Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson to be the voice of sat nav

 

Rather than the soothing tone normally associated with sat nav devices, drivers will soon be able to have Clarkson barking orders at them as they negotiate traffic. His rather tongue-in-cheek instructions include directing motorists to perform handbrake turns rather than U-turns, it is claimed. As well as Clarkson’s voice, the new Tom Tom device, which is set to be launched next month, also features a Stig mode – based on the Top Gear’s famously mute racing driver. This will allow drivers to turn off Clarkson, if his in-car rants become too much. Describing what the sat nav might sound like, Clarkson explained: “It is mostly about the tone of voice I use.