[Series 11] Top Gear

[RadishTM Veteran]

After a six-month nap in the BBC garage, the irrepressible car jamboree returns for a new series. Preview DVDs were unavailable, but we're promised thrills of the "longer, stronger, faster and better" variety. Tonight, the trio set out to buy a "bargain-priced police cruiser," Jeremy Clarkson roars around in a Ferrari 430 Scuderia and the Reasonably Priced Car will play host to not one but two sets of celebrity buttocks, as Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr prepare to take to the racetrack. What's more, it seems there's a mysterious new member of the team, who, according to executive producer Andy Wilman, is "a bit like the Stig, but not like the Stig". Hold tight.

I think the new member is Sabine Schmitz.

It begins all over again :happy:

Radish?

[NeoXY]

No TV and no BT...I'm not going to get to see this till the beginning of July :(

But SOO glad the trio is back :D

and apparently the new character is a "stunt driver stig" fyi

[Richard Hammond]

Awesome, im glad Top Gear is back was a really funny episode.

[Unimatrix Xero]

gotta love the Rossers!!

[MightyJordan]

That was a bloody brilliant episode! :laugh: I'm so glad Top Gear is back. There's something to watch on Sunday evenings again (besides The Sunday Night Project)!

[RadishTM Veteran]

A great episode, the modded police cars were awesome :laugh:

Shame about the new member though, was expecting more - however Sabine was in the series preview!

Can't wait for the GT-R against the bullet train.

Radish?

[Lovell]

"make a mistake and I kill you" :laugh:

[Brian M. Veteran]

Brilliant episode - can't wait for the rest of the series! :D

[Kenji]

it was awesome. :D

lol @ when hamster turned up in that little suzuki thing :laugh:

[what]

The guest section was disappointing - Alan Carr was a retard and JLH thought he was funny when he just wasn't. The stunt thing was pointless as well.

I loved everything else though. The Scuderia review was a lot better than most and the police car section was brilliant, even if a couple of parts were obviously scripted :laugh: The news section was great as well... and a BMW M3 more fuel efficient than a Prius? Toyota got owned :D

[349857345]

As usual Jeremy took it over the top. I clenched my butt cheaks when he tried to take Stig off the road. That was some dangerous ****!

And when his wheel with the spike nearly hit the camera man! rofl

[Orange]

Brill ep lol My sundays are now complete! :D

[AdzzzUK]

Absolutely awesome start to the new series. The season preview at the start looked great - and yes I can confirm that we will see Sabine and the rest of the german TG teamlater in the series!

I have *got* to get tickets to get down there when they are filming. Anyone hear the Captain & Hamster on Chris Moyles earlier in the week (think it was Monday / Tuesday?)

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

Was fairly good - agree with some of the stuff said here though. Alan Carr just drives me insane - irritatingly camp, and unfunny. I always think the JLC is a good laugh though...

The police car challenge was a good crack definately but agree about Jezza - I was eyes open / jaw slack watching him trash that Fiat Coupe.

The Scuderia article was good but I do really dislike the constant insulting of car enthusiasts (being one myself) with a dorky accent and mocking interest in electronics etc. Way back, Top Gear watch pitched at car enthusiasts - car enthusiasts were the original fan base, and without them it wouldn't have ever got anywhere. To then mock the original target audience really gets my goat, especially when you know that Jeremy is probably every bit the enthusiast but just prefers not to let on, and instead talk about 'torques' like some total idiot.

Anyway - still a good start to the series. Can't wait for more! :)

[Sam]

It was a good start to the series in my opinion, loved the police bit. There seemed to be quite a lot of mk2 golfs show up throughout the episode, anyone else notice?

[Max Veteran]

Great episode :) Loved the police challenge.

[Nicholas-c Veteran]

loved it :D i thought hammond poped his own tire >.< that would be wicked

[moogoat]

Top Gear's awesome! Love that show :D

[brentaal]

Great episode... Almost pis.sed my pants when Clarkson's wheel fell off :D

[richardsim7]

Hahaha, brilliant episode! :laugh:

-Rich-

[Lingwo]

Brilliant episode. Once again a Clarkson idea goes pear shaped.

On a side note, i got tickets for Top Gear Live in November :)

[TheElite]

When they're showing photos of accidents, the camera doesn't pan in for the first. Was it that bad as to not show on national TV?

[Lovell]

When they're showing photos of accidents, the camera doesn't pan in for the first. Was it that bad as to not show on national TV?

I believe that was porn not an accident, before the picture of the man near the cliff.

[Wannes]

What an episode, I really enjoyed it. I stayed home yesterday night just to watch and now they're showing it in the office all day long. Damnit!

I can't wait for the next episode. In the mean time I can watch Season 10 on national television down here.

[randomnut]

Yeah, that picture was porn, hence "I was looking on the internet, and this was on it..." haha.

Looking forward to Sabine later in the series :D