Top Gear were testing out the Alpine A110 when it caught fire mid-filming with Chris Harris inside.
After a glitzy sequence showcasing all of the features available in the car, Chris travelled through Top Gear’s “quantum portal” to an area more suited for the car.
However, he soon found himself in the middle of a rally in Montecarlo.
Eddie Jordan joined Chris in the Alpine A110 car as a co-driver for the rally.
Driving around the winding roads, Eddie screamed in excitement: “Faster, faster, drive it like you stole it!”
Chris then explained: “Just a few minutes into the stage, the Alpine faltered.”
The BBC filming car could be seen to continue moving ahead as Chris and Eddie’s car came to a halt.
Chris then said: “Electric failure danger. We’re by the side of the road. It’s a total konk-out.”
As screaming from he team could be heard over the radio to get out, Chris gasped: “Oh, it’s on fire, it’s on fire! Get out, get out!”
The BBC safety team could then be seen to watch the car become an inferno as the car exploded.
A member of the team was heard to say: “Come away. Everybody back away from the vehicle now please!”
Safely back in the studio, the audience were speechless as Matt LeBlanc teased: “Well, I hate it when you can’t get the temperature right in the car!
“It’s with too cold… or on fire. What happened?”
Chris explained: “I’d literally been driving it for a few minutes. The warning light came on the dashboard. Something about electrical failures.
“Stop, power cuts almost immediately and the first time i knew it was on fire was when I opened the car door and the flames licked straight up my arm. Most importantly, everyone is okay.”
Alpine wanted to stress that the car was a prototype and not a finished production car. Chris explained that Alpine have undertaken a full investigation.
He then read a statement, saying: “They have concluded that this isolated fire incident was caused by a fuel leak.
“Robust measure have been put in place to ensure that such incidents cannot reoccur.”
Matt hen jibed: “Basically, they’re going to remove all the fire before putting them on sale.”
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