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Season 21  "Ukraine Road Trip"  21x3

Aired 10 years ago - Feb 16, 2014

With Clarkson in a Volkswagen Up, Hammond in a Ford Fiesta and May in a Dacia Sandero, the trio embark on a long road trip to the Ukraine. When the hosts arrive in Kiev, they receive a truly fearsome challenge: to complete their journey by driving through Chernobyl. Also, Jeremy Clarkson is testing the Zenvo ST, a Danish supercar with 1086 horsepower. Star in a Reasonably Priced Car welcomes back singer James Blunt, who attempts to beat his own lap time out on the track.

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because who's going to say, "No, I don't want a Ferrari
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Now, this, according to the - oops - chief engineer,
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 3
a cooling fan went wrong.
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Some say that this week he is wearing two layers of Nomex.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 5
DISCORDANT, DIRGE-LIKE SINGING ON STEREO
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I'm surprised they haven't called The Giraffe...
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It will lose.
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Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 9
because if you're interested in speed and power and handling,
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 10
Bear with me on this.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 11
"Go on, Liz! Declare war on someone!" Can she really do that?
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 12
And to prove their point, they came up with a challenge.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 13
and when I say tiny, I mean REALLY tiny.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 14
'Sadly, at this point, my dog impersonation was
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 15
Utter rubbish! Look at it!
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 16
It's like driving a cartoon!
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 17
we have loved our drive on the wiggly road.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 18
Yeah, it is your actual under-a-mountain submarine base
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 19
Is that legal? No. Where does it say "no parking"?
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How's it go?
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 21
"from here in the far south to the Belarus border in the north
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 22
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That's the ticket. OK, great. So, when are you getting married?
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He said overrun and overpower, definitely using some political manoeuvring in his wording.
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"to say how much I love that song," but she said, "I was so worried
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It's just, there's a real world out there,
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It wasn't a large American Cadillac? No. Get one of those next time.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 29
Everyone says you're not allowed to lift off and so I tried not to.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 30
Here we go, right, coming up to the Follow Through again. So slow.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 31
Not nearly as wet as me. So come on, where do you think you come?
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 32
Now, tonight we are trying to prove that we really do like small cars,
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 33
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 34
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We've only done that. We've only driven over the Isle of Wight.
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'some business questions.'
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They're all over the back. They've crapped everywhere.
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I'm afraid not. You can't change your mind about the card you chose.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 41
That's easy! "Your challenge is to run out before you get there." Eh?
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in each tank, we did some preparations of our own.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 43
Second gear. Right to the limiter. God, that's wasteful.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 44
It has a half-life, material that's left, of 245,000 years.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 45
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so it will assume it's very cold, the fuel quality is bad,
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 47
It's one degree out there. Nipples are sticking out badly.
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 48
But who would film what happened afterwards?
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Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 2
Now, this, according to the - oops - chief engineer,
#2
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 3
a cooling fan went wrong.
#3
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 4
Some say that this week he is wearing two layers of Nomex.
#4
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 5
DISCORDANT, DIRGE-LIKE SINGING ON STEREO
#5
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 6
I'm surprised they haven't called The Giraffe...
#6
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It will lose.
#7
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because if you're interested in speed and power and handling,
#9
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 10
Bear with me on this.
#10
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 11
"Go on, Liz! Declare war on someone!" Can she really do that?
#11
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 12
And to prove their point, they came up with a challenge.
#12
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 13
and when I say tiny, I mean REALLY tiny.
#13
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 14
'Sadly, at this point, my dog impersonation was
#14
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 15
Utter rubbish! Look at it!
#15
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It's like driving a cartoon!
#16
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we have loved our drive on the wiggly road.
#17
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Yeah, it is your actual under-a-mountain submarine base
#18
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Is that legal? No. Where does it say "no parking"?
#19
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How's it go?
#20
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"from here in the far south to the Belarus border in the north
#21
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That's the ticket. OK, great. So, when are you getting married?
#23
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He said overrun and overpower, definitely using some political manoeuvring in his wording.
#24
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"to say how much I love that song," but she said, "I was so worried
#25
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It's just, there's a real world out there,
#26
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It wasn't a large American Cadillac? No. Get one of those next time.
#28
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Everyone says you're not allowed to lift off and so I tried not to.
#29
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Here we go, right, coming up to the Follow Through again. So slow.
#30
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Not nearly as wet as me. So come on, where do you think you come?
#31
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 32
Now, tonight we are trying to prove that we really do like small cars,
#32
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We've only done that. We've only driven over the Isle of Wight.
#35
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'some business questions.'
#36
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They're all over the back. They've crapped everywhere.
#39
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I'm afraid not. You can't change your mind about the card you chose.
#40
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That's easy! "Your challenge is to run out before you get there." Eh?
#41
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 42
in each tank, we did some preparations of our own.
#42
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Second gear. Right to the limiter. God, that's wasteful.
#43
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It has a half-life, material that's left, of 245,000 years.
#44
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so it will assume it's very cold, the fuel quality is bad,
#46
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 47
It's one degree out there. Nipples are sticking out badly.
#47
Recap of Top Gear Season 21 Episode 3 (S21E03) - 48
But who would film what happened afterwards?
#48
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