FASTEST CAR at the Nardo Speed Ring (You can see it from SPACE) | Top Gear

Clarkson, Hammond and May try to find out how fast they dare push their cars during top speed runs at the Nardo Ring. Hammond drives a Noble M600, May a McLaren MP4-12C, and Clarkson a Lamborghini Aventador. Taken from series 18, episode 1.
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[@e5hw654s7]

Hammond's got some bravery. Man almost died going a crazy high speed in a crazy car and then he did THIS.

[@2tri749]

high speed twice, let's not forget

[@hoilst]

"Max Venturi" is the exact sort of name I'd expect a Lambo test driver to have.

[@alasdairduncan3]

That's the sole reason he was hired

[@dr.spectre9697]

Yeah they jokes about that on the show. He replaced the old driver Valentino Balboni

[@cpurchase7237]

I'd assume he's the guy running the venturi formula e team

[@Zelousmarineinspace]

My name’s Velociraptor Clint-thrust. Can I test drive Ferraris?

[@WASIURPA]

VENTURI VENTURI VENTURI

[@Area-5l]

I like how Clarkson was going nuts, screaming and cursing yet May was just sitting quiet and peacefully

[@joeljomy1201]

Buffeting.

[@BerkayKokcu]

because Clarkson said that McLaren has Rolls Royce level of comfort in a fast supercar so its' suspensions absorbs those jumps better than the Aventador hence the difference between expressions. or at least that's how I think

[@bosleygoldberg7247]

May got closest to his actual top speed lmao

[@c63w204W]

That's why May was chosen to max the Bugattis

[@hamdanali2036]

well that mclaren has amazing suspension, plus he's done 258 in a veyron

[@celt67]

James May's was the best achievement. He got to within 4 mph of the McLarens top speed.

[@andrewtimothy9792]

more like achievement for the car really

[@PhotosOfBuildings]

The biggest achievement was for Hammond even attempting such a high speed run!

[@Gibla2077]

celt67 was just thinking the same thing

[@ElSe1904]

Than he should have driven a Fiat Punto and just get to 90 and win.

[@Gibla2077]

Sejo323 then he would have had Richard and Jeremy coming past at crazy speeds on a banked circuit. 😬

[@brianwahome2897]

When top gear was top gear..I miss this.

[@Sanchez9531]

i miss Harambe

[@brianwahome2897]

Get over him. A lot more die in my home country despite our national Motto being 'Harambee'. Stop making a fuss over petty issues and donate address the bigger problem in Africa that is poaching instead.

[@fgrenvy755]

+memes_magic dead meme

[@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493]

The grand tour

[@kingofrandom4816]

@@brianwahome2897 why wait for donations? are kenyans disabled???

[@twotailedavenger]

The Nardo Ring: The Large Hadron Collider of the automotive world.

[@cesteres]

+twotailedavenger Yeah. Imagine them going full speed in opposite directions. That would need some testies.

[@speedometer111]

+twotailedavenger finally someone who speaks my language.

[@bluepov]

+cesteres, testes too...

[@geethsan1567]

+twotailedavenger That was beautiful.

[@derekwall200]

why is it one giant circle and not a 8 mile oval?

[@yannollelaprune2786]

one of the greatest pieces of the top gear production team! you truly feel the terror from 6:08 to 6:18 thanks to that sound and jeremy's shouting.

[@messergranata9618]

Yes! The background music was Ligeti Requiem, you may have heard it in 2001 space odyssey

[@4dra]

I thought the broke the sound barrier for a sec ngl 😅

[@muscless89]

@@messergranata9618 I KNEW IT

[@KryptoKn8]

@@4dra if you know anything about sound... they weren't even close

[@rremac0001]

Tbh can’t agree more

[@vagifhasanli5700]

You can like the McLaren, want the Lamborghini, but you have to respect the Noble.

[@deonisp]

But you end up owning a Lada XD

[@kanwarsidhu7348]

deonisp you made me lol hard

[@richboy900]

Vagif Hasanli Yeah, I'd take the noble. The most exclusive car there and purely driver focused.

[@midnoob1650]

The lambo got more. It got grip and a screaming V12 that kick yo ass if you dare touching the paddle shifter. And it spit blue flames

[@Matp345]

Couldn't agree more. I'd take The noble, The sound alone is euphoric. Pure mechanical music

[@drearynonsense203]

This just proves how good the noble is, Lamborghini and mclaren both sent engineers to make sure the cars were in perfect condition for the test, and the noble just had the short man, and still won

[@michaelm5542]

And blew it’s clutch out the next day. (Although in fairness it was doing 205mph on a banked circuit)

[@maks.tardis8304]

@@michaelm5542 It was the only manual car here if i'm not mistaken

[@michaelm5542]

@@maks.tardis8304 it was indeed! Others are flappy paddle.

