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The 12th series of Top Gear debuts tonight, 2 November 2008 with eight episodes and the usual presenting team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

This series will contain another visit to the United States, this time to investigate a new generation of American muscle cars. There will also be an hour long special in Vietnam, similar to the ones in America and Botswana.

A challenge which will be included in this series is a way to "beat the credit crunch", demonstrated by Clarkson, Hammond and May modifying existing cars.

Clarkson was injured during a high speed crash while filming for the new series of Top Gear.

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Torrent link for tonight's episode.

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1970985

Clarkson was injured? Hope he is okay! And hope it was nothing close to Hammond's crash in the jet car.

The crash Clarkson was injured in was shown in last night's episode. He's ok.

Next Sunday is their American muscle car episode.

That episode was pretty good; great start to the series. The guest was boring, but 8/10 none-the-less. I really liked the GT2/LP560-4 review. I knew Jeremy would get the most insane thing to driver through, but damn, that was crazy. I think I am going to watch it again, actually. Next week is what we've all been waiting for...ZR1, CTS-V, and the Challenger. Although, whatever they do with the Veyron will be my 2nd favorite thing of the year.

Clarkson's big rig looked pretty mean, except he couldn't se out of it. lol

I've been watching Australia in UK's absence and have been pretty disappointed so far most of there show's are boring, I'm glad UK is back they definitely have the best Top Gear. Last Episode was pretty good and I thought Jeremy's Semi looked bad ass too. Can't wait for next week's episode it should be great.

That episode was pretty good; great start to the series. The guest was boring, but 8/10 none-the-less. I really liked the GT2/LP560-4 review. I knew Jeremy would get the most insane thing to driver through, but damn, that was crazy. I think I am going to watch it again, actually. Next week is what we've all been waiting for...ZR1, CTS-V, and the Challenger. Although, whatever they do with the Veyron will be my 2nd favorite thing of the year.

You know theyll just bash on the Vette and tell everyone it s a pure race car and cant be driven on the street, but its fast. The show is highly entertaining but an atrocity when it comes to accuracy in anything they test. :bang:

I think he will have more good things to say about the ZR-1. Especially the CTS-V.

cant wait for next sunday

Tonight's episode


Jeremy tests the Fiat 500 Abarth SS and the Stig takes it around the track

The guys head to America and drive a Corvette ZR-1, a Dodge Challenger SRT-8, and a Cadillac CTS-V from San Fransisco to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

SIARPC: Pop Idol winner Will Young

Torrent link

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This is on BBC right? What time?

This is on BBC right? What time?

It already aired on the BBC and is not shown on BBC America. The only way you can watch it is downloading it via torrents to your computer.

What channel is it on, if you live on the east coast & if you have Verizon Fios?

Enjoy fellas :)

http://jalopnik.com/5081442/top-gear...they-like-them (http://jalopnik.com/5081442/top-gear-reviews-dodge-challenger-corvette-zr1-cadillac-cts+vand-they-like-them)

Car: 2009 Corvette ZR1
Driver: Jeremy Clarkson
Review:"This is made by two fat blokes in Kentucky." "I'm starting to like this Corvette...it isn't the power, it's the surprise of the power. When you're driving a Ferrari Enzo, you're expecting it. This though, it's quiet, it's comfortable, it's beautifullyair-conditioned...so you're simply not ready for the savagery when you put your foot down. I've got a heads-up display with your lateral G...and the best stereo in the world...!" "Man, this is great. " "How can a car as docile as this one be as exciting when the road gets this twisty." "A proper manual gearbox." "Are you listening Ferrari? Well done fat man from Kentucky...this...is...a.masterpiece!"
Bonneville Salt Flat Speed - One Mile Marker: 176.549 MPH

Car: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
Driver: Richard Hammond
Review:"Is that real carbon fiber?" "Challengers aren't very good at this type of thing... (curves)"
Bonneville Salt Flat Speed - One Mile Marker: 150.2 MPH

Car: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
Driver: James May
Review:"Stupid..." "This isn't a proper luxury car..." "robble, robble, robble..." (Then on the curves) "This is the best American car I've ever driven by a distance as great as this road."
Bonneville Salt Flat Speed - One Mile Marker: 163 MPH

What channel is it on, if you live on the east coast & if you have Verizon Fios?

