mattkimsey said:He does it to get a reaction. If he was like every other boring car show, would people all over the internet be talking about the show? If you don't take it too serious it's a fun show.
Yeah, I agree with that.bellegt06 said:I understand, he could rip on american cars without misrepresentation and create controversy. I mean to run a V6 and claim it has a 4.6 and 300 ponies is unscrupulous to say the least.
celticstanger said:Clarkson knows his stuff, but this faux pas is hilarious! I wouldn't be surprised if there was a clip somewhere of him eating crow, after that blunder. Most of his scathing comments on US cars are, unfortunately, fairly accurate. Driving a V6 and complaining that his V8 doesn't have any oomph off the line, though, does somewhat kick the soapbox out from under him.
I agree with you, but if you are going to make outragous comparison, ridiculous comments, etc....you better have your sh.it straight which he clearly doesn't.
celticstanger said:BTW - as far as wars across the Atlantic are concerned, aren't the current 2 US-led, with the US begging for Euro aid? See how very easy it can be for people to obnoxious a55e5?
That was my gentle rebuttal of this unwarranted (and hugely inaccurate/uneducated) attack on a continent, because one journalist has an uncanny ability to wind people up.bellegt06 said:While I may or may not agree with this statement WTF does it have to do with this thread??
Us Yankee bloaks and our Yankee lifestyle and excesses in everything material is useless and appauling to most of the Extreme Left thinking types in Europe until a major war starts over there and then our materials and soldiers matter. Not in everyones eyes but most. I guess if we lived with 40% unemployment, nonexistant medical care, crappy weather year 'round, ruling politicians and media types with extreme liberal mindset and limited freedom we would hate us too...
I get it now.....he uses a "Borat" kind of approach to get his audience in a tizzy and he primarily uses American cars as fodder. Thats cool I guess since I assume most enthusiast outside the EU probably doesn't take him seriously anyway. I would rather watch John Clease or the late Graham Chapman. They could bash US cars all day and do it with a style that Clarkson could only dream of having and I would still have to laugh at it and tune in.