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Now on Top Gear,
They are american icons
but which is the best
modern muscle car?
Wow! That's fast!
We'll find out
As we flex them
in every possible way.
What?! No!
The 1960s was the decade
of the muscle car.
It was all about big engines,
Drag racing,
freedom, and rebellion.
But over the past few years,
Muscle cars
have made a comeback.
In 2008, Dodge brought back
the Challenger.
The Camaro ss arrived in 2009.
And then there's the Mustang,
Which has been bulking up
since 2005.
But are these cars worthy
of the "muscle car" name?
To find out, we each chose one
and headed to L.
A.
This is the 2012 Dodge
Challenger SRT8.
It looks mean.
It sounds mean.
It's got more horsepower per dollar
Than any other car on the market.
This car was born out of the
muscle-car era of the '60s,
And the muscle-car
formula's pretty simple.
It's all about a big engine
In a two-door car with four seats.
This car is the best retro
muscle car on the market.
Wow.
Huh?
Not only the best
modern-day muscle car
The best muscle car ever.
You know, you can't
just call it a muscle car
By sticking a "5.
0"
emblem on the side.
No.
You know why I
call it a muscle car?
Zero to 60 4.
3 seconds.
Perfect.
- "Perfect"?
- Yes.
That's how you would describe
the history of the Mustang?
- "Perfect"?
- Okay.
All right.
Fine.
There were some dark areas.
Some?
Mustang II, terrible.
I give you that.
The four-cylinder Mustang?
Mm, that was bad, too.
The six-cylinder Mustang,
Which every dude in
Florida thought was a GT?
Why do you always have to
focus on the negative?
- Well, we got a Dodge Challenger
- Yep.
- And we got a Ford Mustang.
- Mm-hmm.
They do not make the GTO anymore
Which really started
the whole thing.
Which leaves Tanner with one option.
Look.
He's got the Barbie Chevy.
Wow.
You're even dressing
like a girl.
Oh, come on, now.
It's just what Rutledge
usually wears.
That's a really nice shirt.
I give you the 2012 Camaro SS auto.
You know what?
It's an LS motor.
It's used in everything
from airplanes to boats.
- It's got a modern suspension,
and it's the right size.
- Mm.
Would you ever buy
a Chevy Camaro?
A new one?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
That's not necessarily
the question.
I would buy this.
The question is,
"what is the best
retro muscle car?"
How many horsepower you have?
- 400?
- Yeah.
Does your husband have one?
Our first challenge
was 20 miles away
at the L.
A.
River,
so we hit the road.
You know what I like
about muscle cars?
Rebellion.
That's what it's about.
They were loud.
They were brash.
Big engine, light car.
Go fast, straight line.
This Mustang embodies
The rebellious nature
of a muscle car.
And the Mustang never
went out of production,
Unlike the Camaro
or the Challenger.
I love driving this car.
I really do.
The reason this is the
best muscle car here
Is because it does everything.
It's got looks.
It's got performance.
It's got the power.
That's what a muscle car is about.
It's about making other
people look over
And go, "wow!
That's a cool car.
"
Look at that.
The harder you hit the gas,
the more you smile in this car.
That's a good feeling.
I mean, what's that
Camaro say about Tanner?
"I'm very boring.
"
that's what it says.
I'm not saying that I am a
huge Camaro fan as a whole.
I'm just saying that
it's a better choice
Than the other two for the
muscle-car challenge.
The SRT8 that car is giant.
When you see that it hits
Rutledge's head,
Like, proportionately, you
know something's wrong.
And the Mustang's still dealing
with the same old-school issues
That it had back in the '60s
Live rear axle, high center
of gravity, heavy front end.
The Camaro has stayed true
to its original form.
It's about the right
size for a muscle car.
Oh, look who's here.
The SS.
Super sassy.
Sure, the paint job on
this Camaro's a little bit weak
And it's an automatic
and the interior is beige.
And it's an automatic.
Okay.
I'm screwed.
I bet I've seen the movie
"Grease" 100 times,
and I have wanted to
drive in the L.
A.
River
since I was a kid.
