Jeremy Clarkson Loves Modded 'Vette, Barely Tolerates Americans
Our favorite climate change-denying British windbag is up to his old tricks. Recently, Jezza was out in Los Angeles where he was handed the keys to a Callaway Corvette C6. He and a friend took it to Orange County and the El Toro Airbase (where the NBC version of Top Gear is being shot) and then back up to the City of Angels. His verdict? "I absolutely bloody loved it." With 616 horsepower on tap, we're not surprised. But we're not writing this here blog because of hyper Vette. No, we're telling you about Clarkson's review because of this: "When it comes to motoring, the English language makes more sense in Albania than it does in Alabama. Almost every word in the Americans' automotive lexicon is different from ours, so when we talk about motorways, pavements, bonnets, boots, roofs, bumper bars, petrol, coupés, saloons, people carriers, cubic centimetres and corners, they have no idea what we're on about." Hey, he's taking the Mickey! That said, not only do we know what cubic centimeters are, he spelled it wrong. There's lots more piss and vinegar where that came from.
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I got the Impression TVR was bankrupt again
My favorite Clarkson American rant was when he was describing the weight of the 650lb outboard motor that he was bolting to the back of his hilux as just slightly heavier than the average American! LOL.
Clarkson is a disgusting example of modern humor. Insult people, countries or nationalities, then say "Just kidding", as though that's supposed to make everything alright. The only thing worse than that are the anti-Americans (especially anti-American Americans) that say he's harmless. When he's talking about cars, he's an eloquent ambassador of car loving culture to the world. When he's making fun of people, however, he's just another drunk at the pub: nothing he says makes sense or should be said in anything resembling polite company.
I believe the biggest UK car manufacturer is Reliant - the company that builds cars that only have four wheels if you count the spare.