Jeremy Clarkson unleashed on cars (1996)

[@RVarrun]

The background music, the cars , Jeremy clarkson, simply fabulous

[@kieranpenrose3424]

Nothing gave me such a sense of nostalgic joy as hearing that intro music again

[@jamesjmr5236]

Reminds me of Christmas, always got a clarkson vid!

[@MrLuisMaldonado]

such a 90's intro very nostalgic!

[@H4MM0ND]

Used to watch it as child and it's been years since I last heard it. The memories

[@Lewis_Treff97]

I still have the Clarkson No Limits Dvd I think my dad had. Had the same soundtrack even from 2002

[@idonjohnson6999]

@TheMrcleanprobably just the intro tune. Shazam didn’t recognize it.

[@bencarver8164]

I used to watch this weekly whenever I went to my grandads house on VCR! I still have the tape, and "hateful hateful car!" is still a part of my vocabulary

[@uncleandross4310]

Used to have it on vcr when I was younger. Still have a DVD copy today

[@davidholland2848]

Me too!!

[@globanxiety]

what a beautiful memory

[@IcelanderUSer]

That’s something to be proud of. Nothing like a little Shakespeare to improve your sophistication.

[@derryjones1029]

Jezza is class I miss topgear

[@saiftatanaki3076]

Jeremy is the reason why I loved car shows since my childhood and still watching his old shows even today , what a man

[@vladrogonja2012]

Did you become a car enthusiast? I myself like to drive as many different cars and places I get an opportunity to. It can be fun even in a boring car it only depends what the driver make out of it.

[@nodafy]

That intro music was my childhood 😭 I’d watch these Clarkson VHS’s pretty much everyday

[@acheekymeesh]

When i was at primary school, kids would run around pretending to be superman or batman I ran around pretending to be a TVR Cerbera

[@Cirrus2000]

awesome story

[@scotthotchkiss7120]

Lol I run around work pretending to be a dinosaur . I'm 35

[@youtubeaccountlol4942]

That's the realist shit ever

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

@@scotthotchkiss7120 You are happier than lots of people

[@IcelanderUSer]

Thank god you didn’t say Jeremey Clarkson. A grown ass spoiled child.

[@nickhall1995]

This is where it all started for me, Brings back my childhood, never get bored of watching him, still watch him today and always watching TopGear, GrandTour and his farm on repeat, Legend

[@josefolsson5343]

"I hate this car so much, I'm going to crash it!" OMG, I think I'm about to die with laughter! Thanks for uploading this absolute gem!

[@theyracemesohardchair]

I was given this on VHS as a Christmas present when I was a young child… I have worshipped Clarkson ever since! What a video this is!!!

[@HandicapRacer]

The fucking trumpets...

[@Randgalf]

Oh dear lord, that music. The 90's called to say it doesn't want anything back!

[@AlexMcKinnon562]

Those damn Keyboard "Trumpets" - that's the sound of FUCKING NIGHTMARES

[@exiledrevenger7074]

This brings back so many memories so much nostalgia I remember me and my brother laughing our faces off at this

[@jasonchatham4170]

The most 90’s video graphics ever! Plus guitar licks over lapping narrative, perfect… 😅

[@jimmyfarley5581]

The review of the Nissan Sunny is the most wonderfully descriptive piece of automotive dialogue in the history of automotive dialogue. Utterly wonderful. So very amusing. So well thought out and sincere. Classic Clarkson. A poetic genius! Thank you.

[@davidmackieson4609]

This only proved he's got no taste an he destroyed the most reliable car in Britain cause it wasn't made by Britain the only two good cars that Britain produced were cortina's an escorts but only till 1980 after that there like the rest of Britain's cars complete shit

[@paultasker7788]

Even though we know the sunny is definitely not the worst car in the world. Bit bland yes. Worst. Absolutely not!

[@jimmyfarley5581]

@@paultasker7788 agreed. Let's say the worst car from 2000. Any thoughts? G-WIZZ perhaps. Chevrolet Spark? Renault Wind? So much to choose from. What about the Aston Martin Cygnet? The rebadged toyota for ridiculous money. Tata Nano? I've never seen one in the flesh. Lol

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

It's a terrible review. Clarkson's just being a bitch because he's wealthy. The Sunny was a superb car. It did was expected of it.

