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148Se)ries`: 19, E %pisode 1*27 Janu )ary 2013D_@amian Lewis Rev#-ie w Richard) reviews[ the Pagani %.H. uayra, t((%he +_=latest sup[-;!ercar fr# ]om ? the I\ tal+)ian_#/ ma` n? :ufac\,turer. The c (ar -#i,-`s capable; of s avage acce(l[\;era tion, wi/(th`/ a lot of attention placed into th :e bodywork, interior and uti liz%+in )g cutting ? edge technol!ogy. Despite t`:.h-e massive t \.w_; in-turbo^. [:en,)gine , and ho*;rsepow(= er, t @]hanks to i@% ts sophist ;.ica* [ted aero dynamic, p ackage, - the car can ea#sil]:y be [ +d :+riven +_h (^ar(@$d @!withou, !t t$he risk of spinning. The Huayra ] +also s,et @(t#=he fa stest\$\ tim,#$e on the Top Gear Tes^t Track in the h@an:#/ds of The /Stig, 113.8, !beating the previous` record, set by `the Ari?el At (om?# V8. News The Dac!ia Sandero is now o/?n sale ) ! in the UK+=. The Merce.des-Benz+ SL:;S AMG Black has been up da@][te:(?d =!)to produce extra ho ?rsepower, +-b ;ut the ]%han,$d%`?#ling i_)s still:+ chal;]`lenging. J^eremy cl@$a#;ims \th/_at he has f;ound a male equi#(:,valent v#[ (er;sion of Fi! fty+ :(: !Sh*:^a de=_,[s;+ o), f Gre]_-y, pre/sent?) ing a kid's .b +o ;(_ok abo@ut - tractors. The new Chevrol,et Stin gray is an#-\nounce` d. ]James ?May turned fift!; y /[]the previou (\s $/wee +-+k. Also, t#\he \:rally tea@ m. com;-posed o`f war amp[!-utee)\=s ( previously me[n#tion#ed in ser `ies 17, epis+ ode 6) fi[+nal( ly # (com+[p ;;leted t,heir challe n#!ge o-f finis hi/ *ng t +) he 2013 D =akar, Rally^:. ) Review Jame ;+s r -eviews the new Be _ntley Contine[ /ntal G)?% T, a(@(nd no-:!tes the n %ew e ,ng;ine and subt le$@ # ride .cha .)racteristics. Believing that,@` t@he B).;entley, with four?@ wheel dr* ive =sy: stem an)d a big, powerful [++.engine, c@an hand)_le th ?ings worse@ `!*tha*!n a Welsh countryside road, Ja: \]me.s t^ ,ak_+e=^#s[ $` the,- car on*t)#)o a Welsh st)+%[age\. of the World ]-Ra^+lly Cham ((_pio `nship*, = wit=- h \\ Kri%@ +s Meek-]e .(behind! @#the wh,/e]+$el, an;d Jam e. [,s bei ng the co `-dri?v);er. D,:#espite the c@[ a#$)r ha?. v+ing less grip@``, more]#[ %!weight, an . @elect!!ronic handbrake ($^unsui) table \ -(+for usage on a rally ;:]stage[) ; and James n ot b-ein[^;g pro$ficie `nt/ =-at givi%!^ng [.pace; - note-:s,^. the B]/]en`tl= /!ey : /was actua lly f=aster th/ =an one of ; the full WRC cars. Star In A\* ^ Rea sonably Priced * Car Da#]_mian Lewis ta_#kes h \is turn in the car, an)# d drifts[ # :the Kia Cee' d arou- %nd the snow-co +ated/ t ! est #!t/rack an@_$d c*rosses t_]-he finis)!h l.)ine sideways, ( setting th- ^e s;]lowes ( :t[ [ever ti_me o f 209.1. J-er);]emy ch_ eers D+#@a$+mian u ]p by making/.+ a se*$)`p+ \arate board for sn= ow (he -^justs put -the ti +me underneath?%\ and to the side of the+-. fastest lap ti.,m@e on th@^, at board) and + sa[!ys!\ that =he?#[ i];#s! t# h\e fastest dri]ve=r e!` ?_ver on thei;;\r sn`!#ow board),. Challenge)! )Jeremy attempts t#o]# b;uild a car s ]!maller than the Peel P50, nami)-ng his creat [ion the P4(5. It was: based`-%^ on a quad bike , ?