James May's first look at the 2000hp Lotus Evija
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3 жыл бұрынJames May loves looking into the future of the automotive landscape, and he did just that through a day with the stunning Lotus Evija hypercar.
2000hp, £2 million and all the EV geekery you could possibly hope for. Take it away, Mr May...
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@christianbolt5761 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine James Bond making a getaway but having to wait for the door 😂
@andyk6230 3 жыл бұрын
I can imagine Bond and the bad guys waiting then looking at each other and saying 'pub?'
@hybridAbsol 3 жыл бұрын
Steve: before we get started, does anybody wanna get out ?
@BondTheOGYT 3 жыл бұрын
Did someone call my name
@Torsee 3 жыл бұрын
Naa Yeah , you just beef up the range of the key fob! Battery is kinda big! An the antenna is cumbersome.. but
@hybridAbsol 3 жыл бұрын
Robert Downey should do a walkthrough on this car XD
@jochem1986 3 жыл бұрын
James May is a master observer. He puts into words what we all feel, but cannot crystallize in our minds.
@quartznation9499 3 жыл бұрын
Best time to read the comments is while James is talking
@manostsompanakis4021 3 жыл бұрын
@@quartznation9499 ΥΕΕΕΣ
@Filipincho 3 жыл бұрын
You just did that but with James May
@hoonaticbloggs5402 3 жыл бұрын
@@quartznation9499 Best time to read the comments is while the door opens
@masturone8257 3 жыл бұрын
This is a scripted show. He may be speaking the words but the words are not his.
@logicreversed18t 3 жыл бұрын
I love that they didn't edit out the door speed, they just let it run all slow and awkward. So appropriate.
@kruzerblade4740 3 жыл бұрын
And the ow at the end 😭😂
@SampleTracks2224 3 жыл бұрын
Why would they? It's a prototype. At least they put *A* motor in it, rather than leave it to be manually operated like most things Lotus !
@Bularistan4o 3 жыл бұрын
the video would be just a couple of minutes then 😂
@djAstraim 2 жыл бұрын
You get the time back when you hit the gas... I mean, the pedal...
@edwardwongliupepelutivrusk1262 2 жыл бұрын
No, the door speed is set specificlly for James May, just to match his style.
@JDsgreatz28 3 жыл бұрын
This car can literally reach its top speed and stop faster than it's door can open 😂
@AlbertAlbertB. 2 жыл бұрын
Both together, of seperately?
@Mark3nd 2 жыл бұрын
James and this Evija are perfect together
@Deltarious 3 жыл бұрын
This is shot, edited, and delivered almost exactly like an old Top Gear segment. Perfection.
@Toma.s 3 жыл бұрын
...with people shouting at the back and a lot of rustling noise from his clothes.
@vuki 3 жыл бұрын
just without those over-edited awesome car montages in the beginning
@linken187 3 жыл бұрын
@@vuki I absolutely love those
@iwantsexseemyvideo1694 3 жыл бұрын
🦀
@splodge5714 3 жыл бұрын
Was it the same Director?
@SharpEdgeSoda 3 жыл бұрын
That door's speed on what is said to be one of the fastest cars ever made is about as British comedy as you can get.
@bh4560 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@SiCrewe 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like this could have been a scene in an Austin Powers movie.
@phantomechelon3628 3 жыл бұрын
Lotus: "We're happy for you to drive over 200mph...but we don't want you getting caught in / injured by the doors..."
@Hoch134 3 жыл бұрын
It's probably for safety reasons. At the moment it's actuated hydraulically so there would be no safety precautions to make sure you won't get stuck. It's a prototype after all.
@lord_scrubington 3 жыл бұрын
I am almost certain it was designed like that deliberately XD
@ConLLee 3 жыл бұрын
The rear end of this car is truly something else. So much fun to look at
@matthewhue 2 жыл бұрын
I agree! I’ve never seen anything like it.
@buhwhatidk Жыл бұрын
🤨
@AwesomeCrabman Жыл бұрын
Yeah, and while the door is opening you'll have enough time to look at it
@loadedx16 8 ай бұрын
Much like my wife
@FabricioSTH 3 жыл бұрын
This car on a race with a LeMans style start would be something.
