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《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》148Seri^ es 19, Episo de 127 ,January 2013Da :#mian *^ $)Lew(\ is % Review- Richard reviews the Pagani !?]:Hu ayra,_*% t!$:he (late@! (st superc)@ar( from the Italian _!manufacture; r. The car is capable of savage acceler;atio :-n:,!\ with a lot %of atte`(ntion placed i]nto the bodyw,_or=@ k, inte(=ri)#or ! .?and util]izing cu.__tting e- =-d=)[ge technol*@:o%$gy.,\ Despite the mas\ %s;ive twi(;n-tu;+$rbo engine a) nd hor_`,?se`power, thanks to its * sophistic ated aerodynamic pa \c$)ka-ge,- t =\he c]ar c)(an easily # :be driven hard ]! without the r ,isk of sp in +ning / . The Huayra al! *s @!o set the :fastest time on the Top Gear Test Tr@ack in the [h:$ands of _`The St]ig, 113.8, b$].e =*ating the p,re_ vious rec$#_ord, set b=:]y the Ariel Ato= m V+8. News T_he Dacia )Sandero #is no w on sa` %le in t/ /\he @U,_K. T^h;e Mercedes-Be`$!^n,z SLS AMG Black has been updated to produce e=%_xtra horsepower, but the ha_/ndling ^is still ch!=:(allenging.# Jeremy cl%?aims that he has foun] (:d,[ a *_=mal#e equivale n)t vers)`ion of Fif/@$ty Shades of Gre=y,+ - presenting a kid * 's book about tra^- ] c+ +t% @ors. The .new Chevro)_let /S/-tingray -=+is annou[n (c`$ed. Jam%)=e- s(\ May tur; ned$ * fifty the p?revious wee!k. Also, the rally= team#=- compo%*[sed of war ;amputees (((previously+* mentioned in seri;!_es 17,%=[ episode@ 6) ;finally comp .:leted their chal+(-len ) ge) of f[#inishi@\?ng the 2013 \ Dak(ar Ra_,!lly. R+)eview James reviews# the new Bent^ley Co;,*ntinen (tal GT, and notes the_ ne`[w en!gine and s %u btle ri;de +@-[c# haracte:(ristics. \ _Bel][ieving that th+ /e Bent .le=.y, with four ]whe ^*el driv[]$e.^-,? system * and a big, powerful engine, can handle things worse than a Welsh co$unt\.r =yside road, Jame-s.,-` t (*!ak _\es the$ car/! on`_/to a W .elsh sta ge*! o =\*f #the_:* World Ral =l* y^ Cha/#@%mpionship, !)+with Kris _Meeke behind the) wheel, an+;d?+ Ja mes being _the ?co-drive=%r. /?Despite the;]` c?;[ ar havi#\ng le (s+# s grip, more /w# eight+/, an electro;^@n@[ic ]/$ha+ndbrake (unsuitable for -\usage on a ral!ly stage) and )Jam[; `(es no?t @being proficient [a, t \(givi@. ng pace note-_, ]s,\=+ the Bent;ley w$as a ctua*lly faste`) /@r than one of the full \^]WRC ca !]rs. @^* _ Star [In A Reasona]bly Priced Car Da+!., mian L =e ,\wis t-akes hi-:\s turn # in ! the% _, car, and d rifts the ])Kia C)] e@e'd around the snow-coated tes t tra`!/ck and c )rosses %/:the finish line sideways, setting the slo (]wes`t ever time of 209.1.+)* Jeremy cheers Damian_` % u$p by (!ma ?[kin@! g a (-%sep` =arat/ )e board f,;or snow (he justs put the ]%time und.erneat h +`an:_d to the side # of the fastest lap time on /@()that board: ) and says % that he +is t+! he fastest driver?-_[ e`ver on their snow board. Chal [ len;+=ge .][Jeremy a)`ttempts #` ]to build a car smaller than@ the Peel ^ P5` :0@, , n`! .ami ng his(@ cre`*;ation/ the P4%5. It was ba !sed on a quad bike, ^with bo dywork fitted, =; de]signed to wrap !!]ar ound t=_he +;driver. He then pr$[^ esented his [, ide a to\) the ' =Dragons' in+ a Dr^;a*g+%ons' Den style fo ]= rmat. Al[;l o f the dragons d]eclar -e th/emsel #(? ves out and back in the s! tudio,\@ Richar (d concludes, ^ th %at @for : th?e(! P45 \:to be(* _.p%ut in production, Jeremy w-@ould `have /!to -`be [] dead. ( 1` 49Series 19, Epi #so# =d( e 23 Fe[ bru ary 2013Mick Flee*t).wo !`od\^ Challeng$; e, `Part %1 % In :;another challenge,/ the presenters picked thr*ee \$+super c ^%ars to take :=on an +epic) ra*ce. Since it wa?-s Hammon ?%d's turn to( sele+.ct th$\@e cha@ll@*enge locat[ion, th +*e tea:+m we% nt% to the ;(/W)` es$ tern Unit_# ed States.^` Jer*emy select ^e *d th#%[\e Lexu!*s: LFA, J/ = am:@es chos(*e ? #the new Aston Mart%=in Vanquis @_h, /and Ri)chard :too k [t( !?he SRT Vipe`r^@?. After a brief driv]@e !([in the Nevad[*[a` dese ?rt,! the trio \h]/+eaded to Las/,%% Vegas Motor ^Speedway, specificall ] y the dra%,* g], s(?t[rip, to/-* c,omp_?ete in drag rac,e-.s o/]:rganized: b$y the - #,Las Ve=\g)=:as P?_oli ce_ De#partment; wh#]om o rganized` it with the /?theory- that^% allowing people to `#[ dra g race) ,^[ l(ega:;lly, at a c*l ose^d circuit, w ^ould prevent stre e=t racing. ! /D-espi/#;te the high perf; ?ormance(? of )?their%)] cars, the trio^+] were beaten:, by (modifi,%-ed production c;=ars, and: 4WD cars, (- i n each of their drag races. News @J `e remy comes up w it$);h a so;/(lutio_n on how to solve [ the crisis a\_ffecting Britain's: to* !wn ce#ntre)s\ s .,a]:./(cking al-l_ ]tr af `fic .)w$:ar@dens and removing doub+ le yellow line[= s. The trio%$[ then re_view! a Chin^(ese` pr \oduct d *esign; .ed to stop drowsiness behind the whee?` l, befo^[\,re they took a fi,rst look at the 2013( Jag ])u.[ar F-Typ,:e.% The= ]`y =! ^pra ised :,#its _ sty*`ling, bu!)%t criticized i ]ts high`_ pr^% ice tag! % of/(@ £ )!60,000, !$a*] _s well a[#? %s its] target ?! .?au/di ?ence. J_ame%s mentions P%$ e-*ugeot C:^it(!(?roen's %; car inte @nded [ t (`o+ `(=run on c ompresse[ d air; Je,remy attem, \pte-( d to use a fi*% re ,*exti;n /guisher t o demonstrate, but fa#,iled after o(=nly causi ]/ng hi ?mself;) to turn slo+=*wly arou) nd. Challe!nge, ,$Part^ 2. /Af$,;t`er l) e:avi#, ng _ Las Vegas, James and Richa`+;r! \ d make fun of Jeremy's LF?;A f @or lackin g no*t only `Blu[! etooth conne )(%ction and\+ iPod c^)o:- nn+;.e`!ct.