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Season 12  "Communist Cars"  12x6

Aired 16 years ago - Dec 07, 2008

Jeremy asks whether the Eastern bloc countries ever made a good car, and Richard assesses the performance of new German sports model the Veritas. The latest Ford Fiesta is also put through its paces in a stringent road test, and London mayor Boris Johnson is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

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The biggest problem by a country mile is the big round thing in front of me.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 5
Yes. You know Jeremy's wife's got one of these? Ah... Very fond of it, big fan.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 6
I should add, since I drove the car, Veritas have given it
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 7
Now we must find out if the Caterham can do any better.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 8
Quite a heck of a lot faster, because it's up here!
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 9
Every year, they do a survey in which they ask the whole world
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 10
Yeah, no... That's just a noise.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 11
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 12
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 13
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 14
What's it like on the top of Everest? It's all right.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 15
work it out. It's...
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 16
Really, I genuinely congratulate you for your bravery.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 17
They replaced the excellent disc brakes with drums, which were worse.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 18
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 19
The Cortina was a whole pound more expensive.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 20
Elitist! The coils, James, are from a Bulgarian's biro.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 21
..the Zzzgggz 968.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 22
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 23
Well, Mr Scargill, a quick canter through some other Eastern Bloc cars will prove you wrong.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 24
We dropped it from a 23-storey tower block.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 25
Still, having it here enables us to answer an important question.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 26
Russian communism is better than British communism.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 27
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 28
It does work well as a brazier.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 29
That's what it feels like. That's unbelievable.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 30
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 31
Argh!
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 32
These three cars - Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 33
What you find is that people are far from loving - shout all sorts of hostile things. Who shouts
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 34
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 35
You cycle, have you not been attacked by a bus driver?
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 36
But they need to look in their mirrors. Let's move it on.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 37
"The essence of it is, in my view, not to change up until you hit about 6,000rpm."
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 38
Can I just talk about the Olympics?
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 39
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 40
If you believe that cars cause global warming, get a Range Rover and it will warm it up.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 41
That's lovely. Watch out for the rubber tyres. The rubber tyres.- Yes, missed those. Come on, Boris.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 42
Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 43
What I thought I'd do is break the road test down into segments. Hopefully, cover all the bases.
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I got out of the shopping centre and the 'Vette didn't.
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Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 2 #2 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 3 #3 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 4
The biggest problem by a country mile is the big round thing in front of me.
#4 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 5
Yes. You know Jeremy's wife's got one of these? Ah... Very fond of it, big fan.
#5 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 6
I should add, since I drove the car, Veritas have given it
#6 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 7
Now we must find out if the Caterham can do any better.
#7 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 8
Quite a heck of a lot faster, because it's up here!
#8 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 9
Every year, they do a survey in which they ask the whole world
#9 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 10
Yeah, no... That's just a noise.
#10 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 11 #11 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 12 #12 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 13 #13 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 14
What's it like on the top of Everest? It's all right.
#14 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 15
work it out. It's...
#15 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 16
Really, I genuinely congratulate you for your bravery.
#16 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 17
They replaced the excellent disc brakes with drums, which were worse.
#17 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 18 #18 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 19
The Cortina was a whole pound more expensive.
#19 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 20
Elitist! The coils, James, are from a Bulgarian's biro.
#20 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 21
..the Zzzgggz 968.
#21 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 22 #22 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 23
Well, Mr Scargill, a quick canter through some other Eastern Bloc cars will prove you wrong.
#23 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 24
We dropped it from a 23-storey tower block.
#24 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 25
Still, having it here enables us to answer an important question.
#25 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 26
Russian communism is better than British communism.
#26 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 27 #27 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 28
It does work well as a brazier.
#28 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 29
That's what it feels like. That's unbelievable.
#29 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 30 #30 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 31
Argh!
#31 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 32
These three cars - Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari.
#32 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 33
What you find is that people are far from loving - shout all sorts of hostile things. Who shouts
#33 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 34 #34 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 35
You cycle, have you not been attacked by a bus driver?
#35 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 36
But they need to look in their mirrors. Let's move it on.
#36 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 37
"The essence of it is, in my view, not to change up until you hit about 6,000rpm."
#37 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 38
Can I just talk about the Olympics?
#38 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 39 #39 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 40
If you believe that cars cause global warming, get a Range Rover and it will warm it up.
#40 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 41
That's lovely. Watch out for the rubber tyres. The rubber tyres.- Yes, missed those. Come on, Boris.
#41 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 42 #42 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 43
What I thought I'd do is break the road test down into segments. Hopefully, cover all the bases.
#43 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 44 #44 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 45 #45 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 46 #46 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 47 #47 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 48 #48 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 49
I got out of the shopping centre and the 'Vette didn't.
#49 Recap of Top Gear Season 12 Episode 6 (S12E06) - 50 #50