Editing Reliant Robin (section)

=== ''Top Gear'' ===
[[File:Reliant Robin Space Shuttle - Top Gear (5963792406).jpg|thumb|225x225px|A replica of the Reliant Robin Space Shuttle used in [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]]]
On 18 February 2007 episode of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' (series 9, episode 4), a  Reliant Robin was used by [[Richard Hammond]] and [[James May]] in an attempt to modify a normal K-reg Robin into a reusable [[Space Shuttle]]. The booster rockets separated cleanly, but the fuel tank did not detach, and the Robin crashed into the ground, where it promptly exploded. This launch was the "largest non-commercial rocket launch in European history".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074gf0|title=BBC – Top Gear – Episode Archive – Series 9 – Episode 4 |access-date=21 February 2007 }}</ref>

In a subsequent episode of ''Top Gear'' (series 15, episode 1), a  modified 1994 Reliant Robin was used by [[Jeremy Clarkson]] to drive 14 miles from Sheffield to Rotherham. He described driving it as dangerous as "inviting your mum 'round for an evening on [[Chatroulette]]", and that the Robin "wasn't funny, it was a complete menace". During the segment, Clarkson rolled a specially side-weighted Robin at least six times. The following two episodes featured racing driver [[The Stig]] and [[Ken Block]] on their [[Top Gear Test Track|test track]] in Robins, and neither of them could finish a clean lap in the specially doctored Robin. Later on, Clarkson admitted that the Robin used in the show had the differential modified to allow "the poor little thing" to roll over easily.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theladbible.com/articles/jeremy-clarkson-has-revealed-some-secrets-regarding-faked-scenes-on-top-gear-130116 |title=Jeremy Clarkson Has Revealed Some Secrets Regarding Faked Scenes On 'Top Gear' |work=The Lad Bible |access-date=15 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarkson|first1=Jeremy|title=The Clarkson Review: Reliant Robin|url=https://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/the-clarkson-review-reliant-robin/|website=Driving|date=11 January 2016 |publisher=The Sunday Times|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> The car also had unequal sized wheels fitted creating an imbalance toward the driver's side.<ref name="RMC">{{cite web |title=BBC Top Gear - and the infamous rolling Reliant Robin episode |url=http://www.reliant.website/topgear.shtml |publisher=The Reliant Motor Club |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>