I have a car with 130k miles on it from 2015 that sits baking in the California sun every day. The steering wheel has barely even started to fade, let alone peel. 

I am continuously impressed by the mental gymnastics that Tesla fans will do in order to justify the bad quality control on their vehicles. 

“@MeetKevin was facetiously accused of spilling beer in the interior, with a Twitter user hunting down a mugshot from an apparent DUI arrest. Posters scrutinized images and criticized @jf.okay in particular for excessive fingernail pressure on the yoke. Others spuriously asserted that excessive alcohol consumption…

OLIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No kidding. I read this:

Instantly reminded of why I stopped reading Jalopnik religiously. Snarky hot takes. Yawn. The reason I watch TG/GT is because I know what I'm getting, and it's hilarious.

I actually had to stop watching the trailer at my desk at work because I was giggling with delight.....and I didn’t even have the sound on.

yeah, it’s fun to have something stupid, silly and joyful. We need it in today’s world.

I found Clarkson’s farm to be the best of the outside series, which shocked me. I learned a ton, which also shocked me. It was Clarkson, but there was a humanity and humility that made him a lot less annoying than normal.

You are not wrong. This used to be stop one on the daily read. It still gets hit, but much less frequently. Other sites have stepped up as this one side-stepped.

16. 3 other morons in car. Only way to break the back in loose is to throw it into a turn hard, floor it had have it shift down just as you hit as bump. Or so I thought.

well now we need to hear the story of the 97-hp sedan and the senator’s front yard

I suspect part of this is due to the fact that most EV motors are mounted in line with the axle, buried in the guts of the cars and not easily photographed without disassembling things. but your broader point is very true: EV drivetrains just don’t generate the visual curiosity of a hulking V12 (which is what would…

Your attitude is why Jalopnik is the way that it is now. No fun, disdainful, snarky, and downright elitist. No actual review or opinion other than “this thing that people like, well it sucks, because I said so”.

These are the equivalent of fan service - those of us that started watching TG back in the early 2000s. I still turn on some of those episodes from my Plex server and it feels like a warm blanket…and still funny. 

Watching Our Man In Italy now. From his man lab to the cooking show to Japan, he’s just a very pleasant hyper-aware presenter.  

I second this sentiment. Nothing they do is new, but that doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable. If I was a millionaire with a blank check to make car films with my friends, I’d keep doing it too.

Clarkson’s Farm series and Hammond’s Smallest Cog series were pretty OK, but James May is a treasure and I will continue to watch anything he’s involved in.

They are doing a victory lap on life - while they can all still walk and think straight. I am all for it. It may be old hat, but its always fun to watch

Well, yes.