`ors,[,[ but cup ,holders, despite being the _/mo# ;(s t exp$en sive$, car. %\ Th% ? ey are =t=hen taske d to head to Wi ^llow Spring s. I[`(@nternational Motorsports Park, but th ey inst\? ead stop on a groo^ .ved road, w):here e ach $ca* r drive__$s over th;+/e #gro/*o`v\@es and produces notes`. = (W $hen they re! ]-ach Wil$(.low] Springs, the,y are f+ orced to play [a`=n a` erial ]![version( of //Laser Quest, where they would drive 5 la=% ps a%;roun]*d(* the t r % ^ack, %whilst b=] ein^#g ch[ased by $two Aerm+)acchi SF.260 armed with laser g;uns^+. In$, t/h e end, *%James won the ?c /halle#nge+? b `]y bein:+g hit only 1\@# 7 t imes. Star` in, +-a Re [asona$.^(bly Priced Ca\@r F.leetw]=ood Ma^@_=c's !?%Mick Fleet ]:@wo#od d-)r!ove the Kia Ce ;)e')d around ]] %the /Test T#)`)rack]$ with a lap of 145.4., Challenge, Part 3 Dep^ a _rting Willow Spr ings;[-, the gr/ oup headed fo, ?r Los An ) geles, Ca) `lifor nia;_. In,+ o?rde? -r to do r\ea:* %l world test ing, Ri@[- chard devised a + c %=hallenge*^ to se\e w !ho could burn ;the b e`,st ele=v\;en:s. The t hree instea! +d ended *up draw in?^g a ph allus and left \LA. ?T(?he ;?team the(_ ^n stay_ed for a ;nig ;.ht in Pal,%.m S;@prings. How [\!ever, $ the`_ p!%rod^uce(rs ga+(?ve them a final c!hallen_ge. The th(:r[ee wo-`,uld drive from P= alm( Springs to th_ ^e Mexican border at Calexi_,co the followi +ng morn@/ing, ;and the la%st to $ma! $k =e it to the Me*xican border w,ould have to ,travel into the count !ry its#elf t o drive the Ma stretta M) [ XT,\ a Mexi])@[can\:\) s =!ports : car m=! a- de _f%[ -un ^of ..-#by the p(resente [=r_s in @an ear,# (_lier %#serie%(.\s, for a l+# ater] @ segment on the s$ `how-. In reveng^e f or tak :@ing t%hem t[%o Am @e# _+r`(=ica, Jeremy ;an`/?@d] J ames sab(\ otaged Ha\(;+mmond's Viper, ! causing h^im to lose 10 minutes in t$(=*h:/e race. Desp-,ite [ma@=k=ing a # stop/ .: #f[=*or fue #/#l, Je rem $]y mad [e it[ to- the finis _h `- line @: first, @;wi ,]t h Jam-@es in se *cond. R=_*;\ichard \ then wal]ke_ d to _ = the b`=%order b eing the last .++#_person+ * :to@$ arrive*.%; At th, e stu dio, -;$ James and Jer-^e--[/my end b(+\%y sayi *,;ng - that=_ the Viper /-]wa ]s/[ awful ,and th+at the ,!/Vanq u\% ish % ,and LFA were amazi,ng. 150Series 19 ) ], Epis_\ode 310^ February 2013Amy M%#^acdonald =% Review Jeremy review, s th+:\ +e Toyot]a GT86 (#and t.he Sub#=aru BRZ. ?Th$@ e c@!ars\]] ar $?e [=^alm- (ost identical, bu.:t Jeremy prefer]: s the #( ( Toyota GT86. %[The Stig the n comp( ;leted a lap of!] the Test Track \i^@n +(131^;:3 .. News T?**hey ?\discus.s the new Subaru Imp^$^reza, which, \ is n=ot coming-[ to;, UK, and they then - talk a :bout the new Maser)): :ati Quat= tropo-# rte.[ Challe=- nge, P#^a@rt 1 The pr @]o )ducer` !s h (ave r/\]es er/;,$v `ed a single/ tick) +et ^to a footbal%l match a t the San Siro, i= n =Milan, Northern # Italy. Th @e tr^i^]^+o[ hav;*:e a rac.=e fr %om ^\Wem b l !*ey Stad _ i/:um to the ,?.San S)=i r)`o. Jer emy drives th[e Shelb)-*]y Mustang :, GT500 .a] -?nd R[\ich ^,ard a\ /#nd James travel o$*n pub[+ lic tra !- nsport. /#*Simila_r to the previou s r-?ace t%+! o _=#Monte Ca@@(rl/#o, Ri-%chard and James a! ]re not allowed to use any cars, ^. and Jer ![emy;`?_` is not allo\wed to use any tr.)! ,ains. Accord_(ing to Jeremy, `:since the l_as,t ep(=:*ic race, t_:he tra =ins ha!+_ve=@ become/ faster a;nd b=o a%#ts have b +ecome slower. -\ Richard , a ,nd James :opene d up a ]big l-] ead w,=!hil st travelli @ng on the Eurostar, ,an /;;!d arriv e in P=aris !-while %]*Jeremy was s %(till cros +=si ,ng the(\ En\glish Channe=l on a fe[rry. A(fter$ reac_.hing Fran: c e, @?;Jerem =+,y disc;o;v*=e[rs that )^the Mu\, sta*+ ng only holds 50 li!\tres in its fuel ta nk. After leaving Paris, Richard+ _ and Jam\%] es di? % scuss %what to do upo n arri :[vi=ng i^! n Milan — as there are ?[ t +(w-%o of- them but _#? only# one ticket. Hund reds of [ (miles behind, ^ @J.?er- $;e m:[y e(nds pa r t 1 of t?he chal;lenge st@at_[ %ing@ o, ] ut loud, I'm $ gonna lose!?) S!t a [(r/ in a Reas[onab!\ly Pric+;e d Car Amy( ^] Mac\ `*do `nald drove t(he Kia Cee' !d !\`/ar]@ o@und the Test \Tra!-)ck in 1;_ :44.4. ./\%During one .#of her practic;e runs, Am(\@y acc #ide (ntally destro#-yed one of th+ e !ru nway lig@ hts, w hi=+`;ch Jere^m/!y_( gives to he r af^+ter revealing^)` t +,h;)` e$= lap t(@;ime^=!=:. C.\h*/alleng( e, Part 2 The?: : hi+ ]$gh speed TGV s ]lowed do@ [;wn= !a( s it a\;ppro$/:a@ che^@:d the mount#=$ains that surround ]Northern Italy. Je rem y beg(, an to cat,ch up *?;and was nearly ] neck *^and neck w$ (ith t]?)he trai ^n, until road (works a?*t t-he M; o@.?nt Blanc Tunnel slow him dow @*$n. T]he% train starts to accel erate$ ^( ^a;.gain and rea?[ches N![% o rth`\ e;/rn Italy ahead of Jeremy%@. )Richard an d James use ? a tube net %.work #_ to])? get to ! #the streets @`near the$^ fi?:,\nish line. James $ maintain):-s* hi( s opposit -_io]n to _ .r) -*un o, n televis,ion and :^ Ric[#_:hard runs off alone to find th%),e )f`inish line, whi@- c %h is a t ]a bar \=\in the IM Vill_a Veuve Cli@equot. Jam `\es then assembled a $ bi\ ke which he had hi_dd/en in one of his bag/ s and rides to t:%he ^!bar, only to fi[,]nd that Ric^hard i(s alre`ady there :an/.d has. won the r$ace and?+=/ the tic:ket[ to the %^football` match. Moments ,#:later, Jeremy arrived and accep ,*t#ed defeat for the fir*st t ime_ $; ever i@(n an epic ra/!)ce of all t+he ser($?ies. = !151S%eries 1*/ 9, Episode 417 Februa\?ry 201$_3Le\ w,( +is [:Hamilton Review_ Jer@)emy reviews th [ e Vauxhall!/ Astr a VXR,-, Ford: F o+cus ST and Renault ,]-%Megane .