0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hi, I'm George Lewis, and welcome to Extra Gear.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06It's the final show in the series, and it's a good one.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09We get nautical and go behind the scenes
0:00:09 > 0:00:11as Matt and Rory launch the SsangYacht in Monaco.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15It looked a lot calmer from the dock, didn't it?
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Chris gets his hands on the new Audi TT RS and finds out whether Porsche
0:00:18 > 0:00:20has anything to worry about.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Well, they say these things are hairdressers' cars,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24but this one's got 400 horsepower!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Extra Gear does some important consumer testing in a Golf R.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Don't try this at home unless you've got some budget hockey equipment on.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32OK?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Oh, yeah. This is Extra Gear.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58APPLAUSE
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Over the course of the series, our intrepid Top Gear team has
0:01:01 > 0:01:03tackled all of the automotive challenges we
0:01:03 > 0:01:08threw at them. 200mph top speeds, drifting through holes in walls,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10and life-size arcade games.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13In the final Behind The Scenes of the series,
0:01:13 > 0:01:14they faced a new challenge...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16out at sea.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22The day had finally arrived,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26it was time for the SsangYacht to take its maiden voyage.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Morning, how are you?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Morning.- And as an excited cast and crew prepared
0:01:33 > 0:01:35for life on the ocean waves,
0:01:35 > 0:01:40Harris was being his usual cheery self in the car park.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I'm now sitting in a van, facing away from the sea,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47which feels really odd, because when you're by the sea,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49you normally look out to sea. But I'm not allowed to see the boat.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I've no idea what it looks like or what they've done.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54As you can tell, the suspense is killing me,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56I'm so desperate to see the van.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Stand by.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04And...action.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Look at that.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Come on. Feast your eyes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Ahoy!
0:02:13 > 0:02:14THEY LAUGH
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Rear Admiral Reid at your service.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Nice! - Oh, he's going to hit that now.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Whoa!
0:02:25 > 0:02:26It's got some juice.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29It's just a crash waiting to happen, isn't it?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30- He's got it...- It's all under control.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- He's got it under control, for sure. - Your windscreen's cracked, Rory.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And things were only going to get harder out on the open sea.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52There do seem to be some substantial swells out here.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55It looked a lot calmer from the dock, didn't it?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58It's a little bit choppy, I'm not going to lie.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07THEY LAUGH
0:03:07 > 0:03:08- Whoo!- Yeah!
0:03:17 > 0:03:21So, Extra Gear, let me just sum up the situation.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23We're in a minivan,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26in the sea, and everything appears to be going quite well.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29This boat is a spectacular triumph of design.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Chris Harris is currently at the controls.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33He's never, ever driven a boat before.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36And this thing's quite top heavy,
0:03:36 > 0:03:40so it has a tendency to roll over if you do things wrong.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Getting me to test this boat is like
0:03:49 > 0:03:52taking a child off the street and asking them to
0:03:52 > 0:03:55test the new Bugatti Chiron.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I am so underqualified, so I'm just going to say, "Stuff it,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- "give it some tap."- And you'll fit right in.- Nail it!
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Yeah, baby! Yeah!- Whoo!
0:04:13 > 0:04:19That's nice! I've got my head out the window, like a dog!
0:04:23 > 0:04:28I will begrudgingly concede that it's not utter crap.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Yeah!- Come on! - See, it's a winner!
0:04:34 > 0:04:36With Chris's ringing endorsement in the bag,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39it was time to film with Eddie, ship to ship.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Ahoy! Afternoon, boys!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Eddie!
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Are you reviewing our boat?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Boat International correspondent at your service!
0:04:53 > 0:04:55But the hardest challenge of the day was going to be shooting the
0:04:55 > 0:04:57drag race.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01OK, here we go. And three, two, one...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Action.- Go!- Stand on it!
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Hold on!
0:05:08 > 0:05:11That thing's quick but we're quicker!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Yeah, baby! See you later!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Whoa! I don't want to die!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26OK, let's make a turn.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27You've got the camera boat on your left.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I see him, I see him, I see him...
