The Grand Tour Episode 12: Censored Through Amazon X-Ray Trivia
Greetings and welcome to episode 12, [censored] to [censored]! In this week’s action packed episode we are staying in Loch Ness, Scotland for the studio audience filming because Richard and James are convinced that there is a monster in the lake. We are introduced to a fast Lexus that is expensive. We get to enjoy a beautiful German road trip in 3 gorgeous SUV’s. Tim Burton is our Celebrity Braincrash guest and much much more!
So, let’s head over to Amazon’s X-Ray and see what we can learn about all this craziness and awesomeness! Enjoy!
What is General Trivia and where can you find it?
For those of you who watch The Grand Tour on the television, (like myself), Xbox or other means other than computer, (or I’ve heard tablets as well), you may have missed out on Amazon’s “X-Ray.” X-Ray provides General Trivia facts about the cars, track, places, crew and all sorts of things about The Grand Tour and everything involved, so for those that missed it here is X-Ray General Trivia for Episode 12!
Scene 1: Intro
Welcome back to Scotland! The place where James and Richard bought their very own monster tea towels!
General Trivia Starts at 0:00:00
Jeremy Clarkson: Writer, broadcaster, warm corduroy.
Scene 2: Intro
Sooooo this week its “Maye” that gets his name spelled wrong on what seems to be a very unwelcome welcome.
General Trivia Starts at 0:00:04
Richard Hammond: Writer, broadcaster, relaxed tweed.
Scene 2: Intro
They are still in the same 3 cars in the ‘random 3 cars in the intro’…bit. Refresher, They are an AC 3000ME, a Hillman Avenger Tiger, and a Hillman Super Minx.
General Trivia Starts at 0:00:09
James May: Writer, broadcaster, patchwork quilt.
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Scene 3: Welcome Back to Scotland!
Jeremy explains to us why they are still at Loch Ness. Well it’s because Richard and James are believers in the Loch Ness Monster.
General Trivia Starts at 0:01:13
James May’s studio jacket in this episode was made from the remains of five other crashed jackets.
Scene 3: Loch Ness Monster
James and Richard show “photographic proof” of the Loch Ness Monsters existence….
General Trivia Starts at 0:01:50
Tea towel – The British word for ‘dish cloth’, conforming to an archaic UK law which which says that 30 percent of all words must in some way relate to tea.
Scene 3: Speed Cameras
Jeremy gives us a chat about the amazing roads in Scotland and a highway that stretches 99 miles and is littered with speed cameras. He also does a great movie impression.
General Trivia Starts at 0:04:26
Jeremy’s impassioned speech about speed cameras is of course inspired by the legendary Scottish film Gregory’s Girl. Not really, it’s Braveheart.
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Scene 5: The Lexus!
Here Jeremy tests out the new Lexus GS F. A possible alternative to a fast German saloon car? We’ll soon find out.
General Trivia Starts at 0:05:23
The Lexus GS F has a 471 horsepower, 5-litre V8 engine. It can go from 0-62 in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 168mph.
Scene 5: Lots of Dead Animals
General Trivia Starts at 0:08:35
Animals featured in Jeremy’s Lexus film included an exploded fox, a fallen-over polar bear, a wrong-way-up badger and some broken birds.
Scene 7: Conversation Street
On this weeks Conversation Street, Mercedes suggest renting out your car when you aren’t using it, (terrible idea Merc), Richard is attached to his….ya know…gentleman’s sausage, a perhaps monster sighting, a charity car deal…thing and much more!
General Trivia Starts at 0:15:21
The legend of the Loch Ness Monster seems to date back to 1933, much like Richard’s jacket.
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Scene 7: Car Talk
A conversation about cars like these that are becoming extinct and for the most part, that isn’t a bad thing.
General Trivia Starts at 0:17:11
Richard Hammond loves the Citroen Saxo VTS so much that after this show was filmed, he went out and bought one.
