VIDEO: Express mail Top Gear style – Porsche Panamera vs. U.K. postal service

Hamster and Captain Slow race a letter in a Panamera — Click above to watch video

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Hamster and Captain Slow race a letter in a Panamera — Click above to watch video


The latest Top Gear challenge pits the Panamera against Britain’s postal service. James May and Richard Hammond race a stamped and mailed letter from the Isles of Scilly to Zanzibar Bungalow, Birsay, Orkney — about 900 miles over land and sea. The stakes: according to James May, arriving in Orkney after the letter would be the same as saying “Don’t buy this Porsche, buy a stamp.” Follow the jump to watch the videos and see who won.

[Source: YouTube via German Car Scene]