Jaguar XKRR v Aston Martin DB7 | Top Gear

[@LCardoso17]

I almost forgot about the awesome sound editor Top Gear had back then...

[@RomainSandt]

LCardoso17 When you watch the show it's not like that. Old Top Gears on KZbin have this awful sound editing for some strange reason. Almost as if BBC wants to punish us to watch for free.

[@Beco96]

LCardoso17 Some say he doesnt know what headphones are... Some say he is deaf... All we know - He is the SOUND EDITOR...

[@lifecinematography]

Marko Becić lol

[@ncc74656m]

+Marko Becić Don't be so harsh on deaf people. I know deaf people who cringe at this sound editing. :P

[@Beco96]

+katie_incredible Sorry, I didn't mean to be harsh on anyone, this should be just a joke... :)

[@v4r5k0v]

Some say he is deaf and has no ears. Its the top gear sound editor.

[@boxedfender4810]

v4r5k0v it's the 5.1 sorround to KZbin stereo conversion

[@shatalg]

It isn't, it was the same on TV when it aired.

[@Endidixknsej]

shatalg well no it isn’t

[@oysterman250]

Others say he just hates the sound of the big, hammer-wielding baboon's voice...

[@darianward6841]

Yea the music is sooo loud

[@galil_6863]

*Top 5 most hated people:* 5- Kim Jong Un 4- Kadhafi 3- Sadam Hussein 2- Adolf Hitler 1- Top Gear's Sound Editor

[@tomtalk24]

As said, from the comments you read to copy and make your post... Its the music being dubbed out. BBC can play any copyrighted music it wants on TV, not youtube!

[@nettraveller81]

American?

[@eem5097]

I get that it's just a joke but turn the goddamn tv off you brainwash victim

[@mpsSalvadorian]

Pol pot. Stalin. Mao

[@revolver265]

Really? Sadam Hussein drove a Grosser though...

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

What the hell were transmissions like back then?! 0 to 58 mph in first gear or you can set off in 4th... That's madness

[@mohafzal2790]

Janco van der Westhuizen v12

[@sasazapadnik9335]

Transmissions were same as today. You can do this in a modern car if it has short enough gears, enough low end torque, smooth engine, etc

[@nodo7575]

Corvette Zo6 did better than that in 5th!

[@SeanHarold98]

Inc0mplete13 it did something like 175 in 3rd right

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Dis al dai vokken krag

[@nicolasleblond279]

How the hell did the sound editors let this post? Did they actually watch the video before posting it?

[@reachskater]

it's a KZbin conversion problem not the sound editor.

[@nicolasleblond279]

ok

[@ryvoltz]

+Lebiche I think that is what happens when you turn a 5.1 sound into a two-speaker output. Bogus.

[@marcellauener1646]

TopGear has that sometimes

[@TheBoldImperator]

It's because the sound editor needs to remove the original copyrighted soundtrack in the background which muffs some of the voice and then he needs to replace it with a public domain track usually tuned more inappropriately for the clip then the original track.

[@TheMuchoMelon]

Jeremy: "and you can do fifty-eight miles an hour." Me: "wut..." Jeremy: "In first!" Me: "^.^"

[@MartiniPinball]

Some say he has no understanding for the concept of sound and that he pushed the cotton q-tip to hard in his ears, all we know is that he is called the TopGear sound editor...

[@gi8809]

Damn when Jeremy said "It has a grat sound. Listen to this!" and when he took off I got goose bumps all over my body! That car is awesome!

[@rexcaliburn]

to bad the audio is screwed and the music is so loud you cant even hear half of what Jezza is saying.

[@575forza]

+Robert Weber WHAT?!

[@bond1011]

+575forza im guessing you cant read? because what he said seemed pretty clear

[@CarFan901]

+Shawn T. Helfrich you missed the joke entirely. He's saying WHAT? as if he can't hear what he's saying.

[@575forza]

Top marks Nik

[@pelechristoffersson1588]

@@bond1011 are you stupid?

[@leonidb8205]

What a nicely balanced audio this video has. Good job, editor.

