Top Gear challenge is the segment of the Top Gear television program in which the presenter is assigned by the manufacturer, or to each other, to prove or do various things related by vehicle.
Video Top Gear challenges
Challenge novelty/stunt
Repeating features in Top Gear involves a host that performs some strange challenges involving the car. Segments that involve challenges are usually preceded by Jeremy Clarkson, although sometimes Richard or James, asks the audience and viewers: "How difficult is it?"
Crop NÃÆ'¼rburgring in less than 10 minutes... in diesel
Seri Lima, Episode Lima
Clarkson took the Jaguar S-Type diesel to the NÃÆ'¼rburgring with the goal of completing the round in less than 10 minutes. Clarkson is being trained by Sabine Schmitz, a famous German racer. After unsuccessful attempts, Clarkson succeeded in lapping NÃÆ'¼rburgring in 9 minutes and 59 seconds, with Clarkson celebrating with enthusiasm and showing proud results to his coach. Schmitz still has not been impressed, stating that he can do it in a van, and then expose the Jaguar 47 seconds ahead of Clarkson's time.
Crop NÃÆ'¼rburgring in less than 9 minutes and 59 seconds... in van
Six Series, Episode Seven
To celebrate Ford Transit's 40th anniversary, Hammond went to the NÃÆ'¼rburgring to see if Clarkson's mentor from the previous NÃÆ'¼rburgring challenge, Sabine Schmitz, can fulfill his claim and perform a round in the 2005 Ford diesel van in less than 9 minutes and 59 seconds. Despite the small aerodynamic modifications and heavy savings made on the van - the transfer of passenger seats, spare tires, appliances, windshield wipers, Hammond itself - and using the Dodge Viper driving up front allows the Transit to slip behind it, Schmitz can not do less than 10 lap times minutes, reaching the lap time of 10 minutes and 8 seconds.
Convertible person carrier
Series Eight, Episode One
Presenters assign tasks to build converter carriers. They managed to release the roof of the 1996 Renault Espace and replace it with the folding top of the canvas. The resulting vehicle is capable of traveling at 100 mph without losing its roof, and is pushed through the zoo without any incident. However, a trip through a car wash resulted in a new million pound washing facility burning.
This is the 100th episode but no one in the crew noticed this at the time and was only shown later by event fans.
Presents a drive time radio show
Series Eight, Episode Two
The presenters tried to hold a radio-time radio show on BBC County Counties Radio in Brighton, but ended up with many complaints from listeners. This is mainly because Clarkson's travel bulletin focuses on the hounding rider he can see lingering on CCTV, rather than pulling out more normal information in the area of ​​trouble areas caused by these people and how to avoid them.
Amphibian vehicles
Series Eight, Episode Three
The presenters set up a challenge to build an amphibious car, and used it to reach - and cross - the two-mile-wide reservoir. Hammond changed the van of the 1983 Volkswagen car into a narrow boat-style "van damper"; Clarkson installed an outboard motor to the modified Toyota Hilux 1989 pickup truck, dubbed the "Toybota". May fit the 1962 Triumph Herald with pole and screen. This causes a cleaning problem on the road and he has to take an alternative route when on land due to "low bridge." Hammond's dampervan was very heavy and slow on the road, and quickly drowned after entering the water. Both the Herald and the Hilux perform well in the water, but the Herald is slow because of the screen. Clarkson drove Hilux at high speed in the water and made good progress, but he rolled it as he tried to enter the dock. May was finally selected as the winner by the studio audience. Winner: May
Car interior design
Series Eight, Episode Four
Clarkson bought the Mercedes-Benz S280 in 1996 and designed the perfect interior based on his perfect dream home. The car, nicknamed "Anne Hathaway's Cottage", features wood burning stoves, kitchen chairs, stone floors, and wood with a cement base (weighing about two tons), even plastering door trim. James May and Richard Hammond then tested the car. Lack of seat belts and unsecured seats meant they were rolled in the car. Finally, with May holding Hammond's chair, a 0-60 time of 35.4 seconds was set up.
Increase your lap time by 20 seconds
Seri Delapan, Episode Lima
Sir Jackie Stewart claimed that he could reduce the presenter's driving time around the racing circuit for 20 seconds, so James took him on the offer and they used the Tuscan TVR at Oulton Park.
Holiday caravan
Seri Delapan, Episode Enam
Clarkson, May and Hammond went on a caravan holiday in Dorset to try to find out more about caravanning, bringing Elddis Shamal XL as their caravan. The trio did not succeed in trying to have fun and causing a lot of traffic jams. Can hit the caravan into a milestone. Hammond and labradoodle pet performances, Top Gear Dog were kidnapped by an elderly female fan. Clarkson accidentally set up his caravan and neighbor with fire while trying to cook chips.
Car kit race
Series of Eight, Episode Seven
The presenters, based in Knockhill Racing Circuit at Fife, assigned the task of building a Caterham Seven Kit car from scratch and crossed the starting line, faster than the time it took The Stig to reach the track from Caterham's showroom in Caterham using an already built Caterham Seven Kit previous. The presenter won the challenge because The Stig was stopped by the traffic police just 3 miles from the finish.
