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        <div style="font-size:large;">'''Welcome to The [[GearKnob|GearKnob Wiki]]'''</div>
        <div style="font-size:small;">Former home of [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles about automotive journalism programmes. Officially opened to the public on 25/09/2022, closed on 29/03/2025.</div>
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<big>'''The GearKnob Wiki has been closed indefinitely. See below why. [https://tgcomplete.com Top Gear Complete Collection website]'''</big>
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'''Quick Links:''' [[Top Gear]] ''([[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|1977]], [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|2002]])'' | [[The Grand Tour]] | [[Fifth Gear]] | [[Best Motoring]]
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<br>This Wiki [[Main Page/Mission Statement|aimed]] to be a '''complete''' resource for all things televisual and written in the world of cars.


Note that this main page is likely temporary for the moment, and everything on it will be moved to other pages.


In order to classify for inclusion, the programme must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
*Present some form of journalistic automotive content in a serious and factual manner
*Feature road testing and reviews of then-new vehicles
*Air on television or on a major streaming service
*Have a direct lineage to the ''[[Top Gear]]'' concept created by [[Derek Smith]] (i.e. ''[[Fifth Gear]]'', ''[[Panic Mechanics]]'', ''[[The Grand Tour]]'') - this automatically '''overrules''' any other rule
*Accompany a magazine or other regular publication (i.e. ''[[Hot Version]]'', ''[[Motorweek_(American_television_series)|Motorweek]]'')


Programs cannot:
'''The GearKnob Wiki has been closed until further notice on the 29th of March 2025 due to abandonment from the original creator and lack of interest from fans to help document programmes on the Wiki.'''
*Be exclusively satirical or farcical in nature
*Be internet-exclusive (otherwise this Wiki would be flooded with poorly-made, mass-produced Vlogs)
*Be exclusively focused on the re-building, restoration, or modification of cars (e.g. ''Car SOS'', ''Wheeler Dealers'', ''Pimp My Ride'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on the purchase and sale of classic cars (e.g. ''Chasing Classic Cars'', ''Bangers & Cash'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on motorsport unless the show is a child program of ''[[Top Gear]]'' or a related programme (i.e. ''[[Rally Report]]'', ''[[Top Gear Motorsport]]'', Grand Prix reports hosted on ''[[Wheelbase]]'' etc.)
*Orignate outside Europe, Russia, North America, East Asia (Japan, Korea etc.) or Australia, otherwise there'd be hundreds of low-budget, likely lost automotive programs this Wiki would have to list


Wiki Etiquette/rules:
== Before you navigate the Wiki... ==
*All articles are to be written from the perspective of an indefinite point in the future UNLESS something is presently ongoing. This prevents the need to continually update articles should something suddenly change (i.e. a car being taken out of production, a company going bankrupt etc.)
For the viewers out there, check out the [https://tgcomplete.com Top Gear Complete Collection V3] website, because unlike this one, it works, looks better and will have Top Gear documented. Currently available with all of the infax (+ additions since).
*Similarly, major changes occurring outside any of the shows on this Wiki (e.g. incapacitating injuries, cars being scrapped, name changes etc.) are NOT to be reported unless they occur during the span of a particular show. So if [[Jeremy Clarkson]] were to have changed his name to "Jennifer" in 2015/16 as per the original stipulation of his [[Holy Trinity Wager|wager]], the page would only refer to him as "Jennifer" when describing events following the name change, with all preceding events and the article title itself retaining the name "Jeremy", as that is the name he was most commonly known by for over 55 years.
 
*As most automotive programs are British (including the earliest known example, [[Wheelbase]]), the British dialect of English is to be used in most articles, along with British-market car names (i.e. Vauxhall over Opel) unless the car in question was never sold in the UK, or an import car was used instead. An example of this is the Dodge Viper, which despite being known as a Chrysler in the UK, mostly appeared in its American form throughout TV shows.
For anything non-Top Gear, check out [https://discord.gg/Rp2aAK2MaU Revamped Car Shows Discord server], where you can find preservation status and active progress on preserving lost car shows (and motoring-related media, such as ''Police, Camera, Action!'' for example).<table style="width:100%;background-color:#F0F0FA;border:1px solid #8663A8">
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 7 April 2025

Welcome to The GearKnob Wiki
Former home of 159 articles about automotive journalism programmes. Officially opened to the public on 25/09/2022, closed on 29/03/2025.

The GearKnob Wiki has been closed indefinitely. See below why. Top Gear Complete Collection website

Quick Links: Top Gear (1977, 2002) | The Grand Tour | Fifth Gear | Best Motoring


This Wiki aimed to be a complete resource for all things televisual and written in the world of cars.


The GearKnob Wiki has been closed until further notice on the 29th of March 2025 due to abandonment from the original creator and lack of interest from fans to help document programmes on the Wiki.

Before you navigate the Wiki...

For the viewers out there, check out the Top Gear Complete Collection V3 website, because unlike this one, it works, looks better and will have Top Gear documented. Currently available with all of the infax (+ additions since).

For anything non-Top Gear, check out Revamped Car Shows Discord server, where you can find preservation status and active progress on preserving lost car shows (and motoring-related media, such as Police, Camera, Action! for example).

Top Gear Official Website
Top Gear Complete Collection V3 Official Website
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