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Want to know what really happened in Abu Dhabi? Well, we tagged along with Richard into the desert to bring you the behind-the-scenes view of that amazing race. Click through the gallery for the full story.
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One Lamborghini Murcielago LP640-4 Super Veloce. The lastest, fastest Murcielago.
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It weighs 100kg less than the ‘standard’ Murcielago. It has an extra 30bhp from its 6.5-litre V12.
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It has lots of carbon fibre and a rear wing stolen from Bruce Wayne’s shed. It costs more than a quarter of a million pounds and it’ll 62mph in 3.2 seconds. Those are the sort of numbers that impress Top Gear...
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... and the watching tribes of nomadic cameramen, who wander the deserts with their long lenses, tripods and sand-blown tea towels.
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Super Veloce attempts to sneak past a tribal elder tending to his flock of cameras. Fails.
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Hammond adopts his finest steely eyed look. Never a bad plan when you’ve got a road that can disappear under the desert in just a few seconds.
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Hammond skims through the Lamborghini press release. There is much mention of elephants and lions.
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The desert is large. Hammond is quite small. This photo illustrates the difference neatly.
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An actual local on a mode of transport with approximately 669bhp less than the Super Veloce.
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"It's childish, purile and clichéd... and absolutely gorgeous." So writes Hammond in the new issue of Top Gear magazine. Get hold of a copy to find out more from behind the scenes in Abu Dhabi.
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A race, you say? What a novel idea…
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The Super Veloce waits patiently while Hammond goes in search of a competitor.
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And here it is, the Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722. So that's 1300-odd bhp, £600,000 of hypercar... and a great big stretch of closed road through the middle of Abu Dhabi. How handy is that?
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Hammond gets ready for the race, trying to remember what the professional drivers had told him.
"Flat all the way?"
"Flat."
"Righto then..."When you’ve seen all these, check out our preview of the rest of series 13 or watch some behind the scenes video.
They're off, and damn it's close. If you watched the race, you'll know just how close...
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Race over, Hammond and the Super Veloce disappear into the desert for a gentle cool down...
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"Erm, guys? You know when the fuel gauge says ‘empty'?"
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