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Summary of best clips, season 1
Summary of best clips, season 2
Highlights from Season 3
The Top Gear special feature for Sports Relief, first broadcast on 10 July 2004
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson went bumper to bumper with Jodie Kidd, Alan Davies, Patrick Kielty, Darren Jordan and Jimmy Carr in a series of tyre-screechingly fast paced challenges designed to test their pedal power to the max.
Among the highlights were a classic car race around the circuit, car-skittles and a double-decker banger challenge.
Richard Hammond and James May presided over the action and offered their usual critique on contestants' skill levels.
Highlights from Season 4
Highlights from Season 5
clips from the best moments of season 7
Carr: Jimmy Carr takes us on a short tour of the Top Gear production offices, green room, make-up, etc.
Challenge: Clarkson, in an Audi RS4, vs. speed mountain-climbers, at a gorge in France, from Series 7, Episode 2
Carr: Jimmy tours The Stig's room, then goes to the track, where Walliams is doing his laps, and interview The Stig
Challenge: Hammond joins Sabine Schmitz at the Nürburgring, where she attempts a lap of less than ten minutes, in a Transit van, from Series 6, Episode 7
Carr: Jimmy tours the car park, commenting on the cars held therein. He then interviews May, who relates a tale of being "the other guy".
Challenge: Clarkson drives the Mercedes SLK55 AMG and Porsche Boxster S around a deserted village, whilst being shot at be an elite 8-man sniper squadron, from Series 6, Episode 5
Reviews: Hamster and Slow play "Road Test Roulette", reviewing the cars of drunk people, from Series 6, Episode 9
Carr: The crowd is interviewed, and The Stig bothered.
Review: Clarkson tests the Aston Martin Vanquish S in a race against Steve Coogan, driving his Ferrari F575, from Series 5, Episode 4
In this special compilation Clarkson prepares to see if he can get a diesel Jaguar S-Type around the Nürburgring in under ten minutes, Richard puts the Pagani Zonda S Roadster through its paces in the South of France and the presenters find themselves each buying a Porsche for £1500, and put them through a series of tests to see who got the best deal.
In this compilation of the best of series 5 and 6, Richard Hammond heads to the south of France to put the Pagani Zonda S Roadster to the test, James May test drives his favourite Italian 70's supercar, the Maserati Bora, Roger Daltry is the star in our reasonably priced car and Jeremy Clarkson finds out how good the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ400 is, by having it take on the Lamborghini Murciélago driven by British touring cap champion, James Kaye.
All the best bits from series 6 and 7. The presenters race each other to Oslo, with Jeremy driving the entire distance overland whilst Richard and James take public transport. Clarkson reviews the Ford Focus ST and Hammond discovers how many sideways rolls can be made with a Ford Sierra estate. Stars in a reasonably priced car Davina McCall, Christopher Eccleston.
Carr: Jimmy Carr takes us on a short tour of the Top Gear production offices, green room, make-up, etc.
Challenge: Clarkson, in an Audi RS4, vs. speed mountain-climbers, at a gorge in France, from Series 7, Episode 2
Carr: Jimmy tours The Stig's room, then goes to the track, where Walliams is doing his laps, and interview The Stig
Challenge: Hammond joins Sabine Schmitz at the Nürburgring, where she attempts a lap of less than ten minutes, in a Transit van, from Series 6, Episode 7
Carr: Jimmy tours the car park, commenting on the cars held therein. He then interviews May, who relates a tale of being "the other guy".
Challenge: Clarkson drives the Mercedes SLK55 AMG and Porsche Boxster S around a deserted village, whilst being shot at be an elite 8-man sniper squadron, from Series 6, Episode 5
Reviews: Hamster and Slow play "Road Test Roulette", reviewing the cars of drunk people, from Series 6, Episode 9
Carr: The crowd is interviewed, and The Stig bothered.
Review: Clarkson tests the Aston Martin Vanquish S in a race against Steve Coogan, driving his Ferrari F575, from Series 5, Episode 4
This special compilation of the best ever challenges sees Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May go 70s retro in 10,000 pound supercars. Also, Jeremy takes on a tank in a Range Rover Sport, Richard tries to out-sprint a champion greyhound in a Mazda MX5 and James 'Captain Slow' May goes all extreme and takes on a BMX biker around Lisbon in a Renault Clio. Plus we find out what is the best convertible for wig wearers.
