Episode 9

Tv Series
Tv Show :
Top Gear
Series 4
Episode Number :9
Rate : imdb 7.1/10
RunTime :60 mins
Air Date :2004-07-25
Story : REVIEWS: Fiat Barchetta • Mercedes-Benz SL600 • Mazda MX-5 • Toyota MR2 • Jaguar X-Type Estate
CHALLENGE: May and Hammond search for the best convertible for a town with the least owned • Can you parachute into a moving car?
James finds out if it is possible to parachute into a moving car. Jeremy drives the new Jaguar X Type estate and on the Isle of Lewis and Harris - the place in the U.K. with the lowest number of cabriolet owners per-head - Richard and James test a range of cabriolets: the Mini Cabrio, Vauxhall Tigra, Mercedes SLK and the Audi S4.
Some "simple, softop sports cars" are also driven by Richard: the Mercedes SL600, Mazda MX5 and the Fiat Barchetta.
Cast
Ranulph FiennesSelf