The Grand Tour is back, two years after Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May bid farewell. Amazon Prime Video has released the first teaser for the rebooted show, introducing the new presenting trio: Francis Bourgeois, James Engelsman, and Thomas Holland (not that one).
New hosts, same show
While the show may have 'new knobs,' it promises the 'same show' with plenty of motoring mayhem, stunts, and hilarity. The teaser has been well received on Instagram, with fans expressing enthusiasm.
'I'm here for fresh knobs,' wrote waymoeuk, while mishaperiphery said, 'This is gonna be incredible.' Another user, keeping_a_lighthouse, added: 'Very open-minded for this new trio of knobs to make it their own. I think they will give it a bloody good go!!'
Positive reactions on Reddit
Even on Reddit, users are giving the new hosts the benefit of the doubt. Sand0rf commented: 'They obviously have very big shoes to fill, but I'm very curious about this series.' Norridge-Moel added: 'Ok, that looks pretty awesome to be fair.'
User Glorious-Basterd gave the trailer robust praise, writing: 'I've always been camp 'TG/TGT is nothing without the original trio', but I'm confident this new era is going to be great fun and worth tuning in for. Watching the trailer has solidified that for me. One reason being that Clarkson, May and Hammond called time on it themselves and with good reason, so unlike new Top Gear my disposition isn't that I cynically wanted it to fail. On top of that, I've been getting myself acquainted with Throttle House for the first time recently and very quickly became a huge fan. Most importantly though, Andy Wilman being involved is all that I needed to hear to know the series was in good hands.'
Cameos from the original trio
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Clarkson, Hammond, and May will make cameos on the new series. Andy Wilman, co-creator and executive producer of Clarkson's Farm, told 3Bs radio at the Buckingham Literary Festival [via The Sun]: 'We've got three guys coming soon with a new Grand Tour, and we've got behind them. We're really supporting them. Our guys are in the shows doing cameos, so we're wishing them well because we do want to pass that baton on.'
All six episodes of The Grand Tour will launch exclusively and globally on Prime Video on September 4.
