The Grand Tour

vtwin_man · 11-18-2016, 09:21 AM

Well, that opening few minutes nearly had me in tears!

imy · 11-18-2016, 10:21 AM

kodi that tonight! heard rave reviews.

half Colin · 11-18-2016, 10:25 AM

Yep, brilliant - the boys at their best. Similar to TG but better

The opening sequence was far better than aything in the whole of the BBC Flop Gear series.

vtwin_man · 11-18-2016, 11:06 AM

Absolutely excellent, can't wait for next week... That M2.... Want!

Ao1 · 11-18-2016, 12:32 PM

Epic. Well beyond expectations. RIP Top Gear long live Grand Tour.

imy · 11-18-2016, 04:11 PM

Yep that was good. It can finally be taken for what it is... Entertainment with cars.

Kept changing my mind between the P1, porsche and la Ferrari

raptor_f22 · 11-19-2016, 01:24 AM

Absolutely loved it even if I did find the first segment a bit cheesy.

Drooled over the M2. I'm disappointed by the new 3 series and one of the reasons I can't seem to part with my e92

All the hybrid cars were spectacular! I think the McClaren just edges it for me because it's sexy and seemingly terrifying to drive which just sounds like more fun.

DriverLDN · 11-19-2016, 05:10 AM

3 minutes into watching it, I said to my wife you know this is going to be good!

They did not disappoint, great to have them back together again with their own show.

tadaska · 11-19-2016, 08:23 AM

Oh come on, it was goodish but it wasn't that great. In places they were trying to be funny a bit too hard.

russ9898 · 11-19-2016, 09:47 AM

I enjoyed it from start to finish personally. Far far better than the most recent series of Top Gear. Let's hope the rest of the series pans out the same, the extra budget available to the production team was evident and had a really positive impact on the show

Kerr · 11-19-2016, 03:25 PM

It was good and I really enjoyed it.

However, the drooling is way over the top. It's no better than many of the Top Gear episodes that people slated for years. May I add I have always enjoyed Top Gear and enjoyed this too.

There was a big deal about how the show couldn't copy the format of Top Gear due to copyright issues. They must have been cutting the law extremely finely as most aspects were almost the same.

They were making too much reference to the old Top Gear. The new Top Gear got slated for not moving on and referencing old Top Gear, but The Grand Tour is praised for doing the same.

It's actually nice to now read threads that are now all positive. Surprising the vastly different reactions when the show was pretty much the same.

Good to have another car show to watch and enjoy.

makkan00 · 11-20-2016, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by imy

kodi that tonight! heard rave reviews.

Found it in kodi. Ta for heads up.

Soul_Glo · 11-21-2016, 12:50 AM

Looking forward to the rest of the series. Brilliant idea hosting out of a tent because they have a huge world wide audience. Love the quips and comments about how some things on BBC TG never worked!

imy · 11-21-2016, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kerr

It was good and I really enjoyed it.

However, the drooling is way over the top. It's no better than many of the Top Gear episodes that people slated for years. May I add I have always enjoyed Top Gear and enjoyed this too.

There was a big deal about how the show couldn't copy the format of Top Gear due to copyright issues. They must have been cutting the law extremely finely as most aspects were almost the same.

They were making too much reference to the old Top Gear. The new Top Gear got slated for not moving on and referencing old Top Gear, but The Grand Tour is praised for doing the same.

It's actually nice to now read threads that are now all positive. Surprising the vastly different reactions when the show was pretty much the same.

Good to have another car show to watch and enjoy.

Top Gear did go a little stale in the last series or two although I always followed it and enjoyed it.

People always criticised it because they wanted it to be more of the old format, like 5th Gear. But the reality is this would you rather Jeremy telling you about the boot space of the new 2.2d Mondeo, or thrashing the shit out of a P1?

I agree it was good but not overly amazing. I did enjoy the "comedy skits" on the RAF. I think you need things like that to break the show up.

Im guessing by the budget and the adverts it will continue to follow the bloackbuster format of the first and thats fine. At least with it being on Amazon, there will be less whingers as now you have to pay to watch them... Unless you have Kodi

imy · 11-21-2016, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makkan00

Found it in kodi. Ta for heads up.

KODI

BMW Steve · 11-21-2016, 04:47 AM

Entertainment at it's best, TG revamped and renamed in my eye's, looking forward to the next episode of GT.

djgandy · 11-21-2016, 05:00 AM

Guess I'm the only one that found it dull.

Obvious humor, crap reviews, great cars.

SC04OCT · 11-22-2016, 09:06 AM

I enjoyed it but thought it was a bit over the top and cringey in some sections with the humour, in particular, the 'celebs' dying and the 'fight' with the USA audience.

And the new 'stig' was a bit cringey too with his staged insults about the car.

However, I think they're just getting this stuff out of the way in the first episode, especially with the TG references.

Will see how the 2nd episode goes.

E90325iM-SPORT · 11-27-2016, 12:05 PM

Did you like the 2nd episode guys. I didnt ! What a waste of time. Hope 3rd will be better.

SC04OCT · 11-27-2016, 03:34 PM

2nd episode was absolutely awful. It's been a massive anti-climax so far. I was really looking forward to this series.

raptor_f22 · 11-27-2016, 03:34 PM

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Did you like the 2nd episode guys. I didnt ! What a waste of time. Hope 3rd will be better.

