Still in abu dhabi, richard drives the new hybrid sports car from porsche, the 918, to see if it has what it takes to beat mclaren s hybrid hypercar, the p1. Bbc two top gear, series 25, episode 2, the hunt for. The series was subsequently followed by a two part special entitled burma special, with the first part aired on 9 march a week after the series concluded, and the second part on 16 march. As of 1 march 2020, 214 episodes of top gear have aired. The grand tour is the successor to the bbcs longrunning tv series top gear, which began as a.
On last nights tg episode, jeremy clarkson said that mclaren and ferrari made it. In episode 2, chris harris puts the mclaren 720s through. New top gear episode features race between mclaren and f. The awesome porsche 918 top gear series 21 youtube. At least not until recently, as a threeminute video showing the supercar lapping the top gear test track on battery power only. The twentyfirst series of top gear aired during 2014 on bbc two and consisted of 5 episodes, beginning on 2 february and concluding on 2 march.
Top gear always wanted to get the porsche 918, mclaren p1, and ferrari laferrari together on one track, but the grand tour got it done in the very first episode. The competitive dynamic on display here will be familiar to fans of clarkson, hammond, and may. Jeremy clarkson drives the mclaren p1 series 21, episode. Top gear series 21 bbc clarkson takes the stunning hybrid hypercar mclaren p1 out for a blindingly fast lap around spa. The grand tour takes top gear to another level the. It came with all the right features, like big power, low weight, and high tech.
Mclaren purveyors of the original dream machine, the mclaren f1, have now turned into a proper massmarket supercar factory. We watched the first episode of the grand tour and its. Jeremy clarkson drives the mclaren p1 series 21, episode 2 top gear playlist. Two of the worlds hottest hypercars go headtohead at top gear magazines speed week 2014. You see, top gear s playground is also where mclaren develops its cars, so they know exactly what a p1 can do on that sacred piece of tarmac, come rain or shine. Mclaren sets the record straight about top gear s cancelled hypercar battle against the 918 and laferrari. A clip from grand tour episode 1, please watch full episode on amazon. Auto fantasy series top gear is now airing its 28th season in the u. Grand tour mclaren p1 vs porsche 918 vs ferrari laferrari. Back in the 90s, mclaren made another absurd car called the f1. But the p1 has never been put on a track in fullelectric mode.
Top gear takes the mclaren senna on a 1,500mile trip to. Watch as top gear magazine takes the mclaren senna on a 1,500mile trip from where ayrton senna won his first grand prix at estoril to monaco. Top gear series 25, episode 2 the hunt for bigfoot. Certainly he was playing verbal keepie uppie as he got to grips with the p1 hypercar, a mantislike wonder from mclaren.
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