New Top Gear (2011) BBC 2 8PM!

Robert · 26 Jun 2011 at 21:40

Merlin5 said:
Clarkson is starting to BS a bit too much. He's always making out he's never driven a car as amazing, yet he says that every show. "I never knew numbers went this high. £500,000." Oh sure, like you didn't already do an article on the £1 million + pagani zonda R.

I do love that e-type and the e-type copy though.

Have you ever watched Top Gear before?

Maccy · 26 Jun 2011 at 21:51

I enjoyed it a lot

Slumberbox · 26 Jun 2011 at 21:51

cymatty said:
I would do naughty unspeakable things to her.

She wasn't as nice as the blonde in the red jumper when the star in reasonable car was being interviewed IMO.

Merlin5 · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:01

Robert said:
Have you ever watched Top Gear before?

Yes. Your point?

Sagalout · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:10

Really enjoyed the whole episode. Didn't expect to like the Marauder segment but it was actually quite entertaining.

That BMW might be quick but it's pig ugly - would take the Cayman or Lotus any day. E Type segment was a great finish

mrk · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:11

Sagalout said:
Really enjoyed the whole episode. Didn't expect to like the Marauder segment but it was actually quite entertaining.

That BMW might be quick but it's pig ugly - would take the Cayman or Lotus any day. E Type segment was a great finish

I think it looks mean and meaty, reminds me a lot of the E46 M3, meaty and mean.

Shame the interior is cramped though.

antijoke · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:11

The hurricane and spitfire sounded awesome!!!

Good episode all round, must get my uncle to take me out in his E Type.

daz · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:21

Enjoyed it.

Been watching Discovery Turbo a lot lately as well which has loads of classic car stuff which is awesome.

Skeeter · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:42

What? No complaints about the BBC wasting our licence payers money on crushing a couple of cars? Thats not like OcUK...

As always, some good Sunday night entertainment. I actually like the 1M, it looks like the kind of car thats going to punch you in the face, steal your dinner money and spend it on Tequilla shots! Lol.

MikeHunt79 · 26 Jun 2011 at 23:28

Maccy said:
I enjoyed it a lot

Likewise, a great start to the new series

LizardKing · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:23

Conscript said:
Really? The E-type is a stunning looking car, and that Eagle Speedster looks like an astounding homage to it.

Only thing though...half a million pounds worth of car shod with Pirelli P6000s...hmm

E-type - fantastic car, the eagle speedster looked like its fat American counterpart with the name to match. Does nothing for me

Sin_Chase · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:24

Raaaarwgh!

Plenty of totty on tonight's show!

Shimmy · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:41

Conscript said:
Only thing though...half a million pounds worth of car shod with Pirelli P6000s...hmm

Exactly what I thought

Sin_Chase · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:49

Finished - Cracking ep!

PermaBanned · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:54

Great episode, looking forward to the rest. For once i agree with Clarkson to some extent - with the possible exception of Concorde the E Type was the last truly great thing we made. We don't make anything any more. It's cheaper to get cheap Eastern labour, and as a result we're a service nation - we don't make money, we just move it around. The saddest thing is that until the revolution there's nothing we can do about it

Also - that wasn't a mini. It's a BMW. It's just not the same, it's horrible and plastic and i want a proper mini

Raymond Lin · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:56

Nice Eagle Speedster...but i rather have that new Lambo...

JRS · 27 Jun 2011 at 07:46

LizardKing said:
E-type - fantastic car, the eagle speedster looked like its fat American counterpart with the name to match. Does nothing for me

Function over form, I'm afraid. E-type cockpits are bloody cramped, and if you want to increase the room then you need to make the body a bit deeper!

ubersonic · 27 Jun 2011 at 08:27

peterattheboro said:
My only moan(s) would be I didn't like the Hummer bit and Hammond annoys me with his wise cracks. He just seems like a cheeky little boy. Don't think he used to be like that?

Thats what happens when you stop a drag car with your skull, it improved his fashion sense at least.

Dutch Guy · 27 Jun 2011 at 10:02

I am surprised the new Mini WRC is allowed to drive on the road, or doesn't it have to meet noise regulations?

Lopéz · 27 Jun 2011 at 10:08

Almost every rally car I can think of is road legal. I haven't read the blue book in a few years but I think it's a requirement of the regs for most if not all classes of rallying, in the UK at least.