Episode
Top Gear: Episode 1
Overview
Tonight, chasing the Mondeo and the Renault Laguna, the Lamborghini Miura and how it will blow your doors off, and the future may well be bright but does it make sense.
Details
- Series
- Top Gear
- Season
- Season 45
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2001-02-22
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Episode 1 is Episode 1 in Season 45 of Top Gear. It aired on 2001-02-22. The runtime is 25 min.
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