Motoring news and views. Jeremy Clarkson and James May are set the task of creating a memorable TV advert for Volkswagen, but the boys quickly fall out on set.
Jeremy Clarkson and James May unleash the fateful Top Gear mantra - 'How hard can it be?' - on car adverts as they are set the task of creating a memorable TV ad for Volkswagen. Despite vowing to work together to deliver a classic piece of advertising, the boys quickly fall out on set as James tries to fill every second of airtime with immensely complicated information about fuel economy, while Jeremy just wants everything to explode.
Meanwhile, out on the track, Richard Hammond looks for an alternative to boring Germanic sports saloons and ends up going mostly sideways in the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst, before discovering it has a more interesting and practical sister for those of a rural persuasion.
The Cool Wall returns after a long absence, and American chat show legend Jay Leno is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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00:01Kronos Quartet
String Quartet #3 Mishima Closing
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00:01Amon Tobin
Stampton Bridge
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01:02UNKLE
Nocturnal
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00:02Dan Deacon
Get Older
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00:02Klaus Badelt
Operation Rescue Dawn
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00:02Dan Deacon
Get Older
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00:02Amon Tobin
Tent City
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00:03Massive Attack
The Dog Obeys
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00:04Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Whatever Happened To My Rock & Roll
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00:04Kronos Quartet
String Quartet #3 Mishima Closing
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00:05The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Very Rare
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00:05The Presets
My People
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00:05Explosions in the Sky
Greet Death
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00:06Justice
Phantom Part II
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00:07UNKLE
A Perfect Storm
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00:07The White Stripes
Icky Thump
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00:07Late of the Pier
VW
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00:08Aphex Twin
Arvil 14th
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00:22LCD Soundsystem
Big Ideas
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00:23Deadly Avenger
To Morning
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00:23David Holmes
Pickpockets
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00:26Johnny Hawksworth
Up to Date
Theme from Man About the House
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00:27David Holmes
Lyman Zerga
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00:28Pop Levi
Police Sign
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00:29David Holmes
Pickpockets
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00:29Lisa Gerrard
The Wheat
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00:30Queens of the Stone Age
First It Giveth
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00:30Mychael Danna & DeVotchKa
How It Ends
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00:31Brian Eno
Chemin de Fer
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00:31Queens of the Stone Age
First It Giveth
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00:32Johnny Hawksworth
Up to Date
Theme from Man About the House
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00:32Francis Monkman
Lydia
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00:34Samuel Barber
Adagio For Strings
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.![]()
00:34Kasabian
Secret Alphabets
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00:57Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Presenter | James May |
| Participant | Jay Leno |
| Executive Producer | Andy Wilman |
| Director | Phil Churchward |
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