Yeah!
This is awesome!
Fellas, do you see what I see?
There is a homeless dude
washing his body in the river.
Oh, this is weird.
Not that, Rut.
Those.
Oh, look at that.
No freaking way.
Look at that.
Wow!
Wow.
Oh.
Look at it.
There is a god, and he drives a Ford.
'69 Camaro SS.
This is the reason
I picked the Camaro,
because that is badass right there.
Excuse me.
- That is badass.
- It is.
- So is that, by the way.
- Wow!
Let's drive these things.
Come on.
Read the paper.
Let's go drive.
Okay.
Gentlemen, pay attention.
"In the 1960s,
the highest form of youthful
rebellion was drag racing.
"
Oh, yeah.
Yes.
We're gonna get
to drag race these things!
"To see which of your cars
"is most worthy
of the 'muscle car' label,
you will drag race
on this dry riverbed.
"
Partially dry.
"You will begin in the original
versions of your car,
"then switch to the modern
versions at the halfway point.
The first car to finish wins.
"
Okay, so, to there and back.
Right.
Done.
Oh, my gosh.
Gentlemen, you ready?
All right, here we go.
In 5, 4
Come on, baby
Oh, getting sideways!
I'm even with the Challenger!
Dig!
Oh, there it goes!
He's gone!
The Challenger is so fast!
Rutledge is gone!
Oh, this thing
is a rocket ship!
Oh, this thing doesn't
brake very well.
But he's braking early!
That big pansy!
Wow! That is sketchy.
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Ohhh!
Oh, I almost hit him!
Holy I almost hit him!
Seat belt on.
ohh!
Seat belt on.
Start the car.
Oh, I'm the water!
That's reverse.
Oh, I'm still in second.
Crap.
Come on!
Oh, no.
Here comes Rutledge.
Go! Go!
Oh, you're kidding me!
Yes!
Beat by an automatic Camaro!
No!
That was terrible.
I thought I had absolutely
no chance at that.
Ugh.
I am ashamed right now.
- I'm ashamed of myself.
- Yeah.
I'm ashamed of how much
power that Challenger had.
Yep.
Oh, my god.
We were dead even,
and you just horsepowered by me.
- Yeah.
You know what happened?
- I horsepowered by you,
And then I realized
I had to stop.
- You backed out of it.
- And I hit the brakes,
and there was almost
nothing there,
which is why I slowed way down.
Long story short,
the two faster cars just
got smoked by the Camaro.
That's a lucky win I might take,
but I'm gonna take it.
- Let's get out of here.
- I'm gonna take it.
Oh, my god.
Do you smell that aroma?
Smells like victory!
- That's what victory smells like?
- Yeah.
Tire smoke and old spice?
Coming up, the competition
over which is the best
Modern muscle car
takes a shocking turn.
I'm gonna poop.
Welcome back to "Top Gear,"
where we're trying to find
the best modern muscle car.
So far, I got to say, it's
a little bit of awesome.
Camaro took first place
in the drag race,
Even being an automatic,
which means you guys suck.
I'm just saying.
I will tell you this
I like it a lot in black,
But the paint job you had, my
friend, was fabulous!
It was
it was fantastic.
Whatever.
I am one up,
you guys are at scratch,
and there's more
where that came from.
Our next challenge
was 60 miles away
At a drive-in movie theater
in Riverside, California.
In the 1960s muscle-car heyday,
there were 5,000 drive-ins
across the country.
Our challenge was to do
a slalom circuit
in the parking lot,
a 360-degree turn
around a flag,
and then race
back to the finish line.
But there was a catch.
"To give you a flavor
of the twitchy handling
"of the original muscle cars,
you will race
"while connected to an
electronic muscle stimulator.
Fastest time wins.
"
Where would you put it?
I'd put it on him.
- Pecs.
- Pecs?
Done.
You go first.
- Pecs, and I go first?
- Yeah.
Mount 'em up.
Drive-ins have humps
throughout the parking lot
To raise each car up,
Giving it the best view
of the screen.
This terrain would definitely
be a handling challenge.
- Okay.
