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@bghoody566521 күн бұрын
I'd take the GT for sure - minus the troublesome alarm system of course.
@Kalah_21 күн бұрын
I definitely wouldn't take the GT. Why would anyone want a car that has the engine stop working after four days? xD
@billdavis387520 күн бұрын
the GT although it prolly feels like an ash tray after Clarkson
@ripvanwinkle200220 күн бұрын
arguably the daddy of the fast fords? so the Mustang not a thing? Fairlane 500 not a thing? Mavrick Grabber not a thing? Thunderbird not a thing? or did you just mean " daddy of fast fords for Europe, who didnt get V8s"?
@GryphLane20 күн бұрын
@@ripvanwinkle2002 Yes but we're not talking about them. Wind your neck in.
@gnws621 күн бұрын
Most younger Millennials and Zoomers wouldn't understand '80s and '90s car HP ratings. They forget that it was a representation of its time, technology, and standards of the day. They forget that those cars were also a lot lighter than much more modern cars -- they didn't need 700hp just to make it move, like today's cars. Let's not forget, either, that 225hp was still respectable even into the mid-2000s. The 2002-07 WRX was 227hp, an SRT4 Neon was 215-230hp (depending on year), and the supercharged Cobalt SS and ION Redline was 205hp. A VERY underrated 205hp, but 205hp nonetheless. Horsepower isn't EVERYTHING when in comes to a performance car, or a vehicle's driving dynamics. It's a decent part of the equation, but it isn't everything.
@faustinaadu228421 күн бұрын
Remember when hot hatches were classified as quick if they did 0-60 in under 8 seconds 😅
@gnws621 күн бұрын
@@faustinaadu2284 yup. I remember when a 245hp Turbo V6 Gbody Regal was the fastest accelerating car you could buy in America, too.
@jeraldjoyce299521 күн бұрын
I think some people get so focused on power, they forget about the other driving dynamics. yeah, my grandmother's buick makes twice as much power as my honda. but the honda is half a ton lighter, a few feet shorter, & the suspension is tuned for a sportier feel. on paper, the buick should be more fun. but it isn't.
@KineticTaco21 күн бұрын
I’m a millennial born in 92. All you need to look at is a Miata and your entire paragraph is proved true.
@throwback1984121 күн бұрын
@@jeraldjoyce2995 On paper, the honda should be more fun too, you just have to read the whole page
@ianroper281221 күн бұрын
It was Frank who designed the wing on the back, in fact it was meant to be a triple wing, but because of cost, it was taken down to two. Wheeler Dealers with Ant Ansted actually modified a cosie to look as it should, taken from Franks sketches he did.
@dalepaul854021 күн бұрын
And it looks shocking with 3
@cwheels102621 күн бұрын
if i recall, the addition of the third wing actually improved the aero.
@dammo9221 күн бұрын
Yes it was I seen that wheelers dealers and yeah it meat to have three and it not just because off cost and it was putting to much down fourse on the rear end
@rosscarruthers21 күн бұрын
The car with the third wing has been restored to 2 and was noted that the 3rd wing was made up for the wheeler dealer episode. Had his car at cars and coffee in la..was on a dde / jww video recently
@IanMaddock21 күн бұрын
Wheeler dealers have the details on the rear wing.
@DJwes696920 күн бұрын
"it's name was Gary, and every morning when you turned the key and started it, it would say DO YOU WANT SOME!!!" (Quote J. Clarkson)
@ruk2023--21 күн бұрын
I'm so old that I remember the TV shows and news / car magazine articles when he talked about this when he had it.
@H.T.S21 күн бұрын
me too
@petewatson986621 күн бұрын
Do I, was given the Clarkson Car Wars VHS for a Xmas present. Will sell for £75k 😂
@shugaroony18 күн бұрын
Oh yes, we were there. I remember seeing my first Sierra Cosworth back in the 80's, it was like seeing a Lamborghini drive past for a young lad.
@TheOriginalChazno515 күн бұрын
@@petewatson9866 My friend got that the Xmas as well lol 👍
@meirionrhys378621 күн бұрын
Nexen budget tyres On a cossie?! 😂 owner needs to give his head a wobble
@BrianGon8921 күн бұрын
Came here to mention this!
@mikesullivan342021 күн бұрын
Nexen tyres will far out perform anything you could do in that car.
@alphabetaxenonzzzcat20 күн бұрын
In fairness - I think the Cossie eats its tyres pretty quickly.
@BrianGon8919 күн бұрын
@@SMlFFY85 I'll give you that. Come to think of it it was hard to find the right size tire for my E30's factory 15"s, let alone performance rubber. Could be just as sparse for the cossie.
