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Series 6
49 :06x01 - Series 6, Episode 1 (May/22/2005)
To put it short:

Profiles on the Range Rover Sport and Honda Element, along with a game of car soccer.


Full Summary:

On back-with-a-bang Top Gear, we played football in cars, drove a cool Honda, and tried to blow up Jeremy using a tank.

The new Range Rover Sport is so big, heavy and powerful that we couldn't really think of any other car to test it against. So instead we used a really massive tank.

Jeremy tried to use manoeuvrability and cunning to outwit his Challenger 2 opponent. His luck didn't last long, though, and he was soon blown off the road.

Hondas have long been favoured by, shall we say, the older driver. But when James drove the new Element he was worried it might be a bit too funky for Britain's pensioners. To find out, he took it to a bowls club in Eastbourne and asked the members what they thought. They didn't like it, which officially made it the world's first cool Honda.

James Nesbitt joined a long list of celebrities who’d broken bits off our Liana. He decided to drive through one of the on-track signs, and didn't seem too bothered about applying the breaks. Good man.

With our proud tradition of inventing new motor sports, Richard introduced the latest: car football. We took ten Toyota Aygos, a large bouncy football, and proceeded to have a game of motoring five-a-side. Much to our surprise, it actually worked. Great car too.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode1.s
Guest Stars: James Nesbitt as Himself
 
50 :06x02 - Series 6, Episode 2 (May/29/2005)
To put it short:

A search is on for inexpensive two-door coupes, and past and present Maserati's are reviewed.


Full Summary:

On cheap-and-cheerful, Top Gear our presenters picked up some ageing coupes for very little money and Jeremy had a look at Maseratis past and present.

We gave each of our presenters £1,500 and told them to go out and buy a coupe that wasn't a Porsche. Richard picked a BMW 635 CSI, Jeremy a Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 turbo, and James a Jaguar XJS, in gold. Jeremy only managed 119mph around the track, which was faster than Richard, but not as fast as James. The only problem with James' Jag was that all the oil fell out, which sort of broke the engine.

All of this had a serious impact on the next test: reliability. Each car had to drive to the middle of Oxford, a tricky proposition in a town filled with buses, bicycles and students. Still, Jeremy used his manly sense of direction to get there first, followed by Richard, who used his satellite navigation, while James and his Jag broke down five times en route.

Then it was the final stage: a four-hour dirt track endurance race. Jeremy fooled around with his Starion and beefed up the boost pressure of his turbo. The performance increase was spectacular, but then so was the explosion when his engine finally let go. Richard won this event, as he did more laps than James. But only the Jag was still running when the chequered flag went down.

The overall winner? Well, James' Jag, officially. But Jeremy still claimed that his Starion would've won had he not messed about with it. There's a lesson in there somewhere...

Our star in a reasonably priced car was comedian Jack Dee. His lap didn't exactly set the world on fire, but he was very funny.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode2.s
Guest Stars: Jack Dee (1) as Himself
 
51 :06x03 - Series 6, Episode 3 (Jun/12/2005)
In land-of-hope-and-glory Top Gear, the boys looked at two traditional British sports cars that aren't really British at all, Jeremy opened a swimming pool Keith Moon-style, Richard took a soft top Aston Martin DB9 for a spin in Wales, and James tested the Maserati Bora.

The classic Maserati Bora may lack some of the performance of its brash supercar brothers, but at least it won't try to kill you with a mixture of petrol fumes and poor visibility.

The traditional British sports car is back in the form of the new TVR Tuscan 2 and the Weismann roadster. Sadly, having been built by a Russian business boy and a bunch of Germans repectively, they aren't really British at all. They were very fast though. The TVR had also retained the very British traits of poor build quality and breaking down a lot, so Jeremy went for the Weismann.

Hammond had a look at the latest Bat-Mobile, which features guns, a flame-thrower and the engine from a Vauxhall Monaro. Even Val Kilmer would look cool in one of these.

He's played the Son of God, a policeman, a car thief, and the nation's favourite doctor - Christopher Eccleston dropped by.

We unveiled the 'puppy test'. Is the Aston Martin DB9 Volante more attractive to the opposite sex than a baby golden retriever? Nine out of ten said it wasn't.

Jeremy decided to open his local swimming pool. So, after lovingly restoring his Rolls Royce, he popped along. Except no one explained to him that opening the pool shouldn't involve driving into it.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode3.s
Guest Stars: Christopher Eccleston as Himself
 
52 :06x04 - Series 6, Episode 4 (Jun/19/2005)
On mother-knows-best Top Gear, Mrs Clarkson, Mrs Hammond and Mrs May dropped in to help their sons deliver verdicts on three new city cars. Richard looked at the BMW 3 series, and Jeremy got to grips with a new Cadillac.

We took one limo, all dressed in white, and attempted to jump over an American-style outdoor wedding. Of course, no Top Gear stunt would be complete without the destruction of caravans.

