Yeah definitely it's great! Something like a Novi would absolutely wail in this tunnel though they're in America. Becky looks always the business in the machine, not sure about anybody else but I've a feeling she'll probably get that sound going as the minute it's handed over to the Stig. It's easy to believe that Becky's the one starting it up!! But keep up the work👍.
caiocr14 I've seen em once I think. VisioRacer's a good one, he's always finding these quirky machines with the obvious BRM and Auto Union V16s, but he finds these unusual cars with racing, whether it's 2 stroke or a boxer. And he technically narrates these documentaries on here while explaining the history and the specifications as well, very very different.
Fun fact: the M120's firing order (1-12-5-8-3-10-6-7-2-11-4-9) is two straight-sixes running in opposite directions: one bank running 1-5-3-6-2-4 front-to-back, the other running 1-5-3-6-2-4 back-to-front - this is another element to why it sounds so good, along with the exhaust manifolds. BMW's V12s all the back to the M70, by comparison, were just two straight-sixes running side-by-side.
It may be true that the exhaust is brilliant but it is kind of a cheesy name but I was a bit surprised someone would say that in a video he may watch later. lol
Wait, a Top Gear photographer has enough money to not only have a collection of cars, but ship custom ones across continents? I'm in the wrong line of work.
If he's a petrol head, he could have a lot of cheaper cars. Importing Japanese cars isn't particular expensive, especially with the yen as it currently is.
@@SecksJaycheap? A friend of mine bought and imported the same genuine S600AMG from Japan about 4 months ago - without the exhaust thought. The car was in excellent condition and had low mileage (probably like this one in the video). So it took him about $150k all-in. If it’s cheap, I’m glad that you’re doing good in life:)
Strange, they brought a model that was imported to Japan, when in Spain next door there are a lot in the scrapyard or on second-hand pages, even a TH-cam sells a black V12 in perfect condition and totally original for 6,000€ that is a lot money for a car that you cannot use in multiple cities. Due to anti-pollution regulations 😂
@@FyoutubemadridMadrid Because its an AMG(which was like she said in the video, exclusive to Japan), with different intestines than the normal m120. Also it has the special exhaust.
Benz will forever be etched in my heart. Ferrari too, but at least I could afford a Benz. Had the CLS350, nothing fancy but that thing is a thing of beauty, grace and power. The air suspension....oh man. My best ride!
pagani put twin cam heads on their M120 so that it breathes better on the top end. Merc meanwhile went for 24 total valves to minimize the already tight engine headroom space
@@EzwanRohman The M120 came with DOHC heads in every model. AMG just put better flowing heads on the pagani versions so they rev more. Gooichi offers similar heads that make it rev to 9 thousand.
5:30 Closing my eyes listening to that engine go just gives me goose bumps and makes me tear up. Seriously a little choked up here... i know the things that actually move me. Thats one right there. Another would be the LFA 1LR-GUE just 4.6 liters of glass shattering goodness. Makes me melt.
Torque is irrelevant unless you use it in conjunction with the engine revolution. Thats what matters. In other words, power. Tq to weight ratio is the biggest bullshit I have read.
Bro they literally gave credit to the guy who MADE and first put that exhaust in a V12 S-class. Effspot saw the video from the original guy and bought exhaust from him lol.
Yes, the highlight @ 4:12 was when she said Under the bonnet and it all starts with some pipe work. Add the visuals and this is quite a video. She sounds so good.
If 964/993 (take your pick) are the last hand built GOAT Porsche 911's, W140 S600 is the last Merc that they built without caring the costs... the GOAT S-class. Definitely. And will always be.
W222 is the modern version of that, better interior materials, better soundproof and so on... from a reliability standpoint there are about the same (excepting td version of W140)
@@Bogdan00 I agree. W222 is gorgeous looking. Much better design than the newest one which I don't particularly like. Big screens aren't a good fit for the S.
@@detonator2112 they are not that bad on W222 tbh,(and that interior was designed 12years ago), W223 on the other hand is utter garbage, too ostentatious and in totally contrast with the purpose of this car. W223 reminds me of W221 reputation.
