If not your car exactly, post the next closest.

>>28484639 (OP)
>We see this with a lot of BMWs. You may not like the people who drive them. You may not like the styling. You may not like the way they supported the Nazi war machine or what they did to Rover. You may have a million reasons why you would never buy such a thing — I know I have — but the simple truth remains: when it comes to the business of driving, they really are very good indeed.

>>28484642
Didn't he say your car looks like a dog turd?

He thinks my 911 is boring and he thinks my Lexus is boring

Clarkson has never reviewed any car I've owned.

On that bombshell....

>>28484639 (OP)
Never sold in the UK. He did review the "hot" variants of the 2nd and 3rd gen, but the closest I can get is James May saying it's "really quite an interesting car" during one of his wine specials when encountering one in France.

>>28484639 (OP)

Goes like a rocket, sticks like a limpet

They tested the cheapest cars in brrrritain in one very old episode, which were all Soviet imports.
They had a Škoda Typ 742 105 and according to Jeremy it wasn't nearly as bad as he thought, the drivability was okay, it got the job done and build quality was present "more than you could say about any domestic car in the same or higher price range"

>>28484673
That's pretty solid praise considering Jeremy. I'd take it lol.

>>28484639 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MqFFtmLm-o

No word about the Hyundai Sonata, but he hated the Veloster and liked the i30

>>28484695
Michio-san approves this post

>>28484639 (OP)
> Clarkson's Verdict: I'd rather have a Fiat 500
Fair enough

He said the C63 amg was twice the price, but also twice the car as the (5th gen) chevy camaro SS
As a 6th gen SS owner i would agree with that.

He called it hideous.
But then James said it looks humorous so I'm okay with it.

Hammond reviewed it
>"Sounds like Lynyrd skynyrd at a bullfight"
Clarkson only did the predecessor
>"Now, I'm not a fan of the E-class styling, it looks like a Honda"
I bet he would just praise the brute force and go on about annoying german engineering

>>28484639 (OP)
>classical music starts playing
>gives the specs
>makes a poetic analogy to sum up the brand ethos
>slides it around the track with zero effort to go fast
>but this car has a problem
>metal riff starts playing
>camera shots slowly reveal its rival
>THIS
>slides around the track
>gives more specs
>it’s better in every way but
>maybe that’s why I’d rather have the first one
>classical music plays again

I really FUCKING HATE top gear

>>28484773
>be so popular for so many years that your TV show format becomes a cliche
There's worse fates.

>>28484777
The Clarkson era was a development of an existing show
https://youtu.be/v-y-FgOikNQ
I doubt that would become the most watched unscripted motoring show IN THE WORLD.

>>28484639 (OP)
>>28484639 (OP)
https://youtu.be/BZ3R_S_hyew
>The shifts are so fast, the gap between them can't even be measured. That's good.
>But it's not as good as the way this car simply DEVOURS corners.
>Unlike Porsche with their new 911, BMW has not gone for (gay) electric steering, but instead stuck with old fashioned hydraulics; it's so much BETTER for it! There's much more of that feedback; it actually lets you know which way the front wheels are pointing!
>With the settings in full track mode, you can smoke all day long!
>This one, it can be a proper L U N AT I C M5, or a soothing companion when you just want to drive along the M5
>And then, there's the ride. It's really, REALLY good.
>C O M F O R T A B L E.
>It feels BETTER than a normal 5 Series.
>The F10 M5, then, is not only better than the old one, I'd say that as an all-rounder, it's actually the BEST CAR IN THE WORLD.
>And in some ways, it reminds me of this, the BMW M1; the first supercar that could also be Civilized in the real world. And that's what they've done here.
>I have to say, that car, I drove it the other day, it is E P I C.
>It's a P H E N O M E N A L car.
>Meet the new B O S S.
>Same as the old, old boss (he means the E39, by the way)

>>28484639 (OP)
https://youtu.be/BZ3R_S_hyew
>The shifts are so fast, the gap between them can't even be measured. That's good.
>But it's not as good as the way this car simply DEVOURS corners.
>Unlike Porsche with their new 911, BMW has not gone for (gay) electric steering, but instead stuck with old fashioned hydraulics; it's so much BETTER for it! There's much more of that feedback; it actually lets you know which way the front wheels are pointing!
>With the settings in full track mode, you can smoke all day long!
>This one, it can be a proper L U N AT I C M5, or a soothing companion when you just want to drive along the M5
>And then, there's the ride. It's really, REALLY good.
>C O M F O R T A B L E.
>It feels BETTER than a normal 5 Series.
>The F10 M5, then, is not only better than the old one, I'd say that as an all-rounder, it's actually the BEST CAR IN THE WORLD.
>And in some ways, it reminds me of this, the BMW M1; the first supercar that could also be Civilized in the real world. And that's what they've done here.
>I have to say, that car, I drove it the other day, it is E P I C.
>It's a P H E N O M E N A L car.
>Meet the new B O S S.
>Same as the old, old boss (he means the E39, by the way)

>>28484639 (OP)
https://youtu.be/r_jhR0zHS6c
>This is as good as saloon cars get
>This is a damn fine car which is bristling with world firsts and good ideas.
>I still can't see it pulling in too many Mercedes or Jaguar drivers, because of what it stands for, because of that '80s I M A G E.
>But it's EASILY good enough to keep BMW drivers smiling a smile the size of Cheshire
>This is as good as saloon cars get

He reviewed my car before top gear but unfortunately it was very breif and it had the v6 not the v8, I think he said it was pretty good bang for your buck used for merely 3500 bucks.

