[Coren]

"It looks like we’ll have quite a long wait until the return of Top Gear. In a recent interview with a South African radio show, Clarkson mentioned that Top Gear won’t be returning this year, presumably due to the Olympics."

Source: www.finalgear.com (http://www.finalgear.com)

:fuuuuu:

[eurochevy]

DAFQ! :fuuuuu: nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[Harvey Specter]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, 2013 is too far away :(

[pastarocket]

That's a bloody long wait Mr. Clarkson! 2013. :(

[CP.AR]

time to rewatch all the old ones :fuckthatshit:

[Fappin]

http://spb.fotolog.com/photo/59/28/118/aly_sleazy/1252274980358_f.jpg

[GGnoRE]

:yuno:

[jbsali]

feels bad man...

[MK-EK]

:okay: worst day of my life :(

[extracrunchie]

i never liked the olympics.......bring back top gear olympics

[SkinnyPupp]

Fine by me, show has been kind of lame lately. with the exception of the last episode

[mb_]

:QQ:

[fsy82]

maybe with the time off they can get back to what made top gear a hit

[vyrospec]

:fuuuuu:

[RCubed]

double budget for the following year? :alonehappy:

[donjalapeno]

Mother fuhhhhhhhhhh

[StylinRed]

it'll give me time to catch up on past seasons ;)


I was looking forward to them incorporating the Olympics into Top Gear though :/

[rawr]

It's okay. As long as we still have Drive and Chris Harris.

[FN-2199]

http://lifethroughmy4eyes.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/zoidberg-why1.png
WHY!?

[extracrunchie]

it'll give me time to catch up on past seasons ;)


I was looking forward to them incorporating the Olympics into Top Gear though :/
Me too, it was hilarious when they did the winter olympics

http://lifethroughmy4eyes.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/zoidberg-why1.png
WHY!?

because UK is hosting the olympics, maybe they got presenter jobs for that? not sure about clarkson, but hammond would be all over that lol

[TheNewGirl]

NOOOOO! They better have a long season in 2013! This is the intersect between my boyfriend's love of cars and my love of British humor... I need a few Eps of Top Gear on the PVR to be the neutral zone for after a fight!

[Paradise240]

Jalopnik reported it's not because of the Olympics, but due to Simon Cowell's new show or some shit which just happens to be airing the same time TG was supposed to.

Jeremy Clarkson just confirmed our report about there being no more Top Gear until 2013 is true, although the reason is not the Olympics. It's Simon Cowell.
Yesterday, we reported that the Jezza let slip on a South African radio show that they weren't going to be showing any Top Gear in the fall, meaning we'd have to wait until January to get our fix.

People threatened to jump off things. Others tried to find some way to deny it. Denial was strong with fans of the British motoring show, but in typical Clarkson fashion he took to his very real Twitter account to say "it's true."


The "fat people singing" is probably a cruel reference to Susan Boyle and Cowell's show Britain's Got Talent. Or one of the like 60 other shows Cowell produces.

Oh Jezza, never change.
You can see Clarkson's tweets in the article,
Jeremy Clarkson Confirms No Top Gear Until 2013, Blames 'Fat People Singing' (http://jalopnik.com/5908890/jeremy-clarkson-confirms-no-top-gear-until-2013-blames-fat-people-singing?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)

[twitchyzero]

can't believe they'll skip TG for a season because of a Simon cowell show..i mean for crying out loud it's one of the most viewed tv series..cowell must have paid BBC big bucks for it.

gonna watch some of the earlier seasons then...i start TG at season 12 and I just finished S1 few weeks ago.

is pre2002 old top gear any good? I would give it a try but i probably can't stand the horrible video quality...

[death_blossom]

is pre2002 old top gear any good? I would give it a try but i probably can't stand the horrible video quality...

the original Top Gear is more like a normal car review show. Think "Fifth Gear". you can see Tiff Needel hooning/drifting around, which is always fun.

[urrh]

What?! I would gladly trade the olympics and the life of Simon Cowell for more top gear

[bloodmack]

infographic to help ease the mind while we wait til 2013
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17nr6400ehc87jpg/original.jpg

[registrar]

I personally like "Fifth Gear" more than Top gear, but have a long wait for Top gear! SUCKS !

[umpadupa]

I personally like "Fifth Gear" more than Top gear, but have a long wait for Top gear! SUCKS !


:gtfo:

[shenmecar]

Damn you olympics

[Senna4ever]

Well, life is over.

[cressydrift]

Something to tie us over...
TopGear Record Breaking Stunt - the Deadly 720! - YouTube

[Vancouver_M5]

Inlove top gear uk, its the only REAL car review. Give a car show a enzo and see what they have to say about it: nothing but praises. But on top ear they would find all the small problems and blow them out of proportion, which is ok, BECAUSE THESE CARS are 500 grand + so they arent allowed to have any mistakes.

[ae101]

no the best part about top gear is the fact that they dun just drive the car then say stuff about, they put it though tests that are as close as real life as possible

cuz i dun really care about the ride comfort as compare to breaking down in the middle of the road in my 2nd drive in my used car

also the should have done an olympic special

[Harvey Specter]

Looks like Clarkson is enjoying his time off with his new Ferrari;

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/09/article-0-13FD7520000005DC-594_634x431.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/09/article-0-13FD751A000005DC-503_634x433.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/09/article-0-13FD75C6000005DC-93_634x910.jpg

Jeremy Clarkson takes his teenage daughter for a spin in his red Ferrari | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2171030/Jeremy-Clarkson-takes-teenage-daughter-spin-red-Ferrari.html)

[mb_]

For a second I was like "why is his daughter driving" then realized they drive on the wrong side :troll:

[LP700-4]

Not his car :troll:

http://i.imgur.com/3iTOX.jpg

[Peturbo]

Break for the German border Part 1 - Top Gear Outtakes - BBC - YouTube

[Peturbo]

Break for the German border, Part 2 - Top Gear Outtakes - BBC - YouTube

Part 2 is out

[Peturbo]

Lego Stig - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube

[LP700-4]

Some more bad news guys. :okay:

http://i.imgur.com/lOUO5.jpg

[snails]

What?! I would gladly trade the olympics and the life of Simon Cowell for more top gear

all bros know the feeling
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/005/393/i-know-that-feel.jpg

[Harvey Specter]

BBC is a bunch of jokers, this is the most watched show in the world and they keep putting the series off.

[beproud]

Clarkson got rid of his gt!?=(

[extracrunchie]

Clarkson got rid of his gt!?=(

It broke down more than he can drive lol

[Krazer]

He also couldnt get to work in one tank in his GT.. LOOOOOOOOOOL

[broken_arrow]

Mercedes Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Edition [Video By Top Gear] - YouTube

One of my favourite reviews of ALL time. He still has the CLK Black btw..

Shame on Canada for not letting this car on our market.

[bloodmack]

dude im more pissed off that we dont have the 5series diesel available here!

[kouki_monster]

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[kouki_monster]

Anyone have stream to the top gear live that happened recently?
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[Lomac]

Fear not, Top Gear lovers! Mark November 19th down in your calenders as that's the release date for their latest pre-Christmas DVD, The Worst Car in the History of the World!

:fullofwin:

Link to DVD video trailer (http://bcove.me/9hf71chv)

A rough analysis of the comments across TopGear.com this year reveal that approximately 21% contain some variant of one plaintive plea: ‘when exactly are you back on TV?’ Well, the answer to that is next January, but in the meantime, here’s some very good news for those missing their dose of new Top Gear.

This November, Mr Jeremy Clarkson and Mr James May will present their opinions on The Worst Car in the History of the Worldin a brand new, all exclusive Top Gear DVD. Everyone has an opinion on bad cars (and feel free to share yours below), but now it’s time to hear the ones that (apparently) really count.

In this DVD special, Jeremy and James travel to the North of England to name and shame the most rubbish cars in the entire WORLD. It’s a labour-intensive affair, filled with heated debates, giant cranes, James being locked in his own car boot and…Jeremy being tied to a tree.

But don’t be fooled, it’s not all about terrible cars – to appreciate the stinkers you have to revel in some good ones too – like the 4.5 litre Ferrari 458 Spider, Toyota’s GT86 and the £340,000 Lexus LFA running shoulders with a Mercedes SLS AMG.

