0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hi, I'm George Lewis. Welcome to Extra Gear. Coming up...
0:00:04 > 0:00:07we take you behind the scenes on Rory's Twingo GT film...
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Shall we put some money on who's going to have the first prang?
0:00:10 > 0:00:12It will definitely be me. I'll definitely crash.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I feel quite crashy today.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16..Chris Harris gets his hands on the Bentley Mulsanne Speed
0:00:16 > 0:00:18and decides whether it's time to sack the chauffeur...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21It weighs so much and it will still slide!
0:00:21 > 0:00:25..and we take a closer look at the new Chiron.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27That's right, this is Extra Gear.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29APPLAUSE
0:00:50 > 0:00:53So, tonight the Renault Twingo GT was hailed as
0:00:53 > 0:00:58a baby hot hatch by the king of hot hatches himself, Mr Rory Reid.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00So the Twingo feels most at home in the city.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Oh, and inside a life-size recreation of
0:01:02 > 0:01:05a popular '80s arcade game.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Extra Gear was behind-the-scenes when it all came to life.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Take a look.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Introducing the new Renault Rory.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52How you doin'?
0:01:56 > 0:01:57Hello to Extra Gear.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We are here in bloody cold Manchester,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01somewhere between the containers.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04And we're going to have fun all night long.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Welcome to the maze.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11We've rebuilt a very popular 1980s arcade game out of giant containers.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16It's about 100 metres wide from side to side, about 50 metres deep.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20And we've got our ghosts, which are here, these two cars.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21And we've got our Twingo.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It's going to drive in here, meet these two cars
0:02:24 > 0:02:25and cause a bit of havoc.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Shall we put some money on who's going to have the first prang?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It'll definitely be me. I'll definitely crash.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- I feel quite crashy today. - SHE CHUCKLES
0:02:33 > 0:02:34We've got one night to do it.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It's kind of like a feature film in one evening.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Hopefully, we'll be all right.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42'With the maze needing to be filmed in darkness,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46'the race was on to get everything done before sunrise.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49'The clock was ticking for everyone, including us presenters.'
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Let me rock the mic. One-two, one-two.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55BARKING
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Just get in the cars!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Please!
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Can we please get you in your car?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07For the final time, can we get all presenters in cars, please?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- But he's not in his car yet. - Just get in the car!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Mate, you're good. Keep going.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Yeah, you're good, you're good.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Watch out for Harris.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Bit quicker, Harris. - Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi!
0:03:24 > 0:03:25He's really confident in a hatchback.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I'd like to see him in a fast car.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I'm the king of the underpowered hatchbacks.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38OK, we're going to go for it. I'm going to cue them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40OK, going to call action.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Can we at least stand by?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Three, two, one, go.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Right!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50OK, let's go. Give me then dots. Give me then tasty dots!
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Go, go!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54'As I raced around the maze gobbling up the lights...'
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Yes, yes!
0:03:57 > 0:04:01'..the crew were hard-pressed to keep up and keep out of shot.'
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Drone going to the right-hand side above.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I can't be stopped.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11I'm a light-eating god.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Whoo! We've got him!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Whoa-ho! Bye-bye.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I love it, guys. Brilliant, brilliant. Thank you, cut.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27'Every failed attempt resulted in a lengthy wait whilst the crew
0:04:27 > 0:04:28'reset for the next run.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32'All we had to do was stay out of the way
0:04:32 > 0:04:34'and try not to break anything.'
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I can't see this light underneath me.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- CRUNCH - Oh, that was it, wasn't it?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43You killed already one light, Harris?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44That was the idea.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Watch out, Sabine. Watch out, Sabine. Bang!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- Bang! - SHE LAUGHS
0:04:54 > 0:04:56CRUNCHING
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- They're... - CRUNCH
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Scheisse! - SHE GRUMBLES IN GERMAN
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I'm winning at the moment, Rory. I've done two lights.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07You haven't done any.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09That's not the idea. It's...
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Harris, how have you managed to run over a light in a straight line?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- DIRECTOR:- Here we go. Please do not break any lights.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Stop if you think you're going to break them.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24OK, Rory, just give them a bit of room to come out behind you, yeah?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28CRUNCH
0:05:28 > 0:05:32RORY LAUGHS
0:05:32 > 0:05:33CHRIS LAUGHS
0:05:33 > 0:05:35CONTINUES LAUGHING
0:05:41 > 0:05:45'After losing valuable time taking care of the broken lights...'