>>28484639 (OP)
>It doesn't disappoint.
>It's an almost perfect 50/50 weight distribution which means the car is B A L A N C E D.
>It's stiffer. The body is stiffer, the chassis is stiffer; the whole thing holds together better.
>The suspension. Keeps everything -- oh, look at that! It's superb!
>Oh, bugger! They've done it again!
>I've had a damn good drive in the new 3 Series, and I can report that as a machine, it's F A N T A S T I C.
>As a piece of engineering this is fantastic. It's awesome. It's B R I L L I A N T.
>And it's great to drive.
>It really is.

Said it was more comfortable than most cars with such precise controls and noted the upgrade to wishbones over the previous gen made it more predictable. Said it was for nerds though.

>>28484812
Careful you’ll summon the McDonald’s club
>NARP 911s and 987s
>BRZs 89s
>Civics

The holy trinity

>>28484804
I got one the other week. Can also confirm yes it is fast.

>>28484804
>>28484807
Do you actually know how to drive these cars?

I don’t think he’s ever driven it, just the older continental mark v which is a land yacht with less luxury and power. Pretty good episode of him and the boys driving big ass 70s cars in Edinburgh

>>28484639 (OP)
He thinks my car is an auto only nigger chariot

>>28484639 (OP)
He loves the MX-5.

>>28484914
wait, an american sedan done right? I thought that shit didn't exist

>>28484942
It's fwd based but I agree this is probably the closest Lincoln has been in 40 years. Shame they killed it.

"If you don't mind doing seven miles to the gallon, this thing absolutely flies" - E55
"And so I decided to do something I've never done with any car I've filmed in my entire life, I decided when the test was over to go to the nearest Alfa Romeo dealer and buy one" - Giulia

>>28484942
Didn't the US get a re-branded type four at some point.

>>28484942
do not look up what its drivetrain and platform are

> it was built by idiots.

>>28484991
The US got the Saab 9000 and Alfa 164 but not the Croma or Thema

>>28484942
Not driven much but it’s certainly the best car I’ve ever driven. Quiet and smooth like driving on a cloud and the 400 hp doesn’t make it sports car level but it’s zippy enough to get through traffic. Full sized too so plenty of cargo space and roomy enough for a family or four grown adults

My goal is to maintain it and keep it running as long as possible and hopefully the SUV trend dies down enough for them to come back. If not I’ll probably looking into Cadillac CT5/6 V black wing or some Mercedes or BMW sedans. Assuming cars aren’t all bastard EVs by then

>>28484639 (OP)
>https://web.archive.org/web/20100529114622/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article6924208.ece
>So there we are. The Land Rover Discovery 4. It’s excellent. Don’t buy one.
I agree with him

>The fact is that if you want a sports car, the MX-5 is perfect. Nothing on the road will give you better value. Nothing will give you so much fun. The only reason I'm giving it five stars is because I can't give it fourteen.[26]
/o/ in ruins

>Japan's best looking car

>>28485091
TG must have driven Godzilla at some time.

>>28485094
Here we go.
https://youtu.be/YXFSVoVqhYw

>>28484812
https://youtu.be/S4CfWdoSOTk?si=1jQ9AYu_EOs0yhzP

They had a Cool Wall segment where they put the Laguna Coupe in the WBSU section, but I could not find that segment to watch and I have no idea why exactly they didn't like it
I own the wagon version though, I assume they would like this one more

>>28485118
Touring car Lagunas were epic.

>>28484878
?

The engine is an absolute masterpiece, and also sounds like a happy hippopotamus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnszErdLktA

>>28485419
James in a lada is God Tier.

>"one of the best cars I have driven in ages"
>"this is just fantastic"
>"designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts"
guess the car

james may liked his 300c and thats good enough for me

>>28484639 (OP)
As wonderful & as ridiculous as owning a pet elephant.

This car may be brown and as interesting to look at as the periodic table, but it goes like a scalded cock.

>>28484639 (OP)

>by European standards this car is rubbish. Its engine has wasteful, unused capacity that turns fuel into nothing, it couldn’t get from one end of a country lane to the other without running out of brakes and it handles like a newborn donkey.

