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Season 13



Episode 05

Airdate: 19 July 2009
Review: Jeremy Clarkson tests the new Jaguar XFR, a car he compares favourably to the BMW M5. He concludes by stating that it is not necessarily better than the M5, but as good as it, a compliment of the highest regard. After the review, he qualifies that by stating that the M5 is slightly better on the track, but the Jaguar is superior on the road. The Stig manages a lap time of 1:26.7, 0.5 seconds slower than the M5.

Challenge: When the producers claim that front-wheel drive is perfectly adequate for the driving enthusiast, the three are given �1500 to buy rear-wheel drive cars, which will then be put through a series of challenges to prove their uselessness. Jeremy buys a Porsche 944 S2, Richard buys a Nissan 300ZX, and James buys a Ford Capri 2.8L. The challenges include driving several hundred miles to a track without breaking down, the punishment for which is driving a Morris Marina, a car ridiculed in a previous series, to the annoyance of the Morris Marina Owners' Club. Upon reaching the track, the Stig sets a lap time in a Renault Twingo, a front-wheel drive car, which the three are then told they must beat. After all three fail, they are told to travel 110 miles to a ski resort in the Alps. James' Capri suffers frequent problems and finally stops working, forcing him to use the Marina, which they repeatedly allege belongs to the wife of the French President. Arriving at the destination, the trio participate in a snow race alongside three professional racing drivers, including former Formula One driver Olivier Panis. They all fail miserably compared to the other competitors, but of the three, James finishes first in the Marina, mainly due to Richard and Jeremy frequently trying to knock the other off the track. They are therefore forced to conclude that the best rear-wheel drive car for �1500 is in fact a Morris Marina. As happened in the previous series, a piano falls on the Marina to close the segment, leading the presenters to run in fear as the credits roll, fearing the renewed wrath of the Morris Marina Owners' Club.

News: They discuss the Autonomobile (a portmanteau of autonomous and automobile), a venture by the makers of Google Android to create a car that drives itself. They also joke about Jaguars, and how anyone who owns one can get away with anything simply by referencing their "Jaaaag". This provides a segue into the review.

Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car: Sienna Miller is the star in the reasonably priced car. Despite having passed her driving test only 5 days ago (her Virgin Islands driving license allowed her to drive in the UK for 1 year), and not being used to manual-drive cars, she sets a time of 1:49.8.

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