The first episode of the twenty-second series of Top Gear aired on the 25th of January, 2015. It was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. English musician Ed Sheeran was the guest star. It was the 176th episode overall.
Overview[]
Film(s)[]
The presenters travel to Saint Petersburg to recreate their race across London from series ten. James raced in the space-age Renault Twizy, Richard on a race bicycle, Jeremy on the Neptune 11; a professionally built hovercraft, and the Stig took advantage of Russia's public transport system.
Power Test[]
Richard heads to the test track for a review of Lamborghini's Gallardo replacement - the Huracán.
SIARPC[]
Ed Sheeran was the first celebrity in Series 22 to take on the Vauxhall Astra at the Top Gear test track.
Airing History[]
Scenes edited/removed in rebroadcasts[]
- In certain versions of this episode, Richard Hammond's expletive-laden diatribe towards a van driver which cuts him off near the end of the race is uncensored in full. This was not present in the original BBC 2 airing on account of the 9:00 PM watershed taking place after the end of the episode.
Trivia[]
The montage shown in the Lamborghini Huracan film include footage from these reviews (in order): the Murcielago LP670-4 SV, the Murcielago Roadster, the Aventador, and the Sesto Elemento, from Series 13 Episode 2, Series 6 Episode 11, Series 17 Episode 6, and Series 20 Episode 5, respectively.
Hammond would reference the Huracan review in It's A Gas, Gas, Gas, whilst reviewing the Huracan Performante.
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