Aston Martin DB9 Race to Monte Carlo | Top Gear

Jeremy takes the Aston Martin DB9 to Monte Carlo, but can he beat Richard and James who are going too, but are not allowed to use cars as their mode of transport?
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[@twotailedavenger]

Unlike most cars from the era, early 2000s Astons aged like wine.

[@Mich_-mu7fz]

Thanks to Henrik Fisker for the DB9/DBS and Vantage

[@twotailedavenger]

@@Mich_-mu7fz Wait, Fisker? As in the Fisker Karma? Also, what about the Vanquish?

[@Mich_-mu7fz]

@@twotailedavenger Yes that Fisker. As for the Vanquish Ian Callum designed the 1st generation while the 2nd generation was a creation by Marek Reichman.

[@AriesUmbra]

@@Mich_-mu7fz Henrik Fisker is a design genius in my eyes

[@Andrew4181975]

The E46 M3 has aged quite well.

[@colinthebeard]

I can't believe this was filmed 17 years ago, and the DB9 was designed 20 years ago. It still looks fresh.

[@ibnbhai]

yh, not bad now. Especially the prices

[@colinthebeard]

@@ibnbhai still gonna cost you a few grand a year to run it.

[@matthewcoupeofficial]

And the British Rail MK1 carriages looked dated although it looks as if they were refurbished to feel like a modern(ish) mark 2 something you don’t need to worry about with the stunning and timeless Aston!

[@johnwight6041]

Yes it really is a beautiful and timeless design

[@kylewaddington1983]

@@ibnbhai yeah I went for a ride in a Aston Martin DB9

[@michaelscott6022]

"Public transportation will never be a match for a car." Then the cross-London race happened...

[@georgegear6823]

But all these races are over a long stretch of distance with less tight and slowed down traffic in not surprised the car is useless around London

[@michaelscott6022]

One of these days somebody is going to invent a device or program that conveys sarcasm over the internet. But that's probably never going to happen.

[@bobnub8194]

Michael Scott It will. Trust me.

[@Ashcombeguy]

+Michael Scott it already exists, put /s at the end of the sarcastic sentence.

[@Firemarioflower]

And then the race with the Shelby GT500 happened :(

[@connfyoozed]

"WHY ARE YOU CLUTTERING UP OUR ROADS WITH LATVIAN MILK????" I'm reasonably certain that those words have never been uttered before or since on television.

[@arvilsstraume9304]

that line is probably the reason i never saw this episode on tv :DD

[@connfyoozed]

Just curious as to why... are you Latvian?

[@arvilsstraume9304]

connfyoozed yep.

[@thegrimreaper7709]

I go to the gym on that road that was cluttered up with lorries full of Latvian milk

[@SciaticCoast89]

Josh Conn Oh certainly!

[@jakey-mcfc7563]

Richard porter - script editor of top gear - said that in his book, of all the races, this was the one with the biggest gap in the winner. Clarkson was said to be there with enough time to have multiple drinks, and that’s why his final closing words of the section on TV were slightly slurred 😂😂

[@t.3465]

what about the Oslo race?

[@fabiank485]

​@@t.3465never finished

[@TSERJI]

@@fabiank485 didn't Hammond & May make it to the finish line (albeit hours after Clarkson had already flown back home)?

[@kielba5a]

Was it slurred, though?

[@danrois]

what book is that?@@kielba5a

[@mrfashionguy1]

FIVE POUND SIXTY?!

[@__-fm5qv]

And now it costs that for a 15 minute bus journey rip

[@Sjwatts]

@@__-fm5qv no it doesnt lol

[@__-fm5qv]

@@Sjwatts It does where I live! Its the reason I walk now instead of bus.

[@shugo541]

@@Sjwatts close to that where i am. it's a 10-15 min trip into town and last time i took a bus about 3 years ago it was £4.60 for a single. Probably more now.

