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After the pilot episode was filmed, little was heard about Top Gear USA, until now. This version will "continue most of the conventions established in the U.K. version such as Star In A Reasonably Priced Car, Power Tests, and challenges." Continue reading for the trailer.

The challenge is fully on display in this trailer with Adam Ferrara in a $1,000 Cadillac attempting to travel through a Dukes Of Hazzard-esque Moonshine course, confirming the spy shots we'd seen.
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We all know the Bugatti Veyron is fast, but just how far can this vehicle be pushed on the track? Top Gear's very own The Stig answers that question in this incredible hot lap sessoin. Video after the break. Click here to see more pictures of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sports.

Recently, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport made headlines by setting a new land speed record, hitting 267.81 miles per hour out on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien test track.
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Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were participated in "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" on the latest episode of Top Gear, with the former even getting some 2-wheeled action. Continue reading to see who won.

We won't ruin the results for you, but we will reveal that Diaz shows that she can swear like a trucker while looking good with a helmet on.
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Top Gear is back, and in their latest review, they pit the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG against Chevrolet's Camaro SS. Continue reading to "watch the big German power-sliding around the air-strip test track at the hands of The Stig."

With any luck, this episode will be the last time that we get to hear the Stig lapping to the less-than-dulcet tones of the vuvuzela.
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Top Gear fans rejoice! Here's an in-depth preview of the Top Gear test track in Gran Turismo 5. Thats right, you'll see the "hammerhead, follow-through, [a] useless driver spin around and then see nothin." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Oh, and try not to be too harsh on the guy driving in the video. Like us, he's probably totally shocked to see other drivers on the track at the same time as him.
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The Stig takes the all-new Lexus LFA out for a spin on the Top Gear track and set a new wet lap record while doing so, but is it faster than the Caterham Seven R500's 1:17.9? Continue reading to watch the segment.

Lexus UK PR now claims: "The Lexus LFA might (I did not say is) be slower around Top Gear test track than the R500, but the driver will be dry :-)"
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Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May visit South America for the latest episode. Highlights include James May getting "sick of his challenge car getting bumped" and a stop in Bolivia. Videos after the break.

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Jeremy Clarkson and friends are back at it again, testing cars the only way they know how, in extreme tests. This segment, which has the Top Gear personality "waxing extra poetic about three 'mad' SUVs, is practically guaranteed to delight even the most fervent car hater." Video after the break.

But he does it all in his 100-percent totally lovable way that frankly we find impossible to resist. Even those spouses that think your big, fat V8, "sounds wasteful" are sure to become fast fans.
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Michael Schumacher has just inked a deal with Mercedes GP for the 2010 Formula 1 season "in an all-German racing team after compatriot Nico Rosberg, 24, signed up last month." As of today, it will have been 1239-days since Schumacher has competed in an F1 race. Continue reading to watch his Top Gear hot lap.

Bild report Schumacher signed the contract on Tuesday at Mercedes' headquarters in Brackley, England, to return to Formula One having won 91 of his 250 Grand Prix races and started in Pole Position 68 times.
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Now that you've seen James May's LEGO House, here's what it looks like with him living inside of it. Yes, the home includes a functional bathroom sink and shower, despite some leaks. Continue reading for the video.

Well, here's a preview for the show it was for, with the poor bastard trying to fall asleep on a Lego pillow.
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