Jeremy Clarkson does it again!!!

[protouringuk]

Last night on the new series of TopGear Jeremy Clarckson once again aired his hatred for American muscle this time on the 2010 Camaro,comparing it to a new AMG merc.
They did a track test between the two,but as usual Clarkson had to have the final say on the outcome of the test saying the camaro was rubbish and hateful,and how good the merc was,
I mean,the two cars couldnt get any different if they tried, ones a purpose built peoples muscle car and the others a overpriced german executive.the camaro over here is about 40000pounds and the merc 70000pounds!!!!!
I personally would have the camaro,Clarkson has his head so far up his own arse im suprised he can stand up straight!
GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

[novaderrik]

the biggest problem i have with other people is that most of them have different opinions than me...
this might sound weird, but maybe Camaros aren't terribly popular in England..
isn't Clarkson the guy that thinks that the Corvette ZR1 is one of the most crazily impractical and utterly awesome cars ever built?

[ArtosDracon]

Only when he's driving one here in the states, he seems to waver once he crosses the ocean again.

[LeighP]

Clarkson is a Euro-phile....if it doesn't have a European badge on it, as far as he's concerned, its a ****-box.
As our UK friends would say....He's a tosser....

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

You really care what he thinks?

I personally think he needs to order himself some situps with a side of diet... and some aerobics for desert.
im sure those extra pounds are great for a driver test.

[65-Flat6]

dont get your feathers ruffled over someone on tv's opinion, or anyones in gerneal its not that big of a deal...

Personally i think the new camaros arnt that cool either, the only way i would own one was if it was givin to me and I'd sell it to buy an original...

[-The Stig-]

I can't say I'm a huge fan of the newer Camaros myself... love the power, but just can't get past the small windows.

Older Camaros.... I'm all for though. They're yummy.

[Rhino]

Clarkson is a Euro-phile....if it doesn't have a European badge on it, as far as he's concerned, its a ****-box.
As our UK friends would say....He's a tosser....

While pretty accurate, it's not entirely true. He did seem to dig the CTS-V.

[LSx_88_Ciera]

I can't say I'm a huge fan of the newer Camaros myself... love the power, but just can't get past the small windows.

Older Camaros.... I'm all for though. They're yummy.

Agreed and it need to go on a diet.

[sik68]

SS v E63 is an odd comparison yes, but they did mention multiple times that it was nearly twice the price. The episode was meant to show that there are multiple price points in the muscle car game. The SS is a level 1 or 2 muscle car...the E63 is simply on a different level. That Top Gear segment was all about telling the Camaro to check its ego at the door.

LOL at its power lap.

[06RangerSTX]

He also loved the Ford GT when it came out...

[Rhino]

He also loved the Ford GT when it came out...

He still owns a GT if I recall correctly.

[06RangerSTX]

I Believe it, I think he drives it all the time...

[PT_79_TA_461]

what happens is that, when he came over to the States, i dont think he had some one feeding him lines (IE, the writers) and he was on his own with the camera crew to test the cars as he pleased, then when he tested the cars again in the UK, he had to go by what the writers had written. he loved the Ford GT, then he bashed it being a multi country involvement due to how the old one was built (in the UK by lola) and the new for the suspension or the frame being made or engineered by lotus.... it gose on and on, same deal with the stang= solid axle, vette= plastic with a leaf spring, Caddy= cheap interior and the bonging ,Viper= no trac control engine being the biggest on the market with not enough power to reflect it (i must say hes right on that one it needs 4valve per cylinder overhead cams and direct injection) now the camaro. i know Hammond had the Chally when thay did the U.S special but did thay ever test it in the UK?

apart from the U.S and U.S. car bashing, i still love that show. nothing else like it.

[Nessumsar]

I too am not a fan of the new Camaro or it's small windows, and as a whole, American cars have been sub-par for soo long.

Clarkson sold his GT a while back IIRC.

And you have to remember what market he is catering to as well, the blokes on the other side of the pond have a different idea of what is funny.

[Wicked]

Yep, he loves certain american cars. CTS-V, Ford GT(until he had so many problems), and the Pontiac G8(Vauxhall something or other in Europe). The truth is, brits and europeans in general like a car that's built with better quality, better materials. The primary thing Clarkson hated about the ZR-1 was its plastic-y interior and exterior. The Camaro while a decent car, is just not that nice. It doesn't have the poise and engineering that the Merc or most other europeans have.

[buickfunnycar.com]

Yep, he loves certain american cars. CTS-V, Ford GT(until he had so many problems), and the Pontiac G8(Vauxhall something or other in Europe). The truth is, brits and europeans in general like a car that's built with better quality, better materials. The primary thing Clarkson hated about the ZR-1 was its plastic-y interior and exterior. The Camaro while a decent car, is just not that nice. It doesn't have the poise and engineering that the Merc or most other europeans have.

If you read between the lines,Clarkson's right...outside of power,these cars ain't all it.
This 2011 F-450 King Ranch I just sold has more plastic in the interior than the law should allow...especially for $67K!

[Damn True]

He still owns a GT if I recall correctly.

No. He got rid of it. It was broken A LOT and very poorly supported by Ford-UK.

[79-TA]

Clarkson is consistently biased on Top Gear, the show. That said, if you ever get a chance to read Top Gear the magazine, you'll find he's more fair minded and less ridiculous towards American cars.

[novaderrik]

i've seen him say that American cars are good.. in America.. but he seems to always think they just don't work out all that well in Britain where the roads aren't really built to accommodate that type of car.