Excellent! And I think I heard a song from the Coraline movie.

And first comment. Har har!

brilliant show!!!keep it up!

Excellent!

Loved it!

i really enjoyed it but i wish the panamera film was longer but ill give it 4*

Good show, not too silly, even the advert for the British Army. More like that please

That’s awesome.

I did thought that the Porsche would beat the 39p stamp. But I was wrong

The British Bulldog stint was awesome. Thank heavens the great legend, Clarkson is still alive!

Mr Bolt was awe, and my dad tuned into TG for that bit as he’s from Jamaica and his two nephews were there XD

Bring on Episode 5!! xoxo

A very very good show, but, it seemed put together badly

A bit muddled, But still another awesome hour TG magic!!!

How cruel, cian b. How cruel.
39p race was my favourite part and Usain Bolt is truly awesome. Clarkson’s reasoning of only being 2.5 seconds behind him is laughable.

The Royal Mail race was a bit..well…crap, to be honest.
More comment on the Panamera itself, and less long tracking shots of it on the motorway next time.

brilliant! thank you see you next week keep up the good work

Great show!
Big improvement on last week’s.
Loved the race
10/10
Can’t wait for next week!

An all round good effort, much better than the preceding episode!
Shame about that Evo though, bit of a waste…

A good episode. The Usain Bolt interview was excellent, the best SIARPC for ages. The Car vs. letter challenge felt a little flat, but other wise a very enjoyable 60 minutes. Keep up the good work!

Spot on as per standard with top gear. The focus is an awsum car, i love it.

Great shows boys keep up the good work.
loved the dual test with Richard and Jezza please do more always a joy to watch those to thrash two cars round the track, chasing each other argue that their car is best. Very funny they got told off!
Much prefered this weeks siarpc, great guest.
Think I agree with Hammonds first thought on Porsche, not much a fan of the 4X4 either great race thow.

I am still gobsmacked from the finale!

This series just gets better and better!

it was very good but it would have been better if there was a challenge with all three of them in instead of having different ones.

Thought the focus would have beaten the renault hands down, how wrong was i. Would like to point out though, IS RICHARD TURNING INTO CAPTAIN SLOW? There was a very similar resembalance on tonites show? Am i the only one to have noticed this?

loved the show clarkson right about the polythem bag the rs was sweet loved the bulldag and the stamp

hi top show what happends to the cars you buy like the evo on show 4

Is is just me or is Hammond looking more and more like May every week?

The panamera race should have been longer and it felt a little dull, but otherwise good show.

This was yet another BRILLIENT show. I really enjoyed it. I have nothing yet again bad to say about it.

My favourite part of the show will have to be the Royal Mail race and the British Bulldog.

I LOVE TOP GEAR

Cannot wait for episode 5

Keep up the GREAT work

I thought that British Bulldogs race was a brilliant stroke of genius. That should be a regular feature (in the same way star in a reasonably priced car is). Various cars could be put round that area, with the army after them to see which car can do it the fastest. Perhaps blanks should be used, or maybe one of those ‘laser tag’ things. Saw the Focus RS and Panemara at Goodwood FoS, by the way. It’s a good looking Porsche, I think.

Found the bit about ford and renault to be good and hilarious at the end with JC & RH acting like little kids staying out to play too long. The porsche race i must agree with The Truth that it seemed to be filled with too much motorway shots and maybe then should have included more on the country roads in Scotland. The Evo Vs Army was good but lacked the intensity of other similar challenges like the Range Rover Sport Vs the Challenger Tank.

really enjoyed the show the focus was wicked wish i could afford one lol did anyone see the guy standing to the left of james may just before the army lancer chase bit with his flies down lol i didnt see it till me wife pointed it out. least it shows she was paying attention

Put my mind at rest, what was that classical music on the last bit of the show, thanks

Very good show

Quite possibly THE WORST top gear episode ever…hope it improves….

another great show, series gets better and better.

but the panamera looks a dog

Quite possibly THE WORST top gear episode ever…hope it improves….

Does anyone know what the track was that the Evo got blown to bit’s to?????? I Love that tune.

Great episode… didn’t like the porsche but LOVED the Focus!!!!

great episode, loved the rs vs megane, i o prefer the rs though
it is a shame the evo has to be killed though

It was awsome but would they realy stoot at Clarkson?

Each week at the start of each road test I notice that the Union (Jack) flag is upside down. Is there a reason for this, or just an error?

great show!! Can you put the cool wall on!!

Loved the whole episode it was fab, especially the Evo 7 vs British Army ! Roll On ep5

I love you all, keep up the brilliant work. Can I have a go in the reasonably priced car please!!! You should put a non-star in it, I want to play Top Gear!
xo
Lily

that was not the worst ever. I loved it I always do none of your shows are ever boring. AND WHY WASN’T RICHARD ON THAT LIST better looking than James anyday and Clarkson for that matter. You all look gorgeous though

Have to agree with James, it was SHOCKINGLY awful. Seems to have been thrown together at about 7:30 to be aired at 8. Hammond wont be able to watch himself squeeking over the Zonda, give James May the main slot and give Clarkson a few weeks off to get his act together.

One point that shone through, as James May put it, it wasnt the cars fault the prat who owned it was a drug dealing scumbag. I knew it was going to get smashed to bits as soon as the film started. Shame.

Quick question… does anyone know what the famous piece of classical music was right at the end with the army tank chase? Thanks.

Also, fantastic episode as always.

Agree with 39 – can we have the cool wall please.

xo
Lily

This is coooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooool!

Oh and James asleep was hilarious

it was brilliant

About the Coolwall, they no longer have that in the studio as quite a bit of the set has been moved to ‘The world of topgear at Beaulieu’ motor museum (beaulieu.co.uk/topgear)

I had forgotten about the cool wall WHERE IS IT???

Sorry, the address is http://www.beaulieu.co.uk  /topgear

Oh thanks I have been there but not when the exhibit was on hehe i sneaked round the back and saw all of the cars i have piccys

No.52, I’ve never been there but next time I have a free weekend, that will be at the top of my list.

How long in advance is top gear filmed? The biggest car news of the year happened this week – the launch of the new jag XJ – and it wasn’t even mentioned – very disappointing!!

No 54, they write the script on Tuesday morning and audience show on the wed.

unfortunately i have to say that the episode was not too good. they showed the race for a very short time and it wasnt put together properly. also, it would have been better if only clarkson would have driven the panamera as his comments are much more lively to listen to rather than richard and james’s. they seemed to be trying too hard to be funny i guess, but thats just my opinion. richard and james should have stuck to doing what they do best in these types of races – help the royal mail in delivering the letter for instance.

Very good again postal race was fine kind of familiar with motor way routes, the scenic Scottish roads were good, but the army versus Evo chase was excellent.

Much more entertaining than the demise of a benefit cheats microwave some how!? Top Gear doing on the fiddle? What next m.ps’ filing cabinet being thrown off cliffs? Luckily just a passing comment by J.C?

This series is even more awesome than the last!
And thats almost impossible to beat!
Cant wait for more!

FANTASTIC! pretty porsche though

Great show, best of the series yet.
Shame about that evo, epic race though… ^^
Loved the RS vs R26.R!
Maybe the race in the Panamera could’ve got a bit more exciting somehow
However, fantastic episode!

Why do people compare the Focus RS with the R26.R? It’s not a fair comparison. Comparing a hardened car to a hardened, hardened car?

Just shows how good the Focus RS is!

Great show as always. Just goes to show that power isnt the be all and end all in relation to handling. The Meg R26.R has been fastest in every test I have seen, and holds the lap record for a front wheel drive production car at 4 uk tracks, the Nurburgring, and now it has beat the Focus around the TG test track too!

Quick question… does anyone know what the famous piece of classical music was right at the end with the army tank chase? Thanks.

Great show as always. Very enjoyable to watch. However these challenges which are awsome, are getting a little tiresome. Maybe once in a while, but not that often (Maybe I watch too much Dave).

More things like the toyote pick-up track and etc. Reviewing/micky taking of older cars. That will attract a good audience!

Keep up the good work!

completly agree with no.34 – definetly the worlds worst episode – hated every minute of it!

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER TOP GEAR – YOU USED TO BE GOOD

Loved the British Army vehicals, didn’t know we had such cool looking hardware!!!
Still want to know what the track was that they played with the demise of the Evo…

But Go on the British Soldiers all the best you make us proud and well done JC and co for raising awareness.

After watching your show we believe Richard Hammond surely must be James May’s Love Child. The resembelence is horribly scary, whats with the barnet??

An interesting race, a great hot hatch battle (when is a hot hatch battle not great?), a fantastic guest and a truly brilliant finale.

But how come you only used the Panamera S? Surely the 500bhp, AWD Panamera Turbo would’ve made a difference, at least near the end?

So sad to see that Evo VII die – with all that Evo IX aero paraphinalia at the back, 500bhp and rally tyres, that was a serious tuner, not just the usual put-a-tin-of-beans-over-t he-exhaust-&-fit-some-shi ny-wheels-to-it that one normally endures the sight of.

haven’t we seen this before ? I than switched to seriousley uncool mode and began to explain in detail that no, the one you’re thinking of they used a rangerover and it was chased by a tank and bla bla bla bla..and the reason the white car doesn’t have a stereo is because bla bla bla bla.. and bla and bla bla… when i finished, she jsut said hmm they’re burning out.. I tryed to think of an argument to counter it but ..I couldn’t…

*and sound of.

..it’s either that or they’re just running out of time.. a 2 hour feature might help brighten things up…or just longer airtimes.. fingers crossed

Absolutly Biblical! Best opf the series so far, by far. I was killed to death laughing.

Keep it up!

Comment 69 brings up a worrying point – this show feels as though it’s on it’s last legs. Nearing the final series. I’m not sure what can be done about it either;

If it went back to being a proper car show (because lets face it, it’s not anymore) , then much less people would watch it and the show would eventually die.

If in the other hand TopGear continues to entertain people who don’t care about cars that much by driving cheap shit into stuff or whatever, then the ideas tank will soon run dry, no one will watch it, and the show will die.

At the moment, as Andy Wilman even said in his blog at the start of the series, you guys are just doing the same old stuff because you don’t know what else to do, and as a long-term TopGear watcher, that concerns me somewhat.

Didn’t Mr Hammond look a bit like someone out of Thunderbirds whilst driving up to Scotland in the Porsche? “Yes Mr Tracey – Brains calling”

Cant see it from anywhere where still watching season 6:p

Good show not as good as the 2nd or 3rd but still a quality episode not sure the evo v army part was any good but the panamera v letter race was pretty good and the focus is miles better than the flimsy megane cant wait 4 next weeks show anyway

Great show guys. Laughed when Cpt Slow was sleeping with his mouth open. Bless!!
Loved the music with the Evo, what was it, I was nearly in tears at its demise although was amazed by the Army vehicles and the Soldiers, you do us proud boys. Hamster get your hair trimmed!!!!

Is James May Hamster’s long lost Daddy? They are looking more and more alike each show.

Well done boys – a great show as ever. Loved the Porsche vs. stamp film (although not the car itself – what a minger!) and thought Usain Bolt was very cool – if he was four stone lighter he’s be right at the top of the board now – good man! I must admit I usually take less notice of the SIARPC than the rest of the show, but the guests this series have been top notch. Keep it up.

PS. Could someone give Richard a quick shove in the direction of the barbers, please? There’s only room for one long-haired luscious lovely on the show, and James fills that perfectly already!

The classical music at the end is called ‘Adagio for Strings’ made famous by Platoon.

Enjoyed the show as ever.

I think the show is still fresh – when they start doing the same thing over again I’ll happily still watch it. The best thing about Top Gear by far is the interaction between Jeremy, Richard and James. As long as they keep being funny, the show will still be fantastic.

On another note, why the hell destroy the evo – surely the police could have sold it and used the money to buy police dogs rather than waste it?

Thanks very much hornetgags

I thought the show was a credit to you. You work so hard and produce a great show each week. I particularly liked the royal mail bit. Fantastic guys keep it up! You’re the best.

Top Gear, “Never miss a beat” Brilliant, Love that Zonda

Thanks hornetgags ‘Adagio for Strings’ just downloaded it…. what a tune

Brilliant as always but no cool wall?
Love Richard’s long hair despite what others say, but why was it in Rik Mayall style this week? O_o

Show four was a bit weaker than three, but nonetheless really good fun. The Evo vs British Army was excellent – but a touch of Apache (Boeing not The Shadows) would not have gone amiss. Shame the letter wasn’t Special Delivery.

who’s car clarkson stole!!! Says that it was a good show! However how did the rotten swine who nicked my… Condoms, not to mention my Evo 7 manage not to get shot?!
Better luck next time Army =]
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On the whole, another excellent episode of top gear.
Loved the army bit, and the stamp section was c00l. However, I miss the home-made bits like they buy a car do it up race it round a cow and turn it into a v8 cement mixer

The comments on these pages are becoming increasingly negative don’t yoo think?

Panamera film was dull and didn’t carry the same enthusiasm as other ‘races’ (612, SLR etc). I was learning more about the Royal Mail than a new potentially ground-breaking porsche.

The Evo vs Army felt a little pointless; i didn’t know whether i was meant to be in awe at the car, proud of the army, or giggling at the ridiculousness of it all.

in the end, i wasn’t doing any.

and DEAR LORD, GET CARS LIKE THE RS AND MEGANE ON B-ROADS!!!! that’s where WE want to see them, not a bland, big-straight-long-wide-co rner airfield.

Drifting fwd cars on a smooth airstrip doesn’t show anything about cars honed for performance on spanking a country road.

I want to see these amazing cars on the road, to see what they look like compared to everything else out there.

Road tests, not track tests, please.

What about my evening out!

It was brilliant… But not as great as the last one imo…
Still extremely enjoyable!!

i absolutley loved it and now i have to go through another aginizing week ROLL ON EP5

To Podge 90 #89

Erm Will you stop posting Crap, your such a boring old man. You think that Top Gear IS NOT car show, seriously havent you got anything better to do.

we love the cars and anything Mr Clarkson does -but we HATE Mr Hammond’s hair – my mum say’s he’s not cute any more.

Absolutely loved tonight’s show! I think the royal mail race was really fascinating. And I agree, we need the cool wall back. I have the fridge magnets I got with the magazine on my fridge and every time I open it it makes me miss the cool wall.

Bring on the next episode, I can’t wait!

tonights show was brill loved the bit about the bitish bulldogs though it was a bit of a wasteof a car god help the drug dealer would ave gone mad liked sirpc should do more of hammond and clarksons shootouts biggests fan of top gear

Good episode, loved the Porsche V Royal Mail but didn’t like the british bulldog part.

tonights show was brill loved the bit about the bitish bulldogs though it was a bit of a wasteof a car god help the drug dealer would ave gone mad liked sirpc should do more of hammond and clarksons shootouts biggest fan of top gear

yeah im not an old man.

and no, i don’t have anything better to do at half 9 on a sunday evening. and obviously yoo don’t either.

and yoo think i don’t think that i think that top gear isn’t thinking it’s a car programme? please, read what is actually being said.

Look through this comments section. look at the negative comments.

week on week it’s growing.

which is a shame, as Top Gear tries to engage with the casual fan of cars. such as yoorself.

Great show, not the best of the series but still enjoyed. Hammond seriously needs a haircut though. I can’t concentrate on a word he’s saying when the camera’s on him…the strange creature on his head distracts me too much

I loved it, I adored Richard’s reaction on the new Zonda, very funny! Too bad they lost against the Royal Mail, nevertheless, great effort chaps and what a beautiful porshe! The army-part was pretty cool, great episode this was!

