Top Gear Rearview

Tonight’s segments – Jeremy in an SLR McLaren vs. Hammond and May on a plane and a Ferry from Heathrow to Oslo, a brief glimpse of the Aston Martin DBR9, and star in a reasonably priced car David Dimbleby Top Gear Series 6 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2LiRSXc The Micra C+C is number 5 on the Telegraph’s controversial cabriolets list – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/gallery/top-10-most-controversial-convertibles/nissan-micra-cc/ Car night vision explained – https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/193402-what-is-night-vision-how-does-it-work-and-do-i-really-need-it-in-my-next-car Cadillac beat Mercedes to the punch on collision avoidance – https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/news/a27132/the-first-radar-based-crash-avoidance-system-was-in-a-1959-concept-car/ Look how sideways this Nascar is – https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zjld_5dj1JA/W6o1m-FlnsI/AAAAAAAACnc/1zgFpdl5VFAqgIX5Y3IxUwx-xVvCopGjQCL0BGAYYCw/h663/2018-09-25.png You could buy a DBR9! – https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo17/auction/lots/r161-2006-aston-martin-dbr9 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – A why-would-you-review-that review of the Nissan Murano, a classic review of the Jaguar E Type and Aston Martin DB5, continuing Maserati misery with the Gransport, Jeremy getting shot at in a Boxster and an SLK 55 AMG, and star in a reasonably priced car Omid Djalili Top Gear Series 6 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2LiRSXc Even animals hate the Murano – https://jalopnik.com/the-number-of-nuts-stuffed-into-this-nissan-muranos-eng-1828979023 They’re bringing back a short continuation run of Goldfinger DB5’s – https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/entertainment/a22773193/aston-martin-goldfinger-db5-continuation/ Crazy pricey Eagle E-types – https://www.eaglegb.com/7/jaguar-etypes-for-sale The strangest race in F1 history – https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/07/sport/motorsport/motorsport-us-grand-prix-barrichello/index.html Gransport review – https://www.evo.co.uk/group-tests/14212/maserati-gransport Here’s that yellow Gransport – https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-maserati-gransport/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – A series 1-esque challenge of jumping a wedding with a limo, Jeremy takes the CTS-V around the track, the first look at the E90 BMW 3 series, and a compact car comparison with the presenters’ mothers, and star in a reasonably priced car Omid Djalili Top Gear Series 6 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2LiRSXc Where you can’t get married in the UK – https://www.confetti.co.uk/wedding-advice/ceremonies/why-you-cant-get-married-where-you-want You could have bought Clarkson’s GT last year – https://carbuzz.com/news/jeremy-clarkson-s-famously-troublesome-ford-gt-can-be-yours Apparently Fiat owns the sigma platform now – https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2008/02/fiat-buys-cadillacs-sigma-platform-per-quasi-tutti/ Here’s what a perfect CTS-V wagon is worth now ($53k in 2017) – https://jalopnik.com/heres-what-a-perfect-cadillac-cts-v-wagon-is-worth-now-1801087310 Want to race a 3 series? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08MtcWbwvuM Down to earth board – https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gRndDZOR9o0/W5fGy2FbxZI/AAAAAAAAClg/lhg_UjDl7FsAIR59wFJGO388qEgyp3ToQCL0BGAYYCw/h950/2018-09-11.png A proper 1007 review – http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/cartestreports/2005038.html Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – A classic review of the Maserati Bora by Captain Slow, a couple low production knock-off British Roadsters, the Batmobile randomly in studio, a jaunt around the countryside in a DB9 Volante, and Clarkson “opening” a pool with a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, and star in a reasonably priced car Christopher Eccleston Top Gear Series 6 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2LiRSXc 0-60 times for old cars – https://www.zeroto60times.com/body-style/classic/ A superb car that came out at the wrong time – https://dyler.com/posts/48/a-superb-car-that-came-out-at-the-wrong-time-the-maserati-bora Weismann doesn’t want to die – https://jalopnik.com/wiesmann-remember-wiesmann-no-anyway-is-making-a-co-1819400377 This is how you TVR – https://jalopnik.com/this-guy-took-a-25-000-mile-pub-tour-in-an-old-tvr-1823113588 