'Top Gear' Vet Jeremy Clarkson Calls Out Successor And Joe Rogan For Saying The Show Faked Its Infamous Tesla Review

Hard to believe that it’s been nearly ten years since Jeremy Clarkson’s on-set punch got him fired from "Top Gear," considering how successful his partnership with Amazon has been via the soon-to-conclude "The Grand Tour" and his rural unscripted series "Clarkson’s Farm." (The latter will return on the 2025 TV schedule for Season 4, despite cancellation rumors fueled by his Meghan Markle comments.) Clarkson is used to making claims about others, but came to his own defense in regards to one of Top Gear’s more infamous segments.

Specifically, we’re talking about the fairly scathing review of Elon Musk’s early Tesla electric cars, which appeared in a 2008 "Top Gear" episode, and was later the subject of a lawsuit filed against the BBC by the billionaire investor. Chris Harris, who was part of Top Gear’s replacement crew from 2016-2022, appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and agreed with the host’s claims that the Tesla test (which later led to a lawsuit) was faked, saying it wasn’t a standalone situation, either.