Top Gear

2004
4.7
5.46K reviews
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Season 17 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1
26/6/11
Jeremy Clarkson celebrates the 50th birthday of the legendary Jaguar E-type by driving a modern interpretation of this classic sports car before putting on a typically low key birthday party involving live music, classic fighter planes and a group of Royal Marines. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond is in South Africa to test a bigger, even more rugged alternative to the famous Hummer while James May meets up with gold medal winning British Olympian Amy Williams for a wintry test of the latest Mini rally car. Plus, the power crazed BMW 1-series M slithers around the test track in a cloud of tyre smoke and another top celebrity guest takes their place in the Reasonably Priced Car.
2 Episode 2
3/7/11
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Italy to take part in a series of tricky challenges and increasingly loud arguments as they attempt to find the world's best hot hatchback. With Clarkson in the Citroen DS3 Racing, Hammond championing the Fiat 500C Abarth and May making the case for the Renaultsport Clio Cup, the trio attempt to navigate their way around baffling Italian towns and take part in a scavenger hunt before heading up to Monte Carlo where they're faced with a surprise test of their cars' performance. Also in this show, James is out on the track in the new Aston Martin Virage, the hardcore performance GT that slots between the DB9 and DBS while gearhead comedian Ross Noble is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
3 Episode 3
10/7/11
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond look at some amazing second hand bargains you can buy for the price of Britain's cheapest brand new car, the $9,900 Nissan Pixo. Meanwhile, James May tests the toughness of the new Range Rover Evoque by driving it through Death Valley and then gauges its stylishness by using it to chauffeur a global megastar across Las Vegas. As if that wasn't enough, there's also a full track test of the incredible McLaren MP4-12C as it meets its deadliest supercar rival, the Ferrari 458. Plus, the Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
4 Episode 4
17/7/11
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to make train travel cheaper, faster and more interesting by replacing the conventional carriages and locomotive with a series of caravans attached to a specially modified car. It's either the world's most ingenious idea or the prelude to the world's biggest accident. Also in this show, Jeremy is out on the track comparing the rip-snorting Jaguar XKR-S to the recently updated Nissan GT-R and British comedy legend Rowan Atkinson is this week's star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
5 Episode 5
24/7/11
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are challenged to knock down a row of derelict houses in less time than it takes a team of demolition experts to do the same job. Meanwhile, Jeremy tests an updated version of the classic Jensen Interceptor and finds himself transported back to a 1970s world of leather driving gloves and droopy moustaches. Also in this show, the incredible Lotus T125 brings F1-style performance to the track.
6 Episode 6
31/7/11
Jeremy Clarkson and James May embark on a trip to the British seaside in two new electric cars, taking in an impromptu and thoroughly informative visit to Lincoln along the way. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond meets the world's most extraordinary rally team, and pop impresario Louis Walsh is this week's star in the Reasonably Priced Car. Plus, the new brand new Lamborghini Aventador flexes its muscles on the track.

About this show

It began life in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Relaunched in 2002 in a longer format, it pulled in an international audience of around 150 million viewers around the world. Irreverent, witty and unbiasedly honest, the Top Gear team and The Stig take cars to the limit and beyond to find out if they're any good or not. If you want to know how big the boot is, look elsewhere. Full of stunts, challenges and special features, Top Gear is self-deprecating, inclusive and passionate, giving authoritative information, entertainment and no little style.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
5.46K reviews
Shanna Cummings
15 June 2016
I've been a long time viewer. Loved it up to season 23. Current season (23) is worse than awful. I don't hate it. I'm actually just bored. No chemistry. No humor. No inappropriate jokes. No fun. No reasonably priced car. No homemade funny challenges. LeBlanc is ok. And Sabine is fun. But they can't save the canned writing, the fact that this season feels like they are trying to wear dad's suit and that the original stuff they tried to do doesn't work and the old stuff they kept just belong to the other guys
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Joshua Reach
7 June 2016
I had to give the new Top Gear (Season 23) a fair shot and just as I suspected, it was terrible. Chris Evans isn't really great at all. He's got tons of enthusiasm but just isn't a good fit for Top Gear. The whole thing actually feels super scripted and forced. Without the dynamic trio of Jeremy, James and Richard there just isn't a Top Gear. I'm looking forward to the Amazon series those three have been working on.
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Bailey
1 December 2016
This is rubbish. Even Matt Leblanc left for a new sitcom in the USA. But the lucky 3 stooges cannot do wrong. Jeremy gets canned, James and Richard leave, and they end up at Amazon for a lot more money. Was it planned? Maybe.These guys are smart. Glad I have Amazon Prime. $99 a year is worth Amazon video alone. With the Grand Tour... over the top. Don't buy this NEW Top Gear. Watch it for free on BBC America, then puke.
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