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Top Gear Episode 3.05 Episode 5
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Top Gear Episode 3.05 Episode 5

Episode Premiere
November 23, 2003
Genre
Reality,Automotive
Production Company
BBC Worldwide
Official Site
http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/top-gear
Episode Premiere
November 23, 2003
Genre
Reality,Automotive
Period
2002 - Now
Production Co
BBC Worldwide
Distributor
BBC America
Official Site
http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/top-gear
Main Cast
  • Matt LeBlanc
  • Chris Evans
  • Chris Harris
  • Rory Reid
  • Sabine Schmitz
  • Eddie Jordan
  • Jason Dowe
  • Richard Hammond
  • Jeremy Clarkson
Additional Cast
  • Simon Cowell

REVIEWS: Mazda RX-8 • Fiat Panda

CHALLENGE: Is a Toyota Hilux really indestructible?

Jeremy drives the Mazda RX8 and James drives the new Fiat Panda and is quite surprised when it doesn’t fall to bits. Richard looks at some modern classics, the Volkswagen Corrado VR6 and the Mercedes 190E 2.5 16 Cosworth. An 11-year-old diesel Toyota Hilux is tested for its durability by Jeremy. He drives in into a wall, a tree and through a shed. It’s left in the Severn Estuary, home to the second biggest tide in the world, hit with a wrecking ball, dropped and set on fire. They even drop a caravan on top of it, but still it works. Sadly, the same treatment wasn't given to this week's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, Simon Cowell.