Guy Martin: The worlds fastest electric car.

[Old Man Peabody]

Looking forward to this:

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martin-the...

[ajprice]

Old Man Peabody said:

Looking forward to this:

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martin-the...

It's with Electric Classic Cars who did the Vintage Voltage series, the silver Beetle has been on their YouTube channel a few times.

[waynecyclist]

By all accounts everybody's favourite youtuber and his Senna makes an appearance.

[Laurel Green]

Looking forward to this!

[CoolHands]

My god, he’s so irritating

Muckin about, muckin about, eh eh ‘undred years we’ve bin muckin about with these eh eh ya bugger eh

Etc

We will shortly be breaking an easy record.

Also, narrator’s exaggerated husky voice is ridiculous

[WilsonWilson]

90 minutes? Hope there's not too much padding, his last few programs didn't really need the extra.

[JustGREENI]

Guy was racing a comp safari event yesterday.

Electric Drag Racing VW Bug, it was done about 12 years ago.

[frisbee]

I guess it was made before the latest Tesla came out...

I'm not sure who is more irritating, the voiceover man or Martin. I had to give up on it.

[Laurel Green]

Blimey! That's an eye opener on the cost of the electric compared to diesel.

[towser44]

Laurel Green said:

Blimey! That's an eye opener on the cost of the electric compared to diesel.

He was using Rip Off motorway service station chargers though, same as they are rip off for petrol/diesel too.

[200Plus Club]

The long distance run was painful and expensive. 40 quid to super charge it at Gretna.
Let's revisit that journey in ten years when it's actually feasible and cost comparable, or is that just a pipe dream?

[Laurel Green]

towser44 said:

He was using Rip Off motorway service station chargers though, same as they are rip off for petrol/diesel too.

Yep, but cost of petrol and diesel at MW stations is generally 10p-15p more expensive than the national average, which is a tad less than quoted on the programme.

[Easternlight]

Why's he driving a MAN van? Where's the Transit?

[thegreenhell]

So the programme was misnamed then.

[200Plus Club]

Rubbish drag result really. Tesla out of box performance but entertainment of sorts on a slow night.

[pquinn]

waynecyclist said:

By all accounts everybody's favourite youtuber and his Senna makes an appearance.

Well that went exactly as expected.

[PH User]

I quite enjoyed it. I like Guy Martin, he's really upbeat and enthusiastic. He's a bit like the opposite of this place ha ha

[ajprice]

thegreenhell said:

So the programme was misnamed then.

No?

[pquinn]

They started from the wrong place, did it the wrong way, then on top of it threw a load of bodging together.

Outcome never in doubt.

[thegreenhell]

ajprice said:

thegreenhell said:

So the programme was misnamed then.

No?

Fair enough. It doesn't have the question mark on my Freeview EPG.