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The Best Episodes of Top Gear

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Top Gear Season 30 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 4

    S30:E4

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy confront the male midlife crisis by buying the perfect sports cars for ‘gentlemen of a certain age’. Back at the track, Chris tests out the raucous new Toyota GR Yaris hot hatch.

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  2. Top Gear Season 28 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Episode 1

    S28:E1

    Paddy McGuiness, Chris Harris and Freddie Flintoff go on a road trip in a trio of affordable second-hand convertibles. On the test track, Chris puts the new Ariel Atom through its paces, while Freddie goes bungee jumping off a dam in an old Rover.

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  3. Top Gear Season 28 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Episode 6

    S28:E6

    Paddy, Freddie and Chris find out which is the fastest of the emergency services: fire, police or ambulance. Chris celebrates legendary rally driver Colin McRae, while Paddy tests the new BMW M8. Tom Allen is studio guest.

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  4. Top Gear Season 29 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Episode 2

    S29:E2

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy tackle a monstrous wall of death in some very cheap insurance write-offs. The trio also take a Yorkshire road trip in classic supercars, and Freddie attempts to hit 200mph in an old Jaguar.

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  5. Top Gear Season 29 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Episode 3

    S29:E3

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy head to Cyprus on a budget rental car adventure, and sample the exciting new sport of car water-skiing. Back at the test track, Chris and Paddy sample the latest family cars from Audi and Lamborghini.

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  6. Top Gear Season 29 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Episode 4

    S29:E4

    Freddie, Chris and Paddy are in Wales, taking a glamorous road trip in the newest grand tourers from Bentley, Aston Martin and McLaren, before taking on their German rivals and Formula One legend Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Plus a tribute to the late, great Sir Stirling Moss.

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  7. Top Gear Season 12 Episode 8 - Vietnam Special
    8.8/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Vietnam Special

    S12:E8

    Arriving in Vietnam, Jeremy, Richard and James have to travel the entire length of the country in just eight days. But first they have to buy some suitable transport for the trip, and despite having several million Dong in their pockets, this proves to be rather more difficult than they expected, especially in one of the most expensive car markets in the world.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Top Gear Season 8 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Episode 3

    S8:E3

    Jeremy, James and Richard each design their own amphibious vehicle and test it on a Stafforshire reservoir. Jeremy has a Toyota Hilux, James a Triumph Herald with a sail and Richard has a Volkswagen camper van painted to resemble a canal boat. The new Lotus Exige S is given the freedom of the Top Gear track and Philip Glenister is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Top Gear Season 19 Episode 6 - Africa Special (1)
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Africa Special (1)

    S19:E6

    In the first of a two-part Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Africa with a simple mission - to find the definitive source of the Nile. Over the years many explorers claim to have already done just that, but the Top Gear trio believe that they can do better by travelling further and faster than any exploration team in history using only grit, ingenuity and three ageing estate cars.

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  10. Top Gear Season 21 Episode 7 - Burma Special (2)
    8.6/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Burma Special (2)

    S21:E7

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May continue their journey in three ancient and barely functioning trucks, heading toward their final challenge - building a bridge over River Kwai in Thailand. Having climbed mountains and endured a Burmese trucker stop, they must now venture into the Shan state, an area rife with civil war and normally closed to Western TV crews.

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  11. Top Gear Season 10 Episode 4 - Botswana Special
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Botswana Special

    S10:E4

    The boys travel to Africa with a mission: they must each buy a car – but not a 4x4 – for no more than £1,500. They must then drive the cars they buy across fairly unforgiving terrain in Botswana. Also, Stig’s African cousin makes an appearance.

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  12. Top Gear Season 21 Episode 6 - Burma Special (1)
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Burma Special (1)

    S21:E6

    In the first of the all-new two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. However, in order to do so, they must first drive across a country that has been largely closed to Westerners for over 40 years: Burma. The trio must make this trip in three trucks that have been bought for a limited budget. Unsurprisingly, they are not quite as the presenters might have hoped or expected…What follows is an epic journey of beautiful scenery, regular adversity, ongoing malfunction, and the constant bickering between the three hosts.

