Top Gear series 20

*Top Gear*
Top Gear
Season 20
	Promotional poster
Starring	Jeremy Clarkson; Richard Hammond; James May;
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	30 June –; 4 August 2013
Series chronology
	← Previous; Series 19 Next →; Series 21
	List of episodes

The twentieth series of Top Gear aired during 2013 on BBC Two and consisted of six episodes, beginning on 30 June and concluding on 4 August.^[1]^[2] This series saw the Vauxhall Astra Tech Line replace the Kia Cee'd as the show's reasonably priced car.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Reviews	Features/challenges	Guest(s)	Original air date	UK viewers (millions) ^[3]
154	1	Hot hatchbacks: (Renaultsport Clio 200 • Peugeot 208 GTi • Ford Fiesta ST)	AC45 Racing Yacht vs Toyota Corolla • Introduction of the new Reasonably Priced Car: Vauxhall Astra	Brian Johnson • Charles Dance • Warwick Davis • Joss Stone • Jimmy Carr • David Haye • Rachel Riley • Mike Rutherford • Sir Ben Ainslie	30 June 2013 (2013-06-30)	5.55
155	2	Ferrari F12 Berlinetta • BAC Mono	Best taxi • Tribute to BBC Television Centre	Ron Howard	7 July 2013 (2013-07-07)	5.31
156	3	None	Spanish road trip in "budget" convertibles: (McLaren MP4-12C Spider • Ferrari 458 Spider • Audi R8 V10 Spyder)	Benedict Cumberbatch	14 July 2013 (2013-07-14)	4.83
157	4	Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series • Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive	Ford Transit hovervan	Hugh Jackman	21 July 2013 (2013-07-21)	5.36
158	5	Porsche 911 Carrera S • Singer 911 • Lamborghini Aventador Roadster • Lamborghini Sesto Elemento	Best crossovers for caravanners: (Mazda CX-5 • Volkswagen Tiguan)	Steven Tyler	28 July 2013 (2013-07-28)	5.29
159	6	Range Rover Sport • New Routemaster • Jaguar F-Type	Tribute to British automobile manufacturing	Mark Webber	4 August 2013 (2013-08-04)	5.49

References

^ Eames, Tom (1 July 2013). "'Top Gear' returns for new series with over 4.7m on BBC Two". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ Midgley, Neil (30 June 2013). "Top Gear, BBC Two, review". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.

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[1] Eames, Tom (1 July 2013). "'Top Gear' returns for new series with over 4.7m on BBC Two". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[2] Midgley, Neil (30 June 2013). "Top Gear, BBC Two, review". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

[BARB10-3] "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.

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