[@gimble447]

@@jimmyfarley5581This video is from 1996, just saying 👍

[@Immi1897]

That golf gti is still on the road mot and taxed.

[@poached_egg_on_cars]

Pretty sure its in Volkswagen UKs heritage fleet

[@GW8419]

It's often seen on TV still as it's in VW's heritage Fleet.

[@gimble447]

Ah, but is the Yugo or Sunny? 😂😂😂

[@StxnceUK]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I’ve been looking for this for years and could never find a full copy online

[@gtaracingandbangers5878]

Hey stxnce SUB TO THIS GUY Also 205

[@Number69]

His books and videos would always pop up in my school's Christmas bazaar 🤣

[@uGotGot1618]

The fake tank shot at 22:50 is brutally bad haha

[@MilesPrower69420]

pure cringe

[@ryurc3033]

They made up for it with crunchasaurus...... In the 90s I specifically remember that transformer looking thing coming out at a monster truck show and taking a bite out of a car.....I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

TF you on about? 🙄

[@trashcontent9637]

The SFX is compressed garbage :)

[@matthewchapman5114]

I can still remember it word for word from my childhood

[@BurtSampson]

I don't remember having cool videos like this here in the states back in the day. It wasn't until stuff like Napster that I even knew TIff and Jeremy existed.

[@brokensmilephoto]

Yeah we were stuck with that god awful Stacey David or Dennis Gage. Stuck in a world that was passing them, while 3 blokes from England would rule the world.

[@ross539reviews]

Used to have this on VHS love it

[@robtob360]

They said that tanks gun could fire through any armor known to human. He failed to mention that it could not penetrate a yugo

[@discozula4469]

they didnt actually fire the tank. There was no hole left by the shell also the yugo blew up twice which means they used petrol or simular as a cinematic effect.

[@clarkmattison1280]

It's very good the 3 series volvo never hit the u.s. I have had 3 volvos go over 300,000 miles. One, my 86' 240gl did 847,540 miles before I gave it to a relative. They got it to 20,000 after the odometer rolled over. Had a 850GLT, stick, loved it. Timing belt went at 267,000 and yes I did replace it at 80,000 intervals. My last one, an s60 did 247,000 miles. No issues till the transmission went after a flush. Replaced it with what was supposed to be a rebuilt transmission. The shop that put it in closed and was sued 3 weeks after I got it installed. It broke again, at 70mph on the turnpike here. Almost died. A criminal transmission shop cost me a beautiful car.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

My S60 did 510.000 fine kilometers before it was killed by a deer while doing 100 km. 🤷🏼‍♂️ It didn’t do the deer any good either.

[@Colonel_RamRod]

Intro is 90s af. Always love clarkson he speaks his mind

[@lexuses3942]

So 90s lol 😂 I love it. I was riding my huffy with a pop can wedged in the tire/frame when this came out. Crazy

[@adamchwiakowski3139]

I was not even born yet. For a whole year. Clarckson sense of humor is like wine :)) My dad loved it before I was born. Now he loves it even more.

[@cobygogarty7365]

Pop can? you were supposed to use playing cards, sounds way better, pop can just i dont know why you would do that

[@IcelanderUSer]

I graduated from college in the early 90s. So yes, crazy it is.

[@Uveal_Peppers_Sci-Fi_Gaming]

I say, I thoroughly enjoyed watching that programme. Thank you very much.

[@ColonelForkEyes]

I love how in '96 they were complaining about exhaust noise legislation and now in late 2022 we're still complaining about it - but also have a load of loud exhausts from factory that are probably more noisy than what was on your average German car in '96

[@AndyMaddog]

What an entertainer Jezza is.

[@PorscheWilliamsformulaone2026]

Rest in peace marcello gardini the creator of the Lamborghini countach and the Citroen bx!!!