@wathog01 3 жыл бұрын
It will be a laughing stock when the driver awkwardly waiting the door, then smashes everyone in the end anyways
@johnyrocket0015 3 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@KPX-nl4nt 3 жыл бұрын
What would it be called, the 24 minutes of LeMans?
@F1ll1nTh3Blanks 3 жыл бұрын
@@KPX-nl4nt XD
@psibug565 3 жыл бұрын
@@KPX-nl4nt Yep, I don’t think the batteries have a chance against 2000hp of electric motors. The rest of the 24 hours will be the recharging ;) PS: I know fast chargers are quicker than that now days but the point still stands that this may well spend more time on the charger than moving.
@Matthew-rc1xt 3 жыл бұрын
These solo vids with James made me realize how big his personality really is. I'm just used to Clarkson dominating every convo
@DjangoUnSkilled 3 жыл бұрын
You're right! When I watched his Japan Series on Amazon I felt that.
@sarahchambers1068 3 жыл бұрын
James: *tells Japanese robot to call him Jim* Japanese Robot: “Bim!”, “Hey, Bim!”
@perrytannagh5741 3 жыл бұрын
james may is great i recomend watching some of his other shows
@reviewreviews5908 3 жыл бұрын
I recommend the Grand Tour to you. Than you will get to know may even better
@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII 3 жыл бұрын
@@DjangoUnSkilled I'd recommend you to watch this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qs9xhJmm0ZO7las.html
@seanthomxx2694 3 жыл бұрын
May: I can't drive it because it's a prototype Lotus: Shhh...we just said that because we thought Hammond was coming
@deviklovecraft3835 3 жыл бұрын
Haha 😂 ...Indeed !
@moosemaimer 3 жыл бұрын
Does that mean he won't be crashing it then?
@mayuravirus6134 3 жыл бұрын
@@moosemaimer That's the reason
@TomTom-tp3qc 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment right there. lol.
@mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380 3 жыл бұрын
@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ Shut up
@jonathanpencharz8000 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, James May is quietly one of the funniest people on "TV". His dead pan delivery is borderline genius.
@DrMcMoist 2 жыл бұрын
He is great. He is probably my favourite out of the trio.
@michaelcleary7065 Жыл бұрын
Is this the comment that was reviewed on a recent video?
@carbonfibrecanary3168 3 жыл бұрын
"it's a bit slow, and that's saying as someone who's called Captain Slow."....😆
@chillydavis2117 3 жыл бұрын
That line was so underrated, I have a feeling a lot of the viewers are unfamiliar with James
@0farmerjohn0 3 жыл бұрын
Or Mr. Slowy in Italy 🤣
@vladandronik5711 3 жыл бұрын
@@chillydavis2117 how is that possible to be unfamiliar with James and Top Gear but to be subscribed on DriveTribe
@Chenrandyliu 3 жыл бұрын
that's the most burnout this car will ever get lol
@CarCrazy24 3 жыл бұрын
Now this is how to start 2021. One of the original trio actually doing a car review. MORE OF THIS!
@AniviaS 3 жыл бұрын
This is not a review though 🤔
@CarCrazy24 3 жыл бұрын
@@AniviaS fair enough, what would you call it?
@joshuagro7773 3 жыл бұрын
@@CarCrazy24 First look
@CarCrazy24 3 жыл бұрын
@@joshuagro7773 maybe more of a “walk around” since he actually sees the car in the flesh and sits in it without driving it. Most first looks are typically just a montage of pics/videos by the manufacturer
@marktickle8480 3 жыл бұрын
Original trio?
@JMNTN 3 жыл бұрын
I already hear Jeremy say “the slowest doors, in the world”
@markb8467 3 жыл бұрын
The slowest doors.... pause..... in the world **
@benwant8544 3 жыл бұрын
@@markb8467 or 'The slowest dorrrs IN the woorld'
@micheal8607 3 жыл бұрын
Dude Hennessy has got something for lotus
@bottleaire2082 3 жыл бұрын
"... in the *whirled* "
@fatmunch6318 3 жыл бұрын
Woooold
@brookeking8559 3 жыл бұрын
I hope James May isn’t claustrophobic: It’ll be a while before he’s released.
@impronen 3 жыл бұрын
He’s still inside
@ValentineC137 2 жыл бұрын
Some say the door is still opening to this day
@gfy69 Жыл бұрын
Watching May wait for the door to close was hilarious 😂
@bruafish1806 3 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how smooth that intro was...
