Top Gear - Dodge Viper Part 2

[@jameskent2147]

The styling of this viper has really aged incredibly well

[@hi_c.v7289]

It’s one of the most beautiful cars in the world it’s absolutely stunning

[@mewtwo.150]

@@MyName-sx3mr That's the Audi TT '98

[@PlymouthNeon]

better than the newest gen Fiat design

[@hi_c.v7289]

@@MyName-sx3mr I never said it was the most beautiful I said it’s one of the most beautiful

[@MickPsyphon]

Agreed! Same with the Prowler, which underperformed as well.

[@blairbrown4812]

The Lexus LFA maybe his preference, but the Dodge Viper is a true reflection of Jeremy Clarkson.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Yeah, Clarkson’s a self-loathing closet American without a doubt.

[@meemdoggoriginallongdrink]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney "closet American" that's a great way to put it 😂

[@longshot7601]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney That would mean that Hammond is 'out of the closet'?

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@@longshot7601 Unapologetically. As an American, I have to say, big smoky burnouts with a rumbling, torquey V8 are WAY more fun than you think they are if you’ve never experienced it. Clarkson knows it and hates himself for loving it. Hammond has stopped living the lie, and I bet it was a hell of a load off his shoulders to come clean about it.

[@longshot7601]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney The most fun that I used to have in a car was an old V-8 Buick. It could smoke the skinny bias ply tires and would understeer like a pig but there was something so visceral about driving that thing on pavement, dirt or mud. Today's cars are far more capable but too refined to be actually fun in my opinion. That is why the car on top of my dream list is a Caterham.

[@TheSoundOfTwang]

I've always compared the Dodge Viper to a Desert Eagle.. Borderline ridiculous, but very cool at the same time

[@xXturbo86Xx]

And VERY effective.

[@tomperkins5657]

@@xXturbo86Xx With two hands, too.

[@juliusbelmont1369]

Both are fun and deadly

[@LexTNeville]

There's nothing cool about either. I'd still love to have both.

[@bradleylovej]

Wow, that's really a good comparison. I've never thought of that and I grew up in the 90's/2000's when both of those things were really popular

[@user-yv1bf4rx7r]

Every time I'm interested in the lap time, the track is wet.

[@IanDunbar1]

That's England for you.

[@negativezero3107]

the lap times were just fine When team Oreca crushed everyone and made Ferarri shit themselves, think it was 9 or 10 in a row wins, the Viper is and Icon in Le Mans up there with the GT 500 maybe even more so.

[@davidheller2339]

its england the weather will always screw you

[@wojciechmuras553]

0% refinement 100% soul

[@rustynail9516]

What an amazing machine, the ACR really destroyed some tracks unbeatable for a few years.

[@kylecope4412]

I think some still are unbeaten

[@Lootz_n_Scootz]

It's still got records on certain tracks

[@05Hogsrule]

in the late 90's, I saw a Viper on the German Autobahn...being chased by two...2 (!!) other german high-tech vehicles. they passed me and I was doing 120...and the airwall from his passing me ROCKED (!!!) my car on the left side. The road flowed slightly downward and you could see it for at least 4 miles long. The other german cars seemed happy to be keeping up as they passed me. When they seemed to be in-step/in-pace with that Viper...suddenly another puff of exhaust could be seen from the tail of the Viper and he simply stepped on the pedal farther, punching it. That is the moment i will forever savor...because I witnessed this Viper clearly pulling away from that high-tech set of cars and move a distance equal to an SR-71 leaving a Turtle in the cabbage patch. The other cars? They simply pulled into the middle lanes and accepted the truth...as it moved forward into eternity. The other cars? One was a very high-tech super-wing Porsche and the other was a very serious AMG. I will forever remember that moment...when this driver simply punched the gas and left that garbage in the rear-mirror. I smiled.

[@JTA1961]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@savagegtalks5912]

back when fast cars was something young boys would dream of... the days before technology ruined everything

[@predatorxfilms6904]

@@savagegtalks5912 when the kids of my age say they want a tesla I say I want a Mustang now I have fallen in love with the viper.I love a car which is connected to the road via the driver.

[@savagegtalks5912]

​@@predatorxfilms6904 real men, drive real cars! way to go bro! I also love the Viper! That's a real man's car.

