Top gear season 21

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Season 20


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Season 20, Episode 1 — Originally aired on June 30th, 2013
  • Richard compares three new hot hatches — the Peugeot 208 GTi, Renault Clio Renault Sport, and Ford Fiesta ST
  • James uses a racing sailboat to race Jeremy across New Zealand using the fastest car in the real world: a rental car
  • A bunch of celebrities drop by to put some lap times on the board using the all new Reasonably Priced Car

Season 20, Episode 2 — Originally aired on July 7th, 2013
  • Jeremy drives the BAC Mono, a British track day car
  • Richard organizes a race between taxis from various parts of the world
  • As a tribute to a historic BBC building that closed after over 50 years, James hosts a race between trials motorcycle rider Dougie Lampkin and two freerunners
  • Jeremy reviews the Ferrari F12
  • SIARPC: Film director Ron Howard promoting his new movie “Rush”

Season 20, Episode 3 — Originally aired on July 14th, 2013
  • Due to the economic downturn, the guys drive three “budget” supercar convertibles through Spain — a Ferrari 458 Italia Spider, McLaren 12C Spider, and Audi R8 V10 Spider
  • SIARPC: actor Benedict Cumberbatch
Season 20, Episode 4 — Originally aired on July 21st, 2013
  • No summary posted yet. Check back soon!

Season 20, Episode 5 — Originally aired on July 28th, 2013
  • James drives the new Porsche 911 and the Singer 911, a retro 911 with modern features
  • Richard drives the super expensive Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
  • Jeremy and James determine the best crossover vehicle for towing a caravan
  • SIARPC: Steven Tyler

Season 20, Episode 6 — Originally aired on August 4th, 2013
  • Richard reviews the new Range Rover Sport
  • James drives the new London bus
  • Jeremy reviews the new Jaguar F-Type
  • The guys assemble all of the various types of vehicles made in the UK to prove that the British automotive industry isn’t dead
  • SIARPC: Formula 1 driver Mark Webber

Season 19


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Season 19, Episode 1 — Originally aired on January 27th, 2013
  • Richard drives the new Pagani Huayra and the Stig takes it around the test track
  • James takes the new Bentley Continental GT Speed rally racing
  • Jeremy introduces his latest creation — a car smaller than even the Peel P50
  • SIARPC: Actor Damian Lewis from the TV series “Homeland”

Season 19, Episode 2 — Originally aired on February 3rd, 2013
  • The guys drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in the new 2013 SRT (Dodge) Viper, the latest Aston Martin Vanquish, and a Lexus LFA
  • SIARPC: Mick Fleetwood

Season 19, Episode 3 — Originally aired on February 10th, 2013
  • Jeremy drives the Toyota GT86 / Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S
  • Jeremy uses a Ford Mustang GT500 to race James and Richard to Milan, Italy who are taking public transport
  • SIARPC: Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald

Season 19, Episode 4 — Originally aired on February 17th, 2013
  • No summary posted yet. Check back soon!

Season 19, Episode 5 — Originally aired on February 24th, 2013
  • Jeremy and Richard retrofit a car to be more friendly to retirees
  • James checks out the all new Range Rover and races it through the Nevada desert against a self-driving off-road truck
  • SIARPC: actor James McAvoy

Season 19, Episode 6 — Originally aired on March 3rd, 2013
Africa: Nile River Special: Part 1
  • The guys use three cheap station wagons to attempt to find the source of the Nile river in Africa. Part 1 of 2.

Season 19, Episode 7 — Originally aired on March 10th, 2013
Africa: Nile River Special: Part 2
  • The guys use three cheap station wagons to attempt to find the source of the Nile river in Africa. Part 2 of 2.