[+#w*$ith bodywor k :[fit* ted, desi `g**,[ned to - wrap arou+nd - # the[ driver. He then p::(rese` nted ?)his ;idea t.o th\e 'Dragons' in a$; Dra.+gons [') ?+(Den ] `#\style f;ormat. A_ll of the drag*%:ons decl-are themselve($+*s o)#`ut and,. back;^^ in the st(:udio )[, R-#(ic:hard concludes that for ; the P45 to b,e put# == in prod+!? uction,= :!Jeremy ! woul+ ,d have to be-[*! dead. 149(Seri ^es 19,* *# E/pisode? 23 / .February 2013Mic k Fl ) )@e?_ +e\)t`;wood Cha@llenge, Pa?rt 1$ In( a nother challenge, th)! e presen_` ters + picked: thre`(^@\e `= s^upe@?r] cars to%\#] take on!*^ \an epic^ r;# ace. Since it was H =ammond's turn to select the @ chal\l (!enge location, the $:]team w! ent to the Western United ]S? t%+ates!^. Jeremy :sele cte] /d the # ^Lexus= LF)) A, James ch*`ose\# the n *e,+:w As+ to, n Mart*in Vanquish, and Ric%ha#rd [ took the [ SRT+ Viper. After ^: a brief dr`%iv `[e /in t($`h =; e Ne`\vada desert, the t#ri o (%heade@d to L as Vegas Mo: /-tor Spe*edway, specifica=(lly+ the drag s`#`trip, :?: to compete i$n drag._ races or*]ganized by $ the = Las- Vegas%! Pol! i%)ce Depar/tmen^ \; t#; wh@ om organ]\!ized i)t(./: w%^#ith the theory %#tha]` t a_ !llowi?ng people to drag* !)rac e, l. $e( gally, at )\$ a cl^] os =e%d circuit(,, would p%re^vent street racing. Desp=(ite t!he high pe *#rformance o_?_f t^^ *hei ^:r* cars, the trio w:er]*/e beate+[n by! modifie,/d p `` roduction .car -s, and,^ 4WD cars, ;in?\! each of their drag rac) =es=\. News Jere /[my comes @;up with a.. s\= %olut@!*ion on ]how to solve t ]he crisis;(] affecting Britain's # -town c#\ent;res _=sacki?,.ng ! a[ll traffic warden %s a+ - nd removin)(g do:)uble yellow li-nes. Th)*e .$trio then- revie w a C@!(hinese produ#-$)/ct design ed to- stop $^$ drowsiness behi+?^nd t@* /,h_=e] wh# eel, before the%\!+y took a first look@ at the 2013 Ja^`guar $ F [-Type. ^^The^y pra=$$:ised its /styling, but % criticize*d its high pri: ce t# %a , g of £60,0+00, as well as : i*;ts target$/ a_udience. Jame;s\@, m%` entions Peugeo t Citroen's car intended to run on )^ c ^\ ompres-#s$?=ed a[ir; Je@r\ e?#+my a ]t?tempt)ed to use a fire ext _%inguis[h e:r to* demonstrate, but fa^?iled )after only causing himsel * f to t urn( slowly ar *`%o;[und. C!hallenge, Part=_ 2. . After leavi/?#n%g%# Las Ve),gas, # James and Ri:chard /#$ make f ?u )n of Jere!\,my's LFA for lacking` _,! not),\ only Bluetooth conn$(ect ion and iPod conn(-ectors, but c-up hold e !rs, despite being t;@ he m!*ost ex)pensive car. T:#;h\%!e [y( are=^ t(hen tasked to head to Willow ( ,Springs In?+ :t _ ern .!ational Motorspor ts . Park#,[;$] but they __i #/n: st!])#ead st* op on a grooved roa@d,.% where each car drives * +over the^ grooves and /?pro% + du_c es no`tes.- When( $ th ey reach Willow Spr]#ing:s,@^ they ar_e fo=-rced t#)#@*o play a n ae % ria+?l v+-+e) )rsion of Lase! r Q\ . u@;est,;# where =:they) would drive 5 laps ar ou@nd t./h ]e ; track, [ whil st b%@ein g cha,/sed $ by two Aermacchi SF.26 @0 armed $ with laser-.. * guns. In the end,?%] J,+am\]]es won/? ! the challenge by being hit only 17 times. S+ ?tar i n a ^Reasonabl% y P riced C.@a(:=r.