
TV-PGSynopsis
Watch Top Gear Season 42 (1999) online on iFILM — fourteen editions of the BBC motoring magazine, the run where Kate Humble arrives alongside Quentin Willson.
Much of the year looks forward. What will a car be in the next millennium? Where is the 4x4 market heading, and can green fuel keep up? Between the forecasts come the drives. Tiff Needell previews the first Malaysian Grand Prix and the Lotus-tuned Proton, Vicki Butler-Henderson wrestles BMW's new X5 and the hot Clio Sport, while Willson and Humble road-test a Seat around Ibiza and step inside Aston Martin's workshop, where bodies are still shaped by hand.
Anniversaries thread through it too — Fiat's centenary, a fresh Punto, classics rolling through Birmingham — set against signs of change like the dual-fuel Honda Insight and a plan to ban cars from central Oxford. It's a season caught between a century just gone and the one about to start. Stream Top Gear Season 42 online on iFILM.
14 episodes
- S42·E1
Episode 1
The motoring magazine returns with a new presenter, as Kate Humble joins Quentin Willson and the team. Tonight’s programme looks at the future of motoring in the next millennium: will cars be floating on air, or be powered by recycled vegetables? Plus Tiff Needell drives the new Porsche 911 GT3, and there are tips on buying a first car.
- S42·E2
Episode 2
This week on the motoring magazine, Kate Humble and Quentin Willson consider the current state of the market for 4x4 vehicles, plus a report from Germany on models making the news at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
- S42·E3
Episode 3
Presenters Kate Humble and Quentin Willson take to the streets on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza to road-test Seat’s eponymous hatchback. And British Touring Car championship winners are put through their paces on the high street.
- S42·E4
Episode 4
This week on the motoring magazine, Quentin Willson gets behind the wheel of the Aston Martin Vantage, while Kate Humble visits Aston’s workshop, where the cars are still built by hand. Vicki Butler-Henderson road-tests the fashionable yellow Porsche Boxters, and there’s a look at very small cars with big aspirations.
- S42·E5
Episode 5
As Fiat celebrates its centenary, the motor magazine takes its stylish new Punto for a road-test to ascertain if this latest incarnation can retain its place in the small-car market. Plus a report on green fuel for high-performance cars.
- S42·E6
Episode 6
This weekend the Formula One circus descends on Sepang for the first ever Malaysian Grand Prix. Tiff Needell previews the new circuit and also tests the new Lotus-developed Proton Gti. Quentin Willson and Kate Humble, meanwhile, pay tribute to the much-loved Mini.
- S42·E7
Episode 7
Quentin Willson and Kate Humble report from the London Motor Show at Earls Court, where Rover’s new model will be unveiled. The team also put some of the major attractions on view through their paces, including the new Fiat Punto, Caterham and Volkswagen Polo.
- S42·E8
Episode 8
Tonight’s show explores company-car culture, offers an alternative to the fast but expensive Nissan Skyline, and ventures on to the rallying scene in Singapore.
- S42·E9
Episode 9
Vicki Butler-Henderson tests BMW’s new off-roader, the X5, and Tiff Needell finds out how Singapore’s rush hour lives up to its name.
- S42·E10
Episode 10
This week’s programme visits the Classic Car Show in Birmingham, and looks at a scheme banning cars from Oxford city centre.
- S42·E11
Episode 11
More road-tests of the latest models, motoring advice and features of interest to drivers.
- S42·E12
Episode 12
Tonight’s programme reveals the tactics used by the minders of celebrities to ward off unwanted pursuers as they transport their charges to the premiere of the latest James Bond film.
- S42·E13
Episode 13
The motor magazine looks at the future for cars that still run on unleaded petrol, views bargains to be had in the world of classic cars, and tests the new duel-fuel Honda Insight.
- S42·E14
Episode 14
Vicki Butler-Henderson test-drives the new Clio Sport. Kate Humble and Quentin Willson pick up a bargain, while Tiff Needell takes a nostalgic look at the Sunbeam Lotus.

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