James technically set the speed record, but it was then quickly broken by Bugatti's test driver. But for a brief moment, Captain Slow, Mr Slowly, was the fastest man in the world.
Captain Slow would then go on to hit 258mph at the same location in the Veyron SS. It was a new speed record for a production car, for about 20 minutes. Bugatti then put their test driver in the car and he 267mph. 😂
the video made by jason cammisa on it completely made me change my mind on it, its status may be overrated but the engineering and story behind absolutely not!
This was one of the first segments of Top Gear I ever saw back in the day, and it's the one that really made me a fan of the show. I still think it's one of the best editing jobs they've ever done - it's all quite lighthearted and over the top, and yet manages to be pretty damn epic and just flat out cool when he hits max speed. Great stuff, this is what Top Gear does best. Well, this, and having three dowdy middle aged blokes shout at each other.
"We have two volunteers to test this car !" "Yeah, but we want the car back. And no headline about a celebrity dying in it". "Oh, Jamey May it is then."
Captain slow going fast was a running gag. It almost put him in the vampire jet dragster, but he was swapped out for Hammond late in production. Probably saved his life; he’s taller and less fit than Hammond, and doesn’t think he’d have made it.
Really appreciate these HD versions finally being released. I think Hoovie and Ed especially need to wrap their Veyrons this colour. With the brown interior, it’s def my fav spec. Such a historical car
This segment was one of the best segments of the whole show’s existence imo. They used Captain Slow to set the stage for what was about to unfold, the amazing camera angles, shots coupled with some amazing filters and precision high speed camera footage made this absolutely stunning to watch. Then the soundtrack of the Bugatti howling amongst Wojciech Kilar’s intense and haunting Dracula makes this segment a true masterpiece of television hands down 💯💯
That's the great thing about the Veyron and why it's a technological achievement on the same level as Concorde. It's not just that it goes damned fast, it does so while carrying a fully kitted out luxury car and is relatively comfortable even at extreme speeds.
@@AdityaGirish There was an interview forever ago, where James was asked what it was like driving the Veyron at 400km/h. And he said "Quite lovely, actually. Which tells you just what a machine it truly is."
There are cars that has more power than the veyron, some even twice but can't reach the speeds the veyron does! This evidence show the brains behind the making of the car.
That line always reminds me of the moment when Jeremy yelled, “SPEEEEED AND POWER!” in the episode where they were in Africa and got stuck in the mud. I can’t remember the exact timestamp, but it's the episode featuring the BMW of Jeremy’s
The production quality on this is fantastic. What an incredible achievement for James and Bugatti, was reminded of this after Bugatti broke another record with their Mistral.
That seems wrong. Clearly remember him smoking a cigarette at one of the behind the scenes youtube clips after the last special was shot and before their production company dissolved.
@@EinfachLuap well, technically it could be both right and wrong you know. There's nothing easier than to stop smoking - some people managed to do so 100 times
The actual speed run was done in the dry. Most likely, those rain shots were done on a different day. But even with it dry, it still looks properly scary.
In the original show the official VW test pilot is shown driving the car and beating that speed record by a considerable margin. It would have been pretty interesting to know in what way the show's car was different than the record breaking vehicle.
This was just the Veyron. The one you’re probably talking about was the Veyron SuperSports, naked carbon fiber with orange trim. James May also did that top speed test as well, but then the Bugatti test driver also did it and bested his time.
This episode was always the reason why I didn't like the nickname "Captain slow." James May was the one that they trusted to do this test, so clearly slow was not the right adjective, cautious probably should have been the word used.
A time when we had to wait a week for every episode. And James is commenting while driving the fastest anyone has in a car at the time. Go Captain Slow
one of the best and best-looking cars of all time. This was such an incredibe feat of engineering at the time, and no doubt a pioneer for today's superfast hypercars.
