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Porsche Shooting Brake Hoax By TopGear.com America

Viper007Bond — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:26:52 +0000

You may or may not remember that Porsche shooting brake mule video that surfaced on TopGear.com in early July:

It was picked up by various websites, including Jalopnik. Well, turns out it was all a hoax as a sort of going away present from the TopGear.com American editorial staff before they got let go. Pretty damn good (but not perfect) hoax if you ask me.

You can read more about how they did it at the NY Times and Jalopnik.

Well done guys.

Porsche Shooting Brake Hoax By TopGear.com America originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 14 August 2009 at 11:26 GMT.

How To Get Top Gear Tickets

Viper007Bond — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:42:45 +0000

TopGear.com has a little guide on how getting tickets works. Even though the waiting list is years long, they use a lottery system to randomly give out tickets to people on the list, regardless of how long you’ve been waiting. More details and links to how to sign up can be found there.

How To Get Top Gear Tickets originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 1 April 2009 at 00:42 GMT.

TopGear.com US’s “Project Sipster” Results Are In

Viper007Bond — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:53:31 +0000

TopGear.com’s US branch has finished their previously mentioned highly economic car. Did they meet their goal of 70 MPG? Find out over on TopGear.com by reading their write-up or by watching their video summary.

TopGear.com US’s “Project Sipster” Results Are In originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 31 March 2009 at 06:53 GMT.

TopGear.com US Launches Games

Viper007Bond — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:15:28 +0000

Bored at work? TopGear.com’s US portal has launched some Top Gear related games. Good way to kill time when you should be doing something else instead. ;)

TopGear.com US Launches Games originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 17 March 2009 at 11:15 GMT.

TopGear.com America Building 70 MPG Car

Viper007Bond — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:01:46 +0000

The American branch of TopGear.com is currently converting a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel into an eco-friendly car that will get 70 miles per gallon, do 0-60 in less than 7 seconds, and for a total cost of $7,000. Should be quite an interesting project. You can find the first article of what I assume will be many on their site.

TopGear.com America Building 70 MPG Car originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 21 February 2009 at 03:01 GMT.

TopGear.com Reveals The Stig Is Actually Graham Hill

Viper007Bond — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:01:59 +0000

It seems that the Telegraph was wrong in their recent article. TopGear.com has come out to officially reveal that the Stig is none of other than dead legendary racer Graham Hill! Turns out his death in the 1970’s was actually faked and he’s been hiding out in a bush ever since.

They also revealed that the chairman of crisis-hit Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Tom McKillop as well as Barack Obama have also taken turns portraying the Stig.

Most shocking of all though is a scandal that has surfaced in which Clarkson has been exposed as a big liar after claiming that the Stig had magnetic knees. Turns out it isn’t true according to a smart scientist. Shame on you Clarkson for lying to us all.

TopGear.com Reveals The Stig Is Actually Graham Hill originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 22 January 2009 at 14:01 GMT.

Andy Reflects On This Past Year Of Top Gear And What’s To Come

Viper007Bond — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:27:08 +0000

Andy Wilman, the executive producer of Top Gear, has blogged about this past year, FinalGear.com, and the budget cut facing them for 2009 and what they’re going to do about it.

[...] personally I think the Summer run was patchy – didn’t find its feet until the Shit Alfas film in show 3, but rocked from then on – I mean Japan, TG versus the Germans – quality stuff there. As for this just finished Autumn run, I was crapping myself going into it cos we only had eight weeks to prepare, but in the end I’m very happy with it.

I think Star in a Car found its feet again after the less than successful “Two at a Time” experiment. All it takes is good guests really, and people of Boris’s calibre are just that. So we’ll continue SIARPC in this vein for a while (probably should change the car though) and I know that will annoy some of the Final Gearheads, but lads, we can’t make all of this show for you, and whilst I am genuinely interested to know what a 19 year old Skyline fanatic in Oregon thinks of the Japan race, at the end of the day I’m not that bothered about his opinion on Harry Enfield.

Make sure to read the full article for the rest.

Andy Reflects On This Past Year Of Top Gear And What’s To Come originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 31 December 2008 at 01:27 GMT.

TopGear.com Video Region Blocking Back In Effect

Viper007Bond — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:16:21 +0000

Those TopGear.com videos didn’t stay region free for too long — they’re blocked once again. However, there is a little trick you can use to get around the UK-only limiter.

