I write this review after being half through with the episodes and having read the other reviews just to Encourage people to view it.
It is true, it is some kind of top gear lacking any kind of competence, sympathetic cast, humor or automotive content. It is the pure opposite. Even the mechanic cannot tell a motor problem from a defect clutch and is simply guessing all the time. The organizer is a real bully and failed miserably in his main job: organising (eg Visa) which leads to a lot of the delay. Funny enough he still blames other people.
But i found it fun to watch, because every time when you think " ok, they can't do worse than that" they manage to start a new catastrophe. Obviously it is not scripted (or done by pure genius) and so you really can have a good time thinking "Thank god, that I am not with them".
Its sad, that no one found the time to film the countries they cross instead of endless complaining. But ok, maybe this is the special power of this show.
(I wonder how they were able to get a second season paid though)