However, the producers did NOT sabotage the cars. According to Andy Wilman (the show’s creator), the opposite was true. They spent three weeks trying to stop the cars from breaking down too early.
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The drive along "The Death Road" is intense. With Hammond unable to drive his manual Land Cruiser effectively due to his broken arm, the tension rises. The episode captures the sheer drop-offs, the crumbling asphalt, and the terrifying reality that one wrong move meant a 2,000-foot fall. However, the producers did NOT sabotage the cars