Top Gear
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The BBC last night aired the final episode of Top Gear featuring Jeremy Clarkson together with co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, a 75-minute special compiled from footage shot before Clarkson was fired last March for his altercation with producer Oisin Tymon. And neither Hammond nor May will return to host future seasons of the show (last night’s episode was the finale for season 22), as both have decided not to renew their contracts. Following the conclusion of the special episode, Clarkson took to Twitter where he thanked fans for their support and apologized that the...
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Clarkson, Hammond and May confirmed for new show
A final episode of Top Gear starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will air June 28, marking the end of the popular British television show’s 22nd season. It will be the last time that any of the three lads host the show as none of them renewed their contracts after Clarkson...
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Chris Evans Will Lead Top Gear's New Cast
It's official: Chris Evans, a British television and radio personality, and a LaFerrari owner, has been named as Jeremy Clarkson's replacement as the host of Top Gear. The news was announced earlier today via Twitter. CHECK OUT: Jeremy Clarkson Returns To The BBC To Finish Up His Last Top Gear...
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Ferrari LaFerrari Sets Unofficial 1:14.2 Lap Time For Top Gear Track: Video
UPDATE: It has been confirmed that Chris Evans will host future episodes of Top Gear. More details here. With the future of Top Gear in doubt, we may never see Ferrari’s LaFerrari put down an official power lap around the show’s test track, the 1.75-mile loop at the old Dunsfold...
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Jeremy Clarkson Returns To The BBC To Finish Up His Last Top Gear Episode
Recently, the BBC released a teaser trailer for a special episode of Top Gear that will round out the current season 22 of the popular car-themed show and, more importantly, be the last to feature Jeremy Clarkson. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, Clarkson...
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Final 'Top Gear' Episode Starring Jeremy Clarkson Teased: Video
It was only yesterday that we brought you news that filming for the final episodes of Top Gear set to star Jeremy Clarkson had been wrapped, and that those episodes were likely to air sometime in the summer. The BBC has now confirmed that it will air a single “special” episode with...
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The last few episodes of Top Gear season 22 were put on hold after Jeremy Clarkson was fired for his altercation with producer Oisin Tymon, with the BBC previously telling us that the episodes would likely air in the summer. Now those final episodes have been filmed and hopefully we’ll get to see them soon. Clarkson’s former co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond were recently spotted in the U.K. filming the remaining segments required for the final episodes. According to the Telegraph, Hammond and May have been offered deals to continue with the show but many believe...
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McLaren F1 GTR Once Sponsored By Top Gear Up For Sale
An uber-rare 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail is up for sale, and making this one just that little bit more special is its “Top Gear” sponsorship stickers. Yes, this classic racer was briefly sponsored by Top Gear the magazine back in 1997 when it competed in the FIA GT Championship under...
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Netflix could land Clarkson, Hammond & May, call new show "House Of Cars"
Last week, we speculated Jeremy Clarkson would land at Netflix—and now we have new info suggesting that's exactly what's going to happen. The Mirror is reporting that he and co conspirators Richard Hammond and James May—along with former Top Gear producer Andy Wilman—are close to...
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Has Jeremy Clarkson Gone Back To Work Already?
Jeremy Clarkson has already said he'll be back with a new car show—and it looks like it could be sooner rather than later. On Tuesday—in a message which manages to be simultaneously cryptic and specific—Clarkson posted a photo to his Twitter feed, along with the description "I...
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In With The New: Are These Three The Next Top Gear Presenters?
The era of Clarkson, May, and Hammond is over. But the BBC is wasting no time in the search to find replacements for the lads, and we now have news about exactly who might be tapped for the spots. So in other words, Top Gear is dead—long live Top Gear. MUST WATCH: Not Dead Yet: Top Gear Pits...
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Not Dead Yet: Top Gear Pits G500 4×4² Against Ford F-150 Raptor
Clarkson and the lads might have left the building, but the BBC has no intention of putting its cash cow franchise out to pasture, as evidenced by this new teaser shot for the digital edition of Top Gear magazine. MUST SEE: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds: Report While the...
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While it’s seemed obvious for some time, Top Gear As We Know It is dead. Today’s developments put the nails in that particular coffin: both co-star James May and executive producer Andy Wilman have called it quits from the show. In May’s case, he’s said he won’t work on Top Gear without Jeremy Clarkson, though he will be happy to do any remaining promotional shoots for the 22nd and final Top Gear of the Clarkson Era (C.E.). Executive producer Wilman, a childhood friend of Clarkson’s and one of the driving forces of the show’s transformation from a...
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BBC Confirms Final Clarkson ‘Top Gear’ Episodes Will Run This Summer
After Jeremy Clarkson’s punch-out flameout, and the subsequent death of Top Gear As We Know It (TGAWKI), there was some doubt as to whether the final Clarkson-featuring episodes of the show would ever be aired. Now the BBC has confirmed they will indeed air. Or at least, they’re...
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Jeremy Clarkson to "pick up the pieces and start again" with new car show
We don't know where or when, but Jeremy Clarkson will return to television with a new car show. The news comes by way of his Sunday column in The Times, and helpfully summarized by Britain's The Week. Whether he'll enlist Richard Hammond and James May to join him on the venture is one of the many...
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Clarkson Returning To BBC, But Not 'Top Gear'--And Later Than Expected
Jeremy Clarkson is both loved and hated—and that, in part, is his magic. Fans and foes alike have fueled the Clarkson brand over the years, even up to and after the fisticuffs fracas that put an end to the world’s greatest motoring TV show. Now, just a month after his termination...
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Top Gear Live To Move Forward In Australia--Clarkson Included
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May will all be in attendance for an upcoming Top Gear live festival in Australia, despite Clarkson recently being fired from the actual Top Gear television series. The name is going to be changed, and the venue has been moved from a race track to an...
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'Top Gear's' Hammond And May Respond to Clarkson's Dismissal
The BBC will continue Top Gear, but Hammond and May probably won't return.
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The BBC will not renew Jeremy Clarkson's contract.
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Jeremy Clarkson Reveals Profanity-Laced Thoughts On Top Gear Future
On Thursday, the BBC announced that the world would have to wait until next week to learn of its decision regarding Jeremy Clarkson's future as a Top Gear presenter. ALSO SEE: Lexus LFA & Porsche 918 Spyder Face Off With Expected Results: Video Since then, the network has been silent on the...
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Clarkson So Upset With BBC He May Quit 'Top Gear': Punch, Cry, Run?
The bravado and buffoonery that have become Jeremy Clarkson’s trademark style have landed him in hot water with the BBC once again—and this time, he’s been suspended. On top of that, Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday as a result. Now, according to a source close to...
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Top Gear Introduces New Season By Way Of Lego: Video
Top Gear Series 22 kicks off this Sunday, and it's clear the crew is ready to get back to work. Well, at least the Stig is, after his well-deserved vacation. To illustrate the fact that the new season is nearly here, the team have turned to an interesting source for a new short teaser: Lego. WATCH...
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The Stig Goes On Vacation In Top Gear’s New Season Trailer: Video
A rented yellow Aventador, some white sand, a polaroid camera. What more does a Stig need for vacation? Not much, apparently. ALSO SEE: Tesla Model S P85D Cranks Out Massive 864 LB-FT On The Dyno: Video This is the teaser trailer for the upcoming Series 22 (season 22 for us American speakers) run...
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Top Gear Teases Controversial Patagonia Christmas Special: Video
The BBC has released the first footage from the controversial Top Gear Christmas special shot earlier this year. During filming in Argentina back in October, the crew, including hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, had to flee the country under police escort when an angry mob...
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