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Good job!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52OK, clear the back row. Here we go.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54'..my second attempt was underway.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58'It was time to employ some tactics.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01'In other words, I hid.'
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Think stealth. Think Ninja.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Oh! Don't mind if I do.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Oh, hello.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15TYRES SQUEAL
0:06:20 > 0:06:21OK, that's not working.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Rear-wheel drive not an advantage here.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Now I'm in!
0:06:28 > 0:06:29Kind of dark in here.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39'My tactics were working well.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42'Perhaps a little too well.'
0:06:42 > 0:06:43So, I opened my window.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Maybe I can hear him somewhere.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50You're not really very good at stealth, are you, Sabine?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51I talk too much, you mean?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Where's Rory? This direction?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Where's what?- Rory?- Rory?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Where's Rory?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Rory, where are you?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Yeah, I'm here. I'm in a...
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I'm in a maze in the '80s.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Where are you? - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:12 > 0:07:15'It was time for me to pack it in and man up.'
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I got him, I got him!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20'Tracking and filming the cars around the maze
0:07:20 > 0:07:22'was a time-consuming task.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25'Even the drone needed recharging every 11 minutes.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30'So, by the time I'd lost my second life,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32'the night had slipped into early morning.'
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Rory, when you come and help me out on my films and do little
0:07:36 > 0:07:39bit parts, all you have to do is come into Dunsfold in the daytime.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Whereas I have to film through the night on a weekend.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43So never ever complain at me again.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Yeah, but think of the fun you're having.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54It's now...
0:07:54 > 0:07:564.57 in the morning.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00And we're still filming around the containers.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's been a wonderful night's work.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05But I'm pretty broken now.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- DIRECTOR:- And three, two, one, go.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17'As the sun threatened to rise, it was time for my last attempt.'
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Nearly there, Twingo.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I wonder what happens if you drive an Up into a shipping container.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28'Before Chris had a chance to find out, I had achieved victory.'
0:08:28 > 0:08:30RORY LAUGHING
0:08:33 > 0:08:35'But at what cost?'
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Get in!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It's not really Colin McRae winning the World Championship, is it?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Loser!
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- DIRECTOR:- Rory, Sabine, Chris, you are a wrap.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Thank you very much for your efforts, guys. Cheers.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Yes, yes! - HE LAUGHS
0:09:01 > 0:09:03APPLAUSE
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Back from their long night in Manchester, it's Chris and Rory.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:09:10 > 0:09:12How you doing, mate? Hey.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16So, have you recovered from Manchester?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Erm...- The place or the night's work?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20The night's work.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22That was a tough night.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Now, I know there's no sob story here, and no sympathy,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28but in the previous week, I'd been to Kazakhstan
0:09:28 > 0:09:31for five days and then gone straight to Daytona to film the FXXK,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- came straight back and...- Aw(!) - ..had to go straight and do that.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37By which stage, Rory was full of sympathy for me,
0:09:37 > 0:09:38but I was pretty ropey.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Those night shoots are fascinating because most of our job is spent
0:09:42 > 0:09:45battling the onset of darkness, isn't it? You know what it's like.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- Yes.- We're fighting to get there before it gets dark.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49This was the other way round.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51We were trying to get it done before the sun came up.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Everyone's broken, everyone's a bit more tired than usual,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56a bit more argumentative, bit more angry.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Can you imagine that?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59That maze, that was huge.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01That was about the size of a football pitch.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Absolutely enormous.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Each container is 8.5 feet tall and some of them are double stacked,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09so you've got 17 feet of container and driving around in that,
0:10:09 > 0:10:11you can't really see what's around the next bend.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Then you've got to consider where the crew are,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15so you don't run anyone over.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18You've got to try and work out the best path to take to try
0:10:18 > 0:10:21and get the dots. And it's... It is an absolute...
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Well, it's a maze! - LAUGHTER
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Yes, it's a maze.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28It's also an interesting style of driving because you think
0:10:28 > 0:10:30you can get really close to things and you can shave things,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32but you don't, do you?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Because the tyres are quite soft and squidgy and there's
0:10:34 > 0:10:37a bit of sidewall in there, so you can't be as gung ho as you'd think.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40And also, a shipping container's an immobile object, you know.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- If you hit that, it's going to hurt. - Yes, absolutely.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Well, there was one obstacle which proved quite tricky for these cars.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Maybe it was a driver issue, though.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55I can't see this light underneath me.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- CRUNCH - Oh,- BLEEP,- that was it, wasn't it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00They are everywhere!
