James May Attempts To Break The Bugatti Veyron's Top Speed | Top Gear Classic

[@aadithyanjr1382]

Can we all appreciate how James is commentating while driving at 400kmph!

[@RichyJFilms]

HOW BOUT NO

[@DoctorX17]

Captain Slow the fastest Top Gear

[@Wings_of_foam]

Can we all start to be a little original and not sound like everyone else? That line got old a long time ago.

[@prathamkataria7570]

Tiny steering movements at that speed can make the car go out of control, it requires a lot of concentration

[@stubbarn]

@@prathamkataria7570The car is already tuned to ensure steering inputs are smoothened out at high speeds.

[@TDG_98]

Watching this back when I was a kid was the coolest thing

[@imadequate3376]

It is still the coolest.

[@TDG_98]

@imadequate3376 yh 20 years on this is still my favourite show of all time

[@JeffOfTheMountains]

The fastest Captain Slow has ever gone.

[@Peer_Review]

He always gets the fast expensive cars because he’s the only one that they can insure lol

[@ziaakbar2535]

He also tested the veyron supersport

[@kylebrock7435]

besides airplanes

[@puttemacguff7666]

And even faster in the Super Sport 259 mph

[@maxo.9928]

Mr Slowly

[@Bagster321]

James technically set the speed record, but it was then quickly broken by Bugatti's test driver. But for a brief moment, Captain Slow, Mr Slowly, was the fastest man in the world.

[@apathofpain]

Fastest man in production car at that short time

[@Jade-uc3qk]

that was for the super sport, not the original veyron

[@HelenCrane-jl1nv]

must be fun at your house at xmas...

[@tommcglone2867]

Captain Slow would then go on to hit 258mph at the same location in the Veyron SS. It was a new speed record for a production car, for about 20 minutes. Bugatti then put their test driver in the car and he 267mph. 😂

[@danielnoye223]

Buffeting

[@ۥٴٴٴٴۥۥٴٴٴٴۥ]

3:38 Flat earthers be shaking

[@LuisRdzG10]

Do they still exist? that bullshit is dead for decades

[@BratislavMetulskie]

they have to rub in that imaginary curvature all the time.

[@nosidamXlynax]

*sweating profusely* -"i don't know what you're talking about" lol ^_^

[@theoriginaldeity]

​@@BratislavMetulskiethe earth is a cube there is no curve just sheer drop offs with ice barriers

[@BratislavMetulskie]

@@theoriginaldeity just stick to the provable facts, you clown 🤡

[@DodderingOldMan]

This was one of the first segments of Top Gear I ever saw back in the day, and it's the one that really made me a fan of the show. I still think it's one of the best editing jobs they've ever done - it's all quite lighthearted and over the top, and yet manages to be pretty damn epic and just flat out cool when he hits max speed. Great stuff, this is what Top Gear does best. Well, this, and having three dowdy middle aged blokes shout at each other.

[@dedushkakrysh]

The funniest thing is that it was May, who was chosen to break the record. Not Clarkson, not Hammond, but May

[@feminazislayer]

Because he's the smartest. Last thing you want is stupid going 250

[@haelww1]

"We have two volunteers to test this car !" "Yeah, but we want the car back. And no headline about a celebrity dying in it". "Oh, Jamey May it is then."

[@DevirothS]

well, to be honest, Clarkson is too fat* and Hammond would kill himself in that, so... yeah, May was an obvious choice

[@-.-1724]

hammond would have died.

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

Captain slow going fast was a running gag. It almost put him in the vampire jet dragster, but he was swapped out for Hammond late in production. Probably saved his life; he’s taller and less fit than Hammond, and doesn’t think he’d have made it.

[@appel6412]

The veyron will forever be a legend.

[@fistingendakenny8781]

It's just a polo with ambition

[@MegaBYSON]

that... is cutting sir​@@fistingendakenny8781

[@ibrahimmalik8594]

the video made by jason cammisa on it completely made me change my mind on it, its status may be overrated but the engineering and story behind absolutely not!

[@sukhdevr3489]

And the McLaren F1

[@Costa_del_Artlepool]

@@fistingendakenny8781 *passat

[@crystallan21]

How he's commentating at 400km/h only God knows

[@AdityaGirish]

That's the great thing about the Veyron and why it's a technological achievement on the same level as Concorde. It's not just that it goes damned fast, it does so while carrying a fully kitted out luxury car and is relatively comfortable even at extreme speeds.

[@Barton_Motors_Ltd]

Really appreciate these HD versions finally being released. I think Hoovie and Ed especially need to wrap their Veyrons this colour. With the brown interior, it’s def my fav spec. Such a historical car

[@sukhdevr3489]

If hoovie will get it working properly. Probably need like 200k for that

[@681mile]

legendary car with legendary driver

[@appel6412]

SPEEEEED AND POWAAAAAH

[@ۥٴٴٴٴۥۥٴٴٴٴۥ]

That line always reminds me of the moment when Jeremy yelled, “SPEEEEED AND POWER!” in the episode where they were in Africa and got stuck in the mud. I can’t remember the exact timestamp, but it's the episode featuring the BMW of Jeremy’s

[@MrShameemabdulla]

My favorite Top Gear Video ever! Have watched it hundreds of times! Even used this in one of my presentations at work!

