Grosser vs. Corniche: Old Car Challenge Part 1 - Top Gear - BBC

Part 1 of 2: Jeremy Clarkson and James May put their 1963 Grosser Mercedes and 1972 Rolls-Royce Corniche to the test in a series of challenges around the Top Gear circuit.
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[@bobogigio9072]

"Reichsmarschall Göring has arrived." Captain Slow is on point as always. 😊

[@poilboiler]

Morgen.

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

One of his funniest quips

[@kinghans6266]

@@poilboiler Morgen ist Sonntag.

[@gregh7042]

What V-2 hit Clarkson's face dead on, Herr Goering?

[@ArbathSahadewa]

What's that?

[@Koulnis]

Jeremy: "And see these?" James: "Curtains?" Jeremy: "Yes! Does your car have these?" James: "No, they go in caravans!" Jeremy: *visibly shaken*

[@sukhdevr3489]

This episode is gold. Not the later ones that were forced humour. Series 4-13 was the peak.

[@dilfs.9196]

Lmao I keep replaying it😭😭😭💀

[@MrEvan312]

You notice too that there's a jumpcut; Jeremy clearly demanded satisfaction and they had to have a duel before getting back to the show.

[@hamiltongary1]

1:54

[@EnforcerX71]

Comparing a car Jeremy Clarkson owns to a caravan is as insulting to him as comparing him to Piers Morgan.

[@Xtremcookie]

'' Handbuild just means the doors is gonna fall off! '' has to be one of the best things Jeremy ever said.

[@kaisura8660]

+Nikolai Nygaard "Children came out of the womb faster than that"

[@ilmelangolo]

he meant "Handbuilt in Britain"...

[@JamaicanCastle]

It could fall off, get run over, and James could whittle a replacement out of carbon fiber and gold leaf and it would _still_ be cheaper than Jeremy's car.

[@m1co294]

@@ilmelangolo especially on an old one

[@SylviusTheMad]

@@ilmelangolo Yes. There's a difference between a Rolls Royce Corniche and an Austin Princess.

[@Toastmaster_5000]

I gotta say, that Mercedes is actually pretty decent even for today's standards.

[@adrianibarra8031]

Except the uhm.. size....

[@veronviper06]

Adrian Ibarra BIGGER IS BETTER

[@adrianibarra8031]

VeronViper 06 lmao

[@veronviper06]

Adrian Ibarra oh, and they are a good way to get seasick whilst driving as well!

[@car_lov3r]

@@adrianibarra8031 not a problem for Americans.

[@msul78]

That feigned kick after mocking Jeremy about the boot lid, such a bloke thing to do 😂😂😂

[@feelx92ger]

0:54 "Reichsmarschall Göring has arrived... Morgen!"

[@gringo_abroad]

damn right felix

[@MicroageHD]

Das war natürlich ein Scherz. Außerdem gehört dies nicht grade zum Allgemeinwissen, auch wenn es sich herleiten lässt.

[@ozomini3400]

Fe Sc but he's not fat, well kind of

[@Minecraftrok999]

Gustav Gans natürlich konnte Göring in so einem Auto nicht fahren, da es das damals nicht gab. James May ist sich dessen aber auch durchaus bewusst, nur ist das eben ein Witz............ *face-palm*

[@ninaz8996]

No. That's Mr Meyer coming.

[@Razar244]

0:12 I do appreciate the... Background choices Top Gear made for this episode.

[@armedziak]

+TheIceWarrior So do I :D

[@nadavegulsky2854]

Those are HUGE.....glasses....

[@R3tr0v1ru5]

Fake boobs are hideous. Not 100% sure that hers are fake but just saying.

[@nadavegulsky2854]

Deathbyblackhole Fake ones are disgusting, i agree

[@garybloom7445]

go look at a lot of their episodes............it's no fluke......it's done on purpose.

[@mignav464]

My goodness, how well the Merc goes through that handling test, amazing.

[@EdgyShooter]

Well as he says, when the guy in the back isn't the most popular, it has to be able to get out of dicey situations quickly!

