302 horsepower, 5-liter V8.
-There you go!
-RUTLEDGE: Oh boy!
Once this thing is on asphalt,
it's all over.
It's says it's a 23-hour trip
without stopping.
He looks like a soccer mom
in Dubai.
Home of 54 covered bridges.
Uh, actually I think
I could probably
get over that thing.
RUTLEDGE: This car
may have been
wrecked and repaired,
No, I was just saying,
"Oh, hi, oh,
how are you doing?"
Apparently it was time for
another Tanner Foust solution.
-There's cows
in the road, here.
-(MOOING)
ADAM: We were
only five hours in, and
already losing time.
RUTLEDGE: Let me back in,
Adam, I'm coming in.
Although, the same
couldn't be said
for my digestive system.
Which got us thinking...
(BUMPING)
That's when a road trip
was a road trip.
Agreed. I don't trust these
guys one bit.
-I don't have a jack!
-It won't even hit the bottom
of the car!
I had been forced to think
out of the box.
Yeah, let's follow you.
"Oh, I've got a shortcut!"
-ADAM: Do you know how loud
you're going to have to yell?
-(LAUGHING)
ADAM: All right, fellas, look.
...Rut stops for a quickie.
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
like, you start to visualize,
The people down here,
they're just...
They're just good people.
I'd pushed it too hard
to catch up with these
train-hopping idiots.
Oh!
-(HONKING HORN)
-RUTLEDGE: Oh, I need
gas, all right.
who was now a mile
ahead of us, feeling rather
pleased with himself.
Adam in the supercharged Jag
Oh, this is it!
Yeah, I don't see Tanner!
-(ADAM LAUGHING)
-I just (BLEEP) my pants.
Aired 19 years ago - Dec 26, 2004
BMW enter the small hatchback market with the launch of their 1 series - James drives it and wonders why they bothered. James and Jeremy test cars from Asia and hate them all and Jeremy drives the Ariel Atom. The Mercedes G Wagen gets the AMG
treatment and Richard gets to drive it. There's also a race (on Top Gear I hear you cry?) between Jeremy in a Fiesta ST and Richard in a Citroën C2VTS. Trinny Woodhall and Susannah Constantine are the Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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This is hardly
good at anything.
-Okay, Rut, you ready?
-Wagon attack.
I'll be honest with you,
we're impressed.
You know, this racetrack
is where they filmed
the movie Herbie.
Oh. (SHUDDERING)
I'm... You know what?
These things do have
a problem with rolling over.
Oh, forget it.
I'm not even braking.
It's just flat-out
the whole way.
ADAM: Being beaten by Tanner
in pink handcuffs
was just annoying.
ADAM: We arrived
at the Pomona Fairplex...
that's like a hopped-up
non-daily driver.
Dig in.
Three, two, one, go!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo! That's what I'm
talking about.
That's when it's gonna be
Armageddon inside
that little Bug.
taking us to an off-road
course that I knew well.
I guess 'cause you're short.
RUTLEDGE: Oh, I feel my head
on the roll cage.
TANNER: I'm taking
the highline.
Our last challenge
was 40 miles away
Makes you wonder what's next?
There are cliffs everywhere
and hairpin turns.
I mean, you gotta
cross the line first
to win soapbox derby.
It's 40 miles an hour already,
and I can't see!
TANNER: We were taking
our weekend racers on the
ultimate soapbox derby.
Oh, sometimes victory tastes
like Southern California
desert dirt.
And that is why I'm here,
to confront a monster.
Bowler Motorsports are
a hugely successful
British off-road racing team
Well, it certainly is fast,
I'll give it that.
This is Graham Jarvis
-Fire in the hole.
-(ENGINE TURNS OVER)
Got him. Oh, no, I've
got to go around the outside.
He's gotta hold me up
a little bit on the gravel.
True story,
the manager of this estate
This is an eye-poppingly
narrow road.
Oh, my God. I'm not gonna lie,
It's lightning fast,
tough as a tank
Aired 20 years ago - Dec 19, 2004
Another epic race pits the car against public transport. Richard and James travel by aeroplane and train in an attempt to beat Jeremy - driving a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, to their destination at Verbier in Switzerland. In Lillehammer, Richard and
James are having another race; with the help of the Norwegian Olympic Bobsleigh team, Richard tries to race down the bobsleigh track at Lillehammer, faster than James can travel down the road that runs along side the bobsleigh track. James is in a Mitsubishi Evo rally car driven by, Henning Solberg.
The Stig gets to take a F1 Renault around the track, old racing cars compete with modern road cars to see how fast they are and Eddie Izzard is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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202 miles an hour?
It's just not a top-speed car
like those things.
It's really beautiful
in its simplicity.
Oh, that Golf R is fast!
Hey, buddy.
You want to race?
And we brought the perfect cars
for the job.
You really should be worried
about me...
Now we were speed-testing
on the autobahn,
Oh, my God, is this thing fast!