Roadies van challenge
Series Eight, Episode Eight
The team decided to test several vans by becoming roadies for The Who. May took the 2005 Renault Master, Hammond chose the 2006 Ford Transit, and Clarkson chose the 2006 Volkswagen T30 TDI 174 Sportline. After The Who concert at Hyde Park, Clarkson, Hammond, and May took some of their equipment 90 miles to the next show. They concluded that the cheapest van for the task at hand should always be used. Furthermore, Clarkson admits that the feature is not the greatest idea. After this challenge, the presenter then set the challenge to buy a car for  £ 1000, which result proved much more entertaining.
Road works within 24 hours
Seri Sembilan, Episode One
The presenters decided to speed up the work at B5481 near Bidford in Warwickshire. According to the District Council, it takes a whole week, but the Top Gear team achieves it in just one day (even though they have 32 people working with them). According to the film, Clarkson prevents them from eating the right rest instead of feeding them growing on the bushes by the side of the road. However, for tea, Hammond took the fish and chips for all the workers. The team worked all day and night to finish the job. Jeremy decides to motivate people by putting Margaret Thatcher's speech on the loudspeaker and saying, "The sooner you finish, the sooner I'll fire him."
Reliant Robin Space Shuttle
Seri Sembilan, Episode Four
Hammond and May tried to turn Robin Reliant 1992 into a spaceship. They were given 12 days to build it and help from the Rocket Association of the United Kingdom. Eight tons of thrust is required to launch Robin - the largest non-commercial rocket launch conducted in Europe. The Reliant Robin departs; everything seemed to work until there was a release bolt that stuck Robin into the failed fuel tank. The combined result spins out of control and falls on the nearby hillside.
Grow gasoline using a tractor
Seri Sembilan, Episode Five
Presenters decided to grow their own environmentally friendly gasoline by planting rapeseed in the fields. For this challenge, every presenter is required to research and obtain a tractor. Each presenter then takes part in a series of challenges at the airfield, including a "drag race", where they race each other while dragging something found around the airfield. In the end, it was found May had ordered the wrong kind of seeds, so they ended up with 500 gallons of Biodiesel which was then used for Britcar's 24 hour endurance races.
Stretching limousines
Seri Sembilan, Episode Six
Presenters are sent to buy normal cars available in the UK, then turn them into stretch limousines. After the presenter builds their limousine, they must deliver three celebrities in London to the Brit Awards. Hammond driver Jamelia in 1996 MG F "Sports Limo," arrived with a stuck throttle and had to help him out with the pool stairs. Clarkson drove Chris Moyles using the very long axle Fiat Panda 1993, which was originally engineered illegally on the road, and arrived with only half a car after it split in two before reaching its destination. James May attempted to be Lemar's driver in "Salfa Romeaab" (a cross between the front end of Alfa Romeo 164 in 1996 and Saab 9000 in 1996); Lemar was finally frustrated and got out of the car after May repeatedly got lost. Clarkson claimed victory when he got a photo of his celebrity published in a newspaper. However, as his fellow presenter shows, the picture appears in his own newspaper column of Clarkson on The Sun (where he replied that they both have newspaper columns they can use).
Polar race special
Pole Challenge Specials
In April-May 2007, Clarkson and May teamed up to drive Hammond from Resolute, Nunavut to the Magnetic North Pole, taking the route set in the Polar Challenge. The terrain of which is the most difficult in the world - a mixture of mountainous land and jagged sea ice where temperatures can drop to -65 degrees Celsius (-85 degrees Fahrenheit). Jeremy and James use a specially adapted Toyota Hilux pickup truck, while Richard uses a sled pulled by a team of ten Canadian Inuit dogs, driven by American explorer Matty McNair. In the end the truck won, though the sled followed them at one point as they crossed the first of the two icy rock fields.
The Hilux used by the camera crew will later appear in the fifteenth Series, Episode One, modified to be able to drive near the EyjafjallajÃÆ'¶kull volcano in Iceland to get the lava rock.
Amphibian cars: redux
Series of Ten, Episode Two
The presenters made a second attempt to use an amphibious car - this time to cross the English Channel. The three presenters modified their original design: Clarkson invented the 1999 amphibious Nissan pickup truck; Hammond used the new 1981 Volkswagen Transporter; Can be upgraded and use the same 1962 Triumph Herald that he uses in his original challenge. May could not navigate the Herald out of the harbor, sank twice and damaged the repairable vehicle. Hammond's Transporter worked well at first, but the engine was damaged in rough seas, requiring the use of outboard engines. Finally flooded and drowned. Clarkson wins, bringing his co-presenter, in his "Nissank" on the way. The presenter had aimed for Calais, but failed, finishing at Sangatte. They also tried (and failed) to break the record set by Richard Branson for the fastest Channel crossing in amphibious vehicles. Winner: Clarkson
Driving Formula 1 cars
Series Ten, Episode Eight
Hammond set out to complete two rounds around the Stowe Circuit at Silverstone driving a Formula R25 Renault car, which brought both riders (with Fernando Alonso) and constructors championship in the 2005 Formula One season. Britcar 24 hour endurance race
Series Ten, Nine Episode
In the previous series, the presenter planted their own biofuel crop, which had been raped. However, due to a booking error made by James May they accidentally made a 500 gallon biodiesel. To dispose of it, they took part in Britcar's 24-hour endurance race at Silverstone Circuit using the modified BMW 330d 2003. Upon arriving at the event, the team found that it was not a show for beginners, as they had hoped, but it was an entirely professional endurance race and the team would compete with the actual 200 mph supercar. However, with the help of The Stig, they finally finished third in the classroom and overall 39, despite the failure of the fuel pump, just making a start, some fuel leaks, going off the track many times, and Hammond crashing into a Mosler.
