It was built with the intention of making a decent electric car, not just an overpriced car thats about as attractive as a. One of the funniest moments from the the hammerhead eagle ithrust episode. Tasked with building an electric car that was better than the gwiz, the boys created a shiny, boxy monstrosity known simply as geoff later renamed the more ecofriendly hammerhead eagle ithrust. Mar 17, 2010 the hammerhead eagle ithrust, part series 14, episode 2 published on.
Cars of the big and small screen star at britains national. Top gear builds hammerhead eagle ithrust, an erev to answer. The fourteenth series of top gear aired during 200910 on bbc two and bbc hd, and consisted of 7 episodes, beginning on november 15, 2009, and concluding on january 3, 2010. Hammerhead eagle ithrust tested by autocar uk boxy, but bad if you caught last nights episode of top gear, and didnt spend the entire time backing up and rewatching the part with the r8 and corvette eating up the track like a grizzly consumes a hiker, then you caught the bit about their electric car. Top gear hammerhead eagle ithrust electric car driven by. Top gear electric car hammerhead eagle ithrust autocar. Relive many of the greatest and boldest endeavors in all their splendor, including the traincars, james caravan airship, the hammerhead eagle. I use the opening seen of the grand tour episode 1 or the africa special. Sep 02, 2019 yes, thats the actual hammerhead eagle ithrust from a top gear episode in 2009. The hammerhead eagle ithrust among other names is the second electric car that jeremy clarkson, james may and richard hammond made in the electric. Hammerheadi eagle thrust car tests to prove it is street. Mar 18, 2010 the hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 33 series 14, episode 2 top gear playlist.
Jan 20, 2014 top gear hammerhead eagle i thrust 2009. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 33 series 14, episode 2 18 mar 2010. Hammerhead eagle ithrust tested by autocar uk hooniverse. Yes, thats the actual hammerhead eagle ithrust from a top gear episode in 2009. Geoff is an electric car made by the top gear team, and the precursor to the hammerhead eagle ithrust. One of the funniest moments from the the hammerhead eagle. One of the funniest moments from the the hammerhead eagle i. Upgrades to the builtfromscratch car, geoff, yield a new name and some surprising consumer car test results.
Up close and personal with the hammerhead i eagle thrust electric roadster, from top gear season 14. With a rethink and given the name of the hammerhead eagle ithrust, the. Tonights segments is an r8 v10 or a vette z01 the better way to spend 100k, making a better electric car than the gwiz, and star in a reasonably priced car michael sheen. Top gears hammerhead eagle ithrust meets autocars road test team. This is pretty cool to see, for autocar to have actually been involved. The most recent episode, aired this week on the bbc in the uk, included just such a challenge. Boris johnson is a british politician from the conservative party, currently serving as mp for uxbridge and south ruislip and a former mayor of london.
It was built with the intention of making a decent electric car, not just an overpriced car thats about as attractive as a baboons bottom. Building an electric car top gear bbc dailymotion video. If you are a fan of the dynamic trio jeremy clarckson,james may and richard hammond you my recall the geoff hammerhead eagle ithrust episode. Sacha baron cohen relives times he went too far the jonathan ross show duration. Nov 23, 2009 the geoff 2 or hammerhead i eagle thrust goes on several tests, so it can become a proper street car. The p45 was designed to be smaller than the peel p50 the worlds smallest car which jeremy had previously driven in series twelve of top. The p45 lg62 lyf is a hybrid vehicle designed, built and tested by jeremy clarkson and was featured in the first episode of top gears nineteenth series. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 23 series 14, episode 2 published on. Top gears hammerhead eagle ithrust hires pics and road test at top gears hammerhead eagle. Having a diesel generator charging the battery is not a bad idea. Jeremy clarkson the hammerhead eagle ithrust among other names is the at the end of the testing of the car, stig dropped it off at the autocar h.
Hammerhead eagle i thrust from top gear made by t3mas1 installation. Episode 2 of the latest top gear series airs tonight with the boys building an electric tvr and driving the audi r8 v10 and corvette zr1. Before it could be put into production, the dieselelectric hybrid needed to be put through a series of government tests to prove it was safe. The only problem with being the best looking electric car is that it would have to be. Up close and personal with the hammerhead i eagle thrust electric roadster, from top gear.
Top gear hammerhead eagle ithrust car official press release. Mar 18, 2020 the hammerhead eagle ithrust an eco car to rival the miserable and downright after geoffs first road test, it was decided that the fully developed i thrust. Hammerhead eagle ithrust from top gear made by t3mas1 installation. The villagers presumed that the damage had been accidental or vandalism had occurred until the top gear episode was broadcast. Discussion in cars started by granturismo guy, jan 20, 2014.
