The Best Episodes of Top Gear

Every episode of Top Gear ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Top Gear!

Hosts Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood embark on adventures as they test cars in extreme stunts, intense challenges and first-person reviews using their unique perspectives.

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Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Top Gear" is "American Muscle", rated 7.9/10 from 35 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "American Muscle" aired on 6/3/2014 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Need for Speed".

7.9/10 35 votes
#1 - American Muscle
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2014
Adam, Rutledge, and Tanner compete with their choice of "resto-mod" muscle cars in order to get a chance to compete in the Gatornationals drag race with their vehicles. Rut chooses the Dodge Challenger, Tanner drives a Ford Mustang, and Adam competes in a Chevrolet Camaro.
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7.6/10 29 votes
#2 - Need for Speed
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/7/2014
Tanner, Rut and Adam travel to Germany for the ultimate high speed road trip. The tour sees them battling it out to reach top speeds amongst traffic on the legendary no-speed-limit Autobahn and competing to set the fastest time on the famous Nürburgring road course.
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7.6/10 16 votes
#3 - America vs. Europe
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2016
Tanner, Adam, and Rutledge tackle automotive stereotypes by taking on the age old question: which country makes the best car? The guys battle it out in cars from past and present manufactured in the countries of their ancestors: Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom; and go head to head against one of America's most badass, track prepped speed demons.
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7.5/10 18 votes
#4 - America's Worst Cars
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2012
The hosts buy each other what they think is the worst car in the country and set themselves a challenge--whoever can make the car they've been given coolest and sell for most money at an auction at the end of the journey wins. Tanner travels to England to find out just how fast a brand new supercar--with no official top speed--can go.
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7.5/10 14 votes
#5 - American Aftermarket
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/2016
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7.5/10 12 votes
#6 - Winter Drop Top
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 6/14/2016
Convertibles are associated with warm, sunny weather but are we missing half the fun? Common sense says a convertible is probably not the best car for winter driving. So Top Gear thumbs its nose at common sense and the hosts take to the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains to test all-wheel drive convertibles in challenges that make the Winter Olympics look like a walk in the park.
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7.4/10 37 votes
#7 - Super Cars
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/13/2012
The hosts have each been asked to choose what they think is the perfect high-end convertible by an anonymous celebrity buyer. On the way to meet them, they put the cars through a series of challenges which hint at the celebrity's identity.
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7.4/10 30 votes
#8 - Monument to Moab
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/25/2012
Do you really need an expensive 4x4 to go off road? The guys don't think so and to prove their point use 3 classic rental cars and attempt to complete an epic journey on some of the toughest terrain in the country from Monument Valley to Moab.
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7.4/10 22 votes
#9 - America's Toughest Cars
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/5/2013
What's America's toughest, most un-killable car? Adam, Tanner and Rutledge each pick the toughest car they can think of and put them through a series of brutal tests using shotguns, bombs and a giant crane. The winner gets to go head-to-head against the U.S. military in one of the toughest SUV's on the planet.
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7.3/10 44 votes
#10 - America's Toughest Trucks
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2011
Tanner, Rutledge and Adam set out to answer the question of which is America’s toughest truck, in Americas toughest state, Alaska.
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7.3/10 30 votes
#11 - The Continental Divide
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2012
The early pioneers and settlers crossed the Rockies in covered wagons, braving tough weather and harsh terrain. So how would modern day covered wagons cope with the same journey, carrying the same things and having to cross the same rivers and mountains? Rutledge, Adam and Tanner decide to find out, and set out to conquer the Rockies in soccer-mom vans.
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7.3/10 39 votes
#12 - Police Cars
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/14/2012
It's the battle of the big 3 as the guys compete over which is the best new police car to replace the Crown Vic, in a series of madcap challenges around Detroit, Michigan. The winner gets to race the fastest Police Car in the country -- the Corvette ZO6 -- in an action film style chase through the Long Beach docks as he tries to catch a "perp" riding the ultimate escape vehicle.
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7.3/10 28 votes
#13 - One Tank
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2012
How far can you get on one tank of gas? The guys find out as they race from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco without being able to fill up. Whoever makes it closest gets the chance to drive the toughest off road machine in the world in a high-octane race in the remote Colorado mountains.
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7.3/10 21 votes
#14 - What Can It Take
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 9/30/2014
Ever wonder if you really need all those bits and pieces in your car? Or if it will still drive without engine oil, or a battery? Adam, Rutledge and Tanner each choose a mechanically robust vehicle, then compete in a head to head battle to see whose car can withstand the most abuse. The winner gets to test drive the brand new $300k Rolls Royce Wraith.
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7.3/10 15 votes
#15 - Rubicon Trail
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2016
The guys travel deep into California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains to do something that's never been done before--photo map the Rubicon Trail. They take on America's most notorious 4x4 route in a race against time to photo map the entire trail before they must present their images at Google headquarters.
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7.3/10 14 votes
#16 - Cuba
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/28/2016
Tanner, Adam and Rutledge head to Cuba, where they test and modify three classic American cars; the guys attempt to make history by competing in a government-sanctioned drag race.
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7.2/10 33 votes
#17 - Death Valley
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/14/2011
What's the best 4x4 you can by for $5,000? Tanner, Rutledge and Adam compete in an epic 400 mile journey from the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas in an attempt to find out.
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7.2/10 35 votes
#18 - Hollywood Cars
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2011
Tanner, Rutledge and Adam create versions of their favorite Hollywood cars and then pit them against each other to see whose is best. Tanner and Rutledge race a horse and two Mustangs through the Utah desert.
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7.2/10 27 votes
#19 - Taxis
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/26/2013
Being a taxi driver always ranks among the most challenging jobs in the country, so the guys head to Las Vegas on a quest to create the ultimate taxi, aiming to keep both driver and passengers happy. After getting some experience riding along with real cabbies, they reveal their creations, put them through a series of tests and then hit the Vegas strip to see who can get the most tips. Then we review the newest supercar to come out of the UK--the McLaren MP4-12C, and see how it stacks up against a good old American NASCAR Cup car.
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7.2/10 22 votes
#20 - Doomsday Drive
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/12/2013
The guys attempt to build the perfect car for the apocalypse--affordable, fun to drive, and still zombie-proof. After testing its performance, weaponry, and defenses, they have to race across a ghost town with the Post-Apocalypse Stig in hot pursuit.
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7.2/10 29 votes
#21 - Viking Trucks
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/2/2013
The hosts head to Iceland - home of some of the toughest winter off-roading on the planet - to try and prove to the locals that American trucks still have what it takes to conquer the world. Their challenge is to drive their trucks over mountains, across frozen rivers and through 30 foot deep snowdrifts to the virgin land at the top of an active volcano.
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7.2/10 22 votes
#22 - Off Road Racing
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2013
Tanner takes Adam and Rut to try out extreme off road racing in rally cars; Tanner hones his skills at a nearby rally race.
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7.2/10 26 votes
#23 - Off Road Big Rigs
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2014
Tanner, Adam, and Rutledge have to deliver a load of logs to their destination. In the way to their destination, they will face challenging roads and off-roads. This is a continuation of Season 2 Episode 9 Big Rigs.
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7.2/10 23 votes
#24 - Cool Cars for Grownups
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/8/2014
Is it possible to have a family vehicle without giving up your high horsepower dreams? Tanner, Adam and Rutledge each choose a brand new car and push them to their speed and maneuverability limits to find out which is the best family friendly super car. In the end, the guys take their vehicles to the edge in a race up the legendary Pikes Peak.
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