ok

[@pratyushbiswas7582]

Death Bringer ,from which angle does it look ugly,it looks cool and also it looks cute

[@pratyushbiswas7582]

Just fit a pair of diff locks,that's it

[@signorpippistrello]

Old Fiat Panda 141 4x4 would be a safe bet , too.

[@rubytuesday1345]

signorpippistrello. Maybe, but they’re shite.

[@MatthewBC2374]

2020 still loving these guys

[@warehousetroll]

worked for years as a landrover tech. the LR3 is the best vehicle they have ever made, true story. that said, nothing in this video that couldnt be done in an 88 mazda 323gtx with lots of throttle and total disregard for underbody damage

[@AllSpeed]

boots, tires, winch. good to go!

[@patrickm5217]

Some of these challenges make me wonder if manufacturers pay TG to showcase their cars.. If thats the case then its a brilliant product placement, the video plays like a Land Rover commercial

[@morfeeene]

Why does Top Gear make us search for parts 2 & 3? Is three uploaded yet?

[@SmokeyRooster64]

contrary to popular belief, Hummers aren't quite as good as they are made out to be. Don't get me wrong, the Hummer is one of the absolute best brands that you can buy for offroading, but there is competition. Jeep has a major role in the offroad bussiness. Jeep wranglers, because of thier center of gravity, lower than the Hummer's, and shorter wheel base, are a formidible opponent for the Hummer.

[@aquariansafi]

they upload one part in two days as if its being shot live! heck its atleast a couple of years old footage, so why not just upload all of it together and save the audience this pain when you know you gotta wait until the next part!

[@fumamonourequiem]

jeeps have an outstanding 4x4 dystem, if notthe best (im talking about the wragler of course, though the cherokee has a pretyy good one as well, jus that its heavier.)

[@321findus]

I am one of the few but proud owners of a genuine land-rover series? It would take this challenge like a peice of cake!

[@WishingForSerenity]

"Jeremys toughest car challenge ever" Was this before or after he drove to the north pole in a Toyota?

[@xeraee]

i like this show and especially this episode of the show. Nice video ^^

[@HolyWhisp]

im pretty sure thats not a song. Thats just a short backing track made for the BBC.

[@Pho6oZ]

@biglarfspeed6 is from gladiator soundtrack, i think is barbarian horde but i dont remember the name pretty well, anyway i can say 100% sure id from gladiator ost

[@dderkas]

I really haven't seen that many good off-roading hills here..

[@townbyke]

love the music, nothing beats the planets :)

[@SmokeyRooster64]

@Zujoicus, I didn't take that into account lol. good point, the newer Hummers can't really do much.

[@bradcomis1066]

A 1000ft mountain. Just huge. Absolutely huge. Nearly as big an elevation gain as some people have to drive to the grocery store haha

[@Mawerik024]

I like the Disco a lot. The new one just restyled is even better. These vehicles are much more useful than those pointless SUVs. You want a family car to get EVERYWHERE, full stop. And that cannot be done by a normal SW, even if it's got 4WD. An SUV is a less efficient, bigger and more expensive 4WD Station Wagon that can go 10 inches further in the mud before getting stuck. No actual reason to own one. Oh no sorry there's one. Hedonism

[@Danosproductions]

it will be out soon

[@deezynar]

wildwasser, that's exactly what I was thinking! There's probably a road up the other side or something. Cheers.

[@zJoriz]

Truly spectacular vid. Love the images...

[@aak247]

So before I watched this, I got an ad for Emirates airlines starring Jeremy Clarkson

[@ruuman]

@Tarhini afraid most factory 4wd's would fail on the peat bogs. Perhapes only the little SJ with wide tires. Otherwise you'd need some serious sized boggers to stand a chance, but that would just tear up the landscape. Winching was the best option.

[@calvinlotz]

3:05 love this piece of music

[@TheRenatoAvalos]

@MrTaneli123 I own a Discovery II and I don't see how your comment would make any sense at all, we Landy owners have pride on owning one of the best off road vehicles ever created and won't be jealous of the own blood brothers of our loved vehicles. Time changes and of course the Disco 4 has better things that the Disco 2, but in no way does it mean a Disco 2 is worthless since it's probably one of the best Landy ever built.

[@Devourer221]

@naval8viator no not necessarily considering the suspension is electronic not just your simple gas strut and coil.

[@k0namiman]

They're a bit better on gas than that; British cars can suck fuel down at a prodigious rate as well. But the fact is, any car would probably be stuck there. He's stuck in a peat bog. They're worse than mud. And it doesn't matter where a car is made; stuck is stuck. Though I'm sure it probably would have benefitted from fatter tires and a more experienced hill climber.

[@precisione]

you can view all parts on their site, google it.

[@vedantagrawal3341]

I want this in 1080p guyssss, I would love to see what it really looks like😫😫

[@paulsexpedition]

thx

[@silvermannnnnnn]

well said, and I liked the fact. More comments like this please!

[@hkbfkmb]

where is part 3 ? I'm very very interested at it =D

[@Farmboy1544]

rocketballa4life...You are correct, the pickup is made for carrying toys like skidoo's or quad's, over more challenging terrain than what Clarkson was going over.

[@xmodfreak2011]

Do I hear Jupiter? Amazing!

[@limeddasch382]

If it snows this would be an excellent mountain to go skiing.

[@DaveOptions]

@extraction706 Its right here on youtube. Search for Gustav Holst - The Planets - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity The part you refer to is around 1.40, but crank up the volume and listen to all 7 1/2 minutes; you'll love it.

[@santamon12]

come to think of it, i think y'all right.

[@wildwasser]

i'm waiting for him to get to the top, and find some old bugger in a swb county parked up having a picnic.