An already badass Benz with a badass exhaust and a badass man behind the wheel doing a badass soundcheck in a tunnel? Now that's what I call... guessed it? *Perfect!*
A hundred and thirty decibels! I hope you’re wearing some sort of hearing protection, because regardless of how gorgeous the sound is, that’s gonna do some damage.
Yes. Nice. However, as an F1 veteran fan of the 1990's and 2000's, nothing beats a good F1 v10 or v12 which screams out at 18,000 rpm. I used to love that noise.
While I am thoroughly thankful for this type of video, it blows my mind that we had to wait until 2024 for gear heads to finally get what they've always wanted. Thanks for ticking all the boxes, this shit sounds awesome.
wow so you finally discovered that 1990s w140 had the Zonda engine all the time!!! Also fun fact, there were limited 7,2 7,3 and 7,4 liter versions of that engine worth checking out and heard people swapped this engine into 190E :)
6:15 Just needs to work out how to get it to rev up to 17 K without it destroying itself and then it would sound absolutely like a Formula One car from the 90s
Mercedes M120- 6.0 was the base of Pagani Zonda, they can stroke to 7.4 ltr, its an great engine. Brabus, Renntech, and Amg push the engine to over 700 hp
@@UKBUILT thats idea is great, but its very heavy to find parts......Many parts make self, or looking by company's they are your buisinis is the m120.....let me see what you do. Good luck, and very much psychological physiological power. Greatings from germany
@@edithscheuringer5847 yeah it would definitely need to be custom 👍 I am a machinist so I may beable to modify something 👨🔧 Hello from the UK 🙂 Thanks for responding 😎
@@thatfunnykekguy6377let’s be objective here. The exhaust is too raspy. Go check how a Zonda sounds and you’ll understand what it means to have a good sounding exhaust. If we added a muffler to this exhaust, with the aim of reducing targeted frequencies, then you’d have a much better note
Came here for this comment... as soon as she said "rubbish name" I lost respect for everything else that came out of her mouth. "Brilliant Exhaust" is clean and simple, just like a beautiful exhaust note.
Everyone is replaceable at one point but Clarkson, Hammond & May can never be replaced. Absolute Legands! Who wants to listen to this lady talk? She is just reading out some information. 😂
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Yeah definitely it's great! Something like a Novi would absolutely wail in this tunnel though they're in America. Becky looks always the business in the machine, not sure about anybody else but I've a feeling she'll probably get that sound going as the minute it's handed over to the Stig. It's easy to believe that Becky's the one starting it up!! But keep up the work👍.
U should check Secret Weapon, based in Brazil. They produce the best exhausts for exotics in the world.
caiocr14 I've seen em once I think. VisioRacer's a good one, he's always finding these quirky machines with the obvious BRM and Auto Union V16s, but he finds these unusual cars with racing, whether it's 2 stroke or a boxer. And he technically narrates these documentaries on here while explaining the history and the specifications as well, very very different.
Lexus LFA tunnel run please ,🙏🙏🙏🙏
Can we just replace the car with LFA?
Fun fact: the M120's firing order (1-12-5-8-3-10-6-7-2-11-4-9) is two straight-sixes running in opposite directions: one bank running 1-5-3-6-2-4 front-to-back, the other running 1-5-3-6-2-4 back-to-front - this is another element to why it sounds so good, along with the exhaust manifolds. BMW's V12s all the back to the M70, by comparison, were just two straight-sixes running side-by-side.
I appreciated you sharing that fact.
Wow that is fascinating, thank you ! 🙌
so basically
the m120 i believe had the same firing order as most F1 V12s
hence why it sounds so damn good
Thanks for letting us know not even going to pretend I even remotely understand what it means tho 😂
wow
how dare she say Mr. Sasaki's company has a stupid name... a brilliant exhaust is exactly what it is!
exactly my first thought
It may be true that the exhaust is brilliant but it is kind of a cheesy name but I was a bit surprised someone would say that in a video he may watch later. lol
Wait, a Top Gear photographer has enough money to not only have a collection of cars, but ship custom ones across continents? I'm in the wrong line of work.
In The Top Gear Magazine, Ricci, The photograppher talks about his cars.