Challenge of Renault Avantime tuning
Series Twelve, Episode Three
The presenters are challenged to make ordinary cars rode on track as fast as Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, which has a time of 1 minute 28 seconds, using only the price difference from the regular car to the used Lancer Evo. They do not know what car they should be working on. Although the prediction of May about the Hyundai Accent 3-cylinder diesel, the car was revealed to be Renault Avantime 2002. Despite various modifications - including wheels, tires, brakes, exhaust from unknown TVR, rear wing of the Super Aguri F1 car (which was later released) the wooden front splitter (which burns) - the presenter can not beat the Evo time. They increased the original time by 7.1 seconds, but this was achieved largely through a combination of swapping electric heated heavy chairs that came with Avantime for lighter carbon fiber racing seats, and in May served the engine to make it closer. strength initially assessed. The presenters note that other modifications are generally unhelpful, and some even make cars slower. The only modifications that work properly cost a little outside of the time, effort and relatively simple equipment used.
From Basel to Blackpool on one fuel tank
Series Twelve, Episode Four
The presenters are challenged to drive from Basel, Switzerland to Blackpool, England, to a fuel tank, to light up Blackpool's lights. Although each presenter chose a different route, Clarkson estimates a distance of about 750 miles. Each presenter chooses a diesel vehicle: Jeremy uses the Jaguar XJ6 Diesel 2007, and despite using every feature in the car, and driving uneconomically, finish the journey. He was beaten by Richard Hammond, driving a Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion 2008. James May, driving a Subaru Legacy 2008, arrived 40 minutes after Clarkson.
Create a car ad
Thirteen Series, Episode Seven
James and Jeremy were challenged to make TV commercials simple, yet effective, for the new Volkswagen Scirocco TDi. Several entries were made, including one stating while Scirocco did not quickly it was economical, a repetition of Golf ads before, and one detailing the cemetery (slightly spoiled by Clarkson). All denied, leading Clarkson and May to create a separate ad. Clarkson won by reference to World War II.
Build an electric car
Series Fourteen, Episode Two
The presenters are challenged to create their own electric car that will rival the G-Wiz. The first car, dubbed "Geoff", was put through its pace in the city of Oxford, before being rebuilt as Hammerhead-i Eagle Thrust. The Hammerhead underwent a number of safety tests at the Motor Industry Research Association, with a trio of Top Gear trying to deceive the testers by using simple camera tricks. It was then reviewed by Autocar magazine, with the team disappointed with the review, while making reference to OFCOM, the telecommunications regulator.
Create snowplough
Seri Sixteen, Episode Five
Due to the problems that England suffered during the previous winter with snow, and local authorities have no money to spend on clearing equipment, presenters come up with the idea of ​​Snowbine Harvester to save money, working on the theory of combining idle sitter harvesters during the winter so it is readily available with cheap conversion kit. The team put a snowplough in front of the former Claas Dominator. It was also converted into gritters using a wheat parachute, which was able to blow up grit through a nearby car window. A flamethrower mounted on the back, operated by Jeremy, and a Bovril boiler inside the cabin for James to counteract the lack of heating. During testing in Norway, the team blasted the grit through the window of the house, burning a man and running into a snow-covered car. They then managed to hit a road that had not been plowed that winter.
Build a train
Seventeenth Series, Fourth Episode
Presenters believe that train travel in England is too expensive, and the main reason is that it is expensive to build. They first converted the 1990 5.3 V12 Jaguar XJS to work on the railroad tracks, before building the carriages of the old caravan for various passenger classes (first, second, "trash") and Buffet cars using wheels from the Permanent Way trollies. Jaguar can not pull four "carriages" because of their weight, and Jaguar's rear-wheel-drive. The presenters were divided into two teams, with Clarkson taking Jaguar and promising to build "GTI Train", and Hammond and May changed the Audi S8 4-wheel-drive 2001 car to pull the existing carriages.
The presenters (with their own creations) then ran from "near Leicester" (North Leicester) to "near Loughborough" (Loughborough Central) on the Great Central Railway with a number of train experts as passengers. Clarkson won the race despite having been caught behind Hammond and May at the time and almost collided with a classroom of 08 shunting class after trying to 'overtake' the Railway. Meanwhile, Buffet cars on the Hammond and May trains were on fire, and after a brief stop at Loughbourough, the "trashy" train was hit (and destroyed) by passing D123 diesel locomotives Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry.
