Cheapest Car in the UK

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond look at some secondhand bargains for the price of Britain’s cheapest brand new car, the £6,995 Nissan Pixo.James May tests the toughness of the new Range Rover Evoque bydriving it through Death Valley, and then gauges its stylishness by using it to chauffeur a global megastar across Las Vegas.There’s also a full track test of the incredible McLaren MP4-12C as it meets its deadliest supercar rival – the Ferrari 458.Plus reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Our Take

One of the stronger episodes of the era, mostly because the cheap car challenge actually produces real comedy instead of forced banter. The McLaren versus Ferrari segment is the highlight, with Clarkson genuinely torn between them, and Vettel turns out to be surprisingly good value in the interview and lap. The Evoque bits drag a little in the middle, but the rest more than carries it.