Driving in Death Valley at 154 degrees Fahrenheit​ | Fifth Gear

[@SwagFlap]

the new Kia Burka looks veeeery promising.

[@Edvard.Munchkin]

@456 546465 he is

[@ChuckRage]

@456 546465 I thought it was funny

[@the-boring-car-guy]

badferrit badferrit now that's not funny

[@ryanpham3308]

Got a lotta' Soul.

[@lukalukic1]

It says Sponsored by Peugeot at end of the video lol

[@kml9434]

😂 I still have the feeling

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Hahahaha Hahahaha 😱

[@kam8165]

Are we allowed to say its a Kia Soul...👀😂

[@david3n544]

yes

[@MathsYknow]

Maybe it's specifically the new Soul Burner model? That always seemed a randomly satanic name, but perhaps it was just inspired by Death Valley.

[@liamwaldron223]

Lol

[@tobysemler]

69? I'm from Australia. I've spent quite a bit of time in the desert. But yeah - that's HOT!!!

[@kellingtonlink956]

‘Please park off pavement’. This was a brilliant video. Quite the test indeed! Thanks so much.

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

Having visited Death Valley/Mojave Valley the heat is not a joke. The desolation is not a joke either. Many people break down and die out there. That said, it is an incredible place to visit.

[@austinpatrick2682]

I own a 2014 Kia Soul. Let me just say, while the A/C does work, it could be A LOT better. From the looks of this, Kia listened. There's no way the 2014 model would even survive that test.

[@SDav21]

All manufacturers test their cars in this way. The end product depends on who they end up getting the components from.

[@geethsan1567]

I'm from Dubai and I have a friend who drives a 14' Soul at max AC through the very hot summers here. She basically never puts the ac fan speed at low. Always at mid or high. It's actually summer here and the temperature last week rose up to 49 C (120 F). At the time I speak it's at 42 C (107 F). That car still runs like it has no tomorrow.

[@austinpatrick2682]

@@geethsan1567 maybe mine is just low on refrigerant. Anyway, the car has been rock solid other than that. And as I said, the A/C does the job, it just doesn't do as well as other cars I've had. So far I've been happy with my Soul though.

[@NFLYoungBoy223]

Austin Patrick how many miles does it have

[@NFLYoungBoy223]

Austin Patrick I have a 2007 Nissan Murano with 188,000 miles

[@juanvga]

Imagine that temperature with a traffic jam and dust...that's a real test

[@GreggCesaroni]

This isn't the first time Johnny had something to do with Kia. Last time he was testing the Optima at the Nurburgring. That hot test he did, I thought 108 Fahrenheit was brutal and the interior being close to 150, I feel for him. I was in the older Kia Soul in New Mexico.

[@therealbettyswollocks]

Every day during the summer in UAE. My AC kicks in almost instantly and reduces the temp to 23 degrees in about 5 mins. Clearly Kia need to up their game if it takes that long.

[@dedasdude]

Would you say its hot as hell in UAE ?

[@rajeshmohan4045]

what car are you driving?

[@sunny9895]

It's for a good reason, any quicker and you would get a thermal shock

[@anthonym744]

My 2015 BMW 328i has instant cold a/c during any climate too 🥰

[@SekFuny]

Mate this is a car not a 7kw ac

[@no-damn-alias]

I own the hot climate version of a car and what they did to improve the AC is, they "stuffed" a second condenser behind another so it goes first through the behind one and then through the front one. AC goes down to 12°C it's just a dream if you enter a hot car and of course the sunroof is tilted during the day. Also a very powerful cooling fans. Power rating of them is 800watts and they're noisy on full blast!

[@louly3212]

may we ask what is the car in question?

[@no-damn-alias]

Yes you may.

