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- Top_Gear_(series_16) abstract "The sixteenth series of BBC motoring programme Top Gear began airing on 21 December 2010, with the usual team of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, and The Stig.".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) firstAirDate "2010-12-21".
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- Top_Gear_(series_16) aux "Retrace the Three Wise Men journey with second-hand two-seater convertibles for £3,500:".
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- Top_Gear_(series_16) firstAired "2010-12-21".
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- Top_Gear_(series_16) lastAired "2011-02-27".
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- Top_Gear_(series_16) network BBC_Two.
- Top_Gear_(series_16) numEpisodes "8".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) originalairdate "2010-12-26".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) originalairdate "2011-01-23".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) originalairdate "2011-01-30".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) originalairdate "2011-02-06".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) originalairdate "2011-02-13".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) originalairdate "2011-02-20".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) originalairdate "2011-02-27".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) rtitle "Series 16, Episode 1".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) rtitle "Series 16, Episode 2".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) rtitle "Series 16, Episode 3".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) rtitle "Series 16, Episode 4".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) rtitle "Series 16, Episode 5".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) rtitle "Series 16, Episode 6".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) seasonName "Top Gear".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) shortsummary "15.1".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) shortsummary "Challenge: The presenters are challenged to re-enact the journey of the Three Wise Men by travelling from northern Iraq to a stable in Bethlehem, using second-hand two-seater convertibles bought for £3,500. As Israel will not allow cars registered in its surrounding neighbours to enter its borders, they must buy cars from Georgia before flying to their destination in an Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo plane. Jeremy buys a Mazda MX-5, Richard a Fiat Barchetta and James a BMW Z3. As in previous challenges, a spare car is provided to any presenter whose car breaks down. For this challenge, that car is an Opel Astra convertible - a car loathed by all three presenters. After landing at Arbil International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan, the three decide that it is too dangerous to drive directly to Bethlehem as it would involve travelling through the stronghold of Mosul. Instead, Jeremy proposes a circuitous route that involves travelling east and crossing into Iran and then doubling back into Turkey and down into Syria to avoid the dangers of Iraq. However, once they reach the Iranian border, they find that for "political reasons", BBC staff are not permitted to cross into Iran. They manage to find a route back across Iraq to the Turkish border that bypasses Mosul. Once inside Turkey, they discover that they have a bigger problem: a Kurdish insurgency is attempting to claim the southern provinces of Turkey and that the region has been declared a war zone, with the Foreign Ministry issuing a document that states all non-essential travel should be avoided. The presenters are given four hours to travel the to Şanlıurfa, a safe city, before nightfall, a journey that will force them to travel through the unsafe region of Şırnak. Jeremy experiences trouble with his Mazda, but all three are able to make it to the hotel. To punish Richard for being smug about his car's reliability, Jeremy and James disconnect the standard stereo and install a secret, second stereo in the Fiat and a Genesis CD — a band Hammond is known to hate — which he cannot turn off. They finally turn south and enter Syria, their progress halted by the Z3's security system, which refuses to start the car. Once inside, they discover that Top Gear is enormously popular in Syria, which they are less than enthusiastic about because Israel will not allow them into the country if they have been in Syria, and any word of their presence in the country will spread like wildfire and tip the Israelis off before they can get to the border. Jeremy proposes that they "sneak through" the country by modifying their cars for desert travel. Richard models his Fiat on a Bedouin tent, while James takes inspiration from the Afrika Korps and models his BMW on a desert army unit. Meanwhile, Jeremy paints his car in bright colours to resemble the story of Joseph and his coat of many colours, making it Jeremy and his Car of Many Colours. He also installs the "Axle of Evil" to make his Mazda a six-wheeled vehicle, though this quickly proves