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Watching the presenters also get into endless teenage-like arguments about which car has the coolest girlfriend-attracting features is a head-nodding experience too. The work done on the cars is impressive but what comes after is what triggers all the chuckles. First, the trio decided to through endless shady burns at each other as they argued with is better between May's "traditional" train or Clarkson's "Sports Train" (a Jaguar XJ-S Convertible attached to an open-top carriage).
The main review of the episode was of the Audi R8, which Clarkson drove and compared to Hammond's very own Porsche 997 Carrera S. The Audi performed better around the track, but both presenters agreed it lacks soul. In this Season 10 episode, Clarkson, Hammond, and May revisited one of their most popular challenges from earlier in the series. Working with a variety of vehicles, they each try to create amphibious cars that work equally as well on the ground as they do in the water. Clarkson used a Nissan pickup that he dubbed the Nissank; Hammond used a Volkswagen as he did in the previous amphibious challenge; May went back to his original Triumph Herald, although he upgraded it with some new materials and features.
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Unlike most episodes of the series, it ran for a total of 75 minutes and didn't feature any of the traditional elements that are usually included in "Top Gear" episodes, such as "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car." The "Burma Special" was a two-part "Top Gear" episode that saw the three presenters travel across Burma in derelict lorries. The basic premise is that they would journey to the border with Thailand and attempt to build a bridge across the River Kwai.
The guests included comedian Al Murray, journalist Nick Robinson, dancer Louie Spence, athlete Amy Williams, businessman Peter Jones, presenter Johnny Vaughan, and stand-up Bill Bailey. In a later segment, Hammond went to Abu Dhabi to try out the Lamborghini Murcielago SV. Impressed with the car, he tested it out against the far more expensive Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722. He later stages a race between the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1, two of the fastest cars on the planet. The McLaren F1 took an early lead in the drag race, but the Veyron ultimately caught up to it and used its superior top speed to take a significant lead. The "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segmentfeatured actor, writer, and presenter Stephen Fry.
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The star in a reasonably priced car for this episode was Gillian Anderson, best known for her roles in "The X-Files" and "The Fall." She set a time of 1 minute and 48.5 seconds, although the track was deemed to be mildly moist. The star in a reasonably priced car for this episode was Formula One racing driver Daniel Ricciardo. Rather than use the Vauxhall Astra Tech Line GT that was used for the segment from Season 20 onwards, Ricciardo was given the original Suzuki Liana like all previous Formula One drivers to make the leaderboard a level playing field. He set a time of 1 minute and 42.2 seconds, making him the fastest Formula One driver on the leaderboard. The star in a reasonably priced car for this episode was musician and presenter Jools Holland.
This Season 17 episode first aired in July of 2011 and saw the group try to improve the railway experience in the U.K. Expressing the opinion that traveling by train can be expensive, slow, and inconvenient, the gang adapted a series of different vehicles and caravans so that they can operate on standard railways. Eventually, Hammond and May gave up and stuck with a normal train as they raced against Clarkson's new sports train invention. The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name. Freddie, Chris and Paddy build their own electric sports cars for the inaugural 24 Minutes of Le Mansfield race. Chris tests the all-electric Porsche Taycan, and there is a tribute to the legendary Colin McRae.
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I think it will attract ALOT of attention and will be a collectors item. Things would never be boring when you’re with someone who has Tourette’s! They still have yet to diagnose me so I just say i’m weird and be done with it. That’s the brilliance about our race, we always find ways to look outside the box.
Along the way, they had to contend with a variety of challenges and obstacles, including hectic traffic and seeing their vehicles damaged in a multitude of ways. The rest of the episode features two segments that involve Hammond and May. In the first, Hammond raced a group of snowmobile pilots in Sweden as he drove the Volkswagen Touareg. The final segment saw May attempting to set a new world's record for the fastest car using the new Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. He managed to reach a speed of 259 mph while test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel made it a staggering 267 mph. Outside of the main challenge, the episode also featured standard "Top Gear" segments.
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The route sees them go from Miami to New Orleans and meet the Stig's American cousin, who tests each of the cars to determine their performance. This episode sees Hammond testing a specially made watch that is designed to work in severe weather and alert rescue teams when the beacon is activated. However, it ends up alerting Clarkson and May who are forced to rescue Hammondwhen he gets stuck.
May chose a tiny Renault for the journey, Hammond cycled, and Clarkson used a hovercraft to travel mainly by water. May ended up winning while the Stig failed to finish after struggling to travel on public transport. To make the best of the situation, the trio used the biodiesel to enter the Britcar 24-hour endurance race at Silverstone. Driving a modified BMW 330d, they managed to qualify but suffered a number of mechanical issues during the race that put them at the back of the grid multiple times. Fortunately, the Stig was able to keep them in the race and they ended up finishing in 39th place overall.
The former professional racing driver who competed most regularly for BMW passed away from cancer in 2021. Before that, she made numerous appearances on "Top Gear" and went on to act as a host on the revamped version of the series, along with the likes of Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc, Rory Reid, and Chris Harris. The three vehicles used in the special were a Mercedes-Benz 230 E from 1985, a Lancia Beta coupé from 1981, and an Opel Kadett from 1963. A Volkswagen Beetle was kept in reserve as the backup car, as punishment for any presenter whose car became too damaged to drive. The team eventually arrived after a 1,000-mile trip at the Namibian border, where they ultimately declared that the Beetle was the best car as it had needed no repairs during the journey.
The fifth episode of Season 20, this installment of "Top Gear" featured a challenge focused on a new type of hatchback known as a crossover. Believing that these vehicles are most popular with caravanners, each presenter picked an example of the vehicle class and went on a caravan holiday, ending up with a Mazda CX-5 and a Volkswagen Tiguan. The challenge sees them testing the type of activities that a crossover would be used for and living life as someone who goes on caravan trips. The fourth episode of Season 20, this entry in the car series saw the three presenters building a car that is able to operate as a hovercraft. Using a Ford Transit van, they created what they dubbed the "Hovervan." The first version of the vehicle proved to be a failure.
Season 22 of "Top Gear" was the last to feature the talents of Clarkson, Hammond, and May following Clarkson's high-profile dismissal from the BBC. Despite the controversy, the eight episodes included in the 2015 season are all rated quite highly by fans. This is the second installment of Season 22 to appear in this article, and there's more from "Top Gear" in 2015 on the way.