Simpleplanes topgears geoff hammerhead eagle ithrust. The presenters were somewhat disheartened by the results however, as the hammerhead eagle ithrust was rated 1 out of 5 by the magazines writers although it did at least beat the gwiz and an electric golf cart, which the same magazine awarded both cars 0. The series will be the first to be broadcast on bbc one, due to a substantial increase in the popularity with viewers, making it the first. Top gear season 14 episode 1 live streaming 6 nations. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 33 series 14, episode 2 top gear playlist. Hammerhead eagle ithrust top secret technology centre test.
Oct 28, 2017 top gears hammerhead eagle i thrust hires pics and road test at top gears hammerhead eagle. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 33 series 14, episode 2. The eagle ithrust features in series 14, episode 2 in the main challenge. Their solution was the hammerhead eagle ithrust, with a chassis by hammond, propulsion by may and stylings by jeremy. If you watched this weeks top gear tv show youll know all about the hammerhead eagle ithrust. The car is redesigned and named the hammerhead eagle ithrust.
Top gear technology centre hammerhead eagle ithrust. In one part of the episode, clarkson is seen explaining the best route around a. The hammerhead eagle ithrust an eco car to rival the miserable and downright after geoffs first road test, it was decided that the fully developed i thrust. Relive many of the greatest and boldest endeavors in all their splendor, including the traincars, james caravan airship, the hammerhead eagle i thrust and the hovervan. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part series 14, episode 2. Top gear has built a homemade electric car, a rival to the chevy volt, and weve tested it.
Conceptually, the idea for geoff is actually not terrible. Oct 28, 2017 hammerhead eagle i thrust from top gear made by t3mas1 installation. The hammerhead eagle ithrust an eco car to rival the miserable and downright dangerous g wiz began life as a prototype called geoff. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part series 14, episode 2 published on. Bbc top gears hammerhead eagle i thrust was presented to the world in last nights television show, and to coincide with the cars launch its makers issued a press release. The boys challenge themselves to build a cheaper, better car than the gwiz. Top gears hammerhead eagle ithrust hires pics and road test at. This compilation show presented by richard hammond takes a look back at top gears most famous creations from the past 21 seasons. The redesign includes extra batteries, along with a diesel generator to. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 33 series 14, episode 2 watch. It featured the presenting lineup from the previous season, with chris harris, paddy mcguinness and freddie flintoff all returning. Then again, being able to see top gears legendary hammerhead eagle ithrust in person, well, that was pretty. The geoff 2 or hammerhead i eagle thrust goes on several tests, so it can become a proper street car. Grand theft auto v\update\x64\dlcpacks\patchday3ng\dlc.
The sixth episode was a specialedition entitled special from bolivia, while the series was subsequently followed by four best of top gear specials, which aired within the initial months of 2010 during january and the. The hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 23 series 14, episode 2. The sixth episode was a specialedition entitled special from bolivia, while. Hammerhead eagle ithrust top secret technology centre. The boys build geoff an ecocar to rival the g wiz using. The hammerhead eagle i thrust among other names is the second electric car that jeremy clarkson, james may and richard hammond made in the electric car challenge. The hammerhead eagle ithrust which the presenters built for the show. The hammerhead eagle ithrust among other names is the second electric car that jeremy clarkson, james may and richard hammond made in the electric car challenge. Then again, being able to see top gears legendary hammerhead eagle ithrust in. I am, of course, referring to geoff, aka the hammerhead eagle ithrust. Bbc top gears hammerhead eagle ithrust was presented to the world in last nights television show, and to coincide with the cars launch its makers issued a press release. Bbc top gears hammerhead eagle ithrust was presented to the world in last nights television show, and to coincide with the cars launch its. Dec 02, 2017 hammerhead eagle i thrust from top gear made by t3mas1 installation. Top gear loves lancia, part series 14, episode 3 the hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 23 series 14, episode 2 motorhomes challenge, part 33 series 15, episode 4 top gear series wikipedia the thirteenth series of top gear aired during 2009 and consisted of seven episodes, beginning on 21 june and concluding on 2 august.
Top gear challenges are a segment of the top gear television programme where the presenters are tasked by the producers. Top gear hammerhead eagle ithrust car official press. Hammerhead eagle ithrust top secret technology centre test drive. Mar 23, 2017 the hammerhead eagle ithrust by tony hsieh march 23, 2017, 8. Jeremy clarkson pits the expensivebutjoyless audi r8 versus the insanely vulgar corvette zr1.
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