Top Gear USA (2008–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Cobra Attack - full transcript

On this TV series...
No one will date a rock star.

3... We will not ask you to vote
on how people sing and dance.

...2...
This is a show about cars.

...1.

This is "Top Gear."

Welcome
to "Top Gear."

I'm Adam Ferrara.

That is Tanner Foust,
and this is Rutledge Wood.

Yep, and we've got
a great show coming up.

We visit my hometown for an epic
battle between two snakes,

we drive three Italian supercars to the
limit, and living legend Buzz Aldrin



takes to the "Top Gear" test track in a
segment we call "big star, small car."

Now, we could go out into
a long, drawn-out explanation

of what "Top Gear" is,
or we could just show you

what to expect
over the next 10 weeks.

[ Tires screech ]

Ready to get your asses kicked?

I don't want to die in a Buick.

Stay in the bike Lane!

We were spitting fire.

[ Engine rumbles ]
Holy [Bleep]

If you're a middle-aged man with an
overcontrolling wife, 2005 Mini Cooper.

This is quite possibly the
dumbest thing I've ever done.

Throttle, hit it.
This is gonna be so bad.

♪ Da-da-da da-da-da ♪



the car is bent.
Look at it.

Why would you hit my house?
Whoo-hoo!

Like being aroused at gunpoint.

Oh, there it is.

I'm gonna hit my car.

Oh, there is no way
she can pull that off.

Even I wouldn't wear that.

That was my bad.

[ Chuckling ] Ow.

[ Cheers and applause ]

And that's "Top Gear"... Lots of
horsepower, questionable decision-making,

and, of course, awesome cars
like this.

Yeah, this is
a Shelby cobra 427.

It's basically just a tin can
with a huge motor wedged in it,

but it's also one of the most
sought-after classic cars in the world.

Originals can sell
for a million bucks.

There's really never been anything
like this car, except maybe one.

And to celebrate the only car
of the modern era

that even comes close to having the spirit
of a cobra, we decided to head south

for an amazing
all-American challenge.

Foust: This is Griffin,
a bucolic sleepy town

basking in the heat
of a Georgia summer.

We came here
because we couldn't find

any other place
in the United States

that would allow us to do
what we were about to do.

An epic challenge
involving two snakes.

[ The doors' "the end" plays ]

Snake number 1.

In the late 1980s, Chrysler
got involved with Lamborghini.

This sordid affair
lasted six years,

and when they split, they left
behind a love child...

...The dodge viper.

It's considered one
of the few American supercars.

Just the name
instills a sense of fear.

The "srt" stands for
"street and racing technology,"

and the "10" tells you

there are 10 cylinders
under that enormous hood.

[ Tires screech ]

The viper is the most American
car I have ever driven.

It's all power, absolutely no finesse,
and it doesn't give a damn

what the rest of the world
thinks about it.

It's not practical.
Frankly, it's just dangerous.

But if you ever wondered
what it would be like

to strap yourself to the back
of an engine, this is it.

[ Laughing ]
Oh, God!

100!

120!

140!

That's 150.

That's as fast as I dare go
on this runway.

What sets the viper apart is its
complete lack of electronic aids.

There's no electronic stability
control, there's no traction control,

and with 560 foot-pounds of torque,
that can be a little bit tricky.

[ Tires screech ]

Every time I turn
the steering wheel,

it feels like this car
is determined to kill me.

It's like a mean, mean horse that doesn't
like people sitting on its back.

But there's something cool
about controlling that chaos.

It's about getting on this horse
and mastering it,

even though it doesn't like it.

[ Tires screeching ]

And by "mastering" it,
I mean "surviving."

Dodge officially phased out
the viper in 2010.

It won't come back
in a new version until 2012,

and by then, stability control systems
will be mandatory in the U.S.,

so there will never be another car
as dangerous as this ever again.

To pay tribute to this legend, we've
been challenged to make a lap

from here to the other side of town
and back, which sounds pretty easy...

