Top Gear thread

[Payman]

Matt Leblanc confirmed as 2nd TG host. 

[Madman]

I thought I had read somewhere David Couthard was going to be the third presenter but I guess not?

So it's Chris Evans, Sabine Schmitz and Matt LeBlanc?  Well, they certainly have a multinational cast and the BBC got its requisite token female in the form of Sabine.  At least we know she can drive.  So much so, she made Chris Evans sick inside the car just recently.

Check out that first photo.  Yes, that's puke inside the window!


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/6866247/Top-Gear-host-Chris-Evans-is-car-sick.html


More here......

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/12105483/New-Top-Gear-presenter-Chris-Evans-suffers-from-car-sickness.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3404135/Top-Gear-host-Chris-Evans-halts-filming-climbs-car-VOMIT-taking-spin-star-Sabine-Schmitz.html

[BimmerM3]

Matt Leblanc confirmed as 2nd TG host. 

Actually, I think he'll be pretty good. It is interesting that only one of the presenters is British. I guess they're acknowledging that it really has become an international show.

I thought I had read somewhere David Couthard was going to be the third presenter but I guess not?

So it's Chris Evans, Sabine Schmitz and Matt LeBlanc?  Well, they certainly have a multinational cast and the BBC got its requisite token female in the form of Sabine.  At least we know she can drive.  So much so, she made Chris Evans sick inside the car just recently.

Check out that first photo.  Yes, that's puke inside the window!

Apparently they might end up with four presenters? No idea how reliable this article is.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-04/more-big-names-to-join-matt-leblanc-as-presenters-on-top-gear---but-it-will-still-be-the-chris-evans-show

[SVT666]

Top Gear is gonna suck.  I just hope Amazon gets their act together before the boys' new show premieres and either gets the show broadcast on TV or expands the availability of Amazon's streaming service beyond the US and UK.

[Raza]

I think LeBlanc will be good. But I'm still mainly interested in the original crew.

[CaminoRacer]

LeBlanc is cool, is he a car guy? They should steal Rutledge from Top Gear US.

Seems risky to try to live up to the OG Top Gear. Probably hard to find the right people who will actually take that risk.

[BimmerM3]

LeBlanc is cool, is he a car guy? They should steal Rutledge from Top Gear US.

Seems risky to try to live up to the OG Top Gear. Probably hard to find the right people who will actually take that risk.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=is+matt+leblanc+a+car+guy

[CaminoRacer]

In a less passive aggressive way, the answer is yes.

http://jalopnik.com/top-gears-new-host-matt-leblanc-is-a-legit-car-and-moto-1757076253

[BimmerM3]

In a less passive aggressive way, the answer is yes.

http://jalopnik.com/top-gears-new-host-matt-leblanc-is-a-legit-car-and-moto-1757076253

Glad to be of service.

[giant_mtb]

Didn't LeBlanc take the stop spot on the leaderboard when he was on for SIARPC?

[MX793]

Didn't LeBlanc take the stop spot on the leaderboard when he was on for SIARPC?

Yes.  Fastest time for any one in the CEE'D and fastest SIARPC time overall (I feel like the CEE'D was the fastest car they used of all of them).

[Payman]

Didn't LeBlanc take the stop spot on the leaderboard when he was on for SIARPC?

Twice.

Matt will be a good host, and pretty funny. Unfortunately he won't last an entire series without punching Evans in the face.

[MX793]

Top Gear is gonna suck.  I just hope Amazon gets their act together before the boys' new show premieres and either gets the show broadcast on TV or expands the availability of Amazon's streaming service beyond the US and UK.

It may or may not suck, but it certainly won't be Top Gear as we've all come to love it.  That will be its greatest hurtle.  5th Gear isn't Top Gear, but I enjoy it.  Not quite as fun as Top Gear, but it's a good motoring show.  The new TG format may end up being a good show in its own right, but the fact that it'll likely be very different from the show everyone knows and loves will make a lot of people instinctively say "it sucks" and refuse to watch it.

[SVT666]

I don't like Evans and I think LeBlanc will be terrible.

