they made a great point in one intro into one of the US videos once. Saying how american engineering in military, space fligh and so on is so amazing, but US cars have never caught on anywhere else in the world and have a absolutely terrible reputation. Having tiny horse power out of gigantic engines is certainly part of it.
"US cars never caught on anywhere else" is such a dumb statement because it's patently untrue and just ignores how many "European" brands are actually American, like Vauxhall and Opel, and how culturally significant American cars were all over the world for most of automotive history. The post gas-crisis malaise years of American automaking are what you're thinking of, and they led to the end of underpowered American land-boats everywhere, including in the US
where the hell did you get any of this they may be american owned but nothing about them is american.Opel is german and vauxhall is british (literally named after the place vauxhall)@@dapeach06
@@dapeach06 I don't think they're speaking of owners but rather the history and skill when talking about European vs American cars. If a company has built cars for 100 years in the UK, the staff is primarily British and the designers are from Europe. It's a European car even if some company on another continent owns it. And even the "US" cars that do sell well outside of the US are mostly not actually designed in the US. Most Fords that sell well outside of the US are based on frames designed in Europe. That being said. There's no denying the classics. There's an almost endless list of classic american cars that people recognize and love. Most people just don't wanna drive them in their daily life.
It is a word deriving from a pre-Columbian language, and comes via Portuguese, not Spanish, so no excuses for “Jag-wah” because it is more like the Spanish word as it is pronounced today. Earliest mentions in English are from the early 1600s, so the word has had plenty of time to be assimilated into English. Look up the pronunciation on Google and it is “Jag-you-er”. This accords with information from Oxford Dictionaries. “Jag-wah” is entirely wrong.
Yeah, totally ignore A) how most English isn't spelled phoenetically B) how "ua" is pronounced in other English words C) The Nahuatl word for the animal, pronounced "yagwara", where the English "Jaguar" comes from
Jaguar......the clue is the letter in the middle...Jag U Ar. It's part of the simplified English that America adopted, the reduction of syllables from 3 to 2 Ja Guar
19:19 Rolls Royce is owned by BMW. Something we were very good at in the UK, especially during the 80's & 90 (and beyond)'s was selling off national assets or allowing the sale of important private companies.
@@jonathanmulley Rolls-Royce, the car maker, was owned by Vickers from 1980 - 1998. However, Rolls-Royce, the aviation engine company held some of the trademarks, including the brand name and logo. In 1998 Vickers sold Rolls-Royce, the car maker, to Volkswagen. Rolls-Royce, the car maker, also made Bentleys - which are now engineered by VW. But VW didn't get access to the Rolls-Royce name, and could not use it. Instead, Rolls-Royce, the aviation company, leased the rights to the name Rolls-Royce to BMW. A new BMW subsidiary was created with the name Rolls-Royce.
Don’t understand why yanks say Jagwar and not JagUar, bit like Toob and not tUbe or emOO and not emU, In English the letter U is pronounced like YOU, not OO
Connor, a mechanical horse power is stated as moving 500lb one foot in one second, or 1lb 500ft in one second. Great channel, merry Christmas and a happy new year from Crewe, Cheshire!
Donut actually got an engineering company to make a horse-powered dyno and horse-powered Honda Civic and found out that a draft horse actually makes 5 horsepower. Therefore, it would take 8 draft horses to make 40 horsepower.
The rest of the English speaking world pronounces it "jag u are" because that follows the rules of English pronunciation (check the oxford English dictionary - phonetics). The American pronunciation "jag warre" is unique to the USA and maybe parts of Canada and doesn't seem to follow any understandable rule of gramma or phonetics. Americans often use unique pronunciations of words that make no grammatical sense or follow any linguistical rule of phonetics but because it's what they are used to (and they are American 😄) they always insist they are right! The car was of course named after the big cat (Jaguar) which was being identified, classified and pronounced correctly before America was... well America! The word 'jaguar' comes from the indigenous word 'yaguar', which means 'he who kills with one leap'. So... Um... That's why the British along with most of the rest of the world pronounce it as it is spelt - correctly!
😢 The whole hour would be preferable to be honest, Connor... We can never get enough of these three & the original Top Gear. (& The steering wheel _is_ on the Correct side on the right-hand side of the vehicle.) "OLIVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!"❤
this wasn't the original Top Gear. this was the re-launch in 2002(?). Top Gear is around since i think th 70's. And while Jeremy was in it earlier too, it was much more a normal car review show.
