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I saw something on that before so I knew exactly what they were getting at. ![0]](/styles/default/xenforo/NTemojis/alien.gif "Alien 0]")
--[ TOP GEAR U.K SERIES 24 Started Mar. 6 ]--[The GRAND TOUR ]
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Wasn't a fan of the RV episode. Probably the worst in the series.
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im still on this episodeThese Colombian dudes really have sex with donkeys
i just wanna see cars man
they be doing to much
with this made up skit bs
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Wow, what a touching final episode for this season (and series as we know it). I was not expecting Clarkson to break down like that. You can see how much heart and soul those three put into what they do. Hopefully the series continues to be great even though the old format is going away.
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there's a new top gear america coming again with 3 new hosts
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What happened
Stopped watching on like episode 2 or 3
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To put it short, the old show format (studio audience, lap times, etc.) Is going away. Now they are gonna concentrate on having specials and editorials, which is what most people wanted. Personally, I'm gonna miss the track times and the conversation street stuff they did.
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They need to stop. One of the reasons OG Top Gear worked so well is because the gang has know each other for DECADES. TG didn't become a worldwide hit over night. The US didn't catch on for 15-20 years, and it just so happened to be in its prime. Unless someone is willing to start small, let it just grow on Velocity or something like that where big numbers won't be expected, Top Gear America will never work.
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Watched the Mongolia special last night. It was bloody brilliant lol
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Yeah, I was away last week and forgot - watched it last night and it was the best of the Amazon stuff. It had most of best elements of what they have done over nearly 2 decades. If that’s the sort of thing that keeps coming I’ll be very happy.
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REVEALED! Meet the Hosts of Top Gear America
All-new series to debut exclusively on the MotorTrend app in spring 2020
After an exhaustive search, we're proud to announce the hosts of Top Gear America, coming exclusively to the MotorTrend app in spring 2020: Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon. Or, as they tell it: two comedians, a guy who's actually British … and the Stig.
"If we're ever given a script, I promise the viewers that I'm going to light it on fire and throw it away," Corddry said. "So you can count on me for that, at least. I really think that the strength of this show is going to be an honest interplay between the three of us."
Corddry, like Shepard and Bovingdon, is both a lifelong car enthusiast and big Top Gear fan.
"I feel like that's the one prerequisite the host should have," Shepard said. "Cars are my full-time hobby. It's the only reason I act: to acquire money to buy s--t that you put gas in."
Bovingdon, who doesn't own a ranch to fill with 17 different vehicles and trailers like Shepard does, is all about the driving.
"I love cars, I love driving cars, and I love doing stupid stuff in cars," Bovingdon said, "and if we get to do all of those things, I don't see how it can't be fun and fun to watch, really."
Bovingdon is well known among MotorTrend subscribers as the cohost of Head 2 Head, where he's pitted some of the greatest sports cars, trucks, and SUVs in the world against each other. Off camera, he's been found on the pages and websites of MotorTrend, Automobile, CAR, and evo. In between all that, he occasionally finds time to win his class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race and set lap records around the world.
"One of my first cars was an E36 BMW M3 GT," he said. "I'd read it had done an 8:23 lap or something, and I foolishly—having never been to the Nürburgring—was like, 'Well, we can probably get that down to eight minutes.' I spent two years trying to make it do that. The first attempt, I think I did an 8:12, and then every time I went back after that, it broke. One time, it got stuck in fourth gear and I had to drive it back from western Germany to my home in Northamptonshire, north of London."
Shepard, known for shows like Parenthood, Bless This Mess, and the movie CHiPS, is no stranger to a racetrack, either.
"Road America is my favorite track," he said. "It's unbelievable. The fact that you could hit a deer out on the back straightaway is always thrilling. I think that track is spectacular. There's so much going on.
