Old Top Gear - Jeremy Clarkson on the Suzuki X-90

[@8Clips]

"The steering wheel acts primarily in an advisory capacity" Something only Clarkson could come up with.

[@oscarwinner2034]

He's so well spoken and his delivery makes it so great.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Leno says thing along those lines about steering and brakes all the time. But, yeah, that particular phrase was pretty thoroughly Clarkson.

[@terrybyrd5105]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney: Has Leno ever done an episode on this car?

[@touraneindanke]

Writers do that for him!

[@8Clips]

@@touraneindanke "You probably won’t be surprised to learn that workaholic Jeremy Clarkson had a big say in what got made. Apparently, even after loads of brainstorming and putting scripts together, Clarkson could rock up the next day with dozens more ideas, after laying “awake all night worrying over tiny details and agonising over the smallest point until he’d got it right.”" - from an article written by Richard Porter, a former script editor for Top Gear who walked away when the lads got kicked off the show. Jeremy Clarkson is a writer. Not just a script writer but an author and a well renowned columnist. What on earth gives you the idea that he doesn't write his own pieces?

[@vondahe]

“People say they’re hairdressers’ cars”... says Clarkson while approaching the camera with his finest poodle bob, as if to prove the point.

[@fins59]

Nailed it.

[@joesmith9216]

Thats his hair type

[@benjaminyu8545]

That's a rock crawling miata

[@lewfec7336]

It has the same door mirrors down to the part number as an na miata

[@thomaswarren2699]

Filth. Don't call it that, you heathen. It's an MX-5

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Oogly Sproggs They're Miatas in North America.

[@thomaswarren2699]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney Considering the US is a country that says "Aloominum" instead of the correct *Aluminium,* your argument doesn't really hold up very well.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Oogly Sproggs It's difference in dialect, not incorrect. Aluminum (no second 'i') is how it's spelled, and pronounced, here. Like, if you type 'aluminium' into an electronic device for North American sale, spell check flags it as a typo (mine just did). Same with the MX-5/Miata thing. Mazda didn't sell MX-5s here. They sold Miatas. Nowhere on a North American Miata does it say MX-5, because that's not what MAZDA (not Americans) called the car for American sale.

[@NorybDrol82]

I feel like this is something James May would bring to a challenge.

[@soundseeker63]

For sure, it is certainly slow enough and weird enough!

[@dma968]

Ur really close I think there was a special was it Vietnam some special lemme check the name

[@dma968]

@@soundseeker63 no Burma special check it out

[@Decenium]

Hammond brought something like this to the policecar challenge

[@explosivemallard8038]

This car is perfectly tasteful enough for James May, but I was glad to hear even Clarkson like it.

[@1satisfiedmind]

I love when designers tell how they came up with a car design. That was very enlightening.

[@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers]

Only problem is that I don't speak baby, so it was difficult to follow

[@tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis]

@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers there's a black sheep that claims to have some wool. Apparently enough to provide 3 bags for a master, a dame and a little boy who lives up some lane somewhere... hope this helps. I got my daughter to translate for me!

[@erickmarkon9337]

Arrow HEart I think that’s actually clarksons daughter

[@kennyolson1734]

Was that his daughter Em Clarkson?

[@kennyolson1734]

@@erickmarkon9337 Yep, Em Clarkson.

[@SA-zoom1]

That was Clarkson's actual daughter

[@tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis]

I was wandering if it was his daughter or not

[@shawnreynolds2705]

Cute little booger.....

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

Shawn Reynolds Ok Jeffrey

[@Ben_Mayall]

SA 79 yeah it’s Emily.

[@Salherek]

Yep its Emily

[@Norskenxtreme]

I saw one, I suddenly felt an urge to get one, and now I have a silver one with 4x4. Its one of the most fun cars I've ever driven.

[@Spencer2302]

Drive a Honda Element they are a blast and you can fit the X90 in the back lol

[@philclarke7712]

@@Spencer2302 pretty sure that obscure car was only available in North America.

[@NachoSupreme17]

Same here, I seen one on the marketplace and impulsively bought it. I regret nothing.

