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Surprise Surprise, Top Gear doesn't tell the truth
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03-30-2011, 08:00 AM | #2 |
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Isn't the range on a Tesla about 200 miles? Seriously as much as I like the show we're talking about Top Gear, you want serious automotive journalism you need to go elsewhere. I actually got a chance to test drive one of these last December and they were actually surprisingly cool. Didn't make sound mind you but it had awesome acceleration. The replacement batteries cost about 40k, the rep told me he could get me a deal for 35k if I bought it up front.
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03-30-2011, 08:16 AM | #3 | |
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When they complained about the ZR1 GM found out that they were pushing the car beyond what any sane human being would use the car for and intentionally broke parts of the car to make it seem like the car was cheeply made. Also in the comparision between a $120K Mercedes and the Camaro SS they picked the Camaro. I know our cars are great, but not THAT great.
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03-30-2011, 08:38 AM | #6 |
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Yeah...and Tesla is still selling all they can make at a premium, correct? There is a wait list on a $100,000 car during a depression...seems Top Gear really put a dent in the sales.
And, I am willing to bet that flogging the thing around a test track at WOT will shorten the battery life quite quickly on ANY battery powered car. The Top Gear segment on the Tesla was entertaining...that was all. After watching, I still found the Tesla to be what it is: an expensive and cool Golf Cart that I will never be able to afford nor desire to own. When Jeremy Clarkson test drove the 2006 M5 he beat the p^ss out of it and broke the rear differential. He made it a point to tell the millions of viewers that the car looked like a "baboon's backside" and that it broke when he drove it...calling the car very fragile. Did BMW sue? No. Let it go Tesla...nobody cares.
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03-30-2011, 08:43 AM | #7 |
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top gear is a worthless show. unless its some high end euro car all they do is b$%&*h about it. and if its an American car forget it. they will nitpick every thing.
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03-30-2011, 08:52 AM | #9 |
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Tesla is using this as an excuse to put their name out there and market their cars. They already launched a website for the suit and had thought this through. Considering this happened in 2008 and they are just now doing this, i have no pity for Tesla. If Tesla didn't want the chance of their car being presented in a negative light, they could have just not given them one to drive, like Chrysler did with the Challenger. They refused to give them one.
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03-30-2011, 08:59 AM | #11 |
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Their funniest show was when they had to buy american cars for less than $1,000 and drive them down in the south. They all got to paint each other's car with a saying on it. Needless to say they got ran out of town by some town folks with rocks !!
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Top gear is 90% entertainment, some stuff is true but if you watch that show for accuracy then you need to rethink your choice.
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