The older you get the more you appreciate James May.

*Clarkson:* "I'm going to be 430 years old by the time it gets here" *Hammond:* "So it'll take half a year"

I love how the three cars have the exact same personalities as the trio.

Just realise, the 2000s is such a good motoring era. All cars got personalities, from the engine, looks, and feel. Now everything seems to become similar...

This was the last generation of these cars when they were actually different cars for different drivers. If you wanted the "ultimate driving machine" you got a manual M3 If you wanted the "german luxurious muscle car" you got the AMG If you wanted the "practical and fast all season car" you got the RS4 estate. Now they are all the same car with different badge....

looking back at these in 2023 is so crazy. this show was absolutely peak. just some bros that love cars and love to have fun. top gear will forever hold a place in my heart.

Quarantine brings me to here. Who's here 12 years later ?

1) They need to do a 2016 version of this 2) These 3 cars are still as good today as they were then, still want one

The C63 AMG is pretty much the german equivalent of a Muscle Car.

To think this e92 M3 design is over 15 years old, such a great timeless design next to its successors

Peak Top Gear. 50% Banter 50% Factual, informative motoring

These cars all aged very well. The E92 M3 is still known as a very well balanced handler. The W204 C63 is still known for it's very powerful engine. The B7 RS4 is still a Great sounding all season monster. As the generations come, the personality just got more diluted for the sake of speed. Hate to say this but Speed isn't always the answer.

And this is the video that made me buy a sprint blue RS4 B7 12 years later ☺

I drove all 3 and bought the M3. I died inside a little when I traded in my '08 M3 last month. What a great car.

This episode is why I own a w204 c63 today. Damn you Clarkson

I remember watching this video with my cousins when I was little. Today I bought my dream car. A black Mercedes Benz C63s. Here’s to all the BMW, Audi, and AMG guys out there thanks to this video.

The M3 won by 5 seconds. That's an eternity in car racing.It also was the most composed in the turns. Plus it is the finest looking machinee of the three.

Jeremy: I'm gonna be like 430 years old by the time the Audi finishes Richard: so that's like half a year.

Captain Slow: “Both of those cars are ostentatious and ghastly.” 😂

The last naturally aspirated M3! The E92 is one of my favorite BMWs!

F1 car: 2:15:16 Audi: 2:43:9 Mercedes: 2:43:5 BMW:2:38:9 How can you argue with that!

One thing i love about these ''old'' legendary cars is the timeless design. They are as pretty now as they were when they were new. It'll be interesting to see how new modern cars will age.

Dude.... That lotus 72d.. Sounded.. Absolutely amazing!

Proud owner of a black '04 e46 m3 6speed recently purchased....love it!

"When do u feel most alive, when ur right on that closed to death" Totally agree 100%. After a near death experience, there is a great feeling of life happening inside of you that cannot be explained.

"Both of those cars are ostentatious and ghastly." James is my hero. And I would have the Audi all the way.

Audi RS4 drivers get friendzoned

Bmw M3 is best at the track,Mercedes C63 is good for drag race, and Audi RS4 for everyday use! Its simple!

Love that ///M power!

Totally in love with the merc

Here's my take: Coupe-M3 Estate-RS4 Saloon-C63

Wow 5 second difference haha! That's a huge gap in racing

I'm a fan of M3 (except F80), but the C63 AMG got me

M3 drivers have no friends lololololol

I really like how the RS4 behave, but the E90 m3 is always my dream car,, too bad it's been replaced now..

Yes, the RS4 is the least fun of these three, but it’s the nicest item. I lust so much after its wide wheel arches and perfect stance.. It’s subtle but powerful, and thruth be told, it’s a lot more fun than you expect.

I honestly would love having any of them!!!!!

5:10 Nah, that sparked my memory. I remember watching this when I was little.

One of the most memorable and enjoyable reviews ever. Each car was a perfect extension of the presenters characteristics and eccentricities, which they carried out with great aplomb.

M3 is such a perfect car and it never seems to disappoint.

I remember watching this episode when I was 10 years old, I'm 22 now and bought my first car, and E92 M3. This episode literally made my life

Id still take the AMG!

M = Magic I have one, and i love it!

The cars fit each of them perfectly.

Beautiful cars.... so much better than the current ones, especially the C63.

M3, for people who drives on track. Mercedes, comfort, drifting, drag Audi, undeersteer. LOL Sorry my english

E92 series bmws were great cars. Even the smaller engine 320i variants were very well balanced.

I want that beautiful M3 so much...

3 beautiful modern classics from the time of high performance NA engined sports cars..the 3 v8 exhaust notes here are all unique and absolutely marvelous 🙏💥💯

Track: M3, Drag race: C63, Road car: RS4. Different tool for different jobs.

That C63 is my favorite Mercedes ever. Would take one over the new C63 any day. The M3 was a great machine but I never really liked it, the RS4 looks cool in my opinion, but never really stood a chance against his competitors.

Anyone else here doing nostalgia runs after finally buying one of these?

