370 on Top Gear

Originally Posted by SeattleLion

The History channel (Discovery) show was originally sold to NBC a couple of years ago. NBC backed out presumbably when Knight Rider got crappy ratings. The current show was bought by Discovery for ten episodes. So, chances are pretty good that this show will disappear soon.

Also, the "Z" episode was sponsored by Mercedes. The BBC show is not commercial. It's hard to believe that a "Top Gear" show will be honest if their survival depends on the cars they are supposed to review.

In terms of the last episode, they did say that the Z is one of the best drift cars in the world. That doesn't impress me, but it is reasonably positive. The BBC guys don't hate the Z. They like to pick in Nissan by calling them Datsun. I kinda like that. My 240Z was a Datsun. Take a look at the Top Gear review of the 370. It was very positive. All they complained about was cabin noise. We all agree with that.

They did hate the 350. When they drove the 350 they were negative.