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Top Gear - Season 17

Series: Top Gear

4.6

(14)

Episodes

Rating

TVMA

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

BBC Studios

About

Top Gear celebrates the 50th birthday of the Jaguar E-Type, which means a celebration involving a marching band, some Spitfires and the white cliffs of Dover is in order. Northern comedians Ross Noble and Rowan Atkinson get strapped in to the Reasonably Priced Kia Ceed, as do music legends Alice Cooper and Bob Geldof.

Related Subjects

Home & Lifestyle

Episodes

1. Episode 1

Jeremy Clarkson celebrates the 50th birthday of the legendary Jaguar E-type by driving a modern, half a million pound interpretation of this classic sports car before putting on a typically low key birthday party involving live music, classic fighter planes and a group of Royal Marines.

2. Episode 2

With Clarkson in the Citroen DS3 Racing, Hammond championing the Fiat 500C Abarth and May making the case for the Renaultsport Clio Cup, the trio attempt to navigate their way around baffling Italian towns and take part in a scavenger hunt before heading up to Monte Carlo where they're faced with a surprise test of their cars' performance.

3. Episode 3

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond look at some amazing second hand bargains you can buy for the price of Britain's cheapest brand new car, the £6995 Nissan Pixo. Meanwhile, James May tests the toughness of the new Range Rover Evoque by driving it through Death Valley.

4. Episode 4

Jeremy is out on the track comparing the rip-snorting Jaguar XKR-S to the recently updated Nissan GT-R whilst British comedy legend Rowan Atkinson is this week's star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

5. Episode 5

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are challenged to knock down a row of derelict houses in less time than it takes a team of demolition experts to do the same job. Meanwhile, Jeremy tests an updated version of the classic Jensen Interceptor.

6. Episode 6

Jeremy Clarkson and James May embark on a trip to the British seaside in two new electric cars, taking in an impromptu and thoroughly informative visit to Lincoln along the way. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond meets the world's most extraordinary rally team, and Louis Walsh is this week's guest star in the Reasonably Priced Car.