[Rupert]

It may or may not suck, but it certainly won't be Top Gear as we've all come to love it.  That will be its greatest hurtle.  5th Gear isn't Top Gear, but I enjoy it.  Not quite as fun as Top Gear, but it's a good motoring show.  The new TG format may end up being a good show in its own right, but the fact that it'll likely be very different from the show everyone knows and loves will make a lot of people instinctively say "it sucks" and refuse to watch it.

They can probably lose 70% of their regular viewers and still consider it a hit.

[SVT666]

When Chris Harris did his P1 vs 918 vs LaFerrari video he said something about it being his last video. Turns out, it was. He's going to be on Top Gear.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/top-gear/10-things-you-should-know-about-top-gear-presenter-chris-harris/

[Payman]

The new Top Gear team...

[Madman]

Well, he's your new Top Gear lineup.  SEVEN presenters, if you count The Stig.

http://jalopnik.com/top-gears-dream-team-is-chris-harris-eddie-jordan-sab-1758455183

Reminds me of the early days of Fifth Gear, when they had more presenters than viewers.  Just keep in mind it took a few seasons, several cast changes and a number of failed experiments with the format before Fifth Gear finally hit upon a formula that worked.  Something tells me the new Top Gear will have to suffer this same evolutionary process before it eventually settles into something watchable.  And that's assuming the BBC is VERY patient and gives the show the time it needs to find itself.

[Raza]

The new Top Gear team...

That seems like too many.

[Madman]

That seems like too many.

You're forgetting the BBC insists upon a policy of "diversity" these days.  Top Gear 2.0, with its three old white guys, would never fly in today's PC environment.  So now we have five nationalities (British, Irish, German, American and whatever the hell The Stig is), a ginger, a black guy and a token female.

You're never going to tick all those requisite diversity boxes with only three people on the show.  Plus, having such a large cast means if any one of them suck, it's much easier and less disruptive to the show to drop them and replace that person with somebody else.  At least all of them have some serious car-loving and/or motorsport credentials.  Contrast this with Fifth Gear's misguided decision to hire Tim Lovejoy, who knew nothing about cars (and frequently admitted as such on the show!) and who was completely out of his depth.  He only got the job because he was a familiar face who the network believed could bring in viewers.  Thankfully, he was shown the door after one miserable season.  Let's be glad Top Gear hasn't made that kind of mistake!

[Eye of the Tiger]

I will not watch this show

[SVT666]

This is going to suck.

[giant_mtb]

Betcha the black guy gets dropped first.  Fuckin' racists. 

[Madman]

Betcha the black guy gets dropped first.  Fuckin' racists. 

I've seen some of Rory Reid's stuff on YouTube and he's very funny and entertaining.  Eddie Jordan, on the other hand, is annoying as hell.  Yes, Eddie, we all know you used to have your own Formula One team.  You don't have to remind us EVERY THIRTY FUCKING SECONDS!!!!

[AutobahnSHO]

Betcha the black guy gets dropped first.  Fuckin' racists. 

[BimmerM3]

The level of hate here is worthy. Obviously they aren't going to be able to match the chemistry of the original trio, but it could still end up being a good car show in it's own right.

[CaminoRacer]

SEVEN?!

[Cookie Monster]

JFC give the show a chance. Jesus. I don't know who the old white dude or black dude are but I'm willing to give them a chance. I like the rest of the cast except Evans so maybe it won't be too bad.

I'm most excited for LeBlanc and Harris. Those guys should make the show pretty entertaining.

[Payman]

JFC give the show a chance. Jesus. I don't know who the old white dude or black dude are but I'm willing to give them a chance. I like the rest of the cast except Evans so maybe it won't be too bad.

I'm most excited for LeBlanc and Harris. Those guys should make the show pretty entertaining.

Agree. Old white guy is Eddie Jordan, whose F1 team had 4 wins. I have no idea of his character, or what he brings to the show.

[FoMoJo]

Agree. Old white guy is Eddie Jordan, whose F1 team had ONE win. I have no idea of his character, or what he brings to the show.

He's Irish.  Can't be all bad.