[@louly3212]

@@no-damn-alias so you ommit the detail in the first place then waste our time some more, so now what is your the one car in question pendejo

[@no-damn-alias]

Well I just answered the question you gave me. My car in question is a W211 E500 2007 model, which was originally delivered in southern France. It has several coolers behind each other. At first the power steering cooler, than the ATF cooler. Afterwards both AC condensers and behind that finally the water cooler. As this might be very hot in summer, there's an auxiliary water pump and in case that doesn't help, there's an 800watt cooling fan which is very loud. Just search in KZbin for Mercedes cooling fan and you'll find some videos which are mostly the 600watt version but you get the point. Is that a clear enough answer on your questions?

[@isaacarun7863]

“The car that hasn’t been revealed yet” the only BOX LOOKING CAR ON KIA LINEUP IS THE KIA SOUL

[@imhs81]

I love 5th gear! Long live it! Tiff, Jason and Vicky are awesome!!

[@sunny9895]

Damn, he has a white beard. I have literally watched him get old.

[@nicholasstocker8864]

Kia truly has come long, LONG, *LOOOOOOOOOOOONG* way.

[@mycosys]

Definitely looks hot on camera, reminds me of 47 degree days in western NSW, that shimmer of heat. You dont wanna do that in a Datsun 200B, without aircon, trust me XD

[@emmanuelseen594]

But in a Nissan with working aircon, sounds pretty good. Calsonic has good rep in air conditioning 😊

[@mycosys]

@@emmanuelseen594 reckon you can ship one back to the 80s for me lol

[@MrSupercar55]

Death Valley actually seems like a good place to test cars. It’s scorching hot, so it’d be good for testing the air conditioning for a start.

[@juanpablocorreiaecheverria2857]

The unnamed car is the new Kia Soul

[@CFG39]

That's clearly a Kia Soul...

[@mahiru20ten]

Well, it certainly looks like the second gen Soul (the new one has smaller headlights, after all), but it could be a mule for something else. Remember a mule for Ferrari Enzo's engine inside a 348 body?

[@karlalejandroresurreccion5778]

Muammar Gibran No. That really is the new Soul. They shot it before the reveal late last year. The episode where this segment was included was aired in October last year.

[@shoji_3440]

@@karlalejandroresurreccion5778 Not to mention he arrived in a stinger which itself is a new vehicle

[@karlalejandroresurreccion5778]

Shoji_WarThunder That too.

[@jaredshelton4718]

Who said it wasn't a Kia Soul? They have to cover it up to hide the redesign.

[@sonydroid2253]

Wow, extreme driving!!! Big respect J.

[@callumsmith2900]

Black jeans in 50+° nice one jonny

[@williamparker7823]

Thigh burn is horrible

[@yungpepereacts2300]

everyone look up *highest record temperature in death valley* it says it was *134 fahrenheight* somethin doesnt add up here

[@marksandstrom4248]

134F as a weather statistic means air temperature in a shaded open-air location for the thermometer. Closed-off places out in the sun get much hotter, cars and everything else, everywhere worldwide (think what a solar water heater can achieve).

[@joejones1991]

They meant the interior of the car after it's been sitting in 120 degrees outside

[@jamessheehy4895]

Everyone loves johnny! Why isn’t he on top gear or chris harris levels on youtube!?

[@lesego2933]

In South Africa we open the Windows when it hot... so it means that place is not hot enough

[@SDav21]

Ha since when? If it's hot AC it is. And if you're jn durban, an open window is impossible because of the humidity.

[@davidfleming2619]

lesego this would be too hot to open the window as all that would enter the cabin would be hot air

[@petersharp90]

@@davidfleming2619 If the car is hotter than outside (which happens a lot in hot places) then it is best to open the windows to at least get the interior temp down to somewhere near the outside temp. In this test the interior was 20 deg water than outside (albeit I acknowledge that he was testing the a/c so wasn't allowed to open the windows).

[@Samehde]

believe me, here in Saudi Arabia we face 50+ C everyday for 4~5 Month and guess what's the worst AC car system? Korean brands whither Hyundai or KIA. They are by far the worst AC system that you can have feels like just the fan is working. so many Kia car owners have done the swap of AC compressor with an old car from Toyota like Tercel and they are working perfectly for such a hot climate. this department need to be fired for doing a bad R&D work!

