Saab Tribute 1/2

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Jeremy Clarkson and James May pay tribute to quirky and now deceased Swedish car maker Saab.Richard Hammond races a rocket powered flying man against a rally spec Skoda and Jeremy smokes around the track in the Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale and the tyre shredding Mercedes C63 Black.Former Doctor Who Matt Smith is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Our Take

The Saab tribute is the real draw here, and it’s a surprisingly heartfelt sendoff for a brand that never quite made sense, with Clarkson and May clearly fond of the thing. Hammond’s jetpack race is thin filler, but the Maserati versus Mercedes shootout delivers proper tyre-shredding noise. Matt Smith turns out to be a genuinely entertaining guest, gamely terrible behind the wheel. Worth it for the Saab segment alone.