370 on Top Gear

Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

Yes, entertainment, something missing from the Top Gear US.

The original Top Gear actually had a blind man on. They gave him the chance to drive again and to give him an experience he wouldn't forget. He did high speed passes around the TG test track and even beat a few people who had full use of their eyes. It wasn't just a stunt to show how "wacky" they were either... Go watch that episode and compare if you'd like.

Top Gear is about entertainment and they do set up a lot of their challenges and stunts but the key here are the hosts. They're not made of wood and they actually know about cars. They are generally entertaining unlike the three goons we have in the US.

All the complaints are about the hosts for the most part. The rest of the issues come from the show relying heavily on advertisers. Then theres the total lack of imagination of the producers. We're still waiting for an actual comparison between cars or even an actual review of the cars they drive. Not some forced "the car looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down" one liner or some poor reference to a movie that maybe a 10th of the audience will get.

I stand by what I said on the TG blog. It looks like the US producers sent an intern into a bar and hired the first three douchebags that hit on her.

Originally Posted by sonic370

imo i thought the entire show was a joke... the next time i go racing down a snow covered mountain i'll be sure to borrow an evo.. it was an insult to let
some guest star track a yugo!! and then not track the 370...


someone should start a poll on why they bought the 370..
in might be fun to see where drifting ranks at on the list...

as one guy said best part of the show was the dog at the end

Originally Posted by VCuomo

Just like TG BBC, TG USA will be tracking that same Yugo (actually, I think it's a Hyundai, don't really remember though) using a different guest each week, and the track time goes up on their tally board in the studio. There's no intention to compare the "Yugo" to any other car. And the "Yugo" will be the only car that remains the same from week to week this season.

And yeah, the guide dog peeing was the best part of the show - I bet TG BBC will run that clip on their show!

Originally Posted by VCuomo

I agree with you on the hosts thing, with the exception of Tanner - he certainly knows cars and how to drive them. The other two - well, I don't see what they bring to the table.