Audi and Lancia 
So basically Lancia cheated.
So basically Lancia cheated.Television The Grand Tour (Prime Video)
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The XKSS and the DB4GT lightweight , amazing cars.
Amazing but also kinda shit, and not road legal so pointless.
I was with May on that issue, although not with the car he chose, that new Type R is horrible.
OH I agree , totally impractical . Type R is a nasty ugly car
The Aston gearbox is horrible.
But used in they way they should be as racing cars on a track, I bet they are stunning to drive.
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WOW that banked track was something else , would love it.
enjoying this season much more than last.
So season 2 is actually worth watching?
I think so , there is still some dodgy bits, but most of it is good.
Fine tuned and improved version of season 1, for sure
of course they did. As did everybody else-- Porsche, i think, cheated when getting homologation for the 917.Audi and Lancia
Tyrell at some point did fuel stops shortly before the finish line to pump lead balls in to reach minimum weight,, Lotus possibly never had a legal car at the start line during their career.
Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), running a Jag XJS in the touring car EC, used a "stock engine" with a reinforced crankshaft, which was supposedly stock "for third world countries" (earned him the nick "TWR means third world racing").
Not restricted to racing, Audi once delivered a "standard" 80LS for magazine test, which, by some strange incident, a non-stock, hotter crankshaft had fallen into when no one was looking. Giving the car a few more hp.
Part of the fun, really.
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It's so much better than season one, they really did take the feedback on board and get rid of the shite, to be fair to them.
Still, Clarkson and May look like they could have heart attacks at any time.
I still prefer the new TG.
Still, Clarkson and May look like they could have heart attacks at any time.
I still prefer the new TG.
He came out really cool out of that film. I'd be a fan too, I'm sure of it.
Whole team came out sympathetic.
Everything changes when you drive the Type-R its a fantastic car, really really good.. My favourite episode of the new series..
Just watched the show where they take the piss out of the moaners droning on about how scripted it is and they nailed it totally .
Top work
Top work
But where the specials at
Really enjoyed that episode was the best one for me this series so far.
One is in 2 weeks the other they had to delay shooting in Colombia in fact they just wrapped it up the other day. They delayed it because of Clarkson's pneumonia last year. Apparently Amazon is going to release the Colombia special in the summer
Been some really good episodes and still some filler. I think they should be bold enough to step away from the celebrity lap format. There's been some decent guests, but nobody is watching for that.
All the history films, whether on racing rivalries, the golden years of classic car manufacturers, or whatever else, are usually top notch.
Disappointed that they aren't doing more episode-long road trips as a three.
All the history films, whether on racing rivalries, the golden years of classic car manufacturers, or whatever else, are usually top notch.
Disappointed that they aren't doing more episode-long road trips as a three.
Disappointed that the EB110 and XJ220 weren't treated properly.
The absolute highlight of the show so far imo. Their ingenuity and their ability to interpret the rule book was amazing.
I think this season is a whole lot better than the first, it may not be as good as old Top Gear but we have to remember that they spent like 15 years fine tuning that show to get it right, and they can't just do the exact same thing here again.
I'm more than happy with the outcome though, there are some low points for sure but TG wasn't exactly all gold throughout either which I think many people forget. I do agree that they should do more road trips because that's when they really shine imo.
Really enjoying this season more than the last. Its been pretty good since the Audi Vs Lancia film, which as many have said has been the best bit this season. Loved that Jag from the last episode, wish I could buy a car someday that looked (looked!) and sounded like that. Such a cool car!
Oh and that DB4.. can you imagine that but instead of a copy of the original it would have a proper drivetrain and some creature comforts, something like a Singer variant. 
That bit with May getting drenched by his water tank.
Thought that was, on the whole, a very good season.
Great episode. And Richard falling off the bike.That bit with May getting drenched by his water tank.
Really fun special, nice and short. Some of the other recent ones have been way too long.
Far better than season one but I thought the new TG was still better.
Far better than season one but I thought the new TG was still better.
Really like this .. Many great episodes and some not that good ..
Was it just me, or did this leave a very bad taste? Lots of wasted food, and I guess they really killed those fish. Which is....a bit much. It was a fun episode in a lot of ways, but I couldn’t look past that.
Didn't think it was the best special they've done. The cinematography wasn't up to the usual standard. But very good season overall
Just a lot of muddy road. It was frankly boring in parts. Only good thing was that there was some non-staged fun in it.
The special was better than the rest of the series for me. It could have done with something else to break it up...essentially 3 days of muddy road shenanigans was overkill.
Given their budget they should do more of this or specials based on motor stories like the lancia v audi one.
Ditch the tent, the track and the celebs
Given their budget they should do more of this or specials based on motor stories like the lancia v audi one.
Ditch the tent, the track and the celebs
Probably brought fish off camera.
Btw I am pretty sure they used stock footage from a Top Gear special of some African locals did anyone else spot that?
Those in the tank certainly looked alive and real.
nah it was the old fella in a Michigan basketball topDull, uninspired. The special episode stank.
Last few episodes have been really good. Best of the trio in years.
I gave up on it after the episode with the Lancia, Audi battle and that segment on refulling whilst moving rubbish. It really looked as if the series was hampered by all their ailments and sickness. Maybe that is why it was so poor. I might go back in and finish the season if it picked up like some have said.
The thing is, surely we've all moved over to watch the Grand Tour because of the three of them. So if they sarcastically mess about and go off on random tangents, I don't mind too much and I have a laugh watching it.
I don't care much about cars (not that I mind them, mind!), so I indeed watch only for them. They are fecking great.
Watching EP10 and that Tesla is fecking amazing, I want one.