Top Gear's fourth episode to pit Nissan GT-R against Japanese bullet train

Jul 11th 2008 at 2:58PM

We first got wind of another epic Top Gear race back in May when Jeremy Clarkson announced that this season would feature a race against a Japanese bullet train. At the time, it wasn't announced what vehicle would be in the race, but we were convinced it would be the Nissan GT-R. We guessed correctly. Today in Andy Wilman's blog, the TG producer gave a preview of the fourth episode and confirmed that the GT-R would be facing off against the bullet train this Sunday. Wilman also reveals that the races are shot in real time, and that the winner is not predetermined. The race will take up a full half hour of the show, though we wouldn't mind if it took up even more.