Top Gear challenges

Can Fords World Rally Championship pit team

dismantle and rebuild a rally car faster than four
women can get ready for a night out? Series Two,
Episode Five

Top Gear challenges are a segment of the Top Gear television programme where the presenters are tasked by the
producers, or each other, to prove or do various things
related to vehicles.

May oversees an attempt at the land-speed

record for a caravan Series Two, Episode Six

Novelty/stunt challenges

A race for the universe": Sci-Fi characters race

around the Top Gear track Series Two, Episode
Eight

Novelty challenges and short stunt lms are typically

based on absurd premises, such as jumping a bus over
motorcycles (instead of the more typical scenario of a
motorcycle jumping over buses), or a nun driving a monster truck. These features have become much less prominent over the life of the programme (they were much
more regular during the rst four series); they have been
superseded in later series by the How hard can it be?" and
Cheap car challenges, which are much larger in scope.

Can The Stig achieve 100 mph on the 200m runway of HMS Invincible? Series Three, Episode One
How many caravans can a 1987 Volvo 240 jump
over? Series Three, Episode Two
What is the best wig for driving fast in an open
top convertible? Series Three, Episode Five

How fast do you have to drive to be undetected

by a speed camera? Series One, Episode One

Which professor can do the best burn-out? Series

Three, Episode Seven

How many motorcycles can a double-decker bus

jump over? Series One, Episode Two

Can a nun drive a monster truck? Series Four,

Episode Two

Can Grannies do donuts? Series One, Episode

Three

Hammond and May play darts using real cars

Series Four, Episode Four

Can you make an 'average' car into a 007/Bond

car, for less than 300? Series One, Episode Five

Hammond makes fun of motorists that block

yellow boxes Series Four, Episode Eight
Is the jet from a 747 enough to blow a car over?
Series Four, Episode Eight

Can Grannies do handbrake turns? Series One,

Episode Six
What is Britains fastest faith?
Episode Seven & Ten

Can you parachute into a moving car? Series

Four, Episode Nine

Series One,

Olympic Games for cars: Long Jump Series Four,

Episode Ten

Who is Britains fastest white van man? Series

One, Episode Eight

How many bouncy castles can an ice cream van

jump? Series Five, Episode One

Lotus give a Lada Riva a 100,000 makeover Series One, Episode Eight

Hammond and May play conkers with caravans

Series Five, Episode Four

How much faster will a car go if you strip it to

save weight? Series One, Episode Nine

Historic People Carrier Racing Championship

Series Five, Episode Five

What to do with the worst car of all time, the

1985 Nissan Sunny? Series Two, Episode One

Can a stretch limo jump over a wedding party?

Series Six, Episode Four

What is Britains fastest political party? Series

Two, Episode Two

Hammond oversees an attempt at the world

record for the number of complete sideways rolls
in a car Series Six, Episode Nine

What country makes the fastest supercar? Series

Two, Episode Three
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2 CHALLENGE REVIEWS
Hammond and May play with life-size radio control cars made from real cars Series Seven, Episode
Two
The Team try to get a 1986 Mini to beat a skier
down a ski slope at Lillehammer Winter Olympic
Special
Hammond oversees an attempt by the Stig at
the nonexistent indoor world speed record Series
Eight, Episode Six
Motorhome Racing Series Ten, Episode Six
Hammond converts a G-Wiz into a full-sized
remote-controlled car Series Ten, Episode Ten
May oversees an attempt by Top Gear Stuntman
at the nonexistent world record for car jumping
in reverse Series Eleven, Episode One
May oversees an attempt by Top Gear Stuntman
to replicate a corkscrew car jump, as featured
in The Man with the Golden Gun Series Eleven,
Episode Two
The Top Gear team (Britain) take on the hosts
of D MOTOR (Germany) in a series of car challenges to decide the best motoring country Series
Eleven, Episode Six
Bus Racing Series Twelve, Episode Five
Hammond oversees an attempt by Top Gear
Stuntman to beat rival show Fifth Gear's distance record for jumping a car while towing a
caravan Series Twelve, Episode Seven
Clarkson plays British Bulldogs with the British
Army Series Thirteen, Episode Four
Airport vehicle racing Series Fourteen, Episode
Four
Clarkson drives a 1994 Reliant Robin from
Sheeld to Rotherham (constantly ipping
over) Series Fifteen, Episode One
Top Gear UK vs Top Gear Australia Series Sixteen, Episode Two
World Taxi Racing Championship Series Twenty,
Episode Two

Challenge reviews

A common theme on Top Gear is an approach to reviewing cars that combines standard road tests and opinions
with an extremely unusual circumstance, or with a challenge to demonstrate a notable characteristic of the vehicle.

Drive until you get bored / Test: enjoyable travel.

Clarkson claimed that Jaguars ease the burden of
travel[1] and devised a test for the Jaguar XJ to see
how far he could drive one before he got bored. He
ran out of country before he got bored. Series Two,
Episode Four
Lap of the M25 / Test: fuel economy. Clarkson
drove a lap of the M25 in a diesel Volkswagen Lupo,
while another driver used the petrol version to see
which would achieve greater fuel eciency. Clarkson was allowed to spend any money he saved over
the petrol version on a gift at South Mimms services. He chose a small gold model of a cockerel,
which made a reappearance in later series as The
Golden Cockthe award given to the presenter
who'd made the most embarrassing mistake of the
year. Series Three, Episode One
Toyota Hilux destruction / Test: toughness.
Clarkson and May used various methods in an attempt to destroy a 1988 Toyota Hilux, which included driving it into a tree which belonged to
Churchill Parish, Somerset. The villagers presumed
that the damage had been accidental or vandalism had occurred until the Top Gear episode was
broadcast. After the BBC was contacted, the director of Top Gear admitted guilt and the broadcaster
paid compensation.[2] Other tests on the Hilux included leaving it out in the ocean, slamming it with
a wrecking ball, setting the cabin on re and nally
having it hoisted to the roof of a tower-block that
was subsequently blown up. The heavily damaged
(but still driveable) Hilux now stands on a plinth in
the Top Gear studio. Series Three, Episodes Five &
Six
Helicopter gunship evasion / Test: handling.
Clarkson tried to avoid being caught in missile lock
from an WAH-64D Apache attack helicopter while
driving a Lotus Exige. Series Four, Episode One
London to Edinburgh and back again on a single tank of fuel / Test: fuel economy. Clarkson attempted to drive a 4.0 V8 diesel Audi A8 800 miles
(1,300 km) on a single tank of fuel. Series Four,
Episode Four
Minicab road testing / Test: toughness and practicality. Hammond and May worked as minicab
drivers in order to subject a Renault Scenic and
Ford C-MAX to a years worth of hard abuse in one
evening. Series Four, Episode Seven
O-road up a mountain / Test: o-road ability.
Clarkson tried to drive a Land Rover Discovery
from the beach to the top of Cnoc an Fhreiceadain

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in Scotland, completely o-road. It was heavily criticised by environmentalists for the damage done by
the vehicles tyres. This stunt was memorable in that
Clarkson left the mountain by helicopter with the
Discoverys keys in his pocket, so delaying its removal from the hill. Series Five, Episode Three

VIP chaueur / Test: luxury. In Japan, May conducted road tests of the Mitsuoka Orochi and Galue,
and used the Galue to chaueur a Sumo wrestler
and his manager to a tournament as a way to test
if the car is Japans Rolls-Royce.[4] Series Eleven,
Episode Six

24 hours in a car / Test: comfort. Hammond and

May spent 24 hours in a Smart Forfour to assess
the marketing claim that the car is designed like a
lounge. Series Five, Episode Four

GT car on a WRC stage / Test: 4WD system. May

takes a Bentley Continental GT to a Welsh stage
of the World Rally Championship, and acts as Kris
Meeke's co-driver. Series Nineteen, Episode One

Tank evasion / Test: o-road ability. Clarkson discovered whether a Challenger 2 tank could lock its
main cannon on to a Range Rover Sport. Series Six,
Episode One

Car and tablecloth / Test: Speed. The Stig tries

to use a Nissan GT-R to pull a tablecloth o a table
without smashing any of the ornaments and cutlery.
Series Twenty-One, Episode Four

Car Football / Test: toughness and handling. Hammond and May, along with a selection of professional drivers, played a football match using Toyota
Aygos. Series Six, Episode One

3 How hard can it be?

Sniper evasion / Test: handling. Clarkson drove

around a deserted village (British Army training facility Copehill Down) in a Mercedes-Benz SLK55
AMG and a 2005 Porsche Boxster S, trying to evade
snipers of the Irish Guards. Series Six, Episode Five

A recurring feature on Top Gear involves the hosts undertaking a number of bizarre challenges involving cars.
The segments involving the challenges are usually preceded by Jeremy Clarkson, though sometimes Richard or
James, asking the audience and viewers: How hard can
it be?"

