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 - 1The Race to Monte Carlo May. 09, 2004
4 - 2A Nun Drives a Monster Truck May. 16, 2004
4 - 3Can You Get a Car For Less Than £100? May. 23, 2004
4 - 4Car Darts May. 30, 2004
4 - 5Hammond Gets Struck by Lightning Jun. 06, 2004
4 - 6Renault Clio 182, Jaguar XJS, Nissan Cube Jun. 13, 2004
4 - 7Mercedes CL 65 AMG, Spyker C8 Spyder Jul. 11, 2004
4 - 8Ford GT, Toyota Prius, Maserati Quattroporte Jul. 18, 2004
4 - 9Best Convertible Jul. 25, 2004
4 - 10The Olympic Long Jump Challenge Aug. 01, 2004