Jeremy Clarkson shows off The Grand Tour's "tech tent" as filming wraps on first episode

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Jeremy Clarkson releases a clip from inside the show's "tech tent" to celebrate the filming of the first episode
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
27 Sep 2016
1 min read

The much-hyped The Grand Tour motoring program is edging closer to launch, with Jeremy Clarkson releasing a clip from inside the show's "tech tent" to celebrate the filming of the first episode.Ā 

Their last YouTube clip - a four-minute video of Clarkson attempting to assemble a packing box - was watched more than 1.8 million times.Ā 

The Amazon motoring show, hosted by former Top Gear hosts Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and produced by Top Gear's former executive producer Andy Wilman, is scheduled for a November 18 release, and will be pushing to steal disenchanted viewers from the revamped Top Gear show, now hosted by Matt LeBlanc.

Clarkson's typical banter is front and centre in the new clip, with the outspoken motoring identity declaring he had enough technology Ā to "fight a small war, control an aircraft carrier of fly a spaceship."

The tech-heavy production tent can't be cheap, with Wilman declaring: "We've run out of money."

The three hosts signed with amazon in July 2015, and have been filming their new program across the globe. The 12-episode series will air Fridays.

Will you be tuning in to The Grand Tour? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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