Fan shot footage from the end of tonight's Top Gear. The episode itself was beyond mediocre, but there is some serious iron at the end, including a land speed record car. They should've spent a lot more time with these cars rather than showing you 15 minutes of James driving a fucking city bus.

Fan shot footage from the end of tonight's Top Gear. The episode itself was beyond mediocre, but there is some serious iron at the end, including a land speed record car. They should've spent a lot more time with these cars rather than showing you 15 minutes of James driving a fucking city bus.

I thought tonight's episode was great. James driving a bus was quite... Different, but when Jezza drove the xxxxxx (trying to avoid spoilers for others), I was surprised he didn't test the one with the larger figures. I liked Richard's segment as well because I always love some off-roading action (a bit of a spoiler).

The ending was phenomenal IMO. It felt a little rushed and like you said, if they spent a little more time (actually quite a lot more time) with a few striking cars (McLaren P1 omggggg) it would have been a LEGENDARY episode.

Nevertheless, 8/10 for me.

Might want to hold off on the FR-S there Mike... http://jalopnik.com/the-subaru-brz-sti-just-leaked-1024198473

Nah, it's just a BRZ w/ rebadged TRD swag for the STI guys.  No biggie, they're just late to the party.  I'm really over the BRZ, used to like the halo LEDs but got tired of the boomerang look.  Nose is ugly, though shorter which is nice.  Hate their spoiler, don't need heated seats and prefer the monotone look of the FRS cloth seats which are probably the best cloth seats I've ever been in.  The 10 series gets the GT86 HIDs/LED DRLs, dual zone climate, push button start and smart key, the only stuff I wanted from the BRZ anyway.


I am curious about the STI exhaust on the concept though, wonder if the midpipe is 2.25" like the TRD or >=2.5".

Spoiler warning:

Richard's review was much better than the boring/awkward Evoque review, but do they need to do literally every single car RR makes, every time they come out with a new one?

Of course they do. Their job is to promote british cars (even if they aren't british anymore) and bash everybody else. That's what they've been doing for years. Theirs is one of the most obvious agendas in the auto journalism industry, and considering the other lucky contestants, that's really saying something. They're not even remotely fair or factual, and you shouldn't trust anything they say or take them as anything besides silly entertainment with a fair dollop of nationalism, racism and xenophobia thrown in for good measure. Their popularity is the only thing that lets them get away with it, and let's face it, more people like them just the way they are.

I liked this season, and thought the Hovervan was hilarious. The only episode I thought was bland was the first one.

Re: the BRZ STI. I've seen so many wild rumors flying everywhere (turbo, KERS, NA, etc) and honestly, I really don't think the suits will want internal competition in the model range, so we're unlikely to see a stock BRZ with more power. Plus, turboing it out, or putting in a bunch of fancy aero or suspension upgrades, will most likely drive the price up quite a bit higher where it will have to compete with more serious performance machines that make much bigger numbers, and selling the BRZ at that pricepoint - regardless of its virtues - is going to be a much tougher task. Already the usual reaction among the uneducated is "why don't you buy a V6 mustang instead," and it will only be worse at $30k+. Lots of people buy with their lizard brain, and a lightweight sports car is a fairly niche thing.

The GT40 was awesome. The tribute band version from a few years back was definitely less awesome. My favorite American car is the last of the Pierce Arrow Silver Arrows. As beautiful as the prettiest cars from France and Italy from the period, and the craftsmanship was astonishing. The only thing comparable was Duesenberg and RR, and their cars were no where near as good looking. Number 2: Cord 812 supercharged roadster. I also have a real soft spot for the MKII Continental. I don't think anything made today compares. The big Bentley and RR just look like mega versions of the 7 series and VW Passat.