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S17 E2

Top Gear · Season 17, Episode 2

Jeremy, Richard and others in “July 3rd, 2011”

Jeremy

But -- but I think there is a problem with this car... because they've called it... The Growler.

[laughter from the audience]

Richard

Yeah. Now... now, we... we... we Googled growler [laughter] and we were quite surprised and a bit shocked by what it turns out to mean.

Jeremy

And do you know, Richard, I've forgotten what it is. What does it mean? Can you tell the ladies and gentlemen?

Richard

Well, you know those... big welcome mats you might see on a girl in the '70s? [laughter]

Jeremy

That's what it is!

Richard

Yeah.

James

Why would you name your car after that?

Jeremy

Honestly, James, I don't think they knew. I think they're sitting in Zurich, or wherever they are. This is the first time they've realised that growler means that in England. And they'll be sitting going, "Gott in Himmel! Wolfgang, ve have accidentally named ze car after ein Fraugarten!"

[laughter from Richard and the audience]

James

Look, the car, the Growler... is it based on an XK? Has it got four seats?

Jeremy

No, you can't get in the back.

[brief pause then laughter from Richard and the audience applauses]

Jeremy

Everybody's turned over to Countryfile.

Richard

What? What?!

James

I'm not, uh, I'm not sure they're going to sell very many of those.

Jeremy

No, neither do I. There's another reason why. It costs £670,000.

Richard

Ouch!

Jeremy

Yeah. There probably will be a trimmed-down version later, but I bet you... [laughter] just for the Brazilian market.

Richard

I'm sorry. It's called a Growler.

James

There's a bloke at some point who is going to say, "I'm just going outside to wax the Growler."

[laughter from Jeremy, Richard and the audience]

Jeremy

Wax the Growler.

Richard

Oh, you dirty bugger!

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