[00:08] You start your life. Straight light. Yeah. Jesus. How did we get this wrong? Seriously.
[00:28] Where? Where are they? Where are they? >> Which way is it? >> This one. This one. This way.
[00:41] >> But not there. >> He's in the back. it's long. >> I can I can see them running down. >> They're running. Okay. Thank you. >> Thanks.
[01:03] literally holding up the train. >> What can you film more? The brisket or burnt ends. >> I'm going to throw. Come on, Thomas. I'm dead. You're not that old. >> Francis Francis,
[01:18] >> take this. Take this. Take this. Make sure you when the You just need to stand behind the yellow line. >> Right. Sorry. The wrong platform.
[01:32] >> Stand this side. The rules. >> Remember the rules. >> I would hug you. Uh but obviously I'm on the train and you're on the platform. >> Okay. Bye. [clears throat] >> Have fun.
[01:47] >> Have fun. >> Have fun. >> Good. I I have no idea why they want I told them the ex precise location where >> Okay, >> this better be worth it. Seriously,
[02:02] >> this better be worth it. Seriously, >> Thomas and James. >> Okay. >> Jazz. >> Hello, Thomas and James. Lovely to see you both, albeit uh briefly. I hope you
[02:19] enjoyed the jazz. Don't be afraid to drop the clutch, bang off the limiter, drop the clutch, bang off the limiter, and wrestle the talk, dear. I've left a general things to be aware of list in the card in writing. Take care and see
[02:33] you both soon. This card will self-destruct in three, two, one.
[02:46] Dispatch, the suspect has an exploding card which has just exploded.
[02:58] >> Now he calls her Rhonda, >> does he? plate says Ronda. [laughter] >> Don't ask. >> I'm not. I never do with Francis. >> Hold on. It's a small key and it's been
[03:11] >> It's locked. >> Yes, I know it's locked, James. Thank you. There we go. Spiderweb on the wing mirror >> filled with carbon fiber and Alcantara.
[03:28] >> Yes. >> Please don't change the position of Amy's seat. You'll be able to tell. >> Off to a strong start. Well done. >> When cold, it can be quite lumpy due to the map. Please feel free to use the
[03:41] cans on a long droney journey. I believe that is these. Reverse requires a big pull to the right before coming back towards you. please fold the rear seats into the folded position. Always wave at other
[03:55] Honda Jazzes you see in an area, the more pleasant the area is. >> Do not refer to the Jazz as a fit. >> Hang on. Engine warning light will flash when it is time to shift. The red line has been raised to 8600 RPM.
[04:11] >> Yes. That's right off the scale. Please use the pin that I sent you and grab yourself some ice cream with the money that's in the envelope.
[04:27] it. All right. We got a mission. Ready? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Ooh. Holy. Yeah. That's not stuck. Ooh. Holy. Yeah. That's not stuck. [music]
[04:41] >> Here we go. I think it's probably a good idea before we go any further that we explain a little bit about who Francis Bourgeois really is.
[04:53] In case you missed it, Francis Bourgeois is a world-renowned train spotter with a passion for diesel locomotives and wearing a GoPro on his forehead. But perhaps you may have caught wind of the fact that he's also a massive car nut
[05:07] with a collection of cars that would make anyone with petrol in their veins jealous and a completely unique take on the world of all things machines which is why we realized he was the perfect compliment to us as a third host on the
[05:20] grand tour which is coming out on the 4th of September on Prime Video. No one can truly replace Clarkson, Hammond, and May. But somehow with Francis as a third host, we think we accidentally stumbled across something that in its [music] own
[05:34] way feels quite special. Okay, enough of that ice cream. fun story to this car. So, he bought this car because it's his girlfriend
[05:50] Amy's favorite car. >> Yes. in a color that she's always >> Iris Red metallic. >> It's very pink. It's very pink. And this is what she wanted. And he's got the graphics on the side just to Right. It's
[06:05] It's really really cute. And unfortunately, it was a little bit rusty. >> Okay. So, he basically restored this car as if it was a classic because that's how big Francis Bourgeois's heart really
[06:18] >> he has the biggest heart. >> He has the biggest heart. However, he also has some unchecked instability. >> Yeah, >> because he didn't stop.
[06:32] >> You can kind of hear it. >> Yeah, you can kind of hear it because >> Yeah, you can kind of hear it because this car is one of the biggest sleepers I've ever driven. [music] Before we get to that, let's just enjoy
[06:48] driving through Wales, shall we? As is typical, Wales delivered charm, tight streets, [music] and road signs that to us anyway looked like someone sneezed while typing out the words. Despite a heavy drone, the Jazz was perfect
[07:01] strangely good. >> The ride is strangely good. The ride is strangely good. But the journey was still long and the traffic bad, which at the very least gave us a chance to further unravel a bit of the mystery
[07:15] that is France's bourgeoa. You know how someone can recommend a book to you? the train, that book can recommend a person. Okay. They tell you like shoes, they tell you about that person.
[07:30] >> And it's this is actually the perfect metaphor for him because the only thing made it a monster [music] is that shift knob. >> Yep. >> And is slightly pink.
[07:42] >> But it's everything under the surface that you peel away. He's like an ogre. >> Yes. There's layers to him. This has been a a scheme just to get into the >> Yeah, we actually did the entirety of the Grand Tour just for a chance to
[07:55] drive this car >> because it is not what it seems. >> It really, really isn't. >> Edging closer to the villages at the base of the mountain, [music] the drone of the exhaust finally started to get to
[08:07] James. So, he dawned the ear defenders and enjoyed being isolated from the sounds of the world. And I enjoyed this, too. person. >> I know. This is good. I
[08:21] >> You drive me nuts. I hate how you open your cereal box and >> you don't close it in the morning. It drives me nuts. I hate that you pour >> and then you just leave it to >> I love the Welsh writing. It's where
[08:34] where >> everything that you do pisses me off. >> Oh, look. I see. So, if the headphones don't do it, he has provided >> hold on to that. >> And that that is about it.
