Damage during normal testing is one thing. Damage during stunts that can prove a car's abilities is one thing. Damage for the heck of it is a different animal of it's own.
The Holden Astra bocce ball tournament was simply an unnecessary stunt that, if I were a Holden executive, would rightly decide as reckless as discovering the limits of a rental insurance agreement. Jumping a Toyota Rav4 over a sand dune like a MotoX bike, while it does show the capabilities of it, is not how Toyota intended for the Rav4 to function. Toyota didn't design the Rav4 for flight, and most owners will not use this feature uncovered by the TGAus boys.
Get it together guys. Top Gear is about passionate driving and reviewing cars in a funny yet truthful manner. Top Gear Australia, as far as I've seen in the first run, is about doing donuts and reaching no conclusions about their test drives. Happy motoring.
Top Gear Australia responds to damage criticism
Dec 10th 2008 5:18PM (Autoblog)The Holden Astra bocce ball tournament was simply an unnecessary stunt that, if I were a Holden executive, would rightly decide as reckless as discovering the limits of a rental insurance agreement. Jumping a Toyota Rav4 over a sand dune like a MotoX bike, while it does show the capabilities of it, is not how Toyota intended for the Rav4 to function. Toyota didn't design the Rav4 for flight, and most owners will not use this feature uncovered by the TGAus boys.
Get it together guys. Top Gear is about passionate driving and reviewing cars in a funny yet truthful manner. Top Gear Australia, as far as I've seen in the first run, is about doing donuts and reaching no conclusions about their test drives. Happy motoring.
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