Source: http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/19/

Season 18


This season of Top Gear is available for purchase on DVD or by digital download:
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Season 18, Episode 1 — Originally aired on January 29th, 2012
  • The presenters travel to Italy to find what super car is better than the Ferrari 458 – Jeremy in a Lamborghini Aventador, James in a McLaren MP4-12C, and Richard in a Noble M600
  • SIARPC: will.i.am




Season 18, Episode 2 — Originally aired on February 5th, 2012
  • Richard goes to Texas Motor Speedway to explore the world of NASCAR racing by driving a pace car, working in the pits, and driving a stock car with Kyle Petty
  • Jeremy reviews the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, and the Stig takes it around the test track
  • Jeremy and James go to China to examine the Chinese automotive industry
  • SIARPC: Matt LeBlanc


Season 18, Episode 3 — Originally aired on February 12th, 2012
  • James tests the Vauxhall Corsa VXR and Fiat Panda, and the Stig takes the Corsa VXR around the test track
  • Jeremy and Richard film a climactic car chase for the film adaptation of The Sweeney
  • SIARPC: Ryan Reynolds




Season 18, Episode 4 — Originally aired on February 19th, 2012
Michael Fassbender
  • James goes to Florida to test the Fisker Karma and drag races it against Brian Johnson in his 1928 Bentley
  • Jeremy goes to Sweden to test the Ferrari FF on an ice replica of Silverstone and compares it to the new Bentley Continental GT V8
  • The presenters each create a cheap mobility scooter and then race them against three wounded soldiers with real scooters



Season 18, Episode 5 — Originally aired on February 26th, 2012
  • Richard uses a rally car to race Swiss Yves Rossy who uses a back-mounted wing with jets to fly
  • Jeremy compares the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale to the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series
  • Jeremy and James take a look back at the history of the now defunct Saab brand
  • SIARPC: Matt Smith, current star of Doctor Who


Season 18, Episode 6 — Originally aired on March 4th, 2012
  • The presenters race around Donington in track-day cars – Jeremy in a KTM X-Bow, James in a Caterham R500, and Richard in a Morgan Three Wheeler
  • Jeremy recreates the Battle of Britain using a classic 1920s Bentley and the German-made Brutus, each with airplane engines
  • The presenters drive their track day cars to work in cold and rainy weather
  • SIARPC: Alex James



Season 18, Episode 7 — Originally aired on March 11th, 2012
  • Richard drives the new BMW M5 — is it better or worse than the old one?
  • James drives radio personality Chris Evans’ £5.6m ($8.77m) Ferrari 250 GT California Spider
  • The guys go rallycross racing using inexpensive cars
  • SIARPC: Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen and musician Slash




Season 18, Episode 8 — Originally aired on October 29th, 2012
50 Years of Bond Cars Special
  • Richard examines 50 years of cars in James Bond Films, and recreates some of the technologies used in the films






Season 17


This season of Top Gear is available for purchase on DVD or by digital download:
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Season 17, Episode 1 — Originally aired on June 26th, 2011
  • Richard is in South Africa to test a bigger, even more rugged alternative to the famous Hummer — the Marauder
  • Jeremy tests the new BMW 1M
  • James meets up with Olympic Skelton Gold Medal Winner, Amy Williams, and races her in the new Mini Rally Car with WRC champion Kris Meeke
  • Jeremy celebrates the 50th Birthday of the Jaguar E-type by driving a modernized version, the Eagle Speedster
  • SIARPC: Alice Cooper

Season 17, Episode 2 — Originally aired on July 3rd, 2011
  • James drives the new Aston Martin Virage and the Stig takes it around the test track
  • Jeremy, James, and Richard go on a road trip challenge through Italy to Monaco driving three hot hatches — the Citroën DS3 Racing, Renault Clio Renault Sport Cup, and Fiat 500 Abarth SS
  • SIARPC: comedian Ross Noble



Season 17, Episode 3 — Originally aired on July 10th, 2011
  • McLaren claims that their McLaren MP4-12C is better than the Ferrari 458 Italia and Jeremy sets out to see if this is true or not
  • James drives from Death Valley to Las Vegas in the new Range Rover Evoque
  • The cheapest new car for sale in Britain today is the Nissan Pixo for £6995. Jeremy and Richard find out what that kind of money will get you in the used car market.
  • SIARPC: Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel

Season 17, Episode 4 — Originally aired on July 17th, 2011
  • Jeremy drives the new Jaguar XKR-S and the latest version of the Nissan GT-R
  • The guys set out to create cheaper trains using cars
  • SIARPC: actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson





Season 17, Episode 5 — Originally aired on July 24th, 2011
  • Jeremy drives a modernized Jensen Interceptor S
  • Jeremy races the Lotus Exos T125, a Formula 1 type race car that you can buy
  • The guys destroy buildings using military machines
  • SIARPC: Bob Geldof




Season 17, Episode 6 — Originally aired on July 31st, 2011
  • Richard drives Lamborghini’s newest flagship model, the Aventador LP700-4
  • The Lotus Exos T125 from last week’s show is taken around the test track by the Stig
  • James and Jeremy take two fully electric cars on a road trip, the Nissan Leaf and the Peugeot iOn
  • Richards follows the progress of military amputees who make up an off-road racing team
  • SIARPC: Louis Walsh

Season 17, Episode 7 — Originally aired on December 28th, 2011
India Special
  • No summary posted yet. Check back soon!







