Top Gear Series 11

Top Gear: Series 11, Episode 6

  • James stays on in Japan to test the Mitsuoka Orochi & Mitsuoka Galue III.
  • Richard power tests the Gumpert Apollo.
  • Britain VS Germany: TopGear VS D Motor.
  • Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: Jay Kay.

Episode Guide

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Review: James conducts two road tests in Japan, on the Mitsuoka Orochi and the Galue. He is impressed in both of the cars by their stylish look and the attention to detail on the making of a good VIP car. The test of using the Galue to chauffeur two Sumo wrestler VIPs does not end well however, with James’ driving upsetting the passengers.

Review: Richard tests the Gumpert Apollo and talks about the strange look, adjustable suspension system, fixed seats and the enormous power from a twin-turbo 4.2L V8 engine mounted at the middle. The Stig clocks a 1:17.1 on the test track, beating the record set by the Ascari A10. Hammond is unable to put the time at the top of the board due to his height so decides to try a run up but ends up knocking the whole Power lap board over and wrecking it.

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: Jay Kay achieved the fastest time around the track; beating Simon Cowell, with a time of 1:45.81. It was the third time both the Power Lap and the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car record times fell on the same show. The previous two occurrences were in series 7, Episode 4, when both records were beaten by the Pagani Zonda and Ellen MacArthur and in series 10, Episode 5, for the Caparo T1 and Simon Cowell respectively. However, the Caparo was disallowed from the board due to its ride height.

Challenge: Britain v Germany. A series of car challenges deciding the best motoring country. The German team was made up of the presenters of German motoring show D Motor (Sabine Schmitz, Carsten van Ryssen and Tim Schrick), while Jeremy, James, and Richard made up the British Team. The challenges were set on the Zolder circuit, in Belgium. In the challenges the British team only managed to win two (the drag race and the off-road racing) and lost in the “double-decker” race, autocross and the Mini challenge. The Top Gear team managed to salvage victory in the final challenge, a two-lap race between two racing cars (an Aston Martin DBRS9 and a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup), by passing the Stig off as James May, despite the scepticism of their opponents.

Some say…

“Some say that it’s impossible for him to wear socks, and he can open a beer bottle with his testes. All we know is he’s called the Stig.”

Stig Power Laps

Gumpert Apollo
1:17.10

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

Jay Kay
1:45.80

Music

Mitsuoka Orochi & Galue Review:
01:03 – 01:55 – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard – Why So Serious?
01:55 – 02:07 – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Martha’s Dream
02:07 – 02:27 – Clark – Vengeance Drools
02:30 – 02:36 – Clark – Vengeance Drools
02:36 – 02:55 – Blue States – Red and Shine
02:54 – 03:26 – The Dust Brothers – Medula Oblongata
03:32 – 04:05 – Gomez – Get Miles
04:06 – 04:36 – Massive Attack – Inertia Creeps
04:49 – 05:00 – Ladytron – Destroy Everything You Touch
05:08 – 05:29 – Clark – Vengeance Drools
05:51 – 06:39 – U.N.K.L.E – Kaned and Abel

Gumpert Apollo S Review:
15:22 – 15:47 – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard – I’m Not a Hero
15:47 – 16:39 – Paul Oakenfold – Aeternal
16:45 – 16:51 – Delerium – Deluxed
16:51 – 17:28 – Mekon – Something Came Up
17:53 – 17:57 – U.N.K.L.E – Restless (Instrumental)
18:06 – 18:31 – U.N.K.L.E – Restless (Instrumental)
18:33 – 18:44 – Psilonaut – Ghosts in the Machine
19:17 – 20:15 – Brian Tyler – War Opening Titles
20:16 – 20:49 – Curve – On the Wheel
20:51 – 21:09 – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard – A Dark Knight
21:09 – 21:29 – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard – Like a Dog Chasing Cars

‘The Stig’ Lap:
23:23 – 23:28 – Elton John – Daniel
23:43 – 23:47 – Elton John – Daniel

Top Gear vs. D-Motor Challenge:
36:49 – 37:00 – Fleetwood Mac – The Chain
37:00 – 37:11 – Ron Goodwin – Briefing the Luftwaffe
37:12 – 37:18 – Ron Goodwin – Work and Play
37:21 – 38:30 – Ron Goodwin – Battle of Britain Theme
38:40 – 39:01 – David Holmes – Boobytrapping
39:03 – 39:20 – DJ Shadow – Giving up the Ghost
40:42 – 42:10 – The Music – Inconceivable Odds / No Danger
42:18 – 42:47 – David Holmes – Little Short One, Pt. 1
42:49 – 44:06 – Ron Goodwin – 633 Squadron Theme
44:09 – 44:19 – Ron Goodwin – Civilian Tragedy
45:07 – 45:37 – David Lynch – The Pink Room
45:59 – 46:23 – U.N.K.L.E – 24 Frames
46:30 – 46:40 – Klaxons – Two Receivers
46:44 – 47:20 – Brian Tyler – War Opening Titles – Remix
47:59 – 48:11 – Ron Goodwin – Briefing the Luftwaffe
48:56 – 49:37 – U.N.K.L.E – 24 Frames
49:38 – 50:33 – U.N.K.L.E – Nocturnal
50:37 – 52:16 – Brian Tyler – Showdown
52:29 – 52:35 – Ron Goodwin – Prelude to Battle
52:35 – 53:09 – David Lynch & John Neff – Go Get Some
53:19 – 53:31 – Clint Mansell – Food
53:34 – 54:00 – Brian Tyler – Swordfight
54:00 – 54:11 – Ron Goodwin – Where Eagles Dare
54:11 – 54:49 – Brian Tyler – Swordfight
54:52 – 55:45 – Brian Tyler – Rooftop Pursuit
56:05 – 56:13 – Ron Goodwin – Victory Assured
56:47 – 56:53 – Ron Goodwin – Departure
57:14 – 57:36 – Rammstein – Rammstein
57:36 – 59:11 – Brian Tyler – Hunting Mercenaries

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