The presenters are tasked turning a car into an amphibious vehicle and capturing the public's imagination – Hammond buys a 1983 Volkswagen T3 campervan and turns it into a houseboat, May converts a 1962 Triumph Herald into a sailing craft with a mast and some sails, and Clarkson uses a 1989 Toyota Hilux pick-up truck and plants a huge outboard motor on its back. The trio soon see how their creations fare on the road, before taking them onto the waters of Rudyard Lake near Leek, Staffordshire and crossing two miles of it, where one of the presenters has a sinking feeling about their amphibious car. Meanwhile, Hammond is in Iceland to race a man with powered canoe against a specially prepped 4x4 Tomcat.
Stars in a reasonably priced car: Ewan McGregor, Gordan Ramsay. Cars reviewed: Koenigsegg CCX
Highlights from Season 8
Highlights from Season 8
Highlights from Season 8
In this special compilation Clarkson is in a Volvo XC90 in a "Biathlon", competing against May in an Audi Q7, as they endure a cross-country course complete with 2 shooting rounds, before trying out the new Range Rover Sport to see if he can avoid being locked on by the main cannon of a Challenger 2 tank. A world champion all-terrain skateboarder is pitted against a Group N Mitsubishi rally car, May is in Dubai and driving the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Clarkson races against the climber Leo Houlding to the top of the Verdon Gorge in France in an Audi RS4, before trying to drive up a mountain in a Land Rover Discovery.
In this special compilation Clarkson sees how tough "that" Toyota Hilux pick-up truck truly is by putting it through a series of tests, including driving it through Bristol and nearly losing it to the sea, before returning to the test track to see what else it can withstand. Hammond finds out if he can get the same thrill and excitement he got from participating in the Pamplona Bull Run in Spain, in the Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster. Clarkson also tries to see if he can beat a human skater in the "Speed Skating" event, in a Jaguar XKR. The trio take a look at what it's like to drive vans, as they take a Renault Master, a Ford Transit and a Volkswagen T30 TDI 174 Sportline, and become roadies for The Who. Clarkson claims he's found a good way to give up smoking with the new £415,000 Koenigsegg CCX. Hammond competes against May in a game of "Car Ice Hockey" with several Suzuki Swifts. Finally May sees what else can be done to prove that a Toyota Hilux is tough by placing the same Hilux on top of a tower block due for demolition.
Jeremy, Richard and James put British cars through their paces, from the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Noble M15 and Lotus Exige, to the Rolls Royce Phantom and the Bentley Arnage T.
Summary of the best clips from Season 9
Top Gear of the Pops is a one-off musical special of the motoring show featuring Travis, Supergrass, McFly (given the task of writing a song in ten minutes) and finally Justin Hawkins - supported by Clarkson on drums, Hammond on bass and May on the keys.
It was shown as part of the Comic Relief 16 March 2007 appeal, mixing elements of Top Gear with Top of the Pops, the British music chart show cancelled in 2006, and the news segment features the hosts arguing about the state of the modern music scene. Not to be missed.
The team take a look back at highlights of the motoring series, including the fastest new models, the most desirable classics and the craziest stunts. Plus, the best - and worst - of Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
The team take a look back at highlights of the motoring series, including the fastest new models, the most desirable classics and the craziest stunts. Plus, the best - and worst - of Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
The team take a look back at highlights of the motoring series, including the fastest new models, the most desirable classics and the craziest stunts. Plus, the best - and worst - of Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
A selection of highlights from the 2007 series, including an experiment conducted to determine the fastest way of travelling across London during peak time. James May decides whether the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe deserves the title of the world's most luxurious car, while Jeremy Clarkson puts the speedy Ascari A10 through its paces. With Simon Cowell and Lawrence Dallaglio featuring in Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
The Top Gear team of James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond swap the steering wheel for the shovel as they embark on a Ground Force style makeover challenge as part of Sport Relief.
