The third episode of the second series of Top Gear aired on the 25th of May, 2003. It was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Black Stig. David Soul was the guest star. with Top Gear's Own Jeremy Clarkson presenting the week's "Greatest Car" segment, later omitted from future broadcasts. It was the 13th episode overall.
Synopsis[]
The Porsche Cayenne had just went on sale, with Clarkson proclaiming it to be the most eagerly-awaited new car at the time. Although hinting at a road test, Clarkson dismisses rumours that they have tested it by then claiming 'it was what [Porsche] would expect them to do', which was received to humourous effect by the audience. Instead, they've decided to test the Volkswagen Touareg, the Cayenne's sister car.
Tonight...[]
- A new take on the world's worst BMW...
- A Starsky in our reasonably-priced Hutch...
- And the world's finest supercars head to head.
Airing History[]
Series 2, Episode 3 originally aired on the 25th of May, 2003, on BBC 2. It was then regularly reshown on channels such as BBC Prime and UKTV People throughout the mid '00s, along with the rest of Series 2, before indefinitely ending up as a permanent fixture on Dave from the channel's 2007 debut onwards, albeit in a cut 45-minute version. It would have its Australian premiere in August 2008, and later appear on streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime as part of the earliest available series of the show. Full version ultimately added to iPlayer in 2021.
Episode Names[]
Though never given a name upon its original airing, much like every other episode of Top Gear, two slightly different names were retrospectively applied to the episode by the BBC years later:
- Top Gear's section on BBC's website calls it "David Soul Breaks Two Lianas".
- Top Gear's own website calls it "The one with the supercar world cup".
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Series 2 (2002 format) | |
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Presenters | Jeremy Clarkson | Richard Hammond | James May | The Stig (Perry McCarthy) |
Episodes | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 Episode 9 | Episode 10 |