For this year's event, the producers of the show have prepared numerous stunts that will culminate with the Top Gear Live stunt team aiming for a further World Record by attempting to successfully complete a double loop-the-loop feat with a single seater buggy.
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Nevertheless, this is a challenge you never get tired of seeing, especially when you have new opponents.
So who is the perpetrator this time? It's Danish auto magazine Bilmagasinet, which wanted to see if the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 could beat an F-16 Fighting Falcon on an airstrip.
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"There's a rumour in internet land that there will be no more Top Gears this year. I'm afraid that apart from an Xmas special, it's true," Clarkson wrote on his Twitter account.
On the bright side, Top Gear, which also features Richard Hammond and James May, will return with new episodes in January of 2013.
Read more »"There's a rumour in internet land that there will be no more Top Gears this year. I'm afraid that apart from an Xmas special, it's true," Clarkson wrote on his Twitter account.
On the bright side, Top Gear, which also features Richard Hammond and James May, will return with new episodes in January of 2013.
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Foust and co-driver Wood try to outwit a Cobra attack helicopter driving the last and soon-to-be replaced, Dodge Viper SRT through a small Southern town.
You can catch a glimpse of the video after the break and if you wish, you can also leave us a comment on what you think about the show up until now.
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Last March, Tesla filed a libel suit against BBC’s TV car show, claiming that the whole test was “staged” and demanded that the channel stop airing the episode while also asking for a compensation for damages.
After its first court case was dismissed in October of 2011, Tesla modified its lawsuit and gave it another shot. Unfortunately for Tesla, the lawsuit was dismissed by Mr Justice Tugendhat.
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The outspoken TV presenter was rated as the worst person to share a 4x4 drive across the Sahara Desert in the poll of 2,000 motorists. Clarkson was followed closely by media persona and former model Katie Price and Prime Minister David Cameron who finished third.
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You can view the video for yourself right after the break where you'll also find a new gallery of teaser pictures from Top Gear Season 18 that returns to the telly this Sunday, January 29.
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However, the original Top Gear series ain't your run-of-the-mill television show, which means they aren't about to change habits when it comes to celebrating their 10 millionth Facebook "Like".
During this past week, Top Gear's Facebook moderators asked fans what they'd like to do when they hit the magic number, which currently stands at 9,949,915 "Likes". The page received 7,832 suggestions in a little over six hours, with many of them having to do with caravans and destruction – both a beloved subject of Top Gear UK.
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And just to get your engines warmed up, BBC released a new trailer providing us a sneak-peek of what's to come.
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Making a whole lot of money, even in this unpredictable economy, is admirable, even if it occasionally makes you unpopular. After all, as they say, you can judge a man by his enemies, right?
In this case, it would be hard to do so, as if you throw a stone in any of those 170 countries, there is a good chance it will land on the head of someone Clarkson has enraged with his comments.
It’s that sense of humor which is a trademark of famous car TV show Top Gear that has often landed them in hot waters. This time, though, their “Christmas Special” episode almost caused an international diplomatic incident between Great Britain and India.
Last July, Top Gear producer Chris Hale wrote a letter to the Indian High Commission in London, asking for permission to film an episode in the country.
“Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will travel across India in three cars filming a light-hearted road trip… there will be spontaneous interaction between the presenters and their environment, and potentially people they meet along the way," Hale wrote in the letter.
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After discovering that Britain does more business with Ireland than with the second most populous country in the world after China, the Top Gear crew set out on a mission to boost the trade between the two countries – or at least that's the excuse for the epic road trip.
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Never mind the “greens”, Jeremy’s current favorite car is the Mercedes-Benz SLS. He is a petrolhead and apparently, not too fond of electric vehicles. Especially since the Tesla Roadster incident which led to the two parties becoming engaged in a legal battle.
Apart from being a car show, though, Top Gear is also about entertainment. This prompted two fans of the show to record a spoof video demonstrating an “eco race” between two zero emission vehicles: a “Nissan Leaf” and a “Peugeot iOn”.
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For the needs of their November issue cover story, the crew from Top Gear Australia magazine brought together Ken Block and the local Stig.
The dynamic duo put out an impressive one-off Hoonigan show in Melbourne with two of Ford's finest, the Monster Rally Fiesta and the Falcon FPV that comes with a…tire-shredding, supercharged V8 engine. You can enjoy the show after the break.
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The refresh your memory, the RS500 was a special edition version of the standard Focus RS equipped with a modified 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five delivering 350-horses to the front wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox. Ford only made 500 examples of the car available to the public and 12 units for its own use.
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However, TomTom had already manufactured 54,000 units of the Top Gear Edition device and the deal they came up with the British public service broadcaster, was to donate any proceeds owed to BBC Worldwide to BBC Children in Need, along with an additional charitable donation by TomTom.
If you were disappointed, you'll be happy to know that a TomTom representative came in contact with Carscoop and told us that the Top Gear Edition device is still available for order while supplies last.
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