BBC Top Gear Thread 2021/2022

[anonymous-user]

LuS1fer said:

DoubleD said:

LuS1fer said:

It would have been better not to have two Audis but I was surprised the Urus was that quick.

2 Audis?

Well, yes.
Audi own Lamborghini and while they danced round it a bit, both cars use basically the same Audi engine, the twin turbocharged 4.0 V8 and both have four wheel drive.

Why stop there? Both are VWs by that logic. It’s still a Lamborghini!

[DoubleD]

LuS1fer said:

DoubleD said:

LuS1fer said:

It would have been better not to have two Audis but I was surprised the Urus was that quick.

2 Audis?

Well, yes.
Audi own Lamborghini and while they danced round it a bit, both cars use basically the same Audi engine, the twin turbocharged 4.0 V8 and both have four wheel drive.

Yes, I know who owns who. But there was only 1 Audi on track.

[Tyre Smoke]

Is the Urus type approved for a towbar?

[darren f]

Wife and I had a few chuckles, my 15yo daughter was in hysterics, I think that confirms the appeal of much of the humour. But it is one of the very few programmes we watch as a family and (mostly) all enjoy. And it has cars and driving so I’ll watch it anyway regardless. At least it isn’t celebrity / talent show / reality type bks, or a ‘vehicle’ to publicise Little Mix (HTF did that get to be prime time? ). IMO McGuiness needs to cut out a lot of the shouting, but he’s there to appeal to the mainstream viewers and ‘banter’ is a big part of his on-screen persona.

[DanielSan]

Tyre Smoke said:

Is the Urus type approved for a towbar?

I've seen a couple of them towing covered car trailers so I'd be surprised if it isn't

[darren f]

Tyre Smoke said:

Is the Urus type approved for a towbar?

I didn’t think the RS / S Audis were either, certainly earlier RS4s weren’t (ISTR from when I last buying, not that I was ever brave enough to go for as RS!).

[Tyre Smoke]

DanielSan said:

Tyre Smoke said:

Is the Urus type approved for a towbar?

I've seen a couple of them towing covered car trailers so I'd be surprised if it isn't

Just struck me that not many are going to be towing very much. Odd horsebox, and as you say, car trailers.

[911gone]

ChocolateFrog said:

Now you mention it I've no idea.

In the build up to the water skiing segment, they mentioned that Harris spent his younger years in the carribean.

[hyphen]

ajprice said:

Week 1. Crap. Better in the middle (Ferrari)
Week 2. Great
Week 3. Average start, sliding down to a crap end (ski slope, handing back the rentals).

I watched the first week on the Sunday night, iPlayered 2 and 3.

Its a pastiche of the Clarkson/May/Hammond era. The scripted running gags like Coutts card are dire, but it's watchable. The trouble this week was that none of the 3 cars were appealing in the slightest, and if you have 3 cars taking up most of the screentime, they need to be interesting.

Edited by hyphen on Monday 19th October 23:41

[Falconer]

Vickers_VC10 said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Zoon said:

RichB said:

I can certainly see the fact that it's presented by three British, white males causing senior BBC management serious concerns. In fact I am amazed that they show it!

Is Chris Harris white?
Serious question.

Now you mention it I've no idea.

I've always thought of him as black, well mixed race not that it matters one single iota.

Mixed raced is even better than black for ticking boxes. Proves how multicultural we are .

[generationx]

ash73 said:

I was sorting through some old photos today and came across this, I remember drooling over it at the Jag dealership in Chester back in '92...



I wonder what became of it.

A bit O/T but according to the DVLA "No vehicle details found" - transferred to a different registration?

[HorneyMX5]

Falconer said:

Vickers_VC10 said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Zoon said:

RichB said:

I can certainly see the fact that it's presented by three British, white males causing senior BBC management serious concerns. In fact I am amazed that they show it!

Is Chris Harris white?
Serious question.

He refers to himself as the small brown man.


Now you mention it I've no idea.

I've always thought of him as black, well mixed race not that it matters one single iota.

Mixed raced is even better than black for ticking boxes. Proves how multicultural we are .

[Emeye]

I read this thread again this week and it's just a rehash of last week's thread. This thread was better earlier in the year when the quality of comment was better. You may ask why am I coming on PH and commenting on this thread if I am not happy the quality of the thread and just complaining about how the thread used to be better and more constructive when I could just ignore the thread, but I am hoping that one day the thread will get better again and return to its previous quality.










Just in case...

[marksx]

This thread goes round in circles more than a middle aged man on a French roundabout.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

DoubleD said:

LuS1fer said:

It would have been better not to have two Audis but I was surprised the Urus was that quick.

2 Audis?

Yes, he thinks the Urus is identical in every way to the top of the range Audi because it shares a platform. Despite reviews saying just how differently it drives, the fact it has different body panels, different interior, brakes, suspension set up, engine and gearbox mapping etc it's basically the exact same car......

[Zetec-S]

911gone said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Now you mention it I've no idea.

In the build up to the water skiing segment, they mentioned that Harris spent his younger years in the carribean.

That was just continuing the running gag, following on from the Coutts card. As a "posh" kid Harris would holiday in the carribean, implying the other 2 would be Butlins or if they were really lucky then Benidorm...

[Richtea1970]

Thought I'd give it another try based on the recent comments here, so tuned in on Sunday night.

Old rehashed ideas (Hire car is the fastest type of car - isn't this a joke from the eighties?) and I still don't sense any kind of camaraderie between them, just seem like 3 individuals told to act 'matey'. And I know CH is there as the 'car guy' but god he's dull!

Fell asleep before the end, wont be bothering again.

[Doofus]

Is anyone else slightly concerned by the number of people who fall asleep at the drop of a hat?

"I'm not mentally stimulated. The only alternative is to slip into unconsciousness."

If it was happening to me, I'd be making an appointment with my GP.

[anonymous-user]

Doofus said:

Is anyone else slightly concerned by the number of people who fall asleep at the drop of a hat?

"I'm not mentally stimulated. The only alternative is to slip into unconsciousness."

If it was happening to me, I'd be making an appointment with my GP.

NarcolepsyHeads

[Zetec-S]

Doofus said:

Is anyone else slightly concerned by the number of people who fall asleep at the drop of a hat?

"I'm not mentally stimulated. The only alternative is to slip into unconsciousness."

If it was happening to me, I'd be making an appointment with my GP.

Even more worrying, considering how "shouty" some people think the programme is.