[@soundseeker63]

Anyone who thinks 0-60 in 14+ seconds and no handling is fun needs to aim higher in life! lol

[@kd2833]

@@soundseeker63 go drive ur JAGGGGGG u wanker

[@archivushka]

This is the car what everyone used to draw in first grade

[@archivushka]

@William Mcphee even in kindergarten

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Lmaoo

[@Tom_pr]

Naaaah i always drawed a sort of F40. But i love the x90 too.

[@JLCC_PE]

Interesting how you make the same mistake Spanish speaking people do when confusing that with what.

[@b4llesterosg4mer91]

Sense it makes

[@Sal-et6um]

This little clip alone was more fun watch than entire seasons of top gear now

[@unclecreepy4185]

Wait, there’s people out there that can actually sit trough and entire season of Top Gear now?

[@nathanielc6286]

Feels homely and original

[@FlorinC1984]

@@unclecreepy4185 , no, you can rest easy, there aren't any. I sat through a few seasons of American Top Gear, but "new" Top Gear made my blood coagulate. The only good thing was the black dude that moved on to Autotrader (and he's doing an awesome job!), but they only used him as a political correctness appendage, to show off "multiculturalism", and that really pissed me off.

[@idreeskhan8885]

@@FlorinC1984 lol you just said he was good but they only put him on because of PC.... But you know what perhaps you're right.

[@farishanafiah8461]

@@unclecreepy4185 Oh I do. I have no problem watching the new Top Gear at all.

[@MacKaris]

omg the door and seat lining is the most 90's thing I've seen since the actual 90's.

[@nfullenwider]

And I love it

[@long_chin_man]

needs a comeback

[@aps5524]

Take me back to the 90’s any day

[@whatevermakesyouhappy5932]

Had a Peugeot 106 in ‘93 and it was exactly the same.

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

The first generation RAV4 had a similar interior design. It brings back memories.

[@theninethrees8044]

There’s a lady who attends the church next to my workplace still drives one. It’s a manual and in mint condition, said it was her first car she bought back in the 90’s. She said she gets pulled over by people constantly asking her to sell for ANY price she wants but she doesn’t want to. Here in Canada, these are extremely rare

[@bluecollartradesman715]

I am a Canadian X-90 owner. I get lots of stares and honks. I have received multiple offers at gas stations lol

[@clintcowan9424]

That's crazy. But of course I want a Subaru sambar so I can't judge

[@onvamdimon2224]

So it will be stolen one day then

[@sambroughton5520]

1:40 "Trim so vivid it defies any attempt to think of a simile." Truly brilliant writing.

[@AMalas]

Help me I didn't get this and I wish I did

[@sambroughton5520]

@@AMalas A simile is a comparison. For example "Her hair was as golden as the sun." Or "This car drives like it's on rails." So he's basically saying the trim is so vivid it's impossible to think of something equally or even more vivid to which he could compare it. Which of course is absurd. This combined with Clarkson nearly always using similes to describe a car is what makes it funny. Yet it also does the job of still telling the viewer that the trim is incredibly vivid.

[@AMalas]

@@sambroughton5520 yeah I knew what a simile is, I think was just digging too far, as if someone is saying "you know what I mean" and it's something dirty, but yeah that makes sense!

[@tobuslieven]

That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen. I want one.

[@RundFyrkant]

He's still around you know.

[@Dan2257]

You better put some mods for offroad

[@elta6241]

That’s car buying today in a nutshell.

[@matts1166]

I had a friend that engine swapped one. Apparently, you can VERY easily engine swap this with a 4-cylindar Chevy Blazer. The engine mounts don't need to be changed and the Suzuki transfer case will bolt up to the Chevy parts. Without messing with the Chevy engine you'll get 60% more HP. Do a few simple mods to it and you'll more than double your original HP.

[@armedbrit493]

Lets be real, this was a 2 seater cross over in 1997. This was waaaaay ahead of it's time.

[@handlesarefeckinstupid]

It was shit. WaaY ahead of its time. I remember laughing at these. A vitara, but with no use.

[@armedbrit493]

@@handlesarefeckinstupid No arguments there. Hairdressers car.

[@handlesarefeckinstupid]

@@armedbrit493 worse. It was useless at that as well.

[@celuiquipeut6527]

I had a GF who had one. My guilty pleasure was to borrow her car every chance i had. I loved that car.

