The BEST episodes of Top Gear (US) season 5
Every episode of Top Gear (US) season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Top Gear (US) season 5!
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.
#1 - Desert Trailblazers
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2014
Tanner, Adam and Rutledge meet in the Arizona backcountry with three of the most technologically advanced off road machines available, where they are challenged to find their way to the Grand Canyon like the trailblazers of old - without GPS.
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#2 - Need for Speed
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/7/2014
Tanner, Rut and Adam travel to Germany for the ultimate high speed road trip. The tour sees them battling it out to reach top speeds amongst traffic on the legendary no-speed-limit Autobahn and competing to set the fastest time on the famous Nürburgring road course.
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#3 - Cool Cars for Grownups
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/8/2014
Is it possible to have a family vehicle without giving up your high horsepower dreams? Tanner, Adam and Rutledge each choose a brand new car and push them to their speed and maneuverability limits to find out which is the best family friendly super car. In the end, the guys take their vehicles to the edge in a race up the legendary Pikes Peak.
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#4 - American Muscle
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2014
Drag racing runs in America's blood, and now Ford, Chevy and Dodge make production drag cars that anyone can buy and race. Two of the hosts will get the chance to compete in the Gatornationals drag race in these vehicles, but to find out which two, they must compete a series of challenges in "resto-mod" muscle cars designed to see which of them has the skills it takes to race in the big leagues.
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#5 - 80's Power
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2014
Many insurance companies consider a car over 25 years old to be a classic, but can a car from the 1980's really be the kind of investment that a typical classic car can be? Rutledge, Adam and Tanner each choose their favorite 80's car and compete in a series of challenges to see which is the best, and seek final judgment from a mystery 80's celebrity.
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#6 - Weekend Race Cars
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/14/2014
One of the best ways to get into professional auto racing is to start racing with your personal car. But what if you want to try different kinds of racing? Could there be a daily driver that is competitive in many types of races? Tanner, Adam and Rutledge decide to find out when they each pick a competent daily driver then compete in a series of different races.
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#7 - Snow Show
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2014
With massive storms devastating ill equipped parts of America this winter, Tanner, Adam and Rutledge decide to do their civic duty by trying to make a multi-tasking municipal hybrid in the form of a snow-plow school bus. The person whose contribution is deemed the most useful gets to race the Nissan GTR against a competition level snowmobile.
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#8 - What Can It Take
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/30/2014
Ever wonder if you really need all those bits and pieces in your car? Or if it will still drive without engine oil, or a battery? Adam, Rutledge and Tanner each choose a mechanically robust vehicle, then compete in a head to head battle to see whose car can withstand the most abuse. The winner gets to test drive the brand new $300k Rolls Royce Wraith.
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#9 - Appalachian Trail
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/21/2014
The Appalachian Trail spans 2,168 miles from Maine to Georgia, and takes 3 - 6 months to hike. But what if you don't have that kind of time? Tanner, Rutledge and Adam are given the monumental task of driving a road-based version of all 14 states on the trail in just 1 day. With just 24 hours to complete their task they barely have time to stop and must come up with ways to save time.
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#10 - Off Road Big Rigs
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2014
Tanner, Adam and Rutledge take on two of the top ten most dangerous jobs in America at once when they each get keys to a logging truck, and instructions to pick up and deliver as many logs as possible in a remote Washington location.
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