The Top Gear team of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond decide, for Sport Relief to resurrect the show Ground Force, and provide a garden makeover to the garden of one of Britain's 'sporting legends', namely Sir Stephen Redgrave. Helping them are a team of Poles.
As the team's only 'country bumpkin' Hammond is the team leader. However, his garden plan fails to impress Clarkson and May, who want to include a water feature and a shed, respectively. They are sent to a Wyevale Garden Centre to pick up supplies, returning with their desired equipment.
Hammond uses a small digger to dig a trench, to be used to create a 'river of gravel.' Clarkson earlier revealed his unique method for pulling up weeds and cutting branches off trees using a shotgun. Hammond's digger topples over in the trench, so he returns with a much larger digger to pull it out, resulting in leaving numerous Caterpillar tracks marks all over the garden. Meanwhile, James and the Poles have completed the shed.
Hammond's tree seat is completed. He brings in a 14 tone crane to hook the seat so he could slip it over the tree. Despite the machine getting stuck, the crane is long enough to hook onto the seat. Because he had not got the hang of the crane, he accidentally swished it sideways, destroying both the shed and the seat.
Clarkson decides to remove a rockery by using a homemade bomb. During the explosion one wall of the shed James built is smashed. After this happens May steps out of the shed with a plank of wood, and asks what time the programme will air. After being informed it was going to air after the watershed, he exclaims 'you're a fu-'. At this point, the episode cuts to the next scene.
Jeremy orders some cement to pave over the garden, but he orders too little, and only a small
Highlights from Season 11
Richard Hammond and James May travel to the Riviera to race a classic Ferrari Daytona against a state of the art powerboat.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Clarkson conducts a 'serious' road test of the new Ford Fiesta - with a little help from the Royal Marines.
A special featuring a selection of highlights from Top Gear in 2008. Jeremy, James and Richard fall in love with three old Alfa Romeos when they take them on a road trip across England. Also in the show, Richard discovers the possible future of personal transport in Japan whilst James May conducts a power test of the new Zonda F convertible hypercar. The star in the reasonably priced car is Will Young.
Motoring news and views from the usual team. Jeremy, James and Richard travel to Belgium to do battle with the German presenters of D Motor - Top Gear's German equivalent. Also in the show, Richard travels to the Alps where he races his Audi RS6 against two extreme speed skiers, and Jeremy travels to the countryside to go foxhunting in a Daihatsu Terios. The star in a reasonably priced car is the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond travel to Japan for an epic race between the Nissan GTR and the Bullet Train. Also in the show, Jeremy takes the awesome Mercedes CLK Black for a test drive in Wales and James heads to California where he discovers that Honda have saved the world. The star in the reasonably priced car is Jay Kay.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May star in a compilation of their finest moments from 2009 featuring amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering. Plus The Stig attacks the track in a new sports car and there is another chance to see a classic celebrity guest in the Reasonably Priced Car.
Highlights of season 16, including a test drive in Albania with a mafia theme, Clarkson test drives the Skoda Yeti and compares it in a number of unusual challenges and John Bishop is the Star in a Reasonably Car
Highlights of season 16, including Top Gears attempt at dealing with snow on the roads by converting a combine harvester, Clarkson test drives the Zonda R and Jonathan Ross is the the Star in a Reasonably Car
Cars! Film! Cars on film! Film involving cars! You get the idea. It’s basically a Blu-ray involving those two things.
Gasp as we find the perfect drift car for a gritty, Bourne Identity-style chase! Cheer as we stage a race for all those unsung heroes of the movie industry! Whoop as we find the car that makes the perfect dramatic exhaust note to dub onto an action sequence! Make some other sort of noise we haven’t thought of yet as we re-attempt the classic Man With The Golden Gun barrel roll, having frankly made a total hash of it when we first tried it on telly! All this plus a vast fleet of sexy supercars and a man with a jet pack racing a Skoda.
Top Gear At The Movies. It’s better than an actual movie. Probably. Actually, it depends on which movie we’re talking about. Truth is, you’d be better judging this on a case-by-case basis. Why not write to us with the name of a film and we’ll tell you whether this Blu-ray is better or not. Actually, on second thoughts, don’t.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on a trade mission to India. Equipped with three old British cars and a range of uniquely British products, they set off on an epic road trip across one of the world's most fascinating and challenging countries, devotedly promoting Britain with distinctly mixed results.
