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Top Gear is back - Sunday 27th January

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  • #122
    Ilik Urgee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,430 ✭✭✭Ilik Urgee


    I fell asleep half-way through the rugby. Some time posted by Hamilton though!


  • #123
    Cungi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 487 ✭✭Cungi


    corkgsxr wrote: »
    Are sportages really only front wheel drive? Thats useless for a jeep

    Think they come in 4wd and fwd.


  • #124
    coolisin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭coolisin


    Match was obviously played last may, so grounds guys were probably ripping up the pitch anyway!
    The took a few hits well I must say.
    Seemed to be a slightly more down to earth episode.
    Kinda boring.


  • #125
    recyclebin
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    It was as if they'd already blown the budget on expensive supercars and they had to make an episode on 5th gears budget - astra, kia and some new mexican car and Hamilton from a lap he did months ago.

    They will have to give Vettel another go at it.


  • #126
    colm_mcm
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    So delighted there wasn't another new Aston Martin or Porsche on it.


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  • #127
    Dord
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    I quite liked that mexican car. Not a bad episode tbh.


  • #128
    dr.fuzzenstein
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    recyclebin wrote: »
    It was as if they'd already blown the budget on expensive supercars and they had to make an episode on 5th gears budget - astra, kia and some new mexican car and Hamilton from a lap he did months ago.

    They will have to give Vettel another go at it.

    Agree somewhat on the budget thing, but I can imaging that wrecking two rugby teams of Kias couldn't have been cheap.
    Or who else here thinks that Kia gladly paid for the damage, because it would be a massive ad for their car and well worth the scuffed bodypanels?


  • #129
    dr.fuzzenstein
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    Dord wrote: »
    I quite liked that mexican car. Not a bad episode tbh.

    Looked like a Smart roadster IMO. Doesn't do it for me.


  • #130
    alan partridge aha
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭alan partridge aha


    These boys I think are a little old to be tearing around Twickers, looks a bit sad, the stories on the use of handbrakes and ex gfriends just downright pathetic and embarrassing.

    Lewis Hamilton's time excellent although why does the audience laugh at what he says while going round the track. It's not just him but all stars whilst in the car.


  • #131
    bazz26
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    This week's episode was sponsored by Kia. :D


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  • #132
    mickdw
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    Much as I see the kias as 'white goods', I still find it sickening to be needlessly destroying them.
    I find all these car football matches to be quite boring.
    Re hamiltons lap time, I dont buy it. There is no way that any 2 f1 drivers would be so far apart in time if given identical car and track.
    The celebrity times seem to be gone crazy too since tom cruise went top. I figure they gave him and cameron diaz the top times and then started adjusting times of those who came after by the same amount they adjysted for cruise.


  • #133
    PWEI
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    mickdw wrote: »
    Much as I see the kias as 'white goods', I still find it sickening to be needlessly destroying them.
    I find all these car football matches to be quite boring.
    Re hamiltons lap time, I dont buy it. There is no way that any 2 f1 drivers would be so far apart in time if given identical car and track.
    The celebrity times seem to be gone crazy too since tom cruise went top. I figure they gave him and cameron diaz the top times and then started adjusting times of those who came after by the same amount they adjysted for cruise.


    I don't buy Hamiltons time either. Not a chance he'd be so far ahead of another F1 driver & all the while playing the drums, singing & waving at the camera man. I reckon they just wanted a Brit on top instead of a German, especially Clarkson. That must have been killing him, Clarkson's a racist right-wing bigot.


  • #134
    darragh o meara
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    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Looked like a Smart roadster IMO. Doesn't do it for me.

    Thought the same myself. They definitely robbed the front design cues from them.


  • #135
    kirving
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    I would think so too. If Hamilton really did beat Vettel by 0.1s, it could be put down to a timing error, so best off giving him a time noone can beat to put a Brit on top for good.


  • #136
    Chris_Heilong
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    Felt like a one hour advert for KIA, even with the celebrities other than that I thought it was entertaining enough.


  • #137
    MikeD22
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    As much as i hate to say it but whatever made Top gear unmissable has gone.

    I find Fifth gear much more enjoyable watch now and i've been watching top gears since it came back to tv.

    Its a shame to see it go down hill but it was inevitable really, they're not getting any younger and they really just look tired on it now.

    It's a shame.


  • #138
    Tea 1000
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    PWEI wrote: »
    I don't buy Hamiltons time either. Not a chance he'd be so far ahead of another F1 driver & all the while playing the drums, singing & waving at the camera man. I reckon they just wanted a Brit on top instead of a German, especially Clarkson. That must have been killing him, Clarkson's a racist right-wing bigot.
    It's hard to know alright. There's no doubt Hamilton is quick, but Vettel is also one of the most consistent single lap drivers in qualifying over the last 3 years, so it's not as if he'd be slow.
    I think differences in air temperature and prevailing wind conditions and even track temperature though could make a difference in that car. Vettel came on a very windy day, that'd definitely affect straight line speed of the car. Hamilton is the type also to stay in the car all day lapping until he got the measure of it, see the practice lap? That's how hard he was pushing. All that balls about drumming and singing is all show, the car is so slow compared to what they're used to and some straights are so long that you have time to mess before thinking about the next corner. Also the tyres and fuel level would probably make a difference too, and you can be sure they'd have been set in Hamilton's favour.
    I wonder what time Loeb would do in it?


