Top Gear

Chris Evans signs on as new host

News has emerged today that Chris Evans has signed a three-year deal to lead an all new line up for Top Gear. That’s right, three all new hosts…

Chris, who has previously appeared twice on Top Gear, made the following announcement,

“I’m thrilled, Top Gear is my favourite programme of all time. Created by a host of brilliant minds who love cars and understand how to make the massively complicated come across as fun, devil-may-care and effortless. When in fact, of course, it’s anything but and that’s the genius of Top Gear’s global success. I promise I will do everything I possibly can to respect what has gone on before and take the show forward.”

Kim Shillinglaw, the controller of BBC Two and BBC Four and self-confessed fan of the show, added: “I am so delighted that Chris will be presenting the next series of Top Gear.

“His knowledge of and passion for cars are well-known and combined with his sheer inventiveness and cheeky unpredictability he is the perfect choice to take our much-loved show into the future.

Who is Chris Evans?

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For those who don’t know him, multimillionaire Chris Evans has long been known as a motoring enthusiast who owns an extensive collection of classic and vintage cars. A regular in the UK tabloids, his brash style appears to have won him fans and detractors in equal numbers over the years.

Back in 2001 he was banned from driving for 56 days and fined £600 after being stopped by Surrey Police for driving at 105 mph on the A3 road in Esher Then in 2005 Evans crashed his silver Ferrari 575M Maranello into a verge near his home in Surrey. In 2008 he purchased a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California formerly owned by US actor James Coburn, for the then world record price of 6.4 Million Euros.

Then as if that wasn’t expensive enough for you, in 2010 he bought a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, one of only thirty-six built, for £12 million. Reportedly he sold three other Ferraris from his collection to pay for it.

Just in case you don’t envy him enough already, his collection also includes a Ferrari LaFerrari, Ferrari GTO, 328 GTS and 458 Italia, a Daimler SP250 Dart and V8 Vicarage Convertible, James Hunt’s 1971 Hesketh 308 F1 car, a Mk2 Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and 190SL, Bentley Turbo R and Bentley T2, plus a Volkswagen Beetle and a Mk1 Ford Escort Mexico.

While I would have preferred to see the original hosts return to Top Gear, I personally think Chris Evans is the best alternative the BBC has right now for keeping the show alive.

Production set to start on Series 23

The BBC has also confirmed today that production of Top Gear Series 23 will start in the next few weeks. It is unknown at this time whether all of the existing Top Gear production team and film crew have stayed on, following the departure of Jeremy, Richard and James, but we do know that the show’s executive producer Andy Wilman will not be returning.

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11 comments

Scooby June 18, 2015 at 10:41 am

They are now doing auditions for anyone to become 1 of the presenters !

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the guy with no name June 18, 2015 at 11:49 am

I want Atkinson

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Scooby June 18, 2015 at 8:21 pm

Good call , Also JK as he was the 1st proper petrolhead on the show and maybe Jodie Kidd so those 2 can finally have their showdown against each other .

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the guy with no name June 19, 2015 at 2:03 pm

Yes, Jay Kay would be good. Brian Johnson is also another. They should get Gambon especially for the power lap commentary, because it’d be funny to see what he’d do when it comes to his corner lol.

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the guy with no name June 19, 2015 at 2:05 pm

What would truly be hilarious though is to get the Stig as a host and then any 2 F1 drivers that are quicker than him.

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the guy with no name June 17, 2015 at 9:32 am

Ha, Jay Leno kicks Evans’ ass half way to Jupiter when it comes to car collections.

Also, £12 million? McLaren can beat that any day, a 1994 F1 costs £15 million if it hasn’t been crashed. If it’s been crashed badly twice then it drops a bit…to £8 million.

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Vito Montana June 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm

The Ferrari 250 GTO now costs 25 Million Pounds. An Enzo Era Racing Ferrari, will always be more prestigious than the F1. Granted I have huge respect for the F1 but the fact of the matter is. The 250 GTO is rarer, prettier and more desirable.

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the guy with no name June 23, 2015 at 10:14 pm

I’m not doubting it’s value, but I’d have the F1 over any Ferrari any day. The F1 has spectacular engineering whereas the Ferrari (250) is famed for being hammered together badly. That being said, I am a MASSIVE Ferrari hater and a huge McLaren fan so I’m really badly biased.

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Jeffrey Ryan June 17, 2015 at 5:17 pm

I’ll give Chris THREE episodes to convince me that they didn’t Top Gear USA the Titanic that is Top Gear UK! Ready, go!

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the guy with no name June 17, 2015 at 6:27 pm

I’ll give him up to the end of the first news section because those where 98% hilarious with Jezza, Hamster and Slow

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Kasra June 18, 2015 at 6:57 am

You guys are really going to still considering this shet as TG? Giving it a chance to win your hearts? You suck. Really

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