@@Thisandthat8908exactly - Top Gear started in 1977 in the Midlands, became a national British programme in 1978 and ran until 2001. Jeremy Clarkson was one of the presenters on that version from 1988 to 1999. The reboot was in 2002, originally with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe, then in 2003 Jason Dawe was replaced by James May, creating the trio that presented Top Gear from then until 2015.
I switch between either side without any great problems, it’s usually at the end of a holiday when crossing back to Britain and it sometimes take a moment to switch out of holiday mode.
Merry Christmas mate Going to the British accent thing. My friends dad once went to NYC, and was walking around. A big group of black guys crossed the road and came towards him, asking for cigarettes and the time. As soon as he said yes, and started talking they heard his accent and the atmosphere changed. And they were interested in the fact that he was British then they left. He presumed if he was American, something different would've happened.
The Merc SLS with the Gull Wing doors is a £200k Car, it has a button to close the Doors :'D Edit: 911 GT3 RS, 911 is just the model (I think it was originally 901 but that clashed with a Purgeot line), GT3 refers to it's racing class (Cup Grand Touring), and RS usually means 'Rally Sport' but in German means RennSport (Racing Sport)
because that is exactly how it is supposed to be said.... jag-you-are. its a British brand so its supposed to be said the British way. it isn't supposed to be said like the animal in south america in the American way. for example, it isn't supposed to be said as mazda (maz-da) its supposed to be said as (ma-zoo-da), bmw isn't supposed to be (bee-em-double you) its actually (bay-em-vay). Volkswagen isn't supposed to be said like (Volks-wagon) its actually (folks-var-gen), Skoda isn't said like (s-co-da) its actually (shh-co-dar), Citroen isn't (sit-run) its (sit-row-en). hope this explanation helps you!!! :)
I am reminded of the very old joke about the US hotel guest in a British hotel. American: Where’s the elevator? Clerk: Over on the right, sir. We call it a lift. American: Well, we invented it and we call it an elevator. Clerk: We invented the language, sir, and we call it a lift.
26:30 fun fact, that Porsche is worth slightly more than the other 2 cars in todays market. And if you're actually in to cars there is plenty of reasons to spend a few thousand bucks more. Infact even millions in some cases. Its not to show how big your wallet is. A singer for example (which is a modified classic Porsche will cost you over a million USD nowadays. But absolutely no one will know what it is unless they're petrolheads. Obviously some cars are notoriously owned by people that wanna show off, but there is a reason why people wanna spend so much money on a car and its not just to brag.
You have mechanical horsepower (or imperial horsepower), which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts. One mechanical horsepower lifts 550 pounds (250 kg) by 1 foot.
I'm not sure what Jeremy and Richard were on about with that Rolls. Rolls-Royce are known for their unbeatable quality, they never break. In that sense, it is a great advert, but due to the price that quality brings, it is a bit 'posh'. The Mini is a genius idea.
19:17 sorry to disappoint but rolls royce is a subsidiary of BMW so in fact kind of German. Including the fact that BMW manufactures all Rolls Royce cars so in fact they are all built in germany and not UK
The correct side is driving on the right side of the car. Fun fact the reason your surposed to drive on the right side is 90% of the world are right handed, thats why in england you drive left side of the road on so your strong hand controls the wheel and your weak hand on the gear. You got to think americans drive with there weaker hand. It also goes back to the time of jousting where they had to have there weapon on there strong side.
😊😅😂 Connor ... Lol... You make I laugh... _You_ are telling _us_ about the writing on the sides of the cars in ol' Alabamy ...?!! Connor... We were watching Top Gear when you were just a toddler !! (My twins are only _27_days_ younger than you & they were toddlers when I watched Top Gear!!!) 😊😅😂❤
A little late here but just to clarify the 911 GT3 RS thing... Porsche makes a ton of variations of the 911, the GT3 is their track based variant. The 'RS' is the more extreme and exclusive version of that, with carbon brakes, a bigger wing, stiffer suspension and a faster tune. It's second in 911 terms only to the GT2 RS which is a step even further and often referred to as a "widow-maker"
Wea call a Jag that because it's a British company and it was founded being called that and has always been called that.in fact jaguar as a company had a car in the 2019 pride parade in NYC and wrote Jag-you-are across it for Americans to see
The Nebraska University came up with the original equation for horse power. Its based on how quickly a horse can raise a ton weight. 6 foot. On a pully. It was originally for testing steam traction engines. Then later for combustion engine tractors. They have been measuring horse power there for over 90 years now.