@aleksihaapasaari 3 жыл бұрын
Well he is a tv presenter, not a youtuber
@thelordofeternalfireandhis4033 3 жыл бұрын
is this bruafish from roblox?
@bruafish1806 3 жыл бұрын
@@thelordofeternalfireandhis4033 yep, no way, whats your user?
@mightycarmods 3 жыл бұрын
Lotus - Lots of time usually smiling
@77eamonnd 3 жыл бұрын
Until someone messes with the cars setup and make it un-drivable...... So happy you got it sorted properly, can't wait to see more of it
@lbnewell23 3 жыл бұрын
James showed in patigonia that lots of trouble usually serious is in fact, not fact so I prefer this
@paul_arnold4348 3 жыл бұрын
don't let hammond behind the wheel
@kylea9022 3 жыл бұрын
" lots of trouble usually serious"
@saddist1Gtown 3 жыл бұрын
Lotus- Lots of trouble under-stated..
@kathys7283 3 жыл бұрын
PLEASE: Will James please take us on a tour of his shirt closet??
@jonathanjoestar__ 3 жыл бұрын
that would last like 2 mins saying 'these are my shirts. they are stored in my wardrobe. i wear them. most of them are made of cotton.'
@amjrpain919 3 жыл бұрын
🤔🤫😳😬
@kristian5821 3 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanjoestar__ either that or 8 hours of how a shirt is made
@iiiexeiii7233 3 жыл бұрын
Just look at a Paul Smith website and know that the shirt you're currently looking at, well, James probably has that one.
@organenthusiast5803 3 жыл бұрын
❤
@MrBlazer3585 3 жыл бұрын
That door close was very satisfying
@wilkatis 3 жыл бұрын
"0 to 60 from standing start in about 2-and-a-half minutes" That one just killed me xD
@privatier6817 3 жыл бұрын
Thats great. Slower than a Dacia.
@nickthenuker7916 3 жыл бұрын
@@privatier6817 it’s the Dacia Sandero!
@christianp.232 3 жыл бұрын
@@nickthenuker7916 Hey, great news ! :D :D
@nickthenuker7916 3 жыл бұрын
@@christianp.232 the what?
@christianp.232 3 жыл бұрын
@@nickthenuker7916 ...anyway... :D
@ryderm3907 3 жыл бұрын
It’s like chilling out with an old mate watching this lol
@bingbong6066 3 жыл бұрын
Totally. What a comforting video. James just needs to go places and get filmed doing it, and corona will be allright if I can binge that.
@monsterMike62 3 жыл бұрын
"Anyway, I thought I would sit inside it to make some car noises, you know...whooosh!" Gotta love James May. 😎👍🏼
@adambartlett6277 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best James May reviews I've seen in quite a while. The door had me in stitches
@TheGamerKing14 3 жыл бұрын
I see the doors were inspired by James's ambulance!
@benchaggaresmusic 3 жыл бұрын
the mighty Hearsebulance!
@hellogoodbyestaysavage6283 3 жыл бұрын
XD
@narieksmith2457 3 жыл бұрын
You was watching Dave earlier on hahaha
@keeperofeurobeat8421 3 жыл бұрын
@@benchaggaresmusic *Ecnalumba
@Andrew-zo5po 3 жыл бұрын
@@keeperofeurobeat8421 Its a hearse! Its what you put dead people in!
@8.4_litre_V10 3 жыл бұрын
Lyrics: "bye" "I'm going into the future" "see you there" "it's gonna be great" "O W !"
@LamZL1 3 жыл бұрын
that is aDoorable..
@paulweihermann6806 3 жыл бұрын
great video. the footage is so clean and has such a beautiful imagery. well done Lucy!
@izakl4115 3 жыл бұрын
I love this from drivetribe. I’m his car review is reminiscent of how it was done on old Top Gear. So nostalgic and I love it so much
@VinayKumar-db4qz 3 жыл бұрын
They should have given some of that H.P to the door.