[@user-bx6lf3pb4v]

@@handlesarefeckinstupid Like 99% of modern cross over city SUVs. So yeah, ahead of its time

[@JossRickard]

Clarkson *Makes fun of hairdressers and other haircuts while sporting that monstrosity afro*

[@LedplimmyXD]

It's a mullet

[@Big_Black_Dick]

😂 a afro lol 😅

[@alexander1485]

@@LedplimmyXD no, theres no business at the front, theres only party all around

[@ericbeltrami2718]

the part where Jeremy's interviewing the designer of the Suzuki X90... I was laughing my ass off. I believe the designer might have been drinking earlier... Yes somebody was definitely on the bottle of the good stuff.

[@tiberiusclaudiusnerogermanicis]

Whats that? SMA follow on milk?

[@timb4373]

That's his daughter lol

[@redneckredcoat]

Brilliant !!! Thanks for posing this. That's my old 4 door Vitara. I was almost a whole day just to film the 20 second clip of mine & my friend's soft top making the back drop and the clips in the field. JC played the fart game with his producer, camera man & sound guy. From their reactions in an open field, he's quite good at it.

[@GTMQ8]

I actually drove this car often 16 years ago. My uncle had one and he lent it to my mom for a while when she was between cars. Clarkson pretty much described it very accurately. The one we had was red so at least it presents a little bit better than the one in the video.

[@roddydykes7053]

These when lightly used and cheap must’ve been so fun. But I guess everything 90s and small is only in comparison to the behemoths of today

[@paianis]

3:22 He went down the exact same dirt track in the Family Car 2000 episode of Clarkson's Car Years.

[@somegoodfella]

But this time, he didn't do the school run with his offroad car

[@CheapBastard1988]

Nicely close to home.

[@markwright3161]

It also made me think of the Peugeot drivers episode of Top Gear, May went straight in the 407.

[@JonnyJayJonson]

Spiritual predecessor to the BMW X6 as stupidest 4x4 ever.

[@geddy1972]

and all the other x type bmws that have been made !

[@d31zzz_]

geddy1972 how

[@Mamsaturatdevoi]

@@d31zzz_ Don't try to find logic in haters :) No modern car can be as ridiculous as the X-90, because they all at least have areas where they shine over competitors and a reason to exist. The thing about cars is, most people who do no value their strengths automatically just assume they have none, because they're not important to them. That's not a bad product, it's just not designed for you.

[@Nick-ue7iw]

@@d31zzz_ Because an "off road" car build on a car platform is like taking your $5 wal-mart special boots to climb mount everest. They are blobs of metal that handle worse then cars, are slower then cars, cost more then cars, and are bought by people with no sense of imagination. They are the ultimate "lifestyle vehicle"

[@d31zzz_]

Nick well my dad used to have an 08 X5, it handled well for its size, was comfortable and decently fast but it was a bit over priced. It was good off-road but it died when a stone got propelled from the road and cracked the engine bay.

[@becgilson1]

I love the bashing. I have an x90 and somehow this car does suck but somehow it’s just awesome at the same time.

[@TommyGun1979]

Hi Rebecca! Could you please tell me, from an owner point of view, what are the characteristics that suck versus those that make this car awesome?

[@wumbosaurus9121]

@@TommyGun1979 it's like driving a tic tac, but it's bouncy and fun

[@TommyGun1979]

@@wumbosaurus9121 HAHAHA!!! A funny bouncy Tic Tac ride!!! Good one!

[@corvairkid17]

Acceleration and top speed. I had a geo tracker, 85mph downhill with a tailwind. Had it on two wheels a few times too.

[@Johnnywhamo]

@Acoustic02 _ LOL you sick fuck

[@ChopStickZero]

The car is somehow hidiously adorable and I have no idea why but I would love to own one, it just looks fun. Put a little supercharger on the 1.6 and youve got an offroader, cabrio and a zippy little bugger. Or imagine one with an electric motor, you could probabily use a pair of 9V from the local gas station to power it :) .

[@darthkek1953]

Just remove the floor-wells and use your feet Flintstone style.

