On speed-demon Top Gear, the 'driving God' does a track day and we
tried to set a new land speed record.
Firstly, Jeremy drove the Mitsubishi Evo 8 and the Subaru Impreza in
Scotland. He prefered the Subaru, in case you were wondering.
One or two rungs down the performance ladder and a fraction more
insurable is the new 206 GTi 180. The question everyone asks when
Peugeot launches a hot hatch is can it do justice to the iconic 205 GTi?
Richard concluded that yes, the 206 wouldn't bring shame on its
lineage. Although it probably would break down quite a bit.
Richard drove the king of track cars, the Palmer-Jaguar. He loved it,
and so would you. And he recommends booking a track day if you really
want to explore driving fast, with minimal repercussions.
We decided it was time new boy James was properly tested, so we set
him the task of breaking the land speed record, while towing a caravan.
Regretably, we blew the car up trying, and had to resort to dropping it
from a crane instead. Still, at least the caravan was destroyed.
First shown on: 15/06/2003
