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      06-24-2016, 01:13 PM   #1
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M2 test on Top Gear (driven by Chris Harris) Monday June 27

I'm sure that most of you on this forum know this already, but Top Gear (the TV show, not the magazine) is featuring the M2 in next Monday's episode - BBC America in the US. I believe its on BBC in the UK Sunday.
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      06-24-2016, 01:23 PM   #2
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      06-24-2016, 01:31 PM   #3
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Hopefully it's better than episode 4...what a shit show
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      06-24-2016, 02:08 PM   #4
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Good info,didn't know and it hasn't been advertised.I just keep seeing a trailer with Matt and Evans driving Rolls Royces.

Got to say I'm not enjoying the show so far.Much prefer the guys over on Motor Trend Channel.
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I though it was this Sunday BBC 2, 20:00 GMT:


Edit: Monday on BBC USA...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07jdd93

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Hopefully it's better than episode 4...what a shit show
As I stated in another thread in the General Car Forum: Evans & Sabine need to look for another job imho....

Reid, CH and Matt are alright.

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Hope that Evans bellend isn't the one reviewing it.
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      06-24-2016, 02:41 PM   #8
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Wait, Britain still participating with the rest of the world?
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      06-24-2016, 02:41 PM   #9
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Hope that Evans bellend isn't the one reviewing it.
Robin_NL spotted Chris Harris behind the wheel of an MG M2 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife on June 16, 2016 (see video below @ 02:17 and 06:01). But that's probably material for another Chris Harris video.

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As I stated in another thread in the General Car Forum: Evans & Sabine need to look for another job imho....

Reid, CH and Matt are alright.

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IMHO the show shouldn't even exist. Top Gear was the three amigos, and without them the show isn't the same. Every single episode has been disappointing and I didn't even finish episode 4 - the middle segment was absolute garbage.

Maybe if they changed the format some and called it something else they may have had better luck.
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I'm sure that most of you on this forum know this already, but Top Gear (the TV show, not the magazine) is featuring the M2 in next Monday's episode - BBC America in the US. I believe its on BBC in the UK Sunday.
Thanks for sharing! Do you know who does the review?

I'll definitely be watching but definitely hope Chris Harris is doing the review. The show overall is decent at best....Chris Harris on the other hand is great.

EDIT: Chris Harris is doing the review!!

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      06-24-2016, 03:28 PM   #13
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Hope that Evans bellend isn't the one reviewing it.
Robin_NL spotted Chris Harris behind the wheel of an MG M2 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife on June 16, 2016 (see video below @ 02:17 and 06:01). But that's probably material for another Chris Harris video.

Thank GOD. Chris said that was one of two cars in 2016 he was most excited about
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Hope that Evans bellend isn't the one reviewing it.
So much this! Unfortunately, he was the twerp who did the newspaper review where he referred to it as being normally aspirated. So, I have a bad feeling about this...
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IMHO the show shouldn't even exist. Top Gear was the three amigos, and without them the show isn't the same. Every single episode has been disappointing and I didn't even finish episode 4 - the middle segment was absolute garbage.

Maybe if they changed the format some and called it something else they may have had better luck.
Amen to all that. But the M2 test will make it worth watching. The three amigos will be on Amazon TV next Fall with their new show, The Grand Tour.
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Hope that Evans bellend isn't the one reviewing it.
Amen to that. They couldn't have got it more wrong with him being a presenter. That being said, I think they will quickly realise and move him on after this season.
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After watching the segment on the Aston Vulcan I watched the rest of episode 4 on fast forward. Btw, how amazing did the vulcan sound? Maybe the meanest sounding V12 I've heard.
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At least it's Chris Harris behind the wheel of the M2 and not the Ginger Tosspot.

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http://www.topgear.com/car-news/top-...g-f-type-svr#1
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Top Gear was shit before and its shit now. How people are just realising this is mind boggling. Chris Harris was much better doing his own thing, but can understand him wanting the pay cheque. I won't watch any of it regardless of whats being reviewed because its so cringe inducing. Hopefully Chris Harris On Cars will come back at some point in the not too distant future.
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It looked great on the TG track, plenty of arty shots. A quick power slide comparison with the RS3. Will no doubt generate a few more calls to dealers tomorrow morning!
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After just watching the M2 " review " on Top Gear tonight I think there are going to be some disappointed people on here by tomorrow.

NOT with the car but Harris's review,no track timing or road coverage,just musings about what the M3 should be.He ended with saying that the M2 was brilliant.

Very, very disappointing compared to his YT channel,but then Top Gear is crap so nothing new there then.
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After just watching the M2 " review " on Top Gear tonight I think there are going to be some disappointed people on here by tomorrow.

NOT with the car but Harris's review,no track timing or road coverage,just musings about what the M3 should be.He ended with saying that the M2 was brilliant.

Very, very disappointing compared to his YT channel,but then Top Gear is crap so nothing new there then.
I didn't think it was so bad.
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