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Season 23  "Episode 3"  23x3

Aired 7 years ago - Jun 12, 2016

The latest instalment of the world's biggest motoring show sees Chris Evans struggling to keep his lunch down as he rides with Sabine Schmitz in the new Audi R8. Elsewhere, Rory Reid tests the new Ford Focus RS, Chris Harris attempts to tame Ferrari's savage F12 TDF and Matt LeBlanc gets a whistle-stop tour of London in Ken Block's fearsome 'Hoonicorn'. Boxer Anthony Joshua and comedian Kevin Hart are this week's Stars in a Rally Cross Car.

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So, the R8 will change gear for you.
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Sabine Schmitz.
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I like the power and the brakes. Everything perfect.
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An entire lap of France.
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Grab second.
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It's really hard not to imagine yourself as some
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A normally aspirated V12 up front, motivation from the back.
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The dark art of gluing a car to the ground
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And, by George, it is.
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This is it. This is that car.
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you've driven every supercar,
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- Yeah, that's good. You did really good. - Thank you.
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so him to smack me...
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You got to learn, it's tricks to the trade, man.
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Well, this IS the punch that won him the belt in the first place.
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and I'd rather that be him than me.
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- All right? - Yeah? - Just be prepared.
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And it must be your genuine first car.
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Round One, Round One.
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It's like the opening scene in Trading Places...
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There's a story behind this car.
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Why?
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Kevin Hart's beautiful 1966 Pontiac GTO,
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Oh, that's very nice. That is very nice.
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but I'm curious to know what the fastest times around here were.
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I think he did, ladies and gentlemen.
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- You go third. - Top three. - That's not bad.
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And to prevent this blur becoming a smear, it's got massive brakes
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You got all that?
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.. and it drives OK, so why does it feel a bit out of date?
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Honda, down on power, languishing at the back.
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Even if it were the same price, the RS is more interactive,
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Yeah. I'm talking about in the real world though, OK?
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Do they look familiar?
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Very colourful.
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