Tập
Top Gear: Episode 3
Tóm tắt
Jeremy Clarkson travels to Germany to test out BMW’s new Z3, and Quentin Willson discovers an easy way to earn money when he sells a second-hand Lada Riva.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Top Gear
- Mùa
- Mùa 35
- Tập
- Tập 3
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1996-02-29
Thông tin tập
Episode 3 là tập 3 trong Season 35 của Top Gear. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1996-02-29.
Tập trước / tập sau
Tập 2
Jeremy Clarkson mourns the passing of powerful cars such as the Ford Escort RS Cosworth, the Audi S2, Mazda RX-7 and Nissan 300ZX. He takes his personal favourite, the Escort Cosworth, down to an Essex racetrack to bid it farewell, joined by rally driver Gwyndaf Evans. Tiff Needell is in Daytona Beach, Florida, to celebrate the rebirth of the British sports marque Lister, driving its 200mph-plus Storm model in the gruelling 24-hour race.
Tập 4
Personalised registration plates are big business. Quentin Willson examines the history of these often-costly items and quizzes owners about their particular choices. Jeremy Clarkson tests both the road and race version of the Honda Accord, taking the latter for a spin around the track at Donnington.
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Tập 5
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Tập 6
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Tập 7
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Tập 8
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Tập 9
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Tập 10
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Tập 11
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Tập 12
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Tập 13
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