Track Cars and the city | Top Gear

Clarkson, Hammond and May take to the roads of London in three stripped out track cars, to find out how practical these roof-and-windscreen-free cars are in the real world. Clarkson drives a KTM X-Bow, May drives a Caterham R500 and Hammond drives a Morgan Three Wheeler. Clip from series 18 episode 6.
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[@Daedalus-BC308]

One thing about this challenge which I love is that May's request for Caterham to add a heater and a windscreen was heard and added as an optional extra for all Caterham models.

[@mosthatedandroidtunernolim9800]

Not meant to have

[@cueball6969]

For real, was it really? Nice to see like Rimac, they have a sence of humour

[@chrisoddy8744]

The irony of this being that when May used a Caterham with a windscreen in Madagascar, he complained that it was useless 😂

[@kayagorzan]

@@chrisoddy8744 Well he should’ve asked for a roof

[@beau_croom]

AAAAHHH 😂😂😂 ALL THESE YEARS I DIDN’T KNOW ⚙️

[@TheWatchmanontheWall783]

And now I've started appreciating the presence of my roof, and windshields.

[@frostyvr9805]

And heater/simple start process

[@Cygnus0lor]

@Double Darrel and windscreen

[@trent1993]

7:33 the most british reaction ever to be recorded.

[@vaz1677]

Tea

[@voidastralbirth]

“D’oh, bloody ‘ell-foyer.”

[@decaffeinatedafrican5997]

bloody hellfire?

[@moogle68]

@@decaffeinatedafrican5997 yes... was it actually difficult for you to decipher? It's just about the most quintessentially British phrase there ever was, or will be. The only word that is more universally associated with the UK and it's people is "British".

[@ddeanb784]

Brit ish= brit man in jewish I would rafer found a new Name. Better britman or just Man from Britain ;)

[@LPaaron707]

I died at: "sorry for your loss." brumm brum brum brum XD

[@josiahpeters7943]

😂😂😂

[@JetFalcon710]

2:04

[@lukamoon6094]

Agreed

[@trekker105]

Sorry for your family's loss then lol

[@TheRealConcertKing]

"It's perfectly straightforward: Ignition on Key in Press stop til there's a clonk Press mode once it says 'Ready to race' Then put your foot on the clutch Then the brake *fully down* THEN press Start Then it begins" I lose it every time.

[@ThePiquedPigeon]

"The STOP being the button to START it is, with the best word in the world, a bit misleading!"

[@atilaszlo8288]

😂😂😂

[@LucaFujiwara]

I can't imagine stalling it in traffic!

[@RedDevil0017]

I’ll give you this CRISP 10 pound note

[@adamsm41]

YAAAAAAA

[@alexconrad2904]

"and here we are at work, frankly I wish it was the gallows". One of the greatest lines in Top Gear.

[@Sam111-q9w]

Alex Conrad indeed that line floord me

[@박성룡-v9i]

😬😇😕😕

[@kevinprior3549]

They couldn't have picked a more worse weather for that challenge could they?

[@r.g.o3879]

@@Sam111-q9w

[@CuriousPug12]

@@kevinprior3549 that's the point of the challenge. A road legal car without a roof is stupid

[@Sledgeh101]

"Can I just say that KTM is the stupidest company in the world." "Well said." How British.

[@itsallaboutme9779]

Ktm bike quite famous in India

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

@@itsallaboutme9779 KTM is the best bike in the world period. They win the Dakar every year and Jarvis on his Husqvarna wins the Erzberg Rodeo in Austria. (Huskys are basically KTMs since 2013)

[@bobthebuilder2922]

@@JarthenGreenmeadow it's not the brand... it's the driver... or rider

[@faizanhejazi8080]

@The uggster the indian part

[@gun_dalf]

@@JarthenGreenmeadow Fastest?? Sure. Safest?? NOO!!

[@namenamename390]

"None of these things are good for my genetalia" A legendary quote. TV history.

[@kingwacky184]

I know this is a bit late but it is alright they ran away remember

[@joshuabruce9599]

You forgot the best bit. "Which have run away". The blunt simplicity of that line is hilarious to me.

[@spinal_capped]

*Some say that Clarkson was so cold, his pneumonia remained in hibernation until early August of 2017.*

[@bigcazza5260]

ahahahaha drunk on pneumonia

[@SvenTviking]

A mate who used to work for 'em said that KTM had lost it. The starting procedure says yes

[@MrWolfSnack]

"Perfectly straightforward. Ignition on. Key in. Press 'STOP' 'til there's a clonk. Press 'MODE' once it says 'READY TO RACE?' then, put your foot on the clutch, then the brake - fully down - then press 'START' then it'll begin."

