# top gear USA hosts annouced finally **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 19, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118 "2008-06-19T18:06:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/21 "2008-06-20T17:43:03Z")
wtf…one person that knows about cars and two nobodies ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/22 "2008-06-21T03:14:25Z")
> [@Caparo T1](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/caparo-t1/33668/21): > > frankly I don’t know if he’d know what street cred is, unless it punted him in the mangina. agreed ---
**Author:** ![RagingSun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@RagingSun](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RagingSun)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/23 "2008-06-21T08:53:08Z")
what about the stig… they gona heve there own unknown driver… and i wonder where they will drive the cars… like what track… ---
**Author:** ![APEXi4g63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@APEXi4g63](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/APEXi4g63)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/24 "2008-06-21T11:51:33Z")
> [@WTB: rear windshield](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-rear-windshield/36876/2): > > Go on youtube and type in “Jeremy Clarkson - The good the bad and the ugly” its basically him in America driving various cars (old & new) around telling people what he really thinks about our cars, its awesome lol. Damn you. I watched the whole thing. By far, One of the best things I’ve ever seen… ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/25 "2008-06-23T17:12:08Z")
> [@WTB: rear windshield](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-rear-windshield/36876/2): > > Go on youtube and type in “Jeremy Clarkson - The good the bad and the ugly” its basically him in America driving various cars (old & new) around telling people what he really thinks about our cars, its awesome lol. > [@Whoops... need more weld! (vid)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whoops-need-more-weld-vid/36894/17): > > Damn you. I watched the whole thing. By far, One of the best things I’ve ever seen… definately worth watching if you have the time. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleMongoose](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purplemongoose/32/3349_2.png) [@PurpleMongoose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PurpleMongoose)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/26 "2008-06-23T18:58:35Z")
> [@Nyspeed Hoodie?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-hoodie/36811/78): > > what about the stig… they gona heve there own unknown driver… and i wonder where they will drive the cars… like what track… …he’s not the stig. But he is the stig’s american cousin… ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/27 "2008-06-23T23:03:47Z")
> [@green"](#): > > worst idea ever should have got the teckademics crew then it would have atleast been somewhat worth watching you would prolly lick the tv and grab your nuts in one swoop motion. Adam corolla is hella funny, this will be interesting… ---
**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/28 "2008-06-24T04:40:18Z")
> [@if ur site gets hacked...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-ur-site-gets-hacked/36914/21): > > you would prolly lick the tv and grab your nuts in one swoop motion. > > Adam corolla is hella funny, this will be interesting… The only reason Adam Corolla is still funny is because they have loads of writers doing his jokes still. ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/29 "2008-06-24T04:54:24Z")
> [@FS: 1988 Audi 90 Quattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1988-audi-90-quattro/36813/33): > > The only reason Adam Corolla is still funny is because they have loads of writers doing his jokes still. :stupid: ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/30 "2008-06-24T06:21:18Z")
> [@if ur site gets hacked...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-ur-site-gets-hacked/36914/21): > > you would prolly lick the tv and grab your nuts in one swoop motion. > > Adam corolla is hella funny, this will be interesting… Adam Corolla is about as funny as you are. ---
**Author:** ![claymanSRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@claymanSRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/claymanSRT)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/31 "2008-06-24T06:41:14Z")
Tanner Foust is a fuckin tool. He’s a horrible TV personality. Adam Corolla is a pretty big Datsun nut, but not a good fit for this show. The other dude is a tool by default. I’m glad I get BBC on comcast. I can just watch the real thing. ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/32 "2008-06-24T07:53:39Z")
I hate the British version of the show…I’m sure I’ll hate our version too. ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/33 "2008-06-24T07:55:28Z")
> [@2005 Lotus Elise $13,500 on craigslist](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2005-lotus-elise-13-500-on-craigslist/36846/33): > > Tanner Foust is a fuckin tool. His name is Tanner Foust… there should be no explanation needed. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleMongoose](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purplemongoose/32/3349_2.png) [@PurpleMongoose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PurpleMongoose)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/34 "2008-06-24T20:23:47Z")
> [@77rednecktruck"](#): > > a real car guy, a comedian, and a nobody - that’s the perfect recipe for a stupid ass show Which one’s which? I can barely tell… ---
**Author:** ![claymanSRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@claymanSRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/claymanSRT)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/35 "2008-06-26T08:24:48Z")
Didn’t Foust have a show on Speed that failed like 18 seconds into the first episode? ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/36 "2008-06-26T14:05:04Z")