[@senorsenor2665]

Fantastic view fascinated go go go Land Rover go go

[@Farmboy1544]

@turkcobra101...chains are illegal for hwy use in Canada, however if you are in the backcountry hunting slap em on....Of course for hwy use if they fly off at 100km/hour they sure would mess up the car behide you. As for your diesel I really do not know what to say, you should have experienced lots of low end torque for climbing. The mitsu lancer must be fun. Did you see the Top Gear episode with the Evo 10 vs the Subaru, there is an awesome Evo 10 donut around the subaru.

[@chumdemoezung9876]

Now 10 year's from then those guy's still look exactly the same. It's 2020 yet those boy's never gets old..

[@MrVorgra]

Also The landrovers sit easily at 2.2m untounched where as the cruisers sit at 1.9 untouched, so the Landrovers are heavier and physically bigger, yet better balanced.

[@biglarfspeed6]

cool, thanks!

[@aonixer6]

At the begining it sounded just like Jurasic Park :D

[@MrVorgra]

Rightio well I have driven multiple vehicles from both series, the landcruiser IS top heavy causing it to lean in turns and allows it to roll easily, The Landrover tops in at 1.7-9 tonne, it is heavier than the cruiser yet it does perform better on sand due to the weight being 50F50R where as the cruiser is 70F30R causing it do dig in to much and reducing grip at the rear, and sorry to burst your bubble but 4x4s are getting worse, these control systems are preventing a lot of the old tricks.

[@extraction706]

@DesOptions Thanks! I kind of suspected it was Holst but wasn't sure about which one of the planets.

[@Rarez2]

i think the challenge where he went from the amazon to the chilean coast line was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay tougher and cooler. he got up to 16000 ft above sea level

[@MrTLsnow]

in a range rover

[@Pygmalleon]

@TimArmst Real reason is because it's privately owned, and the owners haven't allowed people to drive up there before. I agree with you that you probably could - most cars could get up there.

[@weezerfan999]

@Lap450 true to that i have a slighty moddy wrangler sport and i think you and i should go and just own the mountain

[@KlunkerRider]

The saddest thing is that even if the Disco can make it to the top, the closest to off-road 99.99999% of those made will ever see is when the owners park them on the lawn of their golf/tennis clubs.

[@ninjamoto21]

RR & LR are without doubt good at offroad

[@italodiscorevival]

The environmentalists went nuts about this back in 04. An epic piece of broadcasting.

[@Rudagger86]

Mawerik024, I agree with you almost entirely. But don't you think the need to get EVERYWHERE with a family vehicle is also a little hedonistic? You compare SUVs to Wagons and conclude there bad... vehicles like this are an even more extreme version of the at very comparison. Don't get me wrong, vehicles like this have a purpose, just not for 99.9% of people. They are completely hedonistic!!!

[@obscureluzername]

Lol I've been on summits so sharp here you had to straddle the top and the summit ridge is just the same, One leg on the South Side, one on the North. You're certainly welcome to try it in a car...but Sikorskys cost a lot of money to rent if you know what I mean, lol.

[@ivorharden]

This was free advertising for Land Rover.

[@Pho6oZ]

@mercedesE320fan well that was on the bolivia-chile special, and the toyota was setup for falling that way anyway at least for me toyota golden age enden on 2000, with the supra mk4 after that, oh dear...

[@DogInANautSuit]

@lerlo A LandRover too , but a different model . They did mentioned it in some other challenge.

[@sonucraze]

Yup, this is just part 2 out of 3

[@harrisondrifter]

u could drive a little suzuki samurai there if u put big tryes on it and a little lift

[@svalbard2614]

And there are roads in South America 16,000ft+ in South America that the Top Gear lads drove up. Still, I'm more impressed by 1,000ft of sheer drops, peat bogs and rugged terrain than 16k of gradual slope.

[@Noobstate]

finally part two! XD

[@Farmboy1544]

turkcobra101. Yes you can hang any vehicle up (body/frame on ground with wheels freely spining). So yes I would not recommend sinking into a bog whether it is in Canada or Scotland. As for your F-350 in the snow did you have chains on the rubber, because that would've helped.

[@interpolpirate]

The bit starting at 3 minutes is Jupiter from Gustav Holst's Planet Suite. Dunno about the rest of it though :p

[@Breakthehabbitzz]

There is no part 3?

[@michaeljxx121]

"hi,yeah, help" cracks me up everytime

[@thetomking]

@Deathscythehell85 I'm not pretty sure.... I am absolutely sure a Jeep can climb that. Also, where he got stuck.... he did that on purpose.... there was an easier path to the drivers left.

[@33Crazydude]

Jeremy Clarkson doesn’t need to visit British Columbia for better mountains and Jeremy’s choice of mountain was probably just right. Not too small and not too big was sufficient to test this Land Rover, but if Jeremy wanted a bigger or more challenging mountain then Scotland has many alternative and more dangerous regions. Some good alternative places could be found in Glencoe, Cairngorms or parts of the Isle of Skye. At the end of the day we don’t want Jeremy Clarkson dead.

[@JCJ9114]

@lerlo the top gear crew always drives these land rover discovery's. no joke.

[@jason41a]

i'm baffled by the people who buy cars like these. like who the hell drives off-road that much? 99.99% of people drive on normal roads 99% of the time. there's simply no need for cars like these, but some baffoons just want to feel powerful and drives these down the local street.

[@duncansherman-hailcaesar3513]

Yeah, that’s the odd thing, I see these cars everywhere on roads, but I bet that most of them would never think of driving off-road. It definitely is just because they’re big and look expensive, people want them, meaning that they aren’t normally utilised how they should, unless your a hunter or a hiker

[@ADriverforLife]

@Saimer "I'm Not Driving Anymore" by Robert Dougan.