[@TraustiGeir]

@@MrWolfSnack Imagine trying to race this thing in classic Le Mans fashion.

[@michaelramsey82]

2:15 Best anti-theft device in the history of the automobile.

[@SturmWurm]

5:03 the legendary face of ariel destruction

[@robertsmith5535]

h

[@joeever1905]

Mr.Shakedown I

[@anamerican2305]

It looks angry or slightly annoyed

[@SpaceMissile]

a classic for sure

[@LordSandwichII]

"I'm very sory for your loss... Broombroombroombroombroom..." XD

[@ProXPro106]

If you're watching caterham, HEATER! And WINDSCREEN!

[@jackbauer9694]

***** Yeah you can dude

[@woahm8571]

+kalvaza maybe now but not then

[@skrue68]

But it would not be funny....😎

[@slipangle3027]

Yeah. You can even get a roof and doors for when it rains.

[@luiscolin7775]

what was that? did you say a lego set?

[@bjw4859]

That 3 wheeled thing Richard is driving has to be the coolest thing I have seen in a while, it should come with free bomber jacket & flying goggles.

[@cymond]

Sadly, they've been discontinued for a year or two now.

[@z-trip5457]

​@@cymondHow come? Not reliable?

[@cymond]

@@z-trip5457 Morgan was bought by a foreign investment company, and a bunch charges at the company. It's been reintroduced as the "Super 3" but the old world charm is gone. It now has an internal 4 cylinder engine, and a bunch of modern features. youtube.com/@morganmotorcompany

[@cymond]

@@z-trip5457 But in all fairness, it's a British car. Reliability is relevant.

[@z-trip5457]

@@cymond What a shame, that V-2 just adds to the classic charm. Thanks for you thorough answer, friend.

[@jonathanjoestar__]

'if you wre going to a factory to lay off ALL YOUR STAFF, my car would not be the car to make that journey in' gets me every time

[@dcftvd]

I can see now why Clarkson punched a producer...

[@souptime9511]

is that why he got fired?

[@dcftvd]

+jacob piekarski he was fired for punching a producer, but they said it was because he wanted hot food and he only brought cold food tho

[@razbaybee8336]

Producer or the food caterer guy?

[@shasterdhari]

Emenike Yes.

[@superlameusername362]

I sincerely wish that the producer is reading this comment.

[@arigato7788]

Not sure about the WWII RAF Fighter livery, but that Morgan 3-wheeler is quite a stunning piece of machinery.

[@XpoZedBeatz]

"Obviously I know everybody in Hammersmith."

[@leicestercityfan7595]

LOL

[@dc-iy3qe]

1000th like, just took three years!

[@omarsaletovicprins9632]

yes you are quoting a line that has been said. gj

[@blinkingguy9821]

Shut up Omar

[@abramo7700]

Shut up Omar

[@bruchpiloten5676]

what are you expecting driving a roofless car in england? rain? .... nooooooo :DD

[@LancerloverLL]

I usually don't like comments but when this one said 99 the temptation was just too big.

[@netweed09]

for the stpuidity effect and ££s (basically a comedy show)

[@jameswhite153]

thank god it didn't hail

[@EmperorXaozx]

Imagine the people that bought a Cobra (Ace) in the 60's.

[@CMOT101]

It doesn't always rain here.

[@samedman1]

''no, there's another button in there tha... YAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!''

[@mattsandow3048]

I wondered if he got the 10

[@tonymeademusic]

"I am going to have treble pneumonia." Haha! Every time.

[@Minx5892]

Tony Meade Then he did.

[@freestyle0077sean]

AOR xMinxG words manifest reality

[@Lakhshamana]

@@Minx5892 in Mallorca. Which is as hot & tropical as it gets in Europe.

[@TonboIV]

"I've got every single 1920s disease"

[@hybridShinx]

@@TonboIV i dont think 1920s had many disease, its the 19th century thats worst

[@salz_]

I was expecting one of them to get an Ariel Atom, not the fighter plane.

[@konakg8174]

would've been faster ;)

[@mattyb120]

Salz I think the whole point of this was to get track day cars that weren't the aerial atom...

[@mattyb120]

Roberto Arkenburg because there fun.