0:05:29 > 0:05:32OK, a little more.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Go, go, go, go, go, go, go...
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Go! OK, he's coming up on the left.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Whoa, Rory!- We're all right, we're all right, we're all right...
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- We're going to win!- Whoo!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Thrilled as we were at the result,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57we soon realised the boot had slammed shut during the race,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59trapping us inside the SsangYacht.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Where are you going?- I'm going to fix the hatch.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Matt sprang into action, preventing our impending burial at sea.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07OK, open it. There we go.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Get that hinge on on that side.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- I think that's up. - Whoa, whoa, whoa...
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Dude!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20With the SsangYacht's emergency exit no longer sealed,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23it was time to get back to the luxury challenge at hand.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Despite Chris's lack of nautical experience,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28he jumped at the chance to show us what he could do on the water.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- All right, engine's off. In you go. - It looks quite cold in there.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Get in there.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43- Get in.- Argh! Blimey, that's deep.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- How's that feel?- BLEEP- cold.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- Ready?- He doesn't look happy.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Shut up.- OK?
0:06:54 > 0:06:55OK! Nail it!
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Whoo!
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Yeah!
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Nice work, Harris.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Do you know, I think this guy is a master of all forms of transport.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16He's great!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- OK, wave coming up. - Wave coming up!
0:07:32 > 0:07:33Come on in, Chris.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Whoo! We have just proved, you can
0:07:36 > 0:07:39ski behind a Korean MPV outside Monaco.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Mate!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43THEY LAUGH
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Once all the excitement had died down,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47we realised we were missing something.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I don't know where the other ski is.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Down there, I'd imagine.- Down there somewhere.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57So in the finest naval tradition, we set sail to find it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Where did he drop the ski? I don't see it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Stop, stop, stop, Matt!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Turnaround! Found it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Hang a left, hang a left. - I don't see it.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Where is it? Oh, there it is. I see it. Is that it?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17- That's a stick.- Oh!
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- Cut it, cut it, Matt. Cut it.- See it?- Keep going,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- keep going...- Can you see it? - Can you see it?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Oh, no. It's seaweed.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- It's that same- BLEEP- stick. - It's the same piece of wood.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39LAUGHTER
0:08:45 > 0:08:48So now they're back on dry land, let's bring on Chris and Rory.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03So, the SsangYong Rodius.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- Yes.- First of all, Rory, what was it like to drive on the road?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Well, what a lot of people don't know about the Rodius
0:09:10 > 0:09:12is that it's a driver's MPV.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- OK? It's actually rear-wheel drive. It's not a four by four.- Yeah.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18So the rear wheels can spin up, it's got a manual six-speed gearbox.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Or five-speed, I can't remember. But basically, it handles quite well.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24And it's actually quite a decent car to drive.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26There's not a lot of feedback in the steering,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29it's not very responsive or agile, and it is kind of slow,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- 0-60 in 15 seconds. - About 15 seconds, yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34But you can light the rear wheels up and have a good time.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36You can doughnut in a Rodius.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- So you like it?- No. Not really. It is hideous.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41- That is the problem with it.- Chris,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I can tell that maybe you don't agree with this.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I've never sat in a conversation where someone opened with, "So,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49SsangYong Rodius..." It's
0:09:49 > 0:09:51never happened before. And I hope it never happens again.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53But they designed something that
0:09:53 > 0:09:56looks terrible, doesn't drive very well,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58regardless of what Rory says.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- It's all right.- So it's a total disaster.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01And the amazing thing is that
0:10:01 > 0:10:03however bad you think it is on paper,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07when you see it in the flesh, it's even worse, isn't it?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It's kind of got a hint of BMW X6 about it, actually.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Apart from the bit on the edge.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Right, you can do this on your own, you two.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Come here, come here. You don't like the X6 either.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21- Clearly.- No, I don't. Look, it's a remarkable thing, isn't it?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Yeah, it was designed by Ken Greenley, as I said,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26who is this super-hot design guy.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And he wanted it to be nautical.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31And I think they executed that really well.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35And that is what brought me to the Rodius and inspired our creation.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39It was designed to capture the elegance of a luxury yacht.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And you and Matt took that, and you ran with it, didn't you?