[@Josh3sh]

26:00 of all Jeremy's loathing monologues this may be the greatest.

[@GT380man]

I beg to differ, because his elegy to the internal combustion engine (the V12 in the Aston) was deeply moving.

[@geraldinekinsella320]

I couldn’t stop laughing at this, it was the best thing ever 🤣 Jeremy is an absolute legend 😃🚙💙

[@jonnywalker3208]

Still got everything he ever made on VHS and DVD, my childhood icon and my adult one too haha off to his farm next year in hope I meet him.

[@Aintyourbuddy_guy]

I wish we would have had this show in the US, man it just brings you back to that time though in the 90s

[@rte3y838]

you sir are a legend for uploading this

[@palanthis]

To be fair, the e-type didn't cost "only" 2000 pounds. Adjusted for inflation, it's a 45,000 vehicle today. Not a super-car, but certainly not cheap as chips.

[@Sackmatters]

It is just above the average new car price. Which is quit neat to think about.

[@surrealtom1437]

Compared to a contemporary Ferrari, it was cheap

[@killerdinamo08]

And what does 45000 buy you today as exciting and pretty as a equivalent E-type?

[@david1731048]

It was the Ferarri of its day. £45k today gets you a diesel 3 series.

[@Number69]

@@killerdinamo08 a Russian hooker?

[@DannoAviation]

Oh my lord… I only searched this up for a clip or two, the full episode though? My hat is off.. thank you for uploading a cornerstone of my childhood… 😊

[@JT-hx8xr]

Video gold. Thanks for uploading.

[@theunemployedtrucker]

I just love Jeremy's brutal honesty about car's and i bet there used to be plenty of manufacturers who would just tremble with worry when he got hold of one of their car's 😂

[@noldo3837]

I adored his sense of humour before, but know when I know he was a big fan the Thatcher Witch, and all the jokes on unions etc were ment real, it's kinda spoilt for me forever. That's a big no-no.

[@robertjones-eb4xo]

My Wife had a Nissan Sunny for TEN years, and never had one problem with it ! Wish we could have said same about a Maestro we were unfortunate to buy.

[@paultasker7788]

As a boy my friends dad had Maestros and starting them in the damp/rain seemed to be very difficult. We had to give their son a lift with us quite a few times in our trusty Granada

[@darianthescorpion1132]

The classic Mini, was like a Nissan Pao if it had double the horsepower. It was a racing go-kart for the masses. One of the cars I’d love to own one day.

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

Why can't you?? Go for it!

[@darianthescorpion1132]

@@YorkshiremanReacts26 Looking for one as I write. 👍👍

[@BlueShift2000]

Top Gear before Top Gear 2002

[@JimMc-So-It-Is]

You could tell this is where they got the inspiration for New Top Gear from can't you!

[@carlito3859]

Loved a clarkson Xmas video was the must !!

[@SuperiorNo1]

Finally Someone uploaded it!! i Had all Clarkson DVDS at one point 😈

[@fishshedeffects3264]

So many things redone later in top gear

[@Knowlesy42]

Fond memories, but Christ the music is incessant!

[@naveedrafiq7923]

Release Date On Monday 21st October 1996 UK VHS.

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

4 days after I was born yet i didn't find it in my grandparents video collection until I was about 8! 🤣

[@pauliewalnuts240]

Watching these old 90s vids, you see just how much was reused in later top gear and grand tour episodes.

[@ThatguyPanda86]

The Donald Sutherland impression from Kelly’s Heros is amazing. Also hilarious impression of the smooth bore 120mm on that Challanger firing, based on how we do things here in the states at the armor training center at Fort Knox, unless that’s a military firing range no one in the UK is going to sanction going full send with a 120 mike mike considering all the liability that’s inherent with an errant HE round 😂

[@Cruel_Shoes]

I was having the worst day. Until now. Thanks Jeremy

[@paultasker7788]

Interesting that he said the 355 was better looking than the Etype. Now though it's looking dated whilst the E type still looks great.

[@jdcp8976]

Id attribute that to the curvy look of the E -Type, but in my honest opinion the f355 will never look outdated.

