Top Gear Season 13 Episode 3
July 6, 2009
Another weekend and another edition of Top Gear greets us. In this show (based on Jeremy’s blurb in the opening credits) – the boys shout at the government, a man drives a Subaru through a building, and a dog goes in a car.
Opening the show is a review of a car that’s very good and appalling at the same time. The car in feature – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black. The car packs 6L twin turbo V12 dishing 660 hp and 740 lb-ft or torque enabling the car to go up to a limited 199 mph. That is already mind-boggling in Jezza’s standards but the other bits are standard – steel brakes, 5-speed gearbox, on-off traction control, and conventional suspensions. The car’s quite okay, even keeping up with the McLaren SLR.
However, the problems with it: it’s as comfortable as a pile of rocks, the massive torque is countered by the traction control, the rear spoiler goes up at 75 mph which, on the road, means any cop can readily tell you’re speeding, it guzzles a full tank after 250 miles, and a huge turning circle. The worst bit – it’s a fixed-roof hard top spoiling the SL fun. Factoring all of those, it’s a “sublime, brilliant, super-exciting rubbish.” Power lap: 1:23.
Top Gear Season 13 Episode 2
June 28, 2009
Top Gear is back with its second episode of its 13th series. In this show (well, according to Clarkson) – they throw a chair over a hedge, a quite interesting man drives their reasonably-priced car, and a race between the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1.
First they open up with a challenge that gives “excellent consumer advice.” The boys are given 2,500 quid to buy a car for 17-year olds that would make them, their parents, and the insurance company happy. Or so they set about. They start in the office by mixing and matching car prices and insurance costs to fit their budget. Tough one for them since insurance premiums for 17-year old boys were sky high, so they decided to pretend to be dads and insure the cars as parents.
Their picks – James arrives in a Volkswagen Golf (695 quid for the car, 1,509 quid for insurance). Richard arrives in a Hyundai S Coupe (700 quid for the car, 1300 for the insurance), and finally, Jeremy arrived in a Volvo 940 wagon.
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