Hammond should get a haircut it looks ridiculous. The Porsche film wasn’t long enough so you never got the sense of suspense or even how long it must have taken to drive all that way. I suppose you couldn’t have topped last week’s going-around-parliament-a nd-shouting-2-4-6-8-Jacki e-Smith’s-husband-likes-t o…

Also couldn’t we have seen Clarkson in the car as it was getting picked up and crushed?

Excellent show! This series has been fabulous so far and I am looking forward to the other shows. I will miss them when it is over.

Big Love Guys!! XX <3 XX

Great show guys!Loved the British bulldogs game and the guest was a really nice bloke!

plz can sum1 tell hammond to get a hair cut

Much better then #3 was

Awesome show!!! The mail race was sooooo close. And i thought Mr. Bolt was very cool. Can’t wait to see show five.

great as always

firstly to NO. 63 – that piece of classical music was ‘adagio for strings’

more importantly – a brilliant episode guys, altho i would have liked more shots of the panamera being used properly, rather than just cruising along tediously – at least a few seconds of screaming track shots as an intro to the car would have been nice but apart from that, an excellent episode!

p.s. ill just about forgive u for destroying the evo for such an amazing film in return.

Was OK, not the best.

I would have loved to see the 4 seater lambo instead of the porche but thats just my personal preferance!!

tho i am slightly getting bored with all this army stuff – its just showing them off for the public. sadly i know jeremy likes that stuff soooo i guess ill have to put up with it…

Yes, we’ve seen better, but never the less not bad. I just want to notice that you should test more cars like these (on the road, cfr nr 89). I missed the Leon Cupra in the test but I think Seat isn’t among the favourites of the TG-team. Why not an issue about great ‘price-quality’-cars of the past years? (I drive a S.L.Cupra4 Tdi and it’s certainly a potential winner). Keep on the good work!

Loved the British Army chase. Well done to the boys and girls fighting out there with that kit. But please Mr Gordon “moron” Brown, give our troops the kit they need and stop wasting our millions on carbon trading instead.

I hate to say this but I like that Panamera. I think its the first Porsche I like. I was expecting to find a smug Clarkson in that Scottish hut with a pint… but hey, another good effort Wilman, Clarky, Hamster and Slow and the production team.

Really brilliant i loved it! So what if they do the same sort of thing,we love it so don’t change it,chances are if you changed the format completely people would still mutter, probably more so. Everything can’t please 100% of the people 100% of the time. The majority of these commoents are positive so GO BOYS!! Would’ve liked to have seen Clarkson with the Royal Mail and the letter,interacting with Hamster and Slow on the phone like in previous races,that would have been good but still loved it! And the army missed him with the LIVE ammo…. HOW?? WHY!!!! only joking. loved the focus v megane that was awesome, we got the serious side of that then the funny side when thwy got told off at the end!! Roll on next Sunday…

i love every show u guys do
however i dont agree with jeremy about what he said about the porsche being ugly
i think it looks fantastic and as james and richard made clear it drives superbly
cant wait for show 5

Oh, a race? Oh, soooo close…! What a shocker!
Hot hatches? Where do we test? On the road…?
Jokes! Funny? No!
One hour spent? Sure. Well spent? …….

i wont kiss ur ass,

it wasnt that good
i rushed home 150km (dublin to mayo in ireland) to see it, and was disapointed

its not a car show anymore, its obvious humor with cars in it. and why are you doing ads for the brittish army?

i used to love top gear, but this season is starting to change that.

sorry

I found it quite amusing when Hammond was driven into a state of near orgasm over the beautiful Zonda Cinque (only, I think he pronounced it wrong). I think it was a great, and it’s beginning to upset me that we are already half way through the season :’(. Hopefully Top Gear will retur later this year though. But imagine the summer hols without Top Gear to look forward to on the weekend… a man can watch re-runs on Dave to only up to a certain pint before he needs new content (and a job).

Keep up the good work lads!!

How did all them bullets miss Jeremy!?!?!? We all know you only sent him out there in the first place to get shot!

At first I hated the bulldog bit, but when that twist came in I loved it. Having lived in a drug-riddled area for quite some time its rather nice to not only see a pusher get his comeuppance, but to have it done for public entertainment? Superb boys – if you ever want to do it again get bunch of them and get James to drive a monster truck over them (Bound to be a world record for total number of cars driven over in a row, so see if you can beat it.) I still say the Panamera is fugly, but its not as bad as the Cayenne.

Dont listen to “some guy” tonights show was excellent, a good blend of humour and proper car testing. the Panamera film was a bit short (when the race reached Birmingham 5 mins in i was thinking “eh? that was fast.”) but apart from that, a thoroughly good show.

i wish you would do another epic race though. im sure you can think up a mode of transport somewhere in the world as a challenger to a car! Epic race episodes have always been the best TG episodes for me, because of the great car and scenery shots, the music used, and the suspense, thinking, “who will win?”

Top Gear is in its prime, keep it up

And as Glider Boy mentioned above, having Clarkson sitting in that house in the Orkneys sipping a pint as Hammond and May came through the door would have been a fantastic ending.

to 76 i disagree i though the renault was much better than that ford, it was lighter and was quicker round the track

Personally speaking the show seemed a little choppy in places. However, after roughly 110 shows I expect these things happen.

Nice to see James getting more of a chance to be a part of the show and airing his views and not being told to shut up by Clarkson.

Richard’s hair is lovely, no need to get it cut, I’m sure there is room for two gorgeous long haired guys on the show. James get’s my vote every time.

im sorry ‘Andre’, did i express my opinion?

or were u to busy kissin ass to reliase that,
if u dont tell it like it is, this will end up like the simpsons… used to be genious and funny on many levels, but now only works on one, the obvious 1..
which isnt actually funny

As always an epic programme. I love Top Gear. It is awesome. Tonight’s show was no letdown, the bulldog thing was hilarious and the race against the stamp was excellent.

Great Show lads!

Mixed review this week but certainty better than last weeks show. I personally thought it was perfectly acceptable considering the high level of expectation Top Gear has set it self

Poor at best… even worse than last week’s episode. Let’s hope that these two episodes are just a blip.

NEEDS MORE STIG!

did i like it???? ARE U GUYS STUPID??? i cried half way trough the last part when you ***** ***** ***** were destroying the EVO. Caravans, volvoss, VWs, american cars, bikes, **** old british cars crushed by pianos, exploded and all the rest of it, is very funny and doing a good job. but not an EVO or any great car like it because its like a hero to most of us. who gives a **** if it belongs to a drug dealer or even sadam hosain. i did not expect this. you just lost a fan.

Brill !!!!!

I saw the Focus RS story and heard the fact that it can do 165 mph, I then thought to my self that my Focus 1.8 Zetec can do 130 mph and thats nearly 10 years old. Yeah it may have more torque but why should I pay well over the odd’s for an extra 30 mph. Thanks Phill Fisher in Wakefield. P.s there’s no mods on my car and its the 5 door.

it started well but it just failed to deliver.

RS vs R26 was beautiful, and quite entertaining.
but after the news it just got bad…

the race wasn’t very interesting and the army bit was poorly written.

you guys can do better, don’t let us down!!

Brilliant show, Scilly Isles = Beautiful place.
Bulldog was amazing.

BBC iplayer 14mins35secs James and Richard have the same hairstyle!!!!!

The music is not really classic…it was Craig Armstrong

to all with coments about top gear not being a car show any more,dont watch it! even if a episode is a bit bland its still entertaining.they still have the best cars,great challenges and they still got jeremy’power’clarkson,the indestructable hamster and captain slow.5th gear dosent have vikki b henderson anymore keep up the good work lads we still love you!

No introduction needed here – I’m one of the original viewers. Season 1 and all that.

I still watch it every week, still wait for the glorious return to ‘the good old days’ of TG, and am still continually left with that feeling of disappointment when the credits roll.

So thanks for all the amazing shows in the past – you guys have united a global community of car enthusiasts which is an awesome feat. Unfortunately, I just don’t want to watch the show anymore. You’ve heard it all before so I wont go on about it – it’s just not what it used to be.

Was great while it lasted! Cheers.

Just a quick observation that casts doubt as to whether Jeremy was in the Honda at the time the Trojan clawed him…. The claw that appears outside his window was on the wrong side when it shows the Trojan clawing it from a bird’s eye view.
Not that I probably would’ve believed that they would’ve crushed it with him inside it… it pretty much would’ve crushed his head judging by where it clawed his car.

It’s depressing to see that Evo smashed, but this episode is still fab

Goodness me..Hammond can eat. His hair is getting a bit long too, maybe he should get a buzz cut and give his hair to locks of love. hehe

Sorry, but what the hell is going on with Hammond’s barnet!? Really, he needs to buck his ideas up, the fool.

Stunningly well made show, as ever; I loved the army feature, just as I thought it should be. Porsche segment felt *slightly* dull, if there’s any critisism to make.

Bolt looked very fast, I was sure he’d hit top 3!

Let’s take this segment by segment, using the Lolcat Win/Fail grading system:

Ford Focus RS road test/race vs. Renault: Win. Just for the sight of the director chewing out Hammond and Clarkson. And did that Focus have left-hand drive? Hmm. Can we get that in North America, please?

The News: Marginal win; pretty much the same thing we usually get. Hammond’s been married for too long judging from his reaction to that Zonda.

Royal Mail vs. Porsche: Win. You can’t defeat the wonders of modern post-ism. The mail tracker was a nice Google Maps mashup. Seeing May and Hammond bouncing off each other (and May getting a quick nap) was priceless. Best bit of the episode. Doing the races in the UK can get a bit repetitive, but it costs less.

Usain Bolt: Win. Not the best interview ever, but decent; no awkwardness. His lap was epic, too.

British Bulldog/Evo destruction: Epic FAIL. First of all: that’s bad judisprudence. How much would that Evo have fetched at auction for depleted public coffers? It should be deducted form the judge’s pay packet. Second: we came here for a car show, not a military hardware show. We can get that elsewhere (possibly hosted by the Clarkson, too).

So, it’s overall a Win, although there were some truly crap bits. The season has been rather uneven: epi 1 was Epic Win with the big train race (and Clarkson having his hinder kicked as the stoker), 2 and 3 were kinda ehh, and 4 is a mixed bag. Hoping 5-8 get us back to the “wow” factor that puts TG ahead of, say, Fifth Gear. Getting out of the UK would be a start.

BTW: I’d love to see a Top Gear/[Total] Wipeout crossover. Wouldn’t you like to see Clarkson humbled by the Big Balls? I know I would.

Your camera crew does brilliant job every episode. Cheers to them! I rarely witness that kind of quality on television. Britain is a such a nice place. Coast lines, hills, roads that curve and dip and dive. I don’t really care about the car watching the scenery… but neither you are…and that’s what bothers…

I love Top Gear. Last weeks episode was a bit dull but its still better then anything else id rather watch on TV. Todays episode was awesome, the mail race, focus and even the interview. But that last segment although cool was such a obvious army showboat film, show off all the big fancy machines and hope to recruit a couple more. I didnt mind the ford beach raid, rover vs the tank or any of the others but this one came off really staged and centered on the military tools. And im sorry but i dont buy that live round bs for one second….the shots of the bullets actually hitting the evo looked like cg…lol i know that’s a complete bitter fan geek conspiracy claim but it really did look fake…You could easily stage it and then just shoot at the car in an controlled area just to roll it into the studio and film the proof. Kinda bugs me when TG plays their fans for fools with stuff like that and pretending that clarkson was in the evo when it was picked up. All aside though, job well done… im waiting for that rally challenge!!!

Haven’t seen any of Series 13 here in America! BBC has only been showing previous series here! Have no idea why! Love Top Gear. I watch it as often as possible. Haven’t seen series 13 on iTunes either! Need my new episodes fix please!

Casey Top Gear series 13 is all over youtube.com
I’m an American, ive emailed BBC America about why we keep getting the same episode like 5 times a day but nothing back. Just go to youtube.

I can see the budget cuts but you all have done well to still produce a top quality show. My grip is I learned nothing about the Porsche. I know Top Gear emphasizes more how a car makes you feel rather than the technicals but neither of those things were talked about during the race (which I thought was a great idea).

thanks American Girl!

best!

wasn´t Jimmy Carr the head of the list? Great show and great new serie

gr8 episode keep it up boys

Fantastic as ever. One small point though. For the second time this series I have noticed an upside down Union flag being used to start a race.

loved it,thought the rs v’s renault unfair…the rs is a road car,the renault a track car..plastic windows,no rear seats,semi slick tyres…the rs wins for me..agree with others the hamster needs a hair cut!!!!keep up the good work.

i thought that episode as the best so far!!

To #130: Phil, you might want to get your speedometer checked out if you’re getting 130mph out of a 1.8litre ford escort.

Then again you may only ever drive down very, very steep hills. With a tailwind.

Well i think you guys did the Focus vs Megan right, the Panamera race was pretty good aswell, could have done with a few more jokes. I really found the British Bulldog scene a little unbelievable. Would the Army really agree to shoot LIVE rounds at a person? And how did clarkson not get hit because when we saw the army shooting at him it looked like one hell of a sh*tstorm.

Im sorry but i really dont belive that bit.
For some reason this series just doesnt feel like top gear for me.

the show was brillient apart from the game of bulldog there not going to fire live bullets at jeremy although they would of probibly quite enjoyed it they might of used live bullets once jeremy was out the car but whilst he was in it they wouldnt of

This was a great episode with the only exception being the section where they left the race with all the tanks to the studio when I think they should have done it in just one piece

Well done, brilliant episode i never knew the British Army stuff like that, the triumph is the ugliest vehicle i have ever seen, The Lightning Bolt was amazing, keep up the good work !

Are you losing your touch???

Please show more bizzare things..
Also, the challenges, do something more with cars and garage.

Like how you guys have to make something yourself..

I have to agree – the key thing about the Bulldog segment is that it seemed, well, like a recruitment film. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

I’m a Jamaican and love the show, hopefully we’ll get to see how fast that 4-door non SUV Porsche goes around the track. Main reason for this my first ever comment, I’m proud of Usain doing that awesome lap time in the reasonably priced car.

i think the army should the evo film as an advert i think and it probley will be a cool ad on tv but make it shorter like the colinder bit and the part where they crush his car and a few chaseing parts and then the end bit

but i loved it

The Focus RS bit was brilliant. The Letter Race was decent, but a bit flat at times. I didn’t really understand or enjoy the last bit. I just seemed to fake, they’re not really after him, it was just to look good for the camera. I totally accept some scripting on topgear, but that race had far too much. Don’t be glum though TG, I still love you as much as ever.

Is Hammond turning into Han solo?

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I personally think that the parts that were contrived just felt very contrived. There wasn’t much spontaneity. The part with the EVO was just an excuse to show off cool military vehicles. Fair enough, but I would have rather just seen cool military vehicles without Jeremy trying to prop up the segment with some vague mention of a car.

The bit with the Porche just didn’t feel epic at all. The film really did set it up as a foregone conclusion. Maybe the bits of James’ pessimism should have been cut out? I just found myself agreeing with him, and he was clearly right. They should have replaced those bits with more about the car, or was it really that boring? It is German.

An interesting thing about the classical piece playing at the end (“Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber) is that it was actually taken from the string quartet that Barber wrote (Opus 11).

Seems this series so far always leaves you waiting for the ‘the big one’ but never delivers.