I got the electrodes.
- Okay.
You gonna hook that up?
- Yeah.
To my pecs.
Oh, gosh.
You want me to hold that for you?
Hell, no.
No, I'll just hold on to it.
You're not holding on to
anything that's attached to me.
What are you gonna set it at?
Controls go to 8.
So we'll go to 7.
Ohh! That was 3,
and that's scary.
Ow.
Ow.
Let's see 5.
That's 4.
I don't want to do this anymore.
Okay, get in the car.
You're ready.
Leg up.
Leg up.
Leg up.
This seems incredibly safe.
Oh, it's like being stung by bees.
Officially one of the
worst ideas ever.
This is twisted right now.
All right.
Give me a countdown, fellas!
Ow! Aah!
We just got to get the
yeah, let's just make sure
- Let's look like we're talking
about the stopwatch - Come on!
But just make him
sit there longer.
Okay.
Ohh!
Oh, but look at the stopwatch.
- Yeah, that one.
- You ready?
Ow! Ow!
Yeah.
Ow.
Ah, is that bright?
Did I get you in the eye?
Ow!
Hey, it's pretty bright.
All right, fellas!
Let's go!
Okay, you ready? Here we go.
Yeah.
You ready?
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
Hold on.
Ow, ow, ow.
Ow! Ow!
First turn.
Ohh!
- Oh, That hurts.
- Look at his face.
Whoa.
Oh.
He is just
He is going for it.
Tweet, tweet, tweet.
Tweet.
Oh!
- Nice little hop there.
- Wow.
I'm impressed.
Kind of keeping his composure
a little bit, considering.
Ow!
Oh, that looks bad.
I spoke way too soon.
Wow.
All right.
aah!
Now clutch kick around.
Ow.
Ow.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Is he gonna
crash into the flag? No.
That's close enough to the flag.
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
Okay, um, you know what?
Let's stand back here.
Let's just scoot back a little bit.
Ow.
Aah.
Ow.
Ow.
Whoa!
Wow!
Oh, that hurts.
How'd I do?
Here's the thing
that's freaky
That thing seems to make you
a better driver.
So, it was decided
Adam should always wear
an electronic muscle stimulator
while driving.
48 seconds was
now the time to beat.
Rutledge was up next
and decided to connect it
to his stomach.
Oh, gosh!
Oh, that is really
that is really working!
I'm gonna poop.
I'm pretty sure I'm
gonna poop my pants.
That sucks.
This is a bad idea.
Get in there.
Ow!
That is so painful.
I am definitely gonna throw up.
Ah.
Mm.
I'm ready.
Let's go.
Holy hell.
Ow!
Ow!
There he goes.
Oh, gosh, that hurt my stomach.
Holy crap.
Oh, gosh.
He's getting out of control.
He's got elbows and *** everywhere.
ow! Oh.
Man, the Georgia
is coming out of Rutledge.
Oh, god, that hurts!
It's so hard to concentrate.
And around the flag.
There you go.
Completely missed
the flag altogether.
That's close enough.
ohh! That's so hard to do!
Here he comes.
This is the scary part.
Almost there!
Stop!
I'm gonna throw up!
Son of a
Ow.
Oh.
Holy [bleep].
Turn that off.
Turn that off.
Turn that off.
How'd he do?
Rut wasn't able
to beat my time.
Race boy was up next, and since
he is a professional driver,
we had to keep
the competition even.
So I found a special place
for his electrodes.
You look so sad,
like a little, lost puppy.
Oh, what is happening?
What is happ this go!
Here we go.
Aah!
Ow! Ow!
Look at that.
Oh, it hurts!
Oh, gosh!
Look at that.
No!
Oh, this is so awesome.
It's like you hope something like this
Will happen to your friend,
and then when it finally does,
It feels so much better.
Oh!
Around the flag.
Oh, my teeth!
Nice.
Nice, full circle.
That's quality right there.
Oh
Finish line! Finish line!
Finish line!
- Oh!
- Oh!
Oh!
Aah!
Get this damn thing off of me!
That one looked faster.
Yep.
It was slower.