@gardo2492 3 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece👌🏽
@MRTJ434 3 жыл бұрын
Well James asked if the production cars will be faster and they will be. It's just because its a prototype
@PLK123 3 жыл бұрын
1hp hinge gang
@bobafruti 3 жыл бұрын
2000hp?? I can’t imagine how dangerous Richard Hammond would be in that thing
@Shepard_AU 3 жыл бұрын
Hence why James had filmed this in an undisclosed location
@robertgordon5977 3 жыл бұрын
It would probably take 2000 actual horses to dig him out of wherever he landed
@prasunkumar1125 3 жыл бұрын
next time on bottom gear mate
@rabbidcrazy787 2 жыл бұрын
Wish it was a 2000 hp V8
@leeh.1900 3 жыл бұрын
That is one stunningly beautiful automobile. Thanks James!
@timbre7999 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, this car review from James May! More of this please, this is very nice to watch.
@funkychannelbro 3 жыл бұрын
James may could review soil from the 1600's and I'd find it interesting
@KayJblue 3 жыл бұрын
He probably would too.
@michaelfoster9964 3 жыл бұрын
Antique soil... so hot right now.
@ianwebb8066 3 жыл бұрын
I loved that episode
@anydaynow01 3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't there a series of 17th century oil stills with caption plaques of him doing precisely that? j/k of course
@FOURTEEFIVE 3 жыл бұрын
Truly
@hadifarid2531 3 жыл бұрын
"It's a bit sloww And I'm saying that as someone called Captain Slow"
@Goat4459 3 жыл бұрын
Loved that
@m4inline 3 жыл бұрын
Pathetic.
@sandrocarletto9386 3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes. The usual quote a line from the video and get lots of likes for no reason comment
@Goat4459 3 жыл бұрын
@@sandrocarletto9386 yeah cause their fun.
@spiko-ou3bp 3 жыл бұрын
@@sandrocarletto9386 The reason is because it's funny
@alansimmons4071 3 жыл бұрын
So great James! Love it! Always so practical! awesome videos!
@mcfc6320 3 жыл бұрын
They built a beautiful machine as always. If anyone was going to make something this great it would have been lotus. Honestly I didn't expect it to be this early, but that's just the start of what is to come. Very excited about lotus and anxious to see where the stock market for them goes from here.
@henryatkinson1479 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early Lotus used Toyota engines.
@JordanReedYT 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early, Toyota still used their own engines in the Supra 🤣
@Kamalchagla 3 жыл бұрын
Both of you guys are legends ! 😂😂😂
@coolenick0 3 жыл бұрын
@@JordanReedYT didn't know you where born in the late 80s, because last time I checked the MK3 was the last supra with a Toyota engine 😜
@GryphLane 3 жыл бұрын
Still do, don't they?
@Kamalchagla 3 жыл бұрын
@@coolenick0 I believe that only the heads were Yamaha . Not the entire architecture. Correct me if I’m wrong
@300DBenz 3 жыл бұрын
“Bye! I’m going into the future, see you there!” The speed that door closes, it looks like WE will be waiting for you to arrive, James
@liambarr7889 3 жыл бұрын
Heading into the future at 1 second per second, just what I'd expect from a James May brand of time machine.
@agrugaming5066 3 жыл бұрын
SOME SAY that he is still waiting for the door to open and that he is in no rush since it's such a gorgeous car
@yolandahuang1284 3 жыл бұрын
the shooting and editing f this is perfect!
@BikerDaveBlade 3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to James May talking about paint drying and he’d have my full attention, a very entertaining gentleman
@scopseg2848 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@dragonsword7370 3 жыл бұрын
You mean he hasn't yet?
@time2maked0hnutz54 3 жыл бұрын
🥱nope
@tmpecho 3 жыл бұрын
Done it for a long time!
@carlstanland5333 3 жыл бұрын
Legend has it he’s still waiting for the door to open to get out.
@dylanblack8714 3 жыл бұрын
@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ seems legit
@MROIY 3 жыл бұрын
I highly appreciate the honesty.
@MsCreepyChan 3 жыл бұрын
James May is starting to look more like Brian May.
@serenityinside1 3 жыл бұрын
He has for ages !
@militarymeerkat520 3 жыл бұрын
0-60: in an insane speed Time to enter car: a couple of centuries
@Pandamasque 3 жыл бұрын
The door closing procedure gives you a wonderful opportunity to call your mum and do your taxes.
@SuperAlbino1 3 жыл бұрын
When he showed the cameras, I was half expecting him to tell us how many deer were in the rear view meer 😂
@PaulA-zp7hn 3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@stefans4562 3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Mrjadagio1 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha, fantastic
@blitzy99 3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@iwantsexseemyvideo1694 3 жыл бұрын
💢
@Excludos 2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest introes ever. Well done!
