As of July 2026, Top Gear Season 36 aired in 1996 with 14 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Top Gear Season 36

1996 14 Episodes Documentary ⭐ 8/10

If you want a documentary that respects its subject, Top Gear Season 36 is available on streaming right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Worth watching in order, from the beginning — the cumulative effect is the point. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Top Gear Season 36 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Top Gear Season 36 resists the urge to oversimplify a subject that deserves better. Season 36 of Top Gear includes 14 episodes. It aired from September 1996 to December 1996. It was aired in 1996. Top Gear Season 36 lets its subjects speak for themselves rather than shaping them into a predetermined narrative. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Anyone after documentary work that genuinely informs rather than confirms will value Top Gear Season 36. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Getting this level of access rarely happens twice. The kind of documentary that makes you feel informed rather than manipulated.

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🎬 Top Gear Season 36 — Episode Guide

E1
Episode 1
1996-09-05
The return of the motoring show. Jeremy Clarkson test-drives the Audi A3 hatchback, the latest addition to the range of a booming car manufacturer, while Tiff Needell takes the two-seater Lotus Elise for a spin. Off the road, Quentin Willson looks at worrying EU plans to make car parts more expensiv...
E2
Episode 2
1996-09-12
In tonight’s edition, Tiff Needell gets behind the wheel of a 200 mph dragster. Jeremy Clarkson compares the new Nissan Skyline coupe with the original, which he reckons is one of the best cars he has ever driven, and Quentin Willson evaluates the Citroën Saxo.
E3
Episode 3
1996-09-19
Tiff Needell test-drives the Boxster, Porsche’s first new car for almost 20 years, while Jeremy Clarkson has a spin in a Lamborghini Diablo. Steve Berry explains why now is an opportune time to take a motorcycle test.
E4
Episode 4
1996-09-26
In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine programme, Jeremy Clarkson tests the Peugeot 306 GTi, Michele Newman tries the Renault Mégane Scénic and Andy Wilman drives a new version of the Nissan Micra.
E5
Episode 5
1996-10-03
Tonight, Jeremy Clarkson gives his verdict on Jaguar’s long-awaited new coupe, Tony Mason enters the Reliant Robin Championship and Steve Berry rides the Honda Blackbird “superbike”.
E6
Episode 6
1996-10-10
In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine programme, Michele Newman visits the home of Škoda in Prague to view their new Octavia model. And Quentin Willson casts his eye over the S-class Mercedes.
E7
Episode 7
1996-10-17
Tonight, an insider’s guide to the Motor Show at the NEC, Birmingham. And Jeremy Clarkson tests the Ford Ka while Andy Wilman reports from Japan on the new mini people-carrier from Mazda.
E8
Episode 8
1996-10-24
Jeremy Clarkson travels business class with Audi, Mercedes and BMW, as he weighs up the winners and losers in up-market estate cars. And Quentin Willson discovers the latest market prices on personal number plates.
E9
Episode 9
1996-10-31
Quentin Willson tests the new Volkswagen Passat, a car previously known for its family-sized practicality, but which now promises a little more excitement. Does it deliver? And Steve Berry goes to Hednesford Raceway for the National Hot Rod championship.
E10
Episode 10
1996-11-07
In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine, Tiff Needell tests the grown-up version of the legendary Caterham Seven. And Andy Wilman reviews La Passione, rock star Chris Rea’s tribute to the Ferrari.
E11
Episode 11
1996-11-14
In tonight’s edition of the motoring magazine, Quentin Willson traces the troubled history of the NSU Ro 80, one of the world’s first rotary engine cars. And Steve Berry visits the International Motorcycle Show, where the Buell Lightning superbike is on display.
E12
Episode 12
1996-11-21
Andy Wilman visits Japan to drive the RX01, Mazda’s latest up-market sports car. Plus action from Spain in the Catalunya Rally.
E13
Episode 13
1996-11-28
In the motoring magazine tonight, Andy Wilman visits the annual Volkswagen “Beetle Bash”, an event that revels in rave culture and performance art as much as cars. Plus there’s a review of the latest turbo diesels.
E14
Episode 14
1996-12-05
Jeremy Clarkson tests the latest sports roadster, the Mercedes SLK, and Steve Berry drives the SSC, an experimental car full of gadgets including radar.

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