TVR Tuscan owner’s manual – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4pzeL_TBDYeZmIzMmY5NWEtOWY3Zi00NzJlLWFhNDctNjVkYTNmNjI4ZjY2/view?ddrp=1&hl=en_GB# Everything you ever wanted to know about the Tumbler – https://jalopnik.com/400114/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-batmans-tumbler A comprehensive list of torsional rigidity – http://youwheel.com/home/2016/06/20/car-body-torsional-rigidity-a-comprehensive-list/ Here’s the Holiday Inn at which Keith Moon drove a car into a pool – http://www.rockandrollgps.com/where-keith-moon-drove-a-car-into-a-holiday-inn-swimming-pool/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – A brief history of Maserati and a hot lap of the Enzo-esque MC12, a challenge to buy a sporty coupe that isn’t a Porsche for under £1500, and star in a reasonably priced car Jack Dee Top Gear Series 6 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2LiRSXc Juan Manuel Fangio’s obituary – https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/18/obituaries/juan-manuel-fangio-84-racer-who-captured-5-world-titles.html The 1957 German Grand Prix – http://www.salracing.com/story/2016/6/the-1957-german-grand-prix White/Blue MC12 – https://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200511/2004-maserati-mc12-11_1600x0w.jpg Black MC12 – https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Maserati/maserati_MC12_DV-08-Belle-02.jpg Vitaphone MC12 – https://www.racedepartment.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg5.fotos-hochladen.net%2Fuploads%2Fksmaseratimc1z3hpiwogcu.jpg&hash=24edaadf5582ad04111ec31587005187 1989 Conquest (Starion) show car build – https://jalopnik.com/this-quest-to-build-a-1989-chrysler-conquest-show-car-i-1794415068 The 5.3L Jaguar V12 has an 11.4 liter oil sump Meet the E24 BMW 6 series – https://oppositelock.kinja.com/meet-the-bmw-e24-the-e30s-big-brother-513321115 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – Another *yawn* AMG Merc (CLS55 this time), the quirky and boxy Honda Element that you’re not actually allowed to hose out, Toyota Aygo football/crashing, running from a tank in a Range Rover Sport, and star in a reasonably priced car James Nesbitt Top Gear Series 6 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2LiRSXc How many ponies are less in a 400k mile AMG Merc – https://jalopnik.com/see-how-much-horsepower-a-400-000-mile-mercedes-amg-rea-1797606825 Here’s a “Some Say” website to waste time on – http://www.somesaythestig.com/ The ECamper is the coolest Element – http://www.ursaminorvehicles.com/campers.html Don’t hose out your Element – https://www.cartalk.com/content/i-recently-heard-you-recommend-honda-element-someone Element Dog Edition – https://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/16/2010-honda-element-with-dog-friendly-package-review/ How to make an Element a 6 speed – https://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25635 Check out the Challenger 2 – https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/britains-challenger-2-tank-one-the-best%E2%80%94-it-needs-some-21634 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – James reviews the first generation of the BWM 1 Series, the motoring conundrum that is the Mercedes Benz G-Wagon, a short jaunt around the track in the Ford Fiesta ST 150 and Citroen C2 VTS, Jeremy’s face fights the laws of physics in the Ariel Atom, and stars in a reasonably priced car Trinny and Susannah Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ The first FWD BMW – https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a31530/bmws-first-front-wheel-drive-car-is-an-absolute-success/ Testing a run flat – https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2017/04/02/running-on-empty-with-run-flat-tires/ G-Wagon history – https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/02/02/history-of-the-g-wagen Get into the weird versions – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_G-Class#2012_update Where are Trinny and Susannah now? – https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/beauty-style/where-are-trinny-and-susannah-now/ The 2018 Fiesta ST is more fun than a Focus RS – https://jalopnik.com/the-2018-ford-fiesta-st-is-even-more-fun-than-the-focus-1827966419 Death is buying someone else’s homemade Ariel Atom replica project – https://jalopnik.com/death-is-buying-someone-elses-homemade-ariel-atom-repli-1796856397 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – Jeremy pits the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti against James and Richard