Tag: top gear

Hammond May checks out BMW’s latest version of the M5 to see if it was possible to improve on last generation. May gets a once in a lifetime chance to drive the rare Ferrari 250GT California. Later on all three hosts set out to see if you can really do motor racing on a budget. Grab the episode here.

The three hosts head down to the track to figure out which “track day” car is the best one, comparing the Caterham 7 R5000 Superlight, KTM X-Bow and the Morgan 3 Wheeler. Clarkson takes a look at the Brutus, a car powered by a 12 cylinder 46 liter BMW plane engine.But that isn’t the only car powered by a plane engine, another car enthusiast created a Bentley powered by a spitfire engine. Download the episode here.

James May test drives the track oriented Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring edition and then compares it with the Fiat Panda. Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond attempt to direct their ideal car chase in a movie using a Jaguar XFR and a Ford Focus. Get the episode here.

In this episode of Top Gear, Richard Hammond heads over to America to give viewers a taste of the Nascar world (which I admit doesn’t look very interesting). Jeremy reviews the Mercedes Benz SLS roadster, but also gives potential buyers competitive alternatives. James and Jeremy then travel all the way to China to check several of the new cars coming out from Chinese manufactures. Download the episode here.

Top Gear is back for their 18th season and it looks like it’s going to be one of the best seasons yet. To kick off the new season Clarkson, May and Hammond set out to find out the best alternative to the Ferrari F430. The three hosts set off across Italy in a McLaren MP4-12C, Lamborghini Aventador and a Noble M600. Download the episode from FinalGear here.

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted something Top Gear related (heck I forgot to post an entire season) but the boys are back at it again. Their latest special has Clarkson, Hammond and May embark on a trade mission in India, one of the most densely populated countries in the world. As always you can grab a torrent of the special on FinalGear. Trailer after the jump.

Cars have always played an important role on the big screen, sometimes stealing the limelight. Celebrating automobile stardom, James May and Richard Hammond filmed a special DVD packed full of recreations of memorable stunts, races and feats. A small teaser after the jump and buy the DVD on Amazon.uk

The team behind Forza 4 released a short promo video title “Endangered Species” which describes the not so distant future of sports cars. What makes the video a hundred times better is that Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear narrates the video.

Rounding up the great season, Richard takes two iconic cars out of a collectors storage space and on to the road – the Ferrari F40 and the Porsche 959. In typical fashion, Jeremy competes in a crazy challenge – this time a Jaguar XJL against the sun. James drives the most expensive vehicle ever on Top Gear, the NASA Space Exploration Vehicle.

In this episode, the Top Gear crew come up with an ingenious solution to convert combine harvesters into a snow plows at a flick of a switch. Clarkson drives the newest revision of the BMW M3, with the competition package. Not to be biased Clarkson then drives the Audi RS5 and see how it compares to the M3. Torrents for the episode can be found on Final Gear.