6. Ferrari Missed Out

5. Clarkson Doubled As A Car Salesman

4. James May Used To Have Normal Hair...

3. ...And Isn't The Sensible One After All?

2. The Ford Fiesta Isn't Watertight?

1. Lotus Designed The TG Track

However, the BBC show was last year recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the most widely watched factual television programme…. It’s shown in 212 countries, and ranks incredibly highly among the most illegally downloaded TV shows...you guessed it...in the world. Consequently, a great deal is known about Top Gear and its presenters, but with any luck, we think we might’ve unearthed a few tidbits of info’ you may not have known before.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_jzNGUVkXo Jezza originally wanted to take aon the trio’s latest US road-trip, to do battle with Hammond’s Viper and May’s Vanquish. However, as Ferrari wasn’t able to deliver the goods, he was forced to take a, a car he’s since called the best he’s ever driven. Similarly, JC was forced into aafter thehe was scheduled to drive for the track-day challenge was damaged. So, even TG doesn’t have free reign over whichever car they so choose…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfdktvDuIlU TG doesn’t bill itself as a legitimate consumer advice show, chiefly because they spend most of their time. However, TG does have a track record when it comes to shifting cars. After therace was broadcast, Aston reportedly took ain a matter of days. Moreover, theallegedly became an overnight success after JC’s glowing review. Most recently, searches for used Subarus skyrocketed after the team’s African adventure.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SADOTynwOE Those of you who’ve been watching “new” Top Gear since the very beginning may remember that Cpt. Slow only joined the team at the beginning of Series Two, after Jason Dawe was unceremoniously dropped from the ticket. This wasn’t May’s first appearance on TG, however. He appeared in a few episodes of “old” TG in 1999 (when he had proper hair), where he filmed theThis isn’t the only skeleton in Slow’s closet, however. In 1992 he wasafter studiously editing the articles to create a hidden message. The first letter of each article in the magazine’s Road Test Yearbook formed a part of May’s message. It read: "So you think it's really good, yeah? You should try making the bloody thing up; it's a real pain in the arse." You probably knew this one, but it was justgood…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e7R3y-qwZ0 Remember the first of “new” TG’s “sensible” road tests? Jezza put a little lime green (or “Squeeze” as Ford called it) Fiesta through a host of “real life” tests. He was, and helped the Royal Marines with a. TG actually usedFiestas to make that film, at least one of which was completely waterproofed for use in the final scene. Rumour has it Ford of China wanted to use the Fiesta’s water-wading capabilities as a selling point - until Ford of Europe told them...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CRV6xDpkZo We’ve spent many an hour at CT longing for our very own testing facility. When TG was commissioned in 2002,stepped forward to design the now famous circuit around the. It has since been used by McLaren as an official testing facility.