Top Gear S38E07 · Episode 7

Overview

Jeremy Clarkson and Quentin Willson are at Earls Court for this year’s London Motor Show. They look at the new Porsche 911, Land Rover’s Freelander, the new Vauxhall Astra and the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf.

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1. 1 1. Episode 11997-09-04The motoring series returns for a 17-week run with Jeremy Clarkson test-driving Ford’s new Puma — a tiny coupe based on the Fiesta-through the Yorkshire Dales. Quentin Willson trav
2. 2 2. Episode 21997-09-11Tiff Needell plays rough on tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine with the tough guy’s off-roader. The armour-plated Hummer was developed for the US Army, costs £70,000, and,
3. 3 3. Episode 31997-09-18In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine, Jeremy Clarkson compares the new midsize coupe from Mercedes, the CLK, with Peugeot’s new 406. The programme also reports from the Fr
4. 4 4. Episode 41997-09-25Jaguar are 75 years old but show no sign of slowing down. Jeremy Clarkson drives the fastest version of the new V8 XJ series, the new XJR, and races it against some full-blooded sp
5. 5 5. Episode 51997-10-02For those who cannot wait six months for the brand new BMW 5 Series or who feel that buying a German car is just following the executive herd, the Saab 9-5 could be just the answer
6. 6 6. Episode 61997-10-09Jeremy Clarkson takes delivery of the Range Rover Autobiography, the latest gadget-laden luxury off-roader from Land Rover. While he decides on the colour scheme and tries out its
7. 7 7. Episode 71997-10-16Jeremy Clarkson and Quentin Willson are at Earls Court for this year’s London Motor Show. They look at the new Porsche 911, Land Rover’s Freelander, the new Vauxhall Astra and the
8. 8 8. Episode 81997-10-23Since its first appearance in the sixties, the Porsche 911 has become a design classic and a motoring legend. Now aged 34, it has had a major makeover. Tiff Needell test drives the
9. 9 9. Episode 91997-10-30The A Class is Mercedes’s first entry into the crowded small car market. Flouting conventional ideas of small-car design by enlarging the cabin space, it looks to set new standards
10. 10 10. Episode 101997-11-06Steve Berry visits the International Bike Show in Birmingham, where he looks at the latest models including BMW’s new cruiser, the R1200C. Meanwhile Michele Newman tests the Xsara,
11. 11 11. Episode 111997-11-13Land Rover hope to overturn their rural image with the launch of the long-awaited new utility vehicle — the Freelander. It has sporty looks and claims not to have lost any of Land
12. 12 12. Episode 121997-11-20Quentin Willson looks at a BMW 7 Series that has been round the clock twice, and argues that buying high-mileage cars can represent value for money. To celebrate the 25th anniversa
13. 13 13. Episode 131997-11-27The Lotus 49 changed the face of motor racing. Driven by Jim Clark and powered by the V8 engine, it gave Ford their first Grand Prix victory, back in 1967. Thirty years on, Tiff Ne
14. 14 14. Episode 141997-12-04When the stock market trembles, the effects on the classic-car market are never very far behind. With auction prices falling, there are bargains to be snapped up. Quentin Willson l
15. 15 15. Episode 151997-12-11With two new models on the British market, Lexus is trying to change the ways of top people who prefer a more prestigious badge. Quentin Willson tests Japanese claims to a place in
16. 16 16. Episode 161997-12-18Jeremy Clarkson, Tiff Needell and Quentin Willson select their favourite cars of 1997. Among the contenders for top car are the Porsche 911, the new Corvette, the Ford Puma and the