[@joshebarry]

@@Sjwatts £4.80 for 20 mins on the bus for me too

[@LoneWolf-wp9dn]

back when clarksons face was still attached to his skull

[@ellioteg]

4 years later and I'm laughing, cheers lad

[@cr24sh]

@@ellioteg Same here :D

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Göremi Kaksehn. Like it isn't today ?? :S

[@jericho86]

The older this comment gets, the funnier it is.

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

@@jericho86 yes its already 1 Hour old hahahahahhahand soon Two ahhahaahhaAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

[@itzagibboo4544]

"I think he's been nicked by the rossers" so British XD

[@Cars_and_adventures]

Rossers it's really an Australian term really. We british will use the terms Fed or pigs haha

[@PaulFindlaybmx]

JJNews13 no we don’t lmao

[@jesseyoung9013]

we just call them the police

[@Zak-ob5ze]

@@Cars_and_adventures convict

[@futurecat]

I call them the fifty.

[@mjmaranan610]

"oh cock" best line in this episode

[@Crusher29]

Best line in the show*

[@ryliek6832]

+Crusher Rusher no i think jeremy's POWERR is way better

[@omega454545]

FIVE POUND SIXTY?!? That is my favorite.

[@DanielLearmouth]

It'd probably be £8-something nowadays.

[@twotailedavenger]

Only that? I'd probably expect to pay a tenner.

[@qwasd0r]

"My soul is prepared" James is so classy. He's the type of guy to duel with.

[@ebl36]

except that you’d be laughing hysterically before you began

[@sdfilmproductions4193]

I can imagine it now.... JAMES: "Sir you have insulted my honour...I challenge you to a duel." OPPONENT: "Sir for this I apologise and accept your proposal...Shall we say pistols at dawn?" JAMES: "Yes, pistols at dawn is most acceptable....Shall we discuss this over a drink?" OPPONENT: "I have a charming bottle of 1964 Le' poitier sheriffeè in my collection." JAMES: "Ah, splendid. This shall be a fine duel indeed my man."

[@shashanklaur507]

Still one of the most beautiful cars in the world.

[@KSY55O]

DBS????

[@blake2456]

It might look nice, but the build quality is crap. On ours, the roof liner is sagging, the door panels keep coming unglued, the leather is shrinking and pulling up, the front and rear dash are plastic underneath so they're warping... it goes on

[@KSY55O]

B Gard how many miles has “yours” done? And what colour is it? And what colour is the interior?

[@blake2456]

2005 with 26,000 miles.. Gray interior with wood grain dash and accents. Similar color to the one in this video.

[@KSY55O]

B Gard mhmmmmmm

[@bknwuzheer1]

ahh, memories this was the first "Oh, cock" I witnessed on Top Gear

[@fuzedd]

Probably the only on "Top Gear" now 😩😭

+Nak Attack James confirmed it, on Reddit.

[@alisonmorgan1850]

Brandon Nakagaki and definitely not your last

[@abramo7700]

Tuan Do wait what did may have an ama on reddit

[@abramo7700]

i just checked “It was in Monaco, when I realised I'd lost the race against the Aston.”

[@jdooris83]

Although it’s nearly 20 years old the DB9 is still my favourite Aston Martin & car

[@StarOfArtemis]

DB9 and DBS are the prettiest modern Astons today. Lost me when they took away that iconic grille

[@monserenergy700r]

I love that old top gear doesn’t feel like three presenters. If feels like three friends trying to win a stupid bet

[@jaikohaal]

Every version of the DB line after (and including this DB9) have been absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

[@bicyclist2]

Except the current DB11.

[@PG-20]

@@bicyclist2 nah the DB11 looks good.

[@martf8014]

DB11 looks poo

[@aviationlba747]

The DB11 looks slightly disproportionate, but the new DB12 looks very promising.

[@christineayres7094]

Never forget this episode main reason me and my late father were in it, there's a scene where Jezza is on the Motorway he flew past me in the fast lane , glad to be a part of this awesome show 😀 as I'm sure are the many other drivers who were there that day

[@VI-pp4jo]

How fast do you reckon?