$)_/Renault *.)*Spor-t ?/Cup.= Th)+!e Stig did \laps of% each ca.*r, the -F$*ocu\\s being[_[ @= th? ]._e % slo$?west _$ .[a ,t_ 129.6 #, the A# ]stra V*!XR a([*t 128.3, and the M[ =egan /:e in 127.7. Despit*)e this, Jerem =y cho\_se th]#e #@_Astra VX+R [as the best o%*?ver=! all ca/ r of $.the thre_e. \ % New(s They _discuss the newest cars, such _! as t?%_he Alfa Romeo 4C, /` (the next g eneration Ford M= ?us. [?tan\g woul[d be sold i+n Gre\at Britain, but the = ?UK v=\e \rsion wou(:ld c@$:ome w(*ith a:# 2.0 E coBoost engine, an-*d ) !t)_h^!%+e importance of the ha [ndbrake t /%urn in male development. Review J:-%:e]remy[) tests the all new !Kia Cee'-@d+%, putting (\it =through- a( myriad of stran!![ ge road t(est#.# =s.@[ Including Matt LeBla.n:+ c )%doing a lap with both th#.e old and ) :ne@w C\^ee'd, Br?uce Willi[/s-]` (in charac?-]^ter as John ^Mc\(+/:Clan#] e) testing the horn o^#f the Ce:e'd, Eric Clapton t ?e==sting i%ts aux_..!/iliary i_`np ut jack, and J :er!*\em]$y test,ing the Cee+'d's ,!=]self paralle + $l par king fea tu,re. ?Star in+`@? a R;eas \on` ably Pric #ed Car L=);)e*^wi- [s H@am*i$),lton] o .pens u p abou,?t his mov-]#e fro \m McLaren to Me!rced\ es AMG an\%,)d tak es the ;+old Suzu.#ki Lian( a a.%=]round the Test Tr ack, s;(]e. !tting the f_ @]astes%! *=t F1 %,time, a 142.9. Revie:w[ As puni shment )=@ f@:or losi ng(\( the previou)%:s rac\ +e- ],@ R@icha!/rd . is _`forced to revie w th+)]e Mastretta MXT ^in Mexico. Minding ! !+his words, he @# states thC* ha #lleng* =\e, Par%,[t 1 Jerem$*y + an: d R$i++ chard attempt to design a car targeted at e@-)l;?der)ly peopl \e;. Jeremy de mons-$trates ,the complexity^,. of mod.+`ern ,_ cars' d ^$shboard. Richa=$rd -)brings a Fi/_at@ Multip%+la and b+-oth modify it/-. Jer\emy b@reaks ?the dashb;oard !and replaces it]/ con ?s#?ide@ring it ];;to.:\ ( b*e too comp#)!:lic .ated for - elder +(s. Richar*d asks (!for th`^e airbags s @]aying that \!i t is dangerous#\ for the elde !rly @((who ar;\e a]=(s delicate as childr %en, and that he ne-=-e(= ds ,+it]=/ f$or _ a safet y fe`ature@(. Jere,? ;my m.akes a sp@] *eedometer which+ - @= re$[^ads 20 m= ph,$). at the top speed, he ?;al so % uses an o?ld desi/gn swi@%:tch for rear fog light![_ whic *?h doe;+s/]$ nothing. Jeremy installs a pet--_cage and replaces /the back seat with high seat chai`rs *an-@.d the /Fiat badge wit +:-h a [%+!Rover one=(. They p$ain_t it in beige after observin ?g t(:he shade of a he- aring aid_=.^ Rich `(=ard us^ +e,!+s wat;er-resistant f abri $c as seat covers, and ,+while stitchi(,/ng hurts his =eye. Th%:ey `` +complete t\ he car ?#-an] d end the part 1 wit[ +:,h R!ichard wea?)ri ,ng he/av =y bandages [: over his le +ft ey;; e. News Volk^swagen will la unch G T+/I version of /. -the ne(()w G! ol- f a_)$\nd G T version o^[?f Up will be lau%,nched. Kia ?will launch t he Pro Ce$%e'd G T. Th_/[e Mini Paceman is;* launched, and the trio mock t :he front end o;//f) the car?, claim_`ing that i - t looks -,depressing. The t rio agree th=) ;at the Briti*,;sh are (the best drivers. A ,lfa-Romeo releas (es photograp @hs of \ the^\ Gl ;!or ia, in whi-,@c@h \/ th/=!=e @trio make fun of it's (]_name. $%Richard had arrived @^ la;te so, Jam $es and Je - remy had attemp. te## `d to play^^ ( tennis, with cars (whi# ch has a lot of e *ditin*g). ,; Review James r $ev?%iews ;_ th *\e ne w Range Rov[=er in ;London. The/?- ne :^[w car i@s; completely -$/redesig $ned, 400 #kg[ li%gh+]$te r du_/*e! to Aluminium body,\ has; active su !^spensio- n, new g ear)= box, ,minimali^:st dashbo!a*[! rd and o#! ffers better comfort. James then r*)aces^) it a$gainst- Terr-/aMax at% Ne.(vada A+u#.tomotive Tes _t Centre, Nevad ; a. The race was # %to -\)a hill 10 mile acro@ s.$s, passi$ng t . hroug`h rocky ter#::+rain, hillo*%c\k, m=@ud, rive_*r and sand-tracks. TerraMax wa=s s? wit ched, t),@*o drone mode du. ring :#t*@he race to d )eflate ]the ty*: res and t%]ake/ a short--.`; cut. T.=he !_Range Rover^'s automa! ]tic , =T*e]rrain` .;=:Response S y%stem` is de=%mon? strated. James t^]a \k%%es^ a longer route to as!*$cen+^d$ the ,#.hil(l but still w+\% ins t `^he# \ race. At the studio, the t [ri%]-(o #c+`o `ns\ide]?]r the driverle-%s*,s cars to be not very practic#(,al. /``Star In A Reasonably Priced Car#% J][ame_s McAvoy dro;+ ; ve the ! Kia Cee ' )d -a.\_rou^=nd the Test( Trac *k with a @.lap of *143.6 despite having :#less e !x. pe*;rien* ,ce + of driving cars. ;He dro\v ^ e over gr?$a ssy pat+ch in th e! last corner but manages t= o kee;`. p the car+ und+$er \ control. ( Challenge, Part 2 J=`!eremy an%/%?d_!_ Richar! d road;-test their car a-!+t Chr,]is=* tchurch*, D ors=_et. Th.#_e car has l;*arge fro]%,nt b(umpers #%mad);e )\up of f(oa* m, larg+*e rear -view-_ mirrors, squ\eaki))ng=+[ ball : %under th@e brake-pedal, la =rg] e magnifyi@/*ng; -glass on;;!] the dashboa r d, sa;\=+t nav (v/?^oiced by Richard[ Br) i%ers) w*ith only four? destinat! o,[ns. Th)e car has an artificial cat on the roof# which later fell ove,:r ![_.on( t he- way o ;f Bingo hall. Richa%# rd lat_er show]!s h\is syst= em to fi n?d t@he location o] @f parked car $ (the car ac ^tiv+,ate$ s a= fla[^!re an,/d then releases a , ballo !on). Je;remy `- shows that %-th!e r_ a : d`(io only plays? _H orse of the Ye$ar S*^how theme on a loop @, which bo%_th lat;er f. ind to be irresis#?ti )bl !e *to clap al\ _ong. The name o:f the c$ar is reve`;aled to b e The/ Ja me s. The-^ _y pi]\ /ck up three=_] e (lder+$_ly ladies from ?