[@lougawou707]

@@savagegtalks5912 facts !

[@SamaelVR]

Every Top Gear review of American cars: This car is barbaric, brutal, uncontrollable and idiotic. ... ... ... ... I love it and everyone should own one.

[@kenbarkau9411]

I think he thinks it’s his job to be a snob…..but look at the grin on his face as he’s driving the shit out of it

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Yep. That’s how we like ‘em.

[@treyvonmartin7989]

Its almost like the Americans are on to something

[@BritAcrossThePond]

Clarkson admits you can’t own an American car in the UK (you can do it but you look stupid)

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@@BritAcrossThePond because of the stupid grin that can’t be knocked off your face. Grab 3rd with your right foot planted in any American car. Tell me you’re not having a good time, haha!

[@davidwolff8903]

Jeremy is the funniest bloke on TV. This vehicle reflects his personality.

[@srt5musik]

The stigs full send in the rain is absolutely magnificent

[@oliversmiddy840]

Agreed. What a lap.

[@TheAirstation86]

"It's as stupid and as wonderful, as owning a pet elephant" ....I think I'm gonna name it "Stampy"

[@ayepmashuri2094]

2:20 you know jeremy really loves the car when he pats the steering wheel

[@WalrusWinking]

"If you gave a European engineer 8300cc to play with it would have more than 500 horsepower." It would also cost half a million dollars, dude.

[@WalrusWinking]

@@yeahme8367 You're talking about the E60 M5 that was equipped with a high revving BMW S85 5.0L? That car equipped with that trim cost more than the Dodge viper AND it weighed around 1000 pounds heavier.

[@KepleroGT]

@@yeahme8367 You don't have to be finnicky, 1000 pounds is 500 kg.

[@KepleroGT]

@@yeahme8367 I am European too. 1/2 is a decent approximation. I know that pounds seem idiotic but the Internet is English and I learned to deal with it.

[@dominiquetits8605]

@@yeahme8367 Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races

[@tomaszwinger8909]

@@yeahme8367 American performance engines are much better Weight to power ratio than Displacement to power ratio.

[@miketess4272]

The second generation Viper is still so beautiful to my eyes. I always loved Dodge for having massive balls to be different. The proof that they did it right is a stuffy English fellow would ridicule it’s primitive nature but still loved the beast. Never again will we ever see such a beast. RIP Chrysler, you may be “Europeanized”, but never forgotten.

[@marlowswindow]

It's still beautiful after all this time

[@treyvonmartin7989]

One of the first cars I ever fell in love with as a child. Didnt know about horsepower or anything but just loves it

[@kennedy796]

I love how the viper is as finessing, as meeting a inquiry with a machine gun

[@LordHolley]

Impressive to see the Stig getting down on that car. Wrestled that thing real good.

[@JohnBlazeZero]

Damn sure takes wresting-that’s for sure! The viper can bite

[@McBeamer94]

This gen Viper looks amazing in black! Even without the racing stripes! 😎

[@geartoptv1722]

I agree!

[@McBeamer94]

@@geartoptv1722 😎🤘

[@donfanto1]

one of the prettiest cars ever made.

[@supraJZA80s]

Gen 2 GTS yes

[@steven2212]

They should just call it the Dodge Jeremy Clarkson. It is him in super car form.

[@soulassassin0g]

Actually owning a Dodge Viper is like owning a real viper, that hasn't had it's venom or fangs removed and you let it roam freely around the house because you believe animals should not be kept in cages.

[@Filmore1991]

I do hope Dodge bring back the Viper.

[@mookie714]

even if they put the hellcat V8 in it it still would be really cool.

[@Hobinator17]

Only way I see it happening is an EV marketed as a viper. V10s are gone and v8s soon to be gone. Actually, the entire Dodge brand could be on the chopping block with FCA's recent merger into Stellantis. Their vehicles simply don't meet modern cafe standards

[@rustler08]

@@mookie714 No way, that's such a bore. The main thing that makes the Viper so cool is the fact that it has a massive engine. The Hellcat engine is cool, but it'd be a snooze and a slap in the face for a Viper. It'd be like introducing a V6 Corvette.

[@chris55top]

@@rustler08 wasn't the first Corvette an in-line 6 cylinder.