[@tiresmoke7229]

What's the timestamp, and what car?

[@MirrorMonolith]

That is in fact something to brag about. Is your car visible in the episode?

[@christineayres7094]

@@tiresmoke7229 Look for a Vectra

[@TheBeatlesShow]

Okay, that's straight-up awesome

[@JacGods]

Im still living in 2008 clearly, for some reason I still see the DB9 as a new car

[@unpossible3249]

Jac Gordon (2004)

[@unpossible3249]

Jac Gordon Its was made 2004 but released on youtube 2008

[@JacGods]

@@unpossible3249 my bad x

[@unpossible3249]

Jac Gordon Its ok lol

[@TheWanderer7274]

Me too, it still holds up today

[@celt67]

This era was the very pinnacle of Top Gear. 2003-2009 was it's golden era. Before the self-parodying began.

[@aravindradhakrishna8660]

celt67 Hmmm to think about it, I kind of agree now.

[@Harvester236]

celt67 Good point. It was going to have to end soon anyway as it was becoming far too staged.

[@Callllum]

It has always been staged

[@Matticitt]

celt67 agreed

[@EpicThe112]

Mateusz Wojtkiewicz I agree and this episode from series 4 has some good quotes like at 1:16 to 1:23 and at 2:55 to 3:20 where captain slow says I think he's been nicked by the rozzers since Jeremy has the Gendarme next to his DB9 and if this were done by Jodie Kidd, Philip Glenister, & Guy Martin (Hammond, Clarkson & May' replacement team) for a race from Dunsfold to Barcelona kidd would have used the Aston Martin DB10 while Glenister & Martin would have done public transportation just like Hammond & May in their race against Jeremy from series 4 to 22

[@greentea8701]

Love these Top Gear races. There's something about the fact they're travelling that's so oddly satisfying. Epic :)

[@mescko]

For me a bit depressing as, while I love travel, they live somewhere that I love to go to but costs me thousands just to get there.

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

In the Grand Tour a Ford GT came up against public transport, a New York Subway, a Jetblue Embrear E195, and a bus.

[@hanif12able]

The DB9 sure does look pretty

[@SupahCebrailShow9540]

Your point?

[@saibalchak1]

+Sypadizre can u read?

[@jaycourt3903]

It's an Aston Martin, they're all pretty...

[@Firemarioflower]

@@jaycourt3903 Not the latest ones. They are ghastly. Especially that Valkyrie. But before that, they were all jaw-droppers indeed.

[@ryansmith1471]

Firemarioflower all opinions, I like how crazy the valkyrie looks.

[@chrischong6613]

6:02 "My ears aren't bleeding" (look at his ears)

[@michaelheeheejackson7255]

+Chris Chong LOL

[@lijukunchandynellimootilho5037]

Chris Chong creepy...

[@andrewwinslow9315]

I got to drive one at work, and just sitting on it gave me a love for Aston Martin That can never be taken away. I'm from America, where Aston's are rarer than Smart Cars

[@StarOfArtemis]

even more rare is the Cygnet, which is both.

[@kristiaan1]

2:24 look, a gentleman has arrived :)

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Lmao

[@jashmedia6935]

Every train vs car race ever started by Jeremy saying "the train is not faster, a train cannot beat a car". Race starts: no train vs car, but car vs train+walking+bus+switching. The ONLY time when Jeremy uses the train: Race starts at the actual train station and Hammond+James still have to walk to their vehicles.

[@sanmitrapol3402]

Clarkson was way more famous than the other two and therefore, it made logical sense to cater to the tastes of the audience and let him win.

[@GTI1dasOriginal]

So.............. where's the other 30 minutes footage of this race?

[@dontealexander950]

Exactly

[@Firemarioflower]

It was only 18 minutes long.

