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Top Gear Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Top Gear books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Top Gear series? Start with "Crap Cars (By: Richard Porter)" (2004) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Top Gear reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Crap Cars (By: Richard Porter)
2004
My Dad Had One of Those (By: Richard Porter)
2007
Top Gear's Midlife Crisis Cars (By: Matt Master)
2008
Top Gear Best Bits The Races (By: Sam Philip)
2008
The Big Book of Top Gear 2009 (By: Richard Porter)
2008
Top Gear: Daft Cars (By: Matt Master)
2009
Top Gear: The Alternative Highway Code (By: Richard Porter)
2010
Top Gear Awesome Adventures: South America (By: Sam Philip)
2010
The Big Book of Top Gear 2011
2010
Top Gear Drivers' Handbook (By: Richard Porter)
2011
Top Gear Portfolio: The World's Greatest Cars (By: Top Gear Magazine)
2011
A Top Gear Christmas (By: Richard Porter)
2011
Top Gear Ambitious But Rubbish (By: Richard Porter)
2012
Top Gear: Motor Mania (By: Ivan Berg,Nik Berg)
2012
Top Gear: How to Parachute into a Moving Car (By: Richard Porter)
2013
The Top Gear Guide to Britain (By: Richard Porter)
2013
Top Gear: Epic Failures: 50 Great Motoring Cock-Ups (By: Richard Porter)
2014
Where's Stig (By: )
2014
Top Gear: Dream Cars: The Hot 100 (By: Sam Philip)
2014
Top Gear: Planet Garage (By: Richard Porter)
2015
The Top Gear Story (By: Richard Porter)
2019
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