Hey. Afternoon Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May Thanks for a Top Class program of Top Gear Classic Show's just updating me with Top Gear and good luck To your gentlemen's Thanks again Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May 😉🙏
I don't know why this 16.4 but I think it's much more beautiful and elegant than the Veyron SS, the SS is much wilder, lower, an incredible car but in terms of looks I prefer this one.
@@MomonosukeKozuki Duel of fates only appeared in the original broadcast. They also used music from Casino Royale just after that section. This video has nearly all the original audio replaced.
I don't know, but in terms of an engineering feat & the technology available at the time of production. I feel that the Mclaren F1 is the greatest car ever built. And to this dsy, the Mclaren F1 can beat the Veyron around a race track as the Veyron was built to achieve top speed in a straight line.
Can we all appreciate how James is commentating while driving at 400kmph!
HOW BOUT NO
Captain Slow the fastest Top Gear
Can we all start to be a little original and not sound like everyone else?
That line got old a long time ago.
Tiny steering movements at that speed can make the car go out of control, it requires a lot of concentration
@@prathamkataria7570The car is already tuned to ensure steering inputs are smoothened out at high speeds.
Watching this back when I was a kid was the coolest thing
It is still the coolest.
@imadequate3376 yh 20 years on this is still my favourite show of all time
James technically set the speed record, but it was then quickly broken by Bugatti's test driver.
But for a brief moment, Captain Slow, Mr Slowly, was the fastest man in the world.
Fastest man in production car at that short time
that was for the super sport, not the original veyron
must be fun at your house at xmas...
was the fastest man ....pause........ in the world.
Quote from Right Stuff
Captain Slow would then go on to hit 258mph at the same location in the Veyron SS. It was a new speed record for a production car, for about 20 minutes. Bugatti then put their test driver in the car and he 267mph. 😂
The fastest Captain Slow has ever gone.
He always gets the fast expensive cars because he’s the only one that they can insure lol
He also tested the veyron supersport
besides airplanes
And even faster in the Super Sport 259 mph
Mr Slowly
Buffeting
The veyron will forever be a legend.
It's just a polo with ambition
that... is cutting sir@@fistingendakenny8781
the video made by jason cammisa on it completely made me change my mind on it, its status may be overrated but the engineering and story behind absolutely not!
And the McLaren F1
@@fistingendakenny8781 *passat
This was one of the first segments of Top Gear I ever saw back in the day, and it's the one that really made me a fan of the show. I still think it's one of the best editing jobs they've ever done - it's all quite lighthearted and over the top, and yet manages to be pretty damn epic and just flat out cool when he hits max speed. Great stuff, this is what Top Gear does best. Well, this, and having three dowdy middle aged blokes shout at each other.
The funniest thing is that it was May, who was chosen to break the record. Not Clarkson, not Hammond, but May
Because he's the smartest. Last thing you want is stupid going 250
"We have two volunteers to test this car !"
"Yeah, but we want the car back. And no headline about a celebrity dying in it".
"Oh, Jamey May it is then."
well, to be honest, Clarkson is too fat* and Hammond would kill himself in that, so... yeah, May was an obvious choice
hammond would have died.
Captain slow going fast was a running gag.
It almost put him in the vampire jet dragster, but he was swapped out for Hammond late in production. Probably saved his life; he’s taller and less fit than Hammond, and doesn’t think he’d have made it.
3:38 Flat earthers be shaking
Do they still exist? that bullshit is dead for decades
they have to rub in that imaginary curvature all the time.
*sweating profusely* -"i don't know what you're talking about" lol
^_^
@@BratislavMetulskiethe earth is a cube there is no curve just sheer drop offs with ice barriers
@@theoriginaldeity just stick to the provable facts, you clown 🤡
legendary car with legendary driver
Really appreciate these HD versions finally being released.
I think Hoovie and Ed especially need to wrap their Veyrons this colour. With the brown interior, it’s def my fav spec. Such a historical car
If hoovie will get it working properly. Probably need like 200k for that
This segment was one of the best segments of the whole show’s existence imo.
