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post Jun 25, 2008 - 9:59 AM
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Apparently Adam Carolla, Eric Strommer and Tanner Foust (whoever those 2 are) will be hosting the new version of Top Gear for the USA.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive...rs/4270253.html

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• The NBC adaptation will follow the BBC format: guest segment, stunt, test drive and, yes, the Stig (casting for that crucial role is still pending).

• The premiere episode will feature a race from Las Vegas to San Francisco, ending in a “mammoth stunt.” (NBC isn’t insisting on copycat stunts or episodes, a la Season One of The Office.)

• Carolla is pushing for an on-air drive of the just-unveiled BMW M1 Homage concept as soon as it’s available, as well as the Aston Martin DBS (though that would be a reprisal of a Clarkson drive).

• Clarkson and Carolla recently met face-to-face, but Carolla promises to focus more on improv than the heavily-prepared Clarkson.

• Officials from Top Gear in England, who are producing the show, along with “everyone involved,” have assured Carolla that he will be able to speak his mind on any car “without fear of reprisal” from advertisers, which he fully plans to do.


IMO this show won't come close to the satirical and comedic level that the original contains. Glad to see they won't just be advertisements to the cars and may actually have something honest to say about American cars. Scared for this show I am.


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post Jun 25, 2008 - 12:08 PM
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Not sure it will last, seeing as how they are pretty much copying Top Gear. I'll watch it to see how it is, but I'm pretty possitive that I'll be staying with the one on BBC.


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- Supersprynt   Top Gear USA Q&A   Jun 25, 2008 - 9:59 AM
- - Jdog1385   ill still be watching the bbc one...thank god for ...   Jun 25, 2008 - 10:50 AM
|- - chucho   QUOTE (Jdog1385 @ Jun 25, 2008 - 10...   Jun 25, 2008 - 11:03 AM
- - Consynx   is Tanner the guy from the top gear competitor...F...   Jun 25, 2008 - 11:52 AM
- - Supersprynt   http://jalopnik.com/396266/who-is-tanner-foust   Jun 25, 2008 - 11:59 AM
- - BLINKYxMUNKEY   Tanner Foust has been driving for a while. X Games...   Jun 25, 2008 - 12:01 PM
- - 96bluevert   Not sure it will last, seeing as how they are pret...   Jun 25, 2008 - 12:08 PM
- - Supersprynt   I don't get the original They will be copyi...   Jun 25, 2008 - 1:43 PM
|- - BloodyStupidDavey   QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Jun 25, 2008 - 7...   Jun 25, 2008 - 2:04 PM
- - Supersprynt   LOL no. I don't receive the channel it's o...   Jun 25, 2008 - 2:09 PM
- - Valo666   i will probabably watch it once..then never again....   Jun 25, 2008 - 8:24 PM
- - Consynx   Mistubishi's British Engineers managed to get ...   Jun 26, 2008 - 10:06 PM
- - purplegt4   this show will be about 15 minutes of show, 15 min...   Jun 27, 2008 - 12:37 AM
- - Insanity-74   Thats one good thing about the shows on the BBC......   Jun 27, 2008 - 1:27 AM
- - 97celiman   haha we finally got verizon fios so i get bbc and ...   Jul 14, 2008 - 10:34 AM
- - parriehunter   Oh yea. BBC top gear is awesome. Why would NBC tr...   Jul 14, 2008 - 8:21 PM
- - aflacattack   hahhaha i'm watching Top gear on the BBC right...   Jul 15, 2008 - 12:48 AM


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