The show is fabulous and living over here in the UK it's on almost three times a week if not more.

Here is some great news, Top Gear is putting on a show called MPH05 it will be held in donwotown London and in Birmingham in very large open convention centers like the Javits Center in NYC. It is a live version of the show where they actaully do all the car stunts inside for real And we got front row seats how trick is that Check this show out: www.mphshow.co.uk

There is also Top Gear the magazine and for any of you who are familiar with the show, last month's issue came with your own refridgerator magnet "cool Wall" with all the cars they have been testing this season and a big magnetic header bar that has "Seriously Uncool, Uncool, Cool and Sub Zero Cool"

 

This is not the test market response Jeremy and the rest got back. Middle America does not understand boot for trunk or petrol for gas even if you do.

These are all new shows and should be on one of the main networks. They have not been shown yet.

 

--That show rocks! I was watching it last night and they were doing a lamborghini focus. They mentioned that the lamborghini was the first supercar to put the engine behind the drivers compartment, and to make that huge V-12 fit they put it sideways/transverse. They mentioned slyly,

"they got that idea from the mini"

I was grinning ear to ear on that comment. But its little stuff like that, that I'd like to see more of. A little cheeky british commentary here and there. I dont' want them to hold back, I want them to tell us what they really think. Because from reading british motorcycle magazines I've realized that they're crazy about high performance and they don't care what is politically correct. I love that!

But anyway I searched on the web and I found that Top Gear was right about the Mini being the first transverse mounted engine. Have a gander:

http://www.carnuttv.com/roadtests/2002_mini_cooper.htm

Neat-O! So most modern four cylinders owe their small size to the Mini. I'd credit the V-6s too, but transverse mounting doesn't seem to be THAT cool on them. Especially when you have to change a sparkplug facing a firewall. Ick.

But yeah Top Gear rules. They shouldn't water it down, they should send it to us ultra-concentrated. Swearing and dirty jokes included.

--pyratio

 

I love the show, Jeremy is pretty cool for a British (no offense, they tend to be distant, cold, but I like them).

BTW, I have subscription for the Top Gear magazine. I strongly recommend it to you guys. It is a great magazine and it costs less if you get one year subscription.

 

You are confused. We are not talking about the upcoming "US Top Gear", we are talking about the "Top Gear" show that has BEEN RUNNING on the Discovery channel for several months now. They took the first season of Top Gear, editited out over 30 minutes of show, and inserted commercials and subtitles.

 

w00t! 5th gear is quite enjoyable. Tiff is a hoot. I loved the show when he and a new MC owner practice for the JC hill climb challenge.

In fact, that was the show that hooked me on checking out the MINI. The rest is history.

Too bad, Speed TV seems to have dropped it.

 

Oh yeah - Discovery also chops the sides off - the originals are in Widescreen

 

You should think yourself lucky.....we don't even get it down here....

'tis all off the internet....I watched all of season six in two sittings!

They are talking about making an Australian equivalent of Top Gear as well.....what fools....!! It'll be crap...

We do get 5th gear....which I personally don't like.....I probably would have liked it if I hadn't have seen Top Gear first, but the 5th gear crew seem so boring compared to Clarkson and Co.

At least you guys have Speed Channel.....damn...I miss that!

 

Could someone point me to some info on the new US version of "Top Gear" that's being mentioned on this thread?

I couldn't find anything on the Discovery Channel site or with Google, and I want to make sure I set my Tivo for it...

 

Start here... http://www.topgear.com/


...google is your friend from here on...

 

i love that show, i wish there was another way to get the british top gear episodes here in america. There used to be a website that you could download them off of, but now its gone. I have a lot of the older ones on CD though

 

I love, love, love TOP GEAR! I spen much of last year in the UK and watched a lot of this show. I would come home and try to explain how great is was to my husband, but he didn't get it until we started watching the inferior Discovery version.

Anyone catch the Lotus v. Apache helicopter segment? Brilliant!!!

Carol

 

Remember, they can trash the cars on the British version b/c the BBC is not sponsored by any manufacturer (read: no commericals). The show runs 59:46 mins long. Here, it's about 42 mins. That's almost 1/3 of the shows cut out for the US. Not to mention some editing in the car reviews (a lot of the music they use over there they can't use here b/c of licensing woes).

I do not think they could feasibly get to create the same show over here b/c they could never be BRUTALLY honest about the cars. One of them could always be (or owned by a company that could be) an advertiser on the Discovery Network or TLC...

 

I do, I do, I do!!!! I love it and Tivo every edition. I have always preferred Euro cars to any other region of the world and after buying Top Gear, CAR and EVO for over 20 years, it is nice to see it on TV. Cheers.

 

Turn on Top Gear now to see the atom.


0-60 2.9

supercharged civic type R engine, over 300hp.

 

Too bad most people will never know how much of the Atom segment was cut out (not to mention the other 50% of the show) - that was HORRIBLE!! Booo to the Discovery Channel crap editing!!

 

I got an instant half-chub watching that!!!!! And I thought the MINI had little body roll!

 

Yeah... At least we get to watch parts of it. My roomate was pretty impresssed since that's the first time he's seen the Atom. Too bad they cut out most of the parts about it's handling...go figure, it's America.

 

Fifth Gear:
http://www.openwheelers.com.au/video...gment_20MB.mpg
Top Gear:
http://www.openwheelers.com.au/video...ll_segment.mpg

 

does anyone notice discovery channel is airing a different show in the top gear slot next wednesday?

 

Yup, I noticed that too...they didn't advertise a new night and time either.

 

Me too!

I love the British take on things, and european cars have always been of interest. In my younger days I went through a British car and motorcycle phase. Had one each of the following: Bugeye Sprite, MG Midget, Austin Healey 3000, Hilman Minx (convertable!), Land Rover 109 (shades of Wild Kingdom!), a BSA Spitfire Scrambler (cycle) and Greeves Griffon (cycle). Ah the days of mysterious oil leaks and unreliable electrics!! But I swear every one of them had a "personality"..................................... ....mgg

 

What happened to the show? Was I the only who noticed it wasn't on this week and discoverychannel.com has no mention of it in their line up. I did notice a couple weeks ago they shifted the second showing of the night to 1AM (central). I hope that they didn't decide to drop it all together. Anyone have any ideas of what happened?

 

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=52698

Its not airing on the discovery channel anymore...click on the link to another forum that has 2 links that can help save the show.

 

I love this show. I hope somebody keep showing it in the states!