Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by Swizec 4872 days ago
I think we should get a Model S review done by Clarkson. That's the only way to be sure if the car is any good.

But somehow I don't see that happening after Top Gear's handling of the Roadster ... (Tesla made a big fuss when Top Gear had two teslas break down and/or run out of power during a day of testing on their track)

Top Gear's conclusion at the time was the the Tesla is not suitable for the real world [yet]. Tesla of course disagreed ... publicly and loudly.
1 comments
lacksconfidence 4872 days ago
The 'fuss' with top gear is that they implied the car ran out of energy and had to be pushed, while the car logging shows it never ran out of energy and had enough juice to drive back into the garage from any point on the track.

Top Gear could have tried to be accurate, and just kept flogging the machine around the track until it actually ran out of energy, but they really dont care. Top Gear isnt a news show, its entertainment. Its a soap opera about cars.

link
Swizec 4872 days ago
Yes. And if you figure out their idiolect it is the single most informative car show about cars I will likely never be able to afford I have ever seen.
link
stcredzero 4872 days ago
> idiolect

A mashup of idiocy, intellect, idiosyncrasy, and dialect?

link
Swizec 4871 days ago
In compliance with my "educate, don't ridicule" rule:

"In linguistics, an idiolect is a variety of language that is unique to a person, as manifested by the patterns of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation that he or she uses."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiolect

link