[@YoureWrongImRightGetOverIt]

If you get one thats outside of the US they are great. If you live in the US parts are hard to get as Suzuki pulled out of the American market a long time ago, not many mechanics are familiar with them. The head gaskets tend to blow quite often, even with head studs, not sure how it would hold up with a super charger on it. Rear axle clips are extremely weak and have a tendency to break, entire axle comes out while driving down the road, had 3 of them do this. Used to work at a dealership long long ago

[@YoureWrongImRightGetOverIt]

I should also note that Japan requires you to replace your engine at roughly 30,000 miles so replacement Suzuki engines for these can be had on ebay fairly cheap if you need a low mileage engine for the swap.

[@grantscowen1308]

@@YoureWrongImRightGetOverIt why on earth do they make you change your engine at that low of a mileage?

[@zeroyon4562]

@@grantscowen1308 They don't, I don't know where he got that from.

[@JasmineMaryLouise]

There’s a purple X-90 parked in my local Lidl which has been there since the dawn of time I now see why it has been deserted

[@Biker_Gremling]

I learned to drive in a Vitara. Also crassed it, drifted it, off-roaded it and was the one that killed it at ~235 000km. The most fun and scariest to drive vehicle.

[@asfandmunawar]

Jeremy Clarkson is truly a legend, no one can do it better than him

[@philclarke7712]

Sad news....this particular fine example was scrapped in 2009. 😭 N168 OUF may you rust in peace.

[@surrealtom1437]

RIP

[@ianb9729]

At 03:55 was anyone else thinking "Go on, drive into it!" Can't think why... but that was yet to come

[@RobHeathers]

I had a turquoise one of these in 2006. Lovely city car; great in the winter; vinyl/leatherette interior was slick/comfy. I just wish it had a larger gas tank.

[@trippyfra6051]

Wanna feel old? The car design just got married

[@AlektronPrime]

It is a Mazda 121 of the era on stilts ;)

[@zeroyon4562]

My girlfriend had one of these back in the day. Absolutely dreadful! I remember if it had more than about 20-25 psi in the tyres it would feel like it was going to bounce off the road!

[@joesmith9216]

LOL!

[@2steaksandwiches665]

They had these as Red Bull promotional cars in the late 90s at my college

[@johnnash8580]

Really! Cool

[@4r391]

It would be a cool/funny Grand Tour special if the three of them picked a vehicle (like in this video) they gave a good review to 30 years ago and see how well the car has or has not held up.

[@flixeyt]

4:47 that's Hammond, isn't it?

[@wody21]

You mean Emily Clarkson? :)

[@scratchresistant]

i like how he is making fun of bad hair cuts.

[@MrThestang70]

My friend had one, I agree with most of.what Jezza said, except to quote James May "it was a plucky little car" it got along great on the road.

[@Heizenberg32]

I owned both the Geo Tracker, which the x90 was kind-of-sort-of based on, and the Metro. Both of those are somewhat rare in the US. The X90 even more so. I loved both of them. The Metro was the only way I managed make a 50 mile commute for a minimum wage job actually work out. The Tracker let me do a very fun gig for the US Census that would have otherwise required a big, lifted, off-road vehicle. My Metro's run came to an end when a drunk driver broadsided me going 50+ MPH. It was crushed like a soda can, but I made it out with only some bruises. I appreciate that, because it could have been much worse. The Tracker met it's fate off-roading, which was a fitting end for it. I tried to cross a "puddle" that ended up being 4 feet deep, and it sunk down to level of the hood before getting stuck. After a long walk I found someone kind enough to help pull it out. I was even able to drive it home that day. But being submerged in muddy water for several hours (with the engine still running for much of the time) took it's toll. Components failed one by one over the next few days and weeks, until I had to accept it was done for. Being older now I would not buy either of those cars as a daily driver. But as a second vehicle? Hell yeah!

[@lesliegratton7539]

Actually, the X-90 is the Samurai with a coupe body. and it was (and is) one of the most reliable cars that I have owned. Jack Flash (yes I named him) was my daily driver for many years before I got him lifted and now we go off roading in places the Jeeps can't go. I love my little x-90 and I can assure you that I am not nor have I ever been a hair dresser. Just because a car is small and does not have the horsepower to launch it self into low earth orbit does not mean that it isn't a great car and a really fun ride!

[@TheNeshkey]

You've got to love it when car designers share the creative process behind their masterpiece!

