7/10.. but only because I rated last week's show 7/10 and this one was a bit better.
Watched the entire thing now, and surprisingly, the opening is probably the best bit of the road-trip. At least they do talk a bit about the cars (although not nearly enough IMO).
It also highlighted one reason why this episode didn't work: JC and JM being totally satisfied with their cars, even complimenting each other's cars.. WTH? I know it's all scripted anyway, but May hating his CTS-V in the other roadtrip worked so much better.
And am I the only one who's getting fed up with Astons? I mean, TG keep harping on about how Porsche keep selling the "same car" for decades with the 911.. but Aston actually seem to have just one idea about car-styling. They all look exactly the same ever since the DB9 came out. Plus I'd go as far as saying that the Vanquish looks rather vulgar for an Aston; Exterior too "styled" and busy, cheap looking running lights, leather from a Victorian whorehouse and that awful blue color didn't help, either. Could look good on a Lancer EVO or even on a Lambo.. but on an Aston? In fact, to me, this one's a step backwards compared to its predecessor's styling (DBS).
And while JC's comments during the opening make his case for the LFA a bit stronger, it still doesn't ring true to me. Here's a man who loves big, brutish and often slightly silly cars (AMG-Mercs, the original Viper, Ford GT, Lambos), trying to tell us he fell in love with an overpriced PlayStation on wheels. Don't get me wrong: I'm sure the LFA is a brilliant car, but ?375,000 for that? If you want a nerdy, insanely fast Japanese car, why not buy the much more practical Nissan GT-R and save tons of ?s/$s?
S.