Top Gear

Season 38 Episode 3

45 SeasonsSep 18, 1997TV-PG30m8.4

In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine, Jeremy Clarkson compares the new midsize coupe from Mercedes, the CLK, with Peugeot’s new 406. The programme also reports from the Frankfurt Show, featuring the debut of the new Porsche 911 and the launch of the Freelander from Land Rover.

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Season 38 Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Sep 4, 1997

The motoring series returns for a 17-week run with Jeremy Clarkson test-drivi...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Sep 11, 1997

Tiff Needell plays rough on tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine with t...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Sep 18, 1997

In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine, Jeremy Clarkson compares the n...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Sep 25, 1997

Jaguar are 75 years old but show no sign of slowing down. Jeremy Clarkson dri...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Oct 2, 1997

For those who cannot wait six months for the brand new BMW 5 Series or who fe...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Oct 9, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson takes delivery of the Range Rover Autobiography, the latest g...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: Oct 16, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson and Quentin Willson are at Earls Court for this year’s London...

Episode 8

8.

Aired: Oct 23, 1997

Since its first appearance in the sixties, the Porsche 911 has become a desig...

Episode 9

9.

Aired: Oct 30, 1997

The A Class is Mercedes’s first entry into the crowded small car market. Flou...

Episode 10

10.

Aired: Nov 6, 1997

Steve Berry visits the International Bike Show in Birmingham, where he looks ...

Episode 11

11.

Aired: Nov 13, 1997

Land Rover hope to overturn their rural image with the launch of the long-awa...

Episode 12

12.

Aired: Nov 20, 1997

Quentin Willson looks at a BMW 7 Series that has been round the clock twice, ...

Episode 13

13.

Aired: Nov 27, 1997

The Lotus 49 changed the face of motor racing. Driven by Jim Clark and powere...

Episode 14

14.

Aired: Dec 4, 1997

When the stock market trembles, the effects on the classic-car market are nev...

Episode 15

15.

Aired: Dec 11, 1997

With two new models on the British market, Lexus is trying to change the ways...

Episode 16

16.

Aired: Dec 18, 1997

Jeremy Clarkson, Tiff Needell and Quentin Willson select their favourite cars...


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Network: BBC Two

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Genres:Documentary