The Grand Cherokee 4xe is a great Jeep and a solid hybrid

The fifth-generation Grand Cherokee. [credit: BradleyWarrenPhotography ] When Fiat Chrysler America merged with Peugeot, part of the reason was the former’s challenges in getting an electric vehicle to market in the US. By the time the merger was finally consummated in early 2021, the plug-in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica minivan was the only electrified vehicle in […]

The Grand Tour: Richard Hammond shares exclusive update on Scotland special ‘Back on form’

He continued: “Then it was a case of finding a show to present together. So we knew we wanted a circumstance in which we’d both be able to use science and engineering to build stuff to make our lives better.  “And then we thought ‘hang on, if we were to be shipwrecked on a desert […]

A Place in the Sun fans left ‘raging’ as buyer almost loses property ‘for sake of 2 grand’

Property expert Scarlette Douglas was on hand to help home hunter Martin find his dream property near Valencia in the town of Campo de Turia, Spain. Accompanied by his brother and painter and decorator Arthur, Martin was looking to relocate permanently, despite having never visited the region before. Nevertheless, Scarlette managed to wow the prospective […]

Jeremy Clarkson details blowing up beach in Grand Tour special ‘Thorough test’

Unfortunately, Hammond’s metal detectors and May’s beach-combing contraption failed to yield anything of value; though they did stumble across what could have been the Holy Grail at the end of the episode. Meanwhile, Clarkson opted for a less sophisticated yet undeniably more effective method and stuck several sticks of dynamite along the beach. His tactics […]

James May clarifies they repaired football pitch he dug up with Hammond in The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour’s James May has confirmed the football pitch he helped dig up in Madagascar is still intact and looking better than ever.  In the new special, A Massive Hunt, May and his co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are sent in search of buried treasure by producer Andy Wilman.  Unfortunately for them, their […]

The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond insists he doesn’t ‘argue off camera’ with co-stars

“The only behind the scenes stuff is the business of making the show, and no one wants to watch that so much.” Though their on screen demeanour may suggest otherwise, the presenters are still on good terms and only bicker when there’s good TV to be made. Finally, Hammond added: “No, God no, we wouldn’t […]

The Grand Tour’s James May details ‘less hazardous’ pressures of new role away from show

James concluded: “Actually, we turned out to be quite good at it. And the thing is, you know, we were in an area of Scotland where there weren’t very many people anyway. “We didn’t have to interact with the locals, particularly. There are complicated systems of cleaning things, testing things, keeping members of the crew […]

The Grand Tour’s James May rules out inviting Clarkson to cooking show: ‘No opportunity’

“I understand the delay because material for TV is a precious commodity at the moment and we don’t want to throw it away,” he exclusively said. “You know, it’s a special. It’s got to go on to the right time.  “Yes, it is difficult to answer people when they go ‘where the bloody hell is […]