Renowned backyard builder and shed engineer Colin Furze was asked by Top Gear to build the world’s fastest dodgem car, and he did not disappoint. In his step-by-step YouTube series, he dissasembles the tired old carnival ride, including electric motor, and the large pole with contacts that draw electric current […]
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Top Gear season 24 preview released, starts March 5
Ever since Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond left BBC’s Top Gear to make their own Amazon Prime series, The Grand Tour, things have been, well, a little mixed. Season 23 debuted with new hosts including flamboyant radio presenter Chris Evans, who was a polarising figure at best and […]
The Grand Tour to help Amazon Prime launch in Australia
Former Top Gear hosts will air the first episode of their new series, called The Grand Tour, through Amazon Prime later today. Unfortunately for Australians the show won’t be arriving Down Under until December. The trio of hosts, including Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, have put together a […]
BBC confirms Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris for another 2 Top Gear seasons
The BBC has announced it will be renewing Matt LeBlanc’s contract for another two years as host of the revamped Top Gear, alongside Chris Harris and Rory Reid. Top Gear’s 23rd season proved hit-and-miss with audiences, with a large demographic not connecting with Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans hosting the […]
Chris Evans quits Top Gear following ratings drop
Chris Evans will not be joining the cast for the next season of the rehashed Top Gear BBC TV show, he revealed in a series of Tweets last night. Since the debut of season 23, Evans has stood out as the most controversial of the six new hosts. He is […]
Matt LeBlanc to leave Top Gear if Chris Evans stays
According to Britain’s favourite tabloid The Sun, Top Gear co-presenter Matt LeBlanc has threatened to walk away from the new series if unloved host Chris Evans does not go first. The Murdoch-owned gossip gazette says this came about because of Chris’s attitude and behaviour on set as well as his […]
New Top Gear (season 23) off to a bad start, Chris Evans moved back
The BBC’s revamped Top Gear is setting new record-lows for viewership, with the network moving host Chris Evans into a more casual role in an attempt to increase ratings. Top Gear’s most recent episode in the new season (23) was watched by around 2.37 million, down from just under 3 […]
New Top Gear trailer confirms Aston Martin Vulcan test (video)
The BBC’s revamped Top Gear program has released yet another teaser, this time featuring the uber-exotic Aston Martin Vulcan. The car is featured with its V12 powertrain screaming along the straight of the Yas Marina F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi. Behind the wheel of the monster in question was Chris […]