[@joakimquensel597]

Yeah I wonder if Stig driving the slalom course with the 600 would beat the time he set with the Hyundai?

[@linusdn2777]

Probably to help dictators get away from assassins lmao

[@themuffincat]

Good for a 1960s car

[@catweasle5737]

What did Hammond say at the start? I was somewhat distracted.

[@fiber9m]

So was i

[@DJBWayne]

+Cat Weasle Seriously though...

[@navigill8811]

+Piotr Krzyzanowski hahaha yep those were really distracting.

[@thorsteinnbjornsson8742]

I like. Give me some. (. )( .)

[@TraustiGeir]

+Catweasle I too felt a compelling gravitational pull to the right of the screen.

[@Slazlo-Brovnik]

"What I always found really difficult is this" (shuts the trunk) ROFL

[@connfyoozed]

James May, master of the passive-aggressive insult.

[@jimhjortsberg2990]

Extra funny considering you can't actually do that on the grosser without destroying the remote function. It has no manual mode.

[@mrs.monkey8441]

Boot*

[@Eddiee757]

Boot*

[@bearbishop8570]

His face was great

[@Paraclete333]

1:56 LOL! James' sarcasm is so priceless!

[@appelpower1]

'Now, I should stress that what we've got coming up now isn't the usual Top Gear cheap car challenge, because these really are their cars, those stupid tw...' *cuts to video* Pure gold.

[@keluoke]

Twat

[@mudgatebronn4438]

...those stupid twenty-something studs

[@PJOZeus]

"Transition censoring" *ding*

[@djjesus.hediedforyourspins3154]

6:49 *Gibberish* Argh, I've got Ebola.

[@prajwaldeval6041]

+DJ Jesus.He Died for your spins I thought it was "I've got a boner"

[@qwertgfdsaful]

Full disclosure, he actually says "I've got into a boulder".

[@sugarnads]

Genuine lol moment ey

[@hughgrection1935]

Teatro Theageri wrong

[@qwertgfdsaful]

Hugh G Rection Well, I don't know then.

[@brightivan]

3:35 James: As you can see, the stig is currently driving a 1.1 litre Hyundai "Ai-E-Yo" Jeremy: It's an i-TEN

[@rudranshu65sengupta14]

It’s sold as the i10.

[@rudranshu65sengupta14]

*in India.

[@terrificspokesman7416]

@@rudranshu65sengupta14 it's sold as an i10 in the UK too

[@JhyunCho]

Seems like the word Hyundai is hard to pronounce correctly like most Korean words

[@DrewSavo]

Some say that’s his own car

[@alexpaumen3937]

The Grosser prices vary IMMENSELY as of 2019. $50K-$500K. The Corniches are much cheaper at $30K-$180K.

[@Ocastia]

And now you know why: no hydraulic bootlid.

[@tristandunn4761]

“That’s brilliant actually. I have to concede that, because what I’ve always found really difficult is this.” *Proceeds to open trunk and close it one handed*

[@reaperbear1]

Boot*

[@uss_04]

“Some say that’s his own car” That’s way funnier than it should be

[@computername]

The real difference between those vehicles is what happens after 6:50 . The Merc does the speed with flawless stability, a few fingers on the wheel are enough. That is due to the ammount of actual engineering that went into this car, apart from leather and shiny chrome. That basically is the real strenght of this car - going seriosly fast for hours and still providing an absolutely smooth, undisturbed ride. Although the behaivour of the Rolls can be amplified by bad maintenance, the Mercs of that time are pretty much the closet thing to travelling by plane.

[@bigb3997]

+computername German engineering.

[@R3tr0v1ru5]

That Merc is just beasterly.

[@Swordie100]

I found a 230 SE (I think they are called SE) with work, but it's only 750. Shame I don't have a garage. XD

[@vantablack5690]

German engineering it the best but you're being a fanboy and nobody normal likes a fanboy

[@chrispalin4043]

computername The Merc was a governmental car. What it was designed for. Heads of states, Prime Ministers, Presidents etc. They have to be fast - because the people inside them were often Terrorism targets. Getaway driving. The Rolls is a luxury car. Designed for millionaires to cruise around in. Completely different vehicles.

