Top Gear USA, the Yankee version of the famous British car show is shaping up to be rather interesting, to say the least. We’ve already seen a trailer depicting some of the stunts and cars the three hosts, Adam Ferrara, Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust, will be driving in the first series of the show. Now, the History Channel has provided a sneak... ...read the full post
Get ready for more Top Gear goodness, as a new batch of rumors has been revealed about the upcoming Top Gear video game spinoff. According to some voices, the title is set to be launched at the end of the year, right before the new series of Top Gear will start airing in the UK. It is set to attack almost all platforms imaginable, including the PC,... ...read the full post
Ever since Top Gear first aired in its new format, one question has always puzzled hardcore fans: Who is The Stig? We were treated a few seasons ago with his unmasking, as Top Gear had a special that culminated with the reveal that Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher was actually the Stig, but fans knew that it wasn’t true. Now, it seems that... ...read the full post
As was announced a few months ago, the Top Gear USA project has finally been green lit, meaning filming has started on this Yankee version of the popular British car show. Now, the first trailer of the Top Gear USA series has been revealed, showcasing some of the wild things we will see this fall on the History Channel, as well as its new cast, Adam... ...read the full post
The automotive industry was plunged into a state of shock when the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport model was revealed, alongside its newest performance, breaking the world’s fastest production car speed record, achieving 267 mph. Soon afterwards, Top Gear magazine did hint that it had something to do with the performance and with the Bugatti Veyron... ...read the full post
Gran Turismo 5 has been a long time coming, but after the E3 conference, we now have a concrete release date: November 2. At that time, we were also treated with one stunning trailer video, showcasing all the different types of races you can do, but also the tracks that you could visit. Even though the Nurburgring Nordschleife really impressed us,... ...read the full post
Everyone’s favorite entertainment (and usually car-related) TV show will be back this Sunday, as Top Gear’s season 15 will start airing on BBC2 in the UK. The announcement has been made official, alongside a short tease of what the boys will be doing in the first show of the new series. Clarkson will tackle three-wheeled cars and why aren’t contraptions... ...read the full post
Top Gear is by far one of the most loved car shows *Clarkson voice* … in the world. That’s why Hyundai decided to use Top Gear’s popularity and released two new ads for its ix35 (or Tucson, in the US) crossover, which are airing in South Africa during the World Cup. The ads showcase a new car show, Top Deer, hosted by a wildebeest,... ...read the full post
Today, the world’s most popular video site, YouTube, is celebrating its fifth birthday. It’s a bit hard to believe, but way back in 2005, this website has begun offering us an outlet for our wacky, insane, awesome or downright stupid videos. But while showing yourself off is all fine and dandy, quite a lot of people also opted to showcase... ...read the full post
Top Gear fans from the USA can finally rejoice as the History Channel, alongside BBC America, confirmed that the Top Gear format is coming to the good ol’ US of A this fall. It seems that 10 episodes were picked up by History and will star a brand new cast than the one that was rumored at first. It seems that funny-man Adam Carrolla will be too... ...read the full post
As we’re sure most of you have gotten sick from all the media buzz concerning the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafallajökull volcano, the lads at Top Gear decided to shed some light on the subject, admitting that they actually caused the eruption when filming on location a few weeks ago. Now before you take this thing seriously, it’s... ...read the full post
Nissan and Top Gear have unleashed a new contest, which gives anyone the chance to win a day at the famous Top Gear test track and have at it with the famous tame racing driver: the Stig. The competition centers around the 40th anniversary of Nissan’s Z cars, with the recent 370Z taking center stage. Besides being able to register in the competition... ...read the full post
Many Top Gear fans, especially those living in North America, were extremely excited some time ago about the possibility of the popular British car show finding home in the USA through a localized show, which was set to be hosted by Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust, and Eric Stromer, and aired by NBC. Sadly though, the broadcast company backed down, amidst... ...read the full post
By far one of the most popular adventures featured on Top Gear was the Polar Special, where Jeremy Clarkson and James May became the first men to drive a car to the magnetic North Pole, beating Richard Hammond which was manning a dog sled. The impressive feat was largely due to the extensively modified Toyota Hilux trucks, courtesy of Arctic Trucks,... ...read the full post
Even though BBC’s Top Gear car show is an UK product, its appeal spans the whole globe, no matter the viewer’s nationality. After season 14 has wrapped up in the UK, BBC America is preparing to release the first episode of season 13, on Monday, January 25th at 8/7c. In case you don’t remember from the UK airing, the 13th season will... ...read the full post
