Top Gear thread

[SVT666]

June 26 is the first of 6 new episodes.

[Mustangfan2003]

Season 17 trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJnpCp841_0&feature=player_embedded

[68_427]

A couple parts tonight had me loling tonight. 

[Mustangfan2003]

New UK episode

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-s17e5_2288546.htm

[hotrodalex]

A couple parts tonight had me loling tonight. 

Same here.

America Top Gear was decent, but the UK version was excellent.

[68_427]

Same here.

America Top Gear was decent, but the UK version was excellent.

I wish we had an hour of show as well, I feel the show is rushed because they have to make room for commercials. 

[Mustangfan2003]

That's why I thought an automotive show on Showtime or HBO would be pretty sweet.  I know it wouldn't reach a wide audience but it would be awesome. 

[hotrodalex]

I wish we had an hour of show as well, I feel the show is rushed because they have to make room for commercials.  

Yeah all they did was the truck-that's-not-a-truck challenge. UK Top Gear would have done that, the news, and a star in the reasonably priced car.

Next week Chumley and the bald guy from Pawn Stars will be driving the cheap car. I'm not going to be happy if they just get people from the History Channel to be guest "stars" this whole season.

[SVT666]

New UK episode

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-s17e5_2288546.htm

They have the best jobs in the world.

[Mustangfan2003]

The Interceptor is a pretty sweet looking car, the local car museum has one.  It's a shame it had to be built by British Leyland. 

[the Teuton]

They have the best jobs in the world.

Some of us are trying to get there...

[Mustangfan2003]

Some of us are trying to get there...

If they ever remake Motor Trend TV you can host it, all you need now is some aviators and a mustache 

[Mustangfan2003]

So it seems that Hammond and May will get their own shows on BBC America

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/25/top-gear-host-hammond-to-get-own-car-show-in-america/

a little different from Top Gear, but should still be entertaining. 

[SVT666]

Top Gear Special is airing in 2 weeks.  It looks like they are in Africa again.  Hopefully they learned some lessons from the India Special and this one will be good.  The new season starts rights after and Hammond has posted a picture on his Facebook page of a new Viper, an LF-A, and a new Vanquish driving across Nevada.

[Raza]

Top Gear Special is airing in 2 weeks.  It looks like they are in Africa again.  Hopefully they learned some lessons from the India Special and this one will be good.  The new season starts rights after and Hammond has posted a picture on his Facebook page of a new Viper, an LF-A, and a new Vanquish driving across Nevada.

I didn't think the India special was bad.  It did feel too scripted, but there were a lot of really cool parts, like the beer can cricket. 

[SVT666]

India was awful.

[Colin]

First Top Gear of the new season has just aired.....

In case you don't get the joke around the P45, it is the official HMRC (tax) document that you get when you leave employment........... I assume I don't have to explain "Dragons' Den"?

[Northlands]

India was awful.

Whether it was accurately truthful or not, my favorite part was the "revealing" highway traffic clips and the night time travel on the roadways. They made driving them seem downright terrifying.

[Rupert]

India was awful.

The hillclimb was cool, and the scenery in the Himalayas was alright, but yeah, otherwise balls. They weren't into it.

[68_427]

That girl during the news.  hnng

[TBR]

Just finished it. Pretty good. A little surprised that Hammond liked the Pagani so much. It looked and sounded very German going around that track (yes, I know the prev gen had a MB based engine). Frankly, it looked slow. The Bentley segment was pretty kickass, amazing they let them do that. Liked the P45 bit as well.

[VTEC_Inside]

Great fun watching the Continental run that stage.

[SVT666]

The Huayra is fucking ugly, but holy shit is it fast.  What's with the ridiculously cool shifter and then they also put paddle shifters.  Don't get it.  There were 3 women of note during the News.  The one behind Jeremy was stunning, the one behind Hamster was a MILF, and the one behind and to the left of James had an actual eagle's beak for a nose.  Fuck was she ugly.  The Continental segment was incredible.  The P45 segment had me LOLing the entire time until "Dragon's Den".  Then it became less about the "car" and more a parody of the TV show which was disappointing.  Overall though, it was an excellent episode.

[VTEC_Inside]

I liked the center shifter on the Huayra. Pointless, but built very nicely. The thing that impressed me the most about it was the active flaps. Watching it come out of the right hander with the right rear flap up to keep the left side down was cool.

[Cookie Monster]

That girl during the news.  hnng

Seriously dude omg

[CALL_911]

Fuck, I forgot to download the episode yesterday. Now I have to wait to get it.

[SVT666]

Fuck, I forgot to download the episode yesterday. Now I have to wait to get it.

Watch it on Streetfire.net.  No waiting and it's in HD.

[Raza]

I've got to watch this when I get some time.  Probably tomorrow night.

[Colin]

Who needs you SuperBowl when you can watch this?

2/7. The trio of motoring enthusiasts embark on another epic road trip, this time across western America in front-engined supercars. Jeremy Clarkson pilots the Lexus LFA, which has a spectacularly high-revving V10 powerplant, Richard Hammond gets behind the wheel of the muscular Dodge Viper, and James May opts for the latest incarnation of Aston Martin's Vanquish. On their journey from Las Vegas to Palm Springs via Los Angeles, the presenters tackle racing circuits and find themselves in a race against the police, before rushing to the Mexican border - and there's a terrifying penalty for the last man to arrive. Meanwhile, Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood rolls up his sleeves to thrash the Reasonably Priced Car.

Starts in 5 minutes in my house.

[Rich]

Yep, I'm excited... I'll be watching on iPlayer at 9