Bugatti veyron top speed test top gear series 9 bbc. The third episode of the tenth series of top gear aired on the 28th of october, 2007. The second episode of the ninth series of top gear aired on the 4th of february, 2007. He is best known as a copresenter of the motoring programme top gear alongside jeremy clarkson and richard hammond from 2003 until 2015. James mays top speed run in the bugatti veyron super sport. Bugatti vwowned purveyor of the fastest, most extreme hypercars on the planet. The 100 best top gear episodes ever pt4 topgearbox. Richard also tests the new marcos on the top gear track. Topgear plays in abu dhabi with 3 bugatti veyrons top speed.
In top gear, a bbc motoring show, one of the shows regular features since 2002 is various forms of racing the presenters undertake, either against each other or against invited guests. James road tests the new pagani zonda f roadster as he compares it to the bugatti veyron the top gear had to wait two years before the. Captain slow is given the task of driving the bugatti veyron at its top speed 253 miles per hour. Meanwhile, may attempts to prove that the bugatti veyron can reach its top speed of 407 kmh 253 mph on volkswagens. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5 published on. Timely, considering bugatti recently reset that record in a chiron supersport. James goes to germany to take the bugatti veyron to its top speed.
It was presented by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may and the stig. With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. James daniel may was the british television presenter and awardwinning journalist known for copresenting top gear from 2003 until 2015 alongside costars jeremy clarkson and richard hammond, replacing series 1 presenter jason dawe, and appearing in 175 of the 186 episodes produced during his tenure on the show. James may attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new bugatti. James attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new, even more powerful version of the amazing bugatti veyron. S9e2 top speed run in a bugatti veyron, audi tt vs alfa brera vs mazda rx8. He was amazed by its stability and lack of fear when driving, which jeremy agreed with. James daniel may born 16 january 1963, is an english television presenter and journalist. The series featured two specials that were broadcast after the series had ended, top gear of the pops on 16 march and the top gear. Captain slow is given the task of driving the bugatti at its top speed 253 miles per hour. First up, clarkson is in a volvo xc90 in a biathlon, competing against may in an audi q7, as they endure a crosscountry course complete with 2 shooting rounds, before clarkson tries to see if he can beat a human skater in the speed skating event, in a jaguar xk. If anyone knows the season and episode, that would be much appreciated.
In series 9, episode 2, james headed to aerolessin vw test track where he took the veyron to its topspeed of 253mph. Top gear recently posted this video to youtube, coming to us from way back in november 2008. James mays bugatti celebration top gear bbc youtube. Along the way they encounter extreme heat, flies and some very angry locals at a petrol station. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15. James may finds out whether the bugatti veyron can hit its quoted top speed of 253 mph. In series 7, episode 6, the veyron was announced as top gears car of the year 2005. The auto industry was turned upside its head a few weeks ago when, from out of nowhere, the land speed record was eviscerated by the bugatti veyron super sports after it posted a record time of.
These are the cars of top gear series 28series 28, episode 1. James continues, in top gear maths, its twice as powerful as a bugatti veyron or a ferrari enzo. He continues to state that by the time his fellow presenter has set off, his hair has grown another. On this basis, id be similarly dismissive of the bugatti veyron. Hollywood actors tom cruise and cameron diaz attempt to set lap times around the top gear test track as the stars in the reasonably priced car. With seven regular episodes airing through to the 14th of december, the series formally concluded two weeks after the last of these shows had aired with the vietnam special. Abu dhabi to test the new lamborghini murcielago sv and stages the worlds first ever race between the horsepower bugatti veyron and. Rolling stones member ronnie wood is the star in a reasonably priced car. Matt leblanc friends, episodes, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the top gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past years. The ninth series of top gear aired during 2007 and consisted of six episodes, beginning on 28 january and concluding on 4 march. The bugatti veyron race jeremy vs hammond and may bbc.