[@xMithras]

This has to be one of the best features ever. The cars, the jokes, the editing, this is just peak Top Gear.

[@ChrisbyChickenMan23]

Over a decade later this is still one of the best segments in broadcast television history.

[@nosalis]

oh man, the sound of the booth latch at 2:06 , quality!

[@alexpaumen3937]

When I looked at a 1972 Ford Zephyr it honestly does look like the Corniche. I totally agree with Jeremy saying it's "a Ford Zephyr with a chrome nose." See for yourselves.

[@scottsherman7069]

Alex Paumen Please say you are just joking... The Rolls is nothing like the Ford, in any way shape or form.

[@raycroal]

@@scottsherman7069 no i could always see the resemblance aswell in the rear quarter especially

[@carlbirtles4518]

The Vanden Plas was just a chrome-nosed Austin Allegro.

[@wanderin_stud499]

Yeah, and every car is just a model T with a roof.

[@Yorie1234]

@@wanderin_stud499 and the model T is just a Benz Patent Motorwagen with doors.

[@nuribayindirlioglu1312]

1:27 just another way of saying the door will fall off, amazing! i miss these guys!

[@char_ytt]

Watch the grand tour

[@Tjoernhammartystnad]

The first two minutes of this clip is easily one of the most legendary Top Gear moments ever. So many fantastic quotes.

[@YeeYee.Living]

That Mercedes actually handles amazingly and has features that even $60k cars today don't have

[@Fantastika]

What features? Not starting randomly?

[@SM-1010]

@@Fantastika dude is complaining about the reliability of an old car from the 60s

[@thisismyname9510]

@@Fantastika that’s because your dumbass buys the tortured old timers and have bad experience lol

[@Fantastika]

@@thisismyname9510 all old cars are unreliable lol, thats just the truth

[@Fantastika]

@@thisismyname9510 especially cars this complicated

[@81broncoman]

I would love to have that Grosser, it would be a perfect long road-trip car with its nearly three ton weight and air suspension, a thousand miles a day, no problem.

[@kishascape]

I like the features on it more but it's so ugly. James car way better looking.

[@GewelReal]

Good luck with the fuel prices

[@rahulmandala4930]

@@GewelReal It’s going to be the same case for both anyways…

[@rahulmandala4930]

@@kishascape To each his own, but I feel like the 600 Grosser has a ton of class and style that no RR could match in my personal view. It’s got style, presence, and people will know you’ve arrived. That Rolls? There will be dozens of them.

[@TomasUjhelyi]

The Grosser did look pretty good at the agility test especially for a car that weighs 2.8t

[@robertwoodbridge680]

Hammonds right shoulder 00:01 absolute 10/10

[@jakethemuss5678]

🍈🍈

[@MrJimheeren]

First thing I saw. Absolute gorgeous tits

[@sx4mania35]

reminds me of a certain 2000s 🌽 🌟

[@TheRedPeril]

Even just this, two old cars and Clarkson and May arguing, was interesting. They really just had something that can’t be replicated.

[@notroll1279]

The Merc is certainly the better car - but the 600 is the single Mercedes ever built that would scare me financially. Every single part of this car that is connected to the hydraulics (and nearly every part is) is hideously overpriced - so it's no wonder that Clarkson paid the price of a new Golf for a service. Jay Leno mentioned a current market price of more than 1.000 $ for a door handle! So even here in Germany where you have a fairly good infrastructure of Mercedes experts at your hand, I'd rather go for the Rolls.

[@dhdo5530]

Is this the only Mercedes ever built that would feast on your piggy bank? I'd say every merc made in the last 15 years or so just keep breaking down.

[@notroll1279]

+Dh Do They may have got worse, true. But with its enormous system of intricate. high pressure lines, gaskets and switches the 600 really plays in a different league....

