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Jun 2000 - Jul 2000

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Best Episodes of Clarkson's Car Years

  • Family Car 2000

    S1 Ep6

    9.0

    6th Jul 2000

    In this bumper show, he considers current and recent family cars. Not satisfied with the Ford Focus which he finds too small, Jez moves on to MPVs, such as the Renault Espace, and finds them to be no more than vans with windows. Then it's on to some huge off-road vehicles which he opines to be anti-social, but fun!

  • Motoring and the New Romantics

    S1 Ep5

    8.5

    29th Jun 2000

    Motormouth Jeremy Clarkson investigates the rise of the 'hot hatchback' in the 1980s. This was the decade of the 'must-have', and in the show Jezza looks at some of the famous models that rolled off the production lines including, the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the Ford XR3, the Peugeot 205 GTI and the Escort Cosworth.

Worst Episodes of Clarkson's Car Years

  • The Rise and Fall of the Supercar

    S1 Ep1

    4.8

    1st Jun 2000

    Jeremy takes to the wheel of some luxurious vehicles including the charismatic but highly expensive Ferrari 355, the Bugatti EB110 with its incredible engine, and the McLaren F1 - the world's fastest and most expensive supercar!

  • How Japan Took Over the World... And Then Lost It

    S1 Ep2

    8.5

    8th Jun 2000

    In this show, our favourite motormouth reveals how the Japanese car industry has boomed over the last 50 years, to the extent that the country is now producing the most advanced vehicles on the planet. But he argues that although Europe may have learned from Japan about reliability, Japan still needs to learn how to make cars with heart and soul.

Clarkson's Car Years Episode Guide

  • The Rise and Fall of the Supercar

    S1 Ep1

    4.8

    1st Jun 2000

    Jeremy takes to the wheel of some luxurious vehicles including the charismatic but highly expensive Ferrari 355, the Bugatti EB110 with its incredible engine, and the McLaren F1 - the world's fastest and most expensive supercar!

  • How Japan Took Over the World... And Then Lost It

    S1 Ep2

    8.5

    8th Jun 2000

    In this show, our favourite motormouth reveals how the Japanese car industry has boomed over the last 50 years, to the extent that the country is now producing the most advanced vehicles on the planet. But he argues that although Europe may have learned from Japan about reliability, Japan still needs to learn how to make cars with heart and soul.

  • Why Do People Like British Sports Cars?

    S1 Ep3

    8.5

    15th Jun 2000

    Jeremy Clarkson sets out to solve the mystery of why people like British sports cars. With their rich tradition and romanticised image, in some cases its easy to see why. But on the other hand there's the discomfort of open-top motoring to consider. His quest naturally involves road-testing the latest models, and then he concludes that the best one is not British at all, but Japanese!

Clarkson's Car Years was a television series presented by Jeremy Clarkson and first shown during June and July 2000 on BBC Two. Over the series, Clarkson discusses six different topics relating to motoring, looking at the defining moments of each. The show was produced by BBC Birmingham and executively produced by Richard Pearson. Car Years was the first of two series involving Clarkson which were filmed during his hiatus from Top Gear, and his third documentary series for the BBC, following Motorworld and Extreme Machines. The show was first shown on UK television channel BBC Two, before being shown to an international audience on BBC World. As of 2008, it has regularly been repeated on various UKTV channels, most recently being Dave.

The best rated episodes of Clarkson's Car Years are:
  • Family Car 2000 S1E6 rated 9.0
  • Motoring and the New Romantics S1E5 rated 8.5
The lowest rated episodes of Clarkson's Car Years are:
  • The Rise and Fall of the Supercar S1E1 rated 4.8
  • How Japan Took Over the World... And Then Lost It S1E2 rated 8.5

The first episode of Clarkson's Car Years aired on June 01, 2000.

The last episode of Clarkson's Car Years aired on July 06, 2000.

There are 6 episodes of Clarkson's Car Years.

There is one season of Clarkson's Car Years.

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Clarkson's Car Years has ended.