8000 Days Ago: October 20th, 2002: Series 1 Episode 1 of revamped Top Gear airs. 7999 Days Later: September 13th, 2024: The Grand Tour concludes. Whatever you take from this, I think there is some nice symmetry with how the journey finished.
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Today In Top Gear History: September 24th, 2009: Jeremy, Richard and James drive along the Transfăgărășan as a part of their wider road trip across Romania in GT cars. The segment would air as part of Series 14 Episode 1 on November 15th, 2009.
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Today In Top Gear History: August 23rd, 2002: Production begins on Series 1 of revamped Top Gear. The first item to be filmed was Jeremy’s road test of the Renault Vel Satis, driving along the M4 corridor to Swindon.
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Today In Top Gear History: September 20th, 2006: Richard Hammond is involved in a serious accident while piloting a Vampire Dragster at RAF Elvington in York, North Yorkshire, England.
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: December 9th, 2007: Series 10 Episode 9:
Main Segment: Britcar 24 Hour Endurance Race
Road Test: Fiat 500
Track Test: Ascari A10, Daihatsu Materia
SIARPC: Keith Allen, 1:51.7, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today In Top Gear History: October 14th, 2007: Series 10 Episode 2:
Main Segment: Amphibious Cars Challenge II: Crossing the English Channel.
Track Test: Audi R8, Porsche 911 Carrera S.
SIARPC: Jools Holland, 1:49.9, Chevrolet Lacetti.
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Today In Top Gear History: September 9th, 2002: A blue 2002 Suzuki Liana GLX with the number plate GX52 HFN was registered. The Liana would be used as the Reasonably Priced Car from Series 1 in 2002, to the end of Series 7 in 2005.
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Today In Top Gear History: July 18th, 2010: Series 15 Episode 4:
Challenge: Building a motorhome suited for British roads.
Track Tests: Audi R8 V10 Spyder, Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible
SIARPC: Andy Garcia, 1:46.1, Kia Cee’d
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: July 18h, 2010: Series 15 Episode 4:
Challenge: Building a motorhome suited for British roads.
Track Tests: Audi R8 V10 Spyder, Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible
SIARPC: Andy Garcia, 1:46.1, Kia Cee’d
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Today In Top Gear History- April 26th, 2006: 18 years ago today, Jeremy, Richard and James hosted the drive time radio show for BBC Southern Counties Radio. Link to the full broadcast:
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History- September 12th, 2002:
21 years ago today, the speed camera challenge was filmed at Dunsfold Aerodrome. The time and date of when the photo was taken is visible in the upper right of the photograph.
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Today In Top Gear History: June 22nd, 2008: Series 11 Episode 1:
Challenge: Building police cars for under £1000
Track Test: Ferrari 430 Scuderia
SIARPC: Justin Lee Collins, 1:51.8, Alan Carr, 1:51.2, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: January 28th, 2007: Series 9 Episode 1:
Main Segment: Richard’s recovery since the Vampire Dragster accident.
Challenge: Re-surfacing a road within 24 hours.
SIARPC: Jamie Oliver, 1:47.7, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today In Top Gear History: June 28th, 2009: Series 13 Episode 2:
Challenge: Finding the best car for 17 year olds for £2500
Road Test: Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV
Race: Bugatti Veyron vs McLaren F1
SIARPC: Stephen Fry, 1:51, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today In Top Gear History: October 7th, 2007:
Series 10 Episode 1- Main Segment: Searching for the greatest driving road in the world across Europe in lightweight super cars.
Track Test:Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 Concept
SIARPC: Dame Helen Mirren,1:52.8, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today In Top Gear History:
December 5th, 2004: Series 5 Episode 6: Main Segment: Buying a Porsche for less than £1500
Track Test:Volkswagen Golf MkV GTI
SIARPC: Sir Cliff Richard, 1:50, Suzuki Liana
Restoration Ripoff: Paddy Hopkirk’s Mini
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Today (Four Days Ago) In Top Gear History: December 28th, 2014: Patagonia Special Part 2:
Premise: Driving V8 coupés from Bariloche to Ushuaia, Argentina.
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Today (3 Days Ago) In Top Gear History: August 29th, 2008: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and The Stig switched on the Blackpool Illuminations. Earlier that same day, a fuel economy race was staged from Basel, Switzerland to Blackpool England.