Off-road mobility scooter
Eighteen Series, Episode Four
The presenters are assigned to create their own off-road mobility scooter for rambling in the Welsh countryside. Clarkson built an eight-wheeled vehicle with two engines from two electric scooters, with a lawn mower. Can make an electric wheelchair and Hammond creates his machine from a mobility trike and a gasoline-powered petrol-push cart, with a single wheel on the front and a crawler track at the rear. The task ended with a rural race against three wounded soldiers. Only Hammond managed to finish the race, with Clarkson scooters falling into the hills into a set of trees, and May undo the mission and get stuck outside a pub near Crickhowell.
Convertible supercar for all weather
Series Twenty-Four, Episode Two
Chris and Matt are tasked with finding the perfect convertible supercar for all weather. Matt brought Lamborghini Huracan Spyder and Chris brought the Porsche 911 Turbo S. convertible. Both were asked to report in Las Vegas for a series of challenges along the 400 mile journey from Las Vegas to the Sierra Nevada mountains. The first challenge, named "Spring", was held at the Spring Mountain Raceway, where they had to finish laps of the track with the roof down at the beginning and finished with the roof. Along the way, firetruck is ready to simulate the effects of the spring rains. Next, there is a second challenge called "Summer", where they have to change cars (written as "vacationing from your car", in keeping with the spirit of summer vacations) and driving across the Valley of Death. Before the third challenge arrives, both must stay overnight in Darwin, California. The next day, the third challenge, named "Fall" arrives, where they have to propagate down the part of the Sierra Nevada mountain path, where it's slick. As they climb higher up the mountain, the final challenge arrives at Mammoth Mountain where they have to race through the snowy mountains. At the last challenge, Matt initially made good progress because Chris' Porsche was stuck for a while, but Chris was later caught because of Lamborghini's low ground clearance made Matt trapped a while before he chained the Lamborghini rear tire. Although Chris is winning the race narrowly.
Build the world's fastest tractor
Series Twenty Five, Episode Five
In an effort to fix the slow speed of the tractor, Matt and Chris headed to the "Top Gear Agricultural Technology Center", where Matt built a special tractor with a 500 hp Chevrolet V8 engine, dubbed "Track-tor". To prove the credibility of the tractor's performance, Matt targets 81 mph to beat the previous world speed record in Finland. Matt reached 81 mph, however, in the hands of The Stig, it reached 87 mph, setting a new world record. Next, they headed to a farm to see if the Track-tor was as useful as any other tractor, especially the New Holland T7 tractor, driven by Robert Neill, the winner of Farmer of the Year 2017. The first test was to cut the hedge, where the Track- tor master the presenter because of frequent wheelies and killing scarecrow in the process. The next test is plowing, where Track-tor does a rather bad job. The final challenge is to harvest vegetables from the farm and transport them to the freezer section of the local village market, 8 miles away in less than 23 minutes, assisted by The Stig. The presenters managed to do it in just ten seconds.
Maps Top Gear challenges
Cheap car
The presenter is given a budget to buy used cars that meet certain criteria. The budget is usually around à £ 1,500, but it ranges between £, £ 100 and £, £ 10,000 depending on the type of car. Once purchased, the presenter competes with each other in a series of tests to determine who is buying the best car.
Presenters have no prior knowledge of what tests will be performed, although they generally involve:
- Long trips used to determine reliability and fuel economy
- Rotation round of race track, usually by Stig, to determine performance. In some cases, Stig sets the time in the same car and the presenter must defeat him.
- Checking to find what is and is not working or how many cars it is genuine
- Spend the rest of the remaining money from the original budget to fix and/or modify the car
- Selling the car at the end of the challenge.
The three presenters are very competitive; vandalism and sabotage are common, and any presenter whose car breaks down during a challenge will usually be left to make their own way to a defined destination. Certain challenges since the Cheap Car Africa Road Trip has had a spare car reserved for every presenter whose car is damaged and can not be repaired. Vehicle reserves are generally a model that is hated by three presenters, or in other ways contrary to current challenges.
Due to the controversial nature of some of the challenges, it is difficult to measure who is the most successful so far, but as a rough guide: Mei and Clarkson have won the cheapest car challenge with seven wins and Hammond has won three. However, some challenges remain unclear, such as the Italian supercar challenge of mid-speed 10,000, in which no broadcaster actually made it to their destination (although May comes closest). The winner of the £ 1000 police car challenge remained unclear as a result of Hammond eating Clarkson's final Fiat results, and declared himself the winner. Presenters who unofficially won the most challenges were Clarkson, with May 10. winning 8 challenges, and Hammond winning 6.
