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Series 14
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Wednesdays at 9:05pm (SIN/HK); 8:05pm (JKT); 10:05pm (KOR) from 22nd September.
Episode 1
Jeremy, Richard & James look at fuel economy. They find out how far five supercars can go on one gallon of petrol (the answer? Not very) and Jeremy compares the Toyota Prius with the BMW M3 to show that driving style can make a big impact on how much fuel you use. The presenters are challenged to make their own police cars from old bangers and put them to the test in a chase situation. Jeremy reviews the awesome lightweight Ferrari Scuderia. Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins are the 'Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car'.
Episode 2
Jeremy tests the new Mitsubishi Evo X against the new Subaru Impreza WRX STi on the Top Gear track; Richard races the new Audi estate against two skiers in the Alps and Jeremy road-tests the new Mercedes CLK Black (“Imagine drinking a pint of hemlock, setting yourself on fire and then jumping out of a plane when it’s directly overhead a combine harvester… That’s what the Black feels like.
Episode 3
Jeremy tests the new Brooklands Bentley Super Coupé on the Top Gear test track. The Producers set the Presenters a challenge: each is to buy an old Alfa Romeo for £1000 or less and put them through a series of feared Top Gear tests, including a track day, featuring them in calendars and showing them at a concourse day where the motto is ‘a passion for perfection’.
Episode 4
In a race across Japan, Jeremy Clarkson tries to prove that the technical tour de force that is the Nissan GT-R is faster than Richard Hammond and James May travelling on the ultra-efficient Japanese public transport, including the 200 mph Shinkansen Bullet Train. Jeremy also tests the beautiful new Alfa Romeo 8C on the Top Gear track. UK newsreaders Fiona Bruce and Kate Silverton are the ‘Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car’.
Episode 5
Jeremy and James show off and compare their Rolls Royce Corniche and the dictator-chic Mercedes ‘Grosser’ – ageing but massive luxury limos they bought for the price of a new Ford Mondeo. Jeremy gives the Nissan GT-R wondercar a thorough working over around Japan’s legendary Fuji circuit, and entrepreneurs Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis venture out from the Dragons’ Den to become the ‘Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car’.
Episode 6
Jeremy, Richard and James take on three German motoring rivals (including Nurburgring legend Sabine Schmidt) and face their toughest challenge yet – not mentioning the war. James chauffeurs some exceedingly large sumo wrestlers in some exceedingly strange Japanese cars, and Richard attacks the test track in Mazda’s remarkable Furai concept car.