[@bengleaves8590]

So wheres the other 10 minutes?

[@peterstuckmann5831]

GTI1dasOriginal I

[@matthewbaquero]

In a copy of the episode that they want you to buy. Mr Dooty Spooky

[@TheCloakedTiger]

This was the first ever TopGear episode I watched. Instantly got hooked. Memories…

[@lukedodson3267]

12 years later I still wonder why Richard needed two huge rolling suitcases for a weekend in Monte Carlo.

[@skrillah6259]

Money for hookers and cocaine

[@Hagg-o-tron]

Tooth whitening kits.

[@mohamedyusuf6479]

@@Hagg-o-tron *hair dye kits

[@MyGamer125]

They're extra clothes just in case he gets in an accident, and the paramedics have to cut his clothes off again.

[@TheG60528XiJinPing]

One of the has the cowboy hats and the other has blue jeans

[@generichuman2044]

My god, Aston Martin make the most timeless and beautiful cars in the world. The DB9 will still look good in 50 years. Masterful design

[@pxidr]

In France, highways are limited to 80 mph. If he wants to do 150 mph for instance, the police can seize the Aston, even if it's registred in Britain. So I guess that Top Gear production team asked a special authorization. Or it's just the magic of video editing.

[@deepflake9214]

depends. Sometimes if you are lucky cops can be cool. But in 2021 it is much much rarer than it was in 2006.

[@williamwilbur]

"Would you like a drink?" "Yes, I'd love to have you!". XD

[@trashmail8]

It's a pity that the bit with that wonderful double-clutch downshift has been cut out. Over a decade has passed and that sound is still etched in my mind. It's so gorgeous! Like if you also remember this bit. ;)

[@boldlygoingnowhere366]

7:21 lets be honest we came here for this.

[@joshkirkham4281]

5:20 that’s like something out of an Edgar Wright film

[@georgem2456]

I can't believe I watched this episode live when I was a very young boy. Time passes so fast and this Coronavirus situation has made every day to feel the same.

[@idreeskhan8885]

Yeah it can't just be me but corona has made everything go very quickly and very slowly. Because we haven't done anything, its been the same shit every day during lockdown, but at the same time thats sort of made the days slow as well. Its weird.

[@pedrosilvamusician]

@@idreeskhan8885 agreed. I feel the same way. When I think of things that happened in 2019, which wasnt that long ago tbf it seemed like it was ages ago

[@idreeskhan8885]

@@pedrosilvamusician Yeah sort of but at the same time in some ways it feels like yesterday too because that was the last time we lived life properly.

[@cm5933]

Same! One of my favorites. The C6 Z06 episode is another old gem

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

My personal favourite of the challenges. Fabulous car and great spirit from all three of the guys.

[@mastergradeone]

i remember seeing episode back in the day i think this was the episode got me hooked on this show

[@AmanAli-dc1sy]

Anyone else find this the best top gear race of the lot it just feels less scripted than the others and more pure and that Aston is a beauty.

[@pswitch9553]

5:39 Sports car drivers drink Diet Coke. Train passengers drink wine and champagne. LOL

[@itsthezeke9022]

They should make champagne in cans. 😂😂😂

[@ravindranabiel8130]

wow, that is a long earthworm

[@CiberS360]

+ravindra nabiel - That's what she said. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@zrzmtz93]

Wahey! It finally got the praise it deserves!

[@demcanes9488]

Hammond's face when James tells him that Jeremy is at the docks.😂😂😂😂

[@headerking0810]

14 years later still excellent as always

[@peppers515]

It was funny to see what Guildford station looked like 10 years ago

[@Eliteerin]

Basically identical lol like that dry cleaners is still there and so is the whsmiths although I think the dry cleaners lost that part of it to the costa

[@alangreig4261]

This was the first time I saw an Aston Martin and I'm still in love with Aston Martins to this day

[@TheJboy88]

Of all the kinds of challenges they do, this is the type I like the most. Jeremy in some fancy fast car, James and Richard using alternative trasports, all racing across the length of a country (or several) to their destination. I just wish Richard and James would win more often.