It was?
So, Adam took the challenge.
Why are you so angry?
You look miserable.
I can smell my teeth right now.
Coming up, our muscle-car
challenge continues
Let's go get him.
And Rutledge and I race
across the old west
against horses.
We're in the middle
of trying to find out
which is the best
modern muscle car,
but in the last challenge
I got to be honest
it seemed like
more sadistic torture.
I mean, how does sticking
electrotherapy pads
and shocking electricity
through your brain
test muscle cars?
The important thing about
that whole challenge was I won.
Yeah, and that was crazy.
Somehow, being electrocuted
makes you a better driver.
Oh, it makes you a better
everything.
I'm wearing them right now.
All right, so, the Mustang
won the handling challenge,
but to show Adam what
Mustangs could really do,
Tanner and I took two
new souped-up versions
that would put your little
girly one to shame,
and we put them to the test
out in the old west.
This is Dead Horse Point
in Utah.
Its desolate canyons
and brutal terrain
make it almost impassable,
But there is one thing that
still rules this frontier
The horse.
Back in the mid 1800s,
the Pony Express rode across
these wild expanses of land.
But today
horses have gotten
a lot faster.
But I wanted to know
just how much faster.
So to find out, we were gonna
take on two horses
in an epic race
from Dead Horse Point
Down to the mighty
Colorado river.
All we needed now was to get
ourselves some serious ponies.
It's sexy.
It's fast.
The 2012 Roush Stage 3 Mustang.
540 horsepower
supercharged 5-liter v-8.
60 grand.
I'm not normally a Mustang guy,
but for this race,
There was only one choice.
The 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302.
It's basically a rolling tribute
to the original '69 Boss,
The first muscle car
of the Mustang lineup.
It's got a 5-liter V-8
pumping out 444 horsepower,
which hopefully is enough
power to beat one horse.
We had the cars.
We had the horses.
Now it was time to race.
So, the challenge today is,
can we, with our
new-school technology,
Beat their old-school thought?
Yeah, but over this kind
of nasty terrain,
they can just go straight there.
The roads go all the way
around these huge cliffs.
The horses could cut
straight across country
to the finish line
seven miles away,
but they would be going across
some of the roughest terrain
in America.
Our cars would be traveling
on paved roads the entire way
But have to travel
a full 46 miles to the finish.
In keeping the spirit
of the Pony Express,
where riders would have to
hand off mail-filled satchels
to each other mid-gallop,
We'd be using leather
saddlebags for our relay race.
I would begin the race
in the Boss
And then make the hand-off
to Rutledge in the Roush
at the halfway point
23 miles down the road.
The second rider
was also staged
halfway to the finish line,
waiting for the hand-off
from Buzz and Johnny Cash,
3 1/2 miles away.
The starting line
was on a perfectly straight
stretch of road,
But tragically,
the speed limit was 25.
and that's 25.
That's all I can do.
What?! No!
No!
This sucks.
And off he goes.
While I was stuck at 25,
Buzz and Johnny Cash
galloped off,
heading straight
across the grasslands
to the edge of the Mesa
three miles away.
Buzz and Johnny Cash
had already covered a mile
and were just 2 1/2 miles
from the hand-off point,
but the Boss was
about to be unleashed
because just ahead
was a 75-mile-an-hour zone.
All right, here comes my line.
Oh, yes!
Sounds like the engine is right
basically between my feet.
It's really a nice sound.
The shifting is super positive.
It really is fast,
But what you notice about
this car is how composed it is.
There's no drama, even the way
the engine picks up its speed.
I'd managed to make up time
as I took advantage
of everything modern technology
had to offer,
and we were back in the game.
Buzz and Johnny Cash
were re-creating the past
at 10 miles an hour.
For the first time
in this race,
the boss had the advantage.
Then the road began snaking
down to the valley below.
I know Mustangs are great
in a straight line,
but in the corners,
I had my doubts.
I don't know.
That felt pretty composed.
That felt pretty balanced.
Got to be honest with you.
This is all feeling quite good.
That was so fun.
Come on, 3G.
Come on.