[@paultasker7788]

​@@jdcp8976I agree with you. Not sure why I put that a year ago. It's still a handsome car.

[@jdcp8976]

@@paultasker7788 dont worry we all fall in real deep love with some cars so much that we put aside other masterpieces... and how could we blame them when theyre so cool? Hahahaha

[@jdcp8976]

@SPNKr16 you mean the 507? Love that car, if only it could have been a success maybe I could buy myself one, but damn those things are so damn priced you aint gonna see one on your life!

[@tech10k14]

I truly hope the music guy didn't expect a pay check at the end of this production...

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

oh shuddup. 🙄

[@northseawolf]

It's a shame they didn't actually shoot the Yugo. OK a kinetic energy round would have just gone through it like a dart through paper, it would have thrown the remnants a fair distance, but for better visuals a HESH round would have made quite a spectacular mess. I guess even back in the 90s the relatively lacklustre by todays standard HSE crowd had their limits 😂

[@project182r3]

I love how the tanks fires and it doesn’t even make a hole….

[@tranz2deep]

Well, it was faked. If he'd actually shot it with the tank cannon, the shell would have blown through and caused catastrophic damage well past the lot.

[@RKDxNT3000]

To think that Clarkson would fling another car 25 years later on The Grand Tour's "Carnage A Trois" special. And to also think that Clarkson and May never said the Nissan Sunny was the "Worst Car in the World" for the "Worst Car in the World" DVD special either. 34:15 - Fuck, that was hard for me to watch. I know it was anywhere from 25 to 30 years ago, but I'm just reminded of the tragedy that happened in 2021 at Brands Hatch right around that spot.

[@ahmadwhocos]

Was born in 1996 had to watch this my father owned a Renault fuego and my mother a civic, back at that time

[@manowar2816]

Fuego nice car

[@braders790boop]

Anyone know what the bongo music is in the rally section starting 40:58?

[@juanlauda2300]

CRIKEY, That music is horrendous.

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Nope

[@andidevlin3361]

why the feck did i get rid of the VHS i had. Thankfully still have the DVDs to the later one

[@conormcmahon6336]

I watched this 100s of times as a kid on video and its only i realise he didnt actually shoot the yugo with a tank 😮

[@gmain1977]

For me best era is the muscle car era 64-74 cars built for street racing and Drag Racing at a price almost anybody could afford. Had this on VHS, that TVR 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@IcelanderUSer]

I have to agree with you. And Chrysler was hitting a truly sweet spot with the dodge challenger/charger and Plymouth cuda and other variants. The mid 60s Chrysler 300s were really special too. It’s a shame how quickly they crashed and burned after say 74. There was no reason in hell the big 3 couldn’t have designed great looking smaller cars. The only car Pontiac made that looked great after 74 was the firebird, which was designed during the epic era.

[@gmain1977]

@@IcelanderUSer Pontiac Grand Am and Can Am looked ok as well. 90s Jap car scene is 2nd because is a golden era for Jap performance

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

The music is perfect Alan Partridge

[@exotic444]

As soon as he mentioned the Cotswold in the Jag, I knew he has been planning his farm since 1996 lol.

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

I had a feeling the tvr would win the drag race but damn he literally blew everyone elses doors off lol those things were crazy fast. No wonder it was the king in test drive 6 back then

[@adamsankey9589]

hi does anyone know where I can find the music to the Lamborghini part on this video please

[@Fwr942]

Love these old videos, thank u for posting this

[@StreetPreacherr]

Yeah! Think he STILL considers the Ferrari 355 to be BETTER LOOKING than an E-Type?!!?

[@clarkmattison1280]

Maintained a sunny will go a million miles. Easy to fix, cheap parts even now in 2024. I've a farm friend that has one, and has since 1995. We call them a sentra here. Very reliable, which is very odd for nissan

[@Snowie7826]

Clarkson briefly becomes analogue horror in the first second

[@bmstylee]

The Cerbera is a wicked looking car. Yes it's poorly made and will spend more time in the garage broken but it doesn't stop me from wanting one.

