Jeremy Clarkson gaat naar Detroit om erachter te komen hoe goed de langverwachte Ford GT is, de Amerikaanse supercar zou ook in de komende seizoen nog regelmatig getest worden door Clarkson. De presentator vergelijkt verderop in Top Gear Season 3 Episode 1 de Volkswagen Lupo diesel met een benzinevariant. Elders test Richard Hammond de Porsche 911 GT3, stapt James May in de BMW 5-serie en rijdt The Stig met een Jaguar XJS van het vliegdek van HMS Invincible. Dit was de laatste verschijning van de originele Stig, Perry McCarthy.

De zwarte Stig is weg en in zijn plaats is de gloednieuw witte Stig gekomen, die snel aan het werk gezet wordt door te zien hoe snel de BMW M3 CSL op het circuit is nadat Jeremy Clarkson ermee klaar is. Ondertussen gaat het trio op weg naar het eiland Man om uit te zoeken welke oude BMW-sportwagen de beste is, de M1 uit de jaren 70, de originele M3 of de tweede generatie M5. Vervolgens worden er ook nog drie cabriolets getest op het eiland, de BMW Z4, de Porsche Boxster en de Honda S2000. Tot slot probeert men een Volvo 240 over vijf caravans te laten springen.

REVIEWS: Lamborghini Miura • Lamborghini Countach • Mini Cooper S • Lamborghini Gallardo

CHALLENGE: None

Richard drives three tuned Minis: Hartge, Digi-tec, BBR and the BMW works. He also drives the Lamborghini Miura and Jay Kay drives his Miura. James drives the Countach - something he's been waiting 20 years to do. Jeremy drives the Gallardo. Rich Hall is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

REVIEWS: Mazda RX-8 • Fiat Panda

CHALLENGE: Is a Toyota Hilux really indestructible?

Jeremy drives the Mazda RX8 and James drives the new Fiat Panda and is quite surprised when it doesn’t fall to bits. Richard looks at some modern classics, the Volkswagen Corrado VR6 and the Mercedes 190E 2.5 16 Cosworth. An 11-year-old diesel Toyota Hilux is tested for its durability by Jeremy. He drives in into a wall, a tree and through a shed. It’s left in the Severn Estuary, home to the second biggest tide in the world, hit with a wrecking ball, dropped and set on fire. They even drop a caravan on top of it, but still it works. Sadly, the same treatment wasn't given to this week's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, Simon Cowell.

REVIEWS: Citroën C2 • Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1977) • Holden Monaro

CHALLENGE: Is a Toyota Hilux really indestructible? - Part 2

The car most likely to… be modified, the Citroën C2 is driven by Jeremy, he also drives the Vauxhall Monaro - sideways mostly. Richard drives two new cars: the Renault Mégane CC and the Peugeot 307 CC…and hates both of them.James tries to succeed where Jeremy failed by trying to kill the Toyota Hilux by placing it on top of a tower block that is due to be demolished. Can it survive the 240 foot drop as the tower block collapses?Sanjeev Bhaskar is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

REVIEWS: MG XPower SV • Porsche Cayenne Turbo • Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

CHALLENGE: Which professor can do the best burn-out? • What is the best British car?

As usual the boys are squabbling about cars. This time they can't agree on which is the best British car. Jeremy says it's the Noble M12GTO, Richard can't see past the Morgan Plus 8 and James, in a moment of utter madness makes the case for the... Rover 75. Back on planet Earth, well, South Africa, Richard drives the new Mercedes McLaren SLR and the Porsche Ceyenne gets the benefit of Jeremy's scorn and delight. He also drives the MG SV - a £70,000 car built to compete with Porsche - don't laugh.Boffins, Brian Sewell, Colin Pilinger and Heinz Wolf try a 'burn-out' and Rory Bremner is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

REVIEWS: Mercedes SL280 • Nissan Micra • Aston Martin Lagonda • Audi TT CHALLENGE: Top Gear Generation Game Cars from different eras are compared this week. Jeremy drools over the Mercedes 280SL from the early 70s and compares it to the modern Audi TT. The new Nissan Micra which costs £9,000 is compared to a Boeing 737 private jet worth £38m. James takes a nostalgic look at the Aston Martin Lagonda and there’s the first look at the new Aston Martin DB9. Old cars are compared with new cars in a drag race; the original golf GTI Vs a new Toyota MR2. The Escort Cosworth Vs the Ford Focus RS and the Peugeot 205 Vs the new Peugeot 206.Johnny Vegas is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

REVIEWS: Chrysler Crossfire • Jaguar XJ6 • Honda Civic Type R • Honda NSX Type R

CHALLENGE: None

Jeremy drives the Chrysler Crossfire, Richard drives the Smart Car, which has been tuned by Brabus and the Honda Civic Type R. He also drives the Honda NSX which Stig also drives on the Top Gear track.James drives the Jaguar XJ6 around Birmingham - the “Barcelona on the black country”. Carol 'mutton dressed as mutton' Vorderman in a Reasonably Priced Car.