Ambitious But Rubbish

Clarkson was right, you know. The Scirocco TDI, assuming it really does 55 mpg and with an 11-gallon diesel tank (range: 605 miles), can easily go from Berlin to Warsaw (a paltry 368 miles) on one full tank…

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Tonight’s show started with two hot hatchbacks — the Focus RS and the Renault Megane R26R — and entertaining as it was I couldn’t help but think, where are the hot hatches in North America? I won’t ask where the Megane is — Renault hasn’t been in North America since the 80s. But what’s Ford’s [...]

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And I mean, it’s off to a flying start! A race between a train, a car and a motorcycle, the most spectacular star interview ever, and a new gimmick for the season. I mean, come on, there are a large number of reasons as to why the Stig just can’t be who they said he [...]

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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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Ah, to be in Japan… driving a GT-R… in a race. Yeah, ten days later I’m still pretty green with envy. Japan is one of those places where, having been once, I long to return. It’s about the aesthetics of the country, I just want to be unleashed there for a month with a couple [...]

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Last night’s was one of the two most-anticipated shows of the season, the Alfa challenge… and to be honest it left me a bit underwhelmed. It’s not to say that it was a bad show, but it didn’t really live up to the expectations that were set out for it. As someone who’s a repeat [...]

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It was great to see the show back in form last week! A lot of people were starting to wonder if it was going to happen at all, but the first part of the show was a reminder that if anything the show’s got even more of what we all love. I particularly liked the [...]

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