@heritagedanceacademy 3 жыл бұрын
Great production on this vid!
@georgimihalkov4781 3 жыл бұрын
Some say that James is still in the Evija, waiting for the door to open
@sp0228 3 жыл бұрын
And on that bombshell....
@stefanwinter1377 3 жыл бұрын
James is starting to look more and more like Brian May...
@ArnoldsKtm 3 жыл бұрын
@@joemcnamara4774 Before people believe this, they're not.
@ztefan3147 3 жыл бұрын
@@joemcnamara4774 They are not... www.tvshowsace.com/2020/09/02/is-the-grand-tours-james-may-related-to-queens-brian-may-former-top-gear-star-sets-record-straight/
@joemcnamara4774 3 жыл бұрын
oh ye sorry
@andreasweber5638 3 жыл бұрын
He could be since there’s a lot of inbreeding going on this very self isolated.. sorry proud and independent island
@martijnkosters9024 3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@Haadi2007 3 жыл бұрын
Me: **sighs** idk what to watch KZfaq recommendation: Here look at a car you cannot afford
@matthewfield7028 2 жыл бұрын
Supercar? This definitely deserves to be put in the hypercar bracket.
@AudreyH48 3 жыл бұрын
I gotta say, I love this bit. It has that magic feel of an honest petrol heads perspective on it and the charm of Mr. May. I also really appreciate how there are the glamour shots but also a bit of the raw style footage of point and shoot. I think that's missing a lot today. Really enjoyed my 7 minutes of time.
@mdctt9021 3 жыл бұрын
James: *Talks about engine* Lotus: We don't do that here.
@hoilst 3 жыл бұрын
"Didn't you guys get your engine out of a Camry?"
@Didda3 3 жыл бұрын
Stunningly beautiful car. Absolutely love the lotus.
@defyyourlogic487 3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday James. We have the same birthday, and I'm honored.
@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 3 жыл бұрын
James May missed a chance to say “bufferting” while the doors were closing
@saimamerzougui7981 3 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fth3a7NovtKskoE.html
@janithjayawardana3751 3 жыл бұрын
Driver: i wanna go to toilet immedietely Car door: just a minute!
@Velodynamic 3 жыл бұрын
Driver: I forgot my iPhone in the house and I'm late for work... Car Door: get a life!
@HRRRRRDRRRRR 3 жыл бұрын
Driver: My battery just died! Car door:
@aciid_0 2 жыл бұрын
Most James May intro, ever!
@paulnewstead9693 2 жыл бұрын
This man can make any subject interesting.
@ikarian3612 3 жыл бұрын
0-300 kph: 9 sec Opening the door: 29,3 sec
@WIPEYOURLENZ 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I bet you can do the standing quarter faster in a micra.
@Dozeball 3 жыл бұрын
Captain Slow doing the 'review': Priceless.
@moosevision8113 3 жыл бұрын
me making a 2000hp hypercar in automation: this will never happen lotus: look what i made
@ereder1476 3 жыл бұрын
it's electric thought ... Might as well let a bot "drive" it
@PixelLife101 3 жыл бұрын
@@ereder1476 Oh shut up Dino!
@tappajaav 3 жыл бұрын
@@ereder1476 Forgot to take your medication today grandpa?
@faypack3087 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! WHAT A GREAT CAR!! JAMES you are doing great to drive this lovely.
@rabbidcrazy787 2 жыл бұрын
No
@KNOWHOPE72 3 жыл бұрын
I am not into full electric but the design of this car is STUNNING! Its a sculpture on wheels. I keep looking at it and going "It should have a Ferrari badge". I hate the fact that hypercars today are produce in such ridiculously small numbers.
@EMNemesis 3 жыл бұрын
Despite he's getting old but his jokes never will 😂
@krrk6337 3 жыл бұрын
I like how British presenting £2M car in a messy warehouse.
@jamesthecat 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect cover!
@PLK123 3 жыл бұрын
bri ish ☕
@Kmaaq 3 жыл бұрын
Went to the UK two months ago. I think they have a warehouse fetish or something?
@rhino202 3 жыл бұрын
Contrast
@dewamadesuryaweda7254 3 жыл бұрын
@@PLK123 kaffe mate?