Directed by brian klein, james bryce, phil churchward. The star in a reasonably priced car is nigel mansell. Production of the series was delayed due to hammonds accident in september 2006, and did not begin until. Top gear completes its first ever crosscontinent race as james and richard aim to beat jeremys aston martin db9 to monte carlo with a combination of the eurostar and other fast trains. The flappy paddle gearbox can shift gears within 0. Thats because bugatti is limiting the chiron to this speed until the company themselves have a go at breaking the record scheduled for. Nicknamed captain slow, may is anything but slow as he took the. Bbc two top gear, series 15, episode 5, bugatti veyron ss. I watched season 9 episode 2 and saw that james may reached 407 kmh. The video also leaves us wondering what speed the bugatti chiron will top out at, but for the moment it is unlikely to be faster than the bugatti veyron super sports 267. The team test the lexus ls600s automatic parking system. James may is back in germany attempting to break his personal speed record. Top gear, series 15, episode 5, bugatti veyron ss bbc two.
Clarkson in a bugatti veyron raced hammond and may in a cessna 182 from alba to tower 42 in. The standard bugatti veyron also won top gear s best car driven all year award in 2005 the super sport version of the veyron is recognised by guinness world records as the fastest streetlegal production car in the world, with. At an incredible 417kmph, james may held the world record for driving a production car at speed, albeit for only one hour. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5. The boys compare the audi tt, mazda rx8 and alfa romeo brera. Ronnie wood, fiona bruce, dermot murnaghan and john humphrys were the guest stars, with the latter three appearing in the peel p50 segment. James may, one of the three stars from top gear, had the chance to drive the amazing bugatti veyron supersport recently. The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name. It was named car of the decade and best car award 20002009 by the bbc television programme top gear. Builder of the fastest car in the world, the veyron super sport.
James attempts to break his personal speed record in a bugatti veyron. Jeremy clarkson and james may will try to save him in two american cars. A supercar, the ascari kz1, takes to the track and the star in a reasonably priced car is trevor eve. With top gear 2002 sorted by imdb rating descending imdb. Bugatti veyron vs mclaren f1, part 1 2 series, episode 2 published on. Jeremy driving the new bugatti veyron races james and richard in a plane from alba in northern italy to the top of the natwest tower in london. This was when, on season 12, episode 4, the 100th episode of the show, the stig got to slide behind the. Im looking for the specific episode when jeremy clarkson drives the bugatti veyron from france to london, racing richard hammond and james may in a cessna 182. The super sport version is the former fastest roadlegal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431 kmh beaten by hennessey venom gt reaching 435 kmh.
James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5 captain slow straps himself into the 1,183bhp veyron supersport and becomes a world record holder for a few minutes. From very early on in top gears life the phrase we decided to have a race has appeared often. Copy the link below to share this on facebook click on the link below. The bugati veyron is taken for a high speed spin in germany, james may and richard hammond attempt to build a space shuttle out of a reliant. List of top gear episodesarchive 1 jump to navigation jump to search. He had previously presented the show for series 41 of the original format. Top gear debuted its second episode of the new season, featuring a milelong drag race between two of the most sought after supercars in recent. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Clarkson challenges may and hammond to a crosscontinent race using the legendary bugatti veyron. Series nine of the hugely popular motoring show sees the boys embark on an epic road trip across the southern states of america in inimitable top gear style. Jeremy, richard and james head for the isle of man to decide which is best. As its wellestablished by this point, james may is the slowest man in the world, so says jeremy. The show has featured a number of epic races, where one of the presenters jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, and occasionally the stig drives a car in a race against the others in another form. Bugatti veyron top speed test top gear bbc cars tank.
Top gear hosts its own version of the winter olympics in the former venue at lillehammer, norway. Captain slow straps himself into the 1,183bhp veyron. Jeremy squeezes his body into a peel p50 and drives it both to and inside the bbc television centre building in order to see if it would. Later that same day, bugattis official test driver pierre henri raphanel, took the car out for an official record breaking run, clocking in at 267. Mercedes slr oslo challenge part 1 top gear bbc duration. As of 2016 he is a director of the production company w. What top gear episode features jeremy clarkson driving a. Driving in the brand new, even more powerful and exhilarating version of. Bugatti super sport speed test top gear bbc youtube. The twelfth series of the bbc motoring show top gear, starring presenters jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, and james may, premiered on the 2nd of november, 2008 and concluded on the 28th of december, 2008. What top gear episode features jeremy clarkson driving a bugatti veyron.
The original version has a top speed of 407 kmh 253 mph. James may s top speed run in the bugatti veyron super sport. Bugatti veyron top speed test top gear bbc youtube. Introduced solely by clarkson, we start this episode with a letter, imploring the show to.
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