> [@8Grand"](#): > > … still, should have just brought the BBC crew over to the states to make fun of our shitty cars and remind us the rest of the world gets better cars. I believe that idea was originally pitched, but the presenters (particularly Clarkson) didn’t want to live in the US long enough to produce a season. Seriously. > [@2005 Lotus Elise $13,500 on craigslist](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2005-lotus-elise-13-500-on-craigslist/36846/33): > > Tanner Foust is a fuckin tool. He’s a horrible TV personality. Adam Corolla is a pretty big Datsun nut, but not a good fit for this show. The other dude is a tool by default. > > I’m glad I get BBC on comcast. I can just watch the real thing. The BBC America versions are neutered; you need to torrent the real ones if you want the full experience. > [@R.I.P. tempered nissan glass.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-tempered-nissan-glass/36795/32): > > I hate the British version of the show…I’m sure I’ll hate our version too. Wow, you must have no sense of humor or interest in cars. Both of which are required for this board (the former more so than the latter) so please gtfo. The “real” Top Gear is absolutely hilarious. The dynamic between Clarkson, May and Hamster really makes the show. Throw in the brutal honesty that comes from having no advertisers to stroke-off, the Stig, and probably the most impressive list of test vehicles of any automotive show ever and you have an amazing recipe. You have to love that they test all of the cars with the same driver on the same course. And I Fin’ hate ‘celebrity worship’ and horseshit shows like TMZ yet they found a way to make me actually interested in a celebrity interview with the “Star in a Reasonably Price Car” bit. You need to watch some of the cool bits the presenters do too, the pieces they did where they turned cars into boats were particularly hilarious (1st time they did it: [ame=“[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzxuEOxYSLE](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzxuEOxYSLE)”]YouTube - Top Gear: Car-Boat Challenge[/ame] and then when they did it again: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqw8QRUREqI&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqw8QRUREqI&feature=related)). Or when they made a ‘convertible people mover’ (aka ‘vert van). Or building affordable cop-cars in last Sunday’s episode. Or… Well you get the point, they go beyond just testing cars and giving hard numbers. Then, on top of all that wonderful entertainment you throw in the “specials.” The Polar Special is one of my favorites, but the Africa and America specials are great too. The fact that aren’t required to adhere to a formula pre-approved by their advertisers and such opens them up to make some truly amazing TV. And they can say things like “oh cock” every 5 minutes. And if you had any last doubts, they hate the Prius with a **PASSION** : [ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6fe6i1vaY[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6fe6i1vaY%5B/ame%5D) The US version will fail, miserably. First, they’re going to be busy suggin’ off whatever manufacturer throws the most $ at the program. Second, but perhaps even worse is I just can’t see the necessary dynamic and interplay growing between these 3 douches. Corola has his moments, but is largely just annoying. Foust was terrible on ‘his show’ and I just can’t see how anybody though he’d do better given another chance. And this other guy, WTF? Third, can you imagine them getting away w/ sinking some home-made car/boat things in the US w/o the hippies throwing them in jail? They’ll basically have their hads-tied trying to duplicate most of the original bits. Oh well, at least we still have the ‘real’ version to torrent weekly. -TJ ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/37 "2008-06-26T14:08:30Z")
> [@FS: cavalier parts](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-cavalier-parts/36630/20): > > I believe that idea was originally pitched, but the presenters (particularly Clarkson) didn’t want to live in the US long enough to produce a season. Seriously. > -TJ wouldn’t it have been easier to ship a a bunch of cars over there(im sure some manufacturers would do it from the factory just to get a review)? Crazy idea huh BBC? ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/38 "2008-06-27T15:57:28Z")
> [@FS: cavalier parts](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-cavalier-parts/36630/20): > > Wow, you must have no sense of humor or interest in cars. Both of which are required for this board (the former more so than the latter) so please gtfo. The “real” Top Gear is absolutely hilarious. The dynamic between Clarkson, May and Hamster really makes the show. Throw in the brutal honesty that comes from having no advertisers to stroke-off, the Stig, and probably the most impressive list of test vehicles of any automotive show ever and you have an amazing recipe. You have to love that they test all of the cars with the same driver on the same course. And I Fin’ hate ‘celebrity worship’ and horseshit shows like TMZ yet they found a way to make me actually interested in a celebrity interview with the “Star in a Reasonably Price Car” bit. You need to watch some of the cool bits the presenters do too, the pieces they did where they turned cars into boats were particularly hilarious (1st time they did it: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzxuEOxYSLE](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzxuEOxYSLE) and then when they did it again: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqw8QRUREqI&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqw8QRUREqI&feature=related)). Or when they made a ‘convertible people mover’ (aka ‘vert van). Or building affordable cop-cars in last Sunday’s episode. Or… > > Well you get the point, they go beyond just testing cars and giving hard numbers. Then, on top of all that wonderful entertainment you throw in the “specials.” The Polar Special is one of my favorites, but the Africa and America specials are great too. The fact that aren’t required to adhere to a formula pre-approved by their advertisers and such opens them up to make some truly amazing TV. And they can say things like “oh cock” every 5 minutes. > > And if you had any last doubts, they hate the Prius with a **PASSION** : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6fe6i1vaY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6fe6i1vaY) > -TJ VERY WELL PUT, TJ It truly is the best show on TV right now. ---
**Author:** ![vtecsol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@vtecsol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vtecsol)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/39 "2008-06-28T03:22:09Z")
:bigthumb: > [@TW/FS: 1989 Toyota Supra Turbo Project](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-fs-1989-toyota-supra-turbo-project/32471/87): > > VERY WELL PUT, TJ > > It truly is the best show on TV right now. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118/40 "2008-07-19T19:15:13Z")
I’m guessing now. The american STIG will be Jay Leno ! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-usa-hosts-annouced-finally/198118.md?page=3)