This chap has that "proud father" look on his face and I'm here for it!
@igormac882 ай бұрын
Totally 😂 he's so glad as the car flies by ALL the others on the track
@Puddingtops2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@fteoOpty642 ай бұрын
@@Puddingtops Yeah, he is enjoying this drive and the speedo display is in mph!!! No wonder the digits climb slower!. Imperial not metric!. British car, of course!.
@DC69-Emperor2 ай бұрын
He really does.
@the_mcmartin2 ай бұрын
I'm falling in love with speedsters now. Tiny low weight rockets. So nice! 🤗
@c0lutch2 ай бұрын
If you can’t get an Opel in your area, you can always get a Pontiac Solstice GXP or Saturn Sky Redline. Basically same cars with different bodies/badging 😊
@tamp1o2 ай бұрын
@@c0lutch you are confusing speedster to opel gt, pontiac and saturn are not middle engined
@c0lutch2 ай бұрын
@@tamp1o ah my bad. Not super familiar with all the opel cars. Thanks for the fix!
@jeancharlesrabaux56582 ай бұрын
Intéressant cette auto 😊
@jeancharlesrabaux56582 ай бұрын
Ou peut on trouver ce style de voitures qui m'a l aire puissante ce que j adore et je connaît pas et j aimerait tellement essayer avec le pilote d origine de cette auto q u il me contacte et je serait l homme le plus heureux du monde ❤😂
@Henry.252 ай бұрын
Thanks for the pedal camera, we can see the not heel and toe, the kinda heel and toe and the full heel and toe development arc 😂😂😂😂😂
@S___________D2 ай бұрын
Forgot to mention the toe and toe 😥
@michelkpekpassi13172 ай бұрын
Really... I was thinking: “If only he could do it properly, I can only imagine what it would have been like instead of the time it took to rev the engine”... And he really did at all times (don't forget the throttle). Incredible driving skill... Incredible aero, incredible brake, incredible weight, incredible car....😍
@ragweedmakesmesneeze2 ай бұрын
Real question for folks in this thread. What would have a non-fixed seat done to allow better heel toe shifting for Misha? It looked like to me that the real problem was the pedal position and box? It reminds me of current BRZ pedal situation. Brake too far from gas to rock his foot to blip, and not enough room on the right of the gas pedal for a wide swing of the heel. (I'm doing an endurance race this weekend, my first in a long time and I hope that the BMWs pedal situation is good for heel/toe)
@Henry.252 ай бұрын
@@ragweedmakesmesneeze yeah. The problem is the difference in the pedals heights, but If he could adjust the seat, he would be able to alleviate some of the discomfort from the position of his leg. Because Misha apparently doesn't have his foot supported by the heel, so his leg is unsupported, dangling, which is painful to maintain for long periods of time lol I would prefer to place my seat forward and have a place to “rest” my heel so that I could press the gas and brake without needing to move my heel out of place and then adjust my lumbar back, so I can have better arm space. Thus making a better position to drive for longer periods of time. I hope that makes sense, I don't know the correct terminology. Btw, I'm not a pilot or anything, so maybe everything that I said is completely wrong. 😅 And the only manual car I have has floor mounted pedals, so doing heel and toe is much easier.
@PiDsPagePrototypes2 ай бұрын
Weird,.. Big toe Brake, Little toe Gas, is always how I've done it... Be it regular shoes, hiking boots, or barefoot.
@123456789392182 ай бұрын
That's some serious cornering speeds, 130 mph through Schwedenkreuz, for example, incredible. And the Supercharger sound is really good to hear. Great video
@damitriesliving2 ай бұрын
This is my first and probably last membership on youtube, and i gotta say, it's worth it
@mgcharoudin2 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@Bond-uh6yj2 ай бұрын
5am in Adelaide Australia & im sitting on my sofa with my pet dog squirming in my seat & holding my breath while watching Misha go nuts, better than a coffee. Thankyou 😊
@NikA-wr6px2 ай бұрын
greetings from northgate
@rcham991992 ай бұрын
good day mate
@feral4mr22 ай бұрын
Yep, same from sunshine coast.