Season 16


This season of Top Gear is available for purchase on DVD or by digital download:
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Middle East Special — Originally aired on December 26th, 2010
  • The three “wise men” journey through the Middle East to Bethlehem in cheap 2-seater convertible sports cars







Season 16, Episode 1 — Originally aired on January 23rd, 2011
  • James drives the V8 version of the Ariel Atom and the new Stig takes it around the track. Will it be fast enough to take the top of the board?
  • Richard and James look at the hybrid turbine-powered Jaguar C-X75 concept car in the studio
  • The news
  • Jeremy does a “sensible” review of the Škoda Yeti
  • Richard uses a Porsche 911 to race a Volkswagen Beetle dropped from a helicopter
  • SIARPC: comedian John Bishop

Season 16, Episode 2 — Originally aired on January 30th, 2011
  • The British perspective of the Top Gear Australia Ashes Special
  • Jeremy drives the Ferrari 599 GTO and compares it to two GTOs of the past — the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO and the Ferrari 288 GTO. The Stig also takes the 599 around the track.
  • SIARPC: tennis star Boris Becker




Season 16, Episode 3 — Originally aired on February 6th, 2011
  • The guys head to Albania to see if the Rolls Royce Ghost is a better car than it’s competitors for the Albanian mafia
  • Jeremy drives the Subaru WRX STI Cosworth, Ford Focus RS500, and Volvo C30 Polestar and the Stig takes them around the track
  • SIARPC: Jonathan Ross





Season 16, Episode 4 — Originally aired on February 13th, 2011
  • The guys each buy a cheap convertible 4 seater and compare them to each other
  • Jeremy drives the insane Pagani Zonda R and the Pagani Zonda Tricolore as a farewell tribute to the Zonda
  • SIARPC: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost




Season 16, Episode 5 — Originally aired on February 20th, 2011
  • Frustrated with the performance of the snow clearing in Britain, the guys build their own snow plow out of a combine harvester and take it to Norway to test it out
  • Jeremy drives the new BMW M3 Competition Package and the new Audi RS5
  • SIARPC: actress Amber Heard of the movie “Drive Angry”



Season 16, Episode 6 — Originally aired on February 27th, 2011
  • Richard takes two kings of the 1980′s out on the track — the Porsche 959 and the Ferrari F40
  • Jeremy uses the new Jaguar XJ to race the sun across Britain
  • The Cool Wall returns
  • James drives NASA’s new lunar rover, the Space Exploration Vehicle
  • SIARPC: politician John Prescott




Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Season 15


This season of Top Gear is available for purchase on DVD or by digital download:
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Season 15, Episode 1 — Originally aired on June 27th, 2010
  • Jeremy drives the high performance Bentley Continental Supersports and the Stig takes it around the track
  • Before the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull started making it’s massive ash cloud, James took a drive up it in a Toyota Hilux to the mouth of the volcano to fetch a piece of hot lava
  • The Reasonably Priced Car Chevrolet Lacetti is retired, the new car is introduced, and a bunch of celebrities drop by to set lap times in the new car
  • Jeremy asks why there aren’t more three-wheeled cars in the world and investigates further with a closer look at the Reliant Robin

Season 15, Episode 2 — Originally aired on July 4th, 2010
  • The boys are given £5000 each to go out and buy 4-door saloons that could be used every day but that could also be used on a track. They then head to Germany to test them in a series of tests.
  • James drives the beautiful Porsche 911 Sport Classic and the Porsche Boxster Spyder which the Stig takes around the test track
  • SIARPC: Alastair Campbell



