Poll: Top Gear...Epic Win or Epic Fail?

[Plinglebob]

Its gone down hill recently as they seem to be running out of ideas for challenges, its seems a bit too scripted and Clarkson and Hammond get on my nerves.

 

[Private Custard]

*snip*

For some reason I see this as a challenge.

1) They love the veyron because of what it is. A 1.8 tonne car with air con and radio and an automatic gearbox. And it goes at over 250mph and 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds. They have said it's not the fastest car around anymore. But I have yet to seea car that goes at that speed, with that many luxuries.

I agree that the Veyron is an engineering masterpiece, but for a long long time, the only reason they refused to acknowlege the SSC Ultimate Aero was because it was American! Anyway, it's the weight that killed the Veyron, I have 100bhp/tonne more than the veyron in my GSXR!

2) It might not be featured because maybe nissan might not want top gear to test it? We don't even know if it was on slicks or not. It took them 2 years to get a veyron to do a lap and they had similar problems with the ferrari enzo. If you owned a several thousand dollar supercar would you be willing to lend it to a car show, which is famous for blowing stuff up and faffing about.

The Ultima GTR720 (not nissan GTR) used to get the 1:12.8 is totally road legal car, used daily, no slicks. Ultima decided to take it to Dunsfold after Top Gear kept ignoring them.



I've heard that Top Gear have something against kit cars but, like the Ultimas, you can have your Caterham built by the manufacturer (didn't stop them testing them though). Even the Ariel Atom (a car not as fast as Clarkson likes to think) could be bought in kit form in the U.S.

I can agree with some of what you said about clarkson, but he is still a very funny man. And you honestly can't say tat amotorbike i more fun ten an ariel atom until you have driven one. This may go for clarkson too, but still...

I've driven everything from Zonda F Roadsters, Ferrari 355s, Aston Vanquishes and Alfa race cars to Hayabusa engined Rush's that make all those cars (and the Atom) look like Vauxhall Corsas in terms of pace. I've spent a large amount of my life surrounded by numerous Cobra reps with some pretty serious V8s. I don't need to drive an atom to prove what I already know.......cars aren't as exciting as big bikes!

I can agree with what you said about hammond, but honestly, he should be dead. He did survive a horrific car crash, so I would make the most of it. More money never hurt.

That was indeed a serious crash, and I'm glad he didn't die. But to do Morrisons ads!!

Nothing really needs to be said about james may so that sums that up.

Counter rant over!

Counter-counter rant over!!

 

[Humppaporo]

Top Gear - probaly the best show "in the world". Ambitious but not rubbish. 5th gear on the otherhand since it seems to fit in this topic - is utter rubbish.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

/Clarkson
Top Gear is like Manliness and Cars got married...and had a baby.

 

[Redingold]

Top Gear - probaly the best show "in the world". Ambitious but not rubbish.

But didn't they once call themselves ambitious but rubbish?

 

[hazabaza1]

It is awesome, and I don't even like cars.

Only one bad thing has come from it: everybody calls me James May.

 

[maninahat]

It is a funny show, although a lot of people I know make a big deal out of the show being contrived (as though this is actually an issue). The show is made to look random, but it obviously is scripted and the script ensures it is funny. Why does it have to be spontaneous?

 

[happysock]

EPIC win, despite it wavering slightly a bit in the latest series I've always loved top gear and always will.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

well, since I live in America, I don't get 5th gear, but I still love Top Gear because of how funny it is. they went across Vietnam on motorcycles, and if they broke down they would get a motorcycle that was covered in American flags blaring pretty much the most American songs on earth.

 

[Riyka]

it represents why men love cars XD (and women to i suppose *is a girl XD*) if i wanted to know facts and figures i'd watch an advert. top gear is brilliant because it has that childish giddiness that little boys have, i absolutly hated fifth gear, and the more silly top gear gets the more i love it...yeah it gets a little OTT but what the hell it's all good fun.
(besides they do actually present you with some useful facts about cars ^^..somewhere in there XD)
my mom actually likes top gear...and she hates cars...and most of TV that isn't aussie soaps actually....so it must be doing something right XD

(hmm i seem to be in a minority here...i love jeremey clarkson XD not just on top gear, i enjoy the new articles he writes as well...odd...)

 

[Humppaporo]

Top Gear - probaly the best show "in the world". Ambitious but not rubbish.

But didn't they once call themselves ambitious but rubbish?

Indeed they did my guess is about 6 times since season 10. *Has all episodes on computer*

 

[Sir_Tor]

I don't even like cars but I love the show

 

[Weaver]

Did this really need to be a poll?
And why the fuck is EVERYTHING "EPIC!!!" now a days. Can't you just like or dislike something without taking it to ludicrous extremes?

 

[McHanhan]

I would add something like "I love Top Gear!. It's an entertainment show that you should take at face value and not over analyse about scripting and proper reviewing. If you want a proper car show- watch Fifth Gear or something, if you want a fun car show- then watch Top Gear. If you can't be arsed, then bully for you!."

Of course all that I have just said can easily be summed up like so:

The man himself speaks and I couldn't agree more. The quality of it is slippin a bit but that is expected 13 or 14 seasons in. I remember Topgear pre 2002 before Clarkson, Hammond and that other guy remade it. The original Topgear was a true car show testing real and practical cars. What happened to it?. It was canceled or the BBC dropped it because it was rubbish. For all it's flaws that some people claim the new topgear has its still going strong.