Except we're not alone.

Wood:
This is snake number 2...

...The ah-1 cobra
attack helicopter...

A sleek,
highly maneuverable gunship.

It's armed with a sophisticated
missile-guidance system.

Now this angel of death
had a new prey... us.

How fast is it?

172 miles an hour.

Okay, the viper goes 202, so I got
30 miles an hour on them already.

Cool.

Uh, they have missiles.

[ Laughs ]

I got to be honest with you...
the viper... tricky to drive.

Really? For you?
I feel lucky to be here right now.

It's brute, fast,
awesome, and scary.

Does it have airbags?
Yeah.

We'll be fine.
They've got missiles.

Foust:
So, here's the challenge...

We have to drive the viper
from the airfield

across the town of Griffin to
the railroad bridge and back...

a 10-mile round trip... all while
being hunted by the cobra.

The viper was fitted with
a missile-detection system.

If the cobra got in range,
the white light went on.

If it got missile-locked,
the yellow light would go on.

And if the red light went on,
well, we were dead.

Like a video game,

we had just three lives
to make it there and back.

When do we go?

[ Beeping ]

I think right now.
I think we go now.

Rutledge
was the navigator.

His first task...
find the airport exit.

How do I get out of here?

This is a dead end.
Aw, crap.

[ Wagner's
"Ride of the Valkyries" plays ]

I'm swerving.

Our only chance was to try
and outmaneuver the cobra.

I think the swerving
just makes him mad!

[ Beeps ]

[ Beeping ]

He's got yellow!
Oh... [ Tires screeching ]

[ Beeping ]

Okay, I have crapped my pants!

Oh, no!
He's right above us!

Oh, my God!
Look at that!

[ Beeping ]

He's got yellow.

Oh, no.

Oh, my God!
We're dead!

One life down.
We had just two left.

We needed to get out
of the airfield.

It was time for plan "b."

[ Tires screech ]

Oh, I think you shook him.

Is this the way out?

Yeah.
You're gonna go up here.

Hang a left at this stop sign.

All right, we're in the trees.

We should probably just, like,
blend a little bit.

We're in the trees.
A couple guys in a convertible.

The bridge was still
5 miles away.

And up above, it was quiet...
too quiet.

There he is right there.

I'm gonna pull
into the car wash.

It was time for plan "c"...
hide.

Oh, man.

So, there we were...
just two regular guys

hiding out in a car wash
from a cobra attack helicopter.

In a weird way, the viper
is kind of every guy's dream...

It's bright, it's loud, it's fun,
and it's got way more power

than pretty much any of us
need on the street.

The viper is kind of like that girl
that you wouldn't bring home to mom.

Right.

You have videotaped
every intimate session you had.

It's like Pam Anderson.

Yes. There's not much real
about it, but who cares?

Let's get out of here.

[ Tires screech ]

Now, listen,
I know we've got power.

Let's just try to drive normal
for once, okay?

Let's just drive slow.

No, I get it...
blend in.

We were just 3 miles
from the bridge,

and we still had
two lives left.

See, look... There's
another red convertible...

Yeah. ...
With another woman in it.

See, I think that's a pattern.

Yeah, I definitely think we're probably
the only two dudes riding together

in a red convertible right now.

We had made it
to the old warehouse district,

just a few blocks
from the bridge.

Oh, crap!
This is ridiculous!

See him?

Yeah. Hang a right.

You back up?
There you go.

All right,
now just go right at him.

Uh-oh. Whoa!

Look out!
[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping stops ]

Look at that!

All right.
We'll go down here.

We'd lost the cobra and
made it to the halfway point.

Now all Rutledge
needed to do

was find the way
back to the airfield.

With only one life lost,
things were looking up.

I don't know where...
But it's almost like it echoes through the...

Oh, man, I hear him.

Oh, no. There he is.
He's got a visual on us. Oh, crap!