[@carnageblogs8705]

“I do respect the midget for doing this”😂😂😂😂

[@matmul4850]

Best line 😂😂

[@PhenomProductions23]

The Midget only beat him because he's smaller so less weight helped the Speeding rat go Faster in the Noble over the Orangutan. 😂 lol

[@arberanagnosti4500]

Does anyone knows which was his last crash that jeremy was talking about?

[@EMANUELE42]

@@arberanagnosti4500 Probably the drag race crash which happened during season 9 episode 1

[@jd3076]

Cant blame him richard always been the bravest one he survive alot of crashes

[@HighDef_Gaming]

This is one of the few best fear moments on top gear, its far from scripted and you can see the three of them bouncing in their seats as result of how terrifying the car jumping is. This was well done.

[@Mr.TorqueTalk]

Its proper horsepower,blueblooded real horsepower. This line always thrills me

[@conankusanagi]

James would say it impresses yahoos

[@fatihyucel6534]

🤣

[@lilbang0623]

Enunciate your diction like Clarkson and you can get anyone interested in what you have to say

[@bmstylee]

But Lamborghini is owned by VW which is German so wouldn't that be cow power?

[@rattlehead999]

But it's from a tractor. :P

[@wutguycreations]

Fastest car: *Exists* The cameraman running in front of it: "Ameture."

[@longfang8117]

So is this joke going to live forever?

[@wutguycreations]

@@longfang8117 ...yes

[@longfang8117]

@@wutguycreations so who's the cameraman? It must be Hermes.

[@wutguycreations]

@@longfang8117 the cameraman is simply his own entity. He is faster than any character or technology in any media, is invincible, can travel through time, breath in space, pass through objects... anything you can imagine

[@z-trip5457]

@@wutguycreations pays like shit sadly

[@sermerlin1]

buffeting...

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

Me watching this vid: Buffering!

[@speedometer111]

buffering...

[@elgamabonham]

😂😂😂😂

[@Nightdare]

May should never hop on a fast motorcycle, he would be screaming "Buffeting" non-stop

[@josephhouse7069]

Haha

[@rylanshort9108]

The BBC will never come close to how epic these three were. Cant wait for their new series to air. 36 episodes over 3 seasons. Not some 6 episode half a season bullshit.

[@PhotosOfBuildings]

Agreed! The BBC made a massive mistake in Firing Jeremy! Big, Huge, Massive!

[@PhotosOfBuildings]

TrippyMayne THat wasnt actually exactly what happened.....Thats what the beeb told us, but other people have gone into more detail.

[@heinman6250]

The Grand Tour is even better than Top Gear with these 3

[@Vlamyncksken]

LeBlanc is pretty good, though.

[@MAG-hv9qj]

"326 indicated..... 327 indicated........ 329 indicated.. CMON!!!!!!!!!" best line

[@adonislimes6156]

Jeremy was on full send it mode

[@brohem03]

the suspense of this part of the video had me glued to my phone lol

[@ChrisMolyneaux93]

“THIS IS F***ING QUICK!!!”

[@BhavanaKarusala]

Buffeting Buffeting

[@Charlzey1998]

"THIS IS F***ING QUICK F***ING HELL THIS IS F***ING FAST HOLY SH*T

[@JohnDeerefan-fo1qp]

the look of terror on Jeremy's face when he starts swearing says it all

[@mewhen4210]

I love how they make 300 km/h seem super fast on a track, never knew it would be THAT fast

[@m.alvinfahar5765]

captain slow looks relax on his car... not like hammond and jeremy

[@Bensaves]

May is also in the car with by far the most technology. It's no wonder Hammond doesn't look relaxed, the noble has almost nothing to help him

[@jigglebilly5365]

Hes relax cause he already reached the top speed of the veyron, twice. Imagine what he went through. Hes used to fast speeds.

[@Seracen]

Bensaves Not to mention no ABS and other arcane design decisions. Hammster has brass freaking balls to do this run!

[@GameReviewsXX]

He was probably so utterly focused and concentrated that he forgot to show any emotion

[@GameReviewsXX]

True, let's not forget that for about an hour or so, May held the speed record in the Veyron Super Sport.

[@alexanderhill5206]

"All four tyres are the same makes.....there's air in 'em" *kicks tyre* lmao

[@Mejevoli]

The way Jeremy narrates his part just goes to show that he knows how to play with the audience's emotions

[@BlueSkyCrystals]

I like how James is so chill in the car. Doing 201 mph in the McLaren is clearly nothing compared to the two Veyron runs he did before. :)

[@satellite964]

Taping those telemetry hardware to the outside interferes with the aerodynamics, especially at those speeds.

