1 00:00:00,992 --> 00:00:03,664 Top Gear S19E02 Western USA Road Trip 2 00:00:07,666 --> 00:00:10,666 Corrections by Wally73 3 00:00:11,580 --> 00:00:14,140 Tonight, I point at a thing... 4 00:00:15,500 --> 00:00:18,420 ..Richard walks through a shop 5 00:00:18,420 --> 00:00:20,740 and James has some bananas. 6 00:00:27,980 --> 00:00:31,540 Hello! Hello, everybody. Thank you. 7 00:00:31,540 --> 00:00:32,820 Thank you so much. 8 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:39,020 Now, every so often we like to remind ourselves that this is 9 00:00:39,020 --> 00:00:40,540 a motoring show. 10 00:00:40,540 --> 00:00:44,860 So, we get three really nice cars and go for a long drive. 11 00:00:44,860 --> 00:00:47,900 And what we do is, we take it in turns to choose the location. 12 00:00:47,900 --> 00:00:52,180 So, if it's my turn, we usually end up in France, 13 00:00:52,180 --> 00:00:55,180 if it is James's turn we usually end up in... 14 00:00:55,180 --> 00:00:57,500 1953. 15 00:00:57,500 --> 00:01:00,820 Tonight, though, it was Hammond's turn. 16 00:01:00,820 --> 00:01:02,260 So guess what? 17 00:01:08,140 --> 00:01:11,820 Our meeting point was the Valley of Fire in Nevada. 18 00:01:16,260 --> 00:01:19,820 And what you see here is the car I'll be using. 19 00:01:21,740 --> 00:01:24,220 This is a Lexus LFA. 20 00:01:24,220 --> 00:01:27,380 It's not the most powerful car in the world, it's not the fastest, 21 00:01:27,380 --> 00:01:31,180 it's not the best looking and it certainly isn't the cheapest. 22 00:01:31,180 --> 00:01:36,540 Plus, the Lexus badge does come with a whiff of masonry. 23 00:01:36,540 --> 00:01:39,500 But I drove one of these in England last year 24 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:43,940 and I emerged from the experience thinking, "That might very well be 25 00:01:43,940 --> 00:01:46,980 "the best car I've ever driven." 26 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:48,500 And that's why we're here. 27 00:01:49,540 --> 00:01:52,220 To find out. 28 00:01:52,220 --> 00:01:54,860 At this point, the stillness of the desert 29 00:01:54,860 --> 00:01:59,260 was shattered by the sound of an approaching James May, 30 00:01:59,260 --> 00:02:03,260 who was at the wheel of the new Aston Martin Vanquish. 31 00:02:07,180 --> 00:02:09,980 That's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. 32 00:02:09,980 --> 00:02:11,100 It's not bad, is it? 33 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:13,940 This is a DBS replacement, 34 00:02:13,940 --> 00:02:17,700 but also a bit inspired by the 177, million pound thing. 35 00:02:17,700 --> 00:02:19,460 And look at the upholstery! 36 00:02:19,460 --> 00:02:22,500 I know, the upholstery is outrageous. 37 00:02:22,500 --> 00:02:25,380 That's the best looking Aston there's ever been, actually. 38 00:02:25,380 --> 00:02:26,540 Best one they've done. 39 00:02:26,540 --> 00:02:29,260 That, though, cos I've never seen one in a good colour like that, 40 00:02:29,260 --> 00:02:31,900 that is pretty fantastic. No, but yours is better. 41 00:02:31,900 --> 00:02:34,420 And the great thing is, I'm in the better car 42 00:02:34,420 --> 00:02:38,700 and I'm just going to follow you around going, "That is beautiful." 43 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:41,380 'After a bit more mutual mastication, 44 00:02:41,380 --> 00:02:45,500 'we started to wonder what Billy Bob Hammond might bring.' 45 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:48,820 Will it be something subtle, small, European? 46 00:02:49,900 --> 00:02:52,580 No, my money was on something rather large, 47 00:02:52,580 --> 00:02:55,220 brash and maybe even American. 48 00:02:56,940 --> 00:02:59,620 'And blow me down, I was right.' 49 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:03,460 So... The new Viper. 50 00:03:03,460 --> 00:03:04,740 You? Yeah. 51 00:03:04,740 --> 00:03:08,660 I know it looks exactly like the old one, but that is the new Viper. 52 00:03:08,660 --> 00:03:11,700 Yay. Subtle. 53 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:16,340 Before you two start, let me just tell you, that 8.4 litre V10, 54 00:03:16,340 --> 00:03:18,980 that's the largest engine ever fitted to any production car 55 00:03:18,980 --> 00:03:21,300 since the war. And looking around here, 56 00:03:21,300 --> 00:03:24,300 let's not forget, this car is the fastest, 57 00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:27,020 with the highest top speed, it's the fastest to 60, 58 00:03:27,020 --> 00:03:28,980 the most powerful, 640bhp, 59 00:03:28,980 --> 00:03:32,020 it's got the most torque and the biggest engine. 