There’s a slightly depressing feeling that you guys are victims of your own success. Bin that shite Doctor Who and nick their budget and let’s have a return to form.

And how cruel are you guys? First shot of the show and we can see the Cool Wall in the background! USE IT you pumpletons!

And the news section could do with extra minutes, it used to be the one place for great one-liners and genuinely eyebrow raising stuff. Just seems a little flat atm.

i’ve got pain in my chest when i saw you killing that evo 8 clarkson! thats the most stupid thing you’ve ever done! i’d give my left hand for that car! seriously i just wanted to turn off my tv when i saw that!

Is Hammond Han Solo?

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Hah great show lads. Thank god he RS is faster than that cheese – eating surrender monley in a straight line.
The race was brilliant and the stint with the army was cool.
But they should come over to Ireland and have some fun with the our army over the curragh or the Glen.( the Irish will Know wat i am on about) hah
Keep up the good work and troll on Number 5.

Hammond is Han Solo.

WTF if Hammond doing with his hair? I’ve got two words for you Hamster… “Midlife crisis”.

Still, good show. Almost cried when the Evo was KIA.

Agree with some others’ comments about lack of facts and reviewy stuff on the Panerama. I’d have liked a little review of the cockpit, rear leg room etc. Ugly mother though isn’t it! As James said, the Mazer is nicer.

Great show! I would love to play with some of those army toys!
Racing the post, if you had done it the other way around, Scotland to Cornwall you would have won, our post doesn’t arrive till 3pm!

Can’t wait till next weeks show.

Worst show ever!! Seriously boring episode! I hope you presenters get your act together before next week! A waste of a sunday evening!

da best show dis season!

the episode wasn’t as good as i thought it would be as on top gear you have a reputation of the car winning for example bugatti veyron against a personal plane and the bugatti won, also not enough explosions…….maybe ten minutes of the show blowing up a caravan? its just another idea but i have plenty more.

Enjoyed the Focus RS review. I much prefer it when more than one presenter is involved. Just a shame May didn’t pitch up in a third wild card.
The Porsche review needed a bit more talk about the car, and less Royal Mail facts.
I did however enjoy watching the British Army hunt down Jezza in the drug dealers Evo. Just a shame they didn’t leave him inside and use live rounds on him instead.

6/10

Cut your hair Hamster.
You look about 300 years old.

The show last night was like one big advertisement, one for the Post and two for the Army.

Looks like only the government can afford to advertise on your show!!

i agree with Jezza, Porsche is an ugly car, it is fast, but the Panamera is just a fugly 4-door salon with no speed or comfort, i was really disappointed from Porsches and Germans, sry

anyway back to the Top Gear, it was an awesome episode, AS ALWAYS! good job guys, keep it up

brilliant as usual

Not sure about this series at all. I think they are starting to believe their own hype. Its all too similar to previous series. I did want to see more races but in the format of a whole programme not squeezed in between other features. Its all getting a bit fake and silly, to be honest (Fiat 500 advert from last week thinly disguised as a cheap car feature, Jeremy supposedly being picked up by the mine clearing vehicle and being fired at with live rounds pinging off the Evo (trust me, the British Army wouldn’t allow that to happen with Clarkson in the vehicle)). Rant over. Blood pressure reduced.

I’ve really enjoyed last night’s show. This has been a very good season. Keep up the great work.

I think that the Porsche Panamera is quite ugly but I think it looks like a low down Cayenne, only faster. great show lads and i can’t wait until next week

Rubbish. Another ad for the TA….if i wanted to see that i would visit their website. Boring, waste of a race with no information coming from either of the presenters. A total waste of my time.

What has happened to TG?

Good show, but i cant help feel things were a bit less passionate with the army scenes and the stamp race wasn’t as funny as some other races. I dunno if its because the race was missing JC.

it was terrible the presenters are loosing their edge. I was bored all the way through the thing at the end withthe army was crap and so planned and fake

Hmmm… not brilliant, but not terrible. The Focus vs Megane review whilst entertaining was rather pointless. It’s a bit like comparing a Caterham with a M3… yes, they’re both designed to go very bloody fast, but they have completely different agendas… so you can’t really pair them off against eachother.

The race, whilst well intentioned, was a bit silly tbh. Whilst the usual TG editing tried it’s best to make things look as close as possible (as per usual), it really was a one horse race, and the lads were not that horse. Although, strangely, I ended up actually liking the look of the Panamera… God save my soul. Although, with that options list, it does actually make me wonder if you actually get a drivable car for the entry level price alone…?

British Bulldogs… fun idea, but ultimately stupid. Of course the army wouldn’t be shooting live rounds at the car… a stray 50mm round beaning Jezza in the noggin might be entertaing, but a bit too messy from prime time BBC, sadly. And what a waste of a car… not my type of motor, but still, it could have been sold off and put to use by some other drug dealer. The shame of it!
Still, was interesting to see all the toys that the army get to play will… I never realised there was so many! The sight of the Trojan vehicle batter-ramming its way through a pile of rubble was quite awesome, although the film did end up becoming more of a PR exercise for the army than anything else…

didnt anyone see the coolwall in the background wehn JC said “hello, and welcome”?? it was there right behind him! i would love a proper coolwall segment though!

this was kind of a middleofthescale episode i think. entertaining, but not epic! it made my sunday though!:)

Great episode guys

the iterview with Usain was execellent.

just a reminder when you get a new reasonably priced car get lewis hamilton back on

C’mon lewis

Awesome show again, as allways, loved that Usain Bolt interwiev and the whole show, keep up the good work.

Did anyone beside me notice that the panamera’s front looks a lot like a corvette in the night?

FYI the Panamera’s engine is a 4.8L not a 4.4l , do your homework next time James

It was decidedly ‘Meh’ on the Lolcat scale, in my opinion; I would rather have seen the Stig take the Jackal for a spin around the Top Gear track than see it chasing a ‘Barried up’ drug dealer’s Evo.

For those that didn’t notice; Jezza said that the Evo was “8 grand”, so I presume that they must have paid for it at a police auction to be able to take it and destroy it. The problem is, they would have paid with our licence fee money, so how it helps the public coffers escapes me right now.

The show needs a reality check; there’s too much auto pr0n and it’s like watching a TV version of Nuts magazine, or Mythbuster / Brainiac, but with cars. It’s gone a bit too far and needs to pull back from the edge before it goes over it.

What happened to the road tests of more normal cars for us mere mortals, or do we need to defect to Fifth Gear to get some commen sense testing?

Not bad, the race was a bit dull & I’m getting a little fed up of Hammonds bad acting.

How about a race between the car and two points of interest and the time it takes to build the car?

Still the best show on telly

Another brilliant show!!! Rarely see a bad one, the 3 guys are pure legends!!! Bring on episode 5!! GO ON MARK WEBBER, RED BULL 4 THE CHAMPIONSHIP WATCH OUT BRAWN!!!!

cock a type of bird

Jeremy had several more burning Lamborghini photos for the news, but it went on so long they had to be cut out. Which, if you fancy a Gallardo, is a worry.

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Hahaha!

And I thought the amount that was on the TV was worrying, well I’m never gonna get a Gallardo xD.

And I still can’t believe that Jeremy didn’t get hit by a single bullet, amazing

Brilliant episode loved all of it especially the stamp race. Laughed my head of when he woke up from his sleep and then goes “Ok we’ve lost!” LOLOL!

Richard is the new James may THE HAIR! THE HAIR! next he will be wearing stipy jumpers(that coat was bad enough and going on about cheese ! i think james is funny but one is enouge just stop richard whatever happend to the days when you had short hair change it back!before its too late!

penis a man thing.

Really liked the show, loved the British Bulldog part, yet another section showing the British armed forces in a positive light, keep it up! Obviously Jezza wouldnt be fired at with live rounds, however entertaining it would be During the stamp race i would have liked more info about the Porche Panamera but did quite enjoy it. The interview with Usian Bolt was brilliant. Top Gear interviews always seem to show me a different side to people who ive always seen to be a bit aloof before, so good work! And the opening review of the focus vs the megane was brilliant, if only for the bickering between Jezza and Richard! From my point of view, nothing wrong with the shows format in any shape or form. People complaining that it “isn’t a car show” anymore should go and watch the quite dull by comparison fifth gear, damn right that top gear is firstly an entertainment programme, i watch it to entertained, not to sit through an hour of someone effectively reading auto trader to me. Keep up the good work

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Mr Bolt-Star.Royal mail,zzzzzzzz!Put the drug dealer in his car next time.Looking laboured boys,must try harder!

Fantastic Show, loved the RS vs Megane, glad the megane won, im now £20 richer!

Shame about that poor evo tho, almost made me cry watching it being destroyed but as the boys said far better to see it going out ina blaze of glory more so than being crushed, was a waste tho

each week it just keeps getting better and better keep it up top gear

Thanks Hornetgags, I was desperate to find out the name of that lovely music ……….

@79 THANKS! I’ve been searching for years for that piece, nobody ever mentions it in the credits. Original classic piece by Samuel Barber, says Wikipedia. I only ever heard the original once, but I thought it was way better than this new cut.
@TG: nice, oldskool TG episode, loved it.

The Evo feature was entertaining (if not painful to watch to poor car getting destroyed). The “live ammo” bit detracted from the feature a bit though, as I find it hard to believe they’d be shooting at Jezza with live ammo. Why not just say they were chasing him?

Sorry, but that new Porsche has set a new bar for Porsche ugliness.

So Phil Churchward is Mr Vicki Butler-Henderson? I think I’d call him Mr Lucky B**tard!

think the rs r26r was a bit unfair. r26r is a track toy, no rear seats, rollcage, polly windows etc, it should of been put up against an exige, caterham or GT3RS!!!!!!!! RS should of been put up against true hot hatches like golf GTI, Civic Type R etc etc. Seemed pointless putting them together. Both cars chould of been tested seperately on real roads.

Great Show. I still think Topgear is one of, if not, the best show on the TV at this time. Unfortunately, I think they are running out of ideas. Still love it though.
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Some people asked what the music was.
Samuel Barber Adagio For Strings. The chemical brothers did a version of it a few years ago, but it was the original used on the show.

Usain Bolt interview/on the TG track was definitely the best bit by far…BUT i’m afraid that the rest was mediocre at best…

Focus v Megane: ok but very 5th gear-esque and predictable…but 17 year old Essex boy racers probably liked it alot.

Porche Panamera v Royal Mail: this was really scraping the barrel – what happened to the epic challenges or at least something a bit interesting?? This was just two men sitting in a car driving mainly along Britain’s dreary grey motorways, making a bit of small talk, stopping at a garage for snacks and occasionally commenting on a plane overtaking them etc etc. DULL. DULL. DULL.

Clarkson/Evo v Army: cue excuse for lots of tarty camera shots and Clarkson hamming it up “they’ll be shooting at me…with LIVE rounds!!!”. Yeah, technically, some of the film shots were impressive but the whole “challenge” was pointless and silly – just an excuse for the producer/film crew to indulge themselves. It was a ham-fisted pantomime that only 12 year old boys might enjoy. Really naff.

In fact, I get the general feeling that this program is aimed more and more at teenagers who read “nuts” with a 30 second attention-span, than ever before. Don’t get me wrong, I have always loved the silly juvenile antics and general irreverence of the show and I have loved TG for years and years but I think we have to face facts – this is now just a cynical exercise in marketing a product and I really don’t think the 3 star’s hearts are really in it anymore – where there used to be real spontaneity, there is now much more emphasis on bad scripts and bad acting. Ok! Sorry to drag-on – hopefully the rest of the series will turnaround!!

Show was very funny. Army piece at the end was a let-down because so much of it was either staged, faked or repeated camera shots from different angles.

one of the worst episodes in the new series. too much letter, too much army.
but i will still watch it next sunday

james is a hmmmmmmmmm.

penis

simply… BRILLIANT!!:)

for some reason i just didn’t find this episode funny at all. the race between the letter and porsche was by far the best bit…..but i just didn’t like this episode as much as the others.

Considering Jeremy is a ardent hater of all things Labour I surprised by the show. It was more like a propaganda exercise for all things owned y the UK plc!

Royal Mail do a fantastic job getting post around the country – they don’t!
The Army are great at catching drug dealer’s Evos in Dorset – I’m sure they are, but they are under funded and need help in Afghanistan
Bolt is a fast extolling the virtues of the Olympics – I’m sure he is, but the UK can’t afford to be funding 2012 Olympics, and the government isn’t funding UK athletes properly, right now, when it matters, and therefore our 2012 showing as a country is going to be miserable.

@ Some Guy- going back to a real car show would just put Top gear in line with Fifth Gear. And frankly i don’t see why you think im kissing arse- i’m not being paid to support them. Im happy that Top Gear is getting more viewers in this format. It still includes decent car testing, so it still can entertain car enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike. If you don’t like the way the shows are produced sod off and watch Fifth Gear. Your views although valid only make up a minority, who never really get a say in a shows direction.

This was great, much more enjoyable then last week, i do agree with a lot of people i felt the letter race was a bit flat, but the show its self was awesome……..that focus is superb TG you should have a poll to see how people like the ford over the Shi**y renault haha

can’t wait for more of the same

while watching the show, i couldn’t halp but notice one thing..

Why is Richard Hammond slowly morphing into James May??

I like the fact that top gear is now inviting more celebrities who are not just well known in uk but to the others around the world,it has finally fully grown into a world class show. two thumbs up for u guys!!

btw,well done boys on the army recruting campaign!! it was the marine/fiesta for the last series,now the army. I am really really looking forward to the navy one now!! toyota hilux gunship?? lol

Great show, but please stop poncing around with all the fancy lighting stuff during the car tests, i want to see the whole of the car, not a load of lightening bolts showing me the rear bumper! Saying that I enjoyed the Clarkson/Hammond review, but agree the James/Richard’s race with a letter was slightly falt yet still enjoyable to watch!

Great show!!!! keep it up

Thoroughly boring. I actually left the room to do something else because I couldn’t believe you had devoted an entire show to shamelessly and pointlessly advertising the Royal Mail and the Army. Watching James and Richard get sleep-deprived and haggard was not good entertainment, and I couldn’t care less how fast either a letter or a porsche gets across Britain. Also… you expected us to believe that Usain Bolt reads Heat magazine, not that you’d just given him that because he had nothing else to talk about? If the BBC hadn’t been showing the athletics earlier, I’d be completely baffled as to why he was on the show in the first place. Personally, I drive specifically to avoid running.

Absolutely brilliant. The Megane vs Focus RS shootout was fantastic, proper old-school Top Gear, and the Panamera race was great – it even made me grow on its looks! Army bit reminded me of the Range Rover Sport item from a few years back. Overall, I thought it was a great show, probably the best so far this series. Can’t wait til next week now, but I’m away so I’ll have to record it

Is richard hammond becoming a james may clone or are that not using the sam hair dresser

how come the british army has kit to muck about here, wouldn’t that tank be better in the war zones?

cruelty to that car they destroyed and yeah there should have been more on the porche.

as always another fantastic hour from the tg crew, keep it up. cant wait for episode 5

Great show. Enjoyed all in the series. As there are not too many British cars to shout about how about a look at the new Vanwall ? Just a thought – may make us proud to be British and Jeremy would enjoy that.

Love the show, love the haircuts, love the cars….

OK – got that out of the way. Now, about show 4…

Good idea about the Panamera vs letter race, but where I think all the above comments are coming from is that it was one-sided. usually there’s banter and tension between JC, RH and JM. In thsi one there was nothing really, and that’s a big gap. Where it could maybe have been done better would have been if Jezza had accompanied the letter – in the copter from the Island, through the sorting offices, in the planes, trucks, etc. That way, they could have had conversations between the Porsche and Jezza.

