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He claimed driving their parents cars had been an “emotional journey” for the three hosts and praised the producers for the “clever idea”.
He said: “It’s a heartfelt film, and it was probably further than I ever wanted to go sharing my personal life on TV.
“My father died a long time ago and even though you move on with your life I still find it quite difficult to talk about him.
“I’ve got lots of cars and I’m very lucky that I can get hold of most cars I want, but out of respect for my father I’d never sat in the driving seat of that BMW model before and it took some persuading to get me to do the film.
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Mr McGuinness said the Fiesta was where his love affair with Ford began with the model continuing to hold special memories.
He said: “When my Dad used to pick me up at the weekend he ll roll up outside our house and he’d always drive over the grid in front of our house.
He added every time he sees the Fiesta he remembers the grid and memories of driving alongside his Dad in the car.
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The Top Gear said the highly sought after new hybrid supercar “doesn’t even have a battery” despite being partly run on electricity. Instead, the model gets its power straight from its brakes” in a dramatic new hybrid variant set to hit the roads.
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The Top Gear host had asked DriveTribe viewers what to do with the ionic model back in January with viewers saying they wanted the car to be restored back to its former self. Mr Hammond seemed surprised by the decision but said he would follow the audience s decision on the future of the model.