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Jeremy Clarkson Tests Ford Focus ST & Jaguar XE, Suzi Perry Could Copresent Top Gear

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Top Gear as we know it will, most probably, never come back in the same Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May formula. Chris Evans is now the tugboat captain and it’s highly probable that the show’s female co-host will be Suzi Perry. Despite these changes, Jeremy Clarkson is still going strong, taking delivery of a couple of press cars to test drive.
A material published by The Daily Mail features photographs of the old chap in the front of his home in London, taking delivery of a Ford Focus ST Estate and a Jaguar XE. This happened on Monday morning, roughly 12 hours after Top Gear Series 22 Episode 8 finished airing. Jezza doesn’t seem to mind the paparazzi taking their sweet time photographing a former Top Gear presenter wearing a blue T-shirt, jeans and gray slip-on loafers (a.k.a. moccasin shoes).

What is the man doing with a go-faster station wagon and the newest compact executive sedan from Jaguar? If you were asking us, he’s not going to film a segment for Top Gear or Clarkson, Hammond and May Live. Our guess is that Jezza will write his typical columns in The Sunday Times and The Sun, pointing the good points and bad points of both cars with typically entertaining Jeremy Clarkson wit and audacity.

In related news, the publication mentions that Formula 1 presenter Suzi Perry is a favorite for the co-host seat of brand new format Top Gear. During a TV appearance, the 45-year-old declared “I believe so,” when asked if she’s on the list of potential candidates for Chris Evan’s Top Gear. Remember that Top Gear started with a female presenter, so it wouldn’t be that far off to see Suzi Perry or Jodie Kidd hosting the show.

Still, there’s a bit of a problem with Perry’s possible venture with the BBC’s motoring show. “I’m away 20 weeks a year doing Formula 1, so unless someone has invented 48 hours in a day... you know, it would be pretty tough I think for me to do it.” Chris Evans declared something similar when he was rumored to present Top Gear, implying that The One Show is enough of a headache on its own. Now look how things have panned out for him. If you had a choice, would you like to see Perry or Kidd presenting new-format Top Gear?
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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