@NotTheLarryDavid 3 жыл бұрын
James NEVER disappoints, does he?
@Kornholeeoo 3 жыл бұрын
“It’s a bit slow...coming from someone who’s know as Captain Slow...” I snort laughed my coffee right out of my nose! 🤣🤣🤣
@jesper9466 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine getting your finger stuck in the door and having to wait 30 seconds for it to be released.
@Patrikos. 3 жыл бұрын
It takes 30 seconds to close as well so its not like it would be a great surprise or something
@bmjames 3 жыл бұрын
"Aaaaaaaahhhh noooooooooo I'm going to get my finger traaaaaaaaaapped" (repeat slowly for 30 seconds) "... OW"
@dikshant.k.5852 3 жыл бұрын
I used to be a lotus fan, now I am an airconditioner
@entropy5431 3 жыл бұрын
I used to like agricultural machinery, now I'm an extractor fan.
@EMNemesis 3 жыл бұрын
Best A/C ever
@Velodynamic 3 жыл бұрын
The Lotus (flower) is not very pleased with that
@Brewer_ 3 жыл бұрын
That backend looks awesome.
@tomdaloon 2 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness for James May!!
@tiaanfranken6169 3 жыл бұрын
The doors are slower than that of James' hearse/ambulance
@lord_scrubington 3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing XD
@samtaylor7279 3 жыл бұрын
I think if you have this kind of money , your not really in a rush to get anywhere and people will wait for you.
@N94able 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, it opened fairly quickly.
@mhplayer 3 жыл бұрын
@@samtaylor7279 the car gets to 200 faster than it starts, so i theory it's more than twice as slow so ye it would upset some people. Especially when lamborgini has the same doors but way faster
@David-ud9ju 3 жыл бұрын
*hearsebulance
@nayarts3533 3 жыл бұрын
lotus was saving all these horsepower from previous cars for this one.
@MumrikDK 3 жыл бұрын
They saved from the doors as well.
@prathameshpawaskar4136 3 жыл бұрын
Seems to be the case
@JeSsSe66 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the ending
@remnvnt404 3 жыл бұрын
That faint “Ow!” at the end got me 😂
@ChristopherJohnston_artist 3 жыл бұрын
With a Lemans-style racing start, the entire race would be over before the door closed.
@SirVicc 3 жыл бұрын
15 minutes to close the door and 15 minutes of charge when driven in anger. Sounds about right.
@BlatentlyFakeName 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently it can recharge in 10 minutes. Lotus made some kind of new charging system :o
@mattdarbyshire4962 3 жыл бұрын
No matter how fast you go, you'll always be late due to the 11 minutes it takes for the door to close.
@Kareem_Benjamn. 3 жыл бұрын
You might have to open it while your driving so when you stop you're going to just slide under and then wait for it to close
@AfferbeckBeats 3 жыл бұрын
That door speed is like a status symbol "I can go as fast as I want but I'm no hurry to"
@brendonkrimmel2696 2 жыл бұрын
We need more videos like this
@RunDub 3 жыл бұрын
The face he makes after saying eco mode is only 600hp is absolute priceless.
@4literv6 3 жыл бұрын
Just like Clarkson actually and I bet that was his intent. 😁
@Velodynamic 3 жыл бұрын
The older May gets the more Clarkson he'll become
@jmsunemploymenttube9191 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone - you don’t need to explain the ‘slow door’ joke to me. I know.
@nubie1100 3 жыл бұрын
If it wasn't for the back. I think it looks like a ferrari. Wonder if ferrari will send a fax to everyone and ask what it is..??
@bobafruti 3 жыл бұрын
@@nubie1100 Are you sure they won’t use a teletype?
@nubie1100 3 жыл бұрын
@@bobafruti . I referring to a story james said about lotus where they were trying to claim copyright and sending a fax to people with the silhouette of the esprit I think the car was
@fourtry 3 жыл бұрын
The door is 10 seconds but the car is 3 seconds....lol..... Hahaha
@robertwoodliff2536 3 жыл бұрын
@@nubie1100.......it does look like the lads a Pinna had sharpened their pencils over it. And it would be interesting to find out what badging it had gone on road testing with......a prancing donkey?