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- Oh, yeah. We ran...and we sailed. - Yes!- It was a hell of a thing.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48We spent, what, three months building this thing behind you.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49You say "we".
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Me, Matt and a couple of professionals.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Tell us about the features in the car.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57So, you had the TV-on-a-rope.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59That was impressive. The foot spa.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- Yep.- One thing we didn't see was the hot tub.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04Ooh! The hot tub!
0:11:04 > 0:11:06We've got a clip of that as well, actually.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Here we go.- Deleted scene. - You want to see this.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Cannonball!
0:11:19 > 0:11:21That's warm!
0:11:21 > 0:11:24So warm! Whoo!
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Ah, that is lovely.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29So warm. So warm.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Come on in.- No, thanks.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Is that a wrap?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen!
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Thank you!
0:11:50 > 0:11:52We shot that in December.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And even though it is in Monaco, the water is freezing.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57And then you get this thin film of diesel.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- Yeah!- And then the torpoodo, so it wasn't a very pleasant environment.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05But you were kind of impressed with the boat, weren't you, Chris.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07And am I right to think that you
0:12:07 > 0:12:08didn't see the boat until that moment
0:12:08 > 0:12:11that it pulled up in front of you, right?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12I hadn't.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15And it was a shocking moment.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Yeah.- It was a shocking moment,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19because I didn't quite know what I was looking at.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20And it was horrendous.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23And now, of course, I think it's completely magnificent,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25because of the fun we've had in it.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28But it was amazing, because it was so convincing.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31As it rolled towards me, I thought, "Well, it's just a boat."
0:12:31 > 0:12:33And then you see the windscreen.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35And then you see the C-pillar.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37And then you can't un-see it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41You were the man chosen to test-drive this on the water,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43so that must have been quite different to your usual test.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Yeah, well, I'm uniquely qualified to do that, because I know nothing
0:12:47 > 0:12:49about boats, and I can't really drive a boat.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50And I'll let you into a secret,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53the SsangYacht isn't that stable.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56And it's got quite a bit of grunt as well.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Yeah.- And what I do know about boats is that
0:12:58 > 0:13:01if you don't get them up on a plane,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04they basically plough through the water, and they're very unpleasant.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06This thing took a while to get it up on the plane,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and then it would sort of pitch around a bit.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10And so the whole thing felt...
0:13:10 > 0:13:13It felt like a dynamic situation
0:13:13 > 0:13:16that could either end in triumph or death.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Did you feel reassured having Captain Rory in there?
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Admiral. Admiral.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Admiral Rory in there?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Yeah, the Admiral was slightly worrying.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26You did look a bit like a North African dictator,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30and you had awarded yourself a massive amount of medals.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Rory, we have got to talk about the outfit.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Yeah, I insisted.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I wasn't coming in anything other than my sailor whites.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40We've actually got a scene that was deemed too sexy for the main film.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- Yeah?- We'll show it to you now.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- I mean...- Come on!
0:14:08 > 0:14:09That's pretty top shelf!
0:14:11 > 0:14:13All it needs now is a box of Kleenex.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20I have to say, that race, the race between us and the big boat...
