8.5/102 votesLoading...#1 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - Car vs. Plane
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/9/2011
Rutledge races Tanner to see if it's faster to fly or drive if your journey is less than 500 miles; Tanner tries out the new BMW X6M; Rutledge gets confused by the new Porsche Panamera; Bret Michaels gets on the test track.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#4 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#5 - Big Rigs
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/14/2012
Rutledge, Adam and Tanner decide that driving Big Rigs can't be as difficult as everyone says, and to prove it, set themselves the challenge of delivering tons of precious (and explosive) cargo across Michigan after only a few hours practice. What could possibly go wrong?
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#6 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#8 - Limousines
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/20/2012
Limousines have become more about bachelorette parties than star-studded premieres, so Adam, Rutledge and Tanner decide it's time to get some of the glamour back by building their own. To find out which is best, each of them has to transport a celebrity to the Primetime Emmy Awards.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#9 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#10 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#11 - Small Cars
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 8/21/2012
Small cars work in the rest of the world but will they ever work here? The guys try to answer the question and travel to Louisiana to take them out of their natural home on the narrow city streets of New Orleans and deep into Cajun Country where they have to hunt and survive alongside the locals. Whoever did the worst in their car suffers the humiliation of having to drive the world's smallest car for a day in their home town.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#12 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#13 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#14 - College Cars
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/29/2013
The guys find the same model cars they drove in college and then head south of the border on an epic spring break road trip through Mexico to determine whose ride is the best college car. They tackle the tough streets of Tijuana and the treacherous mountain trails of the Baja Peninsula on their journey to reach the party town of San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez. Comedian Adam Ferrara, champion race car driver Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood host.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#15 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#16 - RVs
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/12/2013
RVs are roomy and comfortable, but they're terrible to drive. So to solve this issue, Adam, Tanner and Rutledge design their own RV that has to be not only comfortable but also fun to drive, and take them on a southern road trip. Along the way they compete in a series of wild challenges, culminating at the famous infield of Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#17 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#18 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#19 - Mammoth Mountain
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/19/2013
The guys choose their favorite SUV's and meet up on California's Pismo Beach to start an epic journey and put their vehicles through a series of challenges.
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7.0/101 votesLoading...#20 - 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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7.0/101 votesLoading...#21 - Coast to Coast
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2013
Adam, Tanner and Rutledge race from New York City to Los Angeles on an epic 3000 mile road trip across the country in brand new supercars. Along the way, they complete a series of challenges to determine the winner of the race. Adam drives the new SRT Viper, Rut the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Stradale and Tanner, the Maclaren MP4-12C Spyder.
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#22 - Alaskan Convertibles
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/2013
Adam, Tanner and Rut must create the perfect convertible for Alaska; the guys drive from Anchorage to Homer.
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#23 - 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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#24 - 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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#25 - 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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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...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Hollywood Cars" is the best rated episode of "Top Gear". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/2011. This episode scored 1.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Car vs. Plane".