TV Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 2 : Episode 2 Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 2 : Episode 2 7.9/10 by 112 users As the Eurotunnel consortium prepares for the second phase of its fund-raising effort, William Woollard examines the full-scale models of the special car and truck wagons that could be carrying thousands of vehicles a day under the Channel by 1993. Each year over 1,000 children are killed or seriously injured while travelling in cars, but 83 per cent of children wear no form of restraint. Sue Baker reviews the wide range of safety devices now available for children, and talks to parents about why they ignore their obvious benefits. Frank Page road-tests the new three-litre Vauxhall Carlton , which eased out the new Jaguar XJ6 and BMW series as Car of the Year of 1987. Chris Goffey investigates the esoteric world of sporting trials, off-road hill-climbing, known as ‘mud-plugging’. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 2 : Episode 2 Alternative Titles 巅峰拍档, 疯狂汽车秀, Top Gear Classic (Original Series) First Air Date 1978-07-13 Last Air Date 2009-08-02 Number of Episodes 530 Number of Seasons 45 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, Ben Collins Plot Keywords , Self - Host Jeremy Clarkson Self - Host Richard Hammond Self - Host James May The Stig Ben Collins Episodes List Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 1987-04-07 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 1987-04-14 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 1987-04-21 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 4 Episode 4 Episode 4 1987-04-28 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 5 Episode 5 Episode 5 1987-05-05 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 6 Episode 6 Episode 6 1987-05-12 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 7 Episode 7 Episode 7 1987-05-19 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 8 Episode 8 Episode 8 1987-05-26 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.