EXIGE ROAD TRIP - Driving from London to Italy in my Lotus to Drive in the Snow! - PART 1

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  • @GFWilliamsnet
    @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Check out part 2 where I drive the Ferrari SP2 Monza here:
    th-cam.com/video/NoCO-qJnV18/w-d-xo.html

    • @r.maj.7065
      @r.maj.7065 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try this journey with a Traban 601!
      Ok?

    • @tobym7955
      @tobym7955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing video watched it several times!
      Also Really love the music , the second track ‘fool myself - fenda
      Would you please help me to find where I can get this song?

    • @NemicIII
      @NemicIII 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great video! Did you fit winter tyres to the Exige?

  • @dougmaverick3287
    @dougmaverick3287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's so refreshing to see someone actually use their car and put on a lot of miles and enjoy it, rather than keeping it in the garage as a queen, good on you my friend.

  • @Jackinacox
    @Jackinacox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    "Closed road" sure.... :)

  • @Marc1973Dez
    @Marc1973Dez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HAVE YOU GUYS NOTICED that the happiest sport car owners are the LOTUS ones??? They are always happy, smiling, able to drive on daily "city tracks", gravels, dirt roads, get that "GO-KART-SPORT-G-FORCE-FILLING", without breaking the bank, without much debts, with NO worries about the tires or wheels , no worries about the fends and paint!!! This is a new smart way to buy sports cars!! NICE DONE LOTUS.... NICE INDEED.

  • @Bongo4611
    @Bongo4611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I like how you're not annoying. Look forward to part 2

    • @DuBstep115
      @DuBstep115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is so much good car content on youtube but 99.9% of the people in them are just so fucking annoying.

  • @autovlogz
    @autovlogz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Brill, no servicing ‘costs’ or brand complaints. There’s still hope for cars on YT! 👍🏻

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      To be honest, I don't really care about that stuff much, service when needed and drive the thing!

    • @lucaalberti7393
      @lucaalberti7393 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GFWilliamsnet great car man, give me a gift (that car) 😁

  • @evansc3580
    @evansc3580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Those GRP tail lights transform the rear ends looks. Love them!

  • @swansmeister
    @swansmeister 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The second track, I know it's in the discription but I can't find it anywhere pls pls I need it it's so good!!!

  • @jamest5149
    @jamest5149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I am a GT3 owner but even to me that Lotus sounds GREAT. Keep up the content!

  • @marcosiccardi7956
    @marcosiccardi7956 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, that Exige is something else!

  • @jamesstewart1985
    @jamesstewart1985 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Your nailing these vids at the minute. Great editing too!

  • @paoloconsolati974
    @paoloconsolati974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those kind of irrational road trip are always the best!
    I've done a few with my car but this one is mega!

  • @isimon.
    @isimon. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With that car and this content you deserve so much more subscribers.
    Great work. 👍🏻

  • @AxelGriesinger
    @AxelGriesinger 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the mud flaps. Fantastic decision for the wintertime.

  • @BahnstormerUK
    @BahnstormerUK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hats off to you, brilliant journey. Sounds like a great alternative to a mediocre New Year's Eve at the pub !!!!!

  • @EV-Diary
    @EV-Diary 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks abit cramped but great video love the road trip

  • @ARPerez
    @ARPerez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like a ton of fun!! Pedal to the metal!

  • @leonedwards7130
    @leonedwards7130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video & Exige!
    Cool trip and good to see another Lotus being used properly, 57k 🙌🏾

  • @MrElnuno
    @MrElnuno 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta love this about Europe... when I lived in the UK I enjoyed trips crossing countries in a matter of hours, with ever changing scenery etc. Here in Australia where I'm from, you can literally drive for 10 hours and not leave the state!

  • @imran-alias2317
    @imran-alias2317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    WOW how fast your production skills have come in such short time! Such an epic road trip and cant wait for the next part... makes me want to get out and drive!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks mate, nothing better than just getting in the car and going on an adventure!

  • @funkyhouseman
    @funkyhouseman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Them exiges are so special, such a treat. Great vid.

  • @MrAndyj007
    @MrAndyj007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    bloody ace editing and mixing music with car sounds - subscribed ! good work GFW

  • @ftlaud911
    @ftlaud911 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your car!! The video was great. Great camera and lens. So clear and clean. About watch part2.