[@09NXN06]

I heard great things about Toyota AC thermal efficiency in the Middle East!

[@yagooatthegoat]

The picanto is a great car I love that sharp handling

[@spliceoncharlie]

Was patiently waiting for the fried egg test either on the roof of the car or on the pavement.

[@lilomann1523]

I feel it for the guys hanging out the back of the camera car.

[@Julian-do7bv]

Same lol

[@marksandstrom4248]

especially with someone driving close behind who is looking at a camera, not the road ahead

[@AdelJeffreyJeffreysAuto]

its everyday here in saudi arabia😂53 in shade! in car temp up to 80! i once left glue sticks on dash when i came back was gooping down the footwell

[@Deira854]

not really, 53 is too high, I lived in Riyadh, the max ever there was 50c in shade, Saudi Arabia highest ever recorded is 53C in Al Kharj, Death Valley highest is 57c. Also this guy did not go in the hottest parts of Death Valley, he mostly stayed above sea level, most of real Death Valley is below sea level, the average summer temp there 52-53C in shade everyday. This year it reached 55C in shade.

[@AdelJeffreyJeffreysAuto]

@@Deira854 holy crap! thats hot!

[@georgesealy4706]

That's pretty interesting when the official highest temperature recorded there is 134 degrees. And that one is suspect.

[@Instead2]

Lol I was thinking the same thing exposed!!! Lol

[@gabrieliusmistautas8788]

The temperature inside the car was higher than outside.

[@georgesealy4706]

@@gabrieliusmistautas8788 I have lived near Phoenix for the last 18 years. The hottest day I have experienced was 119 degrees. It was over-the-top hot, just wicked heat. I have experienced a number of 115-degree days, but I can say that 119 seemed like a whole different level of intensity.

[@salmansaleh1]

So thats why kia cars have lately become so good!

[@whitewalker9622]

Oh yes! More R&D with serious journalists :)

[@4039byrne]

I wouldn't say that was successful. Think it was way too slow. I'd want it to be 16 degrees within 5 minutes

[@marksandstrom4248]

I don't think you'd find the horsepower draw (or the weight or the cost) of a system with that many BTUs acceptable

[@fatpigeon1066]

Video about Kia... Sponsored by Peugeot 😂😂

[@mattmayo3539]

This is a real life in Central Valley of California in the summer. Seatbelt burns are real. Steering wheel heat covers are required. Heavy limo window tinting on all windows. Some get the windshield done. Remote starts to cool down the car. Leaving the car running at all times lol. It’s dangerous to get stranded. Worst case you crawl underneath the car for relief if you can. Umbrellas during the day to block out the intense sun. This is not foreign to me.

[@jcmayjr1979]

A/C Recirculation was off, I bet you! Was it part of the test?

[@fia1921]

I remember my dad driving from Bakersfield Ca to Dallas Tx in his old Ford Granada. No a/c or heat. Across Death Valley and West Tx. Never complained about the heat. No spare or cell phone either. (Didn’t have that luxury in the 80’s) The car was a base model, nothing special. We have it so easy now. My Optima has decent a/c. It’s takes some time for it to start to cool when I first turn it on and it has to be on the “high” setting to get some nice cold air.

[@arnoldschwarzenegger8005]

Why would he go across Death Valley to get to Texas coming from Bakersfield?

[@marksandstrom4248]

No heater in a Ford from the 1970s? Only if it was broken, in which case the whole cooling system would be very tenuous for a long trip.

[@fia1921]

Don’t know what dad did. I know he removed the a/c belt and I don’t know why the car didn’t have heat. Only thing I can think of is he could have bypassed the heater core. I don’t know why Ford was so proud of the Granada. I remember it constantly being in the shop for one thing or another. The car was only 8 or 9 years old when mom sold it. Dad passed away and mom didn’t have a license. She only got a couple hundred for it because the transmission needed work. Dad passed away back in 88, so I can’t ask what he did.