[@CascadeFreak]

I just saw an Aston Martin DB7 outside when I was about to head to the shop, gorgeous car, gave the owner 2 thumbs up & he smiled :)

[@lightsaberlordp373]

It was in Johnny English registered 0Y02 USH

[@TheClarksonFan]

Its so hard to believe that this was 10 years ago. I remember watching this when it was first aired. God I feel old. The Aston is still epic though, at whatever age.

[@pprb123]

What about now

[@TheClarksonFan]

pprb123 damn, I was 20 when I made that comment, now I feel positively ancient!

[@bartekschacht]

@@TheClarksonFan yeah, you should Update it

[@mr_uou4213]

@@TheClarksonFan how old are you now?

[@TheClarksonFan]

Mr_UoU as of Saturday I’m 28

[@joenic2791]

Must I say that Aston Martin does get a little extraordinary with their pricing, but minus the small cockpits and numerous interior issues...when you start the engine, all of that goes away, away, away. I've had a DB9 for a year now and even though it poses some everyday threats I would never go back on my decision. I'm broke now, but it's still fun. Haha. The DB7 is a beautiful representation of Aston Martin design and ingenuity.

[@Michael_Michaels]

That start in fourth was always mind bending for me!!!

[@MarquisRex]

Then you proceed to burn out the clutch

[@bmstylee]

MikeVonDoom yeah but the Vette did it in 6th.

[@andrejkostovski5172]

wild bill 5th*

[@aaryeshg.6526]

Bruh that's V12 torque. And that was only just over 400 hp. The vette C6 Z06 on the other hand 500 hp..... and its 7.0L of torque. He did the same in the Evo8 FQ400 and the giant turbo and small engine isn't really suitable for that kind of pull so it lagged heavily.

[@razorr_o]

@@andrejkostovski5172 what's the episode?

[@philiptodak1076]

I love the styling of that DB7. Definitely a dream car (except for maintenance haha).

[@Peppermint1]

5:00 is what you came here for

[@visionist7]

I came for 9:17

[@yusriabbas8430]

Absolutely. 5:00 is what we miss in today's supercars: the pure sound of a V12 screaming hard.

[@Pirustae]

I actually came for the Jag

[@velysean7031]

I came for the whole video cause old top gear is amazing

[@dalewhitehead8837]

I was able to get me a Jaguar XKR, over 14 years after seeing it for the first time. Mine has 100k miles and I am in processes of rebuilding the suspension. I cant wait till shes all put together!

[@razorr_o]

How's your Jag doing now?

[@jordan_watts_]

They really couldn't have chosen a worse thumbnail for this video...

[@SeahawkSTRIKE]

LOL

[@preeam108]

Lmao

[@TJDrumsRHCP]

The music in this video is too loud.. so annoying.

[@adele652]

6:13 Great job sound team 😂

[@chiranjibmukhopadhyay5462]

Seriously Clarkson has such an amazing voice! I don't think there are many movie actors who have a better voice than him. Plus the way he describes a car 😍😍. Nobody does it like Clarkson.

[@visionist7]

GAY

[@cuckisha4018]

Felice Graziano lets not act like that. We all know we love his voice

[@MartinIrwin]

Felice Graziano u talking about urself there cherub?

[@Sbarrett1]

Too bad we can’t hear it because of the sound editor being inept

[@Vaderdad]

why is the music scored to this episode so loud and drawn out? the damn music overpowers Clarkson's voice.

[@PontifexPotens]

Ah when the Aston DB7 GT was still a new car......

[@moparmonster1965]

That's what I figured, but we don't normally get TG in the States, so seeing one of the old episodes is a treat.

[@joenic2791]

I got mine for just under $195k shipped from the factory. BTW the cockpit is roomy...for an Aston, it depends on your height (I'm 5'10"). If you're thinking of getting a DB7 I would highly recommend it, I would love to get one. Look on their site for the delivery from factory option, I think they still offer it on all vehicles. I live in San Jose and I had it delivered from them to the local dealership, no showroom fingerprints on it.