Adam had hit
175 miles per hour.
Rut hit 230, which was
a measly 143 miles an hour,
Is my name Wolfgang?
How the hell do I know?
Plan "b" was to follow a local.
And to add insult to injury...
Um, uh, sprechen sie backwards?
Hey.
After some
inappropriate conversation
To add to my frustration,
So, Adam had failed to beat me.
on our bucket list...
The Nuerburgring.
and I'm just getting passed
by a family.
That might be the happiest
I've ever been on a public road.
but I was 0 for 4
in challenges.
And we were about to get it
to ourselves,
Coming up, Tanner's new car has
a brush with the barriers.
with a lap time
in the mid 7-minute range.
Oh, my gosh.
We had traveled through
Germany on the autobahn
I had to out-perform Adam
on these twisties
Oh, my gosh!
That was great.
Aired 20 years ago - Dec 12, 2004
Richard takes the new Mustang on a road trip - to Lincoln along Britain’s straightest road. The Prius, a supposedly eco-friendly vehicle is driven and hated by Jeremy, who said that a diesel Lupo will actually do more miles per gallon - 75 compared
to the 45mpg of the Prius.The Lamborghini Murcielago is up against the Mitsubishi EVO VIII and the Top Gear Awards were announced, Jeremy was the winner of the Clot of the Year for leaving the Land Rover Discovery at the top of Cape Wrath. He was the recipient of the Golden Cock.Roger Daltrey is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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something that can conquer,
like a 1978 Mail Jeep.
That is gonna suck for
the two of you. Why?
Oh, what a jerk this guy is.
and have them keep running,
Creeperton, huh?
Yeah.
Thanks.
I got to be honest with you...
This is gonna suck.
Sorry. There we go.
let's do it.
What are you talking about?
What was my time?
Where's the style points,
you know?
That was awesome.
It's starting to sound funny,
starting to smoke more.
It looks like I have
punched a hole in my radiator.
and the "d"
stands for "Denny's."
We'll just spread out, and
then we'll be fine. Hey!
and whoever completed a lap
quickest would win.
Good girl!
Are you okay? Yeah.
Got it.
He just disappeared.
You'll be good.
but I still feel bad
about leaving him there.
Tanner,
where did you come from?
This is, like,
efficiency with wheels.
that's too much lube.
still have a little bit of oil
left on the inside.
but I was having problems
of my own...
Ha-ha!
rolls-royces
have stood the test of time,
This is the starlight headliner.
105!
Whatever.
Okay.
Oh, come on!
Aired 20 years ago - Dec 05, 2004
Richard, James and Jeremy are set a challenge; buy a working Porsche for a maximum of £1,500. Richard bought a 924 (the one with the van engine) for £750, James a 944 for £900 and Jeremy - predictably a 928S for £1,500. They were then set a series
of challenges to see who had bought the best car. Jeremy also drove the new Golf GTI and described it as a sensation (even though it weighs the same as "South Africa"). A Mini is featured in Restoration Rip-Off and Billy Baxter, a blind man, tries to set a faster time in the Liana than Richard Whiteley and Terry Wogan. Cliff Richard is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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Aired 20 years ago - Nov 21, 2004
The Morgan Aero 8GTN is driven by Richard and derided by, James and Jeremy. James and Richard pay tribute to the London Routemaster bus; Richard tries his luck at Historic People Carrier Racing and Jeremy takes a Jaguar S Type diesel to the
Nürburgring in Germany, to see if he can complete a lap of the 13 mile circuit (with 147 corners) in under ten minutes. James gets all nostalgic about a musical instrument and Mercedes 300SL 'gullwing'.Christian Slater is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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Aired 20 years ago - Nov 14, 2004
Richard drove the new, 218mph, £400,000 Pagani Zonda Roadster in Switzerland, one of only 40 that will be built. He compared it to the Wally 118 - a £14 million pound boat made of lightweight material such as carbon fibre. There's a game of Caravan
Conkers between Richard and James; they also spent 24 hours in a Smart car. This was because the makers described the interior of the car as 'lounge concept'. Unable to leave the car, they relied on passers-by to get them things such as: tea, pasties and newspapers. They spent the night parked in the Screaming Woods in Pluckley, the 'most haunted village in England'.The village 'boasts' 12 ghosts including: the Highwayman, the Screaming Man and a monk. Jeremy drove the new Aston Martin Vanquish S and the Ferrari 575 with, Steve Coogan.
Comedian Jimmy Carr speeds his way to a surprise lead on the Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car leader board with a hair raising lap around the Top Gear test track!
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The blower engine,
800 horsepower.
into a snow-devouring machine
and then prove
Tanner, I can't see you.
How the hell
do you rotate this thing?
Oh, sure, pal,
let me help you out.
and the ability to carry up to
22 future presidents,
to the auto shop,
the solitary vinyl seat
Children will hate you.
As we headed to do
our modifications,
Wow.
And what is snow elimination?
