The WORST episodes of Top Gear (US)
Every episode of Top Gear (US) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Top Gear (US)!
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 - Cuba
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/28/2016
With US and Cuba relations at an all-time high Tanner, Adam, and Rut head to the tropical Caribbean island to check things out. Once there they test and modify three classic American cars and then stage a drag race, in the process becoming the first Americans to legally race in the country in 50 years.
#2 - Rubicon Trail
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2016
The guys travel deep into California's rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains to do something that's never been done before--photo map the Rubicon Trail. They take on America's most notorious 4x4 route in a race against time to photo map the entire trail before they must present their images at Google headquarters.
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#3 - America vs. Europe
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2016
Tanner, Adam, and Rutledge tackle automotive stereotypes by taking on the age old question: which country makes the best car? The guys battle it out in cars from past and present manufactured in the countries of their ancestors: Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom; and go head to head against one of America's most badass, track prepped speed demons.
#4 - Car for Life
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2016
The average American owns 8 cars in their lifetime, but what if you only had one? Tanner, Adam, and Rutledge each pick a vehicle from their birth year that they think excels in every stage of life and are given a series of challenges to determine the most suitable vehicle. The guys also have a predictably out of control mid-life crisis in which they trade up to the latest high-powered sedans.
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#5 - 24 Hours of Budget Racing
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2016
Motor racing is an expensive sport, but does it have to be? The guys set out to prove you can race on a budget by finding a car that costs less than $500. Once they choose the car they are then entered into a grueling ’24 Hours of Lemons’ race, but will it all go to plan?
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#6 - Military Might
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2016
Can a civilian vehicle stand up to the punishment of combat and serve in the U.S. military? To find out, the guys each pick a vehicle and meet at a U.S. Army training to be put through their paces. Their combat training includes racing a tank, evading gunfire, and undertaking a large scale rescue mission during a firefight with explosives.
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#7 - American Aftermarket
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/2016
Upgrading and modifying cars is a billion-dollar industry in America, where the love for speed means that the fastest cars aren’t fast enough out of the factory. Tanner, Adam, and Rutledge aren’t convinced that the performance offered by expensive upgrade packages is worth the price, so they get three iconic American muscle cars with the best aftermarket upgrades money can buy. The cars are then put through a series of adrenaline fueled tests to see which offers the best bang for your buck.
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#8 - Postal
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/7/2016
The guys go postal as they are tasked with finding a suitable new delivery vehicle to replace the classic U.S. Postal Service truck. The each must choose and modify the vehicle of their choice, before putting it through some tests to determine the ultimate postal delivery vehicle.
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#9 - Winter Drop Top
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/14/2016
Tanner, Adam, and Rut head to the Rocky Mountains for some time in the snow. However, against common sense, they have chosen to bring all-wheel drive convertibles. On the snowy peaks they take part in some epic challenges and try not to freeze to death in the process.
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#10 - City Saviors
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/21/2016
American cities are growing at a rapid rate, with more people flocking to the big smoke than ever before. As a result some people think the American dream of four-wheeled freedom is dying, but the guys don’t agree. They set out to find the perfect city car to navigate the concrete jungle and all the dangers hidden within.
#11 - 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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#12 - 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.
#15 - Halo vs. Velociraptor
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/12/2010
Tanner races Ford's new F150 Raptor against a parachutist jumping from 25,000 feet. Adam reviews the new Mercedes SLS AMG, and Rutledge and Adam go into battle as they attempt to create a replacement to the Hummer for the military. Kid Rock races on the Top Gear test track.
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#16 - Cobra Attack
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2010
In episode one there's a battle between two snakes as Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust give the soon to be replaced Dodge Viper SRT a fitting send off by pitting it against a Cobra attack helicopter through the streets of Griffin, Georgia. Adam Ferrara, Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust settle which is the best Lamborghini ever, in a 180 mile an hour desert drag race. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes to the Top Gear test track.
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#17 - Flying Coupe DeVille
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/5/2010
After arriving in North Carolina to purchase vehicles for $1,000, Adam, Rutledge and Tanner rigorously test them in extreme challenges involving moonshine-running. Ty Burrell of ABC's "Modern Family" comedy series enters the test track.
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#18 - 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.
#19 - Blind Drift
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/28/2010
Tanner races his favorite cut price sports car against two extreme skiers down a mountain. Rutledge finds out if Aston Martin has solved a horsepower problem in the new Vantage model and Adam and Rutledge try to beat professional drift champion Tanner Foust in a drifting competition by cheating. Actor Dominic Monahan takes to the Top Gear test track.
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#20 - 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.
#22 - 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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#23 - Fast in Florida
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/26/2010
Tanner goes to England to try out a sports car made from wood--with surprising results, and the three of them race against each other from Miami to Key West in car, boat and plane. Michelle Rodriguez gets on the Top Gear test track.
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#24 - Fountain of Youth
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2013
If you're trying to avoid a mid-life crisis but you're on a budget which car should you choose? Adam, Rut and Tanner find out on a journey across Florida involving alligators, obstacle courses and the glitz of Miami.
#25 - Viking Trucks
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/2/2013
The hosts head to Iceland - home of some of the toughest winter off-roading on the planet - to try and prove to the locals that American trucks still have what it takes to conquer the world. Their challenge is to drive their trucks over mountains, across frozen rivers and through 30 foot deep snowdrifts to the virgin land at the top of an active volcano. What could possibly go wrong?