[@hybridShinx]

The Mrogan could have fitted with thicc wheels and a engine from a Honda or Suzuki , not some lumpy Harley V Twin

[@sebp3249]

The challenge was to get a cheaper track day car than the Ariel Atom..

[@mkkk8971]

"My right hand is completly frozen. It's just a claw" xD

[@2KXMKR]

I think the Morgan would look amazing with a dome Spitfire-like cockpit window. It'd be like driving a greenhouse, but still, it'd look awesome imo.

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

Exactly. That’s why Jetsons style glass canopies haven’t caught on. As it turns out glass, or even clear plastic, is terrible at keeping out the cold and the heat.

[@sdfilmproductions4193]

I don't know why but this comment makes me happy.😃👍

[@klanny22]

All of these things are bad for my genitalia, which have ran away

[@3dgar7eandro]

Best commentary ever 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👌👌👌

[@XBullitt16X]

My favourite line in this video xD

[@richardgalle9868]

7:33 the most british reaction ever to be recorded.

[@bigman489]

@@richardgalle9868 DOH BLUDDY ELL *grunt*

[@sparky4878]

I wonder if they ever returned.

[@bhsmiler0871]

4:08 I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone speak with more despair and anguish in their voice than Jezza here 😂😂

[@brmstn69]

I saw a 3 wheel Morgan once driving along a twisty southern Indiana country road in the rain. It's owner had fitted it with a DuVall windscreen and the top and side curtains from an Auburn Speedster. Pretty sharp looking decked out like that...

[@kleinbottled79]

It's videos like this that make Top Gear the best show (pause)... In the World.

[@Axel1051]

You have pause longer than that!

[@douglasascencio9140]

It's a real shame we didn't get this and many other videos in HD, the content has aged beautifully though.

[@jasonbentley9968]

4:24 Is just hilarious! It's just his reaction to the rain hitting him that gets me laughing

[@rume8776]

4:29 I can imagine the man in the S2000 driving pass smugly, with his roof on

[@banjopete]

While wishing he had the Morgan.

[@douglasfree1389]

'Douglas Bader Meinhof' is the most highbrow joke Clarkson has ever made.

[@kkon5ti]

Let the bombing begin But only on rainy days

[@Hazztech]

I don't get it

[@MontyCantsin5]

@@Hazztech: lol

[@ongogablogian71]

@@Hazztech Douglas Bader was a famous English pilot during WWII and baader-meinhof was the other name for Red Army Faction , a far left terrorist group that was active mainly in the 70s in West Germany. Pilot goggles= Douglas Bader + coming out all covered looking like a terrorist= Baader-Meinhof Group.

[@atilaszlo8288]

@@ongogablogian71 thanks! Never knew that!

[@diablopretense6693]

4:56 British words are so much fun 😂

[@chinmayarugi1534]

5:33 “i am going to have treble pneumonia” little did he know...

[@Scalloops]

I love the way James is like 'Oh this is idiotic'. Makes me laugh every time

[@gobstopper2002]

Jeremy couldn’t have know how right he was when he was talking about getting pneumonia.

[@Lakhshamana]

Better still, he had the pneumonia in Majorca. In summer.

[@palefaced1]

The chemistry between these 3 is magic.

[@silversky5554]

5:35 he's predicting his own future right there

[@nutshot_brawler8466]

1:00 “obviously i know everyone in Hammersmith”😂

[@CrazyChemistPL]

Only Caterham, but with optional windscreen, roof, doors and heater (all of which you can actually get, not all for the R500 though).

[@barrybend7189]

As of now they do for the r500.

[@daveprobert2168]

I'm sure if May and Hammond were allowed, being motorcyclists, they would have have their wet weather gear and full face helmets handy for the trip.

[@SynchronizorVideos]

But that wouldn’t have been as funny.

[@rockclimbingskills]

I miss these 3 so much. I could watch them all day.

[@Daehawk]

Cant really stand the other two cars but the Hamster's car rocks. I LOVE that military style little 3 wheeler.

[@cameronbuchanan1996]

Are you kidding thats the ugliest worst car there, It cant even go around a corner properly..

[@SvenTviking]

those honda kids But it’s also the most fun.

[@yourstrulybae]

Bring back the original top gear cast and you can keep 5 million viewers

[@lewis72]

This, by a long, long way, is NOT the original cast of TopGear !!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3K5YWefaZJ0nMk

[@avisuavikhizho8513]

I really Love them... So fun to watch....not only that they enjoy every of the new and old cars.

[@archangel9191]

"And with that, back to the studio!" Good close to a great classic Clarkson and Top Gear moment.