Don't just sit here!
Go, go, go!

Coming up...

The epic fight between cobra
and viper reaches the endgame.

It's snake versus snake...

Our dodge viper against
the cobra attack helicopter.

We'd made it
to the halfway point

and needed to make it
back to the airfield.

We still had two lives left, but
the cobra was hot on our trail.

Oh, no. There he is.
He's got a visual on us. Oh, crap!

Don't just sit here!
Go, go, go!

Hard left... We got to go
underneath the bridge.

[ Tires screech ]

Oh, nice, nice, nice.
You shook him.

The high-speed escape
had saved our butts,

but now we were lost...
Should I turn right here?

Yeah, take a right.
Take a right.

...Dead lost.

How did we get
into a cemetery, Rutledge?

What kind of navigator are you?

I cannot find my way
out of here.

We are going straight to hell,
my friend.

Just turn left here
on blasphemy boulevard.

Plan "f"
wasn't working out.

[ Helicopter blades whirring ]
Tanner, I hear him.

Oh, help!
[ Beeps ]

Where is he?
He's right behind us.

As we moved
amongst the tombs and graves,

the cobra dived on us,
ready to spit its venom.

This was our judgment day.

[ The doors' "the end" plays ]

This is like
"Dukes of Hazzard"!

[ Beeping ]

No, no, no!
He's gonna lock on us.

No!

[ Beeps ]

Ohh!

Of course,
we get killed in a cemetery.

I decided the time
for hiding was over.

It was time to fight back.

It was time for plan "V"...
V-10.

[ Engine revving ]

Where is he?
Left turn.

The high-speed run
got us back to the airfield.

We just had to make it
through the hangars to safety

500 yards away,
but the cobra was waiting.

Oh, crap.
No.

[ Tires screech ]

Oh, I saw his eyes.

[ Wagner's
"Ride of the Valkyries" plays ]

Damn, that thing's fast!

I'm going 150 miles an hour!

Oh, my God.
Dead end, dude.

Holy [Bleep]

[ Laughs ]

Out in the open,
we were siting ducks.

[ Beeps ]

Oh, we're dead!

[ Beeping ]

No!

[ Cheers and applause ]

He got sick, didn't he?

I don't know if he got sick,
but he was screaming a lot.

I'm just now getting to where
I can sleep through the night

without hearing that helicopter
in my nightmares. [ Laughter ]

I'm sorry you guys were killed,

but I'm more sorry
that dodge is killing the viper.

Yeah, this is the last year
for this generation of viper,

so that was our send-off.

But now dodge is also saying
goodbye in their own way

by doing lots of limited editions,
like this one behind me.

This is
the acr 1:33 edition.

What do you guys think of this?

[ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah.

When you think of viper, you
don't think of subtle, right?

And the red wheels... They're not subtle,
so it fits right along the lines.

That's what's too flashy
for you... the red wheels?

[ Laughter ]

It was actually built specifically
to commemorate Dodge's demolishing

of the production-car record
at Laguna Seca.

So, how much for this one?

This one's $112,000.

Yeah, and mainly because
they're only making 33 of them.

Now, this one's too rare for us to
beat up on and feel good about,

but that regular ACR is not.

No problem at all.

We got a 1.6 mile track that "top
gear" uses to test all of its cars.

It's full of straights and curves, and
it's designed specifically to highlight

the strengths and weaknesses
of any car,

push it to the limits,
and, of course, beyond.

Now, every car we put out
on our test track

is gonna be driven as hard
and as fast as possible

so that, throughout the series, we
can keep track of all the times.

That way, you can see which cars
really perform on the racetrack

and which cars suffer.

The only thing missing from this
equation is a professional race driver.

And there he is.

You'll never see his face.
You'll never see his voice.

And his only job
is to drive as fast as he can.

And no one knows what hides
behind that smoked visor.

All we do know
is he's called "the Stig."