[@oxymoronic-ephiphanies]

This was the first top gear video i’ve ever watched without even realising it.

[@ClementFoli]

There are cars that has more power than the veyron, some even twice but can't reach the speeds the veyron does! This evidence show the brains behind the making of the car.

[@charlie-j4o7u]

6:35 Fun fact: hearing this cough made James May quit smoking cigarettes

[@ninadganore]

Source?

[@EinfachLuap]

That seems wrong. Clearly remember him smoking a cigarette at one of the behind the scenes youtube clips after the last special was shot and before their production company dissolved.

[@raulbagang6984]

A timeless design ❤

[@A-fy7vt]

6:54 Love how the car's speedometer shows 6000revs, the gear in which it is and instead of a speed readout it just says: "TOP SPEED" all capitalized

[@eggegg6101]

I just watched this video but the one uploaded like 10 years ago. This one is very high quality!

[@cl3matis]

4:01 ".. and I like procedures"

[@timgimmy609]

May was channeling some Clarkson being able to present masterfully while at insane speeds

[@m80116]

In the original show the official VW test pilot is shown driving the car and beating that speed record by a considerable margin. It would have been pretty interesting to know in what way the show's car was different than the record breaking vehicle.

[@KindaHomelessMark]

This was just the Veyron. The one you’re probably talking about was the Veyron SuperSports, naked carbon fiber with orange trim. James May also did that top speed test as well, but then the Bugatti test driver also did it and bested his time.

[@CT5555_]

This episode was always the reason why I didn't like the nickname "Captain slow." James May was the one that they trusted to do this test, so clearly slow was not the right adjective, cautious probably should have been the word used.

[@mykyzer23]

One of the best moments of Top Gear! James Captain Slow what a legend!

[@evanthomas7365]

This is the segment that got me into Top Gear!

[@dulanethdilhara9323]

Captain antislow Ps :- Now i know where the top gun maverick's Darkstar opening scene came from

[@nFyrin]

I guess BBC lost the rights to even more iconic music that was in the original version.

[@AtheistOrphan]

The original music is in the version of this on the BBC iPlayer.

[@emilianocruz11]

Hope the next clássic episode of the buggati veyron vs airplane race please

[@AytiHD]

while in rain? captain slow is now captain mad

[@jacobthefiend]

The actual speed run was done in the dry. Most likely, those rain shots were done on a different day. But even with it dry, it still looks properly scary.

[@Armed_Plumber]

So THIS is what james' airplane license is for

[@HuntoMr]

Absolutely amazing piece of engineering

[@raydick9080]

í watched this like a 100 times

[@clownbasher2911]

Thanks uploader you are a scholar and a gentleman! 🖤

[@kokeko324]

Captain Very Fast

[@MatoloVatolo-c2d]

The Star Wars theme (obviously replaced for copyright reasons) originally used for the run by the show made this absolute cinema

[@jamiepetersen6107]

Hey. Afternoon Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May Thanks for a Top Class program of Top Gear Classic Show's just updating me with Top Gear and good luck To your gentlemen's Thanks again Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May 😉🙏

[@ddssrr1614]

Really pushing the outside of the envelope. what a marvel.

[@69ssj]

Possibly one of the best segments in TG history.

[@MasterPlayer-of8bu]

I don't know why this 16.4 but I think it's much more beautiful and elegant than the Veyron SS, the SS is much wilder, lower, an incredible car but in terms of looks I prefer this one.

[@BonkyLD]

Nah this is what we need right now

[@ajitgopalakrishnan8051]

one of the best and best-looking cars of all time. This was such an incredibe feat of engineering at the time, and no doubt a pioneer for today's superfast hypercars.

[@martthvdb9701]

Should have done this on the French A4 against a modified TGV on the adjacent LGV Est.

[@egyptology22]

A time when we had to wait a week for every episode. And James is commenting while driving the fastest anyone has in a car at the time. Go Captain Slow

[@goose4150]

7:25 and then proceeds to hit 411 some years later

[@SimasikuMuimui]

Never gets old 🔥

[@iAPX432]

Bravo Captain Fast!

[@dantheman2942]

Probably my favourite top gear moment.

[@Khaloof86]

Top man. Driving at 407km and giving us useful informations

[@Nate00774]

The Top Gear Guru's know this was the 2nd fastest he's been in a Buggati...Buggati Veyron Supersport is his all time fastest.

[@seanbonella]

Two legends

[@Tommy712rus]

"What the fock is a kilometer?" 🧐

[@poem]

just wow

[@iBrisk]

miss the old music

[@ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣΧΑΤΖΗΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ]

We need the ferrari 612 vs plane to verbier race as soon as possible, it hasn't been posted on KZbin and that's a crime!

