Top Gear - Series 23 Review
With the final series being 22, with James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson. Ending with Clarkson punching a producer in the face, plus other things which Jeremy has done on the set of Top Gear. James, Richard and Jeremy will be returning with a new motoring show on Amazon Prime; called "The Grand Tour". But with the new series, The Stig has remained but two new presenters have arrived - Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc. Chris Evans having a large number of the rarest Ferrari's to be manufacturing also being a on the BBC for a long time. Matt LeBlanc has a giant collection of cars and bikes, original being on the cast of Friends as Joey Tribbiani. Other presenters will be join the duo as well, being; Jordan Formal One boss - Eddie Jordan, motoring journalist - Chris Harris, Sky presenter - Rory Reid and one of two favourite Germans to have ever lived, the Nurburgring Expert & German Top Gear Presenter Sabine Schmitz. (Other being F1 Driver Sabastian Vettel)
Episode One:
Review - Ariel Nomad.
Reviewed by Matt, the Ariel Nomad is a rear-wheeled, extreme off-road made by the British Company Ariel who came up with the Ariel Atom. Proving that the Ariel Nomad's excellent suspension was rally-grade, he challenged himself to outrun three paparazzi reporters. One using a drone, one on a dirt bike and another using a paragliding chute and fan. The challenge was to get away from the paparazzi before they could get a clean shot of Matt driving the Ariel Nomad. With the paraglider being blown away, the drone crashing into a dirt mount and the dirt biker being left for in the Nomad's dust, Matt escaped on a lorry being driven by the Stig.
Reviewed by Matt, the Ariel Nomad is a rear-wheeled, extreme off-road made by the British Company Ariel who came up with the Ariel Atom. Proving that the Ariel Nomad's excellent suspension was rally-grade, he challenged himself to outrun three paparazzi reporters. One using a drone, one on a dirt bike and another using a paragliding chute and fan. The challenge was to get away from the paparazzi before they could get a clean shot of Matt driving the Ariel Nomad. With the paraglider being blown away, the drone crashing into a dirt mount and the dirt biker being left for in the Nomad's dust, Matt escaped on a lorry being driven by the Stig.
Feature - Chevrolet Corvette C7 VS Dodge Viper ACR
Reviewed by Chris, the Viper is the best racing car you can run on the roads, using a giant wing to create 1 metric tonne of weight through cornering to go through turn extremely quickly. While the Corvette is cheaper, prettier and faster than the Viper is not up to the same racing spec as the Viper. To see which one was better, Chris and Sabrina went to the Nevada Naval Air Station in America, which is home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School, known as Top Gun. Strapped large Laser Cannons on the roofs, seeing who could get weapon lock on who. With Chris winning with the Viper.
Challenge - UK VS USA
Chris and Matt drove from London to Blackpool in Reliant Rialto, with Matt's Reliant braking down many times with it being driven to Blackpool on the back of a tow-truck.When the pair got to Blackpool, a Willy's Jeep and Land Rover Defender Series 1 was waiting for them, for their respected homelands, with three challenge awaiting them.
Challenge 1: Speed Test - Both cars raced down Blackpool sea wall where Dorothy Levitt became the world's fastest woman clocking over 90mph in 1908 in a 26bph Napier. The Jeep won this challenge, but with both cars unable to reach a speed over 50mph.
Challenge 2: Tug of War - Both cars would be in a tug of war, being help by a team of sportsmen. British Rugby Players VS American Football Players. As both cars dug themselves into the sand the event was called a tie.
Challenge 3: The Drag Challenge - Both cars would have to drive down some stairs onto the beach, drag an ice cream van out of the sea, then picking up a drag and racing to the finish. Matt won this race.
But these three events where revealed to be qualifying events for the main event, a race up to the peak of the Lake District in their respected cars, towing their Reliant Rialto to the peak. Each presenter had a passenger, Matt had a American World's Strongest Man Champion, Brian Shaw and Chris had two British Olympic Triathlon Gold Medalists, the Brownlee Brothers. Chris got to the top first but technically cheated by only bringing a door of the Reliant and ditching the rest of the car.