  • @jaykhaw5025
    @jaykhaw5025 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There was a short clip of the car interior with the old cluster 2:12, is the digital cluster removable on the go?

  • @Bobby18292
    @Bobby18292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great trip! Love the Exige adventure

  • @mikehedges5954
    @mikehedges5954 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Roadtrips aren’t just for summer! Great video and some nice sideways action. Lovely car also! Even when filthy.

  • @exige1255
    @exige1255 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @benjaminstokoe1441
    @benjaminstokoe1441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! Hello from Australia. Soon to be doing a road trip down in Tasmania. Which has amazing roads!

  • @samersantina9993
    @samersantina9993 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed your video as always. Keep em coming!

  • @SCDC-Channel
    @SCDC-Channel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    EPIC video...can't wait for PART 2

  • @IULENZA
    @IULENZA 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    We are gonna do some powersliding..with powerslidelover Monza SP2..cant wait for that video!

  • @CarterTristan
    @CarterTristan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great clip and channel... the production is spot on too. Best of luck with it!

  • @heelandtoe_
    @heelandtoe_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! I can definitely feel how special the trip was and makes me want to do one myself again! Keep it coming!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks mate, you really should!

  • @karlhurn
    @karlhurn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video with some great photography. Nice to see a Lotus being used effectively. I miss my Elise S2 😞

  • @davijuli50
    @davijuli50 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a quality! This channel does definitly need more subscribers! Love from the Netherlands!

  • @Munkey1234567
    @Munkey1234567 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video buddy, looked knackering but great fun. Drifting goals right there.....

  • @DoctaM3
    @DoctaM3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like an awesome adventure. Great to do it with a car buddy too.

  • @JJTWagenaar
    @JJTWagenaar 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Epic video and love the casual way of presentation. Furthermore stunning Lotus!

  • @rinusbrand9993
    @rinusbrand9993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the first time I noticed Your vlog.
    I really enjoyed this spendid footage.

  • @PopkosCZ
    @PopkosCZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the looks of that dirty Exige, looks like its been properly used

  • @superned3296
    @superned3296 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, subscribed. That car❤️ That car when dirty🥰

  • @plumbertothepeople
    @plumbertothepeople 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love a road trip. Good job thanks for making

  • @charliemp5298
    @charliemp5298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video George! That’s some serious dedication 😳😁

    • @charliemp5298
      @charliemp5298 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It looks quite snug in that cockpit 😂

  • @paulbowen7808
    @paulbowen7808 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic vid of your roadtrip, those mountain views looked epic the same can be said about the drifting🤘.

  • @DavidBournePhotoandVideo
    @DavidBournePhotoandVideo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thank you to TH-cam recommends! You got this one right!

  • @kencult
    @kencult 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a fun video! Can't wait to see more of them. Please keep them coming!

  • @mnewlyn
    @mnewlyn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i used to do that trip regularly in my S1. Drive fast, don't wast time thinking about fuel economy, and ditch the passenger for lightness.

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exige uses nearly double the amount of fuel an S1 would (Maybe more). No point going crazy on the boring roads, just save it for the fun ones!

  • @superjervis
    @superjervis 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Exige goodness..keep them coming

  • @perstrom632
    @perstrom632 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible first video effort! Nice Work:)

  • @DLBjorn
    @DLBjorn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great shots! Great editing! Great car!

  • @gananradhakrishnan5715
    @gananradhakrishnan5715 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking forward to seeing the rest of this trip!

  • @LukeEvans55
    @LukeEvans55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how the car looks like it's never had a wash by the end of the video! Love the content :)

    • @drftr6073
      @drftr6073 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao lotus would've sold that as "smokey sunset"

  • @roykenyon886
    @roykenyon886 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great way to see 2020 in

