the goal, you know? it is a very, kind of, active experience. yeah. there s no sitting back and letting the car do its work. you have to be involved. yeah, exactly. and on the left this is the louvre museum. is there something.? i mean, do you think this is part of french identity? yes, it is, of course, yes. with the baguette and the stripes. they laugh ooh! we ll have to stop for a baguette! yeah. you re very brave, because driving a 2cv car is not easy. driving in paris is not easy. driving for the first time in a 2cv car in paris is really, really brave for you. well, now you re making me nervous! there are no airbags, the windows aren t electric and, as for ac let s just say it s pretty rudimentary.
not the goal, you know? it is a very kind of active experience. yeah. there s no sitting back and letting the car do its work. you have to be involved. yeah, exactly. and on the left, this is the louvre museum. is there something.? i mean, do you think this is part of french identity? yes, it is, of course, yes. with the baguette and the stripes. they laugh ooh! we ll have to stop for a baguette! yeah. you re very brave, because driving a 2cv car is not easy. driving in paris is not easy. driving for the first time in a 2cv car in paris is really, really brave for you. well, now you re making me nervous! there are no airbags, the windows aren t electric and, as for ac, let s just say it s pretty rudimentary. but for some reason, the french
really seem to love the 2cv. as long as that remains the case, the car they called the tin snail will keep ploughing its own furrow on slow lanes everywhere. christa there at the wheel of an absolute classic, right here in paris, back in 2018. right, it s time for us to cross over to a completely different part of the world now, as we transport you from the brisk northern coastlines of europe to the dust and the sand of southern jordan. petra is one of the world s most famous archaeological sites. carved out of the desert 2,000 years ago, it was built by a local tribe called the nabataeans. well, in 2016, i went to see efforts to protect this ancient site from the elements, and from tourists like me.
of the french car industry turned 70. and christa managed to get behind the wheel to give it a spin. i m definitely going to need a lesson, vincent. vincent takes guided tours around paris. now, where is the gear stick? the gear stick is there. 0k! she laughs so, you just turn that, if you want to pass the first one. and pull this is first, 0k? then back to neutral. there? ..and push, second. second. this is very unusual. yeah, i know, it s unique. this might take. please excuse me if we bunny hop up the street. they laugh driving a 2cv feels actually very different to any kind of modern car. you can feel the engine under your foot, you know, and the noise of the car. and it s very physical. and it s not a car that goes very fast, but it s
0k! she laughs. so, you just turn that, if you want to pass the first one. and pull this is first, 0k? then back to neutral. there? ..and push, second. second. this is very unusual. yeah, i know, it s unique. this might take. please excuse me if we bunny hop up the street. they laugh. driving a 2cv feels actually very different to any kind of modern car. you can feel the engine under your foot, you know, and the noise of the car. and it s very physical. and it s not a car that goes very fast, but it s not the goal, you know? it is a very, kind of, active experience. yeah. there s no sitting back and letting the car do its work. you have to be involved. yeah, exactly. and on the left this