[@cb3948]

So obvious what happened here. As Aston and Jaguar were owned by the same company at the time, Ford, the XKRR was not allowed to do a proper lap. Because it would beat the old man's Aston in every way. The XKRR mysteriously came back with a messed up suspension. Yeah, right. Corporate politics at its strongest. The reason we never got a manual gearbox XK8 in the first place was because Aston knew nobody would buy the XJS based DB7 if there were a XK8 6 speed manual.

[@aaryeshg.6526]

No LSD too. :( But the reason for no LSD I guess is really because the Jag devs knew the cars wouldn't really be pushed that hard anyway. But yes you're right I prefer the XKR than the outdated looking DB7 lol. XKR just is better in every way.

[@R33C3.]

1:24 ''Eddie''- by Michael nyman

[@heavilyguarded694]

4:54 i thought i was watching a 90s Chick flick when that song came on

[@madmaniacloony]

Tim Williams shugababes lol

[@TooManyPatrols]

Tim Williams round round, what a classic!!

[@anthroism26mc]

I love that the DB7 has a GM door chime lmao

[@kurtisbrabeck5270]

this old DB7 is not nearly as shouty as the new one or even the Vantage. but i love it.

[@pajtim9079]

I wish Jaguar would bring back the XK. A newer and much better one, of course, duh. It's a cool car.

[@MIKEK3NT]

True, the XK is timeless.When Jaguar gave it back to them they set it up for Formula D :D

[@pajtim9079]

Formula 1? I don't know about what Jaguar did in Formula 1, except that Formula E. XK must come back. It's beautiful, iconic, timeless and a beast. The F-type is a toy compared to it. It's nice but XK remains XK. I would love to have a 3 liter engine whether turbo-diesel or petrol. Imagine how good it would be if it came now like the other new models of Jaguar. It would be improved in the cabin, more space, more comfy, etc. It's a dream car for me.

[@MIKEK3NT]

Pajtim Hasani Formula Drift hehe, it has a limited slip differential so it’s perfect for drifting and racing plus manual gearbox

[@mattmopar440]

yeah and I havent been to the UK but my dad was in the NAVY and my friends grandparents live in Britan...they both have told me time after time that they are so happy once they get back to the states

[@darticulate8751]

jeremy's voice dissappears when the crap music comes on.. very unprofessional !

[@ryanpham3308]

Crap music? Michael Nyman is an exquisite composer, mind you!

[@filipthealucard]

any news on the sound editor? was he shot?

[@jp_0118]

He sent to the Gulag

[@filipthealucard]

JPWRX_9786 i'm ok with that

[@100ksubscribersandipostvid5]

If he was shot you still wouldn't hear it

[@detonator2112]

That old XK8 still looks classy and beautiful. This Aston looks like a Toyota in comparison. What were they thinking? New Astons, however, look fantastic.

[@soundseeker63]

It was designed in the early 90s, before Ford took over, and their development budgets back then were tight, hence it had to use 20 year old underpinnings passed down from Jaguar.

[@the80386]

DB7 is the most beautiful aston martin. New aston martins look like bloated crap next to this. DB11 for example, just a horrid rear end.

[@the80386]

Nicolas Broszky opinions are like buttholes - everybody's got one. and yes, DB5 is indeed beautiful, certainly in the top 3. DB11 is still terrible. can't get past the awful rear end. the sides panels look like they were bent inwards in an accident, making the front wheels pop out a little bit.

[@liamsutcliffe7812]

detonator2112 Ford Mondeos and fiestas look like new astons now 😂. That DB7 is beautiful.

[@makes528]

I like DB7 looks too

[@MadsFeierskov]

I have this video saved just for the sound at 5:00 Always puts me in a good mood.

[@yassirbelarabi1686]

I can sit and look at that DB7 for a whole life !!

[@Opius321]

It's ugly compared to the db9

[@1048-e5d]

+Opius321 both ugly compared to the f type

[@aaryeshg.6526]

Ik this is an old comment but XKR looks wayyy better than the dated DB7. If you check that most of the bits like the tailights and things on the DB7 are from old Mazdas. Besides an FD RX-7 looks better than a DB7.

