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The Best Episodes of The Grand Tour

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 13 - Survival of the Fattest
    9.6/10(5059 votes)

    #1 - Survival of the Fattest

    S3:E13

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped in the vast wilderness of Mongolia and told to await a delivery which turns out to be some basic rations and all the flat-packed parts they need to assemble a vehicle in which they can escape to civilisation.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 14 - Funeral for a Ford
    9.3/10(2262 votes)

    #2 - Funeral for a Ford

    S3:E14

    In the final episode of the series, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May present a short and informative history class on one of the bedrocks of British life.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 1 - The Holy Trinity
    8.9/10(5905 votes)

    #3 - The Holy Trinity

    S1:E1

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May start their brand new car show with hundreds of cars, thousands of people, a fire spitting metal scorpion and a squadron of jets in the California desert, plus three amazing hybrid hypercars and a brilliant BMW.

    Director:Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 11 - Sea to Unsalty Sea
    8.9/10(1793 votes)

    #4 - Sea to Unsalty Sea

    S3:E11

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are driving the Aston Martin DBS, the Bentley Continental GT and the BMW M850i on an epic 1000 kilometre trip from the shores of the salt water Black Sea in Georgia to the edge of the freshwater Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 3 - Colombia Special (2)
    8.8/10(2328 votes)

    #5 - Colombia Special (2)

    S3:E3

    In part two of this episode, Clarkson, Hammond and May continue their task of getting high-quality photos depicting interesting animals. In Colombia, they drive a Jeep Wrangler, Chevrolet Silverado pick-up and a Fiat Panda 4x4.

    Director:Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Grand Tour Season 5 Episode 1 - A Scandi Flick
    8.8/10(4705 votes)

    #6 - A Scandi Flick

    S5:E1

    Clarkson, Hammond, and May head for the icy wastes of the Scandinavian Arctic Circle. At the wheel of their three favourite rally cars the boys embark on a catastrophe-filled adventure through a Cold War submarine bases, racing on a frozen lake, crashes, and ski resort chaos as they drag their homemade houses from the coast of Norway to the Russian Border. 

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 7 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (1)
    8.7/10(2784 votes)

    #7 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (1)

    S1:E7

    In the first of two special shows, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are challenged to complete an epic journey across Namibia in three beach buggies, each built to their personal spec. What starts off as a simple determination to win an argument with their boss turns into an amazing adventure across some of the most incredible desert scenery Africa has to offer.

    Director:Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 7 - It's a Gas, Gas, Gas
    8.7/10(1719 votes)

    #8 - It's a Gas, Gas, Gas

    S2:E7

    In this episode, Richard Hammond and James May work out that the average motorist loses 36 days of their lives filling up with fuel. The pair vow to do something about it using their skill and ingenuity to invent a system for filling up on the move.…

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 8 - International Buffoons' Vacation
    8.7/10(1921 votes)

    #9 - International Buffoons' Vacation

    S3:E8

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are told to take an RV holiday across the south western United States but rapidly stage a mutiny before re-grouping in used RVs they have modified themselves, with mixed results.

    Director:Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 8 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (2)
    8.6/10(2567 votes)

    #10 - The Beach (Buggy) Boys (2)

    S1:E8

    In the second show of a two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are battling across Namibia in a quest to prove that beach buggies are brilliant. Having survived the challenges of the desert, the trio must now brace themselves for even greater hardship involving rough roads, camping, rhino conservation and a rather unusual river crossing.

    Director:Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 1 - Past, Present or Future
    8.6/10(2305 votes)

    #11 - Past, Present or Future

    S2:E1

    For the opening episode, we are in Switzerland where the presenters compare a Lamborghini Aventador S, a Honda NSX and an all-electric Croatian supercar called the Rimac Concept One in a battle of past, present and future. Richard's hillclimb takes an unexpected turn. And Ricky Wilson of The Voice UK and David Hasselhoff from America's Got Talent go head-to-head in the all-new Celebrity Face Off.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 6 - Jaaaaaaaags
    8.6/10(1750 votes)

    #12 - Jaaaaaaaags

    S2:E6

    In this show, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to prove that old Jaguars are not only stylish and roguish, but also strong and reliable with a road trip across Colorado. Along the way they set laps around a punishing dirt track…

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 8 - Blasts from the Past
    8.6/10(1500 votes)

    #13 - Blasts from the Past

    S2:E8

    Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond visit some evocative old motorsport locations in Europe using a pair of re-born 1950s sports cars, painstakingly rebuilt by their manufacturers to the original designs. With Clarkson in the Aston Martin DB4 GT lightweight and Hammond in the Jaguar XKSS, the pair start their adventure on the street circuit in Pau, France before their fun is interrupted by the arrival of James May in a modern Honda Civic Type R which he insists is better in every way. Also in this show, Jeremy takes care of some unfinished business by track testing the Ford GT first seen on the road in episode 2. Plus, Celebrity Face Off finds the world’s fastest drummer from a band beginning with the letter P as Stewart Copeland from The Police competes against Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 5 - An Itchy Urus
    8.6/10(1720 votes)

    #14 - An Itchy Urus

    S3:E5

    Jeremy Clarkson is in Sweden driving the new Lamborghini Urus SUV, James May is at the Eboladrome trying the Alpine A110 sports car, and Richard Hammond profiles Scottish racing driver Jim Clark, arguably the greatest racer of any generation.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Grand Tour Season 4 Episode 1 - Seamen
    8.6/10(4725 votes)

    #15 - Seamen

    S4:E1

    Clarkson, Hammond, and May take a break from cars and set out on an epic journey across Cambodia and Vietnam in boats. This adventure packed voyage sees the hapless trio experience thrills, spills and genuine danger as they try to navigate their way through the world’s most iconic waterway, the Mekong Delta.

