No, Captain America is not hosting Top Gear

There was a teeny bit of befuddlement online when it was revealed Chris Evans is taking over from Jeremy Clarkson on the BBC motoring show...

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By Emma Daly

Published: Wednesday, 17th June 2015 at 7:41 am

When it was announced last night that Chris Evans would be taking over as host of BBC motoring show Top Gear, there was a little bit of confusion. Just why was Captain America ditching saving the world to talk about cars?

After all, it’s just not a natural fit:

Why would they make Captain America the presenter of Top Gear UK? Surely he'd confuse the audience with his pronunciation of "Nissan."

— Taz Matsui (@TazMatsui) June 16, 2015

Surely he can’t leave Batman doing all the superhero work?

Captain America at the front of BBC Top Gear and Ben Affleck as Batman. What's going on here ?

— McLaren Soul (@McLaren_Soul) June 16, 2015

Although some have apparently been *waiting* for this moment:

Yes! Captain America is taking over Top Gear ! I knew this day would come ???

— Tiffany Stevenson (@tiffstevenson) June 16, 2015

And took to (sarcastically) congratulating the BBC on their choice…

Well done BBC, very out of the box thinking. Captain America will make a great new presenter for #TopGear

— Colin Shelbourn (@colinshelbourn) June 17, 2015

Some were only momentarily muddled…

That moment when I thought Captain America (@ChrisEvans) was going to be the new host on Top Gear! pic.twitter.com/KdVSE3BrEx

— Marco Xavier (@supbchitsparker) June 16, 2015

Wait, what? @ChrisEvans is the new #TopGear host? Thought he was doing OK as Captain America. Must be hell of an offer to give up Avengers.

— Jacques Shark (@Jacques_Shark) June 17, 2015

Granted, this looks awesome…

"Oi Gary, you sure you booked the right Chris Evans?" #chrisevans #topgear #captainamerica @innocent pic.twitter.com/mn7rC8xaMb

— Olly Gibbs (@ollyog) June 16, 2015

But there was some feeling it wasn’t quite the right move for the captain:

Apparently Chris Evans is replacing Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, not what I expected Captain America to do next.

— Shaun Gibson (@shaungibson95) March 24, 2015

Alas, the winky face says it all – yes, there’s been a mistake:

Captain America is hosting Top Gear now ? ?

— Michael Powell (@The_Screendoor) June 17, 2015

Which some people are actually a bit disappointed about:

Really disappointed that Captain America is not the new Top Gear presenter and that, in fact, it’s the other Chris Evans

— Esteñ (@esten) June 16, 2015

Others helpfully clarified:

To clarify for my US friends. This is our version of Chris Evans. The BBC isn’t courting Captain America for Top Gear pic.twitter.com/dqokGPN7Rf

— Katy (@StealingCake) March 25, 2015