_` a pe nsioners' ho`%me for road-testing an%d driv@*!e them, to a+ bowl_[[i,$ng club where i % ?t i s shown tha:t[ R)ichard ?#*f@@itte@^ d th;e airbag/ at the,/ re_$\ar for pa+rking assi st wh -ich inflates the airbag @]on c.!lose proximity. Jeremy and R %$ichard ] buy \ #;food .for picnic, choosing on@? \ly Briti_s ^h -foods. * They att a %/ch the shopp%i[; ng trolley !+to= Tow h(.itch and head for picnic. The `)`]roof of:/%= the car leaks a* (?s `it! ) rains. ^ Jerem @- y and? Ric hard end up choosing a picni*^c spot [o *?n ro/]a].dside wh)]?ere $?t+hey fin[=[:\d the trolley t)o be damaged during reversing and the food. to b [e s_^oaked, *however t`+hey at,^/)e )^th$$e food which was no.$\:.t ruin.ed.%@` The next day\#; both leav$ e Chr (istchurch and J ?)e:;r`^emy shows his s ystem to pre:# v ent t[he car from be=i.ng!) dri=ven on t[ @he wr^$ong side o/f# the road, the car ini/ %tially ` so+;unds alarm a=,nd@,. lat er the ?:tyres, door s $^^and other p*/ar@ ,_ts- of the ]car# explode which stops `:the car and rend :ers i-t imm -o #b/+ i $:le. At t ?he studio_+, James considers the heater to be c( +om_*plicat:ed, the trio thank R,;!i*%chard Briers a#+nd announce the Africa sp% ecial. ;153Seri%,es 19, Epi_:s@#ode `_63# Mar-ch 2013.+No Guest \; Fir%^@s.;]t of =the t:\wo-episode Afri\c$a S*+pecial, taking place in[ ;% Africa. ^The epi\!sod^e was shot i/* n . @ 201 $2. C`hallenge_=!, Part 1 Buy u!;_s/`?: ed =estate cars= for -^up to,, , £;1,500 in Brita% in and repo.:%rt* % a$t a small vill? )a?% ge in rural Uganda. Je_/+re;my arriv es in a BMW 528i T, ouring, Richard ! in^) a @ ]Sub/aru - Imp = reza WRX Est )ate and+ James i.[n` a!+ V,olvo] 850R ::* )Wa,(#g @on. The _ chal !leng@ % e /is to fin#@d the tru*_e s[`$=our;ce of ?`the river =+Nile. :,T+he=y , ].se@t] off an d!,iscover t[ _/hat exploring isn't ] (as di;-_fficult as first t ` h ought whe# n th! ++ey g=-o on a?? nice e;a[)] sy] dri,% $ ve and find Lake\\ Vi[ ctoria- , of whom the Victori=[an E*,xp`lorers thought wa,%s the = !s@$our c e of the Nile. ] ]However the( y are the-- -n told that it+?^ is, not the actu#al s #ource of the Nile and there we re =)two other .dispute@,;?d locations :/f^or it, one in Rwanda and one $. in) ?% Bu` rundi. Ho%,wever, * Jeremy Cla](rkson i.ns^!@`isted +t;hat both:; o f these lo_ cations + we@.re wro= ng and de$^cided% to head? west`!\ to[/war ds Lake `=Edward to see whet,her !\=there wa s a link between @.that ` #lake@:] and [ Lak\)e Kivu in^ \ `=Rwanda. In their -journey west, whe `/re they vis= +$it the E *n .tebbe ?*#Airp_or`?t% and fro]!m there see;` the Ford Scorpio E )st ate bac! ]k-up car. They continue int(;]o Kampala, )Uga ;)nda';`s Capital City where/ they g*e/\t held up in +% a =% tra :[?ff$.ic jam over(_`night+] `, the mos )! t hur , rendous traffi\c they'd ev/*)er seen./ They con tinue on well-maintained %?.= highways we)#!st finding their trip in @/ credibly eas_ y before reaching th=e tow+n of`/ Mb+ arara in ?the southwes`*t ;*%of the coun;try, / via a s/,]to ,`p+$[ in,[ Je zza, a vil\,lage in/ ^ %^Mpigi Distri??ct. Here they stay in a disgusting!; :hote^l, afte [+\r dri !ving through t $e//a plantations $in an attempt to di _ scover a lovely te@? ah_ ouse) \[ hotel.\, which_ # in the mind of Richard, was bound to found d*/@$ue to tea pro* !grammes he'd seen. %/_ In Mba??] rar a they-/ sta\, ye)d ]#in th;)%e Economic #(Lodge wit h Jer emy \ -having a *$.bed wi!th :@ $faeces ..)on it. Th_?e !y left the ^ hotel d isg= [ust/+)ed before Richard has the @ )_idea % =to make ; t[?he c=#ar +]s 'hot els'. \$ =J :ames m;odifie -.s hi]%]#s Volvo % by adding @ =a librar#):y, Richard adds / ]a co_o/,ker=` a*nd [ Jeremy adds* a :coff: in^+. %+The cof /fin he uses to put his c/=_lothes$$#] in, :%he `\sle(+eps on`. Egyptian C?%\o`:tton. They leave f$[or Lake Edward, = ca^_. mping over =night t-^.h\_ere be- -ca$=use of its bea uty before ]/ heading in search$! of the river heading for *,^ Lake *= K/ivu. None of the] river;$s= con ,nect the lake as they all -!+hea[d east\ @ rather )-than sou th. Th!ey g^_`ive ^:_;up?, l(eaving them\% disa]]ppoin $te@.#d. Then Jeremy ]looks( at a map and di scover(=`s th_*e -sourc@/:e== o\ f t? h ^ !e Nile mus -t be on th.e othe /r@ () sid(_e =[: of L\ake Vi%ct?#!,oria. His rea-)soning is that t he _ Mediterranea( n Sea is effec.(tively an inlan;d sea and s#$=o Gibraltar is (((the true mo![u+th of +;()the Nile, rather(; than Alex[.an?dri\ (-a i[n Egyp!]:t.; ? Aft$er disc??overing this t\*`hey #,!$deci(@de tha=( t th.ey_ mus[t drive str@aig ht to the other $ side of La .ke Vi\ [ct,\ oria to g/et to the s/ outheast coast in Tan ;^zan( _ ia ne?:ar the Serengeti. They start this jou:`:rney by heading south in `to the Rwenzori Mo +untains, finding [the going ? #hard and most of ]the time ge` tt ing their vehicl$es s?tuck i@n* ( ( - :mud.
一、《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》是哪一年上映的？
《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》是Andy,Wilman于2013年拍摄的一部经典纪录片。此片开创英国当代纪录片的先河，《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》上映时票房稳坐前三，创下当年纪录。当时杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德均为最佳主角，杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德以精彩演技和突出形象，奠定在英国影坛地位。杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德饰演角色造型多年后仍为人所模仿。Andy,Wilman之前曾被人怀疑其能力，而《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》却奠定Andy,Wilman纪录片风格。《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》首映时曾获海外纪录片和媒体广泛称誉，被认为其优秀程度，是足以与同时期（指2013年代）英国（英国）优秀纪录片齐名。
二、被称为纪录片的开先河之作的《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》，是Andy,Wilman最好的作品吗?