[@TobiasTok]

May's outburst at 7:22 - pure awesomeness!

[@loganthekrogan2182]

That's not a car, that's pornography. I love that car.

[@DexterJacksonCSGB]

***** let's not get too crazy...

[@loganthekrogan2182]

Dexter Jackson We should do all the crazy!

[@user-li8sx4yj4s]

You've just said that it isn't a car

[@RohanSanjith]

@@loganthekrogan2182 hehehe

[@ketch_up]

These races were so much better than anything on recent Clarkson/Hammond/May top gear, or the grand tour.

[@janisstrupis7827]

1:20 someone hates Latvian milk :\\\ :D

[@harkiransodhi7812]

Jānis Strupis g

[@knytrydr73]

why did May and Hammond carry so much luggage?

knytrydr73 to be typical train passengers

[@Dantotherivertosilenceme]

Did richard not say he was carrying jeremys bags

[@lorddarlo6194]

@@Dantotherivertosilenceme and or camera equipment as Jeremey probably has his luggage in the boot If not the Camera Man's luggage or Camera Equipment

[@miketomlins2365]

I like that juxtaposed shot @ 0:49 seconds of the Earth Worm with and the Aston. A metaphor of speed

[@captpicard6894]

Watch this brilliant piece of TV then watch the new TG episode with Chris Evans and it makes you appreciate just how fantastic Clarkson, May, and Hammond are and how useless the new show is.

[@scsutton1]

Captpicard And then watch these three take a huge steaming dump on new Top Gear with the first episode of The Grand Tour.

[@smoketinytom]

In many respects, I’m glad they moved on. Not how it Happened, but the BBC wouldn’t budge with new ideas and of course the problem of being the BBC.

[@AidanMillward]

Now they’ve got rid of Evans it’s better.

[@adamhiley2308]

I won't watch or listen to anything with Chris Evans you are right though

[@HelinduNethmal]

its chris harris not chris evans(captain america)

[@filipinoguy6097]

1:39 "Hello" James May - 2004

[@Acbaker23]

I love it when fights “hot up”

[@batista999]

remember watching this after school so many times on UK gold, which is now dave. Good memories.

[@OggaDugga]

That ringtone takes me back 15 years easily.

[@limeddasch382]

3:59 NO! Never give James May alcohol.

[@ayoungperson3408]

The DB9 is 14 years old and it looks fantastic today

[@senshibat8920]

for all the interest in Db 11 its a bit Benz in the dash.. one simply needs to revisit this el clásico -with her superb bezel watch dial cluster.. yes,plz!

[@CentreMetre]

1:27 that's a very old ticket machine

[@cellspotbiz]

This is my favorite TV show, but there is a lot lost in the editing of both the KZbin and Netflix versions of the show.

[@liarog965]

Yes is bad

[@Blackhawk211]

@@liarog965 No is good

[@Formulka]

11 years later the original DB9 is still the best looking car in the world.

[@Donari]

just no

[@dubbeking]

I think the DBS is prettier.

[@Donari]

NightBot Ban whoa easy kid

[@Donari]

NightBot Ban lmao :DDD

[@Donari]

NightBot Ban Good luck with that

[@MegaHitman2010]

I've been searching this songs for a very long time, thanks a lot for telling me the name!

[@kokodjamba6657]

I love the earthworm episode (about 0.7 of a second). Shows the dedication of the legendary Top Gear cameramen

[@umarhaneef6371]

3:11 SMS incoming, I really hope people gets this reference.

[@Helghast470]

"my soul is prepaired" Best line ever!

[@justinneo4406]

First ever watched top gear video when I was 12 That was 5 years ago and still love em

[@tinykid9988]

The car with the camera filming the Aston. Damn! Must be really fast.

