BBC's Top Gear

ChuckG · Post by **ChuckG** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:22 am

Anyone else as mesmerized by this show?

Makes American car shows look like nancy-boy commercials!

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:33 pm

KHummel66 · Post by **KHummel66** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:04 pm

I love this show! It's must-see TV for a car guy.

ChuckG · Post by **ChuckG** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:00 pm

Sandy,

Top Gear is a show from BBC and broadcast on BBC America. They have many reruns, but the most current season is on Monday nights.

You can find plenty of clips on YouTube. The car tests are real, not sissy, and the challenges are hysterical.

They took a Ford Transit on the Nurburgring. They road tripped from Saigon to Hanoi on old scooters. They put celebrities in an econobox and run them around a road course. It's good.

Post by **negusm** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:19 am

THE Best car show on the planet.

I love the Toyota Pickup thrashing and the Ford Focus test. Great stuff.

-Mike

86capri62 · Post by **86capri62** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:17 pm

They did a long road test (kind of a race) with a McLaren SLR mercedes-benz.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:40 pm

What sataion is it on? I am pretty sure we cannot get it, but where it be?

Post by **negusm** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:18 pm

Sandy, I catch some of them on youtube. I don't have cable or satellite.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... type=&aq=f

-Mike

ChuckG · Post by **ChuckG** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:32 pm

It's on BBC America. It's on basic cable (Comcast) in my area, but sadly not in HD.

Alternatively, it's all on DVD and Blockbuster online has the last couple seasons.

Failing all that, YouTube is a good choice. The Roush vs GT500 is interesting. It to me verified Ford should've just called it an SVT Cobra and spent more on the suspension and less on licensing Shelby's name.

KHummel66 · Post by **KHummel66** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:34 pm

I believe you can also watch current episodes on BBC's website. What we see on BBC America TV station are 2- 3 seasons behind.

ChuckG · Post by **ChuckG** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:56 pm

http://www.topgear.com/uk/tv-show/series-1

Havoc · Post by **Havoc** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:42 pm

Love the Show but be forewarned they are not to friendly on there reviews on American cars. But then again that's some of the comedy of it.

If your a fan of the show and Clarkson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMuO-8S_0Wg

ChuckG · Post by **ChuckG** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:46 pm

Havoc wrote:Love the Show but be forewarned they are not to friendly on there reviews on American cars. But then again that's some of the comedy of it.

If your a fan of the show and Clarkson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMuO-8S_0Wg

Love the show and they're often right about American cars--as we all know.

Too much emphasis here on going in straight lines and cheapest possible parts.