Reviewed by Chris, the Viper is the best racing car you can run on the roads, using a giant wing to create 1 metric tonne of weight through cornering to go through turn extremely quickly. While the Corvette is cheaper, prettier and faster than the Viper is not up to the same racing spec as the Viper. To see which one was better, Chris and Sabrina went to the Nevada Naval Air Station in America, which is home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School, known as Top Gun. Strapped large Laser Cannons on the roofs, seeing who could get weapon lock on who. With Chris winning with the Viper.
Challenge - UK VS USA
Chris and Matt drove from London to Blackpool in Reliant Rialto, with Matt's Reliant braking down many times with it being driven to Blackpool on the back of a tow-truck.When the pair got to Blackpool, a Willy's Jeep and Land Rover Defender Series 1 was waiting for them, for their respected homelands, with three challenge awaiting them.
Challenge 1: Speed Test - Both cars raced down Blackpool sea wall where Dorothy Levitt became the world's fastest woman clocking over 90mph in 1908 in a 26bph Napier. The Jeep won this challenge, but with both cars unable to reach a speed over 50mph.
Challenge 2: Tug of War - Both cars would be in a tug of war, being help by a team of sportsmen. British Rugby Players VS American Football Players. As both cars dug themselves into the sand the event was called a tie.
Challenge 3: The Drag Challenge - Both cars would have to drive down some stairs onto the beach, drag an ice cream van out of the sea, then picking up a drag and racing to the finish. Matt won this race.
But these three events where revealed to be qualifying events for the main event, a race up to the peak of the Lake District in their respected cars, towing their Reliant Rialto to the peak. Each presenter had a passenger, Matt had a American World's Strongest Man Champion, Brian Shaw and Chris had two British Olympic Triathlon Gold Medalists, the Brownlee Brothers. Chris got to the top first but technically cheated by only bringing a door of the Reliant and ditching the rest of the car.
Guest(s) - The guests where Jesse Eisenberg and Gordon Ramsay.
Jesse Eisenberg is starring in a play called "The Spoils" which he wrote and Gordon Ramsay is taking part in the 2016 Soccer Aid Game with England Versus The Rest of the World. Also the Reasonably Priced Car has been replaced by Stars in a Rally Cross Car - the car being a Mini Cooper John Works Rally Edition.
Overall: Good restart to Top Gear, but will never be as good as the other three. 8/10
Episode Two:
Review - McLaren 675LT
Reviewed by Chris, with help from McLaren F1 Driver Jenson Button, the "LT" in the car's name, comes from the McLaren F1 GT "Long-Tail"; which comes from the mighty McLaren F1 - the fastest production car for nearly 2 decades. Being based on the McLaren MP4-12C, it has a 3.8L Twin-Turbo V8 Engine, with a 7-speed Dual-Clutch. Dropping nearly 90kg from its predecessor by using extremely science single-piece carbon fibre monecell, which allows the car to corner extremely quickly, able to reach 205mph, 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, 0-120 in less than 8 seconds.
Challenge - Ultimate SUV Challenge
Chris, Matt and Eddie Jordan; founder of Jordan Grand Prix, each the new range of SUV. Chris had the Jaguar F-Pace, Matt in the Porsche Macan and Eddie had the Mercedes GLC. The problem with Modern SUVs are that they are bought to show power and wealth, being used in cities and not in the countryside where they were ordinary planned to be used. The challenge was to drive to the highest pub in Africa, supplying the pub with the musical evening entertainment. Chris was paired with Seasick Steve - the American Blues Musician, Matt was with Tinie Tempah - the British Rapper and Eddie got Sharleen Spiteri - the Scottish Lead-Singer for Texas.
Challenge 1: Street Circuit - a street circuit was laid out for the three presenters, each setting off round the track, 3 laps, fastest lap wins. with the Jag coming out on top.
Challenge 2: Stealth - each of the cars have a rear-mounted reverse-assist camera. The challenge was to sneak up to an animal and film it with the camera, best beast captured wins. Chris and Steve set out to find a rhino, having to settle with a small group of zebras. Matt and Tinie captured a larger herd of zebras. With Eddie and Sharleen winning this challenge by filming 3 giraffes.
