Episode #23.1

I was looking forward to this "New" show I wanted for it to be good but had my doubts it would work. I was a big fan of the old show and I would not call myself a fan of driving and cars. The other presenters simply did such a great job. as for the new presenters I didn't expect them to be this bad, simply no chemistry between Matt and Chris. Matt did his best but Evans just didn't click. The only good point about episode 1 is the new star in a rally car segment. I will watch again as it surely can't get any worse, It may be unfair to base my review on a pilot episode. But I am more and more looking forward to the new Clarkson and company version on Netflix.

I was disappointed. The cinematography of the episodes are still top notch and fantastic, but where it failed was through the cringy, synthetic chemistry between the cast. Chris really failed to resonate with me here, and it just put me off listening to him when I was watching the visuals of the vehicles.

This won't last for long. And IMDb will benefit my making a new page for Top Gear titled (2016-) because I'd rather not see the Top Gear we all know and love have its ratings be crushed when it's this new series which will be at fault. I guarantee it will garner nowhere near the same appreciation.

If you're a big fan of Clarkson, May and Hammond there's a very good chance you'll dislike this lot.

"Ifeelzeneedzeneedforzspeed." - either this killer line from Sabine, or the PC wagon full of Indians, the "chemistry" of two 2x4's, Gordon's cars versus what-now? - take your pick, the show gave me plenty of reasons for turning it off. It is something else entirely now - the show you used to love will be airing on Amazon. This however, does not fly with me and I'm not putting myself through another hour of this. I'll be surprised if it finds its crowd and if it proves big enough for BBC to keep pouring money into it. Leblanc is okay on his own, but when they're together with Evans - oh. my. god. If you are going to keep this running though, BBC - word to the wise - make Sabine The Stig.

Gave it a go but unfortunately there is no magic here.

Chris Evans bounces around like a school boy on red cordial and Matt Leblanc gives it his best but this new show doesn't seem to work.

You can even see the reactions of the studio audience are like what the hell is this? Where is Top Gear?

I was hoping to see Chris Harris to bring some kind of credibility but alas he was nowhere to be found and after seeing this poor attempt I hope he decides to go back to his very popular online programming as this show will surely taint his stellar reputation.

Best to wait for The Grand Tour and leave this one alone.

To start off I want to state that I'm not familiar with Chris Evans and I'm somewhat familiar with Matt Le Blanc. I heard some people had misgivings about Chris being involved with Top Gear and now I clearly understand why.

The entire feel of the show was completely off, right from the start with the incredibly awkward introduction of Matt and a overly energetic Chris who felt compelled to shout at the camera like the audience was a bunch of pensioners who forgot their hearing aids.

The segments with Chris had an incredibly scripted feel that lacked any genuine emotion. With the previous hosts I didn't notice the scripted bits, the show felt more cohesive. This "new" Top Gear feels like a movie with bad CG effects that stick out like a sore thumb. Every contest had a BS you win and then Chris wins plot line result that a three year old child could have predicted.

The BBC needs to find a better host who can handle off the cuff humou, someone who is more of an everyday bloke that can talk like a normal human being.

That being said, Matt Le Blanc was OK, incredibly dry, but OK when reviewing the cars. Couldn't tell a joke to save his life... That bit about your mothers g-string was odd and the way he tried to play up the "bad guys" was just awful. With a different host Matt may have really turned out better but he was very awkward and forced with Chris. He looked like a guy on a date with a woman who is desperately attempting to get in his pants and post the play by play on snap chat.