( . Fle$@et: wood Mac's Mic*=`k F $! le),=etwo /od?[- d]*#;rove[ ^ th+)e K _ia Cee'd around the Test]) Trac$k wi._th a la[p of 145) . 4. Challen` ]ge,, Part 3 De:p# ar ]-ting Willo[(/w Springs, ` the^ group h ? \eaded _ fo` r Los Ang- @eles, Calif= ornia.+ In o$rder to do]`]) real world tes=t=ing, Richar /d devised_? a chall+en=ge`!, to see# ^ ? wh+?o coul`d _ bur(n th+;?e be st e-levens. Th` e three instead ended up dra`wing a $[phallus ;a*]^nd left LA.%? The ]tea) =m )/ the.]n stay* $ed fo$$ *;r a nig @ht @=in Palm Spri] (n* gs. However, the pro)duc=e^ rs ga` %ve :/=them a =final challenge. Th!e thr/ ee would dri^.v+ ^e=* from Palm =;=Springs to/=% the Mexican +%! border +at Calexico the fol[low i/*.ng .*_morning, and the last to make=$; it to the Mexi \- can %( b` ^)orde!-r woul@$`d have to($ t@`$[ravel; * in!*!to /t, he country itself to drive_` th- )e *%(Mastre ,tt)a M.XT, a ,]Mexican s ports car mad e fu-$=n of*@* by the \) presenters in an earlier series, for a[ later segment on the show. In -,reveng=*@e f- or taking them to America, Jer?-emy and James sabot\-aged Ha__=mmond's Viper, caus ing h `im t[(o lose ** 10 @.m\@i.nu ;),.tes+ in the ra\c #e. Despite (@ m( \aking a st op f`!!;o%r f?uel,*. Jeremy _ `ma)de it to the finish line; ! f_*irs(t, wit :h James in second.; Richa],rd then walk)ed to the\ border bei:ng the last%: : pers)on #to arrive. At _?the studio) _, =James and Jeremy #:end b =y saying t(ha_t the Viper was a[ ] wful an! /d th=*at the Vanquish ? and LF[ A were amazin+g.# 1@^50Series 19, E@^_piso`?d e 310 Febru_!;ary 201\[3Amy Macdonald Review Jer.\ em+y rev[.iews the Toyo (ta GT86 and t! _ he S(`ubaru BRZ. The ;ca,rs%-;? _are a;/ ^l.$most i:*den,$tical, bu`!$t Jer emy prefers the To--yota+ GT86. Th, e Stig * then comp(leted^ a lap*]_ of the Test [Track in 1313. News They discuss t(@he new:% - Subaru Impreza, whi ( ]c h is not comin [g, to UK, and the),y t$ h].@en talk about ]the+. new Mase?rati Qua _ttroporte. Challeng,#_e, Part 1 The p*+roduc] ers; have \^-reserved a %\@ single ,#ticket to a.+@_] football m=]at c[^]h at the- San Siro : ]/in $ Milan, Northern I taly. The ].trio have a race [= ;from:\( Wembley)@% St%+adi?um to the S/ an??( Siro. Jeremy d(?rives the Shelby Mus @.tan=g GT$.]500 a+nd Ric(@ )har)d and James travel on public transport. Similar-!^ to the p,,revious race to M $o*/n[:`te Car[_lo, # Ric har d a!?nd James a )=r_+/e not allowed to ? use ]/) any cars,? !, and Jeremy is [ \not allowed /to us/@?e#? + any-,$ tr $*ains. According to Jere/-]-my\ , since the l)_;ast epic=: _` :rac]$e, th$e tra.ins have b:;%ecome faster [and boats have@! become slower. Richar)^d and James opened up.- a bi@-g l \ead whilst( t@ =rave:lli ng on t`he Eurostar, and arriv[ e in Paris while J e \remy \w(?as: st !il l crossin_=g]) th*:;e Engl!ish Channe !l on a f%^?erry. , $!After re/ ;achin\++,g Fr?+#an:ce )= !, Jerem (y+ disc/+ _overs tha^ ,t the Mu@:] stang _only +@ho=`lds 50 ^] li^%t#]res in it s fu)e\l ta!?\nk. Aft*er leaving Paris, Richard and James: discus;-s !w_.hat to `do upon arriving] in Mila= $+n — `*:+a@s th!?ere;@. are :@t wo of$? them but only :[one tick$_et.,.