This Sunday just gone (UK time) saw the return of the one true Top Gear to British television sets, and to computer screens of net-savvy fans around the world this morning. Let me tell you: they’ve still got it.
Clarkson pits the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 against the Porsche 911 GT2 – describing the latter as “terrifying”. The Stig’s in-car soundtrack this season looks to be morse code – and I reckon the first TMR reader that can tell us what the code was in this week’s episode will win themselves… bloody nothing. Enjoy that.
The boys kicked off the challenges this season with a mission that required each of them to spend five grand on the best trucks they could find (proper trucks, mind you - of the freight variety)… and then race them. Of course, the usual ridiculous stunts and tests apply.
Above: Trucker’s Arm Stig!
And for those who’ve been keeping track of the Dacia Sandero… Bad news!
What else is on for Top Gear this season? You’ve no doubt seen the trailer for what lies ahead, but here’s a quick rundown anyway.
From what we could gather from both the trailer and the quick preview shown at the start of Sunday’s episode…
- The boys will be off to China at some point (where they’ll encounter The Stig’s communist cousin, Red Stig).
- Another trip to the US is on the cards where they’ll hoon along a desert road in a Dodge Challenger, Corvette, and Cadillac CTS-V.
- Some bus racing appears to be on the dance card, including the long stretchy types, and a double-decker.
- The Lexus IS-F faces off against the BMW M3
- Hammond plods along on a pink (including the tyres) motorcycle.
- Clarkson pulls a burnout in front of an American police cruiser.
- Yet another poor pickup gets dropped from on high.
- A ramp jump is undertaken in a regular sedan – with a caravan attached.
- May faces up to The Stig as they pit the Zonda against the Veyron
Season 12 preview:
Looks like season 12 will be a goodun, as always.
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Is this the season coming to our screens after TG-AUS? Or have we still got Season 11 to watch?
Couldn’t honestly tell ya, Baz! I don’t watch free-to-air TV if it’s a year behind the rest of the world, haha.
season 11 hasnt been shown in australia yet
Actually, I think the boys will be off to Vietnam, not China… Based on the street signs anyway..
I was a bit horrified at Clarkson clutching onto his chest after crashing into the brick wall.. :O Thought he was going to have a heart-attack or something.
Oh and love the stealth black truck! Although it would’ve been fun if they painted theirs in an Optimus Prime colour scheme
Oh right! I just assumed it was China, since they mentioned The Stig’s communist cousin…
Cheers Phil.
@ Mike, free to air TV isn’t worth it these days anyway. Apart from Top Gear and the sport, I hardly have the box turned on.
Hey you lot down under TG Uk is available to watch on your computer on the BBC website usually a day or two after terestial broadcast. Try the BBC iPlayer!!
Last nights episode (series 12 ep1) had me laughing all the way.
Unfortunately the BBC iPlayer blocks foreign countries from using it. Yeah you can use an IP blocker to get past it, but I suspect most folks would struggle with that, haha.
There’s a great program for watching TG UK episodes a couple of days after its aired over here. Its called uTorrent, I think a few 100,000 people ‘may’ of heard of it
hang on…. You mean to say that we could have been watching season 11 of the UK series instead of this crap Australian version that SBS has been inflicting on us????
Not happy Jan!!