Jalopnik's $5000 Top Gear USA NBC Pilot Episode Challenge

With the Late Night Wars carpet-bombing NBC's 10:00 slot, the network's hurriedly scrounging for filler. One show they're not contemplating? The ill-fated cargasm, Top Gear USA. Was the pilot so horrendous it's unwatchable? We've got $5,000 to find out. More »

NBC Cuts Top Gear USA Due To Knight Rider Failure

Due to the failure of Knight Rider and expected production costs, NBC has decided to pass on Top Gear USA. The BBC's shopping the US rendition of the hit show to interested cable outlets.

Top Gear USA Host Eric Stromer Rolls Camry Hybrid In Hollywood

Midafternoon last Wednesday, Top Gear USA host Eric Stromer's Toyota Camry Hybrid flipped after being hit from behind while traveling through the streets of Hollywood. The blow slid the car up onto a curb and the car rolled up onto it's passenger side. A decidedly stoic palm tree put a stop to the proceedings although no air bags whatsoever were deployed. More »

UK Top Gear Comes Back To America, Tests Corvette ZR1, Challenger SRT8, CTS-V

The crew from Top Gear UK, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, are out in Nevada with no less than a Dodge Challenger SRT8, a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V and a 2009 Corvette ZR1, according to the forum fanboys over at FinalGear. The boys arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday and apparently proceeded to Reno where they were snapped hopping into their respective rides for what we can only assume will be an "America, Fuck Yeah" edition of Top Gear. More »

EXCLUSIVE: US Top Gear To Put Howie Mandel And Melanie B In Reasonably-Priced Kia Rio

Well folks, we've now heard from two separate sources that the reasonably-priced car that Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer will drop stars behind the wheel of will be none other than the Kia Rio. But that's not all we've learned. Our sources also tell us the first two stars to sit behind the wheel will be the Dealin' Howie Mandel and Spice Girl Melanie B. And with that choice, the producers have now set aside any questions about whether they'll be kowtowing to the needs of the network. But hey, we've got an added surprise for you — some on-set pictures that have come by way of the Motive Mag/VWVortex Car Lounge. Remember, if you happen to be on-set tomorrow, snag us some shots. More »

Adam Carolla: Top Gear For "Real Gearheads"

Adam Carolla, car guy, comedian and now, the new host of the US-Spec version of Top Gear, took a break from show-prep to talk to Popular Mechanics about the new NBC show. PopMech manages to get Carolla to reveal a lot about the show, including answers on why the ZR1 isn't top on his list of cars to review, his issues with Transformers (Shh, don't tell Wert!) and a denial of the assertion they can't diss the cars. Basically Carolla says it'll be exactly like the British version. Pop Mech also name-drops Jalopnik in a question about his style. Question and answer back-n-forth below the jump. More »

First Photo From The Set Of Top Gear USA

We broke the story on the official announcement of Top Gear USA first, and now we're breaking the very first screen capture of the just-announced Top Gear USA show for NBC. The photo features the new 'merican threesome — Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Strommer — doing what else other than what we hope they'll do best — chatting about cars.

Top Gear Officially Coming To NBC!

It's official — Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer will be the threesome of hosts for NBC's US version of the greatest driving show ever — Top Gear. We've got the full press release with all the details on Top Gear USA below the jump. More »