Top Gear P3D vs Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio

[Kilotango74]

Good to see Top Gear (even though this is the Netherlands) actually running a Model 3 more frequently. Jeremy Clarkson was so anti-ev it was disgusting.

 

[richrootes]

Nice - quite the pathetic racket that nasty Alfa makes. All mouth and no trousers

 

[Rottenapplr]

I was set on buying an Alfa Giulia and ended up in a model 3. Great segment of two great cars.

 

[dfwatt]

Good to see Top Gear (even though this is the Netherlands) actually running a Model 3 more frequently. Jeremy Clarkson was so anti-ev it was disgusting.

Interesting . . .but that's a pretty terrible time for the M3P in the quarter mile, if that's what the drag race was. We've seen 11.6/11.7. Initially, it seemed like those might be track times, but obviously not.

 

[usofrob]

Maybe it's up hill? It's just a make shift 1/4 mile track as part of a road course.

 

[Nocturnal]

12.27? Were they running on 60% battery? I don't know why he turned on track mode either, it doesn't help with drag racing and may hurt.

 

[alexGS]

Jeremy Clarkson was so anti-ev it was disgusting.

I don’t think Jeremy was anti-EV. He tested the Leaf when it first became available, and described it as “beautifully made”. He took the time to research the battery life and charging options. Top Gear made their own EV with ‘range extender’. The Grand Tour includes a Model X.

-Alex

 

[Msjulie]

I used to have an alfa spider waaay back.. to me, an SUV is not a sports car.. I just can't go there..

 

[coleAK]

I don’t think Jeremy was anti-EV. He tested the Leaf when it first became available, and described it as “beautifully made”. He took the time to research the battery life and charging options. Top Gear made their own EV with ‘range extender’. The Grand Tour includes a Model X.

-Alex

I’ve never seen them as anti EV either. I think the root of this goes back to when Tesla sued Top Gear for their test of the original roadster that was less than flattering. In my opinion Tesla had no grounds (and the law suite was thrown out). From there it wasn’t until the grand tour X test that Clarkson and crew tested a Tesla. They did an episode before that where one of the guys crashed an EV Rimac, the first electric super car

 

[brianman]

I don’t think Jeremy was anti-EV.

I’ve never seen them as anti EV either.

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Clearly you guys haven't watched Grand Tour. The other 2 are, sometimes begrudgingly, embracing EVs as the future. Jeremy, OTOH, constants complains and finds excuses to attempt to make them look bad.

 

[coleAK]

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Clearly you guys haven't watched Grand Tour. The other 2 are, sometimes begrudgingly, embracing EVs as the future. Jeremy, OTOH, constants complains and finds excuses to attempt to make them look bad.

I think they do it more in good fun than anti EV.

 

[lbowroom]

Jeremy recognizes the acceleration, but hates anything to do with charging or range considerations

 

[brianman]

I think they do it more in good fun than anti EV.

Not they, he - Jeremy. The other two have already crossed the mental barrier. He's stuck in the past.

 

[Visionary]

Not sure why they would pit a suv vs a car?. I think alfa's 4-door sedan would be a better match.

 

[ElectricGhost]

12.27 is disgustingly bad. All you have to do is hold your foot over the accelerated and slam it to the ground as quickly as you can. How do these guys suck so bad? I've ran 3x at the drag strip and ran 11.8xx every time on All Season Tires. Even beat a lambo hurricane. And that was Before the OTA power increase. Seriously junk driving to be that slow or has no idea how to take care of the car.

 

[S'toon]

I don’t think Jeremy was anti-EV. He tested the Leaf when it first became available, and described it as “beautifully made”. He took the time to research the battery life and charging options. Top Gear made their own EV with ‘range extender’. The Grand Tour includes a Model X.

-Alex

Is this the same episode in which the faked the results of their drive like they did with the Roadster, and concluded that EVs weren't the future?
Top Gear's electric car shows pour petrol over the BBC's standards | George Monbiot

 

[Dana1]

Jeremy recognizes the acceleration, but hates anything to do with charging or range considerations

In an early EV test he was super surprisingly happy with EV until he had to charge for 9 hours, lol. Don’t remember what model but the rest of the episode wasnt unicorns and rainbows.

 

[dmd2005]

Clarkson doesn’t detest EV’s like some have mentioned. He even test drove a BMW i8 on an episode and made parody about charging. It was Richard Hammond that crashed a Rimac in the first episode season 2 of The Grand Tour and the car was on fire with thermal runaway for 5 days with the battery pack. They couldn’t load the Rimac onto a flatbed until the fire burned itself out.