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‘Top Gear USA’ is dead: Here are five shows to pack the void
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Despite getting better over time, the American gam of “Top Gear” recently got the ax from the History channel. While the channel is presumably substituting it with shows actually about history (ed note: yeah, right), this stir could create a void in your evening ritual. Don’t worry, this list should solve your post-dinner and pre-sleep televised tire-roasting needs.
It`d be hard to leave funnyman and car collector Jay Leno out of a list of car-centric movies and TV shows. “Jay Leno’s Garage” dives deep into Leno`s collection of infrequent and classic cars but also features the few unicorns he hasn`t added to his collection. Every scene is a guided tour through the car, its historical significance and how it drives. Despite being broadcast on cable via CNBC, the display does support a free-to-watch digital presence on YouTube.
If you like the wacky adventures and quirky challenges of “Top Gear,” but you’re disappointed with that display’s lack of zip ties — look no further than “Roadkill.” Hosted by David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan, the demonstrate features all the obscure cars, various engine exchanges and outlandish road trips your heart could desire. If a one thousand nine hundred seventy four Mazda REPU powered by a bed-mounted four hundred fifty five Oldsmobile or a one thousand nine hundred eighty Chevrolet Monte Carlo low rider-turned-desert racer kittles your fancy — and it should — the display can be found on YouTube for free. It has also spun off a series called “Roadkill Garage,” but you’ll have to sign up for a subscription service to see more than the pilot.
Motornation is technically more of an online media streaming network akin to Hulu or Netflix than a standalone demonstrate — but that`s a good thing. Began by “Mad Fabricators Society” founder Piero De Luca in 2014, the network has grown steadily over the past two years. Naturally, it’s home to all the “Mad Fabricators” movies, as well as various other shows about custom-built van culture, custom-made motorcycles, hot rods and lowriders. While you’ll have to fork over a $6-a-month subscription fee to witness the proprietary content, the network also hosts classic B-movies for free.
While “Roadkill” and the shows on Motornation might pack the void for cool cars and interesting adventures, they won`t feed your fix for incredible cinematography. For that, you can just click along to “Carfection.” Formerly called “XCar,” the display is still hosted by Alex Goy and still does excellent “Top Gear”-esque car reviews but doesn`t bashful away from strange in-office gymkhanas or live-action versions of “Mario Kart.”
“Wheeler Dealers” is actually good enough to second-guess cutting ties with your local cable company. Found on Discovery Channel`s automotive driven sub-network Velocity, the demonstrate is about Mike Brewer and Edd China restoring old cars and selling them. Unlike the other restoration reality shows on cable TV, you won`t find artificially crippling deadlines, orchestrated drama or thrown wrenches — instead, you`ll learn fresh things about cars, automotive repairs and what it takes to make money on vintage cars.
Wesley Wren – Wesley is an Associate Editor at Autoweek. He loves cutting up old cars, listening to weird music, and going swift.