Road Test Russian Roulette / Test: random

road testing. Hammond and May worked as 3.1 Lap the Nrburgring in less than 10
ScooterMen[3] in order to road-test as many ranminutes... in a diesel
domly selected cars as possiblethe catches being
that they wouldn't know what they'd be road-testing, Series Five, Episode Five
and that they had to do it in the presence of the cars
Clarkson took a diesel Jaguar S-Type to the Nrburgring
owners. Series Six, Episode Nine
with the aim of completing a lap in less than 10 min Supercars / Superbridge / Test: illustrate the point utes. Clarkson was being coached by Sabine Schmitz,
of supercars. The trio took three supercars (a Ford a noted German racer. After consecutive unsuccessful
GT, a Ferrari F430 Spider and a Pagani Zonda S) tries, Clarkson managed to lap the Nrburgring in 9 minon a road trip to the recently opened Millau Viaduct utes and 59 seconds, with Clarkson celebrating enthusiastically and showing the results proudly to his coach.
via Paris. Series Seven, Episode Three
Schmitz was still unimpressed, proclaiming that she could
do that time in a van, and then lapped the Jaguar 47 sec Car Ice Hockey / Test: toughness and handling.
onds faster than Clarksons time.
Hammond and May, along with a selection of professional drivers, played an ice hockey match using Suzuki Swifts, while Clarkson acted as referee.
3.2 Lap the Nrburgring in less than 9
Winter Olympics Special

minutes and 59 seconds... in a van

Horse racing camera platform / Test: smooth

ride. Clarkson reviewed the Citron C6 and put it to Series Six, Episode Seven
work as a mobile camera platform covering a horse To celebrate the Ford Transit's 40th birthday, Hammond
race. Series Eight, Episode Five
went to the Nrburgring to see if Clarksons mentor from
the previous Nrburgring challenge, Sabine Schmitz,
Car Football 2 / Test: toughness and handling. could live up to her claim and do a lap in a diesel 2005
Hammond and May, along with a selection of pro- Ford Transit van in less than 9 minutes and 59 seconds.
fessional drivers, staged another football match us- Despite all the modications made to the van (removal of
ing Toyota Aygos against a new contender, the the passenger seat, spare tyre, tools, windscreen wipers,
Volkswagen Fox. Series Eight, Episode Five
Hammond, etc.), Schmitz was not able to do a lap time of

HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

less than 10 minutes, achieving a lap time of 10 minutes Toybota. May tted a 1962 Triumph Herald with a
and 8 seconds.
mast and sails. This caused clearance problems on the
road and he had to take an alternative route when on land
due to a low bridge. Hammonds dampervan was very
3.3 Convertible people carrier
heavy and slow on the road, and quickly sank after entering the water. Both the Herald and Hilux performed
Series Eight, Episode One
well in the water. May was voted the winner by the studio
[nb 1]
The presenters were set the task of building a convert- audience. Winner: May
ible people carrier. They succeeded in removing the roof
from a 1996 Renault Espace and replaced it with a canvas
fold-down top. The resulting vehicle was able to travel at
100 mph without losing its roof, and was driven through
an animal park without any incident. However, a trip
through a car wash resulted in the brand-new millionpound wash facility catching re.

3.6 Car interior design

Series Eight, Episode Four

Clarkson bought a 1996 Mercedes-Benz S280 and designed his perfect interior based upon his house. The car,
This was the 100th episode but no-one in the crew real- dubbed "Anne Hathaways Cottage", featured a woodized this at the time and was only pointed out later by fans burning stove, kitchen chairs, a agstone oor, and wood
with a cement base (weighing approximately two tons),
of the show.
even plastering the door trim. James May and Richard
Hammond then tested the car. A lack of seat belts and unsecured seats meant they tumbled around inside the car.
3.4 Present a drive time radio show
Eventually, with May holding Hammonds seat, a 060
time of 35.4 seconds was established.
Series Eight, Episode Two
The presenters tried to host a drive time radio show on
BBC Southern Counties Radio in Brighton, but ended up
with many complaints from the listeners. This was mainly
because Clarksons travel bulletins focused on hounding
motorists he could see dawdling on CCTV, rather than
issuing the more normal information on the location of
problem areas caused by such people and how to avoid
them.

3.5

Amphibious vehicles

3.7 Improve your lap time by 20 seconds

Series Eight, Episode Five
Sir Jackie Stewart claimed that he could cut down any of
the presenters driving time around a race circuit by 20
seconds, so James took him up on the oer and they used
a TVR Tuscan at Oulton Park.

3.8 Caravan holiday

Series Eight, Episode Three

Series Eight, Episode Six
Clarkson, May and Hammond went on a caravan holiday
in Dorset to try and nd out more about caravanning. The
trio unsuccessfully tried to have fun and caused numerous trac jams. May crashed the caravan into a bollard.
Hammond and the Top Gear dog were kidnapped by an
elderly female fan. Clarkson accidentally set the caravan and its neighbour on re while trying to cook chips.[5]

3.9 Kit car race

Series Eight, Episode Seven
Jeremy Clarkson's amphibious Toybota pickup.

The presenters were set the challenge of building amphibious cars, and using them to get toand acrossa
two-mile-wide reservoir. Hammond transformed a 1983
Volkswagen camper van into a narrowboat-style damper
van;" Clarkson attached an outboard motor to a modied
1989 Toyota Hilux pick-up truck, which he dubbed the

The presenters, based at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife,

were set the task of building a Caterham Seven Kit car
from scratch and drive past the starting line, faster than
the time it would take The Stig to reach the track from
the Caterham showroom in Caterham using a pre-built
Caterham Seven Kit car. The presenters won the challenge because The Stig was arrested by the trac police
just 3 miles from the nish.

3.14

Stretch limos

3.10 Roadies van challenge

of challenges at the aireld, including a drag race, in

which they raced each other while dragging something
found around the aireld. In the end, it was discovered
Series Eight, Episode Eight
May had ordered the wrong type of seed, so they ended
The team decided to test some vans by being roadies for
up with 500 gallons of Biodiesel which was later used for
The Who. May picked a 2005 Renault Master, Hamthe Britcar 24-hour endurance race.
mond chose a 2006 Ford Transit, and Clarkson selected
a 2006 Volkswagen T30 TDI 174 Sportline. After The
Whos concert at Hyde Park, Clarkson, Hammond and
May took some of their equipment 90 miles to the site 3.14 Stretch limos
of their next show. They concluded that the cheapest van
for the task at hand should always be used. Subsequently, Series Nine, Episode Six
Clarkson admitted that the feature was not the greatest of
The presenters were sent out to buy normal cars that
ideas. After this challenge the presenters were then set
are available in Britain, then turn them into stretch
the challenge of buying a van for 1000, the ensuence of
limousines. Once the presenters had built their limos,
which proved far more entertaining.
they had to chaueur three celebrities across London to
the Brit Awards. Hammond chaueured Jamelia in a
1996 MG F Sports Limo, arriving with a stuck throttle
3.11 Road works in 24 hours
and having to assist her exit with a pool ladder. Clarkson chaueured Chris Moyles using a greatly lengthSeries Nine, Episode One
ened, dual rear axle 1993 Fiat Panda, which as origiThe presenters decided to speed up the road works on nally engineered had not been road legal, and arriving
the B5481 near Bidford in Warwickshire. According to with only half a car after it split in two before reachthe County Council, it would take an entire week, but the ing its destination.[nb 2] James May attempted to chaufTop Gear team achieved it in just one day (although they feur Lemar in the Salfa Romeaab (a cross between the
did have 32 men working with them). According to the front ends of an 1996 Alfa Romeo 164 and a 1996 Saab
lm, Clarkson prevented them from having proper lunch 9000); Lemar ultimately got frustrated and got out of the
breaks and instead fed them on the berries growing on the car after May repeatedly got lost. Clarkson claimed vicbushes by the side of the road. However, for tea, Ham- tory as he got one photograph of his celebrity published in
mond fetched sh and chips for all the workmen. The a newspaper. However, as his co-presenters pointed out,
team worked through the entire day and night to get the the image appeared in Clarksons own newspaper column
job done. Jeremy decided to motivate the men by putting in The Sun (to which he responded that they both also
on Maggie Thatchers speeches on a loudspeaker and say- have newspaper columns that they could have used).
ing The sooner you're done, the sooner I'll turn her o

3.12 Reliant Robin Space Shuttle

Series Nine, Episode Four
Hammond and May tried to convert a 1992 Reliant Robin
into a space shuttle. They were given 12 days to build
it[6] and help from the United Kingdom Rocketry Association. Eight tons of thrust was required to launch the
Robinthe largest non-commercial rocket launch undertaken in Europe. The Reliant Robin took o; everything
seemed to be working until a release bolt attaching the
Robin to the fuel tank failed to detach. The combined result spiraled out of control and crashed on a nearby hillside.

