The boys are challenged to a race by a group of professional demolishers to see who can be the first to knock down a row of houses zoned for demolition. Elsewhere, the Jaguar XKR-S and the Nissan GT-R are tested out on the track by Clarkson, while comedian Rowan Atkinson previews his new film Johnny English Reborn, as well as talking about the prototype V16 engine used in the film's Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé and his love of cars, before lapping the circuit in the Kia Cee'd.ĭemolish a house with second-hand military equipment vs demolition experts The trio see if they can find a cheaper alternative to expensive carriage trains, but an argument over their initial creation leads to them having a race to see if Hammond and May's "traditional" train - a 4WD Audi S8 pulling four caravan "carriages" - can reach Loughborough train station, before Clarkson's "Sports Train" - a Jaguar XJ-S Convertible pulling an open-top, four-man carriage. Make a train out of a specially modified car and caravans as carriages: ( Jaguar XJ-S Convertible Elsewhere, May ventures to Nevada to test out the sustainability of the Range Rover Evoque before chauffeuring a "megastar" across Las Vegas, the McLaren MP4-12C is put through its paces by Clarkson on the track against its main rival, the Ferrari 458 Italia, and Formula 1 world champion, Sebastian Vettel, sees if he's got what it takes to set a fast time in the old Suzuki Liana.
In a series of challenges on their road trip, the trio try to get out of Lucca, go on a scavenger hunt, before heading for Monaco during the Monaco Grand Prix to see whose is fastest around the Circuit de Monaco (with a little training from some special helpers). The trio head to Northern Italy for a road trip towards the Riviera, to see which of the latest hot hatchbacks is the best - Clarkson believes he has found the perfect hatchback in the Citroën DS3 Racing, May attempts to prove it is the Renault Sport Clio 200 Cup, while Hammond aims to show that the Fiat 500 Abarth Convertible is the best. High-performance hatchbacks in Lucca and around the Monaco Grand Prix track: ( Citroën DS3 Racing
Hard rock musician Alice Cooper has a go at driving around the track in the Kia Cee'd. Meanwhile, Clarkson tests out the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, and pays homage to the Jaguar E-type by celebrating its 50th birthday while also looking at its updated, 21st century successor - the Eagle Speedster.
Hammond travels to South Africa to test out the Marauder, a South African military vehicle, to work out the pros and cons of owning one, while May returns to Lillehammer in Norway to see if the car can reclaim its honour, by racing a MINI John Cooper Works WRC driven by MINI test driver Kris Meeke against skeleton sled racer Amy Williams, on the same course as the bobsleigh vs.
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