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Top Gear: Season 4

10 episodes Premiered May 9, 2004
Previously on Top Gear

Season 4 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 3.
  • ⚡ 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.
Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

May 9, 2004

The race to Monte Carlo is on, with Jeremy in the new Aston Martin DB9, and Richard and James travelling by high speed train. James goes undercover to drive a Rover CityRover and t

S4·E2 Core

Episode 2

May 16, 2004

Jeremy Clarkson reports on the SLR -- a supercar collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren, Richard Hammond reviews the Cadillac Escalade, Paul McKenna is the Star in a Reaso

S4·E3 Core

Episode 3

May 23, 2004

The latest round of motoring news sees Jeremy reporting on the Porsche GT3 RS and Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, and Richard searching for a Dodge Charger. The presenters try to f

S4·E4 Core

Episode 4

May 30, 2004

REVIEWS: Porsche Carrera GT • Audi A8 TDi V8 • Ford SportKa CHALLENGE: May and Hammond play 'car darts' • V8 Diesel Audi A8 endurance challenge • Ford SportKa vs. racing pigeons r

S4·E5 Core

Episode 5

Jun 6, 2004

REVIEWS: MG ZT 260 • BMW 645Ci • Jaguar XK-R • Porsche 911 Carrera 2 • Vauxhall Astra • Mazda 3 • Volkswagen Golf CHALLENGE: Shoot Out: Performance sport coupes on the Pendine San

S4·E6 Core

Episode 6

Jun 13, 2004

REVIEWS: Renault Clio RenaultSport • Jaguar XJS • Cadillac CTS • Nissan Cube CHALLENGE: Can you run a car on poo? Hammond investigates James drives the Jaguar XJS, Richard drives

S4·E7 Core

Episode 7

Jul 11, 2004

REVIEWS: Spyker C8 Spyder • • Renault Scenic • Ford C-MAX CHALLENGE: Hammond and May road test mini MPVs as minicabers James and Richard took to the streets of south London to gi

S4·E8 Core

Episode 8

Jul 18, 2004

REVIEWS: Ford GT • Toyota Prius • Maserati Quattroporte CHALLENGE: Diesel versus Petrol hot hatch race • Blowing over cars using Boeing 747 jetblast James drives the Maserati Qua

S4·E9 Mytharc

Episode 9

Jul 25, 2004

REVIEWS: Fiat Barchetta • Mercedes-Benz SL600 • Mazda MX-5 • Toyota MR2 • Jaguar X-Type Estate CHALLENGE: May and Hammond search for the best convertible for a town with the least

S4·E10 Mytharc

Episode 10

Aug 1, 2004

REVIEWS: Peugeot 407 • Volvo V50 • BMW X3 • Chevrolet Corvette C6 CHALLENGE: Hammond drives the Peugeot 407 as a pace car • Car Olympics: long jump Jeremy tests the new BMW X3 an