With the British Bulldog bit, it was cool, but obvious straight away that parking that distance away from the tank with the grabber on it was a bit of a set up.

Otherwise, preferred the Megan to the RS (in the same way I prefer the 500 Abarth to the Golf GTi) and Bolt is a cool guy – up to the point where the time was about to be announced, Then he leant forward like they all do!

Hi,

Super Show.

Gruß aus Deutschland

good show but i did not like the army chase because it was so staged e.g when the army were firing on the move at Jeremy they were firing blacks because i did not see any tracers like when they shot the car at the end. also the camera so happen to be looking at the tank digger for just long enough so that Jeremy could get out before it got crushed. but don’t get me wrong i do like top gear.

much better then the last episode. i was realy looking forward for the panemera and focus rs test. but i felt kinda sorry for the EVO, cpt slow said well that the dealer dealed the drugs not the car. And if the justice system wasnt run by idiots the car would be sold and government would have more money. damn buirocracy. Anyway, great sow, really loved it.

Who did the editing on the Porsche v stamp race? Shots of north of Inverness before they crossed into the Black Isle??? Would you get away with this on your Switzerland/Italy alpine tests – probably not!!!
Come on editor get your shots in the right order.

Not a great episode really.

There was alot of feeling that there were forced laughs and not really any exciting films.

Last week was brilliant were Clarkson and May felt more enthusiastic.

// Mattias

The show was entertaining as always but a bit dull by Top Gear standards. I thought the letter race was a bit dull and the Bulldog bit was too scripted.

I preferred Top Gear when it was more unplanned and naturally funny. Most of the jokes now are rehearsed and not funny.

However, even a bad Top Gear is the best thing on Telly so I will definatly watch it a few more times on the iPlayer.

Good Work TG Team.

Brilliant show Boy’s loved the race and the ford verses renault showdown – brittish bulldog was a class act too great work keep it it up

great show, thought it was very entertaining. LOVE THAT MEGANE although it is slightly chav, as is the focus. Usain was fast considering that he is only used to left hand drive. I wonder how fast the ZR1 will be round the track, if dry ZR1 will beast the R8 V10 but wet R8. Cant wait for that!!

Look here half chip,had a chip and is the biggest chip, this isn’t about this weeks show but about an old show whereby you rubbished not just our greatest V8 home grown HOLDEN , but you gave it to all aussies upon our love of cars and our mental powers…
We are not all convics or lost generations of Englands drunken sailors who lost their way home.. but many of us enjoy the greatest of all joys of driving our unstated 6liter road eaters.
Holdens are ahuge part of Australian life and history.. with meat pies, football, kangaroos and yes Holden Cars.. it’s part of our manhood to ensure atleast we own and drive a V8 Holden… maybe this is something your can’t understand from the land of warm beer, cry baby footy players and 2liter 4pots that don’t go far…
maybe if you can out here and drove from Brisbane to Perth you would soon see why we love our Holdens and our small V8 6Liter goers……
Anyway I hope to get in on one of your UK shows when I’m over next time, and I hope I get the opportunity to chat with the three of you upon top cars on a TOP Show..

The directing, cinematography and editing were, as usual, absolutely amazing; the amount of talent shown by the crew is almost unbelievable.

Shame the same couldn’t be said about the show itself, which suffered from a lacklustre script and the fun-factor we have come to expect.

However… to launch Robins into space, sail a Toyota to France, race through Europe or Vietnam etc. takes a lot of cash. TG has always reflected the social and economic times and I think we’re seeing a credit-crunch series.

The best TG was always a big-budget show. I don’t think they have that budget for this series, so roll on the next one and hopefully the Director General will be a bit more generous !

Got to say Top Gear has lost the plot big style
Hamster is getting to look Gay with his hair and the old bloke who is on half the money for sleeping in the car ,I can do that in fact it almost made me nod off.
Fifth Gear is much better these days

Clarkson i think your time is almost up mate……………………….

Is Hammond trying to become David Essex?

I hope he does, as then he can move onto a canal boat and disappear into mundanity…he is boring me now with his fake stupidity…if I really wanted that I could listen to Steve Wright on a Radio 2 Listen Again on iplayer!!

Whoever picks the music for the car testing has some good taste…Heard some Queens of the Stone Age last night. Should bring a CD out with some of the songs used!

Good episode, kinda expected Bolt to be that laidback. Watched that 100m so many times, I’m with Clarkson, it amazes me he broke the world record AND started celebrating at 90m!!!!

Brilliant as usual i love the show TOP GEAR SHALL LIVE ON FOREVER

Usain Bolt is brilliant, and matches the Lamborghini test driver name criterea verý well…

A far superior episode to last week’s.

And yes, Richard Hammond is looking like James May.

F the C

Hi…not that good an episode, which is a shame, you should be better than that. Last week was really funny, especially James with the St Bernard, but it really grates when the humour is forced and unnatural and you seem to be aiming at an audience who have to have ‘comedy’ force fed them, with added signs and flashing lights so that they now that ’something funny’ is happening.

Less scripting please…but more decent cars…and thank god there was no super exotica on there last night…I will physically break my TV if I see another ‘new’ Zonda that looks exactly like all the others except it has 0.3 more bhp or somethign moronic. More hairing around in some Fast Fords (or equivalent) please…

The race between Panamera and a stamp could have been longer than it was. Also this show was more factual without usual fooling around which is weird. Anyway, keep it fresh and entertaining !

Not as funny as it used to be, and I would like them to spend more time actually talking about some of the cars.

Still a good show though

I think the army race was a bit too fake, its just so obvious its a plug for the British army to make it look “cool” and help recruitment. I mean i liked the film but i wish some more effort was made to make it more believable, i mean, jeremy was for sure nowhere near the car when there was live fire

@ 219 did you watch the show mate? the ’shitty’ renault won!

when i saw the 3 fast fords at the beginning i thought a sort of cheap car challenge was coming involving fast fords. That would be a great idea for a future episode, a challenge involving 3 classic fast fords

And by the way, why the news bit became so dull without those jokes like “are you wearing that for a bet?” or “Dacia sandero” ? News back then, in previous series, were hilarious and now it just isn’t..

All in all an avarage show, thinking back to season 10 and 11 this season sees a bit slow. but that said i am just happy to have top gear back

BUT! the close ups of the EVO being shot look an awefull lot like computer animated shots, am i right? and if that is the case SHAME ON YOU i come to TG to see real TV and not that computer animated crap a lot of shows use.

but i am looking forward to the next shows. keep the good work up Jeremy, Richard and James.

//Casper

Well first i’d like to say Top Gear rules no matter what. That said, this episode wasn’t excellent nor is it going down as a classic. It seems to me the pacing was way off. Started off great, but the panamera film is truly forgettable. It almost seemed as if not even the presenters enjoyed doing it. I mean Hammond seemed not bothered at all. It’s a shame you can’t do two comparisons on one show, because it would be nice to compare it to its rivals.

The Focus RS v Megane R26R was very cool indeed, and the star in the reasonably priced car was good too. The last film has me confused. It’s awesome to see what the Evo is capable of, especially when you upgrade it, but to see it be demolished was a bit sad. I thought last show was better than this actually, because the pacing was better. I mean the first part when they are talking about bad cheap cars and protesting was a bit dull, but the second part and its conclusion more than make up.

All of what I’ve said is based on a comparison with the best episodes. Keep it up guys!!!

Great show, this series of Top Gear is my favourite so far!

Good episode, but I don’t believe for a second that Royal Mail could do that in a day if they weren’t being followed by cameras.
I’ve been waiting for a special delivery sent from 80 miles away for over a week. Totally useless @+!&s

Why dose Richard look like James more and more?

EPIC!!!

I can’t say anything else!!!

Why the Focus RS cross the line earlier than the Megane R26R?

I checked frame by frame, Top Gear I need an answer about that

Oh My Goodness. Where has HOT HOT HOT Hammond went. He’s slowly turning into Capt Slow and i don’t like it.

Brill show as always.

To, Casper Søe Kristense

Top Gear spend money on computer bullshit these day? I don’t think so

I actually didnt think this weeks was that good. Firstly, racing a letter is quite frankly a ridiculous and pointless challenge…even if the car won by 3 hours, id still rather pay my 36p then drive 800 miles.

Also the last part of the show with Jeremy didnt seem to match up to your usual quality of show. It was more on par with one of Jeremy’s carwars DVD’s, the kind you find next to the chocolate in service stations which I personally wouldnt pay more than about 99p for.

I will still be watching next Sunday because I do love the show but as for this week – id stick a fork in it.

The Ford v Renault piece was vintage TopGear;
The Panamera clip needed to be longer so they could tell us more about the car;
Usain Bolt was a fun guest;
Evo v Army was a little contrived, but still good fun. Live Ammo? Yeah right, only for the last shots.

Best episode of a slightly weak series so far. For some reason, it has seemed that each video has been rushed, as if you’re trying to fit too much into the allotted time…

Good show, well done! Races were nice, but also the Megane/RS thing looked okay! Why not put a third car in for James, a Leon Cupra 310 for instance….

Looking forward to next Sunday!

I am a potman and i’m flicking Vs at you now. Ha, thought you could beat us.

Loved the show!!. I was so good to see Bolt on it and for the first Jamaican to be so high on the lap times board was brilliant.

Big up JA, Bolt and the TG family. When are you guys gonna do an around JAmaica race….a donkey cart vs. a motorbike vs. an Evo i think would be appropriate

By the way, my heart says R26R, but my head tells me it’s the Focus RS……

This is a 5/10 show, (in Top Gear standards), you get
1 for the Stamp Race,(not enough info about the Panamera,Hammond and May not argueing enough about its pros,and cons).
2 for the megane vs.Focus RS. The Le Mans start was at least a Funny Idea. (Would like to see, how long Jezza would take, to get that harness on, lol).
1 for the news,(“Titbon” made me giggle a bit).
And 1 For Usain Bolt, (who really drove well).

BUT that last bit, with the British Bulldog game, was rubbish, Full Stop, all went wrong there.
Camera: Fitting a camera outside of the damaged EVO,but make it look ,like it was broken too.

Sound: Jeremy stating, they can t shoot while pursuing him, but a few seconds later you hear gunfire.TWICE actually.(trying too hard to add some Drama)

Logic: Jeremy discovers the gap, and “hides”
behind a bush. The First vehicle to arrive,(the Titan)??? its the slowest Vehicle of the bunch he was up against.All other Vehicles would have arrived earlier. and they would have shot the EVO to pieces, before he crossed that “Bridge”.Please, if you do Adverts for the British Army,(oddly enough) don t make them look as stupid, as they were made in that Film.
They are not.They don t reload their weapons like three times, before they actually shoot.Too much drama, not very realistic.(i was expecting to see those Oil Barrels to explode, when jeremy passed by). The idea had the potential, to make this a 8/10 or even a 9/10 show. But it failed. sorry lads, but i look forward to next show,(2 meh, in a row, is not your style), but i bet the coming shows will be better.

39p stamp V porsche
You got that wrong there is no way the stamp won, on its own. I can do better than that in my 1.6 renault with no co-driver……..fact.
Is that why you droped in that you sent it “garanteed next day delivery” at a cost of £4.49p,ish get it right.

i didn`t like the evo race but everything else was great

I Understand that the standard set by TG is so high and the fans expectations are no less that TG then tries too hard to do good….the ideas are brilliant but thier execution leaves a lot to be desired…but then again what do i know…maybe trying to be as genuine as possible is the answer instead of trying to please everyone….Oh and Y DID U DESTROY THE EVO…NOW that is CAR TERRORISM

Well I thought it was fantastic, just like the rest of the episodes from this series so far. I thought Top Gear had had it after the last couple of series, but this one has been bloody brilliant! It may only have 7 episodes but if the remaining 3 are as good as the first 4, then it’s going to be an awesome series!

the focus rs is soper

At number 120 [cjrosco] u think a car hat is only 2 grand less than the rs is better just because its slightly quicker rund a track, at least you cud liv with the focus everyday unlike the renault with scaffolding in the boot

Great series so far cant wait for next sunday!

Next time include the RAF, harriers with their guns too

How much is the Porsche?
Should I buy it or a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Maserati Quattroporte, BMW M5, Audi RS4 or a Mercedes C class AMG?

Shouldn’t those tanks and soldiers be in Afghanistan?

Loved the Focus vs R26R test, as for the rest of the show… a bit dry. The problem with James’ and Richards’ race was that there was NO CLIMAX whatsoever. Jeremy’s race against the Army was thrill packed, but a bit pointless though. I mean it was great fun to watch but I can’t see what they were trying to accomplish. Usain Bolt was brilliant, cant deny that. And one last thing… GUYS, PLEASE REVIEW MORE CARS, (more than two per show, because I would call the Panamera race a review). I’m sixteen and can see that stuff you are doing is childish.

Great show but the porsche bit was a bit boring to be honest.
loved the evo vs the army, simply awesome
but why did the judge want the car destroyed tho?

Alright boys! Beaten by both the british army and a letter…hee hee hee.
But I think I would rather have the Focus RS than the Renault Megane; even if it does look more like a boy racer’s car…and it’s lime green…!
Thought the evo had more of a chance than the land rover did a few years ago against that challenger tank…still good to watch though!
And PS. I knew Usain Bolt would bring that up! hahahaha! (But Hammond would be top of my list every time…so there!)
PPS. Does anyone think that hammond looks like a Captain Caveman/James May hybrid? hee hee x
Keep it up!

Slickrubber is not very wise, the army is made up of people, and not as clever as the RAF, if it was the RAF Regimen pursuing, they would still have made the bridge mistake, but they would have destroyed the car in one go, rather than 3

Green is a good colour, especially for an armed forces pursuit

Live ammo my ass, but still good though. Excellent show! The best one in the series so far!

I felt the Army feature at the end was pretty unecessary – Too much CG, and Clarkson was so close that it could never have been believed as a live-fire excercise. Ultimately, beyond entertainment, what was the point?

I enjoyed the Focus/Renault test immensely, and Usain bolt was alright.. the Panamera article changed my mind, totally about that car – it looks excellent i think.

For me, Purple-patch Top gear was a great blend of main course and dessert, and it feels that it’s mostly dessert these days.

Is there any room for more nourishing ingredients?

And one more thing. I bet you any money that you would not be able to make an episode like the second episode in series eleven. (just cars, no cocking about.)Mitsubishi Evolution X vsSubaru Impreza WRX STi, Audi RS6, Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black… (my favorite show).

i loved the show.
clarkson’s conclusion of the RS was true, you can use the RS every to get to work. I wouldn’t take the Megane due to the hard suspention.

No. 283 said something about desert… more like appetizers to me.

Man… four shows in and i’m still waiting for the cool wall Have you guys forgotten about it?!?

Not only is Hammond looking more and more like May but last night he looked like he wanted to be in Status Quo with his jeans-white shirt-black waist coat combo.

Maybe him and May could start a tribute band…Status “Slow”

After every series the list of cars reviewed gets shorter and the same with the amount of episodes. James May HAS NOT reviewed ANY CAR up to this point, and neither did Hammond (properly).
Im sorry to say this because I love(ed) Top Gear, but this series is just poor.

