TG is obviously being made for a different ( read "younger" ) audience now. I don't think there is anything in the new series that viewers from the previous version can relate to.
I enjoyed it last night, but I am just a big kid at heart. I don't get all the knocking. If you don't like it, don't watch it. That big Ford truck was awesome and the electric motocross bikes looked fun.
Watched last nights episode ( the only one I caught out of the whole series ) and was not too impressed. No chemistry between the presenters. No atmosphere in the studio. And that annoying Eddie Jordan was part of it too. And they say there will be another series soon .
Have to agree it's lifeless, soulless and very obviously scripted. Sooner watch Dave Lee Travis play Macbeth.