[@thelonelywolf88]

Never going to happen. With side curtain airbags being mandatory, it would involve a complete redesign. And considering the final version sold so poorly, it wasn't a good idea. Plus a 25 year run is pretty amazing

[@dawfydd]

I'm not a car person but i love the Viper, and i love the top gear hosts, the real ones that is! Just the way he sells everything he does is fantastic and the chemistry between him and the other lads.

[@faisalhussain603]

Thanks to Carol Shelby this exists

[@thelonelywolf88]

I always knew he had a soft spot for it. It's brute, unforgiving, and a true driver's car

[@gunzishere]

The styling of this never age, it was pretty when it came out and still looks like a dream.

[@srphtygr]

Clark son and the viper: the most star-crossed of lovers.

[@xXturbo86Xx]

It's such a shame he didn't get to drive the ACR, which was very different. And it's an even bigger shame he didn't get to drive the next generation. It's an entirely different car. Even more power, amazing chassis and suspension. It's amazing on the track. And that's the normal version. The ACR is a record breaking trackday monster.

[@gzuzsavz]

the last cars..5th gen ACR's..7:01 at Nurburgring on a shoestring budget and an independent crew, yet..& despite a string of bad luck, even. The '16 Viper ACR is a 6 min 'ring car on the right day with the right driver, no problem. Anyways, a YT search for 'Viper 7:01 will get ya to the video.

[@inpropagation]

Yes. The 5th gen Vipers are so freaking cool

[@Psiberzerker]

It's a sledgehammer. We all know that's Jezza's favorite tool.

[@eurosonly]

The car equivalent of Jeremy

[@jacobhoffman927]

I love that clarkson of all people has a soft spot for the viper the most American, American car

[@Serpent947]

The madman pushed a Viper to it’s limits on a wet track and didn’t spin out once.

[@jjfromthebigland781]

It connects directly to your lizard brain and thats why we love it

[@dariushkasra5379]

The fact that that car with that exhaust got sent out to the public from the factory is really pretty funny

[@ShanesAutos]

I love Vipers

[@Borderline5440]

Only crazy people don't.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

What the Corvette used to be......good times. Godspeed, Viper. Without you, Dodge has only the past its prime Challenger

[@Hobinator17]

Funny thing with the challenger is how many they've been selling in recent years despite the age. They move off lots quicker than when the design was new

[@pontiacGXPfan]

@@Hobinator17 lots of horsepower and lots of people without the maturity to handle it

[@Bowseefuss101]

Well the Corvette has never been this bare bones and insane lol. Well maybe the 427 Stingray

[@robertorolfo]

@@pontiacGXPfan Yep, a lot of pretty clueless people are still buying the Challenger (and Charger) in large numbers. And yes, most of them are in over their heads.

[@Hydruss443]

The next Charger is going to be an expensive luxury electric SUV now.

[@v_stands_for_value124]

Sadly the time was on the wet

[@danialwrx]

that's britain for you lads

[@thunderheads4103]

Remember it did well in Le Mans, beat the Europeans more than once. And the last year Vipers won in IMSA, 1-2 and systematically beat and destroyed European cars. With a 5 second lead

[@beardwierd2783]

Yep after the frenchies sorted out the chassis.

[@dylansmit3883]

@@beardwierd2783 Let's not pretend all the European brands do their own racing development. Most don't.

[@beardwierd2783]

@@dylansmit3883 pretty much all European race development is done if not by the manufacturer then by another European company and most of the international success (apart from a couple of years with the C5)had by American manufacturers has been on the back of European chassis’s/development.

[@dylansmit3883]

@@beardwierd2783 C6 as well. My point is OEMs rarely do the racecar themselves. And if you're gonna race in Europe it makes sense to hire some Europeans to do it. The same works in reverse. Nissan, Toyota and Jaguar and Porsche for instance had American teams build and prepare their IMSA cars.

[@beardwierd2783]

Oh dear the mysterious disappearing comments. Salty much?

[@giovanni4304]

Vipers are a handful, i wouldn't want it any other way though.

[@taterater1052]

Exactly, if it doesn’t require a fuckton of control to not kill you, it ain’t worth having.

[@Damocles54]

Steering might not be on the right side, but it is on the correct side :P

[@BurninSnowMan]

That car is a smiling Mr. ROGERS on wheels... but wearing a suicide vest!

