Episode guide
Top Gear: Season 37
20 episodes · premiered Jan 2, 1997
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- Episode 1: Episode 1 Jan 2, 1997 Aston Martin’s story is one of engineering triumph in the face of financial adversity. In a special profile of the company, Jeremy Clarkson has the chance to drive some of its finest cars…
- Episode 2: Episode 2 Jan 9, 1997 Contestants in last November’s Network Q RAC Rally faced some of the worst weather conditions for decades, and more than half the entries failed to finish because of heavy snow and sheet…
- Episode 3: Episode 3 Jan 16, 1997 Three thousand people have already put money down for the BMW Z3, which is scheduled to hit the road in February. Tiff Needell visits Madeira to test the new six-cylinder version and asks…
- Episode 4: Episode 4 Jan 23, 1997 Quentin Willson considers the merits of buying an accident-damaged car and repairing it to become a runner. Andy Wilman looks at the controversial sport of classic banger racing, where…
- Episode 5: Episode 5 Jan 30, 1997 Since 1991 the Ford Explorer has been the world’s biggest selling off-roader, and now it is finally available in Britain — Tiff Needel finds out whether it was worth the wait. Fifty years…
- Episode 6: Episode 6 Feb 6, 1997 Jeremy Clarkson chooses the best of the latest small hatchbacks. Plus Quentin Willson offers some tips for picking up a bargain at a classic car auction, and reveals the troubles that the…
- Episode 7: Episode 7 Feb 13, 1997 Jeremy Clarkson tests the Honda Legend and Toyota Camry, and asks whether these cars have sufficient pulling power to become alternatives to the vehicles traditionally chosen by…
- Episode 8: Episode 8 Feb 20, 1997 Jeremy Clarkson assesses the flood of sports cars that have recently appeared on the market and decides which one should be top of an enthusiast’s shopping list. Quentin Willson provides a…
- Episode 9: Episode 9 Feb 27, 1997 For thousands of sales reps travelling up and down the country a company car can often feel like a second home. Tiff Needell tests the comfort of the Mondeo and the Vectra and discovers…
- Episode 10: Episode 10 Mar 6, 1997 Jeremy Clarkson gets behind the wheel of the latest juggernauts. One of the vehicles he tries out is the 1997 Truck of the Year the Mercedes Actros, which is reputed to make trucking up…
- Episode 11: Episode 11 Mar 13, 1997 Jeremy Clarkson and Michele Newman report from Geneva on the highlights of this year’s International Show, including new coupés from Mercedes and Ford, and they try out the Seat Arosa…
- Episode 12: Episode 12 Mar 20, 1997 Quentin Willson takes a chauffeur-driven ride in a Mercedes 600 stretch limousine once owned by John Lennon, and discovers that the car still has the touch of class which made it an…
- Episode 13: Episode 13 Mar 27, 1997 Jeremy Clarkson asks whether the new A6 will be another overnight success for Audi. Will the combination of cutting edge design and class-leading performance eclipse their greatest rival…
- Episode 14: Episode 14 Apr 3, 1997 Michele Newman checks out the latest in a tradition of cars bent on stealing tiny parking spaces — the Seat Arosa and weighs up how it competes with the likes of the Fiat Cinquecento…
- Episode 15: Episode 15 Apr 10, 1997 Eighty-seven different cars come under scrutiny in the fourth annual survey into customer satisfaction. Quentin Willson reports on the M-registration cars that did well and badly when the…
- Episode 16: Episode 16 Apr 17, 1997 In the Swinging Sixties Roger Moore cruised the streets of London as The Saint in his white Volvo P1800. Will the new C70 coupé turn heads in the nineties in the same way? Quentin Wilson…
- Episode 17: Episode 17 Apr 24, 1997 There’s a new star in Hollywood — the Spectre EV1, which is the first electric car to make it to the showrooms. Although the vehicle is in great demand. General Motors provide a spare for…
- Episode 18: Episode 18 May 1, 1997 Despite his aversion to driving diesels, Jeremy Clarkson tries out the Mercedes E-Class Elegance Estate and the BMW touring version of the successful 5-series.
- Episode 19: Episode 19 May 8, 1997 As Ferrari celebrates its 50th anniversary, Jeremy Clarkson joins the party by driving the Maranello, the motor giant’s new front-engined supercar. Tiff Needell tempers his racing…
- Episode 20: Episode 20 May 15, 1997 In the last programme of the series, Steve Berry assesses the market potential of three new models from Daewoo. Jon Bentley looks at the best entries in the competition to design a…