It's a cultural difference. Americans like new stuff while Europeans like quality stuff. I would say modern American society does not have a sense of quality. My personal theory is that American quality was lost in the cold war as from the 50's onwards consumerism became almost a religion in the fight against communism.
UKer, but I've always liked the 80s camaro iroc z. My oldest friend had a Pontiac Fiero for a while, and the neighbour had a Firebird 350/5.7 and an old Ford Galaxie (1974 shape) with a 454/7.4 in it. But every car I've ever owned have cornered well which is more fun than muscle.
Gt3rs is basically current highest model of 911 I think. Gt3 is a racing series/spec for production supercar racing. Hammond a is the street legal model based on a racing spec for the car.
The Indian episode holds a special place in my heart as my Hometown is Crewe. Although still the home of Bentley it doesn't get a lot of good press nowadays thanks to the wanton destruction of the town and its history by the greedy local authorities.
Out of the 3 sportscars, the ferrari and the mercedes are touringcars, the GT3 is a thoroughbred roadlegal trackmonster. The "GT3" nameplate was introduced in 1999 as part of the first generation of the Porsche 996 model range (commonly known as 996.1) as a homologation model for the cars entered in the FIA GT3 cup. As with Porsche's previous 911 RS models, the 996 GT3 was focused on racing, and so was devoid of items that added unnecessary weight to the car. Sound deadening was almost completely removed, as were the rear seats, rear loud speakers, sunroof, and air conditioning, although automatic air conditioning and CD/radio became no-cost optional add-ons. In 2003, Porsche introduced the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, an even more track-focused version of the 996 GT3. RS is short for the German RennSport, literally "racing sport" in English. They are road legal but there is no luxery in this car, anything to drop weight and increase performance.
American sees someone driving on the other side - Feels sick. Everyone else see's someone driving on the other side - meh whatever we see it all the time of tv.
We both drive on the correct side because we drive on different sides of the road. You drive say north on the right side of the high way and south on the left side but the uk is the opposite but we still are both drive closets to the divider.
25:16 *TLDR below* GT3 RS Means a very hardcore version of the normal 911 (not the most hardcore, because they do make the GT2 RS, which is even more hardcore). But basically GT3, GT2 refers to the racing classes of the same names (there are more, like GT1 and GT4) in which sports cars compete (mostly known for endurance racing like 24h Le Mans, but not limited to that). The numbers after GT represent classes and the lower the number is, the faster, more advanced and more modified the cars are. Going back to the naming nomenclature of Porsche cars, the GT3 RS is the really hardcore version of the 911 but it isn't the same car that they would race in an actual GT3 race, because GT3 cars are much more thorough-bred and not road-friendly. It just means that they use a lot of technology developed for their GT3 race car, but still not as much as they would use for their GT2 car, thus creating a market for a GT2 RS model. TLDR: 911 = fast, 911 GT3 RS = hardcore fast, GT2 RS = insanely hardcore fast. Name refers to racing classes (template 'GTx' - lower 'x' number = faster) so that Porsche nerds can dunk on GT3 RS owners when they themselves own of a GT2 RS.
So a quick manual lesson for dummies 1st gear is used for starting off or for creeping forwards slowly or used for a hill start 2nd gear is used for anything above 5 miles an hour and under ten miles an hour 3rd gear is used as your intermediate gear is anything above 20 and under 30 4-5th gears are for anything over 30+ R is reverse and is pretty self explanatory 😂
did he just assume that the "wrong side" steering wheel also only includes manual shifter? oh boy. manual or automatic for any side steering wheel. this is common sense.
Tbf, we can't argue with the idea that left-hand drive is more correct simply because its more common. We just do shit differently because we're an island. It's even quite common for many second-hand cars to be imports from Japan because they're one of the only other large economy that drives on the left-hand side and has a big car industry.
I think the thinking behind America engineering is more angled towards size, economy and power. Such a large engine putting out such a small amount of power, such a large car that handles like a dog and the fuel economy of a 40tonner wagon
Going off the data I could find from a quick Google Search Russia is ≈ 6,600,000 square miles and Africa is ≈ 11,700,000 square miles. This makes Africa about 1.7x the size of Russia. Or approximately 3 Canadas.