I think that the porsche could have cost less say about 30g for a 2.5l engine. I over all the show was good

no way they were real bullets. Topgaer is full of fakes. good editing though

All of you who say this show is good, congratulations to TG because you have successfully breached the age group that is much younger, much more immature and only wants to watch brainiac because of all the explosions because it’s cool and cannot give a proper comment but one that’s just a phrase (not even a proper sentence)

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE REST OF US? This show is for car enthusiasts. I’d gladly trade more time for James May (what makes the car special and the technology behind it of course to a level that most of us can understand and appreciate) for all the stupid innuendo you put on this show. Bad one guys.

Yeah it was brilliant!!!
I love the challenges that they come up with – how do they think of them all!?!
Yeah, i agree with lots of other peoples comments that they should do the cool wall again, that was great!!!
Anyways…… looking forward to show 5.

PS by the rest of us I mean those of us who’ve been with you for… forever

Try some ingenuity as in, how to keep an old car running rather than buying a boring new car.

A tour through india and its food.

A survival guide using 4×4s in the jungle.

Best car for aged people.

Do these fuel saving tips actually work.

Do these Fuel saving gadgets actually work.

all these aren’t small skits, but things that you three can do together, which would give the viewer the perspective of whats its life to be of a certain personality and doing the above mentioned.

7 weeks a year. too less top gear anyway.

:):O

Best show in the world, good job lad’s!!

As pleased as I am to see the show’s focus shifting earthbound a little bit (case in point, last week’s show felt like vintage series 3-7 TG), I have to say, this series has really been a mixed bag so far, which seems so far so typical for a summer series.

Sorry to say it, chaps, but I think last night’s effort was kind of a dog. The Royal Mail film would have been a really good one, if perhaps you had managed to impart more information about the Porsche Panamera than you did about The Royal Mail. Don’t get me wrong, I was actually quite interested in the workings of the postal service (surprisingly…), but I’m not sure it should come at the expense of the road test of a highly controversial new Porsche.

I was absolutely bored rigid by Usain Bolt’s interview, but I seem to be in the minority here—nice enough chap, but clearly very uncomfortable. The less said about the annual recruitment film posing as an exercise in larking about, the better, except to say that it recovered very familiar ground in a not very interesting way. Some things work well time and time again, and never seem to lose their sparkle; clearly, the armed forces showcases don’t fit in that category. It’s worked well *once*: 06X05, with the Boxster S and the Merc SLGay. Move on, gents.

And while I am a bit more forgiving of bits being “scripted” or “contrived” than I used to be, it’s the contrived arguments among the lads that really irritate the piss out of me these days. Two cars settle differences on the track—odds are, Clarkson’s car will be the slower of the two, and he will spend the best part of a whole minute dicking about and slurring the time, or losing the time, or forgetting it, or lying about it, or setting fire to it. And either Hammond or May will start to halfheartedly argue and become insistent, and the whole thing is a complete waste of time because you can clearly see that they don’t really have anything actually invested in the argument. That’s my biggest beef these days: once upon a time, you had disagreements. More than occasionally, but it was hardly a foregone conclusion that you would at the end of a film. Now, it *is* a foregone conclusion that you’ll have a really heated, drawn out argument, even when it clearly isn’t interesting enough for any of you to give a toss about. In switching focus from cars to comedy, you’re turning it into a minstrel show with middle aged men. Here’s hoping the weeks to come offer some relief, lads…

Pretty obvious the Porsche wasn’t going to beat the Royal Mail; too much dignity at stake, and the same goes for the British Army.

Another classic TG the show goes from strenght to strenght. regards to hamster not being in the mag i think he is trying to hard to be like captain slow, driving speed / hairstyle etc…

ford focus – loved it
Porsche – almost loved it.. want turbo:P
Usain bolt – dude
Evo – Really loved it!
Trojan – want one
Bridge – want one
50 cal gun – Really want one!!!!!

@ The Stig :what exactly is your point? I don t get it.Its not about Army vs.Air Force vs. Navy. I don t think the RAF would build a bridge, just for a fugitive target, so they could chase him further. Would they? And most of all, How? with a hovering Harrier, so jezza could jump onto it and to the other side? LOL, (now that would be some drama). How about making Jezza challenge the RAF in a rebuilt Reliant(rocket)Robin? or the Royal Navy in his Toyboata? “Reach france before you get sunk”-challenge? If the script says, he ll win, then however small his chance would be.No matter how unlogic,he ll win.

Firstly love the show, but i am wondering do we really need a (much) shorter captain slow.
Thats right i am referring to Hammonds shocking disregard for his lack of hair style.
Did he suffer some terrible scaring during his dragster blowout that needs to be hidden away by a justin lee collins amount of hair growth???
It is no wonder that clarkson and may both made it into the top 100 sexiest men item in show 4 and hammond was nowhere to be seen.
Please, please, please make a point of this on the show, as this is worse than the teeth whitening catastrophe.

that,i think,was the best top gear episode ever,it was great to see usain bolt,what a guy!,the porsche panamera vid was cool and the one where clarkson took on the army’s latest machines in a drug dealers evo vii,that was just classic,and the ford focus rs beating that stupid scaffolded megane,i love underdogs,the mini,mon mome,barnsley fc,i love them all!:))

the stig is not michale shoemaca he is ben collins
i have met him

Good show as always tho the RM challenge if it had been completed by the posty who delivers my letters it wud have been shoved thru the wrong house in the wrong street

p.s. you are geek twonk mysum,get a life,you ruin it for all of us saying you want more of may’s drivel,that is inexcusable,you should be ashamed of yourself,VERY ashamed!

To reiterate what many here have already said: last night’s show could simply be interpreted(and has been by many viewers)as a blatant promotional video for the British army & the Royal Mail.Clarkson & co just looked like part-time extras who were purely incidental to the main afore-mentioned themes.

After building up such a huge fan base,how arrogant and cynical of the TG producers to serve up this all-gloss/no-substance rush-job to it’s loyal viewers.Of course it’s an entertainment show more than anything but last night’s show just left me cold for the most part.Maybe we should just accept that the glory days are gone…I need to watch some old TG on DAVE now before get too despondant!!

An ok show, the porsche against mail race was rubbish though.

THIS SHOW WAS CLASSIC, AND BRILLIANT TOO. ROLL ON GOOD TIMES

p.p.s. awesome(post 240),fifth gear is a crap sweaty friendless boring anorak show,get off this site,you disguuuuuust me:(

quickly…on a lighter note…it is very amusing to see Hammond do anything to get ‘extra body’, even if it means growing a ridiculous 70’s gameshow host bouffant hair-do.What next Richard? Cuban heels? A top-hat maybe? Come on, man,sort yourself out – you’re turning into a strutting little poodle lol

wat a brilliant show…

as usuall!!!!!

i lyked da thing wer richard and james raced da post….

usain bolt…….wat a guy!!!!

Oh dear, I think Top Gear has jumped the shark.

You get the Panemera, a car that really needs a proper track test and so may people want to see it in detail and what do you do? Put it in a pointless race. The other two can’t hold it together without Jeremy, so it ended being really frustrating.

The Focus Vs Renault piece was better, but very routine.

The Army sequence was lame too. We know the Army are brave, professional guys, but the sequence showed us none of that professionalism and made them look like stooges for Jeremy. It was obvious what would happen and had no redeeming value.

The team have to go back to basics and start doing what they think is great, not what they think the audience will find funny.

Hammond!!!! Get a HAIRcut!!! And please more comments and real hard testing of Panamera instead of that versus the Post nonsence..

About time the format was freshened up – all too predictable.
How about changing one of the presenters?

Honestly the worst episode this series by far.

Don’t know what these ass-lickers are on about who come and comment on how amazing every episode is, which to be it normally is; but this one was poor.

The new Panemera, and you put it against a stamp! How boring. Get a real race, with cars perhaps? Since it is a CAR show.

Also the army part at the end was awful. Not even worth watching because you knew the outcome. How cares if they’ve got live ammo because they clearly will not shot him. Far too contrived.

Shame after last weeks amazing episode. Also why didn’t you use the opportunity to race against Bolt?

Richard get a hair cut!!You look like Captain.SLow

loved that focus rs, a lot betterthan the megane imo, don’t know why someone would want to buy that

Judging by the nick names on here and having read nearly all the comments. The girly nick names appear to be more interesteed in Hammond’s hair and May slepping – whilst generally loving the show….
The boys generally think its running out of ideas and repeating itself a bit.

In 1 hour of TV I saw 3 car reviews (Megane, Focus and Porsche). That’s not good.

I know the old Style TG (in the early 90s) will never come back, but its still a car show.

Get a hair cut Richard!you look like a caveman*grunt*

#316 What a stupid idea, changing one of the presenters would finish the show.

loving the forth show on sunday but cant help notice how may and hammond are have this father son look keep up the good work lads true beliver in that top gear will bring justice to this country

I’m Surprised James didn’t notice this, but if your going to advertise the armed forces, which of course is a good thing as well as entertaining to watch, you need to fly the union flag the correct way up!!!

I think the Porsche Panamera will be a strong competitor for the Quattroporte and is prolly overall a fine car, but not a proper Porsche (e.g. flat-six RR) by any measure. If the success of the Cayenne is any indication, the public will probably eat it up despite its ugliness.

thinks the guy who corrected tg on where that end symphony thing at the end is sad

James May REALLY needs his own motoring show. Look at the other things he has done by himself, now imagine if Tiff (a bloody excellent driver) got involved and maybe Quentin Wilson would make a welcome comeback too.

Brilliant episode! Loved the race and bulldogs. Can’t wait for epiosde 5.

live ammo…my ass, good show though

i guess this show wasn’t that good, that porsche panamera was horrible …i mean the back looks rubbish…although i must say that the front looks just good enough to see it every day….but i think you guys should done a power or a road test of it…not race it against a freaking letter…hooo and the Focus RS was amazing in every way….it could be slower than the megane…but who cares!!!! i still love it…hoo and jeremy’s stun was astonishing i mean if it really was live ammo….(which i dont believe) it look really good….
Looking forward for the 5th…
good lucks boys…

Not the best show by any means… p.s. more road tests less falling over please…

BEST YET!!!!!!!!

its better when you are actualy there as we where luck me

Don’t know if anyone noticed but James May and Richard H are looking very similar now-a-days!! A part from the height there wasn’t much difference between them on screen!

Don’t agree with #316 IT works the way it does because of their friendship it wouldn’t work if you changed the presenters. And as for 327 getting Quentin Wilson in, sorry had to pick my self up from floor fell off chair laughing.
I’m not james’s biggest fan but the 3 each have their own place on the show.
Am shocked at the amount of comments re Hammonds hair.

Great show. Not convinced about live rounds though. lol.

Richard, Han Solo called, he wants his outfit back

Brilliant show lads, keep up the great work. If i have a bad sunday i can always count on Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May to brighten them up again.

This text here is a quote of other person comment what i like’d rather a lot:) :

“Usain Bolt interview/on the TG track was definitely the best bit by far…BUT i’m afraid that the rest was mediocre at best…

Focus v Megane: ok but very 5th gear-esque and predictable…but 17 year old Essex boy racers probably liked it alot.

Porche Panamera v Royal Mail: this was really scraping the barrel – what happened to the epic challenges or at least something a bit interesting?? This was just two men sitting in a car driving mainly along Britain’s dreary grey motorways, making a bit of small talk, stopping at a garage for snacks and occasionally commenting on a plane overtaking them etc etc. DULL. DULL. DULL.

Clarkson/Evo v Army: cue excuse for lots of tarty camera shots and Clarkson hamming it up “they’ll be shooting at me…with LIVE rounds!!!”. Yeah, technically, some of the film shots were impressive but the whole “challenge” was pointless and silly – just an excuse for the producer/film crew to indulge themselves. It was a ham-fisted pantomime that only 12 year old boys might enjoy. Really naff.

In fact, I get the general feeling that this program is aimed more and more at teenagers who read “nuts” with a 30 second attention-span, than ever before. Don’t get me wrong, I have always loved the silly juvenile antics and general irreverence of the show and I have loved TG for years and years but I think we have to face facts – this is now just a cynical exercise in marketing a product and I really don’t think the 3 star’s hearts are really in it anymore – where there used to be real spontaneity, there is now much more emphasis on bad scripts and bad acting. Ok! Sorry to drag-on – hopefully the rest of the series will turnaround!!”

My suggest will be:”Do it rather less, but do it great. The show must be as perfect as it can be, take as much time you need, so the end result will be what people don’t forget.”

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to point somthing i noticed about the show on Sunday.

Why the hell has in the Megane R26.R got a car radio aerial when Jeremy and Richard blantently said there was no car radio in the Magane all through the programme? Any answers? Could the magane go any faster with out it hehehe?

Cheers!!!

right on the money again,i want to join the british army so i can play with all their great toys and kill a few naughty people along the way …for fun..but i cant cus i’m belgian detective..oh well never mind, hamster is growing his hair,dressing and talking like the captain now,not a bad thing,anyway why do the authorities have to crush crims cars,not the cars fault,why not flog em and give the dosh to HELP FOR HEROES or are mp’s keeping the dosh ?

I thought the Focus vs Megane was just amazing, classic Top Gear! Jezza’s fight against the army was also brilliant, though how he didn’t end up with a bullet in his arm I don’t know.

Usain Bolt might not have been as chatty as some of the guests, but it was pretty cool having him on – and his time was stunning! Not just fast on his feet.

I don’t think the race was the best, but then it isn’t so fun when you only get the point of view of one half, it’s not like we could hear the envelope saying “oooh, I’m ahead I’m ahead” and the tension between the two (or three) sides is what usually what makes the TG races so great.

I also agree with Hammond that Porsche need to stick to the 911. The Panamera is grim looking, though not as bad as the Cayenne which just looks like a hippo.

loved it once again!
hope it gets better

if possible!!!

Good show…

EXCEPT FOR THE LETTER vs PANAMERA CHALLENGE

It was awful! No tension, badly put together, too short, too boring (nothing interesting happened).

BUT the british bulldog segment was amazing as was the Renault vs Focus.

Bit of a mixed bag, and a dissappointment after the previos 3 shows! Hopefully back on form next week guys

gr8 again but i thought the panamera race could hav been better… still a gr8 series so far

I agree – quite possibly the worst episode yet. I loved the Porsche race but that was it. It’s a shame as all the other episodes this series were fantastic. Let’s get back on track guys!

me again ,hercule, jezza’s safety glasses, when he was driving what was left of the EVO..did they stop all the bullet of the worlds finest ? if so could they issue them to our troops, they appear to do better than what golden brown thinks our troops deserve and need…just a thought…hercule

Will Phil Churchward and Vicki Butler-Henderson have triple barreled surnames?

Hello Jonny Churchward-Butler-Henders on. How awesome.

Awesome show!!!
Hopefully you can get the Zonda Cinque on the show so both Richard and I can drool!!!!
I almost cried when the EVO was destroyed… put me in a bad mood only bad point to the show tho…. otherwise all was great!

Great show again!!!
Just one complain… That zonda Cinque is as been around here for some time… you brought it up a bit late

The only criticsm I have this week was the SITRPC even though he’s an olympic althelete I thought he was a bit dull and boring but I waited it out anyway because I knew that the segment would be over soon and then you’d get onto something else better. The race you did with the Porsche Panamera vs the Royal Mail was interesting and has made me change my opinion about our postal service being completely useless. The segment you did the game of British Bulldog with an Evo was OK but I didn’t find it all that exciting really even if they did use live ammo because I remember you’ve done something like that before with a challenger tank I think. I was gutted that they’d minced meated the car such a waste of a nice machine!! I liked the segment you did comparing the Ford Focus RS vs the Renault Megane R26.R when you were comparing the prices and value for money for each of the cars. I myself would have chosen the Focus ( I’d have changed the colour from phlegm mucus green to metallic blue) simply because it’s got a lot more kit than the Megane which to me just looked like stripped out boy racer car and even though the shape of that particular model was nice to look at, the old shape they’ve had I never really liked because it looked to me like a fluffalumpa’s fat arse or something. Made me laugh as well when Jeremy & Richard got told off by the director, bad as each other those two!