[@brunorivademar5356]

It's the black stig! Boy this is old school stuff love it!

[@manniefaces]

Oh the US insults lmao. :)

[@VI-pp4jo]

It's all parental love

[@Hattonbank]

@@xcmledder3420 Not since the Orange buffoon exiled himself to Florida.

[@luiggighettialcantara2588]

this is one of the classic top gear reviews

[@GIGNEbuyer]

This is PROPER Top Gear.....the new stuff is too much comedy and not enough car reviews...

[@rrageneral1499]

For that matter Old Top Gear is your kind of Top Gear.

[@gtegarage2546]

That's why I like the new top gear...

[@cjdavies12]

my favourite bit of topgear ever, when its building up speed in 4th and that musics playing. quality car!

[@jaycourt3903]

0-135 mph, IN ONE GEAR!! Quality...

[@aaryeshg.6526]

V12 torque.

[@Peppermint1]

Engine sound at 5:00 I don't remember anything else sounding like this. Why did they put a gearbox on this engine, anyway?

[@Liist]

The XKRR lap was classic, I was seriously LOLing for the first time in a while.

[@Thenalya]

Maybe was said before, but dear Top Gear video editors, please, take time to analyze how the end product (the uploaded video) looks and sounds, because right now the message I am getting when watching Some of the videos is that is a job done in a rush, with big differences in sound and image quality between videos. And age isn't a problem, as the newer videos suffer from this point of view, maybe more. This video is just one of them. Great show, just keep up the quality here as well.

[@foxhounduk2k8]

i just saw an Aston Martin DB7 GTA, in deep blue, here in East London today. Blew my mind away. So stunningly elegant yet aggressive at the same time. Looks even better than the DBS in my opinion.

[@MrMohammed960]

My lord that sound editor needs to be backhanded quite hard

[@Peppermint1]

They should have sold the Jaguar instead of the Aston Martin, it would have sold so much more.

[@15DEAN1995]

5:01 best part of the video. i remember that moment from the first time i saw this episode on release

[@ThomasWilliams89]

Britain has the best line-up: Aston Martin, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Land Rover

[@chiggamanchild]

No

[@robertingle9845]

Lotus Aerial

[@joshriver75]

I know it's odd but I'm very fond of the coupe version but don't like the convertible hardly at all.

[@Trades46]

Interesting enough Jaguar eventually created the XKR-S GT which is similar in spirit to this XKRR. Yet there is still the V12 Vantage S and the DB11 is coming.

[@mikeyconsidine5135]

Personally, I don’t find that aston to be as beautiful as most people find it

[@sukhdevr3489]

I really loved series 2 to 6 of TG.

[@chiggamanchild]

Especially the sound editor rite

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@chiggamanchild Nope, but on the BBC versions on Iplayer the sound is fine. It's just the KZbin ones that had poor sound.

[@JackFitzsimmonsZondaFan]

0:36 That Jag sounds very similar to the Mclaren Mercedes SLR when it's acclerating :-).

[@daliborm87]

The song at 1:25 is "Eddie" by Michael Nyman. TrackID application in Sony Ericsson mobile phones can be really useful :)

[@R33C3.]

Don't even know if you still use this account because I'm replying to a 10 year old comment but thank you for naming that song.

[@josephlewis9237]

Its a shame the XKRR never made it into production. I think it would have made a great production car.

[@sukhdevr3489]

XKR was very similar

[@F2pVideos]

Well, on the way home, the wheel came off haha. Which bend the bonnet, so ive had to replace that and all four wheels as they were all fitted with incorrect spacers. Also the ignition barrel has been taken apart and welded back together (badly) so a lot of the time it prevents the car from starting. Getting it all sorted at the moment though so hopefully it will be ok :).

[@frankburns8871]

Aston Martins are one of the only makes that I usually find more attractive than Jaguars. In this case, I gotta go the other way. This is probably one of the "ugliest" AMs...which still makes it better looking than 90% of other cars. But Jaguar wins this beauty contest hands down.