on public transportation in a race to Verbier, Richard and May go head to head in an Evo VII and a bobsled, comparing old race cars with similar current production cars, an attempt at a sub 1 minute power lap, and star in a reasonably priced car Eddie Izzard Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ The 612 is seriously underrated – https://dougdemuro.kinja.com/the-ferrari-612-scaglietti-is-seriously-underrated-510081949 Welcome to Verbier – https://www.verbinet.com/ Henning Solberg – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Solberg Lillehammer bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge track – https://goo.gl/maps/tZ3rddB6RqT2 Bill Gates likes Eddie Izzard’s book – https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Believe-Me Final layout revealed for long-awaited work at Aberdeen’s Haudagain roundabout – https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/layout-revealed-for-long-awaited-work-at-citys-haudagain12/ There was a GT40 roadster – https://jalopnik.com/the-insanely-cool-last-remaining-original-ford-gt40-roa-1797800573 Here’s Senna in Monaco because it’s rad – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auXfAHHNSFo Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – Jeremy hates the Pruis, Hammond loves the 5th Gen Mustang, the 3rd annual Top Gear Awards, spanking a Murcielago with an Evo FQ-400, and star in a reasonably priced car Roger Daltrey Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ This Prius is cooler – https://jalopnik.com/this-lifted-prius-trolls-jeeps-1825777000 Is start-stop bad for my engine? – https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/stop-start-long-term-impact-your-car-s-engine Here are some horribly low HP/Liter engines – https://www.carthrottle.com/post/8-engines-with-pathetically-low-specific-outputs/ Longest straight roads – https://www.dangerousroads.org/rankings23/3759-the-10-longest-straight-roads-in-the-world.html The 10 worst retro cars – https://jalopnik.com/the-ten-worst-retro-cars-ever-made-1725786036 DB9’s aren’t expensive – https://bringatrailer.com/aston-martin/ Boost threshold vs. turbo lag – https://jalopnik.com/boost-threshold-and-turbo-lag-arent-the-same-thing-1821055465 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – A very familiar review of the MKV VW GTI, the awesome £1500 (~$2500) Porsche challenge, a hot lap with a blind driver, and star in a reasonably priced car Cliff Richard/Harry Webb Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ GTI’s are so popular they have their own festival! – https://jalopnik.com/heres-what-it-was-like-at-a-mind-blowing-volkswagen-gti-1819102832 Dave Grohl impersonates Christopher Walken – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsg1RPnwH8g Q&A with Billy Baxter about the blind lap of Donington – https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2007/september/sept2607qabillybaxterandablindlapdonington-/ Hammond’s 924 was up for sale recently – https://www.goodwood.com/grrc/road/news/2017/1/top-gear-porsche-924-to-be-auctioned-at-autosport-with-coys/ Does an egg in the radiator work? – http://parksidemotors.ca/fix-a-leak-with-a-raw-egg-fact-or-myth/ Magnus Walker on the 924 – https://jalopnik.com/magnus-walker-has-a-great-take-on-the-unloved-porsche-9-1825938333 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – The (relatively) high tech Morgan Aero 8 GTN, the inaugural Historic People Carrier Racing Championship, 50 years of the Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing, Clarkson making a hot lap attempt of the Nurburgring in a diesel Jaguar S Type, and star in a reasonably priced car Christian Slater Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ Morgan Aero 8 GTN Specs – http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/morgan/aero_8/aero_8_gtn/2004.html Cross eyed – http://space.b-frame.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tumblr_l8vw4pmfkx1qzdclko1_500.png Nico Rosberg’s 300SL in Monaco – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmM0Jwx-Bjo How you bought a 300SL in the 50’s – https://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-you-bought-a-300sl-roadster-in-1957-1821302269 250 GTO for 52M pounds – https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/new-world-record-ferrari-250-gto-sells-ps52m First 10 supercars – https://jalopnik.com/5867594/the-first-ten-supercars/ Fiat Mephistopheles at Goodwood in 2011 – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/8566579/Goodwood-2011-the-mighty-Mephistopheles-returns.html