25th July

Sitec

I really enjoyed this episode, thought it was one of if not the best episode I ever saw.

Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise were highly entertaining and Cameron Diaz is serious eye candy!

The Veyron feature was brilliant and the Ayrton Senna feature gave me goosebumps.

Epic Episode!

BrianJD

Sitec wrote: »

I really enjoyed this episode, thought it was one of if not the best episode I ever saw.

Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise were highly entertaining and Cameron Diaz is serious eye candy!

The Veyron feature was brilliant and the Ayrton Senna feature gave me goosebumps.

Epic Episode!

I agree. I thought the Senna piece was so unike a TG piece and it was a nice change. The start with Hammond in the ice has so been done before over and over again. You just know that they'll have a clip of the snow machine / snowboarder / mountain biker jumping over the car which doesn't make sense because they are heading the same direction.

I'm just wondering if Hammond would have done all that driving or was it a rally driver for some of the outside clips and was May really the driver in the Veyron doinh 417kph?

Surely their insurance and the car owners would be agianst them doing this?

ashyle

I think the Senna piece was very old-style Top Gear, series 6/7-ish.

They do their own driving as far as I'm aware.

TCP/IP

I really think that was the best episode ever juet said the very words to the wife - EPIC

fryup

BrianJD wrote: »

I agree. I thought the Senna piece was so unike a TG piece and it was a nice change.

yes it was a nice change, i hope they do it again maybe colin mcrae the next time.. much better than those silly yawnfest features on mobile homes and amphibious cars:rolleyes:

Eire-Dearg

When will this be repeated?

furiousox

After the relative silliness of last week that was fantastic.
The Senna piece was mesmerising.

cian1500ww

Great episode and Cameron Diaz... PHWOAR !!!

Yourself

cian1500ww wrote: »

Great episode and Cameron Diaz... PHWOAR !!!

Next time some eye candy for the Ladies I hope! Nice 2 wheeler though Tom!

Barr

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

When will this be repeated?

I missed it as well :mad: anyone ?

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kev250

:)It was a good show tonight and Tom and Cameron made it interesting as the star in the car is boring a lot of the time.
Hammond in the snow was predictable and top gear have done it about 10 times.
Senna bit was very enjoyable and i think they should do Colin McRae next.Anyone agree?

vengeance52

One of that best shows they have done in the last few years and a fitting tribute.

Duggy747

Really enjoyed this week's episode. The Bugatti and Senna pieces were excellent and the SIARPC was actually enjoyable, Cruise fùckin' nailed that lap along with going around a corner on 2 wheels.

Again, Hammond got the "meh" piece but I still liked it.

Much better episode that focused less on the goofy comedy. Wasn't expecting the Senna tribute but it was a nice change of pace and completely enthralling!

hurleronditch

Senna piece was brilliant, and the siarpc was good, great time from cruise.

Snow race was dull as dishwater boring, and they basically just replayed the veyron piece from 2 or 3 series ago, and added a few k's to the speedometer.

Couldnt call it even close to being the best ever.

shinikins

I'm raging I missed it!! Have it set to record tomorrow though, so i'm already looking forward to that! I have to admit, i'm not a car person at all, although the bf is, but i love Top Gear.

robbie_998

Did Tom Cruise really put the car on two wheels for that long or was that a stunt done by someone else cos they didn't show inside the car or anything so im doubting tom did it.

eire1990

Did anyone see top gear to night just watched it have to say best one in a while they had a buggati that 264mph and an incredible piece on ayrton senna who can only be described as a amzeing driver

pajo1981

missed it. is it repeated during the week?

mink_man

top gear forum that way!

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eire1990

i think its repeted on wensday not to sure if there is a top gear forum the mod can move it im too lazy to look for it now:)

K-9

The snow was done before as was the Bugatti, but it was still amazing. Did Hammond do it last time?

The Senna piece was a fitting tribute. 5th to 1st in one lap!

Gekko

Great episode this week, if only they could have cool guests every week for SIARPC rather than plodding through it.