[ Cheers and applause ]

All right, very difficult
to launch the ACR

with 600 horsepower
and rear-wheel drive.

Stig, very impressive there.

It's about a 2,000-rpm launch, and he
just pulls away from there, no problem.

Hard on the brakes
through turn 1.

Now, this does look like
a massive car

going through the tightest chicane on
the track, called the southern chicane.

Stig kicking up
a little bit of a roost

into the slowest portion
of the track, the teardrop.

Now, coming out
of the teardrop...

Very difficult with a car
with so much horsepower

to avoid wheel spin
and opposite lock.

Let's see if the Stig
can do it here.

Yes, second gear
puts the power down.

Amazingly efficient
out of that particular corner.

150 miles an hour
on the saightaway.

Now, I'm told that, at 150, this car
creates 1,000 pounds of downforce,

and he is using all of it

as he grinds down onto the
brakes into cameraman's corner.

Little sawing at the wheel
there.

Bit of a sketchy moment for
the Stig, but he pulls it off.

Fastest section of the track.

Coming into the final corner,
finding a gear there.

This is gonna be
an amazing time.

And...Across the line.

Now, this really is virtually
a racecar with license plates.

So, being
our first car on here,

I can tell you... you'll
just have to trust me on this...

this was an amazing time,
going to be the benchmark,

one of the times to beat,
for sure... a 1:22.0.

Wow.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Doesn't seem fair to have
that as the first car out.

I mean, that's
a pretty high target.

Especially for a car that's that hard to
drive... There's no traction control.

There's no driver aid besides
your ft and your hands.

Coming up... an actual astronaut
on our "top gear" track

in something we like to call
"big star, small car."

[ Cheers and applause ]

Ferrara:
Welcome back to "Top Gear."

Now it's time for something we like
to call "big star, small car."

You know, other TV shows treat their
guests to rides in fur-lined helicopters.

They sit them on the couch
and ask them softball questions

about their latest project...
not "Top Gear."

We make our guests work hard.

We put them
on our "Top Gear" track

and have them set a lap time
in our celebrity car.

Now, of course, this car
had to be something special.

So, we had to find something
that had awesome power,

incredible handling,
and, of course, style,

so we took it upon ourselves to get this...
[ Laughter ]

...The Suzuki sx4.
That's right.

This is $17,000 of
front-wheel-drive acceptableness.

[ Laughter ]

Ferrara:
Each week, a celebrity

will try and push this Suzuki
around our track

as fast as possible.

But first we decided
to give it a safety check.

Ferrara:
Do you have a helmet?

Wood: You're gonna wear
a helmet?

Yeah.
You guys didn't get helmets?

[ Tires screech ]

Are these the wipers?

Would you stop it?
Come on.

All right, here we go.
See if catch air on the yump.

The what? The what?

The yump...
it's a jump in rally.

We just yumped.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
Stop, stop, stop!

Stop, stop, stop!
What? What? What? What?

Stop!
What?

Gosh.

What?

Did you guys have lunch?
I did not.

We should get something.
Probably on the way back.

Oh, boy. Oh.

Oh, that was smooth.
Oh, that was nice.

[ Cheers and applause ]

So, that is what a Suzuki can do

when it has two idiots in it
trying to distract the driver.

Now let's see what it's capable
of in the hands of our celebrity.

Please help me welcome a real
American hero, Buzz Aldrin!

[ Cheers a applause ]

Yes!

Hey.
Have a seat, my friend.

Wow.

It's an honor to meet you, and thank
you so much for being on our show.

So, '61... Kennedy says, "before the
decade's out, we're going to the moon."

'69... you were part
of that landing party,

and you did 18,000 miles an hour
in a can.

Almost 18,000...
17,000-something.

But that was just in orbit.
Just in orbit?

Yeah. Well, we had to go faster
to leave the earth.

How fast did you go?

25,000 miles an hour.

