Top Gear Series 5

Top Gear: Series 5, Episode 4

  • Richard drives the Pagani Zonda Roadster.
  • James & Richard play Caravan Conkers.
  • James & Richard spend 24hours in a Smart ForFour.
  • Jeremy & Steve Coogan power test a Aston Martin Vanquish S & Ferrari 575M.
  • Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car: Jimmy Carr.

Episode Guide

Main review: Pagani Zonda S Roadster, which Clarkson says Hammond fell in love with and that girls who came there showing their bare midriffs there were wasting their time

Challenge: Hammond and May spend 24 hours in a Smart Forfour to see if the brochure claim ‘designed like a lounge’ makes the experience tolerable. They find it handles well, it’s styled nicely, and it turns heads well enough to get people to buy them food, but it’s simply too expensive for what it is.

Restoration Rip-Off: 1978 Range Rover previously owned by Princess Diana. The Range Rover had just 58,000 kilometres but the engine needed complete repair.

Skit: Hammond and May attempt to play conkers with 6 caravans, appearing to take great skill in their choice of caravans for the game. Hammond ends up as the winner of the game.

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: Jimmy Carr thinks motorways should be Autobahn at night and talks about owning a Rover 75. The Stig described him as “the worst driver we’ve ever had and the luckiest man alive”, but Carr beats Simon Cowell to the top of board with 1:46.9.

Review: The Aston Martin Vanquish S, which Clarkson tests in a race against Steve Coogan in a Ferrari 575M GTC. The Vanquish has been improved greatly, but it is still no match for the Ferrari on the track. However, as an all-rounder, with looks and comfort taken into consideration, Clarkson and Coogan would rather have the underdog Aston than the big-headed Ferrari.

Stig Power Laps

Aston Martin Vanquish S
1:27.10
Ferrari 575M
1:26.80

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

Jimmy Carr
1:46.90

Music

WallyPower Superyacht Review:
00:35 – 00:46 – Abigail Mead – Time Suspended
00:46 – 02:05 – Autechre – Foil
02:05 – 02:08 – John Murphy – The Beginning
02:08 – 02:37 – Autechre – Hub
02:37 – 03:23 – Underworld – Push Upstairs
03:36 – 04:31 – Azzido Da Bass – Doom’s Night (Timo Maas Remix)
04:31 – 04:40 – David Lynch & John Neff – Go Get Some
04:41 – 04:59 – John Murphy – In the House, In a Heartbeat
04:59 – 05:10 – John Murphy – The Beginning
05:37 – 06:29 – Hybrid – Ultimatum
06:29 – 06:53 – Richard Strauss – Im Abendrot

Caravan Conkers:
15:41 – 16:05 – Blur – Parklife
16:05 – 16:46 – Thomas Newman – His Judgement Cometh
16:46 – 17:14 – Jim Dooley – Pure Heat
17:37 – 18:04 – John Powell – Do or Die
18:08 – 19:10 – Jim Dooley – Three Strikes

Royal Range Rover:
30:22 – 30:53 – The Specials – Ghost Town
30:53 – 31:06 – Barry Adamson – Something Wicket This Way Comes
31:09 – 31:28 – Jimmy ‘Bo’ Horne – Dance Across the Floor
31:51 – 32:04 – Bonobo – Dinosaurs
32:04 – 32:20 – Bob Dorough – Three is the Magic Number
32:34 – 32:56 – Bonobo – Shadowtricks
33:03 – 33:14 – Dirty Vegas – Ghosts

Smart Forfour Challenge:
34:08 – 34:32 – Asa-Chang & Junray – Hana
34:42 – 34:52 – Asa-Chang & Junray – Hana
34:59 – 35:48 – Mirwais – Naive
35:48 – 35:50 – Faultline – Tiny Consumer
35:50 – 36:37 – Aphex Twin – Goon Gumpas
36:37 – 36:39 – Faultline – Tiny Consumer
36:39 – 36:52 – Dimitri from Paris – Monsieur Dimitri Joue du Stylophone
37:00 – 37:27 – Dimitri from Paris – Monsieur Dimitri Joue du Stylophone
37:27 – 37:29 – Faultline – Tiny Consumer
37:29 – 37:48 – Faithless – Eight
37:48 – 38:30 – Riow Arai – Eclipse
38:30 – 38:32 – Faultline – Tiny Consumer
38:32 – 39:04 – Aphex Twin – Goon Gumpas
40:14 – 40:16 – Faultline – Tiny Consumer
40:17 – 40:47 – Michael Andrews – The Tangent Universe
42:13 – 42:28 – Michael Andrews – Middlesex Times
42:28 – 43:08 – Michael Andrews – The Tangent Universe

Aston Martin Vanquish S vs. Ferrari 575:
44:56 – 45:12 – Massive Attack – Collar Stays On
45:30 – 45:47 – Boards of Canada – Poppy Seed
46:00 – 46:21 – Mirwais – Definitive Beat
46:40 – 47:27 – Massive Attack – Collar Stays On
48:04 – 48:22 – Massive Attack – The Dog Obeys
48:28 – 49:01 – Craig Armstrong – Escape
49:16 – 49:27 – Massive Attack – Simple Rules
49:27 – 49:48 – Colleen – Ritournelle
49:48 – 50:02 – Massive Attack – Simple Rules
50:33 – 50:49 – Craig Armstrong – Arnold on His Way
51:06 – 51:18 – Curve – Hell Above Water
51:18 – 51:23 – Massive Attack – Collar Stays On
51:23 – 51:40 – Curve – Hell Above Water
51:40 – 51:56 – Massive Attack – Collar Stays On
51:56 – 52:48 – Curve – Chinese Burn
54:30 – 54:53 – Craig Armstrong – Escape

‘The Stig’ Lap:
55:55 – 56:03 – Chesney Hawkes – I Am the One and Only
56:22 – 56:29 – Chesney Hawkes – I Am the One and Only

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