[@DonDuracell]

I remember when I was driving through Death Valley about 12 years ago in a Chevrolet Impala I noticed after a few minutes some frosting on the window where the air from the AC was coming out.

[@marksandstrom4248]

odd that there was enough water present for that to happen... on the other hand, on a Florida summer night I have had to run the defroster in an OPEN convertible to see through the windshield, because at 99+% relative humidity, the Bernoulli effect of the moving air eddy behind the windshield lowered the local temperature enough to cause condensation and fog on the inside of the windshield. (the same effect you see on landing airplanes in high humidity, where the high-speed airflow makes "fog spots" around various places on the flaps and slats).

[@jenkomagic]

Lucky he is not in the Pilbara of Western Australia, The ground temperature is a lot hotter 70 deg C due to all the iron ore in the ground in addition to 70-90% humidity not the 10% of Death Valley

[@acrspeed]

The humidity would help the AC be more effective. AC systems, in essence, are dehumidifiers.

[@austinpatrick2682]

Even as an American it's still weird for me to watch an Englishman driving on the right side of the road. And then 6:24 happens... 😂 Heat must have gotten to him.

[@5thgearouttahere]

mate he was overtaking the camera car

[@5thgearouttahere]

@Dacia Sandero guys maybe watch any professionally filmed car video, ever.

[@austinpatrick2682]

@@5thgearouttahere if so then he was doing it illegally anyway crossing a double yellow line.

[@whatevernevermind5960]

That’s the new generation Soul low trim model

[@chrissilvester4875]

We went there it poured with rain in February 2018 never seen rain like it

[@picobyte]

When it's really hot outside It helps to set your fan in recirculation mode. That way the airco doesn't need to cool hot outside air but cools pre cooled cabin air.

[@lukeheffernan]

Not when the cabin air is 68c though lol, recirc only helps when the inside air is cooler than the outside air

[@picobyte]

@@lukeheffernan juh, but that inside air will cool down really fast. At least in all the cars I've had 👍

[@Kingfranz]

Some years ago, my wife and I went off-roading for 3 days in death valley, in August, in a jeep wrangler, without AC. It was intense...

[@mega-hb4re]

Idiot

[@teachertonycars9859]

When will a Fifth Gear show on television in the USA?

[@tombaja4.9]

New heat record?

[@Loafy23]

I would straight up die in that heat.

[@Gaudine]

Sarkazmo Loafy wear shorts, sandals and a tank top problems solved

[@Loafy23]

@@Gaudine for most people that's true but my health is not good. At one point I could've done it but not now. :(

[@Gaudine]

Sarkazmo Loafy sorry to hear that, wish you all the best!

[@az958]

What channel does fifth gear come on now?

[@teachertonycars9859]

What website or channel do I have to go to to watch episodes of fifth gear in the United States of America?

[@doughboy2356]

My mom had a 2016 forte and I had a 2012 soul and they could barely handle Florida heat 😅😂

[@deborahrowland4264]

I'm with you Doughboy. Florida's summer has been brutal for the last few years. Sucks 😅😅

[@user-tp7mv7qq6j]

Jesus Christ Johnny has aged about 100 years.

[@billymadison5799]

We drove through there one time in a Honda Civic with 80,000 miles I never had a problem

[@user-xf2rm7pp4z]

Sounds like a nice place to go for a mile run

[@georgecollins2412]

Why is the temperature in Fahrenheit and not Celsius?

[@NFLYoungBoy223]

George Collins to appeal to most of its viewers most of there viewers are not Americans

[@sonydroid2253]

Perspiration was jumping out of you J :-)

[@mikebtrfld1705]

That's 20℉ hotter than the record.

[@kanarpireh4744]

Obviously he's an idiot if he says or thought it was 154. It probably was 115

[@mrphilgrey]

Watch the video

[@marksandstrom4248]

@@kanarpireh4744 you're not thinking about the incompatibility of measuring temps in the shade in open air, versus in a closed container out in the sun. they're always very different.