3.15 Polar race special

Polar Challenge Special
Main article: Top Gear: Polar Special

Series Nine, Episode Five

In AprilMay 2007, Clarkson and May teamed up to race

Hammond from Resolute, Nunavut to the North Magnetic Pole, taking the route set out in the Polar Challenge.
The terrain in between is some of the toughest in the
worlda mix of mountainous land masses and jagged sea
ice where temperatures can drop to 65 degrees Celsius
(85 degrees Fahrenheit). Jeremy and James used a specially adapted Toyota Hilux pick-up truck, while Richard
used a sled pulled by a team of ten Canadian Inuit dogs,
driven by American explorer Matty McNair. In the end
the truck won, although the sled overtook them at one
point while they were crossing the rst of two elds of
ice boulders.

The presenters decided to grow their own environmentally friendly petrol by planting rapeseed in a eld. For
this challenge, each presenter needed to research and acquire a tractor. Each presenter then took part in a series

The Hilux used by the camera crew would later appear in

Season fteen, Episode One, modied to be able to drive
near Eyjafjallajkull volcano in Iceland to obtain a lava
rock.

3.13 Growing petrol using tractors

HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

3.16 Amphibious cars: redux

Series Ten, Episode Two

Richard Hammond driving Top Gears diesel BMW 330d in the

Britcar 24 Hours.

James May's amphibious Triumph Herald.

The presenters made a second attempt to use amphibious

carsthis time to cross the English Channel. All three
presenters modied their original designs: Clarkson created an amphibious 1996 Nissan pickup truck; Hammond
used a new 1981 Volkswagen Transporter; May upgraded
and used the same 1962 Triumph Herald he had used in
the original challenge. May was unable to sail the Herald out of the harbour, sinking twice and damaging the
vehicle beyond repair. Hammonds Transporter worked
well initially, but the engine was damaged in rough seas,
necessitating the use of an outboard engine. It eventually
ooded and sank. Clarkson won, while carrying his copresenters, in his Nissank on the trip. The presenters
had aimed for Calais, but missed, nishing in Sangatte.
They also attempted (and failed) to break the record set
by Richard Branson for the fastest crossing of the Channel in an amphibious vehicle. Winner: Clarkson

an event for novices, as they had expected, but it was a

fully professional endurance race and the team would be
competing alongside actual 200 mph supercars. However, with help from The Stig, they eventually nished
third in class and 39th overall, despite a fuel pump failure, only just making the start, several fuel leaks, going
o the track many times, and Hammond crashing into a
Mosler.

3.19 Renault Avantime tuning challenge

Series Twelve, Episode Three

The presenters were challenged to make an ordinary

car lap the track as fast as a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, which has a time of 1 minute 28 seconds, using only the price dierence from that ordinary car to
a used Lancer Evo. They did not know what car they
would have to work with. Despite Mays prediction of a
Hyundai Accent 3-cylinder diesel, the car was revealed
to be a 2002 Renault Avantime. Notwithstanding various modicationsincluding wheels, tyres, brakes, the
3.17 Driving a Formula 1 car
exhaust of an unknown TVR, the rear wing from an F1
car (which was later taken o), a wooden front splitter
Series Ten, Episode Eight
(which caught re)the presenters were unable to beat
Hammond sets out to complete two laps around Stowe the Evos time. They did improve on the original time by
Circuit at Silverstone driving the Renault R25 Formula 7.1 seconds, but this was achieved mostly through a comOne car, which took both the drivers (with Fernando bination of swapping out the heavy, electrically heated
Alonso) and constructors championship titles in the 2005 seats that came with the Avantime for much lighter carFormula One season.
bon bre racing seats, and May retuning the engine to
get it nearer its rated power. The presenters noted that
the other modications generally didn't help, and some
3.18 Britcar 24-hour endurance race
even made the car slower. The only modications that
did work properly cost little beyond the time, eort and
Series Ten, Episode Nine
relatively simple equipment used.
In the previous series, the presenters planted their own
biofuel crop, which was rapeseed. However, due to an
3.20 From Basel to Blackpool on a single
ordering blunder made by James May they accidentally
tank of fuel
made 500 gallons worth of biodiesel. In order to dispose
of it, they took part in the Britcar 24-hour endurance race
at Silverstone Circuit using a modied 2003 BMW 330d. Series Twelve, Episode Four
Arriving at the event, the team discovered that it was not See also: Fuel Economy Race - Car vs. Car vs. Car

3.24

Build a train

The presenters were challenged to drive from Basel,

Switzerland to Blackpool, England, on a single tank of
fuel, in order to switch on the Blackpool Illuminations.
Although each presenter chose a dierent route, Clarkson estimated the distance as approximately 750 miles.
Each presenter chose diesel vehicles: Jeremy used a 2007
Jaguar XJ6 Diesel, and in spite of using every feature
in the car, and driving uneconomically, completed the
journey. He was beaten by Richard Hammond, driving a
2008 Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. James May, driving
a 2008 Subaru Legacy, arrived 40 minutes after Clarkson.

3.21 Make a car advertisement

Series Thirteen, Episode Seven

7
A amethrower was tted at the rear, operated by Jeremy,
and a Bovril boiler in the cab for James to counter the lack
of heating. During testing in Norway, the team blasted
grit through a house window, set re to a man and ran into
a car hidden by snow. They then successfully ploughed a
road that had not previously been ploughed that winter.

3.24 Build a train

Series Seventeen, Episode Four
The presenters believed that train travel in the UK is too
expensive, and the main reason is that trains are expensive to build. They rst of all converted a 1990 4.0 Jaguar
XJS to work on the railway, before building carriages
from old caravans for the varying classes of passenger
(rst, second, scum) and a Buet car using wheels from
Permanent Way trollies. The Jaguar was unable to pull
the four carriages due to their weight, and the Jaguars
rear-wheel-drive. The presenters split into two teams,
with Clarkson taking the Jaguar and promising to build a
Train GTI, and Hammond and May converting a fourwheel-drive 2001 Audi S8 to pull the existing carriages.

James and Jeremy were given the challenge to create

a simple, but eective, TV advertisement for the new
Volkswagen Scirocco TDi. Several entries were made,
including one stating while the Scirocco wasn't fast it was
economical, a rehash of a previous Golf ad, and one detailing a funeral (slightly spoiled by Clarkson). All were The presenters (with their respective creations) then
rejected, leading Clarkson and May to create separate raced from near Leicester" (Leicester North) to near
Loughborough" (Loughborough Central) on the Great
ads. Clarkson won with references to World War II.
Central Railway with a number of railway experts as
passengers. Clarkson won the race despite having been
caught behind Hammond and May at times and almost
3.22 Build an electric car
colliding with a Class 08 shunting locomotive, with the
Buet car on Hammonds and Mays train catching re,
Series Fourteen, Episode Two
and then scum class being hit (and destroyed) by passThe presenters were challenged to create their own elecing diesel locomotive D123 Leicestershire and Derbyshire
tric car that would rival the G-Wiz. The rst car, nickYeomanry.
named "Geo", was put through its paces in the city of
Oxford, before being re-built as the Hammerhead-i Eagle Thrust. The Hammerhead underwent a number of 3.25 O-road mobility scooters
safety tests at the Motor Industry Research Association,
with the Top Gear trio attempting to fool the examiners Series Eighteen, Episode Four
by using simple camera trickery. It was then reviewed
by Autocar magazine, with the team disappointed by The presenters are tasked with creating their own othe review, while making a reference to OFCOM, the road mobility scooters for rambling in the Welsh countryside. Clarkson builds an eight-wheeler with two entelecommunications regulator.
gines from two electric scooters, with lawnmower wheels.
May makes an electric wheelchair and Hammond creates
his machine from a mobility trike and a petrol powered
3.23 Build a snowplough
builders wheelbarrow, with a single wheel at the front and
crawler tracks at the back The task ends with a race in the
Series Sixteen, Episode Five
countryside against three wounded soldiers. Only HamDue to the problems Britain suered during the previmond manages to nish the race, with Clarksons scooter
ous winter with snow, and local authorities not having the
falling down a hill into a set of trees, and May aborting the
money to spend on road clearing equipment, the presenmission and getting stuck outside a pub near Crickhowell.
ters came up with the idea of the Snowbine Harvester to
save money, working on the theory combine harvesters
were sitting idle during winter months so were readily
available with a cheap conversion kit. The team tted 4 Cheap cars
a snowplough to the front of a used Claas Dominator. It
was also converted to a gritter using the grain chute, ca- The presenters are given a budget to buy a used car conpable of blasting grit through the windows of nearby cars. forming to certain criteria. The budget is typically around

4 CHEAP CARS

1,500, but it has ranged between 100 and 10,000 de- lap-time testing. Clarkson won the challenge given that
pending on the type of car. Once purchased, the pre- he bought the Volvo for 1. Winner: Clarkson
senters compete against each other in a series of tests to
establish who has bought the best car.
The presenters have no prior knowledge of what the tests
will be, although they generally involve:

4.2 Cheap Porsche challenge

Series Five, Episode Six

The presenters were given 1,500 to buy a Porsche.

