Chris Evans, tone it down ffs. I would say it's just nerves, but after seeing a bit of TFI Friday, I think this is just his presenting style. It's annoying and cringe worthy.
Viper ACR/Corvette Z06 segment was alright, but too much of a focus on the boring challenge we've seen a few times already. No substance in this segment.
Star segment was useless. Are they really going to ask ALL the celebrities what their first and current cars are? This again, is just cringe worthy and it's going to be inevitable that they're going to get guests who don't give a fuck about cars (like Jesse Eisenburg!). I like the idea of the rally cross track, so it'll be interesting to see if they can sort these kinks out.
The UK v USA challenge was alright, first part was boring, the second part was alright, but not without it's scripted bullshit (oh no, we've gone too far! the big angry guy is going to be angry with me!).
Ariel Nomad segment was the strongest, that felt like a good honest experience of the car, but I can't tell whether LeBlanc actually knows his shit, or he's just really good at remember the lines that he's been fed. Regardless, he came across mostly genuine and seemed to know how drive (...if that was him driving).
I far preferred the dynamics in Extra Gear, dump Evans and get Rory, Harris and LeBlanc together. Evans is not the goose with the golden egg that the BBC were hoping for.
But to echo other people's thoughts, this feels like Top Gear Light, no substance and there's a lot of kinks that need to be worked out.