As they are up North, the boys invite The Stig’s Yorkshire cousin to be a guest driver. Putting his whippet to one side he throws the BMW M5 round a gymkhana course before testing out a couple of Transatlantic challengers with Jeremy and James. Things, you won’t be surprised to hear, don’t go according to plan.

The debate about theThe Worst Car in the History of the Worldcontinues while the boys play a few rounds of golf. But that doesn’t go according to plan either. They even put their own cars – past and present –into the reckoning. That ends badly too.

The rest of the time up North is spent arguing over the great and the awful from Peugeot, Ford, Mahindra, FSO, Alfa Romeo, Rolls Royce, Porsche, Citroen, Saab and many more.

There’s also a special surprise fate in store for the car picked as the biggest loser…

Top Gear: The Worst Car in the History of the World will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download on Monday 19th November 2012. It will also include a special augmented reality experience. We’re not entirely sure what that is, but it sounds good, doesn’t it?

[TOS'd]

fyi, "50 Years of Bond Cars: A Top Gear Special" is online now.

Presented by Richard Hammond and The Stig, this special examines the best of the Bond cars to celebrate the film series' 50th anniversary and the release of Skyfall.

[Jayboogz]

zomg thanks for heads upBeen missing this show
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[Lomac]

That was a good special. Absolutely loved the ending.

[SkunkWorks]

If anyone wants to stream:

Top Gear - 50 Years of Bond Cars - Car Videos on StreetFire

[bloodmack]

lol@stig jokes

[knight604]

Beat The Stig's Imola Lap Time - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube

[dhari]

:fullofwin:

Top Gear blokes starting supercar road trip across USA (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/13/top-gear-blokes-starting-supercar-road-trip-across-usa/)

[_cd5]

Top Gear 50 Years of Bond Cars HDTV XviD AFG - YouTube

[LP700-4]

:fullofwin:

Top Gear blokes starting supercar road trip across USA (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/13/top-gear-blokes-starting-supercar-road-trip-across-usa/)

Any word or guesses on who gets which car?

Clarkson in the Aston, May in the LFA and Hammond in the Viper? :badpokerface:

[Graeme S]

I could just as easily see Jezzer in the Viper (just feel that brute powaaaaaaaaaah). But if that's the case, then I think Hamster would probably take the Aston, if for no other reason so that Captain Slow could wax eloquent on the engineering marvels of the LFA.

That having been said, May may want to take the Aston just to prove "the Aston isn't always the worst car to bring on a long road trip". I seem to remember him buying a pillow to prevent his balls from breaking and stripping down to not die from overheating on the "find the greatest driving road in the world" trip.

Regardless, it's gonna be awesome.

[dhari]

Jezza in the Viper would be epic! powwwaaaaaa!

[hk20000]

Any word or guesses on who gets which car?

Clarkson in the Aston, May in the LFA and Hammond in the Viper? :badpokerface:

Jezza loved all previous generations of Vipers actually. So my guess is it's Jezza in that, Hammond in Aston (Hamster already hosted the LFA launch review) and then Capt. Slow the LFA.

[Graeme S]

Jezza loved all previous generations of Vipers actually. So my guess is it's Jezza in that, Hammond in Aston (Hamster already hosted the LFA launch review) and then Capt. Slow the LFA.
Typically, though, presenters don't repeat cars; they give them to the others so that they can compare notes and tell each other why they're wrong.

[donjalapeno]

Well, capt slow definetly wouldnt be caught in anything american...

Clarkson loves raw stupid power like the amgs and the ford gt etc but then again hamster has a soft spot for american cars too so you never know..

I think its...

Aston = James May (comfy cruiser, seems like something cpt slow likes)
LFA= Hammond (test drove it and loved it)
Viper= Jeremy ( stupid power, rear drive...something jeremy adores in cars)

[shenmecar]

in a previous usa special, capt slow had a cadillac ctsv...........he hated it until the mountainy bits.
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[hk20000]

Jalopnik sez:

It appears that James is in an Aston Martin Vanquish, Jeremy is in the Lexus LFA, and Richard, muscle car lover that he is, will be in a brand new Dodge Viper.

strange.

[Graeme S]

Well they can't always only be in the cars we stereotype them in. Besides, it's often more fun to hear them bitch than it is wax eloquent.