A long journey used to determine reliability and fuel
Clarkson bought a 1983 928, Hammond bought a 1980
economy
924, and May bought a 1984 944. The challenge included
A lap round a race track, usually by the Stig, to de- driving from London to Brighton, fuel economy, using the
termine performance. In some cases the Stig sets a car in a lonely-hearts column, lap time, selling the car,
time in a similar car and the presenters have to beat and using the change from the 1,500 modifying the cars
for judging by the Porsche Owners Club. Clarkson won
it.
the challenge (despite bringing the most unreliable of the
An inspection to discover what is and isn't working three cars) when he earned more by breaking down his
or how much of the car is original
car and selling it for parts. Winner: Clarkson
Spending any leftover change from the initial budget
on repairing and/or modifying the cars
4.3
Selling the cars at the end of the challenge.
All three presenters are highly competitive; vandalism
and sabotage are commonplace, and any presenter whose
car breaks down during a challenge will typically be abandoned to make their own way to the designated destination. Certain challenges since the African Cheap Car
Road Trip have had a back-up car made available for any
presenter whose car breaks down and cannot be repaired.
The back-up vehicle is generally a model that is loathed
by all three presenters, or in some other way antagonistic
to the current challenge.
Due to the controversial nature of some challenges, it is
dicult to gauge who has been the most successful so far,
but as a rough guide: May and Clarkson have won the
most cheap car challenges with seven victories and Hammond has won three. Some challenges remain unclear,
however, such as the 10,000 mid-engined Italian supercar challenge, where no presenter actually made it to their
destination (although May came the closest). The winner
of the 1000 police car challenge remains unclear as a
result of Hammond eating the nal results of Clarksons
Fiat, and declaring himself the winner.

4.1

100 Car challenge

Series Four, Episode Three

The presenters were given 100 to buy a car that was
road legal (had current tax and an MOT certicate). This
was to prove that a car could be purchased and driven
from London to Manchester and back again for less than
it would cost to take the train (around 180), including
the price of the fuel. Clarkson bought a 1988 Volvo 760
GLE, Hammond bought a 1991 Rover 416GTi, and May
bought a 1989 Audi 80 1.8E. The challenge included reliability, fuel economy, stopping time, safety, price, and

Cheap coups that aren't Porsches

challenge

Series Six, Episode Two

Following the previous challenge[nb 3] the presenters were
sent to buy coupes that weren't Porsches for 1,500 and
report to Millbrook Proving Ground. Clarkson bought
a 1991 Mitsubishi Starion, Hammond purchased a 1983
BMW 635 CSi, and May bought a 1982 Jaguar XJS,
which was leaking oil as soon as it arrived.
The rst challenge was to see if they could exceed 140
mph. May won by reaching 140, though the Jaguar broke
down and had to have its oil and water replaced. The
Starion, thanks to a modied turbocharger and some accidental weight shedding, achieved 119 mph, beating the
BMWs 115 mph. A test of ride comfort was then carried out; each presenter drove their car at 30 mph over
a cobbled road with a bowl of water in their lap, losing points for every ounce spilt. The Jaguar won again,
and while Hammonds sporty BMW did poorly, Clarkson fared even worse; the Starions manual gearbox was
of almost no consequence. The Stig then set a lap time
for each car on the Alpine testing track, where the Starion narrowly beat the BMW. The Jaguar came last and
lost its engine oil again. The three presenters were next
asked to drive from Millbrook to the QI club in Oxford;
points were awarded for the order of arrival, deducted
for breakdowns, and fuel economy was measured. Mays
Jaguar broke down so many times that he eventually gave
up the challenge, managing just 8 miles per gallon. Clarkson beat Hammond to the club, albeit with poorer fuel
consumption.
The nal challenge was an endurance race - each presenter was allowed to modify their car with the money left
over from the original purchase. Hammond tted a poorly
constructed bodykit to the BMW. May tried to paint the
Jaguar in British racing green (only to run out of paint)
and spent the rest xing the engine. Clarkson had a more

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US Special - Used American car for $1000 challenge

professional paint job, and installed an even more powerful turbo. The outcome was unexpected - while Clarksons new turbo made the Mitsubishi the fastest car in the
entire race, the engine repeatedly overheated and broke
down after almost every lap, before one last blow up put
him out for good. Hammonds transmission failed in the
nal stages of the race, but still beat May by two laps (although the Jaguar suered wear during the race, it only
broke down once when the brake uid overheated). Winner: May (Clarkson, by concession)[nb 4]

4.4

Italian mid-engined supercars for less

than a second-hand Mondeo challenge

Series Seven, Episode Four

The presenters were given 10,000 to buy a 1970s supercar, which had to be mid-engined and Italian, and told
to report to Bristol. Clarkson bought a 1974 Maserati
Merak, (he was told it was an SS model, only to discover
during the challenges that it only had a 38 SS badge).
Hammond a 1979-built (1983 late-reg) Ferrari 308 GT4,
and May found a 1974 Lamborghini Urraco. Various
challenges included a lap of the Castle Combe Circuit,
changing the oil and sparkplugs of their cars and driving from Chippenham to Slough on a set amount of fuel.
Hammond won most of the challenges, and Mays Urraco
was a constant source of problems due to its poor electrics
- it arrived in Bristol on the back of a tow truck, and broke
down on almost every leg of the trip. The Merak began
to deteriorate at Castle Combe, where it was revealed to
have terrible brakes, and the engine began making worrying noises alongside very poor performance. Clarkson
initially blamed the tappets, but as the day progressed,
May declared that the engine was disintegrating. In the
end, none of the cars survived the nal journey. First,
the Meraks engine exploded, showering the Urraco in
pieces of the wreckage and forcing Clarkson to crash into
a hedge. The 308 appeared to run out of fuel 10 miles
from Slough, although Hammond later explained that the
entire electrical system had failed suddenly. Finally, the
Urraco ran out of petrol on the outskirts of Slough, causing a major trac jam. The presenters therefore unanimously declared that the scores were useless, and Clarkson summarised with yes, you can buy a mid-engined
Italian supercar for less than 10,000, but for the love
of God, don't!" No winner ocially. Hammond on
points

9
As a followup from a previous challenge, and as punishment for the useless reviews of the vans tested, the presenters were given 1,000 to buy a van and face a series
of challenges. Clarkson, following Hammonds original
strategy of buying a simple van, bought a 1992 Ford Transit, while May chose a 1999 LDV Convoy box van for its
considerable storage. Hammond arrived last with a 1994
Suzuki Super Carry, as it was very fast for a van.
The tests began with a drag race; Hammond won easily, Clarkson came second, and May last. They then performed a race to see how long it took to load and unload various items (each presenter was given an illegal
immigrant). May had little trouble loading his van, but
had an uncooperative immigrant. Clarkson, who continually moaned about his aversion to manual labour, simply
threw most of his items into the Transit carelessly. He
then wrongfooted May by parking just behind the LDV
to stop it unloading. Clarkson consequently won, while
Hammond, who had fallen far behind due to the comparatively small storage space of the Suzuki, lost badly.
The third challenge was tailgating a passenger car as
closely as possible. Thanks to the Suzukis at front,
Hammond came close to a centimeter. Clarkson crashed
the Transit into the back of the car, and Mays LDV was
completely outpaced. Next the presenters were told to replace their drivers side doors. Hammond and May were
able to remove their doors easily, while Clarkson simply rammed his o with the LDV. He then used tape to
x a new door on, while Hammond successfully tted his
with bolts; May eventually ran out of time. The fth challenge tested how long a burglar took to break into the rear
door of each van; the burglar failed to open Hammonds,
smashed open Mays in half a minute, but took only 10
seconds to break into the Transit. Finally the presenters
were tasked with outrunning a police patrol car driven
by the Stig on their test track. Clarkson won the event,
which also featured a spectacular roll-over by Hammond
trying to achieve the Scandinavian ick while going round
the rst corner. Hammond, however, still won the overall
challenge. Winner: Hammond.

