TV Top Gear - Season 40 Episode 1 : Episode 1 Top Gear - Season 40 Episode 1 : Episode 1 7.893/10 by 112 users Jeremy Clarkson slips behind the wheel for the new 15-part run of the motoring magazine and road-tests the Ford Focus, while Tiff Needell sees how Aston Martin’s latest DB7 compares with a flying Jaguar. Plus a report from Quentin Willson on used cars imported from Japan. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Gear - Season 40 Episode 1 : Episode 1 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 40 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 1998-09-10 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 1998-09-17 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 1998-09-24 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 4 Episode 4 Episode 4 1998-10-01 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 5 Episode 5 Episode 5 1998-10-08 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 6 Episode 6 Episode 6 1998-10-15 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 7 Episode 7 Episode 7 1998-10-22 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 8 Episode 8 Episode 8 1998-10-29 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 9 Episode 9 Episode 9 1998-11-05 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 10 Episode 10 Episode 10 1998-11-12 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 11 Episode 11 Episode 11 1998-11-19 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 12 Episode 12 Episode 12 1998-11-26 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 13 Episode 13 Episode 13 1998-12-03 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 14 Episode 14 Episode 14 1998-12-10 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 40 :Episode 15 Episode 15 Episode 15 1998-12-17 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.