BBC Top Gear 2018 Thread

[Clockwork Cupcake]

SEGTCSL said:

Well that was poo. Really tired of these pointless “challenge” oirentated grand tours.

Especially the dramatic music that tries to add tension.

[Antony Moxey]

Great opening episode, and the chemistry between the three is building nicely. Not much to not like, the chain racing looked a proper hoot. Of the three cars I think I’d take the Jag, out accelerated the other two comfortably, a fraction of the price of the McLaren and the Mustang couldn’t use half its power.

Series looks like it’ll be a good ‘un.

[Plate spinner]

I’m not going to slag it off, I’ll just say that I think I must be busier than I use to be and hence prioritise my time differently.

I didn’t make it to the end of the show.

[ZX10R NIN]

Enjoyed that but why oh why didn't they do some roll on tests with such a nice choice of cars available, the GT350R in standard form is a weapon & that Voodoo V8 is one of the best sounds I've heard come from a car & from the standard exhaust system too.

[poing]

Happy enough with that, I was entertained by people using cars. That's why I watch it and that's what I got.

[Its Just Adz]

I enjoyed it! I didn’t expect the Mclaren to be that fast.

Rory saying his was fastet Jaguar ever, what about the XJ220?

[anonymous-user]

Really good start can't fault it, yes same format, but really pisses on TGT how to make a good car show.

[qube_TA]

thumbs up from me.

[GDub44]

Antony Moxey said:

Not much to not like.....

Exactly that. It’s just too.......nice.

[Zad]

7/10, but that possibly feels a bit mean. No real cringes or FFS moments, and we actually got a programme about cars. A programme which didn't seem just to want to trash perfectly good vehicles. While it wasn't TG at its best, it was still recognisably TG. TGT is starting to feel a bit adrift in the wilderness now.

Chris Harris has done some excellent YouTube videos with TG, no reason for them to stop now. I'll give Rory a go on the BBC3 show later.

[stuartmmcfc]

I.thought I’d give it a go after dropping out last season.
It was ok but I can’t honestly say it’s must watch tv yet.

[So]

Boring TV, which is disappointing especially when one considers what it will have cost.

[Merc 450]

As a new Mustang owner I really enjoyed tonights show, ok i know mine has 421HP rather than 800+ but believe me that is more than enough in the real world especially on snow on pirrelli p zeros a tyre designed to be hot and sticky

[ThunderSpook]

It was good to see them actually enjoying each other’s cars rather than the pointless slag each other off for no reason that TGT now does.

I really enjoyed it, can’t wait for next weeks.

[AnotherClarkey]

Good enough start, makes Grand Tour look rather sad. Even the 'banter' <shudder> was better than CHM who seem to have totally run out of chemistry.

[Mikeyjae]

I enjoyed it and it actually made me laugh a few times which it has not managed to do in a while. Rory does not seem comfortable at speed, thought they may of worked on that during the season break but at least he tries.

[Merc 450]

Antony Moxey said:

Great opening episode, and the chemistry between the three is building nicely. Not much to not like, the chain racing looked a proper hoot. Of the three cars I think I’d take the Jag, out accelerated the other two comfortably, a fraction of the price of the McLaren and the Mustang couldn’t use half its power.

Series looks like it’ll be a good ‘un.

My Mustang was £42K a fraction of the price of the mclaren and half the value of the jag, surely the best bang for buck of the three (i know mines a 5.0 GT and the Hennessy would be nearer the price of the jag)

[castex]

I liked this, and so did my boys. Then along came a GT40 and that was the clincher. Wowsers.

[FiF]

Hmmmm. In summary suspect the reason that I was relatively happy with the last season of Top Gear was because the previous, Chris Evans, season was so utterly dire, and season 1 of the Grand Tour was so, error, mixed, being kind to it.

Tonight scraped a 6.5 out of 10. Will stick with it though.


Have the Jag, no question.

[anonymous-user]

Zad said:

A programme which didn't seem just to want to trash perfectly good vehicles..

you realise that the Ken Block sequence will have pretty much wrecked all 3 of those vehicles. You could see the Mclaren had a broken screen for example. (Tearing around on loose gravel utterly wrecks a modern car)

Still i enjoyed it, and nice to have two of "my" engines in the piece (AJ133 S/C and M838T) ;-)