• Jalopnik
  • spy-photos
  • jalopnik-reviews
  • Profile logout login

#topgear#discussed

Jalopnik

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #offtopic,
  • #tips,
  • #spyphotos,
  • etc.

Detroit, 6:21 AM
Mon Nov 30
14 posts in the last 24 hours

Contact

Tip your editors:
tips@jalopnik.com

Editor-in-Chief:
Ray Wert | Email | AIM

Road Test Editor:
Wes Siler | Email

Weekend Editor:
Murilee Martin | Email

Associate Editor - Houston:
Matt Hardigree

Associate Editor - Detroit:
Ben Wojdyla

Editor-at-Large:
Mike Spinelli

Contributors:
Mark Arnold
John Krewson | Email
Andy Didorosi

Follow Jalopnik on:
Facebook
Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO Jalopnik RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1753 Subscribers
Jalopnik
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    In the episode, I wish they'd shown more of the actual fabrication of the vehicle (the part of it they participated in, if any, that is) than those awful compliance tests. Although I have to say, Clarkson's mood room looked like an amazing place to spend time.
     Reply
    Edited by bmoreDLJ at 11/24/09 12:02 PM bmoreDLJ was starred bmoreDLJ was unstarred
    Image of mechimike mechimike
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    It looks like a postal van that got sideswiped by a barn.

    Bet that wooden door has a nice, low carbon footprint, though!
     Reply
    mechimike was starred mechimike was unstarred
    Image of OG_ OG_
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    And no mention of this here on Lutzopnik?!
     Reply
    beercheck promoted this comment Edited by OG_ at 11/24/09 10:16 AM OG_ was starred OG_ was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/24/09

    @OG_: Tune in yesterday for the exciting conclusion to this program.
     Reply
    beercheck was starred beercheck was unstarred
    Image of OG_ OG_
    11/24/09

    @beercheck: My fault! Missed yesterday completely.
     Reply
    OG_ was starred OG_ was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    But if you read the road test, you will find that is 3rd in the list of all time favourite electric cars, coming in before the golf cart and the G-Wiz.

    Probably really does show how empty this market this, as well.
     Reply
    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    I don't think I had ever laughed so hard at Top Gear as I did watching that episode.
     Reply
    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was starred Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was unstarred
    Image of Mr_Biggles Mr_Biggles
    11/24/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Agreed. I laughed so hard I think I experienced a fizzing sensation just behind my penis.
     Reply
    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. promoted this comment Mr_Biggles was starred Mr_Biggles was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    Aaand hat-tip @Battles!
     Reply
    beercheck was starred beercheck was unstarred
    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread
    One thing TG hasn't dialed it in yet at is the actual road review segment. The cinematography was gorgeous as always (and a bit trippy too) and I was actually surprised when the ZR1 reared its head. I also knew instantly that Clarkson would backtrack on his California love confession, but as The Stig's times proved, in the right hands it was amazing on a track.

    Everything else in the episode I could basically take or leave. Lots of bad acting in the project film, and for some reason Michael Sheen came off as almost as big a dick as Dick King Jay Kay.
     Reply
    bmoreDLJ was starred bmoreDLJ was unstarred
    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    It would have taken a visionary like Le Corbusier or Loewy to have created a vehicle as forward-thinking as this. From the modular power-plant to the 100% non stressed body, they even had the forsight to use raw aluminium which displays patina from new, before it has even began to collect the usual parking dings and jealous scratches.

    Just as Shaped By The Wind styling was a proponent of cutting-edge automotive designs of the past, this body panels of this car will literally be shaped by any gentle breeze it encounters.

