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my money is on Ant McPartlin
I don't think so!
Hey ..it takes a lot of skill to drive a mini Cooper while fully pissed up with your mother in the passenger seat at 4.00am in that there London and only hit two cars ...
( I had seen the article prior to nominating 😁 )
Kerley ..I stand corrected then ..he just doesn't spend too much time cleaning & polishing ..
Good episode. The back and forth between Matt and Chris is fun, the 2CV segment was fun.
that there London and only hit two cars …
This would suggest that he doesn't have what it takes to be a full-on Top Gear presenter. Only 2 cars... A lack of application and dedication. 🙂
It's worth watching the Chris Harris on Cars YouTube video of the 2CV. It's filmed exactly like one of his supercar reviews, lots of slowmo and big bends. The way the front wheel wobbles and warps as he steers in the slowmo footage is amazing!
Seems it's not on YouTube anymore, so here it is-
http://videos.sapo.pt/84zjVpwOeVPfmsQfiuIP
I thought that was a good episode, the plane was interesting and the 2CV bit was funny.
I think the answer to making the new Top Gear a success is to drop, or at least minimise, the studio sections. This is how I've been watching it and I've actually enjoyed it. Fast forward through all of the studio bits (including the Star in the Reasonably Fast Car).
EDIT: I've also decided my mid-life crisis purchase (when it comes) will be an Alta Redshift MX
That was rubbish.
Track-Tor...
hmmmm
Liked Matt in Italy. Rory in the Camaro was dull (and he can't pronounce Camaro). Tractor was lolz. Star in a reasonably fast car was pretty dull as per.
Even the missus said .." God this boring "...
It must have peaked last week !
Loved that Porsche gt3 though, I could watch that car going round the track for the entire hr
I must be very easy to please as i found this week really entertaining. It is the first time in a long time i have actually lol during an episode. Liked the countryfile ending. I think the last 2 episodes have been much better.
Stupid niggly question about the Camaro - what were the paddles for when it was defiantly a manual they were driving?
I like it when Sabine shouts.
I don't know the maths here ..but Sabine ( tiresome now ) was supposed to be 3 seconds quicker than Jamie ( although we have no actual evidence of that ) ..but what we do know is that he wasn't in the car when she did the lap .(while she was when he did his best time ).
I'm guessing that he must be a good 12st ..meaning the car was that much lighter when she did her lap ..would that in itself not save at least 3 seconds ?
If so ..what did the whole thing prove ? ( nothing ! )
Sorry ..I meant Rory ( not Jaimie ) in the post above ( I have 2 step brothers bearing the same names 😁)..
I like it when Sabine laughs.
I like it when Sabine isn't ...
..would that in itself not save at least 3 seconds ?
No, that weight is not worth 3 seconds in that car. All it showed it that sabine is a much better driver than rory - which we knew anyway, what with sabine being a professional racing driver and rory being an annoying ****
Can't argue with that ..😎
TG obviously ran out of superlatives when they featured a Ferrari and immediately followed up with the Camaro. There's only so many metaphors for "fast" that can be trotted out before it gets really boring, but Sabine shouting at Rory was mildly amusing. In contrast, the tractor segment was very funny indeed.
The supercar superlatives criticism isn't just aimed at TG, I find that I fast forward the supercar features on TGT too.
Matt and Chris seem to have genuinely bonded and the chemistry seems authentic. I enjoyed last week's piece on the 2CV, both presenters made it very watchable.
With the wet laps they should get Chris to do a lap then the star. They can then say you were 20 seconds slower which makes you the nearest or X nearest ever to Chris .
It would be more relevant.
Rory is boring.
I think the answer to making the new Top Gear a success is to drop, or at least minimise, the studio sections.
Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes.
Yes.
They get the worst feedback about the interviews every year but they keep them regardless.
Does anyone else simply fast forward through them every time? If they want a "star" involved then put them in a challenge/race/whatever.
The dry and subtle humour is where it's at and it's coming, slowly. There needs to be a bit more mischief and a little less showboating. Real reactions, even if understated, beat over the top cheese any day.
Yup, fast forward through the celebs but very time. Hopefully they see folk do this on iplayer
the best thing about the tractor was actually a photo of it drifting on the TG website - serious amounts of tyre deflection!
I really enjoyed this weeks inc the star bit.
feel sad for Rory though ..... Third wheel 🙁
So glad there hasn't been any Eddie!