@ohtidd2 ай бұрын
bro was teary eyed and speechless with a grin ear to ear.... good run
@badchico652 ай бұрын
6:10 all those faces while sending it were pure gold 😂😂
@sheldonaubut2 ай бұрын
Now that is a fun ride. Love the supercharger whine.
@clee52892 ай бұрын
It sounds like an angry wasp
@Anthony_The_Chicken_Licker2 ай бұрын
The supercharger sounding like drunk men at night😂😂
@sammyjjoo2 ай бұрын
Sounds like electric
@manuelmayr88312 ай бұрын
As i unterstand the owner, its a 2.2 NA engine not the 2.0 turbo charged version? In my oppinion the "sound" is generated by the gearbox 😎
@sammyjjoo2 ай бұрын
@@manuelmayr8831 he said supercharger, not turbocharger
@Buck33662 ай бұрын
@@manuelmayr8831Yes it’s the 2.2 but a supercharger has been added. The 2.2 made about 144 bhp the 2.0 turbo was 200 bhp. This now has 260
@manuelmayr88312 ай бұрын
Oh okay... supercharged then youre right... 😅
@birelboy12 ай бұрын
Damn that was a quick machine. These cars and the lotus elise models are something else. Would love to experience a lotus exige ones, because I would be blown away and maybe regretting having a subaru impreza as a hobby car.
@oetic50162 ай бұрын
Subies are fun enough! Very light for awd in older models. Just drove a modified forester xt and i had a blast!
@_fwd_racecar_2 ай бұрын
i see your subie might be a bit low, turn it back into a rally car and catch air over crests for more fun
@lukasprikryl30002 ай бұрын
Have you seen Travis Pastrana's Subaru and what is it capable of!?
@ssnerd5832 ай бұрын
@@lukasprikryl3000 ....have you seen what that car cost??? oi......and of course that is a full blown race car and not a hobby car
@Bbronson2 ай бұрын
@@lukasprikryl3000any car can be a capable car with multiple six figures put into it 😅
@deaks252 ай бұрын
Goddam that thing is an absolute weapon. I know downforce, lack of weight and a skilled river make a lot of difference but it was going past cars like they were standing still. I do love a well tuned supercharged four-cylinder, they just sound so gloriously angry.
@petekaiser2 ай бұрын
after watching this why do i want an opel speedster or even a lotus exige...this is one fun car
@PozzaPizz2 ай бұрын
As a kid I was always so interested in them there was nothing like a speedster around. Of course the exige but how often do you see those?
@7inrain2 ай бұрын
While the Speedster was built I wanted to buy one. Unfortunately the local Opel dealer was treating my wish as the request of an unworthy subordinate to his majesty. This made me end up not with a Speedster but with a Caterham Seven. Which in retrospect was the much better choice in terms of driving fun.
@nikolaymilev85602 ай бұрын
Wow, what a great lap! Absolutely loved the Opel! Thank you, Misha, for bringing back the feet cam.
@dub24592 ай бұрын
Always love the last section, Misha is warmed up, the tires are warmed up and the passenger is in heaven… great stuff
@Altesego12 ай бұрын
Just a fantastic car! Light, hard, fast, good sounding. Quite the opposite of the most recent cars in the market…
@Glocktopus_3572 ай бұрын
Thanks to the owner, finally a ride without a damn smartphone🎉.
@MrChimpeh2 ай бұрын
I’ve never got that… misha is taking the damned video with his million go pros… you don’t need to take a bumpy ass video of yourself
@richy69ify2 ай бұрын
@@MrChimpeh Yup just as bad as people filming Fireworks
@peanutsareyum2 ай бұрын
Lotus Platform + Diffuser = Happy Misha
@savagex13222 ай бұрын
Owner: 🙂
@RadDadisRad2 ай бұрын
One of the greatest under appreciated cars ever made.
@albertrobinson45392 ай бұрын
Really? Why?
