[Vwdiesel] Top Gear

[Dave Cook]

Cool!  I only watched the first few episodes of the US version.

Speaking of Top Gear, I'm currently working my way through the British version.  I've seen a lot of the episodes but not all.

In the episode I am currently watching (From season 3, in 2003) they compared a TDI Lupo to a similar Gas Lupo.  The TDI Lupo got 75 mpg, which I assume is British units, but still impressive.  Jeremy was even arguing in favor of the TDI version and they are usually loathe to admit a diesel engine is any good.  Despite that, it is probably my favorite tv show ever.

 
Dave Cook


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Was just watching Top Gear.  They had a driving challenge - 700+ miles from Seattle to San Francisco on one tank of fuel.  Rutlege (sp?) used a 97 Passat TDI and easily beat a 2013 BMW  driven by Tanner(I really hate that guy) and the other guy drove….a Ford F350 pickup with a full tank of gas and a full tank of propane (still used up both tanks of fuel which was actually cheating anyway).  The Passat easily won the race and had fuel left over even though the other guys put 400 lbs of cat litter in the trunk.  Always good to see an old diesel perform well on a national stage.  Hayden

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