Meanwhile, Buzz and Johnny Cash
had reached the cliffs
Just a few hundred yards away
from the head of the canyon,
where the second rider
waited for the hand-off.
Their hand-off was perfect.
And if Rutledge and I
were gonna have a chance,
Ours would have to be the same.
Hey, Rutledge, you ready?
Rutledge, you got a copy?
Rutledge.
Yeah, where are you?
- There you are! There you are!
Get in your car! - What?
- Get in your car!
- What are you doing?!
Go, go, go, go!
Come on! I'm coming up here!
Rutledge, I'm gonna do a 180,
And then I just want you to come
up next to me copy that?
What?
What are you talking about?
What are you doing!?
You're going the wrong way!
Come on! Come on!
Catch it!
Okay.
I can't go over the line.
Take it!
Just throw it!
Just throw it to me!
Throw it!
I got it!
What?!
That's a terrible throw.
God, Rutledge.
I'm getting in there!
Our hand-off couldn't have gone worse.
Come on!
It was clumsy, it was slow,
And worst of all,
I was stuck riding shotgun.
What took so long?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What?
- I'm gonna go the speed limit.
I don't want to get a
ticket in this thing.
You're going 22.
It stands out.
It says 30.
It's a 30-mile-per-hour zone.
That means speed limit.
You go under that.
Oh, you're almost going 47.
Be careful.
You might hit the limit.
That's the highest you can go.
Rutledge's driving
was making me lose hope.
But thankfully,
our four-legged competition
was reduced to a slow walk
As it recovered
from the gallop.
This was our chance
to get back in the lead.
Yeah!
Like it, right?
Good.
Ease off.
Feet on the power again.
We are gonna brake before
the turn, just so you know.
Full throttle.
And release.
Ease off.
Wait for it.
Feeding on a little more gas.
Stay in your lane.
Feeding on.
Feeding on.
Yeah.
Full throttle.
I mean, I've driven a car
before, you know.
This was gonna be a close one.
- Really? Short-shifting at a
time like this? - Awesome.
Hammer down.
Hammer down.
Ricky and Slinger
were in full gallop
with just 100 yards to go.
You got to go fast.
Go, go, go.
There he is! There he is!
There he is!
- Losing was not an option.
- Go, go, go, go!
You got it.
No! Hammer down!
100 years of research,
racing, design, and engineering
would all be for nothing
if we couldn't beat
just one horse.
Watch out for the rocks.
We're gonna die.
Go, go, go, go!
Come on, hammer down, Rut!
Unbelievable.
Oh, come on.
Do you know what this means, Rutledge?
I'm pretty sure this means we lost.
- Nice work.
- Good work.
I just can't believe we
got beat by a horse.
Yeah.
It seems wrong.
I mean, we had hundreds of
horsepower, and they had two.
Yeah.
Luckily, we have somebody
to push every car we
drive to the limit.
His name is the Stig.
So, which one of these is gonna
be fastest around our track?
Dead even off the line,
although the Roush
probably has a little advantage
in acceleration.
Coming into the first corner,
though,
the Boss looking very composed,
very balanced
With that boss up on
the top part of the screen.
Dead even as they come
through the chicane.
Stig and Stig together
on the same screen.
Don't know
what to say about that.
Little bit of a drift
from the Roush
as they come into the teardrop.
This will be
the Boss' advantage,
putting that power down
very successfully.
But the back straightaway
has to be given up to the Roush
with its higher horsepower.
Both cars just screaming
down the back straightaway.
135 miles an hour.
By the tires.
Looks like the Boss
has a slight edge.
In to the braking zone we go.
Cameraman's corner.
Is the Stig driving them
differently?
No.
Exactly the same
in both cars.
The only difference here
is one car to the next.
The boss makes it
through the last corner.
It's too close to call!
And across the line.
I've got to say
Wow!
Right?
Those were some impressive,
impressive-looking laps.
Before we get into the times, though,
I mean, how much more is this car?
Sticker price.
Uh, what, $15,000 and change?
$16,000?
I mean, it's got to be, yeah.