@wassilia12342 ай бұрын
@@albertrobinson4539lightweight, powerful, easy to tune, has tons of potential as seen in this video
@iknowit37052 ай бұрын
Also, ich schätze meinen Speedster Turbo sehr. 😆😆😆
@bigmemer43982 ай бұрын
hope it stays underappreciated, the price to performance potential ratio is great
@albertrobinson45392 ай бұрын
@@wassilia1234 i know all that ive got one, i was on about the idiot who says they are the greatest under appreciated car ever made. Talks out his arse
@krumkarapetrov43162 ай бұрын
What did the supercharger say? - "Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
@volvo092 ай бұрын
I love the 'wa waa waa waaaa" over bumps
@dan30922 ай бұрын
That lap shows Mr Smooth at it 8.39 is a slick move a serious ring tool driven to it's limits looks like a strong well put together car buzzy lap
@Cas_anova2 ай бұрын
You know by the demeanor of the passanger that this is how he drives to get tacos.
@KingDeadMan2 ай бұрын
I love the supercharger whine. It's not as intoxicating as the Hellcat supercharger (in my opinion), but it does sound really cool.
@NytrogenLegend2 ай бұрын
Now that's what I call a fun car. Light, decently powerful, aerodynamic, small... Not a 2.3 ton, 1000 electric luxury car
@richy69ify2 ай бұрын
EV drivers are having fun on the ring though. I would argue Rotax karting is even better fun than small sports cars if we're going to compare Apples to Oranges.
@VeganBytes2 ай бұрын
Ive watched many of Mishas vids but this is my favourite so far. What an absolute belter of a car, truly amazing lap 👏 loved it 👍
@saaie2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂 the passenger did not blink for the whole ride, I just saw his eyes move, final remark to Micha do you think your drive faster 😂😂😂😂 man your legend
@turismofoegaming880624 күн бұрын
I grew up on a junkyard, so some of my earliest memories from age 3 onwards, were memories of racing, my go kart around the dirt track that we had on the land! I swear I could do this all day long every single day of the week !!!! Learning to race at age 13, all of the things that I grew up as a child doing seem like they were "meant to be" but unfortunately, I came from poverty and.... Never got to do I should have been able to?
@adrienbnnr2 ай бұрын
It reminds me how much I miss my Speedster Turbo... Great lap!! This car is glued to the ground
@jblizzard55772 ай бұрын
Fuck yeah you wrung every last bit outta that machine. Animal lap man. Bucket list to get there for a lap.
@simonstone7212 ай бұрын
I’ve watched your channel since the early days and this is in my top few favourites. Great lap.
@schpiedie2 ай бұрын
Yes! Yet another Speedster/VX220 on the ring! Love it!
@triciamcintyre49472 ай бұрын
The little Vauxhall was punching well above it's weight 👍🥊🏴
@mattosoffice4772 ай бұрын
Adoro il suo modo di cambiare marcia , super conservativo con la frizione nessuna fretta tutto preciso
@zed6221Ай бұрын
8:18 that rumble on Karussell priceless
@braddistler56972 ай бұрын
I got to drive one of those one day at work. M600 I believe. First thing I noticed was how good it stopped! 100-0 in like 100’. It was incredible but accelerate wasn’t that crazy for race car. Damn thing would pull eyes balls out of head tho braking on the new pavement. Great content your fun to watch drive. Good video too
@pear78692 ай бұрын
compressor goes weeeee! lovely lap, every time impressive how quick misha picks up the pace so quickly with (and pretty extreme one in this case) unknown cars
@reckerpro64662 ай бұрын
you can see his happiness throughout the entire lap. Awesome work
@erudite15792 ай бұрын
Now that's a proper track car.
@davidcupra49132 ай бұрын
Can’t beat the sound of a supercharger loved this one great lap 😊
@feral4mr22 ай бұрын
supercharger whine ftw! I love the scream of the supercharger in my twincharged aw11.
@S___________D2 ай бұрын
This car glues to the track on corners. Nice job, man!
@pietergreveling2 ай бұрын
I would love to see Misha in a Donkervoort F22! 🤞🏻✌🏼
@AndrewKay-fg1bj2 ай бұрын
I saw the thumbnail of this video on your community post, and I’ve been waiting for it all week. Epic video
@Porkycheun2 ай бұрын
That Carrousel ride looked comfy as hell!!! 😂😂
@volvo092 ай бұрын
Wooden rollercoaster ride!
@WafflesInTheRain2 ай бұрын
VX220, my favourite car to learn, tune, and drive in Forza games. Glad to see it's able to impress a pro like Misha too! Can't wait to watch the video.
