As of July 2026, Top Gear Season 41 aired in 1999 with 12 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Top Gear Season 41

1999 12 Episodes Documentary ⭐ 8/10

Top Gear Season 41 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it treats its subject with more rigour than the format usually demands. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. With 120 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Worth watching in order, from the beginning — the cumulative effect is the point. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Top Gear Season 41 is worth clearing space for. The access Top Gear Season 41 gets is remarkable — and the storytelling does full justice to it. Season 41 of Top Gear includes 12 episodes. It aired from March 1999 to June 1999. It was aired in 1999. The restraint in Top Gear Season 41 is what makes it trustworthy — it does not need to editorialise to make its point. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

For viewers who want their entertainment to leave them with something, Top Gear Season 41 delivers on both counts. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. 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 41 — Episode Guide

E1
Episode 1
1999-03-18
Presenter Tiff Needell tries to break a British speed record in the McLaren F1, while new recruit James May test-drives the Rover 75.
E2
Episode 2
1999-03-25
James May tries out the Jaguar S Type, a new version of the popular sixties model. Quentin Willson goes to Holland as part of the programme’s campaign to expose Britain’s high car prices. Tiff Needell takes to the road in the latest Vauxhall Vectra.
E3
Episode 3
1999-04-01
James May and Julia Bradbury road-test the Yaris, Toyota’s new supermini, which contains several surprises — including a digital instrument reading pod in the centre of the dashboard. Plus a new docu-soap feature in which real-life car buyers search for their perfect motor.
E4
Episode 4
1999-04-08
Tiff Needell takes a two-seater Jaguar XK sportscar, one of only two in existence, for a trip around Silverstone. In the mould of the classic XK120 and XK140 of the forties and fifties, this car packs a 450 bhp supercharged engine. Quentin Willson presents the annual Top Gear customer satisfaction s...
E5
Episode 5
1999-04-15
A new Japanese contender to be the dream car of young executives has appeared — the Lexus IS200. James May tests out the £21,000, two-litre sports salon from Toyota which has more gadgets than its rival, the BMW 3-series, but will it be more fun? Tiff Needell takes to the track in two four-door supe...
E6
Episode 6
1999-04-22
An average of eight million people a year buy a second-hand car. For many, it will be one of the most fraught purchases they’ll ever make. Quentin Willson continues his series of items offering help and advice to individuals who have the cash, but not the knowledge, to buy a bargain. Plus James May ...
E7
Episode 7
1999-04-29
At an auction selling hundreds of ex-police cars, Quentin Willson reveals that they can make a surprisingly good buy — and they’re cheap too. They only come in white, and most have covered globe-spanning mileages, but they are always well looked after and at giveaway prices. Top Gear’s used-car guru...
E8
Episode 8
1999-05-06
The Peugeot 205 Gti was in demand a decade ago, but its popularity declined in the face of the recession and soaring car theft. Tonight Tiff Needell tests its successor, the new Peugeot Gti, which is a little larger, heavier and faster — but is it a lot better? Meanwhile Steve Berry reports from the...
E9
Episode 9
1999-05-13
Tiff Needell drives Honda’s replacement for the sporty NSX, the S2000, to find out whether it lives up to expectations.
E10
Episode 10
1999-05-20
The new Ferrari Modena coupe has all the classic ingredients — mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive and a sumptuous leather interior. Yet it is user-friendly, with a clutchless gearbox controlled by a fingertip lever and plenty of space inside. Tiff Needell is in Italy to test it. The Bugatti Royale...
E11
Episode 11
1999-05-27
Vicki Butler-Henderson reports on the latest Lamborghini Diablo, while Jay Kay, Ferrari fanatic and lead singer of top pop band Jamiroquai, seeks to prove his worth as a potential Top Gear presenter by joining Tiff Needell to test the most powerful Aston Martin ever built.
E12
Episode 12
1999-06-03
Tiff Needell flexes the muscles of the mighty BMW M5, with its 400-brake horsepower, 5-litre V8 engine, and assesses its chances against the opposition of the Jaguar XJR and Mercedes E55. James May is in America to sample some startling concept cars from Chrysler, including the Dodge Charger R/T and...

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