Top Gear thread

[Rich]

Good show... loving the LFA.....   and the roadtripping

[Rich]

The end with the Viper is hilarious

[Mustangfan2003]

Got to see a full episode before the big game.  Man that Aston looked good in the Grabber Blue style color.  Also, for such a huge engine the Viper doesn't seem to make that much power. 

[SVT666]

Also, for such a huge engine the Viper doesn't seem to make that much power.

I hope you're joking.

[Mustangfan2003]

I hope you're joking.

Well they are smaller engines out there that make about the same power without the help of a turbo or supercharger. 

[SVT666]

Well they are smaller engines out there that make about the same power without the help of a turbo or supercharger.

And half the torque.

[VTEC_Inside]

Doesn't the new viper have launch control? It should have handed the LFA its ass. On that note, why not show the 1/4 mile times/speeds?

I thought something was a bit fishy when they stopped at one pair of equal length burnouts lol

[SVT666]

Doesn't the new viper have launch control? It should have handed the LFA its ass. On that note, why not show the 1/4 mile times/speeds?

They didn't show them because their times were pretty embarrassing.

[Mustangfan2003]

I think next week Jeremy drives a GT500 vs a train.  Bad handling jokes in 3, 2 ,1 ....

[SVT666]

The train corners like it's on rails.

[TBR]

Really tired of the guys being astonished that the US has speed limits.

[Onslaught]

Yes, but 35 where that was filmed is kind of dumb. As many of our limits are. Then again we don't have speed cameras all over the place like they do.

[Cookie Monster]

I thought the "55 mph driving" was a hilarious touch.

[TBR]

It was, although I am sure similarly applicable in most of Europe.

[Cookie Monster]

It was, although I am sure similarly applicable in most of Europe.

Yeah, definitely, although by this point it's pretty obvious that if Top Gear is coming to the US, they're going to rag on us in some way.

[Colin]

They know you guys take it so well........

[Onslaught]

I thought the "55 mph driving" was a hilarious touch.

I got a kick out of it.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

The train corners like it's on rails.

[Mustangfan2003]

Yes, but 35 where that was filmed is kind of dumb. As many of our limits are. Then again we don't have speed cameras all over the place like they do.

It was dumb to have the limit at 35 there.  I've driven on a 2 lane road in Arizona where the limit was 60 or 65. 

[Galaxy]

Just saw the first episode of season 19 and I have to say I developed some respect for the Continental GT. It is still an ugly fat pig, but it is a pig that can fly.

[MaxPower]

It was dumb to have the limit at 35 there.  I've driven on a 2 lane road in Arizona where the limit was 60 or 65. 

wouldn't surprise me for a second if the speed limit sign was another clever edit.

[Colin]

I don't think it is, on this occasion.... I've driven in the Valley of the Fire, which is a State Park, and I am pretty sure that there was quite a low speed limit there.

[Mustangfan2003]

Parks have stupid speed limits.  It's 50mph on the Natchez Trace Parkway, which is bs.  BTW the American version is back on.  Looks like they aren't doing anything in the studio anymore or having stars in cars segments.   

[SVT666]

Parks have stupid speed limits.  It's 50mph on the Natchez Trace Parkway, which is bs.  BTW the American version is back on.  Looks like they aren't doing anything in the studio anymore or having stars in cars segments.

They haven't done any of that in a long time. The show is better for it since they sucked at interviewing.

[hotrodalex]

They haven't done any of that in a long time. The show is better for it since they sucked at interviewing.

Not enough time for it either.

But I'm not sure I like only having challenge episodes. The original show is really good in the studio too, which is part of what makes it good. Too many challenges makes you "immune" to them and they get less funny.

[Colin]

Coming up this evening:

3/7. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on a race from London's Wembley Stadium to Milan's San Siro, the home of Italian football giants AC and Inter. A price restriction leads Jeremy to grab the keys to a Shelby Mustang GT500, which costs the equivalent of £35,000 in America and packs a supercharged punch of more than 650bhp. James and Richard pin their hopes on the pan-European rail network in a bid to secure the prize of tickets to a top-flight football match, with nothing but a long journey home awaiting the losers. On the test track, Jeremy puts Toyota's GT86 coupe through its paces, and its promise of entertaining rear-wheel-drive handling should put a smile on his face. Plus, singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald gets to grips with the Reasonably Priced Car.

[MX793]

Not enough time for it either.

But I'm not sure I like only having challenge episodes. The original show is really good in the studio too, which is part of what makes it good. Too many challenges makes you "immune" to them and they get less funny.

For that matter, I appreciate reviews of new cars.  If all they do are challenges (many entailing purchasing older cars on a budget), you don't really get that.  Granted, with advertising dollars reigning supreme in the US, it's hard to have a show with objective reviews of new cars because manufacturers will pull their advertising money or other support if you give a bad review to a car.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

But I'm not sure I like only having challenge episodes. The original show is really good in the studio too, which is part of what makes it good. Too many challenges makes you "immune" to them and they get less funny.

Agreed.

[Mustangfan2003]

The challenges are fun, but it does get old if you don't mix it up a bit. 

[CALL_911]

This Amy MacDonald is hot, but god, that accent is grating.