[@lew5468]

3:05 There's another button in there which is ve- YAAAAAAAAAA

[@KlunkerRider]

I love the Morgan but I want a full windscreen, and a reasonable attempt at a top, and a spare tire...all things the most classic Morgans all had previously.

[@ThirteenMatt]

Well, the three wheeler IS the most classic thing Morgan does. That's where the company started from, and those never had any kind of convincing weather proofing device.

[@KlunkerRider]

Every classic Morgan 3-wheeler I have come across had no worse a bonnet/top than any MG TC/D/F ever had, something is better than the big nothing they come with today. Particularly with their proposed e-trike, talk about a useless toy without a top.

[@1061shrink1061]

and all things the R500 could have come with if they'd asked for it.

[@magnusrydinger3993]

I have a morgan plus 4 fourseater! and is the best car ever! and i am from sweden!

[@Hugofreddie]

Morgan three wheeler roofs were never in my experience very reliable. Whatever happens rain goes down your neck .

[@Sazuza2]

4:28 Honda S2000 with hardtop, a proper car for the job

[@ranjankoma]

Tht s2k driver might have laughed after seeing those guys

[@hybridShinx]

I seen that S2000 almost every week

[@m4xwellmurd3r]

"None of these things are good use for my genitalia, which has run away" lmfao I couldn't stop cracking up at that

[@Vashtanerada477]

“Douglas Bader-Meinhoff” has gotta be the funniest joke Clarkson has ever made hands down. I’m shocked it didn’t even get a chuckle out of Hammond or May (although I guess May might not have heard it).

[@baoboumusic]

7:44 "You know when you find a potato in the bottom of the fridge that's been there for a while?"

[@alanbugler4404]

who keeps potatoes in the fridge?

[@SteamKing2160]

5:07 James May: If you're watching Caterham, Heater! and Windscreen!!

[@alanraylocklear1117]

SteamKing2160 Plus a roof!

[@SteamKing2160]

yes indeed

[@jamesoren7238]

Lol to be fair as long as I've seen caterhams they've had windscreens and tents on top when it rains. I notice though on their website that that's not an option on the track versions? seems daft

[@f.gpluss7503]

at 4:24 you know the driver in that hard top is laughing.

[@hoilst]

"It's Douglas Bader...Meinhof."

[@glowbugVT]

This is an underrated joke.

[@chrisdooley6468]

hoilst lol not sure many got that one

[@simong2166]

Chris Dooley What is the joke? I don't get it

[@Sledgeh101]

Simon Groome Google Douglas Bader, then Bader Meinhoff. It's a joke that probably not even many Brits would have gotten.

[@GranTruismo4head]

12 more miles and then I can pretend I’ve never heard of the words: “KTM” “CROSS” OR “BOW”

[@RobertSnapFodor]

Morgan 3 wheeler is one of my dream cars. Work of art .

[@GradyPBrown]

"Here we are at work. Frankly I wish it was the gallows." LOL Gets me every time.

[@charlotteleates9375]

“I’ve never had to stop and by another outfit on the way, I’ve never been so miserable” “here we are, at work. Frankly I wish it was the gallows” 😂 always makes me laugh!

[@JG-jb1wl]

love hammonds car

[@vickiebonnici1915]

Me to

[@JG-jb1wl]

would drive it as a everyday

[@RobertHarr1son]

+peter morales I saw one like that colored silver in a supermarket couple of months back, in Spain

[@RobertHarr1son]

+peter morales I saw one like that colored silver in a supermarket couple of months back, in Spain

[@iSkully99]

+peter morales You clearly haven't learned from this video.

[@laurenceh6827]

'Here we are. At work. And frankly I wish it was the gallows' this is possibly one of the funniest things Jeremy has ever said 😁

[@mushufitzburg2741]

4:37 Robert Kubica moment 💀

[@imblack011]

5:33 Jeremy absolutely jinxed it right there

[@peterboczan2116]

6:20 "12 more miles of abject misery" is now our abject misery of watching Padeh and Fredeh completely destroy Top Gear.

[@Folopolis]

1:19 Smashing.

[@XxMrMarquesxX]

4:30 I can see clearly the trolling face out of that S2K

[@TheBeavadelic]

4:54 to 5:00 probably the funniest thing I've ever heard Hammond say!!!!!

[@mikeokeefe2014]

The British wit...and humor at it's finest.....love these guy's .

