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Season 19  "Vehicle for the Elderly"  19x5

Aired 11 years ago - Feb 24, 2013

Jeremy and Richard design a vehicle for the elderly, James assesses the new Range Rover around London and then faces the ultimate challenge against an autonomous military machine in Nevada. James McAvoy drives the Reasonably Priced Car.

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Plainly then, they've spent more time and effort on the front end
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Probably better to leave those buttons alone, clearly.
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and the truth is, they're not as good.
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That would be like a travel person saying, "Hey, holidaymakers,
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how much power you're using, how much brake you're using,
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Come on-n-n-n!
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That means we arrive at a rather worrying conclusion because,
 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 8
The tame racing driver.
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I have a bit of a problem with that.
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If you want a Mustang, it is because you want a big V8 muscle car,
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Bluetooth your phone to it. The dashboard will already have listened to your messages for you.
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But this is Top Gear and we are interested in,
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are big enough for me to park in. What about this gap here?
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for the eel and even a small amount of sodium -
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That's what happened to your mum. Stay. Good eel. Excellent.
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£5 worth of things.
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Well, they won the Championship. Well, it was actually Brawn... Brawn. Technically not...
 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 27
It wasn't good. Brake failure on my- 14th lap. What speed? Pretty fast.
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We are all fairly clear, girls don't like men who do
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coming back here. Yes, I have. You have been here before. Yes, 2008.
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Every driver wants...
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I was thinking to myself, "I'm going to be so disappointed in myself
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the man who lost that race,
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as quickly as possible and get out of here.
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It looks like an Audi TT that has been squashed in a vice
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'At £37,000, it's also nearly ten grand more than a Lotus Elise.
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OK, are you ready, James May? Yes. I'd just point out that
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No, no, no, no!
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Come on, team!
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Got the air conditioning set just so. I'm not hot, I'm sitting down.
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Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 2
Probably better to leave those buttons alone, clearly.
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and the truth is, they're not as good.
#3 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 4
That would be like a travel person saying, "Hey, holidaymakers,
#4 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 5
how much power you're using, how much brake you're using,
#5 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 6
Come on-n-n-n!
#6 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 7
That means we arrive at a rather worrying conclusion because,
#7 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 8
The tame racing driver.
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I have a bit of a problem with that.
#11 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 12
If you want a Mustang, it is because you want a big V8 muscle car,
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Bluetooth your phone to it. The dashboard will already have listened to your messages for you.
#16 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 17
But this is Top Gear and we are interested in,
#17 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 18 #18 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 19
are big enough for me to park in. What about this gap here?
#19 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 20 #20 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 21
for the eel and even a small amount of sodium -
#21 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 22
That's what happened to your mum. Stay. Good eel. Excellent.
#22 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 23
£5 worth of things.
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Well, they won the Championship. Well, it was actually Brawn... Brawn. Technically not...
#26 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 27
It wasn't good. Brake failure on my- 14th lap. What speed? Pretty fast.
#27 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 28
We are all fairly clear, girls don't like men who do
#28 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 29
coming back here. Yes, I have. You have been here before. Yes, 2008.
#29 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 30
Every driver wants...
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I was thinking to myself, "I'm going to be so disappointed in myself
#33 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 34
the man who lost that race,
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as quickly as possible and get out of here.
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It looks like an Audi TT that has been squashed in a vice
#37 Recap of Top Gear Season 19 Episode 5 (S19E05) - 38
'At £37,000, it's also nearly ten grand more than a Lotus Elise.
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OK, are you ready, James May? Yes. I'd just point out that
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No, no, no, no!
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Come on, team!
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Got the air conditioning set just so. I'm not hot, I'm sitting down.
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