Toyota Pays Tribute to Jeremy Clarkson
Whether you’re one of the countless people Jeremy Clarkson pissed off or inspired, there’s no denying the impact his departure form Top Gear will have.
As Chris Harris pointed out in an op-en column published on Jalopnik yesterday, Clarkson, May and Hammond created a cult following of viewers that generated interest in the auto industry among people who might have otherwise never cared for it. Clarkson’s time with TG is riddled with controversy ranging from a seemingly brazen penchant for using racial slurs to the occasional lawsuit by an automaker. Remember Tesla?
None of it mattered then and it certainly doesn’t now. If there was ever a question in your mind about the value that Top Gear offered to manufacturers, the tribute video Toyota U.K. released yesterday should settle the score. Even the companies behind the cars that he and his pals would routinely review and sometimes rag on will miss their shenanigans.
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I'm an American. He ragged on us most of all. And I LOVED Top Gear. Damn where did everyone's sense of humor go? It's a good thing Monty Python isn't being produced in this era. They'd get yanked off the air after one episode. Yes, Jeremy shouldn't have slugged a producer. But all the other accusations against the man were twaddle. They just took the worlds most watched TV show and scuttled it. And now they say it's not the end, we're going to hire replacements and soldier on. That will go over like a lead balloon. Those three MADE the show. It's dead and gone. Hey BBC have enough decency to give it a proper send off and bury it.
haha grand tour go brrr