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In the latest Top Gear episode, the crew builds a space shuttle, tests the new Porsche 911 Turbo, and more. Videos after the jump.

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Wow, the launch was good, landing could be a bit better :-D
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atleast the top gear logo landed the correct way in the ground lol
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lol the launch and landing were great
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And how much did this cost?:P
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[...] February 22, 2007Top Gear builds, launches Space Shuttle car Filed under: TransportationAs if the folks at Top Gear didn't already have the best job in the world, they recently went and completely outdid themselves, building their own Space Shuttle out of a Reliant Robin, roughly the British equivalent of a Pinto or a Gremlin (minus a wheel). As you can see, it all came together quite nicely, complete with an external fuel tank, solid rocket boosters, and a spot-on paint job, although there doesn't seem to have been any room left for passengers, with the whole lot remotely-controlled instead. That proved to have been for the best, however, with the impressive launch followed by a less-than-successful landing, though that was still more than enough to claim the title of the largest rocket flown in the U.K. While it's unclear if they'll ever have another go at it, you can check out the complete rise and fall of this attempt in the video after the break.[Via Tech E Blog, thanks Grant B]Continue reading Top Gear builds, launches Space Shuttle car [...]
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[...] Top Gear builds, launches Space Shuttle car Posted on February 24, 2007 As if the folks at Top Gear didn’t already have the best job in the world, they recently went and completely outdid themselves, building their own Space Shuttle out of a Reliant Robin, roughly the British equivalent of a Pinto or a Gremlin (minus a wheel). As you can see, it all came together quite nicely, complete with an external fuel tank, solid rocket boosters, and a spot-on paint job, although there doesn’t seem to have been any room left for passengers, with the whole lot remotely-controlled instead. That proved to have been for the best, however, with the impressive launch followed by a less-than-successful landing, though that was still more than enough to claim the title of the largest rocket flown in the U.K. While it’s unclear if they’ll ever have another go at it, you can check out the complete rise and fall of this attempt in the video after the break. function init () { initContextualClick(); } CC.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", init); [Via Tech E Blog, thanks Grant B] [...]
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[...] The “Top Gear” guys have the best job on earth already, so building a spaceship from a Reliant Robin was the only way it’d ever get better. (TechEBlog) [...]
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