New Series Top Gear - Favourite Presenter

BrianD3

From what I've read the old format TG was very successful in the mid nineties. But when Clarkson left in 1999 viewing figures dropped dramatically and the show was dropped by the BBC in 2001.

This would seem to suggest that it is possible to have a fairly serious but successful car programme with Clarkson on board.

There are some aspects of new Top Gear that i like. I like that it's an hour long and the way the presenter and audience are together in the studio. They could still retain this format but have a better mix of serious stuff and silly stuff IMO.

peasant

Rewiewing "ordinary" cars on their own will get pretty boring pretty quickly anyway.

What I WOULD like to see is some more comparisons, though. Remember the programme where they had their mothers comparing cars? That was pretty good.

Every second or third show they could get some section of the "target audience" pit three or four typical cars from one sector against each other. Could be entertaining as well as informative.

Throw a few families at a few MPV's, a handful of "boyracers" at a few hatchbacks, a few "chestwig" fellows at some large coupes ...and so on.

I'd volunteer for the dog owner - estate car test

mike65

I'm going to e-mail the show with a few suggestions.

Mike.