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Yeah?- ..he gave it the absolute potatoes,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26and a bit of a swell had built up.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28And I mean, we were not supposed to see the props in the film.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30You can see the thing out of the water.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- We caught air. - Proper air. I couldn't stand up.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35I went over twice.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Then the boot lid came down, and we felt we couldn't get out.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Yeah!- You could see how much fun we were having.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- It looked a laugh.- It was brilliant fun.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47So, I mean, final word on this one, SsangYong or SsangYacht?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49SsangYacht.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51SsangYacht every day of the week.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Look at it, it's a design icon now.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54Yeah, it's beautiful.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Now we've cleared that one up, Chris,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59why don't you tell us what you've got lined up for your final lap of
0:14:59 > 0:15:00- the series?- OK, George.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I may not be completely besotted with the new Cayman S,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06but it's still probably the best sports car you can buy for around
0:15:06 > 0:15:08£50,000.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11The Audi TT RS comes a very close second, though.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15So I thought it best to take this opportunity to have a closer look.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Launch control.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20That means 0-60 in 3.7 seconds.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24And this one will do 174mph.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Yeah, the TT RS,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28well, they say these things are hairdressers' cars,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30but this one's got 400 horsepower.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34And sort of still understeers.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37That was a bit more neutral, but the dreaded H word is
0:15:37 > 0:15:40still here, Haldex. You know what Haldex is, don't you?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42It's the four-wheel drive system they use in the Golf.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45So, at best, it's 50-50 torque split front to rear.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47You can just feel, as I accelerate there,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50it just wants to push. At the moment that you want the rear axle just to
0:15:50 > 0:15:54swing round, it pushes. That's why, ultimately,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57even though this thing is massively impressive and hugely fast,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I still don't think of it as a genuine driver's car.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04I think it's a really fast, very competent, quite stylish coupe.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08How was that in terms of sub genre of sub genres?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12But that engine, you could buy this car for the engine alone.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14It really is that good.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19It's just musical, it has great throttle response,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21even though it's turbocharged.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24And it's one of the best production car engines I've driven in a long,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27long time. I think it's such a great surprise,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29it almost makes the entire car.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35That's the only way to make it oversteer, bung it on the way in.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39So yeah, it's a hairdresser's car, but just one with a massive...
0:16:39 > 0:16:41dick.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50So, you liked that, didn't you?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It's a really interesting thing because, for me,
0:16:53 > 0:16:54it sort of resurrects that
0:16:54 > 0:16:56philosophy that Enzo Ferrari had in the '70s,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59which was, "You give me a load of money and I'll give you an engine,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01"and I'll throw the rest in for free."
0:17:01 > 0:17:03You pay for the engine, the car comes for free.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Sadly, the rest of the TT doesn't match up to the engine.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10You guys probably know, and everyone knows that Volkswagen owns Audi and
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Porsche.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13You'd expect, given the name that
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Porsche has, and the image it carries,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18it would have the best engine.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20But the irony is that the engine
0:17:20 > 0:17:23that the Cayman S needs is stuck in that car, in my opinion.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26I don't know what you think. But I just think it's the wrong engine in
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- the Cayman.- OK, let's address the looks first of all.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31The TT is an iconic design,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34but when you try and take it that step further and make it even more
0:17:34 > 0:17:36hard-core than the standard car,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38you start adding these extra bits and pieces,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40like that spoiler on the back.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42You start getting that silver stuff on the diffuser...
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Whoa, whoa, whoa... So you, Rory Reid,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48are not happy that someone has added stuff to a car?
0:17:48 > 0:17:49In this particular instance, yeah.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- That's very interesting.- This is over the top for you?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55The problem is, you can't do anything with it.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57The Audi TT is stuck in this bubble.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00You can't add anything to it to make it look good.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Dynamically, we both agree the looks are questionable.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05What's it like to drive? Forget the engine for a second, dynamically?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's a Golf, isn't it? You can't hide the fact that it's a Golf.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09You know, dress you up in an
0:18:09 > 0:18:12admiral's outfit, you're still Rory Reid.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14And I think that's the same problem here.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17You know, ultimately, it's a case of subterfuge.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19And to be a geek about it, you'll all know this,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22that the four-wheel-drive system in this car is a Haldex system.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25That means that fundamentally it's a front-wheel-drive car that can throw
0:18:25 > 0:18:27a bit of torque to the back when you need it too.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29So in normal driving conditions,
0:18:29 > 0:18:3280% of the torque is going to the front axle on that car,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34which ultimately means boredom.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37That has had a visit from the fun police, and they've gone, "No!"
