[During the opening sequence.]
On tonight's show: Richard takes an American muscle car in a road movie... across Lincolnshire; a 4-door saloon goes head-to-head with a Lamborghini; and it's the Top Gear Awards for the best and worst of 2004.
“December 12th, 2004” · Season 5, Episode 7
In this episode: Jeremy Clarkson (6), James May (3), Richard Hammond (1)
[on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ400]
This is amazing! A fit young racing driver in a supercar and he cannot pull away from a fat man in a four door saloon!
It has this Sonic the Hedgehog arrangement on the roof to help keep it straight and true with speed, and to help it cleave the air more easily, it has shrunken door mirrors which appear to have been modeled on Shrek's ears.
[on the Toyota Prius]
See the trees smile at me as I waft by. And watch the children run into the road, because they haven't heard me coming.
[on the Toyota Prius engine display]
This, I think, is a particularly good way of distracting you from the child who's run into the road having not heard you coming.
[continuing about the Prius]
Actually I'm being unfair. The Prius is so slow the child could run into the road, get his ball, and hit puberty before you ever actually hit him.
[On the Porsche Boxster]
Meet the new Boxster, same as the old Boxster.
[Later on]
This is a bargain. The best we ever had!
[The Top Gear Awards]
Now, elsewhere in the world, awards are awarded to reward excellence. But here, on the Top Gear awards, we like to award an award that rewards a car that we found particularly unrewarding... in 2... 2004... that's not quite right, is it?
And the Hyundai Accent, which is wretched, whatever engine it has, but we were particularly depressed with three-cylinder diesel version. It really is less fun than drowning!
(After being presented the Golden Cock award) "I am the Golden Cock!"
[on the Mustang GT]
The problem is, where as other muscle cars like the Charger had the good grace to die young, the Mustang lives on.
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