@alistermccallum19 күн бұрын
Not much choice in 225/45R16. Although I’d go for some Advan Neovas over the awful Nexens, especially for a car that will be driven sparingly.
@gnws621 күн бұрын
I also didn't realize that Clarkson only had the car for a year -- it seemed like longer than that, and I thought he mentioned that he had it until around 1997 in an old OLD Top Gear video. It popped up several times in his old videos back then, and it was even mentioned in Eric Bana's "Love the Beast." The car evidently left a long-lasting impression on Jezza.
@LeeTillbury21 күн бұрын
You clearly didn't watch all the video 4:00
@gnws621 күн бұрын
@@LeeTillbury clearly you can’t read
@hassyg408319 күн бұрын
was a free loan car too
@Blakeoffire21 күн бұрын
You forgot to mention that Cosworth also developed the truly ferocious new V16 found in the upcoming Bugatti Tourbillon !
@knightbeat16 сағат бұрын
They are the perfect combination of TV personalities that ever existed. Rather than just separating into their own boring elderly life stuff, they should have created an adventure business based on Grand Touring. They can combine things from Diddly Squat farm, Hawkstone brewery, May's pub, Hammond's car modifications (with crazy/deadly adventures) to it. People will love to do their own documentaries, Instagram posts, KZbin videos including a socialising experience with the world famous trio at the end of their own grand tour.
@alphabetaxenonzzzcat20 күн бұрын
The greatest ever Cosworth made! It's wideboy image with the air scoops and that massive wing really capture the period of the early 1990s and all the ram raiding that went on then! It deserves its legendary status.
@philiprowney13 күн бұрын
Sorry, I see RS200 as 'the best ever'.
@user-nj4en2br6e21 күн бұрын
BeCos it’s Worth it…
@JourneywithSmee21 күн бұрын
It really wasn’t, I owned one! 😂
19 күн бұрын
@@JourneywithSmee Same. These are not great.
@srxt675811 күн бұрын
In random discussions about Cossies I had over the years alot of people always said Sierra was better and even handled better. Since I never drove any of the cars I find that hard to believe considering Sierra is older but then I remember the whole plasticky like wheels and suspension thing feel started in the 90s so who am I to know...
@DontPanicDear21 күн бұрын
I remember reading about his Cossie on the back page of Performance Car magazine 🤓 It suited Jeremy SO well at the time 😂
@e36brian.deutsche21 күн бұрын
It's so cool you guys were able to drive it! and even after all these years it's still in great condition!
@79ferret18 күн бұрын
Just sold at for £60k at Silverstone Festival
@BenofYoutube21 күн бұрын
I don't imagine it was hard to track down, it's been all over social media in recent weeks 👀
@gregtucker814819 күн бұрын
I actually sat in that car! at the time when Jeremy had that he lived in fourthbridge road battersea south london opposite my best friends house. We always used to go and chat with him whenever we saw him. He was very friendly and always wiling to give us his time!
@Nick-j6f21 күн бұрын
Misha Charoudin took one of these around the Nurburgring in the wet. Now that seems like a ton of fun.
@streamius21 күн бұрын
The closest I will ever come to driving this is in Forza Motorsport. It's my favorite car. 7:26 around the Ring.
@valtersozolins27721 күн бұрын
Cosseh
@MIGHTYR121 күн бұрын
NO ITS A COSSA😅
@charliehd687021 күн бұрын
Came to the comments for this, wasn't disappointed 🤣 "I've got a... cosseh"
@MIGHTYR121 күн бұрын
@@charliehd6870 CONGRATS BROTHER,I GOT A 280 BROOKLANDS CAPRI,BIG UP THE FORDS WORKING MANS CAR👍👍
@MIGHTYR121 күн бұрын
@@charliehd6870 CONGRATS BROTHER,I HAVE A 280 BROOKLANDS TURBO,BIG UP THE BLUE COLLAR HEROES 👍👍👍
@energymc2218 күн бұрын
Remember to leave your jaw open after saying it
@ShalomBrother21 күн бұрын
5:00 that’s a funny looking MK5 XR3i
@mrbojangles531321 күн бұрын
I also have a ‘daily driver’ but refer to it usually as ‘my car’
@AverageJane22221 күн бұрын
Nexen tyres on a £60,000 Cozzy?? Sacrilege.
@uranusneptun523920 күн бұрын
Someone likes to burn rubber...
