Hosting My First Ever Driving Tour! [10 Cars Through Portugal]

[@sheep1928]

I have been a part of such a trip. Maybe some suggestions, mostly for the fast driving sections. 1. Have a lead car, which is always doing the exact speed limit (or a bit faster if the driver is confident enough), cars behind will brake to a stop, wait 30s and then try to catch up. Lead car can be one car or rotate every 1h etc. 2. Have a person who is always a map reader/spotter on the trip. The spotter is on the passenger seat of the lead car and will alert about the cars coming, police, pot holes, debris, animals etc over the radio. 3. Take a radio/walkie talkie with an external on antenna which can be mounted on the car using magnets or something along those lines. Then the range will be up to 5km.

[@Pommily87]

Point 1 sounds terrible. Otherwise 👌

[@MontyStreet]

Hello one and all and welcome to the comments section

[@thepurplesband]

Great to see everyone breaking the law in the opening segment by overtaking where not allowed. Good one.

[@MontyStreet]

@@thepurplesband I don’t know Sam, nor was I on the tour but the first clip shows one car, so not sure what you infer by the ‘everyone’ comment ? And then secondly, isn’t the overtake complete before the sign and also before the solid white line on the road ?

[@aumenarys]

Do comment that on every video from now on!

[@shantieshprakhul3889]

@@thepurplesband the lads had a great time , that's all that matters

[@I_am_Jesus_though]

​@@thepurplesband you sound like a 10 year old. Plus, he got in there before the line started

[@JoshSmith93]

Love the back and forth style of this video with your commentary on it all. Great format for road trip videos!

[@ahnafazmain3747]

Well since Top Gear is no more, Sam you are our only hope.❤❤

[@davidfernandes7254]

This could easily be a 1 hour special, it was that good. Amazing footage and format. Thank you, for visiting Portugal once again. Can't wait to see the next trip.

[@scalecrawlnl]

Total gem of a video, thank you very much. Amazing scenery and thank you for incorporating the viewers on your first STG Family run. Well done: planned, announced, performed, congratulations!

[@Charles24122]

That 30 second sequence from 20:25 to 20:55 is absolutely perfect.

[@filipesantiago2182]

Sam, I really loved this video. Being a Portuguese car enthusiast, I’ve driven many of the roads featured in the video. I love the roads in the interior of Alentejo and the Serra da Estrela nature park. I do not own a super car, but I can tell you those roads are just as exciting (and maybe more demanding) in my Diesel Volvo XC90. Keep up the great content!

[@thatorakometsi4988]

I’ve said it and I’ll say it again. This is the best automotive YT channel in the world !

[@pkl8811]

Highly doubt it.

[@pistonburner6448]

Shouldn't that be the logic of convoy driving: -It's better that the lead goes too fast than too slow -People follow according to their comfort levels, those who want to go slow stay at the back of the convoy -The lead slows down every once in a while. This is logical because slowing down for a short while or taking a short pause isn't painfully uncomfortable to those wanting to drive spiritedly like following behind a Mr. Driving Miss Daisy all day would be. You want the lead to drive a bit too fast rather than too slow. -Everyone should know the route before setting off. In modern days this should be incredibly easy with all the possible mapping app features for that, or with the "share my location"-feature. At minimum just plot the course on the nav and send a screenshot to everyone. That's how we convoy'd with a Carrera GT.

[@zach7232]

The song and sequence at 20:54 🤌🏼 masterpiece

[@PedroRodrigues-id8lq]

come back to Portugal more often!

[@iancross5370]

What a epic film that was . Well done to your camera men and a fabulous edit. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@cartergarnon6299]

Funny you fiddled with the Jag’s valves. As soon as I saw what Tony turned up in I thought to myself, if I was there, the first thing I would’ve done was disconnect them on the Spyder.

[@zaidhchoudhry512]

Quality of Sam's videos is fantastic. This is the one of the only channels I would pay a subscription for to support the creator.

[@petewatson4093]

What amazing content.... you're the only channel I still watch from your original car fwend gang!

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

looks amazing guys...... VERY VERY well done...... Also, how good is Tony getting on screen.....loved his little debriefs......

[@paulopereira6996]

Nice to see you all enjoy my country, 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹!!!

[@vinceliu4138]

Was well looking forward to this episode! Amazing cinematography, great job mate keep it up 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@BennyP13151]

This is your best piece ever Sam & Tony. We need more of this. You could invite other car KZbinrs each time. Tavarish one trip, Ed Bolian the next.....

[@bto7779]

Sam, Tony, if you guys ever bring this stateside, I would totally join.

