The Best Episodes of Top Gear Season 27

Including a road and track test of the Rocket, a new sports car that looks like a 60s racer. Plus the safety of Britain’s ten most popular cars and the history of the early Ford Thunderbird.

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In the last of the series, Jeremy Clarkson drives Hitler’s Mercedes convertible and Mussolini’s 1939 Lancia.

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The Ford GT40 beat Ferrari at its own game at Le Mans in the 1960s. Tiff Needell races and road tests a replica of one of these legends in American motoring. And Jeremy Clarkson drives the new Volvo 850.

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Return of the motoring magazine programme. Jeremy Clarkson investigates rumours of the Ford Capri’s comeback and test-drives the Mazda MX-6; Radio Times writer Chris Goffey looks at cult cars; and second-hand car dealer Quentin Willson reveals the workings of the motor trade.

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Reports on how Ford’s new Escort XR3i faces up to the competition from hatchback rivals like the Volkswagen Golf GTi, Britain’s new tyre-test law, and cruising America’s Sunshine State in the original “muscle car” — the Mustang.

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Buying an MGB may be the best route to reliable summertime fun — an almost risk-free classic and, better still, cheaper than might be expected. Plus this week’s Vauxhall Sport Rally — round 1 of the Mobil 1 Top Gear British Rally Championship.

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A report on Mitsubishi’s claim that their new Colt brings true quality to small cars for the first time. Plus secondhand bargains in importing large American cars; and motorcycle sidecars. Plus the launch of the Radio Times/Top Gear competition.

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Is it worth paying extra for the privilege of being seen in a coupe? Jeremy Clarkson drives the new BMW 3-series and the Honda Prelude. Quentin Willson discovers a car which is gold-plated, weighs three tons, and was custom-made for a flamboyant Texan in the 1920s.

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With the new Renault A610 launched yesterday and the recently introduced Venturi, does this new brace of sports cars from France have the excitement to take on Ferrari?

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Should drivers be re-tested regularly once they reach a certain age? Plus test-driving Fiat’s latest small car, the Cinquecento, and a new kind of football, Motaball.

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Including a road-test on the Porsche 968 and Jaguar XJR-S to answer accusations that those two manufacturers have given up introducing all-new models. And a report from the Lake District on the Cumbria Rally.

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