The wildly popular BBC auto show finally has a successor to fired host Jeremy Clarkson, who was canned in March after punching a producer while on location.
TV and radio personality Chris Evans will replace Clarkson as lead presenter of a new "Top Gear" line-up, the BBC announced Tuesday.
In his first tweet as new Top Gear host, Evans told fans, "I would like to say Jeremy, Richard and James are the greatest. And NO I'm not leaving the R2 Breakfast Show."
Richard Hammond and James May, who were Clarkson's co-hosts, will not be involved in the newest incarnation of "Top Gear," according to the BBC's David Sillito.
Acknowledging Clarkson's legacy, Sillito said that while Evans is a household name, Clarkson had a long-running association with "Top Gear" and his were big shoes to fill.