[@feamtortress2]

The absolute sense of speed and thrill that the editing gives is amazing

[@andre_star7776]

6:08 You know that is too quick when Jeremy is scared

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

This is one the best made episodes of Top Gear ever and one of my favorites.

[@videofrat3115]

honestly 50% of this show is how good the camera crew is and the editing of the videos. Really superb.

[@zodiac909]

This was one of the most epic challenges they ever did.

[@aminman15]

"Does Noble not have a workshop here?" lol I got a nostalgia rush. I miss TG Jeremy.

[@capicheeno746]

I love how the music almost gives you the scary to death feeling they have while doing this.

[@kilotiger7780]

The Noble.....such a great yet such an underappreciated car,it really is a shame not many know about it.....

[@WhammyTime91]

Clarkson is right though. Big respect for Hammond, must have been terrifying.

[@lukutiss1324]

I came here looking for the Volkswagen Nardo. If Top Gear haven't driven it, they should.

[@DeusExMJ12]

I doubt they'd be able to test it with only three of them in the world...

[@Linnea-nb2jh]

DeusExMJ12 They were allowed to test the unique Mazda Furai... we all know how that went.

[@prolfinator]

Peps Persson and that monster of a g wagon

[@midnoob1650]

James Went past 400 kph on VW nardo ring :p

[@sagenthesergal]

cloridan Beauchamps there's actually 13 nardos 4 where purified race cars I still got the newspaper of when they where launched in a small production.

[@cychatterjee4466]

its amazing how those three can make a 7 minute video of cars going round and round in a circle amazing.

[@bl.jackkk3231]

This is ####ing quick

[@god1284]

Mate this isn't roblox why tf are you tagging out your own swear words

[@bl.jackkk3231]

@@god1284 first of all your bringing something up from 4 years ago. and second of all i was literally quoting from the vid as they do censor that quote

[@zachg9065]

This is a classic episode. One of the best.

[@JasonX2]

Jumping at 200 mph.....scary.

[@gordonmccracken1209]

Always count on a VOLVO engine.

[@mrxeno5246]

@Jérémie Charles Johnson youre kinda late mate.

[@casehamatojones1369]

Credit to Richard ; I wouldn’t have the guts to do *this* ! just watching him makes me anxious, especially after his high speed car accident in the Vampire .

[@rowanvincent5762]

One of very few times I've seen actual, genuine fear on Jeremy's face. Watching this made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, I don't think anybody could even fathom going over 200 miles an hour

[@didderjade]

Whenever the editors break out the Holst Planets Suite, you know it’s gonna be a good sequence.

[@drdavz8359]

I'll never forget this topgear episode & how it had me at the edge of my seat the entire speed test. amazing episode.

[@LegoladGank]

The guy in the MP4 was very relaxed and calm compared to the other two.

[@PillzSufrie]

It's Captain Slow, he was pretty relaxed when he was going 250 mph in a Veyron too

[@LegoladGank]

PillzSufrie Haha. I like this guy!

[@cutsomeone]

That's always.Lol

[@shax232]

+Umar Abdarazaq Ibn Tariq Najm Alfareed Berrestoon He has experience, he took the veyron to the top speed

[@heinman6250]

PillzSufrie aka Mr. Slowly

[@mattharcla]

Richard Hammond; guts.

[@LostNbound]

This is one of my favorite episodes because of the cars in it, especially the Mclaren. The other day I was so excited to see that they'd added some new episodes to Netflix, but my happiness was destroyed when I saw that it was the newest seasons that such. Plus they'd taken off the first season they had of the show which was the one with this episode.

[@ObristPlayep]

"Not just... Put together to impress yahoos." :D

[@cybertree]

If the Noble M600 is "put together to impress yahoos", then consider me a YAHOO, and an IMPRESSED one at that! :P (I partly agree with James though lol, McLaren truly is like the NASA of supercars, and they've always been a favorite of mine! :)

[@ObristPlayep]

cybertree same case on the Lambo :D

[@hugomartinez3375]

Technically James won, get got the closest to his top speed

[@paulbenjamin6597]

Doesnt matter, the challenge was who would go the fastest. So 201 mph is 201 mph anywhere

[@soawn29]

Paul Benjamin yeah but, mclareen is slowest of the three so its "hard" to get top speed in circle so james is maybe winner

[@paulbenjamin6597]

@@soawn29 yes, he would be the winner if the challenge was who could get the closest to their cars' top speed.

