Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Two fast times highlight this episode of Top Gear. Main review: Hammond reviews the heavily revised Pagani Zonda F, with a carbon fibre Body, magnesium wheels, carbon-ceramic brakes, and an improved structure. The improvements to the car leave him genuinely speechless, and help it garner the fastest power lap time of 1:18.4 by The Stig. News: The presenters mourn the death of World Rally champion Richard Burns, who died at the age of 34 two weeks before. He had made two earlier Top Gear appearances, once touting rallying as more technologically influential and interesting than Formula One, and on another occasion test-driving the Peugeot RC on the Top Gear track. Star in a reasonably priced car: Ellen MacArthur tells what its like sleeping on her around the world sailing trip, and pulls the fastest lap on the power board with a lap of 1:46.7. Challenge: James May drives in a competition to race the new Renault Clio through Lisbon, Portugal against the downhill mountain biker Gee Atherton. Challenge: Each presenter is told to buy a used Italian supercar for £10,000 and drive from Bristol to a strip club in Slough, with challenges along the way, including a lap around Castle Combe raceway trying to beat the Stig's 1:35 laptime in a diesel Vauxhall Astra, the measurement of lost horsepower from their worn engines, an insurance estimate, a DIY tune-up against the clock involving an oil change and replacing spark plugs, and trying to park in a tight space in Marlborough town square. Clarkson buys a misbadged Maserati Merak with terrible brakes, thinking it is an SS model until the horsepower test , May buys a broken-down Lamborghini Urraco, and Hammond buys a Ferrari 308GT4 with severe rust problems. After the parking challenge, the Merak's engine blew up in dramatic fashion whilst on the road, showering the Urraco with pieces of the engine, and forcing Clarkson to drive into a hedge to stop the car due to the engine failure also destroying the brakes. The 308GT4 appeared to run out of fuel 10 miles from Slough, although Hammond later revealed all the engine's electrics had failed at once. Finally, after causing problems all day by running out of electricity, the Urraco failed once again, causing a traffic jam on the outskirts of Slough. In the studio, the presenters admitted that while the Merak was undoubtedly the worst car of the three, neither of the other two could be called a winner. Clarkson summed up their experience by saying "Yes, you can buy a second-hand supercar for less than £10,000, but for the love of God don't do it!". }
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- Top_Gear_(series_7) shortsummary "Two fast times highlight this episode of Top Gear. Main review: Hammond reviews the heavily revised Pagani Zonda F, with a carbon fibre Body, magnesium wheels, carbon-ceramic brakes, and an improved structure. The improvements to the car leave him genuinely speechless, and help it garner the fastest power lap time of 1:18.4 by The Stig. News: The presenters mourn the death of World Rally champion Richard Burns, who died at the age of 34 two weeks before. He had made two earlier Top Gear appearances, once touting rallying as more technologically influential and interesting than Formula One, and on another occasion test-driving the Peugeot RC on the Top Gear track. Star in a reasonably priced car: Ellen MacArthur tells what its like sleeping on her around the world sailing trip, and pulls the fastest lap on the power board with a lap of 1:46.7. Challenge: James May drives in a competition to race the new Renault Clio through Lisbon, Portugal against the downhill mountain biker Gee Atherton. Challenge: Each presenter is told to buy a used Italian supercar for £10,000 and drive from Bristol to a strip club in Slough, with challenges along the way, including a lap around Castle Combe raceway trying to beat the Stig's 1:35 laptime in a diesel Vauxhall Astra, the measurement of lost horsepower from their worn engines, an insurance estimate, a DIY tune-up against the clock involving an oil change and replacing spark plugs, and trying to park in a tight space in Marlborough town square. Clarkson buys a misbadged Maserati Merak with terrible brakes, thinking it is an SS model until the horsepower test , May buys a broken-down Lamborghini Urraco, and Hammond buys a Ferrari 308GT4 with severe rust problems. After the parking challenge, the Merak's engine blew up in dramatic fashion whilst on the road, showering the Urraco with pieces of the engine, and forcing Clarkson to drive into a hedge to stop the car due to the engine failure also destroying the brakes. The 308GT4 appeared to run out of fuel 10 miles from Slough, although Hammond later revealed all the engine's electrics had failed at once. Finally, after causing problems all day by running out of electricity, the Urraco failed once again, causing a traffic jam on the outskirts of Slough. In the studio, the presenters admitted that while the Merak was undoubtedly the worst car of the three, neither of the other two could be called a winner. Clarkson summed up their experience by saying "Yes, you can buy a second-hand supercar for less than £10,000, but for the love of God don't do it!"".