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Season 28  "Episode 5"  28x5

Aired 4 years ago - Feb 23, 2020

Paddy, Freddie and Chris take the latest sports cars from Ferrari, Aston and Porsche on a Yorkshire road trip. On track, Chris tests out Volkswagen’s fearsome ID-R electric racer. YouTube sensation KSI is the studio guest.

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Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 1
With a German engine. That doesn't matter. Everybody loves an Aston.
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Glad you asked, fratelli.
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And the roads to get there weren't too shabby either.
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Put a bit of lippy on me and call me Coleen Rooney.
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In 1.4 miles. That...
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 10
I did 176. That's shocking.
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the brakes just didn't work. Whoa, whoa, don't blame brakes,
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Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 17
So, let's see what those batteries can do.
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Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 19
a tonne of downforce, and with its electric motors also
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Driven hard, the IDR will manage just 12 miles before needing a...
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So, if you want to get really high, electricity is what you need.
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Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 23
No. Nothing comes close.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 24
Wow. Amazing.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 25
we've got a ball, we've got some steering wheels.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 26
It's about to get faster.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 27
Yeah! Hey?
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 28
Ohh!
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Yeah, yeah, definitely. Like, look at it.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 30
Yeah, after that.
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I've seen you... I've seen you box.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 32
Oh, OK. I'll take that. Oh!
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All right. Who wants to see JJ's lap?
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 34
Doesn't sound it. I'm the fastest YouTuber doing this!
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 35
Wait. Oh, no.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 36
Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 37
..and Harris had been given racing driver Damon Hill...
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Then we're going round the outskirts of York.
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 39
..because with Flintoff still working on HIS communication...
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 40
and we just re-crossed the start line.
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# I've come to talk with you again... #
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Ah! This is good!
 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 43
Here we go, the Humber Bridge. Look at this. Look out the windows.
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But despite my iffy directions, Team 911 was about to hit...
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Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 46
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..it looked like Damon might be slowing down.
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this was shaping up to be one hell of a test of our sports cars.
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Ohhh!

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Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 2
Glad you asked, fratelli.
#2 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 3
And the roads to get there weren't too shabby either.
#3 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 4 #4 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 5 #5 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 6
Put a bit of lippy on me and call me Coleen Rooney.
#6 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 7 #7 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 8 #8 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 9
In 1.4 miles. That...
#9 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 10
I did 176. That's shocking.
#10 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 11 #11 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 12 #12 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 13 #13 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 14 #14 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 15
the brakes just didn't work. Whoa, whoa, don't blame brakes,
#15 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 16 #16 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 17
So, let's see what those batteries can do.
#17 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 18 #18 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 19
a tonne of downforce, and with its electric motors also
#19 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 20
Driven hard, the IDR will manage just 12 miles before needing a...
#20 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 21
So, if you want to get really high, electricity is what you need.
#21 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 22 #22 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 23
No. Nothing comes close.
#23 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 24
Wow. Amazing.
#24 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 25
we've got a ball, we've got some steering wheels.
#25 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 26
It's about to get faster.
#26 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 27
Yeah! Hey?
#27 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 28
Ohh!
#28 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 29
Yeah, yeah, definitely. Like, look at it.
#29 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 30
Yeah, after that.
#30 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 31
I've seen you... I've seen you box.
#31 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 32
Oh, OK. I'll take that. Oh!
#32 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 33
All right. Who wants to see JJ's lap?
#33 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 34
Doesn't sound it. I'm the fastest YouTuber doing this!
#34 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 35
Wait. Oh, no.
#35 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 36 #36 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 37
..and Harris had been given racing driver Damon Hill...
#37 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 38
Then we're going round the outskirts of York.
#38 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 39
..because with Flintoff still working on HIS communication...
#39 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 40
and we just re-crossed the start line.
#40 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 41
# I've come to talk with you again... #
#41 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 42
Ah! This is good!
#42 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 43
Here we go, the Humber Bridge. Look at this. Look out the windows.
#43 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 44
But despite my iffy directions, Team 911 was about to hit...
#44 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 45 #45 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 46 #46 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 47
..it looked like Damon might be slowing down.
#47 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 48
this was shaping up to be one hell of a test of our sports cars.
#48 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 49 #49 Recap of Top Gear Season 28 Episode 5 (S28E05) - 50
Ohhh!
#50