Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear hit London
 Jeremy Clarkson at the launch of Top Gear Live 24 October 2008 As Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May prepare to take over London’s Earls Court next week for this year’s Top Gear Live MPH '08 show, Vijay Pattni previews the upcoming spectacle… Speaking exclusively to Auto Trader, Richard Hammond – pint-sized star of BBC 2’s Top Gear – revealed this year’s MPH Performance and Prestige show will include a 30ft high robot named ‘Swampy’… “I can’t wait to start Top Gear Live – it’s hugely good fun to do”, Richard said. “We really are going berserk with the set to turn it into Top Gear Live. It’s going to be a lot more technically advanced than in the past. “‘Swampy’ will have motorcycles coming out of him – it will be some spectacle, there’s absolutely no doubt about that”, Richard assures. View our EXCLUSIVE MPH slide show
VIDEO: Watch Jeremy, Richard and James launch Top Gear Live and MPH '08 – by crossing London’s Tower Bridge in a tank: You need Flash Player 8 or higher to view video content with the ROO Flash Player. Click here to download and install it.
Top Gear Live + supercars = ‘Ruddy Good Show’
The Koenigsegg CCX-R Edition houses a 4.8-litre V8 engine and will crack the 0-62mph in just 2.9 seconds and hit a top speed of over 254mph – making it quicker than the Bugatti Veyron. View images of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May cross Tower Bridge in a tank This year’s Top Gear Live MPH show will also be a UK first for the 7.3-litre V12 engined Pagani Zonda F Carbon – which produces a healthy 650bhp. The Zonda – which features a Mercedes-Benz engine – can accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds and hits a top speed of 214mph, with a price tag of a cool £668,000. View images of the Koenigsegg CCX-R Edition and Bentley Continental GTZ
Lamborghini, Lotus – and The Stig
The Ferrari California’s big brother – the F430 Scuderia – will make an appearance, and the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, which took its place alongside the sensational Lamborghini Estoque four-door saloon at this year’s 2008 Paris Motor Show, will also be there. View images of the Lamborghini Gallardo Top Gear goes LIVE!
View our EXCLUSIVE MPH slide show We’ll be at the Top Gear Live MPH show next week – so check back for a full report on the evening’s frivolities… |
Top Gear Live and the MPH show will debut £37 million worth of the world’s most sought-after supercars – including the ultra rare, 
But while these two super-rare supercars battle it out, there are hundreds of dream machines on display at Earls Court, including Bond’s company car – 
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