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Vote for your favorite finalist in BBC America’s Rate My...

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:37:00 -0400

Vote for your favorite finalist in BBC America’s Rate My Ride contest.

Because voting for things is important business, especially when done through an online form.

Arthur Darvill and a DeLorean
As part of BBC America’s Rate My Ride contest for Top Gear, somebody submitted a photo of his DeLorean… with Arthur Darvill.

soul-in-the-starlight:

What is happening. I have too many feelings.

How not to drive a Lamborghini. Dear fans of Top Gear. If...

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:19:00 -0400

How not to drive a Lamborghini.

Dear fans of Top Gear.

If you’ve watched enough of our episodes, you should understand that there is a way to drive on a track, and a completely different way to drive on public roads.

If you have trouble understanding why, please take a moment to watch the above instructional video (jump to 0:40 for the lesson).

@jcrclarksonesq Last night, over some wine, James May and I...

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:45:35 -0400

@jcrclarksonesq Last night, over some wine, James May and I agreed to work on a project together. This morning, I can’t remember what it was.

James May on a motorcycle durmik: “I’ve seen faster moving...

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:53:31 -0400

James May on a motorcycle

durmik:

“I’ve seen faster moving icebergs than you.”

Where my knowledge of British culture comes from British...

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:03:41 -0400

Where my knowledge of British culture comes from

British Television: The Next Best Thing to Being There, I Assume

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage There’s a gallery of...

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:02:53 -0400

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage

There’s a gallery of wallpapers at TopGear.com

“Why don’t you say it and let’s see?”

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:01:07 -0400

“Why don’t you say it and let’s see?”

R.I.P. Carroll Shelby. We’ve just received the sad news...

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:55:00 -0400

R.I.P. Carroll Shelby.

We’ve just received the sad news that today - 11 May 2012 - Carroll Shelby has passed away at the age of 89 after being hospitalized for pneumonia.

He was the mastermind behind the AC Cobra, the Dodge Viper (with Bob Lutz), and influential in the development of the Ford GT40.

In tribute to one of the undisputed kings of American muscle cars, here is our story from Top Gear magazine published only one month ago, dedicated to a true automotive legend.

Someone has built a real-life Transformer… and it is...

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:54:44 -0400

Someone has built a real-life Transformer… and it is incredible.

No really for real this time. via TopGear.com:

Someone has built a real radio-controlled Transformer. And Great Odin’s beard, it’s impressive.

This is the modeler’s eighth attempt at putting together an RC Autobot, and he seems to have refined the recipe: 22 servo motors allow it to change from car to buxom robot, do a bit of a dance, throw a punch and waddle like a befuddled penguin.

So, who wants one?

Behold! The “Ferarri” FFX that’s actually a...

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:51:14 -0400

Behold! The “Ferarri” FFX that’s actually a push bike

The Ferrari FXX was once the fastest car to (illegally) lap our test track. The Ferdinand Ferdinand GT3 RS is the slowest car to lap our test track. So what happens if the two engage in a bit of cross-fertilisation? Well, this… The Fahrradi Farfall FFX.

It may look like Ferrari’s V12, Enzo-based hypercar, but it’s actually a bicycle cocooned with some well-placed tin foil. It’s the idea of Austrian bicyclist, Hannes Langeder, the very man who built the lightest of lightweight GT3 RS that Hammond cycled around our test track.

This one took him a year to build and has notable improvements, such as gullwing doors that flap when the car/bike is being pedaled. Langeder believes that it’s actually possible for the FFX to “lift off slightly from the ground”. Yes, you read that right. This car has the potential to fly.

Read the rest at Top Gear.com

James May’s useful phrases: German.

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:01:15 -0400

James May’s useful phrases: German.

Ryan Reynolds: “I’m a Horrible Driver” (TOP...

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:57:00 -0400

Ryan Reynolds: “I’m a Horrible Driver” (TOP GEAR)

Ryan Renyolds from this past Monday’s interview as the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Next Monday’s guest: Michael Fassbender.

How to wait for an emergency: by Richard Hammond.

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:38:38 -0400

How to wait for an emergency: by Richard Hammond.

There’s a nice gallerty of pics from TopGear.com’s...

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:19:00 -0400

There’s a nice gallerty of pics from TopGear.com’s visit to the 6 Hours of Spa

Q&A with Richard Hammond about his NASCAR experience in...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:20:54 -0400

Q&A with Richard Hammond about his NASCAR experience in tonight’s episode of Top Gear

How fast did you go?

Hammond (laughing): You’ll have to watch the film — but it wasn’t as fast as the cars race. The thing is a monster. It’s like climbing into the belly of a dragon and driving that around. It does only one thing — and that’s go around the track really fast in one direction. You find yourself trying to fight it, trying to keep it from doing what it really wants to do. And also, when you go into a turn and hit the braking, well, I fly a helicopter back in Britain and I would say it feels more like that than driving a car — because you roll into that turn and you roll back out of it. It’s not like any other kind of driving that you’ll ever get to do anywhere else.

David Tennant in Top Gear Series 10

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:47:19 -0400

David Tennant in Top Gear Series 10

Top Gear car pack announced for Forza The inclusion in Forza...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:20:24 -0400

Top Gear car pack announced for Forza

The inclusion in Forza Motorsport 4 of our Top Gear track, just off the A3 in a quiet corner of Surrey, means that the TG office are now regularly outclassed online on what should be home turf. Often by 12-year-olds.

This wouldn’t do. So we’ve decided to put together our own downloadable pack of cars to give us an edge (for at least 30 minutes until you all get used to them).

The pack will cost you 560 Microsoft Points and will be available from May 1. See you online…

Will.i.am.pulled.a.1:49.4.in.his.turn.in.the.reasonably.priced.ca...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:24:00 -0400

Will.i.am.pulled.a.1:49.4.in.his.turn.in.the.reasonably.priced.car.

From Monday night’s episode of Top Gear.

"Statistically, the most dangerous roads are those in town where the speed limit is 30. The safest..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:34:49 -0400

“Statistically, the most dangerous roads are those in town where the speed limit is 30. The safest roads are motorways, which have a limit of 70… It seems to me that the best solution is to impose a minimum speed limit of, say, 175mph. Because if you are travelling through suburbia at this speed, it is extremely unlikely that you would retreat into a daydreamy world of work, phone calls and Colin Firth coming out of a lake with a wet shirt.”

- Jeremy Clarkson answer for “distracted driving”

This is your James May GIF of the Day.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:07:39 -0400

This is your James May GIF of the Day.