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What's Top Gear?

The format is dreadful. Staged and predictable. Had its day.

Been "meh" for years 🙁

I still like it . The grand tour is getting awful though. 6 episodes in and not enjoyed a single one yet

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Still better than the Grand Tour. The best bit in all 3 seasons so far of the grand tour was the Jim Clark film

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Can’t stick Paddy what’s his name so no chance from me.

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I forgot that was tonight, glad it's not the new presenters yet.

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I’d rather watch car sos far better not the same since clarkson, Hammond, and may got the boot

Desperately trying replace a genuine chemistry (whether you liked the individuals or not) with z list celebs / "lads" with a history of outrageous behaviour but no known talents. Needs a total rethink or be put out of our misery

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I don't think Top Gear or The Grand Tour are much cop now but will watch it as it's got cars on it 😄

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I’m moving more towards the internet created shows tbh

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Matt le blanc is the worst presenter that's ever been

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I like Matt, Chris and Rory- I think it's more about the cars now than it was before (more Luke the older episodes of the original top gear)

The last two series with Chris , Rory and Matt have been as good as peak Clarkson, May and Hammond. Don't get me wrong some of the studio bits are a bit forced and awkward but you can tell that the three of them work well together, play off each other and can generally have a laugh and made a car show around that. Matt's enthusiasm for massive power tools and plant equipment is as genuine and as hilarious as May's love of the mundane I.e Sandero, Panda etc. Harris is the petrol head and Rory shows you the car culture side that you wouldn't have gotten with Clarkson, Hammond and May. Whether you like them or not, can't we just celebrate the sheer variety of content that is out there for us petrol heads to watch. Whether it be wrenching, lifestyle, drifting, classics, exotics, muscle cars, there is something for everyone. If you don't like it, there will be something for you.

Is this the one with the new line up of Freddy Flintoff, Paddy McGuiness and Chris Harris? Ill watch it but im unsure about it.

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It is a bit meh but all the moreso for knowing the next Top Gear's presenters and series look much more fun.

Quite like Matt, Chris & Rory so looking forward to it. I'll probably give it a miss next year though.

I watch it because it fills an hour - both TG and GT Neither are that good though.... but they are mildly entertaining

Considering the budget of GT it’s really disappointing, they just regurgitate the same half a dozen ideas in different places with the same jokes and mickey taking. TG is worth watching for Chris Harris pieces and his humour

Pretty sure I’ve seen all the good bits in adverts on TV and Facebook.

The Grand Tour has become the most ridiculously fake show on TV. I watched it the other day having not seen any episodes for a while. It's so forced that I was cringing at how bad it is.

Chris Harris on Cars is a bit of a knob .... Rory Reid is a much better presenter and decent guy (In my opinion)

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I think 5th gear is a much better show.

I prefer the recent series to how it had died over last 4/5 yrs with clarkson et al. But I much prefer Chris Harris own stuff where he just gets stuck into the cars and driving. Still makes for reasonable Sunday evening tv.

Worth a watch, I like the current line up. Gran tour is good but agree it’s a bit ott on the scripted side.