BBC's Top Gear: SVT Lightning
 

Ford F-Series was one of the items in last sunday's episode of Top Gear on BBC.
Clarkson asked himself the question why it is the Brits do not buy the best selling vehicle in the world.
Clarkson drove a right hand drive conversion Lightning and came to a conclusion you Lightning guys/gals and all Ford Truck Enthousiasts in the world really do not want to hear.

Movie is at svtperformance.com
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The last vid i saw him in,, he was driving a one million $/lb, McF1. he could be a wee bit spoiled with the vehicles, his boss is leaving in his driveway, as of late, or something

......"but, we don't buy their pick up trucks. Why is that?"

Could it be due to gas mileage on the p/u trucks...and, the cost of fuel over there at over 5 bucks a gallon!
When gas gets to be over 5 bucks a gallon here in the US I doubt that we will be buying them either! I know that I won't! :D

Exactly what i thought

He doesnt like many American cars and their basic chassis/suspension designs. He's one for modern technology. And to be fair he was driving a limited edition top of the range truck so it wasnt really an across the board comparison

Because they are pussies.

Is that one of them there... Whatcha call'em... legal terms?

Clarkson's a huge (unty A$$HOLE prick. He purchased a Ford GT and returned it - over a faulty alarm. How do you think he would treat the Lightning?

e-mail sent, I can wait to see this..

He's a Wanker!!

A guy on svtperformance forum that lives in the UK watched this show and gave a preview of it. I guess this chitbag said it was the worst thing he ever drove and bitched about the room. Thats what happens when you drive on the wrong side of the road still and you convert the steering wheel to the pass. side. He also complained about the areodynamics and the size of the truck. Only their matchbox cars can fit on their roads anyways.

HERE IS THE GUYS COMMENTS


Hello Mates
well as they say hindsight is a wonderful thing I SO wished that I'd watched the programme before starting this thread
I've just spent an hour swearing and chucking beer cans at my telly
I'm sincerely ashamed to be a countryman of jeremy clarkson,
now I know he's known for his "tongue in cheek style" but frankly I found this report insulting to a country that has shown me nothing but kindness and sincere helpfulness in any contact I've had
the pre test intro made referance to "the truck that wants to make me sleep with my cousin"
when the programme got to the test itself he started off with some stats that the f150 series is the worlds best selling vehicle,bhp,0-60 e.t.c. and then onto the test itself the truck was 2005 registered so I assume it was a 2004 model with a right hand drive conversion ,he made a big issue about the fit of the interior ,gaps in panels etc he did'nt take time to think that was due to the right hand drive conversion job ,then he spent the rest of the test driving around a small village whining about fuel consumption vehicle size and a list of reasons why he thought the f150 series did'nt sell in england and do you know what his conclusion was? well as he put it due to the trucks "barn door engineering" he felt that people in the uk market were "too sophisticated" to buy it ,what an arrogant prick!! his final snide comment was that he thought it was the worst vehicle he had ever driven
the test was littered with "clever" stereotypical comments about americans (people I feel proud to call my friends!) so in conclusion I'm sorry to have started this thread and I apologise to any of you who have the missfortune to see the test on telly
for my part jeremy better hope and pray he never bumps into me as I'm 6"4' and 20 stone in wieght and I'd like to see the lanky streak of piss tell me that I like to sleep with my cousin!
Stay Lucky
Brit-Lightning.

Pardon? :confused:

Clarkson has always been an over opinionated egotistical arse.

Sorry. I meant to say GAY.

:lol: Lighten up, there, euroboy. If the Europeans can think that Americans are unsophisticated savages, we can think the converse.

I thought that he was English, not French.

[just trying to offend as many people as possible]