I mean, that's a lot more car.
It does have
You guys want to see the times?
Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah!
Well, the Roush, will all of
that money and fancy horsepower,
came in with a 1:28.
9,
which puts it right above the Evo.
Wow!
And the measly Boss
basically stock.
Boss 302, though.
I mean, it is a mean car.
You're right.
Smaller block.
Came in with a 1:28.
2.
The Boss takes it!
Yeah!
No way.
Yeah.
Ties it with the V12 Vantage.
Incredible.
Wow!
It just goes to show it's
not all about horsepower.
If you find the right balance,
you get the right brake feel
and steering feel,
kind of combine it all into
a performance package.
Yeah, yeah.
Exactly
all of those things
Are exactly why you should
buy a Dodge Challenger.
Coming up, our muscle-car
challenge continues
Oh, you are kidding.
And we have a run-in with
the top dog of the species
Boys, we got company!
Stock cars.
We've set up to find
what the best modern
muscle car was
Dodge, Ford, or Chevy?
So far, Tanner's ***'
Camaro had won the drag race
Yeah!
And with the help
of a performance enhancer
Ow! Ow!
Adam's Mustang had taken
the handling test.
Ow!
My Challenger
had been shut out.
I was determined to change that
at a place I know well
The Auto Club Speedway
in Fontana,
Nascar's home
in Southern California.
This was the perfect place
for me to prove
that my Challenger was
the best modern muscle car.
Oh, man.
I love this.
I can't believe we
got this whole track
to ourselves, fellas.
Unbelievable.
Hey, what's that noise?
Probably just some
Camaro Thunder.
That ain't Camaro Thunder.
Yeah, I hear something.
Boys, we got company!
Holy
Oh, you are kidding me.
We just got passed
by real race cars.
Okay, I'm going home.
That's I'm good.
And I need a change of pants.
All right, let's find out
what we're doing here.
I tell you what this day
keeps getting better and better.
Amen to that.
All right.
"The Stig has lapped
your cars on this oval
"and achieved a top speed for each.
"to see which of your cars
"best lives up to the
muscle-car legacy
"of making high speed
accessible to the masses,
"you'll each attempt to get as
close to that speed as possible.
Closest top speed wins.
"
If we were even going
to get close to those speeds,
we would have to make
a few modifications
to make our cars
more aerodynamic.
Yeah.
You didn't do anything.
Really?
You just made this car yours.
What did you do?
You made your own splitter.
I did.
And I believe that's
garden-edging plastic,
- Is it not?
- Absolutely not.
It is high-tech carbon fiber.
No! I've seen that before.
I used that on a Honda once.
- Yeah, it's gardening divider.
- Yeah.
Oh, you are kidding.
Free beer?
Free beer.
How's that for Nascar?
I'm at a total loss.
You're up first.
Gentlemen, pay attention.
Really?
That's how it just went down?
What did the stig do in this?
So you need to go 153 miles an hour.
Yeah.
You just get one shot
at this, you know.
I know.
Once you leave this line, that's it.
It is on.
So, once you leave pit row, you
are on the point of no return.
Yeah.
It's like a qualifying lap in Nascar.
It's like a qualifying lap.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Thumbs up.
Cue the burnout.
Patrick, you ever been
on a Nascar track before?
Uh, no.
Yeah, it's a bit intense.
It's time now for "Big
Star, Small Car,"
and our celebrity today
is one of my favorites.
It is Patrick Warburton.
Thank you.
So, how you feeling?
Are you ready to get out
there on the track?
I'm not a great driver.
I'm fearless and dumb
behind the wheel.
Let's see what happens.
I think that's a good combo.
Good luck.
We'll see you in the hangar
when we're done.
Good luck.
All right.
Let's do this.
At the moment, Arlene Tur has
the fastest time on our board
With a 1:42.
4.
Let's see what Patrick can do.
That's not good.
All right, looks like
he's carrying a lot of speed,
going wide on the first turn.
Now he's coming in
to the chicane.
Look at that.
He downshifted.
We don't see that there
very much.
That was pretty.
Little squeal as he's turning
down in towards the teardrop.