  • #139
    hoodwinked
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    im glad im not the only one who thought it was fixed for Hamilton to be on top, the way he went on about Vettel having a faster car and that the only reason he wins, just irked me, they wanted a british driver on top simple as.

    they were very obviously setting it up for Hamilton to take the lead and before Clarkson said his time Hamilton admitted it, he said that he knew it, you could see it the way he was grinning he knew he had top spot, i wouldn't be surprised if he had the lap times and kept going around the track until he knew he had it won.


  • #140
    pippip
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    Whatever about the question of last night being fixed for hamilton you gotta remember he nearly matched vettels time when it was wet!!!

    I think he was just more determined and the track suited his driving style over the others. The lap looked the most aggressive i've ever seen a car go round, visually you could just tell Hamilton was on the edge as he went round.


  • #141
    Tea 1000
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    pippip wrote: »
    Whatever about the question of last night being fixed for hamilton you gotta remember he nearly matched vettels time when it was wet!!!

    I think he was just more determined and the track suited his driving style over the others. The lap looked the most aggressive i've ever seen a car go round, visually you could just tell Hamilton was on the edge as he went round.
    Jenson matched Hamilton's wet time too, so wouldn't read too much into that, what's a wet track anyway? A wet road varies so much in grip that there's almost no point in rating it. The only real way would be to have them all on the same day, but that's not realistic, and even then, whoever got to go first would have the benefit of brakes that hadn't faded with heat and wear.


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  • #142
    pippip
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    Tea 1000 wrote: »
    Jenson matched Hamilton's wet time too, so wouldn't read too much into that, what's a wet track anyway? A wet road varies so much in grip that there's almost no point in rating it. The only real way would be to have them all on the same day, but that's not realistic, and even then, whoever got to go first would have the benefit of brakes that hadn't faded with heat and wear.

    thats my point, if hamilton can post a quick time in the wet then he obviously for some reason can handle that track better. thats why i wasn't too surprised to see such a quick dry time from him.


  • #143
    Tea 1000
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Tea 1000


    pippip wrote: »
    thats my point, if hamilton can post a quick time in the wet then he obviously for some reason can handle that track better. thats why i wasn't too surprised to see such a quick dry time from him.
    But I think you missed my point. Jenson posted the same time in the wet as Hamilton, which was faster than Jenson's own dry lap time from a couple of years previously.


  • #144
    darragh o meara
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    Tea 1000 wrote: »
    I wonder what time Loeb would do in it?

    That is something I'd love to see. Wonder will it ever happen? There is a lot of badgering Jeremy Clarkson on twitter to get him on. Someday who knows.

    It why not do a rally driver special and round up a few of the top names for a day, I'm sure they could get a whole episode out of that one.


  • #145
    pippip
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    Tea 1000 wrote: »
    But I think you missed my point. Jenson posted the same time in the wet as Hamilton, which was faster than Jenson's own dry lap time from a couple of years previously.

    Jenson's was a dry lap? no W beside his name?


  • #146
    dastardly00
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    PWEI wrote: »
    I don't buy Hamiltons time either. Not a chance he'd be so far ahead of another F1 driver & all the while playing the drums, singing & waving at the camera man. I reckon they just wanted a Brit on top instead of a German, especially Clarkson. That must have been killing him, Clarkson's a racist right-wing bigot.

    ^^^
    The bit in bold .....
    sorry, does not compute.

    Great-deals-on-musical-instruments..jpeg


  • #147
    166man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    Where can this be watched online? Missed last nights episodes unfortunately. Cheers


  • #148
    iDave
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    Fair play to the RFU for cooperating. Looked like a lot of fun. Plenty of people moaning that it was boring etc. Dont know what more they're looking for to be honest. Top Gear is still the best show out there


  • #149
    Ardent
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    MikeD22 wrote: »
    I find Fifth gear much more enjoyable watch now...

    Same as. It's a really good show.

    I much prefer cars I have a realistic chance of owning one day being reviewed. Also like the segments they do on various topics that impact my daily routine, e.g., petrol brand comparisons. Also, better presenters and banter IMO.


  • #150
    vader65
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    It was a big long KIA ADVERT, though this episode has got to be the worst one this season.


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  • #151
    Alpha Dog 1
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    Really entertaining show I thought. Must say those new kia cars look fantastic. Kia has really emerged as leading car company in terms of build quality and reliability.

    Would definitely consider one on the next purchase despite the attached stigma.


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