In the Veyron piece they seemed to be play the same clip several times and I found that annoying.

The Senna piece was great.

amacachi

Didn't think that much of the Senna piece tbh. Didn't rate the episode at all really, SIARPC was as good as SIARPC can be and the Senna video was OK.

Cookie_Monster

it was a crap episode

veyron bit done before basically
stars were annoying whiney americans
F1 bit not really suited to Top gear, why did they not just do it on the F1 buildup
hammond piece was same old same old too

Its starting to get tedious I have to say

Myrddin

amacachi wrote: »

Didn't think that much of the Senna piece tbh. Didn't rate the episode at all really, SIARPC was as good as SIARPC can be and the Senna video was OK.

I suppose you prefer exploding caravan type episodes then?

danniemcq

robbie_998 wrote: »

Did Tom Cruise really put the car on two wheels for that long or was that a stunt done by someone else cos they didn't show inside the car or anything so im doubting tom did it.

Id say it was him, what would the point in getting anyone else in to do a stunt like that?

I'd say the reason for the camera angle was just to show how far off the ground the 2 wheels were. I was expecting to see an in car view too but i guess it made sense to do it that way.

Senna segmant was brilliant. I had goosebumps the whole way through.
A colin Mcrae one +1

Kashkai

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

it was a crap episode

veyron bit done before basically
stars were annoying whiney americans
F1 bit not really suited to Top gear, why did they not just do it on the F1 buildup
hammond piece was same old same old too

Its starting to get tedious I have to say

Veyron bit done before?????
You are talking about the fastest production road car in the world, thats beautiful to look at as well??

Stars were whiney americans???
You mean Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, who both posted the fastest lap times in the C'EED despite evident problems driving a right hand drive car with a manual box and with Cruise finishing on two wheels.

F1 bit no suitable to Top Gear???
Its a car programme and F1 is the epitome of car design and engineering. AND they were talking about Ayrton Senna who was possibly the greatest driver of all time (even Schumacher and Hakkinen, both no slouches btw, admitted it) who was tragically killed in a car that was not only a hell of a lot faster and more powerful than today's cars but had a fraction of a modern car's safety gear.

Agree with you on the Hammond piece as this sort of thing has been done before but its still entertaining to watch.

Top Gear isn't as fresh as it once was and Clarkson is aging episode by episode but its still miles ahead of the sh1te that is passed off as "entertainment" on telly these days.

Cookie_Monster

Prosperous Dave wrote: »

Veyron bit done before?????
You are talking about the fastest production road car in the world, thats beautiful to look at as well??

same exact piece was done before with May on the same track...

Stars were whiney americans???
You mean Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, who both posted the fastest lap times in the C'EED despite evident problems driving a right hand drive car with a manual box and with Cruise finishing on two wheels.

Cruise cut every corner and that time should not be allowed stand. he also a complete tool IMO. the interviews in general this year have been very poor

F1 bit no suitable to Top Gear???
Its a car programme and F1 is the epitome of car design and engineering. AND they were talking about Ayrton Senna who was possibly the greatest driver of all time (even Schumacher and Hakkinen, both no slouches btw, admitted it) who was tragically killed in a car that was not only a hell of a lot faster and more powerful than today's cars but had a fraction of a modern car's safety gear.

the whole piece had an air of "filler material" to it. Why not show it in the F1 German GP build up earlier that day, where actually F1 fans can watch it?

Agree with you on the Hammond piece as this sort of thing has been done before but its still entertaining to watch.

It was very very staged and fake looking

Top Gear isn't as fresh as it once was and Clarkson is aging episode by episode but its still miles ahead of the sh1te that is passed off as "entertainment" on telly these days.

granted, but maybe it should just die gracefully before its dragged on forever

itarumaa

This episode proves again my theory:) That nowdays Topgear seasons are bit hit or miss, sometimes not too good but sometimes fantastic,

and yes this episode was really, really good:)

Big Nasty

I dont usually watch but the missus had it on!

