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'Top Gear' frontman Jeremy Clarkson's quirky remarks often land him in trouble but he's still no stranger when it comes to voiceovers - most recently as a virtual showroom guide in the upcoming game release of Forza Motorsport 4.
Now the blunt-speaking showman will lend his vocal talents to TomTom’s satnav devices to assist (or annoy) you on a guided journey.
Some of Clarkson’s directional aids will be, “Turn right. Turn right. You missed it! For the love of…!’
Instead of performing U-turns, Clarkson will suggest drivers perform handbrake turns.
According to the Sunday Times, Clarkson commented that he wanted to use a more commanding tone of voice than the gentle tones used by conventional satnavs.
STIG ON SATNAV?
“It's mostly about the tone of voice I use," he explained. "There’s a tone of voice I use when ordering people to do things, so I said ‘left, left, I said left!’ you know, that kind of thing. It’s not a gentle satnav voice, put it like that."
TomTom will launch the Clarkson voice add-on in Europe, towards the end of 2011 and Clarkson said the show's mute test driver, The Stig, would also feature. “You can put it in Stig mode, apparently, which is when nothing happens. It doesn’t speak to you at all.”
TomTom is also reportedly to be in contact with 'Top Gear' co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May.
Clarkson commented that Hammond would lack the patience and May would probably get drivers lost.
“Hammond, well that wouldn’t work because he hasn’t got the patience. James May genuinely doesn’t have a sense of direction.
DISTRACTION FACTION
Clarkson joins the ranks of Yoda, Homer Simpson and Mr T as optional voices available for use on TomTom. The hilarious directional aids have sparked criticism from motoring groups fearing that the comedic voices could distract drivers.
Julie Townsend, campaigns director for Brake, a road safety charity, said: "Driving is a serious business.While there’s no problem with humorous voices used by satnavs, drivers need to make sure that they are not being distracted."
Now the blunt-speaking showman will lend his vocal talents to TomTom’s satnav devices to assist (or annoy) you on a guided journey.
Some of Clarkson’s directional aids will be, “Turn right. Turn right. You missed it! For the love of…!’
Instead of performing U-turns, Clarkson will suggest drivers perform handbrake turns.
According to the Sunday Times, Clarkson commented that he wanted to use a more commanding tone of voice than the gentle tones used by conventional satnavs.
STIG ON SATNAV?
“It's mostly about the tone of voice I use," he explained. "There’s a tone of voice I use when ordering people to do things, so I said ‘left, left, I said left!’ you know, that kind of thing. It’s not a gentle satnav voice, put it like that."
TomTom will launch the Clarkson voice add-on in Europe, towards the end of 2011 and Clarkson said the show's mute test driver, The Stig, would also feature. “You can put it in Stig mode, apparently, which is when nothing happens. It doesn’t speak to you at all.”
TomTom is also reportedly to be in contact with 'Top Gear' co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May.
Clarkson commented that Hammond would lack the patience and May would probably get drivers lost.
“Hammond, well that wouldn’t work because he hasn’t got the patience. James May genuinely doesn’t have a sense of direction.
DISTRACTION FACTION
Clarkson joins the ranks of Yoda, Homer Simpson and Mr T as optional voices available for use on TomTom. The hilarious directional aids have sparked criticism from motoring groups fearing that the comedic voices could distract drivers.
Julie Townsend, campaigns director for Brake, a road safety charity, said: "Driving is a serious business.While there’s no problem with humorous voices used by satnavs, drivers need to make sure that they are not being distracted."