TopGear.com Video Region Blocking Back In Effect originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 20 December 2008 at 14:16 GMT.

Top Gear Uncut For 12×06 (Region Free!)

Viper007Bond — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:20:27 +0000

Looks like the previous videos being made UK-only was either a fluke or all the complaints decided to make them not do it again. Either way, here’s three videos from 12×06 for you that are region free thanks to TopGear.com:

Thanks to everyone who sent in tips!

Top Gear Uncut For 12×06 (Region Free!) originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 17 December 2008 at 07:20 GMT.

BBC Takes Top Gear US To Cable

Viper007Bond — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:26:01 +0000

So it looks like Top Gear US won’t be coming to NBC. The US version of TopGear.com reports that the BBC has decided to take the show to cable.

We have a scoop on the much-anticipated U.S. version of “Top Gear”: BBC has decided to take the show to cable, where presenters’ funny mouths, from which often spill foul words, will be more at home. There are no hard feelings and NBC will be sharing custody of “Top Gear” dog. A number of cable networks were delighted with the news…

Personally I think this is great news because I had been worried that if the show didn’t get incredible ratings within it’s first few weeks, NBC would just cancel it. The pressure for high ratings is probably much less on cable networks and that will allow time for the show to grow into it’s own.

We’ll keep you updated.

BBC Takes Top Gear US To Cable originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 12 December 2008 at 02:26 GMT.

TopGear.com Australia Launches

Viper007Bond — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:28:28 +0000

The Australian portal of TopGear.com launched today. It has videos and umm, stuff. Actually it’s just a lot like the UK version but with less videos and more Australian-specific stuff. No mention of the Australian version of the show from what I can tell.

TopGear.com Australia Launches originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 8 December 2008 at 00:28 GMT.

TopGear.com Makes Video Clips UK Only?

Viper007Bond — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:01:39 +0000

It seems TopGear.com has made the unfortunate decision to make the videos on their site only playable within the UK. This change is very recent as when I posted those videos yesterday, there were playable here in the USA. I sincerely hope it’s just a bug or something on Brightcove’s part (they’re the company handling the video serving for TopGear.com), but that’s probably not the case.

Looks like we’re going to have to start mirroring the videos or something so people like me who are outside of the UK can watch them.

TopGear.com Makes Video Clips UK Only? originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 5 December 2008 at 14:01 GMT.

Stuff From The Cutting Room Floor For Top Gear 12×03

Viper007Bond — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:17:12 +0000

TopGear.com has two videos of stuff that didn’t make last Sunday’s episode. The first is of Jeremy and Richard giving James a hard time after he worked all night on upgrading the car. The second is Mika Häkkinen talking about crying after a crash he had in Formula 1.

Thanks narf for the tip!

Stuff From The Cutting Room Floor For Top Gear 12×03 originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 18 November 2008 at 13:17 GMT.

Top Gear News Uncut For 12×01

Viper007Bond — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:59:25 +0000

The news uncut has returned for season 12 and is now available on TopGear.com. Discussion includes wind powered cars and an Infiniti that’s coming to the UK.

Top Gear News Uncut For 12×01 originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 5 November 2008 at 22:59 GMT.

Aftermath Of Jeremy’s Truck Powersliding Attempt

Viper007Bond — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:00:51 +0000

TopGear.com has a short video (an outtake of sorts) of Jeremy talking about how he fell out of his seat while attempting to powerslide a semi-truck for the latest Top Gear episode. It’s nothing terribly exciting, but still funny and worth a watch.

Aftermath Of Jeremy’s Truck Powersliding Attempt originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 5 November 2008 at 12:00 GMT.

EXCLUSIVE: TopGear.com USA Launches In Under An Hour

Viper007Bond — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:21:46 +0000

UPDATE: The site is now live. Make sure to check out the welcome video where Andy Wilman encourages people to keep illegally downloading the show (heh). Also take a look at some of the first of their American content. The site is a bit sparse at the moment as it literally just launched, but expect more content over the next few weeks.

In a FinalGear.com exclusive, we’re pleased to announce that the US portal of TopGear.com (site not live as of this post’s time) will be launching in under an hour at 11AM EST. That is of course if it goes to plan and doesn’t end up like the UK portal which launched a week late. ;)

I’ve seen previews of it and like it’s UK counterpart, it looks very, very good. The developers and content creators for the site have been working extremely hard on it for quite a while now and their efforts have paid off. Features include a blog, videos, and best of all — some US-specific content. It should go a long way towards spreading the Top Gear brand here in the States.