I CGAF about the comedy skits, don't care about tractors or some faux race/challenge balls, if you want to relive that shit just watch Clarkson and his accolytes recycle it for big dollar on Amazon. Just... talk... about... cars. Please?
There are plenty of decent car channels on Youtube, where they talk about just the cars so Top Gear doesn't have to offer that. 20 years ago it needed to offer it as couldn't;t see it elsewhere.
Not sure what Top Gear does offer but I am sure loads of people must like it.
I always ff through the 20 mins of siarfc, i have done for years. It’s boring.
I do the same on gt when I watch that, although im not sure I’ll bother with that again. If i can switch a programme on and immediately and accurately predict the script, then its run its course as far as im concerned.
Managed about 15mins last with before I wanted to run MLB off the road - DULL & CLICHED.
As mentioned above, there are only so many ways of describing a fast car, so I guess that makes it dull for some people. 'Just talk about cars' That sounds even duller.
Not as dull as not comedians trying to be funny to a formula that was past its sell-by five years ago. That's REALLY dull.
Totally appreciate there's plenty of Youtube car reviews out there, so maybe that's not straight-up what they should do, but in the name of god, please stop just doing Clarkson era skits. Obvious, dull, not funny.
As mentioned above, there are only so many ways of describing a fast car, so I guess that makes it dull for some people. ‘Just talk about cars’ That sounds even duller.
Anyone else finding that with fast cars so commonplace now, they're just not very interesting any more? It's all repetition of a theme which has been running for decades, and it's all a bit tedious when they're described in the same way week after week. I'd much prefer to see stuff like the 2CV and other classics, as well as the technology of the future.
Not as dull as not comedians trying to be funny to a formula that was past its sell-by five years ago. That’s REALLY dull.
To be fair, I think they've rejuvenated the show, purely through the excitement they have for what they're doing. It's definitely not as bad as the old crew going through the motions of churning out the same old shit they've done for 20 years so they can get paid at the end of the month. A little shake-up of the formula wouldn't be a bad thing though.
Oh come on, this raised a proper laugh in our house:
As Sunday night fare it’s ok IMO, but that Mark Wynne on the extra gear, what a Marvin the Paranoid Android was he, especially criticising the 80s iconic Lamborghini Countach.
I was going to tune in on Sunday after a piece on country file. But to me it's a chore now to watch it. I used to think it was great. Then the jezza scandal came. I give it a chance with Evans et al and even checked out the grand tour. But I just seem to have no interest anymore.
I’d much prefer to see stuff like the 2CV and other classics, as well as the technology of the future.
Again, I give you Youtube. Loads of channels providing in depth coverage that people actually interested in cars want to see. TV is slowly dying as it can no longer compete on these types of subjects
Well ..the end of the series ..will there be another ?
Apparently not from that location as the airfield has been sold to a housing developer with planning permission approved ...certainly the end of the star in the car ( whatever it is called now )...if they don't find another race track ..
Really impressed with the Alpha SUV...and that Renault Alpine ( please don't say Alpeen! ) looked fun until it caught fire !
Presenters still naff ..would anyone really be that bothered if it didnt return ?
The Alpine was nice, but too expensive. The SUV test was amusing, just..
Overall the series gets a ...
The Alpine proved to be just a Renault with a sporty look and engine, hideous interior.
Parts of the SUV test were amusing but the totally pointless “Oh I’m lost” bit was cringeworthy.
.will there be another ?
Harris was at Dunsfold a few days ago in a shiny new Porsche.
Spent half of yesterday's working out where on the cross country course they were! Nice use of the Lion Bridge! Looked as if they filmed it early in the week before the trails, which are sponsored by Land Rover...
The take-away (ugh) from last night, don't overdo it in a Volvo SUV they aren't up to 'proper' off-road driving.
The series had more amusement in a single episode than a whole series of 'The Amazon Three'. It's no longer must see viewing in the house though.
I thought the "Alpeen" looked cheap: Not necessarily in the finishes, just the overall design.
He was also banging on about weight saving and yet they chose to include a second set of headlights. Yes, I know this was to emulate the original rally cars, but surely goes against weight savings elsewhere, and certainly didn't help the looks.
No one in their right mind would spend over £50K on a Renault.
Well now top gear is over i am looking forward to watching more of the Brian Johnson car series that started on Discovery. I enjoyed the first one, but i do have a soft spot for Minis.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45937945
Freddy Flintoff, Paddy McGuiness and Chris Harris. Ah well....