9.5/10 – loses half a point for Clarkson's fake "I'm lost" panic.
They don't make road trips like this anymore. 🐪🔧
They start in Erbil, Iraq (the "new Dubai"), cross into Jordan, visit the Dead Sea (lowest point on Earth), navigate the Wadi Rum desert, and finally race to the coast of Syria. Iconic moments: 🗺 Getting lost without a SatNav 🏛 Pretending to care about ancient ruins 🔥 The sheer terror of a “Hammond” breakdown in 50°C heat top gear middle east
Just rewatched the Top Gear Middle East special.
Three men. Three cheap, hopelessly impractical cars: 🇬🇧 Jeremy in a front-engined Porsche 911 (because of course) 🇬🇧 James in a BMW Z4 (the sensible choice) 🇬🇧 Richard in a Nissan 350Z (the loud one) Iconic moments: 🗺 Getting lost without a SatNav
Drop a 🐪 if this special is in your Top 5.
Rewatching the Top Gear Middle East Special (Series 16, Episode 4) and it still holds up as one of their greatest road trips. Rewatching the Top Gear Middle East Special (Series
Three convertibles. Zero maps. 1,000 miles of desert, Dead Sea floating, and one very suspicious "ancient" temple. Clarkson's Porsche broke down before the border. Hammond got sunstroke. May wore a cardigan.