BBC Top Gear Thread 2021/2022

[Bonefish Blues]

CoupeKid said:

Bonefish Blues said:

CoupeKid said:

Shackleton didn’t die on his expedition.

Fact check required. He died on a subsequent expedition

I did, which is why I deleted my post seconds later, but not quick enough

[SydneyBridge]

Enjoyed that, Iceland is amazing (only foreign country I have been to..)

[LuS1fer]

AXlawrence said:

Has TG ever had a 'Vette (or any American sports car) on without bringing up the old 'Americans can build cars that go fast in straight lines but have they now built one that can go fast around corners?' line?

Also since when has a Corvette ever been a muscle car.

They've been going fast round corners since the 80s

[italianjob1275]

Abbott said:

I have a question. I know this one is in Iceland but they do the same in the UK. Why don't handsfree rules apply to a mic in hand?

Because you’re pressing a button to talk then waiting for a response rather than holding it constantly. As is my understanding

[Tyre Smoke]

Not a great episode IMHO. Expedition? Spent most of it driving at 30 mph by the looks of it. No spec on the Ford 150, looked quite trick.

Corvette piece could have been interesting, but was just a load of snotty exhausts and sideways action. Short on info, even for TG.

4/10 weak episode.

[Johnspex]

Abbott said:

I have a question. I know this one is in Iceland but they do the same in the UK. Why don't handsfree rules apply to a mic in hand?

I thought it was something to do with the definition of the hand-held device being worded in a way that would allow the emergency services to use radios.

[ZX10R NIN]

LuS1fer said:

They've been going fast round corners since the 80s

I'd say the big step was the C5 Z06 when it comes to the Corvette.

[Castrol for a knave]

Cat enjoyed it.

Me, not so much.

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd love to have seen more on Fred's ZL1 Camaro.

[Escort3500]

Castrol for a knave said:

Cat enjoyed it.

Me, not so much.

I think he/she’s actually watching the candle

[Castrol for a knave]

Escort3500 said:

Castrol for a knave said:

Cat enjoyed it.

Me, not so much.

I think he/she’s actually watching the candle

No, she likes Harry's Garage as well.

[pincher]

What was the connector between the arch and the wheel on the F150?

[Castrol for a knave]

pincher said:

What was the connector between the arch and the wheel on the F150?

I figured it was to inflate and deflate the tyre from inside the rim.

[italianjob1275]

pincher said:

What was the connector between the arch and the wheel on the F150?

Tyre inflation/deflation. You get it on logging trucks too

Not a bad episode but not brilliant. Brought back happy memories of being taken to school in my gran’s Chevette

[Johnspex]

Some method of inflating the tyres on the move?


Did I imagine it or was the F150 Stig slimmer than the Range Rover Stig?

[Abbott]

pincher said:

What was the connector between the arch and the wheel on the F150?

Tyre pressure adjustment?

[loskie]

Castrol for a knave said:

Escort3500 said:

Castrol for a knave said:

Cat enjoyed it.

Me, not so much.

I think he/she’s actually watching the candle

No, she likes Harry's Garage as well.

she's actually thinking of licking her arse then looking all smug and superior as cats do.

[BeastieBoy73]

Some blokes mucking about in daft cars for an hour… I enjoyed that!!

[RichB]

So the road that Harris was eulogising about as he smashed over it at 60mph looked no different to the surface he was complaining about earlier in the piece saying it was impossible to drive over!

[DodgyGeezer]

strongman bit was a waste of time - enjoyed most of the rest. That F150 looked just incredible!! I'm with Freddie on the C8 - great VFM, they are comfortable and very nice inside but..... they don't do it for me. Muscle/pony car instead please