The Grand Tour - Season 2

[Phil_EK9]

Fully understand that but go back one episode and the hellcat could not under any circumstances be raced on the street

You really think no one has raced a demon on the street in the US?

This is road legal over there

 

[Wild Thing]

it was the manufacturer stipulated that to the GT team, off course they race them on the streets but you missed the point

 

[Bryan]

I take it you're never sending it to production?

I presume since they only made 300 of them it was for some kind of homologation purposes?

 

[stevieturbo]

Fully understand that but go back one episode and the hellcat could not under any circumstances be raced on the street

As above. Of course people will race them on the street, the TGT team just werent allowed to race them on the street and film it after being lent the car.

 

[mk2driver]

I take it you're never sending it to production?

It’s already in production albeit a limited run through Special Vehicle Operations. Some customers have already got them

 

[Rocko]

At £150k? Wow.

 

[big_pete]

Harry's Garage on YouTube is pretty much daily driving his P8 lol

 

[mk2driver]

Harry's Garage on YouTube is pretty much daily driving his P8 lol

He has been involved in a number of SVO projects - he was once late to a meeting with me because the took his Countach and it ran out of fuel on the way to the office

 

[chris_b]

Well worth watching this weeks for the piece on Jim Clark alone, it was absolutely fantastic!

 

[lennyd]

By far the best one yet, goosebumps the whole way through the Jim Clark bit

 

[Chris666]

"Raced against a few dicks in my time but never on one"

Love Abbie

 

[DC.]

Now see Jim Clark in a new light. Some man

 

[dub]

"Raced against a few dicks in my time but never on one"

Love Abbie

Parabollica....ahahaha. Is it wrong to like that Urus?

 

[Chris666]

Parabollica....ahahaha. Is it wrong to like that Urus?

Not at all, it's an awesome colour

 

[dub]

That Jim Clark piece, superb. You can see how highly folk still think of him. TGT needs more of those.

 

[Chris100]

Agree, Jim Clark piece was fantastic. Wish I could afford one of those Lambo SUVs, kind of In love with it.

 

[MarkM]

Great episode, I’ll miss those when they’re just doing specials from next series

 

[Bryan]

That Jim Clark piece, superb. You can see how highly folk still think of him. TGT needs more of those.

Was thinking that myself... 51 years on and the guys telling the stories looked like they felt it was only yesterday. I wonder will people think the same of the likes of Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel in 51 years time?

Fantastic episode.

 

[eamon343]

Was thinking that myself... 51 years on and the guys telling the stories looked like they felt it was only yesterday. I wonder will people think the same of the likes of Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel in 51 years time?

Fantastic episode.

Doubt it...

 

[chris_b]

Today’s world has a lot to realise doesn’t it. There’s literally zero chance any of the guys could do what Jim Clark done. Even when they had Procar in the BMW’s they moaned.

Guess it’s not just drivers though, it’s everyone I suppose.

Defo such a fantastic episode, must ask who produced it

 

[Chris100]

Was thinking that myself... 51 years on and the guys telling the stories looked like they felt it was only yesterday. I wonder will people think the same of the likes of Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel in 51 years time?

Fantastic episode.

More likely to think back and remember what a ****er he was

 

[stevieturbo]

At £150k? Wow.

Only watched the rest of that episode last night. £150k to a lot of potential buyers is a drop in the ocean and it does look to be a very impressive machine, despite the steering wheel on the wrong side. They must have been aiming it at an EU or US market ? Would be hard to imagine any technical reason from putting the steering wheel on the correct side.
How many other 4 door saloons are there like it ? That opens up a specific market...albeit a small one. But for those who have money and want one, price probably wouldnt even be a worry

 

[Brennan]

Thought it was an overall poor episode, worst of the series so far. Not enough funny bits. Hammond was decent at the jim Clark bit but I think Clarkson is more suited to the historic pieces.

 

[mk2driver]

Only watched the rest of that episode last night. £150k to a lot of potential buyers is a drop in the ocean and it does look to be a very impressive machine, despite the steering wheel on the wrong side. They must have been aiming it at an EU or US market ? Would be hard to imagine any technical reason from putting the steering wheel on the correct side.
How many other 4 door saloons are there like it ? That opens up a specific market...albeit a small one. But for those who have money and want one, price probably wouldnt even be a worry

RHD markets are small and limited overall. Engineering this involved a redesign of pretty much the whole front end from the standard car so to do that twice for LHD and RHD doesn’t make sense as it would make them even more expensive

 

[jagged]

Proper programme this one ,
Was 14 when my hero Jim Clarkes death was announced on the Sunday evening news ! none of the drivers since can manage his blend of speed and humilty ,
Oh and an article i read about him during his peak , used a photo of him on a David Brown tactor loading Dung on a muuckspreader , on a Monday having raced on Sunday!