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By the end of the year there will be a Clarksonov, Hammondchenko and Mayovski roaming the frozen steppes of Russia. Probably in Ladas.
Yes, there’s going to be a Top Gear Russia. Made in Russia for the Russians. A bit like the Aussie TG, but with more back-to-front letters and fewer boomerangs.
Everything’s a bit hush-hush at the moment, but we know that it’s going to run for 15 episodes initially, around the end of this year. The Russian Top Gear magazine has been doing well over there since its launch in 2004, so hopefully the locals will be familiar with TG’s ‘ambitious but rubbish’ philosophy.
First up, though, we’ve got to find the local presenters. Rumours that Clarkson, May and Hammond will be making a guest appearance clad in bearskin hats remain unconfirmed.
We can’t imagine there’ll be any shortage of candidates for the arduous job of thrashing supercars around the beautiful Russian outback. Or whatever the Russians call the outback.
There’s no word on what studio or test track they’ll be using yet, but we have glorious visions of a giant Russian Clarkson firing up a Murcielago in a decommissioned nuclear silo, surrounded by hoards of TG faithful wrapped up in layers of wintery clothes.
And bearskin hats. It’s all about the bearskin hats.
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timosin commented on this article
at 02:40 pm on 02 March 2009
Russian TopGear is Epic Fail. Two people that know nada about cars. The third one, though used to be a racing driver, has already tired everyone up by hosting everything - from kids shows to god knows what - a plug for every butt. Absolute lack of humour, charm, charisma and information about cars. Ladas and Volgas are not cars. How can they be placed on the cool board with Bugatti Veyron - "the car that can ride at 130 khm/h"? Why, oh why? Has BBC gone completely broke or bonkers?
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at 06:02 pm on 04 March 2009
??????? TopGear ?????????? ??????!!!
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Figa commented on this article
at 12:34 pm on 11 March 2009
Russian TG has a good rating and popularity. Certainly, much would like to see Jeremy, but its Russian presenters too is very popular. The good start, fine jokes
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Fabo.sk commented on this article
at 10:08 pm on 14 March 2009
You have to be kind of Russian to get it, maybe... I find it fine. It is not the original, but its good. Better than aussie one.
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darth3pio commented on this article
at 04:35 am on 04 January 2010
There's nothing wrong with the Australian TG either, but you probably have to be Australian to understand half of the jokes. I do like the Russian TG though they have a different perspective of cars just like Australian TG because of the difference in climate and environment.
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