Top Gear US edition
NBC is working on a US edition of the popular BBC car show. A pilot for "Gear," which will be announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It will offer a mix of cars, humor and celebrities.
The pilot will be filmed at a secret location around Los Angeles equipped with a race track and hangar where the show will be filmed in front of a audience.
NBC reality chief Craig Plestis said the network already is getting numerous inquiries from car companies that had heard rumblings about a U.S. remake.
Among "Gear’s" popular segments that will be replicated in the U.S. are races where the hosts have to reach a destination using different modes of transportation, road tests, challenges like converting and refurbishing existing cars into anything from a stretch limo to an amphibian and celebrities racing a midsize car.
The U.S. version also feature a quartet of presenters, including a secret test driver.
