The Transmission blog over at the official Top Gear website brings us a preview of Series 18, which starts on BBC2 on Sunday 29 January. Without giving too much away there’s promise of Richard in a NASCAR, James in a wig blowing up a caravan, a C63 AMG Black in a cloud of tyre-smoke and [...]
Final Gear brings word that Series 18 of Top Gear goes to air on UK screens via the BBC2 channel, starting on Sunday 29 January. We trust you enjoyed the Christmas Special in India and hope the lads continue their good form into 2012. [Source: Final Gear]
With a little over one week until it airs the BBC2 has given us an official preview of the Top Gear Christmas special. You probably already know the lads are off to India and if that’s all you’d like to know then stop here. For everyone else check the offical 30 second preview after the [...]
We’re not sure how we missed this video, published on YouTube in early November, but we did. It shows Jeremy Clarkson and James May discussing their now recent Top Gear Live tour, including a special mention for us Aussies. Also revealed by Jeremy towards the end is the start date for Season 18 of Top [...]
A day after the date for the 2011 Top Gear Christmas special became known we can now bring you this short preview of the 90 minute episode. Speaking on The One Show Jeremy Clarkson revealed the rationale behind the visit to India. If you’d like to discover more you can check out the video after [...]
We’ve reported a couple of times on the upcoming Top Gear Christmas special. Today FinalGear brings news the episode is expected to air on Wednesday 28 December. Apparently the date was published on the show’s official blog, before being quickly removed. [Source: FinalGear]
British high court judge Justice Tugendhat has ruled Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear did not mislead the public over the travelling range of the electric-powered Tesla sportscar. “In my judgment, the words complained of are wholly incapable of conveying any meaning at all to the effect that the claimant [Tesla] misled anyone,” Justice Tugendhat said. [...]
Just days after it was announced the BBC has forced TomTom to put an end to its TopGear branded satnav device. According to BBC Worldwide the dead end was reached due to strict conflict of interest policies. The relevant guidelines say BBC’s presenters “must take particular care not to endorse any product or service which [...]
TomTom is currently offering a Top Gear themed satnav system. The system is available in Australia for $299 and includes a Jeremy Clarkson voice option (audio samples below). Also offered is a Stig “silent mode” although we rather think a better option may have been some of his choice tunes or an audio book, perhaps. [...]
Top Gear has been in touch with AUSmotive to spread the word about their recent Supercar Showdown. To do that they’ve been kind enough to let us share three 1920x1200px wallpapers from the photo shoot. The showdown is the stuff of fantasy, really, with 10 cars in all, ranging from a relatively humble Volkswagen Golf [...]
A couple of weeks ago Jeremy Clarkson revealed Top Gear would be filming their 2011 Christmas special in India. And here’s the proof. Above you see Richard Hammond and James May photographed with fans in Mumbai. There’s more pics and discussion via the source link at the end of this article. Also available after the [...]
Last year Jeremy Clarkson gave community station WitneyTV an exclusive when he spoke about the fallout of the Ben Collins Stig controversy. Jeremy has obliged again by revealing to WitneyTV that Top Gear will be filming their 2011 Christmas Special in India. Clarkson also goes on to discuss the long-term future of Top Gear and [...]
Reports from the UK bring word that Rowan Atkinson has been hospitalised after crashing his McLaren F1. Although it has been described that Atkinson “cheated death” he suffered only a minor shoulder injury. It’s understood the 56-year-old comedian lost control of the car and it spun three times before crashing into a tree then a [...]
British tabloid paper Daily Star is reporting that Top Gear host Richard Hammond wants to reshape his TV persona. It’s understood the 41-year-old is not happy to be simply known as “the cute little man who had a crash” and wants the show’s producers to take him in a new direction when Season 18 returns [...]
Jason Plato, reigning BTCC champ, Fifth Gear luminary and known for his willing opinions on the internet, has taken aim at Jeremy Clarkson after the latter reviewed the McLaren MP4-12C on Top Gear last weekend. In fact, after watching Clarkson compare the MP4-12C to the Ferrari 458 Italia, Plato felt compelled to tweet the following [...]