By now millions of people in Europe will have seen the relaunched Top Gearon television, and probably millions more will have seen the show through… other means, not that I’m one to judge. Let’s talk about how it went.
Spoilers ahead and in the comments if you haven’t watched the show. Obviously.
On tonight’s premiere of the totally revamped show, Chris Evans in a Dodge Viper ACR duked it out with Sabine Schmitz in a Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Matt LeBlanc took an Ariel Nomad through the Moroccan desert, and Jesse Eisenberg and Gordon Ramsay squared off as celebrity guests.
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It almost doesn’t need to be said, but a ton is riding on the new show and its new cast. In addition to being one of the world’s most visible ambassadors of car culture, it’s also a huge moneymaker for the BBC. Did the new presenters pull it off? Does it have potential, or should this new Top Gear be put out to pasture sooner than later?
The show makes its official U.S. premiere tomorrow evening at 9 p.m. ET on BBC America.
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If you didn’t wait until then—and who can blame you?—let’s talk about the show right now.
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