Top Gear 02x03

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“[02x03]”
Jeremy tests the VW Touareg
Episode no.	Series 2 Episode 3
Music used	–
Guest stars	David Soul
Production no.	0203
Original airdate	May 25, 2003
Episode chronology ← Previous Next → "[02x02] May 25, 2003" "[02x04] June 1, 2003"
List of Top Gear Series 2 episodes

In this Episode

The theme of this episode is "Bad Cars".

Review: Jeremy Clarkson tests the VW Touareg. Despite Jeremy loving its offroad capabilities, he thinks it's totally useless in normal roads. Besides, he finds so many other problems with it, that his final conclusion is that, no matter what you need an offroader for, you're better off with anything else.

Studio Segment: Jeremy, Richard and James review, with the help of the audience, some bad cars. Finally, the three decide the worst car today is the Lexus SC430.

Review: Richard road tests the Lexus SC430 and the Hyundai Coupe, with a surprising winner.

News: The new Citroën C2. New Porsche 911 GT3. Richard and Jeremy discuss the misteries of the 911 range. Introducing the new V10 Porsche Carrera GT. James introduces the Bristol Fighter and explains how knowing Jeremy Clarkson has ruined his childhood dreams. Finally, the three presenters review some examples of carbage.

Insider Dealing: James May explains how oversupply and pre-registered cars can save us money. He also explains how to buy a real car for only one pound.

Challenge: Richard Hammond has a Eurovision quarter-mile drag-race. He pits the Jaguar XJS that they modified in series 1 against some of the finest sports cars in the world: a Porsche 911 Turbo, a Honda NSX, a Chevrolet Corvette, a Venturi Atlantique and a Ferrari 360.

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: David Soul, Starsky from Starsky and Hutch, chats with Jeremy about his time in "Starsky and Hutch" and the kind of cars he drove back then. After breaking the gearboxes of two Lianas, he manages a time of 1:54.0.

Review: James May road tests the Perodua Kelisa and absolutely loves it. Richard Hammond tends to agree with him, but Jeremy isn't so sure.

Challenge: Richard Hammond adds a "little something" to the old XJS and takes it over to the Top Gear track for a rematch. Once again, the results are surprising.

Main Review: Alpina Z8. After a hilarious introduction that involves him sewing some trousers and a Scania truck, Jeremy takes the Alpina Z8 to the test track, to see if Alpina have been able to improve on the horrid BMW Z8. His conclusion is that they haven't. In spite of that, The Stig manages to set in it an impressive time of 1:29.0, same as a Lamborghini Murciélago.

Screenshots

The VW Touareg: Excellent off-road	The VW Touareg wobbling around on some road	Hyundai Coupe vs Lexus SC430: Who will be the winner?	Top Gear's Jag about to embarrass itself
David Soul: Starsky in a Reasonably-Priced Hatch	David Soul's victims	James loves the Perodua Kelisa	Victory is easy with NOS
Jeremy Clarkson: there's a reason why women find him so attractive	Not a sports car, apparently	The Stig tries to impress David Soul with his driving	David Soul tries to escape the Stig's stalking