Cars in the Fast Lane

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born April 11, 1960 in Doncaster) is a controversial British motoring journalist and television presenter.

On places

There are signs directing you away from Birmingham but nothing enticing you in.

Oxford hates the car.

God may have created the world in six days, but while he was resting on the seventh, Beelzebub popped up and did this place. (Detroit)

Motoring in general

We all know that small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And jogging.

Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… That’s what gets you.

I’ve seen gangrenous wounds better looking than this. ( Clarkson on the Porsche Cayenne)

(Referring to the Porsche Cayenne) 0-60 takes 5 and a half seconds…and about 17 gallons of fuel….

Now we’ve been told in this new series, we’ve got to feature more green cars. So here’s one. It’s really the greenest car we could find, really. (A bright green Lamborghini Murcielago)

Now we get quite a few complaints that we don’t feature enough affordable cars on the show, so we’re kicking off tonight with the cheapest Ferrari of them all. (a Ferrari F430) Read the rest of this entry »

California is one of the most populace places in the world, so it’s not surprising it’s home to many supercars. Here you’ll see a video of a bunch of exotics getting onto the freeway. It’s a lot of eye candy, so best clear up a few minutes of your schedule so you can check it all out.

Exotics Getting On The Freeway - The funniest home videos are here

Advertising in the car scene is incredibly cutthroat. Find any weakness you can, and exploit it! Below is BMW sending a msesage to it’s rivals at Audi:

Audi doesn’t just take it. Following is Audi’s retort:

Following the trend is Subaru, who has something to say itself:

And finally, Bentley:

It’s hard to get tired or bored of writing about sports cars when there are so many of them, and they just don’t stop coming.

The reasons are obvious: people like to drive, people like to be seen in sports cars. The people who buy these cars understand inherently that there’s more to cars than just getting from point A to point B.

It can be a thrill, a sheer rush of excitement and joy. It isn’t unlike why we visit theme parks to ride on roller coasters. Except with a roller coaster, it’s all determined for you what’s going to happen. Read the rest of this entry »