Supercar Showdown was the name of the twelfth Clarkson home video release, as part of a series which would be released yearly through to 2011. It was filmed around the same time that Series 10 of Top Gear was being filmed, and came out a day after the Botswana Special had aired.
Synopsis[]
In much the same manner as the majority of its predecessors, Clarkson takes the audience on a tour to find the ultimate European Supercar, alternating between the airfield and Ascari Circuit in Spain. Future host Sabine Schmitz guest stars. In addition to this, a couple of cars are destroyed in various manners, most notably a G-Wiz which is crashed into a heavy wooden table, resulting in a decisive victory for the latter.
Trivia[]
- Despite ranking 88th on Clarkson's Top 100 Cars, the Renault Alpine was one of Clarkson's targets for destruction this time around.
- The Renault Alpine which was destroyed was allegedly a trophy-winning show car sold for £8,250, at a time when an average example sold for around £5,000.