Ã, Â £ 100 Car Challenge
Series Four, Episode Three
Presenters are given £ 100 to buy legal cars on the road (have current taxes and MOT certificates). This is to prove that cars can be bought and driven from London to Manchester and back again for less than the cost of riding the train (about £ 180), including fuel prices. Clarkson purchased the 1988 Volvo 760 GLE, purchased Hammond 1991 Rover 416GTi, and May bought the Audi 80 1.8E in 1989. Challenges include reliability, fuel economy, stop time, security, pricing, and lap times testing. Audi May won most of the challenge, but Clarkson was declared the overall winner when he bought Volvo for £ 1, giving him 999 points. Winner: Clarkson
Cheap Porsche Challenges
Seri Lima, Episode Enam
The presenters were given £ 1,500 to buy Porsche. Clarkson bought 1983 928, Hammond bought 1980 924, and May bought 1984 944. The challenges included driving from London to Brighton, fuel economy, using cars in lonely-hearted columns, lap times, selling cars, and using change from Ã, Â £ 1,500 modify cars to be rated by Porsche Owner Club. Clarkson won the challenge (despite bringing the most unreliable of the three cars) as he gained more by breaking down his car and selling it for parts. Winner: Clarkson
Cheap Coupà © that is not a challenging Porsche
Seri Enam, Episode Dua
Following the previous challenge, the presenter was sent to purchase a Porsche not for Ã, Â £ 1,500 and report to Millbrook Proving Ground. Clarkson bought 1991 Mitsubishi Starion, bought Hammond 1983 BMW 635 CSi, and May bought Jaguar XJS 1982, which leaked oil as soon as it arrived.
The first challenge is to see if they can exceed 140 mph. May win by reaching 140, even though the Jaguar is broken and must be replaced by oil and water. The Starion, thanks to a modified turbocharger and some unintentional weight shedding, reached 119 mph, beating the BMW 115 mph. The driving comfort test is then performed; every presenter drove their car at 30 mph on a rocky road with a bowl of water in their lap, losing points for every ounce spilled. Jaguar won again, and while the BMW Hammond sports car was bad, Clarkson fared worse; Starion's journey is so bad that the manual gearbox has no consequences. The Stig then sets the lap time for each car in the Alpine test track, where Starion narrowly defeats BMW. Jaguar came last and lost his engine oil again. The three presenters were then asked to drive from Millbrook to the QI club in Oxford; points are given for the arrival order, reduced for damage, and fuel economy is measured. May's Jaguar failed many times until finally giving up, managing only 8 miles per gallon. Clarkson beat Hammond to the club, albeit with worse fuel consumption.
The final challenge is endurance race - each presenter is allowed to modify their car with the money left over from the original purchase. Hammond put up a bad bodykit built for BMW. Might try painting Jaguar in English green racing (just to run out of paint) and spend the rest of the engine fix. Clarkson has a more professional paint job, and installs a stronger turbo. The result was unexpected - while the new turbo Clarkson made Mitsubishi the fastest car in the entire race, the engine repeatedly hot and damaged after almost every turn, before one final blow made it out for good. The Hammond gearbox failed in the final stages of the race, but still beat May with two laps (although the Jaguar suffered wear during the race, it only broke down once the brake fluid got too hot).
Winner: May (Clarkson under contract)
Italian-made supercar for less than Mondeo's second challenge
Series Seven, Episode Four
Presenters were given £ 10,000 to buy a 1970s supercar, which must be medium-sized and Italian, and told to report to Bristol. Clarkson purchased Maserati Peacock in 1974, (he was told that it was an SS model, only to find during the challenge that it only had a 38  £ SS badge). Hammond purchased the 1983 (1983) Ferrari 1930 GT8, and May discovered the 1974 Lamborghini Urraco that was hit by electricity. Challenges included one round of Castle Combe Circuit, changing the oil and spark plugs of their cars and driving from Chippenham to "gentlemen's club" in Slough with some fuel. Hammond won most of the challenges, and Urraco May was the source of a constant problem because of his bad electricity - arriving in Bristol behind a tow truck, and striking on almost every leg of the journey. The Peacock began to deteriorate in Castle Combe, where it was revealed to have a horrible brake, and the engine began to make a worried noise alongside a very bad performance. It was later revealed in a rolling road challenge that only produced 80 bhp. Clarkson initially blamed the sound on the tappets, but as the day went on, May declared that the machine was destroyed. In the end, no cars survived the last trip to the end point at Spearmint Rhino. First, the Peacock machine exploded, showering Urraco in debris and forcing Clarkson to hit the fence. Ferrari apparently ran out of fuel 10 miles from Slough, although Hammond later explained that the entire electrical system had failed unexpectedly. Eventually, Urraco ran out of fuel on the outskirts of Slough, just a mile from the finish, causing major congestion. Therefore the presenter unanimously declares that the scores are useless, and Clarkson is summarized with "yes you can buy an Italian supercar with a medium-sized engine less than Ã, £ 10,000, but for God's love, don ' t! "
Winner: Nothing
The GT4 used in this challenge was later purchased and repaired by Hammond, only to be broken again when he was at Petrolheads, where he was cheated and hit during a challenge.
Men with van challenge
Series Eight, Episode Eight
As a follow up to the previous challenge, and as a punishment for the useless reviews of the test vans, the presenters were given £ 1,000 to buy the van and face a series of challenges. Clarkson, following Hammond's original strategy to buy a simple van, bought a 1992 Ford Transit, while May chose the 1999 LVV Convoy box for its large storage. Hammond arrived last with the Suzuki Super Carry 1994, claiming that by then the mid-engined engine was essentially a supercar.
