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- Top_Gear_(series_12) abstract "The twelfth series of Top Gear contained eight episodes, and started airing on 2 November 2008, with the usual presenting team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. Clarkson was injured while filming the series, after crashing a lorry through a brick wall at 56 mph in the first episode's HGV challenge. The running joke regarding the Dacia Sandero continues from series 11, with the alteration that Clarkson is now the one making the announcement with feigned enthusiasm, to utter indifference from May (instead of vice versa). Each news segment also features one of the hosts wearing something unusual, like slippers or a garishly patterned shirt. The only reference to this is that one of the other hosts will, at some point in the segment, ask if they're wearing it for a bet. The Stig, instead of listening to music during power laps, now listens to morse code. The final episode, the "Top Gear: Vietnam Special", aired two weeks after the rest of the series as part of the BBC's Christmas line-up. The series was followed by four "Best Of Top Gear" specials, charting the best moments from Series 11 and 12.".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) firstAirDate "2008-11-02".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) network BBC_Two.
- Top_Gear_(series_12) numberOfEpisodes "8".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux Renault_Avantime.
- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux Tesla_Roadster.
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux Toyota_i-REAL.
- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux Veritas_(automobile).
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux "Economy race from Basel to Blackpool Illuminations".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux "Minsk, Piaggio Vespa scooter, Honda Super Cub".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux "Muscle Car Challenge: ( )".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) aux "Toyota i-REAL , Pagani Zonda Roadster F vs Bugatti Veyron".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) country "United Kingdom".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "100".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "2".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "4".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "6".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "7".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "8".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "99".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) episodenumber "SP".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) firstAired "2008-11-02".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) lastAired "2008-12-28".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) network BBC_Two.
- Top_Gear_(series_12) numEpisodes "8".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2008-11-09".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2008-11-16".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2008-11-23".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2008-11-30".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2008-12-07".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2008-12-14".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2008-12-28".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2009-01-04".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2009-01-25".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) originalairdate "2009-02-01".
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- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Series 12, Episode 2".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Series 12, Episode 3".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Series 12, Episode 4".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Series 12, Episode 5".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Series 12, Episode 6".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Series 12, Episode 7".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Series 12, Episode 8".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "The Best Of Top Gear 2008 #2".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "The Best Of Top Gear 2008 #3".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "The Best Of Top Gear 2008 #4".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) rtitle "Vietnam Special".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) seasonName "Top Gear".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "1.57788E9".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "2400.0".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "Challenge: Foxhunting In Daihatsu Terios From , Audi RS6 vs Speed Skiers From , Top Gear vs D-Motor Star In A Reasonably Priced Car: Boris Johnson From".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "Challenge: Less Than £1000 Alfa Romeos Star In A Reasonably Priced Car: Will Young From".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "Challenge: Nissan GT-R vs Bullet Train Star In A Reasonably Priced Car: Jay Kay From Series 11, Episode 6".