The one with... the back seat driver

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The one with The back seat driver

Series 2, Episode 9 (2003)

Jezza scoffs at the idea of a chauffeured Vauxhall and tries to drive it from the back seat, while Richard ‘rides’ a tilting car/bike thing. Patrick Stewart goes for warp speed on the track...

TestsThe tilt alternative

Those crazy Dutch have been at the wacky stuff again, judging by this three-wheeler that tilts when it goes round corners. JC and Richard have fun with the Carver.
TestsQuick! Oxygen!

The latent boffin hiding inside James bursts forth when he gets his hands on GM’s futuristic oxygen and hydrogen powered Hywire – the only one in existence.
TestsJeremy drives the Volvo S60 R (series 2, episode 9)

Can this fully loaded Swede really be good enough to be dubbed a poor man’s Rolls-Royce? JC thinks so, but can he stack up his argument? Have fun sorting this out.
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CelebsPatrick Stewart in our Reasonably Priced Car (series 2, episode 9)

Taking a break from inter-galactic shenanigans the follically defeated thesp swaps starship for Suzuki Liana and finds warp speed somewhat elusive.
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TestsClarkson tests the Vauxhall Signum (series 2, episode 9)

Enraged by the stupidity of Vauxhall building a car that’s best enjoyed from the back seat, Jeremy rigs up a rear-seat steering gizmo for a Signum and tries it out.
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