[@anikethnarayanan9016]

Some say that the sting is actually the top gear sound editor, and that he purposely deafens clarkson's voice whenever clarkson is saying something very controversial

[@chloehennessey6813]

Whoever does your audio mixing sucks. Did you hire off of craigslist or something?

[@whoohaaXL]

What's with the echo at 7:15 when he says "see how fast he can make it go 'round"?

[@danieljordannicol9937]

The Jag looks so much better!

[@krudmuphinstudioz]

Sweet! i was just looking for this review the other day! Finally it's posted! Cooincidence?

[@alc-d4163]

*Starts video* The sound edit seems fine 1:29 Oh no...

[@TwoWheeledBooBear]

Nah, although he also seemed to be in love with the power of the ZR1, the Z06 is the one they did the 5th gear start in. The C5 does it as well, I own one haha.

[@DemonAsh40]

That Aston is crap and overrated. The Jaguar is a much a better car, just a shame you can't buy them.

[@1048-e5d]

agreed

[@athenastarbrite2955]

I like both. Like he said, it's basically a better version of the XJS. No other car looks more like a jag then an Aston.

[@ActionJotaPe]

+Richard Harrold That Aston is definitely not prettier than the Jag, in my opinion the old Aston design (Vanquish, DB7, etc) was hideous, the newer Vantage design was a lot better.

[@Prodrentjet]

JotaPe679 Agreed. But the new vanquishes are arguably the best looking cars in the world

[@algernonilfracombe]

That's always been a problem. Yes, they're fast, refined and studiously cool, but whenever you could buy an Aston, you could also buy a Jag that would be cheaper, more advanced, better handling and better looking. Ford rather shot themselves in the foot buying both marques in unison (actually I think they were trying to oppose then-GM owned Lotus, but that partnership didn't really come to much of note except the Carlton- and, of course, the first ZR-1.)

[@nerf15]

i wish they adjusted the audio better; there are points where i can't hear the host at all because the music is too loud

[@hazzaknox1069]

I watched this episode on Dave the day Clarkson was fired😪😢😪😢 So it's nice to know that the sound editor is still having a joke

[@kevinakhlaghi3523]

What's the song at 1:20~ when the Aston is introduced?

[@LysergicCasserole95]

Kevin Akhlaghi do you not have Shazam?

[@R33C3.]

Might be a bit late but the name of the song is ''Eddie'' by Michael nyman

[@bobbybadnews4018]

that XKRR's wheels are wider than a tanks tracks.

[@dmisiek17]

What's the name of that music? It's beautiful!

[@R33C3.]

dmisiek17 ''eddie'' by michael nyman

[@Sogard22]

Clarkson is a Decepticon!

[@Infloresence]

I've gotta agree with you, and this not the first video with this exact problem...

[@andrewrose8545]

Some how i think i would go with the Jag

[@FUCHANU]

Kick ass review!!! 3:44 Awesome Burnout!!! Funny ending too

[@Blacklightdtb]

U can buy both in America

[@Riggersa]

well that's a lie because XKR-R's don't exist lmao

[@jacklb4152]

For anybody saying it’s the KZbin conversion with different audio being spliced in to avoid copyright just look up the original episode of the supercars in France when they take the GT, Zonda and 430 Spider to Paris and that bridge at the end. The audio mixing on that is absolutely horrendous.

[@_financial_regret_]

Yeah the DB7 is better

[@1048-e5d]

no

[@samlawts1193]

[phone] yes

[@1048-e5d]

Samlawts 1 no

[@samlawts1193]

10482021 080253 why not

[@adampetten5349]

+Samlawts 1 db7 gt was Astons Nurburgring champ like gt8 today. beauty.

