“In fact, America regularly conducts business with nations that have horrible human rights records, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea.”

Come to think of it, the very first car review Clarkson’s Top Gear did was a Citroen Berlingo. So it can only go better, just like before!

now that’s a great idea!

You’ll need a Mercedes C class worth of sunscreen every month...

What’s also funny is that Mercedes didn’t belive him, as said in the book. Only for the exact same thing to happen TWICE later!

I’ve studied for finals listening to pure recordings of the Toyota Celica Group A rally car and the onboard highlights of the 2004 British GP:

Press Conferences might be boring, but the othere 5 guys were responding to questions seriously, and they probably hate it too. Hamilton was using his phone even before the conference started. Alonso was the first to answer a question and the guy was sitting next to him looking at his phone being a complete bitch…

I’m reading all that about the manual California just now. How come they build just 2? I thought rich people were a lot more intelligent, that they took every opportunity available to make more money, therefore they would order more!. The “latest manual ever made by Ferrari”, whatever the shape of the car, whatever…

and he kept appearing in the show as Ben Collins... so you’d say: “see, the current Stig isn’t Collins” but in reality he was doing both things. In his book, the one that got him in trouble, he complained about not getting the same recognition, so that’d fix that, while still being the Stig.

it’s the most expensive scene... IN THE WORLD

I‘ve always believed that in a moment of utter brilliance, when Ben Collins was fired as the Stig he wasn’t “actually” fired and he kept the role. So the new Stig was the old Stig, and people would have to start guessing again for nothing.

NOTHING on that car looks good. It’s an abomination...

Regardless of what people say, I don’t understand it either. Must be a cultural thing. I’ve never felt the need to have a huge cup of a drink in my car... if I want a cup of coffee I just stop at a coffee shop.

I understand your pain, Tom, even tho I’m glad it’s not happened to us. My girlfriend was born with a disease which prevents her from properly walking. She can walk, not very well, nor very fast, but she can, so she’s can walk to the airplane alone, holding hands with me, happily enjoying the pleasure of our holidays…

Not sure about other tracks, but helmets are not mandatory at the Nurburgring. Even if you rent a car at the track, they don’t force you to wear a helmet but will supply you with one if you want.

I adore his humor. It’s so honest, so self-consious of the “boring” aspects of the show which we all love and enjoy so much.

I’ve watched all Top Gear episodes more than 5 times each (honest), and I’ve always wondered about it. Checking, and double checking, I’m quite sure May always had stunt drivers, he can’t drift. Hammond can but not that well (he said it himself) so he usually had stunt drivers. Clarkson didn’t, it was him most of the…

Don’t like it. Looks fugly to me!

I agree. The black lines at the side of the car on the original one, fitted the black bumpers very well. With the modern car, it just doesn’t work at all.

As James May would say, testing at the Nurburgring ruins road cars. So it’s all meaningless.