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The lads from the hit Top Gear television show are heading to New Zealand to rev up a Kiwi audience.
Irreverent hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May launched their Top Gear Live world tour last Tuesday in which they will visit seven cities in the next six months.
The motoring enthusiasts will host 10 shows in each destination with their trademark sense of humour and taste for a challenge. The itinerary includes Sydney and Auckland. Auckland dates are not confirmed but the show will be in Australia in February.
Hammond and Clarkson will front all the shows, which will also stop in Dublin, Johannesburg and Hong Kong. May has signed only for the British destinations.
Clarkson told news.com.au he believed "the Top Gear cocking-about humour translates well in New Zealand. "It seems to work over there. I think Aussies and Kiwis just get it."
Website information says the 75-minute live shows will feature supercars, stunt driving and variations on interactive segments, such as the "Cool Wall", in which visitors rank favourite vehicles.
The latest series of the show starts on Prime next month.
