Top Gear Ep. 2 (5/14) More info... (Spoiler Warning)

[coloradosilver]

A more detailed synopsis.

Jeremy blasts around the track in the new Corvette Z06 and despite getting from 0-175mph in one gear, and managing to keep up with a line of flames, he's none too impressed. Then, undeterred from last week's trip into the countryside, the Stig (some say...) takes the 'vette for a spin while practising his language skills.

The news this week was interrupted on more than one occasion, due to Jeremy being distracted by a nice lady standing behind him. In between this, however, they did manage to natter about a tank limo, a stolen Mercedes SLR McLaren and the new Dodge Caliber.

Richard drives a stupidly fast Tom Cat rally car in Iceland and narrowly avoids messing his pants when he hits a rock during a race with a jet-propelled kayak.

Elsewhere, Jeremy, Richard and James all go on a jolly to Brighton in a Cadillac - only it turns out not to be quite so jolly when they have to spend three hours presenting the live drivetime show on Southern Counties Radio... and end up making a hilarious hash of it.

They've tested it on ice, but now it's time to take Jaguar's new XK on a real drive and put the Great Brit through its paces on the Yorkshire Dales. The Jag is pitted against two Germans - BMW's 650i and the Mercedes SL 350.

This week's star in the Reasonably Priced Car happens to be one Gordon Ramsay. Expect the odd swear word or two.

[bmagni]

seems its gonna be a great episode

Stolen SLR sounds like........ Steffan Eriksson

[coloradosilver]

I'm just surprised that Clarkson doesn't like the new Z06

[bmagni]

Originally Posted by coloradosilver I'm just surprised that Clarkson doesn't like the new Z06

maybe he doesn't like the fact that its a better American car than his GT, and cheaper...

[coloradosilver]

And apparently way more reliable.

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by coloradosilver And apparently way more reliable.

compared to all the other GT owners i've interacted with... his is a lemon.

although, a pre-prod mule i drove last year had an electrical problem with the reverse lights being stuck "on"

[vexor]

thanks for the info coloradosilver

but just a question, what happened to ur resolution to not reading the previews?

Originally Posted by coloradosilver I will not read this thread! I'm sticking to my resolve to not know whats comming up in future episodes as I want to be surprised each week.

[bmwmpower]

im suprised with SL 350,thats much slower then 650i and XK, why not SL 500 ?

[coloradosilver]

Originally Posted by vexor thanks for the info coloradosilver but just a question, what happened to ur resolution to not reading the previews? Originally Posted by coloradosilver I will not read this thread! I'm sticking to my resolve to not know whats comming up in future episodes as I want to be surprised each week.

I decided against that ....More accurately, curiosity got the best of me.

[No.1]

Originally Posted by bmwmpower im suprised with SL 350,thats much slower then 650i and XK, why not SL 500 ?

£ - the cars need to be within the same price bracket.

[5vz-fe]

<sigh>....wish RC was here.

Looking forward to this episode

[gangajas]

This is his conclusion about the Corvette:






But do we recommend it? Well, not really. The problem being, off the track and on a road, the car is truly unmanageable, the ride is awful, the engine sounds like it's being fuelled by spanners, it's too wide, it will shake your bones to dust and the gearbox feels like it's out of a tractor.

[yg60m]

lol, typically JC words

[mindgam3]

Pretty crap episode to be honest.

New XK is uglier than the old

Vette gets round the track faster than the zonda

[gangajas]

Originally Posted by mindgam3 Pretty crap episode to be honest. New XK is uglier than the old Vette gets round the track faster than the zonda

IIRC the Zonda was tested by the black Stig considerably slower than the white Stig