[@gotham61]

That line about the styling of the Nissan Sunny being the same on both sides is stolen from a famous story about legendary Italian car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro seeing the Triumph TR7 for the first time in 1974. "He walked around the car, paused for a moment, and said: “My god! They’ve done the same on this side as well.”

[@Mr_Gray_Sky]

Don't you like how he makes the sound of breaking the Yugo's window winder? Just goes "kghhh"

[@gnws6]

Clarkson should do commentaries on his old videos like these with his updated thoughts now. The 355 is better looking than the E-Type? Maybe when it was new it was striking, but now it looks like a mid-90s Ferrari. Good looking car, but the Jag held up better, aesthetically.

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

I belive the F355 vs E-Type thing is a matter of taste, it depends on your taste of cars The E-Type's design is infinitely more unique though, the F355 is heavily remeniscent of cars like the SW20 MR-2 or the Fiero GT

[@automotivel3501]

Clarkson, wrong again, 1955 the Citroen DS was the first car that came from Space. Look at that and compare to any other 1955 car. Power Brakes, Power steering, Semi-automatic, Multi-compound materials, High level rear lights, Active suspension. A true world beater, shame the world was not ready for it.

[@hoodagooboy5981]

And a pre- war engine that was under powered.

[@killerdinamo08]

Yes, cars should be attractive to drive as well 😆.

[@tomsonabraham1127]

beauty is subjective

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

And stayed in production from 1955 to 1975.

[@yetkinkaracal3346]

20:10 Me when I finally bought my first tier 10 tank in World of Tanks...

[@cobygogarty7365]

Jeromy thats the only time you have ever let me down, you didnt really shoot the Yugo, that was just a couple little special effects explosion's, a shell from that tank would of gone right through the car, hitting the engine would of pushed the engine out the other side though

[@Tails7212]

Jeremy is an entertainment genius

[@darwenrover8910]

13:58 is a glimpse of Clarkson’s future

[@motorsportarmchairexperts3642]

How did that tank work with twelve pistons and six cylinders?

[@madsmaltesen4708]

Thank you for uploading this. Could you please upload the next film Apocalypse Clarkson?

[@GT380man]

Enjoyed the Volvo 3 series & the tree.

[@StreetPreacherr]

Did he SERIOUSLY say that the FERRARI 355 is BETTER LOOKING than an E-Type JAG?!?!?! Such a young delusional Clarkson...

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

Alright chill out ffs. He MORE THAN redeemed himself when he met the Eagle Speedster...

[@DarkLordDiablos]

I can imagine an Americans watching this when it came out weren't happy the Viper came last considering drag racing is what they are all about.

[@blackwersus]

Always satisfying to beat someone at their own game

[@LiamNI]

20:42 - anyone care to explain how it can have 12 pistons but only 6 cylinders? Is it one if those "headless" engines I've seen a bit about recently (one "cylinder" holding 2 opposing pistons on 2 cranks, like an inverse boxer kinda jobber)? Or does he just not know WTF he's talking about?

[@terrordarky]

i agreed with clarkson about the 355 when i was a nipper, thought it was the coolest car to ever exist. but as an adult? all about the f40. can't believe he didn't even touch on it in the video... i guess he was saving it for outrageous.

[@paultasker7788]

Yeah. F40 used to be prime position on my wall

[@YorkshiremanReacts26]

for me the 458 will always be the prettiest car (modern) they made. Closely followed by the F12 and the LaFerrari. Classic? The 500 Mondial, the 365 Daytona and of course, the 250 GTO!

[@norbertaust5620]

Well, the Nissan Sunny. Maybe not "THE BEST CAR OF THE WORLD". But I had one. Used it to drive between Essen and Hamburg In Germany every week. It did this job for quite some time. First repair occurred after 140.000 km . Something like 90,000 miles. Great car. Spent quite some time of my life in it. I had a Mercedes 280 TE after it - which was not so reliable. What is good depends pretty much on what you understand by the term "good".

[@paultasker7788]

Poor thing. Sweet little car. Doesn't look ugly these days. Just 1980s.