Connor it is called the right side because it is the CORRECT side, ask anyone from the UK, Australia. This is where we meet OLIVER, Hammond still has Oliver. The Botswana Special is a great watch. Can’t believe they won’t be doing this sort of thing. Russia is the biggest country on earth. 👍🏻👍🏻
A better question for 20:25 is why do folks in the states pronounce it jagWar it is JagUah, jaguar the U is clear the W is absolutely not xD, also Sorry if I am late to the party, recommended video based on videos I have watched :)
Jaguar - no "w" in it. Jag war? Nope, its our car and we named it, 😁Only thing wrong with the "evil empire" bit, is that it was only done with the active help of local leaders, local soldiers and local administrators. Riding on the left side of the roads or tracks became standard. It kept your shield to the closer danger side, your weapon to the open side to swing etc. Your scabbard to the road side and not tangling with oncoming riders. And when you dismounted, it was to the side and not the middle of the road. Japanese Samurai travelled on the left for the same reason - and still does. Roman Legions travelled on the left as did much of the world. Napoleon is credited to moving France, and much of Europe to the right - as did Hitler. America tried both, the big Conestoga Wagons preferred the right - and their car industry, and because their good friends the French did, chose the right!
The Mercator projection, the most popular world map, distorts the size of the shape of landmasses near the pole. This results in Russia looking bigger than Africa. Actually Africa can nearly fit two Russias. In fact, Africa has an area of 11.73 million square miles while Russian one is only 6.6 million square miles.
the reason why the steering wheel on the right side is the correct side is because 9/10 people are right handed, which means you can change gear with your weaker hand keeping your best hand on the steering wheel
I love when Americans forget they would've been speaking the same way before their country was formed. Not to mention they only exist because of British deserters.
they made a great point in one intro into one of the US videos once. Saying how american engineering in military, space fligh and so on is so amazing, but US cars have never caught on anywhere else in the world and have a absolutely terrible reputation.
Having tiny horse power out of gigantic engines is certainly part of it.
US cars do thrive in the Arab Gulf because of the lower fuel costs and newer wide modern roads
Have a look at where NASA’s scientists come from
"US cars never caught on anywhere else" is such a dumb statement because it's patently untrue and just ignores how many "European" brands are actually American, like Vauxhall and Opel, and how culturally significant American cars were all over the world for most of automotive history. The post gas-crisis malaise years of American automaking are what you're thinking of, and they led to the end of underpowered American land-boats everywhere, including in the US
where the hell did you get any of this they may be american owned but nothing about them is american.Opel is german and vauxhall is british (literally named after the place vauxhall)@@dapeach06
@@dapeach06 I don't think they're speaking of owners but rather the history and skill when talking about European vs American cars. If a company has built cars for 100 years in the UK, the staff is primarily British and the designers are from Europe. It's a European car even if some company on another continent owns it.
And even the "US" cars that do sell well outside of the US are mostly not actually designed in the US. Most Fords that sell well outside of the US are based on frames designed in Europe.
That being said. There's no denying the classics. There's an almost endless list of classic american cars that people recognize and love. Most people just don't wanna drive them in their daily life.
20:25 it's spelt Jaguar, not Jagwar
Had to check if someone let him know 👊
It is a word deriving from a pre-Columbian language, and comes via Portuguese, not Spanish, so no excuses for “Jag-wah” because it is more like the Spanish word as it is pronounced today. Earliest mentions in English are from the early 1600s, so the word has had plenty of time to be assimilated into English. Look up the pronunciation on Google and it is “Jag-you-er”. This accords with information from Oxford Dictionaries. “Jag-wah” is entirely wrong.
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@@Eddy0042 eddy both spelt and spelled are both acceptable here. You'll just make yourself look silly doing something like that.
@@Eddy0042 They're interchangeable in the UK, either is acceptable
Its pronounced Jag-u-arr instead of jagwar because there is no W in the spelling!
Yeah, totally ignore
A) how most English isn't spelled phoenetically
B) how "ua" is pronounced in other English words
C) The Nahuatl word for the animal, pronounced "yagwara", where the English "Jaguar" comes from
Thats why people call them Jaaags
@@dapeach06it's a British brand, and a British word, stop being a dick
@@dapeach06no one cares about your desperate defence of incorrect pronunciation.
English in America has no rules.
Because... it's how it's spelt. There is no "W" in Jaguar.
oh yeah oliver funny enough hammond still have that opel cadet today
oliver❤
Kadett
OOOLLLLIIIIVVVEEEERRRRR
He liked Oliver so much he brought it back to England and he is still driving it daily in 2024
Jaguar......the clue is the letter in the middle...Jag U Ar.
It's part of the simplified English that America adopted, the reduction of syllables from 3 to 2 Ja Guar
Best part of this video is Connor finding out Russia is way bigger than he figured. 😂 classic
But that map he used is not true dimensions.
19:19 Rolls Royce is owned by BMW.