0:18:37 > 0:18:39But it does sound mega.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I was standing by the track when you were doing your laps,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- and it is insane. - The launch control...
0:18:44 > 0:18:45HE IMITATES ENGINE
0:18:45 > 0:18:47It sounds like Walter Roehrl in a Quattro S1.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Yeah. Would you buy one?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Oh, God, no. Absolutely not.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54So you'd always choose the Cayman over the TT?
0:18:54 > 0:18:58I think I'd have a last of the last generation Cayman GTS
0:18:58 > 0:19:02with the six-cylinder engine over both of them, really.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I think they both slightly missed the mark.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Now, Chris, there was something that you wanted to address before the end
0:19:08 > 0:19:12of the series, a bit of a consumer test, isn't it?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14OK, so electronic handbrakes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18How many people here have got a car with an electronic handbrake?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Who has been driving on the
0:19:20 > 0:19:24motorway, doing 75mph, pottering along, and thought,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27"What would happen if I pulled the electronic handbrake on"?
0:19:27 > 0:19:28You must've thought that.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Yeah, you've thought that! Man with beard,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- he say yes.- Man with beard.- OK, so anyhow, well,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37we went and did it for you because we're a consumer show.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44So this is the new, updated Golf R.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Very exciting. 310 horsepower now.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48But it also has an electronic handbrake,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51which means I can conduct a scientific experiment.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Mate, what am I doing here? - You're ballast.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Ballast?- Yeah.- Well, why haven't I got any of this protective stuff?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Because you're bigger than me, and you'd upset the weight balance,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03side to side, of the car. This is science, Rory.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Come on, get with it.- Well, why don't you get Matt as ballast?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Matt involves lots of paperwork, sadly.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- What, and I don't involve paperwork? - No, you don't. Right, here we go.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Consumer information for you, you're driving along at motorway speed.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17That's 120mph.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18German motorway speed.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Don't try this at home unless you've got some budget hockey equipment on,
0:20:21 > 0:20:22OK?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Here we go. Let's pull the lever.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28BEEPING
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Warning, parking brake active.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35And we're stopping really, really quite gently, aren't we?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Clutch down.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43Well, that was, as science goes, quite useful.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Who would have thought that the brake stopped the car?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48The Germans have thought of everything, haven't they?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50They've literally dialled the fun out of the hot hatch.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53So, what we've got there is just a flap that if you want to pull,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55as a passenger, you could pull,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58and it would be no problem coming to a halt.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00You'd bang your head on the steering wheel, yeah.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It's a good job you wore that helmet.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08That's quite impressive, though, the way they've made that work.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10But it does mean the death of one thing...
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Yeah, handbrake turn.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13I'm going to try one now.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Oh, Rory, this is a very, very sad day.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Computer says no.- Computer says no.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- I'm not having that!- Hang on, hang on, hang on.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I dress like a what?
0:21:37 > 0:21:41What's your story for looking like a total bellend in that video?
0:21:41 > 0:21:42Total bellend. Good phrase.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46The producers told me to do it.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50I'm not clapping that, that's a sad day.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Where's the fun bar? You need the fun bar.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56So that's it, the death of the handbrake turn.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59I just can't see the point in them. They are utterly useless.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02The fact that you don't know what's on or off in half of them.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04The number of times I think it's off, and I drive away.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06And I love the way it gives you that one yard of freedom.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08So you drive one yard, then it stops you.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09And you just go...bang,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11and everyone thinks you're a complete knob in the
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Porsche 911 that you've borrowed.- Yeah.- I mean,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16they free up a bit of space for an extra cup-holder,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18but the death of the handbrake
0:22:18 > 0:22:20is the death of the handbrake turn. And that is... That's tragic.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22So you agree?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Rory Reid, we agree.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Well, what a lovely way for us to end the series.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Thank you all so much for joining us for Extra Gear.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33And we'll see you very soon. Good night.