In Top Girl, sorry, Gear, Tara
Palmer-Tomkinson was our star in a
reasonably priced car, and the show was given over to image and style as
we launched our 'Cool Wall'.
But first - grannies. Our
silver-haired superstars were back to take
on handbrake parking. Anne was the most accurate with the handbrake on
the day - some thought better than instructor Russ Swift himself.
Jeremy dreamed up the Cool Wall - designed to develop into the
definitive guide to what's cool and what isn't. Dividing the nation's
cars into different classes of cool, we decided how cool they actually
were. Remember, there were no rules to the Cool Wall, as Jeremy
explained: "'Cool' has nothing to do with good looks, build quality or
driving dynamics - just, well, 'coolness'. Cars can fall into one of
four categories: seriously uncool, uncool, cool or sub-zero cool. Take
the Fiat Multipla, for example - ugly, but cool. The Mitsubishi Evo VII,
however - uncool. Why? Because it's just a bit too nerdy - unless
you're a woman driving one, then it'd be cool. So do you see where we're
coming from?"
After a few gentle practice laps in the rain, Palmer-Tomkinson
fooled
us into expecting a very slow lap. We were well and truly hussled as
she set a seriously quick time of 1.54.
First shown on: 24/11/2002