That was not very pretty.
Nice transition.
Pretty smooth.
Coming up
towards the backstretch.
Ooh, and look how quick
he gets over towards the grass.
At the halfway point,
Patrick is just 1/2 second
off of our fastest time.
Oh, he is hauling the mail.
Oh, stabs a brake, corrects it.
Gets it to turn back in there.
Smooth as silk.
He's really pushing
that thing around.
Abhorrent driving.
A lot of speed there
through the S's.
Coming up to the last turn.
Nice and smooth.
And across the line.
Whoo!
Patrick, come on up.
Hey, buddy.
How you doing?
Grab a seat, please.
Yeah.
Let me just say
I am a huge, huge fan of yours.
You're the voice
of joe on "Family guy,"
Puddy on "Seinfeld,"
"Rules of engagement.
"
You were the tick.
I mean, you've done it all.
Man, I love you, so
Aww.
Just had to get that out.
This is gonna surprise you.
One of us on the stage
has owned a Chevy truck
jacked up on 44-inch tires,
and it is not me.
I want to know,
how did you end up
in this midlife-crisis car?
All right.
This is what happened.
I'm at the Pomona swap meet.
There's this lone car
that looked just like that,
and it's sitting there.
It had 1,500 miles on it,
And, you know, it was
just a $30,000 price tag,
So I knew something was up.
Salvage title car.
It had been wrecked, you know,
like, out of the box.
Somebody wrecked it.
And I just thought for fun,
you know, I'd pick it up.
I had it checked out.
It was straight.
You know, got an alignment on it.
I was told that, "the welds aren't too
pretty, but it ain't gonna break.
"
So, then
So, I buy it, and I said,
"all right, cool.
All right.
"
And at the very first light
you know, I'm 6'3".
My head sticks up about 3
inches above the windshield.
I couldn't have felt
more conspicuous.
And I just got in this thing.
I'm like
And then I just start
sinking in the seat.
I'm like, "oh, my god.
I'm that guy.
"
You're that guy.
But, now, you went from that car
to what I think is a real car
A '69 charger R/T with a 440.
I mean, that's a beautiful car.
It's an interesting shot there.
It looks like something
for Fore magazine.
Yeah.
Seems like you love golf.
I'm about as good at golf
as I am at driving, so
What would you name a car like that?
Oh, that's Angelina.
- Angelina.
- Angelina, yes.
Any reason?
Any particular reason?
Uh, you know
Dark, sexy, mean, sultry,
Like miss Angelina Jolie, see?
And, then, the motor home is named
The motor home is named Pammy,
after Pam Anderson.
Just big, bodacious, so
And also, too, it also just
kind of irritates the wife,
so it's fun to do.
I was gonna say, have you ever thought
about naming something after her?
Because that seems like
a better path than
I'd get less hell for it,
but it's not as fun.
It seems like it would
be awkward at times.
Like, "I'll be underneath
Angelina if you need me.
"
"I'm sorry.
I can't hear you.
I'm in Angelina.
"
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, I want to hear, how did
you feel like your lap went?
I mean, did you feel
like you learned a lot
When you were out there?
The one thing that I can really recall
is that you're cognizant
of everything.
He teaches it.
You know what you got to do.
But when you introduce
the adrenaline aspect
and you really want to do well,
then all of a sudden,
everything goes out the door.
But I don't know.
All right, so, let's take
a look at the leader board.
There's a lot of good times up there.
Arlene Tur's still at the top.
Kid rock.
That was a wet lap.
That was impressive.
Where do you think would be
a good spot in your mind?
I'm going to guess
that I am between
I hope that I'm between Ed and Rick,
'cause there's
a good gap there.
You think here.
Ed and Rick.
Yes.
Between Ed and Rick.
So, that is considered
a good time to you.
No.
No.
But it's not the worst.
Patrick, you did it
In 1:41.
8!
No way!
Really? Wow!
Congratulations!
Really?
Yeah!
Patrick Warburton
the top of the leader board!
I had no idea.
Right there.
Coming up
This is it.
We find out just how fast
our modern muscle cars can go.