0:11:00 > 0:11:01- CRUNCH - Scheisse!
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- CRUNCH - Oops!
0:11:23 > 0:11:25LAUGHTER
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Yeah, after a while, I just gave up.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31I'm like, "Oh, screw it!"
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Now, you think that those were bathroom lights,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38but they were specially designed... No, they were bathroom lights.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39- LAUGHTER - Two for a pound!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42And they were connected with one cable.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I mean, the bloke that set them up - genius!
0:11:44 > 0:11:45- It was his life's work.- Yeah.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49And then these rock apes turn up and the first thing you do
0:11:49 > 0:11:50is you drive onto one.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54I was just staggered at how poor my positional awareness was.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Because if you say, "Drive over it,"
0:11:56 > 0:11:58you've got these wheels that should go either side of it
0:11:58 > 0:12:00and the first one, I hit and thought,
0:12:00 > 0:12:01this is going to be really bad.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- And then I tried to reverse back and I hit the other one.- Yeah.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06The worst ones were the ones on the corner because you could
0:12:06 > 0:12:09actually position your wheels either side of the light biscuit and
0:12:09 > 0:12:12turn around it, but then your inside rear-wheel catches it
0:12:12 > 0:12:15as you turn right or left or whatever. So you...
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It's basically a guessing game as to whether you're going to hit
0:12:18 > 0:12:20the light, but, yeah, like I said, in the end I just gave up.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23And there were these poor dudes that had to come out
0:12:23 > 0:12:27and replace the lights and I ran over one, he replaced it...
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- A dude?- No, no! The light!- Ran over a light.- I ran over a light.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Bloke runs out, replaces the bathroom light and then
0:12:33 > 0:12:36he ran away again and I reversed straight over it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- LAUGHTER - Again. It was a nightmare.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40And, of course, as it got later and later,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43you became less and less capable of driving around the lights.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45We were a shambles, really.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47When you think of a rear-wheel drive,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51rear-engined sports car, you don't immediately imagine a Twingo.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54But you seemed to have quite a good time in it.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57They stitched me up good and proper, but... I'll take it, man.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01The thing about the Twingo GT is that it's fun, bottom line.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03One of the great pleasures of driving isn't necessarily
0:13:03 > 0:13:06going fast, it's going through the motions of driving a car
0:13:06 > 0:13:10in a way that implies speed so, you put it in first gear...
0:13:10 > 0:13:13You accelerate, you watch the rev needle build.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Change up to second gear, watch the rev needle build and you just
0:13:15 > 0:13:19wring it out and you push the car to its limits. You stretch it.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22You can't do that in something like a Chiron because you have to
0:13:22 > 0:13:26change at 3,000 rpm, and you can't keep accelerating through the gears
0:13:26 > 0:13:28to get to the car's ultimate performance.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30But in the GT, you can.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- So you think the Twingo's better than a Chiron?- No.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I think what's interesting about the Twingo is that in principle,
0:13:38 > 0:13:39I love the idea.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I love the idea that a manufacturer's been brave enough
0:13:41 > 0:13:45to make an ordinary car that has an unconventional layout.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49The problem is, it doesn't feel rear-wheel drive enough for me.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Yeah, we tried all sorts of things to switch the traction off
0:13:51 > 0:13:54completely, but it just... It kept kicking in, which is the reason
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I couldn't do my victory doughnut properly.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- That and a lack of skill. - LAUGHTER
0:13:59 > 0:14:03But, you know, in some instances, you can actually get the tail to
0:14:03 > 0:14:06waggle just a tiny bit, maybe, like, six inches and you get a rough
0:14:06 > 0:14:09approximation of what it's like to drive a rear-wheel drive car.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Can we talk about the Brabus Smart car because that sounds
0:14:12 > 0:14:15like a bit of a contradiction in terms, is it not?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18There's always been a Brabus kit for the Smart.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Since the very start, there's somehow been this need
0:14:21 > 0:14:24to go faster the car that is the least go faster car on the planet.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25I've never really understood it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29But that one's actually quite pokey now, isn't it?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31And it's quite a sporty bit of kit,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34so I can see merit in the Brabus Smart thing.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I mean, Tinie has Brabus-ed his Smart. Many people do.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I'm staggered at how much people spend Brabus-ing their Smarts.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Chris, it's from one extreme to the other for you.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Why don't you tell us what you're thrashing around the track tonight?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46OK, George.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48When you think Bentley, you think luxury.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Built-in picnic hampers and, as we saw earlier, curtains.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55It's a car that you aspire to own but not necessarily drive.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59That's for your chauffeur to take care of, but Bentley claims
0:14:59 > 0:15:03that its Mulsanne Speed will entice you back into the driver's seat.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Well, let's see.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10The Bentley Mulsanne Speed has, wait for this...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14..530 horsepower, but most importantly,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16811 foot pounds of torque.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Those are the numbers you normally find in a boat.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24It costs £252,000 and - would you believe it? -
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Bentley wants you to decide as an owner
0:15:26 > 0:15:28whether you want to drive this thing or sit in the back.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29It's that good to drive, apparently.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Well... A little slide.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33I can't believe that.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37It weighs so much, and it will still slide.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Quite sprightly, you know. I mean, it feels enormous,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44but it's so comfortable and my heated seat is just magnificent.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Look at that, slidey slidey.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Oh, yes!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51About 250 millimetres less wheelbase, but we're 45kg lighter.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54It's like an RS version. Can you imagine?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56It's just absurd!