[@frankmmiii]

The Viper is Awesome. Top Gear is the best show out there. Second to none. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and the Stig will live on forever, immortalized in their episodes of expert driving and crazy antics.

[@brianauer7725]

"Owning a Viper is like owning an elephant!"

[@mk-daysai4330]

Old Top gear was simply something else. Incredible

[@uncleeddie5813]

I'm gonna name him Stampy. 🐘

[@Perception_]

1:34 I remember seeing a Viper at a dealer once, where the painting had started chipping on the sideskirts. Well, now I know why lol

[@ras4782]

Top gear was my favorite back then

[@bigcazza5260]

it literally caught fire i want one more than anything else america ever made

[@msh6865]

Let's just call the Viper SRT-10 one helluva guilty pleasure.

[@PestoPathogen69]

I mean. Even in the rain this car looks like it’s properly shifting. Pretty incredible. In the dry I could easily see it getting a 1:21:00

[@draggy6544]

Man i really was way too young to realize just how impressive the stig was, the man was honestly a magician

[@loganw.3520]

The Viper is the only car that actively scared experienced drivers, and actively killed those who dared to push its limits

[@larrylara1000]

I could say the same for the Porsche 918. Although, the name Viper was both a badass name and a warning.

[@siler7]

Nonsense. Many cars have been like that.

[@larrylara1000]

@@siler7 name one that's older than the viper and just as vicious. I'm curious what aces you got.

[@siler7]

@@larrylara1000 That's a different question than what I responded to, of course. But the Cheetah and Cobra come to mind.

[@larrylara1000]

@@siler7 the Cheetah? I might have to look up this one. I completely forgot about the Cobra's. I'm not much of a Ford Mustang guy but I give the Cobra credit. It's a hell of a car.

[@lawrenceturlej4772]

Dream car! Crazy beautiful beast

[@BryonLape]

I do miss this show.

[@tnnmann1163]

I just bought as he says, 'this m of v!' So much fun:)))

[@oliverkalamata2753]

The '97 Viper GTS is still the best looking Viper ever made!

[@Irv885]

that one and the GTS-R

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

Perfect song. Tractor power Song written by a guy who aspired to be a farmer

[@timcantrell4635]

If only the Brits and the Euros truly understood cars.

[@RFlash-xc4lo]

You are the fucking KING I've been looking for this review for yearss!

[@santaboy4818]

I now know where the idea of D-list from Donut Media comes from, thats cool!

[@teethendrikson]

I do still love this car in 2021

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Two cars are renowned for actively trying to kill their drivers: the Dodge Viper and the Porsche Yellowbird

[@xXturbo86Xx]

VW Golf has killed a lot more. These cars are borderline dangerous if you try to drive them fast. BMWs have killed a LOT of people as well with their often unpredictable oversteer.

[@karimtemri1664]

@@xXturbo86Xx bmw will kill you when driving on the snow

[@roddydykes7053]

It would have to be raining for this test! Top Gear should’ve had an indoor track for all the times traction was minimal in those rwd cars

[@FrankWhyte_62]

He just wasnt ready for that time.

[@xenonboss1149]

The entire time I was singing deja vu and gas gas gas

[@bryantcurtis2665]

I love this channel.

[@geartoptv1722]

Thank you so much 😁

[@bigcazza5260]

you know how u can lock up the front and spin the back? james: you can?

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

I love Doug De Muro's reviews, but Clarkson still has something which still sets him above the others.

[@demetriusshort4539]

The viper srt 10 : America's TVR

[@Kier4n99]

TO THE SPIRIT IN THE SKYYYYYYYYY

[@JustAMindlessDrone]

Was my dream car until I drove a few that weren't pissing coolant everywhere. Best enjoyed as a poster like so many of the older cars!

[@davenutsack6198]

This dude could sell these by the lot someone needs to hire him

[@briantaylor9285]

"It's as stupid and as wonderful as owning a pet elephant." 🐘

[@nielsgrotjohann4061]

I love this car. Sold my BMW M6 to afford one this may, and I dont regret.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Speed: Blistering Acceleration: Ass-kicking Handling: NOPE.

[@discozula4469]

The first gen viper did have trunk though.

