Old Top Gear - Vauxhall Frontera

Jeremy Clarkson tests the all new 4x4 from Vauxhall - the Frontera. Taken from season 14, episode 20.

[@thecellm8tube]

how is that possible Clarkson looked 50 even 30 years ago

[@mrbrown2186]

Go to Specsavers, it doesn't even look like his bollocks have dropped in this video.

[@gabrielvieira6529]

Lol

[@TheMentalblockrock]

he couldn't drive 30 years ago either- kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3-pc4hjecdnjZY gets 4x4 stuck, what a wally!

[@pablojones5613]

It's a combination of the fact that he is British, he is sporting a permed mullet, and he loves his durries.

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@@pablojones5613 Clarkson's curly hair is due to having a black ancestor and what are "durries"?

[@briansergeant]

This would turn out to be the last car he'd ever ride on Top Gear 24 years later. His final words in Top Gear were "thank you Vauxhall"!

[@BSS22193]

I remember the last word he said in his Vauxhall Frontera with the peniswheels on Top Gear was "I HATE WORKING ON TOP GEAR" after that i never saw Jeremy in Top Gear again.

[@plasmaty]

@Ellis Williams making shit up

[@GALERI_GPIB]

@Ellis Williams lol, he is not fired because of that. About that Argentina number plate dispute is still disputable, and to fire jeremy clarkson, the One who make BBC goes abroad even to my country, Indonesia, that would be stupidity.

[@GALERI_GPIB]

And what they did was indeed stupidty. There's none among BBC programm back then that would make BBC known throughout the world. Beside david attenborough obviously.

[@GALERI_GPIB]

@Moto Ro I don't know, but the first BBC channel that landed on Indonesian Television Channels was BBC2, and the most watched was Top Gear, aside from David Attenbrough ofc.

[@BradTheThird]

0:34 The Eighth "Doctor Who" we never got...

[@jaggass]

nearly 25 years later he would drive a frontera sport again in half this time

[@cockle0979]

It's probably because the original Frontera in the clip above didn't have 'grippy penis wheels'...

[@CBear77]

And half the car..

[@iantownsend500]

That was a fantastic episode

[@jaggass]

@obi wan No.

[@georgepeg6167]

@@iantownsend500 last episode unfortunately

[@mrraspoetin]

British steel that explains the rust on Vauxhalls /Opel

[@rokas6823]

+mrraspoetin u mean vauxhalls, opels are german

[@x0xDarthWyylokx0x]

+Rokas Kairys They are the same cars....

[@tomforrest7814]

+mrraspoetin Vauxhall dont rust really the very old ones maybe but all old cars do these are pretty much rust proof

[@yanuchiuchiha2210]

@x0xDarthWyylokx0x They are the same designs, but not the same cars (Opels are made by Germans in Germany with German steel)

[@this_is_a_tiny_town]

All steel rusts, no matter where it comes from. It's the design and build quality of the car that dictates how quickly it does.

[@kelly00000111111]

Jeremy needs to bring back his clothing style from the 90's

[@Jam-J-Rambo]

Tax due 1st April 2002. No record of MOT. R.I.P Frontera Sport 😢

[@ThomasCollectables]

Registered in 1991 though, so it did alright.

[@ColGaming]

Probably in Africa somewhere

[@marines081]

@@ColGaming Poland for spare parts :P

[@jimmy1395]

Probably turned into a cube due to the huge British scrappage schemes.

[@jamesknightvo]

Surprised it lasted that long, tbh. Vauxhall's rarely make it to their teens without devouring vast sums of money.

[@edwardburek1717]

As the slogan says, Vauxhall - British Brand since 1903. (owned by foreigners since 1925.)

[@richardhammer187]

2020 - yep, they're still going with that shit. It's well known Vauxhall was the GM (American) of the UK for MANY years!

[@SMlFFY85]

Yeah that slogan irritates me too, it's probably to attract the elderly Brexit crowd.

[@markrichards636]

@@SMlFFY85 Remoan....

[@markaylott1780]

I have a 1996 holden frontera sport which is exactly the same, exept the rear suspension IS coil. It has 330,000 k's on the clock, has a 2ltr engine and gets 10.5 ltrs per 100 k's. It weighs 1.7 tonnes, handles like a sports car, well for a 4x4 anyway. It's very capable off road and I don't mean just dirt roads. Steep rocky hills are no problem but due to the lack of power isn't very good in sand. It may not be quick or fast but it's a 4x4, not a race car. I have owned toyota landcruisers and nissan patrols and my little frontera compares very favorably, to the point where I have owned it for 13yr and it was10yrs old when I bought it. I have driven it from one side of australia and back with out any problems and it's still going strong. I love my little "tera"

[@deloreanman14]

That diesel engine sounds like a full-size truck. Nice to see that technology has improved over the years.

