Top Gear Taxi is back! We ride with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman
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TG transports the Long Way Home stars across London in a VW ID. Buzz. Hijinx ensues
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Top Gear Taxi is back, here to tackle the big, important questions of our time. Like: road snacks! Bondage! And the importance of not peeing yourself when riding through 17 European countries on cranky old bikes!
Yes folks, for TG Taxi's glorious return, we've got Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, fresh from filming the latest instalment of their adventure series Long Way Down . It's out now on Apple TV+, and it's a cracker.
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TG's Jack Rix swooped by to pick up the pair in a shiny new electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz, whose three-seat layout at the front allowed for an uncomfortably intimate setting as they cruised through central London shooting the breeze.
'If you've ever tried to get a taxi in central London, you'll know how competitive it can be," said Jack. "Fortunately for Ewan and Charley, we were there to get them a ride to their hotel. And all it cost them was answering a few of our questions, eating our snacks, and offering their opinion on the unusual adventure bike I had hidden in the back of the van.' You might like
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