Maybe they are just rich
If he's a petrol head, he could have a lot of cheaper cars. Importing Japanese cars isn't particular expensive, especially with the yen as it currently is.
@@SecksJaycheap? A friend of mine bought and imported the same genuine S600AMG from Japan about 4 months ago - without the exhaust thought. The car was in excellent condition and had low mileage (probably like this one in the video). So it took him about $150k all-in. If it’s cheap, I’m glad that you’re doing good in life:)
Look him up, you'll see he does a lot more than that
Love the engine view during the walkaround. Thank you for not skipping over this important part of the video.
Engine view??? Ohhhh...
😂😂😂
Don’t mention Princess Diana having a S-Class Merc back in the 90s and then have an S-Class going way too fast in a tunnel. 😂
All we need is a mystery Fiat Uno and a few paps!
You just did.
Too soon?
So that’s what her car sounded like
That was only a 6-cylinder S 280
The show is nothing without Clarkson, Hammond and May.
Those 3 old folks is nuts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Exactly bro
Show would be better if it were hosted by a man
Then go watch them then, the magazine content (separate from the tv show) is top tier
Not interested in Clarkson anymore
The infamous $12,000 exhaust! Top Gear should have given props to effspot!
Correct. This is theft !!!
Exactly what I thought! Give the guy some credit too.
Why???? EFF got his inspiration from this car!!! Why does he need props? For what?
Effs car sounds like it never fing shifts lol and looks very very slow
Why? Effspot did not make that exhaust. The exhaust is built by Sasaki-san of Technical Garage Sasaki, a tuning shop in Japan.
So Top Gear went from 3 blokes having laugh to one girl having an binaural ASMR session....
Don't forget that the "geek" explanation was "musical witchcraft" 4:30
sad
Freaky ahh host
4:55 seeing stig react to a foreign voice in a car brings back memories lol
"Amy's back!!, Amy's back!! I've pushed everything and she's come back!!!"
Jezza Clarkson, Race across Japan. GTR vs Bullet Train.
Strange, they brought a model that was imported to Japan, when in Spain next door there are a lot in the scrapyard or on second-hand pages, even a TH-cam sells a black V12 in perfect condition and totally original for 6,000€ that is a lot money for a car that you cannot use in multiple cities. Due to anti-pollution regulations 😂
it says " Please fasten your seatbelt" in Japanese. シートベルトを着用してください。
Nice one!
@@FyoutubemadridMadrid Because its an AMG(which was like she said in the video, exclusive to Japan), with different intestines than the normal m120. Also it has the special exhaust.
i got tears listening to that W140 v12
Gaaaay
@@Future-Classic-Comicsyou gay
@@Crazgamet2947 I'm not personally no, I think it's mellow dramatic- and effeminate crying over a car.
Young generation are so soft! It's pathetic.
@@Future-Classic-Comics bro you have some serious problems
@@elcrackengaitos_bs4804 What are those problems?
lol roasting Mr Sasaki's choice for company name 😂
It's not even that bad of a name 😭
Effspot 🤣
its fking brilliant !!! lols!! "Boom tish" i'll see myself out!
and "a lot of noise but not a lot of speed" TopGear trying hard to kill off any remaining fanbase or source of content
Right i like it 😅
People who didn't come from TikTok are allowed to like this comment
suddenly i clicked thr like button.
I came from Google
TH-cam notif ✌️
I have never been on tik tok
What is tik tok?
Like if Effspot's Mercedes came to your mind first.❤
His $12,000 exhaust that is worth every penny hahah
@@joshnicholson2934 Yup, but I'm extremely tired of his endless "I just installed a 12k exhaust" videos that are always the same
@@pleepler can't get tired of that sound though
I thought it was his car at first hhh at least give his some credit for the idea top gear
It’s the same car
Benz will forever be etched in my heart. Ferrari too, but at least I could afford a Benz. Had the CLS350, nothing fancy but that thing is a thing of beauty, grace and power. The air suspension....oh man. My best ride!
Does sound epic but missing the final 7,000 or so rpm 😂
It's probably just as well. Given the current state of earbud technology, you'd likely blow your eardrums(and quite likely your brains)out...
