(uk) - Season 14 - Top Gear
The team took over the MIRA Art Gallery in Middlesbrough to prove that cars could be considered modern art, filling it with automotive-themed exhibits and their own "masterpieces".
Series 14 consisted of seven episodes, including one of the show's most revered feature-length specials. Top Gear (UK) - Season 14
In an attempt to outperform the G-Wiz, the presenters built their own electric car. After their first prototype failed, they refined it into the famously boxy "Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust" (also known as Geoff), subjecting it to rigorous and often absurd safety tests. The team took over the MIRA Art Gallery
The trio searched for the Transfăgărășan Highway, which they declared the "best driving road in the world". They tackled it in three convertible supercars: an Aston Martin DBS Volante, a Ferrari California, and a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. After their first prototype failed, they refined it
James May attempted to solve the "caravan problem" by turning one into a functioning airship. While May struggled with wind and police helicopters, Hammond raced a Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni to the same destination.
Top Gear (UK) Series 14, which aired from November 15, 2009, to January 3, 2010, marked a significant milestone as the first series to be broadcast entirely in high-definition. This season further cemented the "ambitious but rubbish" legacy of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May through a mix of high-stakes travel and home-grown engineering disasters. Key Episodes and Challenges