wˌaɪl bˌiːɪŋ tˈɛstᵻd fɔːɹ kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ fɔːɹ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən pɹˈoʊɡɹæm tˈɑːp ɡˈɪɹ, fˈɜːst bɹˈɔːdkæst ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ɐ flˈoːɹ pˈænəl kˈeɪm lˈuːs fɹʌmðə tˈɛst vˈiəkəl æz ɪt wʌz bˌiːɪŋ dɹˈɪvən æt spˈiːd baɪ dʒˈɛɹəmi klˈɑːɹksən, ˈæftɚ hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˌeɪd ɐ plˈeɪ ʌv bˌiːɪŋ skˈɛɹd ɐbˌaʊt dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ðə kˈɑːɹ bɪkˈʌz ʌv plˈɑːɾoʊz ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns.
While being tested for competing for British television programme Top Gear, first broadcast on 11 November 2007, a floor panel came loose from the test vehicle as it was being driven at speed by Jeremy Clarkson, after he had already made a play of being scared about driving the car because of Plato's experience.