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Limousine Challenge is the 15th challenge under the "How hard can it be?" category, where the presenters have to build a stretch limo to drive celebrities to the Brit Awards.

Challenge synopsis[]

The challenge commence where the presenters cutting their cheap cars into half so they can lengthen based on stretch design.

The Cars[]

Clarkson chose the 1992 Fiat Panda, it is an FWD-version, 1996 MG F for Hammond and both the 1994 Saab 9000 and the 1996 Alfa Romeo 164.

Design[]

Clarkson's Panda he simply lengthen with additional 2 rear wheels on its pillar and painted, Hammond's MG F simply an open-top with bigger rear wing and James' conjoined mainly both Saab 9000 and Alfa Romeo 164.

Meet up[]

Richard arrived first, then Clarkson and James altogether in the Top Gear test track.

Challenges[]

Challenge 1 - J-turn[]

Clarkson was first and attempted to do a J-Turn, but it fails to work due to the large size and Hammond and May fired paintball guns at the limo, breaking some windows. Hammond was next and successfully did a J-Turn despite being hit in the back of the head by Clarkson and May. And May he simply gets out and in on the Alfa Romeo (rear side). When he drives away (in Alfa Romeo) the steering wheel gets loose, as he attempt to back on he slips out of the track.

Challenge 2 - Evasive driving[]

The presenters have to demonstrate if they able to evade the trap. James's Limo has little issues of manueuvrability in slalom, nevertheless he manage to cross the line. Richard's sport limo being soaked himself upon being blast by water cannon. And Jeremy's limo have the length issues so he takes much lesser turning radius and then the engine as well where it breaks down upon being puncture on left-front tyre from stinger while being blast from water cannon.

Challenge 3 - Chauffeuring[]

Eventually, all three were sent to drive their celebrities, with Clarkson chauffeuring BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles, Hammond taking singer Jamelia to the Brit Awards, and May driving rapper Lemar. Hammond arrived first and largely without incident, although the open-top nature of his limo and the throttle becoming stuck meant that Jamelia attracted more attention than she wanted.

Clarkson arrived shortly afterwards, despite the entire rear half of his car being missing. May got lost and Lemar stormed out of May's car after being an hour late to the start of the ceremony. The ultimate winner of the task was whoever got the most photos of their car printed in newspapers or magazines, and Clarkson earned that honor, by virtue of having a picture printed in his own column in The Sun.

Quotes[]

See: Limousine Challenge/Quotes

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