60 00:03:32,020 --> 00:03:34,620 I'm sorry, Hammond. They haven't styled it. 61 00:03:34,620 --> 00:03:37,380 This has been in a wind tunnel to look like this! 62 00:03:37,380 --> 00:03:39,260 If that's been in a wind tunnel, 63 00:03:39,260 --> 00:03:41,980 they parked it in there sideways for all the good it's done. 64 00:03:41,980 --> 00:03:44,420 It's been in a wind tunnel. Look at the panel gap. 65 00:03:44,420 --> 00:03:46,140 I'll stand behind you, have a look at it. 66 00:03:46,140 --> 00:03:49,380 Let me see if I can see how many fingers you hold up in that panel gap. 67 00:03:49,380 --> 00:03:51,740 There has to be a gap between the panels or 68 00:03:51,740 --> 00:03:54,060 there'd be one piece! Let's have a look at yours. 69 00:03:54,060 --> 00:03:57,740 That looks ridiculous. It's a Lexus. It's just a nerd-fest. It's a Lexus. 70 00:03:57,740 --> 00:04:00,700 It's for rich golfers, is what it is. I admit, the Lexus... 71 00:04:00,700 --> 00:04:03,740 If you want to talk about panel gap, there's a whopper straightaway. 72 00:04:03,740 --> 00:04:05,980 It's a cooling system! Is it heck, it doesn't fit. 73 00:04:05,980 --> 00:04:09,220 I'm surprised at you cos this is a bunch of retro nonsense, really. 74 00:04:09,220 --> 00:04:11,900 No, I'm sorry, I won't have that. 75 00:04:11,900 --> 00:04:13,900 It's very pretty, yes, but it's harking... 76 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:15,420 It's harking back to the past 77 00:04:15,420 --> 00:04:18,060 and a car with an engine from the 1930s isn't? 78 00:04:18,060 --> 00:04:21,820 This is a nerd-fest, that's for old fools, that is a proper, 79 00:04:21,820 --> 00:04:26,020 honest Gran T... 8.4 litre V10. You don't need it to be that big! 80 00:04:26,020 --> 00:04:29,580 Hang on a second. Who owns Chrysler now, the people that made this? 81 00:04:29,580 --> 00:04:31,860 Fiat. What else do they make? 82 00:04:31,860 --> 00:04:33,380 Ferrari. There you go. 83 00:04:33,380 --> 00:04:36,900 But, Hammond, All-Bran is made by the same people who make Frosties. 84 00:04:36,900 --> 00:04:39,340 It doesn't mean they're comparable! That's a stupid... 85 00:04:39,340 --> 00:04:41,060 It's not! Right, look. 86 00:04:41,060 --> 00:04:44,020 I knew I would get some flak... Shush. Shush. 87 00:04:44,020 --> 00:04:46,540 Instead of just standing here arguing... Yes. 88 00:04:46,540 --> 00:04:49,340 ..why don't we go for a drive? 89 00:04:49,340 --> 00:04:51,660 That's a better idea. Open the taps. 90 00:04:57,580 --> 00:05:00,500 'Straight away, though, there was a problem.' 91 00:05:02,220 --> 00:05:05,940 Not again. Hammond, why do you like it in America so much? 92 00:05:05,940 --> 00:05:09,940 Every nice piece of road has an 8mph speed limit on it. 93 00:05:09,940 --> 00:05:12,700 I don't know, don't ask me, it's not my fault. 94 00:05:12,700 --> 00:05:13,900 Yes, it is. 95 00:05:15,260 --> 00:05:17,420 I mean, what are we going to hit? 96 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:20,260 What are we going to hit here? There's nothing. 97 00:05:20,260 --> 00:05:22,220 No wildlife, no people. 98 00:05:23,220 --> 00:05:25,580 This is stupid. It's stupid! 99 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:30,740 'Eventually, though, the 35mph hour limit ended, 100 00:05:30,740 --> 00:05:33,220 'and thanks to some trickery in the edit, 101 00:05:33,220 --> 00:05:37,980 'we were able to take our cars up to a dizzying 55mph.' 102 00:05:50,340 --> 00:05:51,620 There it goes. 103 00:05:55,900 --> 00:05:58,700 This isn't just an engine, it's a force of nature! 104 00:06:01,660 --> 00:06:04,500 Let's see what a proper V12 feels like. 105 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:09,020 Nice is the answer. 106 00:06:13,940 --> 00:06:17,340 The engine in this is so exquisite 107 00:06:17,340 --> 00:06:23,220 that it revs from idle to 9,000rpm in 0.6 of a second. 108 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:27,180 In fact, it revs so fast 109 00:06:27,180 --> 00:06:30,060 they couldn't fit a conventional rev counter. 110 00:06:30,060 --> 00:06:33,740 It had to be electronic, because a normal one simply can't keep up. 111 00:06:37,140 --> 00:06:40,660 Right, let's sort something out right from the start. 112 00:06:40,660 --> 00:06:44,500 James's Aston Martin costs £190,000. 113 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:48,060 Jeremy's Celica, £340,000. 114 00:06:48,060 --> 00:06:51,100 This - £75,000 or thereabouts. 115 00:06:51,100 --> 00:06:52,700 That is a huge difference! 116 00:06:52,700 --> 00:06:55,900 It does all the fancy stuff, too, it's got all the f...
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