I found this in VIP Cultures web site, but as he had not posted it thought it might be of general interest to some.

American Top Gear

The hit show Top Gear is firing up their cylinders to bring the United States a breathe of fresh air. Top Gear USA is coming to a television near you and it will be gracing the airwaves of The Discovery Channel. With the creation of this new show will come an all new American cast, a test track to ring out those fancy cars on and their own studio. Let’s hope the pilot episode is just as good as the British version we’ve come to know and love and if it is, we’ll be getting a weekly dose of Top Gear here in the states. Now: Range Rover Vogue TD6, JE Stage 1. (Green!)

*Gone: Range Rover Sport Supercharged 4.2V8 (Silver)
*Gone: BMW M5 5.0V8 (Silver)
*Gone: Subaru Imprezza Turbo (Silver)

It could go either way... so far, the Americans don't have a great history of producing their own versions of popular BBC series. Have you seen their version of The Office? Or Coupling (died a death after 3 episodes if I remember)? Fingers crossed it's good - will be good to get a view on the American car market. 

I doubt it

I like top gear coz of all the sarcasm and irony - besides the cars

Americans are famous for their great sense of irony

chex wrote:

Americans are famous for their great sense of irony

We sometimes hit the bullseye on sarcasm, anybody seen the Simpsons

The Simpsons? Never heard of it  

XXXAngelXXX wrote:

chex wrote:

Americans are famous for their great sense of irony

really ?

The americans will never understand top gear - they all drive automatics! RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE Zambezi silver,Alpaca.
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So do you!! and Me, and everyone else on this forum!!
At least my Skoda as you like the call it, will have a 6 speed manual, thus being a proper car, as you are implying in your comment above.. Past: Bmw M3 Coupe 57, 335d Coupe 56, Audi RS4 06, RR Sport TD HSE 05,
Current: 57 Bmw 730d Sport, 56 Merc S320 CDI L, 57 Merc Viano L 2.2CDI

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But all cars in America are manual! A relative of mine was part of the team that invented the first automatic gearbox for GM! RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE Zambezi silver,Alpaca.
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Top Grear USA.

It will never work. Where on earth are they going to find another Geremy Clarkson.  Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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kam100 wrote:

So do you!! and Me, and everyone else on this forum!!
At least my Skoda as you like the call it, will have a 6 speed manual, thus being a proper car, as you are implying in your comment above..

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My van is a 6 speed manual that make it a proper van