Episode 1

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Episode 1 of 7, Top Gear, Series 14

Duration: 1 hour

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take an Aston DBS Volante, a Ferrari California and a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder to Romania in search of an obscure stretch of tarmac that some hardcore drivers claim is nothing less than the greatest road in the world.

Meanwhile, James makes a rare appearance on the track as he compares two absurdly powerful limos, the BMW 760i and Mercedes S63 AMG, and gets into a strange card game with The Stig.

Plus, Star Trek, Troy and Hulk star Eric Bana is the Hollywood legend in the Reasonably Priced Car.

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Chapters

6 items

  • Opening Titles

  • Grand Tour Challenge: Part 1

    The boys each take the car of their choice to Romania to see which is best suited to touring.

  • The News

    A story about curbing drinking in Australia, chat about McLaren's new supercar and the Porsche Boxster Spyder and Jeremy tries to build a cardboard toilet.

  • BMW 760Li and the Mercedes S63 AMG

    The Stig helps James tests out a pair of subtle but powerful machines: BMW's biggest car and a Mercedes S-Class.

  • Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

    Film star Eric Bana takes a lap in the wet after talking about his Australian homeland and his sideline in race driving.

  • Grand Tour Challenge: Part 2

    The three presenters run out of Romanian motorway and James gets his chance to get behind the wheel of a Dacia Sandero before they find the perfect test track.

Credits

Presenter
Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter
Richard Hammond
Presenter
James May
Participant
Eric Bana
Executive Producer
Andy Wilman

Broadcasts

  • BBC TwoSun 15 Nov 2009 21:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

  • BBC HDSun 15 Nov 2009 21:00 BBC HD

  • BBC TwoWed 18 Nov 2009 20:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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