Top Gear's COTY Awards... one we actually care about
Any time there's any mention of how or what a car show on TV should be, we find ourselves invariably praising Top Gear. Cutting insight mixed with hilarious wit, drop-dead gorgeous imagery and a whole lot of fun and passion make it the perfect car show. When Top Gear does a Car Of The Year, we sit up and pay attention. They have yet to name the overall winner, but the category champions are in. While the only surprise we found was the Ford S-Max making the list as Best Big Car, the choices have a bunch of desirable iron not found on this side of the Atlantic. A couple of Citroens made it, as did the Land Rover LR2 - any of which we'd love to have over here, especially the Citroen C6. We're not sure we agree with every choice though - the Gallardo is the obvious choice as dream car, but we're pretty sure that means nightmares. Of course, the driving is grand, and they have Ferrari represented as well, so there's no shortage of Italian engine music, always a good thing.
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jady010 12:44AM (8/21/2009)
nice job you had done with the help of great information regarding Top Gear TV Show. it is one of my favorite TV Show and you are right it is one of car show.
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jocky32 12:44AM (8/21/2009)
nice job you had done with the help of great information regarding Top Gear TV Show. it is one of my favorite TV Show and you are right it is one of car show.
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Michael Karesh 2:08PM (12/13/2006)
I'd love to have an S-Max if the price were reasonable (i.e. around 30 with leather, sunroof). I have three kids, and a seven-seater with a manual transmission, turbocharged engine, and excellent handling would be a perfect fit.
Problem is, there are probably only three other Americans with the same set of wants and needs.
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$0.02 3:05PM (12/13/2006)
What????!!!! no Toyota...and I mean Toyota and not the Lexus division therein?!!
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Dr. Woo 3:24PM (12/13/2006)
$0.02,
But notice that there is, in fact, an Audi.
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That One Person 5:08PM (12/13/2006)
Cool! Cars that dont suck!
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Scott Kagiwada 7:08PM (12/13/2006)
The only Toyota Top Gear likes is the Aygo (which is of course not sold in the USA). Richard Hammond explains why...
BTW - It's a long clip, and doesn't really get to the point until the second half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thCOGxvPX8Q
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Andy 1:06AM (12/14/2006)
It is nice to see Lexus get its dues. The problem with car magazines is that they demand sportiness from all vehicles. Some drivers don't want to drive for fun, they want to drive in supreme comfort. That is where the Lexus LS comes in. It isn’t meant to be an M5 or a CLS55 AMG. It’s a car that keeps you away from the chaos on the public roads. A sports car fanatic will not love an LS, but I know quite a few people who would.
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Galley 10:25AM (12/14/2006)
Remember the good old days when Motor Trend listed the nominees in one issue, did the actual testing in a second issue, and them finally announced the winner in a third issue? They used to force you to buy three issues to get the full coverage. Now it's all one issue, and it's usually leaked long before that issue comes out. Why do they even bother?
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