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Season 25

Aired 5 years ago - Apr 01, 2018

Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid test drive the latest SUVs through the medium of horse trialling, and are joined in the studio by Jason Manford. Plus, Chris takes an explosive drive in the new Alpine A110. Last in the series.

Aired 6 years ago - Mar 25, 2018

Matt LeBlanc test drives the aptly named Ferrari 812 Superfast, while he and Chris Harris come up with a plan to speed up Britain's roads and farming. Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) drops in to the studio, while Rory Reid takes a trip to the US in search of a muscle car that is illegal to drive in Europe.

Aired 6 years ago - Mar 18, 2018

Matt LeBlanc tests the world's fastest-accelerating car, with a little help from NASA. Chris Harris pens a heartfelt love letter to the Citroen 2CV, while Rory Reid samples some exciting cars from South Korea. Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne are the studio guests.

Aired 6 years ago - Mar 11, 2018

There is a Japanese flavour to this week's show, as Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris buy second-hand sports cars at auction for a big road trip across Honshu, while Rory has one night to discover the weirdest car culture Tokyo has to offer. Out on track, Chris compares the Honda Civic Type R and Lexus LC500.

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Look at this stick down here with a perfect Type R aluminium gear knob,
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And then, of course, there's the way it looks.
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Oh, he's running wide, he's running wide! This is my chance, my chance!
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OK, now, earlier today we put both cars around our test track in the
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Problem is, the ones that made it to the UK have been mostly crashed or
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here you won't see anywhere else on the planet, man.
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and two, why take the subway? This is a car show, not a train show.
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Excuse me, do you speak English?
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Oh, man, there's just so much great stuff,
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Oh, Supra! Now, that... That might be right in my price range.
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I want it. Come on! There we go, there we go.
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Only Japan shouldn't have made this car.
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Am I crazy about the body?
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Second of all, pop-up headlights.
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Now that's the kind of technology you really only find on your latest
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- I guess so. - I have wanted to come here all my life.
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Feel that smooth, rotary power, my friend.
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My Japanese is very weak.
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Oh, crikey. So we're actually quite close to, erm...
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but until you come here and just see the way people have abandoned
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Whoa.
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unusual side of Japanese car culture.
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It was introduced in 1949 as an affordable post-war alternative to
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A small corner of automotive self-expression
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we end up with these.
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Oh, my lord!
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This is the same thing.
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no, demands - a proper road.
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It was just the most incredible 12 hours.
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to try and turn a profit.
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To compete, we'd need to do it in tandem.
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lashing our cars together had turned us into a rolling road block.
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So, what race is this?
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- She ate 700 bowls. - 700 bowls?
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But they're a dime a dozen.
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I should be able to get there quicker.
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It is the perfect weapon in which to beat Matt LeBlanc.
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Come on!
Aired 6 years ago - Mar 04, 2018

Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris head into the Californian woods to test off-road toys and hunt for Big Foot. Rory Reid invents the sport of reverse camera racing, while Chris tests the new McLaren 720S. Lee Mack is this week's studio guest.

Aired 6 years ago - Feb 25, 2018

Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid take a motorsports road trip across America's Wild West, putting the latest V8 sports cars from McLaren, Jaguar and Ford through their paces. Back on the track, Rob Brydon is the Star in a Reasonably Fast Car.

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DISTANT ENGINE Oh. Ssh, ssh. OK, here we go.
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4 million miles of paved road in America,
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- So...? - I'm in the present day, you're in the past,
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Oh, yeah!
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a very, very painful accident.
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This car is supple, it's comfortable,
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This is completely childish.
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V8 muscle car is a tool, as good or as bad as the man handling it.
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Odd Taste In Clothing - are you ready?
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Whoo! Come on!
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Ken Block.
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How do I get out, how do I get out?
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OK, we'll pick that up later in the show.
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You know that saying? Oh, you don't have to tell me!
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I'm not sure you know how close you are
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You see? I mean, they couldn't even be bothered
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- It does, it does. - Where do you stand?
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Ah. Let's move on to that.
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I think we're going to call your time, not just with a W,
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we had time to reflect on what we were really here to celebrate.
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That thing was great.
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That...is tiring.
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but it seemed like he was pleased with his run.
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"..chain car figure of eight racing."
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No, let's not smash some stuff, Sabine!
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Sabine had somehow dragged them up to fifth place.
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And by now, the competition were having problems of their own.
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Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
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So, I'm going to say a name and you tell me if it's a real Nascar driver
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America's fastest race track.
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Just over 200.
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You can use more of your power than I can use of mine?
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199. 201. 203 over the line.
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No, no, no, no, no. I'm about 300 kilos heavier than that McLaren,
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- Cons... - He has him. - Yeah.
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- That's a good sign. - This means that he's not rolled it.
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..Chris and his McLaren needed their A-game.
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And however this tribute to the greatest of all engines would end...
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