`_ Hundreds of = +miles behind, Jeremy e:nds part 1- )? o` /f the c h,allenge stating o? =ut lo.$ ud) =, I'm go_.?nna lose! Star i`)n a. ,]Reasonably Pri/:ced Car Amy Macdonald drove the Ki a Cee_)='d ar:-o%^und the T=@/^est )@ #?Track in /144.4# /._ Du?ring o* -ne of her pr .ac!#tice runs.:^, Amy accid;%ent .;ally destro]- yed one of t(he (runway light@ !@s (), which _,Jeremy g :ive;#s to he _ r after revealin(g the lap tim+ e. =(Challe+*nge, Part +2 The hi#[-gh speed *TGV * =.s*,-lowed d;@o wn as- it approach., ed the mountain s that %``surr oun.% d No ,rthern Italy. Jer ;emy be*gan to catch u \p and w.)as ne_#arl^/\y \`;neck and neck with the:*\ train, until %road(? works at th _?e M[ont Bla , ;nc Tunnel s-low hi( #m d.o-!^wn. The tr\/*ain starts to a%ccelerate a./gain* and=, reac ,.hes Nor:.the^`^rn I *taly ahead ^-of Jeremy. R@\ichar-#d and Jame+]s ;u@;se a tube #^netw;ork .$ (to)% get to the streets / near the/ f -`inish)^+/ line. James +,`mai. ntain)$s his#` o;]/ppositi\on to run ]on televis]]ion\*?/ and Richard run? s (]off al`o%ne to ^ fi , $nd the \_fini[ sh lin(.=e, w h/+)-i`=ch is at_] a bar % in the IM Villa V$euve C l@ieq, uot. @ J;ame(s ;then as@s*! e\ mbled a bike wh #ich he had hid+den i ;n o\=#ne of his bags and [;;ride;`s to the bar, on/, ly to]+ find t@ ha `t Ri)@/cha^rd is alrea? dy there %an!! d ] #has won the race and the- ticket to the football., matc ;h. M+ome -nt%\s \/[`later #, Jeremy arri*ved an/d ac`)`cepted defe]at for the first time ever /in an $ #epic !_rac%*+e $of all the series. 151S, eries _19, Episode 417^` Februa_? ry 2013?#[)Lewis ,Hamilton Rev, !iew Jeremy r$/ eviews the= Vauxh) all Astr)$a VXR, Ford Focu^ s /\)ST and /Rena _ul:\ t Mega/*ne Renau(lt Spor @ t@ Cup. The Sti\+ g did laps of e :#ac^#^h car#\ , the Focus being th]e slowest at 129.6, the ];Astra V XR ]]at 128.3,. and th? +e Me; ga _(ne in 12 7.7. D^.espit+ `e th is, -Jeremy chose t he Astra VXR as the] bes t o.:ve ^%ra=ll* @ car \!!*of t))he +;t:_[hree/ ). News They di\#scuss the new^\ /est cars, suc)%%h as the Alfa ` Rome$ o ?-4C, the next gener] %ation Ford Mustang wou -ld be, s_/old in Gre at ]Britain- , but/ @ the U\(-/K v*][ers?ion would/ % come with a 2.0 E ?coB=;oo,st en-= gine, and the[# ; i mport` !a# \nc -!e o f the han.d)\brake turn -in male[]]!? developm@_,ent. Rev (#%iew Jeremy tests t[)he a.ll :[new Ki$)a_/$ Cee'd, pu%\tt _ ing it thro/:!ugh!; \a myria_-d of stra^ $n)ge road ^tests. Including Matt L@(?%eBlanc$ doin g a lap wit= h both the o ld and new Cee'd`!$[, Bruce Willis (in chara:cter a- s #?Joh n McClane) test@in@ g[( t,he horn of the Cee'd, $ Eric .= Clapt(on #;testing its^ \`:auxil#-^iary * `(@inp#)ut jack, a\$nd :J.+eremy @)tes #ting t h+! e Cee'd's self$ paral[lel parki ng featur+e. Star `:in a Re :ason@:ably P riced Car Lewis(*) Hamilto,(n op`#?ens up/ \abou=$t his _`move ?from Mc Lar]en to Mer/ce#des AM=+G an*-d takes the old S\?uzuki Liana aro -un @d the^+, Test( `* Tra-+ck ,. setting th[=e fastest ^F[*_1 time,. a 1$*(42.9. Rev: iew As ] punishm /ent fo:?r l;osing th!.;e previ-._ous r; -ac^e, )`)_Richard is for^ced to $ review th)e] Ma%@stretta MX $T in Me]=$xico. Mindin:;( g his .