[@Runeakb]

Yeah it the four banger 2.3 diesel from the Carlton/Omega. Refined as a piece of farm equipment.

[@PresidentCamacho2024]

well,. it couldn't get any worse! :D

[@syxepop]

I thought that was a (commercial truck engine specialist) Cummins-built medium duty (US category 5-6) diesel truck engine. I have heard worse in those...

[@oddities-whatnot]

I like the old diesel engines before DPF filters and EGR valves were fitted. Emissions aside, they seemed a lot tougher and more reliable. I bought a ten year old Peugeot 106 XND for a thousand quid. Slow and noisy but I loved the agricultural nature of it, and enjoyed trouble free motoring in it for two years.

[@this_is_a_tiny_town]

Rune, it was fitted in the Bedford CF van too.

[@Lenoch_]

"tasteful upholstery"

[@MrMarty77]

Today's car reviewers could learn a lot from this

[@d-d-i]

This was the last car which was fitted with Opel CIH-engine (the 2.4 petrol version, C24NE), an engine family which was manufactured between 1965 - 1998. Over 30 years it was the main big segment engine in Opels and later, on Vauxhall lineup. On 1998, Frontera got into second generation and the ancient CIH-engine was dropped and replaced with 2.2 liter Ecotec-engine.

[@sharpfalcon6196]

The 2.2 Ecotec engine is shared by: -the Opel/Vauxhall Astra -the Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220 -the Opel/Vauxhall Zafira and Subaru Traviq and other GM branded cars like the Chevrolet HHR.

[@GODOFHELLFIRE3]

I like the 5-door diesel. It gurgles and grumbles like a tractor, it's a brutish, manly noise.

[@jigrodrigues]

Agreed, it sounds like a diesel should

[@danielladd10]

Yanuchi Uchiha he said BRUTish, meaning it sounds like a BRUTE

[@robholloway6829]

Is there anything more manly than formal, hot drink consuming world conquerors? Just asking.

[@MrRohanThomas]

lmfao

[@niceguy6694]

Yanuchi Uchiha we do🖕🏼

[@edim108]

Leaf springs are a big flaw if you drive it mainly on the roads, but as someone who lives in a forest and carries a lot of heavy stuff in the boot, I can say that Leaf springs are a good choice for Off Road Car, except for things like rock crawling, because then you need a lot of flexibility so that you get as much grip as possible and with leaf springs you don't get that. For Mudd, Sands or just carrying heavy stuff, they are a better option than coil overs, because they are stupidly simple- a slab of steel that holds the wheel in one place. It's really hard to break Leafsprings offroad while Coil Overs are much more delicate.

[@chetmanley8755]

Now I miss my 1990 Amigo, ran it ragged through the south Florida swamps and it never let me down.

[@SMlFFY85]

Those wheel looks so much better on a 4x4 than the nasty 22" rims and low profile tyres they put on them today.

[@ResistsAcez]

Not sure of the differences between the Vauxhall and Holden, but I own the 1995 Holden Frontera 2L 4cl and it is awesome! Sure, I had to remove the plastic roof and everything in the back end to get any power out of it, but it just keeps going. Takes beating after beating, both offroad and on. Handles awesome and isn't TOO bad on fuel.

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

I remember looking at the vauxhall brochure and the frontera tipped the bill with its 210ps 3.2 v6 doing 14mpg urban!

[@4wdsome444]

They are the same car but they arent any good after 120,000 miles they are knackered

[@MrRohanThomas]

@@charlesmacgilchrist3648The rangerovers at this time used to get 9 MPG and sometimes even below that

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

It was sold as an Isuzu here in the states . Isuzu is not a favored brand here .

[@nickz4993]

I’m going to name my child Hank J. Dieselburger III

[@turbofunnychannel9993]

1997 Frontera sport owner here. Had this car for 3-4 months and i really like it. Although its been seriously neglected by its previous owners causing it to have many issues needing fixed its great fun. Once i eventually get it fully restored and in proper running order with a few modifications here and there it's going to turn out as a great car!

[@adamsramek]

What engine are you running? What is the best option?

[@turbofunnychannel9993]

@@adamsramek Mine is a 2.0 litre petrol. If you're asking about what engine is the best then honestly I'm not sure. I'd love to say the bigger the better because this 2 litre doesn't really have much power. But all engines will have their issues so do some proper research first I suppose.

