Tập
Top Gear: Episode 4
Tóm tắt
Jaguar are 75 years old but show no sign of slowing down. Jeremy Clarkson drives the fastest version of the new V8 XJ series, the new XJR, and races it against some full-blooded sports cars in the shape of the Aston Martin Vantage, the Mercedes SLK and the Porsche Boxster.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Top Gear
- Mùa
- Mùa 38
- Tập
- Tập 4
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1997-09-25
Thông tin tập
Episode 4 là tập 4 trong Season 38 của Top Gear. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1997-09-25.
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In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine, Jeremy Clarkson compares the new midsize coupe from Mercedes, the CLK, with Peugeot’s new 406. The programme also reports from the Frankfurt Show, featuring the debut of the new Porsche 911 and the launch of the Freelander from Land Rover.
Tập 5
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