@NickKolythas19 күн бұрын
I was thinking the same thing
@bugjuicer21 күн бұрын
I remember when the Cossie came out, as a kid. Loved it and always wanted one! I remember thinking "wow! 220bhp! That's mental on the roads!!" and now look where we are... The class tho, just iconic. Best I got was the Tamiya RC Cosworth, which I loved instead
@stiprus_garsas21 күн бұрын
Content would be worth it's weight if it included Jeremy seeing it, his reaction and such
@WhiteDieselShed21 күн бұрын
Yeah they should have reunited Clarkson with "Gary".
@RichardMajor8620 күн бұрын
He doesn’t do KZbin, despite Mike’s constant glazing
@OriginalAbsolute6 күн бұрын
My father has one he tuned his in 2003 to 400bhp and got a 2023 Yaris GR that the engine popped at 370. But the cossie is still going 😂. That old girl is 30 years old
@julianadams220614 күн бұрын
Great Video. I was at the Iconic auction when this car sold. The new owner has got a true piece of motoring history. Luckily for me, although i have never owned one of these amazing cars I co-drove one to Le Mans and back in the early 2000's so have fond memories of driving one all those years ago.
@ryanhoffmann934121 күн бұрын
I am SOOOOOO Jeaslous of your ST200! I used to own an SVT Contour (the US version of the ST) and I genuinely miss it.
@CarObsession21 күн бұрын
Great video as always, love Mike's passion and knowledge.
@Telesgoooo19 күн бұрын
Bloke here in Cornwall has a pure white rs cossy blue engine block and bits n bobs he only takes it out in the summer it's gotta be one of the cleanest cossy I've layed eyes on 👌 and his son has the purple rs focus for a daily 🤣 just as clean and factory looking as the cossy. It's a treat to see and hear the cossy when he takes it out.
@kidcowdy123121 күн бұрын
Classic Mike, trying to get everyone into a mondeo, to be fair they are lovely cars, had one as a curtesy car a while back and it drove really nice
@aussie2uGA21 күн бұрын
I had three Merkur XR4Ti's, two bi-wings and one single wing model. They were decent for the states at the time, much cheaper than the BMW 3 series equivalent.
@colingale21 күн бұрын
a cossie, Miss those.
@jerrywhittington660721 күн бұрын
Clarkson adds value!
@tug134520 күн бұрын
I remember the Autocar road test , 137mph top speed, 0-60 in 5.7 seconds, the earlier big turbo cars was 227 bhp , the smaller turbo 224 bhp
@garykee121 күн бұрын
when i was 19, i was on holidays in scotland with my folks and had never seen this car before since they were not available in the canadian marketplace. walking past the dealership in airdrie lanarkshire scotland, i happened to see one for sale at the time i believe was around 21,000 british pounds. wish i had the money then and now to own one and maybe be able to import it to canada where i reside. but alas, life goes on..
@petersauer9421 күн бұрын
That duel rear wing was going to be a triple wing! But the bean counters stopped it happening 😮
@meh734821 күн бұрын
Thankfully
@DontPanicDear21 күн бұрын
Costin & Duckworth didn’t quite have the right ring to it, so I can understand the portmanteau. It could so easily have been Tinduck though 😂
@1968spikey21 күн бұрын
Probably more accurate when applied to Fords 😂
@DontPanicDear21 күн бұрын
@@1968spikey Never been a favourite of mine, but that’s harsh 😂
@OakleySpencer21 күн бұрын
That is one of my dream cars
@rikardottosson127218 күн бұрын
The post 90s cars weigh twice as much though. Back in the 80’s people didn’t believe in safety, so cars were light. So 200hp then wouldn’t feel like 200hp today.
@garyseaton46195 күн бұрын
Ford and Cosworth was a match made in heaven... It's a historic combination...
@affordablevs18 күн бұрын
What a car - had the pleasure of driving an Imperial Blue Small Turbo, Rare Non Aero one back in the day... As a spotty 19 yr old, that was some experience!! Great motors!
@Paul-D21 күн бұрын
I had so much fun with RS fords of all kinds when I was 17-20 - back when you could jump in and out of decent ones for less then a few grand each. Those were the days, and for those that were there too - I was usually with the OddKidd Creations lot at shows and stuff
@DarrenLewarne21 күн бұрын
Back when fun cars where cheap! I miss those days, I bought my skyline in 2005 for £3500 (and a saxo vtr as part x)
@david111davies21 күн бұрын
Wasn't the Cosworth completely insane on insurance cost even back in its day though. You needed to be properly well off to run them
@alanmckeown537720 күн бұрын
I remember drooling over it when he showed it to us I was 22 and knew it was well out of my league I had to make do with the orion 1.6i ghia pretty enough car back then for a 22 year old lad
@Rafagafanhotobra7 күн бұрын
Honestly, the part that caught me the most off-guard was clarkson's timeline and ideas. Didn't know how long he took to establish himself as a car journalist, and didn't know about his efforts with entrepreneurship AND car journalism. Guy is a genius since way before he appeared on the screen.