It is not on TV in the US. The only way to watch it is download it to your computer via torrent.

go to youtube and type in top gear 12x02 and it should come up if the BBC hasnt claimed them yet. i just watched it there. hurry, usually they are gone by midnight.


wow, that was great, they absolutely loved the cars. even james was intoxicated with speed. i knew theyd love em, esp jeremy n the zr1. of course hammond loves the challenger.

best part: jeremy sends a worrying message: "im starting to love this corvette"

lol nice!

You can watch bits of Top Gear on their sites as well.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

Great show and suprisingly great reviews for all 3. I still wish The Stig would have driven it around their track in the UK, to see how the ZR1 and CTS-V would measure up to their previously tested automobiles.

They liked all three! Wow!

So dodge didnt want to lend out a challenger to top gear, because they always bash there products :lol:

so he went out and bought one.

By the way the zr-1 looks fucking beautiful

Best part in that was when Jeremy took off in the camper.
Jeremy: "Where James?"
James: "I'm on the throne"
James: "Jeremy you infantile Pillock, you can clean that up"

great show last night I really enjoyed it, to bad they couldn't run it on the test track, maybe later in the season they'll be able to get one on there.

Richard has the Challenger up for sale in the US.

http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2008/11/09/for-sale-challenger-one-careful-owner/

So the second show of the new series has burst onto your screens and, compared to last week’s show, it hasn’t - fingers crossed - upset anyone. Unless lots of people have decided to complain that it was unusually about cars for once.

But what, you might be wondering, has happened to the Dodge Challenger that Hammond bought for the American road trip? Well, after its adventures on the salt flats it was taken to a garage for a reassuringly expensive health check and very thorough clean up, after which it was advertised for sale.

Unfortunately, it turns out that during a credit crunch people in America have suddenly realised that a bright orange two door muscle car isn’t top of their priority list and, whilst Richard paid a premium for it just a few months ago, Challenger values are now becoming distinctly mushy. Net result is no one has made an offer. Yet.

So, if you’re reading this in the US and you fancy a well specced, low mileage Challenger with TV stardom and (sort of) competition pedigree, you know where to look. Other than that, just tell us what you thought of the show. We’re listening, even if we can’t sell you a car…

It was relatively entertaining, i just love they talk endless crap about american cars and a few hours later they are in love with them.


And another thing... they need to learn how to light up some tires, pathetic attempts at leaving down rubber.

It was relatively entertaining, i just love they talk endless crap about american cars and a few hours later they are in love with them.


And another thing... they need to learn how to light up some tires, pathetic attempts at leaving down rubber.


yeah no shit, the guy driving the ZR1 could have easily pulled another gear to blaze them tires instead lets just bang it off the rev limiter:confused:

November 16th, 2008


Richard heads to Japan to try out Toyota’s i-Real concept “car”


James meanwhile goes to Finland to get some rally racing lessons from two-time Formula 1 champion Mika Häkkinen and then participates in an amateur race


Jeremy unveils his Corvette V8 powered food blender


The guys are challenged to modify a normal car to make it beat a Mitsubishi Evo X’s lap time


SIARPC: Mark Wahlberg

Torrent link

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Awesome. Thanks for the links man.

that was a damn good episode. its over on streetfire if anyone doesnt wanna d/l it. "top gear season 12 episode 3" search that.

You can watch bits of Top Gear on their sites as well.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

Thanks Guy's.

I have not seen it yet. (I don't get on here everyday)

Some of you have posted a few different places to watch it.

Where is the best place to view it with the best resolution?

Thanks again.

November 23rd, 2008


James “Captain Slow” May, in his first supercar review, drives the Pagani Zonda F Roadster and compares it to the Bugatti Veyron on the track


The guys race on a single tank of gas from Switzerland to Blackpool in order to turn on the annual Blackpool Illuminations


The Stig takes the Bugatti Veyron and the Pagani Zonda F Roadster around the track. Will either beat the lap record?


SIARPC: Harry Enfield who was the very first SIARPC ever

Torrent link

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Damn that pagani is FAST!!!!

I didnt expect the veyron to be #1 either though. Its just to ehavy BUT did yall see how composed it was? Any idiot could drive it and still beats most anything acceleration and top speed wise for a 4200lb grand touring car :D

Bonus, this site streams every episode of Top Gear ever.

http://hessmo.com/Hessmo/Top_Gear.html

Bored at work? Bored at home? Love cars and humor?