从Andy,Wilman斩获纪录片最佳导演 我就觉得这部《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》是他最好的纪录片。虽然Andy,Wilman后来还拍出来了评价特别好的纪录片，但是《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》是他纪录片的代表作品。
三、《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》为什么可以成为经典？
提起英国，人们就肯定会说出《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》的名字。这部由Andy,Wilman导演，杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德主演的《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》，在当时，真的是成为了一匹黑马，杀出了一条血路，创造了一个奇迹。为何会这么说，我想，就连Andy,Wilman导演和杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德，都没想到这部纪录片会得到这样好的反响。Andy,Wilman先生曾说过，这是一群失意的人凑到了一起创作出来的一部作品。因为在《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》开拍之前，杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德已经有几年年无戏可拍，而杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德主演的纪录片，票房始终不理想，这样的几个人凑在了一起，也真是缘分！所以，正是这样的失意感和强烈的自尊心，他们在纪录片中投入的热情，是我们难以想象的，其实《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》中的人物心理历程和感人的剧情，何尝不是现实中他们的真实写照呢？所以，他们怀着一腔心有不甘的英雄气，用他们的实力和人情成就了这部经典纪录片，也成就了他们自己！
四、如何评价《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》?
《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》口碑非常好深受广大观众喜爱，《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》一经播放立刻引来无数人点赞，不仅杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德演的好而且该纪录片故事情节也非常紧凑，星空影院（www.msdts.com）观看起来特别流畅同时还能扣人心弦，虽然目前《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》收视率一般但是该片目前受欢迎程度已经名列前茅。该纪录片主演杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德，她在该纪录片中的演技可圈可点，受到杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德演的好而且该纪录片迷的认可。
五、《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》纪录片的主要内容
《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》是一部纪录片纪录片，由导演：Andy,Wilman执导，主演：杰里米·克拉克森,詹姆斯·梅,理查德·哈蒙德
《巅峰拍档第十% 九季》148Seri^ es 19, Episo de 127 ,January 2013Da :#mian *^ $)Lew(\ is % Review- Richard reviews the Pagani !?]:Hu ayra,_*% t!$:he (late@! (st superc)@ar( from the Italian _!manufacture; r. The car is capable of savage acceler;atio :-n:,!\ with a lot %of atte`(ntion placed i]nto the bodyw,_or=@ k, inte(=ri)#or ! .?and util]izing cu.__tting e- =-d=)[ge technol*@:o%$gy.,\ Despite the mas\ %s;ive twi(;n-tu;+$rbo engine a) nd hor_`,?se`power, thanks to its * sophistic ated aerodynamic pa \c$)ka-ge,- t =\he c]ar c)(an easily # :be driven hard ]! without the r ,isk of sp in +ning / . The Huayra al! *s @!o set the :fastest time on the Top Gear Test Tr@ack in the [h:$ands of _`The St]ig, 113.8, b$].e =*ating the p,re_ vious rec$#_ord, set b=:]y the Ariel Ato= m V+8. News T_he Dacia )Sandero #is no w on sa` %le in t/ /\he @U,_K. T^h;e Mercedes-Be`$!^n,z SLS AMG Black has been updated to produce e=%_xtra horsepower, but the ha_/ndling ^is still ch!=:(allenging.# Jeremy cl%?aims that he has foun] (:d,[ a *_=mal#e equivale n)t vers)`ion of Fif/@$ty Shades of Gre=y,+ - presenting a kid * 's book about tra^- ] c+ +t% @ors. The .new Chevro)_let /S/-tingray -=+is annou[n (c`$ed. Jam%)=e- s(\ May tur; ned$ * fifty the p?revious wee!k. Also, the rally= team#=- compo%*[sed of war ;amputees (((previously+* mentioned in seri;!_es 17,%=[ episode@ 6) ;finally comp .:leted their chal+(-len ) ge) of f[#inishi@\?ng the 2013 \ Dak(ar Ra_,!lly. R+)eview James reviews# the new Bent^ley Co;,*ntinen (tal GT, and notes the_ ne`[w en!gine and s %u btle ri;de +@-[c# haracte:(ristics. \ _Bel][ieving that th+ /e Bent .le=.y, with four ]whe ^*el driv[]$e.^-,? system * and a big, powerful engine, can handle things worse than a Welsh co$unt\.r =yside road, Jame-s.,-` t (*!ak _\es the$ car/! on`_/to a W .elsh sta ge*! o =\*f #the_:* World Ral =l* y^ Cha/#@%mpionship, !)+with Kris _Meeke behind the) wheel, an+;d?+ Ja mes being _the ?co-drive=%r. /?Despite the;]` c?;[ ar havi#\ng le (s+# s grip, more /w# eight+/, an electro;^@n@[ic ]/$ha+ndbrake (unsuitable for -\usage on a ral!ly stage) and )Jam[; `(es no?t @being proficient [a, t \(givi@. ng pace note-_, ]s,\=+ the Bent;ley w$as a ctua*lly faste`) /@r than one of the full \^]WRC ca !]rs. @^* _ Star [In A Reasona]bly Priced Car Da+!., mian L =e ,\wis t-akes hi-:\s turn # in ! the% _, car, and d rifts the ])Kia C)] e@e'd around the snow-coated tes t tra`!/ck and c )rosses %/:the finish line sideways, setting the slo (]wes`t ever time of 209.1.+)* Jeremy cheers Damian_` % u$p by (!ma ?[kin@! g a (-%sep` =arat/ )e board f,;or snow (he justs put the ]%time und.erneat h +`an:_d to the side # of the fastest lap time on /@()that board: ) and says % that he +is t+! he fastest driver?-_[ e`ver on their snow board. Chal [ len;+=ge .][Jeremy a)`ttempts #` ]to build a car smaller than@ the Peel ^ P5` :0@, , n`! .ami ng his(@ cre`*;ation/ the P4%5. It was ba !sed on a quad bike, ^with bo dywork fitted, =; de]signed to wrap !!]ar ound t=_he +;driver. He then pr$[^ esented his [, ide a to\) the ' =Dragons' in+ a Dr^;a*g+%ons' Den style fo ]= rmat. Al[;l o f the dragons d]eclar -e th/emsel #(? ves out and back in the s! tudio,\@ Richar (d concludes, ^ th %at @for : th?e(! P45 \:to be(* _.p%ut in production, Jeremy w-@ould `have /!to -`be [] dead. ( 1` 49Series 19, Epi #so# =d( e 23 Fe[ bru ary 2013Mick Flee*t).wo !`od\^ Challeng$; e, `Part %1 % In :;another challenge,/ the presenters picked thr*ee \$+super c ^%ars to take :=on an +epic) ra*ce. Since it wa?-s Hammon ?%d's turn to( sele+.ct th$\@e cha@ll@*enge locat[ion, th +*e tea:+m we% nt% to the ;(/W)` es$ tern Unit_# ed States.^` Jer*emy select ^e *d th#%[\e Lexu!*s: LFA, J/ = am:@es chos(*e ? #the new Aston Mart%=in Vanquis @_h, /and Ri)chard :too k [t( !?he SRT Vipe`r^@?. After a brief driv]@e !([in the Nevad[*[a` dese ?rt,! the trio \h]/+eaded to Las/,%% Vegas Motor ^Speedway, specificall ] y the dra%,* g], s(?t[rip, to/-* c,omp_?ete in drag rac,e-.s o/]:rganized: b$y the - #,Las Ve=\g)=:as P?