Challenge 3: Rum Punch- The entertainers would drive up a hill-climb path, with a minimum time of 3 minutes. But the presenter is holding 2 really large cocktail glasses full of South Africa's Rum Punch. Chris cheated by refilling his cocktails with bottles of water which were in the car, and Eddie and Sharleen cheated by using clingfilm, which was protecting the leather, to cover the glasses. The winner would get to choose where they would be sleeping that night. Eddie and Sharleen slept in a large safari tent, Chris and Steve shared a large camping tent and Matt and Tinie were stuck with a tiny scout's tent.
Challenge 4: Rally - The first place would be the entertainment for the pub that evening, the other two would be bar staff and pot washers. Matt and Tinie won, with Tinie rapping his songs for the entertainment.
Guest(s) - The guest was Damien Lewis.
Damien Lewis is playing the role, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in the Sky Atlantic Series of "Billions", as well as King Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall". Also lead singer of Texas, Sharleen Spiteri, being in the SUV Challenge. Her Band of Texas is releasing a new album of Texas 25, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band.
Overall: Loved how they proved that Modern SUV aren't just for the school run. 8/10
Episode Three:
First Review - Audi R8 V10
Reviewed by Chris Evans, the Audi R8 V10 has the new engine from Lamborghini, the new model is more sharper, lower, wider, faster and more powerful. Being the most powerful Audi ever made. The new Audi R8 is fitted with hundreds of future technology devices to help you drive like a racing driver, even with no experience. To prove this fact, Chris took the Audi to Laguna Seca with Sabrina Schmitz, the car will have to complete 2 flying laps, one with all the racing assists on, and another lap with just Sabrina controlling the beast. Woman VS Machine - with Sabrina winning the race by a while 7 seconds.
Second Review - Ferrari F12 TDF
Reviewed by Chris Harris, the original Ferrari 250 TDF (Tour de France) is named one of the greatest 1950's cars of all time. Now being worth over £5million, Ferrari have honoured the TDF name by created a new TDF Ferrari - based off the the Ferrari F12Berlinetta - The Ferrari F12 TDF. Now this car is not made for looks, it is made to the best racing car, being extremely nimble and using its body to direct air flow to create down-force through high speeds, cornering and braking. Ferrari is car with more than likely have the last Ferrari V12 engine, as Ferrari says they are having to look into electric motors and hybrid engines.
Third Review - Ford Focus RS 2016
Reviewed by Rory Reid, this Ford has been named the best hot hatchback of this decade so far. Being all AWD (All-Wheel Drive), instead of front wheel drive, also being extremely fun to drive while cruising down the motorway or rally through the Northern Ireland Countryside. Its suspension is made to extremely clever, it Cosworth Engine is made for the EcoBoost Mustang and is capable of doing 0-60 in 4.6 seconds, which is sports car standard. But the Ford is not the only new hot hatchback, the 2015 Honda Civic Type-R, which looks sporty but is realistically sluggish and the 2016 Mercedes A45 AMG, which is fast but it too tame being something that your dad might drive. But the what makes the Ford win best hot hatchback is that it has a Drift Button, which makes the car so easy to drive even a 15-year old boy can pull off a professional drift.
Featurette - Ken Block's Hoonicorn tour of London
Matt is picked up by rally driver and the created of Gymkhana Ken Block in his AWD Monster Energy/Hooigan Gymkhana Mustang doing drifts and donuts in the city of London, while staying all cold, calm and in control while Matt face says what he is thinking. With the extreme speed, flying through sparks, tyre smoke and hundreds of near miss of London double-decker buses, office buildings and street poles. When his journey had finish, Ken drove his mustang back on a Royal Air Force Chinook to fly off to another distance city for Ken to tear round.
Guest(s) - Anthony Joshua and Kevin Hart
Professional Super-Heavyweight Boxer Anthony Joshua is going to be defending his IBF Super-Heavyweight Championship Belt against the American Boxer Dominic Breazeale. While Kevin Hart is in a new movie starring along side Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Central Intelligence about being training to be CIA Agents.
