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Season 14  "High-Performance Off-Roaders"  14x4

Aired 15 years ago - Dec 06, 2009

Jeremy puts the Renault Sport Twingo 133 through a stringent examination in Belfast with a helping hand from actor Ross Kemp. Richard samples the delights of airport vehicle racing, Guy Ritchie is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, and there is also a group test of the latest high-performance off-roaders from BMW, Audi and Range Rover.

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Our venue for this ground-breaking event
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The drivers climbed into their chosen machines,
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ENGINE WHINES
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Ha-ha!
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Maximum revs!
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which will be brilliant
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But we do not actually insist
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No, that doesn't work, does it? That's the worst metaphor ever.
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No, I think After Eight mints.
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OK, get this, right.
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He does. What do we need to get him?
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They work for Bob Knob, do they?!
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Yeah. So let's move on. You see, it doesn't matter what sort of a person you are.
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We weren't expecting that. We looked up some figures in the office
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..he could beat it.
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Still, if you want one, get your nurse to find you a crayon
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Still, at least you get a lot of torques.
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they are completely bonkers and pointless.
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Little things.
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We don't really need a film crew or a director to make Top Gear any more.
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 23
and that's jolly nice if you live in Houston or Abu Dhabi or somewhere else where petrol is cheap.
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 24
you still get that amazing screen that allows you to make movies.
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 25
Yes! That is just genius.
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Obviously! The leather is the stuff they use on the very finest business jets.
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..in here we find the glasses, the vodka, the whisky, obviously,
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Some say that the drinks cabinet in his car
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So, everybody, open your mince pies, put your Bobby Sands together,
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I can't believe I'm talking so much about winching!
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Have you done the outside? The A-Team thing with the big wheels...? No, it looks like a builder's van.
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 34
Tell us a bit about it. I wanted to do a bigger movie than any movie I've done before.
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Is that CGI? Some of it. That's a big budget thing going on right there.
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It was either me or Sean Penn, and I don't think Sean Penn worked in Joe's Brasserie.
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No question about that. No idea how fast you'd have gone on the dry, but I can tell you,
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"was driven at high speed through a shopping centre and then off a Royal Marines landing craft, into the sea."
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Oh, has anyone got any Night Nurse?
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Its got a radio, air conditioning, electric windows
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in a front-wheel drive car, the heavy engine is pressing down on the driven wheels,
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No, I'm not going to make that. I'm not going to make it.
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He'll be driving along in it and he will think,
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The drivers climbed into their chosen machines,
#2
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 3
ENGINE WHINES
#3
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 4
Ha-ha!
#4
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 5
Maximum revs!
#5
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which will be brilliant
#7
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But we do not actually insist
#8
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 9
No, that doesn't work, does it? That's the worst metaphor ever.
#9
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 10
No, I think After Eight mints.
#10
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 11
OK, get this, right.
#11
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 12
He does. What do we need to get him?
#12
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 13
They work for Bob Knob, do they?!
#13
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Yeah. So let's move on. You see, it doesn't matter what sort of a person you are.
#14
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We weren't expecting that. We looked up some figures in the office
#16
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..he could beat it.
#17
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Still, if you want one, get your nurse to find you a crayon
#18
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Still, at least you get a lot of torques.
#19
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they are completely bonkers and pointless.
#20
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Little things.
#21
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We don't really need a film crew or a director to make Top Gear any more.
#22
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and that's jolly nice if you live in Houston or Abu Dhabi or somewhere else where petrol is cheap.
#23
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you still get that amazing screen that allows you to make movies.
#24
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Yes! That is just genius.
#25
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Obviously! The leather is the stuff they use on the very finest business jets.
#26
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 27
..in here we find the glasses, the vodka, the whisky, obviously,
#27
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Some say that the drinks cabinet in his car
#28
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So, everybody, open your mince pies, put your Bobby Sands together,
#30
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I can't believe I'm talking so much about winching!
#32
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Have you done the outside? The A-Team thing with the big wheels...? No, it looks like a builder's van.
#33
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Tell us a bit about it. I wanted to do a bigger movie than any movie I've done before.
#34
Recap of Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4 (S14E04) - 35
Is that CGI? Some of it. That's a big budget thing going on right there.
#35
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It was either me or Sean Penn, and I don't think Sean Penn worked in Joe's Brasserie.
#36
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No question about that. No idea how fast you'd have gone on the dry, but I can tell you,
#38
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"was driven at high speed through a shopping centre and then off a Royal Marines landing craft, into the sea."
#39
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Oh, has anyone got any Night Nurse?
#40
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Its got a radio, air conditioning, electric windows
#43
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in a front-wheel drive car, the heavy engine is pressing down on the driven wheels,
#46
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No, I'm not going to make that. I'm not going to make it.
#47
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He'll be driving along in it and he will think,
#49
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