@HueMongussD2 ай бұрын
Is this car in all versions of that game? I want to get it. Thanks!
@WafflesInTheRain2 ай бұрын
@@HueMongussD I think Forza Motorsport 4 was the last game that included it. Prior to that, I’m fairly certain Motorsport 2 and Motorsport 3 have it. None of the Forza Horizon titles have it, sadly. Hope that helps! :)
@HueMongussD2 ай бұрын
@@WafflesInTheRain thanks! 👍
@diraziz3962 ай бұрын
Thanks Aron for fitting His car for "Us". Cheers Mischa. Hard work to drive
@WindmillStalker2 ай бұрын
Woah, what a well sorted little machine. It looked like it could handle quite a bit more power. It's already a little weapon but suspension, aero, and def brake performance are far from being challenged by its engine output. It's the opposite of the typical 2000kg big German car with a chip tune but otherwise stock. Sorting out all the other aspects and then bringing up the power is the best way to do it anyway.
@tmdosu2 ай бұрын
This is still one of my favourite cars since I was a kid and played NFS Hot Pursuit 2 constantly.
@RDSAlphard2 ай бұрын
Such a fantastic chassis! I'm glad more people build it!
@Charlieneumann042 ай бұрын
When it's no talking in a lap, you know it's a good ride 😂😂
@SliCeMeDiA_2 ай бұрын
8:18 How Misha bumps in the speedster with that face 😂❤ Love your video's!!
@TheEMan6212 ай бұрын
That's one of the best sounding 4 bangers I've ever heard.
@turismofoegaming880624 күн бұрын
Just by watching this, I can tell that this car is extremely fun and that you don't want to get out of it!!!! Let's do another lap
@KW1242 ай бұрын
Amazing supercharge sound! Very nice machine!
@sf12462 ай бұрын
Just joined, thumbs up, could not wait until the video is available for free....Speedster/vx220 enthusiast...
@mgcharoudin2 ай бұрын
Hope it was worth it!
@essentialgarage34722 ай бұрын
OMG...😮 The sound 💪🏽💯❤️
@RS265trophy2 ай бұрын
the relaxed smile on his face....
@Kimx9222 ай бұрын
Had to get member to watch this one! Not gonna leave!!
@mgcharoudin2 ай бұрын
Welcome and thank you!
@venomous2die42 ай бұрын
I got member a couple of weeks ago and never looked back. All of the extra content is amazing to watch.
@manuelventura37992 ай бұрын
Had to become a carmrade to watch this banger of a car🙏
@manuelventura37992 ай бұрын
And a bit unrelated, but in the end of month I will be moving close to a french track, magny-cours, I am hoping to get more involved with racing community there
@mgcharoudin2 ай бұрын
@manuelventura3799 one of the few tracks I've driven that isn't the NBR!
@scoobysean5552 ай бұрын
Danny dc2 and now mischa is the only youtube creators I will give a pint a month enjoy 👌 thanks for given us amazing content ❤and to be honest having the nurburg track next to your name is pretty cool looking 😂
@mgcharoudin2 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@LostParadise_2 ай бұрын
It would be so cool to see a Speedster in the US. One more year and the earliest 2000s models will be legal to import...
@killerpoet94962 ай бұрын
That carasel looked extremely bone shattering 😱😂
@pmpbuhgm2 ай бұрын
The foot cam is back, thank you so much Misha.
@RoryRevs2 ай бұрын
Always preferred the look of these to the Elise, awesome video dude as always 😁
@alexanderberggren79142 ай бұрын
Not for me…S2 is the beauty. But I‘d take a Speedster too 😬
@RoryRevs2 ай бұрын
@@alexanderberggren7914 I wouldn't argue if somebody gave me either! 😅
@iknowit37052 ай бұрын
I love the Speedster. 😎
@kabratskicapouri85462 ай бұрын
Misha drove this beast like he stole it! Really good driving! Loved it!! ❤
@TimmyInTarky2 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Could see the side pulling so strong, great grip! Wondering if those seats are not slippery?
@TrampVO2 ай бұрын
Среднемоторная компоновка, легкий вес, мощность далеко не на первом месте.... Отличный опыт и отличный круг Миша!
