1 00:00:03,969 --> 00:00:07,516 Top Gear S19E06 Africa Special part 1 Corrections by Wally73. 2 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,719 Hello! Thank you, everybody, thank you, 3 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,679 and welcome to what is a Top Gear Special, 4 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,180 a two-part adventure around the heart of Africa. 5 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,639 We were each told to buy a second-hand estate car 6 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,319 here in Britain for not more than 1,500 quid. 7 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,278 And then we were told to report, with our cars, 8 00:00:40,279 --> 00:00:44,478 to the start line, which was in a small village in rural Uganda. 9 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,560 So, you've seen Sir David Attenborough's take on Africa, 10 00:00:47,561 --> 00:00:49,720 now it's time to see ours. 11 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,760 'I was the first to arrive and I was feeling a bit nervous.' 12 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,980 As you can see, I've gone for a BMW 528i, and on the internet, 13 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,999 it looked fantastic. 14 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,320 But, I've now had the chance to examine it more closely, 15 00:01:22,321 --> 00:01:26,199 and one or two things are giving me cause for concern. 16 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,039 For example, it's got a manual gearbox. 17 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,118 Now that tells me the previous owner was the sort of chap that 18 00:01:32,119 --> 00:01:35,478 likes to take it to the max between gear changes. 19 00:01:35,479 --> 00:01:38,078 Secondly, the front tyres are Pirellis, 20 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:41,960 the back tyres are made by a company I've never heard of. 21 00:01:41,961 --> 00:01:46,159 So that tells me it's been run on a tight budget. 22 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,640 I don't know what the challenge is going to be, 23 00:01:48,641 --> 00:01:51,999 but I'm going to be doing it like that. 24 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,439 Hang on, that is the throb of a turbocharged flat-4 engine. 25 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:57,998 A sound which, all over the world, 26 00:01:57,999 --> 00:02:00,320 heralds the imminent arrival of a moron. 27 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:03,600 'And it did here, too.' 28 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,160 It's Richard Hammond, everybody, 29 00:02:08,161 --> 00:02:11,200 who I suspect has started to dye his hair. 30 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,119 See what you think. 31 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,399 Hammond! 32 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:16,839 And there it is. 33 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,039 It is, yes. 34 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:22,120 Well, there can be only one word. Legend. Subaru Impreza WRX estate. 35 00:02:22,121 --> 00:02:26,039 And driven by emeritus professors all over the world. 36 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,358 Yes, yes. No, no. Just hang on. Here's my thinking. 37 00:02:28,359 --> 00:02:32,358 I don't know what challenges face us here, but think about it. 38 00:02:32,359 --> 00:02:35,078 Subaru stands for Toughest-Thing-On-The-Planet, 39 00:02:35,079 --> 00:02:38,278 WRX stands for world rallycross, which the Impreza just owned. 40 00:02:38,279 --> 00:02:41,758 It's all there. Four-wheel-drive, turbocharged estate. 41 00:02:41,759 --> 00:02:44,478 But you're going to look stupid doing it. 42 00:02:44,479 --> 00:02:45,598 I don't have to look. 43 00:02:45,599 --> 00:02:47,918 I know I'm wearing double denim, and that is a mistake, 44 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,238 but you've got Daktari trousers on, and the wheels of the agri-yob. 45 00:02:52,239 --> 00:02:54,278 Actually, it looks a bit like you. 46 00:02:54,279 --> 00:02:55,318 What? 47 00:02:55,319 --> 00:02:58,718 You know, small, and with a sort of surprised expression. 48 00:02:58,719 --> 00:02:59,798 "A tree!" Yes. 49 00:02:59,799 --> 00:03:00,878 "A house!" 50 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:03,918 Well, then, that's perfect. My face in that car. 51 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,800 Honestly, I'm so chuffed. This time, I've done this right. 52 00:03:06,801 --> 00:03:08,639 Big boot. Practical. 53 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:09,839 Practical? 54 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,359 So, what have you got? 55 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,078 528i, rear wheel drive, 2.8 straight-6. 56 00:03:15,079 --> 00:03:16,320 How many miles has it done? 57 00:03:16,321 --> 00:03:20,821 151,000. This, though, is the last of the mechanical 5-series. 58 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,760 After this, they started using computers. 59 00:03:23,761 --> 00:03:25,399 What, their solid state? 