Elsewhere, Matt LeBlanc takes Ariel’s manic Nomad into deepest Morocco for some fun, while back on British soil, both he and Chris Evans take a rain-soaked road trip to Blackpool in a pair of roofless Reliant Rialtos.
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A few YouTubers are wealthy enough to go around the world, drive exotic cars, and produce high-quality videos, but they are usually solo acts who focus on showing off the cars with relatively little of the humor, creativity, pacing, and camaraderie that made Top Gear as consistently entertaining as it was.
The BBC Show Top Gear is taking Matt Leblanc far from the New York City block of Friends – the new host of the ultimate vehicle program has already been to Morocco, France, South Africa, Cuba, Italy and Kazakhstan for the show. “I’d beat him in a race, though – and you can tell him I said that”, Matt joked in the interview. “She’s forever asking me about cars and I’m forever talking her out of some rubbish she wants to buy”. “I know it’s a big show but hey, we’re not cowboys, it’s all meticulously planned, permission granted, in writing”, he said.
Either way, get ready for our first look at New New Top Gear and “Extra Gear” on May 29. I’ve met them. They’re nice guys.
The former Friends actor said he has been left shocked by the “ruthless” level of criticism against the show and said fans of the old Top Gear should not blame himself and Evans for Clarkson’s departure. It’s not my fault they’re gone. Seems like a win for vehicle enthusiasts to me.
I’m not going to pretend I do all my own stunts.
“Insurance companies are involved”.
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He said: “I don’t know if you’ve ever been driven around at really high speeds but when you are, it’s hard”.
