The Week The Week
flag of US
US
flag of UK
UK
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Less than $3 per week

Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • The Explainer
  • The Week Recommends
  • Newsletters
  • Cartoons
  • From the Magazine
  • The Week Junior
  • Student Offers
  • More
    • Politics
    • World News
    • Business
    • Health
    • Science
    • Food & Drink
    • Travel
    • Culture
    • History
    • Personal Finance
    • Puzzles
    • Photos
    • The Blend
    • All Categories
  • Newsletter sign up Newsletter
    1. Home
    2. Digest
    speed read

    Top Gear tearaways

    • Newsletter sign up Newsletter
    By The Week Staff
    published 19 February 2016

    Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc donned helmets and jumped into Reliant Robins decked out with the flags of Great Britain and the United States of America as they got ready up to start their first Top Gear road trip. Credit: Phil Watson

    Explore More
    In Brief
    Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox

    A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com

    By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
    The Week Staff
    Social Links Navigation
    Latest
    • Ella Purnell stars in the second season of postapocalyptic TV series 'Fallout' (2025)
      A postapocalyptic trip to Sin City, a peek inside Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour, and an explicit hockey romance in December TV

      the week recommends This month’s new television releases include ‘Fallout,’ ‘Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era’ and ‘Heated Rivalry’

    • Michael Dell stands next to his wife Susan and President Donald Trump.
      ‘These accounts clearly are designed as a capitalist alternative’

      Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

    • TOPSHOT - Asylum seekers rush to be processed by border patrol agents at an improvised camp near the US-Mexico border in eastern Jacumba, California, on February 2, 2024. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)
      Trump tightens restrictions for work visas

      Speed Read The length of work permits for asylum seekers and refugees has been shortened from five years to 18 months

    You might also like
    • The exterior of the Home Office
      Home Office worker accused of spiking mistress’s drink with abortion drug

      Speed Read Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy

    • Habeck and Scholz
      In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policy

      Speed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon

    • People queueing
      Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?

      Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week

    • Protesters with Black Lives Matter sign
      Inclusive Britain: a new strategy for tackling racism in the UK

      Speed Read Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take

    • A man holds a Bushmaster AR-15
      Sandy Hook families vs. Remington: a small victory over the gunmakers

      Speed Read Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer

    • Rolling green fields with a church
      Farmers vs. walkers: the battle over ‘Britain’s green and pleasant land’

      Speed Read Updated Countryside Code tells farmers: ‘be nice, say hello, share the space’

    • Mother with baby
      Motherhood: why are we putting it off?

      Speed Read Stats show around 50% of women in England and Wales now don’t have children by 30

    • Police outside synagogue
      Anti-Semitism in America: a case of double standards?

      Speed Read Officials were strikingly reluctant to link Texas synagogue attack to anti-Semitism

    View More ▸
    TheWeek
    • About Us
    • Contact Future's experts
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Advertise With Us
    • FAQ
    Add as a preferred source on Google

    The Week is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

    © Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.