As an E46 M3 owner, I surprisingly found out i prefer the Audi RS4 to the E9X M3. The gearbox is fantastic, the Quattro system makes it incredible year-round and the 4.2 V8 is every bit as characterful as the S65.

This was Top Gear at it's best

I have met the E92 M3 yeterday, and Blimey, it still looks and sounds impressive. Great car.

The facelift of the C63 is just an amazing car, last of its kind, the end of an era. Get one if you're a fan because they'll be too old/forbidden soon.

Top Gear is pretty much what got me seriously into cars (prior to that, it was Hot Wheels as a kid). It's quite interesting to watch this again 10 years later and see how my perspective has changed: initially, I thought the Audi was so boring and the BMW was stupid, so that left the Merc. Now, I would have trouble choosing between the three.

I have owned performance Audis in the past and after I drove the last generation M3, I converted to the dark side; now I also own the new M3 and I can attest that it is very well balanced, fast and really an amazing drive. Audi needs to fix the issue with the engine hanging so far ahead. RS4 handling dynamics that are just safe and not entertaining enough won't cut it. The AMG is a great car, but not offering a manual; it needs to learn how to put down its power too...

I would rather have any of these now in 2023 compared to the latest equivalent models

For me the result is: "God, i love the british accent."

I think BMW have gone backwards with the new M3. The old car was better looking and nicer sounding. The Audi....well its pretty much the same as it was, as with most Audis. The new C63 though....what a beauty!

The BMW is such a beast. I have been lucky enough to have driven Audi's, AMG Mercs, and E30/36/46/9x M3's, and I can confidently say that the M cars are just different. Heck, they created the market that made it possible for these car to be produced. Chassis experience, ergonomics, engineering refinement, understated design on the interior and exterior. It really is the total package. The engine, smooth from idle to redline, feels more powerful & transcends what he numbers actually say.

I was a kid when this episode come in.Man,I still remember like it was yesterday.Good episodes.Good old Top Gear.

This was the episode that got me into cars, seeing Jeremy in that c63 and describing it as a nuclear bomb is what made me get mine.

3:13 "This is just an axe murder with headlights. And I absolutely adore it!"

the 3-series has always been the benchmark and I'm pretty sure Audi and Merc admit that

BMW M3 my target in life lol, //M Power!!!

no surprise at all!

i think they should also do a comparision of the M5, E63 and the RS6! this would be another great video :)

The 'proper 63' engine is one of the best ever made. The 5.5 and 4.0 are no match

C63 all the way. The new coupe version looks incredible, and as always, that 510hp V8 has an amazing tone. Absolute monster of a car

I love how Jeremy is saying the Audi isn’t very good where as in the race he did in it against the mountain climbers he said it might be better than an M3 which he also loves

"This [The M3] is the best car, and always will be, and there's no point in ever thinking otherwise." -Jeremy Clarkson

If you have a c63 or an m3 chances are you will only be racing it on the streets... in a straight line. If so the merc will murk the m3. 6.2L in a car the size of a Honda Civic is insane

9:12 "M3 drivers have no friends" LOL

James: Why would you want a car that's trying to kill you? Me: *chuckles* I'm in danger

The cars sum up their personalities perfectly

That Mercedes looks so out of date today while the M3’s looks hold up quite well even today.

this is why I have both amazon tv firestick and google chromecast. coz of wonderful car reviews like these.

7:39 The expression when Jeremy found out about his time is golden.

e90's to this day are still great cars.

The M3 is much better than the other two. It's four seconds faster around the track! As for sheer excitement, the Merc is awesome.

I am back to one of the first Top Gear clips i ever watched. This is what writing a paper under quarantine does to you.

3 brilliant cars, some of the best drivers cars with the best engines IMO, audis 4.2, the legendary 6.3 and the last NA v8 BMW ever made. these will go down in history

"I'm going to be 430 years old by the time it gets here." "So it's going to take like half a year?"

this era is the PEAK of automotive industry, RIP NA era

man this m3 e92 vs c63 is probably the most iconic battle to me. I'd like to have both cars.

Love jeremys entrance GET OUT OF MY WAY

5 Seconds lol... Say what you want about Beemers...

"When do you feel most alive? When you are THAT close to death." Wise words

Still driving my 2009 C63T and having enormous Fun every single Day. Still no better SW out there.

Best car review ever!!!!!!!

These three can do anything together and still it will be the most entertaining thing you'll ever see, that's the magic thing about it, they created chemistry that works on 100%, I don't know if it's scripted or not but I don't care I still enjoy it so much :D they are being themselves and that's something we don't see that much nowadays, over the years they haven't changed at all they are still funny and full of energy, each one of them has something special, cool, funny and that's what I love the most :) E

M3 drivers are having too much fun for friends.

I own an e90 m3 and I love it! one of my favorite top gear segments=

love watching these guys…

I love Bmw and i have the same E92 model that Richard had! BMW!

This is when cars were cars

I'd just left school when this aired. Now I've just bought myself an E92 M3 Monte Carlo Edition!

You made me change my mind because I always thought the best M3 was the E30, but this one is something else!