The one with... The barrel-rolling Ford Sierra

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The one with The barrel-rolling Ford Sierra

Series 6, Episode 9 (2005)

James and Richard play road-test Russian Roulette, Jeremy kicks off a big hot hatch group test, and we try to get into the Guiness Book of Records with a battered old Sierra.

TestsClarkson tests the BMW M5 part 1 (series 3, episode 2)

He’s not too fired up by the ugly looks and scoffs at its reliance on technology. So it’s not looking good. And then he hits the M-button and all hell breaks loose.
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ChallengesScooterman test

James and Richard play road-test Russian roulette by spending a Friday night working for a firm that sends scooters to meet drunk people and then drive them home in their cars.
Other-StuffDriving Song 5

Hard to imagine James as a Freddie Mercury fan, but here he does a sterling job of making the case for Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now as the all-time top driving tune.
CelebsChris Evans drives our Reasonably Priced Car (series 6, episode 9)

The gingermeister establishes his creds by talking us through his big car collection, and then underlines the point under the TG lid in our track-loving Suzuki.
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TestsGolf GTI vs rivals

Jeremy loves the hot Golf MkV but he’s intrigued by the serious challenge provided by the Vauxhall Astra VXR and Renaultsport Megane. Which rules?
StuntsSierra on a roll

TG makes a bid for Guinness Book of Records infamy by attempting to break the record for the most number of barrel rolls in a car.