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "Introduction: This was the first ever episode that Clarkson didn't take part in the introduction, as he had lost his voice, so for the first time ever and in the history of Top Gear, Hammond announced what was going on in the show instead. Main Review: After receiving a complaint from a member of the public that they no longer do proper road tests like in the old days, Jeremy reviews the Ford Fiesta in a "serious" road test. He tests practicality, fuel economy, quality, and driving enjoyment. The verdict is that it looks good, is fairly practical, easy to park, very special to drive, and built as well as a Volkswagen. Throughout these sections, Jeremy, in a deadpan manner, states points like it goes , which is the speed limit by law. The tests then become more bizarre including a race in the tight quarters of a shopping centre against "baddies" in a Corvette. The Ford gets out the shopping centre but the Corvette crashes, not making it out. The last test features the Ford accompanying an amphibious assault on Instow Beach alongside Royal Marines. The Fiesta manages to pass the test with flying colours. News: James announces Jeremy has lost his voice, much to the amusement of Richard and James who proceed to mock Jeremy. They reveal he has won Heat's Weirdest Crush award, and that he is in the same magazine as his "boyfriend", Will Young. At this point, Jeremy interrupts and reveals that James is in no position to mock him, as he has an eye infection himself. They then proceed to do the proper news. Challenge: Jeremy Clarkson and James May can't decide if imported Chinese-made cars would be any good, so they made their way to Greenham Common airbase to see if the Communists ever historically built a good car. They begin with Russian cars and the East German Wartburg. Both Clarkson and May declare all of those cars to be "truly terrible", though show some affection for the Niva. Clarkson declares the Lada Riva as "simply the worst car in the world" and May then disagrees with him, declaring the Moskvitch 408 to be the worst car in the world. They also look at an FSO Polonez , an East German Trabant, and a Czechoslovak Velorex. Their favourites are the Niva and the GAZ Chaika, but neither are found to be good because they fail to run. Their test includes a race between a British "Communist" car, the Morris Marina, and a Lada Riva. The Marina wins, though they find it to be more effective as a brazier for striking workers, than as a car. Overall, none of the cars that are tested in this challenge are liked by Clarkson or May. Richard Hammond later reminds them that Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini cars have been made in an Italian communist-run locality for decades. Review: Richard Hammond tests the new Veritas RS III, a German supercar built by Veritas. It achieved a time of 1:24.2. Richard also tests the Caterham 7 Superlight R500, which achieved a time of 1:17.9. Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car: Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, drove the Lacetti in very wet conditions, and achieved a 1:57.4. Clarkson was unable to do the normal introduction as he had lost his voice so May did it for him instead with Clarkson giving May an encouraging thumbs-up as thanks.".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "Main Review: Jeremy Clarkson tested the Lexus IS-F against the king of high-powered saloons, the four door BMW M3. Both were entered in a drag race, with the Lexus leading at the start before the BMW quickly overtook. The drag race ended with a very close win for the BMW, but Jeremy points out that the Lexus will eventually win as its top speed, , is vastly larger than the BMW's . Later, Tom Chilton was put in the BMW M3 to see whether the Lexus' understeer would affect the time. Both were taken round the track and the Lexus went around the track in 1:26.9 whereas the BMW did it in 1:25.3, making it substantially quicker than the model it replaces. While driving the Lexus, Stig listened to morse code, the translations reading "TOOMANYGEARS" and "ILIKEMRSULU". News: Richard Hammond introduced the Infiniti G37 convertible which he described as looking almost exactly like the Lexus SC 430, therefore describing it as the "most vile and hideous car ever made". Jeremy Clarkson criticised the 4-door sedan Porsche Panamera describing it as looking 'sick' and resembling the Austin Maxi. Jeremy Clarkson announces his theory that, by using toy cars as an example, placing a magnet on the bonnet of cars would prevent head-on collisions, due to the repulsion between same poles. However, Hammond points that if the poles are different, such as in the event of two cars waiting at traffic lights, the attraction would cause more rear-collisions. Main Challenge: May, in a 1.25 million pound power boat, races Hammond in a Ferrari Daytona from Portofino to Saint-Tropez. For May, the journey was rough, damaging the in-vehicle camera. Both Hammond and May are pulled over by the police. May wins, but Hammond explains that the boat might have been the fastest way to complete the journey, but the car would always be the best method. Challenge: Hammond sets out to find the best type of bus for London's streets by having a rally-race at Lydden Hill Race Circuit. The double decker was represented by a 1987 Leyland Olympian. The single decker was represented by a 1993 Dennis Dart. Two bendy buses are used. The first one being the Mercedes-Benz O305G , and the second one is a Leyland-DAB articulated bus, but goes unidentified during the programme. The types of the articulated buses are mixed up by Hammond, as he refers to the O305G as mid-engined and to the Leyland as rear-engined, when in fact they are the other way around. The compact hopper bus was represented by a 1997 Optare MetroRider. Similar to a previous segment in motor home racing, a field of touring car legends were picked to drive the buses. These were Anthony Reid, Matt Neal, Gordon Shedden, Tom Chilton and Hammond again rounds out the drivers list. The race ends with the compact bus being squashed, Hammond's bendy being disabled by the single-deck and the double-deck overturning on the home stretch while trying to take an inside line on the single-decker. The single deck bus was declared the winner because of its speed. Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car: Kevin McCloud made an appearance to set a time in the Lacetti of 1:45.9, making him the second fastest around the track after Jay Kay. Jeremy reveals that his time was in fact 1:45.87, making McCloud four hundredths of a second slower than the top ranker.".