Makes me wonder if the Top Gear TV show editorial is still going to be fiercely anti-Tesla and EVs in general, or if they're seeing where the tide is turning too?
Ye gods the world has gone crazy, first May, now Hammond if Clarkson gives it a positive review I will know the next sign will be the 4 horseman of the apocalypse.
I bet that man Clarkson don't like E/Vs just like he don't like diesels, he only wants the big fast sports cars to test,he sulks if if he don't get his own way
The Rivals BMW 5-Series Active Hybrid M Sport : High performance hybrid with 335bhp. Economy and speed but still won’t see where the Tesla went. £50,625 Lexus LS600h : Powerful but ridiculously expensive and very pointless. Have you ever seen one? £99,995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Hybrid SE : Not really a rival because Merc has gone for economy over performance. Even the standard Model S will eat it. £39,880
Yes, I have to agree with the Judge on this one though. He said that any "reasonable" person would recognise that Top Gear rarely acts reasonably. I really would not make a purchasing decision on a single thing that Jeremy Clarkson said
In an ideal world yes...but don't credit everyone else with the same intelligence you have. Having worked in marketing for over 20 years I can tell you that public figures have HUGE sway. Why do you think product placement is rife? I DON"T agree with the judge on this one. If the car had to be pushed back...then fine, but there was still ample charge in the battery. They misrepresented (lied about) the product for a cheap laugh and probably set the EV cause back years in many peoples' minds.
You have to remember that the article is written by "Richard Hammond The Individual" and not "Richard Hammond The Top Gear Presenter". On Top Gear ( if they should ever feature the Model S ) he would probably have a different opinion.
Remember Top Gear Live is sponsored by Shell, doesn't look good if Top Gear fully endorses a car that doesn't need Petrol. It's a sort of 2 fingers up to you're main sponsor!!
That should have NO bearing on the TV programme or else the BBC would lose it's charter...(in an ideal world?)
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