Ambitious But Rubbish

If there’s something that sticks out a bit at me from the first 3 episodes of the current series, it’s that James May is being shown in a slightly more serious light than previously. I haven’t seen E4 yet, but so far that’s the way it has seemed to me. That seems a bit overdue, [...]

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Yes, the boys are back for a new season of Top Gear, and not a moment too soon. Actually the new series started last Sunday, but I’ve been busy with work and sundry other things and couldn’t quite put together a good commentary before now. So, the new show brings many controversies, which kinda tells [...]

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I’ve seen every episode in the modern Top Gear show lineup, and even many of the older shows as well (frankly from a TV viewing standpoint they seemed pretty rubbish until 2000). All in all it’s a fantastic TV programme, but you can’t deny that some of the shows are better than others. And so, [...]

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For those who like this sort of thing — people, say, such as myself — Audi has completely redesigned their A4 model for the 2009 model year. They’ve really been quite thorough about it too: the car is larger than it used to be, but it’s also lighter, it’s now AWD-only (no more FWD A4′s [...]

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