Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have reunited at the premiere of the latest series of The Grand Tour, two years after stepping down from the Amazon Prime motoring show.
The trio, who found fame on Top Gear before fronting The Grand Tour for eight years, attended the world premiere in London on Wednesday night. They walked the red carpet in good spirits and greeted their successors, Francis Bourgeois and YouTube stars Thomas Holland and James Engelsman.
New hosts take the wheel
In 2024, Clarkson, Hammond and May announced they were leaving the hit series. It was then revealed that Bourgeois, Holland and Engelsman would take over as hosts.
Clarkson, 66, arrived at the Tower Bridge event wearing a suit jacket, shirt, cardigan, jeans and trainers.
Series highlights revealed
In the new series, the team tackles big motoring questions, including identifying the most unbreakable car in history and testing whether they can travel across Colorado undetected in a trio of Japanese microcars.
The trailer also features a special appearance by F1 World Champion Jenson Button, and shows the trio heading to Malaysia to explore the country's car culture and find out how little they can spend on a sports car without it immediately blowing up.
They travel through Angola in track-cars unsuited for the job and test some of the greatest American cars, including the Ford Mustang GTD, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the $2.75m, 2000-horsepower Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Evolution, against fighter jets.
Hosts share their experiences
Francis Bourgeois said: "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!"
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.
