Top Gear US Season 2 Episode 2 "First Cars"
Segment 1: First Cars
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| Honda CRX |
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| Dodge Aries K |
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| Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup |
The guys meet up outside a
high school in Los Angeles, bring with them their first cars when they
were teenagers. Tanner arrives first with a 1985 Honda CRX. Adam arrives
next with a 1987 Dodge Aries K. Rutledge arrives last in a 1981
Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Diesel. The guys would put their first cars up
against each other in a series of challenges to see who had the best
first car. The guys would have to drive 60 miles to get to their next
destination. Tanner did a reverse donut in the CRX. Rutledge did donuts
in his Rabbit while tray-sliding. Adam wanted to get in on the fun and
tray-slid with his Aries and crashed into a tree. Minimal damage was
done to the Aries. The guys discuss why their cars were the perfect
first car for a teenager. The guys talked about their lives as teenagers
and how they got their cars. The guys arrived at their first challenge.
Adam and Tanner parked their cars so Rutledge could not get out of his
Rabbit. Rutledge escapes through the window and dents Adam's hood.
Segment 2: Alley of Junk
The first challenge is for each guy
to get his car up to 30 mph and let go of the steering wheel. The cars
would then have to drive straight through the Alley of Junk. This test
how straight the cars could drive without using the steering wheel. The
car that hits the least amount of junk wins. Tanner went first and he
knows that his car pulls to the left. The CRX went 30 feet before
veering into the Alley of Junk. The CRX lost part of the passenger
panel right above the front right tire. Rutledge went next and drove
with his knees. He cheated and went straight through the Alley of Junk
without hitting anything. Adam went last and Tanner says that the Aries
veered to the right. The Aries veered to the right and hit a bunch of
junk. Adam hit more junk than Tanner and lost. Returning to outside the
Top Gear US Hanger and Tanner says that Rutledge cheated. Rutledge says
he was merely protecting his Rabbit. Adam tells Rutledge, "You disgust
me!" Adam says he could not look at Rutledge and would rather look at a
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. He says this car is the ultimate dream first
car. Tanner says that the ultimate dream first car is a Ferrari, and he
is standing next to a Ferrari 458 Italia.
Segment 3: Ultimate Dream First Car
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| Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 |
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| Ferrari 458 Italia |
