This is just a typical Top Gear evaluation of an American car.

I could handle everything, except the the "leaf spring" comments.....they especially annoyed me. They must have missed the "pushrods" in the LS2.

I wonder how Corvette would have done in that 4-way drag race...if it weren't the only one doing a burnout at launch?

 

Maybe him getting GT has something to do with it. 5.4L or 4.6L, still made of volcanic rock

 

It's possible, but I doubt it. I think his standards are just so high that it takes a lot to impress him. Heck, if I got to drive Porches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, etc...all the time, I'd probably think the C6 base model was crap too. Just be a duck and let it roll off your back.

 

Here are some of the cars that fell short of the corvette mark.
Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
TVR 350c - 1.27.5
BMW M3 CSL - 1.28.0
MG SV - 1.28.6
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9
BMW Alpine Z8 - 1.29.0
Mercedes CL65 - 1.29
Alfa 3.7 GTA - 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo - 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z - 1.31.8
Mazda RX8 - 1.31.8
Ford Focus RS - 1.32.2
Lotus Esprit V8 - 1.32.5
Audi TT V6 - 1.32.7
MG ZT - 1.33
Noble - 1.33.1
Mercedes SL 55 AMG - 1.33.2
Volkswagen Golf R32 - 1.33.2
Volvo S60R - 1.35.0
Ferrari 575 - 1.35.2 W
Alfa 147 GTA - 1.35.6
Lotus Elise - 1.35.6
Aston Martin Vanquish - 1.36.2 W
Renault Clio v6 - 1.36.2
Honda Civic Type R - 1.36.5
Saab 95 hot aero - 1.37.9
Mazzer - 1.38.0
Bowler Wildcat - 1.39.4
Bentley Arnarge - 1.40.8
Overfinch - 1.44.0

 

Not to shabby of a list there......To bad all these "High Tech" cars can't keep up with a dinosaur.

 

Whats funny is that when top gear raved about the pontiac GTO, everyone loved them, now they bash the c6, and they are the worse liars....

problem is we are gm enthusiasts, lol.

 

I think Top Gear is great. I think they were a little harsh but whatever.

 

Just FYI, this Top Gear fella is an ex-F1 driver. And he went stone cold to Italy and proceeded to post the best lap ever by any journalist in the Enzo. It was only a few seconds short of the Ferrari test driver who rags out all the Ferraris all day long on their track.

So he's a flake, but he's the Evan Smith of Euro car journalists.


Whoops just watched it and there's some young wimp doing the actual test

 

Which one, the guy who test drove GT (aka the older guy) or the one who drove C6 (aka the younger guy)?

 

Older guy, and he bought/reserved one...

Anyone ever see their review of the 350Z? Now that was a bashing, I dont think the had a single good thing to say about the "Zed."

 

Wait, Clarkson didnt drive the C6? I didnt download it as my computer is in slo-mo mode.
Clarkson also DESTROYED the Crossfire! Said it looked like a dog taking a sh*t.

 

No, it was that one small skinny guy. Clarkson did however rip the C6's *** apart at the end of the show.

 

Actually the ex-F1 driver you speak of is Tiff Needle from 5th Gear (he used to be on top gear). He was the one who drove the Enzo(on 5th Gear). Tiff is actually pretty cool and is usually a lot more positive about the cars he reviews.

 

I don't believe Clarkson is a former "any" kind of competitive driver. I think he's always been a motoring press journalist.

The bio I have on him says:

Jeremy Clarkson first presented BBC’s Top Gear in 1989, and after a break of almost four years is back on the programme this year with his well known, forthright opinions.

Jeremy trained as a journalist on the Rotherham Advertiser. He developed a liking for cars in 1977 when he passed his driving test at the wheel of his grandfather’s ‘R’ Type Bentley. After his reporter training, Jeremy decided to combine his writing skills with his interest in cars and formed the Motoring Press Agency in 1984.

 

LMAO!