4.6 US Special - Used American car for

$1000 challenge
Series Nine, Episode Three

See also: Top Gear: US Special

The GT4 used in this challenge was later bought and being
repaired by Hammond, only to be damaged again when he The presenters wanted to nd out if it was easier to buy
was in the Petrolheads, where he was tricked and rammed a car for a holiday rather than rent one, so each of them
during a challenge.
was given a budget of US$1000 to purchase a car, which
they would take on a road trip across four US states,
from Miami, Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana. Clark4.5 White van man challenge
son bought a 1989 Chevrolet Camaro, May got a 1989
Cadillac Brougham Sedan, while Hammond bought a
Series Eight, Episode Eight
Dodge Ram pick-up truck.

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During their journey they were given a series of challenges, which included the cars being driven around a
track by The Stigs overweight American cousin, doing
0 to 50 to 0 without over-running the track and thereby
crashing into a river full of alligators, and camping a night
in a eld eating only roadkill. They also had to paint slogans on each others car in order to get them shot at or
arrested as they drove across Alabama. When the three
pulled into a gas station to refuel, the stations owner
called a gang and attacked them and their lm crew with
stones and chased them out of town.

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Namibian border. Clarkson declared the Beetle as the
winner, since it had no documented mishaps during the
trip, much to the shock of Hammond, with which May
answered "[he]'s right!". Volkswagen Beetle (back up
car)

4.8 British Leyland did make some good

cars after all challenge
Series Ten, Episode Seven[7]

Upon arrival at New Orleans, the three presenters found

the city was taking a long time to recover from Hurricane
Katrina and thus could not bring themselves to ask for
money for their cars. They instead gave them away
to people who needed them. In the episodes credits, the presenters were credited as Cletus Clarkson,
Earl Hammond JR, Ellie May May and Roscoe P.
Stig. All of the other credited crew had their rst names
changed to Billy Bob. Winner: Clarkson Clarkson
declared himself the winner and May as the loser (as he
could not even give his car away).

In an argument with the producers of Top Gear, the presenters claimed British Leyland did produce some good
cars after all. So, they were given a budget of 1,500(of
their own money) to buy a British Leyland car in which
they would face a series of challenges, for which, instead of points, they would earn money back. Clarkson got a 1981 Rover SD1, Hammond bought a 1972
Dolomite Sprint, whereas May acquired a 1978 Princess.
Challenges included a variety of tests at the MIRA proving ground, and seeing how far the cars could be driven
while full of water. The boys also reproduced the intro
of Money from the various squeaks and clunks their cars
made. After all the challenges, Clarkson summed up the
4.7 1,500 two-wheel drive African cross- money and declared May the winner of the challenge, as
country car challenge
not only did he get back all that he had paid, he made a
20 prot. Winner: May
Series Ten, Episode Four
See also: Top Gear: Botswana Special

4.9 Make a police car for a lot less money

than the real police spend on their cars
The presenters were sent to Botswana to buy a car that
challenge
was not an o-road vehicle and had only two-wheel
drive, which they would drive across the country, from
the eastern border of Zimbabwe to the western border of Namibia (approximately 1,000 miles). The challenge included a drive over the Makgadikgadi Pan, which
left Clarkson and Mays cars lled with dust after they
had been stripped of excess weight as to try to prevent
their cars sinking through the thin surface, and over the
Okavango Delta. This was to prove to the people of Surrey that they don't need 44s in case there are leaves on
the road. This challenge introduced a new rule that stipulated if any of the presenters cars were to break down beyond repair, they would have to complete the journey in a
substitute vehicle - for this challenge, a Volkswagen Beetle (the Beetle being the presenters unanimous choice as
their least favourite car). Clarkson bought a 1981 Lancia
Beta Coup, which was the most unreliable car of the lot.
Hammond bought a 1963 Opel Kadett, which he named
Oliver (consequently becoming the butt of jokes of the
other presenters), while May bought a 1985 MercedesBenz 230E. Hammond felt such aection for his car that
he subsequently had it shipped to the UK (which resulted
in Clarkson and May making fun of him), and it now
has the occasional cameo on Richard Hammonds Blast
Lab. Oliver was Hammonds prized possession in the
Top Gear 'Lorryist' challenge. All three made it to the

Series Eleven, Episode One

The presenters were all given 1,000 to buy a car and
turn them into police cars able to surpass the Polices
standard-issue Vauxhall Astra Diesels. Clarkson bought
a 1998 Fiat Coup 20V Turbo for 900, painted it in Italian Polizia di Stato livery (although the colour was wrong),
and tted it with "Boudicea" wheel covers. May bought a
1994 Lexus LS400 for 900 as well, which he painted in
a traditional 'jam sandwich' livery, tted with an air siren
from an ice cream van, and armed with paint sprayers
at the back. Hammond bought a 1994 Suzuki Vitara for
750, and equipped it with light bars and a self-deploying
stinger on the front (actually several doormats stitched together with nails poking through). The presenters cars
were then put to test around the Top Gear track, which included beating the Stigs lap in the Vauxhall Astra diesel
(coupled with extra points for amboyance), clearing a
crash site in less than two minutes, and then stopping the
Stig in a police chase (the latter driving a BMW 7-Series)
Without using 125,000 worth of Volvo, the RAF, and
16 health and safety forms. The real police rst demonstrated how to stop the stolen car using four Volvo V70
estates, boxing in the car to the side of the road, following
the fulllment of 13 separate health and safety criteria.

4.11

Mercedes-Benz 600 vs Rolls-Royce Corniche Coup challenge

11

All three cars were subsequently displayed at the British During the journey to the Concours, Hammond had
Motor Show 2008. Winner: Hammond[nb 5]
to manually send coolant into his engine using a hand
cranked pump (due to a broken water pump during the
track day challenge). This eventually broke, and his en4.10 Can you buy an Alfa Romeo for 1000 gine seized, forcing May to tow him. After crashing into
or less without it completely ruining May a few times, May got fed up and abandoned him.
Clarkson helped to tow Hammond despite his gearbox
your life all the time? challenge
nearing the end of its life, and the two sabotaged Mays
engine bay with cheese. After the judges nished, James
Series Eleven, Episode Three
was awarded 74 out of a possible 150 points while Jeremy
and Richard were given 23.5 and 9 respectively - the lowest scores in Concours history.
Clarkson was declared the overall victor (largely due to
the cars low price), which pleased him greatly as it was
his rst victory in three years for a cheap car challenge.
Winner: Clarkson

4.11 Mercedes-Benz 600 vs Rolls-Royce

Corniche Coup challenge
Series Eleven, Episode Five
The presenters Alfas when the challenge ended. From left to
right, Hammonds Spider, Clarksons 75 and Mays GTV.

Clarkson and May attempted to nd out which of their

classic luxury limousinesClarksons 1969-built (1973
late-reg) Mercedes-Benz 600 Grosser or Mays 1972
Rolls-Royce Cornichewas better. So they brought their
cars to the Top Gear Test Track for a series of challenges.
This was not a real Cheap Car Challenge, as Hammond
did not participate, the presenters owned the cars prior to
the challenge, and neither of the cars involved were particularly cheap. They summarised the choice as between
'Camp' and 'Camp Commandant' " based on the previous
owners of the vehicles they were using in the challenge.
Winner: Clarkson

The presenters were challenged with proving to the

shows producers that in order to be a true petrol head,
you need to have owned an Alfa Romeo. So, they were
each given 1,000 to buy their own Alfa Romeo. Clarkson bought a 1989 Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 (for 450),
Hammond bought a 1984 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 (for
1,000), and May bought a 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0
TwinSpark (for 995). The cars were put to a series
of tests, which included participating in a track day on
the Rockingham Motor Speedway road course, featuring
their cars on a calendar which they must sell at a news- 4.12 How much lorry do you get for 5000
stand, and then lastly entering an Alfa Romeo exclusive
challenge
Concours d'Elegance event, traveling as far as 80 miles to
get to the event area.
Series Twelve, Episode One
At the race circuit, the presenters were to gain a point
Unable to understand how truck-driving can be so hard,
for every car they overtook and lose a point each time the presenters each bought a second-hand lorry for under
they were overtaken. As the eld consisted predominately
5,000. May bought a Scania P94D, Clarkson bought a
of high-end sports and supercars, none of the presenters Renault Magnum and Hammond bought an ERF EC11.
managed to overtake any competitors. Clarkson rolled Clarkson painted his truck black, resulting in multiple
his car attempting to overtake a Ford Focus.
visibility problems. Hammond tried to Americanize his
In a side challenge, each presenters had to create a calendar featuring their cars which was to be sold at a newsstand. None of the presenters calendars managed to sell
even a single copy.

truck by attaching a dog kennel to the front of his truck.