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Today (3 Days Ago) In Top Gear History:
May 29th, 2005: Series 6 Episode 2:
Challenge: £1500 coupé that isn’t a Porsche
Track Test: Maserati MC12
SIARPC: Jack Dee, 1:53.5, Suzuki Liana
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: June 21st, 2009: Series 13 Episode 1:
Race: London to Edinburgh in vehicles from 1949.
Track Test: Lotus Evora
SIARPC: Michael Schumacher, 1:10.7, Ferrari FXX
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Today In Top Gear History: June 26th, 2005: Series 6 Episode 5
Road Tests: Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG, Porsche Boxster S, Maserati Coupé, Nissan Murano
Track Test: Aston Martin DB5, Jaguar E-Type
SIARPC: Damon Hill, 1:46.4, Suzuki Liana
Best Driving Song: Golden Earring: Radar Love
Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: February 8th, 2015: Series 22 Episode 3:
Challenge: Making a homemade ambulance.
F1SIARPC: Daniel Ricciardo, 1:42.2, Suzuki Liana
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: February 3rd, 2013: Series 19 Episode 2:
Main Segment: Supercar road trip from Las Vegas to Calexico.
SIARPC: Mick Fleetwood, 1:45.4, Kia Cee’d.
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Today In Top Gear History: December 11th, 2005: Series 7 Episode 5:
Race: Bugatti Veyron vs Cessna 182 from Alba, IT to London, UK
Track Test: Marcos TSO
F1SIARPC: Nigel Mansell, 1:44.6, Suzuki Liana
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Today In Top Gear History: July 30th, 2006: Series 8 Episode 8:
Challenge: Becoming roadies for The Who, Buying a van for under £1000.
Track Test: Noble M15
SIARPC: Ray Winstone, 1:51.4, Chevrolet Lacetti
F1SIARPC: Jenson Button, 1:44.7, Suzuki Liana
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Today In Top Gear History: December 19th, 2004: Series 5, Episode 8
Race: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti vs jet plane from Guildford to Verbier
Challenge: Sub 1:00 power lap in a Renault F1 Car
SIARPC: Eddie Izzard, 1:52, Suzuki Liana
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Today In Top Gear History: November 16th, 2008: Series 12 Episode 3:
Main Segment: Modifying a Renault Avantime
Road Test: Toyota i-Real
SIARPC: Mark Wahlberg, 1:48.7, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today In Top Gear History: November 21st, 2004- Series 5 Episode 5
Main Segment: Lapping the Nürburgring in under 10 minutes in a Jaguar S-Type Diesel
Track Test: Morgan Aero 8 GTN
SIARPC: Christian Slater, 1:51.4, Suzuki Liana
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Today (Three Days Ago) In Top Gear History: December 28th, 2008: Vietnam Special: Premise: Riding motorbikes from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: December 7th, 2008:Series 12 Episode 6:
Main Segment: History of Communist cars
Track Test: Veritas Rs III, Caterham 7 Superlight
Road Test: Ford Fiesta
SIARPC: Boris Johnson, 1:57.4, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today In Top Gear History: June 28th, 2009: Series 13 Episode 2:
Challenge: Finding the best car for 17 year olds for £2500
Road Test: Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV
Race: Bugatti Veyron vs McLaren F1
SIARPC: Stephen Fry, 1:51, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: November 25th, 2007: Series 10 Episode 7:
Main Segment: Buying a British Leyland car for under £1200
Track Test: Aston Martin DBS
SIARPC: Jennifer Saunders, 1:46.1, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today In Top Gear History: August 4th, 2013: Series 20 Episode 6:
Main Segment: Exploring Britain’s contributions to the automotive industry.
Road Tests: Jaguar F-Type, Range Rover Sport, New Bus For London
F1SIARPC: Mark Webber, 1:43.1, Suzuki Liana
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Today (2 Days Ago) In Top Gear History: August 2nd, 2009: Series 13 Episode 7:
Challenge: Making an effective car commercial.
Track Test: Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst, Vauxhall (Holden) Maloo
Road Test: Aston Martin V12 Vantage
SIARPC: Jay Leno, 1:48.8, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today(Three Days Ago) In Top Gear History: December 7th, 2003: Series 3 Episode 6:
Main Segment: Trying to destroy a Toyota Hilux.
Road Tests: Citroën C2, Renault Megane CC, Peugeot 307CC.
Track Test: Holden Monaro.
SIARPC: Sanjeev Bhaskar, 1:51.5, Suzuki Liana.