Cadillac is famous for huge, wobbly pimp-mobiles with enormous fins and pink paint. But the new CTS-V is its attempt to produce a Euro-style sports saloon. With the engine from a Corvette, it certainly had the power. But, thanks to having more warning bongs and bleeps than a passenger jet, it didn't really float Jeremy's boat.

Omid Djalili describes himself as Britain's funniest Iranian stand-up comedian. He had some interesting tips on avoiding road-rage, and Iranian cars.

Mrs Clarkson, Mrs May and Mrs Hammond came down to the track to give us their opinion on three compact cars: the Renault Modus, Peugeot 1007 and Honda Jazz. They were rated on the sort of things that are important when you aren't 45 going on 18. Jeremy has never once in a review mentioned tuning a radio into Classic FM. Mrs Clarkson, on the other hand, won't release the handbrake until the radio is set-up and ready. Mrs May also looks beyond James' criteria. For example, she's keen on acceleration, and good cornering.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode4.s
Guest Stars: Omid Djalili as Himself
 
53 :06x05 - Series 6, Episode 5 (Jun/26/2005)
On friendly-fire Top Gear, we got the British Army in to shoot at Jeremy, James earned his keep reviewing the Nissan Murano, and Richard drove a sporty Maserati.

We revealed that the Nissan Murano has fantastic satellite navigation which actually takes you where you want to go, rather tha a golf course. It even has a reverse camera that shows you if you're about to back over a fox.

The Jaguar E-Type and Aston Martin DB5 are two of the most evocative sports cars of all time, but which is best? The sheer impact of the Jag's flowing lines may have been slightly dulled by familiarity, but it's still a stunning car. Let's face it though, Bond drives the Aston, and that's good enough for us.

Global speculation about the identity of the Stig often leads people to believe he's Damon Hill. But could it be true? Does Damon sleep upside down like a bat? Is he afraid of bells? One thing for sure is he managed a superb lap time. But is he the Stig? Who can say for sure...

For Clarkson's test of the new Porsche Boxster S and Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, we decided to spice things up a bit. Jeremy was told to drive at speed around a military training base, while an Army sniper regiment was given the enviable task of shooting at him with big guns. At the last minute we were told we couldn't use real bullets, but still, you can dream. Instead, we used a special laser targeting system to record all the hits.

The Porsche was first out, and Jeremy was shot only six times. On the Mercedes run he was shot 13 times, which, had they been real bullets, would've made enough holes to sieve pasta. Despite that, he loved the Merc.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode5.s
Guest Stars: Damon Hill as Himself
 
54 :06x06 - Series 6, Episode 6 (Jul/03/2005)
On splash-and-dash Top Gear, we had another one of our epic races. This time it was the Mercedes versus a big boat. We also invited David Dimbleby to drive full tilt around our track, and were slightly aroused by an Alfa Romeo.

The race was on - 1,300 miles to cover. Jeremy was in a Mercedes McLaren SLR with only a CD of Margaret Thatcher's greatest speeches to keep him company, while James and Richard took a low-rent North Sea ferry. Destination? Oslo, Norway.

The SLR was the only car Jeremy could think of that could drive through eight countries in a single day. It's got 626bhp, but the boat had a staggering 25,000 horses knocking about under its hood. But would power make the difference, or would it be tactics?

Jeremy struggled a bit. He had to drive 1,300 miles in about 24 hours. He grabbed a couple of hours sleep at a service station, but then had to power on. James and Richard were all the while living in relative luxury.

The duo’s problems only began when they boarded a speed boat. Richard needed to be sick over the side a few times. Then their speed boat broke and they had to be rescued in a support vessel, which then started to sink.

Jeremy beat them by a wide margin, which proves one thing: the SLR really is one heck of a car.

David Dimbleby, presenter of Question Time and A Picture of Britain, starred in a reasonably priced car. Despite being jolly sensible on television, he managed a very respectable lap time.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode6.s
Guest Stars: David Dimbleby as Himself
 
55 :06x07 - Series 6, Episode 7 (Jul/10/2005)
On long-distance Top Gear, Richard took a Ford Transit to Germany to see what it could do on the Nurburgring, and Jeremy raced an athlete across London.

Could a marathon runner beat a car across 26 miles of London – in rush hour? Jeremy was happy enough in a Fiat Panda, which, despite not breaking any speed records, handles well and is superbly reliable. It's a bit like a donkey: small, tough and really rather sweet.

Sadly, Jeremy and the Panda couldn't contend with Livingstone levels of congestion and were beaten by well over ten minutes.

What better way to celebrate the birthday of the Ford Transit than to hand one over to Sabine Schmitz and send it to the Nurburgring. Sabine was the person who laughed at Jeremy's driving skills when he took the Jaguar S-type diesel to the 'Ring'. He finally managed to get a lap time of 9:59, which Sabine said she could beat in a van. Sadly, she couldn't, but she got very, very close.