A compilation of amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May compare the Mercedes SLS, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the Ferrari 458 Italia in an epic road trip up America's east coast. Along the way they undertake a series of challenges culminating in a fight to find the fastest way into New York, all in the name of crowning the world's greatest sports car. Plus, a round up of car-related Christmas stuff and another celebrity takes to the track as the star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
In a special extended version of the programme, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on an appropriately seasonal road trip as they attempt to follow the path of the Three Wise Men across the Middle East.
Highlights of season 16, including a test drive in Albania with a mafia theme, Clarkson test drives the Skoda Yeti and compares it in a number of unusual challenges and John Bishop is the Star in a Reasonably Car
Highlights of season 16, including Top Gears attempt at dealing with snow on the roads by converting a combine harvester, Clarkson test drives the Zonda R and Jonathan Ross is the the Star in a Reasonably Car
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on a trade mission to India. Equipped with three old British cars and a range of uniquely British products, they set off on an epic road trip across one of the world's most fascinating and challenging countries, devotedly promoting Britain with distinctly mixed results.
A compilation of amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering.
A compilation of amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering.
A compilation of amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering.
A compilation of amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering.
Catch Richard Hammond as he hosts an all-new BBC America original two-part special – a celebration of ‘How hard can it be?’ challenges of the many seasons of the ‘Top Gear’ crew. The specials include some of the most memorable, and rubbish challenges, as well as many lesser-known, but no-less destructive, adventures. The result is a comical look back at all that ‘Top Gear’ has tried to accomplish with Richard sharing the laughs of these spectacular fails
Catch Richard Hammond as he hosts an all-new BBC America original two-part special – a celebration of ‘How hard can it be?’ challenges of the many seasons of the ‘Top Gear’ crew. The specials include some of the most memorable, and rubbish challenges, as well as many lesser-known, but no-less destructive, adventures. The result is a comical look back at all that ‘Top Gear’ has tried to accomplish with Richard sharing the laughs of these spectacular fails.
Richard celebrates 50 years of James Bond films with a look back at the film's different vehicles, including the Aston Martin DB5 and the Lotus Esprit. He also chats to Daniel Craig and Roger Moore and goes behind the scenes on the latest Bond adventure Skyfall.
Richard Hammond's Top Gear - Uncovered, explores behind the scenes of the show, from his unique perspective.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May star in a compilation of their finest moments from Series 19 featuring amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering. Plus another chance to see a classic celebrity guest in the Reasonably Priced Car.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May star in a compilation of their finest moments from Series 19, featuring amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering. Plus another chance to see a classic celebrity guest in the Reasonably Priced Car.
The Top Gear Festival special kicks off with Clarkson and May smoking V8 race utes to settle the Holden vs Ford debate, then Mark Webber turns up.
Another choice compilation of horsepower, tyre smoke and calamity as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May engage in more high-octane horseplay.
Another choice compilation of horsepower, tyre smoke and calamity as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May engage in more high-octane horseplay.
Another choice compilation of horsepower, tyre smoke and calamity as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May engage in more high-octane horseplay.
Another choice compilation of horsepower, tyre smoke and calamity as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May engage in more high-octane horseplay.
Host Richard Hammond looks back through the Top Gear archive at some memorable moments of ineptitude that illustrate the Top Gear phrase “Ambitious but Rubbish.” The premiere episode includes the creation of the world’s first convertible minivan, James May attempting to drive up an Icelandic Volcano with an unpronounceable name, and the boys have a go at building some budget police cars.
In the second episode, host Richard Hammond guides viewers through another batch of stunts and challenges from past episodes of Top Gear. Highlights include an attempt to cross the English Channel in homemade amphibious cars and building off-road mobility scooters.
Host Richard Hammond continues to re-live moments from the world’s biggest car show in Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish. Tonight’s episode includes an attempt to find the best bus for London’s streets, building a caravan airship, and creating a dual purpose combine harvester-based snow plough.