Thought it was one of the best episodes I have seen!

Minstrel27

I really enjoyed it too.

billymitchell

I heard the producre Andy Wilman said last week that the petrol heads are getting a bit tired of the show as it has gone more down the line of entertainment rather than being about motors.
So I think they might be changing the show for next year to have it a little more to do with cars and little less to do with Hammond, May and Clarkson and their personalities.

inforfun

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

same exact piece was done before with May on the same track...

It is the only piece of road which is long and straight enough to get to that speed (267 mph)
For good measure The Stig also took it for a spin on the TG track and smashed the record there too.

Chippy01

pajo1981 wrote: »

missed it. is it repeated during the week?

Normally on a tuesday - BBC2, 8pm

Roar

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

same exact piece was done before with May on the same track...

Cruise cut every corner and that time should not be allowed stand. he also a complete tool IMO. the interviews in general this year have been very poor

the whole piece had an air of "filler material" to it. Why not show it in the F1 German GP build up earlier that day, where actually F1 fans can watch it?

It was very very staged and fake looking

granted, but maybe it should just die gracefully before its dragged on forever

my feelings on last nights episode exactly. As soon as that Senna piece came on all i could think of was FILLER

Very disappointed with it.

Max Power1

A better episode than some recent ones imo.

The guests took up too much of the show, and the veyron bit, while interesting, brought about a sense of deja vu imo. (yes, its the fastest most powerful production car in the world, we get it)

It is more about the entertainment now than the motors aspect, which, (although it makes the show easier to get the missus to let me watch ), is not really what I want out of a car show. Lets keep a bit of the entertainment aspects, but bring back more car aspects.

Over half the show was about cameron diaz, tom cruise, and a filler video of senna (no disrespect intended, but its not an F1 show, and theres a time and a place for a senna tribute) - thats not really what TG is about imo.

Muppet Man

Best Epsiode of TG ever.

Diaz? I would.

Muppet Man.

dr.fuzzenstein

The point of the Veyron piece was to post a record, which it did.
I have to say I envy May for taking it for a second spin at that speed, 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of people will never even get that chance to do that once, more people have landed on the moon than taken that thing up to top speed.
I loved the Senna bit, was riveted to every second of it. Maybe it should have been made into a proper one hour Senna special, that footage of him flinging that car round Monaco was awesome.
If anything it was too short, it should have been made into a standalone episode.
The problem with the way it was done was that it was neither here nor there. But great to watch anyway.
He was a truly outstanding driver, he could do something that only a handful of people out of the entire human race could come close to, a truly superhuman talent.
I'm not sure about Tom and Cameron's lap, did they really post these times?
I have become quite sceptical when it comes to "facts" as reported by TG.
At one point Tom looked like he had landed in 5th instead of 3rd gear because the engine revs died down by quite a lot.
And Cameron just didn't look that together on the track, she was a bit all over the place.

positron

Muppet Man wrote: »

Diaz? I would.

Join at the back of the queue!

Clarkson was obviously starstruck, and messed up his questions and everything.

I bet not many remember the Chocolate-foil mid-engine Porsche..?!

kce

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I'm not sure about Tom and Cameron's lap, did they really post these times?
I have become quite sceptical when it comes to "facts" as reported by TG.
At one point Tom looked like he had landed in 5th instead of 3rd gear because the engine revs died down by quite a lot.
And Cameron just didn't look that together on the track, she was a bit all over the place.

Totally agree as a top gear fan have become disappointed with the way the show is going. The lap by the 2 "superstars" last night confirmed to me that the lap times are a total fix. They were missing gears the whole time and as for the 2 wheel around the last bend by cruise and him saying "oh i was feathering the trottle".......Come on please!!! Why didn't they show a close up reaction of him doing this? - it was someone else....

Andrew33

I really enjoyed this episode after last weeks lack lustre performance. I did switch off half way tru Senna eulogy, He was a good driver and fearless (but foolhardy and not a great sportsman) but its only in death that he has become a deity. Schuey is a much better driver and the fact that he gets home to his family after a race proves that. People need to get over the whole "Senna god" thing.