This Mercs revving to 6k. The Mercedes F1 engine was a V10 and revved to 19k. Needs another 13,000 rpm. AMG never made a V12 F1 engine! 😋
pagani put twin cam heads on their M120 so that it breathes better on the top end. Merc meanwhile went for 24 total valves to minimize the already tight engine headroom space
Need also mote power output
@@EzwanRohman The M120 came with DOHC heads in every model. AMG just put better flowing heads on the pagani versions so they rev more. Gooichi offers similar heads that make it rev to 9 thousand.
2:06 hold on Second, I just heard BUGATTI ZONDA 😂, correction my lady, it's PAGANI ZONDA 😊 correct me if iam wrong 😂😂
Go get your ears checked mate🤣 she said Pagani
It's called an accent. Smh
This is probably the best audio ever captured of this particular exhaust setup. Well done team, really well done.
this was my dream car when i was 11, its still one of my favorite cars just because if the timeless interior and exterior and that m120 6.0 missle
4:12 Yes yes there are good things under the bonnet!
"hmmm what? what were we talking about again?"
They're not that good. Small and saggy.
Out of the bonnet too 😋
They're saggy. Hanging down like wet plastic bags. Not good.
V12 babaaaeeeyyy😂😂😂
Geeeeeezzz... When she whispered Are you freaked out yet I honestly checked arround my shoulder. GEEEEEZZZZZAAAZZZ
5:30 Closing my eyes listening to that engine go just gives me goose bumps and makes me tear up. Seriously a little choked up here... i know the things that actually move me. Thats one right there. Another would be the LFA 1LR-GUE just 4.6 liters of glass shattering goodness. Makes me melt.
m.th-cam.com/users/shortsRV2OdFxFo2w
That’s how V12 should howl
I rather listen to the zonda f v12. That is wicked. Even better than murcielago lp640/670
thats an explanation right there.!! some people thinks am crazy
The great thing about a slow car with that wonderful sound is that you can enjoy the sound longer
400+ hp
@@CarsandBikes i understand
@CarsandBikes the torque is not weak , 428 lb ft torque, as standard. You're abit clueless....
Torque is irrelevant unless you use it in conjunction with the engine revolution. Thats what matters. In other words, power.
Tq to weight ratio is the biggest bullshit I have read.
@@ahemgee9542yes but it's still a heavy car
To drive that fast in a tunnel and remain in control, wild
Alternative title: Lady Di's Death Reenactment but Only the Good Parts
Savage. That queen pack hits different right? Love to see it.
Was thinking the same thing 😂
Alternative history
What if Princess Di had the Stig as a driver and not some drunk.
💀
It's basically a Mercedes Benz limousine that has a ghost F1 kart under the hood
$12,000 brillant exhaust! Effspot represent
Uh no, didn’t watch the video?
Bro they literally gave credit to the guy who MADE and first put that exhaust in a V12 S-class. Effspot saw the video from the original guy and bought exhaust from him lol.
日本から見たらトッフギアは
海外メディアでありながら、
ササキではなく、ササキさんと
日本式の呼び方に敬意を感じる。
It's the Catesby Tunnel in the UK if anyone was wondering
That Looks quiet Like some place, wow!
I wish that was my drive to work everyday and going home too have the tunnel right from my house straight to work lol
@@NinjaZXRR A dream commute for any petrolhead for sure!
Yes, the highlight @ 4:12 was when she said Under the bonnet and it all starts with some pipe work.
Add the visuals and this is quite a video. She sounds so good.
This engine for the Zonda was a stroke of genius. It made that car a sensation
7:36 "Are you freaked out yet?"
I fucking melted.
7:10 I never skipped this part of the video even it's the same thing in every tunnel run videos because it's so interesting to watch.
This flagship should be an F1 safety car on the track, sound it and spectators will be like “the race has started!”
One of the best V12 sounding engines ever.
Mind boggling W140 V12 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Crazy how it’s only revving to 6k, sounds like at least 8k
Engine has soft rev limiter to 4.5krpm
@@hamdankhan-vv9ps seems like they removed it it goes over 6k
Wow. The mixture of the low rumble with the absolutely insane howl of 12,000 wolves at the same time is just 🎵
I am using this engine in my v12 build 😍
If 964/993 (take your pick) are the last hand built GOAT Porsche 911's, W140 S600 is the last Merc that they built without caring the costs... the GOAT S-class. Definitely. And will always be.
