On skint Top Gear, James had to play the music for this week's show on
his keyboard because we can't even afford to go and buy CD's anymore.
And Richard had to wear a cheap and gaudy shirt because he can't afford a
nice one. Oh, sorry, apparently he actually paid good money for that
shirt.
Anyway, we might have run out of cash, but we managed to get a couple
of cars to speed around in. The first of which was the frankly
appalling Chrysler Crossfire. The frustrating thing is that it sounds
really good, the engine's made by Mercedes, and it has loads of gadgets
and a herd of cows' worth of leather. The problem is, it's just rubbish.
Clearly it takes a lot more than just bunging great ingredients in a
chassis to make a good car.
We took the tiny Smart roadster out. The Brabus Smart is priced
slightly out of most people's reach, but then so is the standard Smart.
You do get a quick car for your money, but is it really worth more than a
house? Probably not, but Brabus will build you a custom car to order.
So perhaps something with fewer engines...
We finally looked at two of Honda's Type R cars. The Civic Type R's a
hot hatch, well designed, sporty car. Honda's very good at engines.
This one will propel the car to 60mph in 6.6 seconds. Then there's the
NSX. No one has bought one yet, but when they do, they aren't going to
be disappointed.
