Top gear is the most popular car show of all time, with countless episodes that are both entertaining and educational, promoting the latest cars, discussing news, and bringing in celebrity guests. The popular and longrunning show top gear has a simple premise. Prior to the series beginning, the shows return was advertised with a trailer that borrowed the overexcited responses of the parents of a young boy who were watching the top gear team filming the motorhome challenge, from a clip that was. With 28 seasons to choose from, it isnt easy to sift through the abundance of hilarious top gear episodes. Presented by richard hammond, best of british is a look back at some of top gear s finest encounters with the very best of british cars. With a focus on the jeremy clarkson episodes, beginning in 2002 and ending in 2015, weve got car boats, stretch limos and clarksons p45. Top 5 best top gear episodes that everyone needs to watch. Motortrends favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the top gear archive.
Richard takes a mustang on a road movie across lincolnshire. The highlight of the show each week is always the challenge that the hosts end up having, whether it be finding the cheapest car possible to do the furthest distance. The bolivia special was so funny and so raw that you didnt even have to know who these guys were to appreciate the genius of it all. Episodes of all time fanfavorite episodes and specials you should watch online right now with motortrend on demand. Best top gear episodes and challenges silversurfers. Quickly, it became a fan favorite worldwide, and praised by both car enthusiasts and normal people alike.
But there are so many good ones, i cant seem to narrow them down. These specials differed from regular episodes insofar that they were longer than the standard. Do not have liquid in your mouth once they get into snow country because youll be doing spit takes, i guarantee you. Hosted by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may, for more than 11 years top gear has been offering car lovers hilarious, engaging, and informative episodes. Footage of the attack later revealed minor damage to their cars and slight injuries towards two crew members. Another episode where top gear pushing motoring onto another new level when clarkson and may were the first to drive to the pole danielsun182. The bbcs top gear has been one of the most popular programmes on television since it first premiered in 2002.
Yesterday we asked you to help us come up with the best episode to bring a member of the uninitiated, unwashed and unknowing masses into the cult behind uk motoring show top gear. The 10 best episodes of top gear, ever gizmodo australia. I was telling a friend about the show, and was thinking of burning him a copy of the best episodes. A fourdoor saloon the evo goes head to head with a lamborghini. The best, most hilarious top gear episodes ever aired digital. So without further ado lets check on some of the best top gear episodes from the top gear tv show.
Could easily be the best top gear special, it just has the top gear trio at their best, if you are going to watch any special, watch the. This is our incredible top 100 top gear episodes ever list. Best top gear episodes for all top gear fans out there. He gets the chance to visit africa and do a show specifically with the wild animals. Every episode is dedicated solely to the cult of the automobile, and the hosts dont discriminate between v12s. The best top gear episodes are the ones that i like to recommend to first time viewers who have never even heard of the show before yes, there are still people out there who have never heard of top gear. Top gear is one of my favourites shows, and im not especially interested in cars as such. Lets say you know someone who hasnt seen even one episode of top gear. Without further ado, here are the 14 best top gear episodes of all time. Top 20 best top gear episodes of all time up to 2017 kmazing top gear in the shape we know and love started airing on bbc two in the year of 2002. I will definitely include the winter olympics episode. I can also really recommend the amphibious car challenges in series 8 and 10. Richard hammonds panicked squeals as his volksboat sinks to the bottom of the lake are hilarious. The imola circuit top gear series 18 episode 1 bbc two.
Jeremy clarksons ridiculous metaphors the lotus exige is like putting a saturn 5 rocket in a food blender. This episode combines two of top gear s best features. As of 1 march 2020, 214 episodes of top gear have aired. They pretend to be 17 year olds buying their first cars. This episode was the first time the legendary bugatti veyron made an appearance on top gear. The best, most hilarious top gear episodes ever aired. Its fun, lighthearted, is a genuine challenge of an interesting and unique vehicle, and has some stunning cinematography. Some memorable moments include an aston db9 racing a train to the south of france, a celebration of the jensen interceptor, and the infamous british leyland challenge. Specials, originally, were episodes of top gear in which the shows three presenters at the time, jeremy clarkson, james may, and richard hammond, head to an international location for a road trip. Great episode, this episode was truly amazing, i loved each and every second of it, it described what top gear truly is, its a comedic nonscripted show about cars, and the africa special made it just that, thank you top gear, everyone in it, i have watched it ever since 2002 and this is my number 1 favorite episode. The trio take part in an epic race from alba, italy to london with james and richard in a cessna 182. But top gear is so, umm, brittish in attitude and humour, that you just have to love the show even if you think cars are evil ive seen all episodes since they reinvented the show and brought james cpt.
In all, motortrend will roll out 40 best of top gear u. The top gear team britain take on the hosts of d motor germany in a series of car challenges to decide the best motoring country series eleven, episode six bus racing series twelve, episode five hammond oversees an attempt by top gear stuntman to beat rival show fifth gear s distance record for jumping a car while towing a caravan series. Clarksons metaphors the lotus exige is like putting a saturn 5 rocket in a food blender and insane showdowns. The worlds best show about a couple grown men clowning around like children reinvented itself 12 years ago. The great moments from this show are too numerous to count, but here are 16 of the best. While the new hosts have yielded some really wonderful episodes, this post is only going to talk about the ambitious but not rubbish episodes of the show featuring clarkson, hammond and may. Old top gear, series 39, episode 5, saab 95 test etc late 1997. This shows the trios drive to succeed, but was also hilariously funny when they inevitably failed. Fans of top gear are very passionate about the show, and there are often. Whilst you may not entirely agree with this list, the top gear fans have spoken.
For new or longstanding fans of the british car and adventure series top gear, it can be hard to know which of many episodes is worth. Top gear uk is a hour long car program that initially began airing in 2002 in its current format in the united kingdom. The fifteenth series of top gear was aired during 2010 on bbc two and bbc hd and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on 27 june and concluding on 1 august. The show had a hard time returning to its former glory, but some recent episodes were funny, but the previous three presenters created a new show called grand tour, which is exclusively aired on amazon. Every person weve introduced to top gear, regardless of their enthusiasm about vehicles, has thoroughly enjoyed the experience. In this exciting episode, mike finnegan from roadkill shares his alltime favorite moments that include the best demolitions, smash ups, and explosions from the show. The i3 remains the best premium small ev out there. Lotus exige evades an apache attack helicopter season 4 episode 1 this spectacular episode is oozing with two of the best features of top gear. Rock star roger daltrey singer with the who turned farmer is the star in a reasonably priced car, and top gear issues its awards for the best and worst cars of 2004. Chris scores a remarkable opportunity of a lifetime. Top 20 best top gear episodes of all time up to 2017.
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