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Every other car I've driven so far today cannot handle standing water,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01but the Mulsanne is so big and heavy, it just sort of
0:16:01 > 0:16:05ploughs its way through, forcing those tyres into the surface.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11That shouldn't be possible.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14What a ridiculous car! I love it.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18The engine is a push rod V8, which is insane.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20They built a new push rod V8.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24This is old tech made because it gives a sense of character
0:16:24 > 0:16:27to the car which sounds bizarre, but it works.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It's an eight-speed gearbox. The engine only revs to 4,500 rpm,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34but it suits the character of the car because it accrues speed.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38It doesn't so much accelerate as just sort of get there.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Oh, yes. The slippery bit on second-to-last is lethal.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44What the hell is Gambon going to be like?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Shall we slide round it? Go on, one more side.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50And over the line sideways in a £252,000 limousine.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52APPLAUSE
0:16:55 > 0:17:00Chris, that car, it takes 400 hours to assemble by hand and then
0:17:00 > 0:17:03another 12 hours just to polish it and you treat it like that?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05You could wreck it in a matter of minutes.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09It's a genuinely absurd motor vehicle. I love it.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11It shouldn't be able to do that and it's really,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15totally needless to develop it to that level of performance,
0:17:15 > 0:17:16but they did because they could.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Would you have a chauffeur or would you rather drive it yourself?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I would definitely drive the vehicle. I think it's great.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Rory, what do you think of this? - I think it's great.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I think it's ludicrous that it's able to do that stuff and
0:17:26 > 0:17:30slide around, but the key thing is still what it's like in the back.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I mean, if you sit back there, you've got these tablets that
0:17:33 > 0:17:35rise out of the seats in front of you at the press of a button.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37It's got these, like, foot rests in the back.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39It's proper aeroplane-style seats.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42It's got a fridge in between the rear seats.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44It's just the perfect car for being driven around in.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46So this wouldn't... It wouldn't tempt you
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- into the driving seat, then? - It wouldn't, no,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51but the thing about Bentleys is they're actually brilliant cars
0:17:51 > 0:17:55to drive as well and what they do to make it luxurious is really special.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57But they don't think of the driver.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Now, from luxury to pure speed.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Chris, tonight we saw you drive the Chiron.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Now, this car is all about performance.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06It's taken over from the Veyron as the world's fastest production car
0:18:06 > 0:18:08and, Chris, you had the honour of being
0:18:08 > 0:18:10the first journalist to drive it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12How was that, mate?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Well, it's an average day at the office, really. No, it was...
0:18:15 > 0:18:17It was one of the best days of my working life.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18It was absolutely magnificent.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20We had an empty runway.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22We didn't have access to the second key,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25which actually doesn't worry me as much as I thought it would.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Erm... What is really impressive is that it's much more than
0:18:29 > 0:18:30a straight line exercise.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35It's a rounded car that excites on so many levels,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37but you never tire of just pinning it
0:18:37 > 0:18:40and looking at the numbers come up on the speedo. It's amazing.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42What does it feel like?
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Erm... It's...much noisier in terms of engine intake noise
0:18:46 > 0:18:47than I'd expected.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50It's surprisingly lively.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53There's an interesting piece of physics going on
0:18:53 > 0:18:55with the car when you accelerate.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58So, the car's all about tyre pressures, OK?