[@Zak-ob5ze]

@@soawn29 the challenge wasnt who can get closest to their top speed. The challenge was who can go fastest

[@soawn29]

Zack E its harder to get high speed if car is slower, both three cars can go over 300 kph but mclaren is slowest to 300 kph... so James was going fast as much as he could almost

[@AkairuNoAme]

As always, great choice of music. "Mars" fits these cars perfectly!

[@vonDumpy]

DADADADA DA DA DA DA

[@julianwills7306]

i love how the subtitles describe the lambos engine sound as music

[@ahmedmohanned9994]

0:47 OMG!!!....The driver is catching that private plane in the upper right corner! That`s too fast!

[@rbellezady]

It's the camera man plane

[@scsutton1]

6:10-6:18 Ears are bleeding.

[@mrarnold96]

Wear earphones. U will die, coz of internal bleeding

[@tupolev.designs]

Reeeeeeeee

[@rahmatnf3562]

Highest respect for Mr. Richard, he drove that speed on... Noble!

[@rudyissa8995]

Id take the Noble. I love the way it looks and sounds plus its such a pure driver. Oh and that rear end omg

[@Aapkeller9119]

5:51 when I step on the scales after a big meal

[@siyandamadlala1429]

guys at Top Gear know how to edit. They keep me hangin at the edge of my sit

[@peakysniders2884]

It is such a nostalgia to watch these three together on the track I really miss the good old top gear series

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

This always gives me goosebumps whenever I watch this

[@batman543321]

damn james almost maxed the 12c!!

[@AymanB]

Love how James is completely relaxed. After all he's already been to 417kph ^^

[@SripalTAD]

1:24 cat spotted behind James. Maybe he is the Noble technician who can't be bothered .

[@gringgo666]

Came for this comment. Did not disappoint.

[@docholiday6500]

"Do we need to tack" is an underrated quip

[@ZedNinetySix_]

Awesome how Hammond won with the highest top speed in this. Considering it was after his 300mph rocket car crash. Respect.

[@loudnessjr]

That noble got no abs, no 4 wheels drive what so ever. Richard was flying

[@samakshuppal]

This is the best race I've ever seen in Top Gear! The Lambo is my favorite out of the three!

[@明鐘杉本]

Thanks to mclaren's suspension, not much vibration created.

[@bigt9693]

Not how a comma works

[@spxctr4587]

Haven't watched this show for 3 years and its good to be back

[@frankgonzalez7432]

So basically "jumping" is when the car starts to violently shake during high speed?

[@frankgonzalez7432]

+M. Jacobs Ok. Thanks.

[@fathertime1331]

At those speeds a minor deviation in the road surface can cause the car to "jump" left or right a few feet. If down-force is interrupted during a jump the car can become unstable and crash.

[@raegaldorn7681]

+Frank Gonzalez A cross wind can send you over also... that is happened to me. The old Le Mans cars being flat underneath tended to take off and flip O.o

[@midnoob1650]

MArk webber flying both in porsche and Mercedes

[@alexsavastru8125]

You might want to look into how the AMG CLK race cars did when it came to downforce and you'd get an extreme example of what can happen.

[@catamenia8485]

"Buffeting" :D

[@omegaprime8612]

I want to do this so bad!!

[@yahiaouisenouci7048]

+Edward Horsey james hamond look like stewie from family guy :D

[@TommyFenstermacher5150]

+Edward Horsey Trust me, you don't.

[@JediPolock]

Omg I might be able to do this. If you could, would you want to?

[@RaceC4ke]

+snoW Man Who is ''James Hammond''?

[@speedometer111]

Do it in the public roads. True heroes would max out their cars on the publix roads even if might kill someone haha

[@L47M]

I can only imagine how scary it must feel driving at such insane speeds.. on a curve !!😬💯

[@vip_supercars3652]

My favorite Top Gear episode!!

[@harveyspecter7103]

Now this is a proper episode showcasing the top speed of a car.

[@tbn22]

5:00-5:20 That's a pretty creepy soundtrack playing in the background.

[@nixoti619]

Meade77 jupiter and beyond-2001 a space odyssey a film masterpiece

[@GreggyX]

I wish I had this job lol

[@idot._.woo092]

are you still alive??