The test begins with a drag race; Hammond won easily, Clarkson came second, and Mei survived. They then do a race to see how long it takes to load and unload items (each presenter is given a dark immigrant). It may be a bit difficult to load the van, but it has uncooperative immigrants. Clarkson, who continues to complain about his unwillingness at grunt work, simply throws most of his goods into the Transit carelessly. He then wrongly stepped in May with parking right behind the LDV to stop him unpacking. Thus, Clarkson won, while Hammond, who fell far behind because of the relatively small storage space of Suzuki, lost badly.
The third challenge is to tighten the passenger car as close as possible. Thanks to Suzuki's flat front, Hammond was close to a centimeter. Clarkson rammed the Transit into the back of the car, and the LDV May really surpassed. Furthermore the presenter was told to replace the driver's side door. Hammond and May can wipe their doors with ease, while Clarkson just bumps into it with LDV. He then uses tape to fix the new door, while Hammond manages to install it with bolts; May end up running out of time. The fifth challenge tested how long the thieves took to get into the back door of each van; the thief failed to open Hammond, destroyed the open May in half a minute, but it only took 10 seconds to get into the Transit. Eventually the presenter was assigned to get rid of a police patrol car driven by Stig on their test tracks. Clarkson won the event, which also featured a spectacular roll-over by Hammond trying to reach a Scandinavian movie while touring the first corner. Hammond, however, still wins the overall challenge. Winner: Hammond
US special - Used American car for $ 1000 challenge
Seri Sembilan, Episode Three
Presenters want to know whether it is easier to buy a car for the holidays than to rent a car, so each is given a US $ 1000 budget to buy a car, which they will use to travel overland four US states. , from Miami, Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana. Clarkson bought the 1989 Chevrolet Camaro, May got the Cadillac Brougham Sedan 1989, while Hammond bought the Dodge Ram pickup truck.
During their journey, they were given a series of challenges, including cars driven around the track by the Stig's overweight "American cousin", doing 0 to 50 to 0 without passing through lanes and thus crashing into a river full of crocodiles. , and camping the night in the fields only eat carrion. They also had to paint the slogans in their cars to get them shot or captured as they drove past Alabama. When the three of them enter a gas station to refuel, the station owner calls a gang and attacks them and their film crew with rocks and chases them out of town.
Upon arriving in New Orleans, three presenters discovered that the city took a long time to recover from Hurricane Katrina and therefore could not ask for money for their car. Instead, they give it to the people who need it. In episode credits, presenters are credited as "Cletus Clarkson", "Earl Hammond JR", "Ellie May May" and "Roscoe P. Stig". All the other crews credited having their first name changed to "Billy Bob". Winner: Clarkson Clarkson declares himself as the winner and May as a loser (because he can not even give his car).
Ã, Â £ 1,500 two-wheel drive cross country Africa car challenge
Series of Ten, Fourth Episode
Presenters are sent to Botswana to buy cars that are not off-road vehicles and have only two-wheeled vehicles, which they will drive across the country, from the eastern border of Zimbabwe to the western border of Namibia (about 1,000 miles)). The challenges include a drive over Makgadikgadi Pan, which leaves Clarkson and May's dusty cars after they are stripped of excess weight to try to prevent their cars from sinking through thin surfaces, and above the Okavango Delta. This is to prove "to the Surrey people that they do not need 4ÃÆ' â €" 4 if there is a leaf on the road. " This challenge introduces a new rule that determines if the presenter's car is broken and irreparable, they must complete the journey in a replacement vehicle - for this challenge, the Volkswagen Beetle (Beetle becomes the unanimous choice of the presenters as their most favorite car). Clarkson bought Lancia Beta Coupà ©  © 1981, which is the most unreliable car. Hammond bought Opel Kadett in 1963, which he named Oliver (consequently being the joke of other presenters), while May bought the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E. Hammond felt the affection for his car which he then sent to England (which led Clarkson and May to make fun of him), and now has an occasional cameo in Richard Hammond's Blast Lab. Oliver was Hammond's "valuables" in the Lorisist 'Top Gear' challenge. All three made it to the border of Namibia. Clarkson declared Beetle a winner, as there were no documented accidents during the trip, much to the surprise of Hammond, with which May answered "he's right!" Winner: Volkswagen Beetle (backup car)
British Leyland does make some nice cars after all the challenges
Series Ten, Episode Seven
In an argument with Top Gear producers, presenters claim Leyland UK does produce some good cars. So they are given a budget of £ 1,200 (from their own money) to buy a Leyland car in England where they will face a series of challenges, which, instead of points, they will get the money back. This is mostly happening at MIRA's proof, even though the latter is on the Top Gear test track, where they try to see how far they can drive while full of water. Hammond went on a budget to get the 1974 Triumph Dolomite Sprint for Ã, 1,250 pounds, Clarkson got 1981 Rover SD1 for Ã, £ 1,100 which consequently lost two doors in an unrelated incident, while May spent Ã, 1,000 pounds and earned Princess 1978 which is likened to cheese slices. Children also reproduce intro Money from various shrill and car horns they are made. After all the challenges, Clarkson sums up the money and declares that the winner challenges, as he not only gets back everything he has paid, he gets a £ 20 profit. Winner: May