  • @nelsonclub7722
    @nelsonclub7722 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Drove a series 1 to Monaco and back to watch the 2003 Grand Prix - Montoya won but I remember Jensen's crash out of the tunnel most of all - nasty - The hood came down in Calais and never went up till Dover four days later - carefully overtook Gendarmes who leaned out of the windows and waved us on shouting "arret, arret," which I mistook for 'faster, faster,' but of course actually means stop - their peugeot 205 was no match though and really and honestly they didn't even try. Raced a Porsche - lost - raced a Ferrari lost - gave up after that. So did the brakes; so we took it to a specialist who we found out only dealt with Ferrari and Maserati - but they fixed it on the spot - superb stuff - Jane was 8 months pregnant and asleep as I pulled into a fuel stop on a deserted dual carriageway - filled up and nailed it all the way to the aluminium carpet and never left off till I pulled into an identical one - 28 litres and 30 mins later - oh and I burnt my legs. Arrived back in UK with drizzle and a police car following us as a nice welcome to Britain. Never forget a good a road trip.Thanks for this can't wait for part two - Epilogue - I crashed Janes Lotus - it wasn't my fault, it never is. She has another one now after a brief and terrifying interlude with a Cerbera - but that's a whole different story...and involves the Police trying to give the car an ASBO which it wholeheartedly deserves.

  • @GASCOMMUNITY
    @GASCOMMUNITY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't wait to see part 2!!

  • @APaulO96
    @APaulO96 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still the best exige EVER

  • @4SmokingTailpipes
    @4SmokingTailpipes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is SUCH a good video. The photots in Austria are sublime.. I'm pleased you've done this channel mate, bravo and see you round!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks mate, I appreciate your comment!

  • @petetull
    @petetull 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thank you.
    I drove my Elise S2 down to Monza in September for the GP
    (Just have to be real careful at those Italian services tho!)

  • @rikkiola
    @rikkiola 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome vid George, fabulous quality again 👌🏼 It's funny, I used to dream of these roads (Stelvio etc) when having the Elise, now I do them by bicycle: did Passo Giao last year! Sure it's a bit less painful and more fun in a Lotus :) Keep 'em coming....

  • @lovecarsTV
    @lovecarsTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant!

  • @GohardGTRSCars
    @GohardGTRSCars 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lotus Exige is so much fun, I love this car! (an Exige Cup 430 Type 25 owner)

  • @mokr2100
    @mokr2100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We’re trying to maximize our stints
    Oh look a tunnel
    Love it

  • @VisualCarReviews
    @VisualCarReviews 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing, love the quality!

  • @EricCheung
    @EricCheung 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work man..god the Lotus sounds good!

  • @CRM82
    @CRM82 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Impressive commitment & properly used car! Love it!!! :)

  • @tomhowroyd
    @tomhowroyd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That first 40 second edit is as good as I’ve ever seen. Stunning, thanks for putting the effort into that, watched it a few times over just admiring. I sold my S3 Elise 250 a couple of years back, and have been following yours since on insta. I actually was very close to contacting you to put an offer in on your caterham when you were selling it but wanted to keep my 981 a bit longer. Now that’s going I’m stuck between an Exige and a Caterham 310... looking forward to watching the channel grow and best of luck!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tom Howroyd thanks, I miss my Caterham, but the Lotus is more suited to me... I’m glad you enjoyed the little intro, I had a lot of fun filming it!

  • @mattosborne2706
    @mattosborne2706 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid George! Keep it up. I just want to jump in my car and head South now!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Go do it, nothing better than a last minute road trip!

  • @andysixspeed
    @andysixspeed 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Smashed it. Part Two please.

  • @peterh225
    @peterh225 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool guy👌 see this Chanel for the first time. But a cool trip🤙

  • @TR4man
    @TR4man 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic! Really enjoyed watching that (several times!)

  • @AdamBuckley1964
    @AdamBuckley1964 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Elise S1 drove really well in the snow (daily driver for 8 years) but the front wheels would be lifted off by snow getting under the front. Scary.

  • @sugarsaint
    @sugarsaint 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolute quality, thank you.

  • @jorgecristovao5642
    @jorgecristovao5642 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video proves one thing: you should have started making them long ago! Great video! Properly driven car! Love it! Keep the good work George! Cheers!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jorge Cristóvão thanks for the kind words, I’m excited to make more! Part 2 is shaping up to be pretty epic...

  • @jfb92
    @jfb92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice trip. What tyres have you used?

  • @Tracertme
    @Tracertme ปีที่แล้ว

    A brave man to do a long road trip in an exige.

  •  5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice trip! Keep going with videos!