Host Richard Hammond shares more disastrous outcomes from the history of Top Gear, including building the world’s first hovercraft van, attempting to solve the thorny issue of CO2 emissions from cars, as well as having a go at launching a Reliant Robin into space.
This week, viewers get to re-live the Top Gear team’s attempts to constructing a V8-powered rocking chair, building Top Gear’s own electric car, and making the world’s first caravan-based train.
Richard Hammond continues to present unforgettable moments from the Top Gear archive. Tonight’s highlights include creating stretch limos based on European cars, giving a Mercedes S Class a country cottage style make-over, and Jeremy Clarkson making a public information film.
Tonight’s episode looks back at some of Top Gear’s most inept moments which include creating a V8-powered food blender and building a Caterham car in a race against the Stig.
In the season finale, host Richard Hammond guides viewers through another batch of the most disastrous outcomes from past seasons of Top Gear. Tonight’s episode includes building an old, people-friendly car, creating motorhomes more suited to British roads, and making a public information film for cycle safety.
Jeremy, Richard and James will take a Porsche 928, Lotus Esprit and Ford Mustang through their most gruelling challenge to date: a 1600-mile trek through Patagonia to the southernmost city in the world, in order to stage an epic game of car football against Argentina.
There will be swamps, deserts, forests, beaches, and ski slopes for the three V8 sports cars to suffer. There will also be broken bones, mechanical calamities and even some cows. Plus, a climax that wasn’t really on the cards.
Jeremy, Richard and James will take a Porsche 928, Lotus Esprit and Ford Mustang through their most grueling challenge to date: a 1600-mile trek through Patagonia to the southernmost city in the world, in order to stage an epic game of car football against Argentina.
There will be swamps, deserts, forests, beaches, and ski slopes for the three V8 sports cars to suffer. There will also be broken bones, mechanical calamities and even some cows. Plus, a climax that wasn’t really on the cards.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May exclusively preview the forthcoming new series of Top Gear in front of a studio audience and online fans from around the world at a special event in London.
Jeremy, Richard and James feature in a compilation of their finest moments from series 22
Richard Hammond marks the imminent demise of the legendary Land Rover Defender with a heart stopping attempt to drive one straight up the side of a dam.
The new series of the world’s favorite car program continues with a valuable piece of consumer research as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to improve and enhance the ambulance.
James May makes a rare trip to the ‘Top Gear’ track to test the brand new 500 horsepower Mercedes-AMG GT.
Alphabetical celebration of the best of the Clarkson, Hammond and May years.
Alphabetical celebration of the best of the Clarkson, Hammond and May years.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.
Episode 1 shows an Aston Martin DB9 against the Eurostar to Monte Carlo; a Bugatti Veyron vs a Eurofighter; and a rental car against an America's Cup yacht in New Zealand.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.
Matt LeBlanc guides us through another batch of races, including an Alfa Romeo 4C against an amphibious ATV Quad in the Italian Lakes, a four-way race across London and a Porsche 911 Turbo vs the unstoppable force of gravity.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.
Another look through the archive with Matt LeBlanc, featuring a WRC Mini rally car against an Olympic gold medalist on a skeleton bob, a Bugatti Veyron against James May in a Cessna, and a VW Toureg vs some snowmobilers.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.
Another batch of the most entertaining races in Top Gear's history including a classic Ferrari Daytona against a million pound powerboat to St Tropez, a jet-powered flying man against Richard Hammond in a rally car, an Audi RS4 vs a speed climber and Jeremy vs the might of the British Army.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.
Matt LeBlanc looks back at more amazing races from the archive, including James May in a Mistubishi Evo rally car vs Richard Hammond in a bobsleigh, a steam train vs a classic Jaguar and a Vincent motorcycle, and James May races a pair of free-runners across a Liverpool in a car v parkour face-off.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.
In this batch of the best races from the Top Gear archive, can a Ferrari 612 beat public transport in a marathon to the French Alps? Plus, Jeremy races the sun itself in a supercharged Jaguar, and a driverless military vehicle from the U.S. faces the latest Range Rover.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.