Overall I’ve liked this series so far, it’s an improvement from the last summer series you did.

Manc Lass

PS: Heat magazine have seriously lost the plot, James May is way sexier than Jeremy Clarkson.

Amazed. After 8 deaths in the last week in afganistan and the BBC still let this air. Surely the government need to be putting these vehicles to test in war zones and perhaps saving a few more lives rather than wasting money and time with the British Forces for some crap supposed car show. And bringing them all on at the end for them to be applauded whilst their comrades are being blown to peices – come on guys – have some respect.

Brills episode, the race was good a bit prodictable but entertaining.The RS and Renault was enlightening to say the least.Loved the idea of shooting up a drug dealers car,maybe next time you could use the most expensive one confiscated and let the fire brigade rip it to bits with their kit. Keep up the good work.
ps
The hamster needs a haircut urgently!!!

I think that the Panamera vs. Letter thing was a bit short, and was missing JC’s special touch. Was still a good ep. though. Although, Richards hair is getting beyond a jone now. It looked good in the race film but in the studio, it was jsut awfull! Sort it out!!!

Jone? I meant Joke! oops, silly me. ( also jsut should be just)

can’t wait for another cheap car challenge in the next epsiode, sounds great! Great show guys!!

they cut a load out after it was filmed missed some good bits

yet again another TG show that has disapointed seriously is this being made for an american audience… ‘live ammo’ they said yeah right cuz jezza would really risk his life, wat ever happened to the petrolhead show, where they gave realistic reviews on cars… i think im off to wath 5th GEAR!!!!!!

The programme is brilliant but I have to say – what is going on with the Hamster’s hair and fashion sense – puts me in mind of a young David Essex . . . pleeeeeeeeeeeeese Hamster go back to the short spiky look . . .

Ditch the SIARPC. Well past its Use Before Date.

News was better – more cars but as been pointed out but needs more work. Remember May and his Tampon usage? Thats more like it.

No more Army stuff. We know they’re underpaid, bad morale, shoved into unpopular wars (are there any other kind?) and poorly equipped. Stop pretending its not so.

You could of had a hot Hatch super test.

Yes the world is fkd. The banks have screwed everyone. I only pay my licence fee cos of TG. Use my money wisely and spend doing something good, stunning and memorable.

The British Army and Evo section was silly (nothing wrong with silly) and boring and went on too long. Come on guys!

LIVE AMMO !!!!!! I dont think so. Was the soldiers aim that bad, must of fired about 1000 + rounds and the car was still in one piece basically, and what about Hammonds eyesight “there’s hundreds of holes in the bodywork” try about 30. Don’t get me wrong I like the show ,and we all know everything is scripted but don’t take us all for complete morons.

good show much better than the last but I feel not 1 of the best last 2 shows haven’t been as good in my opinion but i still love the show!

qutar.. I laughed myself to tears when I saw your Han Solo comment..very FUNNY!!!

Good show. Loved the Porsche. Liked the Ford/Renault bit. Didn’t care for the tanks, ammo, and Evo. What game is this in the UK that is no longer allowed for boys in the school yard.? James mentioned it in the intro. Is it like your “conkers” ? Sorry I am a Texan.

I think the last part (“Evo VS army”) was actually very bad in therms of the all concept and script/acting. Right, UK still has an army with some hi-tech toys, we get it, so what? It was like that “Fiesta & army” episode… both parts were useless, in my opinion. Just leave the guns and fireworks show for hollywood.
The Panamera challenge was too quick and not really epic in a good old TG way… The rest of the show was actually good. Throw more news and bring back the cool wall. Also, the “Star in the Chevy crappy car” should be a bit shorter… it’s a bit boring while they talk about random not-car-related things.

4 stars.

Very good show, can’t wait for the next one.

Good show. Only criticism is that during the Focus/Megane race could you please put the Union Flag up the correct way, especially when in the same show you have the British Army. An upside down flag is a sign of distress.

that was so stupid that jeremy pulled up to that tank grabber thing and just expected nothing to happen

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the show was great as usual. one thing has been bugging me though, everyone is banging on about the scrappage scheme as if it a good thing. but everyone seems to have missed the fact that the car dealerships have bumped up the prices of their cars so the really is no saving at all.im surprised top gear missed this, and i was hoping you would have made a fuss about this.

Guys,guys,guys……come on,its getting a bit `samey’.
Racing from here to there…..been done!
Being chased by the army……been done!
Usain Bolt(in all due respect)…who is he?!a star?
The presenter`s are great (even after all these years).
Lets have a change of format, a few more averagely priced car reviews would be good. I just think the writer`s/producer`s need to come up with a fresh idea.
Its not all doom and gloom! I still don`t find myself watching 5th gear…..;)

It’s nice that you started Show fours race, with Clarkson & Hammond in the Focus & Renault, with the Great British flag the “Union Jack”.

It’s just a shame it was upside down!!!!!!!

Get it right chaps!!!Fly the flag correctly!!!!

The world is watching you you know!!!

Shame about the credit crunch. In the past each great Top Gear involved them going abroad.

Now they don’t have money and it’s not so great. Look forward to season 15.

Generally a good episode, but please don’t insult our intelligence by telling us that Jeremy Clarkson is being shot at with live rounds. I can see shooting up the car without him in it – but come on! we’re not stupid. If that was really happening, he’d have a helmet and a Kevlar jacket on (not a Gap gilet).

If James May changes to Chewbacca, and Richard becomes Han Solo, will we see Jeremy as Jabba the Hutt???

I quite liked it.

You’ve done it again

I loved it only I thought that the part where Richard took long to put the seatbelt on was very typical in the means of Jeremy has to always win and it was very fake aswell as the joke being old and boring.

diffently back on track from the mut show last week…. loved the ford rs showdown and the bulldog game lolol

If you’re struggling that much guys for good items start including motorbikes for Christ sakes.The Hamster is turning into May aswell.

Seriously not quite as good as past series but you can’t keep up a fantastic standard every single episode,its still brilliant though, no exotic races but thats due to the budget cut so not your fault,would love to see some more challenges and general cocking about,of course a lot of it is scripted it has to be to a point and the lads ares very natural between the scripted bits as well. Its hard to keep going when you’ve done so many brilliant things,i mean amphibious cars was fab but if you tried it again you’d get accused of being too “samey” then theres the really hard thing of thinking up new ideas,i feel for you guys you are getting a lot of stick on here and i know your hearts are all still in it and you are doing your absolute best. i will always love you, you got a bit of stick last series but tbh it was one of the best series ever for me, that fantastic episode with the !sensible” fiesta test,commy cars piece and Richard in that Caterham was awesome!You go boys you’re doing a great job under the circumstances and lookin forward to seeing you live in november.

I missed it cos I’m abroad but I asked a friend to copy it so I’ll be able to watch it when I get back

I was interested to hear two songs from Dave Grohl side-projects with him on drums: in the Focus v Megane, there was The Prodigy’s Run With The Wolves, and, I forget where, Queens of the Stone Age’s A Song for the Dead. I kind of agree, though, this show wasn’t all that great and the new Jag XJ definitely deserved a place on the news. By the way, I think the XFR is going to be on this series – anyone know when?

RoverP6B (incidentally still the best British sports saloon until the XF came along, or at least the S-type R).

‘Grail, heard of the BBC iPlayer? Or is your foreign connection not up to it?

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Hi, I enjoyed the show as always, but it riled me somewhat; after reading *all* the comments on here – even the endless one’s about Hammond’s barnet (!) – and am happy that everything I would have complained about has been addressed. I’ll still add my personal touch, as I feel the whole task would’ve been a waste otherwise…

There are plenty of well written posts critising the increasingly scripted nature of the show (both in dialogue & action) – i’ll reiterate: WE DON’T LIKE BEING TREATED LIKE IDIOTS!
Cut the crap acting, staged chases and lies about the scenarios.

Last week’s feature in the desert with the rally car was outstanding (!) – I guess too expensive to repeat this series in current economic conditions tho… :’(

Great to see such an international superstar in the RPC! More of them, and less British soap/drama types please

I’ll end on a rant:

It’s bad enough when battery/razor companies inflate their own prices through competitive advertising – the consumer loses out (!) – but when you waste MY TV tax advertising organisations funded by MY P.A.Y.E, it really p****s me off!

And relax… ;-D

I really miss the very first Ariel Atom car test. It gave me the sense of speed and who it feels to be driving that car. And the noise, God, I miss the car engine/exhaust symphony on Top Gear.

By the way, where is the Cool Wall?!

Not a fan of all the army adverts within the show its just romanticising war making more young idiots join up to fight some stupid wars that aren’t even justified.

6/10 – What’s going on?

The Focus vs Megane was grea. Two mad hatchbacks with the standard TG banter. Richard’s argument however is ridiculous. A little compromise would not hurt in the real world.

News – Pretty good. I like Hamster’s Han Solo look.

Panamera vs Stamp – Boring. A Hyundai Genesis looks better than the Panamera. Plus, a car vs a whole bunch of airplanes, the result is obvious. The journey itself wasn’t very exciting.

Army vs Evo – Poor. Even my “cocking about” tolerance has its limits. This was too much.

Same ideas with similar execution. It’s starting to get repetitive boys.

I had a pretty intresting idea(according to my friends) to how you could’ve made the Panamera film better and longer, more topgearish. (Not saying it’s bad, i really liked it!) Anyways, you should’ve made Clarkson do all the usual “post delivery stuff”, like pick up the mail, fly along with the mail, and you know, you know what i mean. Would’ve been pretty fun! Anyways, i’m really looking forward at next weeks Topgear, £1500 RWD Cars across france (if i’m not mistaken) Sounds Epic! Actually, not just epic, TopGearEpic!

Sorry for replying twice but i just read “oh dear’s” comment just above my other one..
I really don’t agree at all, if i’m honest i didn’t like the Evo film at all, but i thought the Panamera mail race was great, i’d give this episode a clear 8.5/10 Not must-see-it-again great, but it sure lived up to TopGear standards. ++Positive Feedback for you guys.

The show was great… loved the Focus RS!!! and the british bulldog thing was brilliant, i thought that Evo was quite simply awesome….

Had Jeremy been along for the ride, sitting in the back of the Panamera.. I think it would have been a much better piece. And I am sorry but the British Bulldogs segment was nothing more than an advertisement for the army. It lacked excitement and smacked of script. I love TopGear and I am a massive fan, but I think you guys deserve honest feedback. All the best on Ep 5!

Sorry I should have also added, I enjoyed the Focus vs Megane, News and Star segments. All were spot on!

Kind of a mixed bag for me. Focus vs Megane was good. I’d have liked James to come out in a third hot hatch to play, but still not bad.

News was alright, but the Cinque isn’t a “brand new” one. Maybe they meant the Cinque Roadster? Anyway, we know Hammond has an unhealthy fetish for Pagani, and it’s getting kinda uncomfortable watching him climax whenever “Zonda” is mentioned. Someone get him a new pair of pants.

Mail review. I’m not calling it a Panamera review, because it wasn’t one. I now know more about the Royal Mail than the newest Porsche. This is wrong.

SIARPC. Pretty good, nice to see someone that’s recognized internationally instead of just in the UK.

Army challenge. Live Ammo. Sure. And I’ve been to the moon. Listen, I know the show is scripted, but usually the scripted bits can blend in quite well. That was so horribly contrived it was painful. The Titan conveniently deploying it’s bridge, even though the Army would know he hasn’t crossed the chasm?? And then not guarding said bridge as their target slowly drives around the corner and over said bridge? And the Trojan picking up the Evo made me groan out loud. I’ve laughed at the show when they do something funny, I’ve shaken my head disapprovingly when they do something dumb, but I’ve never groaned before. And not because they ruined a good car. I groaned because it was so obviously staged it was terrible. Clarkson would have been killed if he was in that car. He”d be missing an arm and his head. It wasn’t entertaining, not when it purports to be real.

And the live ammo thing. This was almost insulting. They’re shooting at a car that has no bullet-proofing work done on it, no cover for the driver, and he’s driving more or less straight at the shooters. Then he gets out of the car and runs away on foot, instead of ducking down into the foot well and curling up. He even gets out of the car facing the shooters and runs pretty much straight at them. He doesn’t even hit the deck when he’s exposed. I think the car had more bullet holes on the field than in the studio. Except hen it was on fire. Then it had absolutely no bullet holes at all. Maybe it’s a magic car.

Really loved the cinematography in the Focus RS film. This episode just had so much in it, it felt like a 90 minute episode, which is great! Clarkson is officially nuts, that was rediculos, ripper TV, but disturbingly dangerous. It’s such a great show, made up of three great ingenious blokes, one possibly albino alien, and an extreemly creative production team. Long live Top Gear.

The 500bhp rally Evo VII > Porsche Panamera. The Panamera should have been clawed instead.

Tip for Top Gear. The reason why the American Ken Block gymkhana and Dubai Lambo SV episode were the best so far was due to diversity of location.

Once again, another great show. Not surprised the 39p letter would win, but I really thought the Porsche had a fighting chance. Great SIARPC segment with Usain Bolt, and Clarkson dodging the British army’s live ammo was somewhat exciting (and he survived!). The review on the Focus RS was ok, but I especially liked the fact you guys did a side-by-side comparison with the Renault. Hope your show does more comparisons like that with other cars in the future, it’s quite informative and entertaining.

Was going to write a long and dissapointed spiel here about far-too-obviously scripted drivel being passed off as spontaneous, but comment 405 (Who will read this?) has pretty much nailed it for me and writes better than I do )

Everyone is allowed a duffer, lets hope that was the only one for this series!

Boring episode with a race that didn’t make any sense at all. Is topgear getting tired and out of ideas? Does it really need explosions and races to keep us interested? I start having the feeling that the first few seasons were better and they only included one race per season. Not one or two per episode! It’s an overkill.

Is Michael Bay your director?

Wish more emphasis was given on the panamera… Wanted to know more about the car.. the only ‘feature’ they showed on the panamera was the in-dash GPS… and thats it!?

Seems like there was A LOT filmed, but A LOT had to edited out and somehow put together… same goes for Ep 3… Till now, i just liked the first 2 episodes..

Why was the Panamera not talked about more as a car?… Not that I like it anyway,… but I really wanted to know (and im sure many others too) what the panamera is like to live with on a day to day basis… and NO one sat in the back seats!? and then when they went back to the studio, clarkson moved on in 5 secs!…

If that was live ammo the whole time then Clarkson must either be completely insane, or have balls the size of grapefruits. Though, had he been shot he would have 1-uped Hamster’s jet car wreck.

That was a great show. Really enjoyed it – especially since I know one of the Army guys. Mind you, their aim wasnt very good……Jeremy didnt get shot once HA! HA!

Get rid of the old laughter track, that lady lauhging really bugs me, I was hoping at had dissapeared in this season…

Hey guys, I have a few issues with this series. Is it me or does the usual banter between the lads seem more scripted?! The show has more of a rushed feel to it, I dont know maybe it will grow on me but the studio sequences dont have the impromptu magic that they used to. Im wondering whether the BBC has reigned the lads in due to Mr Clarksons various (and funny) lorry driver slurs, god I hope not I know the beeb are politically correct mentalists but- PLEASE DONT RUIN TOP GEAR!

