Cylinder-count and turbo presence apart, nothing is shared between the engines; the TT RS's engine block is the same as is used in US versions of the Volkswagen Jetta, and the cylinder head is closely related to those used in a Lamborghini Gallardo or Audi R8 V10.
Accordingly, it may seem unfair that, while the US versions of The Office and Life on Mars were officially licensed remakes, CBS considers Elementary an original series.
The makers of the US versions of both Shameless and Skins have admitted that they have had to tone down both language and content.
Question Time producer Tinopolis has acquired A Smith & Co, the producer of US versions of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen, in a deal thought to be worth about £60m.
The acne-ridden dorks dressing in head to toe black in tribute to Richard Moross from Moo, or the screaming Mike Butcher groupies in Techcrunch UK thongs (like the US versions, but with more scant coverage).
This is something that the US versions of The Voice and The X-Factor (with the recent exception of budding pop supergroup Fifth Harmony) – not to mention Rising Star, Duets, Rock Star etc – have not been able to achieve, and it's always given Idol an edge in the credibility department.
