Reid is part of the main Top Gear line up, and is the only presenter to have been found through the show's open auditions.

Filmed at the Top Gear hangar, Extra Gear will deliver behind-the-scenes access, exclusive footage, interviews and specially recorded films to fans of the show.

The show will be available on BBC Three’s live page and on iPlayer immediately after Top Gear finishes on BBC Two.

BBC Worldwide will distribute the show internationally, where it will be shown alongside the main Top Gear programme.

Presenter Rory Reid said that the new show was “hugely exciting”, adding “I’m looking forward to showing [fans] how the show is made and what goes on behind the scenes, giving viewers a different perspective on some of the coolest cars on the planet.”