25,000 miles an hour?
Yeah, yeah.

In the same can?
Same can, yeah.

No steering wheel... you
shift it with thrusters and...

Well, the rocket steers a little bit...
You hope. You hope?

[ Laughter ]

So, let me ask you this
about your cars.

You've had many, many cars,
but your first car...

when you graduated west point,
you got a '51 Chevy?

They weren't too expensive
in those days.

And you had a '56 DKW.

Right.
That's a 3-cylinder, 2-cycle.

So, you got to mix the oil?

You got to put the oil in
with the gasoline.

I thought it was a good combination
of interesting and a sports car,

and it really wasn't too much
of either one.

[ Laughter ]

And you had
an Austin-Healey sprite?

Oh, that was neat.
That was nice.

Bug-eyed sprite?
How did it ride... the sprite?

Very smooth until you got
on those Boston cobblestones,

and then it's kind of hard
on the rear end. Yeah.

And you had a '70 Saab Sonett?

Oh, that was a nice little car.
You liked that one?

Real low to the ground...
it was kind of a hotshot car.

Then we moved on
to a Corvair convertible.

That was sort of mellow for a new
astronaut to drive a Corvair.

The top-dog "right stuff" guys were
all driving their corvettes. Right.

Yeah. So, I graduated to
a corvette a little bit later.

What did you think of the Suzuki
when you took it around our track?

That's a swift little car.
Swift?

Swift... Well, swift enough
for that track.

Want to see how you did?

I'd love to see how I did.
Let's take a look.

Yeah.

[ Tires screech ]
Lift-off!

[ Laughs ] I'm sorry.
I couldn't resist.

Okay, good speed
in first, second.

So, this is turn 1.

Nice line through there.

Back down to second.
I was already in second.

[ Laughter ]

All right,
coming out of this one.

You have a giant hand.

[ Laughter ]

Nice line through there.

You're coming into
the southern chicane.

All right, now into third.

Faster, faster, faster.

This turn is the teardrop.

This is the slowest part
of our track.

Oh, he's got a camera there, and here's
a bold guy out with another camera.

I know it's hard to see
with the cameras in the way,

but we can't see you
without them.

Maybe we can even try fifth gear here...
Except I don't think that's fifth.

I think I went back
to third again.

That's okay.
It's got plenty of gears.

A curve here,
then accelerate out.

There's the big hand.

[ Laughs ]

Okay, now coming
into the final.

There's the tires.

And left turn and...
Crossed the line!

[ Cheers and applause ]

How do you think you did...
any idea?

I got better and better.

Well, I can guarantee you
this...

You are going to be
the fastest time on our board.

It's a time
that will be 1:55.6.

Great.

Buzz Aldrin... 1:55.6.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Buzz Aldrin.

Foust:
Welcome back to "Top Gear."

This is a tractor.

It doesn't seem like much
just sitting here,

but the company that made it
went on to achieve greatness,

as we will demonstrate
with the help of some livestock.

[ Wind rushing ]

[ Guitar plays flamenco music ]

[ Snorts ]

[ Shouts indistinctly ]

The bull.

A symbol of strength.

Agile, aggressive,
and fearless.

Only one automaker
had the blood of the bull

coursing through his veins.

Lamborghini.

Ferruccio Lamborghini was
fascinated by bullfighting...

So much so that many
of the models in his company

were named after legendary
Spanish fighting bulls.

And we set out to determine
the baddest bull of all.

Here are the contenders.

[ Bull snorts ]

The Gallardo superleggera... light,
powerful, and explosively fast.

The Gallardo Balboni... a rare
rear-wheel-drive Lamborghini.

Whoa-oh! Whoa!

And one of
the quintessential supercars...

the Murciélago Superveloce.

My choice is
a technological tour de force...

the Lamborghini Gallardo
LP 570-4 Superleggera.

Stay with me.

The "570"
is for the horsepower.

