Car keys prank Jeremy Clarkson - Behind Top Gear
Every two months, I sit with the Internet and decide which car I want to drive the test in the coming weeks, it used to be fun, but it is not over because these days -ci, I look at the long list of everything that's new in the automotive world, I often think that I want to drive one of those things.
New plug-in hybrid Outlander Mitsubishi Yes No, actually I realize, of course, whether the future and has many innovations designed to harness energy from waste by-products and into speed and comfort, but I'm not afraid that I can not be bothered to be interested in all this.
I felt much the same about the new Mini Cooper This is partly because it looked like the old Mini Cooper, but mostly it is because it has a three-cylinder engine and therefore the get-up -and-go dining table my newspaper said this morning, a Suzuki four-wheel drive with a kind comes to my assessment But when the bell rang, I can hide behind the curtains and pretend to be because, honestly, I'd rather use a taxi Oh, I'm not sure it'll be very nice, but I can guarantee you that it will be as exciting as a conference on BitTorrents.
In fact, I did some thinking, and I think that there has never been a time in the history of the automobile when the cars were survey the Audi Q3 is an example BMW X3 is another.
You can make fun of what you can say in my youth, we had the Austin Allegro and Morris Marina and they were much more annoying than anything today, but it is not if they are not They were boring terrible terrible Fun.
Then there was the Hillman Avenger, another terrible car but that s not forget that there was a model called the Tigris, which had a trunk spoiler and a matte black hood and excellent mirrors carved on wings and minilite wheels It was terrible but looked fabulous, and here is the thing which is the Tiger version of the Audi Q3 All you get is the RS version, which works only because the increased power means you get the trip faster.
Ford has always been good to produce an interesting car of each of its model ranges, and there is no doubt that the Fiesta ST is a tribute to XR2s and Mexicos and Lotus Cortinas of the company's past, Sá gem , this car.
But where's the hot Mondeo Where is the Ka with a matte black hood and side mirrors Why is it not Cosworth Focus with four-wheel drive and 300 horsepower.
Then you have Volkswagen He spoke to a GT Up, and I'm very excited about it would be the Hillman Avenger Tiger modern times But now VW's announced that drumbeat can t be bothered He'll stick with three -cylinder, non-turbo base car is very good and very sensitive and very economical and very well, I admire in many ways, but I do not really want one.
Sure, automakers will explain that these modern, hard times, it is simply not financially viable to go to all the expense and trouble to make an interesting car, because all people want four wheels, a seat and 65mpg .
But it has always been so Hillman went to the trouble and expense to Tiger, and wasn t exactly a sales success Bohemian Rhapsody It was much the same with the droop snoot Vauxhall Firenza or Opel Manta GT.
Even the traditional offerings such as the Ford Escort XR3i never accounted for 15 percent of total sales escort But XR3i and the Golf GTi and Vauxhall Astra GTE have something more important that they have the owners GLG and 1 3s feel better.
And there was more they were achievable dreams for the masses in the days before EuroMillions scratch cards, there was no way a shopkeeper Warrington would never afford a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, but a Ford hot There 1 1 L could buy now on the basis that one day, with a good wind and a little scrimping, the XR3 could be possible and did so much more than a routine with a Ford engine 1 and 6 liters a spoiler it is a dream car for millions.
Which of course leads me to Netflix, the one stop shop if you want a Sunday afternoon to see The Rock or Air Force One As a wise man said recently on Twitter, browsing through the movies he offers subscribers is like browsing through the shelves of a video rental store in 1994 in Stockport.
If you want to watch the gravity or club buyers Dallas, then you are faced with a choice Download it now, no matter where or wait for 2026 when it will be available on Netflix unless there is a crash course on legal rights in the interval then it will probably be why, if the selection of Netflix movies is so low, should I subscribe why do you subscribe why is it so popular there is no sport no new Just a lot things you have seen Ah yes, but there are also House of Cards.
This was done specifically for Netflix, and it cost a fortune absolute hemorrhage They hired Kevin Spacey to play the lead role and the word is he Trousered millions to the agreement they had Robin Wright as well, which is why I listen it was a sumptuous treat, and if you want to see, and you did because it was great, you had to have Netflix.
After two series or seasons, if you want the American sound, he ended Then they started to Orange is the new black, which is also fantastic, especially if you are fond of all things Sapphic It's located in a women's prison and er well, let me in this way of watching a trailer, and you will be subscribed Netflix as well.
This stuff ballsy this setting very expensive television drama department because if it doesn t work that is not the end of the world if you are the BBC or ITV, because you have sports and news and panel also shows but if you are Netflix, he has to work because, realistically, it's all you got is your hook, your bait, your board, your line, your rod and your reel as I said he's ballsy strategy, and Netflix has this great time.
Auto companies should take note, because a car infinity that resemble the sort of thing Walter White or Dexter could use results will one day everybody to take the bus instead we need interesting cars to keep us interested They do not need to be fast, because it could be thing of the past but they need to make us look twice we need a return to the days of the Tiger.
Automakers must remember not only Orange is the new black, but that orange is the new black Outside the hood obviously and mirrors.
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