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "Review: Hammond goes to Toyota City in Japan to test the i-REAL, a chair that is "drivable" and can tell your friends when you're going for coffee. Main Challenge: The team attempted to make an ordinary second hand car lap the test track as fast as a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, which managed 1:28.2. They were given half the cost of an Evo minus the cost of the Avantime leaving them £9,800 to spend on improving the car. The modifications included fitting new brakes - which were too big for the wheels to fit on - forcing the team to spend more on bigger wheels and track tires; an adjustable suspension kit and swapping out the front seats for lighter racing ones. May spent the entire first night attempting to tune and restore the engine to its former glory of 210 bhp , he almost succeeded, getting it up to a respectable 206 bhp . The next day, Hammond fixed a rear wing from a Super Aguri SA07 Formula 1 car to the rear of the car, to which Clarkson commented would be useless as it was a front wheel drive car and the spoiler would push the rear of the vehicle down. Clarkson also fitted a wooden splitter, which he fashioned himself, to the front of the vehicle, which promptly caught fire. During the Stig's lap, the wooden splitter also helped ruining the car's handling by popping the rear out and causing tires to lock. After several attempts the car finally managed a time of 1:35.4 on the track in the hands of The Stig, which resulted in the team pointing out how much money is wasted on trying to improve cars and how little it does to improve the overall quality and performance of the vehicle – most of the improvement that they did manage came from removing unnecessary weight, and May's retuning of the engine, neither of which cost anything beyond the time and effort that was put in. Challenge: As training for his first supercar review the following week, James goes to learn about "The Finnish Way of Car Control" from Mika Häkkinen and enters a Jokamiesluokka, a rallycross race primarily using scrapped cars. He finishes in the middle against a pack of locals. Feature: Clarkson commented on how V8 engines seem to be disappearing, so he extracted one from a Chevrolet Corvette for use in a food blender. He, May and Hammond drank a smoothie consisting of 'manly ingredients', such as raw beef, Bovril, a handful of chillies, a bottle of tabasco sauce and a brick. Hammond suggested calling the resulting drink "Desperate Shag in a Skip," while May dubbed it "The Bloody Awful." Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car: Mark Wahlberg managed 1:48.7 even though he wasn't used to the manual gearbox and the right-handed seating position of the car.".
- Top_Gear_(series_12) shortsummary "Review: Jeremy Clarkson takes Fiat Nuova 500 Abarth through the test track. Despite being a small family car with a relatively small engine, Jeremy claims that he "loves" it. The Stig clocks a 1:35.5 on the test track. The morse coded messages in the two shots were "IVOTEDROSSPEROT" and "MESMELLCATS". Challenge: The team head to America to test drive the new generation of American muscle cars on a road trip from San Francisco to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Hammond takes the trip in the new Dodge Challenger, Clarkson in the new Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 and May in the Cadillac CTS-V. As usual, the trip is plagued with difficulties. The team only has visas that allow them to be factual rather than entertaining owing to their previous visit to America when Jeremy put a cow on his roof which caused the U.S. State department to deem Top Gear an entertainment show rather than a factual show, which encourages the presenters to try and remove all 'entertaining' aspects to the trip. Chrysler refuses, at the last minute, to provide them with a Challenger, which forced Hammond to buy one at a $10,000 premium from a local dealership. May hates his Cadillac, so while the team visit Reno, he spends all night at the casino trying to win a BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster to replace his CTS-V. Clarkson and Hammond are stopped by the police twice for speeding, racing between the lights and using the V8 revs to trigger car alarms, and Clarkson uses the electronic proximity-key ignition on Hammond's Challenger to park in the middle of a public road while Hammond was busy eating. After getting bored of the straight-line highway, they turn off onto twisty back roads. May immediately changes his opinion of the Cadillac due to its handling, and Clarkson's Corvette is even better. Hammond's Dodge, however, handles poorly due to its muscle car origins. Arriving at the Salt Flats, the trio must take part in a one mile straight drive to see who can take their cars to a high speed with Clarkson's, May's and Hammond's goals being , and respectively. After trying numerous ways to increase speed, such as pumping up tires, all three presenters finally hit their targets. They claim that all three vehicles have exceeded their expectations, closing by saying that they were fantastic fun though perhaps not as well-made as possible. This Challenge was included in the Great Adventures 3. News: Clarkson apologises for not posting the lap time of the Porsche 997 GT2 the previous week . He reveals it to be 1:19.5, because the score had 'spontaneously combusted', exactly the same as the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, despite the handling difficulties. It is also faster than the Porsche Carrera GT, which did 1:19.8. Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car: The original winner of Pop Idol, Will Young, talks about his own Top Gear race, how Minis are similar to Lego and drives a 1:48.9 damp lap.".
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