[@lucahoganyt4435]

I've met a lot of guys from the states that say they would never buy an exotic car because their muscle cars can be built faster for cheaper. I would like to see them try that in any American muscle car and come out alive when they're finished. You have to respect the sheer speed that these cars can achieve. And it's all because of the unbelievable engineering. That's why I love supercars. The time and engineering that goes into every single supercar is astonishing. And it makes them worth the price in my opinion. I've been a passenger in many exotic cars, the fastest was a 2017 Aventador S. But the one I went the fastest in was a 2016 R8 V10. The driver was being a bit of a moron, we were on this big 4 lane highway pretty early in the morning. He was test driving the car and brought me along with him. There was this massive straight with barely any traffic that went on for miles. So he decided to "see what the car could do". Well by the end of the straight we blew past a highway patroller at whatever the top of 6th gear is in an R8. About 10 seconds before we passed the cop I saw 301kph indicated so we were going even faster than that by the time we got to the cop. Insanely stupid, we could've died so easily. I feel slightly less stupid because I wasn't the one driving, but still. The cop didn't didn't even try, we just took the next exit then got back on the highway then took some weird routes to try and confuse him if he was looking for us, and it seemed to work. But yeah that was on a flat highway with new pavement in a more modern car than what they were in when they did this challenge. It would take some serious skill, car control, and balls to drive that track at that speed. Especially Hammond, considering he'd already had a life threatening accident doing the exact same thing. And his car was the least prepared, the least advanced, the most powerful, the rear end gives out insanely easy in those, and it's a manual. That actually makes a huge difference. He's having to take a hand off the wheel to change gears. I would definitely want paddles in that situation. But yeah props to the cars and drivers

[@GabrielWeed]

That 2001 Space Odyssey reference is actually really good, music gave me more chills than the movie

[@TheAkashPatra]

never gets old these videos

[@darrianweathington1923]

Remember when Richard wasn't afraid to die for SPEED!?

[@yorkoxmaul66]

He got old

[@MrRabikeip]

the voice of Jeremy Clarkson and sensational!

[@joseegritten2103]

1:02 oh look it’s mr worldwide

[@isaacd4425]

ahahahahah

[@challengerfirefly9946]

The noble and the McLaren have lovely sounding engines

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

And beautiful exteriors

[@haithamkombarji6887]

back to watch this moment again in 2022, who else ^^

[@MrBarniculusBaboonicalshire]

funfact: the aventador can actually go 230 MPH, making it the fastest car there

[@JS-xv2uh]

I’m freaking out from the comfort of my bed watching them go that fast... 😅

[@farzodmardonov9660]

5:04 my door is hard down now, 30-OH CROWKY MOses🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@franktaylor7617]

One of my favorite clips. "COME ON!!"

[@chadwrickjclarke]

One of my favorite segments from Top Gear

[@ottoseppanen9710]

that noble is so damn good looking car!!! :)

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Innit!

[@stratis722]

Buffeting, Buffeting - James May

[@SyedAdnan720]

1:23 Cat be chilling in background

[@tommytwotone81]

This is from when Top Gear was awesome....... When it was an event worth waiting all week for, worth waiting all year in the off season.

[@isaelaceves9315]

7 years later and this still gives me goosebumps

[@pafichikz]

0:48 The second place is on Autobahn ;)

[@dangera9107]

And the 3rd place is Ehra- lessien

[@Asdear-Ros]

I live 30km from this place!! W Italy

[@ACM1PTLOCO]

Roz Floyd what a lucky bastard

[@cesaregiannotta8377]

Anche io!

[@carmelopico8416]

Lecce?

[@jamiesisk]

10 years later and the new Lambo is revealed, Jeremy is wrong 😂 Revoulto is a V12 hybrid 1000hp monster

[@pierpaolocastrignano7421]

Nardò Technical Center is located about twenty kilometers from the city of Lecce in the countryside of Nardò "Boncore" near Porto Cesareo places a strong tourist vocation. The track was originally built and used by Fiat as a testing center is now owned by Porsche. I know him very well because I live a few miles away and many times I happen to admire the beautiful prototypes that circulate in the streets around it ....

[@el21xx]

James saying buffeting is so satisfying

[@bicyclist2]

That NOBLE really doesn't get the love and respect it deserves. It's very easy to find a MP4 12C or Aventador for sale. But just try to find a Noble M600 for sale. There just aren't any for sale anywhere. That makes it incredibly rare. Thanks.

[@shahriarhussain2366]

4k display Watching 360p In the end it's top gear I can watch it in mp3

[@iyaloonyau208]

😂😂😂😂

[@monke7929]

Believe me 240p gives it a different vibe.

[@hwhaht]

wdym mp3? mp3 can't contain video

[@shahriarhussain2366]

@@hwhaht yes u can

[@hwhaht]

@@shahriarhussain2366 MP3 can't

[@Gaetan_Mathieu]

"We don't test the max speed here ; You can jump from a lane to another lane..." O_O !