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The Grand Tour presenters had Amazon meeting 'days after' Richard Hammond Throttle House cameo on YouTube…

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If we're being honest, Amazon could have picked absolutely anybody to host the new season of The Grand Tour on Prime Video. From a random but established presenter who is trying something off-brand to a complete unknown fresh from a internship — you name it, they could have had the job.

But for two of our three new faces, their casting in the new series feels incredibly predetermined. James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, the creators of the popular car YouTube channel Throttle House, have been dubbed by fans as the "spiritual successor to Top Gear" for years.

Obviously Top Gear and The Grand Tour aren't mutually exclusive, but thanks to Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, the latter was born from the former. If you scroll back through two years' worth of Throttle House content, you'll even find that Hammond had a starring cameo.

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