_oli ce_ De#partment; wh#]om o rganized` it with the /?theory- that^% allowing people to `#[ dra g race) ,^[ l(ega:;lly, at a c*l ose^d circuit, w ^ould prevent stre e=t racing. ! /D-espi/#;te the high perf; ?ormance(? of )?their%)] cars, the trio^+] were beaten:, by (modifi,%-ed production c;=ars, and: 4WD cars, (- i n each of their drag races. News @J `e remy comes up w it$);h a so;/(lutio_n on how to solve [ the crisis a\_ffecting Britain's: to* !wn ce#ntre)s\ s .,a]:./(cking al-l_ ]tr af `fic .)w$:ar@dens and removing doub+ le yellow line[= s. The trio%$[ then re_view! a Chin^(ese` pr \oduct d *esign; .ed to stop drowsiness behind the whee?` l, befo^[\,re they took a fi,rst look at the 2013( Jag ])u.[ar F-Typ,:e.% The= ]`y =! ^pra ised :,#its _ sty*`ling, bu!)%t criticized i ]ts high`_ pr^% ice tag! % of/(@ £ )!60,000, !$a*] _s well a[#? %s its] target ?! .?au/di ?ence. J_ame%s mentions P%$ e-*ugeot C:^it(!(?roen's %; car inte @nded [ t (`o+ `(=run on c ompresse[ d air; Je,remy attem, \pte-( d to use a fi*% re ,*exti;n /guisher t o demonstrate, but fa#,iled after o(=nly causi ]/ng hi ?mself;) to turn slo+=*wly arou) nd. Challe!nge, ,$Part^ 2. /Af$,;t`er l) e:avi#, ng _ Las Vegas, James and Richa`+;r! \ d make fun of Jeremy's LF?;A f @or lackin g no*t only `Blu[! etooth conne )(%ction and\+ iPod c^)o:- nn+;.e`!ct.`ors,[,[ but cup ,holders, despite being the _/mo# ;(s t exp$en sive$, car. %\ Th% ? ey are =t=hen taske d to head to Wi ^llow Spring s. I[`(@nternational Motorsports Park, but th ey inst\? ead stop on a groo^ .ved road, w):here e ach $ca* r drive__$s over th;+/e #gro/*o`v\@es and produces notes`. = (W $hen they re! ]-ach Wil$(.low] Springs, the,y are f+ orced to play [a`=n a` erial ]![version( of //Laser Quest, where they would drive 5 la=% ps a%;roun]*d(* the t r % ^ack, %whilst b=] ein^#g ch[ased by $two Aerm+)acchi SF.260 armed with laser g;uns^+. In$, t/h e end, *%James won the ?c /halle#nge+? b `]y bein:+g hit only 1\@# 7 t imes. Star` in, +-a Re [asona$.^(bly Priced Ca\@r F.leetw]=ood Ma^@_=c's !?%Mick Fleet ]:@wo#od d-)r!ove the Kia Ce ;)e')d around ]] %the /Test T#)`)rack]$ with a lap of 145.4., Challenge, Part 3 Dep^ a _rting Willow Spr ings;[-, the gr/ oup headed fo, ?r Los An ) geles, Ca) `lifor nia;_. In,+ o?rde? -r to do r\ea:* %l world test ing, Ri@[- chard devised a + c %=hallenge*^ to se\e w !ho could burn ;the b e`,st ele=v\;en:s. The t hree instea! +d ended *up draw in?^g a ph allus and left \LA. ?T(?he ;?team the(_ ^n stay_ed for a ;nig ;.ht in Pal,%.m S;@prings. How [\!ever, $ the`_ p!%rod^uce(rs ga+(?ve them a final c!hallen_ge. The th(:r[ee wo-`,uld drive from P= alm( Springs to th_ ^e Mexican border at Calexi_,co the followi +ng morn@/ing, ;and the la%st to $ma! $k =e it to the Me*xican border w,ould have to ,travel into the count !ry its#elf t o drive the Ma stretta M) [ XT,\ a Mexi])@[can\:\) s =!ports : car m=! a- de _f%[ -un ^of ..-#by the p(resente [=r_s in @an ear,# (_lier %#serie%(.\s, for a l+# ater] @ segment on the s$ `how-. In reveng^e f or tak :@ing t%hem t[%o Am @e# _+r`(=ica, Jeremy ;an`/?@d] J ames sab(\ otaged Ha\(;+mmond's Viper, ! causing h^im to lose 10 minutes in t$(=*h:/e race. Desp-,ite [ma@=k=ing a # stop/ .: #f[=*or fue #/#l, Je rem $]y mad [e it[ to- the finis _h `- line @: first, @;wi ,]t h Jam-@es in se *cond. R=_*;\ichard \ then wal]ke_ d to _ = the b`=%order b eing the last .++#_person+ * :to@$ arrive*.%; At th, e stu dio, -;$ James and Jer-^e--[/my end b(+\%y sayi *,;ng - that=_ the Viper /-]wa ]s/[ awful ,and th+at the ,!/Vanq u\% ish % ,and LFA were amazi,ng. 150Series 19 ) ], Epis_\ode 310^ February 2013Amy M%#^acdonald =% Review Jeremy review, s th+:\ +e Toyot]a GT86 (#and t.he Sub#=aru BRZ. ?Th$@ e c@!ars\]] ar $?e [=^alm- (ost identical, bu.:t Jeremy prefer]: s the #( ( Toyota GT86. %[The Stig the n comp( ;leted a lap of!] the Test Track \i^@n +(131^;:3 .. News T?**hey ?\discus.s the new Subaru Imp^$^reza, which, \ is n=ot coming-[ to;, UK, and they then - talk a :bout the new Maser)): :ati Quat= tropo-# rte.[ Challe=- nge, P#^a@rt 1 The pr @]o )ducer` !s h (ave r/\]es er/;,$v `ed a single/ tick) +et ^to a footbal%l match a t the San Siro, i= n =Milan, Northern # Italy. Th @e tr^i^]^+o[ hav;*:e a rac.=e fr %om ^\Wem b l !*ey Stad _ i/:um to the ,?.San S)=i r)`o. Jer emy drives th[e Shelb)-*]y Mustang :, GT500 .a] -?nd R[\ich ^,ard a\ /#nd James travel o$*n pub[+ lic tra !- nsport. /#*Simila_r to the previou s r-?ace t%+! o _=#Monte Ca@@(rl/#o, Ri-%chard and James a! ]re not allowed to use any cars, ^. and Jer ![emy;`?_` is not allo\wed to use any tr.)! ,ains. Accord_(ing to Jeremy, `:since the l_as,t ep(=:*ic race, t_:he tra =ins ha!+_ve=@ become/ faster a;nd b=o a%#ts have b +ecome slower. -\ Richard , a ,nd James :opene d up a ]big l-] ead w,=!hil st travelli @ng on the Eurostar, ,an /;;!d arriv e in P=aris !-while %]*Jeremy was s %(till cros +=si ,ng the(\ En\glish Channe=l on a fe[rry. A(fter$ reac_.hing Fran: c e, @?;Jerem =+,y disc;o;v*=e[rs that )^the Mu\, sta*+ ng only holds 50 li!\tres in its fuel ta nk. After leaving Paris, Richard+ _ and Jam\%] es di? % scuss %what to do upo n arri :[vi=ng i^! n Milan — as there are ?[ t +(w-%o of- them but _#? only# one ticket. Hund reds of [ (miles behind, ^ @J.?er- $;e m:[y e(nds pa r t 1 of t?he chal;lenge st@at_[ %ing@ o, ] ut loud, I'm $ gonna lose!?) S!t a [(r/ in a Reas[onab!\ly Pric+;e d Car Amy( ^] Mac\ `*do `nald drove t(he Kia Cee' !d !\`/ar]@ o@und the Test \Tra!-)ck in 1;_ :44.4. ./\%During one .#of her practic;e runs, Am(\@y acc #ide (ntally destro#-yed one of th+ e !ru nway lig@ hts, w hi=+`;ch Jere^m/!y_( gives to he r af^+ter revealing^)` t +,h;)` e$= lap t(@;ime^=!=:. C.