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Top Gear TV
Watch: Matt, Chris and Rory’s best bits from TGTV s23
Includes: Aston Martin Vulcan, Ford Focus RS and Ken Block’s Hoonicorn Mustang…
The new series of Top Gear TV is just days away. To celebrate, we’ve handpicked Matt, Chris and Rory’s best bits from series 23 to get you ready.
There is much horsepower, plenty of noise and some sideways on offer. We suggest that you down tools immediately, watch the clips, then ready your diaries for the new series.
Remember, all-new TG TV airs in the UK on Sunday 5 March, 8pm on BBC Two and BBC Two HD (you can watch the trailer here).
Advertisement - Page continues belowChris Harris vs Ferrari F12tdf
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“770bhp of brain-melting, V12 fury…” The musings of one Christopher Harris who, when faced with an empty circuit and an F12tdf, found out the true meaning of oversteer.
Rory Reid in the Tesla Model X
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Does the new Tesla Model X represent the future? Rory finds out by taking the falcon-doored SUV to the States.
Advertisement - Page continues belowMatt LeBlanc in the Porsche 911 R
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With one TG test track and one RWD, naturally aspirated, 493bhp manual Porsche 911 to hand, you’d be correct in assuming Matt got quite excited filming this one...
Chris Harris, the Aston Martin Vulcan and an empty track
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“It’s like having your internal organs put into one of those old fashioned mangles…” Yep, it’s time to roll out the Big Gun: Aston’s 820bhp, V12 Vulcan. Turn it up nice and loud.
Rory Reid vs the Ford Focus RS
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Today’s hot hatch world is populated with talent, with many Fast Things like the Mercedes-AMG A45 and Civic Type R.
Which means the new 345bhp Ford Focus RS has its work cut out...
Matt LeBlanc in the Ariel Nomad
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Matt LeBlanc, meet Ariel Nomad: a bundle of powerful off-road madness from the people who brought you the Atom.
We’ve not confined him to the leafy lanes around Ariel’s southern county homeland, though. He and the Nomad have headed off for a boisterous adventure through Morocco...
Advertisement - Page continues belowChris Harris tests out Honda's long-awaited NSX supercar
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It’s been a long time in the making - a very long time - but it’s finally here: the all-new Honda NSX supercar.
We packed Chris Harris off to the States to test the new hybrid NSX to see if it was worth the wait...
Rory Reid races to Geneva in a Jaguar F-Type SVR
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In 1961, legendary Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis had to deliver a car to a motor show. Not just any car: the brand new E-Type. And not just any show: Geneva, for the car’s worldwide debut.
In 2016, TG’s very own Rory Reid attempted to repeat history: delivering the only F-Type SVR for its big unveil at the Geneva Motor Show...
Advertisement - Page continues belowChris Harris in the BMW M2
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“It takes you back to when driving was brilliantly simple…” So says Chris Harris about the BMW M2.
Watch as he tests BMW’s baby super-coupe out on track. Cue some science, and some pretty serious skids…
Rory Reid takes the Ford Mustang to Scotland
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Rory Reid heads to Scotland to see if the new Ford Mustang actually works over here in the UK. With a little help from the original...