Something we were very good at in the UK, especially during the 80's & 90 (and beyond)'s was selling off national assets or allowing the sale of important private companies.
Only the cars not the aircarft engines BMW sold shares 2006
On the other hand, this is probably the only reason that the British car manufacturers (at least in names) still exist.
@@jonathanmulley Rolls-Royce, the car maker, was owned by Vickers from 1980 - 1998. However, Rolls-Royce, the aviation engine company held some of the trademarks, including the brand name and logo.
In 1998 Vickers sold Rolls-Royce, the car maker, to Volkswagen. Rolls-Royce, the car maker, also made Bentleys - which are now engineered by VW.
But VW didn't get access to the Rolls-Royce name, and could not use it. Instead, Rolls-Royce, the aviation company, leased the rights to the name Rolls-Royce to BMW. A new BMW subsidiary was created with the name Rolls-Royce.
Don’t understand why yanks say Jagwar and not JagUar, bit like Toob and not tUbe or emOO and not emU, In English the letter U is pronounced like YOU, not OO
It's called the English language. Not the American language. Arr you going to tell yhe Chinese they are saying their words wrong next.
Because we the english made the english language so if we say thats how you pronounce it thats how its pronounced its really that simple
Actually the English language is a Germanic language, it came from between central Europe and Scandinavia.
It's not 'jag-waar' or 'jag-u-are'. It's 'jag-u-a' because there's no w or e in it.
Jaguar is spelt JAGUAR ...
_Not_ flippin' Jagwar f'duck's sake.
I'm always happy when we get a new top gear reaction ❤
Connor, a mechanical horse power is stated as moving 500lb one foot in one second, or 1lb 500ft in one second. Great channel, merry Christmas and a happy new year from Crewe, Cheshire!
Donut actually got an engineering company to make a horse-powered dyno and horse-powered Honda Civic and found out that a draft horse actually makes 5 horsepower. Therefore, it would take 8 draft horses to make 40 horsepower.
It's a common misconception that 1hp equals 1 horse. When in fact, 1 horse = 5hp.
We pronounce Jaguar the way we do because 1- It's a British manufacturer and that's how we pronounce it and 2- That's how you spell it.
The rest of the English speaking world pronounces it "jag u are" because that follows the rules of English pronunciation (check the oxford English dictionary - phonetics).
The American pronunciation "jag warre" is unique to the USA and maybe parts of Canada and doesn't seem to follow any understandable rule of gramma or phonetics.
Americans often use unique pronunciations of words that make no grammatical sense or follow any linguistical rule of phonetics but because it's what they are used to (and they are American 😄) they always insist they are right!
The car was of course named after the big cat (Jaguar) which was being identified, classified and pronounced correctly before America was... well America!
The word 'jaguar' comes from the indigenous word 'yaguar', which means 'he who kills with one leap'.
So... Um... That's why the British along with most of the rest of the world pronounce it as it is spelt - correctly!
😢 The whole hour would be preferable to be honest, Connor... We can never get enough of these three & the original Top Gear. (& The steering wheel _is_ on the Correct side on the right-hand side of the vehicle.) "OLIVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!"❤
this wasn't the original Top Gear. this was the re-launch in 2002(?). Top Gear is around since i think th 70's.
And while Jeremy was in it earlier too, it was much more a normal car review show.
@@Thisandthat8908exactly - Top Gear started in 1977 in the Midlands, became a national British programme in 1978 and ran until 2001. Jeremy Clarkson was one of the presenters on that version from 1988 to 1999.
The reboot was in 2002, originally with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe, then in 2003 Jason Dawe was replaced by James May, creating the trio that presented Top Gear from then until 2015.
Well glad it ain't a normal car show. Them having fun is more better then some documentaries@@Thisandthat8908
The original Cooper was a rally car, winning the WRC from 1963-66, but the ones from the 1990s were just sport editions for the road.
Doesn't matter which side the steering wheel is on, British thinking always prevails.
Doesn't it just, what.
What's that lyin' there?
It's not a lion... It's a giraffe!! 😊😅😂❤🏴🏴🇮🇹🏴🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇺🇸
Yes, Yes, YES I salute yo You dude, correct side is on left side, greetings from Poland
There is no "correct"
I switch between either side without any great problems, it’s usually at the end of a holiday when crossing back to Britain and it sometimes take a moment to switch out of holiday mode.
Merry Christmas mate
Going to the British accent thing.
