The First Full Trailer For The New Look Top Gear Has Landed
Believe it or not, we’re now on our third Top Gear line-up in the space of three years. Chris Evans lasted just one series at the helm, following which we had three stints focusing on Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid.
With the BBC capitalising on LeBlanc’s decision to revamp the show yet again, there’s a 27th series inbound which will see Harris retained and joined by former cricketer Freddie Flintoff and comedian Paddy McGuinness. Will the new presenter line-up on screen? We’ll have to wait until the series debuts this summer to find out for sure, although this first full trailer - which follows a preview of Top Gear series 27 posted a few months ago - gives us an idea.
In it, we see an old Jaguar XJ hearse take on a Mercedes-AMG E63 wagon (and later crash), a Ferrari 488 Pista and a McLaren 600LT tested on track, some sort of epic rainforest driving adventure involving an ultra-rare Matra Simca Bagheera, and much more besides.
Tonally, it looks like the show will move away from the pure car geekery it’s employed over the last couple of years, and more into light entertainment territory. With viewing figures for series 26 having been less than stellar, you can understand why the BBC is wanting to make Top Gear a little more mass market.
Former host presenter Jeremy Clarkson recently admitted he’s glad Top Gear is struggling. While his old show prepares up for its 27th outing, the 59-year-old is - perhaps unexpectedly - making a show about the environmental impacts of agriculture called ‘I Bought A Farm’.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I just hope that season 27 will bring on bigger and better things and I wish them luck for an epic season!
Looking forward to seeing Chris Harris in the Lotus 79. Dunno about everything else
Still not convinced about the presenters… they see that the only ones that do well are Harris and Reid, both car guys. Why not add just 1 more, e.g. Henry Catchpole, Alex Kersten, Alex Goy, etc?
If alex goes to top gear less of him on car throttle
I feel like it makes sense.
Anyways Freddy Flintoff is a massive car guy himself soooo….
Anyways I’m happier if they leave our YouTubers for youtube for more regular content
Henry is probably the best automotive journalist in my opinion, but top gear would never use him, they wouldn’t deem him exciting enough for what is effectively an entertainment show, best just leave him to do his thing on youtube
Yay, the great Kersten!
Chris Harris and Rory Reid are phenomenal presenters and deserve it.
They’re only beating a dead horse at this point
They’ve been doing that for some time! The trio made the show special, that will never be recaptured. No one watched it for the cars, that was what fifth gear was for, everyone watched it for them and the pure stupidity of the things they did.
Imo Clarkson and the gang were doing that for years before they left too
Just axe it
Bring back Rory and Matt!
We are not giving Kersten away!
thog dont caare