They rated the Fiat 500 really highly and I wouldn't call it a supercar.
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And that new turbo Fiesta which they said will go down as a classic.
I can't remember when is the last time they had a Porsche in Top Gear.
Why?
They've had one of them on it, so they've had them all.
Yeah, that was the new ST model - looks great and after that glowing Top Gear review, I bet it'll generate a huge number of sales in the UK.
How important do we think the influence of the show is when we're talking about the more regular cars that they review? For instance, that Fiesta, or the Reasonably Priced Cars maybe?
From some of the celebrities that come on, a few of them say they've bought cars which have been because of the reviews on the show. If celebrities are paying attention I'm sure your average joe will be taking some advice from them too.
As much as they piss about, they still do good reviews, i don't think i have seen a bad one.
I can't remember when is the last time they had a Porsche in Top Gear.
First thing in this episode....New 911.
That's great
Haven't watched it yet though.
Haven't watched it yet though.
That was funny as feck
That was funny as feck
The latest episode, or this Porsche coincidence?
I'm going to catch up on the new one tonight - hope it was a good one!
Was a good episode. If anybody is on twitter I recommend following Sniff Petrol. Its an account by a script editor for TG, and also has a website which posts some amusing F1 related stuff
Didn't expected to see Dogging on Top Gear, was that staged or they really caught them in the act? I really doubt the would get the authorization to show them on TV,
Nah, it will be staged. The scene where the Hover Van soaked the people at the restaurant was staged too.
was it staged??Nah, it looked real to me.
looked real alright. one of those restaurant diners definitely wasn't in on it. he looked so pissed off
That's called being a paid actor.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...aos-home-hovercraft-choreographed-actors.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...aos-home-hovercraft-choreographed-actors.html
looked real alright. one of those restaurant diners definitely wasn't in on it. he looked so pissed off
You idiot.looked real alright. one of those restaurant diners definitely wasn't in on it. he looked so pissed off
Bless ya.
ah ffs!
Was watching the hover van one last night (I think we're a week behind the UK) that also featured the electric Merc. And then over the weekend I saw a re-run of the show that James May featured the hydrogen fuelled Honda in here in southern California. So my question is, why are they still featuring electric cars since they've already decided that battery powered electric cars are too limited in range to be practical. Why not focus more on hydrogen cars and how they can become more accessible to mainstream drivers?
Yeah, I know it's an entertainment show.
maybe this is not the thread for this......
Yeah, I know it's an entertainment show.
maybe this is not the thread for this......
It's a question I've been asking ever since I seen the honda. Maybe like medicine the money isn't in the cure but rather the treatment.
I've not noticed the fuel stations with hydrogen pumps here yet but, according to May, the price of hyrogen is the same as gasoline.
interesting.
interesting.
I've not noticed the fuel stations with hydrogen pumps here yet but, according to May, the price of hyrogen is the same as gasoline.
interesting.
You would have to imagine it's a stable price though given that it's the most abundant thing in our atmosphere so the cost involved would only be storage and production rather than a cost increasing dramatically above that thanks to demand outstripping supply (not yet but you know what I mean).
don't worry, the feckers that sell gasoline will somehow make it that hydrogen is like diamonds.
Good episode, that Singer 911 is beautifull looking thing.
And that Lambo really looks like something from the future.
And that Lambo really looks like something from the future.
Technically Hydrogen is already like Diamonds.
Because Diamonds are in no way rare.
It isn't. The atmosphere is (give or take) 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% argon. No hydrogen at all. It's the most common element in the universe, but it's incredibly reactive, so it's always combined with other things. Typically on earth, it's in water (H2O) and in oil/gas (i.e. CH4), but it's not particularly easy to get at it. Methods are developing all the time though, so the easier it gets to produce it, the more likely it will be that it actually catches on.
Hyodrogen is still mostly made using fossil fuels and that's why it isn't that expensive, so it's a long way from being any form of solution.
Toyota seem to be moving ahead with it.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516711/why-toyota-and-gm-are-pushing-fuel-cell-cars-to-market/
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516711/why-toyota-and-gm-are-pushing-fuel-cell-cars-to-market/
Umm, OK.
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Hydrogen fuel cells are the future, but at the moment it's an expensive technology. Also, they need to put the infrastructure in place, which won't be cheap.
Battery only powered cars are a bit silly.
Battery only powered cars are a bit silly.
Around Ireland they have been putting charging points in all the small towns. I reckon there's one in my town for a few years now and I've still not seen a single car use it. They just make no sense for where we live because of the distances required to go anywhere. I'm sure in big cities they have a place if everything is within 30 miles but I cover 60 miles a day just going to and from work and I live right beside the office relatively speaking.
I'm pretty sure you can't get from Dublin to Cork without stopping to charge, can you?
There's a special place in my heart dedicated to my loathing of hybrid cars. Electric cars slightly less so I suppose
Nissan leaf which has just about the best range at the moment for a realistic electric car has a maximum range of around 150kms and the distance from Dublin to Cork is 260kms.