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The Best Episodes of The Grand Tour Season 3

Every episode of The Grand Tour Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Grand Tour Season 3!

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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely

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

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

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

    #3 - 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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  4. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 4 - Pick Up, Put Downs
    7.3/10(1688 votes)

    #4 - Pick Up, Put Downs

    S3:E4

    In this episode Jeremy Clarkson drives the Volkswagen Amarok, Richard Hammond tries a Ford Ranger and James May is in a Mercedes X-class as they attempt to find the best of the new breed of European pick-up trucks with a series of tests based on life in the developing world. Also in the show, Jeremy is at the Eboladrome to try out the snorting, swollen, near-600 horsepower Jaguar XE Project 8.

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

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

    #5 - 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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  6. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 6 - Chinese Food for Thought
    8.1/10(1555 votes)

    #6 - Chinese Food for Thought

    S3:E6

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in China to sell the virtues of second-hand Western luxury cars to local business people while getting sweaty, lost and almost burnt. Also in this show, Hammond is at the track to test the NIO EP9 electric supercar.

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

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

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

    #8 - 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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  9. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 9 - Aston, Astronauts and Angelina’s children
    8.0/10(1374 votes)

    #9 - Aston, Astronauts and Angelina’s children

    S3:E9

    We can look forward to seeing Hammond testing the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. He compares it to his favourite car the Porsche 911. James May gives us a history lesson as he takes a look at the cars driven by the astronauts of the Apollo moon missions. Clarkson is testing the Citroen C3 Aircross as he attempts to convince the others that it’s spacious, versatile and better than an elephant.

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

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  10. The Grand Tour Season 3 Episode 10 - The Youth Vote
    8.0/10(1290 votes)

    #10 - The Youth Vote

    S3:E10

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May celebrate the affordable, practical and fun wonder that is the hot hatchback. With Clarkson in the VW Polo GTI, Hammond in the Ford Fiesta ST and May in the unpronounceable Toyota Yaris GRMN.

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

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

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

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

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

    #14 - 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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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Motown Funk" is the best rated episode of "The Grand Tour" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 2055 votes. Directed by Gavin Whitehead, Brian Klein and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/17/2019. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Colombia Special (1)".