They haven't reviewed the MP4-12C either.... maybe they're holding off until they can get these cars on the track together so they can tell the story of Mclaren and MB going their separate ways after the SLR.
If they were thinking that way: I don't see a comparison. McLaren/Mercedes was a brief joint venture (even though much better than Mercedes and Chrysler
). But, the SLS is built on the legacy of the 300SL. The 300SL is iconic, and the SLS is bringing a touch of that history to our present-day. And Top Gear just ignores it. Period. There is no reason to wait, unless TG wants his viewers to get the latest from "Fumf Gear."
Crying about the demise of the British Motor Industry. Give me a break. How about making a car with a decent electrical system? Maybe there wouldn't be a reason to cry. Ending the last episode of the series on a depressing note. First the dead race driver, and this week... Is this turning into a pattern? "And on this long face, we end our episode..."
Want to be patriotic? Make a special about one of the few(!) highlights of the British Motor Industry. E-Type. DONE. People around the world know that car, they love it, they can relate to it. You wouldn't have to live in Northambridgefieldchesterhampoolsmouthbournetongatethorpecastle to enjoy the segment.
Maybe I'm growing out of this, maybe the thrill is gone for me. If some lunatic in the States would build a Ford Mustang with 2000hps..., I couldn't care less. I need some substance or a legacy, any bathtub with a rocket engine doesn't do it for me. I hate any kind of tuning. It has to be a production car that is perfect. Sometimes it's the little things. The most exciting part of the Ferrari segment was for me, to see the rev counter at 9000rpm. The headlights are still ugly though.
I don't know, having seen the show for years and years, meanwhile it seems adolescent to me. Their whole approach to cars didn't grow. That, or silly and pointless banging about. Catering to the "Post-Emmy-Hammond-Crash-Prime-Time-Audience." I'm sure, for some 17 year old dude (who probably owns a PS3), TG is the greatest thing ever. And after the show, he puts on some music,......to learn how to
survive in the hood.
:lol:
All I wanted was, the SLS to hit the show (for the longest).
I recall Jezza critisizing the LED light fad somewhere. Possibly in his Times columns. However he certainly critisized the R8's headlights in what I think was the original R8 review.
I'm sure, in a few years people will say "what were they thinking." Those lights look stupid. They look like BLING (...hurl). Really, you should only have lights like that on your car, if you have a collection of gold chains, and if the name people know you by starts with three consonants.