[@atsonaga5520]

Hammond car is boss! 6:00 is the best part of the video 😂

[@simon_96]

A drive of these go carts gives us so much fun watching The trio is really something else

[@zephyrod7307]

The KTM X-Bow is actually one of my favourite cars

[@theultimatedouche001]

This have got to be peak television in human history

[@fataaality]

love the Trish Stratus theme song

[@MegaDrain]

The X-Bow is actually a very common car to see in most parts of the US. From what i've seen, there's quite a few in northern Illinois and parts of Wisconsin. Even saw one while driving through Tennessee.

[@Commanderziff]

It's an anti-theft feature. Even with the key in hand it's almost impossible to steal that car.

[@shugo541]

I met them when they were filming this. In a petrol station just outside Guildford, they pulled in for fuel.

[@tichardlenehan943]

WoW 😮

[@pokemaster123ism]

I question why none of them thought to wear helmets with visors

[@colc5469]

pokemaster123ism Weather was decent when they set off

[@thatfriggingbathroom2656]

Because it would have been less funny

[@MartinWillett]

Both Hammond and May would likely own such helmets for motor-bicycling, I bet they were told it would be much more fun if they didn't wear them. Indeed it was. For us.

[@CarrionCrow993]

Because that is the uniform of the biker, and Clarkson ridicules bikers on principle

[@bikewolf7455]

All of you are wrong^^ As you probably noticed in other episodes of the series its not like they woulndt wear helmets but what i noticed in a lot of other shows (even bike shows) the presenters always have open face helmets or non so you can see their faces and know who is who. Also its more personal and bonds the viewer more when youre not covering your face while talking

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

3:14 “YAH” “YAHHH” Literally me every morning

[@ihathtelekinesis]

Nobody's laughing at the treble pneumonia joke now :(

[@ajithdevadiga3939]

No one is these much dedicated like these 3 legends. They put their lives to danger for our entertainment. Love you forever old TOP GEAR team ❤️ J❤️J❤️R❤️

[@limelimelimee]

“No, there’s another button in there, which is v-“ *YAAAH!* 3:05

[@buttheyreinvestmentsdear3132]

Watching this put my plans to get a Morgan or Westfield off forever! An old MX5 does the job nicely and has a hood, heater and air on if it’s Japanese.

[@milos-7712]

5:08 Well apparently they were watching. So now you get both a heater and winscreen(and a..."roof"). Though I can't seem to find the part where they say the car should cost double as much as it does 😄

[@gabrijelbrobosnjak5028]

1:06 That guy looks like that non car guy from car throttle.

[@ThePointlessBox_]

“Im having suspicions that people are making character judgements about me because of the scantily clad ladies on my car” *laughs in full itasha*

[@dumyjobby]

the morgan is the coolest

[@warchild4974]

2:19 Hahaha who here remembers crisp ten pound notes!?

[@devanman7920]

It's the little things like them having a laugh and trying to do something silly like seeing if James can get the car started that made this show unlike anything else!

[@barnanimal30]

3 of the greatest entertainers EVER!!

[@konchy]

Gosh. I miss these years. This and Mythbusters were highlights of my week and I would always look forward to catching it on TV

[@isuk]

4:29 S2K

[@mileshinchliffe8005]

5:33 He called his own Pneumonia XD

[@hybridShinx]

At least it wasnt Covid

[@gandurk]

To be fair, when there's complaints of the weather on such shows it often isn't that bad, but in my opinion temperatures around 1° and heavy rain is about the most miserable weather you can get. Intense heat, freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall, strong winds, you name it. Just around 0° and rain is bloody awful.

[@Greenro2]

7:50 "my job from now on is to drive cars with rooves, AND WITH THAT, BACK TO THE STUDIO."

[@MultiMonitorComputer]

God i hope they do this show for years to come. I laughed my ass out from beginning to end

[@Jusuff]

A well aged quote

[@peddy911]

Should we tell him?

[@Akyuz1000]

1:51-1:55, That's one beautiful Alfa!!

[@lordsinister1232]

That button says start but that could be a trick “It IS a trick” Lol

[@lancethewisp1097]

Honestly the rain makes me wanna live there

[@morypal]

"Ow! Ow! Ow Ow Ow! Mega-Ow!"

[@romanianguy2378]

The cars they took, Richard: A motorised trike... Jeremy: A computer on wheels, which is exactly the same to start, as getting through the most secured place on earth... James: For once, brought the right car, AND a cool one as well. From the three ones, this one is aCtuAlLy an AcTuAl track car...