I'm 3/4's of the way through it, can't say i'm enjoying it much so far. A bit disappointed.

raptor_f22 · 11-27-2016, 03:52 PM

Just finished it now. Liked the bit on spinning & the vulcan review, not the rest

11-18-2016, 09:21 AM	#1
vtwin_man First Lieutenant 37 Rep 333 Posts Drives: G01 X3 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cheshire, UK iTrader: (0)	The Grand Tour Well, that opening few minutes nearly had me in tears!
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11-18-2016, 10:25 AM	#3
half Colin First Lieutenant 31 Rep 316 Posts Drives: E92 330D M Sport Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (0)	Yep, brilliant - the boys at their best. Similar to TG but better The opening sequence was far better than aything in the whole of the BBC Flop Gear series.
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11-18-2016, 11:06 AM	#4
vtwin_man First Lieutenant 37 Rep 333 Posts Drives: G01 X3 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cheshire, UK iTrader: (0)	The Grand Tour Absolutely excellent, can't wait for next week... That M2.... Want!
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11-18-2016, 12:32 PM	#5
Ao1 Captain 123 Rep 604 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: England iTrader: (3)	Epic. Well beyond expectations. RIP Top Gear long live Grand Tour.
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11-18-2016, 04:11 PM	#6
imy Captain 84 Rep 971 Posts Drives: M140i Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: London iTrader: (1)	Yep that was good. It can finally be taken for what it is... Entertainment with cars. Kept changing my mind between the P1, porsche and la Ferrari
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11-19-2016, 01:24 AM	#7
raptor_f22 Lieutenant 143 Rep 509 Posts Drives: E92 330d M Sport Auto Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Surrey/Hampshire UK iTrader: (0)	Absolutely loved it even if I did find the first segment a bit cheesy. Drooled over the M2. I'm disappointed by the new 3 series and one of the reasons I can't seem to part with my e92 All the hybrid cars were spectacular! I think the McClaren just edges it for me because it's sexy and seemingly terrifying to drive which just sounds like more fun.
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11-19-2016, 05:10 AM	#8
DriverLDN First Lieutenant 50 Rep 302 Posts Drives: BMW 330i M Sport E90 2006 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Croydon iTrader: (0)	3 minutes into watching it, I said to my wife you know this is going to be good! They did not disappoint, great to have them back together again with their own show. __________________
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11-19-2016, 08:23 AM	#9
tadaska Major 114 Rep 1,001 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 320D ES Join Date: May 2016 Location: Eastbourne iTrader: (0)	Oh come on, it was goodish but it wasn't that great. In places they were trying to be funny a bit too hard.
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11-19-2016, 09:47 AM	#10
russ9898 Second Lieutenant 30 Rep 226 Posts Drives: BMW 325D LCI E92 Coupe Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Staffordshire iTrader: (0)	I enjoyed it from start to finish personally. Far far better than the most recent series of Top Gear. Let's hope the rest of the series pans out the same, the extra budget available to the production team was evident and had a really positive impact on the show
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11-19-2016, 03:25 PM	#11
Kerr Brigadier General 112 Rep 4,021 Posts Drives: BMW M235I Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Aberdeen iTrader: (0)	It was good and I really enjoyed it. However, the drooling is way over the top. It's no better than many of the Top Gear episodes that people slated for years. May I add I have always enjoyed Top Gear and enjoyed this too. There was a big deal about how the show couldn't copy the format of Top Gear due to copyright issues. They must have been cutting the law extremely finely as most aspects were almost the same. They were making too much reference to the old Top Gear. The new Top Gear got slated for not moving on and referencing old Top Gear, but The Grand Tour is praised for doing the same. It's actually nice to now read threads that are now all positive. Surprising the vastly different reactions when the show was pretty much the same. Good to have another car show to watch and enjoy.
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11-21-2016, 12:50 AM	#13
Soul_Glo Major General 13347 Rep 7,484 Posts Drives: G20 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Manhattan, NYC iTrader: (1)	Looking forward to the rest of the series. Brilliant idea hosting out of a tent because they have a huge world wide audience. Love the quips and comments about how some things on BBC TG never worked!
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11-21-2016, 04:47 AM	#16
BMW Steve Captain 115 Rep 968 Posts Drives: F11 535D & e93 335i Highline Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Witlshire UK iTrader: (0)	Entertainment at it's best, TG revamped and renamed in my eye's, looking forward to the next episode of GT.
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11-21-2016, 05:00 AM	#17
djgandy Colonel 146 Rep 2,337 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	Guess I'm the only one that found it dull. Obvious humor, crap reviews, great cars.
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11-22-2016, 09:06 AM	#18
SC04OCT Banned 20 Rep 121 Posts Drives: e92 325d M Sport (2013) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Milton Keynes iTrader: (0)	I enjoyed it but thought it was a bit over the top and cringey in some sections with the humour, in particular, the 'celebs' dying and the 'fight' with the USA audience. And the new 'stig' was a bit cringey too with his staged insults about the car. However, I think they're just getting this stuff out of the way in the first episode, especially with the TG references. Will see how the 2nd episode goes.
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11-27-2016, 12:05 PM	#19
E90325iM-SPORT Captain 20 Rep 784 Posts Drives: E90 325i m-sport Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: EAST MIDLANDS iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 325i M-SPORT [6.66]	Did you like the 2nd episode guys. I didnt ! What a waste of time. Hope 3rd will be better.
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11-27-2016, 03:34 PM	#20
SC04OCT Banned 20 Rep 121 Posts Drives: e92 325d M Sport (2013) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Milton Keynes iTrader: (0)	2nd episode was absolutely awful. It's been a massive anti-climax so far. I was really looking forward to this series.
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11-27-2016, 03:52 PM	#22
raptor_f22 Lieutenant 143 Rep 509 Posts Drives: E92 330d M Sport Auto Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Surrey/Hampshire UK iTrader: (0)	Just finished it now. Liked the bit on spinning & the vulcan review, not the rest __________________ Love photography, cars and all things fast? Check out my site: Website: www.stylelife.smugmug.com (pics of fighter jets & more)
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