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"TOP GEAR" RETURNS TO HISTORY(R) FOR AN ALL NEW SEASON PREMIERING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 AT 9PM ET/PT

Hosts Tanner Foust, Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara return for more exotic cars and crazy stunts

New York, NY, August 6, 2013 - HISTORY's wildly popular TOP GEAR returns Tuesday, September 3 at 9PM ET/PT for an all-new season as hosts Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood come back for more exotic cars and crazy stunts.

Season four of TOP GEAR goes bigger and faster than ever before as Tanner, Rutledge and Adam continue their quest to test the world's most incredible vehicles in the most outrageous ways. They race from New York to Los Angeles in exotic super cars, attempt an open-water crossing in home-made amphibious cars, test some of the most powerful American cars ever built, and travel alongside the Mississippi in the biggest cars the USA has ever produced. They travel through remote Alaska in home-made convertibles, and a motorbike road trip to Sturgis proves that fewer wheels doesn't make Adam a better driver. From a high-speed race among a jet boat, rally car and super-car to a review of the brand new Corvette Stingray, this season of TOP GEAR has got it all and more as our hosts go big or go home in the most action-packed season to date.

Featuring supercars, extreme stunts, insane challenges and car reviews, TOP GEAR is the home for anyone with a love of cars. The U.S. version is chock-full of high-adrenaline action entertainment as it tracks the colorful history of the automobile as well as the eccentric adventures of its hosts with TOP GEAR's customary wit and humor.

TOP GEAR is produced for HISTORY by BBC Worldwide Productions and is co-production between HISTORY and BBC Worldwide. John Hesling is Executive Producer. Executive producer for HISTORY is Russ McCarroll.

About TOP GEAR

TOP GEAR, which premiered in the UK in 1977, is consistently BBC TWO's most-watched program in the UK. Top Gear also reaches over 150 million households globally and made its stateside debut on BBC America in 2007. One of the BBC's premiere brands, Top Gear, the magazine, is the leading car publication in the UK, and the global road tour, Top Gear Live, continues to be a global success.

HISTORY(R), now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers(R), American Restoration(TM), Ax Men(TM), Counting Cars(TM), Ice Road Truckers(R), Pawn Stars(R), Swamp People(R) and Top Shot(R) as well as HISTORY(R)'s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible and the Emmy(R) Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us(R) and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY(R) website is the leading online resource for all things history, and in 2011, the United States Library of Congress selected HISTORY(R)'s Civil War 150 site for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the American Civil War sesquicentennial. www.history.com.

ABOUT BBC WORLDWIDE PRODUCTIONS

BBC Worldwide Productions is one of five core businesses under BBC Worldwide America, the U.S. division of the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Worldwide. Led by Jane Tranter, BBC Worldwide Productions is based in Los Angeles and develops and produces scripted and non-scripted projects for U.S. cable and broadcast networks, as well as digital platforms. The production company is responsible for various titles including the upcoming Getting On (HBO), Criminal Justice (HBO), Us & Them (FOX), Americans in Bed (HBO) as well as Top Gear (HISTORY), What Not to Wear (TLC), Richard Hammond's Crash Course (BBC AMERICA), The Week the Women Went (Lifetime), Torchwood: Miracle Day (Starz) and the cultural phenomenon, Dancing with the Stars (ABC).