The "-4"
means it's all-wheel drive.

The "LP" means
the engine is there.

Listen to this v-10 hum.

[ Engine revs ]

"Superleggera"
means "superlight,"

which means this car
is less than 3,000 pounds,

the lightest
of all the Lamborghinis.

And it does zero to 60
in 3.4 seconds.

Lamborghini worked
with scientists at Boeing

to develop carbon fiber
that they used in the doors,

spoilers, mirrors, and trim
pieces to keep the weight low.

That's a polycarbonate window,
so you can see the engine.

[ Tires screech ]

I wish you could be inside
this car to feel my heartbeat.

This car is terrifying
and exciting at the same time.

It's like being aroused
at gunpoint.

And I even like the color.

It's loud.
It's yellow.

It's that crazy uncle
that shows up at a wedding.

He's totally inappropriate.

"Hey, where's the bride?

I'm-a kiss her
right on the mouth."

The price tag on this is $243,000
plus the $3,000 gas-guzzler tax.

Now, you'd think, for that kind of
money, everything would be included,

but if you want a cup holder...
$650.

I don't know what the Italian
word for bull [Bleep] Is,

but that's where it goes.

But other than that,
I'm having a hard time

finding anything wrong
with this thing.

I'm going with the only choice a driving
purist like myself could go for,

and that's the limited-edition
Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni.

It's named after
the famous Valentino Balboni.

He's the test driver
that had his fingers

on every single Lamborghini
prototype since 1973.

It seems like
he put this car together

specifically
for the professional driver,

which means, first and foremost,
it is rear-wheel drive...

...The first rear-wheel-drive
Lamborghini since the Diablo.

[ Engine revving,
tires screeching ]

As sacrilegious
as donuts are in a Lamborghini,

that's what you get
with rear-wheel drive.

Now, Balboni has this distinctive white
stripe that runs the length of the car.

It continues in a tasteful way on the
interior... on the seats and the dash.

It's Valentino Balboni's tribute
to racing cars.

[ Tires screech ]

With the rear-wheel drive, it means
the car feels lighter, more crisp...

more like I like to drive.

Driving in a tiny exotic

should be an experience you
remember for your entire life.

Just like Pavlov's dogs
and the sound of a ringing bell,

the clapping noise that a Sushi chef
makes that salivates Japanese people...

like the clapping noise, the click
of metal on metal... [ click ]

...Is what gets me going
about this car.

[ Click ]
Oh, God.

That gated shifter is insane.

[ Click ]

At $219,000, the Balboni isn't the
cheapest Lamborghini out there,

but for a driver,
I think it's the best.

Compared to the other two, this
is the most real Lamborghini.

It's not some fancy color.

It's fast, it's long,
and it's low.

It's scary just parked.

[ Engine roaring ]

This is the Murciélago Superveloce,
better known as the SV.

Now, this SV is one of the top five
supercars in the world, without a doubt.

I mean, it's got
everything a supercar needs...

price, power, exclusivity,
and a whole lot of speed.

Now, while those other Lambos can
go fast, the SV can go faster.

It has a 670-horsepower v-12, and
that's why I picked this car.

What does that mean?

This will do zero to 60
in 3.2 seconds.

The handling on this car
is astounding.

It feels like it's on rails.

[ Tires screech ]

It's dangerous. I mean,
it makes you feel invincible.

"What can't I do with this car?"

The only drawback to this car
for me is probably the seats.

They are so race-inspired and clearly
designed for a 5-foot-tall Italian man

that my 6'3", 225-pound frame
is not enjoying.

Now, exclusivity is important to any
supercar... how many are out there?

Production for the SV
is set at 350 cars worldwide.

And at just under $500,000,

it's clear that this is
the greatest bull of them all.

I've got to admit...
regardless of the fact

that I've got the best car in the
lineup here, how awesome is this?

A desert alone
with some Lamborghinis.

You're absolutely right...

