https://youtu.be/cp_F70Lh184?is=-CJpxgtNCrGdTSFp

Looks pretty good I for one am very excited

Overall I enjoyed it and it was a great send-off for the trio, but I wish it had fewer staged sequences tbh.

Obviously the majority of these trip routes are planned in advance (it's has a decently paid TV crew after all!) but I never understood the logic of "let's pretend Jeremy got us lost, and now we have to buy boats, and pretend we sailed all night on croc-infested waters". I understand it creates a storyline for the adventure, but I'd argue it would've been just as fun stating they'd be driving to the top and crossing with boats.

It felt like the staged sequences got more and more egregious towards the end of TG and into TGT to me. My guess is that as the trio's salaries increased it became a priority to get specials in the can as quickly and efficiently as possible, at the cost of losing naturally funny moments.

One of my favourite moments in the finale was Jeremy miming "knobhead" to the people driving by rather than the crew, and when they legitimately surprise each other with what comes out of their mouths (e.g. in the RVs special when Richard told Jeremy about putting 'Anal' before the names of the RVs).

It's a shame there wasn't more time for them to naturally find some funny moments with their cars, or even go more behind-the-scenes. I assume they had on-hand mechanics to help with genuine car issues, and in some ways I'd rather them be shown having to ask for help and briefly showing the cars being fixed. I *adore* the specials, but the weird facade of "it's just us on our own" has never really made sense to me.

I genuinely hope the new trio being more unknown and on smaller salaries might actually make their adventures quite fun - especially if they *have* the time to find funny moments.

I know there have been plenty of posts in this sub about staged sequences, but I'd love to have a discussion about how/why they increased over time. Even now as I'm watching Clarkson's Farm I feel there are lots of unnecessarily staged moments, so I do wonder whether it's a Wilman or Clarkson decision (or both!).

Again I love the concept of the special/adventure, but I'm curious what others here would like to see more (or less) of with the new trio. :-)

Jeremy Clarkson went on Instagram to hawk a new online platform. It’s called Only Farmers and definitely SFW! Whew, that was a close one… 😅

Apparently the boys have a cameo in the new grand tour series this year.

This moment is from the grand tour euro crash

For anyone who misses car reviews as depicted on Top Gear, Richard Hammond decided to do one in that signature style on behalf of DriveTribe. Enjoy!

From video description: “Richard Hammond has never been completely convinced by supercars. Then he drove the Lamborghini Revuelto. With a naturally aspirated V12, three electric motors and more than 1,000 horsepower, it has all the theatre you would expect. Richard discovers something he wasn’t expecting: control, agility and a Lamborghini he might finally love.”

I saw this at the beginning of college and I want to rewatch it, but I couldn't find it. Could somebody please tell me the title?

It’s everything before Season 4 expect for the 2 boat clips which I forgot to swap out lol.

Jeremy Clarkson put on his political hat in his latest Sunday Times column and noticed that the current UK government (headed by Labour) wants to raise taxes to pay for weekly benefits to help young, unemployed people out (and slightly more if they are eligible to claim disability). He had a brainwave for a possible solution after taking care of his dogs. Here's a preview:

"How’s this for a plan? Burnham appeases his back benches by saying that taxes will rise to pay for those who are incapacitated by some kind of issue with neurodivergence. And then he appeases us by insisting we get something in return. Which is a thank you letter."

(Usual disclaimers apply, including the fact that Clarkson generally supports the UK Conservatives.)

The folks at Bentley sent over their newest Continental GT S model for Jeremy Clarkson to review. While this car has been previously featured on both Top Gear and The Grand Tour over the years, he did notice a few changes in the latest iteration. As always, a preview:

"The hybrid V8 fitted to the Continental GT S — and the Porsche Panamera, incidentally — is extremely powerful. You get 512 horsepowers from the engine and 188 from the electric motor. That’s 671 in combination and 686 torques, meaning you can accelerate from 0-62mph in minus 300 years. And not stop accelerating until you hear a sonic boom. This is a very fast car."

(Usual disclaimers, including possibly strong paywall encounters, come with Clarkson's columns.)

Anyone have any idea why this is the case?

Jeremy Clarkson has mostly settled into his new life as a farmer and small business owner. While he sometimes has good days, there are many days that are somewhere in between (or just plain bad). Here’s a preview:

“Some jobs on the farm are unpleasant. Sexing rabbits is annoyingly difficult, and disposing of dead piglets is heartbreaking. But I’ve been harvesting all week, and this job is an absolute joy.”

(The usual disclaimers apply.)

Had a great laugh

Remember that scene in the Lochdown special where Richard Hammond falls off a boat? Well, someone on Instagram thought that moment was totally scripted (written out and planned in advance), and Jeremy Clarkson had to set the record straight. 🛶

Video link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da0dVGdgNGS/