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Rowan Atkinson: our honeymoon with electric cars is coming to an end

5 June 2023

1:00 AM

5 June 2023

1:00 AM

Over a decade ago, fans of BBC’s Top Gear will remember when it was Rowan Atkinson’s turn to have a go at the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment.

This is back when Jeremy Clarkson’s running gag centred around the BBC’s shoestring budget, meaning they had to torture their guests with various crap cars and see which of them could get around the (airport) track fastest without any tyres falling off.

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