Top Gear - S10 EP1 - 7th October, 2007 - Discussion
 

10 episode season this time around

is it just me ... or their challenges really are getting boring :\ .. hmm

Didn't they do the amphibious car challenge before?

I am sure the challenge will not be exactly the same. Will definatly be some different rules i guess and will be very entertaining. and the R8, clarkson loves it so i am not expecting anything different from his write up but can't wait to see it on the track!!

enough with the goddamn challenges!

^ +1
R8!!!

Will they ever test the 599?!?!?

Nice to see them back !! :D

is this season going to be in hd?

Am i the only one that still loves the challenges? :?

yeah your old :prr:

Nah man, I love the challenges. The Star in a reasonably priced car I could do without but the challenges are probably my favorite feature.

Ufff, 2 more weeks ...

Challenges are nice to watch, but the challenge/car-test ratio is getting a bit out of hand lately.

Probably the program wont dissapoint me (I think that the Series 10 will be quite better than the 9), but I started to get bored with the challenges as well; IMO the reason is because they have been doing each challenge under the same pattern and it hasnt been renewed.

However, if they do some challenge or other program features under some innovation, theyll produce a desirable program for every audience

Not interested at all in the challenge, looking forward to the R8 test.

I like the challenges too.......but I preferred the "race" challenges more then the goofball ones. I like the goofball ones mixed in every ounce in awhile but I prefer the old style of challenges where Clarckson would race something like a Merc/Mclaren SLR against Hampster and Co. taking the cruise ship/train/light aircraft and such. Those challenges were amazing.

Im still waiting for JC to take a Gallardo spyder on a challenge accross the USA from coast to coast against his mates taking a Greyhound bus.

It seems that we rarely get to see the good old fun car reviews anymore.

It's always some sort of car challenge, and sometime it's something that doesn't really have to do much with cars.

I like it when its just the driver in the car doing the review on the road and around the track.

Don't get me wrong, I love the challenges. But I think I liked the Top Gear of a Few years ago more than the TG of today.

Sounds promising! And by the way, i like the challenges too, though the earlier ones like the convertible people carrier were more funny than the later ones. But the petrol growing challenge was hilarious aswell :lol:

And i can´t wait for the R8 review, hopefully in old school TG quality :twisted:

BTW, is this series aired in HD or not?

Change of plans:

Probably, these three:

http://i23.tinypic.com/168x3pi.jpg

Now that sounds more like it! :D


This is of course the Volkswagen Golf GTI W12-650 Concept.


Ford GT :P
:arrow: http://www.jabbasworld.net/dload.php...e&file_id=1346

Still, no news if this series will be aired in HD or not?

yep ur right, i've changed the first post so it should all be good now

wow its been so long since the last season im hella excited for this one!

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here's a more detailed preview of this week's episode

^^^^^^ Haha James always gets the short end of the stick!

More details:

Some short previews of this week's programme:

Gallardo SL, 911 GT3 RS and AM V8 N24:

http://www.topgear.com/content/timet...onnection.html

Golf GTI W12:

http://www.topgear.com/content/timet...onnection.html

At least they got the 599 GTB on the show! The Caparo T1 should also be interesting! Seems to be an astonishing series once again :mrgreen:

!!, they have been in the Swiss Alps, the picture is taken in Davos, a swiss alpine resort close to St.Moritz - means plenty of mountain roads ahead :mrgreen:

Bugatti Veyron vs Eurofighter
 

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/...es/4/large.jpg

Thanks for the info stmoritzer! You have a sharp eye :P

Remember BBC2-recieving guys, Top Gear starts in less then one hour! :D

Jeremy Clarkson about the Stig:
:lol:

aww.... i have to wait for somebody to put up a torrent. I hate this damned country. No good tv shows.

^ I'm sure Jabba will put it on the http://www.mininova.org/tor/.

That was a very nice episode! The Gallardo SL / GT3 RS / V8 Vantage 24N feature was great... A lot of beautiful shots of the cars on the most incredible roads against amazing backdrops. Unfortunately they focused more on getting the nicest shots than on the actual cars and the driving itself. But perhaps I'm a bit spoilt by Chris Harris's vids where he drives those kind of cars to the limits of grip and beyond :P

I really love the driving roads feature.
If i ever go on a holiday i think will go to the col du turini and the stelvio pass.
That are some proper driving roads.
:D 8)

Nope there was no HD transmission I am afraid, the main feature will be up in an hour or so (its most of the show hence why its taking so long to upload - over 300 MB) :?

^ I think Jabba meant that the main feature took up a big part of the whole episode.
I've just timed it and it's over 30 minutes in total (including the "discussion" in the studio before and after the feature).

It's also on Usenet, where I just got it from, so if you want it fast, Newsgroups are probably you're best chance.

Can't wait for this new episode...am excited!!!! :P :lol: :P

The review of the mad golf (that will be uploaded soon), news and star in a car.

Just watched the whole episode and must say that was great entertainment!

That was a great episode! Top Gear has such high production value. The camera work and how everything is produced is just amazing.

Can someone fill me on on their "Everything is real" comment in the very beginning? I assume they got some flak in regards to their challenges or something?

Great episode! Made possible by Jabba. Thanks for covering the backs of those of us who don't get Top Gear on TV!!!

I don't want to spoil the joke but the jab Jezza made at 5th gear made me spit soda. I have a feeling that some JW members close to that final mountain pass are going to be taking a road trip next spring :D

I can't fill you in officially but I have a feeling that you're on the nose about the comment. I have had the feeling that certain aspects of past challenges were set up, but I've gotten really good at just enjoying things lately so it hasn't really bothered me. TG is incredibly entertaining as always :)

Yes it is. However, your internet service provider needs to support the newsgroups that you want to download from.

If you want to get started, you can find everything you need to know here:
http://www.binaries4all.com/beginners/

Davos-Stelvio

grrr . :love:

this would be a JW-drive :wink:

i'm not quite sure which road they took. i'll watch it again and consider the maps afterwards. guess i'll have to drive down there too next spring...

Davos is only 1,5 hours drive away form where i live, so wouldn't be a big thing to go there for me. maybe the perfect road to test my new car in spring :D

No :D

i have a few things in mind. but as i wrote in the other topic i'll buy something new in spring. until then i'll make a few tests rides and find out which will be the best car for me... :wink:


i've found some infos about the road:

Passo dello Stelvio is the 2nd highest asphaltic pass in the alps. it's usually open from end of may until november.
the 50km long street over the pass was build from the austrian empire between 1820 and 1826. in WWI between 1915 and 1917 was the Italianfront in this region. there are still parts of military positions to see from this time.
the design of the road is more or less the same since it was build. still today there is the curvy north east ramp from Trafoi with 48 numbered curves.

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Great first episode as expected! Nothing to complain about! Old style TG quality! I guess the BBC provided them with more money for this episode alone than Channel 5 for the whole 5th Gear series. And it shows :wink: