More Ignorance: Top Gear Calls Shelby GT A GT500
You might recall that just two days ago we highlighted an instance of Top Gear incorrectly labeling a V6 Mustang as a GT Mustang. How is it that you get something so simple so wrong…. twice? Well, regardless of how it happens it has happened again as Top Gear has labeled a Shelby GT as a Shelby GT500. You can watch the video after the fold as well as get the contact information to the complaints department of Top Gear to send them your thoughts.
Send ‘em an email: complaints@bbc.co.uk
Comment by Ibanezplayer272 — March 11, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Unreal, I went ahead and sent em an email about what I think. It goes…
“First I saw the video of you guys CLAIMING you guys driving a 4.6L heart and 300 horsepower GT around the course against an actual horse mustang and now im watching a video of you guys racing an electric car against a Shelby GT, which is a snitch above 300 break horsepower, not 500, like the Shelby GT500. There is a HUGE difference, how am I suppose to believe anything about the cars you people run and compare times with when you can’t even notice your driving a 300 horsepower car instead of a 500 horsepower car like you claim in the video? And not notice that in the other video your driving a 210 break horsepower car instead of a 300 break horse power car like you guys claimed in the video. I will never believe what you people say about any cars you ever test again, you have proven to me you guys have absolutely no idea about cars. And let me go ahead and say it in the terms of the brits. You and your show are rubbish.”
Comment by OsirisGuy — March 12, 2008 @ 2:49 am
Europe has slowly been introducing the 48Volt electrical system into their cars, while the U.S. is still using the 12-14V. Now since a car that weighs about half as much, with twice as much voltage as the other car may not be close, I’m sure they had researchers sit back and say “How can we make this car faster than A Shelby?” Well it’s simple, keep the light car, give it 480V and Formula 1 tires (slicks?) and it should be just slightly faster.
Why not give the Shelby, an “every day car” 10X more power? I am also assuming there is an even trade off between the new tires/suspension and not having a 150lb driver.
Some quick specs, the G-Wiz weighs 880lbs (w/o battery), the Shelby GT 3536lbs; and if 1 horsepower is equal to .746KW, the G-Wiz has 15KW and a top speed of about 40mph and the Mustang has 237.974KW
Comment by project_v6 — March 15, 2008 @ 9:34 am
These hosts are not enthusiasts. They are not even reporters… They just rely on a script that was poorly done…If i’m a TV host i’d be ashamed for misbranding and mislabeling cars that are popular.
Comment by OSCAR9378 — March 23, 2008 @ 4:53 am
im tired of brits mocking american cars with their smartass attitudes. oh and this wasnt a mistake. they clearly want to make american cars look worse than british cars acctually are.
i dont think that the british should acctually have a car show untill they start making REAL cars.
anyone else on the same page as me?
Comment by Mustang GT HO — April 23, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
This video is trash. Those pricks don’t know s**t about cars. The one doing this report does another show called Brainiac on G4. Britain is garbage.