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Top Gear America is a motoring television series based on the UK version. The program was announced in April 2017. The program was announced in April 2017. The eight-episode first season premiered on BBC America on July 30, 2017 with William Fichtner , Tom Ford and Antron Brown as hosts.
Top Gear is an American motoring television series, based on the BBC series of the same name. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The show's presenters were professional racing driver Tanner Foust , actor and comedian Adam Ferrara , and automotive and racing analyst Rutledge Wood .
After years of development, History Channel ordered an American version of Top Gear, with Adam Ferrera, Tanner Foust, Rutledge Wood and The Stig included as the hosts. [2] [3] A trailer for the first season aired on August 6, 2010, showing the hosts participating in a Moonshine Challenge and Foust taking the Dodge Viper for a test drive. [1]
72 episodes of the History Channel television series Top Gear were broadcast. [1] The show was presented by Tanner Foust , Adam Ferrara , Rutledge Wood , and The Stig . Series overview
Challenge 1: Top Speed. In auto racing top speed is crucial so the guys head to an abandoned highway to find out which car is the fastest. Adam's Crown Vic reaches 92.4 mph. Rutledge's Nissan reaches 78.6 mph. Tanner's Golf reaches 80 mph. Winner: Adam; Challenge 2: Durability and Handling.
Challenge 2: Speed. They find a mile stretch to see which one of their classics can reach the highest top speed. Rut's MR2 had a Top Speed of 130mph, Tanner's Iroc had a Top Speed of 115mph and Adam's Grand National had a limited Top Speed of 126mph. Rut reaches 100mph and Tanner reaches 110mph despite when passing the mile point reached 116mph.
The second season of Top Gear began airing on History from July 24, 2011 until April 3, 2012. Adam Ferrera, Tanner Foust, Rutledge Wood and The Stig returned as hosts, with the season consisting of sixteen episodes, which aired on a weekly basis. [1]
On May 11, 2012, History renewed Top Gear for a third season. [2] The season premiered on August 14, 2012, and ended on April 2, 2013. This season saw the discontinuation of car reviews, studio segments, Power laps and Big Star, Small Car; they were discarded in order to revamp the show with a whole new style of format, compared to the UK version.