The boys are back – 15th Season of Top Gear from June 27

The Stig is back!

Time for automobile enthusiasts to rejoice as the most watched show on BBC is back for its fifteenth season. The new season starts June 27 on BBC Two (UK only). The new season pushes the boundaries for excitement and expect lots of fun from modified motor homes, the real story behind the Reliant Robin, the death of the Chevrolet Lacetti, a race between the VW Touareg and a pair of extreme snowmobilers… and the Stig doing some bad things in a Bentley Continental Supersports…

Richard Hammond – wee lad, white teeth – is most looking forward to the something a little less extreme, however. “The emotional tribute to the British sports car is silly but fun and, I think, has some genuinely touching moments as we were the best in the world at making sports cars,” says Richard. Don’t worry, there’ll be plenty of overly horsepowered, wildly expensive metal hitting the track, too.

“We’re going to hit every single supercar as well,” Richard tells us. “In truth nobody’s buying them right now, but it doesn’t make any difference because it’s mostly a feature for the 10-year-old in all of us that just wants to look at the new Ferrari 458 or R8 Spyder…”