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  13. Top Gear Season 14 Episode 6 - Bolivia Special
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Bolivia Special

    S14:E6

    Jeremy, Richard and James are dropped deep in the Bolivian rainforest armed only with three shabby 4x4s which they bought untested over the internet from local small ads for a maximum of 3500 pounds each. They attempt to drive them from the heart of Bolivia to the coast of Chile, encountering local drug lords, the debilitating effects of high altitude and the terrifying sheer drops of the infamous Death Road along the way.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Top Gear Season 18 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.4/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Episode 1

    S18:E1

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Italy for a supercar shootout featuring the Lamborghini Aventador, the McLaren MP4-12C and the Noble M600. Their trip starts at the incredible Nardo test track, a facility so massive it is visible from space, before heading north for a nerve wracking drive around the centre of Rome. The journey concludes at the legendary Imola circuit, a track challenging enough to have embarrassed many an F1 driver, with a timed challenge against the incredible skills of the Stig. Back in the studio, the presenters look forward to some car highlights of 2012 and another top celebrity guest takes the wheel of the Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Top Gear Season 19 Episode 7 - Africa Special (2)
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Africa Special (2)

    S19:E7

    In the second part of the Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue their epic African odyssey. Having survived insane traffic, lethal mudslides and some distinctly dubious map reading, the trio and their ailing estate cars reach the climax of their quest to find the definitive source of the Nile.

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  16. Top Gear Season 10 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Episode 10

    S10:E10

    Jeremy James and Richard take three cars to Spain: the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4. James drives the new Jaguar XF; Richard looks at beach buggies and Jeremy turns a G-Wiz into a radio-controlled car. David Tennant is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Edward Bazalgette
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  17. Top Gear Season 12 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Episode 5

    S12:E5

    Richard celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Ferrari Daytona by taking one back to its spiritual home - the Italian Riviera - before trying to beat James and a powerboat in a race from Portofino to St Tropez. Jeremy tests the new BMW M3 saloon and compares it with the Lexus IS-F. Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Top Gear Season 14 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Episode 1

    S14:E1

    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 nothing less than the greatest road in the world. James compares two powerful limos, the BMW 760i and Mercedes S63 AMG. The star in a reasonably priced car is Eric Bana.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Top Gear Season 15 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Episode 4

    S15:E4

    The team attempt to build some interesting motor homes before setting off for a Bank Holiday weekend in the West Country to see how what that they have created holds up. Jeremy test drives the new Audi R8 V10 Spyder and the latest version of Porsche's enduring 911 Turbo cabriolet to see how they compare. Andy Garcia is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Top Gear Season 6 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Episode 3

    S6:E3

    Jeremy makes a splash when he drives a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow MK1 to the opening of a local swimming pool. Richard drives the Aston Martin DB9 Volante and James goes back to the 1970's to drive the Maserati Bora. The German-built retro-styled Weissman MF3is compared to the TVR Tuscan MKII. There's also a look at the Batmobile. Christopher Ecclestone is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Top Gear Season 10 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Episode 5

    S10:E5

    The guys race each other using a bike, a boat and a car, to find the fastest way across London. The Stig drives the Caparo T1 in an attempt to beat the long-standing fastest time set by the Koenigsegg. Richard regains the will to live by racing an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster against a man with rockets strapped to his back. Simon Cowell is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Top Gear Season 10 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Episode 7

    S10:E7

    To celebrate 40 years of British Leyland, Jeremy, James and Richard find three cars made by B.L. that weren't that bad after all. There's a look at some beach buggies and for people who like cars - the new Aston Martin DBS. Jennifer Saunders is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Edward Bazalgette
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  23. Top Gear Season 11 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Episode 3

    S11:E3

    Are you a 'proper petrolhead'? The gospel according to Clarkson says you are not if you haven't owned an Alfa Romeo. So this week the lads are each given £1,000 to buy an Alfa Romeo, which will then be put through a series of challenges. The Bentley Brooklands gets the Clarkson treatment on the track and James Corden and Rob Brydon are the Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Top Gear Season 11 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Episode 6

    S11:E6

    It's an epic age-old rivalry: Britain versus Germany - but this time it's serious. Germany's equivalent of Top Gear - D Motor - is up against dear old Blighty's magnificent original in a series of challenges. Richard drives a new Mazda concept car and James chauffeurs two sumo wrestlers in a rather odd Japanese car.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Top Gear Season 18 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Episode 2

    S18:E2

    Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to Beijing for a look at China's ever-expanding car industry and a violent encounter with The Stig's Chinese cousin. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond is in Texas to immerse himself in the surprisingly interesting world of NASCAR racing. Plus, the Mercedes SLS Roadster makes an enormous amount of noise and smoke on the test track, and Matt Le Blanc is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 4" is the best rated episode of "Top Gear". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/4/2021. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 1".