The GREATEST Driving Road in the WORLD | Top Gear

He's at the end of the road with another car. Thankfully, the damage was light. -My hat! -The washer bottle. Yeah, it smells of detergent. Is everybody all right in that car? -That's his second bit of bad luck. -Whose? James's. That's his second car of the day. -James... -Are there any cars you won't destroy? How many cars have you destroyed today? I didn't destroy it. I'd stopped, as you saw. I saw you driving like an absolute maniac -into this poor man's classic Dacia. -Shut up! Anyway, James, as you know on Top Gear... -Yes, goodbye. -Thank you. Our hunt for the fabled road was not going well. And then it got worse. It went dark, we couldn't find a hotel, the petrol stations were closed, and because I was very low on fuel, I found a quiet dead-end road and suggested we sleep in the cars. That put James and Richard in a bit of a mood. Listen, I can cheer you two up. Would you like some cannabis? -Yes, please. -Right. -Thanks. -Eh? That's cannabis. No, specifically, it says it's Swiss cannabis ice tea. -That's the best sort. -You can get this in petrol stations. They sell cannabis in petrol stations here? Would you like some plum liqueur in a bottle the shape of a violin? -Say yes. -Yes, it's just what the doctor ordered. -Oh, dear... God! -It gives you a fantastic natural feeling. Plum liqueur and cannabis! That's never been tried before. Give us a go. It's good. -Right, so, we sleep in our cars? -Yes. I haven't got a back seat. I told you, you brought the wrong car. When I chose it, I should have thought, "Better get one with a crap back seat!" Just get in your car. Well, that's the plum liqueur gone! We set about our unplanned consumer test. So, it is a four-seater. They sell it as a four-seater. That must mean a human being can get in the back. Sorry! Sorry, everyone. -What are you doing? -It's a design fault. People are trying to sleep! I'm going to sleep in the front. Bloody hell! Oh, sorry, mate! You sleep all right? Yeah. Yeah, well. Good. -Did you not use the back? -No, I tried... What's that? It's a dam, but it's all right, it's quite safe. I should imagine it was built by the Russians or the North Koreans. So, we'll be fine. Had I known you'd parked us next to that, I wouldn't have enjoyed such a deep sleep. The quality of all Soviet buildings is fantastic. I'm sure that'll be... Why don't you shut up? We set off once more in search of our road. Oh, my God! Oh, yes! Suddenly, I'm awake. And soon we reach the mountains where the road surface became as pimply as a teenager's face. Look at the road now! It's practically ploughed! This was yet another problem for James in his supercar. Please let it end! The torture went on for hours, but eventually, the mountains gave up their secret. Look! God! That's the most amazing road I've ever seen. Built in the '70s, this is the Transfagarasan Highway. 6,000 tonnes of dynamite were used to make it. And 40 lives lost. But from above, it looks like every great corner from every great racetrack in the world has been knitted together to create one unbroken grey ribbon of automotive perfection. This is what we came here for! Oh, yes! Our cars had done motorways and city centres and gypsy villages. They'd been slept in and written on, but now they had a chance to let their hair down. Oh, that's heavenly. That traction control in a setting that allows a little bit of slip. Look at that! The grip! The balance! Can't beat the work on this. But here on this road, the happiest bunny of us all was James. I brought the right car! Lamborghini payback time! Oh, yeah! I have to say, this is one of the two or three best cars in the world right now. And the strange thing is, those two are driving two of the others. The road just got better and better. We were wrong! This is better than the Stelvio. This is the best road in the world! And the Romanian helicopter cameraman wasn't bad either. What a finale to our Grand Tour! Just want to say, Romania, thank you for having us! And can we stay... forever!

Channel: Top Gear

Views: 4,923,633

Rating: 4.9241071 out of 5

Keywords: BBC, BBC Worldwide, Top Gear, Top, Gear, Topgear, Cars, Car, Autos, Auto, Motoring, Jeremy Clarkson, Jeremy, Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Richard, Hammond, James May, James, May, The Stig, Greatest Driving Road, in the world, Search, Romania, Transfăgărășan Highway, Transfagarasan, best driving road, Aston Martin, DBS Volante, Ferrari, California, Lamborghini, Gallardo, LP560-4, Spyder, Aston Martin DBS Volante, Ferrari California, Lamborghini Gallardo, LP560-4 Spyder

Id: PhSanuvCrOA

Length: 8min 9sec (489 seconds)

Published: Sun May 05 2013

Reddit Comments

[u/francois609]

where is this?

[u/twodogzz]

Is that near 12th and Chicon?

[u/EonzHiglo]

Stelvio Pass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelvio_Pass