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Season 18  "Filming a Climactic Car Chase"  18x3

Aired 12 years ago - Feb 12, 2012

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are on location with the forthcoming Sweeney movie as they take charge of shooting the film's climactic car chase. Clarkson uses his expertise to choreograph the stunt driving whilst Hammond directs the movie's lead actors, Ray Winstone and Plan B, and organises an explosive finale. Meanwhile, back at the test track James May casts a suspicious eye over the new Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring and gives his verdict on the brand new Fiat Panda. Plus, Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

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which manages the way the power is fed to the wheels.
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Ow! It's utterly hopeless.
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And in this, you can use pretty much all of it, all of the time.
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what was the best car he'd ever driven and the answer was not
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 7
So you have to drive them on the track to have fun in them. Yes.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 8
The air's dense and small turbocharged engines like that.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 9
No, it didn't.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 10
is super formed, it's very hi tech. What? How many guineas is it?
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 11
Ketchup comes out of a bottle
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Yes, I will.
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But they're also saying that if it is 6.5, you could get whiplash at that speed.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 14
I've got some actual news. Don't be daft. In our news section?
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 15
Yeah, well, apart from the original Willys Jeep,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 16
Now, if you're under 40, you may not remember
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 17
And then there was the Bond film in Vietnam and it was just
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 18
That is very clever.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 19
The Long Good Friday. Grit, anger in there. The Long Good Friday. Anger.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 20
To make matters worse, this isn't an ST.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 21
He wants to do this thing where it jumps over a train.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 22
And to get round the speed difference,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 23
I'd love it if they use the actual shot with me doing it.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 24
Mark, less moving around, less moving.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 25
A lesbian.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 26
OK!
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 27
So, how did you manage to hurt yourself? I jumped off a bridge.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 28
and I did 12 jumps, which were all highly successful!
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TYRES SQUEAL
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who I'm deeply ill-equipped to deal with.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 31
Just went deep with it, too!
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 32
Here, what is it, "Jag-yur"?
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 33
'Yeah! There! Right?'
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Cos you wanted to beat Tom Cruise.
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Yeah, but I break every bone in my body
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 36
'Whilst Jeremy was faffing around with his anti-lock brakes,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 37
Ah, no, this is where there'll be another car driving away.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 38
if you'd both give me excitement - you're in a chase - elation...
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 39
"Backwards..." Forwards, backwards, and away.
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about what it does and what it doesn't do.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 42
OK, what I've done here is I've set up a practice area
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 43
Rhythm. Do it with a Borat accent. AS BORAT: Pull the Rodney.
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AS BORAT: You have to hold it down for ten seconds.
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Perspex in case I hit the driver's door. Airbags are disconnected.
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You ripped its arse off. "... because then Jaguar could repair it
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AS BORAT: You have to hold it down for ten seconds.
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This is Ray Winstone out of The Departed, Ray Winstone out of...

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Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 2
Ow! It's utterly hopeless.
#2
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And in this, you can use pretty much all of it, all of the time.
#3
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what was the best car he'd ever driven and the answer was not
#6
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 7
So you have to drive them on the track to have fun in them. Yes.
#7
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 8
The air's dense and small turbocharged engines like that.
#8
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 9
No, it didn't.
#9
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 10
is super formed, it's very hi tech. What? How many guineas is it?
#10
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 11
Ketchup comes out of a bottle
#11
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 12
Yes, I will.
#12
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But they're also saying that if it is 6.5, you could get whiplash at that speed.
#13
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 14
I've got some actual news. Don't be daft. In our news section?
#14
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Yeah, well, apart from the original Willys Jeep,
#15
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 16
Now, if you're under 40, you may not remember
#16
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 17
And then there was the Bond film in Vietnam and it was just
#17
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That is very clever.
#18
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The Long Good Friday. Grit, anger in there. The Long Good Friday. Anger.
#19
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 20
To make matters worse, this isn't an ST.
#20
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 21
He wants to do this thing where it jumps over a train.
#21
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 22
And to get round the speed difference,
#22
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I'd love it if they use the actual shot with me doing it.
#23
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 24
Mark, less moving around, less moving.
#24
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A lesbian.
#25
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 26
OK!
#26
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 27
So, how did you manage to hurt yourself? I jumped off a bridge.
#27
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 28
and I did 12 jumps, which were all highly successful!
#28
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TYRES SQUEAL
#29
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who I'm deeply ill-equipped to deal with.
#30
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 31
Just went deep with it, too!
#31
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 32
Here, what is it, "Jag-yur"?
#32
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 33
'Yeah! There! Right?'
#33
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 34
Cos you wanted to beat Tom Cruise.
#34
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 35
Yeah, but I break every bone in my body
#35
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 36
'Whilst Jeremy was faffing around with his anti-lock brakes,
#36
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 37
Ah, no, this is where there'll be another car driving away.
#37
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if you'd both give me excitement - you're in a chase - elation...
#38
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"Backwards..." Forwards, backwards, and away.
#39
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about what it does and what it doesn't do.
#41
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 42
OK, what I've done here is I've set up a practice area
#42
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 43
Rhythm. Do it with a Borat accent. AS BORAT: Pull the Rodney.
#43
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AS BORAT: You have to hold it down for ten seconds.
#44
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Perspex in case I hit the driver's door. Airbags are disconnected.
#46
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 3 (S18E03) - 47
You ripped its arse off. "... because then Jaguar could repair it
#47
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AS BORAT: You have to hold it down for ten seconds.
#49
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This is Ray Winstone out of The Departed, Ray Winstone out of...
#50