I did enjoy his take on Honda's development time.
Not dissing on Honda, but complementing Jezza's writing.
as you should. there's a lot of truth behind all the bullshit. that's why it was the world's most watched documentary. their presentation is brilliant.
I really not saying this in an NSX context, but I have come to really trust Chris Harris' reviews a lot in recent years, and only trust Clarkson to hear his emotional reaction (usually interesting at least). Honestly, I'm not sure why Harris likes the NSX so much. My explanation is he, like me, is in love with the vision of the future that the NSX represents. I think that dichotomy explains a lot of the polarization--- do you give credit for impressive engineering, even if it doesn't show up in the numbers (yet). Obviously it needs to show up eventually--- and the only NSX for sale today is the 2.00 version, so some will say "why pay for the future, when I can only buy the current car." But some just like to be early adopters.
i agree with that, absolutely. it's a short "teaser" article i would imagine, to get you to read the full review in the magazine, or watch the television episode. that is certainly not the review in its entirety.
personally, i put a lot of stock in Clarkson's reviews of certain cars. because i know that he is a performance and technological enthusiast, like myself. and secondly, because he is a part of the British automotive press, and they say things like it is. as in the bike mags, if they don't like a model, they'll simply say it. they can be overly harsh in their critiques some times, but that is also part of their humour. it doesn't bother me in the slightest, probably because i'm an Aussie, with a similar sense of humour, and no desire to be the slightest bit concerned with political correctness. that is not exactly the American way, i have noticed. the American automotive press will always try to find positives, and they don't want to offend anyone (
i remember an episode where Dodge wouldn't supply Top Gear with a Challenger for their Ponycar comparison because Clarkson had pissed them off by bashing one of their models at an earlier time, so they simply bought one and did the comparo anyway. i thought it was brilliant and funny as hell!). different cultures i suppose? us servants of the queen are a little but more loose perhaps? me, i simply want to know how the car or bike stacks up to the relative competition, because that's my interest. if i'm interested in a certain group of cars, let's say; R8 Plus, 911 Turbo S, and NSX. i'll want to know the opinions of journalists, that is their job. most people, unlike myself, do not get the opportunity to drive them all on road and track. so therefor their only real basis for comparison is to read a magazine or watch a
Top Gear episode. and they are the experts who drive everything. so it is funny to me to listen to all the "armchair quarterbacks" as they say, talk about the conspiracy theories and trying to discredit professional journalists.
as for Chris Harris, i really love and appreciate his reviews also. i don't think he's very dissimilar to Jeremy. they both really love to drive the shit out of cars, and are emotional in their reviewing. the major difference so far is that Chris hasn't driven the NSX in the dry. until he does so, he has no idea of what the car is. there's simply no comparison and you can't glean anything about a Supercars behaviour without dry race track conditions.
many
Primers aren't finding Clarkson's (and other's) reviews humourous because they're taking them very personally. that is clearly evident in how quickly people get pissy with anyone who doesn't lavish praise on the car. there's a very easily, noticeable pattern of that through all these threads.
as i have said before, more than once, i have no issues with the engineering and hybrid direction of the NSX. for me, the problem exists within its implementation. again, as i have said many times before. at this time, i think the NSX is just far too fancy for its own good. that's my opinion. i think that there are other cars i have driven which are far more simplistic and far more fun. i've stated that also many times. and,
AS I HAVE ALSO STATED EVEN TODAY (just want to make sure all my haters are catching the important bits!),
THE NSX IS A FANTASTIC CAR, each and every Supercar out there is! and, i have personally driven them all.
i'm trying to explain myself here as easily understandable, and as impartial as possible. because there are a few
Primers here who love to hate, and i really don't give any fucks, absolutely none, so don't get me wrong on that either. and i also am not a cheerleader for Audi, Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren, Merc, or whomever. i have simply driven all of them, and like i do for other
Prime members from time-to-time when they are being treated unfairly, i will simply stick up for those marques because i have driven them, and they are ridiculously amazing.
i was never an avid Porsche fan until i drove the 911 Turbo S. and then my opinion changed 100%. it's one of the funnest cars there are, period. then i drove the Cayman (perhaps best chassis of any road car, full stop) and the GT3. i wasn't especially an Audi fan until i started driving R8's. and i was never super keen on McLarens either, but after driving the 570S, i can't say enough about what they're doing over there. as for Ferrari, they will always rule the roost, simply because they are Ferrari and they build cars with passion. the Gallardo was a good car, but not a great one. the Huracan is light years ahead of any Lambo before it. the AMG GTS is absolutely not my kind of car at all, but when people were bashing it, i stuck up for it while
Primers bashed me. i simple said, don't underestimate it, it's a serious machine. and you know what, it lapped Laguna quicker than the NSX with Randy driving both. i'll stick up for any of these machines, because i have driven them. but i wouldn't buy most of them. you're all free to believe whatever you want to about someone you've never met, again, no fucks given whatsoever. i get a lot of amusement out of all this banter, and so do a lot of other
Primers. so carry on as you will. i like the NSX as much as i like most of the other Supercars i just mentioned, but it's not my favourite. i was hoping it would be, that and what might have been the reincarnated Esprit. but alas, neither were meant to be. such is life, and it will go on. i've got no worries...
