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More Good News! I have another Top Gear outtake, sadly, it's not from series 18, but it does have guns, and a very big, very indestructible Paramount Marauder. So, Richard Hammond is in Africa, for series 17 episode one, and can he kill the big red Marauder, by going bigger each time with the gun? Feature: Richard is given the task of road testing the Marauder, a South African military vehicle. He attempts to find similarities and differences between it and the Hummer before subjecting it to a series of tests, including how to manoeuvre out of a supermarket parking space, how to drive it through a crowded town, and what would happen to it if seven pounds of Semtex were to be detonated under the car. After the Hummer is completely destroyed by the explosives, Richard performs the same test to the Marauder, only to have the car survive and drive away from the explosion. Review: Jeremy reviews the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, comparing it to the original Volkswagen Golf GTI, the Porsche Cayman R and the Lotus Evora S. By the end of the review, he is very pleased with everything about it, even though Hammond can't justify the £40,000 price tag. It sets a lap time of 1:25.00, about 0.3 seconds faster than a 4-door BMW M3, despite the damp track condition. News: The trio talk about the new MG 6, criticising its looks and it being a rebadging of the Roewe 550. Clarkson then goes on to discuss a website he has found, which informs people how many models of a particular type of car are still on the road in the United Kingdom. He reports that there are hardly any old MGs, but there are plenty of classic Fords. James also discusses the new MINI coupé, which the trio strongly criticise because of the claim that it would be "styled to look like a baseball cap used backwards". Feature: Clarkson pays homage to the Jaguar E-type on its 50th birthday, driving an E-Type Speedster to a hilltop convention where over 100 E-Types have gathered in celebration. He claims that every model was fantastic, and it was possibly the best-looking car ever. He also unveils a new model, which has been updated for the 21st century, but he is startled by its £500,000 price tag. Feature: James returns to Lillehammer in Norway in a bid to clear up some unfinished business. He gathers a MINI John Cooper Works WRC, MINI test driver Kris Meeke and skeleton sled racer Amy Williams in an attempt to prove that a car can be faster than a bobsleigh. May was beaten on his previous attempt by Hammond's bobsleigh team, but this time he manages to beat Amy Williams by a matter of seconds. Star In A Reasonably Priced Car: Rock legend Alice Cooper sets a time of 1:56.3, becoming the second slowest star to drive around the track in the Kia Cee'd.