Porsche destroying the Nurburgring record – https://www.topgear.com/car-news/future-tech/porsche-has-ripped-nurburgring-lap-record-shreds-919 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – The topless Zonda S Roadster, a game of conkers with some vintage caravans, James and Richard spending a stinky 24 hours in a Smart Forfour, a power lap showdown between the Ferrari 575M Maranello and Aston Martin Vanquish S, and star in a reasonably priced car Jimmy Carr Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ Darth Vader’s home on the water – http://www.businessinsider.com/yacht-of-the-week-the-33-million-wally-118-is-darth-vaders-home-on-the-water-2012-3 Saying goodbye to the Zonda – https://jalopnik.com/269876/pagani-zonda-say-goodbye-to-an-instant-classic How to play conkers – http://projectbritain.com/conkers.html The screaming woods – http://theghosthuntuk.com/uks-haunted-screaming-woods/ Look, a smart limo! – https://jalopnik.com/at-60-000-could-this-custom-2014-smart-limo-fuel-your-1827313446 Superamerica – http://70.ferrari.com/en/legacy/story/superamerica-magic Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – A review and non-Eco-friendly challenge with the new Land Rover Discovery, finding the maddest vehicle in the world with the whack jobs over at Rinspeed, a power lap in the SRT-10, the latest batch of survey results, and star in a reasonably priced car Joanna Lumley Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ Land Rover news is boring, so here’s a bitchin Disco truck – https://jalopnik.com/someone-made-a-land-rover-disco-truck-then-ripped-over-1486524053 Here’s a PT Cruiser convertible review, because why not – https://www.topspeed.com/cars/chrysler/2006-pt-cruiser-convertible-gt-ar10957.html The British common toad looks like it’s judging you – http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Common_Toad Rinspeed Bedouin – https://www.rinspeed.eu/en/Bedouin_34_concept-car.html Rinspeed Splash – https://www.rinspeed.eu/en/Splash_33_concept-car.html#l1 Rinspeed Presto – https://www.rinspeed.eu/en/Presto_35_concept-car.html Viper engines go good in Saabs – https://jalopnik.com/5801725/how-a-swede-built-a-viper-powered-saab-wagon/ And like 10 other things – https://jalopnik.com/5110226/top-ten-viper-engine-powered-rides Cnoc an Fhreiceadain pronunciation – http://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Cnoc%20an%20Fhreiceadain Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – A quick jaunt to affordability with some cheap diesel family hatchbacks, a quick sprint away from affordability with Nick Mason’s Ferrari Enzo, a disguise-less Stig racing a mountain boarder in a rally Evo and a Bowler Wildcat, a whole mess of hypercars, and star in a reasonably priced car Geri Halliwell Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ Bears like the Ford Focus too – https://jalopnik.com/smell-of-doughnuts-entices-bear-to-rip-ford-focus-apart-1795517809 Service interval crash course – https://lifehacker.com/the-preventative-maintenance-you-need-to-do-on-your-car-1394196018 Enzos cost too much – https://www.motor1.com/news/176205/blue-ferrari-enzo-monterey-auction/ Mountainboarding is a thing in the UK – http://atbauk.org/ Chris Harris hooning an F40 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDTcXGsjuo Chris Harris hooning a Zonda – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRxj4irjYZk The Grand Tour Season 2 (Episode 9 has the XJ220) – https://amzn.to/2KpPQYW Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Tonight’s segments – Continuing 911 generation confusion with the 997.1 Carrera S, an odd conglomeration of “muscle” cars on Pendine Sands, another secret segment involving an ice cream truck and bouncy castles, and star in a reasonably priced car Bill Bailey Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ 911 generations – https://www.caranddriver.com/news/porsche-911-generations-the-legend-grows 996 vs. 997 visuals – https://roadscholars.com/996-gt3-vs-997-gt3-showdown-desert/ 997 buyers guide – http://www.revolution-porsche.co.uk/buyers-guides/buying-a-used-porsche-997 Clarkson thumbs up – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeRo6VYqMPw Kia Stinger GT RCR – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTYabjMYQ88 Hilarious Chrysler concept cars – https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2017/09/07/chrysler-concept-cars Ice cream truck bouncy castle jump – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0hoUMRAXxs Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License