[@Globetrotter-1]

My 85-year old mother owned the Suzuki X90 for many years. She loved it! 🙂

[@parkerbanken1831]

There’s still no car made like the x90….best small coupe of the 90s? Reliable 4x4 Suzuki

[@sharpfalcon6196]

On the 2002-2015 series of Top Gear, after the two other presenters (Richard Hammond and James May) mention the X-90, Jeremy says that they filmed the last part of the review at night because he wouldn't be seen in it.

[@JurgHurg]

3:26 I thought that was going to break into the Postman Pat theme

[@PeteCswampy]

love the fax. bring it back.

[@aluwanimoyo4093]

Saw one TODAY for the first time ever - thats why I'm on this video. It's a bit ridiculous - but expect this shape to make a comeback in the next three years. They are doing all sorts of weird crap these days - my money is on BMW making something like this.

[@ixd7ev254]

I can only HOPE you are right! I got my 1997 X90 a few months ago, with only 100K on her. I don't think Pansy will last the rest of my life, but I would NEVER choose to drive any thing else again! I've had 'em all. 60's T-birds, 70's muscles, Citroen, Jimmy, Westfalias, pick-ups, 18 wheelers. This girl's got it all! Tows yer other toys, has no winter issue, no summer issue, no parking issue, no gas mileage issue, no threatening electronic nightmare (so far - but I certainly would have preferred manual windows and locks). For marathon road trips, she'll probably just hitch hike on big bro RV.

[@CynicalBastard511]

I could totally see BMW making an X-Roadster and saying that's it's the world's first 4x4 roadster, except that Suzuki made it first in 1996 with the X-90.

[@thecreativeprocess8838]

I am replying to you from the future. Such comeback hasn't happened yet. Ah, careful btw... 2020 is going to be a crazy year

[@ARocketTaco]

@@thecreativeprocess8838 I am replying to you from the future. WHAT DID YOU KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T!?

[@mustsilm]

No door pockets in 1996. My bro 1982 Audi had 4 pockets.

[@torstenscholz6243]

No door pockets, radio an option, power steering and electric windows considered luxury: Isn't it stunning how much car equipment has evolved within the past 25-30 years?

[@roddydykes7053]

Saw one of these on my street the other day. Bit rusty around the wheel wells but looked solid. It’s a shame there aren’t more left

[@roberttucker805]

No, it's a shame there are any left.

[@supercruiser4925]

The designer did a good interview, she articulated how it came to be.

[@justdev8965]

He said "the fax I received today" 😂😂😂 god I forgot that existed once

[@thesaltycarpenter5245]

We owned a Suzuki SX4. That thing was a beast! Unstoppable in the snow

[@KanishQQuotes]

The show is amazing Car shows these days are so devoid of humour

[@austinpetemo]

Regular car reviews?

[@fomalhaut86]

It is called political correctness.

[@Psych0technic]

Clarkson and the gang had an amazing run for many years. But all good things must come to an end sooner or later, unfortunately.

[@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers]

@@austinpetemo imo pretty hit or miss recently, it's like post-ban wave Reddit: The Motoring Programme nowadays

[@ironwolfF1]

Clarkson was the canary in the coal mine...his "un-PC'ness' eventually earned him the ire of the Lefty / woke BBC leadership and...he got the heave-ho. And then they came for Dr Who...

[@davidsolanof5888]

The young version of Clarkson...... What a legend

[@FIXTREME]

Someone at Suzuki saw the Honda DelSol and thought "We *must* make a dune buggy like this!"

[@torstenscholz6243]

It really looks like they inflated a DelSol. 🤣🤣

[@internetnavigatora2823]

Say what you want, this car design's had balls that we wish modern cars had.

[@declan2775]

Even if you don't like it, it makes you feel something, and I'd rather feel anything than the indifference I have to a lot of boring modern designs

[@Redmenace96]

I love T-top removable roofs. They persist in certain iterations. Had a Honda DelSol, too briefly. idk. it is badass.

[@celuiquipeut6527]

I had a x90 in 2002 and i really miss it. It was a real 4wd. And su0er fun to drive. Specially in winter. Also in trafic.

[@paspax]

Real men eat their quiche with chips and salad.