to hinder him more than it helps. While travelling through the desert, Richard's radiator very nearly falls out and Jeremy is bitten by an unidentified insect that causes his arm to swell up. Of more concern is an accident whilst attempting to drag a car out of a sand trap; James is knocked over by the strap used to haul the car out and receives a head wound when he hits his head on a rock. He is taken to a nearby hospital while Jeremy and Richard carry on. They soon find a road near Palmyra and change their tactics: rather than disguising their cars, they disguise themselves, meeting May at the hospital dressed in burqas and attempt to drive to Damascus incognito. Their efforts are in vain, because word has spread that they are in the country and there is a welcoming party at their hotel. The next day, they cross into Jordan, and arrive in Jerash, where they invent the sport of "Old Testament NASCAR", racing their cars around a two thousand year old chariot racing circuit. With that, they cross into Israel and make a slight detour to the Sea of Galilee, where Jeremy tries to convince the others that everyday activities and natural occurrences - James' head wound and his arm healing, Richard not liking fish at lunch, walking on water and inventing the sport of swimming - are all miracles that he had performed. On the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem, they unanimously declare Richard's Fiat to be the best car, because James hated the transmission of his Z3, which he described as having gear ratios so spread out that he could fit another gearbox between them, and Jeremy did not develop an attachment to the MX-5. That night they finally make it to Bethlehem, where they arrive at a nativity scene with gifts they have purchased in Syria: a gold-relief medallion, a bottle of hotel shampoo labelled frankincense and a Nintendo DSi because Jeremy could not find any myrrh. They peel back the covers on the manger to discover that the baby Jesus is actually a baby Stig.".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) shortsummary "Feature: James drives the Space Exploration Vehicle from NASA. He calls it the best car he has ever driven, referring to the amount of technology included in it. He also grieves over the cancellation of the funding for moon missions in the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. Review: Richard drives the Ferrari F40 and the Porsche 959. The Stig tries to take each car around the track, but the Ferrari gets a DNS and the Porsche did a DNF . Feature: James gives a quick review of Peugeot's new electric concept car, the EX1. Hammond delights in the fact that the seat is located in the door, and that it has aviation steering handles instead of the typical wheel. James then tells the audience that they can expect to own the car 'never' as it's not being mass-produced. News: Jeremy talks about the new Ayrton Senna film coming out in Summer 2011, referring back to the Senna film from Series 15, Episode 5. Cool Wall: For the first time in two years, Richard and Jeremy talk about the Cool Wall. BMW's are moved into Sub-Zero while Audis are moved to Uncool and small cars to Cool. The Nissan Juke is placed in Seriously Uncool and the Renault Wind in Uncool. The Toyota Yaris Verso is put in Seriously Uncool. The Porsche 911 Carrera C2S is owned by James and Richard so Jeremy gives it to an Irish man to keep, since the "Seriously Uncool" half of the Wall points west. A modern Morgan 3-wheeler is discussed. Richard and Jeremy almost fight with a chair and a hammer before being interrupted by James. Challenge: Jeremy drives the Jaguar XJ across the width of England, from west to east. He leaves at sunset and has to finish before sunrise, and to make it harder, it's the shortest night of the year. Jeremy calls it a race against God, a race he wins by five minutes. Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: John Prescott comes to the studio but gets a lot of boos. He sets the slowest lap time thus far in the Kia, at 1:56.7 in the wet.".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) shortsummary "Review: James May reviews the Ariel Atom V8, the latest edition of the Ariel Atom that comes with a huge price tag, a lot of racecar technology, and surprisingly easy to drive according to May. To re-enact the race against a motorcycle, James had brought in Tiff Needell to race against Steve Brogan riding on a BMW S1000RR. Needell beat Brogan in the race. The Atom V8 has also topped the lap chart in the hands of the "New" Stig, posting a time of 1:15.1. Review: Jeremy conducts a proper road test on the Skoda Yeti. In his review he has compared that it is more practical than a Maybach, faster than a Ferrari 308 GTS in Donington Park, a track then under heavy rebuilding work, and is fairly robust against abuse. The tests then get more bizarre as Jeremy finds out that the ride is smooth enough that a tattoo can be applied to a man's back whilst travelling through some countryside, but the same cannot be done in a Range Rover. He also finds out that the Yeti has good enough air conditioning that an ice cream won't melt whilst being driven through a building in flames, and the car is strong enough to not only hold a helipad on its roof, it can also function with a helicopter landed on the roof pad. News: Jeremy announced that the new Lancia Stratos is being produced, with its engine and chassis coming from a Ferrari 430. A company had offered complete rebuilds of the Jensen Interceptor, with a new engine, brakes and suspension. James mentions that Lamborghini is developing a new car that mounts a V12 engine and develops , but is overshadowed by a "Dagger" developed by an American company, along with a long wishlist of performance criteria. The trio then moves on to the topic of fuel prices, and find out that a vehicle's consumption of fuel is somewhat related to the number of children they have. Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: John Bishop gets his turn in the Kia Cee'd. He posts a time of 1:42.8, the fastest so far in this feature. Challenge: Richard Hammond looks for a way that a VW Beetle would beat its descendant, a Porsche 997 Turbo S Cabriolet in a one mile drag race, with the catch being the Beetle is powered only by gravity, having been dropped from a helicopter. He ultimately loses the race to the falling Beetle.".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) shortsummary "Review: Jeremy drives the BMW M3 Competition Pack and the Audi RS5. In the end, he says he doesn't like either car, as the BMW offers nothing of value for the extra £3000 - not mentioning a £1,755 matte paint job on the test unit, of which Jeremy reclaims as "useless", since you can't polish it, or even taking it to a car wash - spent on a Competition Pack over a normal M3, and the Audi is plagued by understeer. The Audi sets a time of 1:27.5, while the BMW sets a 1:26.5 -- more than a full second slower than a stock M3. News: The presenters discuss a new electric concept car by Nissan which leads to them Jeremy and James singing their version of Elton John's "Daniel", and they discuss the Infiniti Etherea concept, with Jeremy calling it the "urethra" due to the similar spelling. They even mistakes the author of the next James Bond book as James Bond and about the Bentley Continental he will drive in. Challenge: After all the snow problems last year , the presenters decide to build their own snow plow out of a Claas combine harvester. The machine, called The Dominator, features a gritter and flamethrower at the back. James is chosen to drive the machine, which maxes out at 12 miles per hour. They test the gritter on the side of an old BMW 3-series, which is destroyed by the spray of grit. They decide that since snow isn't forecast for England that day , they should bring the plow to Norway, where there is snow. First, they try to build a runway on a frozen lake so that a plane can land. The "snow-bine" breaks through the ice but they manage to rescue it; in the end, their efforts, or lack thereof, result in a runway that veers back and forth like a pinball and is pocked with bumps, causing the plane to crash. Then, they try to plow the streets in a local village, but this causes more problems. They destroy a house, as James is turning around and the gritter is aimed at the front window, wreck a car, which was hidden in a mound of snow, set a skier on fire, and destroy a sign; in the end, they are kicked out of the village as their actions raise protests from the locals. Finding no success on the lake or in the village, they decide to plow a 10 km mountain pass. They veer into a ditch once, and Hammond loses his wedding ring, but in the end, they clear the road and declare the stunt ambitious and actually quite useful. Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: Amber Heard sets a lap time of 1:50.3, the slowest dry lap thus far in the Kia Cee'd.".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) shortsummary "Review: Jeremy drives the Ford Focus RS500, the Subaru Impreza STI Cosworth CS400 and the one-off Polestar Racing Volvo C30 Performance Concept. He enjoys the Ford, but loathes the Subaru, as it's far too dull to be deserving of the Cosworth name; he likes the Volvo even more, but laments the fact that it's a concept . The Ford posts a time of 1.30.8 while the Subaru posts a 1.27.7. Challenge: The guys get a letter from the Albanian Mafia asking them to test the new Rolls-Royce Ghost against a Bentley and a Mercedes. Despite their fervent objections, they eventually agree to the testing. James takes the Rolls-Royce, Richard a Mercedes-Benz S-Class AMG, and Jeremy opts for a Bentley Mulsanne. Unfortunately, at the last second, Bentley pulls out of the comparison, leaving Jeremy to arrange to drive a Yugo in its place. During the comparison, the trio carries on as if the Yugo is a Bentley Mulsanne, even calling the small hatchback a Bentley by name. While in Albania, they hold several tests to determine which of their cars would be best for a Mafia boss. They "murder" a fat man, then attempt to squeeze his body into the boots of their cars, eventually asking the man to climb into the boots himself, whereupon they find that while he fits comfortably into the Rolls-Royce, the Mercedes' boot contains a fridge unit which takes up space and leaves too little for a "body", and while the "body" fits into the back of the "Bentley", not