In series 5, episode 4, richard falls in love with the zonda s roadster, for its drama theatre and spectacular. Richard and james have an argument on which is the best roadster, the porsche boxster or the the mercedesbenz slk. The series was subsequently followed by a best of top gear special, which aired on 2 january 2005, and charted the best moments from series 4 and 5. This 1984 porsche 911 carrera is currently owned by none other than james may, a man who was, until very recently, a presenter on bbcs top gear. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The 2005 porsche carrera gt sports car paul walker was riding in when he died on saturday has been at the center of. Whilst jeremy finds it one of the most beautiful, exciting and fastest drives of his life, the. The top gear team britain take on the hosts of d motor germany in a series of car challenges to decide the best motoring country series eleven, episode six bus racing series twelve, episode five hammond oversees an attempt by top gear stuntman to beat rival show fifth gear s distance record for jumping a car while towing a caravan series. The car had v10 engine and clarkson described it as biblical performance, despite him being a ferrari lover but he thought the styling was so brilliant. At all costs, too, because a car that sets you back.
A sport relief charity special, titled stars in fast cars, was aired on 1 august after the series ended and later spawned its own spinoff, while a best of top gear special for series 4 was subsequently. Xj220 pagani zonda enzo ferrari ferrari f40 mclaren f1 porsche carrera gt. It was named after the group gt3 racing after several group gt3 racing cars, which had a successful racing career in the onemake national and regional porsche carrera cup and gt3 cup challenge series as well as in the fia world championship. The following are quotes from series 4, episode 4 of top gear, which originally aired on the 30th of may, 2004. Jeremy heads out on to the test track and pits the new audi r8 v10 spyder against the latest version of porsches enduring 911 turbo cabriolet. The carrera gt is the most unusual car porsche has ever produced, as well as the. S10e2 audi r8 vs porsche 911, second amphibious car challenge. S11e6 top gear vs ze germans at d motor, mitsuokas.
Exotic car show saleen s7 maserati mc12 porsche carrera gt ford gt lamborghinis ferraris porsches. And indycar driver and carrera gt owner graham rahal. The presenters travel back to the isle of man to compare a new set of cars the aston martin v8 vantage, the bmw m6, and the porsche 911 carrera s. Just how dangerous was the porsche paul walker died in. The 100 best top gear episodes ever pt2 sean mckellar september 23, 2015 september 6, 2018. The fourth series of top gear aired during 2004 and ran for 10 episodes, beginning on 9 may and concluding on 1 august. For other porsche models carrying carrera name, see porsche carrera. Jeremy clarkson drive porsche 944 turbo in road test.
Porsches famed test driver walter rohrl was scared of it. Porsche carrera cup australia 2020 1 supercars inside line. The porsche carrera gt project code 980 is a midengine sports car that was manufactured by german automobile manufacturer porsche between 20042007. Here in murica the boss or manager can fire you for driving the wrong make of automobile.
One of the worlds largest video sites, serving the best videos, funniest movies and clips. Wheeler dealers to return in 2019 with 8 new episodes. And its the car that briefly topped our leaderboard as the fastest. The following is an episode list of top gear since its 2002 relaunch. Series 7, episode 1 2005 an aston db9, porsche 911 carrera s, a bmw m6 and no speed limits thats why we put up with the isle of man drizzle. Porsche at the time had planned on a new le mans prototype for 1999. Porsche 911 carrera s vs aston martin vanquish top gear bbc. All 10 songs featured in top gear uk season 4 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. No fear of losing sponsors, it must be a wonderful thing, to have truly free speech in the business world. It isnt a good car for handling but he thought it was mindblowingly good. This browser is supported only in windows 10 and above. Track days with jeremy clarkson and the porsche gt3 and ferrari 360. Performance sports coupes aston martin v8 vantage bmw m6 porsche 911 carrera s on the isle of man top gear survey 2005 results. The development of carrera gt can be traced back to its predecessors, the 911 gt1 and lmp198 racing cars.
Audi r8 v10 plus vs bmw m4 gts vs chevrolet camaro vs dodge viper vs jaguar ftype svr vs mclaren 570s vsmercedesamg gt s vsnissan gtr vs porsche 911 carrera s. Mclaren mercedes, as the fastest car around the top gear test track. The corvette zo6, ftype svr and amg gt s all have more power, but the gtss performance is competitive. The porsche 911 gt3 is a higher performance version of the porsche 911 sports car. This episode was funny, edgy, and included one the fastest, most powerful porsche to date, the porsche 911 gt2 rs. Jeremy tests the new mitsubishi evo viii fq400 and attempts to see if the evo can keep up with the lamborghini murcielago around the top gear test track. Sports car international named the carrera gt number one on its list of top sports cars of the 2000s, and number eight on top sports cars of all time list. Chevrolet corvette c6 zr1 damp series 14, episode 02 01. Audi a8 car darts ford sportka fuel economy london to edinburgh and back mitsubishi evo porsche carrera gt ronnie osullivan subaru impreza wrx sti. Mclaren 570s vs porsche 911 turbo s vs audi r8 vs nissan gtr top gear drag races9yolnjro5ym. A former manager at porsche has called the cgt the most dangerous car on the road.
Victory motorcars houston 1989 porsche 911 carrera 4 coupe 247hp porsche finest, awd. Bbc top gear turbo attax jeremy clarkson trading cards pack. The 100 best top gear episodes ever sean mckellar september 24. As of 1 march 2020, 214 episodes of top gear have aired. Porsche 944 turbo jeremy clarkson show video dailymotion. Exotic car show maserati mc12 saleen s7 porsche carrera gt ford gt lamborghinis.
Its been 10 years since porsche stunned the world with its hybrid carrera gt successor. The fourth series of top gear aired during 2004 and ran for 10 episodes, beginning on 9 may. The porsche carrera gt is one of porsches most exotic models, so as you can probably expect, owning one entails taking real good care of it. The fifth series of top gear aired during 2004 and consisted of 9 episodes, beginning on 24 october and concluding on 26 december. Find out when top gear is on tv, including series 4episode 4. In series 5, episode 2, the zonda s once again took part in a drag race with the xj220, losing once again newer, as jeremy compared it, the porsche carrera gt and the enzo ferrari, to the xj220, the mclaren f1 and the ferrari f40. Some people have already labelled this as the best episode of the season so far.
Jeremy takes the porsche 911 carrera s out for a spin to see if there really is any difference. The porsche carrera gt has become one of the most iconic and sought after. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. List of top gear test track power lap times wikipedia.
Due in part to the fia and aco rule changes in 1998, both designs had ended. Koenigsegg ccx without top gear wing series 08, episode 01 01. Although the 991 model porsche 911 has been around for quite some time now, this was the first time top gear had actually featured the car on the show. Porsche 991 gt3 rs on road and track chris harris on cars. Carrera gts may be porsches best 911 and the bargain of.