Clarkson also took part in a Royal Marines amphibious landing using a Ford Fiesta. Top Gear IS loads of entertainment BUT I don't always like it when that "fun" involves intentionally damaging or destroying cars. Clarkson & Co do little to downplay their Hooray Henry image when they go & bang up a bunch of new econoboxes playing "soccer", or drive the Fiesta mentioned above through the surf. Would YOU want to buy that Fiesta at a second-hand lot without knowing it had been half-submerged in the sea?? Similarly, what's funny about dropping a dumpster on a Maserati BiTurbo, a grand piano on a Morris Marina, taking a baseball bat to a brand-new Perodua Kelita outside the dealership, etc - all because Clarkson doesn't like them. The challenges are mostly kewl - and prove that the show doesn't have to devolve into a demolition derby to entertain.

The world's fastest road car is not the Bugatti Veyron but the 2009 Ultimate Aero which has 1287 horsepower and a top speed of 270mph (43km/h)!

Definitely. Even though they might not be performing military regulation training exercises, it is great advertising exposure for the Armed Forces... on a prime-time show that is more likely to reach audiences who could benefit from employment in these troubled economic times and to serve their country on the front line. I believe it also boosts morale within the forces in being affiliated with the No.1 motoring show in the UK and across most of the world. Boosting morale and placing the unemployed in a job to serve their country is far more beneficial than being concerned about whether they are conducting proper training exercises for a few days when these men already have years of instinctive training behind them. A few hours of 'fun' to make the world seem a brighter place is most definitely well worth it. Go Top Gear... and Go British armed forces!!!

Apart from the high entertainment value that this brings, I believe this is certainly good training value! This is the new world, conventional warfare went out a long time ago, who's to say that an enemy will not try and attack you with a Range Rover. The British armed forces are predominantly volunteer army, thus recruitment of any form is vital to keep staff up. The US also spends an inordinate amount of money on recruitment drives to get people. And anyway, I would rather be recruited by watching Top Gear than by some government ad showing the multiple ways of dying.

I love Top Gear and all their stunts. The UK has become such a nanny PC state that anything that anyone does is going be viewed by some stupid politician as offensive, expensive or unnecessary. I say, keep it going!

I think some people are not happy unless they are complaining about something. The Top Gear antics with the military provide the military with an unusual opportunity for training. Their "target" or objective is not designed by a military person and hence their standard tactics may not be relevant. These challenges, as silly and entertaining as they may be, do give the military a different form of practice. As a spin-off, the public gets entertainment.

I've stopped watching this show for quite some time now. It's getting ridiculous now.

First, Top Gear is a brilliant show. Second, I can't believe that people are moaning that Top Gear does not have the same training standards as the training grounds for the troops. Honestly, the most soldiers I've seen on the show at any given time was 10-15. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the British forces, as stretched and desperate for new recruits as they are, have quite a few more people in it than 10-15. So, to the complainers, do something about the big problems in the world. You can then concentrate on TV shows and things that get your knickers in a knot. "On that bombshell.."

It's great for the armed forces and a helluva good show.

Top Gear rocks. I say do whatever is takes to keep the entertainment coming.