[@stevekeeling7988]

Of course the track is always wet when an American car is tested 🙄

[@weasle2904]

@Evil Jester Literally every car is slower on water lmao

[@stevekeeling7988]

@Evil Jester are u really that thick, try testing after the rain and letting the sun dry out the track? Typically a press demo is for the week, not just the afternoon 🙄

[@recipioct]

@Evil Jester Actually, you can stop rain but it's expensive.

[@bigcazza5260]

this is why u cant trust any motoring journalist no one else will say its still a good care after it self imolates but the man who took it to that point did

[@sixstrings1490]

I love it, the ultimate fun machine, but it would be like playing with a live Grenade or a Guillotine ! 💥

[@JK-gm6kk]

Spirit in the skyyyyyyyyy

[@Society.9]

And just think about how good the ACR was lol

[@ChrisCardenDrums]

the viper is a true driver's car, is it going to try to kill you if you don't know what you're doing? absolutely, and I love that about it

[@Truth24434]

I wish they took it around the track in the dry

[@pedrosouza2643]

omg anyone talking about the fact that it caught fire? 😲

[@gzuzsavz]

the last cars..5th gen ACR's..7:01 at Nurburgring on a shoestring budget (literally a 'Go Fund Me' effort!) and an independent crew, yet..& despite a string of bad luck, garnered that time. The '16 Viper ACR is a 6 min 'ring car on the right day with the right driver, no problem. Anyways, a YT search for 'Viper 7:01 will get ya to the video.

[@coleplays8600]

My parents friend had a 2005 Dodge Viper srt 10

[@zilksmooth]

Do you have the Mercedes Black review where Jeremy drives the the Black Mountains in Wales?

[@geartoptv1722]

Yes I will try to upload that one but I do have the Top Gear Mercedes SL65 Black

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

This car IS Jeremy Clarkson..... POWER AND SPEED!!!!!!

[@filanfyretracker]

Clarkson hates American cars overall but the Viper is probably the best expression of him anyway. And yes a Euro engineer could probably get 1300hp from that much displacement, But I feel like the viper is for the exact opposite thing. When you want to wear a suit, shoot spies with a walther and drink six figure wine you drive the McClaren, Ferrari, Lambo, Aston Martin. When your mood is jeans, tshirt, shotgun and cheap beer you drive the viper. *note unlike the movies please wait until you have parked the car after wasting badguys while driving before moving in on the booze, Unlike 007 And/Or 80s action heroes you cannot operate a vehicle legally or safely while intoxicated.

[@simoneales2568]

Funny thing... American cars get put down all the time ...and i like European cars.. But the true fact is a new Newer Corvettes ,Vipers are better than the Euros, sure interior is not as good ...but affordable if average joe saves,... he can get one ..and guess what? Simple affordable mods with make Euros look stupid against the Vets , Viper....AC Cobra??? Ford GT?? In some ways they are more advanced..KISS principal. Dont get me wrong..love Ferrari 's lamos!!..love my BMWS But i have seen really cocky guys with beautiful expensive Euros .. get schooled. Anyways i love all cars ..but i respect American V8 s .. Chevy 6.0 LS ...microphone drop..😎

[@Alal-wi8nv]

yup - I still would love to own one. Wonder what a new version would come out with .... probably not the V-10 .... would be all-electric and boring. Did Top Gear ever run the ACR in the dry around their track with the Stig driving?

[@tomf3150]

So it's an infernal combustion engine ?

[@pleasedieKindly]

A viper apparently is just like a shit talker that can fight

[@Blakehenry11]

I'd like to see them run it again on a dry track. Your talking about a car with no stability control in the rain.

[@TheTubaMan2]

If only the Stig had it in the dry. Fat tires are grippy in the dry and water skis in the rain.

[@justsomeguywhoseverywhere6748]

I wonder what the time would be in the dry

[@mattl7886]

that 500 hp was actually de-tuned and naturally aspirated. The stump pulling power of that engine is not the same as 500 hp on a small displacement engine.

[@bigcazza5260]

i thought the diff looked more open than lsd needs a good ole mig weldy

[@manz7860]

Viper wetlap. That's not fair 😂

[@Boatfisherz1]

Viper is AWESOME! These cars will only go up in value because they are rare, iconic, powerful and stunning. I mean, Jeremy hates American cars....except for the Viper.

[@EugVR6]

I'd like a blue GTS mk1 if my numbers came up, I don't care if it's a handful and unsophisticated because it looks and sounds like nothing else.