Series 18
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Episode 0
Episode Description
A special Top Gear episode presented by Richard Hammond to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise and the release of Skyfall. In this feature-length retrospective, Hammond examines the most iconic cars from half a century of 007 movies, including legendary vehicles such as the Aston Martin DB5 and the Lotus Esprit, exploring their creation, gadgets, and cinematic impact. The episode includes behind-the-scenes interviews with Bond actors and film makers like Daniel Craig and Sir Roger Moore, stunt coordinators, engineers, and producers who share insights into how these cars were chosen, modified, and filmed for memorable chase sequences. In classic Top Gear fashion, Hammond attempts his own Bond-style projects, from a ‘Bond car on a budget’ to recreating functional movie gadgetry, while reflecting on how James Bond’s cars have influenced both popular culture and automotive history.
Episode Introduction
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Stig Introduction
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Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
None
Vehicles Featured
Work in Progress
#50 #years #bond #james #bond #richard #hammond #aston #martin #db5 #lotus #esprit #bmw #z8 #lotus #skyfall #daniel #craig #roger #moore #guy #hamilton #007
Episode 1
Episode Description
James, Richard and Jeremy set out to determine which other super car could replace the near perfect Ferrari 458 Italia. The trios heads to Italy bringing along three alternatives - the Noble M600, McLaren MP4-12C and the Lamborghini Aventador travelling north across Italy to the Imola Race Circuit.
Episode Introduction
None
Stig Introduction
"It says here he's not The Stig. But he is The Stig's Italian cousin!"
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
will.i.am
Vehicles Featured
Noble M600, Lamborghini Aventador, McLaren MP4-12C
#noble #m600 #lamborghini #aventador #mclaren #mp4-12c #italy #rome #lecce
Episode 2
Episode Description
Currently a work in progress.
Episode Introduction
"Tonight, I do a skid. Richard steals some tyres. And James get kicked in the face."
Stig Introduction
"Some say that he's the only man in Britain who knows what B&Q stands for. And that he can't give his million-pound bonus back because he's already spent it... on French breast implants. All we know is... he's called The Stig."
"Some say he's the Stig, but he isn't. He is the Stig's Chinese cousin."
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
Matt LeBlanc
Vehicles Featured
Work in Progress
Episode 3
Episode Description
Jeremy and Richard "help out" director Nick Love on the new film The Sweeney by directing the car chase scenes between the goodies in a Ford Focus ST and the baddies in a Jaguar XFR.
Episode Introduction
"Tonight, I drive around a field, James measures a runway, and Richard lays a cable."
Stig Introduction
"Some say that he has 50,000 photographs of his own camera. And that 60 years ago this week, he, too, became a queen. All we know is he's called the Stig!"
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
Ryan Reynolds
Vehicles Featured
Jaguar XF-R, Ford Focus ST
#the #sweeney #filming #director #movie #car #chase #jaguar #xfr #ford #focus #st #sheerness #sheppey
Episode 4
Episode Description
Currently a work in progress.
Episode Introduction
"Tonight, I wear a hat. James wears a hat. And Richard is behind a low wall"
Stig Introduction
"To find out, we need a man skilled in the potent cocktail of big horsepower and little grip. And luckily, just such a man is arriving now. He's not the Stig's Alpine cousin, he's just The Stig."
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
Michael Fassbender
Vehicles Featured
Work in Progress
Episode 5
Episode Description
As a final tribute to the sixty years of production that Saab has performed before its closure, Clarkson and May look back at some of the bad ideas the company made, and some of the very good ones they made, including how much emphasis they put on the safety of a car's occupant. Meanwhile, the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series are tested by Clarkson out on the track, Hammond sees if Finnish world rally driver, Toni Gardemeister, can beat Yves Rossy, the world's first jet propelled man, in a Skoda Fabia S2000 around an eight-mile special Welsh Rally Stage (episode from "At the Movies" DVD Special), and Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, swaps the TARDIS for the Kia Cee'd.
Episode Introduction
"Tonight, Maserati brings some V8 thunder to our track, Mercedes brings some smoke and we wave goodbye to Saab."
Stig Introduction
"Some say that he is the only man in history to buy a DFS sofa when there wasn't a sale on. And that his favourite boxing venue is Munich Airport. All we know is that he's called The Stig!"
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
Matt Smith
Vehicles Featured
Saab 99 Turbo, Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale, Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series, Skoda Fabia
#saab #99 #turbo #maserati #gran #turismo #mc #stradale #mercedes #c63 #amg #black #series #skoda #fabia #s2000
Episode 6
Episode Description
The presenters head out to Donington Park to test out three stripped-out track cars - May believes it cannot be anything other than the Caterham Seven, Clarkson opts to show that it is the KTM X-Bow, and Hammond attempts to prove that it has to be the Morgan Three Wheeler. Along with a series of challenges on the Park's circuit, the trio also see how practical they are as everyday cars by using them to drive to work. Elsewhere, Clarkson re-enacts the 'Battle of Britain' at the Track as a modern recreation of a classic 1920s Bentley model, faces up against the fury of a home-made German car, Brutus, while Alex James of Blur takes to the track with the Kia Cee'd.
Episode Introduction
"Tonight, we get very cold and wet. I re-enact the Battle of Britain. And there's a Blur in a reasonably-priced car."
Stig Introduction
"Some say that he stores all his shoes and his cassette tapes on the motorway central reservation. And that since he can easily stay quiet for two hours, he's wondering why he didn't win an Oscar! All we know is he's called The Stig!"
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
Alex James
Vehicles Featured
Caterham Seven, KTM X-Bow, Morgan Three Wheeler
#caterham #seven #ktm #x-bow #morgan #three #wheeler #track #cars