9 out of 10...... For the first 25 minutes......
Never been a big fan of the news, but it was made incredibly watchable due to the absolutely stunning woman stood behind Hammond.
Caterham segment made perfect sense to me, when you consider the original Lotus Seven made do with even less horsepower than the '160'. So I know which one I'd choose too, and it wouldn't be the one with the comedic power output.
That 'review' of the Alfa...... What can you say?
Drop dead gorgeous, soulful sounding, beautifully hand-made and sculpted.... I did get the feeling though that the whole 'we don't know what it will cost' part, and the suggestion of some billionaire in Singapore paying $1.5 million for one..... Is to soften the blow when the price really does come to light!!
Another car I really would love to own!
Then the episode kind of went tits up....
So, 3 out of 10 for the subsequent 35 minutes....
Jack Whitehall..... What was the point? If you can't drive, you shouldn't be asked to appear on a show where you are required to drive. Funny bloke and all that, but the whole segment was effectively meaningless.
Hammond's 'small guy in a big car' in the desert...(YAWN!!) Seemed forced, and wasn't particularly entertaining. Perhaps it's just my age, but it's been nearly 20 years since I was a teenager, so I found no entertainment value in it. Especially with the 'hilarity' at the end, as he was overtaken by vehicles that disproved the banal point(s) he was attempting to make, before climbing up on a 'Land of the Giants' Jeep.
And the final 'bike vs car' thing..... Was that just dreamed up to fill in the final 5 minutes?
Why not do the Cool Wall, or perhaps have a discussion on some car related topic that doesn't involve Clarkson making inane suggestions that weren't ever going to be proven with his tablecloth 'experiment'....?