only does that car sag due to its weak suspension, but the hatchback body style allows nearly crystal-clear visibility of the body through the back window. They even have a drag race on an airfield and Hammond wins with May second despite Clarkson's cheating by giving himself a head start. Later, they disguise themselves, with pantyhose on their heads and "rob a bank", and are chased by the Albanian police. Jeremy makes off in the Mercedes; Richard takes the Rolls-Royce; and James is forced by default into the "Bentley". Jeremy and Richard easily outrun the police, but James isn't so lucky – his car is so slow, the police are nearly bumper-to-bumper with him the entire time, and the cops who had been chasing Richard and Jeremy form a roadblock, which James attempts to drive around, only to tumble off the side of the cliff to what looks to be his death. Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car: Jonathan Ross returns after 15 seasons. He and Jeremy engage in a dual of keep on hands and feet for the longest and apologizing for their remarks that caused a broadcast disruption. Jonathan's new time is much improved from his first-season attempt, at 1:49.0.".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) shortsummary "Review: Jeremy reviews the Pagani Zonda R, a high-performance version of the Pagani Zonda, and said to be the last production model of the car. It's incredibly fast with a V12 AMG engine, but it's also extremely loud and requires Jeremy to use a headset microphone in the car to be heard over it. The car had set a record 6:47 on the Nürburgring, but since the car's noise prevents it from being raced on most public race tracks, Jeremy describes it as "useless". However, Pagani had released a scaled-down version of the Zonda R called the Zonda Tricolore. The Zonda R sets a Power Lap time of 1:08.5, the fastest lap time on the Top Gear track, but since the car is not road legal, it has to be disqualified. News: Jeremy discusses that, since speed cameras were turned off by the Oxfordshire County Council a few months before, there have been no changes in accident and fatality figures, so the speed cameras are a waste of money. The trio also wish Polish F1 driver Robert Kubica after his horrific rally accident. He also discusses the British superstition of saluting a magpie, and how it might be dangerous for motorists, if they do so while driving. Challenge: The three are told to buy a four-seater convertible for less than £2000, but unfortunately, they all buy the same car: a BMW 325i. Richard bought the 1987 model, Jeremy the 1988, and James the 1989. Jeremy decides to use this as an opportunity to test how different the same car would be if bought used, so they come up with a series of different challenges to test the cars' reliability, performance, and condition. The first test is a 0 to 100MPH to 0 race. Richard couldn't participate because his car wouldn't start, and his aftermarket car alarm wouldn't stop, so James and Jeremy race without him. Even though Jeremy's car has a faster engine, James wins because the brakes in Jeremy's car don't work. After this test, the group bring in a forensics team to see what condition the car's interior is in. Jeremy's car is the cleanest, with the seats just containing crisps, leaves, and his own dried skin. James fares worse, since his car has evidence of scabs that were picked off, and his steering wheel is covered in saliva with balls of mucus in the footwell. Richard's car, however, has traces of sports tape with blood on it, faeces, and pubic hair in the upholstery, and saliva on the steering wheel, prompting him to drive the car in a hazmat suit. The next test is a thief test, where the three arrange for three car thieves to break into their cars and steal it. Despite the double-locks on Richard's car, his is stolen, while the other two take too long. After this, the Stig sets a lap in a 2010 325i, which the other three must try to meet. Jeremy's car is the fastest, but he destroys the engine as a result of the lap. They then test if the retractable roof is tight by filling the car with helium gas and having the presenter sit in it for as long as he can. If his voice is squeaky and high-pitched, then that means the roof is airtight. James and Jeremy's cars don't leak, but Richard's leaks badly. Then, three car assessors come by to see how much money would need to be invested in the cars to restore them to showroom condition. Richard's needs £7500 worth of work, James' £5000, and Jeremy's needs £11,000. The final challenge is for the three to use the cars in a stunt driving show at the Essex County Fair, but unfortunately, they all crash their cars as soon as the show begins. The points are tallied up, and James' car is the clear winner. Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: Actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost talk about their new comedy film Paul. Both set laps. Simon Pegg sets a time of 1:44.9, while Frost sets a time of 1:44.5. Like Sir Michael Gambon and Tom Cruise, Frost drives the car around the final corner on two wheels.".
- Top_Gear_(series_16) title "Middle East Special".
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