[08:49] cream flavor is? >> Oh, good question. >> Cuz I know his favorite sandwich is [music] water crest >> And egg. >> An egg and crest sandwich.
[09:01] >> He's also partial to some of the fish stuff, isn't he? [music] >> Have you noticed how he always gets a side of calamari with every meal? >> Maybe that's what he's fueled by. Whenever whenever possible, he'll get a
[09:16] and he hit the whole thing himself. He doesn't share it. >> No. And God forbid you grab one. You will face the wrath of an incensed >> No. No. But he doesn't he doesn't actually get mad overtly, does he? He
[09:29] just makes you feel really guilty. >> There's something in the room changes. >> There's a shimmer. Yeah. All of a sudden >> the walls ice over a little bit. >> the walls ice over a little bit. >> I've done something wrong. [laughter]
[09:45] his exhaust. I can feel it in my cerebellum. [music] >> Yes, but the only reason you would have an exhaust that does this around town is if when you climax it, >> uh, we could find a different word.
[10:00] >> It does something quite special. >> Yeah. >> I think he said do a burnout, didn't he? He said drop the clutch. That's the same
[10:13] >> for Francis. >> For Francis
[10:30] flames, James. That feels like it. You remember how I said there's more than meets the eye? >> Yeah. It's cuz this has the K20A engine from a Honda Civic Type R. an EP3 and a Civic transmission and engine
[10:45] management. So, it's making 215 brake horsepower. All right, that sounds a >> That's like double. >> Wait, doesn't that mean it has VTEC? That means that there it is. [laughter]
[10:59] >> That's genuinely quick. >> It's genuinely a quick car. >> From this seat, that feels as quick as my new Golf R. And the top end for sure. The car enthusiast rule is if there is VTEC, you must locate where it kicks in.
[11:15] >> Yes. Yes, you have to. It's the law. Can we do that? Let's do it. Ready? Air five. >> Give us 8600. >> It's a bit scary. You should be afraid of the red line in a car, you know. You
[11:27] >> should be. But you have to go past the red line. just saw the check engine light comes on to tell you to shift. That's the shift.
[11:42] >> That's what he's tuned in. That is weird. I get a panic. A panic. It's a panic. Yeah, >> but it's what's meant to be. [laughter] >> Sheep. Lots of shape. >> And it's not just the engine. It's the
[11:56] transmission. The shift linkage. The shift linkage is actually from an >> And it's been modified to keep the shifter in the stock location. And so it it. [music] >> Yeah. It's on tine coilovers and it has
[12:12] a limited slip differential. >> That would explain why he spent pretty much the value of an entirely new Supra. >> Yeah. On this Honda. >> Well, he restored it. It It had a restoration at the beginning of the
[12:25] journey of modification. So, it's a restood. >> It's a resto mod. >> Oh my god. >> It's on the front end. There's so much torque steer. Oh, it's such a fun little
[12:38] torque steer. Oh, it's such a fun little fizzy thing. I've driven an EP3 Type R. I think I like this better. It's just so undercover. It is so undercover. Oh, It sounds like a popcorn machine.
[12:57] It does actually literally sound like popcorn popping in a microwave. Bourgeo's popcorn? >> I bet it's the one with the furicake on
[13:09] [music] it. >> Isn't that the thing on the internet >> I'll just cut myself off right there. Anyway, the fun slowly subsided as we settled in to finish up the last bit of our journey in the Drone Master 5000.
[13:24] But eventually, we finally made it to [music] the destination that Francis had [music] the destination that Francis had recommended. cheap. >> I see an ice cream man. >> Hey, ice cream. I might have lost the 10
[13:37] lbs. >> What? >> For ice cream. >> Yes. Good idea, Francis. Thank you. All right. What would Francis get?
[13:53] buddy. >> That's a That's a sheep. >> Okay. Okay. Um, >> I'll have a large, please. >> I will do I'll just do a regular cone. >> He's going to do a regular cone.
[14:06] >> Yes, please. >> Big one. >> Appreciate it. Have a good day. >> Cheers. Cheers.
[14:19] Masculine things in our fast. >> We We will need to edit that out. [laughter] we see poop as we eat our soft serve and go back to our pink jazz. This is this is what the bronzers br effect is.
[14:33] >> Okay, >> he's deliberately left it quite >> That's what doesn't make sense to me. He spent tens of thousands of pounds >> it's scratched. >> It's dented. This paint's coming off
[14:47] >> Yeah. Do you want to know why? Because Francis secretly loves the idea that you look at this and have absolutely no idea what it's capable of because of the sea.
[14:59] He's telling everybody that, "Oh, it's Amy's car. I wanted to keep it looking original." That's not what it's about. It's because he's crazy and he wants to be able to go, "Yeah, okay. It's just my cute little jazz." And then do a
[15:13] cute little jazz." And then do a 38 foot long burnout at 8,200 RPM. >> Okay, >> let's see it. >> Oh yeah, he got the got the valve cover done in pink. Unbelievable.
[15:28] >> What a lad. >> Okay, so there you go. That's Rhonda. That's Francis Bourgeoa. >> All right, I guess the only thing left to do is watch the Grand Tour on the 4th of September
[15:40] >> on Prime Video. >> On Prime Video and eat ice cream. >> Sounds like a good day to me. >> Hello, sir.