The Grand Tour presenters had Amazon meeting 'days after' Richard Hammond Throttle House cameo on YouTube 'we had no idea of any details'

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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Throttle House fans have called the channel a 'spiritual successor' to Top Gear for years but The Grand Tour presenters had no idea what was coming
when they booked Richard Hammond.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter If we're being honest, Amazon could have picked absolutely anybody to host the new season of The Grand Tour on Prime Video . From a random but established presenter who is trying something off-brand to a complete unknown fresh from a internship you name it, they could have had the job.

But for two of our three new faces, their casting in the new series feels incredibly predetermined. James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, the creators of the popular car YouTube channel Throttle House , have been dubbed by fans as the "spiritual successor to Top Gear" for years. Obviously Top Gear and The Grand Tour aren't mutually exclusive, but thanks to Jeremy Clarkson , James May and Richard Hammond, the latter was born from the former. If you scroll back through two years' worth of Throttle House content, you'll even find
that Hammond had a starring cameo. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: The Best Cars We've Ever Driven - Tuthill 911K vs Alfaholics
GTA-R 290 - YouTube Watch On Amazingly, Holland and Engelsman's first meeting for The Grand Tour job came just days after the above video was released though the pair insists that one has nothing to do with the other. 'We
thought we were walking into a wall of knives' (Image credit: Prime Video) "That first initial meeting was literally right after that," Engelsman tells me about the Hammond YouTube cameo. "We just about had an idea [of the job]
at that point. We had no idea what it was, really, or any detail consciousness. [The cameo] was completely separate. That was fun coming out." You may like The Grand Tour season 7 release date and time on Prime Video How to watch The Grand Tour season 7 online from anywhere Clarkson's Farm season
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Even so, it set a chain of events in motion that fate itself couldn't have timed better. And who doesn't love seeing Hammond involved in an informally formatted car show? It's almost like he knows what he's doing.

But now that YouTube clips have effectively soft-launched the pair's TV presenting partnership with train TikTok creator Francis Bourgeois, how do they feel about the fan reaction so far? Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. The Grand Tour | Official Trailer | Prime Video - YouTube Watch On "We try not to read every single comment.... while reading every single comment," Holland jokes. "The sense of it is good. Obviously, when the show comes out, that is when it matters.

Engelsman adds, "We really thought we were walking into a wall of knives up until the moment the show comes out, but people have been a lot better than I thought, honestly. The call is good. They're a good bunch.

"At its core, it's people who just enjoy cars, and I think that more people than we expected are ready to simply enjoy more car content," Holland agrees.

Luckily for them, all six episodes of The Grand Tour are ready to drop on Prime Video on September 4, so the wait is almost over. Today's best Amazon Prime Video deals Amazon Prime Video - Free Trial View at Amazon Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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