This Is The New Host of “Top Gear”

This Is The New Host of “Top Gear”

Meet Chris Evans. No, not Captain America. This Chris Evans is a BBC radio host — England’s Howard Stern, with slightly less raunch — and a long-time car nut with a special passion for Ferraris. And as of today, he’s also the new top host of “Top Gear,” replacing Jeremy Clarkson.

Evans has long been the odds-on favorite to replace Clarkson following the ex-host’s dismissal for punching a producer, going so far as to deny his interest a few months back. Today, the BBC revealed that Evans had been signed to a three-year deal to host the show with as-yet-unnamed cohosts, with production restarting in a few months and the first new episodes set to air in 2016.