Motoring news and views. Richard Hammond celebrates the 40th birthday of the Ferrari Daytona on the Italian Riviera. Jeremy Clarkson tests the new BMW M3 saloon and the Lexus IS-F.
Motoring news and views from the usual team. Richard Hammond celebrates the 40th birthday of the iconic Ferrari Daytona by taking one back to its spiritual home on the Italian Riviera, before attempting to beat James May and a multimillion-pound power boat in a race from Portofino to St Tropez.
Meanwhile, back in the UK, Jeremy Clarkson is on the track, testing the new BMW M3 saloon against a young pretender from Japan, the Lexus IS-F. Top Gear also tackles a political hot potato as Richard attempts to find the best sort of bus for British city streets by getting together everything from a hopper to a bendy bus and then racing them.
Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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00:01Incubus
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00:01Brian Eno
Climate Study
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00:02Apollo 440
Stealth Overture
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00:02Irving Washington
Lost In Space
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00:03MUTEMATH
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00:03Frédéric Chopin
Prelude No. 17 In A Flat Minor
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00:03Incubus
2nd Movement Of The Odyssey
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00:04Brian Tyler
The Compound
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00:04Brian Tyler
Hunting Mercenaries
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00:04Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthaus - Passion
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00:04Paul Haslinger
Warehouse Shootout
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00:05Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthaus - Passion
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00:05John Powell
Waterloo
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00:06MUTEMATH
Transformers Theme
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00:06Peter Howard Morris
Montage
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00:07Incubus
4th Movement Of The Odyssey
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00:07Gabriel Currington
On The Train
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00:18Ennio Morricone
Il Colpo
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00:20Blockhead
Good Block, Bad Block
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00:21Primal Scream
The 99th Floor
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00:21David Holmes
Jailbreak
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00:22Paul Lawler
Chase Building
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00:23Michael Nyman
Memorial
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00:40John Barry
Into Miami
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00:41Ludovico Einaudi
Prima Vera
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00:42Lalo Schifrin
City Hall
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00:42lovesliescrushing
Milky Soft
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00:44lovesliescrushing
Milky Soft
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00:45Clint Mansell
Doom
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00:45DJ Shadow
Artifact
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00:46Slowdive
Souvlaki Space Station
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00:47David Snell
International Flight
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00:48Clint Mansell
Doom
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00:49Francis Lai
Un Homme Et Un Femme
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00:50Andy Williams
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
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00:50The Steve Karmen Big Band
Breakaway
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00:51Clint Mansell
Doom
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00:52DJ Shadow
Artifact
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00:55Blur
Sing
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00:58Michel Legrand
Doubting Thomas
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Presenter | James May |
| Executive Producer | Andy Wilman |
| Star in a Reasonably Priced Car | Kevin McCloud |
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- Wed 3 Dec 2008 23:20BBC Two Scotland
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