The WORST episodes of Top Gear America

Every episode of Top Gear America ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Top Gear America!

Top Gear America will review not just exclusive and state-of-the-art vehicles, but also the cars of America’s culture-defining past. From the latest supercars to the ultimate in automotive engineering technology, Top Gear America will put the viewer in the passenger seat alongside the car-obsessed hosts, as they race the most incredible vehicles on the scenic highways and historic tracks of the American west. Each week will feature a different celebrity who will compete for top honor on the leader board at the new Top Gear studio and track, Speed Vegas. Of course, the one and only Stig, Top Gear’s mysterious test driver, will be leaving everyone in his petrol-hazed wake.

Last Updated: 9/25/2024Network: BBC AmericaStatus: Ended

6.54

179 votes

#1 - Made in America

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/30/2017

Hosts William Fichtner, Tom "Wookie" Ford and Antron Brown set out on a true bonding adventure in VW Bugs in Baja Mexico. The latest NSX is pushed to its limits by the Stig, and the Ford Raptor rips through the desert.

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6.82

121 votes

#2 - Movie Magic

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/6/2017

This week, the boys teach everyone a few tricks of the movie trade. Bill gets to find out what it was like to be Steve McQueen driving the iconic Mustang that starred in the greatest car chase of all time in the 1968 film, 'Bullitt'.

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6.87

78 votes

#3 - Humble Beginnings

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/27/2017

The boys hit a dirt oval track near the birthplace of NASCAR. Their classics spray mud across all lanes as they race to the finish. Meanwhile, The Stig tests childhood dreams with the Skyline and sets the track on fire in the Audi R8.

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6.90

115 votes

#4 - Life On The Go

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/13/2017

The great wide open is the American landscape. Pick your car, set out down the highway and find a path less traveled. Bill, Wookie and Antron choose campers for this adventure, but will they make it home? Then, the Stig takes a minivan around the track.

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6.92

73 votes

#5 - The Best

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/10/2017

What sports car would you buy if you had $7,000? Bill's car was written in song, Antron unleashes the ponies and Wookie picks the less obvious example of the bunch. The Stig settles the score around the track with a proper head-to-head.

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6.96

69 votes

#6 - Outside The Box

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/3/2017

Ride side-by-side with Antron, Bill and Wookie as they explore the latest craze in recreation vehicles, the UTV. They test their bravery against the steepest hillsides SoCal has to offer.

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7.13

89 votes

#7 - Drive Your Life

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/20/2017

Antron takes us into the pits of NHRA and teaches Wookie to drive. The latest police fleet gets tested at the driving academy, and Bill tests the Cadillac CTS-V at speed. Haley Joel Osment stops by the track.

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7.30

66 votes

#8 - Time Capsule

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/17/2017

Our hosts revisit the past and share with us their first love. Or do they? AMG turns fifty years old. One man shares his opinion on what epitomizes the Mercedes tuner from its humble beginnings to the latest supercar.

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