Top Gear

The crew travels to Pendine Sands in Wales to put a BMW 6 Series, a Porsche 911 and a Jaguar XKR through a high‑speed race. Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen feature as the Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car.

The episode follows the programme’s crew as they travel to Pendine Sands, the expansive beach in Wales that serves as the venue for their latest automotive challenge. Upon arrival they set up their equipment and prepare to showcase a series of high‑speed tests, using the open shoreline as a natural racetrack for the day’s activities. In this segment the team lines up three distinct sports cars – a BMW 6 Series, a Porsche 911 and a Jaguar XKR – and pits them against one another on the sand. Each vehicle tackles the same stretch of beach, allowing the presenters to record comparable times and observe how the different engineering approaches perform under identical conditions. The episode also features Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen as the programme’s Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car. Their participation provides a contrast to the high‑performance machines, as they engage with the more modestly priced vehicle while the team conducts the high‑speed runs. All of the action is confined to the wide, flat expanse of Pendine Sands, giving a clear view of each car as it accelerates along the beach. The combination of the three sports cars, the Reasonably Priced Car segment and the Welsh coastline gives this episode its distinctive flavour within the series.