@jimhaglund5972 ай бұрын
the carousel looked brutal... mishas face says it all :D
@helmernachbaur58802 ай бұрын
I'm on the lookout for a supercharger for my 2.2 speedster/vx220. Can't wait to finaly find a place to fit one sounds incredible
@dobbo_f212 ай бұрын
I drove this car years ago and was close to buying it!! Credit to the old owner that built it!!
@jessynunezhd99542 ай бұрын
The co-driver's face throughout the race *🙂*
@titan3d2 ай бұрын
What an exciting run! Sometimes Misha seems like he is just chilling but he was working this one
@JazzTechie2 ай бұрын
That thing can definitely carve corners with the exception of the carousel.
@nahcurtis2 ай бұрын
Unexpected speed and power from such a car! The owner tuned her well.
@monah11262 ай бұрын
I love that whining sound, it’s like car talking to you!❤️
@feral4mr22 ай бұрын
my twincharger screams at me, even when I'm doing no wrong... 😂
@ZIYAADPETERSEN2 ай бұрын
🙂 That smile all the way is priceless!
@nelsonbergman77062 ай бұрын
It's been many years since Opel was in the U.S. market. At one time I had an Opel Kadett. They also had the Opel GT which looked like a smaller Corvette.
@ZeroSpawn2 ай бұрын
Wow, the sound of this car! I think i would leave my wife to have this thing!
@feral4mr22 ай бұрын
Supercharger whine is definitely more pleasing to the ear than wife whine! hahahaa
@oszb2 ай бұрын
9:13 awesome entry
@BionicRusty2 ай бұрын
Gotta love that supercharger song. Marry it to a straight cut ‘box and oh 😁❤️ Beautiful car. 👏👏👏👏
@richy_lufc82172 ай бұрын
Never seen a owner so proud great lap ❤️
@joshfrench577321 күн бұрын
Wow. A car that sticks to the road like that is absolute witchcraft. Incredible.
@Yhiozzz-2 ай бұрын
I was waiting for this video! Other speedy on the channel, lest goooo!! 🤩
@patzo352 ай бұрын
Misha an idea for your next episodes you can show titles with specs you know from the owner , Horse Power , Tires , Weight if known it will be nice!
@akon31522 ай бұрын
4:25 when your concentration is blown away by a unawake driver in front of you😅
@gman06162 ай бұрын
Awesome track car great job to the owner for building such an amazing car!
@tedsommer2 ай бұрын
I love heel-and-toe. I humbled myself when I learned another way of doing it with my size 13 shoes. It's more like toe-and-toe as I just roll my foot
@danielbaxter3341Ай бұрын
Misha got most mans dream job. Man can drive 😮
@feral4mr22 ай бұрын
That thing looks awesome, sounds awesome and goes awesome! Damn Misha can drive, what I'd do to get my twincharged aw11 over there for him to drive.
@panancymon2 ай бұрын
the way Misha smiles tells you everything :D
@PJBlick2 ай бұрын
Misha was S T R E S S, because of the G R I P P of the car, because of the M A S S I V S U C C of the aero... Can't wait for the 22hrs of Nurburg + 24hrs of partying afterwards. xD
@XPLOSIVization2 ай бұрын
This is the 1st video ive seen in months from Misha, Seems like KZfaq has stopped recommending the videos for me at least?
@waynel34382 ай бұрын
Going 135mph in a car that weighs under 900kg has got to be metal. What a ride!
@iknowit37052 ай бұрын
143mph=230km/h
@AndrewKay-fg1bj2 ай бұрын
2:52 OMG supercharger, what a beautiful sound. Miss my R53 😢
@kristian66222 ай бұрын
Maybe the next lotus will be based off the Vauxhall EV.. Great car great lap!
@agenthoiniАй бұрын
Did not expect to enjoy a 200 something horsepower opel this much but i did :D
@LeDotz2 ай бұрын
damn, that must have been fun to drive!
@bigobrother1232 ай бұрын
I understand that if you want a track car you must choose something where with your skill the gas pedal has two modes, on or off.
@macbitz2 ай бұрын
Very enjoyable to watch!
@KingJerbear2 ай бұрын
Reminds me of my first car Chevy Cavalier 5-spd I used to beat the tar out of Great little engine... supercharger spices it up a bit I'd say. Awesome lap