[@sheldonmackinnon3755]

I have owned 3 suzuki x90s .it's a convertible in the summer and a 4x4 in the winter...suzuki make a very reliable vehicle. I've never been left on the side of the road....my 2006 grand vitara is the best .....id buy a new suzuki before a Honda or toyota....

[@PanzergrauModels]

As a Jimny owner I agree :)

[@FlorinC1984]

This is officially the coolest episode of any automotive TV show EVER! And the car is actually not bad either. They were quite well built (it is a damn Vitara underneath!), they have developed a cult following AND THEIR PRICES ARE GOING UP! I would love to have one, it would be the sensation of the office parking lot. Something like a Civic Del Sol, I reckon.

[@JowoHD]

waited to watch this AFTER i bought mine, still love it. 1997 purple RWD 5 speed with 16k miles

[@marcusdamberger]

Geez, did they drive it for one year and then just park it away some place, that's amazing low miles! I bet it still feels 'new'. Or did they let it rot outside and get sun burnt, faded interior, or rusted from being someplace wet?

[@JowoHD]

@@marcusdamberger nope, was owned by an old lady from new until 2016, previous owner bought it off her with 12k. there's some surface rust on the suspension and brakes and a little paint fade on the roof but apart from that it's mint, interior is perfect

[@marcusdamberger]

@@JowoHD Amazing find, I hope it was not too astronomical, or the previous owner way too enthusiastic about pricing. After all, it's still a 20+ year old vehicle that no one knows about or considered significant. It sounds like a nice toy to have slash time machine.

[@JowoHD]

@@marcusdamberger it was a pretty decent price, the owner also threw in some spare parts and such. i appreciate the kind words :P

[@pascaldebeste]

Ive had a baleno gtx from 2002 now dead but i was stunned that almost every interior piece is the same as that old car

[@parrotraiser6541]

Combines the performance, handling and roadholding of a small SUV with the practicality and load-carrying capacity of a small sports car.

[@deaiscarlet]

I once drove one when my swift was in for maintenance. Had lots of fun in it but the chance of tipping the car was very much a possibility when going through the corners a bit too fast. I enjoyed the swift Gti-loner even more. Suzuki had some crazy cars that time.

[@Redmenace96]

Really? You were close to tipping in a good part of your high speed maneuvers? That happened? (or you imagined? you worried?)

[@grandwaha]

I had a brand new Geo Tracker in 96 95 hp with a 5 speed. I bent the Unibody offroad. It was so slow and still great fun. I always thought the X-90 was cool looking

[@tomruotsalainen5909]

The frame on the 96 was a full ladder frame not unibody

[@gerardhoey-fj1fr]

Just realised that this was the first real crossover.

[@davidritchie3801]

Always liked the 'look' of these, you couldn't help but notice when one drove by! Maybe too ahead of it's time. Remember this pre-dates the 'wacky' designs of the Smart car, the Cube, the iQ etc. With some updates/revisions (electric even?) it might be much more accepted today!

[@G-raverobber]

despite being old here he looks like he just got a degree and is smoking pot at night

[@Speedbird7771]

I saw an X-90 the first time in my life today. I didn’t know what it was, I open KZbin to watch people fails, and this video is a suggested video!!🤯 speak about coincidence!

[@Con3811]

skip to 4:33 for final results.

[@trailsdetails4061]

My neighbour has one of these in purple. Considering how nowadays so many people drive in boring, dime in a dozen SUV's it actually looks quite interesting

[@solomioist]

This car has a bigger engine then most of the modern cars in this price range (1,6l Vs 1l)

[@evilmario6061]

THAN

[@20tea]

I just got an x90 from my brother. Plan to lift it for offroad fun! Parts are hard to come by, so I plan to check for sidekick/tracker parts and my kids lego collection.

[@luvr381]

On Top Gear, when Richard Hammond turned a Vitara into a police car, Jeremy called it a hairdresser's car.

[@talonleevon7929]

now i want one...

[@e36fanatics]

there is one for sale in my country on auction and i had never seen car like this before it made me want it LOL

[@FannyLerouxTime]

God, i remember bbc world when i was growing up, its what the teachers used to record during the night in the chance that they might be able to wheel in the VCR player and small tv the next day in school to distract us for a bit.

