Could you imagine how Porsche could justify their flagship GT racer not being based on their flagship GT road car? For many people the 911 IS Porsche...

Are those lights stolen from the Lamborghini Cala concept, another ItalDesign project?

You have to take into account who the former editor of that particular rag of a paper is... one Piers Morgan, who even Yanks will know is exactly best buds with Clarkson.

Because those do-das cause drag. This car has been designed around drag reduction (potentially 15-20% less than traditional P1 cars). This car is all about smooth uninterrupted surfaces and making the most of the underfloor to produce drag-free downforce.

There is no greater feeling that knowing that the rain is lashing down around you whilst you are cocooned in a metal box on wheels... it's not the same as being in a house because that is what it's meant for. A car is transport, but also this womblike protection from the elements...

And leaf springs all over the place...

'Murica their asses outta tha water...

Your shot of the Audi above has reminded me of what is probably the most front-engined 'modern' racing car... The Audi Sport Quattro. That thing had so much front overhang with such a small wheelbase it must've been something completely alien to drive. Understeer could always be corrected with some liberal throttle to…

What a pile of wank that was... Good to see even in this golden age of TV shows there is still a fine seam of utter dross!

I wouldn't call Ferrari too American, but they are too 'Middle-East Oil Sheikh with no taste' now...

Looks like the Howard from Larry David's Clear History...

Lada Riva. It offers no pretence that it's anything other than a Soviet shitbox, and it's proud to be nothing more than motorised transport.

Kinda... Fifth Gear does get mocked a bit in the UK, but mainly because it's NOT Top Gear. It was originally on Channel 5, a relatively new national TV channel which to this day gets terrible viewing figures for everything it shows, which used to be truly awful stuff but has recently become much better (they have some…

Fifth Gear. A show that decided what Top Gear lacked was all the boring stuff that made the previous iteration irrelevant, so made their own version. Of course the evergreen and ever wonderful Tiff Needell was a highlight, but for the most part it just carried on where Top Gear left off before having it's much-needed,…

Isn't that the same as arresting the guy who legally sold a gun to someone who then kills with it? Completely stupid.

So is this for the hipster executive? Someone who wants to stand out against the same-old same-old Beemers, Mercs and Lexii? I like it just for that...

He'll have a valid licence from the Russian motorsport federation, it's a question of whether that licence is as hard earned (or bought) in Russia as in other countries, like the UK or France for example. The talented Russian drivers will pass it easily just as they would elsewhere, but is the bar being lowered too…

GT racing is full of amateur drivers... and national federations may be more lax in giving out racing licences than others.

Especially considering the joke (once understood) connects well with the Bridge over the River Kwai theme. It's got cultural context.

'Darling, we can't have it. It's far too small to take little Oscar to school in, we need something much bigger and safer for our precious child.'