[@Spartan_Pope]

Nice to see Tony in front of the camera! Hope to see more content from the Dynamic Duo! 😄👍

[@mojojojo_BB]

Been looking forward to this - well done; would have loved to see more roads, driving and hotels (the complete experience). BTW, this is a brilliant business move for you. As the business grows, you can expand it to vintage cars only tours, this will allow you to delve deeper into your passions.

[@CinemaAtv]

Dream job right there!

[@jaywillis2581]

It’s like a movie! Very well done

[@nickyt6498]

More tours needed! Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿/ Ireland 🇮🇪 would also be class

[@mitchellmiklosi]

That edit leading into the early morning mountain drive was perfect! beautiful cinematography

[@vincentkr3w]

20:24 sublime choice of music!

[@Coronerlex]

This video is absolutely incredible. As a viewer in the US I cannot describe how badly I wish I could've come on the trip. I swear you guys have to do a US trip at some point! Please please please film every trip like this. Loved every second of it.

[@willmx85]

I would love to do this kind of trip with you two! I’ve been watching since the 4c days. Keep it up Sam and Tony

[@SWR112]

I’ve done many road trip with friends with numbers but my very first was with 17 other Cars of the same make in perfect weather up the whole west coast of Scotland. At one point you didn’t see another Car out with the group for a hour as we left early. This was before the NC500 was a thing. Everything just worked and the scenery was breathtaking, people outside the group enjoyed seeing the cars all line up at places. Always think I was spoiled because everyone was just great, great company and good food and best of all just a complete laugh start to finish over hundreds of miles. We all found our grove, some liked to push on more and others like myself to take it a bit more easy but the reality was you only arrived minutes behind the first car so it was all good. I’d pull in and say something was amazing be it a view or place and some would say “ where was that” because they were so focused on the Car in front that is all they seen on sections 😂 Sorry Scotlands to beautiful to let it pass you by. The trouble is you’ll be chasing that first experience now and probably only come close. But that looked a great experience everyone enjoyed and will remember. Nothing like sitting round a table at night talking over the drive of the day.

[@williamrogercummings277]

Good job, chaps. The editing of the tour is great and the juxtapositing of your personalities is always excellent. Thank you Sam and Tony.

[@cephasmakuzva]

Looked like an epic trip. The video was beautifully shot and loved the back and fourth format from commentary to film. It shows the power of having a car interest can create great moments like this trip. Very special

[@roadsweride_pt]

Welcome back to Portugal Sam and Tony!! This video was top notch, I'm sure you all had a great time in our roads with some beautiful landscape views. Cheers from West coast, Portugal

[@jc74435]

Nice to see you in my home country Portugal. And nice pick choosing the Alentejo region, amazing roads and scenery. And super cheap.

[@996Revival]

I do this for my friends. It helps to have two groups. One more spirited and one more of a touring pace. People always get lost, so you need to remind them to keep an eye on the people in front of them. Awesome video😊

[@shantieshprakhul3889]

This drive really really does seem gorgeous! Top class!

[@davidb4058]

Any chance of sharing the route you took and hotels/dinner spots so those not lucky enough to join you and Tony can try and replicate some of it? I recognized the Torre de Palma Wine Hotel as I stayed there in March 2024. You had better weather than we did! Pissed down every day!

[@albundy5992]

We've not really had any warm weather so far this year in the UK, so it's always nice to see these videos. Oh, and the cars, especially the Porsches, of course!

[@funesfazasneiras3371]

Seeing u over in Portugal is always crazy and every time turns into the craziest and best car meet and drive of the year , thanks for coming and showing our roads

[@outsidethepyramid]

That green Porsche is the absolute bosssss, and Mr. Seen Through Glass your vids are just brrrrrrrilliant

[@adam69_]

Congratulations Sam. It looks epic! I really enjoyed listening to the folks that went with you, on the podcast. Also, best wishes to Phil 😉

[@typhoon3s943]

Awesome video loved the behind the scenes, insights, cars. Roads looked awesome

[@richfulker]

Best video you have done. Captured it brilliantly. First time I started on my iPad and stopped to watch on TV. Great job!

[@monolife7771]

That looked fantastic Sam and Tony.

[@lucasvander7991]

Been watching since the TT days, this might be my favorite video yet!

[@cpayne6]

THISSSSSSS!! What a dream this looked like. Now I’ve got to find a way to get my car across the Atlantic. Hope you never stop these and maybe one day do one in the US. Sure you’d have no problem filling a group over here. Most importantly how much do I need to save for one of these?!

[@rxmclaren7]

This is the type of road trip I would love to go on one day... spirited driving, cool company, beautiful location, but still a chill vibe...

[@miguelqueiroga5309]

Really Amazing Trip and video , in my country !!! Nice to know you enjoyed !!!

[@WjC00LEY]

Let’s get STG to 1M, this man’s content has been fantastic for years!!!

