Coverage tagged Motorsport.
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Clarkson, Hammond and May cross Bolivia to Chile in £3,500 off-roaders, facing jungle, altitude and the notorious Death Road in the Season 14 finale.
Top Gear's Season 14 Episode 4 features a showdown between the Audi Q7 V12 TDI and BMW X5M, alongside a unique Renault Twingo challenge.
Jeremy Clarkson drives the rear-wheel-drive Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni while Hammond and May tackle a rally car challenge in this November 2009 episode.
SRT engineer Chris Winkler piloted a 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR to a new 1:33.915 lap record for production cars at Laguna Seca, beating the previous mark by over a second.
Speculation grows around Michael Schumacher’s possible comeback with Mercedes GP in 2010, following his departure from an advisory role at Ferrari.
Aston Martin, Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars star as Top Gear’s presenters tackle Romania’s Transfagarasan Highway and compare luxury saloons in the series 14 opener.
Jeremy Clarkson’s Duel DVD, released in late 2009, pits supercars and celebrities against each other in a series of drifting, racing and off-road challenges filmed across Europe.
Subaru revealed the Legacy GTk concept at SEMA 2009, combining a 300hp turbocharged estate with a race-ready kart stowed in the boot for all-in-one family motorsport.
Opening in October 2010, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi offers over 20 rides and attractions, including the world’s fastest roller coaster, under a vast Ferrari-branded roof.
Peugeot presents the RCZ Coupé for its first UK public appearance at MPH, alongside the 207 S2000 rally car and other recent models.
Toyota's F1 team boss says the company's future in the sport is uncertain, citing financial results and unresolved cost-cutting efforts as key factors.
Rubens Barrichello claimed victory at Monza, heading a Brawn GP one-two as Lewis Hamilton crashed out on the final lap and Ferrari salvaged a podium on home soil.
Porsche’s stand at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show featured the debut of four new 911 variants and the European launch of the Panamera Gran Turismo.
Switzer Performance’s P800 kit brings 800 horsepower and sub-3-second acceleration to the all-wheel-drive Porsche 997 Turbo, offering supercar pace with everyday usability.
Ferrari’s board will meet on 12 May 2009 to discuss the team’s Formula 1 participation, as tensions with the FIA over the 2010 budget cap escalate.
The final episode of Top Gear Series 13 features the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst, HSV Maloo, Volkswagen Scirocco advert challenge and an appearance from Jay Leno.
A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa achieved €9,020,000 at RM Auctions’ Maranello sale in May 2009, becoming the most expensive motor car ever sold at auction at the time.
BMW Z4 and Nissan 370Z go head-to-head on the track, while the presenters take on a classic car rally across Spain with pre-1982 bargains.
Richard Hammond takes the Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV to Abu Dhabi while the presenters tackle the realities of buying a first car for a 17-year-old.
Motor Trend’s 2009 comparison put Ford’s Shelby GT500 against Chevrolet’s Camaro SS, highlighting the performance gulf and the thinking behind each American muscle car.
The fifth episode of Top Gear’s thirteenth series aired in July 2009, featuring the Jaguar XFR, a trio of budget rear-wheel drive coupes and a set of inventive airport vehicle tests.
Jeremy Clarkson tests the E60 BMW M5 against the Mercedes CLS, highlighting technical frustrations and performance, with the M5 posting a 1:26.2 lap time.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take the Porsche Panamera on a cross-country challenge and pit the Ford Focus RS against Renault’s Mégane R26.R.
Pagani’s Zonda F claims the test track spotlight while Clarkson, Hammond and May attempt to run £10,000 Italian exotics from Bristol to Slough, with predictably disastrous results.