Top Gear

Season 40 Episode 9

45 SeasonsNov 05, 1998TV-PG30m8.4

Volkswagen’s Golf GTi first came to Britain in 1976 and soon became the choice of the fashionable set. Over the years model changes blunted the sharp edges of this original hot hatch but now, with the emergence of an all-new Golf, there’s also a new GTi. Jeremy Clarkson asks whether this latest version can beat the competition.

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Season 40 Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Sep 10, 1998

Jeremy Clarkson slips behind the wheel for the new 15-part run of the motorin...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Sep 17, 1998

The Peugeot 205 was a practical, fun hatchback that many drivers found irresi...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Sep 24, 1998

As motor racing returned last weekend to Goodwood in Sussex for the first tim...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Oct 1, 1998

Since its launch in 1989, the original Land Rover Discovery has been Britain’...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Oct 8, 1998

Alfa Romeo are hoping to put past design problems behind them with their new ...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Oct 15, 1998

Owing to concerns over safety the Mercedes A-class was withdrawn shortly afte...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: Oct 22, 1998

Featuring reports from the British International Motor Show in Birmingham. Ro...

Episode 8

8.

Aired: Oct 29, 1998

The Ford Puma was such a hit with the Top Gear team that they voted it their ...

Episode 9

9.

Aired: Nov 5, 1998

Volkswagen’s Golf GTi first came to Britain in 1976 and soon became the choic...

Episode 10

10.

Aired: Nov 12, 1998

As the latest manufacturer to enter the sports-car market, Audi hopes to take...

Episode 11

11.

Aired: Nov 19, 1998

The appearance of the luxuriously equipped V8-engined Seville STS marks the r...

Episode 12

12.

Aired: Nov 26, 1998

Steve Berry travels to Seattle to look at Jeep’s new Grand Cherokee, which is...

Episode 13

13.

Aired: Dec 3, 1998

Tony Mason looks back at two of Britain’s failed attempts to infiltrate the U...

Episode 14

14.

Aired: Dec 10, 1998

Back in the seventies the BMW 3.0, Fiat 130 and Peugeot were the coupes to be...

Episode 15

15.

Aired: Dec 17, 1998

In the concluding episode of the current series, Jeremy Clarkson, Tiff Needel...


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