The GQ&A: Richard Hammond's 10 Best American Cars   April 16,
2012  If you haven't heard of BBC's Top Gear, chances are you're
a Yank: The show is estimated to have more than 350 million
viewers every week in over 170 countries, yet most people around
these parts are unfortunately unaware. And that's a shame,
because once you've seen the over-the-top, comically destructive
"car" show, featuring reviews like this, challenges like this,
and epic, globe-trekking road trips like this, it's not hard to
decipher its popularity. It might have to do with how the
British show infamously ridicules Americans and their
cars—especially head honcho Jeremy Clarkson, who, between
calling the Mustang V8 "rubbish" and claiming that "Americans
have the aesthetic ability of giraffes," isn't doing Anglo-
American relations any favors.  But of the program's trio of
presenters, it's Richard Hammond—AKA "Hamster," or "the little
one," as he was once termed by London mayor Boris Johnson—who
has a soft spot for us Yankees and our big d