Best of Top Gear

Season 1

MotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Whether it's Mini Coopers and bobsleds in Norway, or supercars in the Italian Riviera-these themed compilations round up the best moments from the show.

Where to Watch Best of Top Gear • Season 1

38 Episodes

  • Constructive Destruction
    E1
    Constructive DestructionMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. In this exciting episode, Mike Finnegan from Roadkill shares his all-time favorite moments that include the best demolitions, smash ups, and explosions from the show.
  • Built to Fail
    E2
    Built to FailDavid Freiburger from Roadkill shows us some of the best mechanical hack jobs from the Top Gear archive-including sport cars stretched to limousines, a near space three-wheeler, barely-amphibious vehicles, and sketchy three-story campers.
  • What Budget?
    E3
    What Budget?
  • When Supercars go Wrong
    E4
    When Supercars go WrongMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Jonny Lieberman from Head 2 Head pays tribute to the pains of living and playing with high-strung, low-riding exotic cars from the Top Gear archive.
  • Car vs Everything
    E5
    Car vs EverythingMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Brian Lohnes from Put Up or Shut Up shares a roundup of races that pit cars against anything but cars - whether it's boats, planes, dogs, ice skaters or anything you wouldn't think could race a car.
  • Charged Up
    E6
    Charged UpMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Cristy Lee from All Girls Garage shares a collection of the Top Gear trio's adventures with electric vehicles spanning from OEM reviews on range and performance to Jeremy, James, and Richard's attempt at hand-building a hybrid.
  • We're Sinking you Idiot
    E7
    We're Sinking you IdiotMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Fred Williams from Dirt Every Day highlights how the Top Gear hosts have attempted to create a number of amphibious vehicles to sail across lakes, rivers, and the British Channel over the years.
  • Some Say
    E8
    Some SayMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. MotorTrend pro driver Randy Pobst pays tribute to the iconic Stig with a collection of hair-raising laps, as well as times the Stig's cousins joined the presenters on location from the Top Gear archive.
  • Icons
    E9
    IconsCristy Lee from Garage Squad shares a collection of segments that, for one reason or another, became iconic in the Top Gear archive. From a land versus helicopter chase challenge to a Botswana river adventure, and then the guys building a unique and not quite street-legal electric car-this collection is for the hardcore fan.
  • Long Live the Queen
    E10
    Long Live the QueenMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Jethro Bovingdon from Head 2 Head shares a patriotic British look at Jeremy, James, and Richard's gushing reviews of English cars from the Top Gear archive.
  • Keeping the Faith
    E11
    Keeping the FaithHot Rod Garage's Tony Angelo shares how Jeremy, James and Richard have defended the honor of the motor vehicle as the fastest, most convenient and comfortable way to travel from the Top Gear archive. They've battled buses, trams, planes and bicycles in countless races around the world to prove the point. And occasionally the car actually won.
  • Jokes on You
    E12
    Jokes on YouChris Jacobs from Overhaulin' highlights some of the best practical joke attempts Jeremy, James and Richard have played on one another over the years from the Top Gear archive. It's not just good television, the hosts really just like to inconvenience one another.
  • Right at Hammerhead
    E13
    Right at HammerheadMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. MotorTrend Pro Driver Randy Pobst highlights some of Top Gear's greatest and strangest racetracks ever to be caught on film. And at a few of them the presenters didn't even crash.
  • Halloween Special
    E14
    Halloween SpecialAutomobile collector and urban outlaw Magnus Walker hosts a collection of some of Jeremy, James, and Richard's spookiest and scariest moments in this Halloween-themed episode of MotorTrend's Best of Top Gear. Prepare for the scare of your life.
  • Time to get a Proper Job
    E15
    Time to get a Proper JobMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Roadkill Garage's Steve Dulcich shares a collection of clips where Top Gear's presenters tried their hands at a number of non-car journalist jobs over the years, proving they should stick to their day jobs.
  • Wonders of the World
    E16
    Wonders of the WorldMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Ari Henning from Throttle Out compiles some of Top Gear's best adventures leading James, Jeremy, and Richard to some of the most majestic and beautiful places on the planet.
  • Brotherly Love
    E17
    Brotherly LoveZack Courts from Throttle Out highlights the one unspoken rule between the Top Gear hosts-if one of them breaks down, they're on their own. Jeremy, James, and Richard never seem to miss an opportunity to abandon one of their own, knowing full well everything will work out for the best in the long run.
  • Thanksgiving Special
    E18
    Thanksgiving SpecialMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Chris Forsberg from Drift This hosts a Thanksgiving-themed collection of clips from the Top Gear archive where James, Jeremy, and Richard gathered together for a civilized meal.
  • Damn Yankees
    E19
    Damn YankeesPut Up or Shut Up's Brian Lohnes hosts a compilation of Top Gear segments that brings together all the best insults the hosts have hurled across the pond, as they take on vehicles made in the USA. James, Jeremy, and Richard are naysayers at first, but can they be won over by raw American horsepower?
  • How are we Not Dead?
    E20
    How are we Not Dead?Roadkill's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan highlight a few occasions where the Top Gear hosts pushed the limits of sanity by driving through a blizzard to an active volcano, traveling to the Chernobyl disaster site and adventuring across the North Pole.
