This is the first photo of the studio from the U.S.-spec version of Top Gear, complete with a V12 table, old backseat couch, and a layout similar to the British version. Bonus photos of the Stig/SX4 below.

The American version of Top Gear, which we can't help but call Top Gear USA, will start filming in-studio a few weeks at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine Ca. Here's how to get tickets.

The rumors of the demise of Top Gear USA may be exaggerated, but according to those rumors, parts of the pilot for the Top Gear USA project were filmed out in sunny SoCal on the runways of the decommissioned El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. Although we've received no confirmation from BBC Worldwide or NBC on whether…