Create a police car for far less money than the actual police spend on their challenging cars
The Elegance Series, Episode One
The presenters were all given £ 1,000 to buy the car and turn it into a police car capable of surpassing Vauxhall Astra Diesels police standards. Clarkson bought the Fiat Coupà © à © à © 20V Turbo for Ã,  £ 900, painted it with the Italian style Polizia in Stato (despite the incorrect color), and installed it with a "Boudicea" wheel cover. May bought the Lexus LS400 1994 for £ 900 as well, which he painted in a traditional 'bread jam' jam, equipped with sirens from an ice cream van, and armed with a paint spray on the back. Hammond bought the Suzuki Vitara 1994 for £ 750, and equipped it with a lightweight bar and a self-employed stinger on the front (actually a couple of doormat sewn along with nails pierced). The presenter's car was then tested on the Top Gear track, which included beating Stig's lap in Vauxhall Astra diesel (coupled with extra points for flamboyance), clearing the crash site in less than two minutes, and then stopping Stig in pursuit police (last driving a BMW 7-Series) "Without using Volvo worth 125,000 pounds, RAF, and 16 health and safety forms." The real police first showed how to stop the stolen car using four Volvo V70 plantations, boxing in the car to the side of the road, following the fulfillment of "13 separate health and safety criteria." The three cars were then shown at the British Motor Show 2008. The winner: Hammond
Can you buy Alfa Romeo to Ã, Â £ 1000 or less without it really ruin your life all the time? challenge
Series Eleven, Episode Three
Presenters are challenged to prove to show producers that to be a true "gas head" you must have Alfa Romeo. So, they were each given £ 1,000 to buy their own Alfa Romeo. Clarkson purchased the Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 in 1989 (for £ 450), bought Hammond 1984 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 (for £ 1,000), and May bought the Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 TwinSpark in 1996 (£ 995). The cars were put into a series of tests, which included taking part in a one-day trajectory on the Rockingham Motor Speedway, displaying their cars on a calendar they had to sell at a newsstand, and then last entering an exclusive Alfa Romeo Concours d'Elegance event, traveling as far as 80 miles to get to the event area.
On the race circuit, the presenters will get one point for every car they get rid of and lose a point every time they are defeated. Because the field is dominated by top-class sports and supercars, none of the presenters managed to take over the competition. Clarkson turned his car around to take over the Ford Focus.
In a side challenge, each presenter should create a calendar featuring their car that will be sold at a news kiosk. None of the presenter calendars managed to sell even one copy.
After the day, the presenter must then prepare their car for the Concours d'Elegance competition. Clarkson decided to exchange his car at Skoda Green, the color he used in his Fiat Coupe in the Police Car Challenge. Hopefully carefully clean his car, be careful to dump all the dust from the interior and bodywork, and Hammond coats his seat with Clarkson's leather jacket.
During the trip to Concours, Hammond must send the cooler manually to his machine using a hand pump that is turned on (due to the water pump being damaged during the track day challenge). It eventually broke, and the engine was confiscated, forcing May to withdraw it. After bumping into May several times, May became disgusted and left him. Clarkson helped drag Hammond even though his gearbox was nearing the end of his lifetime, and the two sabotaged May's machine with cheese. After the judges finished, James was awarded 74 of 150 points, while Jeremy and Richard were each given 23.5 and 9 - the lowest scores in the history of the Concours .
Clarkson was declared the overall winner (largely due to low car prices), which pleased him greatly because this was his first win in three years for a bargain car challenge. Winner: Clarkson Mercedes-Benz 600 vs Rolls-Royce Corniche CoupÃÆ'Â © Mercedes-Benz 600 vs Rolls-Royce challenge
Series Eleven, Episode Five
Clarkson and May were trying to figure out which of their classic luxury limos - the Clarkson's 1969 "Grosser" Mercedes or the 1972 Rolls-Royce Corniche belonged to May - better. So they took their car to the Top Gear Test Path for a series of challenges. This is not a "Cheap Car Challenge", because Hammond did not participate, the presenter had a car before the challenge, and no cars were so cheap. They summarize the option as "between 'Camp' and 'Camp Commandant'" based on previous vehicle owners they use in the challenge. Winner: Clarkson
How many trucks did you get for the Ã, Â £ 5000 challenge
Series Twelve, Episode One
Unable to understand how driving a truck can be so difficult, the presenters each bought a used truck for under £ 5,000. Can buy Scania P94D, Clarkson buy Renault Magnum and Hammond buy ERF EC11. Clarkson painted his black tray, producing some visibility problems. Hammond tried to make Americanise his truck by putting the kennels in front of his truck. It can embellish many flowers and decorations to look like an Indian truck. After decorating their lorry, they were sent to the Millbrook Proving Ground, where the first challenge was to successfully drive their lorry in slippage (as shown by "The Stig's Lorry-driving Cousin"). None of them succeeded, but in May and his truck came out unscathed. Clarkson got his "gear shifter sticking in his ass", while Hammond's kennel fell.