My friends dad once went to NYC, and was walking around. A big group of black guys crossed the road and came towards him, asking for cigarettes and the time. As soon as he said yes, and started talking they heard his accent and the atmosphere changed. And they were interested in the fact that he was British then they left.
He presumed if he was American, something different would've happened.
The Merc SLS with the Gull Wing doors is a £200k Car, it has a button to close the Doors :'D
Edit: 911 GT3 RS, 911 is just the model (I think it was originally 901 but that clashed with a Purgeot line), GT3 refers to it's racing class (Cup Grand Touring), and RS usually means 'Rally Sport' but in German means RennSport (Racing Sport)
The US road trip was hilarious. Try and find the whole show.
20:43 “if your only answer is because…, I win.”
I don’t think you know how questions work.
174 countries and territories have right-hand drive traffic, while 78 countries have left-hand drive so right hand is the correct side.😂
In England it is pronounced JAG YOU ARE. Rolls Royce was bought by BMW and Bentley by VW.
Jag You Uh
because that is exactly how it is supposed to be said.... jag-you-are. its a British brand so its supposed to be said the British way. it isn't supposed to be said like the animal in south america in the American way. for example, it isn't supposed to be said as mazda (maz-da) its supposed to be said as (ma-zoo-da), bmw isn't supposed to be (bee-em-double you) its actually (bay-em-vay). Volkswagen isn't supposed to be said like (Volks-wagon) its actually (folks-var-gen), Skoda isn't said like (s-co-da) its actually (shh-co-dar), Citroen isn't (sit-run) its (sit-row-en). hope this explanation helps you!!! :)
It’s spelled JagUar, not Jagwar
We do not call it a ‘Jag-ewe-AH’ just as we do not say the hugely comic ‘Jag-WAH’. We call it a JAG-ewer. Which it is.
I am reminded of the very old joke about the US hotel guest in a British hotel.
American: Where’s the elevator?
Clerk: Over on the right, sir. We call it a lift.
American: Well, we invented it and we call it an elevator.
Clerk: We invented the language, sir, and we call it a lift.
Merry Christmas Connor
Same to you brother!
26:30 fun fact, that Porsche is worth slightly more than the other 2 cars in todays market. And if you're actually in to cars there is plenty of reasons to spend a few thousand bucks more. Infact even millions in some cases. Its not to show how big your wallet is. A singer for example (which is a modified classic Porsche will cost you over a million USD nowadays. But absolutely no one will know what it is unless they're petrolheads.
Obviously some cars are notoriously owned by people that wanna show off, but there is a reason why people wanna spend so much money on a car and its not just to brag.
Googlium : You mean Cost not Worth.
Most owners of Super Cars can't drive them, handle them or know what they have, so it is just to show off!
@@Loki1815 nope
You have mechanical horsepower (or imperial horsepower), which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts.
One mechanical horsepower lifts 550 pounds (250 kg) by 1 foot.
I'm not sure what Jeremy and Richard were on about with that Rolls. Rolls-Royce are known for their unbeatable quality, they never break. In that sense, it is a great advert, but due to the price that quality brings, it is a bit 'posh'. The Mini is a genius idea.
That rolls has a really complicated mineral oil suspension
19:17 sorry to disappoint but rolls royce is a subsidiary of BMW so in fact kind of German. Including the fact that BMW manufactures all Rolls Royce cars so in fact they are all built in germany and not UK
they're still assembled in the UK from parts imported from Germany.
The original design is still there
Merry Christmas sir.
Same to you!
@@McJibbin Cheers!
The correct side is driving on the right side of the car. Fun fact the reason your surposed to drive on the right side is 90% of the world are right handed, thats why in england you drive left side of the road on so your strong hand controls the wheel and your weak hand on the gear. You got to think americans drive with there weaker hand. It also goes back to the time of jousting where they had to have there weapon on there strong side.
Because we say jaguar how it's spelt instead of pronouncing letters that aren't in the word like you yanks
😊😅😂 Connor ... Lol...
You make I laugh... _You_ are telling _us_ about the writing on the sides of the cars in ol' Alabamy ...?!! Connor... We were watching Top Gear when you were just a toddler !! (My twins are only _27_days_ younger than you & they were toddlers when I watched Top Gear!!!) 😊😅😂❤
You need to watch the full episodes of the specials they did
It's a Jaguar because there's a 'U' in it, not a 'W'. 🤣
Looking forward to you continuing with your Idiot Abroad journey 😌 👍
A little late here but just to clarify the 911 GT3 RS thing... Porsche makes a ton of variations of the 911, the GT3 is their track based variant. The 'RS' is the more extreme and exclusive version of that, with carbon brakes, a bigger wing, stiffer suspension and a faster tune. It's second in 911 terms only to the GT2 RS which is a step even further and often referred to as a "widow-maker"
Wea call a Jag that because it's a British company and it was founded being called that and has always been called that.in fact jaguar as a company had a car in the 2019 pride parade in NYC and wrote Jag-you-are across it for Americans to see
yes you should watch idiot abroad its one of the best uk travel shows.
jaguar is just one of MANY words that Americans mis-pronounce, including aluminium, vase, bouy etc.
