With Chris Evans at the helm, it’s fair to call this year’s Top Gear Season 23 an unmitigated disaster.

The series certainly did have a few entertaining segments, namely those absent of Evans, Sabine Schmitz and Eddie Jordan. With those three gone, Season 24 could prove a return to form with Matt LeBlanc, Rory Reid and Chris Harris and the first trailer of the series has just been released.

The 21-second trailer simply shows the trio engaging in a curious no-hand and no-knee drag race in three beat-up cars including a famous black London taxi. Based on the desolate landscape featured in the clip, it seems possible it is just a snippet of a larger road trip the presenters embarked upon in an unknown location.

Will the latest season of Top Gear prove a success? It’s hard to say, but we’ll certainly be giving it a second chance.

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