Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May were tasked with driving from the banks of a frozen lake to the top of a mountain, in cars that were ostensibly "rally cars for the road." Clarkson had the Audi RS4 B5, Hammond the Ford Focus RS, and May the Subaru Impreza STI. What followed was 45 minutes of the most visually stunning motoring ever put on television. The drone shots of three Japanese saloons and a German estate carving through deep snow against a backdrop of Scandinavian pine forests were cinematic in a way Top Gear always aspired to be but rarely achieved.
While the celebrity interview segment was often the show's weak link, "A Scandi Flick" introduced the world to "The American," NASCAR driver Mike Skinner. Unlike the polite chat show feel of the guests in Season 1 and 2, Skinner was a grumpy, viper-owning, Euro-hating caricature who refused to read the autocue. best episode of the grand tour
A tribute to the medium-sized Ford saloon, a staple of British life for decades. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May were
They must build a vehicle (affectionately named "John") and navigate hundreds of miles of roadless terrain to reach civilization. While the celebrity interview segment was often the