60 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,078 This is simple, mechanical engineering. Anywhere, listen. 61 00:03:29,079 --> 00:03:30,198 Yes? 62 00:03:30,199 --> 00:03:31,480 James isn't here. No. 63 00:03:31,481 --> 00:03:33,039 No surprises there. 64 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,439 I know for a fact what he's got. 65 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:36,478 Go on. 66 00:03:36,479 --> 00:03:37,520 He'll have a Volvo. 67 00:03:37,521 --> 00:03:38,759 Yeah. 68 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,119 He'll have gone... Yes, yes, yes. 69 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,280 Because you know he's got no imagination at all. 70 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,159 'As it turned out, James did have a Volvo, 71 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,800 'but not the sort of Volvo we were expecting.' 72 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,038 That isn't an 850 R, is it? 73 00:03:53,039 --> 00:03:54,080 It is, it is! 74 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:56,400 That's a bold call! 75 00:03:56,401 --> 00:03:57,759 Gentlemen. Yes? 76 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,719 You bought an 850 R? 77 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,878 It doesn't matter, it's a Volvo. 78 00:04:01,879 --> 00:04:05,518 This defines the estate car. Nothing else is an estate car, only this. 79 00:04:05,519 --> 00:04:07,158 Have you seen the tyres on an 850 R? 80 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:08,240 Well, there aren't any. 81 00:04:08,241 --> 00:04:09,559 It has tyres. 82 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,679 It's just a thin veneer of paint on a wheel. 83 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,200 But they're high-performance tyres. It's a high-performance car. 84 00:04:16,201 --> 00:04:17,959 I know. It does 146mph. 85 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,238 Do you remember British Touring Car Championships? 86 00:04:20,239 --> 00:04:21,558 These were great fun to watch. 87 00:04:21,559 --> 00:04:23,878 Yes. And they were on dirt tracks, weren't they? No. 88 00:04:23,879 --> 00:04:24,918 Racetracks. Yes. 89 00:04:24,919 --> 00:04:27,358 Do you think when Volvo sat down to the design the 850 R, 90 00:04:27,359 --> 00:04:28,998 they said, "Now, Africa." 91 00:04:28,999 --> 00:04:31,320 "We need to try and get some market share over there," 92 00:04:31,321 --> 00:04:35,679 "so let's lower the suspension, fit very low profile tyres." 93 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,918 They didn't think that in so many words, 94 00:04:37,919 --> 00:04:41,078 but when you design a Volvo, you design it for everything. 95 00:04:41,079 --> 00:04:43,200 It doesn't look at home, does it? 96 00:04:43,201 --> 00:04:44,799 That looks at home. 97 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,518 That looks at home on the M4 in the outside lane, 98 00:04:47,519 --> 00:04:48,960 too close to the car in front, 99 00:04:48,961 --> 00:04:52,959 being driven by an embittered toner distribution manager. 100 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,040 He's right. 101 00:04:54,041 --> 00:04:55,479 Let's be honest. 102 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,039 That's going to beach. 103 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,359 It's not. It is! 104 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,159 'As we argued, a challenge arrived.' 105 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,239 Hello. 106 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:05,360 Thank you. 107 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,440 "You will find the source of the River Nile." 108 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,759 That's it? That's it. 109 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,398 So we're Livingstone, Burton and Speke! 110 00:05:18,399 --> 00:05:19,520 Yes, we are. 111 00:05:19,521 --> 00:05:21,719 And I have the right car! 112 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,959 Come on, for exploring. If Livingstone was still alive... 113 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,239 He's not, is he? 114 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,278 No. Ken Livingstone is, but it's not Ken Livingstone. 115 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,598 If the other, explorer Livingstone bloke were alive, 116 00:05:32,599 --> 00:05:35,478 he would drive a Subaru Impreza WRX estate. 117 00:05:35,479 --> 00:05:39,918 Yeah, but Speke, my favourite of all the Victorian explorers, Beemer man. 118 00:05:39,919 --> 00:05:41,078 Was he? Yeah. 119 00:05:41,079 --> 00:05:42,760 So do we just go that way? 120 00:05:43,840 --> 00:05:46,480 Well, do you know, I'd head downhill, personally. 121 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:49,879 No, no, uphill! 122 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:50,958 Right, uphill. 123 00:05:50,959 --> 00:05:53,360 Looking for the source of a river, uphill. 124 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:56,160 Here we go. 125 00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:01,120 The...
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