\[words, he s]tat es that the MXT w @as an ambit`iou$ s %un+dertak #ing for the first?.-t),-im!%e ma[nufact @ *#urer,. but that it h$^ad its_,. sh.%ar):e of flaw s.+ :? Challenge Jerem =y and J ames pl% ;ay ?c ar ru:\gb%%y using Ki\= _a C:`ee'ds and K ]%ia Sportages $+ at T)\w#i ck enham = S*?tadiu`\m an[d Stig in Vauxha;ll Astra Po==lice ca@*r as the referee. Jere/my 's [%te am w@%;!ins. 152Series /19, Epi)=)!:sod+e 524 February 2013James . M$cAvoy Challenge, Part 1 Je^remy a++nd Richard attempt to design a car ta rg, eted : at . elderly peop[l e. J!eremy demonstrate(*s t .h+e comp;lexity#` of m odern cars' %=dshboard. . R #ichard brings a Fiat!\ =Mu` ^ ?lt;@ ]ipla a=[?^ nd both-^)` modify it.. Je?`_re!my br ++eaks the dashboard and* replaces i#t c$.`onsid[ering it to be too compl icat% #[-ed for elders..] R(ichard as\)?ks for? the airbags sa/yi]+ng =[\ that it is (danger#[ous for: the e*lderly who are as delicate as c__%hildren, a[nd;;@\ that h.![e ne].ed!s it for a!- ^ safety feature@. Jer$emy ma.`k!es a speedomete$ @r +which re] + ads 20 mph at the top!- speed, he also use/+;s? an old design+^` sw i tch for rear^ fog l .igh ` t which doe- s nothing. Jeremy insta *lls a p$]%et-cage and replaces\,# the back seat \ - ,-with hig\@%h seat chairs and the Fiat,? $?badge:. with a R(over one . They paint;+, it in beige after !_observ]=ing\ t ^#^he [] shade of a hearing aid. Richard uses w#ater-resistant %* fa= `\br ?ic as seat covers,_] and w hi;/l! e stitching ^h`%#%u)rts his [=eye. They complet e the-- car and end (:@the part 1 with Rich /^a_rd wearing heavy bandage@ s ^ _o]ver his !)left eye. News Vol=@ kswa!]gen: wi/#ll% l)a unch GTI vers=ion) ; of the new Golf,; =_and GT version of Up w(-$@ill be l`\ aunched..*( Kia will launc [@h the Pr+ o C ee'd : GT. $$($^The= Mini Pa $ c$ e ma:%n -_is launch:^ed, / and the@$ tri o mock th_e front end of the car,\$ [claiming that it\% loo- ks depressing. The trio ! agree= _] th/ at t/he British are!!! the best dr` i #/^vers. \[Alfa #-Romeo r e leases,(% _.photog*]$$raphs ] of the!= Gloria, */in w hich the trio m $ake fun of it's name. Richard had ar?rived **late so Jam`es an d J`eremy*(( had at(-/tempted to play tennis with cars (whic!h has a^! l+\ot ) of @editing). %Revi @)e:;$w James reviews the new Ran+.ge Rover in L # on $)don. The ne*`w car is completely red esi?#`g,ned, 400 kg ligh! %ter due to Alumini ?um[[$( body,!: has active s:usp]_ension., new gearbo!$!x, min[( imalist dashboard a nd offe `rs better )-(comfo^= `rt. James t#;he`n r.aces it .`.ag\ainst T erraM ax[=@ at Nevada Au %to[moti ve Te= _st % :Centre, \. Nevada$. The ra*ce-? was to a . hill 10 mi*, le ac+?ross,+ pass @ing /_! through ro;, c ky t^`erra[/[in, hillock\]$, mud, river and:,?$ sand-tracks. Te- rraMax%^.( was s[#witc(h^ed to dron+;e m]ode d*+u@/rin# ?:g t@he race to d,eflate the tyre *^s an-d take a s@,_h:*%ort.