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The Best Episodes of Top Gear

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Top Gear Season 2 Episode 8 - Hollywood Cars
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Hollywood Cars

    S2:E8

    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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  2. Top Gear Season 5 Episode 1 - American Muscle
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #2 - American Muscle

    S5:E1

    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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  3. Top Gear Season 5 Episode 8 - Need for Speed
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Need for Speed

    S5:E8

    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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  4. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 6 - Monument to Moab
    7.5/10(32 votes)

    #4 - Monument to Moab

    S3:E6

    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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  5. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 8 - America's Toughest Cars
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #5 - America's Toughest Cars

    S3:E8

    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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  6. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 13 - Doomsday Drive
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Doomsday Drive

    S3:E13

    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. Top Gear Season 5 Episode 7 - What Can It Take
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #7 - What Can It Take

    S5:E7

    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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  8. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 1 - Police Cars
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #8 - Police Cars

    S3:E1

    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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  9. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 16 - Viking Trucks
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Viking Trucks

    S3:E16

    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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  10. Top Gear Season 5 Episode 6 - Cool Cars for Grownups
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #10 - Cool Cars for Grownups

    S5:E6

    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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  11. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 4 - One Tank
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #11 - One Tank

    S3:E4

    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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  12. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 11 - Taxis
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Taxis

    S3:E11

    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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  13. Top Gear Season 5 Episode 5 - Off Road Big Rigs
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Off Road Big Rigs

    S5:E5

    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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  14. Top Gear Season 5 Episode 9 - Weekend Race Cars
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Weekend Race Cars

    S5:E9

    Tanner, Adam and Rutledge each pick a competent daily driver, then compete in a series of different, and increasingly out-there races

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  15. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 7 - College Cars
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #15 - College Cars

    S3:E7

    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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  16. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 9 - RVs
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #16 - RVs

    S3:E9

    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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  17. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 3 - Cult Classics
    7.1/10(34 votes)

    #17 - Cult Classics

    S3:E3

    Could you own a classic car and not know it? The guys each get a car that they think is seriously undervalued and set out to rehabilitate its image before creating a live commercial in San Diego and attempting to make money on it. The two losers have to entertain two celebrities in a crazy race in equally crazy vehicles, and it gets out of control fast.

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  18. Top Gear Season 3 Episode 14 - Mammoth Mountain
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Mammoth Mountain

    S3:E14

    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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  19. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 8 - Car vs. Plane
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Car vs. Plane

    S1:E8

    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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  20. Top Gear Season 1 Episode 9 - America's Toughest Trucks
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - America's Toughest Trucks

    S1:E9

    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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  21. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 4 - Death Valley
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Death Valley

    S2:E4

    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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  22. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 9 - Big Rigs
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Big Rigs

    S2:E9

    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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  23. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 12 - The Continental Divide
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Continental Divide

    S2:E12

    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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  24. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 13 - Super Cars
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Super Cars

    S2:E13

    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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  25. Top Gear Season 2 Episode 14 - Limousines
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Limousines

    S2:E14

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Hollywood Cars" is the best rated episode of "Top Gear". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/2011. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "American Muscle".