Episode Four:
First Review - Aston Martin Vulcan
Reviewed by Chris Harris, being named after the Avro Vulcan Bomber, one of the greatest British Bomber of all time, it has a lot to live up to. Delivering over 800bhp, the Aston Martin Vulcan is the fastest Aston Martin ever made. But you can not drive in the UK at whole, not ever at a racetrack as it breeches all of the Sound Limits. So Chris took the Aston to Yas Marina, in Abu Dhabi. Being nearly 20 seconds faster than the fastest Aston Martin you can actually buy, the Aston Martin Vantage S. Chris said once you drive it for the first time, you won't want to get out of it.
Second Review - Tesla Model X
Reviewed by Rory Reid, it is what the Ford Model T was to the horse. Being absolutely a dream to drive, have a range of 200 miles on a single charge. It can also be charged in 30 minutes at one of Tesla's Special Supercharger Points, but there an extremely small number of them. Being a SUV, you're thinking it will be slow, but no. Putting the accelerator mode into Ludicrous on the dash, it was able to beat a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat in a 1/4 Mile drag race. Though it may not win over the true petrol heads, this is truly a step into the future.
Challenge - Venice Cheap Car Challenge
Chris, Sabrina and Matt have to race Eddie to Venice from England. Eddie is taking the Orient Express, while the other three have to buy a car for the same amount of money as a ticket, plus make it to Venice on the money which remains. Chris took a Jaguar X-Type, Sabrina in a Audi A4 and Matt on a Honda Gold Wing GL1200 Cruiser Motorcycle.
There was a challenge on the way, at Paris each presenter had to pick up a Michelin Star Chief and cook a meal for a food critic. With Sabrina winning the challenge.
In the morning, the race was on. Each presenter had to get to the hotel in Venice on only the money they had left. Sabrina had to run the last couple of parts as she had run out of money for a water taxi, Chris was a little bit slower but was able to catch a speed boat. Matt was miles away and Eddie won.
Guest(s) - Bear Grylls and Professor Brian Cox
Bear Grylls has got a new book out named Burning Angels, being a little bit based on him, but mostly a grown up book for readers to see how the characters is able to survive. While Prof. Brian Cox has a new show called Wonders of the Universe, with him at one point using a Euro Fighter to out race the sun.
Episode Five:
First Review - Zenos E10 S
Reviewed by Chris Evans, the Zenos E10 S is a new British Super-Lightweight which has a Ford Fiesta ST 1.6L EcoBoost Engine and its body is made of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic, which is incredible tough and light. The reason why this car has flimsy light wheel arches and wheel arches, is that if you have a small crash on a track day, it is cheaper to repair a panel than a whole car. Zenos say that the is better made for the people as they had customers in to test the prototype to get have information on the car. But driving it for a hour can ruin your spine, pelvis and bum for a week.
Second Review - BMW M2
Reviewed by Chris Harris, the BMW M2 is taking a step back in time to get inspiration from the BMW M3 from 1992, being more fun and sporty, instead of more businessman and sensible. The car is a lot more easier to slide round corners, just like the old one, with it also feeling more fun to drive around town, knowing you have straight-6 engine ready to be unleashed. The only down side to this car is the stupid looking front and rear bumpers, made to look "out-there" but just seem pointless. Putting the BMW against the new Audi RS3 Quattro, the Audi isn't as good looking and isn't as fun to drive, thanks to its 4-wheel drive, meaning it just understeers round every corner.
Challenge - Delivering the Jaguar F-Type SVR to the Geneva Motor Show
Rory Reid is faced with a giant of a challenge. He has to drive the new Jaguar F-Type from the Jaguar Factory in Coundon to the 2016 Geneva Motor Show in Geneva in Switzerland in less than 13 hours. The significance of this challenge, is because this is what happened with the Jaguar E-Type in 1961 - the show was so popular that the Geneva Show demanded that Jaguar supplied them with another E-Type, within 13 hours, a monster of a task. Jaguar Test Pilot Norman Dewis did the task with nearly 10 minutes to spare, Rory was able to made the show just in time, with 2 minutes to spare.