@insevanhouts 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible car. Amazing work Lotus
@rabbidcrazy787 2 жыл бұрын
Not amazing. I wish it had a V8.
@adriandobre9366 3 жыл бұрын
LOTUS : "Lots of trouble, usually serious"
@forkom9348 3 жыл бұрын
I have had a Lotus Evora 400 for 5 years and zero problems. But if you are happier believing your phrase ...
@darkySp 3 жыл бұрын
@@forkom9348 You had to take it seriously, didn't you
@Calebnelson24 2 жыл бұрын
@@darkySp he’s a lotus owner, there’s no sense of humor
@alanOHALAN 2 жыл бұрын
trouble being trouble maker, for the police cars. They can never catch you.
@remote_finch 3 жыл бұрын
Nobody: James May: And its got cameras as a rear view MIRR
@cemsarioglu5947 3 жыл бұрын
He’s funny and entertaining. I can listen to him talking about anything. 😊
@shaunfernando56 3 жыл бұрын
Like cheese
@timprice9129 3 жыл бұрын
The car itself is stunning, but what caught my eye, being a biker myself was the old skool kawasaki zxr 750, great bikes back in the day, had 1 myself many years ago
@fdmmoens 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool old skool bike!
@JstJaybeingJay 3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what bike it was, thanks....
@jamie8037 3 жыл бұрын
James looked so old in Our Man in Japan and for some reason he looks 10 years younger here
@straightbusta2609 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe this was shot 10 years ago
@jamie8037 3 жыл бұрын
@@straightbusta2609 think you're right
@adorabasilwinterpock6035 3 жыл бұрын
James should host his own show
@borandiUK 3 жыл бұрын
He does? James May in Japan, among others
@meirmelb 3 жыл бұрын
Cars of the people
@3djooboy 3 жыл бұрын
Man Lab
@sugardickcharles 3 жыл бұрын
Cooking with James may
@cunnerzzz 3 жыл бұрын
What rock are you under?
@zacle3985 3 жыл бұрын
At least it wasn't Hammond who took a look and drove in it
@patrickbrookings 3 жыл бұрын
It would have been bye bye prototype, lol!
@lazlomiskolczi5217 3 жыл бұрын
He would total the car that does not even run
@jackhemsworth7515 3 жыл бұрын
That's probably why they asked for James May to do it.
@juraj_b 3 жыл бұрын
you meant to say "roll" I presume
@elchinko4378 3 жыл бұрын
@@waynepantry7023 the original?
@louisblue1074 2 жыл бұрын
The shape is incredibly beautiful.
@pushingbroom 3 жыл бұрын
Need more car reviews and classic car review road trips. Into the future we go !
@jakebond2294 3 жыл бұрын
That door opens more slowly than the tailgate on Slows Hearse Ambulance 😂
@Cobra_427 3 жыл бұрын
weird for Lotus, every car I've heard of from them were low powered with incredible handling, this is the first production Lotus I've heard of with over 450hp from the factory and I bet it handles like a dream just like their other cars
@markoverton5858 3 жыл бұрын
Tesla’s first was built on a lotus this is really nice work from lotus and not surprising we are the best engineers in Norfolk , my dad invented interrupt quenching for Cooper bearings when the the huge bearing races were made there . He also developed a piston vale idea took it to all the important place , a very interesting story .
@glennoc8585 3 жыл бұрын
My old lotus excel still excited me and I sold by it twenty years ago.
@PROcrastiDRIVESVofficial 3 жыл бұрын
It's when I see James May presenting a piece on his own that I am reminded just how funny and talented he is at hosting and entertaining. All you gotta do is hit record and he just makes anything he's talking about really funny and really interesting.
@bazylfox1 3 жыл бұрын
LOTUS - "Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious" - J. Clarkson.
@dr.science_0177 3 жыл бұрын
That's a weird way to describe TVR
@andrean-rakka 3 жыл бұрын
@@dr.science_0177 This Vehicle Ruin?
@dr.science_0177 3 жыл бұрын
@@andrean-rakka basically
@Velodynamic 3 жыл бұрын
Boys Marry Women ?
@sivvinod3187 3 жыл бұрын
@@Velodynamic Broke My Wagon
@TheMatthewnikolic 3 жыл бұрын
That looks stunning!
@casuallyserious9280 3 жыл бұрын
door closing moment is the highlight of this bit :)
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