Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 10 is now available. In this episode: Clarkson finds out how good the BMW X3 is. It's well-priced and has a good engine, but an unacceptably harsh ride, poor build-quality, and a hideous exterior. As an offroader it's even worse, so they recommend buying a BMW 5-Series over it for all sane buyers.
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 9 is now available. In this episode: Clarkson drives the four-wheel drive Jaguar X-Type estate. It has huge space, is good to drive, and despite its primitive 4WD system is unfettered by normal speeds in inclement weather.
Challenge: Can you parachute into a moving car? The answer is yes after many tries.
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Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 8 is now available. In this episode: Clarkson reviews his dream car, the Ford GT. He makes numerous comparisons with the Ford GT40, and graphically illustrates that although he barely fits into the GT, this is an improvement on the original GT40, which he is literally too tall to drive as his head would be trapped in the door. Hammond and May ridicule the GT, on its fuel economy (4 MPG on the track, where it ran dry, or "up to" 12 MPG on official ...
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 7 is now available. In this episode: Clarkson drives the Mercedes CL 65 AMG. He gets a boyish enthusiasm from its overtaking acceleration - once it actually gets going, as it is bogged down by excessive wheelspin from a standing start (when not restricted by the traction control, the use of which only underscores how overpowered the engine is). However, as it's limited to 155 mph, looks like any other Mercedes coupe, and has difficulty putting power down off the line, Jeremy does not recommend ...
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 6 is now available. In this episode: Hammond looks at the Cadillac CTS, which is not available in Britain. He tests it on some winding roads, referring to "corners: an American car's natural enemy". The results are favourable (as it can now, literally, "drive you around the bend" as opposed to the previous more figurative situation) but Clarkson disagrees, saying simply, "Cadillacs are for pimps and pensioners."
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 5 is now available. In this episode: Clarkson, May and Hammond tested the BMW 645Ci, Jaguar XK-R and Porsche 911 Carrera 2 on Pendine Sands in the rain, enjoying some spectacular but wild handling due to the low grip and high, RWD power. Clarkson made an allusion to the nature of each car, and also matched each presenter to their cars whilst waiting for Richard to tire of endlessly racing around the Welsh hills ("You've (May) got the Business jet (645i), I've got the Tornado ...
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 4 is now available. In this episode: Revised versions of the Impreza vs. Evo battle, with increasingly unwieldy names: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ320 and Subaru Impreza STI WRX WR1. The Impreza does slightly better than its old version 1:29.4 and still slower than the old Evo FQ300. However, the new Evo does 1:26.0, nearly as quick as a Lamborghini Gallardo and significantly better than the new Subaru.
Clarkson looks at the Porsche Carrera GT from a "German point of view", explaining its mechanics ...
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 3 is now available. In this episode: Porsche 911 GT3 RS versus Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale. Both cars are heavily stripped down with minimal amenities. Clarkson remarks that the Porsche is very plain, while the Ferrari is very complex, and finds the Ferrari is the more astonishing track car. But because the performance is so similar, and the Porsche is so much cheaper, he recommends the Porsche if track times are the only concern. Both cars scored a Power Lap time of 1:22.3 in the ...
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 2 is now available. In this episode: Jeremy looks at the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. Both in the bends and on the straights, the handling and performance is refined from German brute strength using McLaren's British ingenuity. It is garnished with comfortable features from the SL, making it an interesting fusion of supercar and grand tourer. Jeremy is much kinder to the SLR than Hammond was in last series. When taken by the Stig around the track, the German Silver Arrow ends up with the fastest ...
Top Gear’s Season 4 Episode 1 is now available. In this episode: In a race to Monte Carlo Hammond and May take the Eurostar and TGV, while Clarkson drove the Aston Martin DB9. Clarkson wins. After being miles behind Clarkson somehow manages to win but only just, he arrived to the cafe about 2 minutes before the others. He calls the DB9 "motoring perfection" and consistently praises it over all of its competitors and its big brother the Vanquish.
Clarkson undertook a challenge to see if he could evade being ...