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Four long, beard-free months have passed without a new episode, but rest assured that Rut, Adam and Tanner spent this time destroying bodies both flesh and steel filming the next ten episodes of Season 3. And the first of these gasoline-quaffing adventures airs this coming Tuesday on History at 9/8C!
In the season re-opener, Rut cracks the spine on his newly-issued passport when the hosts journey to Mexico for the Spring Break college adventure they never had. To find out who had the bitchin’est ride in college, the hosts meet at UC San Diego with examples of the same cars that got them in and out of trouble as undergrads.
Tanner arrives with the car he says taught him more about driving than anything else he’s owned: A tricked-out Eagle Talon TSi. Adam’s Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d’Elegance may not be fast, efficient or reliable, but the rear seats double admirably as a queen size bed. Rut brings a 1972 VW Bus which he claims he used to carry his band, and not as a mobile grilled-cheese kiosk at Grateful Dead concerts (the fate of most Transporters).
En route to San Felipe, Mexico, a beach town located in the Sea of Cortez, the hosts will have plenty of opportunities to showcase their vehicles’ special talents, and given the roads in Mexico, their build quality.
To start things off, a friendly game of football (the ‘Murcan, manly form that involves steroids and brain injury) played with balls the size of llamas allows the hosts to demonstrate performance and ball-handling skills.
After navigating the world’s busiest international border crossing, the boys arrive in Tijuana, a populous and notoriously hard to navigate city. As owning a car in college mostly means giving rides to friends, the hosts are tasked with transporting their new amigos with profound talents of distraction to a casino in the shortest time possible.
The road trip continues down the beautiful Baja peninsula, and via a “shortcut” chosen by Tanner that is short on pavement, long on rocks eager to chew through tires and oil pans.
Next, the hosts turn the surprisingly violent piñata evisceration ritual, usually enjoyed at children’s birthday parties into something Tarantino would be proud of– in addition to bats, they have multiple tons of steel to swing at paper and glue.
At least two hosts continue to the beach town of San Felipe, which, they find, is partying as hard as a convent. They are issued their final challenge: If San Felipe is no longer rocks the party, then the hosts will have to bring the party to San Felipe, using their college cars.
In true “go big and/or go home” style, Tanner tempts the gods like Icarus, Adam tempts the Mexican military and Rut may or may not tempt PETA.
Tune in, American fans of the American Top Gear– it’s on History this Tuesday at 9/8 central, and we have a great run of episodes in store for you. You can see older episodes on the History Channel Top Gear site and get breaking news on the Top Gear USA Facebook Page. Let us know what you think!
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MercedesSLS_AMG commented on this article
Tuesday January 29, 2013 at 5:15 pm
Top Gear America – which is made in America – is actually getting better. I now want it to be on BBC Three again. I hope it it.
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steve12 commented on this article
Tuesday January 29, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Will arrive probaldy in june, depends if Jezza
and co do a summer series.
I would as, BBC has to show Winter OLympics,
World Cup and Commenwealth Games in 2014.
this summer there, a free pass as Sky has
both Tke Lions Tour and ThE Ashes back to
back series.
Jeremy probaldy say no, which is a shame
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Dan a WIKISPEED guy commented on this article
Wednesday January 30, 2013 at 5:58 am
I just got done watching a video by the founder of WIKISPEED, Joe Justice, yes that is his name, he was talking about his design methods and car. A 100 MPG 0-60 in 5 seconds car with top speed of 149 MPH. One of the guests at the talk asked if he had thought about Top Gear testing his car? Why not I say. Look it up if you have not heard about it.
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steve12 commented on this article
Wednesday January 30, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Yes sent an Email. to Clarkson and he might
be interested in showcasing it.
P45 build by, Student at Coventry University
has been Accepted into the British Car Musuem.
TGUK has it, own section so people can visit and
see the vechiles in person.
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Dr. Planarian commented on this article
Wednesday January 30, 2013 at 7:42 pm
I turned on this show last night thinking I was tuning into Top Gear, which in my view is basically Monty Python’s Flying Automotive Circus. What I got instead was a rather more boring and puerile version of the Annoying Adventures of Beavis and Butthead and Buttvis (or Beavhead). The only difference is, I actually ENJOY Beavis and Butthead sometimes.
The only redeeming factor of that show was the VW Bus, and that only because I used to have one of ‘em myself. I still miss the almost horizontal steering wheel.
Back in the early ’70s some of my friends would watch “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and exclaimed “Gee! I could do that.” Well, guess what? They couldn’t, and neither can these guys. Where’s the clever wit? Where’s the intelligence? Where’s the class? What’s the point?
My on-screen TV listing tricked me!
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Hunner Dorough commented on this article
Sunday February 3, 2013 at 4:04 am
My friend and I want to know what happened to “Big star, Small car”. Even the segments where the stigg would drive exotic cars and they were ranked on the broad. Can we bring this back?
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Anonymous commented on this article
Sunday February 3, 2013 at 3:25 pm
just came back from Iceland and they where fiming with a chevy,a bronco and a scout 4by4 all pretty rare i think over there. ICELANDERS have really neat 4by4s with really fat low pressure tires for ice and snow travel
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steve12 commented on this article
Monday February 4, 2013 at 8:15 am
SEven shows in, and no Varity this is truly boring
as TGUSA gets even worse.
feel asleep after, 20 minutes as i knew what
the ending would be.
Needed more Power laps, and less off these espiodes
really boring.
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