May attached many owers and decorations to make it
look like a oat. After decorating their lorries, they were
sent to Millbrook Proving Ground, where the rst challenge was to successfully powerslide their trucks on a
skid pan (as demonstrated by The Stigs Lorry-driving
Cousin). None of them managed, but May and his truck
came out unscathed. Clarkson got " his gear shifter stuck
up his arse. And Hammonds dog kennel fell o.

After the track day, the presenters then had to prep their
cars for a Concours d'Elegance competition. Clarkson
decided to respray his car in Skoda Green, a colour he
used on his Fiat Coupe in the Police Car Challenge. May
meticulously cleaned his car, being careful to remove all
the dust from the interior and bodywork, and Hammond After several attempts at attaching trailers, the second
re-upholstered his seats using Clarksons leather jacket.
challenge involved driving round the Alpine handling

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course with their trailers loaded with various awkward
loads (Hammond an unsecured Nissan Micra, May a
wedding cake, and Clarkson hay bales and an electric
re) All three failed to get their cargo round the track,
with Hammonds car breaking through the rear doors and
falling o, and Mays cake falling over. Clarksons load
unsurprisingly set re to the trailer.
The next challenge featured the trucks, speed limiters
removed, in a race around the two-mile bowl of Millbrook to see which was fastest; Hammond won with his
lightweight ERF hitting 90 miles an hour. The fourth test
had each presenter attempting to perform a hill start with
their vehicles, and to encourage them, prized possessions
were placed behind each of their lorries. Jeremy, with
his drum kit placed behind his lorry, was successful as
his vehicle had a crawler gear, although May and Hammond promptly ran over and trashed the drum kit. Oliver,
Hammonds restored Opel Kadett from the Botswana adventure, was placed behind his lorry and he eventually
forfeited rather than risk crushing it. Mays grand piano was smashed when he failed to prevent his lorry from
rolling backwards, although the production crew had already damaged it while positioning it.
The nal challenge, for speed, braking, and toughness had
each presenter driving their vehicles through an obstacle
at 56 miles an hour, and the winner going the shortest
distance after hitting it. Hammond managed to stop his
lorry in a shorter distance after driving through a mobile
home than May did after driving through a structure built
out of six hundred water coolers. Clarkson traveled the
shortest distance, but was injured after driving his lorry
through a brick wall. At the end, the hopelessly complicated scores were tallied, and May was declared the
winner. Winner: May

4.13 Vietnam Special

Series Twelve, Episode Eight
See also: Top Gear: Vietnam Special
The three presenters went on a trip to Vietnam where they
were each given 15 million Vietnamese ng to buy a "set
of wheels" able to drive 1,000 miles from Ho Chi Minh
City in the south to Halong Bay in the north. However,
due to the car prices and the money they were given, the
task was completed using cheap motorbikes. The goal
was essentially to do in eight days what the Americans
failed to do in the ten years of the Vietnam War.
As in previous challenges, the producers provided a replacement vehicle to any presenter whose vehicle broke
down, in this challenge a Honda minibike decorated in a
stars and Stripes livery with Born in the USA by Bruce
Springsteen playing on an iPod (redubbed with The StarSpangled Banner in some versions), causing much distress to the presenters due to the Vietnam War with

4 CHEAP CARS
America.
Clarkson emerged victorious by reaching the bar rst.
Winner: Clarkson

4.14 Finding the perfect car for 17-yearolds

Series Thirteen, Episode Two
With a budget of 2,500 each including insurance, the
three bought cars that were ideal for 17-year-olds.
Clarkson, Hammond and May bought a 1995 Volvo 940
estate, 1993 Hyundai Scoupe and 1994 Volkswagen Golf
Mk III respectively. They were then given a series of challenges. Some of these challenges included driving across
a eld and an obstacle course, in which each presenter had
to drive round the course and hit as many of the obstacles
as they could. Winner: Clarkson

4.15 Seeking petrolhead heaven in three

1500 rear-wheel drive coupes
Series Thirteen, Episode Five
With a budget of 1,500, Clarkson, May and Hammond
had to buy a rear wheel drive car. Clarkson bought a
1991 Porsche 944, May bought a 1983 Ford Capri (but
switched to the 1977 Morris Marina backup car after the
Ford broke down) and Hammond bought a 1991 Nissan
300ZX. They faced numerous challenges including trying to beat a 1-minute, 32.31 second lap time set by a
Renault Twingo, and accelerating to 60 mph and then
braking to 0 mph within 200 meters or risk destroying
something belonging to them. May ended up destroying
another one of his pianos. As a nale, they participated
in an Andros Trophy ice race (which included F1 driver
Olivier Panis) against heavily modied hatchbacks, ultimately being lapped several times (on one occasion, Panis
referred to the Marina as a shitbox). May emerged victorious in the Morris Marina, which had a piano dropped
on it in the end. Winner: May

4.16 Buying a pre-1982 car for less than

3,000
Series Thirteen, Episode Six
Clarkson, May and Hammond were told to go to a car
auction and buy any car for less than 3,000 that was
built before 1982. Jeremy was poised to purchase a
Ford Cortina, but he wanted a convertible and bought a
1969 Austin-Healey Sprite, although he accidentally used
some of his money to buy it, as he bought it for 3,600.
Richard went ugly early and bought the rst lot, a 1953
Lanchester LJ 200. James May was set to buy a Bristol,
which went over his budget in bidding, and because there
was only one car after the Bristol he was forced to buy the

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A track day car which is as good in the real world

13

last car of the auctiona 1977 blue Citron Ami Estate.

They were then told to go to Mallorca for a rally, with two
challenges spread over two days. They were also given
their co-drivers by the producers. Jeremy was given the
head of Balaeric Rallying Club, who spoke no English.
Richard was assigned to Brian Wheeler, a sarcastic dwarf
mechanic. James was given glamour model and Page 3
girl Madison Welch.

4.18 A track day car which is as good in the

real world

Upon arriving in Mallorca, the presenters were horried

to nd out that they were almost two days late for the
rally, which was actually a ve-day event, and thus had no
chance of winning. They chose to bet 25 on whichever
one of them had the best score at the end of the rally.
Clarksons malfunctioning gauges made calculating his
speed dicult, James had to cope with Madisons severe
lack of interest and navigating experience, and Richards
Lanchester proved incredibly unreliable, breaking down
several times per stage and overheating constantly. While
Clarkson was in the lead heading into the nal day, May
posted the most consistent lap times at the regularity track
day and inched out Clarkson in the nal challenge. After
the challenge it was revealed that all three presenters liked
their chosen cars so much they had bought them from the
BBC. Winner: May

4.17 Bolivia Special

Series Fourteen, Episode Six
See also: Top Gear: Bolivia Special
The three presenters traveled 1,000 miles through the
rainforests of Bolivia to the Pacic coast of Chile. They
used pre-owned o-road vehicles, bought locally in Bolivia for less than 3,500 each. Hammond bought a tan
Toyota Land Cruiser, which had been converted into a
soft top convertible by a previous owner. Despite the cars
reputation for durability, it turned out to be the most unreliable car, suering multiple drivetrain and suspension
breakdowns right from the start. It was damaged beyond
repair on the sand-dune descent. Hammond nicknamed
his Land Cruiser Donkey. Clarkson bought a red Range
Rover, which he believed had a 3.9-litre fuel-injected engine. However, when he showed his co-presenters under the bonnet, May noted it had carburettors, making
it the 3.5-litre model. Overall Clarksons Range Rover
turned out to be the most reliable, despite the cars reputation otherwise. May bought a red (although "..in the
advert it was blue...) Suzuki Samurai with a 1.3-litre engine, which was the smallest of the three vehicles. Despite this, May made no modications, and it had the
least breakdowns. One disadvantage of the Suzuki was its
open dierentials, which made it 3-wheel drive Winner: Clarkson

Series Fifteen, Episode Two

The three were given a budget of 5,000 to buy a 4-door
saloon that would be as good in the real world as it would
be on a track day. The challenge was carried out in Germany. May bought a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16v
Cosworth, Hammond a 1996 E36 BMW M3, and Clarkson a 1989 Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth. Challenges included determining their cars top speed on an
unregulated autobahn, interior space (by carrying a German Oompah band), and an ADAC evaluation of the
cars. The BMW initially performed well until it came
last in the evaluation test, revealing badly repaired accident damage. Finally, the presenters went to a circuit,
where the cars were lapped by the Stigs German cousin.
In the studio there were the results of two more unbroadcast challenges: points for each viewing of a track day
video uploaded to YouTube, and an economy run.[8] The
last test was based on price - each pound under the budget
received one point - meaning that the 4,999 Sierra and
the 3,990 M3 lost to the 2,990 190E. Winner: May

