The Good The Bad The Ugly:
I've come to the U.S. of America-land to find out if the country that gave us Fast Food and the Fast Buck make a decent Fast Car? In fact, can they make any decent cars at all? In my quest, I pitch the best of the West against Europe`s finest. The Stig`s along for the ride too as we put the BMW Z4M head to head with the mighty Dodge Viper SRT 10. And the little Lotus Exige against a turned Mustang. I also put the 200mph Corvette ZO6 through its paces alongside the Cadillac XLRV, the Ford GT and its topless cousin, the GT X1. And then we find out what would happen in a car chase if a big American police cruiser were to set off in pursuit of an Ariel Atom. (This bit`s quite short!). There`s science too, as I flood an old Jaguar and a Lincoln with water, tear drop Buicks into little pieces … race a Mustang horse against a Mustang car … and use high explosives to make my very own Star Spangled Banger. Oh, and we discover what happens if you fill Toyota`s green machine, the Prius, with a special kind of lead … bullets.
Supercar Showdown:
Jeremy Clarkson has travelled the planet to find the ultimate Supercar. He compares the topless versions of the Ferrari 430 and Lamborghini Gallardo. The Gallardo`s big cousin, the Murcielago, weighs in too. The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano struts its stuff and Audi`s R8 faces up to the Porsche GT3 as special guest, Sabine Schmitz, takes on The Stig. Clarkson also has a go at being a Formula 1 hero thanks to a Radical SR3. And has a fantastic time in the Aston Martin Vantage V8 Roadster. Plus there`s a new kid on the block in the shape of the stunning Ascari A10. And the line-up would not be complete without the 1000 horsepower, 252 miles per hour Bugatti Veyron. Meanwhile, everything else explodes as Jeremy finds out if there is such a thing as "Too much" turbo power, a Renault Alpine A610 comes to the end of the road and the big question is asked - Which is stronger, the electric G-Wiz or a table?
Thriller:
Welcome to my DVD Thriller, which, as the name suggests, is all about thrills at the wheel. Aston Martin’s gentleman thug, the DBS, takes on its rivals from Italy. The lightweight Lamborghini Superleggera battles it out on the track with Ferrari’s 430 Scuderia and my test of the best takes me to the breathtaking roads of the Swiss Alps, the no limits German autobahn - and, er, Norfolk. I swap racing overalls for camouflage uniform to join the Marines at the controls of an all-terrain Viking before using its machine gun to shoot a Lexus…in the face. The 200 mph Porsche 911 turbo struts its stuff in its natural habitat - the autobahn. And I get a lungful of turbocharged fresh air from the 240 mph Pagani Zonda Roadster F. Then there’s the rocket science - Clarkson-style - as I fit a Porsche 944 with rocket launchers (they only look like drainpipes wrapped in silver foil). I also blast fireworks at a speed camera and have a bit of an accident with a double-decker bus. I drop a 7-tonne diesel engine on to a Highways Agency traffic-womble car - doing my bit to tidy the roads…while creating the world’s fastest diesel. Plus I’m joined by tame racing driver The Stig who gets a big surprise - as do you when you see what he likes to do with sheep. And everything else explodes.