After several attempts to attach the trailer, the second challenge is driving around the Alpine handling course in the fastest time with their trailer loaded with various awkward loads (Hammond an insecure Nissan Micra, May wedding cake, and Clarkson straw rolls and electric fire). Hammond lags far behind because he can not carry his gear, and Clarkson leads before he forgets to descend a steep hill and stops. May banged him as he passed, causing the brakes to become stuck. May who had found her wedding cake had been rolled over, while Hammond was driving so hard that his car fell off the truck. After fixing his brakes, Clarkson arrives at last place with his trailer on fire.
The next challenge featured deleted lorry speed limiters, in a race around a two mile Millbrook bowl to see which one is fastest; Hammond won with a mild ERF of 90 miles per hour. The fourth test has each presenter trying to do the beginning of the hill with their vehicle, and to encourage them, valuables are placed behind each of their lorries. Jeremy, with the drum kit placed behind his truck, succeeds because his vehicle has crawler gear, though Mei and Hammond immediately run and destroy the drum kit. Oliver, Hammond's restored Opel Kadett from Botswana adventure, was placed behind his truck and he eventually lost, instead of risking it to destroy it. May's grand piano was destroyed when he failed to prevent his truck from rolling back, although the production crew had damaged it while positioning it.
The last challenge, for the speed, braking, and toughness of each presenter is driving their vehicle through obstacles at 56 miles per hour, and the winner will travel the shortest distance after crashing into it. Hammond managed to stop his truck within a shorter distance after driving home rather than May after driving through a structure built of six hundred cooling water. Clarkson had the shortest distance, but was injured after driving his truck through a brick wall. Each presenter complains that they have not received the best obstacles. In the end, the "despairing complex" score is calculated, and May is declared the winner. Winner: May
Vietnam Specific
Twelve Series, Episode Eight
The three presenters went on a trip to Vietnam where they were each given 15 million Vietnamese to buy "wheel sets" that could drive 1,000 miles from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Halong Bay in the north. However, because of the price of the car and the money given, the task was solved by using a cheap motorcycle. The goal is basically to do in eight days what the Americans failed to do in the ten years of the Vietnam War.
As in previous challenges, manufacturers provide replacement vehicles for every presenter whose vehicles are broken, in this challenge Honda motorcycles decorated with stars and livery lines with Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen playing on iPod (redubbed with The Star-Spangled Banner in some versions), caused many difficulties to the presenter because of the Vietnam War with America.
After reaching Ho Chi Minh City, the presenters were given the task of modifying their bikes to reach the floating bar. Clarkson and Hammond reach the bar on their bike/boat. May's bike/boat sank and he finished with a swim to the bar. Clarkson wins by reaching the first bar. Winner: Clarkson
A safe and attractive car for the 17 year old can be insured
Thirteen Series, Episode Two
With each budget Ã, £ 2,500 including insurance, the three cars purchased were "ideal" for 17-year-olds. Clarkson bought real estate Volvo 940 in 1995, Hammond a 1993 Hyundai Scoupe, and May 1994 Volkswagen Golf Mk III. They were then given a series of challenges, including driving on the field after raves, parking at night, and obstacles in which each presenter had to get around the field and hit as many hurdles as they could. Winner: Clarkson
Finding a petrolhead paradise in three Ã, Â £ 1500 rear wheel drive coupe
Thirteen Series, Episode Five
With a budget of Ã, Â £ 1,500, Clarkson, May, and Hammond have to buy a rear-wheel drive car. Clarkson purchased the Porsche 944 in 1991, May bought the Ford Capri in 1983 (but switched to the 1977 Morris Marina reserve car after the Ford was broken) and Hammond bought the 1991 Nissan 300ZX. They face many challenges including trying to beat 1 minute, 32.31 seconds lap time set by Renault Twingo, and accelerate to 60 mph and then brake to 0 mph within 200 meters or risk destroying something they own. Maybe end up destroying another one from his piano. In closing, they participated in the Andros Trophy ice race (which included the F1 Olivier Panis rider) against a massively modified hatchback, eventually flanked several times (on one occasion, Panis called Marina "a box of shit"). Mei emerged as the winner (mainly because Hammond and Clarkson dueled throughout the race,) at Morris Marina, which eventually dropped the piano on it. Winner: May
Buying a pre-1982 car for less than Ã, Â £ 3,000
Thirteen Series, Episode Six
All three were ordered to go to a car auction and buy any car for less than £ 3,000 built before 1982. Clarkson was ready to buy Ford Cortina, but he wanted a convertible and bought Sprite Austin-Healey 1969, even though he used part of his money own to buy it, because he bought it for £ 3,600. Hammond "went ugly early" and bought the first lot, 1953 Â £ 1000 Lanchester LJ 200. May set out to buy Bristol, who went ove
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