    If Teslar had badged it, they'd have had a world-beater on their hands.
     Reply
    Edited by Rust-MyEnemy at 11/24/09 9:27 AM Rust-MyEnemy was starred Rust-MyEnemy was unstarred
    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    The aerodynamics are obviously what makes it so efficient, the big automakers should take note.
     Reply
    Bertone77 was starred Bertone77 was unstarred
    Image of stuntpuppy stuntpuppy
    11/24/09

    In reply to Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread
    I know I'm going to get shot in the face for this, but TG has jumped the shark for me. Clarkson telling me the ZR-1 can't go around corners (bullshit) and this lame hobby-shop electric car time-filler kind of clinched it.
     Reply
    bmoreDLJ promoted this comment stuntpuppy was starred stuntpuppy was unstarred
    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/24/09

    @stuntpuppy: The EU "tests" with the fake slow-mo and reverse footage were particuarly jarring and drawn-out, clearly to keep the episode's budget down. As for the planted audience member with the mustache, who for a moment believed any part of that incident was spontaneous?
     Reply
    bmoreDLJ was starred bmoreDLJ was unstarred
    Image of stuntpuppy stuntpuppy
    11/24/09

    @bmoreDLJ: I guess that's the other thing. Yes, the show has always been scripted, but it somehow managed to maintain the illusion of spontaneity. Now it's like they're just phoning it in.#tips
     Reply
    Edited by stuntpuppy at 11/24/09 9:50 AM stuntpuppy was starred stuntpuppy was unstarred
    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    11/23/09

    In reply to Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread
    Wow, that was fast...
     Reply
    Xelmon was starred Xelmon was unstarred
    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    11/23/09

    In reply to Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread
    One less TVR Chimera on the road that isn't mine can only be a good thing...

    And Geoff. Makes me wonder why Geo didn't launch an FF.
     Reply
    Rust-MyEnemy was starred Rust-MyEnemy was unstarred
    Image of Battles Battles
    11/23/09

    @Rust-MyEnemy: You're not getting rich that way.
    I knew a guy who obsessively bought Triumph Dolomite Sprints so that the two mint condition cars he had would be worth more.
    He's still not a millionaire, still buying Dolly Sprints, still not getting it.
     Reply
    Rust-MyEnemy promoted this comment Battles was starred Battles was unstarred
    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    11/24/09

    @Battles: That's one way to do things... I might now firebomb every 1st gen A4 I see to try and increase the value of mine...
     Reply
    Rust-MyEnemy was starred Rust-MyEnemy was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/23/09

    In reply to Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread
    Fuck yeah!
     Reply
    beercheck was starred beercheck was unstarred
    Image of Battles Battles
    11/23/09

    In reply to Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread
    This link won't make sense until you watch the show:
    [dl.haymarket.streamuk.com]
     Reply
    Mobius promoted this comment Battles was starred Battles was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/23/09

    @Battles: That is quite possibly the best auto review ever. Autocar just went up several notches in my book.
     Reply
    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of nick2ny nick2ny
    11/23/09

    @Mobius: Autocar wasn't already at the top of your book?
     Reply
    Mobius promoted this comment nick2ny was starred nick2ny was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/23/09

    @nick2ny: Below Evo and Car and Top Gear Magazine. But above all the American stuff!
     Reply
    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of bittday bittday
    11/17/09

    In reply to VIDEO: Jeremy Clarkson On Audi R8 5.2 FSI: "Perfect"
    I'm amazed. All those comparisons with the Veyron and nobody has mentioned pelicans yet. #audir8v10
     Reply
    HoonThatFerrari promoted this comment bittday was starred bittday was unstarred
    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/18/09

    @bittday: OK, then...

    "AND... if some randy Pelican came hooning itself in the general direction of my vehicle, the Audi R8 5.2 is the ONLY petrol-propelled conveyance IN THE WUUUURHLD that I feel could possibly avoid said suicidal bird, when encountered upon any roadway in England's Green & Pleasant land. So I must ask you now to bring me my wheel of burning gold,
    Bring me my Audi's of desire,
    Bring me my StainlessSteelSidestripe... Oh clouds unfold,
    Bring me my Chariot of Fire."

    There, I fixed it (I think).
     Reply
    Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 11/18/09 12:19 AM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Jalopnik account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.