U.K. radio and TV personality Chris Evans is taking over the globally popular “Top Gear” nearly three months after the British Broadcasting Corp. fired star Jeremy Clarkson following an altercation with a producer. <br /> <br />Evans, who presents “The Chris Evans Breakfast Show” on BBC Radio 2, signed a three-year deal to lead a new lineup for “Top Gear,” which focuses on automobiles. Production will begin within the next few weeks, the BBC said. <br /> <br />“I’m thrilled, ‘Top Gear’ is my favourite programme of all time,” Evans said in a BBC press release. “Created by a host of brilliant minds who love cars and understand how to make the massively complicated come across as fun, devil-may-care and effortless. ”
