Top Gear (2011 TV series)

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Top Gear
Genre Motoring
Created by Hunan TV
Presented byCao Yunjin
Huang Zheng
Li Rui
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes30
Production
Running timeapprox. 30 minutes
Production company BBC Worldwide
Original release
Network Hunan TV
ReleaseApril 23 (2011-04-23) 
December 27, 2011 (2011-12-27)
Related
Top Gear worldwide

Top Gear or Zhuigaodang is a 2011 Chinese Hunan TV TV series adopting the format as made popular in the 2002 Top Gear reboot, Zhuigaodang best translates into "Highest Gear". [1] The attempt is noted as being a toned down version of its British counterpart, and usually ran about 30 minutes in length. [2]

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History

In February 2011, rumors started circulating that the Chinese TV station, CCTV, was looking to adapt the Top Gear format for the local market. [3] The following week, it was confirmed that not only were they looking to adapt, but had in fact already finished a pilot, by host Cao Yunjin. [4] Cao Yunjin went on to reveal that the pilot episode included a race between a Cadillac and a donkey to see which would be better suited and more efficient as farming equipment, he continued that they would not be able to emulate many of that which had made the original famous, but that they would still be doing "fun" stuff. [5] After almost a month of no further development, the first fifteen minutes of the pilot was uploaded to YouTube, but was swiftly taken down by BBC Worldwide. [6] While it was largely reported to have been made for CCTV, the eventual series premiered on Hunan TV on the 23rd of April 2011, and featured Huang Zheng, Cao Yunjin, and Li Rui as hosts, and also featured a local version of The Stig. [7] [8]

Episodes

Episode NumberAir Date
0123 April 2011
027 May 2011
0314 May 2011
0421 May 2011
0528 May 2011
0611 June 2011
073 July 2011
0810 July 2011
0917 July 2011
1024 July 2011
1131 July 2011
127 August 2011
1314 August 2011
1421 August 2011
1528 August 2011
164 September 2011
1711 September 2011
1816 September 2011
1925 September 2011
209 October 2011
2116 October 2011
2223 October 2011
2330 October 2011
246 November 2011
2513 November 2011
2627 November 2011
274 December 2011
2811 December 2011
2918 December 2011
3027 December 2011

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