Season 15, Episode 3 — Originally aired on July 11th, 2010
  • The boys compare three high performance 4-door saloons — the Maserati Quattroporte GTS, Aston Martin Rapide, and Porsche Panamera Turbo
  • Can the Germans really make a better muscle car than the Americans? Richard drives the Chevrolet Camaro SS and the Mercedes E63 AMG to find out and the Stig takes them around the track
  • SIARPC: F1 driver Rubens Barrichello drives the original RPC and Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint drives the current one


Season 15, Episode 4 — Originally aired on July 18th, 2010
  • Jeremy compares two supercar convertibles, the Audi R8 and the Porsche 911 Turbo, and the Stig gives them lap times
  • The boys are challenged to build their own cool motorhomes and put them through a series of challenges
  • SIARPC: actor Andy Garcia




Season 15, Episode 5 — Originally aired on July 25th, 2010
  • Richard races two snowmobiles over snow and ice in Sweden using the Dakar Volkswagen Touareg
  • James takes the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport to 259 MPH and the Stig races it around the Top Gear track
  • Jeremy looks back at F1 driver Ayrton Senna’s career
  • SIARPC: Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz



Season 15, Episode 6 — Originally aired on August 1st, 2010
  • Clarkson reviews the Ferrari 458 Italia in classic Top Gear style
  • The boys are given £5000 each to go out and buy a classic British car which they put through a series of challenges
  • SIARPC: Jeff Goldblum





Season 15, Episode 7 — Originally aired on December 21st, 2010
USA Road Trip
  • The guys drive across the eastern United States exploring the roots of NASCAR and getting to see that part of the country in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, Ferrari 458 Italia, and Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • The annual automotive Christmas gift guide
  • SIARPC: director Danny Boyle




Source: http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/15/

Season 14


This season of Top Gear is available for purchase on DVD or by digital download:
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Season 14, Episode 1 — Originally aired on November 15th, 2009
  • Jeremy, Richard and James take an Aston DBS Volante, a Ferrari California, and a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder to Romania in search of an obscure stretch of tarmac that some hardcore drivers claim is the nothing less than the greatest road in the world
  • James compares two powerful limos, the BMW 760i and Mercedes S63 AMG
  • SIARPC: Eric Bana



Season 14, Episode 2 — Originally aired on November 22nd, 2009
  • Jeremy, Richard and James attempt to save the planet by building their own electric car, and then put their latest “green” creation through the rigors of the new car testing process
  • Jeremy pits the Corvette ZR1′s muscle against the finesse of Audi’s R8 V10
  • SIARPC: actor Michael Sheen




Season 14, Episode 3 — Originally aired on November 29th, 2009
  • James explores a new way to get a caravan to it’s destination and Richard drives the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni
  • Jeremy and Richard drive all of Lancia’s great cars
  • Jeremy drives a Lancia Stratos kit car and the Stig takes it somewhat around the track
  • SIARPC: Radio 2 breakfast host-elect Chris Evans



Season 14, Episode 4 — Originally aired on December 6th, 2009
  • Richard finds out which airport vehicle is the fastest by having a race
  • Jeremy drives the new BMW X5M, Audi Q7 V12 diesel, and the latest supercharged Range Rover
  • Jeremy heads to Belfast to do another “sensible” review involving a Renaultsport Twingo 133, a sewer tunnel, a ferry, and actor Ross Kemp
  • SIARPC: Guy Ritchie



Season 14, Episode 5 — Originally aired on December 20th, 2009
  • Jeremy drives Noble’s latest creation, the M600
  • The annual Top Gear Christmas Gift Guide
  • The guys take over an entire modern art gallery in Middlesbrough and fill it with motoring-related works, including some remarkable creations of their own, in a quest to prove that cars can be more popular than traditional art
  • SIARPC: F1 driver Jenson Button



Season 14, Episode 6 — Originally aired on December 27th, 2009
South America Special
  • Jeremy, Richard, and James buy three cars over the Internet and then drive them over 1000 miles from the rainforest of Bolivia, over the Death Road and the Andes, to the Pacific coast of Chile






Season 14, Episode 7 — Originally aired on January 3rd, 2010
  • Richard drives Lexus’ first super car, the LFA
  • Jeremy attempts to do an inexpensive review of the BMW X6
  • James drives the new Vauxhall Insignia VXR and is accompanied by Margaret Calvert, the designer of Britain’s road signs
  • The annual Top Gear Awards Ceremony
  • SIARPC: blues musician Seasick Steve