Highlights from the final episode include Jeremy Clarkson in a Nissan GTR vs a Japanese Bullet Train, Richard Hammond's experiments in the new sport of 'Motorhome Racing', and a Porsche Cayenne Turbo takes on a wingsuit flyer.
Featuring the greatest Top Gear adventures from the last three series.
This week the boys head to Kazakhstan to test three very high-mileage motors, and Matt makes a special bond with an Aston Martin before getting dusty in the desert in the Ariel Nomad.
Featuring the greatest Top Gear adventures from the last three series.
This week Chris and Matt test two all-season supercars, Chris gets sideways in an Alfa Romeo, Rory goes retro-arcade gaming in a Renault Twingo, and Matt gets to grips with a go-anywhere SUV from Russia.
Featuring the greatest Top Gear adventures from the last three series.
Chris tests two new sports cars from Japan, Matt challenges Chris to a very expensive race, Chris shows Matt the charms of the Citroen 2CV, and Rory has a special plan for the world's ugliest car.
Featuring the greatest Top Gear adventures from the last three series.
This week Chris takes on Sabine in the world's toughest off-road race, Matt puts the Dodge Demon through its paces at NASA, and then speeds up farming with an all-new tractor.
Featuring the greatest Top Gear adventures from the last three series.
Matt takes Chris on a hunt for Bigfoot, Rory delves into Japan's underground car scene, Chris tears up the tarmac in the Ferrari FXX K and Matt goes on a very fast sightseeing trip around London.
Top Gear sets out on a high-altitude voyage from Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, to the Forbidden City of Lo Manthang, a secretive kingdom perched high on the Tibetan plateau, on the far side of the Himalayas. It is a five-day expedition through the highest mountains, deepest gorges and harshest terrain on the planet.
On their journey, the Top Gear presenters battle river crossings, mudslides and dizzying mountain passes on a trip that would test even the hardiest new 4x4s on the planet to the limit. But Paddy, Freddie and Chris aren’t crossing the Himalayas in new 4x4s. They are crossing the Himalayas in a very small old Peugeot, a very small old Renault and Nepal’s first (and only) home-built car.
In their first adventure together, Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness head to the searing heat of Ethiopia in their first cars. Chris races the £2.5m McLaren Speedtail against the RAF’s newest fighter jet.
More of the best bits from the last two series. Freddie tries to bungee-jump a car off a dam, Paddy sets out to prove an old hearse is the ultimate family car, and Chris remembers the iconic Lotus 79 race car.
More of the best bits from the last two series. The team enjoy a crashy summer road trip in £500 convertibles, before Chris and Freddie head to Iceland to take part in the brutal motorsport of Formula Off Road. The Dallara Stradale takes to the Top Gear track.
More of the best bits from the last two series. Freddie, Chris and Paddy tackle the highlands of Peru in some old American road-trip cars. Chris tests the jaw-dropping, all-electric ID-R race car.
More of the best bits from the last two series. Freddie, Chris and Paddy build their own electric sports cars for the inaugural 24 Minutes of Le Mansfield race. Chris tests the all-electric Porsche Taycan, and there is a tribute to the legendary Colin McRae.
More of the best bits from the last two series. Paddy McGuinness builds his own luxurious off-roader in the shape of the Dirty Rascal, Chris samples the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, and there is a Yorkshire road trip in the latest sports cars from Ferrari, Aston Martin and Porsche.
Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness look back at spending 24 hours in cars, off-roading in Cyprus, and taming the Wall of Death during the 2020 series of Top Gear.
The BBC programme will pay a tribute to Queen of the Nürburgring Sabine Schmitz, who died last month aged 51. The specially-produced episode titled Top Gear: A Tribute To Sabine will see Top Gear’s current presenters Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness – joined by former hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
Another chance to see some highlights of the recent series featuring Chris Harris, Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness messing around in cars.
Freddie attempts to drive 200mph in a Jaguar XJ220, the team try out some of James Bond's greatest cars, and the Lamborghini Sian gets a test drive.
Chris, Freddie and Paddy attempt to drive insurance write-offs around a terrifying Wall of Death, Chris reviews the Ferrari SF90, and the boys race around Alton Towers in electric cars.
