History Heartwarming / TheGrandTour

** If you don't tear up at least a little at the pure joy on Jeremy's face when the trio is reunited, have yourself checked for a pulse.

* The whole narrative of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VMFsAKHzHM premiere episode's opening sequence]]. Clarkson, having left Creator/TheBBC headquarters on one of the gloomiest English days imaginable, flies alone to sunny Los Angeles. Waiting for him there is a [[CoolCar Ford Mustang]], but one can sense Clarkson's continued melancholy as he cruises the highway. As he drives out of the city into the surrounding desert, he looks in his mirror and breaks into a genuine grin as two more Mustangs, driven by James May and Richard Hammond, form up on him, symbolizing their leaving the BBC to host the new show with Jeremy when his contract wasn't renewed. Meanwhile, the music (The Hothouse Flowers' live performance of "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic I Can See Clearly Now]]") hits a crescendo right as the trio is reunited.
** As they continue, now offroading in the California desert, they drive into and through a massive gathering of CoolCars in every sense of the word: some modern sports cars, some classics, and more than one that might have come from ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', just a celebration of everything that's ever been done with four wheels and an engine, and end up arriving to "Burning Van": the Hothouse Flowers on stage, fire-breathing metal sculptury, and thousands of people in the middle of the desert cheering and welcoming Clarkson, Hammond and May ([[SpiritualSuccessor back]]). Then the '''eight-jet flyover''' arrives...

* The whole narrative of the Premier's opening. Clarkson, having left Creator/TheBBC headquarters on one of the gloomiest English days imaginable, flies alone to sunny Los Angeles. Waiting for him there is a [[CoolCar Ford Mustang]], but one can sense Clarkson's continued melancholy as he cruises the highway. As he drives out of the city into the surrounding desert, he looks in his mirror and breaks into a genuine grin as two more Mustangs, driven by James May and Richard Hammond, form up on him, symbolizing their leaving the BBC to host the new show with Jeremy when his contract wasn't renewed. Meanwhile, the music (The Hothouse Flowers' live performance of "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic I Can See Clearly Now]]") hits a crescendo right as the trio is reunited.

* The whole narrative of the Premier's opening. Clarkson, having left Creator/TheBBC on one of the gloomiest English days imaginable, flies alone to sunny Los Angeles. Waiting for him there is a [[CoolCar Ford Mustang]], but one can sense Clarkson's continued melancholy as he cruises the highway. However, all that changes once he's joined by Hammond and May, both also driving Mustangs, and a smile returns to Clarkson's face as he's once again driving beside his good friends.
** Continuing from that scene is the build-up to a massive cavalcade of CoolCars in the California desert that's more than a little bit reminiscent of ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', and ending on a thunderous cheer from the audience that has gathered in the middle of the desert to welcome Clarkson, Hammond and May ([[SpiritualSuccessor back]]). All while The Hothouse Flowers' live performance of "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic I Can See Clearly Now]]" swells triumphantly.
* Another one that came before the show started: When Jeremy wasn't brought back on for the next season of ''Series/TopGearUK'', Hammond and May quit the show with him and they all made ''The Grand Tour'' together.

* May's segment on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJon_wKiSXM Neil Armstrong's Corvette"]] in S3 E9.

* Another one that came before the show started: When Jeremy wasn't brought back on for the next season of ''Series/TopGearUL'', Hammond and May quit the show with him and they all made ''The Grand Tour'' together.

* The whole narrative of the Premier's opening. Clarkson, having left The [=BBC=] on one of the gloomiest English days imaginable, flies alone to sunny Los Angeles. Waiting for him there is a [[CoolCar Ford Mustang]], but one can sense Clarkson's continued melancholy as he cruises the highway. However, all that changes once he's joined by Hammond and May, both also driving Mustangs, and a smile returns to Clarkson's face as he's once again driving beside his good friends.

* Another one that came before the show started: When Jeremy wasn't brought back on for the next season of ''Series/TopGear'', Hammond and May quit the show with him and they all made ''The Grand Tour'' together.

* Hammond's crash in June 2017 saw old fears reawoken and [[https://drivetribe.com/p/DcBO8ra1S0mIgaPJu3RKjw?iid=NUWTK3oiTFytk2NRGexO6A Clarkson]] and [[https://drivetribe.com/p/hammond-bins-it-OpsGdbxnT6CwttuU5xiTLA?iid=ff0VxHaURPK456aVUgwhTQ May]] were not shy about admitting their worries for their friend. Once it was established Hammond was not in life danger, they were [[https://drivetribe.com/p/aKm2XPlnT_i1GSSjAfONtw?iid=JWQNJtfGSKSCBYjXWPsgRg around to give Hammond a little alcoholic contraband and inject some humor.]]

** Continuing from that scene is the build-up to a massive cavalcade of CoolCars in the California desert that's reminiscent of ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', and ending on a thunderous cheer from the audience that has gathered in the middle of the desert to welcome Clarkson, Hammond and May ([[SpiritualSuccessor back]]). All while The Hothouse Flowers' live performance of "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic I Can See Clearly Now]]" swells triumphantly.

* Continuing from that scene is the build-up to a massive cavalcade of CoolCars in the California desert that's reminiscent of ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', and ending on a thunderous cheer from the audience that has gathered in the middle of the desert to welcome Clarkson, Hammond and May ([[SpiritualSuccessor back]]). All while The Hothouse Flowers' live performance of "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic I Can See Clearly Now]]" swells triumphantly.

The whole narrative of the Premier's opening. Clarkson, having left The [=BBC=] on one of the gloomiest English days imaginable, flies alone to sunny Los Angeles. Waiting for him there is a [[CoolCar Ford Mustang]], but one can sense Clarkson's continued melancholy as he cruises the highway. However, all that changes once he's joined by Hammond and May, both also driving Mustangs, and a smile returns to Clarkson's face as he's once again driving beside his good friends.

* A gloomy Clarkson leaves rainy England behind to head for sunny California, where he gets a souped-up muscle car to drive down the open highway. He remains grim for all of it until his friends May and Hammond pull up in cars alongside him, upon which he breaks out into a genuine smile.

* Hammond's crash in June 2017 saw old fears reawoken and [[https://drivetribe.com/p/DcBO8ra1S0mIgaPJu3RKjw?iid=NUWTK3oiTFytk2NRGexO6A Clarkson was not shy about admitting his worries for his friend.]] Once it was established Hammond was not in life danger, he was [[https://drivetribe.com/p/aKm2XPlnT_i1GSSjAfONtw?iid=JWQNJtfGSKSCBYjXWPsgRg around to give Hammond a little alcoholic contraband and inject some humor.]]

* The little hedgehog found in Richard's car in Episode 4, as well as Richard embracing the little "community" he created in his naturalistic vehicle.

* The little hedgehog found in Richard's car in Episode 4.