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Hmm. I don't recall what I'd call "lambasting" - most viewers came away with a very positive impression of the Tesla - especially as it outperformed the Lotus i
by rvkennedy 16y ago
Hmm. I don't recall what I'd call "lambasting" - most viewers came away with a very positive impression of the Tesla - especially as it outperformed the Lotus in some areas. The bit about pushing it into the garage was obviously staged, and for humorous effect.
And to claim that providing two cars to the TV crew invalidates the point about range is a little bit outrageous. It's like saying "they cheated by not letting us cheat."
- robryan 16y agoLittle weird they would be bothering, if Tesla won this case a large amount of the cars featured on the show could surely win similar cases. It's part of the show to pickup on cars flaws and over emphasise them.
- arethuza 16y agoIndeed, that Bentley they had in Albania completely put me off ever buying one!
- ams6110 16y agoAgreed, on balance the review was very complimentary, especially for Top Gear; they only pointed out the very real limited range that all fully electric cars have with today's battery technology. I don't see the lawsuit getting very far.
- Andys 16y agoThe fact they provided two cars says a lot about what they thought might happen to just one car.
- pbhjpbhj 16y agoFrom what I recall of Top Gear this is pretty standard practice. It also presumably factors in filming issues.