Featurette - Rolls-Royce Dawn VS Rolls-Royce Corniche
Reviewed by Matt, the Rolls-Royce Dawn is the new luxury convertible car costing around 1/4 of a million pounds. The Dawn come with many, many new gadgets and luxuries including a umbrella holster and dryer, predictive gear changing and doors which open the opposite way just to show off. The engine is a Twin-Turbocharged 6.6L V12 making 563bhp, producing 155mph, but the silencer is specially designed to make it as quiet as possible while hard accelerating. But is it as good as the classic Rolls-Royce Corniche, Chris Evans took it to the town of Dingle in Ireland, letting the crowd and players of a game of Gaelic Football vote on which is better, the town decided on the new Rolls-Royce Dawn was better, even though the Official Irish Whiskey Sniffer voted for the old.
Guest(s) - Jennifer Saunders and Paul Hollywood
Jennifer Saunders is back in Absolutely Fabulous, with a new film, which has many cameo from the original film. While The Great British British Bake Off Judge, Paul Hollywood, has a new cook book out, called Paul Hollywood The Weekend Baker.
Jesse Eisenberg is starring in a play called "The Spoils" which he wrote and Gordon Ramsay is taking part in the 2016 Soccer Aid Game with England Versus The Rest of the World. Also the Reasonably Priced Car has been replaced by Stars in a Rally Cross Car - the car being a Mini Cooper John Works Rally Edition.
Overall: Good restart to Top Gear, but will never be as good as the other three. 8/10
Episode Two:
Review - McLaren 675LT
Reviewed by Chris, with help from McLaren F1 Driver Jenson Button, the "LT" in the car's name, comes from the McLaren F1 GT "Long-Tail"; which comes from the mighty McLaren F1 - the fastest production car for nearly 2 decades. Being based on the McLaren MP4-12C, it has a 3.8L Twin-Turbo V8 Engine, with a 7-speed Dual-Clutch. Dropping nearly 90kg from its predecessor by using extremely science single-piece carbon fibre monecell, which allows the car to corner extremely quickly, able to reach 205mph, 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, 0-120 in less than 8 seconds.
Challenge - Ultimate SUV Challenge
Chris, Matt and Eddie Jordan; founder of Jordan Grand Prix, each the new range of SUV. Chris had the Jaguar F-Pace, Matt in the Porsche Macan and Eddie had the Mercedes GLC. The problem with Modern SUVs are that they are bought to show power and wealth, being used in cities and not in the countryside where they were ordinary planned to be used. The challenge was to drive to the highest pub in Africa, supplying the pub with the musical evening entertainment. Chris was paired with Seasick Steve - the American Blues Musician, Matt was with Tinie Tempah - the British Rapper and Eddie got Sharleen Spiteri - the Scottish Lead-Singer for Texas.
Challenge 1: Street Circuit - a street circuit was laid out for the three presenters, each setting off round the track, 3 laps, fastest lap wins. with the Jag coming out on top.
Challenge 2: Stealth - each of the cars have a rear-mounted reverse-assist camera. The challenge was to sneak up to an animal and film it with the camera, best beast captured wins. Chris and Steve set out to find a rhino, having to settle with a small group of zebras. Matt and Tinie captured a larger herd of zebras. With Eddie and Sharleen winning this challenge by filming 3 giraffes.
Challenge 3: Rum Punch- The entertainers would drive up a hill-climb path, with a minimum time of 3 minutes. But the presenter is holding 2 really large cocktail glasses full of South Africa's Rum Punch. Chris cheated by refilling his cocktails with bottles of water which were in the car, and Eddie and Sharleen cheated by using clingfilm, which was protecting the leather, to cover the glasses. The winner would get to choose where they would be sleeping that night. Eddie and Sharleen slept in a large safari tent, Chris and Steve shared a large camping tent and Matt and Tinie were stuck with a tiny scout's tent.
Challenge 4: Rally - The first place would be the entertainment for the pub that evening, the other two would be bar staff and pot washers. Matt and Tinie won, with Tinie rapping his songs for the entertainment.