  • @RoflOnMyWaffle.
    @RoflOnMyWaffle. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great work. Becoming more natural on camera each time.

  • @fallinginthed33p
    @fallinginthed33p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You must have a bottom made of steel to sit for 1000 miles in an Exige.

  • @mrnovalueinthemarket6315
    @mrnovalueinthemarket6315 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant mate 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @swansmeister
    @swansmeister 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    8.03 almost hit that little pole dang

  • @vidibites
    @vidibites 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you add winter tyres along with the increased ride height and mud flaps? Can you get away without them?

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I was running Pirelli Sotto Zero Winter Tyres. I'd say some of the roads would have been pretty dangerous without winter tyres with ice and snow in places.

  • @6thGearSam
    @6thGearSam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’d forgotten how stupidly big the US is. The car I want is like 5 states away and that’s 1100 miles

    • @buzzedo1
      @buzzedo1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I drove 5500kms across Australia in a Fiat 128 3p 😆

    • @6thGearSam
      @6thGearSam 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@buzzedo1 That must've been so much fun though! Here it's just straight highways

  • @rossmurrayfam1568
    @rossmurrayfam1568 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    epic road trip man :)

  • @SoulofMachine
    @SoulofMachine 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video bro! Makes me wanna roadtrip now!

  • @tobes4764
    @tobes4764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quality content, just catching up as a new subscriber! Can't find the first song anywhere though, 'Dr Beat - Laith at Touch Recordings', can't find anywhere!
    Can't wait to see more of this masterpiece Exige!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's made my a friend of mine, so isn't available online unfortunately.

    • @tobes4764
      @tobes4764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GFWilliamsnet Ah no problem! Thanks anyway 🙏

  • @jonasarche
    @jonasarche 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Thanks man!

  • @maaaxm4698
    @maaaxm4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a cracking video, very well edited. How do you have only have 6k subs though? Looking forward to more content

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, this is only my third video, so I'm trying to build it now!

    • @maaaxm4698
      @maaaxm4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      GFWilliams looking for to it 👍🏻

  • @Vonstroke
    @Vonstroke 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed this one. Need to do a roadtrip with mine soon!

  • @raymundjusay4632
    @raymundjusay4632 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro I Luv your Exige a lot >>>>>

  • @landrover4534
    @landrover4534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why not in CH? 🧐

  • @timorgano
    @timorgano 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very very awesome video. LOVE those GRP lights. Weirdly, on the hairpin drift only the outer rings are lit, but all the other clips both rings are lit. Is that something you can do with those lights or something I've missed?

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well spotted, I can turn the inner two on or off. I forgot to turn them on for that clip.

  • @CarWatcherChannel
    @CarWatcherChannel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It doesn't seem too loud on the highway!

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be honest the lav mic is a bit deceiving, it is quite noisy inside!

  • @dowlat454
    @dowlat454 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video, love this kind of road trips videos. Subscribed...

  • @shadmonk
    @shadmonk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    which lsd? doesnt it induce more understeer?

  • @otofotomoto
    @otofotomoto 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great adventure, regards from Poland

  • @krisles
    @krisles 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even though Exige/Elise doesn't look as a very comfortable car, they are quite OK. I've done 2700 km in 24 hours with my Elise.

  • @foursidegraphics
    @foursidegraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Liking what you’re doing here on YT, just had to press that 👍🏻 when I saw 5:13
    Keep it up and give me a shout if you ever plan on shooting in Belgium, always down for a collab🤘🏻
    JW

  • @yass123
    @yass123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No way, that was you in the SP2 Monza?

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yass123 it was, I’m still pinching myself...

    • @yass123
      @yass123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it going to be on Petrolicious or here on your channel?
      facebook.com/petrolicious/videos/2604562559777227/

  • @Votjko
    @Votjko 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just wonder how would you take the slips from pay-tolls if you didn't have a passenger? I just can't imagine how many times would you need to unbuckle-buckle, especially in Italy where there can be a few tolls in a short amount of time.

    • @GFWilliamsnet
      @GFWilliamsnet  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I've travelled through Europe in the past on my own, I put the hazard lights on, get out the car and walk round to do the toll. It's very annoying!

  • @Drutten35
    @Drutten35 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mud flaps its a rallycar !!! Well its close to a Lancia Stratos anyways ;)