Our rock star in a reasonably priced car was Justin Hawkins from The Darkness.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode7.s
Guest Stars: Justin Hawkins as Himself
 
56 :06x08 - Series 6, Episode 8 (Jul/17/2005)
On waste-of-three-plane-tickets Top Gear, our presenters went to Iceland to find the best convertible while the new Ferrari F430 came to our test track.

We sent them there with three new convertibles, the Audi TT, Nissan 350Z and Chrysler Crossfire, to find out which one is the best. They spent ages blasting back and forth amongst some of the world's most amazing scenery, before coming to their decision.

We were therefore a little surprised to hear that their chosen winners were the Mercedes SLK, BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster. Cheers guys.

Seeing as he clearly can't be trusted overseas, we made Jeremy test the latest small Ferrari on our test track. He thought it was motoring perfection. Only one problem: do you get the coupe, or the convertible?

Our star in a reasonably priced car was West-End legend, Sir Tim Rice. Things got off to a good start when Jeremy found out sir Tim owns a Jaguar. Unfortunately, he didn't know which one.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode8.s
Guest Stars: Tim Rice as Himself
 
57 :06x09 - Series 6, Episode 9 (Jul/24/2005)
On make-a-U-turn-where-possible Top Gear, we sent Richard and James out to earn a real living, and Clarkson got to grips with the world's worst sat-nav.

The BMW M5 had a 500bhp V10 engine and performance to shame most supercars. Sadly, it also proved itself to have one of the world's most useless on-board computers. The sat-nav had Clarkson driving round in circles, albeit very, very quickly.

So you've drunk ten pints and have no clue how you're going to get home. Your car's in the pub car park, and it's unlikely it'll be there come morning. If it is, it'll be on bricks. So what do you do? The answer is to call a man on a tiny little motorbike to come and drive it home for you. So Richard and James got their scooters out and took on the job for the evening.

The aim was to drive a plethora of different cars and review them all as they went along. This would've worked slightly better if Hammond hadn't been afraid to tell his drunken passengers what he really thought of their cars.

Chris Evans, meanwhile, came around to our place. Jeremy had a pop at his hair, and, in doing so, failed to remember the state of his own mop.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode9.s
Guest Stars: Chris Evans (2) as Himself
 
58 :06x10 - Series 6, Episode 10 (Jul/31/2005)
On mud-spattered Top Gear, Jeremy was almost killed to death by a hovercraft, Richard got a lift in a Jeep with a Jesus complex, and James exhibited a level of daring not yet seen from everyone's favourite foppish gentleman.

We sent Richard to Iceland to find some exciting cross-water Jeeps. The concept was: drive a Jeep thing at some water really, really fast, and hope the wheels spin fast enough to keep it skimming along the surface. Fortunately for Richard, who put his neck on the line, it actually worked.

James went all the way to Dubai to drive the new Bentley Flying Spur. It turns out the 'Flying' part of its name is pretty apt, because the big Bentley's party piece is a top speed of 195mph. And, just to check they weren't fibbing, James had a desert road closed off before attempting a max speed run.

Drive around any big city these days and you're unlikely to get much above walking pace. So why spend a fortune on a Ferrari when you could buy a few acres of field and some motorised outdoor toys instead?

We tested a wide variety of hooligan machinery, including quad bikes, hovercraft and buggies, before coming to a conclusion. The Ferrari may be the more expensive option, but it's a damn sight safer.

Davina McCall took a break from presenting Big Brother and shouting a lot to come and have a go on our water-logged test track.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode10.
Guest Stars: Davina McCall as Herself, Mark Webber as Himself
 
59 :06x11 - Series 6, Episode 11 (Aug/07/2005)
On extremely-rare-beef Top Gear, Richard avoided a herd of angry bulls, while James put his music degree to good use.

Drift racing is a sort of turbo-charged version of figure-skating, with points awarded for style, rather than speed. The best drifters in the world all come from Japan, so we flew a brace of them over to give Hammond a crash-course in powersliding.

Naturally, the best car for the job was the rear-wheel-drive Vauxhall Monaro VXR. It wasn't long before Hammond started to get the hang of things. However, it wasn't until world drifting champion Yasuyuki Kazama took the wheel that we saw what the big Vauxhall could really do.

A littl-known fact about James May is that he has a degree in music. So we asked him to record a special version of the Top Gear theme tune using nothing but car exhaust sounds. James used his impeccable ear for pitch and a wide sellection of cars. We even gave him access to a state-of-the-art mixing studio and Pink Floyd's producer. The result was still rubbish.

When we were given permission to test drive the new Lamborghini Roadster, we saw it as an ideal opportunity to have Hammond chased through the streets of Pamplona by a herd of angry bulls. He escaped with his life, despite the best efforts of the locals. After all that excitement, you'd expect the car itself to be a bit of a let down. It wasn't.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episodes/series6episode11.
Guest Stars: Timothy Spall as Himself
 
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