It is a great day for us,
fellas, but I have the best car.

The Superleggera... this is
a racecar on the street.

Wood: Is this the plastic one?
"Space-age" polymer?

Space-age polymer, my friend.
This is...

Right. Like Tupperware.
There's no Tupperware in space.

Anybody can drive these cars with their
all-wheel drive and paddle shifts.

Okay. But Balboni designed
this for real drivers.

I'm happy to say
that you guys are both wrong,

because behind me
is the ultimate Lamborghini.

The Murciélago SV is it.

It costs twice as much as this.

You can buy two of these cars.

Some people would say
it's twice the car. No.

You, essentially, have
a $200,000 drift car, though.

I know.
Is that awesome or what?

If we're talking about the
ultimate car, creamsicle aside,

I'm gonna fly past bananarama

well before you even get
close to the end. Really?

There's only one way
to settle this,

and that is to ride these bulls.
Oh, you want to run them?

Yeah. Okay.
Shall we?

Wood: Coming up...
[Bleep]

...We find the fastest bull
of all.

Foust: Each of these Lamborghinis
is a true supercar...

breathtaking,
unique works of art.

We should have left them
at that.

But being three men
of somewhat juvenile nature,

someone had to be the winner.

It was a showdown
between my choice,

the Gallardo Balboni,
the driver's car...

Rutledge was rooting for
the power of the Murciélago SV,

and Adamanas defending

the space-age tech
of the Gallardo Superleggera.

There was only one way to
decide this... a standing mile.

From a standstill, one mile.

You don't have much room
to brake.

So, whoever holds the foot on the gas
the longest is gonna go the fastest.

Winner takes all.

Really?
I'm in.

Rutledge has the biggest head,
so he goes first.

Okay.

Doing a standing mile's
not some simple little race.

Once your car's going over 150
miles an hour, the game changes.

Wind and stability
become a factor.

The me al game is huge

because you have to get
your car up to speed

before you run out of track.

I'm nervous for him.
I'm genuinely nervous for him right now.

.E t
that's a big bull he's riding.

It seems like
just an easy thing,

but with all this crosswind,
that doesn't look

like the most aerodynamically
efficient machine, you know?

Standing mile, Murciélago SV.

Let's do it.
[ Tires screech ]

He's off.
There he goes.

130.

150.

Oh, my gosh.

He's doing it.

He short-shifted
a little bit.

That's gonna cost him.

160.

Oh, my gosh.
He just grabbed another gear.

170.

175.

He short-shifted the last two gears.
Uh-huh.

Probably took a little bit of speed
away, but what do you think that was?

I'm thinking 180.

What'd you do?

175.

Oh, damn.
You were right.

All right, park it.

Right. Standing mile.
Good launch.

Esp off.

Hammer down.

There he goes.

[ Engine rev]

Love the sound of this thing.

[ Clicking ]
Come on, baby.

That's 90 already.

100.

110.

120.

He'll try to get 176 best he can.
Uh-huh.

That's a lot of vibration.

That's 150.

Come on, baby.
170.

172.

He's still going.

No, I don't want the brakes.

He doesn't like losing.

He's probably doing 175
coming back.

A lot of crosswind... you know,
amazingly stable, though,

considering I've
completely wasted these tires.

And?

[ Laughter ]

No!

Are you okay?
What'd you do?

Faster than I thought...
173.

173?

Oh!

Wow.

I feel really bad
that you didn't...Beat me.

[ Engine revs ]

Let's just write this down...
today I beat Tanner foust.

Foust: Here's the deal...
this car can beat 175 easy.

If mine went 173, this one's
gonna have no problem at 175,

if Adam can just keep
his foot down.

Those guys think
my car is made of plastic,

but I have a secret weapon...
thrust mode.

Set it in "corsa."

Traction control... off.

Left foot on the brake.

I think Adam is too fearless
for his own good.

[ Engine revving ]

There he goes.