[@cephasmakuzva]

@@kanarpireh4744 bro its in car temperature. In Celsius the record is 56.7 but in the car temperature for instance when the cars been parked up and you first get in not uncommon to see up to even 80 degrees Celsius.

[@toyotaprius79]

_Is this fullycharged?_

[@joshualarcena488]

Oh look the 2020 kia soul reviewed by doug demuro

[@abdelhameedalotaibi3657]

Its not exactly a very severe test , in gulf countries we get this type of temperatures on a daily basis in the summer .. good tip is to leave the sunroof tilted a little bit or to keep at least one window with very small opening to let some air in the cabin . In all honesty , toyota makes the best air conditioning in the business, hyundai/kia has a good but less efficient system but the real problem that as years pass by it becomes weak unlike a toyota product ..

[@gravemind6536]

I just bought a Toyota this year and the Air con is insane car cools down within 1 minute of start up and this with it running a low fan speed. Max AC is not much different to stepping into a freezer, I love it.

[@abdelhameedalotaibi3657]

Gravemind i could relate to that , my fathers toyota camry air conditioning blows much cooler air than my Mercedes ..

[@marksandstrom4248]

don't underestimate the severity of having to climb 5,000 ft of altitude in just a few miles, at highway speeds.

[@krrrruptidsoless]

It's never been a 154ﾟ anywhere but an oven or a volcano

[@kb9072]

Why would you wear jeans? Surely shorts are more practical.

[@hrb2158]

Lmao in Kuwait in July the average temp is 56C during the day

[@magzire]

Warm air comes from my A/C, so yeaaah..

[@0Chloex0x]

magzire just put more Freon in it

[@zam3v]

Just turn your ac to max and your chilling

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Temperature sensor. Is that like a thermometer?

[@liambassitt5919]

Just gotta love the redesigned Kia soul😑

[@annjfk]

Seeing a warning telling you to shut off your a/c would freak me out... Ahhh. My time has come...

[@marksandstrom4248]

"a/c off" yellow warning signs are all over the place in the US southwest where high temperatures are experienced in the same places as large-elevation-gain mountain highway grades. my intuition as a gear-head engineer is that the warnings chiefly benefit old cars which have been negligently maintained and are being obliviously driven around. Say you don't really look at the temp gauge ever, and it inches up a bit without you noticing. Then if you're a quart or two low on both oil and/or coolant because of slow leaks you never noticed, and if your radiator fan motor fuse is blown, and your v-belt is slipping a bit so the water pump isn't quite turning full speed, and your spark plugs are dirty and your air filter is plugged, all of those things will make your car overheat, and if they do, it will happen first in a place like this and you'll be stuck and blocking traffic. I'm quite confident my own cars haven't had any of those above problems, and I've never had any problem in 110+ deg F conditions. My Turbo Subaru Forester has an oil temperature readout, and I did notice last summer in driving north up US395 out of Bishop CA climbing many thousand feet up to Lee Vining at ~75mph in ~90+F that the oil temperature got up to 235degF, far higher than ever I see other times and places. (190-200F is usual in moderate suburban driving.) The coolant temp did not hit the warning light limits, and there's nothing harmful about 235degF oil, it just was unusual. Interestingly, coolant temperature and oil temperature peak in different conditions; radiators get hottest standing still in traffic jams, and oil gets hottest when going fast uphill.

[@tachiera]

Thats a 2020 kia soul

[@xoc]

weve seen that kia soul before wonder if its a sporty version

[@Absolution707]

Death Valley?? Guys I got to tell you this is what a usual day in Ryiadh (middle of Saudi Arabia) looks like 😂 Btw, the temperature in my city Abha (south of Saudi Arabia) doesn't reach 29 Celsius like at all.

