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Series 13 - Episode 5

#1500 #rwd #cars #challenge #nissan #300zx #morris #marina #porsche #944 #s2 #ford #capri

Episode Description

The producers say that RWD cars are useless and FWD is better. The presenters disagree completely and head to France in three cheap RWD cars they purchased second hand and partake in a series of challenges to prove that RWD is best and FWD is useless.

Episode Introduction

"Tonight, we save the entire world. We test a fat spaniel from Jaguar. And we annoy France's second-best racing driver."

Stig Introduction

"Some say he has 12 GCSEs, all in domestic science. And that he's been producing artificial sperm for years. Even though we have repeatedly asked him not to. All we know is he's called the Stig."

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

Sienna Miller

Vehicles Featured

Nissan 300ZX, Morris Marina, Porsche 944 S2, Ford Capri

S13E5 2:21

Google Street View

50.96161, 1.84823

Location: Quai d'Angoulême, Calais, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - Jeremy with his Porsche 944 and Richard with his Nissan 300ZX standing near a dock waiting for James to arrive with his vehicle choice in Calais, France.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - Jeremy with his Porsche 944 and Richard with his Nissan 300ZX standing near a dock waiting for James to arrive with his vehicle choice in Calais, France.

S13E5 5:37

Google Street View

50.22567, 3.06926

Location: A26, Baralle, France

This parking area has changed a bit since 2010, but historical views show it matches.

Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters stop at a motorway service area to receive their first challenge in their cheap rear wheel drive cars as they drive through France to Val Thorens in the Alps.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters stop at a motorway service area to receive their first challenge in their cheap rear wheel drive cars as they drive through France to Val Thorens in the Alps.

S13E5 6:33

Google Street View

46.60579, 4.87942

Location: A6, Jugy, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - Jeremy, allergic to manual labor, finally mends something on his Porsche 944 at a motorway service station near Jugy, France.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - Jeremy, allergic to manual labor, finally mends something on his Porsche 944 at a motorway service station near Jugy, France.

S13E5 7:54

Google Street View

45.46757, 5.29631

Location: Circuit du Laquais, Champier, France

Circuit du Laquais in France

Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters watch the Stig do a lap in the Renault Twingo which is front wheel drive at Circuit du Laquais in Champier, France.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters watch the Stig do a lap in the Renault Twingo which is front wheel drive at Circuit du Laquais in Champier, France.

S13E5 41:28

Google Street View

45.49658, 5.30011

Location: RN 85, Eclose-Badinières, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters are driving through the town of Eclose-Badinières, France in their cheap rear wheel drive cars.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters are driving through the town of Eclose-Badinières, France in their cheap rear wheel drive cars.

S13E5 42:07

Google Street View

45.57140, 5.32548

Location: A43, Ruy-Montceau, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The trio stops at a service area off the motorway to attend to James' Ford Capri which is overheating and billowing steam. They are on route A43 near Ruy-Montceau, France.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The trio stops at a service area off the motorway to attend to James' Ford Capri which is overheating and billowing steam. They are on route A43 near Ruy-Montceau, France.

S13E5 43:45

Google Street View

45.67580, 6.39277

Location: Cr de l'Hôtel de ville, Albertville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - Richard and Jeremy wait for James to arrive in the town of Albertsville, France sipping some coffee infront of a large outdoor structure with curved walls and very tall stone columns.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - Richard and Jeremy wait for James to arrive in the town of Albertsville, France sipping some coffee infront of a large outdoor structure with curved walls and very tall stone columns.

S13E5 46:51

Google Street View

45.40959, 6.48996

Location: D117, Les Belleville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters make their way higher into the French Alps in their cheap RWD cars and pull off the road for a break and to wait for James May to arrive in his Morris Marina. During this time Jeremy throws the T-Top roof of Richard's Nissan into the valley as a joke.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters make their way higher into the French Alps in their cheap RWD cars and pull off the road for a break and to wait for James May to arrive in his Morris Marina. During this time Jeremy throws the T-Top roof of Richard's Nissan into the valley as a joke.

S13E5 47:17

Google Street View

45.37259, 6.50727

Location: D117, Les Belleville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters make their approach in their cheap RWD cars to the finishing point in Val Thorens, France during the winter.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters make their approach in their cheap RWD cars to the finishing point in Val Thorens, France during the winter.

S13E5 47:24

Google Street View

45.31633, 6.53771

Location: D117, Les Belleville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters make their approach in their cheap RWD cars to the finishing point in Val Thorens, France during the winter.
Top Gear Series 13 Episode 5 - The presenters make their approach in their cheap RWD cars to the finishing point in Val Thorens, France during the winter.

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