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.

Last Updated: 3/21/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended
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Off Road Big Rigs
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6.39
220 votes

#1 - 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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Car vs. Plane
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6.40
362 votes

#2 - Car vs. Plane

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/9/2011

Rutledge races Tanner to see if it's faster to fly or drive if your journey is less than 500 miles; Tanner tries out the new BMW X6M; Rutledge gets confused by the new Porsche Panamera; Bret Michaels gets on the test track.

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Used Car Salesman
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6.58
449 votes

#3 - Used Car Salesman

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/2/2011

Rutledge and Adam race the new Honda CRZ against extreme mountain bikers through San Francisco; Tanner, Adam and Rutledge become used car salesman; Tim Allen hits the test track.

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Halo vs. Velociraptor
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6.59
541 votes

#4 - 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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Cobra Attack
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6.62
747 votes

#5 - 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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Flying Coupe DeVille
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6.71
520 votes

#6 - 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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Worst Cars
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6.82
237 votes

#7 - 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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Appalachian Trail
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6.83
151 votes

#8 - 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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Blind Drift
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6.87
577 votes

#9 - 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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America's Strongest Pickup
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6.92
457 votes

#10 - 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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Fast in Florida
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6.95
511 votes

#11 - 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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Hollywood Cars
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6.97
514 votes

#12 - 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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Limos
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6.97
357 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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College Cars
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7.13
260 votes

#14 - College Cars

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/29/2013

The guys find the same model cars they drove in college and then head south of the border on an epic spring break road trip through Mexico to determine whose ride is the best college car. They tackle the tough streets of Tijuana and the treacherous mountain trails of the Baja Peninsula on their journey to reach the party town of San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez. Comedian Adam Ferrara, champion race car driver Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood host.

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The $500 Challenge
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7.18
480 votes

#15 - 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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First Cars
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7.21
539 votes

#16 - 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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Viking Trucks
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7.21
368 votes

#17 - 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?

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Adam's Show
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7.23
389 votes

#18 - Adam's Show

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/5/2013

We find out what goes on in Adam's head as he takes control of the show and gets to do whatever he wants. First he tries to teach Tanner and Rut how to play football--with an automotive twist. Then he reveals his own concept car designed to protect you against the worst things on the road--other drivers. Finally, he gets behind the wheel of the legendary Ford GT40 and puts a bizarre twist on the classic Le Mans race where Ford beat Ferrari, with an unsuspecting Rutledge at the wheel of the Ferrari.

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America's Toughest Car
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7.31
326 votes

#19 - America's Toughest Car

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/5/2013

What's America's toughest, most un-killable car? Adam, Tanner and Rutledge each pick the toughest car they can think of and put them through a series of brutal tests using shotguns, bombs and a giant crane. The winner gets to go head-to-head against the U.S. military in one of the toughest SUV's on the planet.

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Best of Top Gear
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7.32
144 votes

#20 - Best of Top Gear

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2011

Tanner, Rutledge and Adam look back on the best moments and highlights from the first season.

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Death Valley
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7.33
396 votes

#21 - 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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Fully Charged
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7.35
304 votes

#22 - Fully Charged

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2013

With more and more electric cars on the roads every year, the Top Gear hosts take three of the best sellers on a journey through Michigan. They may be good for the environment, but is it actually possible for electric cars to ever be cool? The winner gets to drive the new all electric sports package Tesla Model S.

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Doomsday Drive
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7.35
337 votes

#23 - Doomsday Drive

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/12/2013

The guys attempt to build the perfect car for the apocalypse--affordable, fun to drive, and still zombie-proof. After testing its performance, weaponry, and defenses, they have to race across a ghost town with the Post-Apocalypse Stig in hot pursuit.

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Big Rigs
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7.36
330 votes

#24 - 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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Beating Tanner
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7.38
391 votes

#25 - 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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