W222 is the modern version of that, better interior materials, better soundproof and so on... from a reliability standpoint there are about the same (excepting td version of W140)
@@Bogdan00 I agree. W222 is gorgeous looking. Much better design than the newest one which I don't particularly like. Big screens aren't a good fit for the S.
@@detonator2112 they are not that bad on W222 tbh,(and that interior was designed 12years ago), W223 on the other hand is utter garbage, too ostentatious and in totally contrast with the purpose of this car. W223 reminds me of W221 reputation.
That four speed auto is getting a workout.
This is excellent. The best video I've seen come out of so-called Top Gear for years.
Name a car you'd like to hear on TG Tunnel Run 👇
Lexus LFA plssssssss
Prius
Mazda 787b would be wicked
Lexus lfa, EJ subarus, alfa romeo 8c
1969 Ford GT 40
Exhaust or not.. Still V12,AMG, S class classic benz ...What a car😮❤
Yeah 😍
I am using this engine for my V12 supercar build 😎
Кларксон, Мэй, где Стиг мать вашу?😂😂😂
If I knew Becky was in this video I would have clicked earlier
Show would be better if it were hosted by a man
To enhance the thrill, it would be great to add a car acceleration meter on the screen with the surround sound
I own an E60 M5 and i just dream about getting a straight pipe to enjoy the beautiful scream of that V10
Best colour for these 600's in most definitely Silver.IMHO
An already badass Benz with a badass exhaust and a badass man behind the wheel doing a badass soundcheck in a tunnel?
Now that's what I call... guessed it?
*Perfect!*
シートベルトを着用してください
で不覚にも笑ってしまった
One of the best top gear vids ive seen in years. Loved it.
I am impressed with her chest
@@krh007 relax. Shes a 5 at best.
Sounds like those V-12 Matras. Amazing!!
I am using the mercedes V12 for my project car 😎
Did she really just call brilliant exhaust a "rubbish name" ? Why ? It is brilliant!
Show would be better if it were hosted by a man
Brilliant name, rubbish Top Gear writing..
The Stig needs to steal Clarkson's GTV6 for a couple quick runs. The eighties Alfas sound especially lyrical in tunnels like this.
W140 S600, One of My Favorite Full Size Luxury Saloon 😎😎
A hundred and thirty decibels! I hope you’re wearing some sort of hearing protection, because regardless of how gorgeous the sound is, that’s gonna do some damage.
Presenter is awesome! And S600 as well of course:)
This Top Gear is missing something, more like three things
The fact that I just got a 90's benz for a project car...... Stock restoration plan down the drain. I need this.
A V12 has always the best sound. Amazing!!!
Yeah 👍 I am using this engine for my V12 build 😎
5:16 good sounds
👍
I am using this V12 😎
👍
I am using this V12 😎
Awesome man, good on you!!
5:26 nice sound 👍🏻
Wow the sound through headphones is incredible
That 3d audio was awesome
Wow! The Mike sound in the tunnel with headphones is wild!
Definitely 😍
I hope my V12 build sounds that good 😎
Imagine if the trio were in this video, their reaction and all'at.
But Becky Evans does it well too, IMHO.
Yes. Nice. However, as an F1 veteran fan of the 1990's and 2000's, nothing beats a good F1 v10 or v12 which screams out at 18,000 rpm. I used to love that noise.
I miss Jeremy Clarkson.
In This Tunnel my Trabant 601 Sounds Like F1 car
too 😂
Brilliant exhaust is a great name for an exhaust company. Why they hatin'?
"Why they hatin'?" - why you writin' like dat?
While I am thoroughly thankful for this type of video, it blows my mind that we had to wait until 2024 for gear heads to finally get what they've always wanted. Thanks for ticking all the boxes, this shit sounds awesome.
some say... Stigs kids had 360 V12 sound as a night time lullaby
Amazing! Imagine a few of these in a city. Making everyday life relaxed and making people deaf. Just so one person can have some fun. Yey!