>There’s more, too. It’s got a gruff engine note, its interior has the panache of an Afghan’s cave and . . . and . . . and I can’t go on. You see, I’m running through all this car’s bad points but I’m afraid my mind is consumed by the bit where I was doing 65mph on the 101, listening to some Eagles on 104.3.
And then by the subsequent memory of grumbling along the waterfront in San Francisco itself, the city setting for Bullitt, the film that etched the Mustang for all time on the petrolhead’s radar.
You see, I kept thinking I’m in a Mustang in San Francisco on a glorious September afternoon. And I liked that a lot. I liked it so much that I became consumed with the notion of maybe taking a small part of the experience home with me.

>Whenever I drive a GTI I’m always full of admiration for its abilities, but when I was driving that Mustang I liked it. And that’s sort of more important.

>Verdict Horrid but very loveable

I can't really argue with anything Clarkson said, but I think time has been very kind to the S197, because all newer cars got worse with time while it still retains it's charms.

>>28484639 (OP)
>So, it works. It's a fashion accessory, it's a piece of automotive jewellery, and it's just like those light whizzy sports cars from the '50s and '60s... it's a proper, undiluted sports car!
His opinions are correct

>>28484639 (OP)
>The Australians can do many things, such as, very surprisingly, thinking ahead. The common Australian family sedan, is also the perfect drifitng weapon for when the kid grows up, and by that point Dad will hope the boy wraps the old bastard around a tree anyway, because he can't tell his wife it's unreliable or can't tow. Tthe 1998 Falcon near equalled the 1998 F-150 for towing, proving the American cars lug around just as much excess fat as their owners.

>>28486164
>Rosie

>>28486543
me on the left and (You) on the right

>>28486550

>>28484639 (OP)
He's always been favorable of Golf GTIs, but I haven't found any takes of his on the Mk8. I'm sure he'd have the same major complaints as everyone else.

>>28486543

My first time driving the car after buying it, having done some burnouts and had fun, I turned the CD player on for the first time.
"A whole lotta Rosie" by AC/DC immediately blasted, hence the name.

>>28488342
Kino

>>28484639 (OP)
>2004 Mustang
He'd say it was a stupid attempt by Americans to make their stupid American car look more exotic, and it doesn't have the enough power to warrant having no cornering whatsoever.

He'd be right, but I still love it anyway.

Here's his review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdH6ST9hbbs

“The Škoda Enyaq. Now, this is an electric car from the Czech Republic, which sounds about as exciting as a beige cardigan. But actually, it’s not dreadful.

First of all, it looks…well, quite handsome. In that understated, IKEA flat-pack sort of way. You won’t be stopped in the street by anyone saying, ‘Oh wow, is that the new Enyaq?’ because, frankly, no one knows or cares.

Inside, however, it’s all rather lovely. Škoda has realised that if you’re going to make a car weigh more than the moon because of all the batteries, you might as well give it a nice cabin with big screens and seats that feel like they were stolen from a German executive saloon.

And as for driving it…well, it’s an electric car. You put your foot down and—whoosh—it accelerates briskly until you get bored. The steering has all the feedback of a dead trout, but it’s quiet and smooth, and it does the job.

The problem—and it’s a big one—is that it costs about the same as a small house in the north of England. And if you want the version with more range, Škoda demands even more money, presumably so you can drive all the way to Prague to tell them it’s too expensive.

But if you absolutely must buy an electric SUV and you don’t want to look like an estate agent in a Tesla, the Enyaq is actually rather a sensible choice.

>>28484642
X5 ?

>But the Elise is not the best British sports car... because the
Mazda MX-5 is! Yes, yes I admit it; it's not entirely British. In
fact it could be argued that it's sort of completely... Japanese!
But you see, the thing is, if you go to Tokyo and order bacon, eggs,
mushrooms, and so-on-and-so-forth, even though they're in Japan
they'll still call it 'a full English Breakfast'. Ideas travel, so I
don't care where this car was designed, or where it was made, it's
still a full English Sports Car!

>The MX-5 kicked off the sports car renaissance, and ever since it
came along in 1989 everyone else has been trying to beat it with more
power, more-wheel-drive, more whizz-bangs, and more fancy gearboxes.
But you can't beat the original recipe, a recipe that was written
more than sixty years ago - keep it simple! The Mazda has a
not-very-powerful 1.8 litre engine at the front, where it belongs,
not in the middle. And drive goes to the back, like it should. It's
as complicated as wood!... So who cares if it doesn't have an
electric hood and climate control. A bit chilly? Well you're
British for heavens sake - wear a hat!

Thank you Clarkson, very cool!

>>28484639 (OP)
https://youtu.be/-KyewDSUcy0?
same as an x3 excel

>>28484773
A lot of his track reviews are really boring. The best one he ever did was for the Phantom in series 2

>>28484639 (OP)
According to him, majority of my vehicles were built by the greatest manufacturer of all time.

>>28484723
>Cheap and plasticky build quality but great fun to drive
I'll take that

Regular NA focus, but he loves the RS and ST

>>28484639 (OP)
He said it was indestructible. Turns out all he had to do was wait for the rust to eat it lol