[@chiiiiweeeee]

this kia soul has almost lost its soul

[@anisweiler]

Felt promotional at the end more than journalistic

[@MrT-nh6di]

Should've went with the Kia Telluride. This name Telluride is a former Victorian mining town in Colorado Rocky's Mountains. I wonder why Kia didn't change the spelling to Seoul instead of soul. Seoul is the capital of South Korea South Korea is where Kia And Hyundai are from originally.

[@apocali3]

Okay so one normal day for anyone who lives in the Coachella valley

[@vehielphantom4116]

Looks like a Kia Soul

[@Manuel-xy7un]

where is day 1 ???

[@sanatandharma4435]

Hello! I am aware of this scenario having lived in the middle east for 5 years! My way of doing it was to start the car up (Ford Escape) put a/c on full and walk away back into a cool building when finishing work. Whilst out shopping with family we just got in and started car up put a/c on and drove. One tip is to position vents onto steering wheel or wear gloves initially when handling seat belt.

[@john-danielmartin8753]

Soo the new Kia soul

[@Julian-do7bv]

At least it cooled down

[@henri8384]

It’s a Kia Soul...

[@TheSaabsaab]

24 weeks left until I get my kia e-niro

[@clownworld-honk410]

Maybe wearing shorts might have been a good idea? Jeans!

[@rockal6511]

Same as Saudi Arabia in the summer specially the capital ( Riyadh ) We’re used to it 🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂

[@Deira854]

Saudi Arabia highest ever recorded is 53C in Al Kharj, Death Valley highest is 57c. Also this guy did not go in the hottest parts of Death Valley, he mostly stayed above sea level, most of real Death Valley is below sea level, the average summer temp there 52-53C in shade everyday. This year it reached 55C in shade.

[@SpasticusMaximus]

What watch are you wearing?

[@adic7602]

Lee Mitchell boss

[@uww.v]

Lol I live in the middle east and nissans and toyotas bring the temperature in the car pretty easily

[@thenukranasinghe2489]

had four kias in middle east

[@EppingForest304]

They should drive in any Tropical 🌴 country, where the humidity is nearly 100%... the humidity is almost unbearable without AC

[@bananahammock3664]

Humidity doesn't get anywhere near 100% at high temperatures. 30C and 100% humidity is impossible for example.

[@Drew1776.]

2:58 Kia's least temperature analyst.

[@Brockthedog315]

Hilarious! Not wanting to know that temp first hand.

[@Rfhdvcgf]

Wt the AC takes that long lol in Dubai the cars roughly 80.c and it cools down like really fast.

[@verdevanvederan7204]

2019 kia soul

[@amalfi460]

I don’t care if’s sponsored I’m not buying a Kia, but still a good show of man vs 150 f

[@SuperI5T]

Such a cool guy that Lee Foster. By the looks of him, it seems he enjoy his job.

[@gjssjg]

Umm is it a Kia Soul??

[@FoShizzleMyPizzle]

No. It's an unreleased prototype and nothing else. *winks*

[@detective3728]

No... Bugatti...Idiot

[@timothygorde]

Wtf... Did i just go deaf? Or is the volume of the video really really low?

[@DrOneOneOne]

Not a great real-world test, really. In hot weather with the car sitting baking, the first thing I'd do is open at least two windows when I move off and vent all the hot air from inside for a could of minutes. *Then* I'd use the AC. Car interiors are insulated; using just the AC to cool an insulated cabin just works the AC unrealistically hard.

[@ronsteltz7538]

According to records the highest temp. in Death Valley was 129 degrees. And 60 degrees C is 140f. click bait.

[@JoshuaPlays99]

That was the temperature inside the car...

[@cephasmakuzva]

The highest tempreture record is 56.7 Celsius (134.1 fahreheit) in death valley this is actually the highest ever recroded tempreture on earth but in the car where it had been parked outside exposed to the sun yes its very probable for it to reach 67.8 Celsius (154 Fahrenheit)

[@thetommantom]

My truck maxes out my thermostat at over 165f

[@bf2579]

Its a kia soul

[@heroknaderi]

Cool