Guest(s) - The guest was Damien Lewis.
Damien Lewis is playing the role, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in the Sky Atlantic Series of "Billions", as well as King Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall". Also lead singer of Texas, Sharleen Spiteri, being in the SUV Challenge. Her Band of Texas is releasing a new album of Texas 25, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band.
Overall: Loved how they proved that Modern SUV aren't just for the school run. 8/10
Episode Three:
First Review - Audi R8 V10
Reviewed by Chris Evans, the Audi R8 V10 has the new engine from Lamborghini, the new model is more sharper, lower, wider, faster and more powerful. Being the most powerful Audi ever made. The new Audi R8 is fitted with hundreds of future technology devices to help you drive like a racing driver, even with no experience. To prove this fact, Chris took the Audi to Laguna Seca with Sabrina Schmitz, the car will have to complete 2 flying laps, one with all the racing assists on, and another lap with just Sabrina controlling the beast. Woman VS Machine - with Sabrina winning the race by a while 7 seconds.
Second Review - Ferrari F12 TDF
Reviewed by Chris Harris, the original Ferrari 250 TDF (Tour de France) is named one of the greatest 1950's cars of all time. Now being worth over £5million, Ferrari have honoured the TDF name by created a new TDF Ferrari - based off the the Ferrari F12Berlinetta - The Ferrari F12 TDF. Now this car is not made for looks, it is made to the best racing car, being extremely nimble and using its body to direct air flow to create down-force through high speeds, cornering and braking. Ferrari is car with more than likely have the last Ferrari V12 engine, as Ferrari says they are having to look into electric motors and hybrid engines.
Third Review - Ford Focus RS 2016
Reviewed by Rory Reid, this Ford has been named the best hot hatchback of this decade so far. Being all AWD (All-Wheel Drive), instead of front wheel drive, also being extremely fun to drive while cruising down the motorway or rally through the Northern Ireland Countryside. Its suspension is made to extremely clever, it Cosworth Engine is made for the EcoBoost Mustang and is capable of doing 0-60 in 4.6 seconds, which is sports car standard. But the Ford is not the only new hot hatchback, the 2015 Honda Civic Type-R, which looks sporty but is realistically sluggish and the 2016 Mercedes A45 AMG, which is fast but it too tame being something that your dad might drive. But the what makes the Ford win best hot hatchback is that it has a Drift Button, which makes the car so easy to drive even a 15-year old boy can pull off a professional drift.
Featurette - Ken Block's Hoonicorn tour of London
Matt is picked up by rally driver and the created of Gymkhana Ken Block in his AWD Monster Energy/Hooigan Gymkhana Mustang doing drifts and donuts in the city of London, while staying all cold, calm and in control while Matt face says what he is thinking. With the extreme speed, flying through sparks, tyre smoke and hundreds of near miss of London double-decker buses, office buildings and street poles. When his journey had finish, Ken drove his mustang back on a Royal Air Force Chinook to fly off to another distance city for Ken to tear round.
Guest(s) - Anthony Joshua and Kevin Hart
Professional Super-Heavyweight Boxer Anthony Joshua is going to be defending his IBF Super-Heavyweight Championship Belt against the American Boxer Dominic Breazeale. While Kevin Hart is in a new movie starring along side Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Central Intelligence about being training to be CIA Agents.
Episode Four:
First Review - Aston Martin Vulcan
Reviewed by Chris Harris, being named after the Avro Vulcan Bomber, one of the greatest British Bomber of all time, it has a lot to live up to. Delivering over 800bhp, the Aston Martin Vulcan is the fastest Aston Martin ever made. But you can not drive in the UK at whole, not ever at a racetrack as it breeches all of the Sound Limits. So Chris took the Aston to Yas Marina, in Abu Dhabi. Being nearly 20 seconds faster than the fastest Aston Martin you can actually buy, the Aston Martin Vantage S. Chris said once you drive it for the first time, you won't want to get out of it.