[@chilman6461]

Thanks for taking the time to put this on

[@carbonitegamorrean8368]

Have always loved the Amigo

[@anothersucker-Youcantfixstupid]

what a hair style.

[@afrohippy6910]

"even a granny could handle this no problem at all..."😭😂😂

[@andrewcameron1465]

7:36 fuck me sounded like he started a leyland minibus lol

[@mediapark101]

It's fascinating mapping the metamorphosis of public school sounding Jeremy to "Jezza". He's about a quarter of the way along here.

[@zanemurcha9742]

The other half was completed in 2002.

[@1980sSportsMan]

I had one in 1996 and it never broke down, but one thing it was good at was rusting and off roading !!

[@adriankingdon3055]

That’s two things

[@FantomLightning]

"The only thing Japanese is the dash and 4WD system." So those are the only parts that won't break is what you're telling us...?

[@eliafranzini8038]

Yes and not

[@sutherlandA1]

It's an Isuzu assembled in the UK

[@noxscotchxtape]

No the engines are german

[@bandombeviews6035]

Ross Isaacs Have you ever owned a German car lol?

[@noxscotchxtape]

@@bandombeviews6035 yes

[@PattyRusts]

We had a frontera at the croft. Was great for crappy jobs and kept us going for years. Replaced it with a defender and welder.

[@tonystamford]

I had the diesel estate about 20 years ago, great car, had it for years and did many many miles in it, never let us down once. Was a bit noisy and thirsty though, but fuel was cheap in those days so we didn't care...

[@northernninjarunner5506]

I had one of these in the same colour. Brilliant fun

[@davidbradley387]

i had a sport in 1994 and it was fantastic off road, seriously good!

[@PaulA-zp7hn]

"tasteful upholstery" LOL. The car does look good for its age. From the outside of course.

[@2Str0k3]

And a 90's pontiac trans sport from the dash lol.

[@SCOTTMCKAY1982]

One of my old fav cars! :)

[@benj5386]

Professional grade car leaning from the start. He was destined to become a star.

[@grdprojekt]

The Frontera costed 12250 quid in this episode and Jezza bought it for that last episode TG thing for just 250 quid. Damn

[@stevekenilworth]

you be lucky to get a 3 cylinder 1.0 city car for that price these days new. 12k is a bargain for the amount car you get

[@ianbromehead1110]

Talks about it as a car, a 4x4, mentions the engines, the ride, the equipment, the space. A proper road test, informative and entertaining. He should go far this chap (with a haircut)

[@steely1neverwane]

The Japanese built Fronteras were tough units. They survive in the Aussie bush pretty darn good.

[@phillingham3167]

I had a late edition of the sport, loved it, the dashboard always had so many lights on it.... All the time, all warning 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gjmob]

I worked at a Holden dealer when the first generation were around and sold as a Holden Frontera with a 2.0lt petrol engine from a G.M. J series car. We used to call them Frontbummers.

[@JollyRogerTheDodger]

Phenomenal jumper.

[@jamieniche]

I actually owned a sport when I was 21. It never had any problems. My mates dad bought it from me about 15 years ago and it's still going strong now.

[@LethalJizzle]

I wish electric windows, electric door mirrors, electric moving seats, electric moving steering columns, electric moving sunroofs, electric moving everything were an optional extra on all cars, because all they do is break and cost a bomb to fix. Give me a handle and i'll do it myself for years with no problems.

[@martycrush6412]

Joshua Thiel I’ve got a 16 plate vw caddy with poverty spec. I get the piss taken out of me all the time about manual windows and bog standardness . I’ve had a stage 3 chip just done and my humble 1.6 turbo diesel now has 139BHP and over 234 lb of torque.

[@Simon-nk7ji]

Marty Crush Ooooo what a monster!!! 139bhp 😂 who brags about that shit?

[@cannonfodder4507]

@@Simon-nk7ji i mean it's a 1.6 diesel, that's quite a lot of power

[@tristan6509]

@@Simon-nk7ji my 2.5l l300 makes 80hp... that's quite impressive for am old VW...

[@CobnutVTS]

@@Simon-nk7ji more original than your probable corsa

[@overlord7512]

My dad had one of these back in the 1990s.. somebody tryed to shoot him outside a pub he sped away as they gave chase he hit a bridge flipped the car landed on its wheels and he sped off finding two bullets imbedded in the side door later.. true story.

[@bobsurrey6686]

Doubt it

[@overlord7512]

Go to ruchill in glasgow and ask anyone over 40 year Old what damaged the bridge at the golf course.. truth is crazier than fiction my friend.

