The series' very first segment begins with Jeremy reviewing the Citroën Berlingo Multispace, testing the car out as the-then cheapest new passenger vehicle on sale in Britain by taking it on the EuroStar back to its country of origin, and eventually praising it for, among many other things, its copious storage space, which would have been tested out by filling the Berlingo's storage with crates of alcohol purchased near Calais, but following a discussion with EastEnders business owner David West, it was revealed that cars suspected to be carrying too much alcohol would be crushed without prejudice, leading Clarkson to deposit a single bottle in the boot as a kneejerk preventative measure.īlack Stig driving the Zonda around the track Running cars on vegetable oilĪfter having shown viewers how to save money on a family hatchback and attempting to show them how to avoid speeding fines by going fast enough to fool a camera, Jeremy promises to show the biggest money-saving tip of all running a diesel-powered car on vegetable oil. Segments Citroën Berlingo Multispace Review Jason Dawe gives some car buying advice, and Harry Enfield takes the Liana on its first celebrity lap.
Later in the episode he puts two of the finest Italian supercars against each other, and Richard Hammond sees if it's possible to defeat a speed camera.
In this very first installment of 2002-era Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson looks at family hatchbacks for the cheapest new car on the road, and finds something avantgarde the Citroën Berlingo Multispace.