New Top Gear

[Jimmy Choo]

The Ferrari was rolled back and the subsequent mileage increases point to having its speedo cable unplugged.

6 miles since 2016 (including the TG test in March!)

I'm bored waiting for someone to fix a background process so looked at the MOT history of the Diabolo. It had an advisory on the nearside rear tyre on 4th May.

[Gavin]

Watched the first two episodes over the last two nights. They were OK, not that much of a fan of the daft Ferrari bombing round at super speed and the car itself was not a looker.

Harris's face when presented with Flintoff's harris whilst he was between cars in the 24hr challenge was highly amusing and the banter is amusing. Overall, it was watchable TV though which puts it in a very small number of shows.

[duncs500]

Overall, it was watchable TV though which puts it in a very small number of shows.

Really? You must be watching different TV to me! I find there's so many great shows it's hard to keep up.

[ZedLeg]

Gavin keeps it old school and only watches the 4 channels

[duncs500]

Gavin keeps it old school and only watches the 4 channels

Retro.

[Zonda_]

Gavin keeps it old school and only watches the 4 channels

4 channels? You mean he watches that modern Channel 4 filth? Dirty bastard.

[Gavin]

Cheeky buggers.

I don't watch a lot of TV TBH. I did like the fishing program with Bob Mortimer and Fast Show chap. Also pretty happy about Portrait Artist of the year starting again on Sky Arts.

Also re-watching The Mandalorian in preparation for the new series due.

[Jimmy Choo]

Gavin keeps it old school and only watches the 4 channels

4 channels? You mean he watches that modern Channel 4 filth? Dirty bastard.

In the 15 months I've lived in my current house, the TV ariel has never worked. It's bothered me exactly twice and both times was when I had to stream channel 4 live on my computer rather than the Smart TV.

[revsRus]

Chris Harris fake laughing on the off road course when the others “crashed” into each other, painful

[BenP]

Quite enjoying the new series. Mostly good watching, only finding myself distracted by the internet A few times each episode.

[integrale_evo]

Other than the last couple of minutes with the hire car man it was amusing and watchable and I wasn’t embarrassed watching it with the mrs in the room.

[mik]

Bit ironic that Chris was so frustrated at the “buy write offs and smash them up” criticism last week, when they just destroyed 3 (old) cars for shits n giggles this week.

Of course it was completely set up, but I don’t expect the rest of the hire car community will be greatly impressed...

Amazed the Urus beat the big RS6 lap time. The latter is 374.6% more desirable to me.

[Mito Man]

That RS6 rolled more than a Cadillac, wtf was going on there?
In some ways I’m not surprised that the Urus was quicker, better tyres, better engine mapping, better suspension and it only looked a smidge taller and bigger - I imagine it probably was only a little heavier too as everything seems to weigh just over 2 tonnes now.

[Jobbo]

The RS6 can still be had either on air suspension or with the DRC linked dampers, I think - the car driven by Stig was clearly on the air. Not sure whether active anti-roll bars are available but they’re a wonderful thing, seemingly not discussed much.

[GG.]

Have seen two Uruses in the flesh round London now - both in an all black colour scheme. Thousand percent better than the lurid colours - almost desirable IMO and never thought I’d say that!

Clearly I’d still have RRS supercharged but I can now see why someone would buy one without being a trust fund kid that had been dropped on their head as a baby.

[Zonda_]

Bit ironic that Chris was so frustrated at the “buy write offs and smash them up” criticism last week, when they just destroyed 3 (old) cars for shits n giggles this week.

Of course it was completely set up, but I don’t expect the rest of the hire car community will be greatly impressed...

Amazed the Urus beat the big RS6 lap time. The latter is 374.6% more desirable to me.

Hardly destroyed compared to what the old Top Gear used to do.

[mik]

Ach that’s OK then eh?

[Zonda_]

Ach that’s OK then eh?

They were old, relatively worthless cars, not brand new vehicles like used to happen.

[integrale_evo]

Not just old, but crap undesirable ones. I bet the jimmy lived on anyway as an off-road plaything.

I have zero issues with them bashing a grands worth of focus and Kia up.

[Rich B]

surely no one can be dense enough to not understand the difference between trashing an appreciating limited edition future classic and a white goods rental car?