@iestynhedd954421 күн бұрын
I was a kid I just loved cars , and I remember this car being in Top gear magazine when I was about 12 and being obsessed with it !
@Endlessly_Nameless17 күн бұрын
I used to read performance car magazine in the 90s… I remember clarkson reviewing this car and the incredible metallic green Aston Martin v8 supercharged vantage… great days
@prime197121 күн бұрын
I saw him in that car at Thuxton in the 90's with his wife of the time, what a blast frommthe past this video has been.
@bobskiale21 күн бұрын
a friend of mine owned that car and took me out in it !
@STKeef19 күн бұрын
Worth every penny
@HansDelbruck5321 күн бұрын
4.6 kilos is 10.14 pounds of downforce and 19.4 kilos is 42.8 pounds of downforce for those wanting to understand the numbers.
@andyguest654321 күн бұрын
Great job on this video Mike, glad it was just you and didn't include your "Mechinic" would love to see more excellent videos like this
@brickhead_0720 күн бұрын
11:25 The V16 in the new Bugatti Tourbillion is engineered by Cosworth too
@costafilh019 күн бұрын
Is up to Drive Tribe now to take the Grand Tour's torch. I hope the trio continues to do some road trips and take us along. Maybe they're "too old and fat" (Jemery's words, not mine) for crazy adventures, but not for some nice road trips, hanging out, talking and enjoying cars, and messing around like always.
@markhouston340420 күн бұрын
I even remember it was buttertubs pass that he drove it along!!
@88Opportunist21 күн бұрын
And now I need to dig up my Robot Wars collection again...thanks.
@user-es1xp5wp7s21 күн бұрын
in deed it worth it! because you buy not a piece of metal, you buy an emotions, the part of the history and a little part of Jeremy's soul
@Graham_Shaw18 күн бұрын
A big thanks to the legend that is John Bentley, for giving us Clarkson in Top Gear, I suppose? LOL!
@shugaroony18 күн бұрын
I see John is still on the gadget show too, what a guy!
@mephistovonfaust21 күн бұрын
Extremely cool car with a huge nostalgia factor but 60k+? No, I don’t think so
@__PHIL__21 күн бұрын
You think that's expensive, I saw two RS500 Sierras from the same owner and he was asking for £265,000 - each.
@c111prs18 күн бұрын
It will do twice that imo
@SomersetscuriousCarper-iy6mt16 күн бұрын
The Mondeo ST200 v6’s are so rare now it’s a shame don’t see many on roads anymore there’s one near me that’s sat on a driveway rotting 🥲
@kjah0621 күн бұрын
Depending on ites milleage easily over £100k. Maybe over £200k at a push if its totally standard (almost) and low miles etc
@lionsgarage17 күн бұрын
Very cool car, wished you drove it up to Clarkson to show it to him as part of the story for the vid.
@phinds118 күн бұрын
Totally worth it. Just by the history of the car alone!!
@BladeofAkire17 күн бұрын
I found out recently that the R33 Skyline in the Top Gear video covering them being imported into the UK, I used to own! Didn't have a clue, crazy! :D
@xbaldwin9721 күн бұрын
Didnt he call the car Garry im sure he mentioned it on top gear
@alexanderfinch443214 күн бұрын
Not sure what the colour code is for that cosworth but it's definitely the best for that car.
@martinnaylor13 күн бұрын
Cracking car,not in the same league but in some sort of way miss my E plate Sierra XR4x4.
@RadicalIngenuity21 күн бұрын
Got your Mk. 4 and Mk. 5’s mixed up there
@Gingerclown18 күн бұрын
Ford Escorts have by far the best driving position of any car I have ever had
@washshine304518 күн бұрын
Worth every penny that and a mk2 golf gti is just a dream
@ngnotts779621 күн бұрын
Worth every penny and more just for the history and iconic status of the car, then you factor in the performance of the car and I would not be surprised if it went for even higher
@justinnewton950916 күн бұрын
The rear spoiler was originally designed as a 3 stack spoiler but ended up as a double stack.
@kevpeacock916321 күн бұрын
Another show of lack of imagination!what’s next find a pair of clarksons pants and try them on?how find clarksons old bog seat and have a go on that!
@biafo454121 күн бұрын
Isn't this primarily to focus on those 3 topgear presenters. There's hundreds of other car youtubers out there if you want something else. This concept is unique and clearly viewers want it.
@user-jk4nv7dz1b21 күн бұрын
They did, obviously you’ve not seen the Antarctic Hilux video….
