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Release Date:
January 2, 2011
Original Title:
Top Gear: The U.S. & Albania Road Trips (The Directors’ Cuts)
Alternate Titles:
Top Gear: Albania Special
Top Gear: East Coast Road Trip
Top Gear: The Great Adventures Vol. 4 - Albania Director's Cut
Top Gear: The Great Adventures Vol. 4 - East Coast Road Trip Director's Cut
Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Documentary
Production Companies:
BBC
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
In their not quite biggest adventures yet, the boys visit the good old US of A and former Eastern Bloc Albania for two action packed road trips. In America our trio, armed with the hottest new supercars - the Mercedes SLS, Ferrari 458 and the Porsche 911 GT3RS - head through NASCAR country and enjoy a dancing Mayor, a Stig on a drive by shooting range, and the white knuckle Virginia Raceway, with their adventure climaxing in a race across New York. But that's nothing compared to Albania, where they are summoned by a Mafia Boss to pick a winner from the new Rolls-Royce Ghost, The Mercedes S-Class, and the new Bentley Mulsanne (sort of). Keen to please, the boys embark on their most comprehensive test ever, including the Dead Fat Man in the Boot challenge, and a bank robbery to find the best getaway car. Will James be killed in the resulting car chase? The answer is yes. Definitely.
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