Top Gear: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Top Gear Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Episode 1
May 11, 2003
REVIEWS: Smart Roadster • Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet • Bowler Wildcat • Bentley T2 CHALLENGE: Drag racer jet engine incinerates Nissan Sunny In the seemingly never-ending quest
Episode 2
May 18, 2003
Jeremy Clarkson immerses himself in the world of luxury with the new Rolls-Royce Phantom, while Richard Hammond takes the stately Rover P5B for a drive. Elsewhere, the Audi S4 and
Episode 3
May 25, 2003
Jeremy Clarkson tests the Volkswagen Touareg to find out whether any SUV is really worth £50,000, before taking the BMW Z8 Alpina for a drive and finding an unexpected reason not t
Episode 4
Jun 1, 2003
Jaguar takes centre stage as Jeremy Clarkson explores the marque's past, present and future. He drives the Aston Martin DB7 GT and Jaguar XKR-R, while the striking Jaguar R-Coupé c
Episode 5
Jun 8, 2003
In a programme devoted to all things blokey, Jeremy Clarkson compares the Porsche 911 Turbo with its more sensible sibling before sampling what he calls the ultimate bloke hatchbac
Episode 6
Jun 15, 2003
Jeremy Clarkson settles the latest chapter in the Subaru Impreza WRX STi versus Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII rivalry, while also putting the Peugeot 206 GTi and Vauxhall VX220
Episode 7
Jun 22, 2003
The astonishing 655bhp Koenigsegg CC8S arrives at the Top Gear test track, setting a blistering straight-line speed and raising the question of whether it can also claim the fastes
Episode 8
Jul 6, 2003
Jeremy Clarkson tests Volvo's claim that the new S60 R can challenge the BMW M3 before attempting to drive a Vauxhall Signum from the back seat using little more than string and ga
Episode 9
Jul 13, 2003
Jeremy Clarkson tests Volvo's claim that the new S60 R can challenge the BMW M3 before attempting to drive a Vauxhall Signum from the back seat using little more than string and ga
Episode 10
Jul 20, 2003
Jeremy Clarkson assesses Volkswagen's ambitious Phaeton luxury saloon before sampling an Overfinch-tuned Range Rover with enough power to alarm nearby continents. Richard Hammond p