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Today In Top Gear History: January 30th, 2011: Series 16 Episode 2:
Main Segment: Top Gear UK vs Top Gear Australia Ashes.
Track Test: Ferrari 599 GTO.
SIARPC: Boris Becker, 1:45.9, Kia Cee’d.
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Today In Top Gear History: November 27th, 2005: Series 7 Episode 3
Main Segment: Supercar road trip across France to the Millau Viaduct.
Track Test: Ford Focus ST
SIARPC: Stephen Ladyman MP, 1:48.8, Suzuki Liana
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Today In Top Gear History: July 3rd, 2011: Series 17 Episode 2:
Main Segment: Hot hatchback road trip from Lucca, Italy to Monaco.
Track Test: Aston Martin Virage
SIARPC: Ross Noble, 1:43.5, Kia Cee’d
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Today (5 Days Ago) In Top Gear History: February 22nd, 2015-Series 22 Episode 5
Main Segment: The history of Peugeot.
Track Test: Porsche Cayman GTS, Chevrolet Corvette.
SIARPC: Olly Murs, 1:44.6, Vauxhall Astra Techline.
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Today In Top Gear History: May 9th, 2004: Series 4 Episode 1:
Race:Aston Martin DB9 vs TGV from Guildford to Monte Carlo.
Road Test: Rover CityRover
Track Test: Lotus Exige
SIARPC: Fay Ripley, 1:53.3, Suzuki Liana.
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#Monaco
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: November 22nd, 2009: Series 14 Episode 2:
Main Segment: Building and testing an electric car
Track Test: Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1, Audi R8 V10
SIARPC: Michael Sheen, 1:46.3, Chevrolet Lacetti
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: January 27th, 2013: Series 19 Episode 1:
Main Segment: Building a car smaller than the Peel P50.
Road Test: Bentley Continental.
Track Test: Pagani Huayra.
SIARPC: Damian Lewis, 2:09.10, Kia Cee’d.
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Today In Top Gear History: June 27th, 2010: Series 15 Episode 1:
Road Tests: Reliant Robin, Toyota Hilux
Track Test: Bentley Continental
SIARPC: Nick Robinson, Al Murray, Peter Jones, Peta Todd, Johnny Vaughan, Bill Bailey, Louie Spence, Amy Williams
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Today (5 Days Ago) In Top Gear History: February 24th, 2013: Series 21 Episode 5: Challenge: Designing a car for the elderly.
Race: Range Rover vs TerraMax.
SIARPC: James McAvoy, 1:43.6, Kia Cee’d.
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Today In Top Gear History: June 30th, 2013: Series 20 Episode 1:
Race: AC45 sailing boat vs a rented Toyota Corolla in New Zealand.
Track Test: Renault Clio 200, Peugeot 208 GTi , Ford Fiesta ST
SIARPC: Various Celebrities, Vauxhall Astra Techline
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Today (2 Days Ago) In Top Gear History: November 30th, 2003:
A Toyota Hilux is hoisted on top of the Rachel Point Tower in Hackney, East London before the building was demolished.
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Today In Top Gear History: June 27th, 2010: Series 15 Episode 1:
Road Tests: Reliant Robin, Toyota Hilux
Track Test: Bentley Continental
SIARPC: Nick Robinson, Al Murray, Peter Jones, Peta Todd, Johnny Vaughan, Bill Bailey, Louie Spence, Amy Williams
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Today In Top Gear History: January 23rd, 2011: Series 16 Episode 1:
Road Test: Skoda Yeti
Track Test: Ariel Atom V8, Porsche 911 Turbo S Convertible
SIARPC: John Bishop, 1:42.8, Kia Cee’d
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Today (7 Days Ago) In Top Gear History: February 20th, 2011, Series 16 Episode 5:
Challenge: Turning a combine harvester into a snowplow.
Track Test: BMW M3, Audi RS5.
SIARPC: Amber Heard, 1:50.3, Kia Cee’d.
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Today In Top Gear History: May 7th, 2006: Series 8, Episode 1:
Main Segment: Attempting to turn a Renault Espace into a convertible.
SIARPC: James Hewitt, Alan Davies, Trevor Eve, Jimmy Carr, Justin Hawkins, Rick Wakeman, Les Ferdinand
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Today (Yesterday) In Top Gear History: July 25th, 2007: Polar Special:
Premise: A race between a modified Toyota Hilux and a sled dog team from Resolute, Nunavut, Canada to the Magnetic North Pole.
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