jcb928

"By rights, I should hate the 928. It was the first press test car I ever crashed. And I used one to go and see my dad the day before he died. I also disliked the dreadful ride quality in later models. And yet, even today, when one grumbles by, my head does the full Linda Blair. It is, I think, one of the best-looking cars ever made."

Full article,
http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/01/1.html

kevinod

I read in one of the Sunday papers that the rights to Top Gear was sold to an American TV company... Clarkson didn't want to head it up but will appear in it a fair bit at the same time. No May or Hammond though. Real shame, one of the best programs on tv, any channel. I guess we'll get it on one of the Sky channels at some stage, but it just won't be the same without the 3 lads.

marlinspike

I dont't think we're taking away Top Gear, I think we're just getting our own version that won't be nearly as good.

ROG100

I'm a Brit by birth and an American by choice.
If the USA gets TopGear we can say good bye to the best auto show on TV.
RIP - Top Gear.

ew928

There's going to be a Murican version of TG.
Haven't heard BBC killing their highly popular show.

Think Clarkson is consultant to the US show.

jcb928

The USA will have a version on NBC,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_(U.S._TV_series)

The original Top Gear will still be on the BBC.

aggravation

I watch Top Gear all the time on Direct TV via the BBC America channel, or something like that, I have the DVR set to record every episode. I absolutely love it.
I'll watch the American version too but I sure hope they don't change a thing about the real show, it is perfect!

jcorenman

http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/01/1.html
Who would have ever guessed that we had enough collective internet bandwidth to take down a website?

VTCMart

Without the British wit, it just won't be the same.

The only advantage will be not having to do currency conversions in my head while watching.

icsmike

I dont care who does what just take off hte air that douche that hosts "101 cars you must drive". i love some of the cars but hes an idiot that just reads a script and cant drive. not that I care, but he calls it "Porsh".

6mil928

Thanks God! I'm with Rog best show out there even though it's British

Rog what was the other show you mentioned when we were talking after the GTG?

VTCMart

Yeah that Alonzo comedian guy, not a great choice. Worse is they get a lot of the facts wrong, he was talking about a "2.0 liter NSX" last time I was watching it.

There was a cool Porsche quote in the episode where Jay Leno cameo's with his 650hp vette, Jay said something along the lines of --- you watch these shows where people are taking their cars to the track it's not the Ferraris and Lambo's, it's the Corvettes and the Porsches, because they're fast AND reliable.

Vilhuer

With more info coming every day Top Gear USA sounds much better than when news first break. Adam Carolla and two other US gearheads will host it. There are many news relating to it at Final gear archives:
http://www.finalgear.com

linderpat

would love to see a mix of Jeremy Clarkson and Alan DeCadenet - how cool of a show would that be?

martin D

Alan DeCadenet ????? really ? , I think he comes across as a 'oh look at at me, aren't I great' sort of presenter, each to his own though.
Here he is.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE