The "Top Gear", Season 24/25/26 thread

Gibbo · 25 Mar 2018 at 21:29

Conscript said:
The Camaro was manual, right? Hence the stalling, and pretty sure there were shots of him using a clutch. So why did it have paddles on the steering wheel?

Rev matching technology, how they do it on Camaro's, but its a manual car.

Scania · 25 Mar 2018 at 21:40

Thoroughly enjoyed that, the first episode of the “new” TG I’ve sat down and watched, enjoyed and laughed out loud at without realising I was supposed to be comparing it to what had gone before....

They are well on the way to cracking this.

Simon · 25 Mar 2018 at 21:44

Will watch later. RAF program is still on. Think the one last week was decent but it’s the first I watched. Not watched much of either this or TGT

Combat Fighter · 25 Mar 2018 at 21:50

Pretty good episode tonight, definitely a better chemistry going on with TG now.

peterattheboro · 25 Mar 2018 at 22:47

Brill episode. Even a decent guest.

Would still ditch Rory mind.

jpaul · 25 Mar 2018 at 23:03

peterattheboro said:
Would still ditch Rory mind.

if his review had not been on the back of Matt's - we were all maxed out with superlatives by that point, you can only have so many in an episode ..
its like rounds fired in a Stallone movie.

Glanza · 26 Mar 2018 at 08:25

Not as strong as previous episodes but still getting better, I don't understand why they didn't let Sabine properly push that car instead of the old we've done it so many times before coaching that is just an angry German negging who ever is driving.

Glanza · 29 Mar 2018 at 13:46

andicole0 · 30 Mar 2018 at 13:29

Glanza said:

Ah yes the old "I am a driving god" trick that got the hamster into trouble. Fixed or accident?
Andi.

Conscript · 1 Apr 2018 at 20:34

Enjoying the Alpine segment but Jesus Christ did that catch fire quickly. Can't be a great advert for Alpine.

Edit: they just clarified it was a prototype Still, I wonder if that might put people off.

Chucklevision · 1 Apr 2018 at 20:39

Conscript said:
Enjoying the Alpine segment but Jesus Christ did that catch fire quickly. Can't be a great advert for Alpine.

Edit: they just clarified it was a prototype Still, I wonder if that might put people off.

If that doesn't, the 50k+ price tag probably will.

cm1179 · 1 Apr 2018 at 21:01

enjoyed it. they should ditch the star in the car bit though and just as it gets into it's stride, it's the end of the season

Conscript · 1 Apr 2018 at 21:01

Chucklevision said:
If that doesn't, the 50k+ price tag probably will.

Indeed, a shame. Maybe in a few years

andicole0 · 1 Apr 2018 at 21:13

How many episodes was that?!
Andi.

dacads · 1 Apr 2018 at 21:21

Don't usually mind SIARPC, but the guest today was awful I mean who wants to hear a story about having a ****?

andicole0 · 1 Apr 2018 at 21:23

Not a great fan of the man myself.
Andi.

jpaul · 1 Apr 2018 at 21:42

so an all aluminium body melts/burns to nothing ? I suppose any driver still inside would have died by that point so maybe does not matter ?
is effect on possibly adjacent objects worse than steel would be though ?
does it have a high crash rating nonetheless - article on alu bodies
... with the comment about forged alu enigne mounts failing on the volvo xc60 - would the Alpine parts also be forged ?

mjt · 1 Apr 2018 at 22:12

Brilliant episode! TG back on track this season

peterattheboro · 1 Apr 2018 at 22:17

Rory was absolutely toilet again tonight.

Good series overall though.

ZG002 · 2 Apr 2018 at 00:45

Good ep, Matt and Chris are pretty damn funny in parts and both willing to throw caution to the wind and push the cars (The states Chris had that XC60 in on the bumpy stuff!)

Rory Rory Rory.......

He needs replacing, guy can’t compete on any level and is starting to just look like a grade A ***