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After months of waiting, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May finally announced the name of their new Amazon series in May.
While The Grand Tour might not have been the title that many were expecting (Gear Knobs was apparently an early working title), it did reveal the idea behind the new series.
The show will see the original Top Gear presenting trio head around the globe to film all kinds of vehicular mayhem in front of live audiences.
The first stop on the tour will be Johannesburg, as revealed by Jeremy Clarkson on Twitter.
“So there we are. First stop on our Grand Tour is Johannesburg. Mid July,” he confirmed, adding: “Details on how to get tickets follow shortly.”
He also confirmed that the tour will "definitely" come to "several places" in Europe.
Amazon will be giving away free tickets to the Johannesburg studio (or “giant tent”, apparently) recording to competition winners, with fans asked to share a photo of “the most unusual place they’ve ever put up a tent”.
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Clarkson, Hammond and May will hand-pick three entries, who will receive tickets, travel and accommodation for the Johannesburg shoot.
Fans of the trio will be eagerly waiting to see how The Grand Tour compares with the newly re-launched Top Gear – which saw opinions split over new hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.
The Grand Tour is due to arrive on Amazon Prime this autumn.
