The Grand Tour is back for a new series, the first since former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May stepped down from the show. The new hosts are trainspotter and secret petrolhead Francis Bourgeois, alongside James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, who are behind the popular YouTube show Throttle House.
The show will see guest appearances from Clarkson, Hammond and May as Bourgeois, Engelsman and Holland travel across the globe in search of the most unique vehicles on the roads.
New Hosts and Their Adventures
In the first series, the team will tackle big motoring questions, such as what is the most unbreakable car in history and whether you can travel across Colorado undetected in a trio of Japanese microcars.
F1 World Champion Jenson Button also makes a special appearance in the trailer, while the trio head to Malaysia to see the country's rich car culture and how little someone can spend on a sports car without it immediately blowing up.
Fighter Jets and Challenging Environments
In the new series, they travel through Angola in track-cars, which are quite unsuited for the job. They even test out the greatest American cars including the Ford Mustang GTD, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, and $2.75m, 2000-horsepower Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Evolution against a bunch of fighter jets.
Francis Bourgeois said of joining the show: "Since completing the filming of the series, I haven't stopped replaying every moment in my head. It has made me laugh, made my heart race and my stomach turn…remembering the tent I shared with Thomas and James filled with sulphuric farts whilst Angolan jackals snooped around outside. It feels as though it was a dream but knowing we will get to share our adventures soon makes me so incredibly excited!"
What the New Hosts Learned
James Engelsman added: "We took on the West African Desert. We contended with fighter pilots. We even decided to challenge an entire nation's legal system by protesting from the mountain tops. In doing so, the three of us learned our true strength: How to accept defeat gracefully."
Thomas Holland shared: "I figured someone would be there to hold our hand the whole time. Nope. We were on our own in some absolutely wild environments in very, VERY questionable cars. What did we learn from this experience? Only that we have very poor decision-making skills. When you watch in September, expect a good laugh. And maybe a few butt clenches..."
The Grand Tour will launch all six episodes exclusively on Prime Video on Friday 4th September.
