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The first episode of the third series of The Grand Tour premiered on the 18th of January, 2019. The twenty fifth episode of the show overall, it continues to be broadcast from the show's base in the Cotswolds, in southern England. Jeremy ClarksonRichard Hammond, and James May all return as hosts. It is entitled Motown Funk.

Synopsis[]

Segments[]

The presenters head to Detroit, with three highly-tuned American muscle cars. Hammond picks the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, May chooses the Hennessey Exorcist Camaro ZL1 and Clarkson brings the Ford Mustang RTR Spec 3. They attempt to bring life back into this once great city.

Track Test[]

Clarkson tests McLaren's 789bhp, super-lightweight, super-hardcore, super fast, new hypercar, the Senna. He tested it at Thruxton, as it’s too fast and raw for the Eboladrome.

Trivia[]

During the McLaren Senna film, Clarkson references the 24hr endurance race they did in Top Gear Series 10 Episode 9, bringing up the point that their secondhand, modified BMW Diesel was able to keep up with racing super cars due to how good the brakes were, and to demonstrate how amazing the Senna's were.

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