I just don't like
the fact that the fuel
You must navigate
this harrowing trail
Oh, my gosh!
Nailed it.
Oh, he made that look
pretty easily, actually.
made me and my plow
modification look golden.
You're not really going to shoot
the flamethrower, are you? Yeah.
I eliminated the snow.
just a little bit?
- I'll drive.
- Time to plow.
Tanner had the only
clear-cut victory,
Oh, you had to
turn that way, right?
this time with raw power.
We have a mine-clearing device.
All right. Pressure!
Though our bus plow
saw some success,
thanks to a twin-turbocharged
3.8 liter v6 that spits out
So there's no denying that
the technical wizardry
Whoa!
I would need about 1,300
horsepower in the GT-R.
and the GT-R shows that technological
gizmos are in fact for real
Aired 20 years ago - Nov 07, 2004
Jeremy drives the new Land Rover Discovery to the top of Ben Tongue (all 1,700 feet of it), a Scottish mountain and gives us some handy survival tips such as: take some soup in a can and a can of lemonade. Richard travels to Switzerland to find the
"maddest car" in the world - an amphibious vehicle with a hydrofoil made by Rinspeed. The Dodge Viper SRT-10 is driven by Jeremy and catches fire. A quality product.
Joanna Lumley is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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Aired 20 years ago - Oct 31, 2004
The new Ford Focus is tested (by Richard) and compared to its rivals. Pink Floyd’s drummer, Nick Mason lends Jeremy his new Ferrari F60 Enzo in return for a subtle plug for his new book. There’s a race between a grumpy teen on an all terrain board
and a Mitsubishi Evo7 Group N rally car - and a Bowler Wildcat just for good measure. Ben Collins drives the cars - (Stig without his helmet?)
Jeremy compares super cars from the 1980s with their modern counterparts to see if the more modern up-to-date cars are really better. Pagani Zonda, Porsche Carrera GT, Ferrari Enzo are the modern super cars and the throw-backs are the, Jaguar XJ220, McLaren F1 and the Ferrari F40.
Geri Halliwell is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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this one you might actually
be able to afford.
It's already
gone around the world.
through the bleak desert
landscape to the grand canyon,
There was no direct route
to the river,
but it does a lot of things
really well.
and were forced to correct
our course by crossing a river.
[ Chuckles ] [ Laughs ]
Tanner had set our course
for the grand canyon...
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
a treacherous 45-degree incline
in the middle of nowhere.
Oh, oh!
is battling its way
up the devil's staircase.
But suddenly, it looked like
Adam wouldn't do it again.
And the whole thing
just comes back.
we were nowhere near
the Colorado river.
I'm sure you got it.
where nearly 700 people
have lost their lives.
Foust:
We had just one day left
It looks a little bit like
a snowboard park to me.
we've landed on the moon.
or whatever the big,
giant black rock is?
and being left stranded.
Go.
but we still had
a good 30 Miles to go.
Told you I was gonna end up
Wood: Oh,
I got to get down there first.
Basically, water takes the path
of least resistance.
The guy from New York!
Oh, that's...
that's not gonna do it.
We came from over there, right?
We got to jump in!
Wait a minute.
Aired 20 years ago - Oct 24, 2004
Cars from the "colonies": the Vauxhall Monaro VXR from Australia and the Chrysler 300C from the United States take on the Jaguar S Type R on the beach at Pendine Sands in south Wales. Back at the Top Gear track, Jeremy is trying to tell the
difference between the old Porsche 911 Carrera and the new Porsche 911 Carrera S. That could be the least of Jeremy’s worries, in the last series after looking at the prototype of the new Astra, he said he would eat his own hair if the car actually looked like the prototype when it was launched. With a guest appearance from chef Antony Worrall Thompson in the studio, things aren’t looking good for Jeremy. There's also time to destroy an ice-cream van and some bouncy castles and Bill Bailey is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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1967 g.T. 500 mustang,
What's under the hood of that?
Just like that.
That's it right there.
This is the best of both worlds.
What is it, chewy?
I'm gonna show you guys
how a man does it.
but I really think
this is my event right here.
with a quarter-mile run
involving three stops
Yeah, he's just big mitt hands.
How many times did it get you?
You know that car, I think,
you and your passengers..."
if one tiny little bee
flying around your helmet.
A quiet little town...
Here we go,
in three, two, one, go.
I'm having a lovely day.
"No, but
I was really centered."
How about
a car-alarm challenge?
There's two.
And later...
Those marks will be there
for a year.
and Tanner and I went off
in search of our racecars.
That's faster than a Ferrari.
I'm just gonna see
how the gas works.
within 10 seconds
with their eyes closed.
One, two, three, stop.
so I really think
it's an advantage.
Stop the clock!
Drag racing is all about
lightning-fast reaction times,
Just wait till
you see green, then go.
And Rut goes 11.80
with a 3 at 93.
Dude, that's the craziest thing
we have ever done.
Real hard.