Strap yourself in: the new BBC2 trailer for Top Gear series 27 has just pulled up. And looks like new hosts Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness are up to a LOT of motorised mischief in their debut episodes.

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Also featuring returning co-presenter Chris Harris, the new preview clip shows the Take Me Out frontman and former cricket star scaling Icelandic mountains, racing under threat of an electric shock and skidding a hearse (“the ultimate family car”, according to McGuinness) across a waterlogged Welsh beach.

Plus, we also get a sneak peek at some raft (mis)adventures in the Borneo jungle, the Stig's 'family' and Flintoff riding on the roof of a Mini.

The upcoming series will see hosts Flintoff and McGuinness replacing Friends’ Matt LeBlanc and Rory Reid. While LeBlanc left the BBC2 show due to its “extensive travel” commitments, Reid is returning as the face of the spin-off show Extra Gear.

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Top Gear series 27 will air this summer

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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