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

the quality of the videos is so low. Is that SD? Or even less than standard definition?

[@polishsubtramine8781]

1. Crash into a tree, shot from tank, trebuchet throw - there were some of many more Clarkson's ways to destroy "bad car". 2. I can't wait the moment when soundtrack to entire video (or even Clarkson's home video series) will be out on YT or even Spotify. From my personal perspective, I am unable to find soundtrack from this movie even by searching with "Brian Hodgson and Peter Lincoln" phrase. 3. JC continued to destroy (bad in his opinion) cars in odd ways in movies following "Unleashed on cars", like "Apocalypse Clarkson" and "Clarkson: At Full Throttle", up to "Top Gear".

[@Quattro_Joe]

Great video. I remember that annoying jingle during the drag race too well

[@paultasker7788]

It's ghastly. At the time it felt right but now it's so cheesy it's untrue

[@jamesstaggs4160]

I care not that it makes me sound old but I wish it were still 1996. I was a senior in high school, captain of the football team, pretty blonde girlfriend, the internet was just starting and it wasn't the evil thing it's become, cars didn't have all these weird doodads on them and there was actually popular music that wasn't rap/hip hop or has that "bend" to it, I considered myself on the left side of politics because the left hadn't yet become the fasict, racist organization it is today which now by default puts me on the right because I'm not insane, Hollywood was still making good films, I could go on almost forever. Even the kids today knows everything sucks. If you asked a teenager in 1996 how life is more than likely they would have had postive things to say. Ask a teenager now and you'll not get the same answer.

[@BobC59]

''90;s were a pretty good era. I was maybe 15 years ahead of you, but did feel it was a good time with much promise for the future. And the politics... yeah, I was a "bleeding heart conservative" or "liberal light". Look back at Bill Clinton, a democrat beloved by his party. His policies and positions today would make hum a hard-core righty. How have things gone so far to the lunatic fringe in a couple decades???

[@KarlHamilton]

OK, boomer.

[@blackwersus]

I was 4yrs old in 1998 yet I still feel I want it to be that year. I was a baby then but somehow I still feel nostalgic from this video...

[@bensmithkent22]

@@KarlHamiltonhigh school in 96 makes him a millenial.

[@mattgill2074]

Always loved the soundtrack to this. Anyone know what music it is?

[@amaj7313]

It's called Will This Do? by Martin Muso and the Sessions

[@mattgill2074]

@@amaj7313 yes. Who’s the artist? What’s it called if it even has a name. I know it’s rock music I’m not that stupid.

[@slinkerdeer]

So funny how his voice falters at 3:54 Not even the Clarkson can fully keep his cool talking to a camera at 160mph

[@markalcock6031]

why is the longest section about the yugo? funny 90's graphics stuff to. sunny was horrible but they were easy to steer - a bit like a boat.

[@darrenwindle3592]

Crash bang wallop what a video

[@rammniekel1479]

Greetings 👽

[@Eviction76]

That music..where can I find it?

[@danielvandersall6756]

40:32 New River Gorge, Tennessee. Ran those rapids--fantastic river. They close down the bridge every year for a day so people can BASE jump into the gorge--only legal BASE in the US.

[@FirstLadyDonald]

Golf gti wasn't the first hot hatchback. It was the vauxhal chevette hs and the Talbot sunbeam ti. Both before the golf

[@jkgamingandsinging2615]

Clarkson knew. he corrected himself 5 years later in his 100 cars list vid

[@FirstLadyDonald]

@@jkgamingandsinging2615 I'm certain he knew , I don't profess to know more than "the big oaf" 🤣🤣🤣

[@jkgamingandsinging2615]

@@FirstLadyDonald 😂

[@paultasker7788]

But the golf was the one that made it work.

[@Cykelpump33]

Those sexy electric guitars, ooooh yes.

[@matthalsey7808]

I had this classic on video when I was in school 😂

[@MilesBellas]

4:52 "hydro-pneumatic hefalump"

[@NickyClassicBackArchives]

man i love clarkson!

[@madanto2394]

Nissan juke undoubtedly best car ever