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Season 10  "3 Cars in Spain"  10x10

Aired 17 years ago - Dec 23, 2007

Jeremy James and Richard take three cars to Spain: the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4. James drives the new Jaguar XF; Richard looks at beach buggies and Jeremy turns a G-Wiz into a radio-controlled car. David Tennant is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

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The engines are also pretty old hat. You've still got V6 diesel, the V6 petrol
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But, interestingly, this isn't the most powerful version they're going to make.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 4
For years the sleek and modern Germans were having it easy
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It's not a very pretty car. I don't like the way Merc has copied BMW's iDrive system.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 10
Jeremy, there's more to life
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 11
Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 12
It's quiet, it's discreet, it's got absolutely nothing to prove.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 13
- Yes, that's history and tradition. - It's lying.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 14
I'm actually, for the first time in one of our drag races, genuinely tense about this.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 15
I'm just measuring the steering wheel to see whose is fattest.
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- (Jeremy) Yeah, look at the blue line! - It's not that simple. Look at the... Yeah, I...
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 17
Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 18
Go wherever you like. You wanted to be, you wanted to be the Doctor?
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 19
You must be the only Scottish person who's never been in Taggart.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 20
- You wouldn't understand. - Try me.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 21
- It's a good car. - They are good cars.
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- To be fair, Jeremy, I've seen it. - Yeah. Yeah.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 23
is that you did have a bit of a problem with third gear.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 24
What am I looking in my wing mirror for? There's naebody behind me.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 25
(David) That's slow. That's very slow. (Jeremy) Quite pedestrian, there.
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That's...
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here in the glittering West End... of Guildford.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 28
and value added tax on that fuel duty tax
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Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 30
For this experiment we've come here, to Swindon.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 31
Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 32
Basically, it's got ten times more battery power.
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Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 34
Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 35
And now the award for the worst dressed presenter on Top Gear.
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but we've flown him 9,000 miles to be here tonight.
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Er, right, so that's that one done with and it means we can move on to the big one,
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- You go to Italy or France. - Lacking something.
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- I can't, actually, no. - It does.
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Some say that, as we speak, he is actually relaxing in the resort's pool and... he is.
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(Jeremy) The Merc has more power than the Lotus F1 car
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The RS 4 did it in two minutes 43.9.
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It's quietly aggressive. It looks menacing and purposeful but not overstated.
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Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 50
Whoa! That's canvas showing there. So, hang, hang on, your rear tires lasted how long?

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Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 2
The engines are also pretty old hat. You've still got V6 diesel, the V6 petrol
#2 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 3
But, interestingly, this isn't the most powerful version they're going to make.
#3 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 4
For years the sleek and modern Germans were having it easy
#4 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 5 #5 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 6 #6 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 7 #7 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 8 #8 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 9
It's not a very pretty car. I don't like the way Merc has copied BMW's iDrive system.
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Jeremy, there's more to life
#10 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 11 #11 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 12
It's quiet, it's discreet, it's got absolutely nothing to prove.
#12 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 13
- Yes, that's history and tradition. - It's lying.
#13 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 14
I'm actually, for the first time in one of our drag races, genuinely tense about this.
#14 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 15
I'm just measuring the steering wheel to see whose is fattest.
#15 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 16
- (Jeremy) Yeah, look at the blue line! - It's not that simple. Look at the... Yeah, I...
#16 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 17 #17 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 18
Go wherever you like. You wanted to be, you wanted to be the Doctor?
#18 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 19
You must be the only Scottish person who's never been in Taggart.
#19 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 20
- You wouldn't understand. - Try me.
#20 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 21
- It's a good car. - They are good cars.
#21 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 22
- To be fair, Jeremy, I've seen it. - Yeah. Yeah.
#22 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 23
is that you did have a bit of a problem with third gear.
#23 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 24
What am I looking in my wing mirror for? There's naebody behind me.
#24 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 25
(David) That's slow. That's very slow. (Jeremy) Quite pedestrian, there.
#25 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 26
That's...
#26 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 27
here in the glittering West End... of Guildford.
#27 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 28
and value added tax on that fuel duty tax
#28 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 29 #29 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 30
For this experiment we've come here, to Swindon.
#30 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 31 #31 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 32
Basically, it's got ten times more battery power.
#32 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 33 #33 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 34 #34 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 35
And now the award for the worst dressed presenter on Top Gear.
#35 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 36 #36 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 37
but we've flown him 9,000 miles to be here tonight.
#37 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 38 #38 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 39
Er, right, so that's that one done with and it means we can move on to the big one,
#39 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 40
- You go to Italy or France. - Lacking something.
#40 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 41
- I can't, actually, no. - It does.
#41 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 42 #42 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 43
Some say that, as we speak, he is actually relaxing in the resort's pool and... he is.
#43 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 44 #44 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 45 #45 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 46
(Jeremy) The Merc has more power than the Lotus F1 car
#46 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 47
The RS 4 did it in two minutes 43.9.
#47 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 48
It's quietly aggressive. It looks menacing and purposeful but not overstated.
#48 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 49 #49 Recap of Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 (S10E10) - 50
Whoa! That's canvas showing there. So, hang, hang on, your rear tires lasted how long?
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