Really dont like Chris Evans at all......... dont think he is car person! See below...
The show is not about the individuals, its about how they interacted with each other and the other 3 have had years to get it right. Look at the classic car show that Jodie Kidd does, its crap, because they dont interact very well.
So spending a fortune on a car and storing it in a sealed room gets kudos, interesting. If he drove that car on the road or track, then I would maybe agree. Car nuts come with all sorts of budgets and generally the ones at the top are not really car nuts, IMO.
Just waiting for the "next" announcement, that Clarkson is starting "house of cars"