London, England - Top Gear will roar back on to South African television screens next Wednesday, just three days after its UK launch on Sunday 29 May.
The show, previously the most watched ‘factual’ television show in the world with a global audience of more than 350 million viewers, now has a new line-up of seven presenters with British television and radio personality Chris Evans and former “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc as the new co-hosts, replacing Jeremy Clarkson who was dropped by the BBC in 2015 after he hit and verbally abused a producer.
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“The wait is over, the long, long wait ... It's been longer for us than it has for anybody else,” Evans said in a video release to mark the show's launch.
“You're going to see amazing cars in exotic, exciting and bizarre locations.”
Putting those cars to the test alongside Evans and LeBlanc will be German racer Sabine Schmitz and motoring journalist Rory Reid, among others.
“Top Gear” has been known to court controversy over the years and the show has offended Argentines, Mexicans and truck drivers among others in the past.
The new series made headlines in March when Evans apologised for a car stunt filmed near the Cenotaph war memorial in London, which was criticised for showing a lack of respect.
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