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by soared 2612 days ago
Does anyone trust topgear for actual reviews, especially when tesla is involved? The courts literally ruled that you shouldn't:

> Mr Justice Tugendhat said that no Top Gear viewer would have reasonably compared the car's performance on the show's airfield track to its likely performance on a public road

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_controversies#Tesla_R...
4 comments
jdietrich 2612 days ago
Top Gear is under new ownership. Clarkson and Wilman sold the IP to the BBC and took their team with them to Amazon; post-2016 Top Gear is a completely new entity operating under old branding.

The new Top Gear has been nothing but fair about EVs and has given glowing reviews to several all-electric models.

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dsfyu404ed 2612 days ago
Top gear is automotive themed entertainment, not automotive entertainment. Much to the dismay of many a Hilux fanboy you really shouldn't be taking shows like this as indicative of fact any more than you take that gold mining show on discovery as indicative of the economics of the mining industry.
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GordonS 2612 days ago
Clarkson and co haven't been involved with Top Gear for a while now - even before that though, the Top Gear website has always been much more "sensible" than the TV show. TBH, it always felt completely separate.
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cobalt 2612 days ago
The former staff of the top gear who originally made comments towards the tesla are currently hosting a show on amazon
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