-+-cut. The Ran)ge Ro!v ( er's=@ a! #utoma) tic Terrain Respons:=`e Syst_ -em #is dem`ons:trated%./\^ Ja .m ]es = t-#a,=ke . s : a lo.nger%;\ route [ to ascend] [ :the hill? but still ,, wins ,.the r$ac:+e. At the* studio, the trio_ conside #r + the driverless cars t:o be - ?not very\ @p]!ractical. S_tar In A Reasonab,+#ly , Pr-iced Car James McAv#?oy drove* th:\ e Kia /Cee' =d around the ]Test Track with a lap@! of 143.6 despite having les s!:]? expe !rience of driving ca!+ `rs. He d^#ro`;ve over :=grassy p atch+/ in the ; last corner %?but manages to keep the..? car]( under c )ontrol. C#hallenge, Part 2,;: Jeremy and Richard _ro`.a!^d-test th !e/ ir- - car ` at Christchurch, Dor: `set;). The ?_car has)= large :fron t]; b umper_%s m_ !a de up of f/ oam, large `[rear-vi)]#ew mirrors,@^)*% squea king ball*+ un de])r the bra` _ke-peda l, -$$large magnifying-glass on- the dashboard, % sat nav^ ^ (voiced by = _Richar d Briers) *_w %ith , only four des *tinatons. The car has an \artificial[#+ cat o*\n the roof w? ,$hich later fell over on the way of Bi ngo hal l/?. Richard++ later shows his system to f ind the loc^ation of # $ parked car +/\(the car act]ivates * a flare and then: releases a balloon *).- Jeremy sho[ w:]\ s = that the radi=@o (^only plays Horse o;%^f the Ye-?*ar Show them e on a l $)oop, which bot:/ h] late ` r f\ ,ind to b\#`e irre :?sistible to![ clap along. The na+=me of : the car i)s , revea`# led t @o be The Jam_:+es. They pick up three e-*ld@:;er .=)*ly ladie? %s from a pensio?n!,? [ers' home fo(=!r ?-+road+%\#-testi% @ ng and _;@?drive them to a `; bowling club where it i=$s shown that Ri%\cha rd fit$._ ted t_he air[bag a$t the rear+[?, for parking ass` ?ist which inflates the air(**bag o)[n c-?lo se proximity. ;.`J$)er)-emy and -_ Ric+$h*# ard b@\?]/uy;$*$ food for picnic!=, choosing only B*!@ritish fo?%od/ s. They attac\ h the shopping tro()lle[=y to T*ow hitch a;?nd head for pi cnic. The ro! of of -;$the car[ leaks#= as it -= rains. Jeremy and Ric.`* hard end # up choosing a $= picnic spot --on ro\ ad [side where) they find the trolley to be da *maged du\ring @rev ersi) = ng*$ and^^- the f?ood t?o be soaked, however t:h`/=\ey ate t[he food which/, was no%t ruined. The ne#/:xt#, ? day both le\*ave Christchur=, ch and .?Jer?^;;emy shows.* his `! system to prevent t?he car from being driven on the $ =wrong side o(./ f the .r?oad, the c ;ar i #ni_+tially,; so ?und$ s alar):m a\\nd ]lat//er \t,\he(\*_ ; /ty_,$res, % doors?@$ and o^ther parts of th=! e ! ca:r ;`explode whic]$?h sto+* ps the car and r.enders it i\ mmob/ile. ;#At the studio, *!James con. (:siders the ?:heater to b\e ?=#]c@_ ompli\,;cated, /` the tr%io thank Ric*@hard B $: riers)@ a]nd +announ+`ce the Africa s= pecial. 153Ser+ies 19, Episode 63 $ Marc:h 2013No Guest _^*First of t * he:# tw/`o-epis.ode Afri;?)c;`%a S)`pecial, taki%ng pla*!)!c!^e in Afric #a. !*#T*=h !-e ep)_-is ;o .%de #was shot in 2012. #Challenge_, Part 1 Buy us^ed estat*e cars for up ^@to £1,5;00+ in Britain and r ,@ep] o`:rt at a_+ sm,?al%\l !@village* i/\- n rural ^=U%)(ga:`[#nda. Jere[)-my.$ arrives in a BMW 528i To`=/]uring, Richard in =` a Sub aru Im^$:% pr eza W;$RX Estate and*[^ James in a ; Volvo 8_50R Wa$_gon. The chall:enge is to fi$^nd t#^he tru=* e sour + $ce of the r.ive .:r Nile. T[_ hey se t off a^;n di`(sco@/ver that ex=plori@ng isn't as difficu^`lt @ as?