Go there.

that veyron is incredible. sure, it didnt go the fastest, but for a 4200lb car, that was great. so planted and stiff. but that zonda is just sex....and how the f*** did jeremy have enough gas for 100 more miles!? wow.

Bonus, this site streams every episode of Top Gear ever.

http://hessmo.com/Hessmo/Top_Gear.html

Bored at work? Bored at home? Love cars and humor?

Go there.

You are now my fucking hero. Fuck work, top gear!

The episode in the US is the best I have seen....reving next to parked cars, street racing....jokes about Bruce Willis. Great episode.

November 30th 2008


Jeremy compares the Lexus IS-F to the current saloon king, the BMW M3


Richard does a public service by finding out which city bus type is the best for London by taking them racing


The Cool Wall is updated


To celebrate the Ferrari Daytona’s 40th anniversary, Richard races it against James in the XSR 48, the world’s fastest diesel-powered production boat, from Portofino in the Italian Rivera to Saint Tropez in France


Torrent link

http://www.mininova.org/tor/2053185

December 7th 2008


Richard drives the lightweight Caterham R500 and Veritas RS3 and the Stig takes them around the track


Did Communism ever create a decent car? Jeremy and James set out to find the answer


Jeremy gives a serious and (not so) sensible review of the new Ford Fiesta


SIARPC: London mayor Boris Johnson

Torrent link

http://www.mininova.org/tor/2073814

this episode was awesome! classic top gear. we dont need a giant cross continent race every episode. the z06 & the fiesta in the mall was awesomeeeeeee

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lol

I don't know what was better....the ls3 vette and fiesta in the mall, or the fiesta as a landing assult craft. Idk how the fuck it made it out of the water....

it was a z06. u can see the badges

it was a z06. u can see the badges

I didn't catch the badge or flares then. I thought I caught a bit of the wheels, and they looked like ls3 to me. Thanks for the clarification.

How fun would that be though, driving around a mall in a car...any car...let alone a zo6 or something lol. Reminds me of blues brothers mall scene meets crank's muscle car in mall scene lol.

Latest episode was a bit green but they did it in Top Gear fashion.....Loved the camaro and other muscle cars in the touring car bit

December 14th, 2008


Richard takes a look back at the last 50 years of the British Touring Car Championship


The annual automotive related Christmas presents showcase


Jeremy finds out if the Tesla electric car is any good and the Stig takes it around the track


In retaliation for Fifth Gear being “responsible” for burning up the Top Gear set, the Top Gear Stunt Man attempts to snatch away Fifth Gear’s world record for the farthest distance jumped by a car towing a caravan


The Top Gear Awards for Motoring Achievement 2008


James heads to Los Angeles to see the future of motoring — the hydrogen-powered Honda FCX Clarity. Features a bit of Jay Leno discussing the car.


SIARPC: singer Sir Tom Jones

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That Clarity was sweeeeeeeet. Hydrogen powered cars are the future.

the segment about the touring cars was great. I actually learned something from topgear for once and I will admit the sight of the camaros and mustangs racing right next to those minies was an awesome sight.

Also, if anyone doesn't want to download it i have a thread on my local forum that has the videos embeded with a flash player

http://forums.parkiao.com/index.php/topic,34.msg250.html#msg250

Or they would be if hydrogen was easy to extract.

Or they would be if hydrogen was easy to extract.

x2 but that's just one of the things to work out. I think Hydrogen cars have lots of potential but you really have to look at the costs of actually extracting hydrogen from water.

IMO just setup more nuclear plants and use the energy they produce to free up the hydrogen we need.

it was a z06. u can see the badges

It was not a Z06, just a standard C6.

Haha, I love this show. Always amazing editing, and definitely a different take on testing cars. If its fast, the tires are getting burned off damnit. The commie car one was kind of boring though. The Fiesta test made up for it though. The vette was an ls3, not a z06. New LS3 wheels, no lip spoiler, nose scoop, etc...

December 28th, 2008


The guys heads to Vietnam to travel 1000 miles in 8 days via cheap motorcycles

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Daang...I want to work for the BBC if all the assistants look like that blond chick that helped Jeremy get his hog started!!!

I dream of being a host on that show. Immature, and love cars. Thats the life

The Vietnam episode has to be the best one yet by far.

haha the Vietnam one was freaking great!