Autoblog

1. Funny guy, but no Clarkson. Top Gear really is his 'baby'. It's kinda like the UK trying to do their own Seinfeld.

Just because the money's there to make it, it doesn't mean it should be made.

It's called the 'Audi A5 Fastback Syndrome'

Posted at 7:37PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by Brian Marshall

2. i'll watch no matter whos on it, but carolla was pretty decent doin the drive-n-joke. theres no way this will be as good as the original (unless they somehow pull a "the office" but i doubt that) but it could be entertaining.

Posted at 7:43PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by jon

3. Clarkson - Jay Leno
Hamster - Nigel Mansel
Capt. Slow - Adam Corolla

Nigel is in the states, would provide a link to the British series.

Now here are a few questions....

What is the '.... reasonably priced car'?
Who is The Stig?
Do they do the gonzo off-the-wall tests Top Gear have been doing for the past few years or more down-to-earth (Fifth gear) style tests?
Do they bash Mexican and Brazilian cars or do they keep the tradition of bashing the French?

Posted at 7:56PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by Bert

4. Hamster = Seinfeld
Stig = Nigel
Cars to pick on = Hybrids (at least for a while...) or Chinese

Posted at 8:02PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by JayP

5. Clarkson isn't that funny while driving on the track either. He's funny in the bits between, the bumper sections, and even while driving on backroads. But on the track, he's largely concentrating on driving, as he should.

Posted at 7:58PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by why not the LS2LS7?

6. "Why? Because this is America! In AMERICA, we buy stuff like we do in A-M-E-R-I-C-A. America has steak, bla America, America, bla bla, AMERICA!"

Posted at 8:14PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by Jeff Banks

7. I agree. That was terrible.

Posted at 8:48PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by jv2k

8. no kidding! seemed pushed to me. kinda like he thought of it once before while actually eating steak.

"gear", i fear, will be dynamically dreadful!

Posted at 9:30PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by Brett- BMW Advo

9. For those with SpeedHD, the full TV version is in rotation in glorious HD.

Not that it makes it any funnier.

Posted at 8:20PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by RedLineTire

10. Those of you with SpeedHD suck!
Ok, I suck, because my cable provider doesn't carry it.

Posted at 8:49AM on Apr 24th 2008 by Guenther

11. Its not as bad as I expected.
He did pretty well

Posted at 8:25PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by B

12. He's not really that funny, and personally find his voice and personality grating and annoying. Surely we can do better.

Posted at 8:45PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by Shiftright

13.
I actually kind of have to agree with you on that one.

Posted at 9:43PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by gmcbob

14. yeah and this is why i watch Fifth gear

Posted at 1:07PM on May 5th 2008 by Kayne001

15. Adam's a car guy, I think right now thats the best we can hope for, sure Leno is too and (sorta) funny but wether you think Carolla's funny or not I think we can all agree we'd rather have a gear head hosting who has legit experience and knowledge than just some talking head Ryan Seacrest type.

Posted at 8:55PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by kurt

16. Personally I think if you put Adam Carolla, Jay Leno, Tim Allen, and Jerry Seinfeld in a room together you will get serious laughs. Our version of Top Gear would probably need 4 guys, our attention span is just too short.

Posted at 8:55PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by Yar

17. But with all those car guys and comedians you will get a lot of tension. I don't think they are looking to build a new comedy show, or a battle of the jokesters. Seinfeld would have to loose the what's-that-about approach.

Individually, Jezza, Hamster and the Captain are not all that funny. It's the chemistry. Hamster is the straight-man, Jazza, the antagonist and Cpt the anal-retentive.

Arguably, none of the Brits are "car guys", certainly not as knowledgeable as Leno.

Personally I would kill to see Ron Fellows as the Stig, eh! Maybe Boris Said.

Wink-and-nod to some low end Opel-come-Chevy-Liana would be fun to see.

Posted at 9:12PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by Bert

18. Top Gear's review of the UK version of the Pontiac G8.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn7Z-iLa8h0

With Clarkson at the wheel.

Posted at 9:11PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by TriShield

19. ""WHY WOULD YOU PRODUCE A PROGRAM THAT HAS NOT WIT OR FUTURE??? BECAUSE YOU'RE IN AMERICA!!!"

Posted at 9:33PM on Apr 23rd 2008 by hydrogenvodka

20. Yes, we do produce many programs in America that have no wit or any other socially redeeming value. We call them situation comedies and our Congressionally elected officials. Some days it is difficult to tell the difference.

Posted at 9:51AM on Apr 24th 2008 by lo-speed