The Worst Episodes of Top Gear
Every episode of Top Gear ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Top Gear" is "Cobra Attack", rated 5.6/10 from 62 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Cobra Attack" aired on 11/21/2010 and is rated 0.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Blind Drift".
5.6/10 62 votes#1 - Cobra Attack
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2010
In episode one there's a battle between two snakes as Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust give the soon to be replaced Dodge Viper SRT a fitting send off by pitting it against a Cobra attack helicopter through the streets of Griffin, Georgia. Adam Ferrara, Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust settle which is the best Lamborghini ever, in a 180 mile an hour desert drag race. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes to the Top Gear test track.
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5.8/10 44 votes#2 - Blind Drift
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/28/2010
Tanner races his favorite cut price sports car against two extreme skiers down a mountain. Rutledge finds out if Aston Martin has solved a horsepower problem in the new Vantage model and Adam and Rutledge try to beat professional drift champion Tanner Foust in a drifting competition by cheating. Actor Dominic Monahan takes to the Top Gear test track.
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5.8/10 36 votes#3 - Flying Coupe DeVille
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/5/2010
After arriving in North Carolina to purchase vehicles for $1,000, Adam, Rutledge and Tanner rigorously test them in extreme challenges involving moonshine-running. Ty Burrell of ABC's "Modern Family" comedy series enters the test track.
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5.9/10 31 votes#4 - Used Car Salesman
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/2/2011
Rutledge and Adam race the new Honda CRZ against extreme mountain bikers through San Francisco; Tanner, Adam and Rutledge become used car salesman; Tim Allen hits the test track.
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6.0/10 27 votes#5 - Best of Top Gear
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2011
Tanner, Rutledge and Adam look back on the best moments and highlights from the first season.
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6.1/10 27 votes#6 - America's Most Dangerous Cars
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/28/2012
The hosts each choose a car that has at some point earned the title of "most dangerous car in the country" and try to restore its reputation in a series of crazy challenges ending in a demolition derby. And Rutledge tries to teach Adam that it's possible to drive a car without breaking it by getting him behind the wheel of one of the quickest, most dangerous vehicles around.
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6.3/10 35 votes#7 - Fast in Florida
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/26/2010
Tanner goes to England to try out a sports car made from wood--with surprising results, and the three of them race against each other from Miami to Key West in car, boat and plane. Michelle Rodriguez gets on the Top Gear test track.
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6.3/10 20 votes#8 - Fountain of Youth
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2013
Adam, Rut and Tanner pick three vehicles with speed and sex appeal, and they aim to recapture their youth by embarking on a Florida road trip. From Naples to Miami, they compete in a series of challenges culminating in a race for pink slips to determine whose car is the ultimate fountain of youth.
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6.3/10 12 votes#9 - City Saviors
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 6/21/2016
With more Americans than ever flocking to cities, is the American dream of four wheeled freedom dying? Or is there a perfect city car? The guys navigate the concrete jungle and all the dangers that lurk within to find the perfect city car.
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6.4/10 33 votes#10 - Halo vs. Velociraptor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/12/2010
Tanner races Ford's new F150 Raptor against a parachutist jumping from 25,000 feet. Adam reviews the new Mercedes SLS AMG, and Rutledge and Adam go into battle as they attempt to create a replacement to the Hummer for the military. Kid Rock races on the Top Gear test track.
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6.4/10 34 votes#11 - First Cars
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2011
Tanner, Rutledge and Adam fight over who had the best first car. Tanner and Adam get to race their dream first cars--the Corvette ZR1 and Ferrari 458. And Pawn Stars Rick and Chumlee stop by to test their skills on the Top Gear test track.
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6.4/10 32 votes#12 - Luxury Cars
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2011
New Jersey is home to more luxury cars than anywhere else in America. Tanner, Rutledge and Adam head to the Hamptons to see if they can pass off these cars to locals. Plus, Tanner puts the new 911 GT2 through its paces.
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6.4/10 32 votes#13 - The $500 Challenge
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/28/2011
Tanner, Rutledge and Adam race along the Pacific Coast Highway to see who's $500 clunker is best. Tanner puts the new Subaru Impreza WRX STi through its paces by racing a biker through a deserted town.
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6.5/10 32 votes#14 - Beater Boot Camp
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/19/2010
Tanner, Adam and Rutledge head to Detroit to choose their favorite old GM cars and put them through a series of crazy challenges to decide which one should be brought back into production. Skateboard legend and game designer Tony Hawk gets on the Top Gear test track.
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6.5/10 26 votes#15 - Muscle Cars
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/21/2012
Which is the best modern muscle car? Adam, Rutledge and Tanner fight it out on the way to a high speed attempt at a NASCAR track, and Rutledge takes Tanner into the Utah desert to prove how fast their new mustangs are in a relay race against horses.
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6.5/10 27 votes#16 - The Tractor Challenge
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2012
The guys head to rural California and attempt to help a farmer in one of the biggest tractors on the market. It quickly descends into chaos as they try to transport livestock and heavy equipment and complete farm chores. We then review the fastest 'tractor' of them all – the new Lamborghini Aventador – and see how its claims stack up in a race against a crop dusting plane.
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- 6.5/10 31 votes
#17 - Appalachian Trail
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/21/2014
Tanner, Rutledge and Adam are challenged to drive a road-based version of all 14 states on the trail in just one day.
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6.7/10 29 votes#18 - America's Strongest Pickup
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2011
Which is the toughest truck in America? Tanner, Rutledge and Adam head into the mountains putting their trucks through impossible tests. Plus, Tanner takes a new off-road vehicle to the Louisiana swamps to race an air-boat. And comedian Bill Engvall stops by the Top Gear test track.
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6.7/10 20 votes#19 - Adam's Show
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/5/2013
We find out what goes on in Adam's head as he takes control of the show and gets to do whatever he wants. First he tries to teach Tanner and Rut how to play football--with an automotive twist. Then he reveals his own concept car designed to protect you against the worst things on the road--other drivers. Finally, he gets behind the wheel of the legendary Ford GT40 and puts a bizarre twist on the classic Le Mans race where Ford beat Ferrari, with an unsuspecting Rutledge at the wheel of the Ferrari.
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6.7/10 26 votes#20 - Minnesota Ice Driving
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/26/2013
Getting your car ready for winter can cost a lot of cash and the brutal weather can cause serious wear and tear. So the Top Gear hosts set out to solve this issue by finding three cars that cost less than it costs to prepare your car for the snow and ice and put them through a series of tough challenges to find out which is the best winter car.
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6.7/10 22 votes#21 - Fully Charged
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/2013
With more and more electric cars on the roads every year, the Top Gear hosts take three of the best sellers on a journey through Michigan. They may be good for the environment, but is it actually possible for electric cars to ever be cool? The winner gets to drive the new all electric sports package Tesla Model S.
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- 6.7/10 28 votes
#22 - 80's Power
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2014
Rutledge, Adam and Tanner each choose their favorite '80s car and compete in a series of challenges to see which is the best, and seek final judgment from a mystery '80s celebrity. The person who chooses the best '80s car gets to test drive the fastest Ferrari currently on the roads – the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.
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- 6.7/10 16 votes
#23 - Budget Racing
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2016
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6.8/10 36 votes#24 - Texas
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/24/2011
Tanner, Rutledge and Adam wrangle, haul and race their way across Texas in a crazy attempt to find an alternative to the pickup. Comedian Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood return for an all-new season of Top Gear.
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6.8/10 38 votes#25 - 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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