"I also really like Road Atlanta," he continued. "It's certainly a fun track, too. I got to race in that Lamborghini Super Trofeo series at Lime Rock, and the last turn into the straightaway, the downhill right-hander is a very precarious turn. It's surreal. You're all in or you're all out. And then Fontana, which is basically you're racing in a parking lot and then the huge bank oval, which is an incredible feeling, as well. And then of course Laguna (Seca), which is basically if you live in California, the track. That's the track I probably am on the most frequently."
With two racers on the show, you can bet there will be rivalry between them whenever they get behind the wheel.
"I think there'll be a lot of competition between Jethro and I, in a loving way," Shepard said, "Obviously, he'll win, and sometimes I'll win, and it'll be devastating when I lose, and I think that'll be fun for everyone to watch. Jethro's definitely got the seat-time advantage on me, and I've not driven any of these cars. I've never driven a McLaren or half the (cars) that he's driven."
Whatever contests Jethro, Dax, or the producers cook up, you can be sure Corddry will be stirring the pot.
"It's not going to be my role to talk about the technical (stuff)," Corddry said, also working blue, "as much as it's going to be to just go, 'Ooh,' and 'Aah,' and then pit Jethro and Dax against each other, because I want to watch those nerds fight it out."
Corddry is far more than the setup man, though. He knows his cars. Long before he was driving exotics on HBO's Ballers and traveling through time in a hot tub, the four-time Emmy Award winner cut his teeth on a '75 Ford Pinto Wagon with no floorboards. These days, it's a Porsche 911 Carrera S.
"Early on, in my experiences with cars at a young age," he said, "I made a choice to not get all bogged down in the details. And just get psyched about cars, in general. Yeah, I know what the different sizes of engines are and I understand why, but I don't bug myself with that.
"I told them, when they called me, you know, I was a big fan of Top Gear, the original," he continued, "and I said, 'Look, I'm none of those guys. I'm an enthusiast. I'm, if anything else, the audience.' But I'm not gonna say no to something like this. I'm just gonna fool them for as long as I can. And then they're finally going to be like, 'Wait a minute, this guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Let's get some boring dude in here. '"
Even if he's not a walking automotive encyclopedia, Corddry won't be boring.
"They gonna want me to wrestle the Stig?" he asked. "I'll wrestle the Stig. I'll Greco-Roman wrestle the Stig."
Stream Top Gear America starting in spring 2020 on the MotorTrend App. In the meantime, subscribe now to get the deal of the year HERE.
All-new series to debut exclusively on the MotorTrend app in spring 2020
After an exhaustive search, we're proud to announce the hosts of Top Gear America, coming exclusively to the MotorTrend app in spring 2020: Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon. Or, as they tell it: two comedians, a guy who's actually British … and the Stig.
"If we're ever given a script, I promise the viewers that I'm going to light it on fire and throw it away," Corddry said. "So you can count on me for that, at least. I really think that the strength of this show is going to be an honest interplay between the three of us."
Corddry, like Shepard and Bovingdon, is both a lifelong car enthusiast and big Top Gear fan.
"I feel like that's the one prerequisite the host should have," Shepard said. "Cars are my full-time hobby. It's the only reason I act: to acquire money to buy s--t that you put gas in."
Bovingdon, who doesn't own a ranch to fill with 17 different vehicles and trailers like Shepard does, is all about the driving.
"I love cars, I love driving cars, and I love doing stupid stuff in cars," Bovingdon said, "and if we get to do all of those things, I don't see how it can't be fun and fun to watch, really."
Bovingdon is well known among MotorTrend subscribers as the cohost of Head 2 Head, where he's pitted some of the greatest sports cars, trucks, and SUVs in the world against each other. Off camera, he's been found on the pages and websites of MotorTrend, Automobile, CAR, and evo. In between all that, he occasionally finds time to win his class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race and set lap records around the world.
"One of my first cars was an E36 BMW M3 GT," he said. "I'd read it had done an 8:23 lap or something, and I foolishly—having never been to the Nürburgring—was like, 'Well, we can probably get that down to eight minutes.' I spent two years trying to make it do that. The first attempt, I think I did an 8:12, and then every time I went back after that, it broke. One time, it got stuck in fourth gear and I had to drive it back from western Germany to my home in Northamptonshire, north of London."