[Harvey Specter]

Heads up for people with access to BBC America, all the new EP's are now airing on BBC America about a week after they air in the UK. And almost every night they have around 6 hours of non stop TG EP's all in HD. Just watched some EP's from 2004, good ol' memories.

[Graeme S]

Heads up for people with access to BBC America, all the new EP's are now airing on BBC America about a week after they air in the UK. And almost every night they have around 6 hours of non stop TG EP's all in HD. Just watched some EP's from 2004, good ol' memories.
I've got BBC Canada, and they're doing the same there; unfortunately they don't distinguish between Top Gear UK and Top Gear America in the listings. Also, a lot of the eps are shortened (to accept ads, and cut out all the Yank-bashing), though some of the eps are extended to 90 minutes to fit ads as well as the full ep (like the arctic and middle east special).

[Harvey Specter]

I've got BBC Canada, and they're doing the same there; unfortunately they don't distinguish between Top Gear UK and Top Gear America in the listings. Also, a lot of the eps are shortened (to accept ads, and cut out all the Yank-bashing), though some of the eps are extended to 90 minutes to fit ads as well as the full ep (like the arctic and middle east special).

The ads are the unfortunate part because in the UK it's commercial free and they have to trim the EP's here to fit the ads. I noticed they cut the "in the news" segments on some of the EP's and I noticed they bleep a lot of stuff, I guess I can see why they would bleep the word "cock" lol.

[Graeme S]

The ads are the unfortunate part because in the UK it's commercial free and they have to trim the EP's here to fit the ads. I noticed they cut the "in the news" segments on some of the EP's and I noticed they bleep a lot of stuff, I guess I can see why they would bleep the word "cock" lol.
They cut the news and a lot of the SiaRPC, because most of the time they're british celebs and us colonials have no clue who they are.

Which is kind of sad, 'cause I've gleaned a lot of British culture/humor/randomness from those little segments. It's 'cause of them that I started liking good ol' Wossy.

[Harvey Specter]

It's the dry British humor that makes Top Gear and it is sad when they start removing different segments from each episode.

[dsot]

Vipers :fullofwin:

[vexor]

So apparently this came out today in the UK

The Worst Car In the History Of The World - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube


anyone found a torrent of it?? or stream??

[Graeme S]

Even if they did, they shouldn't post it. But it occurs to me that another name for the Top Gear is the finalgear. I'm pretty sure when you're looking for top gear that's the answer most people will give.

[inv4zn]

^:ifyouknow:

[MTV Cribs]

Last week's episode was "50 years of Bond cars" and the week before that was "At the Movies" Memorable automobile moments in cinematic history

This week's episode is "Apocalypse" The guys consider surviving and driving in a post-nuclear doomsday scenario. Some cars on this episode are Pontiac GTO, F40, GT3, Vantage V12.

Next week episode is titled "Uncovered"

[inv4zn]

The worst car in history non-torrent is not out in any of the sites now.

It's not out, ok?

[Lomac]

The worst car in history non-torrent is not out in any of the sites now.

It's not out, ok?

And I totally did not spend the last 75 minutes watching it.

:badpokerface:

Decent special. Wasn't spectacular or particularly memorable, but it had its moments. I always enjoy watching May and Clarkson working together. They're so dissimilar that when they review cars together it's always amusing.

[inv4zn]

Damn, that M5 driving :sweetjesus:

And that statue of Hammond hahaha

[Graeme S]

That hour and fifteen minutes that I didn't just spend on British Motoring was highly amusing. The end was wonderful. Especially the end-end.

[donjalapeno]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu i wanna watch it but cant find a source anywhere :okay:

[inv4zn]

i wonder if lexus agreed to have them name the sc430 winner/loser, as long as they showcase the LFA lol.

Or maybe their broadcasting laws are a bit different in the UK.

Either way good show lol.

There are no torrents out, especially not at that one site for pirates who enjoy shopping at the bay.

[Graeme S]

FYI people, spoilered text still gets emailed out.

Also: broadcast rules are different, these guys don't have advertisers and they do have the largest automotive show viewing audience in the world.

They have pull. Which is why sometimes some companies are like :fuckthatshit: and don't give them cars. Because they don't want to be that badly humiliated.