[@TheRealD4]

He's rocking the same style as Daniel from the undateables, lol.

[@bandname]

That duster...

[@charleyzimmer2505]

And to think this would end up being the final vehicle he ever drove on top gear...

[@limpet7r63]

A mate of mine took a diesel one in PX against a car he was selling 8 years ago, with the idea of using it as a cheap green laning tool. He never got round to it, and it sat there ever since, completely uncovered and untouched through 8 winters, and was slowly sinking into the grass. His girlfriend finally had enough of the eyesore a couple of months back, and persuaded him to get rid. Scrap man offered him £100 to collect as it was, but we'd need to get it out on to the road. We put a charged battery on it, and it started after about 30 seconds of cranking, and drove itself out of the hole it was in, and on to the scrappy's recovery truck. Didn't sound much worse than the new one in the clip either, but it smoked a LOT more lol :-)

[@TheStan80]

nice jumper jez

[@x0xDarthWyylokx0x]

My mum had one of these. It was shit.

[@themamosians62]

My mate had one too, he said it was shit and very bad for rust

[@JDMz]

Only shit If you never looked after them. Still have one to this day at the farm. 678k miles😂

[@danielsheridan6875]

hahaha the 4 door sound like an old transit!! xD

[@Cheese_1337]

Daniel Sheridan yeah haha

[@pachy444]

Transit Di ... ? Yea noisey and probably the best van engine in the history of van engines.

[@yvlakhtionov]

indeed those days Jeremy was... a James ))))

[@stevedowney494]

I have owned 4 fronteras, 2 sports a 2.4 lbw and a 2.2 lbw with no issues at all and I still own a 1998 Transglobe Frontera sport in Velvet green 2.0 petrol

[@sheriff0017]

I was there when Mr Okinawa met Mr Fotherington Sorbet, it was epic.

[@PeaveyPV20]

7:35ish, sounds like a old tractor kicking over

[@KillanatorVids]

how old is this episode?

[@R1CH130]

Haha, brilliant. I've just bought one of these! a 1998 2.5 TDS LWB as a workhorse. Same engine you find in some actual Jeeps :-) Right old lump but will do the job I want it to do :-)

[@johnweelands3330]

I had the same big 90 Lt tank bullet Prof engine

[@ryanpham3308]

My cousins had something on this chassis, a 1998 Honda Passport. Proved reliable up to 182k, but it was rickety.

[@MarcusTDM]

The Frontera wasn’t known for its reliability, however it’s still probably a lot more reliable than a Range Rover of the same era!

[@richardhammer187]

Seem to remember it being consistently bottom of every reliability survey at the time!

[@MarcusTDM]

@@richardhammer187 yes and land rovers are now! 😂

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

I would only buy it for it's looks.

[@roadwarrior114]

My mom wants a 1st Gen Honda Passport (Same car as the 5 door Frontera) and a 1986-1993 regular cab Mazda B-Series. That's the perfect Japanese pickup/SUV combination, and I really like them too.

[@TheJuicyVlog]

I THINK WE'LL GO TO EASTBOURNE

[@poomarick3318]

The Juicy Vlog and meet with James May !!!?

[@alasdairnewlands9283]

He fucking does look like him 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@oof5992]

The Juicy Vlog Nice comment

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Jesus Christ, I’m screaming at this

[@scotty1004]

You got it

[@sticksman1979]

Always a style icon is Clarkson.

[@DAVIDE-bk8by]

That's some seriously high hair

[@gosst60]

i had the pertol short wheel base in that blue colour in 92/94, the roof leaked like a sive lol..changed it for the estate one, much better lol, chug chug rattle rattle lol,, ive a a Ranger Rover P38 since, best 4x4 ive ever owned.lol

[@ricardopinho7175]

I have 2 Opel (Vauxhall) Frontera (wagon) A (not the sport) 2.5 TDS... they are not bad...

[@Williamstanway]

"Tasteful upholstery" hahaha

[@deadkemper]

Clarkson going full on Partridge :D

[@johnnyboy3949]

Clarkson was so posh back then

[@PaoloTrianni]

Was Clarkson trying to get the Doctor Who rule?

[@t4oomf442]

I WAS JUST SIPPING MY PINT WHEN I READ THAT AND NEARLY SPAT IT EVERYWHERE CHEERZ

[@pachy444]

* role

[@CiniMini69]

Could any1 suggest where could I order a coat similar to the one Jeremy is wearing here?

[@maartenblokdijk]

Geat sweater!

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I prefer the 5 door diesel version, big boot, more rear passenger space, better economy and that legendary 4x4 capability whenever you want it.

