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Top Gear's unofficial motto, "ambitious but rubbish," has placed our favorite motoring show trio in a number of unfortunate - albeit highly entertaining - challenges, and next January that tradition will continue with a 4,000-mile trip from London to Timbuktu in a flying car.

The TG crew will be piloting a Parajet Skycar from London, and flying over France, Spain, Morocco and the Sahara, then - God-willing - arrive in the Malian capital. The Skycar makes use of a biofuel-powered Yamaha bike engine to power either the rear wheels, when stuck on the ground, or a propeller, when taking flight. Cruising speed is an achingly slow 68 mph at 3,000 feet, but the Skycar can supposedly reach altitudes of 15,000 feet. And yes, parachutes are part of package.

Final testing is currently underway, so expect the cross-continental journey to air during Top Gear's 13th season early next year.

[Source: Top Gear US]Top Gear to take flying car from London to Timbuktu originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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