Second Review - Tesla Model X
Reviewed by Rory Reid, it is what the Ford Model T was to the horse. Being absolutely a dream to drive, have a range of 200 miles on a single charge. It can also be charged in 30 minutes at one of Tesla's Special Supercharger Points, but there an extremely small number of them. Being a SUV, you're thinking it will be slow, but no. Putting the accelerator mode into Ludicrous on the dash, it was able to beat a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat in a 1/4 Mile drag race. Though it may not win over the true petrol heads, this is truly a step into the future.
Challenge - Venice Cheap Car Challenge
Chris, Sabrina and Matt have to race Eddie to Venice from England. Eddie is taking the Orient Express, while the other three have to buy a car for the same amount of money as a ticket, plus make it to Venice on the money which remains. Chris took a Jaguar X-Type, Sabrina in a Audi A4 and Matt on a Honda Gold Wing GL1200 Cruiser Motorcycle.
There was a challenge on the way, at Paris each presenter had to pick up a Michelin Star Chief and cook a meal for a food critic. With Sabrina winning the challenge.
In the morning, the race was on. Each presenter had to get to the hotel in Venice on only the money they had left. Sabrina had to run the last couple of parts as she had run out of money for a water taxi, Chris was a little bit slower but was able to catch a speed boat. Matt was miles away and Eddie won.
Guest(s) - Bear Grylls and Professor Brian Cox
Bear Grylls has got a new book out named Burning Angels, being a little bit based on him, but mostly a grown up book for readers to see how the characters is able to survive. While Prof. Brian Cox has a new show called Wonders of the Universe, with him at one point using a Euro Fighter to out race the sun.
Episode Five:
First Review - Zenos E10 S
Reviewed by Chris Evans, the Zenos E10 S is a new British Super-Lightweight which has a Ford Fiesta ST 1.6L EcoBoost Engine and its body is made of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic, which is incredible tough and light. The reason why this car has flimsy light wheel arches and wheel arches, is that if you have a small crash on a track day, it is cheaper to repair a panel than a whole car. Zenos say that the is better made for the people as they had customers in to test the prototype to get have information on the car. But driving it for a hour can ruin your spine, pelvis and bum for a week.
Second Review - BMW M2
Reviewed by Chris Harris, the BMW M2 is taking a step back in time to get inspiration from the BMW M3 from 1992, being more fun and sporty, instead of more businessman and sensible. The car is a lot more easier to slide round corners, just like the old one, with it also feeling more fun to drive around town, knowing you have straight-6 engine ready to be unleashed. The only down side to this car is the stupid looking front and rear bumpers, made to look "out-there" but just seem pointless. Putting the BMW against the new Audi RS3 Quattro, the Audi isn't as good looking and isn't as fun to drive, thanks to its 4-wheel drive, meaning it just understeers round every corner.
Challenge - Delivering the Jaguar F-Type SVR to the Geneva Motor Show
Rory Reid is faced with a giant of a challenge. He has to drive the new Jaguar F-Type from the Jaguar Factory in Coundon to the 2016 Geneva Motor Show in Geneva in Switzerland in less than 13 hours. The significance of this challenge, is because this is what happened with the Jaguar E-Type in 1961 - the show was so popular that the Geneva Show demanded that Jaguar supplied them with another E-Type, within 13 hours, a monster of a task. Jaguar Test Pilot Norman Dewis did the task with nearly 10 minutes to spare, Rory was able to made the show just in time, with 2 minutes to spare.
Featurette - Rolls-Royce Dawn VS Rolls-Royce Corniche
Reviewed by Matt, the Rolls-Royce Dawn is the new luxury convertible car costing around 1/4 of a million pounds. The Dawn come with many, many new gadgets and luxuries including a umbrella holster and dryer, predictive gear changing and doors which open the opposite way just to show off. The engine is a Twin-Turbocharged 6.6L V12 making 563bhp, producing 155mph, but the silencer is specially designed to make it as quiet as possible while hard accelerating. But is it as good as the classic Rolls-Royce Corniche, Chris Evans took it to the town of Dingle in Ireland, letting the crowd and players of a game of Gaelic Football vote on which is better, the town decided on the new Rolls-Royce Dawn was better, even though the Official Irish Whiskey Sniffer voted for the old.