  • Drag Race Everything
    E21
    Drag Race EverythingMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Pro Driver Nicole Lyons compiles Top Gear's best of the best drag races- from one-on-one match ups, to multi-car shootouts, to car speed versus gravity.
  • Holiday Special
    E22
    Holiday SpecialMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Dirt Every Day's Fred Williams brings in holiday cheer with a collection of clips from the Top Gear archive where Jeremy, James, and Richard come together and give each other unique gifts.
  • How Hard Can It Be?
    E23
    How Hard Can It Be?MotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Chris Forsberg from Drift This hosts a collection of clips in which Top Gear's hosts attempt to "improve" various modes of public transportation.
  • Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads
    E24
    Where We're Going, We Don't Need RoadsMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Fred Williams from Dirt Every Day follows James, Jeremy, and Richard as they swing off the highway and attempt some serious off-roading, as the fastest route between two points is a straight line that isn't always a paved road.
  • Best Laid Plans
    E25
    Best Laid PlansMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Jonny Lieberman from Head 2 Head showcases James, Jeremy, and Richard as they navigate through rough terrains, interact with bewildered locals, and even ride on horseback, all while attempting to maintain their best foot forward.
  • A Noble Effort
    E26
    A Noble EffortMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Jonny Lieberman from Head 2 Head returns to highlight James, Jeremy, and Richard's noble efforts to revolutionize motor transport by re-imagining car interiors, constructing a makeshift ferry, and even modifying mobility scooters.
  • Indestructible
    E27
    IndestructibleMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Hot Rod Garage's Tony Angelo is back showcasing James, Jeremy, and Richard's journeys to demolish an "Indestructible" Toyota Hilux and budget high-mileage utility vehicles.
  • Don't Try This at Home
    E28
    Don't Try This at HomeRoadkill's Mike Finnegan returns to highlight Top Gear's Jeremy, James, and Richard's shenanigans as they participate in "Water Sports", take a non-traditional flight aboard a prop plane and compete in a heist-based hot pursuit against The Stig.
  • Fast Times with Captain Slow
    E29
    Fast Times with Captain SlowTop Gear America's Jethro Bovingdon is back for a James May focused episode where Captain Slow steps out of his comfort zone by driving a Pagani Supercar and riding shotgun on rally tracks featuring a Bentley Coupe and a Subaru Impreza Rally Car.
  • The Great Caravan Races
    E30
    The Great Caravan RacesMotorTrend's favorite talent and staff curate some of the best moments from the Top Gear archive. Dirt Everyday's Fred Williams is back to showcase the chaps from Top Gear as they race through jolly old England in Campers and RV's highlighting the great outdoors.
  • Who Says We've Lost Touch?
    E31
    Who Says We've Lost Touch?Hot Rod Garage's Tony Angelo returns to highlight Jeremy, James, and Richard's search for bottom basement bargain rides as they navigate the mean streets of Miami, engage in road trip impromptu repairs, and race high-mileage German Luxury Sports Cars from the 90's.
  • No Animals Were Harmed...
    E32
    No Animals Were Harmed...Junkyard Gold's Steve Magnante is in studio to highlight Clarkson, May, and Hammond as they go on Safari in Botswana, attempt to heard a stampede of wild Australian cows using high end sports cars, and catch quite the fright by a barbary ape while riding in a dilapidated van with a makeshift roof.
  • A Little Help Here?
    E33
    A Little Help Here?Roadkill's Mike Finnegan is back to showcase the lads from Top Gear as they hilariously attempt to cross a river with the help from scrappy Argentinians, navigate through a muddy road assisted by plucky locals in Africa, and get out of a freezing situation by out of the box thinking Icelanders.
  • Game On!
    E34
    Game On!Top Gear America's Jethro Bovingdon returns for a sports themed episode, featuring the fellas from Top Gear as they participate in a creative game of soccer using Toyota Aygo's, try their hands at American Football using Kia Cee'ds, and compete in a friendly game of laser tag using in a battle of Supercars Vs. American fighter pilots.
  • Demolition Derby
    E35
    Demolition DerbyJunkyard Gold's Steve Magnante returns for a Hammond centered episode showcasing the hilariously cheeky Englishman as he invents a new form of motor racing, participates in a world's fastest taxi competition, and partakes in a spirited competition to settle what airport vehicle is the quickest.
  • Challenge Accepted
    E36
    Challenge AcceptedOverhaulin's AJ Janic takes a break from her car restoration duties to showcase the Top Gear Lads as they wreak havoc through the medieval streets of Lucca, Italy, race against a motor powered canoe in Iceland, and run through insane obstacles with modified lorries.
  • Death Road
    E37
    Death RoadAll Girls Garage Faye Hadley makes her debut in The Best Of Top Gear to showcase Jeremy, James, and Richard as they circumvent the dangerous make shift roads of Bolivia, cautiously navigate through the busy streets of India, and attempt to cross a treacherous high altitude volcano in South America.
  • Things That Go Bump in the Night
    E38
    Things That Go Bump in the NightAll Girls Garage Bogi Lateiner makes her debut in The Best Of Top Gear to highlight Clarkson, May, and Hammond as they journey through The South searching for tasty roadkill, attempt to fish and setup camp in Australia's Outback, and make their way through the Canadian Rockies.

 

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