Top Gear Season 14
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i laughed like a drain at last nights ep, TopGear is almost a parody of itself now with 3 men mucking around, so what if a lot of it's staged, so what if it doesnt soley appeal to us car beardo's anymore, take it for what it is 
and how great was the "retard" button "oh he's here" haha
and how great was the "retard" button "oh he's here" haha
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I had no idea the SIARPC was Lucian out of Underworld 
I love that movie.
I love that movie.
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He has done a few films, and to be honest he is a very good actor. The person who said he was a nobody was talking out of his arse to be honest.
No idea how folk managed to enjoy last night's show. It was poor from start the finish. The 'challenges' get more ridiculous and unfunny with each passing episode. They seem to think the viewing public are moronic. Top Gear used to be the telly highlight of the week. Now it's something hardly worth watching.
Thought it was an ok episode, skipped through the SIARPC without even watching a minute of it - have never even seen the guy before and no idea who he was. I enjoyed seeing Clarkson hoon about in the R8 and the ZR1. The battery powered car could have been so much better without Clarkson.....
The mood room bits were pointless and bits like it running out of battery and rolling down the hill were just far too predictable and dragged on.
Could have been a really interesting feature if they just set a challenge to make an electric car better than the Gwiz, they could have easily just used the body and seats from the Chimera - could have been an awesome looking electric car! Ofcourse that wouldn't have been the top gear way to do it
Hoping to see more segments comparable with the "best driving roads" challenges- and hopefully some more bits like Hammond driving the LP670 racing the SLR last season
The mood room bits were pointless and bits like it running out of battery and rolling down the hill were just far too predictable and dragged on.
Could have been a really interesting feature if they just set a challenge to make an electric car better than the Gwiz, they could have easily just used the body and seats from the Chimera - could have been an awesome looking electric car! Ofcourse that wouldn't have been the top gear way to do it
Hoping to see more segments comparable with the "best driving roads" challenges- and hopefully some more bits like Hammond driving the LP670 racing the SLR last season
It was Tony Blair... I think.
Boring episode tbh. Had no interest in the electric vehicle. Didn't really enjoy the ZR1 and Audi bit either...
Only thing I was disappointed in is that Top Gear do occasionlly make serious points, especially on environmental issues, yet they failed to do so on the diesel electric hybrid, which is an area that's actually worth continuing with.
Electric motors are pretty damn efficient regardless of speed, petrol and diesel engines reach peak efficiency at a certain speed and at other speeds are less efficient. The point of diesel electric is that the generator can, in theory, run at peak efficiency, then when the batteries are full you just switch it off until the batteries are getting low again. You never have to run the diesel engine at a non-optimal speed.
They used it on trains as it saved fuel over a straight diesel engine. On a car you could combine it with regenerative braking and all the other stuff Toyota have been doing and get a genuinely efficient car unlike the petrol hyrbids that in reality only get a few more MPG than their petrol-only counterparts.
Electric motors are pretty damn efficient regardless of speed, petrol and diesel engines reach peak efficiency at a certain speed and at other speeds are less efficient. The point of diesel electric is that the generator can, in theory, run at peak efficiency, then when the batteries are full you just switch it off until the batteries are getting low again. You never have to run the diesel engine at a non-optimal speed.
They used it on trains as it saved fuel over a straight diesel engine. On a car you could combine it with regenerative braking and all the other stuff Toyota have been doing and get a genuinely efficient car unlike the petrol hyrbids that in reality only get a few more MPG than their petrol-only counterparts.
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He has also done what some of us can only dream of, nob Kate Beckensale
I thought the episode was good personally, was laughing loads at the electric car part!
I found this comment far more amusing than last nights episode of TG tbh
Not going to rant about how poor TG was, I'd be here all night. I'll still watch it, if only to see the nice cars. Plus every now and then they make a fantastic episode - the one in Vietnam was excellent. I'm definately adding it to my list of places to visit.
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I did laugh when Jeremy called for Hammond by pushing the 'Retard' button
I thought Hamster was already there and he called for James May.
no.
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How geeky am I.
I was looking forward to seeing what Cd it would have given in the tunnel and its just a farce. MIRA tunnel is £3k a shift to hire. Then they race it with the generator in and running after fitting more batteries. Would have been even faster if it didnt have that thing in.
Then Clarkson ignores the fact that it was indeed a hybrid - a series hybrid. JLR have a XJ protoype I have seen and its exactly what the Chevvy Volt promises to be.
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Thought the same myself. Still only decent thing on tv.
I found this comment far more amusing than last nights episode of TG tbh
Michael Sheen is a pretty big actor and has played some brilliant roles. I really like him and can't wait to see more of him
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I shall supply the stick-on beards, you supply the glasses.