[@ratlivesmatter125]

Just bought a 1996 sport 2.5 tds in showroom condition for 2 weeks salary. P. windows, a/c, easy to fix and real 4wd. These things will shoot up in value when people figure out these offroad better than their 2018 Rangy crap.

[@leehughes3608]

In your dreams.

[@Nigel_Gardiner]

Sweet! My diesel keeps going and going and going...320k and pulls like a train.

[@turbofunnychannel9993]

Im reading the comments and i see all the land rover and range rover lovers are very angry whenever they read a story about a frontera being a good, reliable car. Last winter we saved a land rover from certain death as it had slid into a ditch so we towed it out with the fronty. They didnt see we had a sticker on the side that said "one life, dont waste it fixing land rovers"

[@TheBluBalls]

That sweater can't be unseen.

[@Carmaker1]

Are you sure you have the right episode and season? Season 14 took place in 1985, while Season 25-26 is 1991.

[@dario1476]

What's the song on 5:05 pls tell me?

[@sharpfalcon6196]

"The Mountain" by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.

[@ianwatson3315]

The ozone..what happened about that scare🤔

[@ianmoir2681]

It was acid rain and a new ice age before that lol

[@MrDOWNARD]

lol leaf springs

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

1:17 nice old Nissan Sunny. 🌞

[@heartwilson.8943]

Nice jumper .

[@KanishQQuotes]

I actually like how it looks

[@thfreakinacage]

Oh the good old days where school bus fabric was "tasteful upholstery" :P

[@Devilsfan3332]

My dad had a US market version of this car..Gave him 115,000 miles of good service before dropping its gearbox

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Typical Isuzu dies at 6 figures , he got a good one

[@Nigel_Gardiner]

Got a diesel here that keeps going! 320k so far.

[@Tamza17]

I'm getting the 1996 frontera sport tomorrow!

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Happy retro motoring 👌

[@junior1138]

Nice motors, but as I recall, the bodywork was water soluble.

[@nicom4996]

His face when he started the diesel car. Hahahaha

[@stankov6395]

if you see jips in that years and now they are so changed :)

[@-BuddyGuy]

I haven't seen one of these in years. i.e. They has some kind of terminal reliability problem. Plenty of old Toyotas knocking around

[@Nigel_Gardiner]

Every year I see fewer and fewer....my old diesel keeps passing MOTs and just passed 320k so I just keep my fingers crossed and keep driving it.

[@gaelletorres5967]

Oh my god Jérémy Clarkson IS young ! It's so funny !!! Opel frontera or vauxhall the best

[@applejuice5272]

"Hammond! I'm doing 1,000,000 mph! I don't like it!"

[@zippy963]

Susan Boyle wearing Alan Partridge sports casual. A Partridge for all seasons.

[@lpoevo7158]

yes go yumpy

[@ccaesar1690]

I have frontera sport 2.0 benzin. , its a very good cat , off road is best but i need a good tires ... Nice car

[@bodgehubbard4908]

Love his posh voice 😂

[@jasonlavelle3293]

Back when Clarkson did as he was told

[@daemonx867]

7:32 that’s music for my hears

[@MGBetts1]

This is the real posh speaking Clarkson, instead of the fake "one of the lads" persona.

[@DeathEgg666]

His accent is different I can’t argue that but he’s never one of the lads, always above everyone else lol don’t get me wrong I’m not slagging him off I think he’s hilarious. But never ‘one of the lads’!

[@mattludlam2194]

Everyone on Tv talked like this back then. You had to speak good and proper to get a job on tele, especially at the BBC

[@mrbrown2186]

Posh? He came from a working class family in Doncaster who came in to money from his mother and father's hard work, not had it handed to them. They were skint when he was very young and ended up not doing bad for themselves. They didn't have any of the money or privileges that his rich ancestors had. Clarkson is about as posh as a Gregg's steak bake.

[@James-yy4vl]

@@mrbrown2186 if you believe that you’ll believe anything

[@manchesterisred99]

@@mrbrown2186 😂😂😂😂😂

[@curtisjohnston6649]

The 3.5 hammered holden frontera

[@tyronechatley5429]

That fkn hair lol 😂

[@underdog7122]

good old daysss............

[@4wdsome444]

25mpg isn’t bad my 2008 Volvo XC90 gets 14

[@tbrowniscool]

My three ton ambulance gets 37mpg. Stick that in your sports exhaust Mr kawasaki!

[@ZonkedCompanion]

That's Volvo for you. My "eco" 1.6 S40 from 2009 drinks about 20mpg!