They used Captain Slow to set the stage for what was about to unfold, the amazing camera angles, shots coupled with some amazing filters and precision high speed camera footage made this absolutely stunning to watch.
Then the soundtrack of the Bugatti howling amongst Wojciech Kilar’s intense and haunting Dracula makes this segment a true masterpiece of television hands down 💯💯
This was the first top gear video i’ve ever watched without even realising it.
My favorite Top Gear Video ever! Have watched it hundreds of times! Even used this in one of my presentations at work!
How he's commentating at 400km/h only God knows
That's the great thing about the Veyron and why it's a technological achievement on the same level as Concorde.
It's not just that it goes damned fast, it does so while carrying a fully kitted out luxury car and is relatively comfortable even at extreme speeds.
@@AdityaGirish There was an interview forever ago, where James was asked what it was like driving the Veyron at 400km/h. And he said "Quite lovely, actually. Which tells you just what a machine it truly is."
There are cars that has more power than the veyron, some even twice but can't reach the speeds the veyron does! This evidence show the brains behind the making of the car.
theres still faster cars
Absolutely amazing piece of engineering
I just watched this video but the one uploaded like 10 years ago. This one is very high quality!
This is the segment that got me into Top Gear!
SPEEEEED AND POWAAAAAH
That line always reminds me of the moment when Jeremy yelled, “SPEEEEED AND POWER!” in the episode where they were in Africa and got stuck in the mud. I can’t remember the exact timestamp, but it's the episode featuring the BMW of Jeremy’s
The production quality on this is fantastic. What an incredible achievement for James and Bugatti, was reminded of this after Bugatti broke another record with their Mistral.
A timeless design ❤
it's really outdated. Super sport does look much better.
4:01 ".. and I like procedures"
Top man. Driving at 407km and giving us useful informations
One of my favourite videos in the internet
May was channeling some Clarkson being able to present masterfully while at insane speeds
Hope the next clássic episode of the buggati veyron vs airplane race please
6:35 Fun fact: hearing this cough made James May quit smoking cigarettes
Source?
That seems wrong. Clearly remember him smoking a cigarette at one of the behind the scenes youtube clips after the last special was shot and before their production company dissolved.
@@EinfachLuap well, technically it could be both right and wrong you know. There's nothing easier than to stop smoking - some people managed to do so 100 times
@@geuros You're completely right of course!
while in rain? captain slow is now captain mad
The actual speed run was done in the dry. Most likely, those rain shots were done on a different day. But even with it dry, it still looks properly scary.
One of the best moments of Top Gear! James Captain Slow what a legend!
In the original show the official VW test pilot is shown driving the car and beating that speed record by a considerable margin.
It would have been pretty interesting to know in what way the show's car was different than the record breaking vehicle.
This was just the Veyron. The one you’re probably talking about was the Veyron SuperSports, naked carbon fiber with orange trim. James May also did that top speed test as well, but then the Bugatti test driver also did it and bested his time.
Captain antislow
Ps :- Now i know where the top gun maverick's Darkstar opening scene came from
7:25 and then proceeds to hit 411 some years later
Possibly one of the best segments in TG history.
Thanks uploader you are a scholar and a gentleman! 🖤
"I'm covering a football pitch every second" really put in into perspective. Christ on a bike that's fast
This episode was always the reason why I didn't like the nickname "Captain slow."
James May was the one that they trusted to do this test, so clearly slow was not the right adjective, cautious probably should have been the word used.
I love Buggati❤❤
The Star Wars theme (obviously replaced for copyright reasons) originally used for the run by the show made this absolute cinema
I guess BBC lost the rights to even more iconic music that was in the original version.
The original music is in the version of this on the BBC iPlayer.
í watched this like a 100 times
Really pushing the outside of the envelope. what a marvel.