[BigTrollFace]

where can I buy a digital copy?

[Graeme S]

May be able to get it from the US amazon or iTunes in the next few weeks.

Though given the end, it may have a significantly different ending.

[ae101]

if anyone wanna watch, i know a site where u can for free kind of like youtube but in china (might be slow in north america so pick your time wisely)

[Graeme S]

Or...just look up, y'all. No posting links, remember.

[Ronin]

i wonder if lexus agreed to have them name the sc430 winner/loser, as long as they showcase the LFA lol.

Or maybe their broadcasting laws are a bit different in the UK.

Either way good show lol.

There are no torrents out, especially not at that one site for pirates who enjoy shopping at the bay.

There have been torrents out since late Tuesday. Just because you can't find it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Fun special. Can't wait for the real thing. They're currently filming their road trip special which will probably be out in January and a new season in February?

[inv4zn]

Apparently my excessive use of negative words didn't get through to you lol

[Ronin]

LOL okay. Didn't see the need. As long as you don't post a link, we could care less. It's like telling someone to Google something.

This is better than the Bond car special, proving Top Gear is just better when it's about nonsense.

[SkinnyPupp]

Yorkshire Stig in the M5 :sweetjesus:

[Manic!]

I got a couple of buddies from India. Next time they go back they will be buying the second car shown in the video the brown jeep. They are pretty popular down there. I don't know if I should show them the video.

[inv4zn]

The Mahindra...lol. I'm sure TG exaggerates things for entertainment, but that thing looked genuinely terribad.

[Ronith]

Top Gear The Worst Car in the History of the World - YouTube

[vexor]

Preview of what's to come in Season 19 in January/February
- from BBC America

Season 19 - Coming Soon

Season 19 of ‘Top Gear’ sees Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May engage in another collection of incredible adventures, absurd stunts and dream drives, ably assisted by their tame racing driver, The Stig.

In this series, the presenters use the Aston Martin Vanquish, SRT Viper and Lexus LFA for an incredible American road trip that takes in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and a race against some fighter planes before ending with a hair raising run to the Mexican border. The trio also create a unique car designed especially for old people, carry out one of Top Gear’s famously thorough road tests on the new Kia Cee’d and race a Shelby Mustang GT500 against a train in order to find the fastest way to get from Britain to Italy in time for a football match.

Also in this series, Jeremy invents the world’s smallest car and tests it out on the streets of London, James finds out what the Bentley Continental GT Speed is like on a rally stage, and Richard reaches eye popping speeds on the test track in the amazing, 720 horsepower Pagani Huayra.

There’s also one of Top Gear’s legendary epic journeys in which the presenters attempt to find the source of the River Nile using three rather tired estate cars and a sometimes sketchy knowledge of African geography. Along the way they encounter crocodile infested rivers, suspension snapping terrain and the world’s worst traffic jam. It’s the perfect conclusion to another brilliant series of Top Gear.

[kayceeee]

just a bump/reminder, 16 more days till top gear starts again on Jan 27 for apparently 5 episodes.

Top Gear Returns January 27th For At Least 5 Episodes :: FinalGear.com (http://www.finalgear.com/news/2012/12/30/top-gear-returns-january-27th-for-at-least-5-episodes/)

[Graeme S]

This has already been posted in the NNtSaNTT, but does anyone know where to find some kind of details or coverage on this year's Dakar?

For those of you who remember, there was a British Military Amputee team that was working to get on the Dakar. IIRC they qualified but I've no idea where to find coverage on it and I would love to watch their progress, even if they don't do well.

[cressydrift]

Here we go... January 27th
Top Gear: New Series Trailer 2013 - BBC Two - YouTube

[Ronin]

YES. YES. FUCK. YES.

Haven't had a Top Gear fix for so long.

If there was only one show on TV, I would want it to be Top Gear.

YES.



:troll:

The YES dance - YouTube

[ill.stance]

Here we go... January 27th
Top Gear: New Series Trailer 2013 - BBC Two - YouTube (http://youtu.be/VPei3rNWqWk)

soooooooooooooo exited :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan: :nyan:

[maxx]

got the big screen tv, bose surround sound, warsteiner keg, miss vickies jalapeno

anything else???