Guest(s) - Jennifer Saunders and Paul Hollywood
Jennifer Saunders is back in Absolutely Fabulous, with a new film, which has many cameo from the original film. While The Great British British Bake Off Judge, Paul Hollywood, has a new cook book out, called Paul Hollywood The Weekend Baker.
Episode Six:
First Review - Honda NSX (2016)
Reviewed by Chris Harris, being marketed as the Acura NSX in North America, this mid-engined hybrid sports car has 3 electric motors and a 3.5L Twin-Turbo V6 Engine. The original car from nearly decade ago was designed by the famous racing driver Ayrton Senna made Honda create a cool car, ever seen that Honda had been making boring sensible cars like the Honda Jazz and the Honda CR-V, but now they are back and raging with the new sports car, which is tip-toeing its way into Supercar territory with a top speed of over 190mph, 0-6 in under 3 seconds, All-Wheel Drive and a new body to match. This new model is truly a New Sports eXperience.
Second Review - Ford Mustang 5.0L V8 (2015) & Ford Mustang 2.3L EcoBoost (2015)
Reviewed by Rory Reid, starting from the beginning, the original 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang is the greatest and most iconic car of the last 70 years. The only problem with it was that it only came in left hand drive, not great for right hand driving countries, like the UK. But now, the new Mustang is out with the wheel on the correct/right side of the vehicle. The the big 5.0L V8 models comes with a special mode called Line Lock which lets the car automatically perform burnouts, but the best fuel economy the car will manage is less than 15mpg... While the EcoBoost Model has the straight 4 engine from the Focus, which is more economical and better for the environment but it is a lot slower and the Straight-4 Rumble can't compare to the great V8. But if you a real driver, you'll buy yourself the classic muscle car.
Third Review - Porsche 911R (2016)
Reviewed by Matt LeBlanc, just being a great touring car, the new Porsche 911R is fast and feels complete, once you ask for Porsche to install the air con and radio, which they will do for free. But you will not need a radio, the soundtrack from the Rear-Mounted 4.0L Engine is perfect being classic and modern at the same time. 201mph, and reaching 60 in 3.8 seconds, the car is simple but brutally fast, once again, at the same time. The older models felt heavy to drive and under-steered because of the engine being the back, but now the car handles like a dream, allowing you to drift with sense of achievement, not because it was hard work, just because it easily controlled and good looking. The car doesn't need you to be professional, you lets you make mistakes but it learns and is able to let you correct you mistakes by sticking to the road like glue.
Featurette - Restored British Classics
Reviewed by Chris Evans, on the show before, they have reviewed the restored classic of the Jaguar E-Type by Eagle, even a special wing of Aston Martin will restore the greatest British car of all time - the Aston Martin DB5. But now MG have stepped on to the scene. With the restore classic of the MG BGT Arlington Edition, named after the place where the original car rolled off of production. The car looks the same with its grace and style while the underneath, it is a totally different story. New dash style classically, new 304bhp 3.0L heart and every single bolt has been replaced stronger and to the perfect finish of the original. Even the wire wheels have been re-chromed and replaced. It is a new car, but it feels like it did when the original car drove off of production in 1962.
Challenge - Rally-Cross Long Jump
Challenge surfaced itself to the presenters, who could get the long jump out of the Top Gear Rallycross Mini Cooper, the win would be allowed to drive more laps, while the losers would have to stand in the water jump and get soaked by the winner. Rory and Matt (with a little help from science) tried the best, but failed with tiny jumps. Sabrina even tried making the car lighter by siphon some petrol out of the car, but manage a poorer jump than the boys. Chris Evans took a seat out and stop at the hairpin to get a better run up, scoring really well. Eddie being the former racing driver and head of Jordan Formula One, still couldn't win against Chris Harris who taped up the air gaps between the body panels and took a massive run up and got the greatest jump.
Guest(s) - Patrick Dempsey and Greg Davies
Patrick Dempsey is a LeMans Racing Driver and actor, starring in the new movie in the saga of Bridget Jones's Baby. And Comedian and Actor Greg Davis is starring in his continuing series of Man Down.
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