$# fir ]s:t th!?ought wh` en they go on a nice= easy d`=rive a+`nd find Lake+( ( #[ Victoria-\ _, , -!of wh *om th\ e Victo^rian Exp`?lor %?ers thoug $`ht was t!h e sou(rce of the Nile. Howev(*!-e[r they ar ).e then ]to,#ld # th-at it is not/ the ;[actual so _%urce \(=of the Nil]e and ther( e *were two oth];er disputed [locations for )^it%, # +o-ne in Rwanda and: one !/$in Bu :=rundi. H-owever, Jer_emy [: C\larkson insiste :_.d t hat both o; f the+):,]se loc.?ations )[\were wrong and de cided t $/o head )% west tow) ard(^s Lake ( E,dward to \see whether there was a ;l ink /. between that lake and Lak?e Ki ( vu in R!,wanda. In th[ eir journey +;west,) w$? here! _they visit * !% the Entebbe *Airpo;+^rt and from ]#there see t [he !-F )ord Sco@%rpio Estate back-up car :. :Th@/ey= c,ontinue @$]i?)nto; Kam@ pala, Ug-@ anda's Capital City where t.he+ y get he:)ld up% i]]n a traffic jam overnight, $#the = most h_u/;(rrendous t [raffic they'd ever seen. They co/nt^ ]*i-= nue =@on well-maintained highway [ s west finding \,_?their trip i *[ncred]@ibly easy befor # e (,rea?+ching the town of Mb#=ar-, ara in the so_[ut.;hwe@st\$ [$\of the country(#], via a stop in Jezza, a \ vi @ll= =age in M^ $%pi gi Di stri+;*ct. *:Here $@the_y stay in a$ di$\sgusting hotel, after dr/?iving\ thr/oug ; h tea plantations in an a=$ttempt to -*discov *;)er a lovely teah ouse @ho.`tel, which in the mind of; = Richard, w %as boun-(d *to_@ found due t $o t )ea progr @ammes he) 'd s@%een.)$ In Mbarara they st!/ay\ed ) ,in th: ;e)`/ !Econom;-\ic Lodge with Jeremy h!av-%ing a /bed with faeces % ;on it. They left t$? _h e hote()l^. disgusted bef!]ore Richard has the ?! ide,:a to m$(#a?ke the car\s ' ((-hotels'.@*? Jam*:-)e^\s modi!=fies h=_i :s Volvo by/\ ad d[i ng[) a $_li !brary, R/#icha`^rd adds a c:=+ooker and Jeremy adds a coffin. ; The c.o _ +f))fin he uses; _ to pu!/ t hi,s clothes in, ? he - sleeps: on)] Egy/ptian Cot=ton@$[@. T =hey lea-*ve $+^fo!r% Lake Ed,w/ard, camping overnigh+ (*t ther%;e becau$; s;?!e` of its be au,ty/ before headin]%g in search of the river head*\in#g f@ /o!r Lake Kivu?-. No ne of the rivers connec# t the la.(\ke as they all @ head eas_t rathe/r th\$@)an south. They ;!(give up, l( !e^aving them disap_.pointed.(] Th e ^n Jerem= # y look , s at a map and ^=discove$rs the source of ? the Ni le[ ; must_[ be on the other side =[ of Lake V*=;ictor` ?ia., His r];$easoni-:$n-,g i;s that t? ^he Med(iterranean Sea is effectively a%n inla[*-nd @ sea and #$ so Gibral@$tar is the t rue% m#o] ut!:h \ of th\e N+`[ile^, rath@,er than Alexandri _a in Egypt. Af ter disc[;o-).vering this the-*.y decide t*hat t)#.?hey mu`_st drive str[?#aigh?t to the @#@other side o f %@% Lake Victoria [:` to get to t !h==@#e southeast coa)st in T,anzania near the Se r/engeti. They # start?`,/ thi;+s jour ( ney by headi (ng s :ou.^ th into the Rwe]\nzori Mountains, finding [#?)\the go $(# ing har#.?d and most of the $ :.time getting their v ehi cles stuck in ; mud.