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Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car was a segment of Top Gear, in which presenter Jeremy Clarkson interviewed a celebrity and then showed a clip of their attempt to drive round the Top Gear track, filmed earlier. Their times were then put on to a board. There have been four reasonably priced cars: the Suzuki Liana, Chevrolet Lacetti, Kia Cee'd and a Vauxhall Astra. Most SIAPRC stars were exclusively lapped on manual gearboxes; with some stars using automatic gearboxes.

In Suzuki Liana, it has an anathestic modification in some occassion but it was removed reverted to stock.

In Series 23, a new version of this segment was introduced, titled "Stars in a Rallycross Car".

From Series 24, it was once again rebranded but as "Star in a Reasonably-Fast Car" using the Toyota GT86 (Subaru BRZ, Scion FR-S (2012-2016)) as the new car.

Suzuki Liana Leaderboard[]

See Suzuki Liana Power Lap times.

Chevrolet Lacetti Leaderboard[]

See Chevrolet Lacetti Power Lap times.

Kia Cee'd Leaderboard[]

  1. 1:42.1 - Matt LeBlanc
  2. 1:42.2 - Rowan Atkinson
  3. 1:42.8 - Michael Fassbender
  4. 1:42.8 - John Bishop
  5. 1:43.5 - Ross Noble
  6. 1:43.6 - James McAvoy
  7. 1.43.7 - Ryan Reynolds
  8. 1.43.7 - Matt Smith
  9. 1:44.2 - Tom Cruise
  10. 1:44.4 - Amy MacDonald
  11. 1:44.5 - Nick Frost
  12. 1:44.9 - Simon Pegg
  13. 1:45.2 - Cameron Diaz
  14. 1:45.2 - Alex James
  15. 1:45.4 - Mick Fleetwood
  16. 1:45.5 - Rupert Grint
  17. 1:45.9 - Peter Jones
  18. 1:45.9 - Boris Becker (Wet)
  19. 1:46.1 - Andy García
  20. 1.46.8 - Bill Turnbull
  21. 1:47.0 - Alastair Campbell
  1. 1:47.7 - Louis Walsh
  2. 1:47.8 – Sophie Raworth
  3. 1:47.8 - Danny Boyle (Wet)
  4. 1:48.1 - Al Murray
  5. 1:48.1 - Bob Geldof
  6. 1:49.0 - Jonathan Ross (Wet, got lost)
  7. 1:49.0 - Jeff Goldblum
  8. 1:49.4 - will.i.am (Automatic)
  9. 1:49.8 - Slash (Wet)
  10. 1:49.9 - Nick Robinson
  11. 1:49.9 - Peta 23 from Essex (Damp)
  12. 1:50.3 - Amber Heard (Automatic)
  13. 1:50.5 - Fiona Bruce
  14. 1:50.8 - Bill Bailey (Wet, labeled as Angelina Jolie to the disappointment of Hammond)
  15. 1:50.9 - Amy Williams (Literally wet)
  16. 1:53.3 - Johnny Vaughan (Wet)
  17. 1:53.6 - Louie Spence (Wet)
  18. 1:56.3 - Alice Cooper (Wet, automatic)
  19. 1:56.7 - John Prescott (Wet, automatic)
  20. 2:09.1 - Damian Lewis (Snow)

Vauxhall Astra Leaderboard[]

  1. 1:44.6 - Olly Murs
  2. 1:44.7 - Aaron Paul
  3. 1:45.1 - Brian Johnson
  4. 1:45.6 - Jimmy Carr
  5. 1:46.1 - Hugh Jackman
  6. 1:46.7 - David Haye
  7. 1:46.8 - Warwick Davis
  8. 1:47.1 - Margot Robbie
  9. 1:47.2 - Will Smith
  10. 1:47.8 - Benedict Cumberbatch
  11. 1:48.5 - Rachel Riley
  12. 1:48.8 - Charles Dance
  13. 1:48.9 - Joss Stone
  14. 1:49.2 - Kiefer Sutherland (Wet)
  15. 1:49.4 - James Blunt (Flipping Wet)
  16. 1:49.9 - Tom Hiddleston (Very Wet)
  17. 1:49.9 - Ron Howard
  18. 1:50.1 - Hugh Bonneville (Wet)
  19. 1:51.0 - Steven Tyler
  20. 1:51.5 - Mike Rutherford
  21. 1:54.3 - Ed Sheeran (Very Wet, Automatic, first time ever driving)
  22. 1:54.5 - Jack Whitehall (Automatic, first time driving alone)

Formula 1 Leaderboard (Suzuki Liana)[]

See Suzuki Liana Power Lap times.

Children in Need 2012 Top Gear Challenge[]

For a segment of the 2012 Children in Need appeal, three BBC newsreaders were sent around the track in the Kia Cee'd, which for this time was decorated in Pudsey-like spots. The results are as follows:

Note: all laps were in dry conditions.

  1. 1:46.8 - Bill Turnbull
  2. 1:47.8 - Sophie Raworth
  3. 1:50.5 - Fiona Bruce

Time deductions[]

On occasion, an additional term is written next to the time (such as "Wet"). This indicates that the Stig and the Top Gear team consider that the prevalent weather conditions have hindered the car's performance and consequently the comparative accuracy of the lap time.

The time on the board is not adapted; a time of 1:50 with the MM (Mildly Moist) classification is deemed to be equivalent to 1:48 on a normal dry track.

The following list displays the handicap terms used on the programme with their corresponding approximate time disadvantages:

Term Conditions Adjustment
HOT Track surface or car performance affected by high temperature / humidity -2 seconds
Mildly moist (MM) Track surface slightly damp after light rain or drizzle -2 seconds
Wet (W) / Melted snow (MS) Track surface wet due to light rain / melted snow -4 seconds
Very wet (VW) Track surface wet (with large puddles) due to heavy rain -6 seconds

Introduction speeches and quotes[]

Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car/Introductions

See Also[]

References[]

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