Don't die.
Don't die.
Don't die.
There's a lot of debate
As to which
was the first muscle car.
But one thing
everyone can agree on
is how you make a muscle car.
Take a small car
And stuff in the biggest
engine you can find.
We've been trying
to settle an argument
which is the best
modern muscle car?
Tanner's girly automatic Camaro
had somehow won the drag race.
Yeah!
And my Mustang won the
handling test.
Ow!
Rut's Challenger
had won nothing.
So it all came down
to the final challenge
At the Auto Club Speedway
in Fontana.
The stig had lapped our cars
and reached the top speed.
Our task now was to match it.
I was up first and had to
get to 153 miles an hour.
I'm just listening
for the crash.
Uh-oh.
Scary turn.
Little too fast.
Little too fast.
Turn 3.
He's going fast, actually.
Oh.
Please don't die.
Don't die.
Don't die.
Don't die.
Hold on.
Hold on.
Hold on.
Oh, wow.
Down the straightaway.
Can't look down anymore.
Coming in to the turn.
That is way faster
than I thought he would go.
Ooh.
Oh, these turns are scary!
That's good.
That's good there.
Damn, is that fun!
I understand this whole
Nascar thing now.
How'd you do?
How fast?
The last time I looked down
was 141.
I'm impressed, man.
That's hauling it.
Okay, so, that's 12 miles
an hour slower than the stig.
And it would've been probably
only 138 without the stickers.
Good point.
Who's next?
Done.
You're up.
Splitter, do your thing.
Splitter.
Yeah.
Looks like a shark
with the splitter, right?
Looks like a shark
with an overbite.
The stig had gone
151 miles an hour in my car,
which was fast,
but I was confident
that my state-of-the-art
aerodynamic garden edging
would make it even faster.
All right, stig.
You and me, mano y mano!
This is it.
Oh!
The lip fell off!
What the hell was that?
I think I lost my splitter.
Let's go back for that thing.
That counts.
That's his lap.
What did he say to me?
"Once you leave pit row"
Oh, you're gonna
have to call him on that.
Watch me.
- Just a quick fix.
- No, no.
There's no quick fix.
No quick fix?
I just need a little duct tape.
There's no duct tape.
That's your run.
I'm gonna throw it
back on here.
No.
Stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop.
You left pit row.
You said one shot.
Once you left here, that was it.
"once you leave pit row.
"
what?
yes.
How fast did you go?
- 74! - 74!
And what was stig's top speed?
- 151.
- 151.
I'm not good at math,
but I will tell you
that, uh, you lost.
- Love you guys.
- Yep.
Tanner was out,
and I was up next.
Oh, man, I love it
When you feel it climb up
on the banking like that.
If I was gonna beat Adam
and get my Challenger
back in the game,
I was going to need to go
at least 152 miles per hour.
All right.
Get up by the wall.
Come on, Challenger!
We can do it!
Wow.
Rutledge is pushing it.
Man, he's on it, huh?
In Nascar, they're hitting
I'm doing 140,
and it is scary as hell.
He is ripping down the back
straightaway into turn 3.
Holy crap!
Oh, my gosh.
I'm sweating.
Oh, man.
Here we go.
I made it! I made it!
I made it! I made it!
Holy
Wow! That's fast!
All right.
So, let's figure out
where we're at.
- You won the drag race.
- Yep.
I won the handling challenge.
You went fastest in a circle.
- Very fast, thank you.
- Three-way tie.
It's not a three-way tie.
We all won one event.
I would like to say
that the Challenger went
the fastest on a Nascar track.
They race that car in Nascar,
it wins there.
Therefore, I'm the winner.
Oh, because the muscle cars had
everything to do with Nascar.
Well, not exactly.
I mean, what are muscle cars about?
Quarter-mile.
That is right.
And that's what the Camaro won,
And that's why the Camaro
takes the challenge.
I disagree.
No.
Absolutely.
It's a three-way tie.
It's easy math.
You won one, I won one, you won one,
and I am the last one to
speak, so that is that.
Goodbye.
Thank you very much.