Myrddin

Andrew33 wrote: »

its only in death that he has become a deity

I wouldn't go around saying that if your ever in Brazil. He was a hero to millions, in life AND death.

After Senna's death it was discovered that he had donated millions of dollars of his personal fortune (estimated at $400 million at the time of his death)[82] to children's charities, a fact that during his life he had kept secret. His foundation in Brazil, Instituto Ayrton Senna, has invested nearly US$80 million over the last twelve years in social programs and actions in partnership with schools, government, NGOs, and the private sector aimed at offering children and teenagers from low-income backgrounds the skills and opportunities they need to develop to their full potential as persons, citizens and future professionals.

From his wiki.

CarMuppet

1. Bugatti Veyron - entertaining.
2. Hammond on ice - another TG race. Yawn.
3. Those actors from the US - cringy & staged.
4. Ayrton Senna tribute – Absolutely brilliant.

Have to say when Clarkson puts his mind to an automobile related factual documentary he can do a good job. It would be nice to see Top Gear do serious auto related tributes like this once and a while.

I was not expecting an ending to a TG show like that.. Brilliant.

Magown3

CarMuppet wrote: »

1. Bugatti Veyron - entertaining.
2. Hammond on ice - another TG race. Yawn.
3. Those actors from the US - cringy & staged.
4. Ayrton Senna tribute – Absolutely brilliant.

Have to say when Clarkson puts his mind to an automobile related factual documentary he can do a good job. It would be nice to see Top Gear do serious auto related tributes like this once and a while.

I was not expecting an ending to a TG show like that.. Brilliant.

You're bang on there mate...

Cruise/Cameron was cringy but Hamilton was by far the most cringe worthy. "I was karting, my dad told me Senna died and i went off and cried my eyes out", what a load of absolute crap. He was 9! What was he even doing there in the first place? He's not the current world champ, he never met the man, he's not brazilian, WTF???

BoardsRanger

One of the best episodes of top gear in recent memory. That Veyron for a start- what a machine!! 267mph average. And i love the fact that they get "captain slow" to do a high speed run in it again.

Clarkson really does do the documentary style presenting so well. A fitting tribute.

Andrew33

EnterNow wrote: »

I wouldn't go around saying that if your ever in Brazil. He was a hero to millions, in life AND death.



From his wiki.

I'm referring to his so called driving skills, not what he did with his spare cash.
And if he was alive today he'd be able to give so much more to his beloved country.

BoardsRanger

Andrew33 wrote: »

I'm referring to his so called driving skills, not what he did with his spare cash.
And if he was alive today he'd be able to give so much more to his beloved country.

But for your post count- id say you were a troll!! Because your last two comments are delusional- at best.

BigEejit

LOL, I think its fair to say that it has divided opinion.

I also thought if extremely fishy that people who were obviously missing gears got the two fastest laps ....but then again they havent had Jay Kay or a few of the top drivers in the last reasonably priced car.

The worst part of the show was Clarkson drooling all over the two americans. FFS if I wanted to see that I'd watch the E! channel.

I thought the Hammond bit was staged, but entertaining. The veyron bit was setting a new production car world record .... this is Topgear bread and butter. Yes it was similar to a previous feature, but as was mentioned, this is one of the few places in the world where this could be done.

I am kind of so-so on the Senna feature, some of the footage was just amazing. I was quite surprised by the number of people who said he was the number 1 driver of all time .... I wonder is this going to be a regular feature????

eire1990

ya i have to say the lap times did seem a bit to good to be true top gear has gone down hill a bit in the last year or so got very predictable

Myrddin

Andrew33 wrote: »

I'm referring to his so called driving skills, not what he did with his spare cash.
And if he was alive today he'd be able to give so much more to his beloved country.

So called driving skills? Are you serious, or just looking to invoke controversy?