@nate372121 күн бұрын
If ur a clarkson fan and rich. Its worth 65 to 70k
@Gorbyrev18 күн бұрын
That is a £100K car all day given the current market. I am pretty sure they were £25K back in the day which was serious money. Great video.
@ankhayratv20 күн бұрын
Today: clickbait suggesting Jeremy will be in the video.
@diegoramdhani279920 күн бұрын
I owned a first gen Seat Leon Cupra R with 205HP, the car came out 2002 just like me and it was great and felt proper fast. I currently own a Passat GTE from 2016 that on paper performs the same as the Cupra, yet it feels really dull. Even though it isn’t particularly slow (especially for a car that weighs more than 1700kg’s) it just doesn’t have the wow or speed sensation you get with older cars.
@neilmustow36821 күн бұрын
Cossah I've got a Cossah!!!!🤣
@MrTurbo_7 күн бұрын
The focus mk2 st / rs may have nothing to do with cosworth, but i'll be surprised if their prices don't shoot through the roof with their legendary inline 5's which can easily be pushed to over 600bhp and be awd converted by bolting on some volvo bits
@gabrieljenkins-handy52329 күн бұрын
My dream car, unaffordable but I can dream
@Ukgyt9921 күн бұрын
Gary?
@Gordanovich0221 күн бұрын
I always dreamed of having a road-going Cossie in the blue and yellow Michelin Pilot livery like Malcolm Wilson's rally cars. It was not to be.
@sharvey119221 күн бұрын
Is it worth it? Yes if you’re old and trying to relive your faded youth.
@biafo454121 күн бұрын
Hahaha we have a viewer that isn't going to get old and try to relive his faded youth here, wow
@justmechanicthings12 күн бұрын
6:09 Plymouth Superbird has entered the chat
@markbphilip21 күн бұрын
Rover T Series engine, that brings back memories of my 220bhp Rover Coupe Turbo.
@LaymanApprentice21 күн бұрын
Definitely iconic and worth it
@Graham_Shaw18 күн бұрын
My Dad had the 1.6 LX of that generation in white. The immobiliser failed, and so with a Haynes manual, I took the main fuse box apart, and added a wire that bypassed the immobiliser. Try doing that in a modern canbus car. No chance! LOL!!
@thezfunk21 күн бұрын
Now that I can legally import them into the US, I really, really, really want to get one. It looks like prices on decent ones have gone crazy though.
@YoungManDub20 күн бұрын
Mike is becoming a legend in his own right. I could see somebody doing a video on his Rover or Mondeo in a similar fashion in 30 years
@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ1321 күн бұрын
Would have been awesome for Jeremy to be in the video. I'm only 30 seconds in, but I assume he's not in it.
@RichardMajor8620 күн бұрын
He won’t do KZbin. It’s a bit sad how much DT bang on about him.
@itspart13 күн бұрын
I had one of the last made. Loved it it had colour changing paint from blue to purple.... can't remember the colour code.... N reg.... I don't have any photos of it... 😢
@johnknight915013 күн бұрын
Shoulda stopped by the farm. I'm sure Jezzer wouldn't have minded the intrusion.
@matthewneville384017 күн бұрын
Ive seen this car in the flesh in Haslemere. Its very nice
@thewindow621 күн бұрын
Interesting you say about everyone wanting to be associated with Cosworth these days, Bugatti seem to have downplayed their input into the Tourbillon quite a bit
@GummeeH321 күн бұрын
There's a Wheeler Dealers episode about one of these cars. Fun watch
@WhiteDieselShed21 күн бұрын
I remember Clarkson on the bus talking about the Cosworth, he called it Gary...
@rustycagerage21 күн бұрын
the ford probe with pop-up headlights.....awesome
19 күн бұрын
Front wheel drive sh*tbox.
@stevenking947321 күн бұрын
What's happening with the mental engine in the mx5 ?
@jonathancost492721 күн бұрын
Hold on mate, Robot Wars was frickin awesome!
@simeonyves594021 күн бұрын
I preferred Lister as the host though!
@jonathancost492720 күн бұрын
@@simeonyves5940 Of course, no question!
@shugaroony18 күн бұрын
@@simeonyves5940 And on Takeshi's Castle.
@barrymiller338516 күн бұрын
He once parked that car outside my shop! Unfortunately he went into the shop next door. 😢
@adamc20921 күн бұрын
I remember watching him ask for it back (the first time!)
@johnemerson538321 күн бұрын
Why does Jeremy never appear on Drivetribe?
@simeonyves594021 күн бұрын
He has openly stated he wants nothing to do with this Channel!