[@birdbrain4445]

Two things spring to mind here. 1 - I don't know why the audio levels are so off here. I have a recording of this episode, original broadcast I believe, and it sounds absolutely fine IMO. 2 - This segment has always stood out to me as a real gem from TG's early days, before it developed the feel we came to know from it. Two gloriously beautiful cars (the XK looks better now than it ever did, as mentioned in a later episode, and the DB7 has forever been a stunner) and Jeremy being his usual, younger self. But more than that - if TG has taught us one thing, it's that cars can really have a soul, a personality, and I feel that so much in this review. When that beautiful music from the Wonderland soundtrack comes on and the old DB7 is revealed - talking about how gracefully its styling has aged even as it's been meddled with, and later on talking about its many flaws and that it ostensibly feels over the hill, I almost start to feel bad for it, strange as it sounds. A sense of, well 'it's time to retire the old girl and let the new talent take hold', the sad former glamour of a faded old star, as Jeremy alluded to in that rocker analogy later on. So when he then starts to lavish praise on its performance, how much better it is than the old car, how amazing it is to drive, you're rooting for it. Strange to think of a £104,000 Aston Martin as an underdog but, next to this crazy then new Jag concept and the other sports cars of the era it does actually feel that way. I love that car so much, and I love the mood set in that review - it is wonderfully done. An early example of TG's greatness... man I miss this show.

[@infamousDaRkNighT]

Is he really that biased against Americans?

[@94XJ]

He's just playing to the British market. After all, he loves this car. The company (and Jaguar) was essentially saved by Ford. Without their financial support, the DB7 wouldn't have made it. On top of that, this 6.0 v12 is basically two plain old Duratec 30 v6 engines (Taurus/Sable engine) that were built into one. The prototype was literally two blocks welded together with a custom machined crank (obviously production engines are a single cast but still share the same bore, stroke and spacing). So yeah...double Taurus power for the Astons!

[@MarquisRex]

WRONG! 94XJ was correct, the V12 used in the Aston is two Ford Duratec V6s together, it uses the Roller finger follower cyl head layout. It was penned at Dearborn USA. I worked for Premier Automotive Group. They should have used the Jaguar V6 cylinder head based architechture for the V12. Cosworth DID optimise the cams and ports of the Aston V12 later on. I was involved in the X600 F type and then they killed it off

[@iant720]

infamousDaRkNighT As an American I just find it funny. We laugh at all the weird things they do and say over there too aha.

[@masteryoda394]

@BlitheringMystery not to mention the horruble soud at 7:17,I think it's an intern not a sound engineer.

[@geolehman]

No audio engineer on this? Just Volume Limiting automation.

[@andrewmckenzie292]

Think this was from the earlier seasons when they didn't have the same budget.

[@Phobos_Deimos]

One of the best Top Gear videous ever made.

[@angelomangubat]

what season is this? is that the old stig?

[@skateskating]

i think the song at 1:25 is one of the most beautiful tunes that i´ve ever heard

[@R33C3.]

Alex Peña It's called ''eddie'' by michael nyman

[@Pwned000]

@09csr there are good cars from all over, really. american cars from the 60's-early 70's, 2011+ mustang, corvette, viper, BMW E36, E46, E39, E34, subaru WRX STI, so many different porsches, aston martin vantages, the list goes on haha. i love just about everything

[@ZiobroV]

Sweet Aston beats Jag anytime, anywhere. But... What is the music starting around 6 mins? The guitar is a freaking ear-treat, I need to know, please!

[@zarrughable]

this has been my fav show since 2004

[@scotty686]

its the same on all the online stuff, not sure why the music suddenly goes so much higher whenever the transplant it online.

[@darius2640]

my car just touches 58mph in 2nd gear before the fuel cut rev limiter, this this reaches 58mph in 1st, not sure if its got so many revs or if the final drive ratio is very tall

[@tgs6060]

close, he did it in 5th gear, and got to somewhere over 150, was crazy

[@Tube7686]

I notice that too in alot of the new ones. but I think it may be a youtube glitch, and not top gear's fault.

[@vandelayofficial492]

Remember when all these old episodes were on MotorTrend's app with the correct audio?

[@shofear1992]

righteous :D btw wats the name of the song at 3:40?

[@BDF30]

db7 has an amazing look! and with a v12 under the bonnet...

[@jaydenchia2817]

so how long did the stig drive on the XKRR?

[@makaveli087]

Brilliant Man and even more brilliant Jag!

[@madmax050589]

i wish they would do something abut the sound editing