Season 19 starts the week or so after Model S starts shipping.
EDIT: Looks like Clarkson has postponed Season 19 until Jan 2013: Next Season of Delayed Until January Confirms Jeremy Clarkson Via Twitter - WOT on Motor Trend
EDIT2: First 2 episodes are filming now sooooo: It’s Official: Top Gear UK starts filming Season 19
While the Roadster review wasn't very fair or balanced, I wonder what they'll say about the Model S?
I posted this last year to the Tesla forums and I still believe it to be true: Top Gear and Model S | Forums | Tesla Motors
What I like about Top Gear and what I like about Model S have nearly no overlap. This is the same Venn diagram of cars Jeremy likes and V4's. But, I want neither to change or compromise for what they believe in for they are both great and wonderful things.
With that being said I do hope the Model S review goes better than the Roadster review. I hope they pit it against the 4 door Panamera, BMW whatever, Merc whatever, Audi whatever and let the chips fall where they may.
How will it all go? My prediction: Jeremy will fall in love with the Model S when he sees it, sits in it, drives it through Gambon and Hammerhead and speeds off the line with the other 4 doors in it's wake. He'll most certainly mention distance to empty and be pleased. But charging will still be an issue he'll note. He'll mention the cargo space and rear leg room, while chuckling at the rear facing seats. And there will be a joke about the door handles, the big dash screen and sum it all up with another "I'm too dumb to email" joke. Stig will push it through it's paces and it will fall ahead of all other 4 doors including the Karma; If Fisker sends them one. Maybe James will get a word in about the environment? Maybe Richard will race it against an electric superbike? Whatever they do I hope it's creative, funny and entertaining without being too negatively pre-scripted, shortsighted and naive
EDIT: Looks like Clarkson has postponed Season 19 until Jan 2013: Next Season of Delayed Until January Confirms Jeremy Clarkson Via Twitter - WOT on Motor Trend
EDIT2: First 2 episodes are filming now sooooo: It’s Official: Top Gear UK starts filming Season 19
While the Roadster review wasn't very fair or balanced, I wonder what they'll say about the Model S?
I posted this last year to the Tesla forums and I still believe it to be true: Top Gear and Model S | Forums | Tesla Motors
What I like about Top Gear and what I like about Model S have nearly no overlap. This is the same Venn diagram of cars Jeremy likes and V4's. But, I want neither to change or compromise for what they believe in for they are both great and wonderful things.
With that being said I do hope the Model S review goes better than the Roadster review. I hope they pit it against the 4 door Panamera, BMW whatever, Merc whatever, Audi whatever and let the chips fall where they may.
How will it all go? My prediction: Jeremy will fall in love with the Model S when he sees it, sits in it, drives it through Gambon and Hammerhead and speeds off the line with the other 4 doors in it's wake. He'll most certainly mention distance to empty and be pleased. But charging will still be an issue he'll note. He'll mention the cargo space and rear leg room, while chuckling at the rear facing seats. And there will be a joke about the door handles, the big dash screen and sum it all up with another "I'm too dumb to email" joke. Stig will push it through it's paces and it will fall ahead of all other 4 doors including the Karma; If Fisker sends them one. Maybe James will get a word in about the environment? Maybe Richard will race it against an electric superbike? Whatever they do I hope it's creative, funny and entertaining without being too negatively pre-scripted, shortsighted and naive
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