\h*/alleng( e, Part 2 The?: : hi+ ]$gh speed TGV s ]lowed do@ [;wn= !a( s it a\;ppro$/:a@ che^@:d the mount#=$ains that surround ]Northern Italy. Je rem y beg(, an to cat,ch up *?;and was nearly ] neck *^and neck w$ (ith t]?)he trai ^n, until road (works a?*t t-he M; o@.?nt Blanc Tunnel slow him dow @*$n. T]he% train starts to accel erate$ ^( ^a;.gain and rea?[ches N![% o rth`\ e;/rn Italy ahead of Jeremy%@. )Richard an d James use ? a tube net %.work #_ to])? get to ! #the streets @`near the$^ fi?:,\nish line. James $ maintain):-s* hi( s opposit -_io]n to _ .r) -*un o, n televis,ion and :^ Ric[#_:hard runs off alone to find th%),e )f`inish line, whi@- c %h is a t ]a bar \=\in the IM Vill_a Veuve Cli@equot. Jam `\es then assembled a $ bi\ ke which he had hi_dd/en in one of his bag/ s and rides to t:%he ^!bar, only to fi[,]nd that Ric^hard i(s alre`ady there :an/.d has. won the r$ace and?+=/ the tic:ket[ to the %^football` match. Moments ,#:later, Jeremy arrived and accep ,*t#ed defeat for the fir*st t ime_ $; ever i@(n an epic ra/!)ce of all t+he ser($?ies. = !151S%eries 1*/ 9, Episode 417 Februa\?ry 201$_3Le\ w,( +is [:Hamilton Review_ Jer@)emy reviews th [ e Vauxhall!/ Astr a VXR,-, Ford: F o+cus ST and Renault ,]-%Megane .$)_/Renault *.)*Spor-t ?/Cup.= Th)+!e Stig did \laps of% each ca.*r, the -F$*ocu\\s being[_[ @= th? ]._e % slo$?west _$ .[a ,t_ 129.6 #, the A# ]stra V*!XR a([*t 128.3, and the M[ =egan /:e in 127.7. Despit*)e this, Jerem =y cho\_se th]#e #@_Astra VX+R [as the best o%*?ver=! all ca/ r of $.the thre_e. \ % New(s They _discuss the newest cars, such _! as t?%_he Alfa Romeo 4C, /` (the next g eneration Ford M= ?us. [?tan\g woul[d be sold i+n Gre\at Britain, but the = ?UK v=\e \rsion wou(:ld c@$:ome w(*ith a:# 2.0 E coBoost engine, an-*d ) !t)_h^!%+e importance of the ha [ndbrake t /%urn in male development. Review J:-%:e]remy[) tests the all new !Kia Cee'-@d+%, putting (\it =through- a( myriad of stran!![ ge road t(est#.# =s.@[ Including Matt LeBla.n:+ c )%doing a lap with both th#.e old and ) :ne@w C\^ee'd, Br?uce Willi[/s-]` (in charac?-]^ter as John ^Mc\(+/:Clan#] e) testing the horn o^#f the Ce:e'd, Eric Clapton t ?e==sting i%ts aux_..!/iliary i_`np ut jack, and J :er!*\em]$y test,ing the Cee+'d's ,!=]self paralle + $l par king fea tu,re. ?Star in+`@? a R;eas \on` ably Pric #ed Car L=);)e*^wi- [s H@am*i$),lton] o .pens u p abou,?t his mov-]#e fro \m McLaren to Me!rced\ es AMG an\%,)d tak es the ;+old Suzu.#ki Lian( a a.%=]round the Test Tr ack, s;(]e. !tting the f_ @]astes%! *=t F1 %,time, a 142.9. Revie:w[ As puni shment )=@ f@:or losi ng(\( the previou)%:s rac\ +e- ],@ R@icha!/rd . is _`forced to revie w th+)]e Mastretta MXT ^in Mexico. Minding ! !+his words, he @# states thC* ha #lleng* =\e, Par%,[t 1 Jerem$*y + an: d R$i++ chard attempt to design a car targeted at e@-)l;?der)ly peopl \e;. Jeremy de mons-$trates ,the complexity^,. of mod.+`ern ,_ cars' d ^$shboard. Richa=$rd -)brings a Fi/_at@ Multip%+la and b+-oth modify it/-. Jer\emy b@reaks ?the dashb;oard !and replaces it]/ con ?s#?ide@ring it ];;to.:\ ( b*e too comp#)!:lic .ated for - elder +(s. Richar*d asks (!for th`^e airbags s @]aying that \!i t is dangerous#\ for the elde !rly @((who ar;\e a]=(s delicate as childr %en, and that he ne-=-e(= ds ,+it]=/ f$or _ a safet y fe`ature@(. Jere,? ;my m.akes a sp@] *eedometer which+ - @= re$[^ads 20 m= ph,$). at the top speed, he ?;al so % uses an o?ld desi/gn swi@%:tch for rear fog light![_ whic *?h doe;+s/]$ nothing. Jeremy installs a pet--_cage and replaces /the back seat with high seat chai`rs *an-@.d the /Fiat badge wit +:-h a [%+!Rover one=(. They p$ain_t it in beige after observin ?g t(:he shade of a he- aring aid_=.^ Rich `(=ard us^ +e,!+s wat;er-resistant f abri $c as seat covers, and ,+while stitchi(,/ng hurts his =eye. Th%:ey `` +complete t\ he car ?#-an] d end the part 1 wit[ +:,h R!ichard wea?)ri ,ng he/av =y bandages [: over his le +ft ey;; e. News Volk^swagen will la unch G T+/I version of /. -the ne(()w G! ol- f a_)$\nd G T version o^[?f Up will be lau%,nched. Kia ?will launch t he Pro Ce$%e'd G T. Th_/[e Mini Paceman is;* launched, and the trio mock t :he front end o;//f) the car?, claim_`ing that i - t looks -,depressing. The t rio agree th=) ;at the Briti*,;sh are (the best drivers. A ,lfa-Romeo releas (es photograp @hs of \ the^\ Gl ;!or ia, in whi-,@c@h \/ th/=!=e @trio make fun of it's (]_name. $%Richard had arrived @^ la;te so, Jam $es and Je - remy had attemp. te## `d to play^^ ( tennis, with cars (whi# ch has a lot of e *ditin*g). ,; Review James r $ev?%iews ;_ th *\e ne w Range Rov[=er in ;London. The/?- ne :^[w car i@s; completely -$/redesig $ned, 400 #kg[ li%gh+]$te r du_/*e! to Aluminium body,\ has; active su !^spensio- n, new g ear)= box, ,minimali^:st dashbo!a*[! rd and o#! ffers better comfort. James then r*)aces^) it a$gainst- Terr-/aMax at% Ne.(vada A+u#.tomotive Tes _t Centre, Nevad ; a. The race was # %to -\)a hill 10 mile acro@ s.$s, passi$ng t . hroug`h rocky ter#::+rain, hillo*%c\k, m=@ud, rive_*r and sand-tracks. TerraMax wa=s s? wit ched, t),@*o drone mode du. ring :#t*@he race to d )eflate ]the ty*: res and t%]ake/ a short--.`; cut. T.=he !_Range Rover^'s automa! ]tic , =T*e]rrain` .;=:Response S y%stem` is de=%mon? strated. James t^]a \k%%es^ a longer route to as!*$cen+^d$ the ,#.hil(l but still w+\% ins t `^he# \ race. At the studio, the t [ri%]-(o #c+`o `ns\ide]?]r the driverle-%s*,s cars to be not very practic#(,al. /``Star In A Reasonably Priced Car#% J][ame_s McAvoy dro;+ ; ve the ! Kia Cee ' )d -a.\_rou^=nd the Test( Trac *k with a @.lap of *143.6 despite having :#less e !x. pe*;rien* ,ce + of driving cars. ;He dro\v ^ e over gr?$a ssy pat+ch in th e! last corner but manages t= o kee;`. p the car+ und+$er \ control. ( Challenge, Part 2 J=`!eremy an%/%?d_!