Dire episode, getting really bored of top gear now and i used to love it…..

Stuff Like the 24hr race, the trip to france in the gt40, zonda etc, Alfa Challenge, Veyron vs plane all fantastic top gear that I could quite happily watch over and over and quite often do on Dave

However this season the only 2 good bits so far were the megane and focus and the veyron and f1, so far everything else has been pants.

I love Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, as a team they are fantastic and when the previous seasons were on I always got the impression that they were 3 mates who loved cars and took the piss out of each other which was great, just like my mates arguing over who has the best car,

However now its like watching a group of people who have been learning bad jokes, the news thing which used to be very funny is now just a rant, v little car orientated stuff goes in there and the jokes and the scripting is getting really painful to watch, i felt myself actually cringing and even my girlfriend has said, whats happened to top gear, its gone all shit!

Please please please guys stop trying so hard, your ruining it!

I think that the Porsche race was a bit dull. Some nice cinematography, but if the race is 800 odd miles on motorways (mostly in the dark too) then it is never going to be a classic. The army vs. Evo VII was very ‘Channel 5′ too. Not relevant or funny (personal opinion). Not the usual quality (maybe the worst since the Mark Wahlberg episode).

Maybe this episode was aired at an unfortunate time (for itself), as the first three episodes of this series were some of the best ever. So far, as a series, this current one is still fantastic.

i loved the car vs royal mail race! i believe the lap time board for the rpc is filling up, maybe a new rpc for the next series??

The quality of Top Gear as a production just gets higher and higher. The budget must be starting to get near the actually value of the show… priceless.

P.S. that Jackel thing was a beast! It must weigh about 5-7 tons and can do 70mph on dirt? That is some crazy stuff going on right there.

Ref. the article which says that JC is 87th sexiest man on the planet – did they say which planet? Ha – ha!! I was at the recording on Wednesday and it was excellent!

i love top gears because i kenow you

Its great that topgear is back on the Telly, finally something worth paying the TV licence for!!!! There is only one thing which has got me slightly concerned about the new series……thats Richards hair, whats the crack there?? During the news slot I suddenly noticed that Richard is morphing into James!!!!!

Another excellent episode…just keep up the great work lads coz I’m loving this series.

Watching the “new espisodes ” last night – I know they were shown in Britain last year but, as you were “slagging” Indian driving and cars – with which I concur and is very funny, it occurred to me that with the Manaro and all I would hate to think you hadn’t been introduced to the ‘Bush mecahnics’ of the Northern Territory
http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=H-tsKPlDn7U. Wonderful series and all too true! having lived it!
The other is – glad the Manaro passed- one of our stduents , Intern teacher, travels to and from her intensive study blocks in Perth from Meekathara 765kms one way in her very cool and comfortable black Manaro. She reckons it scares the ‘roos on the way up and down so they run away from her as she streaks down the highway to Perth.

“I suddenly noticed that Richard is morphing into James!!!!!”

lol @ this I think that James is starting to morph into Jeremy cus they were wearing the same blue shirt & beige pants in the Vietnam special and now he’s even starting to act all agressive on the roads as well. Captain Road Rage needs to chill, and stop imitating Jeremy!

Well, what a show! That was the best in the series

the postal race was very boring and the evo boring 2 similar to something u did in the past.

Nice show guys! Liked the mail challenge but i found really fake the part where Jeremy was chased by the army. I bet my Land rover that if instead of him was a terrorist the army guys would hava killed him from the beginning of the chase. Anyway keep on rocking!

where was james may in that hot hatch shoot out?

or the stig for that matter?

mazda 3 mps? astra vxr?

No doubt a good show, BUT it just didn’t have the depth and planning of last seasons episodes. Porshe Vs Stamp race a bit of an anti climax. Bolt? Legend!

Also there’s no way on Earth real bullets would have been allowed so how was it done? remote control?

Good show but the lie about live fire was pointless.

we like to be entertained but we are not stupid.

Watched 5th gear last night and it was so much better than this drivel. Plato in a lambo on welsh mountain roads was great!

followed by the feature on slowing the national speed limit and the reasons for it was good too. Tiff and the gang have TG boys on the ropes here…

Hammond needs a haircut. Or a ponytail. Your choice..

Didn’t like the army race at all, what was it about? I don’t think it was to show drug dealers can make a car better, so it must have been a Government commercial for the army, ‘join now, look what toys you could play with’. Which is stupid. The ‘green’ Ford army test from last series (?) was the best thing ever, this was the worst.

The Mail race and Renault vs. Ford were great though!

top gaer is the best show on earth claarckson for king of england

I strangly loved the new porsche.. I dont care what Jeremy said I think it looks amazing! Also Loved the new Ford SO much better. The renaut.. well its a Renault! Great show

Oh and Hammonds hair seems to have taken a Mr Darcy approach lol cute.

Live fire .. sure .. most viewers are older than that .. is it me or is there an imbalance in voice/music, music way too loud or voices to much softened? Liked the Ford RS thing and the Porsche/mail ‘race’. The news should have included the new Jaguar indeed (or does Clarkson need time to let it grow on him?).

I’m a huge fan of Top Gear and the format as a whole. Couldn’t imagine the show with anyone else other than Clarkson, May and Hammond.
That said I didn’t think this was the best episode i’ve ever seen (7 out of 10) and I think had the British Army not been involved I would have marked the show as low as a 6 this week.
Favourite episodes so far this season in order of preference:
1 – Ep 2
2 – Ep 3
3 – Ep 1
4 – Ep 4

What was the point in doing a test on a 4 seat Porsche when you didn’t even commment on what the space is like in the back or how big the boot is etc. I’m not advocating a 5th Gear like review but you may as well have done the drive in a 911.

Like many others have said the show is losing it’s way a little, almost beginning to believe its own hype. Less scritping please and go back to 3 blokes who love cars talking about and driving them.

Sadly not a good outing for the boys this time. Usually i am crying with mirth for the whole show, barely got a giggle this time. The army machineary was impresive but irrelevant. Live ammo, well maybe at the end when tey shot the car into holes but that was it. Poor race there and also with the royal mail, i was digusted that the post used three planes to trasnport letters around our little island, what carbon footprint has my mail got now??? Used to go by train. No wonder they are folding under the weight of transportation and staffing costs.

Somehow even the star (who i hadnt heard of) even lacked sparkle, he could hardly talk at all by the look of it, very fast bloke though. Still not entertaining as a guest. Come on guys, you are the best show on telly, lets get back to those brilliant bits from previous wees that are such compulsive viewing for petrol heads and norms alike.

Brett

where do you get those tracking devices to fit in letters…i want to track the missus in the veyron!

Call me naive, but after the ‘British Bulldog’ piece, won’t some irate drug-dealer be coming after JC with his MAC-10 (weapon of choice in such circles) after JC wrecked his EVO and passed such ‘witty’ comments….

absolutly brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!! really enjoyed it keep it up lads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Episode! – 1 & 4 have definitely been a lot better than 2 & 3, but I’m still missing some innovation. The great thing about TG in the past was its ability to reinvent it self, and come up with new stuff. Season 13 has been a little too much “what we did the last couple of years”, e.g. comparing 3 rubbish cars in the “I’m 17 and need a car challenge” – been there, done that! Move on TG!

I want those ridiculous races BACK!!!

Ever wondered what happened to the amphibious Toyota, the Alfa/Saab stretch limo and the Reliant Robin rocket that were drowned/cut in half/fired into space by Jeremy, James and Richard in the good name of Top Gear?

Since not even the dodgiest used car dealers would buy them, we’ve collected all the battered, modified and generally ruined cars from the world’s biggest car show and gathered them together in… the Top Gear Enormodrome!

Take a look around the cars from the challenges, get a rare behind-the-scenes view into the show’s production office, and enjoy clips of some of the best Top Gear moments. The display, which is here for the rest of the year includes:

The Amphibious Cars
Can you modify a car to cross the English Channel? Or even a moderately large lake? We’ve hauled up Jeremy’s Nissank and Richard’s Dampervan from the deep as proof that amphibious commuting is Really Quite Difficult.

The Double-Decker Cars
Behold the mighty the two-tier creations from the biggest Anglo-German fight since… well, we won’t mention that. Marvel at the double-decker Jag XJ, Metro, E-Class and Golf – all with the accelerator, brakes and gears on the bottom car… and the steering wheel on the top. Topply…

The Stretch Limos
When Jeremy, James and Richard set out to turn a bunch of rusty second-hand cars into luxury stretch limos, things were always going to end badly. Exactly how badly became apparent when a trio of celebs arrived at the glitzy Brit Awards. Or, rather, didn’t arrive.

The Reliant Rocket
Can you make a car fly into space? Well, if it’s a car as stunningly aerodynamic as the Reliant Robin, and you’ve got enough rocket fuel to blow Wiltshire into the seventeenth century, the answer is… er, no. Not really. Take a look at the battered results.

The Toyota Arctic Hilux
Jeremy and James attempted to break a new record by racing to the North Pole in a car. A specially adapted Toyota Hilux with tyres costing £2,500 each, was equipped with a whole host of modifications including rifles and extra fuel tanks carrying a freeze-resistant mixture of diesel and Avgas.

The Homemade Police Cars
Taking pity on the poor British bobbies in their yawn-inducing Vauxhall Astra diesels, the boys set out to create a trio of more exciting police cars. Strangely, the police weren’t so keen on the boys’ rusty death traps, so we’ve got them on display instead.

The Austin Princess
You might think that British Leyland never made a good car, but Jeremy, James and Richard disagreed. Which is why they bought a 1978 Austin Princess, filled it full of water and then took it for a lap of the Top Gear test track. It made sense at the time.

The Cheap Alfa Challenge
The boys have always said you can’t be a proper petrol head unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo. But can you buy one for under £1000 and complete a series of rigorous challenges without exploding or setting on fire? James’s classic Alfa GTV is proof that you, er, can’t.

The Endurance BMW
With a million gallons of home-grown biodiesel lying around, the boys decided they needed a way to get rid of it all. So they rolled up at the Silverstone 24 Hour race with a crudely sponsored BMW 3-Series, a whole load of biscuits… and the Stig.

The Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
Why do car interiors always have to be so, well, dull? Jeremy, an interior designer and a gaggle of Polish blokes set out to create a car with the interior ambience of a country cottage – flagstones and wood burner included. Take a look at the weighty result of their labours.

The Olympic Mini
Ever wondered if a rocket-powered Mini can out-jump a skier? No? Not even a rocket-powered Mini strapped to skis and filled with a tonne and a half of explosive thrust? Well, it can’t. Not even close. It took a damn good shot at it, mind…

The Suzuki Swifts
Having mastered car football in Toyota Aygos, James and Richard turned their attention to Canada’s favourite sport/warfare: ice hockey. In a bunch of Suzuki Swifts, with Jeremy as referee. We’ve got the remnants…

The Renault Avantime
The Top Gear team tried to turn an obscure French family car into a sports car capable of beating an Evo X around the track. The boys spent literally days altering the suspension, brakes, tyres and engine power until in the end the car caught fire.

now top gear episode 4
usain bolt =funny
misto=funny
porshe=funny
hot-hatches=funny
hammond=small

This was the Top Gear I know and love.

TG should really get Clarkson and Hammond testing more “normal” cars together like the RS and Megane because they can do it in an informative, yet humourous way.

It doesn’t have to be supercars all the way…

Again we are treated like imbeciles I only WISH the B Army would shoot real bullets at Clarkson.

Hate to say it but Fifth Gear is so much better .

Top Gear gets more like a crap episode of Brainiac every week

1. Hammond, sure you can find someone who’ll give you a decent hair cut. And bleech your teeth for heaven’s sake !
2. Bolt saved your show, get a grip or you’ll loose the fans, even those who said they found episode 4 good . . the formula needs a new ingredient . . don’t ask me what or who, you get paid for getting my attention !

Amazing!!!! It never fails to bord me! Love it!

good show but not as good as the others until british buldog with the army
brill
4*

There’s such polarised comments on this, it’s almost funny. There’s no doubt I think that the emphasis in the show has shifted hugely since about whatever series was on in about 2005. From being a car show that was funny, it’s now a funny show that has cars. I know this has been said millions of times already, but it depends on what you want from the show. The people that are saying “Amazing!!!! It never fails to bord me! Love it!” clearly are happy, but others like myself possibly are more in favour of a car show. There’s enough comedy around.

And the piece playing over the demise of the Evo was Amuel Barber’s Adgio for Strings, recently popularised among some quarters by some DJ butchering it horrifically.

Come on!!! GET REAL ON EPISODE 4 !!!
A car vs a letter?

come on! It’s just stupid, aint it.

WASTE OF AN EVO :’(
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo o well at least it werent a Impreza (proper pre 08 version )

The side view of the panamera is disgusssting
and the postal thing was ok…

i want to see another thing like the amphi cars
make some vehicle that has two uses

Maybe a van thats also a hotel room??

And Rover P6B (comment 32-0something)
Clearly not…… remember these

Cossie RS500/Sapphire
Lotus Carlton

my grandad had a P6 3500 V8
was very nice but it rusted and broke.
Typical rover

I found the episode a bit slow, but still watchable. Thanks to the outstanding cinematography, even if the content is dragging, there’s still something nice to look at . In particular, I was quite astounded with the glorious English countryside backdrops throughout the Panamera piece. What a beautiful country you all have over there! Top Gear should get an extra stipend from the government for helping the local tourism industry. Just magnificent.

pity clarkson wasnt shot

only jokn

um sorry no, not live ammo.This is the BBC, the BBC for ….. sakes i can hardly imagine the red tape, really i mean i understand why but at least you didn’t claim he was in the car when it was crushed
anyway, nothing wrong, with appealing to your adudiance, an ok show.
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I have a race for the show lads because if your racing stamps you must be stuck. all of the lads have to pick a car from the year they wher born, will check google for years,

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April, 1960= Ford Thunderbird

James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963 = Silver Cloud II

Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969 = Porsche 911

I want tickets to the show if you use this,
villadesmond@hotmail.com

I thought it was amazing!!! I thought the game of bull dog at the end was brilliant and thought how good the British Army vehicles were compared to JC’s second hand Evo!!

comment 327 why should tiff get involver he just drones on fifth gear is possibly the most boring car show ever , but as to this weeks show it was very good. top gear never fails its is always as good and entertaining

more cool wall other than that four words the best epsidode eveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrr

GTD is better than GTI if you know what i’m talking about. If you do then you are smart.

Yes, coment 465 and 466

why are you all saying that T.G is going down the tubes its great uturly awsome fantastic brilliant.

Lovin it top gear, keep it comin…………

Please Top Gear. Don’t smash up good cars! wtf were you guys thinking! A 500 BHP evo and you smash it? You tell us that you guys love good cars but then you go smash them up! Smash up things that you do not like on top gear. lol Smashing up a veyron next week? Plus i think the ending of the british bulldog challenge was a bit of a let down. Please top gear, give us interesting races! They are becoming dull!

The chase at the end was rubbish. So obviously staged.

The rest of the show was good, though.

i love top gear, but it’s not been the same…

it was still good, but i preferred maybe a few series ago…

but still really good!

excellent show

brilliant show but the army stuff with the bullets which however randomly didnt hit jeremy MADE THE WHOLE TOP GEAR SHOW A BIT IMPLAUSIBLE!

HOPE ALL THE OTHER CHALLENGES ARENT FAKED!!!!!

