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    #29 M1N1, Jan 4, 2016
    I can remember (before I came to live in the United States) watching Chris Evans on TV, and listening to him on the radio and never did understand his popularity. Always considered him to be a self-absorbed, pretentious d*ckhead.
     
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    #30 cct1, Jan 4, 2016
    That's what I thought initially--then I saw how much money Amazon put into the kitty. I think they're banking on this to do for Amazon prime what Howard Stern did for SiriusXM, and Amazon's pockets are VERY deep....
     
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    #44 Metalman, Jan 18, 2016
    Not a real man.... No exposed butt crack....
     
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    #45 Crashton, Jan 18, 2016
    Just like a real co-driver. Calling for Huey. :lol:
     
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    #61 minirab, Feb 5, 2016
    I think that the only thing the new show is going to need is a shovel and a

    hole to put itself in.
     
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    #2 B.A.D., Dec 23, 2015
    Just saw this on Jalopnik and was going to post it!
     
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    #3 Minidave, Dec 23, 2015
    Chris Harris? Meh....

    But Sabine Schmitz? Inspired move! :Thumbsup:
     
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    #4 cct1, Dec 23, 2015
    Sabine is awesome, met her at Road America, class act. She did the German knock off of Top Gear that didn't fair so well. Chris Harris is damned good, but this is the wrong format for him IMHO. Evans is, well Evans.

    What made Top Gear so good was the dynamic of the three, which is a difficult if not impossible thing to recreate. I don't see it happening with these three.
     
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    #6 Steve, Dec 23, 2015
    I just read it's going to be four presenters, David Coulthard rounding out the group.
     
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    #7 Angib, Dec 24, 2015
    It has just been announced that Formula1 in the UK will be moving from the BBC to another terrestrial channel, so that may be Coulthard's day job gone.
     
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    #8 mrntd, Dec 24, 2015
    We'll see what it's like.:popcorn:
     
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    #10 cct1, Dec 24, 2015
    I might watch it out of curiosity, Sabine is the only reason though.
     
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    #12 cct1, Dec 24, 2015
    She got damned close...
     
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    #13 Firebro17, Dec 24, 2015
    I don't think a chick on the show will compel me to watch... Moreover, if they're losing folks behind the cameras already that's enough said.
     
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    #15 Minidave, Dec 24, 2015
    She also has a wicked sense of humor! I'll watch me some Sabine, fur sur! :biggrin5::biggrin5:
     
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    #16 Steve, Dec 24, 2015
    Doesn't matter how good you are behind the wheel or how funny you are, you don't make a good addition to a cast on a show like that unless you're intelligent. To be honest, I don't know anything about Evans but the others (Coulthard included, if he really is involved) seem to be very smart.

    They also seem to all have loads of personality; also important, but three (or four) big personalities like that, and the egos that usually accompany big personalities, can be much more con than pro if they don't jell. Time will tell.
     
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    #17 cct1, Dec 24, 2015
    Yes, intelligence is a important, but probably not as critical as the other two characteristics, provided at least one of the new hosts is intellectually inclined. But it does matter IMHO that you're either good behind the wheel, or know something about cars and their mechanics to have any meaningful input. And a sense of humor matters as well. I think all three characteristics matter, but without knowledge about automobiles, you really don't have much of a show.
     
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    #19 fishmonger, Dec 24, 2015
    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc"]Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van Challenge Part 2 - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube[/ame]

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKp7BrfOpEU"]CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS - Why I love my 2CV - YouTube[/ame]

    searched for half an hour and can't find anything really fun to watch with Coulthard in it - far too much corporate Mercedes stuff. But this one was quite fun to see again, given that race they were doing this for will never happen

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fE4qFEVfLU"]David Coulthard drives at 190mph through Lincoln tunnel - YouTube[/ame]
     
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