Jeremy Clarkson, James Might, and Richard Hammond are once more with a model new explicit. “The Grand Tour Presents: Lochdown” arrives on Amazon Prime on July 30.
As a result of the title implies, this time the trio could be driving by the use of Scotland, on an journey that was filmed all through the coronavirus pandemic. Their autos of choice are basic American land yachts, along with a Lincoln Continental Mark V for Clarkson, a Cadillac Coupe de Ville for Might, and a Buick Riviera for Hammond. These big autos should make social distancing easy, not lower than. It moreover appears that they guys drive pony autos from the Sixties for not lower than part of the actual.
A trailer launched Thursday reveals the identical previous “Grand Tour” shenanigans, along with caravan towing, ill-advised modifications, and plenty of shouting.
The Grand Tour Presents: Lochdown
This marks the first new “Grand Tour” episode since “A Massive Hunt” was launched in December 2020. That seen the trio search for pirate treasure in Madagascar, using a Bentley Continental GT, Ford Focus RS, and a Caterham Seven.
Like most totally different points, manufacturing of “The Grand Tour,” which stays to be technically in its fourth season, has been impacted by the pandemic. In March 2020, Clarkson said launch of “A Enormous Hunt” was being held up, no matter filming being achieved, and warned followers that filming future episodes beneath pandemic conditions could possibly be troublesome.
The trio ditched the acquainted studio format (a holdover from their time at “Prime Gear”) after the third season, in favor of large-scale adventures. A 2018 renewal agreement requires filming of 4 of these specials per yr, one factor that’s been disrupted by the pandemic. “Lochdown” can be the third episode beneath the model new format, following “A Enormous Hunt” and “The Grand Tour Presents: Seamen,” which premiered in 2019.