EXCLUSIVE: TopGear.com USA Launches In Under An Hour originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 20 October 2008 at 14:21 GMT.

New TopGear.com (Finally) Launches

Viper007Bond — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:04:26 +0000

The new TopGear.com has finally launched. It features nearly 300 videos (which I’ll be setting up links to shortly so you can just stream the segments you want), new blogs, a ton of car reviews, and so much more. It also seems they want to steal users back from us (oh no!) as they’ve added guides for each episode describing what was in each episode. ;)

But seriously, it’s a great site and worth a visit if you’re bored at work (or even if you’re not) and wanting to watch some Top Gear.

New TopGear.com (Finally) Launches originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 7 October 2008 at 13:04 GMT.

Video From Top Gear Live News Conference

Viper007Bond — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:07:10 +0000

TopGear.com has video from the Top Gear Live press conference. Not a must watch, but it is interesting.

Video From Top Gear Live News Conference originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 11 September 2008 at 14:07 GMT.

Outtakes For Top Gear 11×05 And 11×06

Viper007Bond — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:07:10 +0000

TopGear.com has posted up cut content from the past two episodes:

Diahatsu Terios hunt [11x05]
Mercedes vs. Rolls-Royce classics [11x05]
Top Gear vs. D-Motor [11x06]

Outtakes For Top Gear 11×05 And 11×06 originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 29 July 2008 at 23:07 GMT.

The Stig Impresses F1’s Fernando Alonso At Silverstone

Viper007Bond — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:59:03 +0000

The Stig was out at Silverstone last weekend giving a ride in a two-seater F1 car to a man who had won a charity auction when Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso commented “whoever’s in that car is a seriously good driver.” He continued, “I’ve no idea who he is, but he’s definitely ex-F1.”

Good to know Stiggy’s still got it.

Full story on TopGear.com.

The Stig Impresses F1’s Fernando Alonso At Silverstone originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 12 July 2008 at 00:59 GMT.

Top Gear 11×02 News Uncut

Viper007Bond — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:17:06 +0000

The segments of last Sunday’s news that didn’t make it to airing are now available on TopGear.com.

Top Gear 11×02 News Uncut originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 2 July 2008 at 23:17 GMT.

Top Gear 11×02 Outtakes

Viper007Bond — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:59:51 +0000

TopGear.com has put up 3 videos of outtakes and other content that didn’t make it into last Sunday’s episode. They’re short, but well worth watching. They give a glimpse into what goes on while filming an episode.

Top Gear 11×02 Outtakes originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 1 July 2008 at 12:59 GMT.

News Uncut Now Out For June 22nd’s Top Gear

Viper007Bond — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:04:44 +0000

TopGear.com has put up the uncut version of last Sunday’s news segment featuring content that didn’t make it into the airing. It’s around 5 minutes long and can be viewed right here.

News Uncut Now Out For June 22nd’s Top Gear originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 27 June 2008 at 00:04 GMT.

Tons Of New Season Bad News Including NOT Being Back June 15th

Viper007Bond — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:56:32 +0000

Okay, lots of bad news about the new season of Top Gear.

The worst news (probably, could be back earlier I guess) is that Top Gear will not be back on June 15th:

It turns out that the start date for the new TV series has changed from June 15th.

Or, if we’re being honest, maybe never was then at all.

Basically we heard a rumour and jumped the gun a bit in all the excitement.

Sorry.

The worst news is that the schedulers haven’t confirmed the new date either, so we can’t even tell you when it will be.

Basically, your guess is as good as ours’, but we’ll let you know as soon as we do.

Other bad but unconfirmed news is that there will be only 6 episodes this season (spoiler link!). This could or could not be true, we don’t know.

Lastly in the speculation department, it doesn’t look like they’ll have the switch to high definition (HD) ready for this upcoming season. At least this is the conclusion some are coming to after reading a post on a BBC blog.

Still though, can we really complain? Even limited, non-HD amounts of Top Gear is way better than anything else on TV.

Tons Of New Season Bad News Including NOT Being Back June 15th originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 13 May 2008 at 03:56 GMT.