[@Only1Harold]

Can you put episode with the whole Bugatti Veyron race between Clarkson and Hammond-May duo?

[@emilianocruz11]

The race clarkson vs Hammond vs may vs stig to the airport

[@moonliteX]

ngl i teared up when i sawed this the first time

[@maxivy]

Such a shame it doesn't have the OG music in this clip

[@j.marston]

I prefer the old edit with the dramatic choir music when the car reached its top speed.

[@AtheistOrphan]

Still available on the BBC iPlayer.

[@avtoVELOoperator]

Cpt Slow Pro Max 👍

[@QuickChange919]

I have the whole speedometer, I'll use the whole speedometer

[@emilianocruz11]

The Best hypercar Ever Made

[@HankAaronJoseph19]

Mr Slowly

[@scsutton1]

7:01 That's weird to hear without the epic choir from the Dracula film.

[@MomonosukeKozuki]

Didn't they also use a John Williams-Star Wars music during the run? It was Battle of Faiths IIRC Edit: Title is Duel of Fates.

[@nFyrin]

@@MomonosukeKozuki Duel of fates only appeared in the original broadcast. They also used music from Casino Royale just after that section. This video has nearly all the original audio replaced.

[@rhmagay4606]

​@@nFyrinWhat about in 7:06?

[@whitewolfpack5212]

James May 'Captain Slow' was the fastest man in the world.... for 10 minutes. (Bugatti's test driver broke his record)

[@wayneuk]

would the airbags be of any use at that speed?

[@BeingRepublic]

FIRE🖤

[@albertusaswin2012]

No wonder Michael Schumacher retired. He was slower than me! 🤣🤣🤣

[@moonliteX]

they should make him do it again.

[@daniel16.4]

What a legend. (I'm talking about the car 😂)

[@rogerrolex6981]

Hello I’m Mr. SUPER SLOW

[@milktaster84]

2:51 850,000£ car? Damn, that's heavy.

[@shaf86]

I don't know, but in terms of an engineering feat & the technology available at the time of production. I feel that the Mclaren F1 is the greatest car ever built. And to this dsy, the Mclaren F1 can beat the Veyron around a race track as the Veyron was built to achieve top speed in a straight line.

[@animaltvi9515]

BUFFETTING

[@RandomestTea]

earliest ive been to a TGC vid tbh

[@bavondale]

they changed the music

[@Harry-rm4in]

Must be terrifying

[@hackroots02]

What season was this?

[@lucassitanggang5154]

Ehra Lessien circuit In Germany

[@RealThatDesignerGuy]

at 3:46 the flat earthers are not going to like this

[@jdl9202]

I didn't know james may could reach these speeds

[@joeljohnson3676]

But....the Corvette Sledgehammer did 255!

[@Aqifitr]

James OCD starts to come at 4:00

[@Andy-gti]

its 2024 and this video still exitcess me more than every modern car today

[@tim3172]

Are you excited enough to learn how to spell it?

[@Gavin_1990]

Isn't this video on the Top Gear official channel

[@AtheistOrphan]

That would be the Top Gear Magazine channel.

[@paof2lb]

Name of the track?

[@ALhudaYDLaw]

3:37 simple fact for those flat earther

[@Koodayengine]

Television died when Top Gear ended

[@rezablordenutefe2046]

Dude was really leaving F1 cars in the dust 💨 Edit: what happens to you if you like my comment by mistake? 😭

[@Megaloathyou]

Running out of content are we?

[@imadequate3376]

The thing about the Bugatti i hear is not that it is "fast" but how you can go fast and the car itself feels like its rididng on a cloud, road noise is minimal, suspension handles extremely well, it truly is an incredible machine. But its French...

[@sukhdevr3489]

One of the few good French cars

[@niratsirackod1]

I don’t like flashy attention seeking cars but if i were rich I would definitely buy a veyron.

[@wrella]

Curvature of the earth 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ITS PERSPECTIVE, MIRAGE, FATAMORGANA .. EARTH IS FLAT AND AND AND LEVEL

[@Wings_of_foam]

To be fair. That car is so stable at 400km/h that even James can "drive" it.

[@azzyclark3860]

James’ flying washing machine

[@Th3An0malyy]

upload the original with the duel of the fates song. Otherwise, it is not as epic anymore.... same goes for the other classics with music from E.S Posthumous.

[@yeezyszn7208]

0:59 Buuuuut it’s not faster than a Group C car lmao. From 20 years ago 😂😂😂 252 MPH at Le Man’s in ‘88 in a WM-P88 Peugeot power Group C car. The Veyron isn’t the even slightest impressive lmao.

[@user-rq4hu9vg2g]

لاإله إلا الله وحده لاشريك له

[@AtheistOrphan]

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[@rick401]

Same to you ​@@AtheistOrphan

[@AtheistOrphan]

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