Thrust mode!

[Bleep]

[Bleep]

[Bleep]

[Bleep]

150.

Oh, he grabbed another gear
after all of that.

160.

165.

170.

Man.

Good God, was that fun!

That sounded faster
than 175, though.

I'm just saying.

How would you know?

You know, 'cause you can tell
from the - you don't... mnh-mnh.

I'm sorry, man.

Sorry.
You lost.

I, uh...
Take it with pride, dignity.

173's really fast.
I'm proud of you.

It's just not 175.

Well, we heard you...
you didn't lift.

[ Chuckles ]
He looks happy.

So, did you do it?

180.

[ Laughs ]

Rutledge, that sucks.

You said, right before it went, "he's
too fearless for his own good."

Let me hear the words
"plastic" now.

Wow.

Have you ever been that
fast in your life? No.

You're shaking!
Yeah, let's see your hand.

[ Laughing ] That's cool.
That's a legit 180.

That's cool.

T: That shaking
is near death.

That could be it.

You know what it might be?
It might be victory over Tanner.

A lot of people
don't get that feeling. I did.

I mean, we've shared it.
You and I both did.

This is a good day.
And you beat Tanner. Yeah.

And I beat Tanner.
Yeah.

But...
You did come in third.

I think I'm gonna go be sick.

I'm gonna call my wife.

I want to go back in the car.

[ Applause ]

Unbelievable.

You over it yet?
Not at all.

Perfect.

I mean, the fact is
that I fried the tires.

If I didn't do all the drifting...
This is great.

I'm gonna get you a prize
for being the man to come up

with the worst excuse for losing
a race in a Lamborghini ever.

[ Laughter ]

[ Mockingly ]
"It was the tires!"

[ Mockingly ] "If I didn't go so
fast... I blame myself, really.

I was driving sideways
all day."

That's fun. The important thing is not
how fast we went in these cars...

the important thing is how fast
the cars went around the track.

And that we both
went faster than you.

Just... Putting that out there.
That's very important.

I agree with the first part,
which is why the Stig

did take all of these cars
around the track.

You guys want to see the times?
All: Yeah!

Okay. The Balboni did a 1...
a very respectable 1:26.9.

Wow. Puts it right in there.
Yes.

But the Murciélago SV
did a 1:23.4.

There we go.
There we go.

Well, that's all we've got
for this show.

Oh, no.
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no.

My car.

Oh, yeah. That one, uh...
Did actually go around the track one time.

Yes. The question is,
how fast?

Well, we've got that lap on
tape. Anybody want to see it?

[ Cheers] Yeah.

Take it away, Stig.

Foust:
And he's off.

Launch control on this thing
puts it zero to 60

in somewhere
around 3.5 seconds.

It's really
an incredibly quick car.

Carbon brakes,
as he cranks it in.

Stig really pushing this one.

This car weighs
under 3,000 pounds,

so it's incredibly nimble,
even though he's getting

a little bit of understeer
through the chicane.

Stig... just another day at the office,
as he cranks into the teardrop.

Now, this is the tightest
section on the track.

2-wheel-drive cars
have a problem

in this particular corner to get the
power down... not the Superleggera,

as it races up to 140 miles
an hour on the straightaway.

Just flying by the tires
on that one.

Now, this is the sketchiest part
of the track

with the bump midcorner,
140 down to the zero.

You can actually see sparks
coming out of the front

as those carbon brakes
are working.

S working, also, inside.

Little wag of the tail as he
comes out of cameraman's corner.

As he comes in the last corner, getting
a little bit of rotation this time.

And across Ferrara: Yes!

It looked very good.
It did.

That was so fast,
it changed colors.

[ Laughter ]

The time on that one was a
blisteringly fast... 1:22.8.

My car.
My car.

[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.

But you know what?

For a company that started making
tractors, that's pretty decent.

I would love to see in the south a
John Deere sports car. [ Laughter ]