GRAB YOUR KEYS AND START YOUR ENGINES...

"TOP GEAR" RETURNS TO HISTORY(R) WITH ALL NEW EPISODES PREMIERING TUESDAY, JUNE 3 AT 9PM ET/PT

Hosts Tanner Foust, Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara are back with crazy adventures on wheels

New York, NY, May 6, 2013 - HISTORY's hit series TOP GEAR returns Tuesday, June 3 at 9PM ET/PT with brand new episodes as hosts Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood come back to explore new territories, new challenges and push new boundaries.

The new episodes of TOP GEAR will take viewers on a wild ride from the backcountry of Arizona into the Grand Canyon, through the Appalachian Trail and even to the Autobahn in Germany for the ultimate high-speed road trip. Adam, Tanner and Rutledge never fail to stand up to every limit, no matter where they are in the world. The guys do everything from testing extreme ways to plow through snow, drag race in muscle cars at the Gatornationals and test how much abuse a car can withstand and still run. Even more exciting are the one-of-a-kind experiences, such as testing the most expensive and aggressive Camaro ever built, and racing the exclusive Bowler EXR-S street legal rally car against an enduro bike in the Scottish Highlands.

Featuring international road trips, extreme stunts, insane challenges and hilarious chaos, TOP GEAR is the home for anyone with a love of cars. Full of high-adrenaline action entertainment, the series tracks the colorful history of the automobile as well as the bizarre 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. Michael Shevloff, Travis Shakespeare and Jane Tranter serve as executive producers for BBC Worldwide Productions. Executive producers for HISTORY are Russ McCarroll and Zachary G. Behr.

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.

ABOUT HISTORY

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), The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man, Counting Cars(TM), Pawn Stars(R), Mountain Men and Swamp People(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, the Emmy Award-winning The Men Who Built America, 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 a key business under BBC Worldwide North 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 Criminal Justice (HBO) and Intruders (BBC AMERICA) as well as Getting On (HBO), Americans in Bed (HBO), Top Gear (HISTORY), What Not to Wear (TLC) and the cultural phenomenon, Dancing with the Stars (ABC).