Scene 8: The Bentley
We are in the ever so beautiful Germany for this weeks road trip. James has chosen to bring the new Bentley Bentayga.
General Trivia Starts at 0:19:43
The Bentley Bentayga has a 6-litre, twin turbo W12 engine making 600 horsepower. It can go from 0-62 in 4.1 seconds and has a claimed top speed of 187mph.
Scene 8: The Range Rover
For this wonderful trip Jeremy has picked the Range Rover Autobiography.
General Trivia Starts at 0:20:24
The Range Rover Autobiography has a 5-litre supercharged V8 engine making 543 horsepower. It can go from 0-62 in 5.4 and has a claimed top speed of 140mph.
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Scene 8: The Jaaaaaag
And last but not least (unless we talk about price), Richard’s pick, the Jaguar F-Pace! (My personal favorite).
General Trivia Starts at 0:20:36
The Jaguar F-Pace S has a 3-litre supercharged V6 engine making 375 horsepower. It can go from 0-62 in 5.5 seconds and has a claimed top speed of 155mph.
Scene 8: Fancy Bracelet
Richard shows off some pretty awesome features of the Jag including a bracelet that can do lots of fancy things.
General Trivia Starts at 0:21:00
The magic car-opening bracelet on Richard’s Jaguar F-Pace is called the Activity Key.
Scene 8: Jeremy is Silent…
For once in the history of…well the world, Jeremy can’t think of anything to say during this part of their trip. James on the other hand can’t stop talking about his Bentley.
General Trivia Starts at 0:23:52
The stereo in James’s Bentley is indeed extremely powerful, but it’s also an option. One which, in the UK, costs £6300.
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Scene 8: A Drag Race
Of course a part of all of their journeys (pretty much) the boys have a drag race. Also thrown into this race is the new BMW X5M.
General Trivia Starts at 0:27:55
The BMW X5M has a 4.4-litre twin turbo V8 making 567 horsepower. BMW say it can go from 0-62 in 4.2 seconds and on to a limited top speed of 155mph.
Scene 8: James is Fact-ing Again…
Before they begin, Richard gets excited thinking its a “British vs Germany” race. James of course shuts him down with the facts that it would actually India vs Germany race…
General Trivia Starts at 0:28:09
James is right about the heritage of the SUVs. The Jaguar and the Range Rover are both made by companies owned by Tata of India and since 1997 Bentley has been part of the Volkswagen Group.
Scene 8: May and Hammond Bickering
After the race, which Jeremy and Richard lost, Richard and James go on about each others SUVs
General Trivia Starts at 0:31:10
Brian Sewell – English art critic. Also, the most well-spoken man ever to have lived. Probably.
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Scene 9: Celebrity Braincrash!
Our guest this week is the amazing Tim Burton! Unfortunately he has a bit of an accident whilst in his submarine…
General Trivia Starts at 0:37:49
Tim Burton – Director, producer, writer and unexpected submarine enthusiast.
Scene 10: Filler Convo
Since our celebrity didn’t end up making it to the show they had to fill in the time. So they strike up a conversation about cars with launch control and how it’s “pointless” to have. And we get to enjoy a clip of a beautiful Porsche 911 GT3 revving and launching….mmmmm.
General Trivia Starts at 0:40:10
The car in the launch control film is a Porsche 911 GT3.
Scene 11: A Rally Race!
The end point of their trip was supposed to be the Nürburgring but they trusted directions to James, so they ended up in Nuremberg instead. So Richard finds them a track nearby (a massive quarry) and they have a rally style race there instead. Who will win this one? Jeremy…Jeremy does by cheating.
General Trivia Starts at 0:51:11
Aggregates fact: The setting for the SUV race is one of the biggest limestone quarries in Europe.
Well folks there you have it, the end of another amazing episode of The Grand Tour! Which of the 3 SUVs is your favorite? Or even throw the BMW in there? Which of the 4? Let us know in the comments bellow. Now let’s head over to our quiz and test what we’ve learned. Good luck!
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