4.19 Campervan challenge

Series Fifteen, Episode Four
Bemoaning the fact that campervans are either the huge
American style motor homes unsuitable for European
roads or the tiny and cramped European models, the presenters were challenged to construct inexpensive campervans that would be comfortable to sleep in yet manageable
on narrow twisting European roads. They had to have a
sleeping area, a toilet and a cooking area. Clarkson constructed a three story Bauhaus inspired campervan on a
1988 Citron CX chassis. May attached a roofbox with a
sleeping bag on top of a 1987 Lotus Excel and Hammond
constructed a collapsible cottage on the back of a 1984
Land Rover 110. Clarkson found his Citron dicult to
drive and nearly toppled over several times. Mays Lotus
was cramped and Hammonds design was cumbersome
and impractical. Challenges included driving to a camp
ground in Polzeath, Cornwall, changing into a wet suit inside the campervan, sleeping, going to the bog" in their
campervans, and cooking a meal. During the meal challenge, Richard set re to his cottage. Later, the three took
a trip to a beauty spot in Hartland in North Devon where
Hammond and May accidentally rolled Jeremys Citron over a cli. Back in the studio, Clarkson protested
but all three presenters reluctantly came to the conclusion that although James had the least amount of problems with his campervan (the only one being space), all
of their designs were rubbish. No winner

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4.20 British Sports Car challenge

Series Fifteen, Episode Six
The boys attempt to prove that old British sports cars
never deserved to be killed o by the hot hatch. Jeremy
buys a 1974 Jensen-Healey, James buys a 1989 TVR S2
and Richard buys a 1994 Lotus M100 Elan. The trip
involved going to the places where all their cars were
born, beginning at the Lotus factory in Norfolk, then
onto the Jensen factory in West Bromwich, before nishing at the TVR factory in Blackpool. There was no winner, as the team said that all of their cars were the best.
All winners

4.21 Middle East Special

Series Sixteen, Episode Zero-Two[9]
See also: Top Gear: Middle East Special
The three were given 3,500 to buy a 2-door convertible
sports car, nd their way to the birthplace of Jesus, and
provide Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh as per the Three
Wise Men. Hammond bought a 2000 Fiat Barchetta,
Clarkson bought a 2000 Mazda MX5 and James cheated
and bought a 1998 BMW Z3 over budget for 3,966. The
starting point was Iraq - which the three were unaware of
until they landed. They were given ak jackets and helmets to get to their location. There was also at least one
armed guard travelling with the group.

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4.22 Four seater convertibles for less than

2000 (that all turned out to be BMW
325is) challenge
Series Sixteen, Episode Four
The three were given 2,000 to buy a four-seater convertible car. However, they all buy the same car: a BMW
325i. Hammond bought a 1987 model for 1,600 which
had done 94,318 miles according to the odometer, and
had aftermarket wheels, aftermarket alarm, a lower suspension and extra locks tted. Clarkson bought a 1988
model for 1,950 which had done 137,488 miles and had
a paving slab in the boot (to improve handling) and May
a 1989 model for 1,900 with no modications. Clarkson decided to turn the challenge into a test to see how
dierent the three supposedly identical cars had become
over time, so the trio ignored the producers challenges
and devised their own.
First there was a drag race which Hammond was unable
to take part in as his car broke down due to the alarm (for
which he was deducted 1,000 points): accelerate to 100
mph then stop again. May won comfortably as his car
proved to be in better mechanical condition than Clarksons. This led to Clarkson claiming that speed is not everything and May disagreeing, in stark contrast to their
usual opinions. Next the cars were examined by a forensics team to test the condition of their interior. Clarksons car contained crisps, leaves, and his own dried skin,
which he claimed was not disgusting at all and lost no
points. Mays car was in worse condition with nasal mucus, scabs and saliva costing him 30 points. Hammond
again fared the worst with saliva, blood and pubic hairs,
losing 30 points and, worst of all, feces losing another
1,000 points. Next, thieves attempted to steal all three
cars: Clarkson and Mays cars were still there after 20
minutes, but Hammonds was stolen almost immediately
losing him yet another 1,000 points.

As has happened on previous challenges, a spare car was

provided by the producers should any of the cars critically break down. In this case it was an Opel Astra 1.6 The trio were then required to lap the Top Gear Test
Track in their cars, trying to match the Stigs time done in
convertible - a car loathed by all three presenters.
a modern BMW 325i. Clarkson recorded the fastest time
During the challenge, May had a concussion in the mid- despite blowing his engine, followed by Hammond with
dle of the desert, resulting in a trip to hospital. He was
May slowest. After that, the three cars were lled with
discharged later in the episode and continued the journey. helium and the presenters were required to sit in them
Upon reaching their nal hotel, the three set out to buy to test for leaks. Clarkson and Mays voices went high
gifts: Hammond bought a gold necklace of Jesuss face, and squeaky due to the gas, but Hammonds did not as it
May bought a bottle of Frankincense in fact, a bot- had leaked out, once again leading to a 1,000 point detle of hotel shampoo and Clarkson was unable to nd duction. The cars were then inspected to determine how
any Myrrh, so bought a Nintendo DS. After following a much money was needed to restore them to showroom
star they were led to a stable containing shepherds (who condition. Mays required 5,500, Hammonds 7,500
apparently arrived on quad bikes,) Mary & Joseph (al- and Clarksons 11,000. Finally the presenters decided
though not identied as such,) and a manger. They pre- to form a stunt driving team in front of a live audience
sented their gifts, and asked to see the child, which was at the Essex County Fair (this did not count towards the
points challenge), they all collided almost immediately.
revealed to be a baby Stig.
Hammonds Fiat was voted the best by both Clarkson and When the points were tallied up, May won easily due
May, to Hammonds obvious surprise. Winner: Ham- to his car being in the best condition so having the
lowest restoration cost. Clarkson narrowly beat Hammond

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Rallycross with less investment than golng

mond to second place as his far higher restoration cost

was marginally outweighed by Hammonds numerous
thousand-point deductions. This led Clarkson to conclude two things: all identical cars aren't necessarily
identical and Richard Hammond, who buys more used
cars than any man alive, is useless at buying used cars.
Winner: May

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Allegro. Challenges included bringing Western-themed
goods with their cars and building a stall to promote them,
A mountain rally and modifying their cars to be better
able to tackle the dangerous mountain roads. No declared winner

4.25 Rallycross with less investment than

golng

4.23 Best Hot Hatchback for doing various

Series Eighteen, Episode Seven
things in
Series Seventeen, Episode Two
In order to determine which hot hatchback was the best,
the trio were told to bring one to the Italian city of Lucca.
Clarkson brought a Citron DS3 Racing, May a 2010
Renaultsport Clio Cup and Hammond a 2011 Fiat 500
Abarth, which the other two claimed was neither hot nor
a hatchback. The rst challenge was simply to drive out
of Lucca, which proved extremely dicult due to the narrow maze of one-way streets with no signposts. Clarkson
got out rst, followed by Hammond (who had abandoned
his car to nd the way out on foot), while May ended up
stuck on top of the city wall.
Next, they had to drive to Canelli picking up seven items
on the way: a branch of a cedar tree, ice cubes, a photo
of as many people as possible getting into their car, a CD
from a service station (without leaving their car), a bicycle, a vine and a dog. Hammond completed the scavenger
hunt rst, but with a toy dog instead of a real one, the
branch of a larch instead of a cedar, and no CD. Clarkson was next, with all the items correct. May was last
again and his ice cubes had melted. May got 12 people in
his photo, Clarkson 13 and Hammond got 14 by opening
the sunroof and having them stand up with their heads
sticking out.
Finally, the presenters had to drive a lap of the Circuit de
Monaco during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend in their
hot hatchbacks. Clarkson posted the fastest time, followed by Hammond with May slowest. When the points
were totalled up, Clarkson was the clear winner, followed
by May, while Hammond had all his points taken away
for abandoning his car in Lucca, failing to get three of
the items properly, taking his photo with the people not
fully inside the car and turning up with a car which wasn't
a hatchback. Winner: Clarkson

4.24 India Special

Series Seventeen, Episode Seven
The three were given 7,000 to buy a reliable British
classic car and use them on the streets of India. Jeremy
bought a 1995 Jaguar XJS 4.0 Celebration Edition, James
bought a 1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Hammond bought a 2000 Mini 1.3L. As in previous challenges, a backup car was also present, a 1979 Austin

