Chris Harris is brilliant and is the only true car guy -- he knows his stuff and his passion comes right through the screen... his back must be in tremendous pain from carrying this show by himself.

The other two -- Paddy McGuiness and Freddie Flintoff -- are painful to watch. Their voices are annoying, they're sometimes hard to understand, and they're just not funny. There is no chemistry with these guys, no character buildup or development, and no reason to care. The old trio (Clarkson, May, Hammond) were friends -- and enemies -- and there was conflict and resolution. It's like Paddy and Freddie were just two generic bodies swapped in to host... which is likely what happened.

In the old Top Gear, there were moments were you had to suspend some disbelief as to whether certain vehicles were truly built by the hosts or whether certain things happened on their adventures... but at least you felt they were somehow deeply involved... in the new Top Gear everything is unbelievable. Again, aside from Chris, they're not car experts or handy guys.

It would be the exact same show if you had Chris driving/competing along with the camera guys or other Top Gear staffers.

To be fair, the other hosts post Clarkson/May/Hammond and before this crew were a mixed bag... but a moot point since they are no longer hosting.

Aside from the hosts, the writing/ideas feels a bit unoriginal but again, I'm wondering if that's partially or fully due to the current hosts. The production quality is still top notch with access to quality vehicles, beautiful cinematography, etc., but I don't think that's enough to save this show as that is not a point of differentiation anymore today with other shows on the air or online.

This show was absolutely amazing when Clarkson, May and Hammond were hosting. It was great! I watched this with my dad and we both found it absolutely hilarious, I'm a big fan of Clarkson (not his politics) and he just brought the humour along with Hammond and May. When the BBC fired Clarkson they shouldn't have kept it going as it lost all that was good about it. Me and my dad watched an episode of Chris Evans hosting top gear - TRASH. Matt LeBlanc hosting - Not one laugh in the entire episode. Stick with Clarkson, May and Hammond.

When Clarkson May and Hammond left, the producers had a great format and blank canvas to build on.I wont bore you but suffice to say instead of taking it an exciting new direction, the BBC have tried to keep it going by bringing in impersonators to take over their roles.I mean Chris Harris et al pretending to be Jeremy Clarkson and spouting Clarksonesque one liners starting "It's a bit like..." fused with forced banter makes for awkward viewing.The only person with any personality is Matt LeBlanc but he has no one to work with/bounce off.It's clear even the BBC know that Top Gear is now called THE GRAND TOUR!