[@lugatz666majr]

It's not about the HP, but about the aesthetic aspect - this is among one of the greatest looking cars - ever...

[@MeisterWalder]

2:10 - My face when I realize I'm late. (on the right)

[@oxidushd5078]

"WHY ARE YOU CLUTTERING UP OUR ROADS WITH LATVIAN MILK????" As a Latvian, I find this pretty funny lmao

[@left8138]

This race always gives me chills...

[@NickLewis]

Drove one of these yesterday!!! Just 3 laps but that was good enough :-)

[@lifecinematography]

you lucky man...

[@mattevans7884]

I did too, yesterday!......Stunning experience

[@TJDrumsRHCP]

6:50 I wonder how camera crew got on the streets before Jeremy passed. Besides, they used 3 times the same sound for 3 different shots of Jeremy passing by.

[@theforcer1762]

FIVE POUND SIXTY?

[@marshallsonmotorsltd2101]

Still absolutely gorgeous in 2022

[@DKGaming123]

"It's all over mate!" *O H C O C K*

[@The_Cheese_God]

Hammond: James just think of Jeremy arriving before us, just the quantity of smugness. James: my soul is prepared.

[@ale58301]

Hammond's laugh is the best 3:43

[@JaceTan-90]

I bet that it was a concept that led to many sequels of Epic Races. Too bad the last one by the three of them is in the US in the Grand Tour.

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Richard and James take a lot of luggage.

[@MadnessIncVP]

"The police come along in France, and want you to go quicker." "It's choked by the French speed limits." HMMMMMMMM.

[@smoketinytom]

Matticus Madness Down by Calais especially. Cos then they send an information request to the Brits and they forward the address to send a letter with a fine.

[@MadnessIncVP]

@@smoketinytom Ah, so different sectors of France, have different approaches / levels of leniancy on following the speed limits. Gotcha.

[@Baujahr90erAG]

Good old days, i will never forget the absolute joy i had whenever a new episode released. I even learned english that way because back then, there where no subs or dubs available. I think they should do those races again with modern cars so we can all have fun again

[@roorider]

Nostalgia, forever one my favourite races.

[@Atimo133]

5:10 " My soul is prepared " Oooooooooh typichal may

[@penguinexpress12]

Wait what the police made him speed up?

[@NLNeuro]

The police in France support fast and beautiful cars

[@CiberS360]

+ItsKrypton - Really?

[@awesometurtlegaming2161]

+ItsKrypton That's not true XD

[@NLNeuro]

+Awesome Turtle Gaming shhhhhhhhh

[@Firemarioflower]

Back then, they did.

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Love this episode, superb car..

[@SagarFilm]

The song at the end - If like me you remember it so well you had to come back for the name. Craig Armstrong - Ruthless Gravity

[@al11220]

I miss the old Top Gear 😭

[@silvianbauer1979]

Me too !!!

[@itsmephil2255]

The best looking Aston in recent years

[@Atimo133]

5:12 " my soul is prepared " Haha brilliant

[@nebulaunfolding]

Reminds me of the time I missed the train ran back my Jaguar XKR and did 120mph to catch it at the next station. Speeding is so much fun when you have a good reason to.

[@greathey1234]

Thanks to Jeremy I knew how to open the fuel cap

[@konradszpunar2804]

Jeremy with his sunglasses on looks like Will Ferrell.

[@gewglesux]

Konrad Szpunar yeah, but Jezza is a lot more funny... and he doesn't even try

[@chriskarthaus3726]

“Five pounds sixty?!”

[@Buttnut105]

I wish they still did these races.

[@itznsdominator3521]

The Aston Martin DB9 is so pretty

[@sharjeelkhan7437]

No one could have predicted that Aston Martin would nearly go bank corrupt in 2020!

[@Jeffybonbon]

this is a classic I did the same drive in an XK8 and it was fantasic

[@r.a.6459]

Watched this back in 2004 and then again _binge_ watching this in 2010.