Jeremy Clarkson's new motoring show for Amazon Prime will be called The Grand Tour, the former BBC presenter has revealed.
"We'll be travelling the world hosting each episode in a different country, from a giant tent. It's a sort of 'grand tour', if you like. So we've decided to call it 'The Grand Tour'," he said in a statement.
Speculation has long been rife as to the name of the show, which makes its debut on Amazon Prime in the autumn.
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Clarkson and his co-hosts, Richard Hammond and James May, asked fans to come up with their own suggestions, although The Grand Tour does not appear to have been among them.
A clip posted to the show's Facebook page shows a camera scrolling down a list of tongue-in-cheek rejected names for the series, including Automates and The Clarkson, Hammond and May Car Show on Amazon (nixed as "too long").
"Early reports had suggested the show might be called Gear Knobs," recalls The Guardian. "But in April, Clarkson claimed the BBC had a legal right to stop the new show using the word 'gear' in the title."
Clarkson left the BBC last year, after punching a producer during a row over hot food. He was swiftly followed by his co-hosts and the trio signed a deal with Amazon.
Whether The Grand Tour can rival the behemoth success of its BBC forerunner, fronted by Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and several co-presenters, remains to be seen.
Roadshow dates and locations will be announced shortly. Tickets to be in the audience will be released via a prize draw later this summer.
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