Shepard, known for shows like Parenthood, Bless This Mess, and the movie CHiPS, is no stranger to a racetrack, either.
"Road America is my favorite track," he said. "It's unbelievable. The fact that you could hit a deer out on the back straightaway is always thrilling. I think that track is spectacular. There's so much going on.
"I also really like Road Atlanta," he continued. "It's certainly a fun track, too. I got to race in that Lamborghini Super Trofeo series at Lime Rock, and the last turn into the straightaway, the downhill right-hander is a very precarious turn. It's surreal. You're all in or you're all out. And then Fontana, which is basically you're racing in a parking lot and then the huge bank oval, which is an incredible feeling, as well. And then of course Laguna (Seca), which is basically if you live in California, the track. That's the track I probably am on the most frequently."
With two racers on the show, you can bet there will be rivalry between them whenever they get behind the wheel.
"I think there'll be a lot of competition between Jethro and I, in a loving way," Shepard said, "Obviously, he'll win, and sometimes I'll win, and it'll be devastating when I lose, and I think that'll be fun for everyone to watch. Jethro's definitely got the seat-time advantage on me, and I've not driven any of these cars. I've never driven a McLaren or half the (cars) that he's driven."
Whatever contests Jethro, Dax, or the producers cook up, you can be sure Corddry will be stirring the pot.
"It's not going to be my role to talk about the technical (stuff)," Corddry said, also working blue, "as much as it's going to be to just go, 'Ooh,' and 'Aah,' and then pit Jethro and Dax against each other, because I want to watch those nerds fight it out."
Corddry is far more than the setup man, though. He knows his cars. Long before he was driving exotics on HBO's Ballers and traveling through time in a hot tub, the four-time Emmy Award winner cut his teeth on a '75 Ford Pinto Wagon with no floorboards. These days, it's a Porsche 911 Carrera S.
"Early on, in my experiences with cars at a young age," he said, "I made a choice to not get all bogged down in the details. And just get psyched about cars, in general. Yeah, I know what the different sizes of engines are and I understand why, but I don't bug myself with that.
"I told them, when they called me, you know, I was a big fan of Top Gear, the original," he continued, "and I said, 'Look, I'm none of those guys. I'm an enthusiast. I'm, if anything else, the audience.' But I'm not gonna say no to something like this. I'm just gonna fool them for as long as I can. And then they're finally going to be like, 'Wait a minute, this guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Let's get some boring dude in here. '"
Even if he's not a walking automotive encyclopedia, Corddry won't be boring.
"They gonna want me to wrestle the Stig?" he asked. "I'll wrestle the Stig. I'll Greco-Roman wrestle the Stig."
Stream Top Gear America starting in spring 2020 on the MotorTrend App. In the meantime, subscribe now to get the deal of the year HERE.
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No idea who these guys are. 
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rob codrys been in a lot of stuff like ballers and childrens hospital and hot tub time machine, dude is actually
dax sheperd has less of an impressive resume and really most noteworthy for being married to kirsten bell
no clue who the british dude is
dax sheperd has less of an impressive resume and really most noteworthy for being married to kirsten bell
no clue who the british dude is
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New special on Prime. Usual format and pretty interesting and fairly entertaining.
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Wasn't expecting to laugh as much about a special on seamen, but if anyone can do it its those three old men...
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Is Top Gear any good this season? Should I start with E1 or just jump into E2?
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You guys don’t think Jermey was being cryptic when he mentioned Top Gear at the end of “Seamen”? I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up back at BBC doing TG again. They get the big bucks from the Americans and the first thing they do is take the cars out.
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dont know why but yt suggested this...
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The ****?
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I cant wait to see those fools again.
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Madagascar special goes live in a few hours 
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Loved this episode. Jeremy barking in the auto parts store had me dieing
As much as I like these specials, they should go back to the old format of reviewing cars
As much as I like these specials, they should go back to the old format of reviewing cars
