The BEST episodes of Top Gear (US) season 2

Every episode of Top Gear (US) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Top Gear (US) season 2!

Featuring super-cars, extreme stunts and challenges, car reviews and celebrity interviews, Top Gear is the home for anyone with a love of cars. The U.S. version will be chock-full of high-adrenaline action entertainment as it tracks the colorful history of the automobile as well as the eccentric adventures of its hosts with Top Gear’s customary wit and humor.

Last Updated: 9/18/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended
Texas
star
7.71
520 votes

#1 - 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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Continental Divide
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7.67
334 votes

#2 - Continental Divide

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2012

The early pioneers and settlers crossed the Rockies in covered wagons, braving tough weather and harsh terrain. So how would modern day covered wagons cope with the same journey, carrying the same things and having to cross the same rivers and mountains? Rutledge, Adam and Tanner decide to find out, and set out to conquer the Rockies in soccer-mom vans.

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Muscle Cars
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7.66
302 votes

#3 - 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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Dangerous Cars
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7.62
302 votes

#4 - 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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Supercars
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7.61
394 votes

#5 - Supercars

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/13/2012

The hosts have each been asked to choose what they think is the perfect high-end convertible by an anonymous celebrity buyer. On the way to meet them, they put the cars through a series of challenges which hint at the celebrity's identity.

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Luxury Car Challenge
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7.50
285 votes

#6 - Luxury Car Challenge

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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Rut's Show
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7.49
325 votes

#7 - Rut's Show

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/27/2012

We find out what goes on in Rut's head as he takes control of the show and gets to do whatever he wants. In the process he enters a championship race and almost kills himself, becomes an inventor and almost kills Adam, and tries it out as a designated driver on the late night streets of San Francisco and almost kills them both.

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Beating Tanner
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7.37
392 votes

#8 - Beating Tanner

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2011

Adam and Rutledge have had enough of Tanner. They decide to teach him a lesson in a series of challenges aimed at embarrassing him.

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Big Rigs
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7.36
331 votes

#9 - 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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Death Valley
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7.33
397 votes

#10 - Death Valley

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/14/2011

What's the best 4x4 you can by for $5,000? Tanner, Rutledge and Adam compete in an epic 400 mile journey from the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas in an attempt to find out.

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First Cars
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7.21
540 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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The $500 Challenge
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7.18
481 votes

#12 - 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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Limos
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6.97
358 votes

#13 - Limos

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/20/2012

Limousines have become more about bachelorette parties than star-studded premieres, so Adam, Rutledge and Tanner decide it's time to get some of the glamour back by building their own. To find out which is best, each of them has to transport a celebrity to the Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Hollywood Cars
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6.97
515 votes

#14 - Hollywood Cars

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2011

Tanner, Rutledge and Adam create versions of their favorite Hollywood cars and then pit them against each other to see whose is best. Tanner and Rutledge race a horse and two Mustangs through the Utah desert.

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America's Strongest Pickup
star
6.92
458 votes

#15 - 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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Worst Cars
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6.82
238 votes

#16 - Worst Cars

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2012

The hosts buy each other what they think is the worst car in the country and set themselves a challenge--whoever can make the car they've been given coolest and sell for most money at an auction at the end of the journey wins. Tanner travels to England to find out just how fast a brand new supercar--with no official top speed--can go.

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