In addition, the Ferrari in question, the 599 GTB Fiorano, would not appear until the next episode, where the footage was taken from.After being absent from the previous episode, this episode marks the start of the opening 'Tonight!' sequence beginning to lose its credibility as a quick guide to the episode's content, with a blatantly false segment advertised (the Ferrari on the 'Moon').They also attempted (and failed) to break the record set by Richard Branson for crossing the Channel in an amphibious vehicle. The presenters had aimed for Calais, but missed, finishing in Sangatte. Clarkson won, while carrying his co-presenters, in his 'Nissank' on the trip. Hammond's Transporter worked well initially, but the engine was damaged in rough seas, necessitating the use of an outboard engine. May was unable to sail the Herald out of the harbour, sinking twice and damaging the vehicle beyond repair. May upgraded and used the same Triumph Herald he had used originally.Hammond used another Volkswagen T3 Transporter.It was then cut into a series of compilations known as 'The Best of Top Gear', before indefinitely ending up as a permanent fixture on Dave from the channel's 2007 debut onwards, albeit in a cut 45-minute version. Clarkson created an amphibious Nissan pickup (the Nissank). Series 4, Episode 9 originally aired on the 25th of July, 2004, on BBC 2.

It was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and. All three presenters modified their original designs: The sixth episode of the tenth series of Top Gear aired on the 18th of November, 2007.

Segments Amphibious Car Challenge 2 Main article: Amphibious Car Challenge 2įollowing their earlier efforts from Series 8, Episode 3, the presenters made a second attempt to use amphibious cars, this time around to cross the English Channel. However, now there's a new competitor from the same parent company, the Audi R8. Ever since Honda dropped the NSX a couple of years ago, the Porsche 911 was the only supercar that you could use every day.

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