[@applefreak13]

Sam, EPIC video! I look forward to watching your videos every Sunday morning over coffee. Your videos have been such an inspiration to me and I can't wait for more and more content from you.

[@jlfmPT]

Great to see such group at Serra da Estrela. You came across me, if I'm not mistaken, 19th of April Morning, 9am 'ish. Between "Manteigas" and "Valhelhas" (Bottom'ish of the Mountain). That day I was like, "wow, 3 porsches and an Aston here?? Hauling a##!!" (Not sure I saw the "Jag" though) .. Usually those roads are way more frequented by Motorbikes, great roads to drive in with aswell. Fell free to come again.

[@dailydriven991]

Great start! Definitely better to lead too fast than too slow. As long as everyone has access to the same route, splitting into spirited vs chill groups is the way to go. Nothing worse than being stuck behind the slows for long periods when you want to send it.

[@kiwi335d]

Thanks guys for the fabulous tour video. A driving tour with you two nitwits is near the top of my bucket list.

[@BakersTaste]

LOVED the format of this video. Absolute triumph.

[@jameshilux9694]

Brilliant video, wish it was much longer !

[@hugomota3696]

Thank you for choosing Portugal!

[@aviator-kn8zq]

I gotta say you simply bring memories from Top Gear . Also stories like the roundabout , the clio incidents better seen than only heard. I’m saying more clips of on board driving and reactions . Otherwise this was pretty brilliant Sam !

[@malamanhad]

Serra da Estrela is indeed the highest point, but in continental Portugal. The highest point in Portugal is a mountain called Pico, on Pico island, in the archipelago of Azores! You can only drive to the base of the mountain though, and have to hike to the top. Loved the video! keep up the good work Sam, love the Portuguese content!

[@faisalleeds]

Great video guys and what an amazing place to host the first tour.

[@tomeldridge256]

So glad to see you went to Vila Vita Parc! One of my favourite places in the world, and where I got married last year.

[@simonelliott5956]

Great idea to run the tour, it would be great to perhaps get to see the people who are on the tour with you and hear there experiences of the roads, also what made them decide to do the tour, and a bit about their car choice etc

[@BMW7series251]

What a great video Sam. I just love Portugal. Been many times & and again this July! Cheers, John. (clock 23.09. Bloody hell)!!!!

[@krissolson7043]

Tony cracks me up!

[@mikedodd5178]

The pair of U.. Brilliant. You bounce of each other like Morecambe &Wise. Really Enjoyed it. Plz Do More. Bostin Bunch of people on tour with you. All looked like they had a great Time.. The Car's Weren't bad either..😊😊

[@ianhortonplant]

I would suggest getting in touch with GT Tourz. They organise European trips including hotel stays etc. It's not just the routes but the logistics of managing groups on the roads. I've learned loads from them for local stuff down here in Devon and they're lovely people. Petrol Ped has been on a tour with them and loved it. Worth a chat for hints and tips of how they organise things.

[@jamespugh]

Sam & Tony congratulations on a amazing road trip with some amazing cars . Cool that lot of them where part of the gt line of porches. Jag and aston look amazing but that 296 was a stunner.

[@Rodrigo11122000]

It's very nice to see that you enjoy Portugal so much. Makes me wanna go on my car get to know my own country a bit more 🙏🏼 Very nice to see a trip like this and really looking forward to the video because I know what's coming next 🤭😎 Keep the amazing work

[@danielheathcote5625]

Did you all find your front plates on the eurotunnel on the way home “stuck in rear Venturi”? On a serious note, Sam and Tony, the trip sounded epic when I heard about it on the podcast. Then I heard how it went on the podcast afterwards, I was like “that sounded sick, I want to go on the next one”. Well, having seen this, I take that back, if I could drive I’d already be planning the wheels so I can book the second yo7 pull the trigger. You really filmed this beautifully. I think it is definitely the people who make a trip like this. I did two uni ski trips that highlight it beautifully, first just like this, the second, well I wish I hadn’t bothered! But I get the sense you guys ar3 radiators rather than drains, and you’ll attract fellow radiators on the tours!

[@Richard--99]

absolutely lovely video, would be a dream to attend the next tour, if you are planning a route in italy/the alps count me in

[@kinxxu]

lets go! congrats bud.

[@Arashekhoeur]

Gratz guys! Hope the next trip will be as successful and fun.

[@goonerkingaa]

Great video. Loved the cut away comments from you and Tony👌🏻

[@ASM6888]

Top content mate. The location is a great playground for drivers.

[@shampoo4273]

Amazing video, only thing is that i wish you showed more footage of the driving

[@RumblestripDotNet]

19:35 Since there are about 30 KZbin channels of ex UK people who've moved in and around Serra da Estrela, there was a cool opportunity missed.