I'm British, and I've hardly ever been shot in the US.
The Nebraska University came up with the original equation for horse power.
Its based on how quickly a horse can raise a ton weight. 6 foot. On a pully.
It was originally for testing steam traction engines. Then later for combustion engine tractors.
They have been measuring horse power there for over 90 years now.
It's a cultural difference.
Americans like new stuff while Europeans like quality stuff.
I would say modern American society does not have a sense of quality. My personal theory is that American quality was lost in the cold war as from the 50's onwards consumerism became almost a religion in the fight against communism.
The jaguar statement didn’t go down well I see. The comments got him on the ropes
UKer, but I've always liked the 80s camaro iroc z. My oldest friend had a Pontiac Fiero for a while, and the neighbour had a Firebird 350/5.7 and an old Ford Galaxie (1974 shape) with a 454/7.4 in it.
But every car I've ever owned have cornered well which is more fun than muscle.
We say jaguar because there's a u in it, not jagwar for obvious reasons innit!
Gt3rs is basically current highest model of 911 I think. Gt3 is a racing series/spec for production supercar racing. Hammond a is the street legal model based on a racing spec for the car.
The Rolls-Royce car company is owned by BMW nowadays. The Ghost is actually on the 7-series platform.
The Indian episode holds a special place in my heart as my Hometown is Crewe. Although still the home of Bentley it doesn't get a lot of good press nowadays thanks to the wanton destruction of the town and its history by the greedy local authorities.
Congelton
No the wheel goes on the right hand side because the clue is in where the wheel is. The *RIGHT SIDE*
The left side is therefore the *WRONG SIDE*
Out of the 3 sportscars, the ferrari and the mercedes are touringcars, the GT3 is a thoroughbred roadlegal trackmonster.
The "GT3" nameplate was introduced in 1999 as part of the first generation of the Porsche 996 model range (commonly known as 996.1) as a homologation model for the cars entered in the FIA GT3 cup. As with Porsche's previous 911 RS models, the 996 GT3 was focused on racing, and so was devoid of items that added unnecessary weight to the car. Sound deadening was almost completely removed, as were the rear seats, rear loud speakers, sunroof, and air conditioning, although automatic air conditioning and CD/radio became no-cost optional add-ons. In 2003, Porsche introduced the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, an even more track-focused version of the 996 GT3. RS is short for the German RennSport, literally "racing sport" in English. They are road legal but there is no luxery in this car, anything to drop weight and increase performance.
We also abolished slavery first
Because.... we're English, and we speak English (about Jaguar) 😉
American sees someone driving on the other side - Feels sick.
Everyone else see's someone driving on the other side - meh whatever we see it all the time of tv.
Welcome to geography champ. Russia and Africa are both enormous.
We both drive on the correct side because we drive on different sides of the road. You drive say north on the right side of the high way and south on the left side but the uk is the opposite but we still are both drive closets to the divider.
The clip where thier cars came on a raft that was in Bolovia, South America
Where is the W in Jaguar?
Jaguar or Jaguar? Well, it's Jaguar!
We pronounce JagUar as it's spelled. You pronounce it JagWar...check mate, you lose 🤔🤣😉
The reason they said that later Rolls Royce cars are German is because BMW is the parent company to Mini cars and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
Funny fact, a horse is actually more than one horsepower. A horse can be up to 15 horsepower
25:16 *TLDR below* GT3 RS Means a very hardcore version of the normal 911 (not the most hardcore, because they do make the GT2 RS, which is even more hardcore). But basically GT3, GT2 refers to the racing classes of the same names (there are more, like GT1 and GT4) in which sports cars compete (mostly known for endurance racing like 24h Le Mans, but not limited to that). The numbers after GT represent classes and the lower the number is, the faster, more advanced and more modified the cars are. Going back to the naming nomenclature of Porsche cars, the GT3 RS is the really hardcore version of the 911 but it isn't the same car that they would race in an actual GT3 race, because GT3 cars are much more thorough-bred and not road-friendly. It just means that they use a lot of technology developed for their GT3 race car, but still not as much as they would use for their GT2 car, thus creating a market for a GT2 RS model.
