The Hilux Won’t Die

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Clarkson tests Toyota’s Hillux pick-up truck to destruction with a series of extraordinary tasks, James May puts the new Alfa Romeo 166 through its paces and Richard Hammond looks at some classic cars in waiting: the Mercedes 190E and the VW Corrado. Clarkson also takes Mazda’s latest sports coupé, the Wankel Rotary powered RX3, to the limits on Top Gear’s Test Track. And this week’s Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is The X Factor judge, Simon Cowell.

Our Take

Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.