A post went up today on the official Top Gear blog only to be quickly removed shortly thereafter. However before it was taken down, people managed to spot it and so here we are.

Top Gear will be back December 28th at 8PM UK time (GMT+0) for a Christmas special. I’m not going to even mention where they’re going though because I know how fanatical some of you are about not wanting to know. For the rest if you though, you can find out via the pre-episode discussion thread on our forums.

EDIT: The post is now back up on the Top Gear blog.

As expected, there has been some criticism of the review of the he Nissan Leaf and the Peugeot iOn in the latest Top Gear episode. Top Gear has responded via a post on their blog.

Personally I thought their review was surprisingly fair. That said, I don’t think anyone thinks that an electric car is a proper 1:1 replacement for a regular car when it comes to anything other than commuting to work or the store.

Top Gear has posted a preview of this weekend’s episode. It will be another cocking-about episode but should also have a little bit of car stuff too.

While the first three episodes have been car-focused, Top Gear will be switching gears for the next two episodes and moving to more entertainment-style episodes.

Jeremy and executive producer Andy Wilman have taken to the Internet and posted a video on TopGear.com explaining the reason for the shift as well as mentioning a certain Top Gear fan website.

I for one don’t understand the dislike that some have for the more entertainment based episodes though. Okay, so I’m not a huge fan of pre-scripted events but I do like to see the hosts just goofing around and having a good time. I mean if you hosted Top Gear, isn’t that what you would end up doing half of the time anyway?

Executive producer Andy Wilman gives a preview on Sunday’s episode of Top Gear in the latest post on the Top Gear Transmission blog. It contains spoilers obviously, so you’ve been warned.

Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has blogged his thoughts about the Tesla lawsuit. It’s a well thought out and convincing response that’s worth taking a moment to read.

The Stig will be profiled on this weekend’s 60 Minutes here in the US. Tune in to CBS at 7PM (I guess 6 central) this Sunday to catch it.

Here’s a preview:

Andy uses a bit of reverse psychology in his latest blog post.

As you may be aware, I don’t like posting about the person who portrays the Stig. To me, the Stig is not a person but a character. It doesn’t really matter who is inside the suit and driving.

This is why I have avoided posting about the legal battle currently going on with the person who is portraying the Stig wanting to write a tell-all autobiography and give away the poorly held secret of who the Stig is. The last time this happened, the Stig wore a black suit and was subsequently killed off.

However I felt it was worth posting about it finally as Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has posted his thoughts over on TopGear.com. It’s worth taking a few minutes to read it.

Don’t believe me? See the man say so himself on TopGear.com.