More highlights from recent series of the motoring show. Featuring another outing for Paddy McGuinness's ice cream van, a tribute to Stirling Moss, the Top Gear Mid Life Crisis Triathlon, and two very different takes on Italian Supercar.
The presenters are challenged to spend 24 hours in company cars in Paddy’s home town of Bolton, and Freddie races an Extreme E electric off-roader against a man in a jet pack.
Chris Harris, Paddy McGuiness and Freddie Flintoff aren't choosing their own cars, but instead choosing for one another. After unwrapping their presents in the Welsh village of Bethlehem, the trio set off on a yuletide trek across Britain, stopping off to play the game of `High-Speed Visual Charades" and deliver an enormous tree to the Unesco World Heritage city of Bath. Then it's time for the presenters to visit the Top Gear test track, transformed into a winter wonderland of speed.
Freddie, Chris and Paddy set out to revolutionise the world of caravanning with the help of some new electric cars and some very small caravans. Chris lives the high life in Maserati’s new MC20 supercar, and Paddy pays tribute to the legendary Eddie Kidd.
Paddy reviews the very rare, very expensive Aston Martin Victor. The team sample some classic TV cop cars before going head-to-head in an all-action police chase, and Paddy and Chris set out on an expedition across Iceland with the help of some temperamental old British cars.
The lads are in Lillehammer for their version of the Winter Olympics. So expect amongst other things: car ice-hockey - with Suzuki Swifts - Jeremy trying to drive the new Jaguar XK around the rink faster than a speed skater and Stig riding a snowmobile down the ski-jump. James and Jeremy compete against each other in a biathlon using an Audi Q7 and a Volvo XC90, with the loser having to eat yellow snow.
There's also a spectacular attempt to send a rocket-powered Mini down the ski-jump.
The boys travel to Africa with a mission: they must each buy a car – but not a 4x4 – for no more than £1,500. They must then drive the cars they buy across fairly unforgiving terrain in Botswana. Also, Stig’s African cousin makes an appearance.
Jeremy, Richard and James are dropped deep in the Bolivian rainforest armed only with three shabby 4x4s which they bought untested over the internet from local small ads for a maximum of 3500 pounds each. They attempt to drive them from the heart of Bolivia to the coast of Chile, encountering local drug lords, the debilitating effects of high altitude and the terrifying sheer drops of the infamous Death Road along the way.
The East Coast Road Trip (AKA "USA Super Car Road Trip" or the "3rd USA Road Trip") was the name of the first of two standalone specials which aired prior to Series 16 in early 2011, airing on the 21st of December, 2010, the other special being the Middle East Special which aired five days later on Boxing Day. It was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, with The Stig not appearing due to the ongoing lawsuit between the BBC and Ben Collins, the driver who portrayed the tame racing driver's second incarnation. Danny Boyle was the guest star.
In this episode, the trio were tasked with traveling from North Carolina to New York in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, a Ferrari 458 Italia and a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
The Africa Special is a Top Gear special in which Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to find the true source of the River Nile in secondhand estate cars on a budget. It was the first special in Top Gear history to be split into two parts and air across two episodes, airing as the sixth and seventh episodes in the nineteenth series. The team traveled through Central Africa to achieve this goal, starting in Uganda and traveling through Rwanda to reach their final destination in Tanzania. The special was originally slated as a Christmas Special for 2012 and was filmed in the same year, however it was pushed back and aired in 2013 instead.
The Burma Special was a two-part special episode of the BBC motoring show Top Gear which saw the three presenters using a trio of derelict lorries to travel across Burma, also known by its modern name of Myanmar, to Thailand in order to construct a bridge over the River Kwai, in reference to the 1957 movie starring Alec Guinness. The special aired as the penultimate and final episode in Top Gear's twenty-first series, on the 9th of March, 2014 and the 16th of March, 2014 respectively. The special aired in two parts like 2013's Africa Special which preceded it, and 2014's later Patagonia Special, which succeeded it. The combined runtime of both episodes is 125 minutes, or 2 hours and 5 minutes.
The Burma Special faced controversy after its airing when viewers complained that Jeremy and Richard made racist remarks in the second part of the episode by referring simultaneously to the gradient on their bridge and a local Thai man crossing it.
