The Grand Tour (2016)

The Grand Tour tent is in Dubai for the final show of the season in which Jeremy pits his old fashioned Volkswagen Golf GTI against James' electrically-powered BMW i3.

The Grand Tour tent is once again in Loch Ness, Scotland. The hosts tour central Europe in a Jaguar F-Pace, a Bentley Bentayga and a Range Rover Autobiography, arguing over which is the best SUV and trying not to giggle at road signs.

From the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempts to buy used Maseratis for a bargain price and then use them to tour the drizzle flecked landscapes of the North of France.

The Grand Tour travelling tent arrives in Nashville, Tennessee from where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempt to save the world's coral reefs using only a selection of car body shells and some extremely inept boat driving.

The Grand Tour tent pitches up in Stuttgart, Germany from where James May introduces a test of the highly advanced Honda NSX, Jeremy Clarkson tries to invent a new sort of SUV, Richard Hammond creates a machine to protect him from a future apocalypse, and the three hosts attempt to generate electricity from everyday activities.

In the second show of a two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are battling across Namibia in a quest to prove that beach buggies are brilliant. Having survived the challenges of the desert, the trio must now brace themselves for even greater hardship involving rough roads, camping, rhino conservation and a rather unusual river crossing. MORE -LESS

In the first of two special shows, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are challenged to complete an epic journey across Namibia in three beach buggies, each built to their personal spec.What starts off as a simple determination to win an argument with their boss turns into an amazing adventure across some of the most incredible desert scenery Africa has to offer. MORE -LESS

The Grand Tour tent is in Kakslauttanen, Finland, deep within the Arctic Circle with a show in which Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson compare the Ford Mustang V8 and the Ford Focus RS, James May recounts the bitter 1960s battle for endurance racing supremacy between Ferrari and Ford, and the presenters run through some ideal Christmas gifts for car fans. MORE -LESS

The Grand Tour studio arrives in Rotterdam where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce a lightweight sport car test featuring the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, the Mazda MX5 and the Zenos E10 in the stunning landscapes of Morocco. Also in this show, Hammond and May play a traditional board game using cars and Dutch band Golden Earring are the guest stars. MORE -LESS

The Grand Tour studio tent is back in Whitby, England for various complicated reasons, some of which are James’s fault. In this show, Jeremy Clarkson tests the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, desperately trying to remain impartial despite knowing that Richard Hammond owns one, and then compares it to the track-focused BMW M4 GTS. Also in this episode, the hosts become unusually ecological as they attempt to create cars made of truly sustainable materials before taking part in what’s billed as a green motorsport event. MORE -LESS

You're absolutely right, actually, because that bloke in the hat over there,

They offer an immense and immensely complicated range of cars

...and the most exotic.

I've engaged all the hero buttons down here,

Like the Porsche, it's made from exotic lightweight materials...

and the drone from the tyres, which is horrendous.

And the seats aren't bad.

it doesn't really respond very well to delicacy, either.

than ?120,000 on a BMW that's not very good on the road,

Hard on the brakes, keeping it all in check,

Right, so, now let's see what the M4 did.

It's got a twin-turbo, 3.5 litre V6,

One for your tracker, for your keys, one for your little penknife.

Anyway, have you two seen those new pedestrian traffic lights in Trafalgar Square?

When it goes red, does that mean

and replaced it with whatever we thought was the best solution

Sadly, before I could tell him,

-Look at my windscreen. -What is that?

It's not as strong as bone. Bone is three times stronger than steel.

It's not quick, but it gives me more time to enjoy God's creation,

-While you... -...find some mud.

As it turned out, I'd picked up a passenger.

Shut up! Your car's given me hay fever.

Now, I'm just erm... clearing away the old bone.

-We're in a pub. - But we have to go back to the start to start.

Here he comes now, look, on the screen...

Well, James, he's burst

in what is an Audi TT Quattro.

Hello! I'm in the car. Yeah.

May?

of James having single-handedly restarted the Industrial Revolution.

This is like being at home with the windows open.

Hammond's ark made it to the other side safely.

Right, if I go right a bit,

-this isn't so bad. -It's all right.

-Why not? -Because it's going green!

-It's a dead bat! -Yeah, it is.

But eventually it was done and we were on our way.

"Whoever does the most laps in one hour wins."

we were quickly overwhelmed by the steel cars.

our tactics so far had been to protect our cars.

Who was that?

The Grand Tour traveling tent pitches up on the quayside in the English coastal town of Whitby from where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce a modern take on the traditional gentleman’s tour of Italy. With Jeremy in an Aston Martin DB11 and James in a Rolls-Royce Dawn, the pair are set for a leisurely trip of culture and fine dining until a noisy and unwelcome guest arrives. MORE -LESS

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bring the traveling Grand Tour tent to The Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg in South Africa. In this show, the three hosts are forced to become special forces soldiers with an all action challenge at a top secret training base, deep within Jordan. Also in this episode, Jeremy introduces the 800 horsepower Aston Martin Vulcan to the Grand Tour test track, and James is sent to investigate an unusual form of motorsport called spinning. MORE -LESS

the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma...

So, in other words, if he burst into flames,

Now I'm totally stuck.

When I got going, things didn't get much better.

But it is like being in a room with a bear

not with the engine wound down to 500 horsepower,

And the car felt... just as bonkers as it had done before.

that they already had lying around in the factory.

And he's off, and immediately on to the Isn't Straight.

It's time for us to take a gentle stroll down Conversation Street.

because of the weight of the air pressing down on the body.

You could drive that car round a corner at 100mph

It's got diamonds in the speakers for better sound quality.

Shall we move it on?

Having a Volvo Estate is a bit like needing to go to the dentist.

Got a picture here of one man's solution.

That is a bit of a problem. We'll gloss over that.

I'm not gonna be able to storm that airliner.

on our way to the start of this important rescue mission.

OK, here it comes. Let's do this!

So, why don't you go first?

When the smoke finally cleared,

We could go out of the window.

Why?

- Oh, for God's sake. - There it is.

Well, there's a garage over there. It'll have some vehicles in it.

This man's built this one based around the engine

Hang on, so you measured your toy car,

to a backdrop of strong rap music.

I love that film.

so you just get miles and miles of dreary understeer.

We have an Audi outside. We will...

However, this did at least mean I could get back to my day job.

Hold it steady, I'm gonna shoot them.

Stop talking about films!

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May start their brand new car show with hundreds of cars, thousands of people, a fire spitting metal scorpion and a squadron of jets in the California desert, plus three amazing hybrid hypercars and a brilliant BMW.