TOP GEAR UK is back on the air - in England, at least - and it hasn’t taken long for the boys to stir up a dash of controversy and intrigue.

The first episode of series 13 of the world’s most popular car show (by any decent reckoning) saw Michael Schumacher “revealed” as the head [...]

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THE HAMMERHEAD, Gambon Corner, the Follow-Through. To many armchair enthusiasts those names describe hallowed ground, Top Gear’s test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, England.

The TG test track has become the unofficial arbiter of supercar performance, so much so that while Nurburgring lap times continue to be viewed with skepticism (the Nissan GT-R’s in particular), [...]

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Following on from last year’s reports that Top Gear UK’s Season 13 budget would be cut, Clarkson himself is now reportedly in the bean-counter’s cross hairs.

UK’s Daily Mail reports that Clarkson brings in an estimated £2,000,000 annually (around AUD $4.4 million) but could see this figure drop by as much as £500,000 (AUD $1.1 million).

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The world’s most famous motoring journalist thinks that all Americans are fat, they build big shoddy gas guzzling cars and generally use them for cruising between hamburger joints.

Or does he?

Clarkson shuns the Europeans and embraces big fat American cubic inches

Jeremy Clarkson used his Sunday Times column to reflect on the year that almost is, and [...]

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Last week we reported on claims that Top Gear Australia may have taken things a little too far during the filming of stunts and reviews for season one. Reportedly, TGA’s “jackass” behaviour ran up a $200,000 damage bill to cars featured in the series, the most notable being a reported $25,000 damage to a Lamborghini Gallardo and $30,000 damage [...]

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Last night’s episode of Top Gear Australia capped off what has been an interesting and challenging first season for Charlie, Steve, Warren and the viewing public alike. Love it or hate it, ‘Season 2′ is on the way, with SBS committed to bringing us a new season of Aussie Top Gear next year.

Last night’s episode had [...]

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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”.  [...]

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Clear your schedule for November 2nd as that’s when BBC’s (in)famous Top Gear will return to the small screen for season 12. We’ve got a teaser video for you that gives a tantilising glimpse into what we can expect (it looks like season 12 will be a cracker).

In the brief clip we managed to spot [...]

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According to the UK’s Daily Mirror, Jeremy Clarkson has added more injuries to his Monaro-generated bad back, with a crash while filming Top Gear. While exact details of the incident are in short supply, it is believed to be the Top Gear presenter’s first serious crash in 31 years.

In typical Clarkson style his descriptions of [...]

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