The three criticise the sheer amount of money people

have to spend just to play golf, and they claimed that you
can invest less money in car racing, or in this case, rallycross. To prove this, each of the presenters must nd
a cheap, race-worthy car and modify it so it can be raceready. Clarkson bought a BMW 328i, Hammond bought
a Citroen Saxo 1.6 VTS, and May bought a Toyota MR2.
Hammond was the most successful of the three, nishing
third in two heats and coming second in the nal, ahead
of Clarkson. Meanwhile, May was the least successful,
nishing last in two heats and third in the losers nal.
The trio then conclude that you can go motor racing with
less investment than golng (all the cars, including race
modications, costs less than 2000, whereas golf costs
more than that). Winner: Hammond

4.26 Finding the source of the river Nile

Series Nineteen, Episode Six and Seven
The three were given a budget of 1,500 to buy a second hand estate car in Britain which they would then
be using to nd the source of the River Nile in Africa.
Jeremy bought a 1999 BMW 528i, James a 1996 Volvo
850 R and Hammond a 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX. The
Backup car was a 1998 Ford Scorpio,a car loathed by the
three of them. The starting point was a small town in
Uganda. After traveling to Lake Victoria, which many
people think is the source of the River Nile, the boys
noticed, that Lake Victoria is fed by several rivers that
come from dierent locations. After a look on the map,
the three found some other lakes further south which
could be the source of the Nile. So they started their
long drive south. After sleeping in a really poor hotel the boys decided to convert their cars into mobile
homes. Hammond installed a little kitchen, Jeremy a
cooling box full of beer, and a toilet on the outside of his
car, and James a little garage complete with tools. All
of them also installed some sort of bed. After a long
drive through Africa, which showed that Hammond made
a clever choice with his all wheel drive Subaru in view of
all those dirt tracks, and several modications (the guys
were stealing bits from each others cars to modify their
own car) the boys were getting closer. Whilst driving over
some rough dirt tracks the cars suered a lot. There were
several punctures and Hammond broke his wishbone on
the passengers side. During the night, he was able to x

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it so they could nish their journey together. But the
Producers then told them, that only one could nd the
Source of the river Nile and so only one could nd his
name in the history books. This meant a nal race between the three. Even though Hammond was making the
best progress on the rough roads and dirt tracks thanks to
his AWD Subaru, May was the rst to nd the true source
of the river Nile which made him the winner. Winner:
May and two other blokes

4.27 Proving that hot hatchbacks from

their youth are better than their modern equivalents
Season Twenty-One, Episode One

4 CHEAP CARS
out the potent Cosworth-designed V6 engine and traction
control. Winner: Hammond

4.29 Find a cheap car that still lives up to

the title of classic
Season Twenty-Two, Episode Eight
Due to rocketing classic car prices, a Jaguar E-Type
is worth 200,000, whereas a Ferrari Daytona is
worth 700,000, and an Aston Martin DB5 is worth
1,000,000. The trio are told to buy aordable classics
and report with them to an old railway station in Buckinghamshire. There, they are told they must live like classic
car enthusiasts. Hammond arrives rst in an MGB GT, a
car that he believes is the most iconic British sports car.
Clarkson arrives next in a Fiat 124 Spider which he admits is incredibly pretty but describes that it will go wrong
all the time like all classic cars. Finally, May arrives in a
Peugeot 304 S Cabriolet which arrives broken down. After starting Mays car, the trio set o on classic car drive
in rainy weather. Although Hammonds MG suers no
problems, Clarkson hates his Fiat due to it having American specications (such as 5-mph bumpers, raised ride
height, and oversized aftermarket wheels), which makes
it dicult to drive. Although May is positive about his
Peugeot, he continues to suer more breakdowns. While
Hammond is initially positive, he and Clarkson eventually get fed up with Mays continuous breakdowns and
leave him behind. Season Twenty Two, Episode Eight
is unusual in that it had two cheap-car challenges, Find
a cheap car that still lives up to the title of classic and
Cheap SUV challenge.

They were sent out to buy any hot hatchback from

their youth - specically the 1980s. Clarkson bought
a Volkswagen Golf GTi, May bought a Ford XR2i
and Hammond bought a Vauxhall Nova SRi. Challenges faced included a hill climb (during the return
trip, Hammond crashed his Nova, setting up a running
joke throughout the challenge,) a supermarket sweep
gymkhana event through a closed supermarket, (with
Hammond again nishing on his side), and a drag race, in
which Hammond critically damaged his cars engine after
accidentally changing from second gear into rst instead
of third. The last challenge involved the cars being chased
by the TGPD (Top Gear Police Department) to see how
long they could evade pursuit. Hammond was caught instantly due to his damaged engine, while both Clarkson
and May had their cars destroyed after long drawn out
pursuits. In the end the presenters decided that as all their
cars had won an individual event, all three were the winners. All winners
4.30

4.28 Homemade ambulance challenge

Season Twenty-Two, Episode Three
The men decide to improve ambulances. Initially, they
modify a P45 (Series 19, Episode 1) with a ashing beacon and a gurney which attaches to a rear-mounted hitch,
but this fails when the gurney jackknifes and ejects the
patient. The producers then instruct the presenters to do
it properly, and each buy an alternative to the standard
ambulance used by the NHS (a Mercedes Sprinter), with
their choices being tested in a series of challenges. For
5000, Hammond bought a customised Chevy G20 V8
Van, which he lauded for its 5.7 litre V8 engine and its
bargain price (compared to the 150,000 cost of a standard NHS ambulance). Clarkson bought a Porsche 944
Turbo, with the idea that the patient could be stowed
under the all-glass hatchback; Hammond points out that
the patient would bake in the tight, glass-enclosed space.
May bought a hearse a Ford Scorpio Cardinal which
was roundly mocked by the others, despite May pointing

Cheap SUV challenge

Season Twenty-Two, Episode Eight

In response to the growing numbers of lifestyle SUVs,
they were asked to buy a lifestyle SUV with a maximum
budget of 250. May was the rst to arrive in a little Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin which he bought for just 150, followed by Hammond in a Jeep Cherokee which he bought
for 250, and then Clarkson in a Vauxhall Frontera Sport
RS which he bought for just 140. Challenges include a
snow slope climbing test (where Hammond failed to engage his 4WD), a game of tag with caravans hitched to
their cars and featuring Leisure Stig in a Kia Sportage,
a 0-60 acceleration and braking test at a muddy test
area with Leisure Stig setting the benchmark in a Kia
Sportage (where James made his way to a muddy pond at
the end of the track), modifying their own cars to suit the
lifestyle theme better and doing some leisure activity at
a nearby pond, rolling their cars down a steep cli to test
the cars robustness and safety, and to wrap it up, a vemile-long o-road race from a Yorkshire grouse moor to
a conference and dinner held at Yorkshires Broughton
Hall, where the last to arrive had to do an after-dinner

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speech. During the race, James was initially left far behind, but caught up later due to him managed to found
a farm track that enabled him to overtake Clarkson and
Hammond, who were bogged down. Hammond eventually freed himself from the mud, and Clarkson, upset for
not being able to climb a small crest after fording a small
river, had to cut the Frontera in half. Eventually, Hammond had to deliver the after dinner speech, which didn't
please the crowds, marking their nal appearance. Season Twenty Two, Episode Eight is unusual in that it had
two cheap-car challenges, Find a cheap car that still lives
up to the title of classic and Cheap SUV challenge.

Notes

[1] After the show, Clarkson and May insisted that their own
cars were best; Clarkson said the Toybota was best because it would have reached the nish if it didn't roll over
at the last moment in a good time, but James hit back,
saying that it wasn't a race, and the Toybota rolled over
anyway.
[2] He had been required to shorten it to comply with the maximum length of an unarticulated car allowed on a British
road, and subsequently the join in the middle made out of
masking tape failed.
[3] Clarkson: We proved that you can't buy a Porsche for
1,500.
Hammond:"Well, not one that you can actually drive, anyway.
[4] On points, May narrowly beat Hammond in the challenge,
but Clarkson then attempted to claim victory by pointing
out the Starion had been superior until the endurance race.
May & Hammond acknowledged this, saying that the only
problem with the Starion had been Clarksons modications. So they oered Clarkson the win if he admitted
that, 'you're a clot and you ruined your car', which he did.
[5] During the results, Hammond claimed that Clarkson got
98 points (if he had 100 he would win the challenge), and
eating the paper saying Clarkson had 98 points, suggesting Hammond was hiding something. Clarkson claimed
Since I am not prepared to go through your stools in the
morning, we have to conclude that the best car for the
British police is a Suzuki Vitara with a doormat on the
front.

References

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Episode 6. 2008-07-27. BBC Two. James May: Alan
Partridge once said that Lexus is Japans Mercedes-Benz,
in which case the Mitsuoka Galue could be, but this is only
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[5] Topper, James (3 August 2007). BBC admit Top Gear
caravan blaze was a fake. Daily Mail Online. Retrieved
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