TLDR: 911 = fast, 911 GT3 RS = hardcore fast, GT2 RS = insanely hardcore fast. Name refers to racing classes (template 'GTx' - lower 'x' number = faster) so that Porsche nerds can dunk on GT3 RS owners when they themselves own of a GT2 RS.
So a quick manual lesson for dummies
1st gear is used for starting off or for creeping forwards slowly or used for a hill start
2nd gear is used for anything above 5 miles an hour and under ten miles an hour
3rd gear is used as your intermediate gear is anything above 20 and under 30
4-5th gears are for anything over 30+
R is reverse and is pretty self explanatory
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it depends on the type of engine, but for me, 5th gear was for above 40mph.
Haven’t you watched Al Murray with his giant globe! He talks about the gigantic size of Russia.
did he just assume that the "wrong side" steering wheel also only includes manual shifter? oh boy. manual or automatic for any side steering wheel. this is common sense.
Seat on the right is the correct side.
Tbf, we can't argue with the idea that left-hand drive is more correct simply because its more common. We just do shit differently because we're an island. It's even quite common for many second-hand cars to be imports from Japan because they're one of the only other large economy that drives on the left-hand side and has a big car industry.
JAG-U-AR ( JAG-YOU-ARE ) that's just the difference in how we pronounce letters
The range rover unreliable comment was for that particular model/age ie I believe it was a 1980's version
3:20 It’s a bit odd but the average fully grown horse has about 13 horsepower
Nothing grinds my gears like a idiot. America didn’t invent the car the country that invented it decided the correct location of the steering wheel
I think the thinking behind America engineering is more angled towards size, economy and power. Such a large engine putting out such a small amount of power, such a large car that handles like a dog and the fuel economy of a 40tonner wagon
Because pronouncing it as Jaguar is proper English. Hopefully, one day you lot will learn it.
What about the honey badger?
Going off the data I could find from a quick Google Search Russia is ≈ 6,600,000 square miles and Africa is ≈ 11,700,000 square miles.
This makes Africa about 1.7x the size of Russia. Or approximately 3 Canadas.
Connor it is called the right side because it is the CORRECT side, ask anyone from the UK, Australia.
This is where we meet OLIVER, Hammond still has Oliver. The Botswana Special is a great watch. Can’t believe they won’t be doing this sort of thing. Russia is the biggest country on earth. 👍🏻👍🏻
Yet little man Putin still wants more.
Shouldn't you pronounce the J in Jaguar, with the H sound, Connor? 😂
A better question for 20:25 is why do folks in the states pronounce it jagWar it is JagUah, jaguar the U is clear the W is absolutely not xD, also Sorry if I am late to the party, recommended video based on videos I have watched :)
That's how it's pronounced in English. Jag waar isn't 😂
Because that's how it's spelt 😉 😂 Jag U ar
Jaguar - no "w" in it. Jag war? Nope, its our car and we named it, 😁Only thing wrong with the "evil empire" bit, is that it was only done with the active help of local leaders, local soldiers and local administrators. Riding on the left side of the roads or tracks became standard. It kept your shield to the closer danger side, your weapon to the open side to swing etc. Your scabbard to the road side and not tangling with oncoming riders. And when you dismounted, it was to the side and not the middle of the road. Japanese Samurai travelled on the left for the same reason - and still does. Roman Legions travelled on the left as did much of the world. Napoleon is credited to moving France, and much of Europe to the right - as did Hitler. America tried both, the big Conestoga Wagons preferred the right - and their car industry, and because their good friends the French did, chose the right!
All the African countries that were British, and other countries that were British, have right hand steering like Britain.
Jaguar is pronounced as its spelled, that's why
Isnt America like nearly the only place that has the steering wheel on the left
We just call it the windscreen
The Mercator projection, the most popular world map, distorts the size of the shape of landmasses near the pole. This results in Russia looking bigger than Africa. Actually Africa can nearly fit two Russias. In fact, Africa has an area of 11.73 million square miles while Russian one is only 6.6 million square miles.
Jaguar is said jag-u-ar ,americans say it jag-war
the reason why the steering wheel on the right side is the correct side is because 9/10 people are right handed, which means you can change gear with your weaker hand keeping your best hand on the steering wheel
I love when Americans forget they would've been speaking the same way before their country was formed. Not to mention they only exist because of British deserters.