0:15 I love u more than a Benz.
wow so you finally discovered that 1990s w140 had the Zonda engine all the time!!! Also fun fact, there were limited 7,2 7,3 and 7,4 liter versions of that engine worth checking out and heard people swapped this engine into 190E :)
I hope y’all do the LFA
In Egypt 🇪🇬, that V12 S- Class was called the Ghost
Hah🥲 we miss clarkson
Camera man can buy camera only😂😂😂
6:15 Just needs to work out how to get it to rev up to 17 K without it destroying itself and then it would sound absolutely like a Formula One car from the 90s
More like 9-10k because it is a 6l v12
Mercedes M120- 6.0 was the base of Pagani Zonda, they can stroke to 7.4 ltr, its an great engine. Brabus, Renntech, and Amg push the engine to over 700 hp
Yeah, I am using this engine for my dream V12 supercar build 😎 I would love a stroker crank and some cams one day 🤔
@@UKBUILT thats idea is great, but its very heavy to find parts......Many parts make self, or looking by company's they are your buisinis is the m120.....let me see what you do. Good luck, and very much psychological physiological power. Greatings from germany
@@edithscheuringer5847 yeah it would definitely need to be custom 👍 I am a machinist so I may beable to modify something 👨🔧
Hello from the UK 🙂
Thanks for responding 😎
Gordon is absolutely having butterflies watching TG replicate his S600 experience with the 12K exhaust 😃
Sounds like garbage, nothing like a V12 F1 car at all.
@@Stijn5 Definitely sounds better than those shitty V6 f1's that we have right now, but yeah, not as good as those older V10 engines.
@@westernspy561 Not even that, this thing sounds horrible. The only thing it does is being loud, buy hey for many "car guys" these days that's enough.
@@Stijn5 you are just trash talking for no reason. Car sounds amazing.
@@thatfunnykekguy6377let’s be objective here. The exhaust is too raspy. Go check how a Zonda sounds and you’ll understand what it means to have a good sounding exhaust. If we added a muffler to this exhaust, with the aim of reducing targeted frequencies, then you’d have a much better note
It stated sasaki kun is the one who made this exhaust...
So that's mean effspot bought it from him.
Yes even effspot mentions the name in some of his S600 vids
Why is the guy's company name rubbish?
My same thoughts too ... Top Gear is a rubbish name, not Brilliant Exhaust.
Came here for this comment... as soon as she said "rubbish name" I lost respect for everything else that came out of her mouth. "Brilliant Exhaust" is clean and simple, just like a beautiful exhaust note.
4:12 I have a sudden urge to do some motorboating...
nice...
I think this one sounds the best of the entire tunnel run.
When did I miss Becky Evans joining topgear?!?
She's got some V12s as well.
And that's what good exhaust sound is about, not all those pops&bangs farty crap that we have nowadays.
7:35 . feels like asmr 😊🤭
Top Gear is one of my favorites. That W140 looks nice.
3:06 no, this cars sounds A LOT better than Lewis Hamilton’s vacuum cleaner modern V6 F1 hybrid
Even my Toyota V6 can sound better.
I think she is implying Lewis Hamiltons Pagani Zonda LH
From 04:12 I couldn't hear nothing at all.
Everyone curios about the top gear photographer purchasing power...everybody wants to be a cameraman 😁
Unpopular opinion: The F1 like sound doesn't fit the W140 at all. A lower pitched grunt for me sounds better
Hence why it was quiet from the factory
Everyone is replaceable at one point but Clarkson, Hammond & May can never be replaced. Absolute Legands! Who wants to listen to this lady talk? She is just reading out some information. 😂
Rubbish name? That’s brilliant
It's just so Japanese... Like "Good exhaust max enjoy ok!"
I reckon a Merlin V12 would sound pretty good in that tunnel.
Where's the E63 V10 M6!?
Couldn't make it... it kept eating rod bearings. 🤣
@@HorrorUberAlleslol yh
@@HorrorUberAlles😂
I bought a 6.0l v12 m120 just because of the sound.
Im trying to wrap up a motor swap i did for my Starion.
Nice, me too 😆 I am using one in my dream V12 supercar project on my channel 😎👍