No more Captain Slow, here comes Captain Super Fast😂
A time when we had to wait a week for every episode. And James is commenting while driving the fastest anyone has in a car at the time. Go Captain Slow
one of the best and best-looking cars of all time. This was such an incredibe feat of engineering at the time, and no doubt a pioneer for today's superfast hypercars.
Captain Very Fast
Hey. Afternoon Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May Thanks for a Top Class program of Top Gear Classic Show's just updating me with Top Gear and good luck To your gentlemen's Thanks again Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May 😉🙏
6:54 Love how the car's speedometer shows 6000revs, the gear in which it is and instead of a speed readout it just says: "TOP SPEED" all capitalized
So THIS is what james' airplane license is for
Probably my favourite top gear moment.
Nah this is what we need right now
That was GREAT, that was!😮🤯
Should have done this on the French A4 against a modified TGV on the adjacent LGV Est.
The Top Gear Guru's know this was the 2nd fastest he's been in a Buggati...Buggati Veyron Supersport is his all time fastest.
I don't know why this 16.4 but I think it's much more beautiful and elegant than the Veyron SS, the SS is much wilder, lower, an incredible car but in terms of looks I prefer this one.
"What the fock is a kilometer?" 🧐
Never gets old 🔥
And you're wrong, son. You're going to go even faster. Captain Slow, one of the fastest men on the planet.
Bravo Captain Fast!
We need the ferrari 612 vs plane to verbier race as soon as possible, it hasn't been posted on TH-cam and that's a crime!
Two legends
theres something weiry about watching past episodes in the future. bittersweet.
fastest i've ever been was 320kph and it was utterly terrifying. at that speed it's hard not to contemplate death
just wow
7:01 That's weird to hear without the epic choir from the Dracula film.
Didn't they also use a John Williams-Star Wars music during the run? It was Battle of Faiths IIRC
Edit: Title is Duel of Fates.
@@MomonosukeKozuki Duel of fates only appeared in the original broadcast. They also used music from Casino Royale just after that section.
This video has nearly all the original audio replaced.
@@nFyrinWhat about in 7:06?
I prefer the old edit with the dramatic choir music when the car reached its top speed.
Still available on the BBC iPlayer.
ngl i teared up when i sawed this the first time
Cpt Slow Pro Max
👍
miss the old music
The Best hypercar Ever Made
Can you put episode with the whole Bugatti Veyron race between Clarkson and Hammond-May duo?
The race clarkson vs Hammond vs may vs stig to the airport
I have the whole speedometer, I'll use the whole speedometer
2:51 850,000£ car? Damn, that's heavy.
What a legend. (I'm talking about the car 😂)
Such a shame it doesn't have the OG music in this clip
Hello I’m Mr. SUPER SLOW
One small step for _May_ ... but one giant leap for mankind
they should make him do it again.
would the airbags be of any use at that speed?
No wonder Michael Schumacher retired. He was slower than me!
🤣🤣🤣
Mr Slowly
the car that started the hypercar race
earliest ive been to a TGC vid tbh
speed limits gonna feel real slow after that
What season was this?
I don't know, but in terms of an engineering feat & the technology available at the time of production. I feel that the Mclaren F1 is the greatest car ever built. And to this dsy, the Mclaren F1 can beat the Veyron around a race track as the Veyron was built to achieve top speed in a straight line.
FIRE🖤
I didn't know james may could reach these speeds
Must be terrifying
James May 'Captain Slow' was the fastest man in the world.... for 10 minutes. (Bugatti's test driver broke his record)
Show me the Black Friday offer!
they changed the music
at 3:46 the flat earthers are not going to like this
Captain slow doing Hamster numbers in a Car.
The Veyron sounds glorious, better than the Chiron.
James OCD starts to come at 4:00
Ehra Lessien circuit In Germany
But....the Corvette Sledgehammer did 255!