Top Gear Does Tesla

Time for my weekly Tesla Roadster post (not quite). This time it's about a story run by the whacky guys on the original (and best) Top Gear. The shows wordsmith Jeremy Clarkson got his hands on not one, but two of these zippy zappers from the valley of silicon and thrashed the crap out of them (as he does).

I don't want to ruin the surprise ending for you but let's just say that he's finally found a car that runs on electrons he'd consider buying thus making him a "volt head" instead of a "petrol head". The Tesla manages to do quite an impressive run around the test track with The Stig at the wheel but the driving range of the car was markedly different to the official Tesla figures.

Click onwards for the video and thanks to AutoBlogGreen for the tip.

Stig Drives Veyron, World Doesn't End

If you've ever watched an episode of Top Gear you'll know about The Stig, his strange habits and amazing driving skills. Well recently The Stig mounted one of the world's most powerful road cars, the 16 cylinder, 64 valve, quad turbo, 736-kilowatt (1,001 PS/987 hp) Bugatti Veyron to see how it performed on the show's test track.

You'd think a car like this could out perform the current ranked car on Top Gear's test track, the Gumpert Apollo which posted a time of 1:17. Check the video below to see what happens when The Stig meets The Veyron, luckily the universe didn't collapse in on itself.

Watch out for the Veyron's rear foil as it changes angle depending on the required downforce, kind of like a plane's flaps.