0:18:58 > 0:18:59But what happens is,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02you get your pressures up and start your run going fast, but the airflow
0:19:02 > 0:19:05over the front tyres is so severe because it's accelerating
0:19:05 > 0:19:07and it's channelling air through the front rads,
0:19:07 > 0:19:11that they cool the tyres down, so the pressures drop.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13So as you go up through, you expect tyre pressures to rise.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15They don't. They suddenly drop.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17So you find yourself with warnings pinging off the whole time.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19You have to do two runs to get the pressures up
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and then it starts to get really stable.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26The aerodynamics are fascinating as well. Have you got time?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- I could talk about this for a while. So, basically...- He likes this.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Sorry!
0:19:31 > 0:19:34It's channelling air in through the front rads there
0:19:34 > 0:19:36and then accelerating it down the side of the car.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40So, it's effectively a side downforce.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42So, if you try and turn the wheel at 180,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45the car does not want to budge really at all.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47It's just been held there. It's like a bike.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50When you try and roll over on a bike at high speed, you can't.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- So it's just built to go really, really fast.- Nice, nice.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- What does it feel like? - LAUGHTER
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Really fast!- OK, good.- Yeah!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02And, Rory, so, Chris was saying in the film that obviously
0:20:02 > 0:20:06he loved his car, but it wasn't the revolutionary car
0:20:06 > 0:20:07that the Veyron was back in the day.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Did you expect this to change the game a little bit more?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I mean, the Veyron did change the game.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It came out and they set a new benchmark.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15When the Chiron came out,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I think everyone kind of half-expected them
0:20:17 > 0:20:19to go down the route of hybridisation,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22adding batteries and electric motors and all this stuff.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24And I was a little bit disappointed it didn't.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26It seemed like it was using similar technology,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29but I actually respect what they've done with the Chiron because what
0:20:29 > 0:20:32they've done is they said, "Look, we're not going to take the easy way
0:20:32 > 0:20:36"of adding more power which is to add batteries and electric motors,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38"we are going to wring every last drop of performance
0:20:38 > 0:20:40"out of what we have."
0:20:40 > 0:20:44And made it more insane than the Veyron, more desirable,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46and for that, I salute them.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49And another thing it does actually faster than the Veyron
0:20:49 > 0:20:50is guzzle fuel.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55So, the Veyron could empty its 100 litre tank in under 12 minutes.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57The Chiron takes under nine.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58So just to put that into perspective,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02and I'm not saying that it's a better car than the Chiron,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05but for comparison, my Megane... LAUGHTER
0:21:05 > 0:21:09..could do over 750 minutes on 100 litres.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- They're impressed. - So it's a better car.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- It's a better car, then. - I'm not saying that.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17It's a bit of a useless stat, that one, actually.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Bugatti also states that if you run flat out for 35 miles on the tyres,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23you need to replace them.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26So I suspect you'd need to have five sets of tyres
0:21:26 > 0:21:27before you even emptied the tank.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30So the Megane is...better.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- A better car.- Shit. - LAUGHTER
0:21:34 > 0:21:38In Dubai, you weren't always just flooring it at the top speed.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40You were also covering a lot of distance and that meant
0:21:40 > 0:21:42you had to eat on the move.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Eating on the move in the Chiron.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51This is called a...
0:21:51 > 0:21:53an energy ball.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Hazelnut and raisin.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Could it look more like a dog poo if it tried?
0:22:00 > 0:22:01That is a nugget of dog poo.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Some of the tastiest dog poo you'll ever eat.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Actually, is it actually a poo?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Matt LeBlanc was actually seen
0:22:20 > 0:22:22tampering with the snacks at one point.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24LAUGHTER
0:22:24 > 0:22:25That's disgusting.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Look, I'm cruising along in my hyper-car
0:22:29 > 0:22:31and I've got some snacks there.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Matt LeBlanc was in the back of the EWB Bentley,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38not unlike this one here, with the cooler, a fridge and probably
0:22:38 > 0:22:40a three-course meal being served to him by the Emirati Stig.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It wasn't really fair, but looking back now,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46it did look suspiciously like a nugget of dog poo.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Well, on that very weird note, that's all we have time for tonight.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Rory, what have we got on next week's show?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55All right, well, George and I show you how to off-road UK-style
0:22:55 > 0:22:57and by that, I mean in the mud.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Chris gets his hands on one of the Ford GT's closest
0:23:00 > 0:23:04but much less expensive rivals, the Nissan GTR.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07And Eddie and Sabine drop by to talk King Of The Hammers.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Don't miss it.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12We'll see you next week for more Extra Gear. Goodnight.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14APPLAUSE