Old Top Gear 1997 - Seat Ibiza GTi

Jeremy Clarkson tests the Seat Ibiza GTi special edition. The Top Gear team also has a race around Silverstone national circuit in 6 Ibiza race cars.
Taken from an early 1997 episode of the old Format Top Gear

[@ZLAKOZILLA]

My favorite Ibiza

[@diogoalmeida7909]

You have a great taste

[@joaoa13portugal]

3:07 when Tiff almost lost his right hand

[@shawnz241]

I've done turns like that in my old 90's GTI back in the day!

[@judethaddaeus9742]

The number of times Clarkson smacks his lips and clicks his tongue before starting a phrase... the sound engineer must have been driven crazy.

[@arnbon6241]

I have two of these gti , they are fast , robust and very reliable.

[@maybugz]

You still got them? I still have my 8v gti

[@arnbon6241]

@maybugz No ,one scrapped but the best one it's still garaged but I haven't start it in eight years!.

[@Dave85626]

I still have my black 8v Cs. Should be back on the road next month 👍

[@maybugz]

@@arnbon6241 ah ok. I've kept mine on the road. Needs restoring now really, the rear arches are rusted out. I managed to find an mot station that loves the old cars so they get the old girl through emissions! lol

[@Chriswales]

Liar liar pants on fire, Mr Clarkson. I heard him say in a more recent video that he'd never driven a Seat.

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

My thoughts exactly.

[@EYLOGITOS]

"Since I started testing cars 31 years ago I have never once driven a Seat. The company has never offered and I’ve never asked because I really couldn’t see the point".... his words

[@MrMcKane]

Someone should ask Jeremy on Twitter if he has ever driven a Seat, and if he replies with a no, send him this video.

[@EYLOGITOS]

MrMcKane in this review he said that.... and in a video but I cant find it www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/the-clarkson-review-seat-leon-2015/

[@woodrow_mayes]

ΕΥΛΟΓΗΤΟΣ he said it in the worst car in the world, he asked James what seats were like to drive.

[@wolfnomad5473]

I own one now in 2020.gti.it s very good in offroad also with modifications on engine and suspension.i love it

[@MC-nu9dv]

Certainly something different and a rare sight these days. More refined than its competitors but not as well put together as a Golf or Polo of the same era and the 2.0 8v needed that bit more umph but feels like the Ibiza goes better with that engine than the MK3 Golf GTi 8v... Certainly does go well with a supercharger bolted to it! If only they did a G60 version.

[@baskorotejo92]

they should have kept this best motoring thingy concept, where they're all race together

[@waynusp1664]

What the fuck does "They're" mean?....please tell me!....Did you possibly mean......"Where THEY all race together"...?

[@HusseinDoha]

Armpit hair? What the fuck he's talking about??? The quick background clip he put at the end, are they even Spainards? Not that there's anything wrong. Spain have world renowned beautiful ladies. England don't even come close.

[@superapple4ever]

Wow he really doesn’t like Spain...

[@diegopelaez3765]

He is just one of them brexit assholes

[@matteightytwo]

That opening line probably wouldnt air nowadays

[@malinkonia641]

Haha all spanish people get butthurt

[@HusseinDoha]

@@diegopelaez3765 Brexiters? I'm a brexiter and I love Spain. People from Britian go to it more than any other country. Jeremy Clarkson just love to throw stones at countries for fun. 😂

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

he hates all countries including britain

[@amirel-gmmal9748]

i own one and it's 2024😅 2.slow supercharged fun to use tho

[@rootnegativesixteen6550]

Even my mum could beat them all LOL!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@danielberry6226]

I bought the one Needells driving

[@necrodh]

i used to have a seat cordoba 1.8 fun car to drive, but interior plastics are rubish

[@fotlicanyacollons]

Wtf... the music and the pictures are from mexican people. In Spain the people is as white as here so this is ridicolous.

[@Kinlochbervie50]

The standard Seat Ibiza cost £15,600... adjusted for inflation £15,600 in 1997 is worth £27,891 today O.O

[@theclutchpedal5931]

On par with gt86

[@carguy3217]

I bought one 10 months ago, surprisingly fun car. If you got any questions about Cupra2 , hit me up or take look at my channel for videos of my car.

[@vcavalier1992]

15k in 1997 fuck that

[@Chriswales]

Cars were very expensive in the 90s. There were import taxes and you could only buy cars through dealers so they charged what they liked. People used to do grey or personal imports from Europe to get them cheaper. Maybe we'll have to go back to doing that when Brexit starts to bite.

[@DanielFranc35]

Stil not selling a 500000 units per year at 2020. Were still not getting anywhere.

[@farishanafiah8461]

Unlike the OG Ford Mustang which really doesn't have any competition when it was first launched, hatchbacks in general, especially the hot hatches, always have stiff competition with different pros and cons.

[@MadIIMike]

Imagine that line about spanish women's armpit hair in 2020... xD

[@cesarreysanmartin3921]

Ahí aún no le faltaba el respeto a SEAT y a España

[@ricardopeque9509]

Que gran payaso el jeremy, juas que risas!