_ Richar! d road;-test their car a-!+t Chr,]is=* tchurch*, D ors=_et. Th.#_e car has l;*arge fro]%,nt b(umpers #%mad);e )\up of f(oa* m, larg+*e rear -view-_ mirrors, squ\eaki))ng=+[ ball : %under th@e brake-pedal, la =rg] e magnifyi@/*ng; -glass on;;!] the dashboa r d, sa;\=+t nav (v/?^oiced by Richard[ Br) i%ers) w*ith only four? destinat! o,[ns. Th)e car has an artificial cat on the roof# which later fell ove,:r ![_.on( t he- way o ;f Bingo hall. Richa%# rd lat_er show]!s h\is syst= em to fi n?d t@he location o] @f parked car $ (the car ac ^tiv+,ate$ s a= fla[^!re an,/d then releases a , ballo !on). Je;remy `- shows that %-th!e r_ a : d`(io only plays? _H orse of the Ye$ar S*^how theme on a loop @, which bo%_th lat;er f. ind to be irresis#?ti )bl !e *to clap al\ _ong. The name o:f the c$ar is reve`;aled to b e The/ Ja me s. The-^ _y pi]\ /ck up three=_] e (lder+$_ly ladies from ?_` a pe nsioners' ho`%me for road-testing an%d driv@*!e them, to a+ bowl_[[i,$ng club where i % ?t i s shown tha:t[ R)ichard ?#*f@@itte@^ d th;e airbag/ at the,/ re_$\ar for pa+rking assi st wh -ich inflates the airbag @]on c.!lose proximity. Jeremy and R %$ichard ] buy \ #;food .for picnic, choosing on@? \ly Briti_s ^h -foods. * They att a %/ch the shopp%i[; ng trolley !+to= Tow h(.itch and head for picnic. The `)`]roof of:/%= the car leaks a* (?s `it! ) rains. ^ Jerem @- y and? Ric hard end up choosing a picni*^c spot [o *?n ro/]a].dside wh)]?ere $?t+hey fin[=[:\d the trolley t)o be damaged during reversing and the food. to b [e s_^oaked, *however t`+hey at,^/)e )^th$$e food which was no.$\:.t ruin.ed.%@` The next day\#; both leav$ e Chr (istchurch and J ?)e:;r`^emy shows his s ystem to pre:# v ent t[he car from be=i.ng!) dri=ven on t[ @he wr^$ong side o/f# the road, the car ini/ %tially ` so+;unds alarm a=,nd@,. lat er the ?:tyres, door s $^^and other p*/ar@ ,_ts- of the ]car# explode which stops `:the car and rend :ers i-t imm -o #b/+ i $:le. At t ?he studio_+, James considers the heater to be c( +om_*plicat:ed, the trio thank R,;!i*%chard Briers a#+nd announce the Africa sp% ecial. ;153Seri%,es 19, Epi_:s@#ode `_63# Mar-ch 2013.+No Guest \; Fir%^@s.;]t of =the t:\wo-episode Afri\c$a S*+pecial, taking place in[ ;% Africa. ^The epi\!sod^e was shot i/* n . @ 201 $2. C`hallenge_=!, Part 1 Buy u!;_s/`?: ed =estate cars= for -^up to,, , £;1,500 in Brita% in and repo.:%rt* % a$t a small vill? )a?% ge in rural Uganda. Je_/+re;my arriv es in a BMW 528i T, ouring, Richard ! in^) a @ ]Sub/aru - Imp = reza WRX Est )ate and+ James i.[n` a!+ V,olvo] 850R ::* )Wa,(#g @on. The _ chal !leng@ % e /is to fin#@d the tru*_e s[`$=our;ce of ?`the river =+Nile. :,T+he=y , ].se@t] off an d!,iscover t[ _/hat exploring isn't ] (as di;-_fficult as first t ` h ought whe# n th! ++ey g=-o on a?? nice e;a[)] sy] dri,% $ ve and find Lake\\ Vi[ ctoria- , of whom the Victori=[an E*,xp`lorers thought wa,%s the = !s@$our c e of the Nile. ] ]However the( y are the-- -n told that it+?^ is, not the actu#al s #ource of the Nile and there we re =)two other .dispute@,;?d locations :/f^or it, one in Rwanda and one $. in) ?% Bu` rundi. Ho%,wever, * Jeremy Cla](rkson i.ns^!@`isted +t;hat both:; o f these lo_ cations + we@.re wro= ng and de$^cided% to head? west`!\ to[/war ds Lake `=Edward to see whet,her !\=there wa s a link between @.that ` #lake@:] and [ Lak\)e Kivu in^ \ `=Rwanda. In their -journey west, whe `/re they vis= +$it the E *n .tebbe ?*#Airp_or`?t% and fro]!m there see;` the Ford Scorpio E )st ate bac! ]k-up car. They continue int(;]o Kampala, )Uga ;)nda';`s Capital City where/ they g*e/\t held up in +% a =% tra :[?ff$.ic jam over(_`night+] `, the mos )! t hur , rendous traffi\c they'd ev/*)er seen./ They con tinue on well-maintained %?.= highways we)#!st finding their trip in @/ credibly eas_ y before reaching th=e tow+n of`/ Mb+ arara in ?the southwes`*t ;*%of the coun;try, / via a s/,]to ,`p+$[ in,[ Je zza, a vil\,lage in/ ^ %^Mpigi Distri??ct. Here they stay in a disgusting!; :hote^l, afte [+\r dri !ving through t $e//a plantations $in an attempt to di _ scover a lovely te@? ah_ ouse) \[ hotel.\, which_ # in the mind of Richard, was bound to found d*/@$ue to tea pro* !grammes he'd seen. %/_ In Mba??] rar a they-/ sta\, ye)d ]#in th;)%e Economic #(Lodge wit h Jer emy \ -having a *$.bed wi!th :@ $faeces ..)on it. Th_?e !y left the ^ hotel d isg= [ust/+)ed before Richard has the @ )_idea % =to make ; t[?he c=#ar +]s 'hot els'. \$ =J :ames m;odifie -.s hi]%]#s Volvo % by adding @ =a librar#):y, Richard adds / ]a co_o/,ker=` a*nd [ Jeremy adds* a :coff: in^+. %+The cof /fin he uses to put his c/=_lothes$$#] in, :%he `\sle(+eps on`. Egyptian C?%\o`:tton. They leave f$[or Lake Edward, = ca^_. mping over =night t-^.h\_ere be- -ca$=use of its bea uty before ]/ heading in search$! of the river heading for *,^ Lake *= K/ivu. None of the] river;$s= con ,nect the lake as they all -!+hea[d east\ @ rather )-than sou th. Th!ey g^_`ive ^:_;up?, l(eaving them\% disa]]ppoin $te@.#d. Then Jeremy ]looks( at a map and di scover(=`s th_*e -sourc@/:e== o\ f t? h ^ !e Nile mus -t be on th.e othe /r@ () sid(_e =[: of L\ake Vi%ct?#!,oria. His rea-)soning is that t he _ Mediterranea( n Sea is effec.(tively an inlan;d sea and s#$=o Gibraltar is (((the true mo![u+th of +;()the Nile, rather(; than Alex[.an?dri\ (-a i[n Egyp!]:t.; ? Aft$er disc??overing this t\*`hey #,!$deci(@de tha=( t th.ey_ mus[t drive str@aig ht to the other $ side of La .ke Vi\ [ct,\ oria to g/et to the s/ outheast coast in Tan ;^zan( _ ia ne?:ar the Serengeti. They start this jou:`:rney by heading south in `to the Rwenzori Mo +untains, finding [the going ? #hard and most of ]the time ge` tt ing their vehicl$es s?tuck i@n* ( ( - :mud.