[@dhdo5530]

Martin Guenther Yeah, the 600 is a very complicated car but where it differs from the newer gadget loaded ones is that the 600 would work flawlessly for a while without a single problem unlike the newer ones which have gremlins very frequently. Although when something on the 600 does inevitably break, you're in for a nasty treat.

[@nickg9561]

Martin Guenther I

[@adrianosler1682]

Still have a broken one in my garage than a working roller in my driveway

[@mustsilm]

That Merc looks badass.

[@SpikerDragon95]

2:10 I love the attempt of James to kick Jeremy descedence

[@willdondadda]

"children come out of the womb faster than that." - Jeremy clarkson.

[@blancaw6280]

My parents had a Mercedes like that in the 60's. I remember that thing was a boat. We lived in New York City and would take it to the Hamptons on the weekends to our summer home. I never knew it was so expensive or I would have felt worse about getting car sick all those times. Woops.

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

Was that mercedes or was it just a normal one. They all kinda looked like that except they weren't as long

[@SugarRainer]

if your parents owned this then they were epic rich i guess... well lucky you, rich parents and also get to drive in one of the best cars ever built...

[@sharathramachandran4025]

Is it for sale?

[@deller5924]

Blanca W This model was not built in the 60s yet.

[@vincentbittel4860]

Del ler yes it was

[@MrSpecialk7771]

LOL 7:22 "Children come out of the womb faster than that"

[@Yet_Another_Steve]

The best part of this for me, was always the click of the Royce's boot latch when May closed it oh so gently. That alone makes up for all of the Green Grosser's toys.

[@MelRaa]

I'd take that Mercedes any day.

[@jaganr7788]

It'll drain your wallet everyday

[@jaganr7788]

@Chaminda Thushara Ruwan Kasturi there comes a commentator who simply takes everything personal. I don't drive a Toyota by the way. And no time to reply any further. You seem a tad bit immatured. Cheers!

[@niccolomachiavelli8763]

Jagan R you are extremely stupid

[@jaganr7788]

@@niccolomachiavelli8763 what did I do?😳

[@charliedronfield5835]

@Chaminda Thushara Ruwan Kasturi if you saw further on in the episode the service report for the Mercedes was 15k 🤔

[@abovecomputing]

That Rolls Royce trunk closing is so satisfying to hear

[@TopTenSam]

6:47 Jeremy: ''I've got ebola''

[@Joy-ys5bg]

Conspiracy!

[@careycarson7629]

Classic James May at 5:27.

[@cclluubbs]

I love how these challenges will never apply to the average person. Think about it, how often do you see someone driving one of these cars. These guys are completely illogical, but that's why love them.

[@arthurbretas2003]

Man, that Rolls is a thing of absolute beauty.

[@911Locksmiths]

The grosser, by far the best looking classic car ever made. I even have the wife’s approval. I might one day be daft enough and buy one.

[@char_ytt]

If you’re ready to take care of any gremlins by paying the price of a new car, then go for it!

[@Archon331]

1:59 Jeremy's face always cracks me up its like "the contest is over I just won" ;D

[@toypop96]

I’ve always laughed at his face afterward when James is sarcastically showing his; he knows damn well what he’s about to do, he just wants to see how May explains it.

[@thefrosty1925]

0:55 "Reich Marshall Goring has arrived" Hahahaha

[@HesseJamez]

He actually commited suicide 20 years before the car was invented.

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Morgen

[@agentorange5695]

@@HesseJamez You don't get the joke do you, you dense, dense fuck?

[@3AMNE]

I like how Jeremy's shoes is green-colored just to fit the color of the car.

[@geethsan1567]

Jeremy got Ebola before it was cool.

[@Pete762]

It is not cool to have ebola I think...

[@HRHooChicken]

***** No, but diseases are a bit like fashions. The media hypes up an outbreak, people take an interest, then dumb attention seeking hipsters like and share pictures on facebook, thinking they're being good and making a difference. But after a few weeks it becomes boring and people lose interest despite the disaster getting worse and worse. Disasters = fashion. Remember Kony? ha!

[@geethsan1567]

HRHooChicken You da real MVP. I was waiting for someone to say this.