[@Johnnywhamo]

I had one of these, I "inherited" from my brother. At first |I was embarrassed to be driving it as it was the only car I had at the time but in a few short months I came love that little thing. You took the roof off put it in 4WD and while underpowered overall GD that thing would go anywhere.

[@popindosin228]

4:32 that's exactly why I'm watching this video right now.

[@AmityPost]

I actually really want one of these. Rwd, manual, just slide around on dirt roads at the speed limit. I like that it has no roof. I like that it isn't very fast. And I like looking at it. It makes me smile. If James May can love a Fiat Panda, I can love the x90. But hey, I'm glad no one else does because they aren't easy to find.

[@Rob-fc9wg]

4:55. Cute little Emily Clarkson.

[@TMB247]

I had a Subaru Brat (Loved it) when in College ... the X-90 would be just fine for a College student as well.

[@louiewatson9389]

Put Ford Crown Victoria springs and shocks on it and you can fit some nice large tires under it. A tough little 4x4. Always wanted one of these ever since I first saw one. It's just the answer to a question nobody asked.

[@mikereseigh]

After seeing one for the first time at the car dealership I worked at I said. What the hell is that? All Suzukis at the time had plastic coverings across the rocker panel that were nearly impossible to remove.

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

There's one of these for sale in Tulsa now. Asking price is more than when it was new and it has 101k miles on it.

[@oggyoggy1299]

Like a Ford Capri for Noddy.

[@TheTarrMan]

I loved it when cars had those Technicolor interior incerts. 1:43

[@torstenscholz6243]

Yeah, me too, it doesn't get more 90s than that.

[@e.hutchence-composer8203]

Even the old old Top Gear is more entertaining that the current one.

[@socksumi]

Were these something for the European market? I don't ever recall seeing these in Canada.

[@UOcUKBoomy]

Just picked up a 4x4 one for some Winter hacking (if it gets bad). Is in Silver, too :D

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

Ah that was Jeremys daughter! Just realized that now :-) @4:37

[@michaelbrinks8089]

0 - 0:13 I wonder how much help some 1 or 2 inch wheel spacers, creating a wider stance would be? Put on 4, two inch thick steel (not aluminum) wheel spacers for a wider stance and do the same test....Or a combination of wider offset wheels with wheel spacers and just add some fender flares.

[@MorrisDugan]

I saw one of these a few days ago, with the badges removed. It looked familiar, but I couldn't remember what it was.

[@Shaheer4771]

My dad used to own one. His was manual. He said if you got over the looks it was actually kinda fun,

[@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers]

I've only seen them re-registered into tractors here in Sweden

[@MonkeyHunch1]

Are those the cars that are restricted to 30 mph that young teenagers can drive?

[@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers]

@@MonkeyHunch1 yeah, except they're restricted to 30 KM/H. Way back those A-tractors or EPA-tractors used to be fully rebuilt Volvo Duetts with twin gearboxes, short gear ratios, very short rear ends and no rear suspension at all with painful registration processes.

[@MonkeyHunch1]

@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers Thanks for the reply. I had seen the old Volvos at some point in the past. These do seem like the perfect car for the job. Cheers from the UK.

[@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers]

@@MonkeyHunch1 cheers right back

[@julianlord2697]

The SJ410 was indeed fun. I just got a 1992 Suzuki Katana, a 1.0l 2WD version

[@satanonfire666]

much better then top gear these days

[@justsumguy2u]

It's short, stubby, and has a high profile (which means the wind will buffet it around)--there is no way I'd want to take that on the freeway. I bet 80 mph in one of those would be terrifying

[@ジヤンスニヨ]

KZbin recommend me this in 2020 August!

[@michi-eke]

why do I have to get two unskippable ads of Alfa Romeo Junior and Lancia y

[@mattfraile9325]

Is that his real daughter ?

[@bid84]

Matt Fraile no his real daughter has curly denim hair

[@R33Racer]

Yes that really is his eldest daughter.

[@georgejacob3162]

Yep. His daughter Emily.

[@HartyBiker]

So today I found out that Clarkson is so tall he needed to buy 2 vitaras just so he could fit inside

[@mattmayo3539]

“In a fax they sent me today” 😂

[@thecreativeprocess8838]

That line aged just as well as the car