How to make an electric Beetle go 140mph | Guy Martin Proper

[@GuyMartinOfficial]

To watch the full documentary, click here 👉 www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martin-the-worlds-fastest-electric-car

[@mtnvalley9298]

Thanks for your efforts. Greetings from Granby, Colorado.

[@TrustMeiamaD.R.]

Thanks Guy.

[@adidasmanuk]

Damm not available anymore :(

[@johnrowell942]

Time for the big porsche duck tail and nice front splitter. Some vents in the top of the front wings too.

[@jayflow7949]

One thing I Love about Guy is he will literally try everything & anything and puts in 110% effort with a smile & positive Attitude very good role model for the younger generation

[@ecalzo]

Hey i saw the full documentary.. watched like a charm .. Brilliant ..

[@jordanhodgkins8164]

Imagine Guy on Top gear or something similar.. he explains most of his projects with alot of passion never get bored of watching either keep up the good work 👏🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@andyMSH700]

Agree and he knows what he is talking about and has a great personality and does not make it all about himself.

[@leaverzzz]

He'd be wasted on topgear mate

[@marcelpursche5339]

A guy that does circuit and uphill races with a beetle told me on a forum that most of the lift on the front axle is caused by the fenders. The beetle has no inner fenders and there is a lot of room around the wheels. At higher speeds the fenders almost act like a sail. He added some large vents to the front fenders and it reduced the lift drastically. That’s not very practical for a streetcar but maybe it’s possible to use some custom inner fenders and vents to redirect the airflow and further reduce the lift on the front axle.

[@Knackeredandbroke]

Beautiful job. Looks amazing. Love it's stance...

[@Stuntman175]

In this video, it's easy to notice the work that aerodynamicists at VW went through to help the air cooled engine get some fresh air while being stuffed in the back. Pretty fascinating, considering that the Beetle design dates from the early 30's.

[@noelwhittle7922]

Credit to Gerrelt from NL for his rear window spoiler and KAMEI for their front spoiler designed in the 1980s.

[@slayer8352]

Is there a nail in the back right tyre at 0.50sec?

[@SceneArtisan]

"Job's A Peach!" 😎

[@filmopfil]

this damm beatle have more lift force then i do . insane .

[@quillmaurer6563]

I see a lot of hearsay about spoilers on Bugs, I think this is the first actual data-driven experiment. Very well done! What I'm curious about - and doing my own experiments to try to figure out - is if spoilers like these could also reduce drag to improve gas mileage. For this electric one, I'd think that would be a high priority for improving range. Would have been really cool to see the smoke test with the spoiler on to show how it changes flow, alongside the data of how much lift it reduced.

[@filmopfil]

200kg !! insane . form of your car makes so much difference !

[@jonkeau5155]

I’ve seen videos of beetles doing flips around 130 on the drag strip, it doesn’t help that they’re accelerating hard at that speed and rear wheel drive!

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

My uncle flipped one in the 60s with my Dad onboard.

[@donwright3427]

Da iawn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@viralyou4156]

That dramatic music😂😂😂

[@ViaAvione]

Lets see the run!

[@DannyColdhill]

Love this!

[@stephenbachman132]

If its electric. Put the batteries in the front boot. The weight should keep the nose from lifting.

[@richard9444]

Hope they removed that screw in the front tyre 🧐

[@sanseijedi]

Couldn't stop looking at that either.

[@jasonwaterhouse50]

I just checked to see if it was just me lol

[@iowa_don]

You have to be careful pushing a VW Beetle too fast. The body is somewhat aerodynamic, the faster you go the more lift it produces. In the 60's a guy put a gas turbine in a Bug and on a run down the quarter mile it left the ground at around 150 MPH. Nasty crash.

[@711liljay]

Love how someone snaps something temp on and it makes such a difference. I feel bad for bitching about all the Halfords splitters youngsters glue on now

[@polomints2586]

Might be the first time a car has actually needed a spoiler 😂

[@martinfisker7438]

Audi TT

[@69mrnikolai]

throw out a few full episodes once in a while here guy, not all of us can get on all-4 channel around the world or even pay to watch

[@rjung_ch]

Exactly, can't see anything here in Switzerland on channel 4

[@lucamuller6729]

Early Audi TT Engineers argee …

[@michaelbrinks8089]

The VW Beetle was made to be a cheap/affordable, simple, reliable commuter car....... I think they should go back to their roots & build a cheap/affordable , simple/easy to work on, reliable electric commuter car. With a few updates like electric 4WD & better aerodynamics.

[@samhalsey5051]

Richard!! What the hell are you doing on this channel!!!!

[@Mike_5]

Guy 'But this has 4 wheels?'

[@sirrnathann]

😎🔥

[@woodrowousley5977]

My first car. It didn't do 140 mph. Maybe 70. 😂😂😂😂

[@edwardludlam298]

once again what's the point?

[@HL1_]

those rims are not the best im my opinion

[@Ray2001ify]

He dint kill guy but kilked that hair

[@scannaunderscore1]

If it's gonna weigh a ton with the batteries it's not gonna go anywhere

[@JimBiddle.]

Hasn't it already got the batteries in it? It was the guys daily driver in electric form.

[@scannaunderscore1]

@@JimBiddle. no bellend what I'm saying is it already weighs a ton and shouldn't take off anyway

[@JimBiddle.]

@@scannaunderscore1 lol

[@arden6665]

You don't know enough. Learn more before spouting rubbish you Muppet 😂

[@scannaunderscore1]

@@arden6665 i don't think so lgbt lover

[@northernowl7087]

1st🤓🤓

[@DTChapman1]

You could have just pushed it off a cliff

[@maxrocatansky5516]

Any car these days can do 140mph..wats this crap

[@tadhgoshaughnessy6612]

Making a programme out of no programme .boring

[@JJamJ]

You do realise that it is against the law to say anything derogatory about Guy Martin or anything that he is in😉

[@rjung_ch]

Turn off your computer and get a life, problem solved