Does Jeremy Clarkson nonetheless have the identical love for automobiles after reviewing them for 35 years? That is most likely a query plenty of fans are asking. The reply? No, no, he would not, and he defined why fairly bluntly—he thinks fashionable automobiles are “all shit now.”
He lately hosted a watch celebration for the ultimate episode of The Grand Tour, the place he took questions from the viewers, explaining that he could not determine 80 or 90 p.c of in the present day’s fashions. “I do not know what they’re. I do not care,” he stated. “They go, ‘We received a brand new hybrid drive system,’ I simply could not give a shit.”
Clarkson thinks older automobiles are higher as a result of they’re lighter. The brand new BMW M5 is a main instance of his level. It has a virtually 900-pound hybrid system a weighs a whopping 5,390 kilos. That is greater than the Chevrolet Tahoe and the Ford F-150, so perhaps he is proper. Or he is simply getting previous, and it is time to hold up the keys.
Clarkson, James Might, and Richard Hammond dissolved their manufacturing firm earlier this yr after 20 years of entertaining us, however it’s not the tip of The Grand Tour. Amazon has plans to interchange the three presenters with new hosts, however the particulars stay unclear.
He hopes Amazon replaces him, James Might, and Richard Hammond with contemporary faces as a substitute of well-known ones, mentioning that they weren’t well-known earlier than turning into hosts. “They received to seek out younger youngsters who actually know their automobiles after which get them to host a present, and I am hoping Amazon will,” he stated. “Simply discover some individuals who know their automobiles.”
Try the total Q&A within the video above the place he additionally reveals the present’s final Stig—Phil Eager.
