Amphibious Car Challenge is a fifth challenge under the "How hard can it be?" category, where the presenters have to build their vehicles that can sail on water besides drive on roads. It is a first challenge to the said feature.
Challenge sypnosis[]
The presenters will have to purchase a used vehicles. Jeremy picks the fifth-gen Toyota Hilux (where the vehicle was claimed 'indestructible'), Volkswagen Type 2 T3 for Richard and Triumph Herald for James.
Design[]
Each of the presenters have their own as: Jeremy's Hilux simply welded on the floor (including underfloor chassis) with sealed windows, etc. then he mounted the outboard motorboat engine with 225-hp. When he tries to dismantle the bull bar using plasma cutter, it frequently catch fire it is made of steel. Also, he painted with a written of "B" to spelt and being dubbed as Toybota.
Richard's Type T3 as a narrowboat with green and white scheme. Unlike Clarkson, he has a tiny horsepower outboard motor and dubbed as Dampervan.
James's Herald operated as a sail boat, as opposed to an outboard engine. It had no nickname.
Meet up[]
Jeremy went first to arrived to lake, then Richard albeit being problematic in uphill traffic his Dampervan obviously suffers heavyweight with compromised power/torque. And James had to make alternative route despite the enormous mast height.
Crossing on the lake[]
Upon arrival, James went into the lake first, but before he could set up his sail, he drifted into some weeds. Jeremy went in next, but had some minor stability issues, making it impossible for him to help James. Things got worse as Richard broke his propeller while driving into the lake since he fitted it onto the bottom of the van. Due to his broken propeller, he had to use a small Honda motor that Jeremy had.
However, almost immediately, Richard's van began sinking on it's nose, therefore his Dampervan completely sink he abroaded to Jeremy's Toybota. After Jeremy rescued Richard the two were now aiming for the pontoon. Even though Jeremy would definitely win to James since he was having trouble with speed, Jeremy still insisted on going full power. But the worst was to come for Jeremy though.
Upon the two made it to the pontoon, but when Jeremy turned his Toybota around to park it, he steered to fast, causing the Toybota to tilt enough for the bed to sink into the water. This eventually caused the truck to tip over onto its roof, therefore, making Jeremy lose. James arrived moments later with his car intact, but while he was trying to back out of the water, his clutch gave way. James' sailing impression cleared was boring.
Aftermath[]
The challenge would later carried on to the second version as redux, where the presenters have to cross English channel. Both Jeremy and Richard have to be build again. James had won, so he simply updated it.
Trivia[]
- Upon Clarkson's Toybota capsized where May realise. He also adds the nickname as HMS Clarkson.
- Clarkson's Toybota design carried to the Nissan Pick-up with the same nickname as Nissank.