    Director:Phil Churchward
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 6 - Happy Finnish Christmas
    8.5/10(2486 votes)

    #16 - Happy Finnish Christmas

    S1:E6

    The Grand Tour tent is in Kakslauttanen, Finland, deep within the Arctic Circle with a show in which Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson compare the Ford Mustang V8 and the Ford Focus RS, James May recounts the bitter 1960s battle for endurance racing supremacy between Ferrari and Ford, and the presenters run through some ideal Christmas gifts for car fans.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 12 - [censored] to [censored]
    8.5/10(1791 votes)

    #17 - [censored] to [censored]

    S1:E12

    The Grand Tour tent is once again in Loch Ness, Scotland after a monster discovery since the last show. This week, the hosts tour central Europe in a Jaguar F-Pace, a Bentley Bentayga and a Range Rover Autobiography, arguing over which is the best SUV and trying not to giggle at road signs. Also in this show, Jeremy kills preconceptions as he laps the Eboladrome in a Lexus GS F, the hosts examine the point of launch control, and Hollywood legend Tim Burton is invited to play Celebrity Brain Crash.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Grand Tour Season 1 Episode 13 - Past v Future
    8.5/10(1681 votes)

    #18 - Past v Future

    S1:E13

    Jeremy Clarkson and James May introduce a battle between their own, personal cars. Jeremy champions the past with his Volkswagen Golf GTI while James makes a case for the future with his electrically powered BMW i3. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond is in France learning how to drift a car like a pro, and James is sent to a damp part of England to take part, against his will, in a strange sport called winching. Plus, the recently deceased Bugatti Veyron takes part in a drag race against the current hypercar speed champion, the Porsche 918 Spyder.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 9 - Breaking, Badly
    8.5/10(1419 votes)

    #19 - Breaking, Badly

    S2:E9

    Clarkson, Hammond, and May attempt to break the British speed record for amphibious cars by strapping a jet engine to an old off-roader. After testing their creation, they take it to the Coniston Speed Week to set their record.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 2 - Colombia Special (1)
    8.5/10(2363 votes)

    #20 - Colombia Special (1)

    S3:E2

    In a special episode, Clarkson, Hammond and May clatter across Colombia in a Jeep Wrangler, a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up and a Fiat Panda 4x4 as they attempt to capture high quality images of interesting animals to be used as Amazon’s new screensavers, encountering epic scenery, extreme peril, weird hobbies and even some actual animals along the way.

    Director:Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 2 - The Falls Guys
    8.4/10(1841 votes)

    #21 - The Falls Guys

    S2:E2

    We are in New York to find the fastest way from the Big Apple to Niagara Falls in a race featuring Jeremy in the new Ford GT versus James May on public transportation, dragging an injured Richard Hammond. Also, Jeremy tests the Mercedes-AMG GT R at the Eboladrome, cricketer Kevin Pietersen goes against baseball's Brian Wilson in Celebrity Face Off, and The American test driver is replaced.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 10 - Oh, Canada
    8.4/10(1428 votes)

    #22 - Oh, Canada

    S2:E10

    Jeremy, Richard and James reluctantly agree to test three SUVs in the rugged landscapes of Canada – Jeremy in the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, Richard in the Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Pack and James in the Range Rover Velar. The boys will test their cars' sporting side at a race track and their utilitarian side with some enormous dogs, before ending in an epic race across the snowy mountains. Jeremy embarks on a legally perilous test of the Tesla Model X. This will mark the first time he's driven a Tesla on-screen since the controversial Roadster review in 2008. Celebrity Face Off finds the world's fastest golf enthusiast as Rory McIlroy takes on Paris Hilton.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 1 - Motown Funk
    8.3/10(2055 votes)

    #23 - Motown Funk

    S3:E1

    In the first episode of a brand new season, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May make a pilgrimage to Detroit to drive three highly tuned muscle cars on the deserted streets of this once-great motor city. Also in this show, Jeremy drives the super-lightweight, super-hardcore, 789 horsepower McLaren Senna.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 7 - Well Aged Scotch
    8.3/10(1475 votes)

    #24 - Well Aged Scotch

    S3:E7

    Clarkson, May and Hammond set out to buy rare classic cars that have yet to increase significantly in price. With Clarkson in an Alfa Romeo GTV6, Hammond in a Fiat X1/9 and May in a Lancia Gamma Coupe, the three set off on a road trip around the top of Scotland.

    Directors:Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 12 - Legends and Luggage
    8.3/10(1379 votes)

    #25 - Legends and Luggage

    S3:E12

    Jeremy Clarkson tests two modernised versions of classic Lancias. James May looks back at the incredible story of the Porsche 917 and Richard Hammond joins Clarkson at Stansted airport as the pair attempt to speed up the journey from check-in to security to the actual aeroplane by devising two radical takes on the idea of motorised hand luggage.

    Directors:Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein, Kit Lynch-Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Survival of the Fattest" is the best rated episode of "The Grand Tour". It scored 9.6/10 based on 5059 votes. Directed by Phil Churchward and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/4/2019. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Funeral for a Ford".