[@jamescampbell6669]

Great video, absolutely love Tony

[@wlrs_wlrs]

Awesome shots! Your quality is insane. Maybe on the next tour some drivers tell a lil bit about there cars. Or you mount some go pros on more cars.

[@Firleman]

Seems amezing this trip! I hope that one day I am fortunate enough to on one with you guys :D Keep up this amazing content and podcast ofc :) Enjoying every second!

[@alisinav471]

This is my dream to organize such a trip. Amazing! Portugal is obviously a great choice 👌 Ehat I believe is that you need an easy app to customize your routes and upload, share with your participants. No one would get lost 😬

[@juanoliverojr3433]

Superb.... I hope to emulate something like this in Texas. Thanks for the inspiration as always mates!

[@StoneeVlogging]

Awesome video! Very well covered! I think Tony did well on camera too

[@TJ-eo2qf]

Great video as always. I’m hoping one day I can get involved in one of these events! Thanks lads

[@garethbatster6205]

That looked like a very cool few days…and a Dublin reg Aston!

[@LEBMCM]

Great video! Looks like a fantastic trip

[@leobats14]

What a video. Throughly enjoyed it. Well played sir.

[@Chico.00]

7:00 Ye food and coffees are cheap, that's due to cheap labour mostly. It's not like everything is perfect, a brand new BMW M2 will set you around 105.000€, where minimum wage is at about 820€. Used 987 Cayman S? around 45.000€ A used E92 M3 molested? About 45.000€ Not everything is perfect, the good weather and great food as it's price, especially if you are a car guy in Portugal, it's painful.

[@TGShunai]

A new M2 for 105k sounds like a pretty good deal to me lol, that's not expensive compared to some other european countries.

[@Chico.00]

@@TGShunai When the average wage is about 1.000€ NET that's really expensive lol

[@PedroHenriquePS00000]

Nao reclama, no brasil é pior kkkkk aqui impostos é uma M3 pra voce, e outra pro governo!

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

Just a question but is it normal for someone in your country to expect to drive a new car that costs 9x their net annual salary (used your figures of net €12k per year)? If I earned that amount per month I’d look to cut my cloth accordingly and get something like a decent MX5 for less than €10k (it’s not a flash car to impress the neighbours like a new M2 but one of the best drivers cars of all time). Amazes me that people think they are compelled to live a lifestyle way beyond their means. To my mind being a car guy doesn’t depend on you driving an expensive car, just being someone that enjoys the pleasure of driving.

[@Chico.00]

@@sultanoftippoo3857 Well, I just wanted to illustrate the cost of new cars. That plays a huge role on the used car market... I drive a car that is 1/4 of my gross wage, but it's a expensive shitbox. A nice MX-5 won't only set you 10.000€... You can get a imported one from germany with lot's of rust and makeup selling for 10k, but the experience will be awful. Rust, maintenance to do, lack of AC and Hard top, just makes the usability less and less. A good NB (1.8 NBFL) is about 16.000€ with AC, a ND is about 23.000€ for the a decent used ND1 1.5...

[@bartpeterleroy932]

Really great! Thank you for sharing! I would love to come next time. Lotus Emira V6 FE verdant green. Based in Belgium.

[@armingholami28]

Man ultimate goal is to achieve financial success to have these kind of cars and do these kinds of trips. Looked phenomenal. Great job lads 🙌🏽

[@chrisdyson5513]

Congratulations, sounds like a real success.

[@sonnyvarioni1654]

Excellent posting schedule, becoming a bit of a Saturday lunch routine hehe

[@victorgil1549]

Súper nice video! Really liked the cuts and talking from the studio. All I gotta say is that I’m getting Top Gear Special. Would be nice to also see a map to follow you. 🤝🏽👍🏽

[@TheTopgeartv]

After just spending a week driving all over Portugal this video makes it look far more interesting than it is.

[@conner.9262]

That was entertaining….. fantastic scenery, to many Porsche’s though…..

[@cj41079]

You have to start somewhere! Loving the new series! Track day has to be included with that group of cars 😅😅😅❤

[@JoaoRodrigues0899]

Amazing video, but I think we deserve a few more detailed ones! Very glad you'd enjoyed my coutry! Come back any time!

[@natbarron]

10:10 surely that could’ve been cut out/re-shot!! Bloody hell Tony!! Invest in some wet wipes!! 😂😂

[@ddaye1969]

Amazing looking trip!

[@mackas69]

Brilliant video. It never ceases to amaze me how you guys thrash around at 5,000rpm+ - I don't think my S4 has ever been over 4,500!

[@TomOKelly-he5js]

Great video - nice trip Would love to do one of your trips in the future

[@waters1801]

Lovely video as always, I find Tony very entertaining as well :D