http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ZE7Wkl1Hg

so top gear will begin airing in america, it has been showing on bbc america, but now NBC is going to be airing its own american only show, but it will be called "Gear" instead of "top gear", and will feature american hosts and an american STIG...

so i'm happy that top gear will be coming to america, but i'm worried that without james, jeremy and richard, it won't be as successful. i hope it doesn't tarnish the name of top gear...which is probably why they are calling it just "Gear"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfbiN34b8M

new flash, one of the hosts will be adam corolla!!! the ex-host of the man show...opinions anybody?

other rumors are the co-hosts will be jay leno, and jerry seingfeld...this could actually be a good show, we shall have to see...

 

No one can top Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May. No one.

 

I agree. I want to see the real show, not some rip off American version.

 

Jay Leno I can understand, Adam Corolla is just some random douche they found, and Seinfield? Wtf? Could they make it any more obvious on how desperate they are for this?

 

hey, we know that jay leno is a great car guy, he has like over 2000 cars. jerry seinfeld is a funny guy, and you guys might not know this about him, but he is actually a big porsche afficionado.

the problem is that you can just produce chemistry like they have on the bbc version of top gear. they are just so fun to watch and listen to. but we shall have to see.

 

I am not a big fan of Adam Corolla, Jay Leno would be great for the show, but I am afraid that Jerry Seinfeld may be a little biased. Who knows...it might be do better than people think it will. I mean our version of "The Office" is 10 times better than the BBC version.

 

i freakin love top gear! ill give the American version a chance but i don't think it will live up to the BBC version

 

My friend in Durham UK copies them to DVD for me...it's already here!

 

i have series 1-10 on my harddrive courtesy of a good friend of mine, but still, i like watching it on tv than on my laptop.

 

I know, j/k.
Good news.

 

Adam Carolla is a big datsun fan. I know he got a 510 track car. He also has some other nice cars too. I don't think Carolla, Leno, and Seinfeld is a good mesh though. I'll definitely check it out. When is it suppose to air?

 

Yea, I wanna know when this is supposed to air. The BBC one is so effing good, so even if this is half as good, it'd be worth watching.

 

Actually, he's a big car guy who is also really into imports.

I'll be interested to see the show. You can't top the chemestry of the original hosts, but they have to americanize it a little.

I think "Gear" is a stupid name though. Top Gear sounds much better and makes more sense.

-THE DON

 

actually, jeremy clarkson and richard hammond have been hosts since series 1 of top gear, but james may arrived for the second season.

there was a third host the first season, i think his name was jason or something, but he was fat and boring, and just went on and on about used car deals.

 

when is 11th season going to start btw?

i think everyone should watch the episode where they take a trip through Alabama haha

and US top gear.. egad.. probably be just as bad as watchin fifth gear

 

Leno is not in for Gear
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol...cle3638037.ece
and yea I tried to give fifth gear a chance...

 

I have a lot more respect for Jay Leno now. They should just start showing Top Gear on NBC or something...the show just can't be topped.

 

That is a GREAT article.

"I said on The Tonight Show recently that the new Kia was available with a heated rear window, so if people needed to push it in winter they could keep their hands warm. Boy, the phones did not stop ringing."

 

Top Gear has been around since the 70's. Jeremy Clarkson joined the Top Gear team in the 80's. I can remember watching Top Gear years before Richard Hammond and James May started hosting it. It was a lot more serious back then. Jeremy was always the comedian, but the other hosts at that time were too up-tight. The current Top Gear format is the most enjoyable.