Top Gear: 4x9
Best Convertible
REVIEWS: Fiat Barchetta • Mercedes-Benz SL600 • Mazda MX-5 • Toyota MR2 • Jaguar X-Type Estate CHALLENGE: May and Hammond search for the best convertible for a town with the least owned • Can you parachute into a moving car? James finds out if it is possible to parachute into a moving car. Jeremy drives the new Jaguar X Type estate and on the Isle of Lewis and Harris – the place in the U.K. with the lowest number of cabriolet owners per-head – Richard and James test a range of cabriolets: the Mini Cabrio, Vauxhall Tigra, Mercedes SLK and the Audi S4. Some “simple, softop sports cars” are also driven by Richard: the Mercedes SL600, Mazda MX5 and the Fiat Barchetta.
4 - 1Rover CityRover May. 10, 2004
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4 - 4Car Darts May. 31, 2004
4 - 5Hammond Gets Struck by Lightning Jun. 07, 2004
4 - 6Renault Clio 182, Jaguar XJS, Nissan Cube Jun. 14, 2004
4 - 7Mercedes CL 65 AMG, Spyker C8 Spyder Jul. 12, 2004
4 - 8Ford GT, Toyota Prius, Maserati Quattroporte Jul. 19, 2004
4 - 9Best Convertible Jul. 26, 2004
4 - 10The Olympic Long Jump Challenge Aug. 02, 2004