stevanford1
Well-Known Member
One of the touring cars tested is a Sierra cosworth.
I'm afraid Clarkson is going to tear it apart for no other reason than it's a non-petrol powered vehicle.
Are you allowed to say?
Tom Jones will be a hoot.
Do young women throw underwear these days?
I apologize in advance for anybody suddenly doing the Carlton Banks dance.
I just wonder how he's gonna fit into the car - Jeremy can barely fit into it and Tom is taller than he is!
I fear I already know where this power test is going to go. I think the Tesla is a pretty nice car. It's crazy expensive in comparison to other cars at that performance level. I'm afraid Clarkson is going to tear it apart for no other reason than it's a non-petrol powered vehicle.
It'd be a shame too because this is the first serious drivers car (that I know of) for those interested in avoiding petrol or other fossil fuels. I'm not an eco-mentalist, and I can't stand the Prius and other cars designed to be "green" that also suck the fun out of driving; though I'm concerned with the consumption of oil for other geopolitical reasons and those who are quick to dismiss the Tesla simply because its for green-freaks I feel are being too short-sighted.
It truly is imperative that we lower CO2 levels in the atmosphere, as we could be facing the end of life on earth as we know it. Not in my lifetime, but much sooner than we think. The fix is simple, but very complex. We need to lower our emissions of CO2, but we also need to work to keep the infrastructure that earth provided to convert it back into O2 going. This means keeping the rain-forests in tact, and seeing to it that our oceans CO2 levels don't get too high.
Um I think you forgot that there is such a thing as recycling. Whats that add being played by Brita right now, forever in a landfill? Which is why the practice of recycling plastic is being shoved into our heads. Just thought to point that out, unless the oil is used in some other way and I'm not realizing it.
I hope they do the Top Gear Awards
Not so sure about the guest. Tom Jones FFS? Cliff Richard was bad enough.
Then we've had Nick Mason, Roger Daltrey, Ronnie Wood..........is there a "one aging rocker per series/annum" clause in a contract somewhere?
If that's the case why don't they go the whole hog, get a couple of shovels and some jumper cables and book Keith Moon or Elvis?
Recycling is only feasible and economical with a few types of plastic, usually the flimsy stuff like bags and bottles. To recycle some of the tougher and stronger stuff, like carbon fiber for example (it counts as a plastic), you'd need to pour lots of money into R&D. The processes for taking apart and rebuilding the chemical chains and arrays involved are difficult enough in a laboratory setting, let alone an industrial one. So much of it depends on when the prices for recycled materials are high enough to make it worth the investment, as opposed to just digging more.
They will do (I was at filming). They filmed quite a lengthy segment, and Jeremy said to us that they'll edit out the stuff that isn't really funny.
looks to be a rather "green" episode. Though I am looking forward to the Tesla review... No one seems to have actually driven the damn thing. All the articles on it just talk about how it's such an amazing technical triumph etc. etc. no has actually dealt with it like an actual car...
*sigh*
Funny stuff is good in bite-size portions, and not overfilling whole segments with stuff they think are funny because they want big viewer numbers...