VIDEO: Top Gear, Ford Fiesta, Beach Assault, WOW
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We've been watching Top Gear for quite a while now, and for our money, no one on this planet mixes cars, TV and entertainment better than the blokes from the Beeb. Having said that, the Brits may have outdone themselves this time, and with a car few would have chosen as the most likely candidate. Top Gear superstar Jeremy Clarkson was tasked with giving a thorough, exhaustive review of the all new 2009 Ford Fiesta. The affable Clarkson takes the Fiesta through the usual paces on the open road and at the track, and then he gets creative. We don't want to ruin it for you, so check out the ten-minute super review after the jump. If we haven't given you enough reason to click through, Clarkson does get chased by a black Vette inside a British mall, and he finishes by taking a beachhead in a Fiesta full of Royal Marines while under heavy gunfire. Oh, and smoke grenades fit in the Fiesta's cup holders. Impressive stuff, indeed. Thanks to all who tipped in.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Itsuru 10:07AM (12/10/2008)
My tax money is being well spent :D
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Kitko 10:23AM (12/10/2008)
That would be your licence fee... :-)
Itsuru 10:25AM (12/10/2008)
Which is a tax of sorts.
Kitko 11:13AM (12/10/2008)
yes :-) And you actually get something back, think of it - 12 episodes of Top Gear a year, that makes about 11 pounds per episode/per DVD. It's not that bad...
Randy 1:20PM (12/10/2008)
Nice comment but um....
A: Ford doesn't want any money!
B: Ford isn't taking any money!
C: The money for GM and Chrysler didn't even get approved yet!
D: It was made in Britain.
E: That was the most incredible car segment I've ever seen in my entire life!
WOW... Ford Fiesta
adrian 3:45PM (12/10/2008)
It looks like they flimed part of that in the new westfield shopping centre across the road from the beeb. It's big enough inside.
Infra 7:11PM (12/10/2008)
@ Randy
Not everyone lives in the United States.
Dustin 7:19PM (12/10/2008)
Randy,
you're confused. He wasn't talking about what you think he was talking about.
Josh 1:02AM (12/11/2008)
Thank you for your contribution to one of the most entertaining shows in the world.
I almost fell out of my chair laughing multiple times during that segment... First time in a while that has happened :P
JayP 10:15AM (12/10/2008)
Ford can't buy this kind of coverage.
Now where is the US Fiesta?
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zamafir 10:17AM (12/10/2008)
Did ford not tell us it was on its way months ago? I'm not sure why everyone keeps biting at the bit, it's coming, and even though it won't get here until next year, it'll still be a welcomed addition for prospective buyers as it's beyond what most hatches in this price range offer.
Seminole 10:33AM (12/10/2008)
So true. This has only made me want the car more.
I honestly think the US commercials for the Fiesta should be scenes from the mall chase and where the hatch drops on the LV and it storms the beach.
At least everyone on here who doesn't watch TG will now understand my baddies in Corvette comments I have been making since Sunday.
vwraceguy 10:14AM (12/10/2008)
If the US Top Gear is even half as good as the UK version, I'll still watch it. These guys know entertainment.
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catgirlshyla 5:28PM (12/10/2008)
The Corvette battle with the Fiesta was better.
aclockworkgnome 10:16AM (12/10/2008)
The shining pearl in an otherwise muck filled episode.
Top Gear has certainly brought an astounding arsenal of cars to this series, but for me a lot of the passion, entertainment, and adventure were misplaced sometime during the 10th series.
So here's to the Vietnam special and the hope that the magic will return to this great show!
-aclockworkgnome
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Khanh 12:12AM (12/14/2008)
This guy probably sports a beard and therefore his opinion is completely irrelevant and shouldn't matter.
Avinash machado 10:20AM (12/10/2008)
I don't think those mall chase scenes can be done in the US version. The PC mob would likely raise a alarm.
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homunculus 10:31AM (12/10/2008)
what's politically incorrect about a car chase in a mall?
what a jackhole.
Crazy Vega 10:57AM (12/10/2008)
A mall chase scene has been done here before.
The Blues Brothers, awesome movie.
Kitko 10:22AM (12/10/2008)
Clarkson sang odes to Fiesta in his recent Times review but was harsh on Mazda 2 in the same paper earlier. Now, Fiesta an Mazda are mechanically identical cars, petrol engines in Fiesta are Mazda's MZ units. So much for Clarkson and "unbiased" British motoring press, that treats Ford as domestic brand while the rest of the Europe knows it's German with American ownership.
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