[@alexm.s4000]

@@HRHooChicken oh how this comment aged. Youre so right tho

[@tylerhatfield2351]

@@alexm.s4000 It aged to be more accurate I'd say

[@davidrobert2007]

It's a green Grosser so the boot should be full of fruit & veg.

[@HarlemHyena]

Ba-dum-tish!

[@Devilsfan3332]

davidrobert2007 ROFL.. Good one

[@cottonsoxx1677]

Nice one XD

[@polygamous1]

open all hours?

[@GrumpyGrover]

@@polygamous1 gr...gr...gr...grosser

[@marwanmahmoud6821]

Lol Saddam Hussein had both, the Rolls and the Benz 600

[@neshchalthapa5462]

hello

[@testicleetus5298]

@@neshchalthapa5462 hi

[@alanaliyev456GT]

My great uncle too had both ..BUT NOT IN SAME TIME...

[@linuskwan3618]

Only children make choices.

[@undagroundvangerzmusic]

Morocco king's too.

[@Brasc]

"Curtains. No, they go in caravans." The way Jeremy straightens and looks at James for that comment. Gauntlet Thrown Down.

[@anthonyparker7839]

2:00 this is what makes top gear amazing

[@Rahul-yx8vk]

0:01 , hey look at him not her

[@HeliosExeunt]

I believe I saw a Grosser on the roads of Singapore about a month ago. The fact that it's a 1960s car makes it look as eye-catching as the two Lamborghini Gallardos I saw two weeks back, simply because it stands out among every other car made today.

[@rndka_]

6:03 imagine if they forgot the handbrake still on

[@dannyboyy31]

0:38 I love James' pronunciation of 'luggsury'

[@Goat4459]

Luxury.

[@firebird890]

"As you can see the stig is driving a Hyundai 1.1 liter I ee oh, it's an i10" lol

[@tissot233]

One of the best segments out of some of the classical Top gear challenges.

[@preston2105]

4:00 "if this car had a monocle it would fall out now" lol

[@TheAtmosfear7]

Supreme Mercedes. Always.

[@cockshield]

+TheAtmosfear7 I don't know about always mate, jeez! With the odd exception, Merc's have been shite since 1998. The new S Class is a gay disco on wheels and a classless piece of shit to boot.

[@joe125ful]

+TheAtmosfear7 I like too..

[@joe125ful]

+TheAtmosfear7 I like too..

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@cockshield You dont even like the SLR or C63 AMG?

[@cockshield]

@@sukhdevr3489 Yeah, Merc are killing it as of late!

[@bored1980]

I think they're both utterly magnificent. I couldn't choose between them. I'll have them both please.

[@MrROTD]

I have watched this 100 times still love it every time.

[@SiVlog1989]

I love going back to this particular piece, cracks me up every time 🤣😂

[@InkoMusic]

Today, in this new episode of Top Gear... 6:49 ; I'll be sick. Hammond won't be here. 5:27 ; And James will say something important.

[@pioneerz450]

i love the sound from that v8 when may is slapping the pedal to the floor...

[@MrWojas92]

2:09 only true friends do stuff like this, these 2 are just hilarious 😂

[@o0julek0o]

6:57 - The song in the background is "Hands around my throat" by Death in Vegas

[@richiericha.k.ajdmcardriver]

1:36 "It just sounds like a plumbers convention" Hahaha. Funny line 😄.

[@soobwhale]

"If this car had a monocle, it would fall out now."-May Absolutely beautiful.

[@orion1983uk]

3:43 "some say that's his own car" LOL.

[@VW_EOS_K04]

What an amazing pair.... of cars, not the background in the studio, clearly! Absolutely!

[@tommim4353]

and i thought i was the only one appreciating those beauties :)

[@jasonmoskowitz246]

Hammond should have been in a 1957-73 Chrysler Imperial for this.

[@alistairwalker2850]

He would be in a Jag for this

[@waverunner3911]

I liked the couple of air bags behind hamond at the beginning 💯❤️

[@boektcity]

That merc is damn nice though.

[@leonardnose5695]

These three are alot of fun ti watch.

