Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Top Gear Comes to America?

Any car enthusiast knows that TopGear is one of the greatest automotive shows of history. These guys are awesome at what they do and although a little goofy at times they always give realistic reviews of cars that range from an everyday car like a corolla to the super desired supercars like a Veyron.



Even though the series has been introduced to America twice, both times it has been unsuccessful because of low ratings. Well, starting on November 21st TopGear will be aired in the History Channel and it will be hosted by Comedian Adam Ferrara, professional drfter Tanner Foust and auto racing analyst Rutledge Wood. On a recent review by insideline the show is rated as only OK and not really worthy of carrying the straightforward-yet-fun style that has made TopGear a hit since it was first aired in 1977.


One of my favorite shows was Tanner's Supercars exposed. This show had some of the best cars out there and this guy drove them like there was no tomorrow. I remember vividly that shootout episode where a souped up Viper span out while doing over 100 mph, check it out!


I look forward to watching the American version of TopGear (and I know the revordie fans do too) even though I've read nothing but negative or neutral reviews on line whose common denominator is that the show is OK but it needs to mature. Be sure to tune in and/or set your DVR, for Sunday November 21st at 10PM on the History Channel.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yippi kai Ey!!! Cant wait to see it even tho i already missed the 1st episode. I loved the episode where they test drove the Concept Gti with a w12 motor. GIGGiTy