All round good show. Top gear is one of those rare shows thats never had a bad episode.

I’m sorry but this episode was… crap actualy. Maybe these coments are mostly written by 8-year olds. It was boring all the way, except Focus vs Megane, that was quite good. But I especialy hated and actualy was insulted by Evo vs Army part. Producers, if you read this – it was stupid! “Live bullets”, Jeremy being “lifted” up in a car in that amazing (!!!) army machine… I even doubt that it was really drug dealers car that should have been destroyed by police. Really, how stupid do you think Top Gear viewers are? Wost episode in a long long time…

Episode 4: I am a huge fan of the show but this was a very disappointing episode mainly thanks to the poor and pointless Post Office and British Army adverts by Topgear on behalf of the British Government. What next the NHS? HM Revenue and Customs? Northern Rock? If I wanted to see adverts I would watch ‘5th Gear’. Come on lads, try and reclaim your past glories! Please?

wasn’t a great show..but still is top gear … more or less… may crazy like always … i miss a vietnam show, or a polar… god those were good times…

The RACE With Focus and Renault was started with union jack upside down.

LW.

Seems kind of ironic that last week Jeremy told the government to “leave us alone” and this week he sounded like parliament’s megaphone when speaking about the drug dealer.

meh…

Great Show

Top Gear! Top Show again! Just got back off my holiday and watched it on the iplayer (thank god)Really loved it as usual. Didn’t like the Panamera before the show now i’m being swayed?

Fantastic show. Panamera race was great but i was slightly dissapointed by the Focus-Megane comparison…you should have put an Audi S3 as well. It’s the best of the hot hatches and you have to test it at some point…

Why don’t you do star in a reasonably priced BALLASTED car to make it fair on heavier drivers. Just add ballast up to the equivalent of 2 average people so that the little squirts don’t get an advantage and that nice young man would be the fastest. You would also get interesting people on like Robby Coltraine (A confirmed petrol head) and Lenny Henry who I expect would be very good.

The best show so far, Brilliant to watch over and over! TOP GEAR the only show worth watching.

great show can we have some cheap car challenges this season there always the funniest parts. and one of the epic races aswell pls.

the porche was uright considering its A PORCHE but id rather have that evo because an amazing car and how the hell do you fit 500 bhp in an evo the guy who made that must be great.

do an episode where they race the bugatti veyron 16.4 against the koisegg ccx

I KNOW MORE ABOUT CARS THAN JAMES MAY

i think u should do episode of the lambogini gallado vs ferrari enzo

i think u should do a episod where they race a buggati vayron agaist a ferri 43

i am faster than james may

IT would be good to see a bugatie against a helicopter and get hamond to get a haircut hes not the same!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh noes for the poor Evo :’(

Although it used to belong to a drug dealer but it’s the drug dealer’s fault but the car should not be destroyed!

Richard’s hair looked weird get back to last week’s hairstyle – it suits you a lot more better XD and yeah, or get a little trim

Bring on Episode 5 on Sunday

@475 Quote: “I’m sorry but this episode was… crap actualy. Maybe these coments are mostly written by 8-year olds”.

That’s the point unfortunately: most of the positive comments are probably from kids because the show is seemingly catering mainly for 8 to 16 year olds now (with the very occasional adult joke thrown in for the rest of us)but they may as well have a children’s presenter voiceover on most of the features – “Ooh look at the big shiny army vehicles! Aren’t they scary!!These friendly monsters look after us when naughty foreigners play nasty”,”This is what we call the ‘Roy-al Maaail’…can you say that? They have eee-normous areoplanes that go whoooooosh and they also have biiig noisy lorries just for you, so you can post that birthday card to granny!”,”Drug dealers are baaad kiddies! This is what we do to their nice shiny brum brums!!”etc etc.

Richard Hammond is in his element now – he loves to host kiddie’s programs. Anyway, sorry to sound so cynical but i’m just so p*ssed off with being treated like a moron after being so loyal to TG tv/TG mag for so long.Talking of the mag – did anyone notice how the last issue espeically was mainly just a promotion for the current tv series? I’ll watch the final few episodes and hope for better but I think i’ll have had enough (tv and mag).Oh well,it’s good tv for the kids-makes Sundays a bit more bearable before that dreaded return to school on Monday!

Btw, the army v evo thing was a blatant rehash of something they did a few series ago – I guess they count on most of their current audience not having enough of an attention span to remember further back than 5 minutes…i’d love to know what the producer and other people responsible get paid for churning this out…

ps i’m not a secret ‘5th gear’ fan either – i never watch that sh*t!

i thought it was watchable but some areas such as the british bulldogs with the army felt a bit scripted and i still find it hard to believe that the rounds were actually live….i mean how the hell do they get that past the insurance without jezza having to even wear any form of armour?…
good fun though, loved the siarpc aswell!

the evo vs the army a song plays wats the song called

the show was shit.

Pull your fingers out and start earning your money!

Best Ever.

Army bit was tops as was the Royal Mail.

Perhaps having got rid of the dealers Evo you could switch fire to baseball capped chavs in citreon saxos!

Guest was good and had sense of humour!

You know what? You are relaxed, heard compliments and stopped paying attention to criticism. Go back to Earth. show 13 * 4 stupidly impossible to watch until the end. Level = pensioner knits in front of the TV. You need a shake. Top gear is one of three normal show on TV – it will be disappointed if you go rotting

boring

Re: Post 339 (Hi Top Gear)

At last! Somebody agrees with me that the TG team have been cribbing from Nuts, Zoo and all of the ‘lads’ magazines for inspiration. What with flowery shirts, dodgy haircuts and now pandering to the ‘Barry’ culture, it’s all gone down the gurgler. What about more TG second-hand tests, for those of us who can’t afford automotive pr0n, like the presenters? I mean, some people actually buy cheap cars to get to and from work, not just for target practice or for silly stunts… are the presenters so far removed from reality that they can’t see this? Maybe they need a pay cut, to focus their minds…

By the way, why did TG contact DVLA to see if Lamborghini has safety recalled the Gallardo, as it seems to have become the automotive equivalent of the Hindenburg?

Last post should have read “why didn’t TG contact DVLA” (typo) – Oops…

Firstly i am a huge fan of top gear and have watched it from the start.

Much better than last weeks attempt although this series has just been a bit fake and a bit silly.

I would really like to see a more down to earth show with a bit more point to it. It’s just turned into a kids program with pretty pictures and big explosions.

Someone else said it before me:

‘Top Gear gets more like a crap episode of Brainiac every week.’

This isn’t a kids program. Please go back to being a car program that is funny, not a comedy program that features cars, because those 3 are not comedians.

Sort it out lads!

You can do better…

Luvin the new show tbh it rocks!!!!!!!!!

So…
Someone read that?
Becouse i have several remark:
1 I want focus rs
2 Hammond cannot cut his hair. why it so flusters all you????
Are TG need a girl-presenter? No they not. becouse hammond now look like pretty girl. maybe.
3 panamera vs postmark – idea was strange, but marvellous interested and tense. Thank you guys
4 …eee…last part.
.was strong.
Jeremy. You our FC Kellermann

Geez, alot o comments.
The show was very good, not as good as the number 3, but very good.
I really enjoy when you guys have to buy cars on a budget and do taks on them.

Grammar oh grammar.

james = owl+ox
jeremy = baboon+St.Bernard Dog+awl
richard = sloth+skunk+porcupine
top gear = carzoo

I don’t know what everyone is saying about it being a great episode? Have you not watched Top Gear before???? This is the worst one of the season by far, and possibly the worst in a couple of seasons. Go back, watch Season 10, and seasons 4-8. They are so much better. Season 8 still stands as by far my favorite season.

As per this episode, the army bit was clearly staged. The only redeeming quality was the review at the beginning, which was perfect. SIARPC was alright, news was good but the race was ho-hum.

4 points for the review at the beginning + 2 for the race = 6/10.
Very mediocre but still better than anything else on TV. I don’t know what I’d do out here in the US if I couldn’t get Top Gear online! Oh well, back to England soon anyway.

What Top Gear really needs right now is Presenter In A Reasonably Priced Car. The show needs to rediscover it’s roots and for the presenters to get their feet back on the ground. Stop behaving like sixth form students, lose the mid-life crisis that’s obviously affecting Jezza if not the others, quit trying to brown-nose to ‘Middle England’ and accept the fact that until the economy picks up again nobody really cares about uber-expensive auto porn, except maybe the presenters themselves. Just how much disposable income do they think Joe Public has these days? Most people are grateful if they are still in a job right now!!

i loved the show, keep it up. Although, the army bit was boring, should have had guns on it and bulletproof windows.

Merlin01 your prespective is too personal, but not global. You see, TG was always more an auto motor show pornography, rahter than factual auto motor show. And you now what? The ppl love it for this. It’s not just another motor show, it’s unique, and that’s why it’s been always top of the leader board in the motoring shows from all the World. Maybe some hate it, maybe even they can’t stand around the TV when it’s online. But that’s normal. The other fact is that milions around the world love the TV. Even if most of them don’t have money for Lambo, but that’s not the point

how cum jermey did not get shot

I think the boys have set such a high bar for themselves over the last 12 seasons… that they’re ACTUALLY finding it hard to come up with something better… and guys… PLEASE… cut out the explosions… and pleasssee dont crammm a hundred things into one show…

I don’t know what everyone mocking the program is on about! It’s an entertainment show and it is very good at that. I am allways longing for more of it once it’s finished. If anyone needs useful information about used cars, buy a car magazine or research it on the internet. If that’s not enough, watch fifth gear on C5, there you can get your fix with infos about “normal cars”!
The TG show is hugely popular and you know why, because it is very entertaining. It takes your mind of what ever problem you might have.
Thanks Top Gear, keep it going!

i can’t believe this. on the beginning of the show, when jeremy tested the ford focus RS, the music from the background was from The Prodigy. the song is Run with the wolves

I dunno.. the Focus v Renault was factual yet entertaining, Usain Bolt was also great as a guest and the Panamera video was good too.

The last part was pointless though; its about getting the mix between fact and fun.

Loved it!!!

I have to say tha, as a car fan rather than a chat show fan, I’m starting to find the series getting a bit too samey. Some items are good, but I’m now in the habit of using Sky+ and then fastforwarding the boring (SIARPC) bits – making the programme about 40 minutes rather than an hour. I find the one-offs (Vietnam, GTR vs Bullet Train etc.) the best, but you obviously can’t do those all the time. Am I the only one to have found the british bulldogs item totally staged and unintersting???

we need more challenges or it gets boring………………………

biy challenges i meet go out and buy cars for 2500 then go do some fun and intresting then upgrade them with the money that you have left then sale them.

Another question about the music. In Evo vs. Army piece, there’s another bit of music that plays (it’s not Adagio) for a moment. Starts about 53:30 into the show. Jeremy talks over the lyric so I can’t pick up what they’re saying. It’s female voices saying something like “elephant…elephant…”. Jeremy says (over the music) “the thing is that at this speed he can’t fire his gun…not without shooting every bambler in Dorset.”

What is *that* piece of music from?

fifth gear is crap on entertainment value… but you cant fault them on their information content.

this is where TG is losing out. perhaps TG should include more reviews similar to the lime green ford focus review JC did sometime back. THAT is INFOTAINMENT!

oops sorry wasnt the focus but rather the fiesta

From Argentina …Congrats guys keep it up

I can see the music man is enjoying the new Kasabian album then!

Bit boring this week. In fact i’ve been dissapointed by the whole series. Ken Block was awesome though.

I was expecting some F1 features now its on the BBC. Any chance?

Royal Mail race was pointless and boring.

Army bit was pointless and boring.

Usain Bolt was a legend.

Focus RS was good considering most of Jeremy’s new car bits are boring. And useless for most of us.

Anything I’ve forgotten??

‘Anything I’ve forgotten??’

…that you’re wrong?

I second JamesO’s question too, what is that music with the female vocals? It sounds like a Carl Jenkins thing but it probably isn’t…

http://transmission.blogs .topgear.com/2009/07/12/s how-four-the-facts/#comme nt-21649
Id like to know that too! – i really liked that part.. sounded like a really playfull and nice song

ok, off topic. i have a friend with a s reg INTEGRA and he says the car was voted the best front wheel drive car at its time of release, however times and cars change as we all know, i have raced it (ON A TRACK) on my 600cc 100BHP R reg bike and do you know, proformance wise it is close to a mazda 6 mps 2.2 turbo! so my question is do you think the integras time would be close to the focus rs or the french match box car?? also think would make a great clip old honda vs new car of the same calibre? maybe the renault megane from last week? cheers. ps jezza did say years ago it was the best handling front wheel drive car, or something to that twiter?

PS< ment to say "best front wheel drive for handleing"

The Show Was Brilliant!!! I Watch it Every Week!!! Its My Favourite TV Show!!! And Its Way Better Than Fifth Gear!!!

I think for the first time ever I enjoyed this week’s Fifth Gear more then this week’s Top Gear. That says it all really.

as always great episode.. i don’t think there is nothing much cooler than driving an evo 7 while got shot at by an army with a line ammo its like a scene from james bond movie or something.. once again great show keep it up boys

Gd show

In response to the people asking about the song @ 53:30: I don’t recognise it, but could be from Kasabian’s album, as #530 (Peter) hints at (i’m a big fan of their 1st album, and it’s got a similar ‘character’ to it…).

Ho ho hooo, loads of comments, more intelligent than the usual stuff.

Sorry guys that i havevn’t been here sooner to CONGRATULATE you 3 and all the other guys on the background , in making a truly improved and bombstic, sensible, explosive, musically enhanced and carried – Show Le ROCK – !!

The musical background, has been increasd to TOP NOTCH !! because music transforms everythink, it can make something boring interesting, ad when used in combo with a proper presentation…..it just Tops the bar!!

well done TOP gear!!

The 3 have finaly realised that they get paid to do a job, and not to fool around thinking their untouchable(big boss must have given you guys a knock on your heads). So in other words, you 3 are taking your roles as presenters more serious, and are now giving us a truly bombastic show, without using explosives every 3 min. .

Every week, so far you have come with a surprise and but visible effort into the presenting, scripts & Play.

This Series in my oppinion is the BEST EVER!!!

Oi Oi Oi!

Just seen that people are asking about music Identy!

ONE Ultimate musical Talent you ALL need to know about, but so rarely makes himself seen in public or Interviews ; is this Mammoth Ginius:

Ludovico Einadi!

Remember that name. From this moment on……
Your life is gonna change!

This Ginuis:

~~ Ludovico Einaudi ~~

From This point on Your Life will change
~ for Ever ~

Secretely its been playing on the backgrounds of countless Television programes, you will recognise this Ginius music from somwhere in the past; but you probably never heard his name.

Well this is your CHANCE:

~~ Ludovico Einaudi ~~ King of Classical Melody

hey there, we know jeremy clarkson and richard hamond got a thing about the new cars beeting their old ones, i would live to see the mk5 fiesta zetec s v the mk6 fiesta zetec s v the mk7 fiesta zetec s. i think that would b very good race, and it is not only between 2 cars but three. i think you should put them all up with eachother and see if the old or the newly fiesta zetec s is better. thanks kyle

does anyone know what is happening in show6?

For those of you who were wondering about music tracks, I found this list:

http://forums.finalgear.c om/wts-tg-season-13/13×04 -july-12th-2009-a-37453/

Hope it is accurate.

That’s it. The End Credits to “Coraline”, which I’d never heard of. Thank you!

i crushed the evo ner ner ner ner ner