[@reallyryan_]

Can't believe this was ten years ago damn! And the girl behind Richard though damn!

[@equinox9]

I love the pose Jeremy makes when he presses the button to make the boot go down.

[@buca9696]

6:30 close your eyes and listen

[@stanojevicnatasa2514]

I love Rolls Royce, but this time I choose Mercedes....

[@stanojevicnatasa2514]

David Topchiev They really are! And ONCE Top Gear really had to show respect to their cars....

[@jamespatrick6939]

+Statese Tice I would have the rolls royce if the car had 4 doors, the corniche was a quite stupid car in my opinion but nevertheless is a gorgeous looking car... for the seventies

[@SuperCompany007]

The horn alone is worth it.

[@jimberjamber8540]

Probably the best handling mercedes ive ever seen tbh lol

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

That Merc did had some stuff which today would be pretty smart :-)

[@DoctorOfDevils]

My favorite clips from old Top Gear was always when James and Jeremy would go at it with each other

[@neverlandbn]

James May: it wasn't 😂 4:54 7:13

[@lewismiller4397]

5:20 Ohhhh that cooling fan hahahaha

[@Sassenhaim]

Herr Göring 🤣 omg James you just made my day with that speedy response 😂

[@noeldown1952]

"Ah, the Reichsmarshall Goering has arrived!" - I'm dead.

[@brettknoss486]

Although it had a lot of reliability problems, I'd like to know how a '56 Packard Clipper with torsion level suspension compares in ride in handling. It seems like a clever system that should have been trieed on more luxury cars and trucks.

[@Broenss]

I love the top gear challenges! Keep them coming! :)

[@DirtbikeFreak2011]

4:15 "HAHAHAHAHAHA" ......"cock..." 😂😂😂

[@nomimalone7520]

This is probably my favorite segment in the history of top gear.

[@DizzyMan24]

Man, look at the front end of that Rolls raise when he accelerated! What power!

[@hanif12able]

DAT lady behind hammond..

[@nurebad]

Boobbsss

[@fat420cracker]

Nur Ibad Some money well spent on them ta ta's

[@alanpritchard5709]

Hanif Purbaya Nice pair of eyes...

[@devintolliver92]

fat420cracker 40$ on gym, tan, and laundry. Those are natural bruh.

[@1862henry]

pete smyth That’s terrible dude! She doesn’t look that bad! Come on!

[@MrHaudaneben]

Absolutely stunning cars

[@mohammadhaikalumarghifari2818]

Jeremy: Hyundai i10 James: Hyundai IEO My dad: Hyundai I-Lo

[@carlbirtles4518]

Why did James call him 'Lord Stig'? Reference to Harold Wilson?

[@DrewSavo]

Some Say that’s his own car.

[@CupraST300]

I wanna see part 2 , Top Gear Good work :)) Keep the same way

[@josephalthaus3210]

0:22 look a little to the right...enjoy xD

[@LegoladGank]

...it was cleavage. Not very attractive cleavage at that! ...

[@luqmanridzuan9575]

Each man has hid own opinion.....even so, I dont think it looked that attractive either. :p

[@timgarcia5213]

Face was a solid 8.5/10 tho.

[@luqmanridzuan9575]

Lol. True

[@josephalthaus3210]

LMAO

[@blickling1]

I must have watched this 4 or 5 times by now, and still those two make me laugh so hard... :D

[@docolliday8375]

0:55 Reichsmarschall Goering has arrived. Morgen! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@81broncoman]

I would love to have that Grosser, it seems like such a nice long road-trip car. With its air suspension and 6000 pound weight the ride must be butter smooth.

[@mercedes_nuts]

This comment is older than my cousin in middle school 🤯

[@stc3145]

13 years later i wonder if he found out

[@raiden492]

"It didn't stop, and now it's on fire"

[@alanbrassard5927]

Nice set behind Hammond

[@stu1701E]

Seems like only yesterday that this challenge aired, and it's already 12+ years ago!

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

UK top gear is without a doubt the best and only real Top Gear programme IMO!